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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-12
SECTIONAL SOCIAL INrERooURs E.

Hnper's Weekly expresses qualification
that Senator HILL and ALEX IL. STEPHENS
are soon to visit Maine, and adds that
social intercourse among intelligent per-
"sons of the Northern and Southern States
would be very seryiCeable in promoting
"gOOd understanding"
Not bit of it, No good, but expansive
course between the two sections. President
HAYES visited the State which Hill. and
STEPHENS represent in Congress socially.
He was received with respect and cordial
ity. He was feasted and toasted, and his
ears were filed with assurances Of fidelity
for the Union, the Constitution, fraternity,
unity, peace and good fellowship, and he
trusted those assurances, only to be de-
ceived and disappointed for not one OF
them was made good in the subsequent
conduct of his deceivers. They secured
their ends-the handling of Federal patron
age-but beyond that no results except dis
appointment and chagrn have come
to the Government through that
social intermingling. The country has
been grossly wronged and the Admin
istration has been widely scandalized on
account of the confidence and trust that
were secured in that unfortunate social
visit on the part of the President. So long
as Senator HILL had influence with the
President in securing appointments that
would subserve Democratic interests his
face was wreathed in smiles as he looked
upon the President aud made his repeated
visits to the Mansion. But when the Pres
ident began to see through the gauzy veil
of frie ndship and halted In meeting the
expectations of Georgia's statesmen, their
milk of kindness soured and curdled, and
all the sweet words that had been heaped
by them upon the President were supple
mented with bitter maodlctions. This
shows how little benefit comes Of social re-
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-12
A WORD WITH THE BOYS.

1t is an easy matter for one who chances
by accident or otherwise to be connected
with the press to use its columns for the
qualification of malice, jealousy or hate, but
such indulgences usually bring to the actor
more discredit than it reflects upon others.
The gentleman shows his true character as
distinctly in the amenities of journalism as
in the drawing-room and when he does in
journalism what would not be proper on
the street or in the parlor, he lays aside the
character of the real gentleman. 1t is not
manly-rather, tits not only rude but cow
ardly to speak of another in the columns of
q journal with less respect than would be
exercised to his face, were he present in
person. Several rather ill-bred young men
connected with the Sunday press advertise
their want of good breeding by taunting
the editor of THE REPUBLICAN with being
old-as if that is a grave offense. Such in
civiites do not tend to longevity; on the
contrary, they bespeak lease of life that
has run already too long for the credit of
the offender. The character of true man
hood cannot be built upon any such premises.
1t is well enough perhaps, for young
man to speak his mind, for that is the privi-
lege of n free young man in free country;
and this reminds us of brief comment that
STEELE indulges on this subject. He says
Nothing is more silly than the pleasure some
people take in speaking their minds" A
man Of this make will say rude thing for the
mere pleasure of saying it, when an opposite
behavior, full as innocent, might have pre-
| served his friend or made his fortune.
The sport that the urchins in charge of
the Sunday Capital essay to make of the age
of the editor of THE REPUBLICAN calls to
mind that episode in the life of ELISHA of
old, when he was journeying unto Bethel,
and as he was going up by the way there
came forth little children out of the city
and Knocked him and said unto him, Go
sup, thou bald head" We do not propose
to emulate his example and turn back and
curse the urchins of the Capital for their
rudeness, but we will remind them of the
tragedy that followed: There came forth
two she-bears out of the woods and tore
forty and two children of them"
Now these modern youngsters have two
chances of escape from the doom of those OF
Bethel-hrst, because the bears may not be
at hand; and secondly, for the reason that
if they were they would require these chaps
to wash up and be clean before they would
enter upon their sacrifice, and that would
afford them an opportunity to get away. II
is TO be hoped these youngsters may never
grow old, and unless they change their hab-
its they probably never will.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-12
WHO is Responslble :?

