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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12
Unfurilng the American Flag in Mexico.

thtuTllns inc American Glhs III hehiCOs
During the revolution of the Acordada,
which compelled tho Congress of Mexico to
place Guerrero as p.csdent, the city was as.
saulted and taken, aud the houses Of the Eu-
ropcan Spaniards, who were peculiarly
odious TO they Ynative Mexlcans, were ran
sacked and pillaged. In the house
of Mr.. Ponsett, the American Ambassa-
dor, many found refuge, till the soldiery, dis
covering the fact, came forward ferociously to
attack. At this moment, when all was confu-
sion below, ard the discharge of firearms was
warm and heavy, Mr.. Poinsett and Mr.. John
Mason, ir, appeared at the window with the
American flag, the displaying Of which caused
u cessation of hostilities. The effect was sud.
den, peculiar, striking, and appeared as if exc
cuted by the power of enchantment. The gun
ner rested on his rod, the match man thrust his
fire in the dust, the latelymaddened pOpulace
stood amazed, while conspicuously floated forth
on the smoke-dmmcd air the proud form of
the Star Spangled Banner" Ii was glo-
rious triumph of a still more glorious emblem.
The flag of every country is its emblem. 1t
commands respect abroad as well as at home.
The man who loves and reveres not his coun-
try's flag is prepared to violate its laws and de-
stroy its institutions. Hence the Importance
that the nationol banner should wave In every
house, in every cottage, and in every log cabin,
that our children may learn before they can
read to love and reverence the emblem of their
country's power, and fully realize that it is
their guardian and protector, not only OH their
native soil, but in the land of strangers.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12
POLITTCIE NOTES,

THE Providence Press, a Democratic organ, thinks
the South has sent too many bold brigadicrs 10
Washington.
Tho Mulc.Hampton Nsics, Of Charleston, tells us
readers that "thc Chambers and the Blaines nave
q tremendous influence in the NOtth'
WE believe New Jersey has had enough of sam.
ucl Tilden and for one we propose TO cast our lol
with Thomas Il. Bayard-says the Bergen Democrat
THE Boston Post having declared Blookhurn's
speech was r0user tho JOurAOi Of that city re-
spends: The Democrats will find that the I0d Is
truthful, for II has already reused the business
men Of the North TO realizing sense of the situa
tion."
NEARLY twenty years ago The Democrats tried &c
bring tho Government TO n dead-stOp In order tC
yindlCato their right to whip niggers as often a.
they pleased now they propose to bring 1t to stol
to vindicato their right TO vote Ns Often as they
please
Mn. c, H. ELLIS, late Greenback candidate fol
Congress In the first district of Kansas has been nd
judged insane. lie had Threatened to burn the towr
of Robinson. where he lived, aud to carve number
of It's people with n Bowc.knilc This IS warning
to beware of the recently discovered insane roo
that takes the reason prisoner
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12
PRESONIL.

WALTER NoRDHoFr, of New Jersey, Is at the
Arlington
GENERAL DAVIS THLsoS, of Maine, is at the Eb.
bit House.
FISHER A. BAKER, of New York, is booked at
Wormley's,
Mr.. ALBERT VAN DEN BAsscHE, of Belgium Is so.
iOurning at Wormleys.
s.IIoS, BENJAMIN Y. BUTLER, Of Massachusetts, has
taken rooms at the Riggs House.
Hon. A. b. CORNELL and wife and Charles Il.
Cornell Of New York, are guests at the Arlington.
H. DuRAND and wife, of New York and BENJAMIN
f. Thurston, Rhode Island, are registered ut the
Ebbtt House,
MINISTER STOUGHToS has been previously affect
cd by the severity OF the Russian winter aud has
been obliged by his physicians to go to Southern
Italy, where he Will stay for several months.
JEFFERSON NJ LEVY, New York; II, l.. Welthers
and brother, Mexico b. j, Lea, Tennessee Alfred
s. Foster and f. J., Sprague, Boston, aud a. H. HUI
bert New York, have rooms at the Ebbltt House,
J. ]. GREENoUGH, New York; W. IT, Main,
Chicago; T.. Winton, New Jersey; W. Lenord May,
New York; Il. b. Hll and wife, Springfield Mass
T. Roane, Va. j. B Ashton, Pa. and r. II. Hllard,
Pa, registered at the ~, James Hotel yesterday.
PREPARATIONS continue to be made in Japan for
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12
The Rights of the Minority.

