National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-26

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THE fact that General GRANT once lived
in Ohio does not, we are constrained to re-
mark, explain away his recent declination.
GENERAL GRANT, rs a mediator between
China and Japan in the Loo Choo contro-
versy sticks TO his old-time opigram-" Let
Us Have Peace ~
A CORRESPONDENT in the South writes
us in this wise; "The South, infinitely
more than the Nation, needs GRANT back
in the White House"
WHAT a windfall financial panic would
be to the Democracy just now But tho
contrary condition of affairs prevails. The
people are enjoying a windf,ll of unexam-
pied prosperity.
WILL some of the States Rights Demo-
cratic organs rise and explain the authority
under which committee of our Demo-
cratic Congress acts in its pending investi-
CATION of the exercise of the right of suf-
frage in the sovereign State OF Rhode Is
land?
THE Philadelphia Times is somewhat tai
ented in discussing subjects like the New
York Republican Association, of which it
has managed to accumulate good degree
of ignorance. If it would render itself less
ridiculous it will talk less or have better
understanding of the subject.
"
THE Solid South is solid by the bloody
method of assassination. Without a Solid
jority in Congress, and can be no Demo-
cratic success in 1880. The present and
future of the Democratic party are there
fore dependent solely upon the crime OF
murder.
TIE very best kind of reciprocal COM
mercial relations now exist between this
country and France, NJ. LEON CHorTEAU's
arguments to the contrary Notwithstanding.
We are sending our breadstuffs to JOHNNIE
CRAPEAU and he is sending his gold to us
in return. MEANWHILE he finds a market
for his jimcracks elsewhere.
A LEWISTON (AIe) man, who has voted
the Democratic ticket regularly for thirty
one years, now announces his intention to
vote the Republican ticket henceforth, &c,
&c. No better proof can be required than
this of the truth of DIR. WATTS remark
about the possibilities which exist for the
vilest sinner under continued illinition.
GENERAL WooDFoRD doesn't propose tc
become Is seed of the church, by going
down into the bull-dozlng country TO prose.
cute the CHISHOLM case, and, in fact, there
is no danger of his blood being spilled fol
that purpose. The bull-dozers will treat
the Yankee lawyer in the most hospitablC
manner, and then boast of it atterward.
REPRESENTATIVE SINGLETON is on thu
stump in his own district down in Mis-
sissippi He was announced for his frs
speech last night. 1t remains to be seer
whether he will embrace the opportunity
thus presented to denounce the foul mur
der of Captain DIXON, who was one of hi
most prominent constituents and supporters
THERE is evidently something wrong
something to be yet explained, about tn
reports of the refusal of the Momphi
negroes to go into camp. The statemen
that they prefer to remain in the city, ex
posed to the plague, rather than go wher
they will be fed and cared for, free from
the possibility of infection, is not altogethe
satisfactory.
A SMALL boy who had stolen rust,
Ting-bolt from the New York Elevated rail-
way was sentenced the other day TO hv
days in the State penitentiary, The larg
boy who lately stole million dollars fror
his fellow stockholders in the same con
cern--Cide CYRUS w. Fields likely /
become the next Democratic candidate 70
President.
If DE YoUNG had killed KALLOCH out
right, and if KEARNEY had been in tow
at the time Of his committing the act, thei
the KEARNEYITEs would have killed D
YOUNG, and KEARNEY might himself have
been killed in the aflnir This would hay
purified the moral atmosphere Of San Fran
cisco, and have impaired to it a new an,
greatly improved character.
Now the Hon. BAREsDALE, of Mssi,
sippi-not the assassin Of DIXON, but an
other high-toned Chiv. of the same name
offers to relinquish at once all claims to tn
Senatorship from Mississippi if that "patr
"otic citizen JEFF DAVIS wants it," w
submit. however, that it will make yer
little difference which one is elected JET