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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

THE Democrats, who we suppose know
all about it, are now busily engaged in de-
fining Secretary GoRHAM's tactics in his
present political foray. The Baltimore Sun,
of course, is fully advised of his purposes
and intentions, and enlightens the public in
relation thereto through an explanation
which it credits to California people here who
know all about it. This explanation is that
ex-Secretary GoRHAM's purpose in support
ing the Democratic, and what is known in
California as the Honorable Blk Combina-
ton ticket, is that he is ambitious to come
to the United States Senate in the place of
BOOTH, whose term expires with the present
Congress Ex-senator SARGENT, having q
pretty sure thing of au election should the
Republicans get the Legislature, left Mr..
GoRHAM no alternative but to join the COM
bination forces, and try and have them Sc
lect him for the senatorship, should they
win. This seems TO be very good scheme
if it can be made to work.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

tion, and who are suffering to some extent
from the loss thereof In view of this fact
it is to be hoped that the investigation will
be thorough, searching and relentless in its
pursuit of the bottom facts that they may
be laid bare, and that whatever of rascality
or wrong has attached 10 the management
of this Bank may be known, let tho truth
strike where and whom it may.
Tho cause of right and justice Is very
closely allied TO this investigation, and calls
upon Senator BRUCE to insert the probe
deeply and thoroughly into the case, until
the most latent corruption, if any is con-
cealed there, shall be reached and exposed.
We cannot imagine more sacred trust
than the custody of the funds of the poor,
who have been led by their confidence in
the men who managed the Freedmnns
Bank, to leave their earnings in its custody,
and the sacredness of tho case is now trans
ferred TO those who have been delegated to
investigate for the truth, though it may lie
at the bottom of well. If the present un-
fortunate condition of that institution is
the result of false Judgment and bad man
agement, let that fact he brought 10 light.
If its funds have been embezzlcd or spirited
away through collusion or other intrigues,
resulting in frauds and wrong, then it is due
to the public that the fact should be made
known, together with the names of the
actors concerned therein. Let there be no
concealmcnts of the truth, or partiality to-
wards the guilty. In other words-"lot no
guilty man escape" If political friends are
guilty participants in this grievous wrong,
let them be held up to view and let equal
and exact justice be meted out to friend and
foe alike. If the poor people have to any
extent been deirauded of their hard earn
ings, no personal or political considerations
should be allowed to shield the guilty from
exposure and condign punishment. We
have great confidence in the sagacity, in
tegrity and prudence of Senator BRUCE,
and have no idea that his party affiliations
will be allowed TO tnmper with his sense of
duty and justice
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

The election investigation in Cincinnati
turns out to be thinnest fiasco yet presented
to the public in that line. The only thing
distinctly established thus far is that BUT
TERwoRTH and Young were elected because
they received the most votes in a fair and
legitimate contest, 1t is true that they se-
cured the services of men from Kentucky
who knew the Democratic frauds and re-
peaters who emigrated from that State to
Cincinnati to aid SAYLER and BANNING to
an election, and that their fraudulent in
tents were defeated, and their labor and the
expense thereof were lost to the Democrats.
Nothing in the shape Of fraud or corruption
in any form has as yet been fastened upon
the Republican party in those Districts and
nothing of the kind will be shown, for it
was not resorted 10 by the Republicans.
The Democrats were defeated by tho power
of public sentiments, and it would be manly
in them to pocket their defeat with better
philosophy.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04
A CUTTING AFrnAy IN KEMpER.