To The Editor of The National Republican
SrR: i inclose herein part of an essay writ
ten by George Robertson, who for more than
half a century was a leading and controlling
spirit in the politics of Kentucky, who was
also thrice elected to Congress QSl6), and held
the Office Of ChiefJustice of the Court Of APP
pcals for fourteen years. Under tho title,
Rights of the Majority" he writes as fol-
lows
The right Of the majority to control the minority
Is derived from nature, and IN spcCuativcly Just
aud unexceptlonal, but not always practically
proper. In regulating the afars of society the ma
jority has an undeniabe right TO control the minor
ity, unless when prohibited by the terms of social
compact, the Constitution But, as In q state of
nature the weak man has no security against the
violence of the strong, nor the minor against the
| unjust dominion of the major society, Ii becomes
necessary that government should be established
with such organization as TO guarantee the equal
rights of all. Constitutions made for the weak,
not the strong; for ninOrities, not majortics ma
jOrltes can protect themselves.
| Hence the necessity OF adopting principles which
even malorites cannot violate. II Is not only the
sole object, but the essence of Constitution, that
| the stronger man and the stronger party shall be
interdictcd from encrOachments on the guaranteed
| rights of the weaker man and the weaker party.
| BY what system ofgoyernment this great end could
be most certainly effected without unnecessarily Inn
pairing the liberty of the people, has been the sub
ioct OF discussion and experiment for ages, and II
has been reserved for modern times TO discover the
secret, which is developed III the American consti-
| tutons.
A truly free government is one In which justice
| predominates over power and right over might
No government Is free equal in which power Is
Justice and might is right, although that power is
the authority of numbers and that might Is theiI
physical force.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12
McNInIlnn,s Onnnrinnity.

To The Editor ofthe National Republican,:
SIR: The delay In paying the arrears of pen.
sions due soldiers has given one of the meanest
COpperhead Democrats of the House, John A.
McNIahon, of Ohio an opportunity to make
political capital by securing an amendment to
the legislative appropriation bill requiring tho
Secretary of the Treasury TO Immediately pay
$100OO,0O0 of these claims out of the $15, 100000
held for the redemption of tho fractional cur.
rency. This will leave over $4,000 more
than will ever be presented for redemption
When the issue was made at tho election in
Cincinnati on the Confederate Congress the
soldiers who wore the blue rallied to the Re-
publican party, and in the face of Democratic
victory in Chicago placed the State of Ohio in
the van of Republican States for the campaign
of $780, Will a Republican administration pro
crastnate in this matter till forced to pay these
arrears by the Confederate Congress, and
thereby lose large soldier vote?
OHIO SOLDIER,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12
In Defense of Judge Key.

TO The Editor of the National Republican:
SIR: As Tennessee Republican permit me
to reply to that portion of the letter of South.
ern Republican" which appeared in your issue
of the 9TH inst, SO Ear as it relates to Judge
Key. While heartily indorse all that is said
in the letter in regard to the treatment of
Southern Republicans by their Northern
brethern, aud tho causes which led to the loss
of tho South to the Republican party, must
be permitted to say that the charge against
Judge Key of appointing hundreds OF Demo
Gratis to office in the South i9 so far as Tennessee
Is concerned, not true, aud does Judge Key
great injustice. do not know Of an impor-
tant postal position in tho State but what is
held by Republican, with one exception,
The pOst,otlice has given less cause for conf
plant in the matter Of appointing Democrats
TO ohico, in proportion to the number of places
to be- filled, than any Of the other DepaI tments.
It Is tho only Department which has removed
officials for aiding in tho election of Demo
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12
IN 4MEYDED PARABLE.
The sequel to the Story of the Prodiga

