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National Republican., 1880-12-17


section. No people, overthrown in a
great war, ever yet willingly submitted
TO defeat. The South went into rebellion
for what it believed to be a just and
righteous cause. However strange II may
seem tous, theyundoubtedly believed they
were doing only what they had the right
to do. They were utterly defeated; but
the defeat has not in the slightest
changed their belief in the idea that they
were right and the North was wrong.
what Southern man, since the close
of the war, has even by impli-
cation admitted his people were
wrong? Many have conceded "the
rebellion was mistake;" that it was "bad
policy;" but none declared it wrong in
principle, or expressed any serious re-
grets regarding 1t, save that they uee and
are sincerely sorry il failed. Upon this
point the leading men of the South are
unanimous.
From the standpoint of the North, the
South has been restored to full political
fellowship with the North. The men
that represent it in Congress are, almost
without exception, those who were her
trusted leaders in the great war-her
brgadiers, her majors, and her lieutenant
generals. Coming fresh from a field
where cherished principle was defeated;
where political theory, the growth of
two hundred years, went down in the
storm of battlc-is it strange that they
have determined to renew in the halls Of
legislation battle lost on other fields?
Is 1t strange they seek to nullify us far
as possible the effects of that defeat by
crippling the legislation that followed in
the wake of their overthrow?
The Democratic politicians of the South
(there seem to be few statesmen thcre)
are to-day putting in full practice the
methods that distinguished their predc-
cessors before the war. To-day, as then,
the aggressive element of the South is in
the ascendancy; to-day, as then, the
South holds itself superior to the North |
in all that constitutes a great people; to-
day, as then, the Northern people are
mudsills" and traders; to-day, as then,
the South boldly claims the right to rule
to-day, as then, it is seeking al
lance with the worst elements of |
Northern society to accomplish its pur-
poses; to-day, as then, it holds in con-
tempt Northern thought and Northern
opinions, as they exist outside its own
allies; to-day, as then, it believes in fraud |
and violence at the ballot-box; and to-
day, as then, it holds as right, proper and
just all means to secure its own right to
rule. This feeling will continue just as
long as the people of the South have u
hope that by running solid, politically,
they can secure strength enough in the |
North to give them control of the Gov
ernment
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The Railroads and the PcopIc

The value of every product of labor
is measured by what it can be exchanged
for. The exchange must, rs rule, first
be made for money, and the money can
then be exchanged for whatever else is
wanted. The amount ofmoney for which
any product can be exchanged is fixed by
the laws of competition. The profit upon
that product to the producer is measured
in large part by the cost of its transporta-
tion to the place where the sale can be
made. The farmer who has raised Il
fine crop of wheat, or other COM
moditlcs, must pay his farm expenses, and
must then pay the railroad tax for haul
ing his crop to market. The merchant
who sells goods TO the farmer must charge
enough to cover the amount of the rail
road tax he has been obliged to pay. The
railroad tax or fare goes TO the treasury
of the railroad company. The higher the
fares and frcights the richer the railroad
company, and at the same time the poorer
the producer who pays the railroad bills.
Who should fix the rates of toll to be
charged by the railways? Who has the
power? The railway manager claims the
sole right OH the ground that the road he
represents is private property, and under
his sole control, lie resents any ATTEMPT
to interfere, and straightway claims pro-
lection of vested rights. He tells us that
the State, by chartering his company, has
made an irrcyocable contract with it,
and that no way is given under heaven
whereby he can in any manner be re-
Btrainedexceptby condemninghisrai railroad
property for public use, just compensa-
tion having first been made. He will
have whatever he can get. lie may,
if he chooses, fix the rates of
freights and fare by rail so high
that any increase would be more
than shippers and travellers would pay.
That is to say, he may charge so much for
carrying produce that the owner could
better afford to lose it than to pay any
higher rate, and would indeed abstain
from further effort at production rather
than TO pay fraction of cent more. He
begins by telling us that he must have
National Republican., 1880-12-17
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Bob" RcsponsiI,Ie for II.