TO the Editor of the National ReDlbiican
SIR: Your contributor &C." of Saturday
talks well when he asks "Who is response.
ble2" and that ex.Union soldiers might bring
down these game by turning their guns on
the "other end of the Avenue" / don't doubt
It, There are many Democrats to-day in
office, and kept thereby tho Endorsement of Jim
Blaine down to Tom Young or Charlie Foster.
Does that make 1t rght2 Is that any excuse
for a Republican like Sherman or McCreary to
offer for the appointing Of ex.rebels and
Democrats DO they appoint all loyal Re.
publicans that Senators and Members indorse
Let the Republicans give Senators aud Mem
bers to understand that they will not vote for
men who will take care of these enemies.
They will then very soon stop it, Let
them understand that they will lose
instead of making friends but If a."
can show one good reason why any Republican
should do what he 80 much deplores' as not
being the correct thing, simply because he Is
asked, | for one would be glad TO have him
do IT,.
&c" evidently is not "booked up" as to
promises Of places being violated Has he not
seen 1t mildly stated that scores of men come
from Mr.. Hayes fully assured that their case
should be considered, and fayorably, whom at
tho same timo the place was filled? Au abso-
luto requisite for head of department or
bureau Is deception. The very best and most
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-12
PERSO NAL.

b. II. DAVIS, ofNew York, is at Wilnrd's.
JUDGE DIcKEY of Chicago, is booked at the Ebbitt
House.
CAPTAIN G. II. BURTON, U. S. A., is quartered at
the Ebbitt House.
GENERAL c: II. GRosvESoR, of Ohio, is stopping
at the Ebbtt House.
X. d, JOHNSON. of New York; William j. Pollock,
OF Chicago. and s. Melvin, of Philadelphia are
registered at the Riggs House.
JAS. A. EDWARDS. ESQ, of the law firm of Edwards
Barnard, left the city yesterday for threeweeks-
tour on the Atlantic Coast. We wish him pleas
ant trip.
J. CASANOVA and A. J. Casanova, of New York;
H. T. Munson, New York; J. w. Corey, New Jersey;
Edward NJ. Yord and J.. b. Broese, New Jersey,
have rooms at the Ebbitt House.
Mr. SAMUEL o. BUssoN and wife. Mr.. s. ]. Bun.
son, ID. Il. Carrington, Miss Darlington, of New
York, and John q. Calhoun. of Arkansas, are
booked at the Arlington.
THE following are at the ST. James II. X. Smith
Philadelphia; Z. W. Lemon, Cincinnati; r. Hick.
man. Reading, Pa. James NJ. Black, Norfolk Chas
Egts, Norfolk; Henry Gable and Joe Williams, Gin
Cinnati, D.
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Employers and EMPLOYEES.

To the Editor of The National Republican:
SIR: 1t is ono of Dame Natures unerring
and unending laws that overt acts, even
among the comparatively well.meaning, are
exceedingly prone to defeat all the good that
reason aud fair dealing might otherwise ac-
complish and this is certainly an equivalent
in behalf of honesty, that should curb the
acts of the intolerant and licentious in all the
varied relations of life.
When the Workingmen's Assembly adopted
the Infamous resolution inviting the public to
withhold patronage from your establishment,
simply for that you respectfully declined still
longer to be it's subservient victim, the rank
and file thereof virtually issued cognovit
implying alike their own lack Of discretion
and their own undeserved reliance upon an
impartial public's esteem.
Well may it be asked, upon what meat
does this our Cesar feed, that it has grown so
imperious?' 1t is not upon publishers alone
that it has long laid, and still indecently
strives to lay, an impregnable blockade, for It
equally affects all employees not having
authoritative friends "in court" to secure
them employment at Union prices and at Gou.
er7lnent cost. Hence, works upon which they
might exc out a living in other offices is
necessarily sent abroad.
Aud so 1t is that this modern stripe of Shy.
locks strike" for their full pound" unless
they can dictate their own terms J." who
rather had, tho they themselves do suffer by
1t, behold dissentious numbers pestering the
streets than sec our tradesmen singing in thoiI
shops and going about their functions
friendly" II is, indeed, high time that ener'
getic law should intervene and put final
quietus to chronic absurdities like the above.
mentioned type" which will not yield tc
less salutary treatment. VOX POPULI.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-12
THE spRAGuE SCANDAL.

