National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-15

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WASHINGTON. OCTOBER 10, 1879.
CALICO CHARLIE, ell And ANDY LICK
KNHooPER? What's in a name, anyway
THE Republican party has its eyes wide
open. The Buckeye and the Hawkeye
views yesterday were slightly obscured,
but the vista of the future is clear.
OVER 100000 votes were probably cast
in Ohio yesterday. Verify the daughter of
Virginia and her putative successor as
the mother of statesmen has outgrown the
old dame by large majority"
As We had anticipated, tho Charleston
Nears and Courier substantially justiies the
shooting Of Nix by WILLIAMS. 1t char
ncterizes the attempt at murder rs a mere
scratch; aud this, according to Southern
logic, disarms the intent to kill. This is
progressive civilization in the South.
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1T is now the proper time to begin to
measure up the exact influence upon the
country at large Of the late extra session.
Southern statesmanship and Bourbon lead
eBhip, as illustrated by that extraordinary
meeting of our National law-makers, have
had their say. The questiQS is: Have they
also had their day?
THE New York World is in pursuit of
knowledge under difficulties" and calls
upon Secretary EvARTs to enlghten it
specifically on the subject of Southern out
RACES upon Republicans of all colors and
compilations. We hope when he shall make
his New York speech that he will do SO
most generously and plainly.
Iowa remains true to her Stalwart prnci-
pies Good crops, good citizens, good times
and good things generally combine to give
Me Hawkeye State deserved reputation
~ one Of the most prosperous, intelligent
md law-abiding commonwealths in the
Union. But a Democratic victory therein
yesterday would have destroyed this fair
name, and have earned, if it had not
provoked an actual reversal of these bless
ings.
IT turns out that the National Gov
srnment has no power to punish crimes
against its postal officials in its own courts.
The suggestion is made at once, in this con-
nection, that Congress shall be appealed to
10 provide remedy for this unfortunate
condition of affnirs. But with Demo-
cratic majority in that body it is to be feared
that such an appeal would be rs futile rs is
the reliance of the prosecuted officials in
question upon the courts Of the States
wherein they reside.
NOTHING gives the Republican party q
higher sense of satisfaction at this tim e
than to be denounced by BEN BUTLER
unless it is TO win an unexpected victory in
some Democratic stronghold. The pre-
tended love Of BUTLER for Republican prin-
ciples has curdled in such bitter hate under
his personal disappointments that it now
has great irrigating power for the Republic
can cause. He has our thanks for his
mathemas, for they are better than the
words of flattery from his insincere tongue.
THE New York WdH regrets that the
Richmond County convention accepted the
resignation OF Mr. CURTIS as its chairman,
for the reason that " he has been thoroughly
conscientious" 1t seems to forget that a
thoroughly conscientious hereto is the
most dangerous enemy to the true faith
CURTIS cOnscientiously clung to a radical
wrong in politics. and to tolerate him was
10 tolerate his conscientious" error; hence
Ehe wisest and best possible disposition has
been made ofhim by his county convention.
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SENATOR BLAIEE's closing efforts in the
Iowa campaign were characterized by the ex-
hibition of most unprecedented enthusiasm
among the Hawkeye Republicans 1t was
possibly unnecessary that he should have
put in any appearance at all in that State
but as it is, he deserves the credit of having
clinched the nail on the other side after il
had been driven through by the force o
popular local sentiment. He carried Goals
TO Newcastle, as il were; but he increased
the intensity and brightness of the fame
ihereby.
MAJOR REID, an ex-Confederate, so says
the Cincinnati Gazette, is opposed to a
third term Onprinciple. He fears GRANTS
mailed hand would crush out the liber,
ties handed down to us by our forefath.
@ers.n For an ex-Conlederate who felt the
Amailed hand" of General GRANT lait
heavily on treason aud rebellion when they
were engaged in the work of breaking the
Union and in an attempt to crush out the
liberties handed down to US by our fathers
in the overthrow Of the Repubie-this il