National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-02-07

Mr. GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS, under the
guiso Of Republicanism and the favor Of the
HARPERs, continues his work of political
assassination. One of his recent efforts in
this line not only deals cOld-blooded stab
at General GRANT and administers n subtle
! poison to Mr.. CoNKLING, but attempts top
galyanize into political life and energy that
twelye-year-old corpse HoRATIo SEYMOUR
! by promising the Democratic party if it
will make SEYMOUR the candidate to give
him the votes of the independents (of
1872, we supposed, and of many other Re-
| publicans, as against some prominent
Republicans who are mentioned for the
nomination. This 1at-footed proposition
of Mr. CURTIS to sell out the Republican
party if General GRANT or Mr. CoNKLING
for there is no Disgusting the fact that these
are meant by some prominent Republic
cans in the article under consideration
| should be selected by the Chicago con-
ventiOn as it's candidate, forever bars
him from all right to voice or control i'll
Republican councils. Political organization
in this country, and in all popular govern
ments, obtain and maintain their cohesive
power by peaceful acquiescence in theprop-
erly espresso d will of the majority.
Those who will obey only their own inn
perious wills find no lengthy or permanent
abiding place in them. Mr. CURTIS has been
allowed to sneak in and out of the Republic
can organization of New York at will, al
ways threatening destruction to the party if
his counsels were not needed, quite too long.
He has far outstayed his welcome on each
return lie should now be notified that lie is
no longer recognized as an element of the
Republican party. Like RIcHELIEU, his
actions proclaim II am the State"
1t is amazing to one who has known the
house of HARPER Bros during fifty years as
Il Union-loving and patriotic men, that they
should submit to have the columns Of their
widely-crculate Weekly prostituted to the
selfish, ambitious and yindictive purposes of
a doube.dyed political traitor and assassin.
He has not only turned the guns of their
own fort upon their own political party,
but has also inflicted a cold-bloOded stab
upon the greatest of living Generals, fresh
from the voluntary honors showered upon
him by all the nations of the earth and who
has returned home to find the hearts of his
fellow-citizens beating more warmly and
gratefully toward him than ever before
Do the HARPERs suppose that this grateful
people who are justly proud oftheir faYorite
General, who see in him the savior and pre-
Sc rver Of their institutions, will tamcly sub
nit to see him maligned, slandercd, libeled
and assassinated, morally and politically
by literary egotist, an intellectual mar
plot, an educated fool, whose nose is out o.
Joint simply because lie cannot have every.
thing his own way? The recoil will shattel
u the HARPER institutions not their editor
Take him away from the Weekly and he is
!, a cipher, Let him stay there dffusing hi.
poisonous malaria into the body polite
and the Weekly will soon be begging fol-
sustenance of the Democratic party, for the
Republicans will have none of it. They
, will not tolerate journal which "goe'
"backn upon its party and its Church to sub
serve the personal ends Of its editor.
But the most disgusting feature of thi
marplot is that he invites Independents anC
Republicans to vote for the very prince o
: Copperhcadism - HoRATIo SEYMoUR-a
! their candidate. What imaginary attrac
/ ton can Mr.. SEYMOUR present to the Re
publicans of New York or of the Nation
Was he not blatant in his consent to tn
Democratic platform of 1864, which de
clared the war for the suppression of tn
: rebellion failure? Did not his address Of
" the Fourth of July, 1868, in New York
- when he was Governor, discourage tn
g draft and tend to palsy the hands of tn
a President in his efforts for a vigorous prose
y cution of the war? A few days later dit
3 he not address the rioters-the drai
j rioters-as My friends, one of III
y effects of which was the murder o
% q colored child during the night, who's
], quarters were next morning boldly, ruth
i lessly and most inhumanly displayed hang
- ing on the iron hooks in front of butcher
81 shop at the corner of Prince and Merce
- streets, as trophies of Democratic mo
1t triumph over recognized government? D
i Governor SEYMOUR ever prosecute or caus
to be prosecuted his friends for this mos
fragrant and dabolical murder? Never.
,rI Four years later did not this same delect
e. able Governor SEYMOUR come to Washing
/. ton rs the guest of the late ChiefJustic,
D. and, remaining with him full week at hi
,r residence, enjoying his confidence and hosp
l. talties, did he notindite plan of campaig
p. with CHASE as candidate for President an
p. prepare slate for his Cabinet with SEl
a. MoUR himself as Secretary of State ? Di
h he not leave the Chief-Justice for the col
l- vention in New York pledged to CHASE
o. support, first, last and all the time, wit
III the full measure Of his great power and ii
d. Guonce as the great leader Of the Democrac
N. and prospective President Of the CONVEX
o. ton ? And all will recollect how he q
ri, quoted and simpered and finally, when h
ne arts had secured the nomination for hin
se. self as a compliment which he was to d
On cline in favor of CHASE he arose, as ever
in one who was at all behind the scenes e.
he pectcd, for that purpose, and to propose Il
IN nomination of his friend he entirely iorg
ce the programme in his confusion and was
81 ,,,arcop,e nv the GREETINGS and aDplau