The scandul-mongers had quite feast
yesterday but when the froth and fustian
thrown around tho matter to implicate
Senator CoNKLING are blown away, and the
affair is simmered down to a matter of
fact, it all turns out to be sensational fiction,
except the statement briefly made in the
REPUBLICAN on Saturday morning. 1t
now turns out that all that Senator CoNK-
LING had TO do with the matter was that he
CHANGED to be Mt the SPRAGUE residence on
legal business at the time the difficulty
arose between ex-senator SPRAGUE and n
German teacher engaged in the family, did
what he could to reconcile the difficulty
and left for New York, where he has arrived.
"Much ado about nothing" has been made
by sensationalists and defamers here and
elsewhere to smirch Senator CoNKLING,
and if guilty of all that has been recklessly
imputed to him in the matter lie deserves
the severest censure; but being false and
scandalous, the effect will be to excite
sympathy for him and indignation toward
his traducers.
There is such q ready disposition to sacri-
flee private reputation on the altar Of politi-
cal hate that the public mind should be
slow TO condemn in advance of positive
proof and conviction of guilt. There is a
class of journalists not overburdened with
unsullied regulations themselves, who seem
to fancy that they can be elevated in public
estimation in proportion as they are able to
pull down and debase others There is also
too much morbid and deprayed taste in
society, which greedily foeds upon the car
rion of private reputation, and gluts itself
with public scandals upon every possible
occasion, fact which greatly encourages
the slanderer to ply his vocation. The re-
suit is that many an innocent party is
scandalized, many heart is lacerated and
the peace ofmany happy family is broken
by these fragrant assaults made upon private
character to crafty spirit that only at
taches to the ghoul aud the foulest birds of
prey. 1t is gratifying to learn that this last
malignant assault upon Senator CoNKLINa
has failed to accomplish what its engineers
had hoped, any disruption of his domestic
relations at home.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-12

lations with insincere and intensely selfish
men. The Chicago Tribune, in treating of
this question of social intermingling be-
tween the North and South, indulgcs the
following sensible line of remark:
Political questions must be settled in Con.
gress and the State Assemblies, not in the
drawing-roOm. II Is of little consequence to
know what BEN HILL and ALEXANDER II.
STEPHENS think and say in the retirement of
Old Orchard Beach what they think and say
ut Atlanta and Washington is of infinite con-
sequence 1t Is easy to play the role Of Jesuit
ism in the social circle II is not so easy IN
legislative and Congressional halls. The
politics of the social circle Is of no moro conse.
quence than its other chit.chat and gossip. 1t
is no sooner uttered than It Is forgotten IL
binds nobody. Not so of the debates and acts
in Congress and the State Assembly. These
constitute the record upon which the intents
aud purposes of politicians and political
parties must be judged. In their social inter.
course with the North the Southrons have en-
tirely changed their tactics.
What the country wants now Is solid
and sincere peace between the two sections
"A peace which will insure permanent
unity and harmony in every part of the
Nation peace that will bring and secure
to every American citizen in any State the
full and uninterrupted enjoyment of all the
rights guaranteed TO him in the Constitu-
ton and laws of his country. This is what
is needed, and this is what must be secured,
before harmony and fraternity can be estab-
lished throughout the differing sections of
the Nation, and these can never be secured
in the drawing-room. They must come
through the harmonious workings of the
political machine, under sincere and hon
est regard for the necessities of the period.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-12
WAR ANNLrEnsARIrs
Pertinent Extracts from the Chronology OF
tho Rebellion,



1861.
AUGUST 12-Charles J. Faulkner, ex.Minis-
tor to France, arrested In Washington for trea.
son in furnishing the rebels with arms. Judge
Catron, of the United States Supreme Court,
expelled from Nashville for his loyalty to the
Government.
1862.
AUGUST 12--War meeting in Alexandria,
Va. Gallatin, Tenn, captured by Colonel John
Morgan and afteiward retaken by Colonel
Miller from Nashville.
1893.
AUGUST 12-General Davidson's comm and
from Cape Girardeau, Mo-, reached Clarend on,
Ark. On the march thoy had several fights with
the rebels-one at Trenton. Thirty men under
Lieutenant Mills OF tho First Cavalry, routed
100 guerillas under Colonel Weatherby Cen
oral Gilmore, finding ho could do nothing
against Forts Wagner aud Gregg while Sum.
ter commanded them, turned his attention to
that fort after several days preparation he
succeeded in preaching the rear wall. Robert
Toombs exposes in a letter the bankruptcy of
the Confederacy.
AUGUST 12-A demonstration was made by
the Union troops against the Weldon Railroad.
General Sherman prepared to open fire upon
the city Of Atlanta and the Macon Railroad.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-12
NEW Publications..