On last Saturday, at DeKalb. a man named
STEWART, who is issupporting q Republican can.
didate for Circuit Clerk III that county, mar
shalled large crowd of negroes and made
very strong radical speech to them, during
which he made some very insulting personal
illusions about prominent Democrats of that
county. He mado somo very insulting re-
marks about one of the young Mr.. BRITTIANs
father, who knocked him down with n brick
and went for him with knife. They had n
lively tustle before any one could separate
them, during which STEWART was severely
but not dangerously cut in three places.-Me.
rididn tNiiss.), Mercury, July 26.
The above, taken in connection with the
recent bull-dozing of Mr.. DIXON, of Yazoo,
furnishes unmistakable evidence that a
political canvass is opening in Mississippi
Violence is the ruling spirit Of the hour
there, where no citizen is safe in property
or life unless he bows in humble submis-
sion to the behests of the Bourbon Democ-
racy. 1t is to be regretted that there is
now no Republican organization in that
State to oppose the Democratic banditti,
though, numerically, if there was any pro-
lection for the rights of citizenship it
would show q majority of many thousand.
But the party has been disorganized and
cowed by violence and bloodshed, un-
til the Republicans feel that they
take their lives in their hands when
they attempt to assert the rights of citizen
ship within the State. This state of things
will undoubtedly continue until the Gov
ernment of the United States shall awaken
to that part of its duty which will exercise
the same protection over the rights and
interests of the people of Mississippi that
is enjoyed by the people Of New York and
Ohio. The Federal power cannot remain
inert at this time and remain blameless
Mississippi is as much a foreign country as
Spain, 50 far as allegiance to our laws is
concerned, and in Spain such outrages upon
an American citizen rs were inflicted upon
STEWART and DIXON in Mississippi would
at once arouse the attention Of the Federal
power, and lead to prompt and efficient in
reference on its part. Spain is more re.
spectful to the Federal laws than is Missis'
sippi, and now we think that the latter
being nearer home it is entitled TO early
attention. 1t is well enough to ascertain
whether or not citizen who has the mis-
fortune to reside in Mississippi is entitled
to projection from this Government.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

mind and manners, being educated and forth
fed for the life work which they must soon
begin, we shall see u generation of intelligent
and virtuous women, and q class of young
men too honorable aud manly to suppose that
a fling at woman eau confer any honor on
them. Wo have a beautiful city-the capital
of a great nation-and we would like to sec
her educational system model for the cities
Of tho world. Our school trustees render In.
borious service without compensation. IL
would be far more magnanimous to thank
them for such service, and uphold their efforts
in every laudabc way, rather than discourage
them by unmeritod criticism. The women Of
this District will continue to ask tor reprcsen.
tation on the School Board until the request
is granted, Notwithstanding the astute opinion
of Jefferson" to tho contrary
Probably IL he had promulgated his opinion
sooner, no woman attorney would oven have
taken tho oath of office.
SARAH c. JOHNSON.
One of the Committee.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

"WHEN the South had been subjugoted
and lay impoverished and bleeding at the
feet of an inluriated conqueror" &c. &C.,
is the accustomed phrase with which the
average Southern writer or orator begins
his political exhortation nowadays, and it
is the same Phrase that he has used ever
since The surrender. In fact, he has used
it so often that he really believes it and has
forgotten that the "infuriated conqueror'
gave him his horses, his side-arms, and his
political liberty in short, restored to him
his forfeited citizenship, when that subju'
CATION was accomplished. But this is the
way he buries soctionalism aud encourage:
iraternal unity.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

GENERAL EWING is not the most discreet
man in the world though in his own con-
ceit he may be very wise. lie took early
occasion in the campaign to court and TO
insult the labor!ng men Of Ohio. In re-
cent speech he said: "The starving EsAU
was prophetic type of the laboring
masses of America, stricken with scant
employment and pauper wages, and thus
made pOlCerIess to resist he temptation with
(which the crafty JACOBS may win their
" birth-rght- ballot" We cannot i'm
agine a more direct and pointed insult to
the luboring men of Ohio than is contained
in this simlc. What kind of stuff does ho
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

THE New York World is now consoling
itself with the reflection that Secretary
SHERMAN "has not helped himself by
his tour in Maine. And he certainly has
not helped his party" This does not tally
very we'll with the scare that he produced
among the opposition by his presence in
Maine and the accounts we have of the em-
inent efficiency of his labors during his
stay. 1t draws comfort also from the idea
that Senator BLAINE Will not 80 West until
after the Maine election, but will devote
himself to his own State. Maine will first
be conquered, aud then Ohio will not need
him, as Maine will carry Ohio very easily
if she bears the Republican flag through
triumphantly.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

IT is fact beyond dispute that nearly
all of the colored leaders OF the country, and
especially of the South, are opposed to "the
exodus" But they are shouting against
the wind. The migrating fever has seized
upon the blacks of that section, and the
coming fall will witness their exodus from
the land of persecution in perfect droves.
Having once tasted the delights and privi-
legcs Of free citizenship, they are now in-
tent upon rcgaining that enjoyment, even
at the expense of seeking it in strange
land and among strange peoples.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04
the FREEDMAN's SAVINGS BANK.

