National Republican., 1880-09-06

drew the indictment Is now the congressman
from the district, and Is a candidato for ro.
election. General Woodfor took the liberty
OF reminding tho citizens of clarksburg of
some of these things .
IHE democratic orator is continually ask
ing when this Sectional clamor" about tho
south is to cease. He might answer tho ques.
ton himself by saying, ms soon as tho people
the south confess that they were wrong and
that those Of tle north were right during tho
rebellion.
TIE democrats are now contemplating the
holding of funeral to bury their past records
and platforms. They have no principles TO
bury. If they would only entomb themselves
that would settle the whole question and
bring forgetfulness for all but while they live
their record will never bo forgotten.
WESTERN New York promises stalwart
old-tashioncd republican majority. So also of
st. LawroncN Now if central and southern
Now York will develop their full republican
strength, New York city and Brooklyn may do
their worst and tho republicans will carry the
state by a majority large enough for all
practical purposes.
SENATOR WALLACE Is in despair. His re.
cent visit to Washington was for tho purpose of
finding out or discovering som ething in tho
patent Office whereby natu m lization papers
| could bo made to have a mature look his coffee.
pot being played out. But he found nothing to
suit him; nevertheless, he will bear watching
for he is sly, sly, sir, dcvilish sly.
THE republicans of tho region round about
Fairfax Courthouse, IN Virginia, are making
preparations for grand rally at that point on
Saturday, September 1s, when all the Garfield
and Arthur clubs Of tho surrounding country
will unite in one grand demonstration. Hons.
John VI. Langston, Frederick Douglass, g. d.
Raum aud others will bo present aud address
the nssemblage.
Puck's cartoon ofthc democrats finding their
Moses in the bullmshos in the person of Ham
cock must be rend between the lines. It's
"truo inwardness" will be seon when it is re.
mombered that Moses died before his followers
reached the promised land. They looked over
at IL hungrily, md that is what the demo.
cratic riG.raf have been doing for long
time. They think they arc in sight of the
ofico.holding Canaan, aud that they are going
right in; but the old generation ofcopporheads
and slavery-s ympathi2ers must pass away
| first
| A CONSERVATIVES democrat Of Pennsylvania
who has recently had business call to the
| south, passed through this city on his return
| yesterday. lie says, after listening to the
common political talk Of the ex.rebels now, be
is convinced that he cannot safely vote for
| Hancock, with his confederate brigadier at.
tachmcnt and any northern democrat is n
fool if he votes tho democratic this fall. He
is convinced, he says, that nothing better than
ruin to the business interests of the country
would follow Hancock's election. To be con
WINGED of this it is only necessary to listen tC
tho common talk Of the southern democrats
rs he has done.
THE delegates from Essex county whose OK
ASPIRATION at the result of the New Jersey
=. democratic convention found relief in lusty
cheers for Potts, kept on comforting them
selves in this strange fashion all the way
home. carload of democratic delegate
shou ting for n republican nominee is novet,
in politics-but this is an exceptional year
In tho Essex caucus of 13O men four preferred
Ludlow, and every time his name was men
toned it was htssed US vigorously as that o
Mr.. Potts was cheered. II behooves Secretar,
Kelsey, whose skill as a political engineer ha
again been made manifest in securing tn
nomination of his relative, to give asiill NOR
striking exhibition of his genius by keeping
the repub lican majority in Essex down t.
5000.