The Sequel to the Story of the Prod digal Son.
SIR: You know with what patient labor
aud exhaustive research committee of the
best Biblical scholars of our day have been for
some years past engaged upon revision of our
modern King James version of the Bible.
most unique and interesting discovery of an
ancient Hcbraic manuscript is the latest result
of this committee's scholarly research. 1t Is no
less an important document than a supple
mentary continuation OF the parable of the
Prodigal Son MS narrated in the fifteenth chap
tor of LulSe's Gospels. 1t is to the effect that
after the dissolutC son was received back with
such marked demonstrations of joy ho at once
proceeded to celebrate his "return to his inheri-
tance' by kicking out all his brethren land
lSinsfollIs, who had faithfully stood by and con-
tinued with the old gentleman, while he, the
reinstated prodga, was engaged in rotous pro-
ceedings elsewhere. The narrative then pro-
ceeds to say that the scapegrace next tore
down the old mans family coat-of-arms, sczed
upon his goods and chattels, and annouced him.
self as an autocrat of the entire ancestral
domain. TO the old gentleman's mild reproof
at such unseemly conduct the young scapc'
grace only replied with sneers and threats OF
still further "bul-dozing," so to speak. To
the outside world he proclaims the inheritance
to be his, and that he has only come back again
to possess and enjoy his own, and arrogantly
threatens to wipe out" all previous orders
and commands of his venerable father or evil
dences of the paternal ownership in the vast
estates. The most singular and remarkable
fact of all connected with this important man
uscript is that the prodigals father is constant
ly referred to under the name of Samuel,
and the query at once suggests itself to the in
quiring mind whether by any possibility this
biblical character can have any reference what
ever to our "UNCLE SAMUEL?"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12
A Specimen of southern swngger.

The Democratic Congress may proceed without
fear. Mr. Hayes aud his army OF o1ice.holdeis
need money too badly for him to stand In the way
of Congress. If he IS determined for partisan pur.
poses TO force upon Congress the alternative either
ofleaving the Government without supplies or o
leaving upon the sta tute book the laws designed
TO defeat thc will Of the people ut tho polls, then II
may be necessary for Congress to consider very
seriously whether II is not in order to call up from
the table of the House that resolution which was
not acted upon on the Sd of March, 1877, TO the Of
feet that Samuel J. Tldcn was elected President OF
the United States. TO this complexion IL may come
at last. IL the President aud Messrs Garfield Co.
refuse to tako their own medicine.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12
A MUS EN- ENTS.


NATIONAL THEATRE A Celebrated Case" will
be performed at the matinee this afternoon and
the closing performance will be given tonight.
THEATRE CONVERSATIONAL performance af
iords the last opportunity of witnessing one of the
best variety entertainments ever given in this city.
"PfSAFORE' AT THE NATIoNAL,-The end of SOM
brc Lent will be appropriately celebrated at the
National by performance OF the delightful and
merry comic opera, al NJ s. Pinaforc," in a style
that will eclipse all past efforts. The scenery cho-
rus aud all the details have been carefully per.
tected, aud the management announce that the
opera will be given In n style only cqualed by
grand opera performances. The company Is the
same who have presented this opera 1874 times with
the greatest success under Mr.. Fords manage.
ment. Mr.. George Denham will appear as the 1d
mirdl, Mr. John H. Garner as Ralph R tckStrdp, Mr.,
Samuel G. Young as Captain CorcOrdR, Mr.. Frank
NJ. Pearson as Dick Deddeye, Miss Blanche Chap
man as Josephine. Miss Blanche Thompson as LHle
Butercup and Miss Belle Leverlng as Hebe.
BABIES are The institution aud should be guarded
from attacks of collie, hatulence, &c. by Dr.. Bulls
Baby Syrup, Price, % cents bottle
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12
NYIiYY
Harrisburg Telegraph,

The Washington REPUBLICAN Is logically correct
In It's reasoning when II declares that Mr. Chal-
mers position In the debate on the army bill ought
to subject him TO be hung by the neck until he is
dead. The REPu BLICAN's reason Is thus stated :
"Chalmers says the first gun of the rebellion was
fired by John Brown, and the world knows John
Brown was hung for treason" Having thus given
Chalmers the benefit of his logic THE REPUBLICAN
thus turns tho reasoning upon the Confederate
brigadier "Mr. Chalmers and his friends fired the
last gun. Why shouldn't they have been hung
also? Why?
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12
THE GHOuLs AND THE JACKALs.

