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National Republican., 1882-12-14

GRANT, HAYES or GARFIELD at subsequent
elections But they can and do say that the
union ought to be restored, which is n work
yet to be done. They agree that the old
democratic party as at present organized Is
not a national party for the reason that it
does not accept as accomplished facts the
amendments to the constitution or the laws
passed in pursuance thereof, but, on the con
trary, seeks to rule as before, with the votes
it has, without regard to lawful maiorities
They are union men--national men--and if
the republican purty, which has hitherto been
a sectional party in fact, against its own will,
desires to see equal rights, free suffrage, free
schools, and republican form of government
established south as well as north, they can
secure these by cooperation with the men
who, although not republicans, are as anxious
to accomplish those objects as any republicans
can he. The democrats will advise the re-
publcans against acting with these men. The
republicans must judge which party this adj
vice will be intended to benefit The enemy
is not to manage our campaign in 1891 1t is
worth while for our national committee to
invite southern liberals to join in the forma-
ton of "national republican" party, of
which the republican party shall be the
foundation, and to which shall rally all who
prefer it to bourbonism.
National Republican., 1882-12-14
A Cnnnnhrnm Answered.

Are we to understand from the remarks of our
morning contemporary that such men as CHAL-
MERs, MAHoNE, RIDDLEBERGER, and JONES, all of
whom were conspicuous comederates, have re-
pented of the part they bore in the great struggle
OF 1861 -'65?- Washington Post
Not at all. You are to understand from
your contemporary that "the war is over"
and that the -confederates referred to above
have common sense, and do not consider
obedience to existing laws of the United
States any humiliation, or any expression by
them, one way or the other, upon the subject
of the great struggle of 1s61l'65. You are at
liberty also to understand that your contem-
porary is fully persuaded that no good citizen
ought to be questioned as to the part he
took in the civil war, and that ex-
confederates who respect the constitu-
tion and laws of their country, and
fearlessly oppose the bourbon organization in
the south, which lives only on the memories
of the "lost cause" and hopes of revenge for
its loss, are worthier of the political fellow
ship of republicans than those ex-unionists,
whether democrats or professed republicans,
who support or lend aid and comfort to that
organization. Are we to Understand from the
remarks of our morning contemporary that
its censure of "such men as CHALMERS, MA
HONE, RIDDLEBERGER, and JONES" has been
based upon the supposition that they had re-
pented of the part they bore in the great strug-
gle aforesaid? And is fidelity to the lost cause
a test of democracy? We know that the gentle
men named believe that CALHoUN's dream of a
southern confederacy, in which the southern
people so generally shared, was, as MAHoNE
eloquently said in the senate, " consumed in
the ashes of the civil war" and that they have
forever separated from those who refuse to be
comforted because it is not. They were brave
soldiers and can survive the sneers ofnorthern
democrats who were for peace in time of war,
and who now fear that the growth of unionism
in the south will destroy the chances ofdemo-
cratic success
National Republican., 1882-12-14
WHY Didn't He Tryt

The transparent huInbug in the FITz-JoHN
PORTER business is so glaring that it is
marvel every one does not see it. He re-
ceiyed peremptory order to move, and he
didn't move. Twenty years later he comes
in with plea that he couldn't. There were
wagons in the way, darkness in the way,
Longstreets in the way, and dust in the way,
and he brings in testimony of confederates to
prove how impossible it was to move. Now
if FIT2-JouN PORTER had just put his troops
in motion he would have found out the
amount of dust, the number of wagons, and
the depth of the darkness in his way, and
there would have been major generals, briga-
diers colonels, captains, and twenty thousand
men as witnesses to the tremendous obstruc-
tions, The only way to prove an inability in
such a case is to try and fail and the general
who didn't try has no right TO say il was i'm
possible At Lundy's Lane, when Gen. Miller
was asked, Can you take that battery"
his response was, 81 can try, sir" and those
bravo words. followed hy the corresponding
National Republican., 1882-12-14
Whnt Is In n Nnme.