THE BRETON MILLS, A Romance. By CHARLES
]. BELARsEY. New York G. p. Putnam's Sons,
Washington, d. c.; James J. Chapman.
romance based upon the inequalities in
life may be interesting, but it is not captivating
reading any more than the varied conditions
of man form picture that enchants the be.
holder. The hsrdshps of poverty aud rude
and severe toll are very apt to create bitter
Jealousy and intense hate, from which spring
many an act that is ropugnant to our better
natures and lead TO feeling of wonder that
the surface of society is not smoother and more
inviting in its aspects. The title of tho work
points to u scene Of labor where the rich grow
richer and the poor poorer, and tho characters
as they are presented reveal the shades that
occur in the picture where tho horny handed
sons of toll are set up against the afhuent who
live in luxury at the expense of labor. The
incidents of this piece of romance are of start
ling interest," affording field of profitable
study
DIANA CAREw; or FoR A woMAN's SAKE BY MRs
FoRREsrER author of Dolores" "Fair Women"
MY Hero" &c, &c. philadelphia j. b. Lppin.
colt & Co. Washington; h. NJ Whitaker Il
Son.
This little volume presents tale somewhat
hoNoi III itS piOt, III lnClueub, anu pleHshuI
in STYLE 1t is a love story of more than ordi.
nary interest.
MIGNoN; BY Mrs. FoGnEsrER author of Diana
Carew," &c. Philadelphia: ]. B. LippnCou &
Co. Washington; e NJ. Whitaker & Son.
This tale Is counted among the very best pro-
ductions of this writer.
| STUDIES OF PARIS. BY EDMoSpo DE AMIcIs
author of Constantinoplc = translated from the
| Italian. New York: g. P. Putnam's Sons
Washington J. j. Chapman.
If the reader desires to study Paris without
the fatigue aud annoyance of travel, including
sea-sickness, this volume affords n rare oppor
tunity. The descriptive character of the work
is pleasing and entertaining, and undoubtedly
instructive. After a careful study of this little
volume one can talk learnedly of Paris
Messrs. Z. NJ. Whitaker & Son have furnished
us with an carly copy of the American edition
of the Edinburgh Reuiew for July.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-12

HEREAFTER, when the South needs yell
low fever donations, it will be among the
proper things to apply to the newly-elected
Governor of Kentucky. He is supposed to
know more about pestilential contributions
than any other man in the country.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-12
A Cause for Doubt.

Wo are constrained to doubt the charge that the
Dr. Blackburn just elected governor of Kentucky is
for attempting In violation of tho law Of nations
to introduce smallpox and yellow fever Into the
United States through the Queens dominons The
Democratic vote has fallen far short Of It's usual
poll, and had II been the same Blackburn, his ma.
Jority would have been much larger. The doubt
thrown upon the fact OF Identity accounts for the re-
duced majority.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-12

THE saddest and the most truthful thing
yet said of the late CHARLES FIGHTER is
that his best character was Ruy Bias; his
worst his own. Volumes of moralizng
deductions are instantly suggested by this
epigram; the untold possibilities that are
always included in the three words-might
have been.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-12

Now the anti-Conlslingites have started
story that the senior Senator from New
York has declared that JOHN SHERMAN
cannot and shall not carry New York
if he is nominated next year." But the
antics are capable of starting all kinds of
stories, none of which would be worthy of
contradiction.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-12

THE st. Louis Globe Democrat says that
Mr.. SCHURZ will not permit collectors of
Republican campaign funds to invade
the sacred precincts of the Interior Depart
"ment. This is eminently just and proper
"When Mr.. ScHURz uEed to take part
"in Republican campaigns he always
"paid his own expenses. Why, then,
"should Federal office-holders be called
upon to defray the expenses of other Re-
publican orators ?p
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-12

Boston Traveller
Tho lesser organ of the Boston Democrats throws
this conundrum at the head of It's older and bigger
brother
"Will the Post explain to us by what process OF
reasoning 1t convinces itself that combination Of
Democrats, Greenbackers and disaflected Republ.
cans In Maine to defeat the Republican party Is q
good thing aud q combination OF the same eements
TO defeat the same party In Massachusetts Is bad
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-12
Now They wish They HADN'T,