UeneTaI Low WALLACE gives n curious account of
the origin of his latest book, Ben. Tur" He saws
" About five years agoI wasgoing from Crawfords.
Vile TO indianapolis. On Boarding the train at
this point Colonel Bob IngcrsOll, who was pas.
scnger on the same train, invited me into his
dnwing-room car. Our conversation naturally
drihed TO Colonel lngersolls fayorite theme The
result OF the impressions made by that cOnvcrsa-
which, in its0ccomplishment, would compel me to
the most thorough investigation possible of all
divinity of Christi ~
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..linili., nm Rnxnr.I

The trouble between Tom Bayard and Conk.
ling, so far rs observe, Is al based on the tes-
timony of discharged detective officer at
Washington, who has been selling information
aud dividing tho proceeds to newspaper
rough for years past He 1t was, accord
ing to, my understanding. who had the story
printed that the phelDs.DOdge money was divided
between Boutwell,, conkiing, Noah Davis. Jayne,
ana somebody else. Noah Davis, by the way, is a
tectivcs yarn had been thought by all the persons
lhyard accuses to have been so low in origin and
unreliable in the place of its publication that It did
He must full back on the newspaper. The news.
paper falls bnck on the detective and the dctcc.
tive falls back on his primitive mud Cincinnati
EnlniTCr
National Republican., 1880-12-17
A Wind Fall.

James Hutchinson, q Chester County (Pa) farmer
has discovered that he Is of the heirs of an i'm
mcnse estate the revenues of which are in the Bank
of England. The title dates back to the reign OF
Charles |, when the Scotch Covcnanters resisted the
persecution against them. There were two broth
ers, one of whom fed to Ireland, and aftcrward re-
turned and took possession of the estate while the
children of the other emigratcd to this country.
The first one died unmarried. and his estate has
been lying unclaimed ever since. The Hutchin.
sons are about TO claim the estate
National Republican., 1880-12-17

The effort of Colonel Irish to secure to
his employees the benefit of street-car
transfers at a low price should be cx-
tended to include our whole population.
Exchange tickets like those proposed are
popular and profitable in other cities.
Another improvement should be made in
transfers by compelling the conductors to
give them to passengers, instead of getting
them from agents at the crossings.
Washington is the only city keeping up
the present annoying practice
National Republican., 1880-12-17
A TexnA Indy.

A hatchct.faccd woman of about fiftyone sum
mers. with q wealth of irccklcs in her fnce and a
on Galveston avenue. There were hnlf dozen
gentlemen on the car, hut none of them offered to
give her scat. Aflcr she had waited reasonable
time, she said: ''lf eny of you galOois is waitin
for me to squnt In your laps, you are barking up
the wrong tree, for | want you to understand I'm
lady" dread that she was not in earnest
CNuscd six gentlomem to lenye the car.
National Republican., 1880-12-17

MYSTERIOUS STAR called the "Pilgrim," )"
which was observed in 945, 1864, and 1872,
is expected by astronomers to appear be-
fore long, 1t was described in 1872 as
brighter than Jupiter, and "such was its
brilliancy that persons were able to detect
it at noon in clear sky, and at night
when the sky was so overcast as to hide
all other stars" If it appears, it will prob
ably be visible for several weeks in the
constellation of Cassionen.
National Republican., 1880-12-17

TICKETS at S. may scare away some
very "pwopoh" persons but the inaugu-
raj celebration ought TO belong to the
great public, who must have chance
once in a while to wear their good
clothes
National Republican., 1880-12-17
General shern,an.s smccc.sor.

The newspapers arc wondering who will take
General Shcrnans place II he leaves the army
We don't know who will, but we know who would
like to. Address with return stamp, or call In per
stairs Till you iant aud then walk along a dark
hall till you smell thunder Enter boldly and ask
without fear for the military editor. Don't you
dare to bring poem with you.-BuHingion Hitrk
National Republican., 1880-12-17

In is to be hoped that while the Gov
ernment is able to afford the expense,
at least as able as it ever will be in all
probability, the whole debt of gratitude
owing to war veterans will be paid. This
matter lies nearest the conscience of the
DeoDlp
National Republican., 1880-12-17

THE one hundred thousand waiting
population are coming. They have taken
one step forward in response to the recon-
mendation of the District Committee pro-
viding that $l,250,OOO be expended in
reclaiming the POTOMAC flats.
National Republican., 1880-12-17

1T's really remarkable how many
handsome and stylish girls there are in
the Woman's Suffrage Association. Now
if they could only talk without being so
embarrassed. But they will get over it
when they marry.
National Republican., 1880-12-17