No; we do not imagine that "the repub-
lican rose will smell sweeter at the south if
it goes by any other name.' We would not
change the name of the flower we would only
add the prefix, national" in order to more
clearly express its variety. When the repub-
lican party was formed in 1856 slavery had
become national and freedom local The party
came into existence to make slavery local
and freedom national. 1t Indignantly
repealed the idea that it contemplated
any interference with slavery in the
states After its first victory in 1860,
after six cotton states had seeded from the
union, and only two days before the Inaugural
tion of Mr.. LINCOLN, the senate, by two
thirds vote ga to 12), proposed the following
as an amendment to the constitution of the
United States, the same having passed the
house of representatives by vote of 1873 to Go
two days before: 90 ..
Article IS. No amendment shall be made to the
constitution which will authorize or give To con-
gress the power to abolish orinterfere, within any
state. with the domestic institutions thereof, in
cuding that ofpersons held to labor or Service by
the laws of said state.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Nilo NAAid'lhAitlp NAbib
to make the republican party national by
agreeing to the perpetuation of slavery if it
would be content to become sectional, the
nation itself was for a time confined to a Sec
tion by the erection of an independent con-
federacy in the south. The institution of
slavery and the confederacy both fell, and the
nation has ever since been struggling for re-
cognltion in the states where together they
flourished. But barring few years of the
varying fortunes of policy of force,
which was only sufficient to irritate the ma
tion and the republican party have both been
merely sectional in their power and influence
[ In the progress of events there has conf
menced the development of a national feeling
| among the men of the confederacy. These
cannot say that they were for FREMONT in
1856, for LINCOLN in 1850 OF in 1864, or foI
National Republican., 1882-12-14
Senator BccIs,s Logic.

Mr.. BECK is one of the senators who trieste
hit the nail on the head. Mr.. BECK some
times hits the nail on the head. The other
day he spoke on assessments, and laid down
his grievance. His grievance is that the as
sessment comes out of the salary, and the sal
ary comes out of the taxes, and the taxes come
out of the people. We state it little moro
tersely than he did, but that is it; and then
he proceeds: "If can strike $500 from a post
master here and $500 from q collector there,
because they feel that they can voluntarily
cal purposes, want to cut it down in the in
terest Of all the Taxpayers of this country"
We admit the nobility of the senator's pur-
pose. If postmaster happens to have any
thing over at the end ofthe year and chooses to
give few dollars to help circulate informa-
ton among the people, the true remedy un-
doubtedly is to cut him down so he can't give
anything. Apply starvation. Mako it the
rule that no postmaster shall have anything
to spend in his own way. 1t will tend to
elevate the service by cramping the free
dom of choice and restricting the man
illness of the public servants, and making
them as near paupers as well can
be. 1t is particularly bright and
happy thought, and might be extended. In
the same speech the senator was tempted to
make slight alluson to himself f-not egotis-
tically, but in an historical matter-of fact
way He said Last year l had occasion to
make several speeches. My friend from Ver-
mont (Mr. MoRRILL) tempted me into one or
two which cost me several hundred dollars
to pay for tho printing of. Thinking it
would do either myself or the country good,
went to the expense to do it for political
purposes, if you please. 1 suppose we all do
that"
Well, that is frank in its simplicity. Wesup-
pose they all do it, and we suppose the money
comes out of the salary, and the salary out of
and we suppose that nine out of ten men you
meet will say "sauce for goose is sauce for
gander," and the remedy which will stop, q
clerk or postmaster from political contribu-
tions will, if fairly applied, stop senator
also Suppose the senator amend his TesOlu-
ton and apply it to the legislative branch II
the government. Let the country know how
much too large the salaries of senators are.
Mr. BECK has discovered a capital rule Let
every senator understand that every dollar of
his salary spent on campaigns came from the
treasury and should be refunded. Then we
shall have examples of honesty worth talking
about.
National Republican., 1882-12-14
RRANCH OFFICES.

The following is a list of the branch Offices.
Others will be added hereafter:
w. S. Roose's News Stands at the Arling-
ton Hotel, NIlIard's Hotel, metropolitan
Hotel. and National Hotel.
Roose d Queens News stand, ST. James
Hotel.
Riggs House News stand.
Ehbitt House News stand.
American House News Stand.
w. $. Thompson's Drug store.
G. II. FickIing's Drug Store, Georgetown.
j. BRADLEY Atiams's Book Stores.
c. X. Dufour, Druggist, 1914 Fourteenth
street.
II. B. Ferguson, Druggist, corner Second
and Pennsylvania avenue $. IL.
S. Z. Lewis, Druggist, corner Fourteenth
and p streets.
G. G. q. Sinms, Druggist, corner Four
tecnth and New York avenue.
w. f. Scala, Druggist, 500 East Capitol
street.
j. II. Clements, Neyvsdcaler, Ninth street.
G. w. Joyce, Stationery store, 170s Penn
sy1vania avenue N. w.
j. ID. Free, Book Store, t343 Pennsylva-
mia avenue, corner Fourteenth.
Il. A. FIJI, Stationery, New York avenue,
near Fifteenth.
e. IL. Morcoe, Cigars and Stationery,
Pennsylvania avenue, near Twelfth.
j. Cox, Alexandria.
George H. French, Alexandria.
National Republican., 1882-12-14

