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National Republican., 1880-07-19

II the democratic press had appealed half as fer
yently to the democrats in 1868 to follow Hancock
as they do now there never would have been any
necessity for the draft.
IT is striking fact that every dllNpdated wet
cram who deserts the republican camp and goes
over TO the Hancock ranks has n noticeable nose.
You knows him by his nose They are bottle
SCARED heroes.
GENERAL HANCOCK ana HIS friends havo no more
to say Of the swindling oil company, of which he
was president than the man had about his nno-
cence when he was arrested with the shirt ON he
had been suspected Of stealing.
1--WE egislate for the people Of the United States,
not for the whole world" says General Garfield in
his letter Of acceptance. This simple fact has n
world Of meaning to all thoughtful Americans. 1t
is "shot" that will be "heard round the world"
THE Atlanta Constitution is In great dist ress for
fear that those states which have republican gov
ernors and legislatures may resort TO one Of tho
modes provided for in the constitution for the
election Of presidential electors and denounce IL
as revolutionary, Its anew Interpretation Of tho
National Republican., 1880-07-19
THE NOTE OF PKEpARArIoN.

1t begins to be manifest that no mistake
was made when Ex-Governor JEWELL was
put to the head of the national republican
committee. He has entered upon his duties
with vim. He is planning his campaign,
establishing his communications, assigning
to duty, preparing his armory and arrang-
ing his army for the fight with consummate
energy, and no doubt the result will show
with remarkable skill aud ability. His
first labor has been in the direction of unity
and harmony, and that seems to be emi-
nently successful. This preliminary work
promises an efficient and telling campaign,
such us will rejoice the republicans and
appall the democrats All this imparts
early courage and brings the vital energies
of political warfare into action at the out.
set, and assures united, harmonious.
efficient, jealous and resistless canvass.
which is an augury of certain success, for
when the republican army moves forward
as one man it foretells triumphant and
overwhelming victory to the republican
cause.
This canvass will be conducted under
the impression that victory is within our
reach if we deserve it. II will not fall into
our basket like ripe fruit without an effort.
There is much work to be done, and it will
be thoroughly and efficiently DONE for there
is not an intelligent republican throughout
the country who does not appreciate the
dangers that must follow democratic sue
Tn Al,
will labor on under the inspiration that one
more effort must be made and another vote
must be secured TO render our triumph cer-
tain. The impending danger arouses de.
sire and determination that it shall he
turned aside by securing the successful
election of the republican candidate for the
presidency. This feeling is not confined to
the leaders of the party, but pervades the
rank and file to such degree that the month
Of September will develop full and most
thorough organization of the republican
party, not only in the cities and towns, but
throughout the school districts in all the
north and west. Our opponents claim and
rely upon "solid south" as the basis of
their hope, and hence the republicans have
resolved TO confront their position with
solid north to the fullest extent neces-
sary to bring triumph to our banner. This
is the gauge of controversy rendered us by
the democrats, and we accept it as present.
ed, determined to fight this battle on the
dividing line Of the rebellion, but not with
out incursions into the solid south to
secure several states there as captures to
reward the heroisln of tho connaign
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nOHEMIAN PUsILLANIMIrY.

