National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-03-15

peTSonhl vengeance hANDALLS SlueS Will
bleed from many stab in the dark within
the next forty-eight hours.
OLEARY's collapse aud the contest be-
tween the remaining pedestrians at GIL
MoRE's Garden seem to attract more atten-
ton and deeper interest in the average
American mind than the race for the Speak
crship For this arc we freemen!
ALI the talk about bolt from the Demo-
cratic caucus in the event of SAM RANDALLs
nomination is sheer nonsense. People who
take stock in it evidently forget the old
time comparison of Democratic quarreing
with cat-ighting.
THE tencbrious equine quadruped stalks
in the gloom of the caucus corridors, ter
ror to RANDALL and threat to BLACK
BURN. When evolved from the shade he
will probably be recognized as a Kentucky
thoroughbred, (which his name it is"
JoHY G. CARLISLE
PRESIDENT HAYES once referred to him.
self in modest way as being possessed of a
large stock of "amiable obstnacy.n There
are few Republicans in the country who
have had reason to conccde the truth Of the
remark, and it now seems probable that u
large number fDcmocrats will soon become
aware OF the same fact.
THE BECK programme has been enlarged.
II originally provided for a repeal of certain
socalled partisan laws, but now it is
amended to include the revocation of
Senate rule of n quarter ccutury's standing
in three minutes Verify, the old Scotch
Kentuckion is getting to be in hurry.
BRICK PoMERoYs National Greenback
Convention at Chicago, the other day, was
not n profitable investment to him after all
BRICK persuaded the delegates TO subscribe
to fund for the defrayment of the expenses
incurred by him in organizing the gather
ing. They all subscribed very liberally-in
Fiat scrip
MORSE, of Massachusetts, will have n
chance to show his grit and independence if
BLACKBURN is nominated but it is hardly
probable he will embrace the opportunity.
He is an Independent Democrat, so called
with decided Democratic proclivities. This
makes him second-cousin to the ordinary
Northern Doughlace.
THREE days moro aud the Democrats will
begin to realize the full scope of their am
bitiOn as regards the legislative branch of
the Government. BY fraud, by corruption,
by violence, and by downright assassination
they have wrcsted Congress from the lcgiti-
mate control of the Republican party. Can
it be expected that q majority born of such
heinous crimes can be productive of any
thing but disaster to the Republic?
EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS were ex-
pended or paid by the Government to con-
testants in the contested seat cases settled
i'll the last Congress. In other words, $4,000
Of the peoples money was deliberately given
away by the Democrats to their partisan
the case of DARRALL in the House to that
OF CoRBIN in the Senate, did the legally
elected contestant succeed in getting his seat
II is to be feared that the Hon. S. S. Cox
was not altogether in earnest when he re.
marked to THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,
last Wednesday that he didn't care who
is elected Speaker. lie has since then been
closeted with Senator WALLACE of Penn.
sylvania, fact which indicates his willing
ness to listen, at least, to the opponents OF
Mr.. RANDALL for it is known that WAL.
LACE don't talk anything but anti-RAN.
DALI and prO-SrENGER.
tT is announced upon good authority that
Senator LAMAh Gill, during the coming ses-
sion, introduce bill for the removal of the
political disabilities of JEFFERSON DAVIS
after which an effort will be made to induce
Senator BRUCE (colored) to resign SO that
DAVIS can be appointed and take his seat
at once. Mr. BRUCE has not been heard
from on this nice little scheme, but it is
hardly probable that anything less per.
suasve than the shotgun policy would
cause him to accede TO it.
IT is high time now that our Democratic
friends should recall some of the prominen
features of the history of ANDREW JACK
SONS administration to their minds. In hi
contest with Congress he laid down som
very emphatic Democratic law regarding
the prerogatiyes of the Executive Wit
all the vigor of his great and patriotic char
RcteT he firmly maintained the dignity an,
power Of the Office Of President against tn
Congressional rcvolutiOnists of his day tn
same rs President HAYES will do in ours.
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FAIR weather will smile upon us afte
Monday next-ST PATRICKs Day-an,
the good people Of the District, flir-weathe
politicians, all of them, will be able to hol,
mass-meeting for the purpose of petition
ing Congress regarding our form of govern
ment. Who will call the meeting and star
the ball in motion? The most sensibl
plan we have heard of looking to this ent
is based upon tho idea that the old auC