The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-18

chiefs fell away from Cetywayo, and began
to make terms with the English.
So in the secession in the South,
their chiefs sought European alliances to
break up the Union. And now what shall
the British do with him? His only offense
is that he defended the freedom of his
country. This was sawar of unjnstinvasion,
and Cetvwayo has done only what a pa
triotic King should do in defending his
country's independence.-The Gazette
says that President Hayes made a
speech at Youngstown, Ohio, yesterday
at the reunion of the Twenty-third
Regiment, wherein he fifty treated of the
causes of the war and of the questions
whichit settled. After referring to the doc
OF State sovereignty tlat was advanced by
Mr.. Lincoln in his first message, the ga
zette says: The State secessions were made
upon the pretense of this State right to
cast off the Constitution. If the States had
this right they would be sovereign, and the
Constitution of no binding effect. If they
have it not, then the talk of State sover-
eighty is the nonsense of subordinate
sovereignty, or sovereign subordinate
The Gazette alleges that the Louis
vile Commercial has taken up the
case of Dr. Luke P. Blackburn and the vel
low fever plot touching upon DR.. Luke p.
Blackburn, Governor of Kentucky. 1t says:
The Commercial makes the startling state
ment that many citizens of Louisville know
that Governor Blackburn was in Bermuda,
mixing with yellow fever at the time al
legged of DR.. Luke P Blackburn, and that
he was in Canada soon after, and that Rev.
Stuart Robinson's notable letter refers to
him as in yellow fever schemes, and that
therefore he is unquestionablv the same
DR.. Luke p. Blackburn who was charged
with this otfense, and no true friend of his
would attempt any defense on the question
of identity" 1t adds, if Governor Black
burn be that DR.. Luke p. Blackburn, the
yellow fever demon, then that DR.. Luke
z. Blackburn, the yellow fever demon, is
Governor of Kentucky. But we can not
believe this of Kentucky.
The Commercial says that Gen. Ewing
was nominated on account Of his financial
record; the success of resumption settles
the question against the Ohio idea. 1t is
now too late in the day to shift the issue if
Gen. Ewing continues at the head of the
ticket. All the party can do is to accept
defeat with grace sufficient to permit them
to bury the rag baby out of
sight 1t claims that without the
Greenbackers or Nationals the Dem
ucras will not have a working majority in
the House of Representatives wnen it re-
assemblies The signs of the times are ul-
mislakable that it is the purpose of the
Democratic leaders to use Congress to the
uttermost to secure the next Presidency.
Give the Tweed machinery full force in the
preparation of frauds in and about New
York, and include the pocket Of Indiana
in the Solid South, and we have Demo
cratic majority in the Electoral College, ire
spectve of the public opinion OF the United
States. tits question whether it is possi-
bic for the Republicans to save the next
Presidency. They can, however, recover
that great seat of power which they first
lost, the House of Representatives, and
thus prevent the unspeakable calamity of
the fall of the whole Government into the
hands of the caucus that controls Congress.
The question next year will be- not wheth.
er the Republicans can hold the Presidency,
but whether they can gain the House. Re
ferring to clipping from the New York
Tribune about the situation in Ohio,
the Commercial says: The people
of this State have enjoyed the most
thorough discussion of the financial
questions that has taken place in this coun-
try. They know the ins and outs of all
arguments on both sides, and can teach the
average schoolmaster of the stump the "a,
b, CO of finance. Well, this people
have at this time one overbearing opin-
ion. 1t is that as respects finances,
that's settled. They believe in resump-
ton. They say it has come and it
will stay. We are going on with specie
payments in gold and silver. Resumption
is settlement. We are on solid ground, but
we are tired of sectional disturbances, and
we want Southern sectoHalism wiped out
for the sake of the general peace. We are
weary of the bloody shirI, but with the
Chisolm murderers free, and Dixon in his
bloody grave, shot in the back because he
was an independent candidate and the pro
gramme of the South to govern the whole
country required solidity, we rise indig-
nantly to put off from our necks the yoke
of semi-barbarism which the Democratic
party would bind upon us.
The German Papers.
[The Volksfreund.l
Butler had his special convention held
and let timself be put up as candidate for
Governor of Massachusetts. He seems to
enjoy the candidate role.
Te election returns from California
seem more favorable now. The Republi-
cans have not elected four, but only three
Congressional candidates The Democrats
put through one of their candidates.
The President bumming around the
country. His Cabinet is doing the same.
His Secretary is in Washington, in fact rul-
ing the country. For what do we need a
President? Why is there Cabinet?
fThe Volksbatt.l
The Ameer of Afghanstan has in him
the cloth for New York politician.
Although the President and part of his
Cabinet are absent from Washington the
Governmental machine is running without
interruption.
The Councilmen of Cleveland are now
being investigated.
jeff. Davis has again written political
letter. 1t will, like all Of Jeff.'s letters, be
a welcome campaign document for the Re-
publicans.
1.-THE Free Presse.l
| 81 Hoffman, our worthy City Auditor
played truly pitiable role yesterday be-
fore the City Board of Revision. His own
testimony placed his administration of the
important office of Auditor under the bane
of corruption and the greatest lack of sys-
TEN. And such boor represents himself