And now comes Colonel JOHN w. FoR-
NEY with n new chapter of unwritten his
tory of Philadelphia. This presents the
terror-stricken city in light never seen be-
FORE and holds up n picture of pusilanimity
which will not be heartily enjoyed by the
true men and women of Pennsylvania.
Here it is:
On the morning of the Fourth of July, 1868.
l was at the Union League then on Chestnut
street. near Eleventh, Philadelphia, in the
massive building now occupied by the family
of the beloved MATTHEW BALDWIN. The
rooms and gardens of tho lovely mansion
were filled to OVERLOOKING with pale, anxious
men; the streets were full Of a silent, waiting
crowd; the sidewalks and windows wore
crowded with wOmen even the children were
awcl into silence ms their elders discussed I'm
whispers tho possibilities OF the dreadful fight
in the green valleys of tho Cumberland. Roy.
nolds had been killed on tho I'd of July, along
with thousands of others, and his brother,
JAMES L., came from Lancaster, in this state,
bowed down with terror at the sacrifice, and
humble women were sobbing over tho dis
patches already recording their losses. 1t was
a day of tears and despair, had been present
at other scenes of sorrow, but nothing like
this Fourth of July, 1868, Tho commandant
of this department was General j. A. j. DANA,
and his Office was IN Girard street, near
Twelfth, and | held position as consulting
member of his staff. About noon of that
Saturday | saw his tall form crossing Chestnut
street TO tho League and when his eye caught
mine ! saw he was in tears, He handed me
a dispatch from General MEADE, just received.
opened aud tried to read it, but could not.
This sentimental Bohemian had right
to indulge his timid emotions, but we are
doubtful whether the people of Philadel-
phia will be willing to recognize the truth
of thisaA'ecting picture. The terror-strlclon
city will rather blush than rejoice at this
untimely publication Of its dismay, for
tears and despair and pale faces are ill-be-
fitting brave and magnanimous people at
such time. And General HANCOCK him
self will hardly feel complmented by find
ing a new supporter in man who magniaes
his own physical weakness by thus recall
ing scene which so yiyidlY displays q
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brave community utterly unneryed at the
time that tries mems souls"
= II this be a true picture of the feeling and
CONSERVATION Of the people of Philadelphia
during the pendency Of the conflict at Get
tysburg let us suppose for the arguments
sake that the confederates had triumphed
there and had at once turned their sangui-
nary arms toward Philadelphia Who can
picture the supposable CONSERVATION then
Where would then have been the hundred
thousand anxious, pale and excited grown
up men of this trembling community /?
What contrast with Roman forttude
this-for when HANNIBAL had conquered
and triumphed at Cannae and Thrasserma-
nae so as to fill all Rome with the terror Of
his name, and with convictions of the in
vincibility of his army, nevertheless, when
this same HANNIBAL had planted his vic
torious army in front of Rome it Is related
that in single day then the price Of prop
erty in the beleaguered city doubled itself,
and that tho Romans, while laughing in
HANNTBAL's face on the one side were send
ing from the other gates legions of soldiers
to fight in the distant battles of Spain.
How is this, Mr.. RANDALL ? How is this,
Mr.. WALLACE? Is IL with this crowd Of
pale faces, led on by Colonel FoRHEY-is
this the crowd with which you expect to
sweep Pennsylvania for General HANCOCK?
Verify, it seems to us that the faces re-
quired to sweep Pennsylvania must not be
pale faces, but bronzed; and the force that
sweeps Pennsylvania must be led on by
live eagle, aud not by dead duck.
National Republican., 1880-07-19

THE Richmond Dispatch having shown
that the assessed voters Of Mr.. GOODIES dis
trict are 16,69o negroes to 1906 whites, the
Wing remarks that it is also well known
that more whites vote the republican ticket
in that district than in any other in Vir-
ginia, and asks. "The question is, there
fore, on seeing Mr.. GooDE in congress
- like fly in amber)-' how the devil he
got therep" This is q conundrum
which has puzzled us, and we think now
that the Wig could answer it if so dis
posed.
National Republican., 1880-07-19

a REPUBLICAN club of Columbia, S. c.,
has passed resolution recommending to
the state executive committee of the repub-
hcan party WILLIAM L. EARLE of Green
vile as the nominee for governor and that
a state convention of the party be held for
the purpose of nominating full state ticket.
1fa state ticket is to be nominated by the re.
publicans in South Carolina this fall, the
party could hardly make better selection
for governor than Hon. WILLIAM L. EARLE.
lie is one of the ablest lawyers in the state,
has an unblemishei reputation and is n
stalwart republican. Our fear is that the
party there has not the wisdom to make so
good selection.
National Republican., 1880-07-19

THIS is the nineteenth anniversary of
the battle of Bull Run. There is now an
effort to bring the country back to the con-
dition it was in previous to that battle, but
we think the effort will not be successful.
National Republican., 1880-07-19

