National Republican., 1880-05-19

thought that he may reply to certain re-
marks made by Ben HILL in his speech q
few days since
TENNESSEE is to retain n representative
in the cabinet. The president will appoint
HORACE MAYNARD postmaster general. Mr..
MAYNARD, however, is no "erring brother"
but tried and true unionist in the best
sense of the word and q thorough repub-
lican.
AND now all those American criticisms
upon GEORGE ELIOT for marrying are be-
come as dross. GEORGE did not marry; it
WAS another Mrs. LEwIs-the legal wife of
the late G. II. LEwIs--who became Mrs.
CRoss. Those puns, too, and those sad re-
Elections upon the brides sixty years. all
wasted. This comes of writing editorially
upon the strength of cable news.
on Monday last the Baltimore Sun en-
tered upon the forty-fourth year of its eX-
istence. 1t INDUCES i'll perfectly justiflablc
exultatiOn over its career of uninterrupted
prosperity and present strength. The Sun
fills the need of q low-priced newspaper in
every sense of the word. 1t is always de-
cent, non -sectarian, conservative and fully
alive TO the interests of the community
which it serves. There is no reason to
doubt that the Sun will continue to shine.
New ORLEANS seems 10 take but little
interest in the SPoFFORD-KELLoGGc contest.
Since the case came up in the senate we
have not seen ten lines of comment in the
daily papers of that city. While demo-
cratic and republican papers from Maine to
California have been discussing law and
precedent with reference to the case, the
Times and Picdyuae are evidently indif
ferent.
THE "linguist of the bureau of ethnol
"ogy" decides that in order to get the cor
rect pronunciation of Arkansas the frs
thing to do is to drop the r. from the
"the word and the second emphasize it OF
" the second syllable-Akansa, The ear
liest French chroniclers always write
"Akansa, and the r was put in by ignO
Grants to give the a the continental sound
"There are even instances where the worc
"tather has been written farther for the
"same reason; also, terbacker for to-
"baccon
THE New York Tribune is engaged in {
very Jealous effort TO make Senator Rob
ERTsoN think and feel that bis betraya
of the confidence of the republican stat
convention of the state of New York i
upheld by popular sentiment. and to fortif.
that position cites the views of severa
newspapers and republicans in and out @
the state. This, however, will fail. Th
act is so marked with treachery that whe
the Judge, MS a conscientious man, appeal
to the bar of his own conscience, lie will
find no verdict of acquittal there.
IT KEARNEY has any reflective organs h
may find subject for their exercise in til
fact that the Chinese of Hong Kong hay
sent Il liberal subscription to the mayor q
Cork to relieve the su fferers by the famin
in Ireland The Chinese in this counlr
have experienced nothing but ill-treatmeu
from the Irish, and the latter ought to fee
some shame in view of the noble reveng
taken upon them by these pagans of Hon
Kong II is not the first time, howeve
that pngans have had The best of it in I'll
practical application of christian doctrine
THE New York Times thinks that niue
of the heat Of the present preliminary II
publican campaign is due to the "lack {
uniformity in rules and usages of tn
organization in different statesn and sul
gest that the coming national conyentiO
should take measures to bring the part
machinery in harmony rs 10 the method {
selecting senatorial and district delegate
appointment Of temporary chairman, til
unit rule, basis of representation, etc.
is evident that something of the kind
needed TO prevent the waste Of energiC
in preliminary struggle, which are sadl
needed afterward in the actual contest.
SooIE time ago we commented upon Sen
tor GARLANn's letter against repudiatio
doubling that it would have effect TO pr
vent the bulk of his party taking the eas
path of getting rid of the burden Of dent d
casting Off the obligation, The progress
the repudialion movement in Arkansas
bearing us out in our belief.
II il so also in Tennessee. In spite of Il
struggle of nearly all the respectful
politicians and ablest newspapers, III
triumph of the low-tax wing of Il
democracy appears to us TO be certai
II appears to be Of little moment that Il
most prominent men and newspapers o
pose the tide. The agencies, usually
powerful in moldmg and controlling pul
lie opinion, on this question seem to
without influence. These states are repea
log the experiences of Louisiana and Sou
Carolina, in both Of which repudiation h
triumphed in spite of the earnest oppo'
tion OF men listened TO and obeyed on q