THE country will llappreciatc Senator BECK s
zeal in jumping ON to political assessments
in Che light of Senator PENDLEToNs refer
enco ON Tuesday to the impedmcnt presented
by republicans in Office to the march of the
democracy to political success in 1884, At
fer his resolution for an Investigation, with
Senator HALE's substitute, to the judiciary
committee, presided over by Senator Ed
MUNDs, will cause his discretion to be even
more admired than his zeal. The Vermont
senator has the humor to appreciate the Ken
tuckians assurance that he was satisfied the
committee would do tho best it could.
National Republican., 1882-12-14

ing water so that its molecular structure
is broken up and an expansive gas formed.
Water can be broken up in that way
almost anywhere, and KEELEY motors
furnished at two for q quarter that would
carry n man far beyond the laboratory ex-
pcriments of Professor Tyndall"-poss.Sly to
the poor-house or lunatic asylum. Mr.. KEE-
LEY himself worked the old excuse and the old
promise that he will soon bring the matter
to the attention of the Pennsylvania railway
company" There is but one other instance
on record where so much reliance was placed
on the Expansive energies" of drop of
water, and that was in the case Of Dives,
whose scheme did not workout he was not
in PHILADELPHIA.
National Republican., 1882-12-14
Consular Fees.

The President yesterday transmitted to the
house communication from the secretary of
state giving certain information relative to
consular fees called for by house resolution
adopted at the last session. 1t shows that the
compulsory consular fees for vessel of 500
tons burden are as follows; United States, S. /;
Great Britain, free; France, Sl0.46; Italy, $50;
Denmark, SIS; Norway, $3.50; Germany, S5 /;
Brazil, free; Spain, $50; Holland, $40.
National Republican., 1882-12-14
o7pr-e-e
The National Republican.

For the accommodation OF the public, branch
Offices have been established at prominent loca'
tions, where at all times advertisements and sub
scrpions can be left at exactly the same cost as at
the main Office.
Wants, Rents, For Sale &c, &c., of three lines
or less inserted three times for 20 cents. All an
swers, when desired, will be delivered by special
messenger to the residence or Office of the adver
tiser.
THE REPUBLICAN intends to demonstrate that it
is the very best advertising medium in the Dis
trct and earnestly requests liberal patronage of
its branch offices.
National Republican., 1882-12-14
Ths TnrIH Rennrt.

The finance committee Of the senate con-
tinued the first reading of the tariff commis-
sion report yesterday, and authorized Mr..
Morrill, to ask permission, in behalf of the
committee, to sit during sessions of the senate,
which permission was subsequently granted.
A large part of the printed evidence taken by
the tariff commission was received from the
government printer, and the committee an
ticipate making rapid progress with the work
before them. The ways and means committee
continued its consideration of the tariff COM
mission report. Its work is still in sehed-
ule "a -
National Republican., 1882-12-14
Going ON a winter Cruise.

Orders were published yesterday detaching
the officers of the swatara at Norfolk, recently
arrived from China, as they have been at
tached to her for three years. The Swatara
will not be put out of commission, but will
have a new set of officers assigned to her, and
will go for a winter cruise to the West Indies,
under Admiral Cooper.
National Republican., 1882-12-14

JUST read the PENDLEToN bill. 1t is ex-
quisitc fooling No word against turning out
all the republicans in 1855 in case the people
should vote the democrats into power, The
way to get in is well guarded in the hands of
the appointing power, but never word Of
protection against arbitrary removals.
National Republican., 1882-12-14

THE spicy little Reriel1 Of Norfolk, Va, is
making .an effort to secure free water for the
citizens of that city. We opine that the little
paper has undertaken an herculcan task, but
hope and believe that it will be equal to the
occasion. Close communion in the matter of
water is a drawback to the city, and the peo-
pie would consult their own health wealth,
and future prosperity if they could be brought
TO see and appreciate the wisdom of the stand
taken by the Recielg. BY all means Norfolk
should have free water and plenty of il.
National Republican., 1882-12-14