When Mr., BLACKBURN, in his brief adj
dress to the Norfolk military, violated the
proprleties of the occasion by rudely j0b'
bling his fork of hatred at somebody in the
remark that the only enemy left in the
country is the miserable ghoul, the de-
spicable iackal, who would tear agape
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12

If the Democracy were half rs moral
and patriotic rs they pretend to be in de-
manding the repeal of these war statutes,
as they are called, they would not attempt
to saddle them upon an appropriation bill
They would accept General GARFIELD's
proposition and present them separately
They pretend, however, to have great
deal of morality and patriotism at stake
but the further we advance in this discus,
sion the more we see of their defense and
of the rebukes thereto from the Republican
side, the more impractical, immoral, and
even infamous becomes this idea Of forcing,
through a mere legal majority such u meas
ure upon the American Congress, II would
be bad enough for an honest majority TO
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12

TIE idea of Incorporating the repeal of
the election laws into the body of an appro-
priation bill seems TO have had its origin
in the fertile brains of some Of the so-called
wise heads of the Democracy. Either from
limited reading, want of memory, Or want
of practical qualities Of mind, this idea was
supposed TO have precedent in the English
Parliament some two hundred years ago.
The real facts of the case, however, show
this TO hc most silly comparison. 1t was
conceived as a most brilliant idea and as
something highly moral and patriotic but
thus far it does not seem to have "panned
"out" very big in the House; perhaps
though when the father of the idea gets
hold of it in the Senate it will-"pan out
less
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12

IF we were not so fully informed of the
present political situation, and had lost all
memory of the past, and did not see the
same old rebel spirit at work if we were
blind to all these things, and, Utopia-like, Il
New Jerusalem had been let down among
us, we should most certainly esteem, yea,
even reverence, the patriotism of the De-
mOcracy in its desperate struggle at the
present time to repeal the Federal election
laws Indeed we would have given them
no opportunity for this arduous labor, We
would have anticipated them, been their
forerunners, and with a quickening spirit
wiped out these relics of the war from the
statute book of the Republic. But most un-
fortunately we have every reason to believe
that these laws, which are as Objectionable
to us as TO them, were never more needed
than at the present time, when all sorts OF
high-handed measures are resOrted to in or
der to wrest honest elections from the ma
jority. In respect to these laws the simple
difference between us and the Democracy
is, we with them regret their presence on
the statute book Of the Republic; they
with us do not regret the cause for their be-
ing there,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12

WITH BLACKBURN in the chair rs chair
man of the Committee of the Whole, pend
ing consideration of the legislative bill, the
country will miss much naturally expected
Wiper rhetoric. In fict the wiping husi.
nesswill be transferred to less capable hands
This is sad.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12

JOHN CHINANIAN has no vote-that is, lie
rarely becomes a naturalized citizen in this
country. For this reason he is looked upon
rs an available and acceptable substitute
for the negro laborer in the South.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12

DIR. LUKE p. BLAcKRuRN, who will doubt.
less be the next Governor of Kentucky, is
openly for TILDEN. Another little boom.-
Memphis Aralaache.
Is this DR.. BLACKBURN of the ghoul and
jackal family, who sent pestilential clothing
into the Union camp during the war, and
who are now tearing down things generally ?
If so, he is one of " the only enemy left in
" the country" and should be Governor OF
Kentucky and for TILDEN, while the other
branch Of the family is busy striking down
laws and making things lively for the loyal
people of the country
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12
WASHINGTON, APRIL i2. 1870.

