National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-15


FROM the testimony givenin the United
States Court, at Charleston, S, G., this
week, it appears that the Bourbons of
that State have suffered UNNECESSARILY
from black bull-dozers. In fact, the Bour-
bon minority has been so cruelty perse-
cuted that the majority party has almost
disappeared from politics The black
mon and their friends have stuffed the
ballot-boxes so successfully as to defeat
all their candidates The lamb appears
to have gotten the VOLTS throat in his
jaws and punished him terribly.
ANOTHER American lady has learned
that it is folly to marry for a foreign title.
The Marquis of Anglesey has separated
from his wife, formerly Miss King, of
Georgia, and announces that he will pay
no debts of her contraction. About the
worst possible disposal that an American
lady can make of her hand is TO give it
in marriage to a titled foreigner. Ninety
per cent. of such marriages turn out
badly.
If Mr.. English, of indianapolis, could
succeed in getting his son elected to Con-
gress-whch he will not do--that dis
trict would show up again in National
affairs as it did in the glorious days of the
luminous Landers. 1t is understood that
the old gentleman has intimated that he
will come down handsomely with n sub
scription of dollar and q half to the cam
paign fund if his son is nominated.
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THE National Democratic organ of the
United States of America achieves a
very graceful condescension in warmly
ndorsing the Earl of Fife as candidate
for the hand of Princess Beatrice. Moth
ing but this praise was lacking to con-
vince the Princess royal mamma that
Fife was the right sort of fellow to be APP
pointed to the position of son-in-law in
the royal household.
WHY should Democrats care so much
to secure control of the House? II was
only a useless burden that they didn't
know what to do with when they had it,.
Have they forgotten how ridiculous their
old party made itself? Can't they re-
member that their utter incapacity for
governmental affairs became notorious
and conceded fact long before they loosed
their grip?
IT isn't pleasant for the Canadian au-
thorities to admit, and they therefore
deny that there is heavy emigration
from the Dominion to the United States,
but such is the fact. Many thousands of
excellent citizens are thus added to our
population. Some of these may go back
again, for they all agree in the opinion
that Canada is first-rate country to
die in.
THE Democratic party hasn'tth effront.
cry to claim that it accomplished any
good results during the two years ending
on the 4th of March, 1881, in which ii
had a clear majority in both houses Of
Congress. The best statement of its case
is that it failed to accomplish all the mis-
chief that was predicted. And on thi'
showing it hopes to get back into power
again.
A GERMAN citizen of Gibson County
; Indiana, said to be ninety-eight years OF
age, has subsisted for the past seventy
years entirely on moderate allowance
of bread and full supply of water. Al
good old Doctor Watts remarks: "Mal
docs not need an exuberant measure Of
the things of this life, but he desires pro
longed tenure of vitality"
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crazy after having been vaccinated will
virus from the arm of man who haC
been insane the world is expected to be
lieve that lunacy can be propagated b.
vaccination. If the same rule woul,
work with patriotism and statesmanshiI
we might hope to reclaim the Bourbons
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THE Car is evidently givingway unde
the accumulating horrors of his situation
The bravest man that ever led charg
might be utterly crushed in spirit
hunted as this man is-hunted as hi
father was, as his successor will be, as al
Cars must be SO long as they cling to all
solutism.
WISDOM is justified of her children. o
course the "smart Alexis" have foun,
out that il wasn't Jesse James who wa
killed. We have had, all along, a shrew,
suspicion that some other fellow pre-
cured himself to be murdered and burie
for the sake of the big reward offered 70
James.
The ten million roubles to be expende
in festivities at the coronation of tn
Car will get up good imitation of en-
!. thusiasm, but there will not be so mucl
real iollity in the whole business as W
have in this country over the election O
popular candidate for constable.
, ALTHOUGH undeniably and indisputabl
t responsible for the war of the rebellio
, and all the long train of measurele!
= evils resulting therefrom, the great III
l tional Democratic party proudly poin
f to the quinine bill and exultantly claim
that its vindication is complete
e SOME of the revenue reformers
Q bring to the discussion Of the tariff que
!. ton an almost phenomenal equipmeI
/. for that onerous duty. In breadth al
It variety Of inexperience and in affluen
It of transformation they challenge the a
g miraton of the country.
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y IT might be more profitable for Il
y German press to consider the causes
70 unlimited emigration from that hapI
- country than to tax its cerebral powe