1t is rumored now that Senator BRUCE
has expressed confidence that he has struck
q bonanza in the way of hitherto unknown
facts regarding the corrupt management of
the Freedman's Bank This may be so, but
there is strong reason to believe that such
an announcement is premature. Senator
BRUCE is not of the kind of man who trum-
pets his own achievements, and publishes in
advance of the proper hour the results in
whole or in part of the important lnyesti-
CATION which he has in hand, His keen
sense OF propriety would scarcely permit
him to do this, while his instructive shrink
ing from notoriety would bar him from
making any boast now of what he has
achieved in his investigation. He has an
important and sacred trust in hand which
relates To large circle of poor people here
and elsewhere in the country, who had iu-
trusted their small earnings to that institu-
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

THE iron aud steel interests Of this coun-
try seem to be looking up in very flatter-
ing manner. Mr.. j. NJ SwANK, secretary
of the Iron aud Steel Association, who is
very intelligent authority, gives 1t as his
opinion that there will he more iron and
steel manufactured in the United States
this year than ever before in the annals OF
the country. He also asserts, what can
easily be believed, that this extraordinary
manufacture will be in answer TO legiti-
mate demand. The public will readily
appreciate the force Of this. The days
of wild speculation cannot soon return.
Every ton manufactured will be in response
to the necessities of business, as well as
every mile of railroad constructed. This is
an encouraging prospect, holding forth no
promise of hollow or temporary prosperity.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

A FEW weeks ago the Republican pulse
was felt by one accustomed to its beat all
along the line from the National Capital to
"the jumping OFF place" in NInine-Eastport.
The sentiment of the soldiers was found to be
almost universal in favor of their late most
eminent Grand Commander" while the
opinion OF the citizen rank and file was
hardly less unanimous that GRANT was the
predcstined candidate of their party in
1880 tor the Presidency, and that he would
be nominated by acclamaton. The coun-
tersign, "Grdnt US Grant" passed every
where. Next 10 GRANT, BLAINE struck
fire every time. Maine has not forgotten
the darkness Of The night at Cincinnati, and
will present BLAINE to the next Republican
Convention, only to be withdrawn in case
of an Overwhelming preponderence" in
favor of GRANT.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

THE Memphis people skip away from
home and leave the colored militia to pro-
tect their property and fight YELLOW JACK.
They hold them in great respect while en-
gagged in that service. When cold weather
comes and yellow jack disappears, then the
colored men will become "nggers" again.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

CURRY, the assailant Of ex-senator Dor
sEY last Saturday, is an ex-mail contractor.
DORSEY was in the habit of helping him in
legitimate way in his business affairs here
in Washington. But it would appear-the
Senator being out of public life-that the
contractor no longer desires to curry favor
with him.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

A SUNDAY paper makes the very witty
suggestion that the War Department be
placed in charge of The NATIONAL RE-
PUBLICAN. We second the motion, and
then we will give bonds that within twenty
four hours thereafter not Confed or Dem
ocrat holding Office therein could be found
with n search warrant
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04
Feehle.NIInded RennIon.


