National Republican., 1879-04-29

New Orleans in 1S6S, is still in existence,
and is about to begin active operations for
the next campaign. The man who first
nominated GRANT does not belong to that
organization exclusively. He is known in
well-informed circles to be no other than
the extensive and all-pervading carpet-bag-
ger, whose name is Legion.
AMONG the combinations by the Senate
yesterday we notice the name of Mr. L. A.
SWAN, of Buffalo, n. Y, rs Indian Agent
for the Siletz Agency, Oregon. Mr.. SwAN's
appointment is fit to be made. He is q mer-
chant of fine business capacities aud a citi-
zen of the strictest probity and of the high
est respectabihty. His selection affords
guarantee that the strictest Justice will OBJ
tain in all the transactions of the agency
over which he presides.
IT is expected that the veto will cause
q lull in the GRANT movement. 1t is the
habit of the American people to yearn for
something they have not, and when they
get it TO be satisfied until something else
appears TO be wanting. So it will be in
yearning for Stalwart defiance of Bourbon
encroachment in our affairs, the necessity
for GRANT Twill not appear to be so urgent
as it does now. But enough boom will
remain to awaken the echoes next year and
disturb the equanimity of the Opposition.
THE Chicago Inter Ocean thinks that BEN
HILL didn't know whether it was thresh-
ing machine or a holt of lightning that
struck him Thursday when he drew the fire
of the New York Senator and for that mat
Ter he didn't care He knew lie was hit,
and that was enough. He was like the
famous scientist who lost all interest in his
subject
chunk OF old red sandstone took him in the alb.
domen
And he smiled kind of sickly smile and curled
mp on the floor,
And the subsequent proceedings interested him no
more.
IT is imputed to J. MILTON TURNER, ex-
Minister to Liberia, that he has recently
prOpounded the following conundrum to the
"Stalwarts or somebody else:
suppose there has been some bull-dozing at
the South, but the question is not about that
any more; the Democrats are in power there
now, so why should they wish to bull-doze?
If Mr. TURNER really propounded this
question to anybody it is surprising that he
ever found his way to Liberia and back un-
less he went and came i'll charge of an ex-
press messenger. "The Democrats are in
"powerin the South now, so why should they
".wish to bull-dOze?" For the very simple
hnt ha, ttnin I,,vl l,,n
doing, and cannot retain it except by the
same agency.
IT is now no longer secret that if the
Democrats had simply and plainly pro-
Vided in the army bill against bayouets at
I" the polls" the President would have
signed if, or, more strictly speaking, he
would not have objected to it on the score
OF its political riders Ns he now does. But
those riders go much farther than that SIM
pie prohibition; so far, in fact, rs TO practi.
cally destroy the power of the General Gov
ernment to enforce laws which relate to
other than national election affairs It is
this gTasping and comprehensyely revOlu-
tionary addition to the bayonet prohibition
that has not only made the Cabinet but the
entire Republican party unit in oppOsi-
ton to the bill.
THE Hon, T, M GUSTER, of Arkansas,
has speech in the Rec0rd of Sunday which
takes the only tenable-because il is honest
and ndsgused-ground for the Democ-
racy in putting their political amendments
on the appropriation bills. He says the
Constitution coniers the prerogative on the
House Of Representatives of saying to the
Executive, you must grant our demands
"or we will refuse supplies" We do not
agree with Mr.. GUNTER in his construction
OF the Constitution--in fact, we consider il
false one but unless the Democrats take
that ground they have not leg to stand
on. Nh GUNTER defends his action as q
Confederate Brigader,n and generally
talks plainly as to what the Democracy
will do lie is "a last ditcher."
Mr., LOWE, who made such haste 10 ad
veItise himself 10 the world as quarrel.
some brayado fares roughly at the hands o
the public press far and near. The Demo
Gratis have not the hmdihood TO defend OF
Justify his recent conduct in nm eudeayor {,
push a quarrel or u duel upon General Lo
0AE, while the other side handle HIM with
out gloves. He is referred to as "thc bully
"ing Alabama Congressman who "ald
"meanness to mendacity," by the Ne,
York Tribune, under the caption Of "SlandC
"aud Cowardiccn The New York Times call
lin "swashbuckler" and says he "need