THE anxiety among Democratic leaders
to run for Governor of Ohio has abated
somewhat since the late Buckeye elections
The municipal straws show which way the
State will go.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12

THE New York Tribune says very justly
that if the Southern leaders do not like to
hear their Confederate record referred to
they should cease pursuing in the Federal
Congress the Confederate policy.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12

force such measure upon the legislation
of the country, but coming as we know
it does from an illegal majority, from o
party that has no moral right to be recog-
nized as majority, it is a most shameful
proceedinu.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12

THE canvass of the country by the New
York Times on the Presidential question
and the announcement of the result which
is nearly unanimous for General GRANT as
the Republican standard-bemer, has brought
congestive chill Of imperialism" upon
the Richmond Dispatch, This is bad but we
do not see how it can be helped. When the
people make up their minds to have Gem
eral GRANT for President and with this
movement the politicians have very little to
do except in opposition-the cry of Ina
"peralism will be perfectly harmless. 1t
u PLAYED out.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12

THE editor Of the Richmond WRiq, we
should judge, by the remark he makes, is
gentleman and scholar. He characterizes
our people who took the liberty of criti-
cizing the Norfolk City Guards for not
bearing the national flag, as Indignant
skunks." 1t is perfectly safe to make
faces at Or to indulge iu such pet names to-
ward the boys in blue at that distance; but
to do so right here in our midst might be a
little unpleasant for those who exhibit such
bad taste and worse manners in the use oil
offensive epithets.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12

PROFESSOR GAMGEE's scheme to freeze
out yellow fever has not yet been aban-
doned. His latest idea is to put CHARLES
FRANCIS ADAMS in command of the pro-
iected refrigerating ship and thereby make
the assurance of frigidty in the surround
ing atmosphere doubly sure.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12

THE Republicans have long since knocked
the underpinning from under the false con-
atruction that the Bourbon element would
give to the old English precedent in regard
to Withholding supplies from the nation,
but the Democracy don't seem to know it
yet, and probably won't find it out before
1880. Then they will wake up and see that
all this wisdom that their foolishness has
brought out of the minds of the Republican
wise men is not all nonsense Or mere poIiti-
cal buncomb.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12

THE Philadelphia Times is leoturing the
Democrats in Congress on wise department
1t tells them if they shall wantonly pre-
cipitate sectional issue with the Presi-
dent, convulse the country afrcsh, and
renew distlust in business and politics,
the name of GRANT will sweep all
other names away like chaif in the Repub-
licun convention, and he will be elected by
an overwhelming vote, This is undoubtedly
true, and If the Southern Democrats were in
the Republican service under pay, they
could not work more faithfully in the Re-
publican interest than they now are in TO-
menting and pushing dangers aud troubles
| upon the country.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12

IT doesn't look as if New York city is u
very inviting field for the Widow OLIVER
TO fire oil her lecture entitled "My Trial
with Senator CAMERON" The Commercial
Adrctiser of that city, says: "A man of
Mrs. divers methods and elIrontery
would be rotten-egged if lie appeared on
the platform We don't see why that
kind of woman isn't as much entitled to
the sort Of eggs alluded to as man under
like circumstances.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12

GENTLEMEN of the Democratic party, we
would respectfully give you this advice: Let
the regular appropriation bills pass without
further delay and waste Of time and money,
for remember that all the time you waste
and force your Republican associates TO lose
here unnecessarily is so much out of the
Treasury of the nation. Then, if You still
believe in the righteousness of your cause,
make your appeal to the people, stump the
country from the borders Of the East to the
borders of the West and from the North
unto the South. If you have good cause
you can afford to wait. The people will lis
ten to you respectfully whether they will
indorse the measure or not Go into the
details of the case, and tell them all about
how these laws came TO be on the statute
book of the nation explain why you wish
them repealed. Then, at the next election,
see that your actions do not prove to the
country that such laws are still needed. Do
away with the necessity for such laws, and
we will guarantee that they will not dis
"grace the statute book of a free people
any longer than it will take to go through
the mere form of repeating them.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12

WHILE the opposition is growing so lust
lily over the hlct that the public debt is be-
ing reduced by rapid subscriptions to the
popular loan in the face Of the pending rcvo-
luton in Congress, it is worth while to look
into the character of the subscribers to the 4
per cents. One glance, however, is sulfi-
cient 1t shows that while the Solid South
embraces nearly all the sedition spirit in the
country, the nearly Solid North includes
all the patriotic subscribers to the public
debt. 1t is only because they believe that
the loyal North will eventually prevail over
the seditious South that these contributors
come forward with any show of confidence
in the integrity of the Government a more
certain indication of Republican victory
in 1880 than this cannot be required.