ArRoros to the bill TO punish wrongs
to children, Mark Twain says he is will
ing to write book in favor of the pro-
lection of fathers from the cruelty of
children. The baby has been sitting up
with Mark.
National Republican., 1880-12-17

HAVING attended to the waste of water
in the city, the temperance societies will
now be thankful if Congress will turn its
attention to the waste of whisky in the
nistrirt
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nIsmnrc,,,. Eenr or tho scvs

In the whole Empire of Germany there are not
more than five hundred thousand Jews, and vet
Bismarck Is afraid of their talent, money, and in
iiuencc. Af(cr the Catholics, the Jews are perse-
cuted, After the Jews, the Luthernns may suffer.
Religious prosecutions do not pay in the long run
National Republican., 1880-12-17

The proposition to give some old worm
out furniture Of the Senate to worthy
charity was very nearly defeated by run
ming into what is known as grave con-
stitutional question. Some way the Con-
stitution seems to be getting in every
body's way here lately.
National Republican., 1880-12-17

COLLECTING REVENUE with carbincs Is
not civil service. Deputies in the
South will soon have to be enlisted for
three years or during the war.
National Republican., 1880-12-17

OrR ncighbor, the Post, is improving
since it has commenced copying from TIE
REPUBLICAN,.
National Republican., 1880-12-17

THE advantages of Washington as the
focal point ofall interests was never bet
ter exemplified than just now. Congress,
the National Board of Trade, the Wo-
mans Fashion Socicty-beg pardon,
Suffrage Association-and a dozen other
national matters engage the atten-
tion of the whole country.
National Republican., 1880-12-17

IT seems to be questionable whether
Northern man can ever become a resident
OF the South. Judge Woods has lived in
that section since 1869, and yet they ac-
cuse him fbeing an Ohio man. Does it
require man to be buried there to attain
the rights of citizenship?
National Republican., 1880-12-17

LAWYER CARmNGToN should know that
jumping from the dome is about the
poorest practice n lawyer can engage In.
National Republican., 1880-12-17

Mn. S. CLAUS succeeded in getting his
clause in yesterday.
National Republican., 1880-12-17

What is that remedy? There is Il GER
tain class of men who profess to believe
that relief can only come to the negroes
through the people of the South them
selves; that, without experience and ed
ucation, the people will see the folly of
treating the negro MS they now do, and
for their own safety and security, as well
as because it is just and right, accord
him what is his due. We by no means
undervaluo the force of this suggestion.
Undeniably the controlling influence
that is to modify the treatment of the
negro in the South must spring from the
white people of that section. The bare
enactment of national legislation in be-
half of the negro can accomplish but
little, if anything, toward his re-
lief from the burdens under which
he now suffers. Primarily, we he
licve the hope Of the negro for
fair treatment, politically and industri-
ally, must come from the white people
among whom his lot is cast. Still the
people of the North can powerfully con-
tribute TO the creation Of public senti-
ment in the South, out of which will flow
in cooling and healing streams the senti-
ments, ideas, and actions, whose exist
ence alone can guarantee and enforce
honest and fair dealing, politically and
otherwise, toward the negroes in that
National Republican., 1880-12-17

WASHINGTON, n C., DECEMBER IL, 1850.
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The Negro I'm the South--H.

| There are four million negroes in the
South. They have not man of their
color and but four of their party in the
lower House of Congress while in the
Senate they have but single representa-
tive of their color and but two of their
party. BY series of unjust apportion-
ments in congressional districts where it
was possible, and by open violence where
political jugglcry would not avail, the
South has actually placed the negro in a
position where he is compelled to forge
and fashion the manacles that hold him
from the enjoyment of the rights that be-
long to him under the recent Amend
ments TO the Constitution.
AS in the old days his tireless arms
turned the wilderness and swamp into
fields of cane and cotton, that his
lordly owner might clothe himself in
purple and linen and rcvel in the cost
liest luXuries that earth could produce,
while he lived lowly and sorrowful,
clothed in rags, scarce sheltered from
wind and storm, eating the coarsest food
that could be found, 50 now, his arms
unwillingly rear the political fabric from
whose portals go forth the laws that
make his political master more powerful
than ever, clothing him with the strength
to crush, humiliatc, and destroy the un-
willing servants that make him what
he is.
Ought such Il condition of affairs to ex-
list in any portion of republic claiming
to be free? Is not such fact humiliating
to the country? Can we remedy the
wrong? Can we do justice to the negro ?
Can we make his freedom rcal-not the
shadowy thing it is to-day in the South =?
We think so; we believe the remedy ex-
lists in the hands of the North. Wilt be
apDlied?
National Republican., 1880-12-17
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