THAT was a queer Sunday school meet
ing in Baton Rouge, La, on Sunday last.
The superintendent saw CHARLES BEHRENs
approaching the church, and at the same
time noticed that MORRIS BEHRENs was
present. Between these two cousins there
had been a quarrel. The superintendent
left the sacred desk, met CHARLES and
begged him to be reconciled with NORRIS.
While the two were talking MORRIS opened
Are, bringing down the superintendent at
the first shot. CHARLES returned fire and
succeeded in wounding the father of Nor
RIs and two other persons unconnected
with the trouble before he fell dead. NOR
RIs BEHRENs was not hit, but besides kill
ing the superintendent of the Sunday-school
and his cousin CHARLES, he wounded q
lady teacher. The Baton Rouge Aduocate
says: "All the parties engaged were highly
respected citizens of the parish, and tho
affair is seriously regretted" Queer state
of society, isn't it.
National Republican., 1880-07-19
FOR PRESIDENT,

PERSONS leaving town for the summer
can have THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN for
warded TO them at 80 cents per month,
postage paid.
National Republican., 1880-07-19

SOUTHERN newspapers speak of the ''rev-
enue thugs"
National Republican., 1880-07-19

NOTICE TO MOUNT VERNON PASSENGERS
The uteamer W. W. coRCoRAN,
which has been recently built and 1Gpfns,
iurnAhed-L- l. BLAKE, Captain kz<f2SSSxarfr
Ia the only boat allowed to land pas atA128tHtfk&b
sengers at Mount Vernon wharf Hound trip, o. iu-
Guiding admission to mansion and grounds Steamer
leaves Seventh street DAILY Sunday excopted) At
10 q. m. and returns about D. nj. Nv
]. McH. H0LLINGSWORTH,
Supt Ladies' Mount Vernon Association.
j. l.. BLAKE, Steamer w. w. Corcoran. Iel
National Republican., 1880-07-19

THE democratic organ is now exercising
its emotions over the recent massacre of
eight Cuban prisoners in the hospital by
the Spaniards, and arc denouncing the act
as atrocious and of barbarous diabolism,
and all that sort of thing This emotional
insanity over this especial case is no doubt
highly cOmmendable, but when has this
strong sympathizer with the Cubans ever
raised its voice in condemnation of the
"barbarous diabolism" exercised at Libby
and Andersonyille, where thousands upon
thousands of American citizens were
starved to death because they were prison
ers of war? When did it ever even rebuko
the rebellion or its atrocious attempt to
take the national life? When has it ever
uttered a word of censure of the CHISHOLM
murderers or the Hamburg massacre? Hay
ing given its tacit consent that all those
atrocities and 'barbarous diabolsms" were
not out Of line with civilization, why should
ii concentrate its sympathy upon handful
of Cubans who were in rebellion against
Spain, and were treated to hospitable graves
by the short and sharp crack of the rifle
instead of having been killed by the slow
process of starvation? We pause for
roply.
National Republican., 1880-07-19

The Sunday Herald is sorry to learn that
there appears to be no letter from General
HANCOCK to General SHERMAN in regard
to obeying orders from TMDEN in 1917.
The New York World, on the contrary,
jubilatea to lean that SHERMAN has no
letter of the kind. We think the Herald is
the wiser HANCOCK would be sure of
heartier democratic support If il was known
that he had been bold enough to take the
position that ho would obey orders from
TnDEN at that critical time, If called upon
10 do so, Such boldness would convince
those democrats who have defeated TILDEN
for denomination because of his supposed
nowardice in 1877, that in HANCOCK they
have a candidate who viii take his seat if
Selected "--that is, if he has the same
remote shadow of n claim ms had TIIpEN
in 1877, This belief would give confidence
TO many in tho democratic party who have
now very little hope Of success iu the ap-
preaching election, Nor would the dis
National Republican., 1880-07-19

A New YORK man named Sanger recently al
tempted to shoot his wife. He failed and was ar
rested. The wife agreed not to prosecute upon
condition that her murderous husband should
enlist In the United States army. The magistrate
agreed and sent Sanger under guard to q recruit
ing station and had him mustered In. The ques-
ton naturally Grises-is five years in the army
considered fair punishment for attempted wife
murder? Is the service equivalent to hard labor
in the ponitontary2 If So why so?
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coyery of such evidence lose HANCOCK re-
votes, for he will get none of them
as 1t Is. The truth is that HANCOCK is a
regular army officer above anything else.
He is subject whoever is king, and it is not
likely that he ever did or ever will put in
peril his mJor-general's commission by a
rash recognition of a doubtful authority.
He has at least craftsmanship enough to
know ON which side his bread is buttered
National Republican., 1880-07-19