Mr.. Warner, the rag money statesman OF Ohio
on the N,lcs Office. 1t would bo worth his viii lie
to make the journey to find a man who doesn't
think he Is fool There could be grand feeble
minded reunion.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

DURING the present newsless season Mr..
HALsrEAD has turned his Cincinnati Com
mercial into snake-story organ. Mali
cious people will insist that his publicly
avowed opposition to ice water had some
thing to do with his suddenly developed
interest in serpents.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

"THE editor of the Washington Post confesses
that he is an ignoramus. He wants to know
who Hon. SANFORD L, CHURCH is."-New
York star.
And it is limited that the Democratic
Congressional Committee Immediately
started the ignoramus who asked the above
question to New York to repeat it to
TILDEN. They all want to know.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

at Cincinnati, and has a right to be SnER-
MAN man now if he so elects. A great
many very good Republicans, in and out of
Office, are for SHERMAN now, and may con-
tinue TO be until the convention meets.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

OUR District Commissioners have as
sumed dominion over the air rs well as the
land and water hereabouts. They have at
tempted to condemn roadway, for sewer
purposes, TWEEN ty-two feet above the level
of ground out on the IsHERwooD estate.
This might be called balloonatic statesman
ship.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

THURMAN is yet in the East when he
should be in the West The Union-General
ticket out in Ohio meanwhile struggles to
get along without his aid, which would be
bunglingly rendered at the best, for THUR
MAN is q secessionist from the word go.
From 1860 to 1865 EWING and RICE were
fighting against him and his kindred, fact
he has not forgotten.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

"GoRuAM has gone over~ is the exultant
cry of the Eastern Democracy, to which we
reply: Make the best use you can Of him,
Mcssrs. BoURBoNs, while he is in your camp !;
he'll be back again from his trip very soon,
sooner than will suit youl
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

WILL it do to put another soldier on the
bench This question is at once evoluted
in the nffrightcd minds of the military
scared people of Kentucky, who are afraid
that General" BRIsTow may be'selected to
succeed Judge BALLARD. BRIsTows war
record-three-quarters of an hour long
should be reproduced now to assure them
of the groundlessness of their alarm.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04
AlIUS ElI ENTS.


Among the new arrivals announced this week
are Professor Pharazyu, the magician and ventrlo.
quist Dan sully, Harry Woodson Kitty whitland,
Bella Bent and Nellie Anderson. Fernando Feury,
May Marshall, r. q. Allen aud several Of last week 8
iavorltes are retained. By special request Jake
Budd, assisted by John Robinson, Fanny May and
(nusiuu
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

"OLD SLIPPERY ELM" is the name the
Albany Ercning Journal applies 10 TILDEN.
He always has been a slippery SAM, and we
suppose elm is used for short.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

who stings into political activity thousands of the
selfstyled better classes OF that State. who would
otherwise prove that they arc not either better"
or even good be neglcctng their duties as citizens
We wish there was Ben Butler In every State In
the Union.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04
WIZ .ANNIyERs.IRIES.
Pertinent Extracts from the Chronology of
tho Rebellion.

Pertinent Extracts from the Chronology oil
tho Rebellion.
1861.
AUGUST i-General Lyon had an engage
ment with tho forces of the enemy at Dug
Springs, Mo. Tho Rebels rctrcated, and the
Federal troops occupied Currau without meet.
ing any resistance.
AUGUST "A draft of 100000 men for nine
months ordered by the Federal Government
A accommodating party of 100 men, under Col.
onel Wyncoop. came up with the Rebels, 700
strong, with two pieces Of artillery. After an
hours fight tho Unionists withdrew. The
Rebels admitted u loss of thirty killed and ten
wounded. Union loss, one missing and one
slightly injured. General Butler made an as
sessment on wealthy sccessionists of New Or.
leans to provide for the suffering poor. Fight
on White river, No.; Rebels defeated. General
Mcclellan protested against the withdrawal of
his army from the peninsula as a fatal
measure
AUGUST 4-Drafted mon commenced going
into the camp Of the Army Of the Potomac
Steamer Ruth, valued at 100000, burned at the
foot of Island No. she had on board a num-
ber of paymasters, $2,500000 in Treasury
| notes were burned with the boat thirty
lives were lost. Fight at Brandy Station, Va,
between 5000 of Stuarts Cavalry aud three
brigados of Union troops, twelve pieces OF
artillery, The Fight lasted from 2 o'clock till
night, when Stuart retreatcd. He stated his
loss at six killed eighteen wounded. Rebels
cannonaded the Union works from their bat
teries on James and Morris Islands, but did no
damage.
| 1904.
AUGUST 4-Genoral Sherman prepared to
move his entire army before Atlanta for the
purpose of securing the Macon Railroad, there
by cutting of the surplus of the enemy. Mat.
ters remained quiet before Petersburg. the
Federal troops being occupied In strengthening
their works and mounting siege guns. The
Rebel raiders who fired Chambersburg were
pursued by General Avcrll to Moorefeld, w.
Va, and completely routed, losing all their ar.
tillery and wagons and five hundred prison.
| er3,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

