National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-05-05

The New York World now begins to
"argy" the case of the veto with the Presi-
dent. The latter may not respond.
THE Charleston News and Courier says
Left to themselves, the Southern mem
bers are the most conservative element in
Congress-" BLACKBURN and BECK are
types of Southern conservatism.
THE New York Herald is of the opinion
that tho Republicans are FAR shrewder poll
ticians than their opponents, but as the
Democrats now rate that docs not give
high altitude to the Republicans.
THE Kilkenny Cats always claim to be
harmonious in their relations with each
other. by the same token the Democratic
caucuses last week were free from stridu-
lous wrnngling and cacophonous debate.
THE Rev. De LA MATYR is q DAVID DA-
Wis man. As soothing-syrup sucker he is
a success. 1t was, undoubtedly, under the
influence Of an extraordinary dose of the
soothing potion that he proposed to guano
the land, as it were, with greenbaclSs.
TIE Democratic and intensely Southern" {"
Sunday Gazette, of this city, recalls the at
tention of Bourbon Congressman in the
pending emergency to TILDEs's lack of
backbone, and betrays fear that this Pc
culiarity of the Cipher Ogre may be imi-
tated by them in their attempt to coerce
the Executive. Perhaps so!
IT is to be hoped that BEN BUTLER's offer
of 10000 acres of Wisconsin land will be
accepted by the colorod refugees, to whom
it is rendered, and that BEN will so and
live with them. We have nothing against
Wisconsin, nor do we wish TO injure the
refugees aforesaid; but we would like to see
the experiment tried of getting BUTLER
permanently into good company.
THE Philadelphia Press suggests that
those Southern Democrats who believe that
every State is independent of the United
States Government might as we'll 90 one
step further and declare every county inde-
pendent of the State, and every township
independent of the county. The first the
ory, if carried out, would be quite as likely
to produce anarchy as the last.
THE Bourbons have changed their tactics
but not their revolutionary intent. They
now propose to send their bogus reform
measures regarding the national election
laws to the President, and then act upon the
appropriation bills as future events may die
tate. They have changed the programme
Of their bull-dozing efforts; that is all. But
they will not succeedin this plan of coercion
any better than they did in the last one.
CoUNTER-IRRITANTs are extensively re
sorted to by medical science for the purpose
of bringing internal and subtle malades to
the surface. II is very remarkable that the
Presidents veto message on the army bill
has had like effect upon pacifed ant
reconciled South. 1t has brought all tho
humors Of treason and rebellion to the sur,
face of that section, until its cuticle looks
like well-developed case of smallpox.
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THE test oath for jurors is practically 9
dead letter ON the statute book. Enough
young rebels have grown up in the South to
the requisite age for jury service who can
subscribe to it, because they were unde,
military age during the war, to enable in
terested parties in that section to pack all
the juries with rebel sympathizers they may
require. The original design Of the law
which was to protect loyalists against thc
rapaoious vengeance of disloyalists befor
the United States courts, is therefore o
thereby nullifed.
THE question is attracting some attention
among curious business men in the District
whether boasts of large circulation un.
precedented advertising patronage, unex
pected success, and constantly increasin!
encouragement are necessarily coincident il
the management of Washington newspa
per with the assignment Of its entire fran
chise, root and branch, type and goodwill
to secure an imaginary creditor. Perhap
the political firm of CoRCoRAN, BLAIR, TIL
DEN & Co. can answer this conundrum.
THE Democratic convention next yea
will be composed Of suckers at TMDEN'
barl, and suckers at DAVID DAVIS fountain
of S. S., besides q generous sprinkling o.
stiff-necked and perverse guzzlers, who will
stick to Bourbon straight. The probabili
ties are that the barl suckers will carry of
the prize but if we only knew the part o.
his person where d. d, keeps his fountain 9
better OF more certain estimate or prophec,
could be made of the result Does he carr,
it in his breeches pocket or is II concealed
in the voluminous folds of his coat-tail?
The Louisville Courier Journal man hO
made q personal reconnaissance Of the MAJ
of the Okolona States, and has returned AM
reported through his journal that :" he is Al
old blatherslSito and is antagonistic to th
Democratic party" We have no disposl
ton TO become the defender of the State
man, but any one who reads the States an,
studies BECK, THURMAN, and BLACKBURN
rs they develop in Congress, must be con
WINGED that he stands in the front rank o
the Democratic party, and is more hones
fearless, decent, and candid than they ayel
age.
THE appointment of Mr.. CLEVELAND q
postmaster at Penn Yam, N. Y, is q gray
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