REV. JOSEPH Cook, who is genius in some
directions, is never greater than when utter
ing truisms in a startling manner. He is re-
ported as having recently said to Boston
audience that there is no genuine cvilza-
ton on earth" This may be true, and we
are not so much surprised that Mr.. Cook
should have made the assertion as that he
should have so spoken at the alleged center
of civilization, Boston.
National Republican., 1882-12-14

THE democrats do not care anything about
the Offices We did not know but the repub-
licans might think they did All they want
is to reform the republicans ont. They already
feel sufficiently reformed themselves to over
come any scruples they may have had about
going in.
National Republican., 1882-12-14

FIFTEEN more votes would have saved. the
library building bill, and it is a pity that ff-
teen friends of the library were late in arriv-
ing on the floor of the house yesterday morn
ing. Eternal vigilance is the price of
libraries,
National Republican., 1882-12-14

WHY not allow Librarian SPoFFoRD the
use of the rothnda for the books which arrive
hereafter, and some of those now in the
library. He ought, however, to be made to
give bonds not to damage the paintings that
remain uninjured.
National Republican., 1882-12-14

IT now seems from recent interview with
a New England senator that Col. HOOKER is
not to be a candidate for the secretaryship of
the senate, but, instead, will be candidate
for the position of sergeant-at-arms The
senator referred to is also reported as saying
that Mr.. GoRHAM is now the caucus nominee,
and that he is entitled to the support of re-
publican senators until he is either elected or
defeated. The REPUBLICAN does not intend
to champion the candidacy of Mr. GoRHAM,
for the reason that he is its principal editorial
writer; but it is but justice to him to say that at
this time he is the only candidate for the po-
sition with which his name has so long been
connected, and which place he filled for
eleven years to the entire satisfaction of the
members of the senate.
National Republican., 1882-12-14
A plsgustrd ohief nIrglstrate.

HVTNIItIN IItDUJTICII
Hatton disgusted the President n few days
ago by rushing with great Importance into
the cabinet-roOm with his hat on the back of
his head, acigar in his mouth, and generally
offensive mannerism and insisting upon COM
municating something in the Presidents ear,
though Others were present.
National Republican., 1882-12-14

THE stockholders of the KELLEY motor did
not learn the secret at the meeting yesterday,
but they were dazzlcd by more scientific gem
eralizing and found out that there were fifty
eight dollars and eighty-four cents on hand.
1t was a very large meeting, and Mr., BocKEL,
who madS the speech calculated to explain
the secret. talked msstlY about disintegrat-
National Republican., 1882-12-14
The Future Grsenbnck Editor.

A child born in Cincinnati has neither skull
nor brain, its head being MS transparent as
Jelly. 1t is said to bear striking resem-
blance to an English aesthetic, and when the
child grows up it will be good for nothing but
to edit greenback paper.
National Republican., 1882-12-14
A Pointer.
n EVIHNNCEs
Nflp York Eueniiln Telenrnnn.

4'TtV I9ENIFFT1J
The fact that the democrats of Gettysburg,
Pa, celebrated the democratic victory by
hanging the efIigy of one-legged soldier,
representing Con. Beaver, the republican for
governor, shows that the old spirit fingers in
the bourbon breast
National Republican., 1882-12-14
THURSDAY, DECEMBER Ia, 1852.
Ths 1XentIer Td-Dnr.

For the Middle Atlantic States Including The Disric!
Of Columbia colder fair aOeGther, northwest to south.
aoest irinds, and higher barometer.
ANOTHER COLD WAVE COMING.
Cooler fair 1reater is indicated for The districts on
the Atlantic coast on Thursday. cold 'Caue is dd-
Udncing from the region north Of hinnesota and 10
proJably reach the Middle Atlantic and NetU England
coasts during Friday, causing much colder Ueatter
Colder partly cloudy 'oeder Is indicated for the lake
region, the Ohio and Upper Mississippi ralleyS on
Thursday and Friday
Yesterdays thermometer.-7 A. m. $50 IL q. M,
$3.50; s p. m, 46.9o; p. m 44,3o; II p. m, 1872
maximum 4S9o; minimum, 31so.
National Republican., 1882-12-14