PENNSYLVANIA has just compl eted state insane
asylum at Norristown. 1t has all the modern im.
provements, including tiptop superintendent In
the person Of DR.. Robert Chase taken from our ma
tonal asylum, stewards, matrons etc. 1t cost over
six hundred thousand dollars and $50 beds. But 1t
has no patients or ut least only six. This very
awkward state ofafiairs. The trustees are depend.
ent upon the income derived from the cou mites for
the public insane and from private patients for
everything except the salaries which are paid by
the state, and 1t will go very hard with them to
have to keep up all their machinery of admlnls-
traHon with only half dozen patients. The
counties seem disposed to keep their insane at
home where the expense is less, even II the ac-
commodatons are not so good.
National Republican., 1880-07-19
MINOR TOPICS.

THE Philadelphia Ledger points out the neglect
of the spelling reformers in their late convention
to provide just heow this nation is to pronounce
"keow," whether the Yankees "bowit' is to run
down the Philadelphia bote, and whether 1t is
bawskit or basSkut that we take to markut or
marklt The New England Marlars and Lydiars
will insist on readine and cookino bone done ac-
cordine to their ideas as teachahs-and the Phia
delphia Seusuns and Catharuns will still struggull
to make their scholurs call dawg doch. The
survival of the fttest in pronunciation is not yet
nor will be until oil the children are taught to
read phoneH caly by deaf mutes When we get TO
that happy climax II viii have been settled that
somebody--some March or Whitney Of the future
will pick up oil the dropped "gs' OF the New Eng
landers and drag up tho Philadelphia 'Ts" and
"rs' from the intrenchment down the throat to the
tip Of tho tongue, where the English put them. But
befo this the do must be shut in the soweh on the
rich oilness ofthe African-Saxon talked there. It
is usees to refoam the spelling of the nation unit
it agrees to pronounce the hull of its wuhds al O.
as the children Of one haiowsehold shood.
National Republican., 1880-07-19

The frauds by which SEYMOUR carried
New York in 1865, and by which the vote
of the democratic party has ever since been
swollen, are unmistakaby exposed by Mr.
DAVENPoRT's testimony given on Friday
and Saturday before the WALLACE COM
mittee i'll New York. The evidence is
startling even to those who thought them
selves most familiar with 1t. The prostitu-
tion of the courts, the Wholesale perjury
and corruption now exhibited, is one of the
most shameful chapters in the history of
the democratic party. Mr. DAVENPORT
showed how immigrants were made citi-
zens who had not been in the country q
month; how men of sixty years had been
naturalized in 1868 as minor aliens how
blank certificates were turned out by the
thousand at so much piece; how profess
sional witnesses pejured themselves thou
sands of times; how signatures were forged;
how thousands of men who never made
pretense of declaring their intentions were
naturalized; In short, the whole story
which describes all the ramiications of this
giant rascality is now laid bare. No won
der the democrats fought so hard to sup
press Mr.. DAVENPORT during the late ses-
sion of congress. The contest of the extra
session and the late session between the
president and the majority of the two
houses was for the state of New York, and
the president won. In the face of the facts
how supremely audacious is the claim of
the Cincinnati platform for free ballot
and pure elections.
National Republican., 1880-07-19

NISE-TESrHs Of the New York people who will
throng to see the obelsk VIII be disappointed
They will expect to find III tall as Trinity church
sDlre
National Republican., 1880-07-19
POLITICAL NOTES.

THE Kansas city morning paper carriers mako
their rounds on horseback.
National Republican., 1880-07-19
NORFOLK AND NEW YORK
STEAMERS-