THE Hon. CASEY YOUNG has been talking
to the marines. He says all the stories
about the opposition of the Southern whites
to colored emigration is "stuff and non
"sense" They all want the colored people
togo, and in view of the way they treat
them we are inclined to think he is right.
OF course, if the honorable gentleman is
really truthful, when CoNwAY's steamer
goes down for their relief Governor STONE
and CHALMERS will not hang or shoot her
crew.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

think the laboring classes of Ohio are made
of, that he can hope to insult them with
mpunity by intimating TO them, as is done
in this case substantially, that their votes
can be bought for few dollars head.
He seems to think that because they are not
receiving the pay of Congressman annu-
ally, that they are less honest than the man
who shares that advantage, and while he
does so is running for another Office of
greater magnitude. The working men of
Ohio are too intelligent to be thus snubbcd
and then yield their support to the man
who snubs them. They will resent such an
insult in an emphatic manner.
THE last brick shied at General GRANT
is the grave charge that Mr.. CoRBIN, who
has made the blunder of supposing that his
regard or disgregard for the Jewish people
as race, is of any public moment, is his
brothcr-in-law, when in fact there is not the
slightest family relationship between them.
Mr.. CoRBIN has not the honor to be either
q brother-in.law, or cousin, or uncle, or
nephew, or anything else, except, perhaps n
personal acquaintance of the ex-President,
and hence the attempt to prejudice General
GRANT by linking him with that individual
now that he has made a ninny of himself
by bigotted assault upon the jew race, is
emnenuy worthy of those who are pursu-
ing General GRANT with vulgar hostility
because the American people have indicated
desire that he shall again occupy the
| Presidential chair. The CoRBIN that these
pursuers of the ex-President are after is
quite another person, who bears no relation
whatever to the anti-Jew CoRBIN, and
hence they are barking up the wrong tree
But if General GRANT had been so unfor-
tunnte as to have been connected under
marital relations to this man CoRBIN, wiro
has exercised the right vested in every man
by the Constitution to make donkey OF
| himself what has that to do with the ex-
President, who is to-day more honored than
any other man living.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

great attraction is offered to the patrons of the
garden this week in the engagement Of Milo Elise
Comfy, tho celebrated soprano. The Marine Band
VIII play every evening. aud Mile. Comfy will sing
several numbers on the programme,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

New 1OrR Mnll'l
General Butler Is again going to worry the re-
speembility of Massachusetts by running tor Gov
ernOr. We arc glad oi 1t. lilo is a useful gad.hy
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

EWING is preserving his habits as a Con-
gresham in his Ohio campaign, He delivers
one speech from the rostrum and then furn-
ishes different one for publication. The
Cleveland Herald openly charges this, and
produces what he said to the people in his
Weddell House speech, and eliminated from
the report he furnished the press, He
thinks he is still engaged as one of the edi-
tors Of the Congressional Record, where that
sort of fraud is constantly perpetrated upon
the public.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

WASHINGTON, AUGUST 4, 1879.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04
MARRIED..

" your tongue is coated or If you have a bad
bronlh. take y dOse Of DIR. Bnlls DaltlmOre pills.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04
SHORT AND CHEAP.
LOST
FOR SALE.

ENOR SALE-GREAT BARGAIN--A LOT or
II Second hand Lumber good as new. suitable for
any kind of building and fencing Inquire at the old
carstabes OF the Washington and Georgetown Halt
road Company. A GLEASON,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04

Largest Legitimate Morning CIR
cHIdtion Ia the District.