The New York Sun thinks that Governor
elect PATTIsoN cannot be candidate for presi-
dent in 1884, because he will not have reached
the constitutional age. Does the Sun imagine
that reformers like PATTIsoN are subj ject to the
conditions of ordinary mortals? We fear the
Suns tendency to CLEVELAND may have to
do with its technical view of this matter.
National Republican., 1882-12-14

Mr.. RANDALL is kept very busy watching
Mr. CARLISLE, and Mr.. CARLIsLE's time is
constantly employed in keeping track of the
meanderings of the ex-speaIer, while Mr.. Cox
is becoming crOss.eyed watching them both.
National Republican., 1882-12-14
A Strange slnilie.

A man dies very much as bucket of water
is drawn from the East river. There is a
little depression for a moment then with q
slight gurgle the waves fill it and the stream
flows on with the sun shining upon the spot
rs before.
National Republican., 1882-12-14

DAKOTA ought 10 have a good show for ad-
mission. The Yankton county railway bond
objection raised in the senate last winter
seems to have been pretty much removed, and
it is clear sailing for the Dakota delegation
here at work to have state made from their
territory. There is nothing else to occupy
the committee on territories during the ses-
sion in either house.
National Republican., 1882-12-14

TEN days have winged their way into the
mists of eternity and oblivion, yet from out
the cavernous recesses of his vast and vacant
mind no wonderful words of wisdom have been
given to the world by Mr. MACVEAGH.
National Republican., 1882-12-14

THE democratic senator who openly avows
his hostility to civil-service reform until
after the hoped for success of his party in 1884
willy and subtly wise as they, A reform
measure will probably be enacted, but it
would be the better and more comprehensive
if Mr.. VOORHEES, were to aid in its con-
struction and explanation.
National Republican., 1882-12-14
A BILL to regulate interstate commerce was

A BILL to regulate interstate commerce was
mentioned by Appointment western republican
yesterday as one of the four important meas
ures that should be secured by congress this
winter. The other three in the list were, of
course, reduction of internal-revenue taxa
ton, revision of the tariff, and reform of the
civil service.
National Republican., 1882-12-14

says the party is no party at all, and the peo-
pie are tired Of parties, and all that sawt o
thing, ye know But the pain abated before
the editorial was finished and the writer ad-
mitted that the party had never been beaten
when it weathored up to Il greatmora ques-
ton" lie might have cited the campaign of
1872, when it devoted itselfto defeating south
ern luarauders and northern slanderers.
National Republican., 1882-12-14
Wen, what OF ItE

Mr., Hattons new paper, or rather the old
paper of which Mr.. Hatton is the new editor
takes as much satislactioni apparently in
quoting the mean things said about Mr.. Hat
ton as in quoting the pretty things said about
Mr. Arthur
National Republican., 1882-12-14
NEyy work. OFFICE.

The New York Office Of THE REPUBLICAN is at
Room 30, TrjJime building, where files of THE RE-
PUBLICAN and all necessary information relating
TO advertisements cHn be obtained.
National Republican., 1882-12-14
Advice 20 Lily.

To Mrs, Langtry; BE hirtuous and you will
not be happy.
National Republican., 1882-12-14

WE are in favor of civil-service reform
system in accord with the public Judgment,
but we do not believe in the sincerity of every
dead beat and dronc in the departments who
is howling against removals. Many rotten
and worthless scamp who is cramming him
self with the public cheese, in which he has
burrowed, finds time to enlighten the public
anonymously with his views on ciyil-service
reform.
National Republican., 1882-12-14
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sampo copies sent on application.
EomitHnccs mny be made at our risk either by
dr.t. express, post Office order, registered let
ter. Money sent in any other way is at the risk of
tie person sending IT, Address,
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National Republican., 1882-12-14

How WOULD proficiency in lawn tennis and
bicycle riding do as one of the qualifications
for entrance to the civil service?
National Republican., 1882-12-14
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National Republican., 1882-12-14

"THE blatant VOORHEES, is what the New
York SUMS Washington bureau calls him. Call
you that backing of your friends?
National Republican., 1882-12-14

THREE democratic governors elect are al
ready in training for the presidency. Two
ex-senators, one major general, and one ex-
candidate for the vice presidency are also in
the hands of their friends" Indications are
that there will be a regular go-as-you-please
contest for the honor of getting left in 1854.
National Republican., 1882-12-14
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