The new and commodious iron ~<Sz5na>
Steamer LADY OF THE LAKE kS&sSrk>f1
Captain T. Il Baldwin. leaves hcr ffrssflSb
Wharf. foot OF Sixth istreet ON MONDAYS,
WEDNESDAYS and fridays, ut $40 D. M for
Norfolk. touching at Piney Point Point Look out and
Oh Point max close connections at Norfolk with
Boston, New York and Richmond steamers; also
with Seaboard and Roanoke railroad going south.
Returning, leaves Norfolk every Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday at 4 y. IN.
Fare TO Boston. ..,..$l3 so New York. - % 10
Meals and Stateroom included.
Fare TO Rlchmond."s: z5 Round Trlp.............3
Fare 10 Noriolk,".,si 90 Round rrp..........si 10
Every attention paid to the comfort of passen
and freight handled with care.
DINING-ROOM ON MAIN DECK,
Tickets and staterooms eau be secured ut General
Once 8l3 Fifteenth street
For freight rates. etc, apply to b. j. ACCINELLY,
agent, Sixth-street Wharf.
National Republican., 1880-07-19
STEaMERS EOR NEW yOBU

NIEAM EIfS TUX NEW YORK.
The Steamers T. O. KNIGHT aud JOHN GIBSON
alternately leave Pier Al, East. River, New York,
saturday, a.. p. M; Georgetown, at | p. m. Mon.
days and Alexandria same day. For freight-rntes.
etc apply to II. p. A; DENIIAM, agent, % Water
street, Georgetown. or ALFRED WOOD, 6ls Eli.
teenth street secretary aud Treasurer.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-10-07
MEXICAN POMPEII.

The City of Mexico correspondent of
tho New York World writes as follows,
under date of Sept. 4, of the finding of a
buried Aztec city:
at length Messrs. Lorillard and
Charnay have immortalized themselves.
Charnay has discovered what he very
properly terms tho Indian or Mexican
Pompeii,' . city buried for at least 1000
years.
''In my last mentioned the discovery
of q villa near Tulla. That house has
now been partly uncovered, and found
to contain twenty-five rooms, fifteen
staircases, and twelve corridors. Attach
cd to it are two cisterns, with clay pipe,
which were used to convey water to the
different apartments. Some of the house
hold utensils are of coarse clay, a few
porcelain and one article Of glass. Re-
member, Tullan, the capital of the Toltic
Empire covered not only the site of the
present town Of Tulla, but the spot
where Mr.. Charnay discovered the villa;
and now he is unearthing near the for
mer building large palace. Perhaps
during these cxcations he may find his
torical dato that will clear up oil mys'
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-10-07
A ZULU SCARE.

At that moment came u vOlly TAR down
the hill where q picket had boon posted,
it's rattle clear aud distinct in tho night
air. A staff officer gallops past, and in
an instant tho rear face slitup with fire,
taken up all along the line OF wagons
Crash go tho volleys everywhere, belch-
ing out fame and smoke, till tho front
is ono thick, while cloud, pierced only
by the sharp and vivid flashes from tho
muzzles, "Whish " comcsa bullet over
head. "Whir wfollows another after.
Crasl, goes u volley close by, and tho
face in our front is onco more framed
with fire. Then tho big guns in the
corner give out al answer, booming
their bass notes high above therest. The
bullets arc flying merrily overhead; and
the soldiers, young lads half of them,
with - wholesome dread of tho Zulns
in their poor little hearts and funk
plainly written on their faces, crowd
under the wagons for safety, quickly to
be pulled out again by their officers in
every style of undrcss, many with their
red nightcaps still on. Out come tho
skulkers in droves, only to vanisl, again
round the next wagon.
The fun grows furious. Bullets sing
and whiz past in flights. Tho smoke
is sitting, and hides everything. Half
% dozen horses, maddencd by tho din,
arc rushing about. In tho narrow path
way left round the wagons it is impossl-
bic to move freely, so crowded up is it
with oxen and horses. Native soldiers
squat in masses in the middle, and con
tinually let off their guns in tho air,
keeping tho butts firmly on the ground.
conductors blaze away into the nearest
/ wagon tilt; tents lie fat, their ropes still
tied to the pegs, sure traps for the I'M
wary. Chaos is everywhere, even in the
: wagons, where the man lie firing incess-
, antly, and paying but scant attention to
the orders shouted at them. Twenty
minutes of this work and bugle sounds
the "ceasc fire." and the flashes die out
and:leavc the laager dark and silent as
Q the night itself. Then our General fol-
lowed and gave his censurc pretty freely
Y on the wretched scare, and she sat OF
= many face at its recollection. Not
c Zulu had been seen, the picket who
@ commenced the row firing at what hi
t thought was some "black," but might
!: have been cloue.-Campaigning in
). South Africa, Montague.