National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-19
THE EGG-ROLLERS,
An Army of Happy Children i'm the
Wbife.House Grounds.

The annual Easter-Day frolic of the
children in their observance of the custom of egg
rolling was held yesterday in the grounds back of
| the White House. As soon as the excitement of
| the circus procession died away the children
| hocked 10 the grounds in large numbers, accom-.
panied by their nurses, lunch baskets, and eggs,
and had high old time until the rain drove them
home. While the fun lasted twas fast and furious
and the little were in constant motion. Roll
ing over the grass in pursuit of the gayly
eggs, and scrambling up the grassy banks
| with shouts of laughter, old and young
together, made scene of varied and
picturesque confusion. While the children were
rolling around their guardians sat on the grass and
discussed the contents of their lunch baskets and
no doubt to-day they will feel the effects of their
imprudence 1t was more like great picnic than
| anything else, and the sight of so much infantile
grace and happiness was enough to warm the
hearts Of the most crusty and nveterate bachelors
| At It Again.
| "There is another matter" continued
the Senator, that might properly be published. 1
see it is mentioned in the HOrld to-day refer to
Gorhams course of personal abuse in The Ma
TIoNAL REPUBLICAN,. II is bad enough for him to
attend the sessions of the Senate sit the desks of
the Senators, and act otherwise as though he was
already an officer of the body But when, besides
| that he uses his paper to answer arguments and
make personal and insulting remarks upon Sem
atUrS, he not only oversteps the bounds of pro-
prety, but he commits offense against decency,
and one which should debar him from favor at
the hands. OF the Senate 1 had expected that be-
| fore this he would have been reminded by Repub-
| lcans that he was doing wrong. If we had O.
candidate who should follow similar course r
should not hesitate u moment to go
to him and say: This is inconsiderate;
! you seek an Office from this body-an Office
of trust and responsibility it is right then that
you should criticise, in personal and offensive
| manner, any member of this body. If you persist
in it cannot support you Well. no Republican
seems to have done this, and when Mr.. Mo-, IAN
the other day called the attention of te Senate to
| it Gorharn replied in editorial insult Perhaps
he does not know better He is q fellow ofIow in
| stincts, crafty, no doubt, and unscrupulous. But
that does not justify his course does it
the neglect of the Republicans to check him. Yet.
ast appears to us, it, when he should be most cir
| cumspect he is abusive and scurrlous, what guar
antee would we have that as an officer of the Senate
| he would scruple to betray confidence, and follow
the same line of abuse wherever his party or him
self were not satisfied. In my judgment he should
never be allowed to take the Office, and believe
he never will be.'-NetU York Worlds Washington
| telegram.
| Tie First salute to the Stars and Stripes.
Mr.. W. s. Clarke, of this city, says in
communication: In your interesting articles on
the Stars aud Stripes which appeared in your issues
| of the 18Th and 18th you appear to have over
| looked one important circumstance-the first sa-
| lutte to our national flag. The Continental Union
Flag" displayed January 2, l776, continued to be
used until June IA, 1777 when the Congress Re
solred That the flag of the Thirteen United States
be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that
the union be thirteen stars, white in blue field,
representing new constellation Paul Jones, i'll
command of the Ranger, demanded and received
| from the French admiral in Quiberon Bay, coast
of Brittany, the first salute to the Stars and Stripes
as adopted June II, 1777, gun for gun. 1t had been
before that the usage of Europe to salute the
flag of republic with four guns less than were
| fired to salute the flag of crowned potentate. In
the Annals of Congress" second session, 1sl6'17
and Annals of Congress" first volume, 1Sl7-1S,
may be found the discussion at large of this inter-
esting subject"