NATIONAL THEATRE-Mr and Mira Chanfrau.
foRDs 0PERAlIoUsE- Haverlys "widow Bciott.'
THEATRE CoNIauE-The Peerless Morlacchi.
National Republican., 1880-12-17
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COR or SEVENTH Ann L srs n w

Thls Institution has progressive and successful
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hnn women Tor usefulness and selfsnppOft Its gradf
nalfs secure positions Of triHt and profit Course OF
Hndy and srninlnK comprises the English lansuage,
Juslh0ss AllthtncllC Slcnccrlan Practical pennlAn-
shp; bookkeeping by single aud double entry adapted
70 every variety OF business lsine9s Practice, re.
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oI business papers, paying and receiving cash and
Keeping lhe hccuunls, Elocution and Lectures. Day
aud kYehlng Sessions begin MONDAY, AUGUST %
lbso For Information and terms call al the College,
Or address HENRY O. SPENCER, Principal, Aul5
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-14

FoR many easons the people are call
ing for u ',strong man" for the Presi-
dency. Not u .'man on horseback" to
ride down popular liberty by the mere
force OF an obstinate will; but n man
~'strong" in his Republicanism, In his
love OF justice and equity, In his deter
mination that the government shall DO
prompt In the protection Of Its hum
blest citizen and exact In all its equi-
ties; ~..strong'' In his regard for consti-
tutional law; ''strongr in his reverence
for the Union and the usages OF the
fathers; '~'strong" In his W. clear con-
victions, hio own wise judgment,
and his own well-determined action;
astrong" in the calm faith with which
he will lay his statesman hand upon the
lawful instrumentalities Of our free
American government-the strongest
government Of the earth when admin
istered by n mar stalwart enough to
breathe Its spirit and wear It's armor.
Hence this call on all hands for James
G.. Blaine.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-14

Moung Edwin, a Burmese, who has
been educated In this country with the
view of sending him as a Baptist mis-
sionary TO Burmah, lectured last week
in Baltimore. Speaking Of the deplor-
able condition Of women In the East,
owing mainly to peculiar religious
teachings, he said: ''Girls I'm China are
believed TO have no souls, and to kill
them is not murder, and, therefore, not
to he punished. Where parents are too
poor to support the girl children they
are disposed Of in the following way:
At regular intervals an appointed officer
goes through q village and collects from
poor parents all the girl children they
cannot art for, when they are about 8
days old. He has two large baskets at
tached to the end Of q bamboo pole and
slung over his shoulder. Six infants
are placed in each basket, and he a T
ries them to some neighboring village
and exposes them for sale. Mothers
who desire to raise wives for their sons
buy such rs they may select. The 9th
ers are taken TO the government asylum,
Of which there are many all through the
country. II there Is room there they
are taken in, IL not they are drowned
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-14
CEN. GRANT AT yICksBrRe.

Gen. Grant and party arrived at
Yieksburg on Monday. They visited
the national cemetery accompanied by
the reception committee, and after
wards went la the court house, where
the welcoming speech Was made. In
replying. Grant ~expressed pleasure al
the visit and reception, and said he
knew nothing could again array the
blue against the grey he believed that
= day Of general prosperity was dawn
ing, and that the next few years would
do more toward making the people
united than the past fifteen years had
done. After the reception the CON-
pany made a short excursion oyer the
river, where Gen. Grant reviewed the
remains Of his famous canal, then 10
turned 20 dinner ut Judge +. Speeds.
The party left BY special train ai
7 p. m. for Memphis
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-14
our NEW ~aAILnoAD.