The Democrats and NaLlongliss In Maine made
open war on Daniel II. Davis, ex corporal IN the
Union army and Republican candidate for Gov
ernor And now they wished they hadn't. They
have stirred up the Veterans all over the State aud
a Corporals Guard of 200 members ~ being or
ganized in Bangor, of which the late Chairman of
tho Greenback City Committee is nemhar, who
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-12

WE publish to-day very interesting
letter from correspondent in Japan, giving
an account of General GRANTS reception
ut Yokohama and Toxic. 1t will be followed
by another tomorrow from the same
correspondent, representing the way in
which the anniversary of our National
Independence was celebrated by the Ameri-
can residents and Others in Japan.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-12

THERE were 1000 Republicans who did
not vote in Maine last year, all of whom
will be at the polls this fall. The extra
session has had the effect up there as well
as elsewhere to inject some new spirit, or
revive afore-time interest, in political af-
fairs
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-12

The California election occurs three
weeks from tomorrow. The fashion set by
Kentucky - Democratic losses - will be
strictly followed.
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summer Theatre Com,oue.

In addition to nearly all of last weeks favortes
the managers of the Comique have added to their
list ofartises Crumley and DeForres the high kick
ers; Eugene Blitz, the magician; Miss Molle DeMar,
serocomic vocalist of rare merit; Miss Kitty
Whitland, In songs aud dances, and Charlie Red
mond and George Blake sketch artists; Jake Budd,
John Robinson and the other members of the reg.
uAr company appear in q new farce entitled
wind Us. Water, or Troubles at tho Water Regis.
trar's Ohce," which is very mirth.provoking. Tho
bill must be seen TO be appreciated, and good op.
portunity will be afforded at halt.pas two o'clock
this afternoon, when matinee takes place.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-12

EX-GOVERNOR BROwN, of Mississippi, is
out in open letter denouncing the lat e bull
doing of the Independents in Yazoo Coun-
ty, in that State, in such manner as to
indicate that he intends to make it an
" issue in future elections especially in the
choice of successor to Senator BRUCE. lie
calls upon Messrs. SINGLETON, BARKsDALE,
WALTHALL and other "avowed candidates
" for the United States Senate" to explain
where they stand on this question, and
among other things says very bluntly;
Havo mad-caps and do.nothugs stopped to
inquire what is to be tho result of all this2 II
one party may drive another from the field In
Yazoo by force of arms, may not the same
party, with equal justice, bo driven from the
field in some othor county and thus elections
become matters Of physical force and ballots
be dispensed with. Sustain the Yazoo move
ment emphaticaly, or what is worse, silently,
because that lacks the element of courage
which always inspires degree OF respect even
in bad cause, and you insure Republican
triumph in the pending Gubernatorial contest
in Ohio, aud almost o certain triumph for that
party in the Presidential contest in 1880. Is
the defeat Of an Independent candidate for
Sheriff in YaZoo worth more to us than the
election of EWING as Governor Of Ohio2 Is it
worth more than the election Of a Democratic
President in 1892 Is it not better to allow
DIXON to be Sheriff of Yazooo than to swell
the boom " for GRANT as the Radical candi-
date for President next year2
If GOVERNOR Brown had written or
talked in this way in 1s75-6.7, he would
have beeh doing nothing more nor less than
his duty; but his exertions would then have
been directed in behalf of the black
victims of Bourbon hate, and would have
brought upon him the enmity fthe very same
independents whom he now attempts to de-
fend. We shall watch this new develop
mont in Southern politics closely, but be-
lieye that it will amount to nothing, so far
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-12

propose TO stand by their comrade. Old soldiers
who had Joined the Greenback party last year have
openly revolted at the malicious charges against
Mi. Davis and have declared their Intention to
work and vote for his election.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-12
Order out the Guards.


1t certainly begins to look as If the chairman of
the Democratic State Committee would be com
State convention by reading tho riot act and tee-
graphing the Governor 10 order out the National
Guards.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-12

as its local influence in Mississippi is con
cerned Governor BROWN can never come
to the Senate from that State on such n
platform
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A Great Demand for an Umpire.

One Of the humors of the campaign In Ohio Is tho
attempt to get up financial discussion between
General Ewing and some of the Greenback cham
pions OF Piatt the fiat money candidate for Gov
ernor If that of debate ever takes place there
will be great demand for all umpire who can rule
on close points