A Washington telegram says: The
bill agreed upon by the house commit
tee ON railroads. proposes TO grant a
charter to the wyoming. Montana a
Pacific railroad company" or, rather,
10 cooperate with the territory OF Wyo-
ming In doing 50. A proyiso requires
that the consent also Of Indian tribes
through whose land the road would ex-
tend, shall he procured. That would
be easy enough; II not brought about In
one way It would be In another. No
where outside Of Indian territory can
the red man make any serious resist
ance TO white enterprise. The line Of
this railroad IL 10 extend from Cheyenne
by way OF Fort Laramie and Deadwood,
and Is authorized to issue bonds not ex-
ceeding s12 800 n mile for q narrow
gauge and SIS 900 for a broad-gauge
road, said bonds TO be secured by mort
gage. The company will be required Ia
transmit kilograms over It's lines, and
transport mails, troops, ETC., for the
government, under the usual conditions
governing such roads. Such n line Ia
very much needed and would probably
pay. Montana Is rich In gold and live
stock. The population Is now consid-
arabia
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-14

Correspondent Pre-s-Pioneer.
Miss Ellie, the third daughter Of Gen.
Sherman, Is TO marry Lieut.. Thackaray,
Of the navy. The Sherman girls have
q penchant for the navy. Miss Minnie,
the eldest daughter, married Lieut..
Fitch six years ago. Miss Ellie is a
bright girl. and Is blessed with beauti-
full eyes. She has many Of her fathers
characteristics, and he Is more fond OF
her than Of his other daughten. The
Sherman girls seem TO carr very little for
dress. l heard a lady remark the other
day that Miss Ellie would Ne beautiful
'sif she got herself up In any sort OF
style, but she. with the rest OF the
Sherman family. seem TO care more for
n good time than for appearances.
"Just notice her." said my friend,
''her shoes are two sizes too large, and
that hat Is awfully unbecoming. hate
TO see black gloves OF a young girl"
But even " they don't have so much
style about them rs some, the Sherman
girls are very popular, and are not with
out personal attractions.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-14
SINCE Abraham Lincoln fell we Law

SINCE Abraham Lincoln fell we Lave
had no truer product Of American in
situations, no grander exhibit Of Amer
lead craftsmanship, no truer exponent
Of the genius and spirit Of our age,
than we have In Blaine Of Maine.
No name sleeps warmer in the Ameri-
can heart; no other mans call rallies
such thousands. The people believe
that he is the man for the hour now
striking, and they are determined that
his shall be the name inscribed upon
the banner that Is to be lifted up Mt
Chicago. From this purpose they r not
TO be turned. They will not be frowned
down by the imperious audacity Of any
great man-nor be cheated by the trick
cry Of little ones. Public sentiment
shall not be forestalled and betrayed by
premature and untimely conventions,
nor strangled by the impudent ..instruc-
tionsr OF the managing few. The peo-
pie must be heard-and obeyed. Vo1
PopuIi, roz Del!
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-14

are pronounced by the medical profession
The bane Of society. but the Bible says.
shown and DR.. Eiiisbes. tho discoyerer OF
"Anakesis,'' the only infaliiblc pile cure
known to medical art, deserves n monument
at the hands OF afflicted millions rs n bene.
1ictor OF the human race. IL ns Jean Paul
Richter says, Happiness l. the absence of
pain" what shall be said OF n remedy that
will relieve Instantly such pain ns those en-
dure who suffer from piles. and Of how much
happiness must Anakesis be the author.
5o.6D OF the millions AFFLICTED with piles
gladly testify to Its healing virtues Doctors
OF ali schools prescribe II. and In twenty yenfs
nome have used IL without benefit. Combin-
Ing the virtues Of n poultice. an instrument
and medicine, easy OF application. sale and
useful In all cases. IL relieves pain ut once.
holds up the and ultimately cures the
worth knowing, by following. the doctors
printed Instructions rs 1, diet. habits, ETC.. u
keeps them cured. Samples of "Anak Gals
arc sent free to all sufferers on application "a
y. Neustaedter a Co.. box seiC, New York.
Sold by druggist everywhere. Price u per
box.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-14

1T Is said, that II Vanderbilt should
sell all his New York Central stock, he
could become owner OF one hundred
millions in government bonds, oil about
one fourteenth Of all in existence. As
II Is, be owns more than any one man
eve held against this government,
amounting to rs much as the entire an
nual expenses of the government some
years before the war. The checks for
interest, which he viii receive every
ninety days, will amount to one-half q
million dollars, or over 5000 a day.