National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-02-23

come accustomed TO see the negroes go
TO the polls and vote, and vote with
increasing intelligence and discrimina-
tion. They have sat with them on iuries,
and have found them conservators of law
and order, the surest safeguard of the
humble poor, and they are losing their
former fears about the introduction of
this new element in our political fabric
A new South has thus grown into exist
ence, and the people are fast realizing the
fact that the only impediment to a new
career Of progress and development is TO
be found in the continued control of the
Bourbons. The time is ripe for peace
ful political revolution that will bring
material prosperity to the South, and il
only requires little organization and
the consolidation of all the elements
of opposition to Bourbonism to
bring it about, and this can
and must be accomplished. The Repub-
licans of the South can do much of this
good work, and they can do it with en-
tire confidence that this is the speediest
mode of enfranchising the people of the
South and comforting upon them the
rights of free thought, free speech, and
free press, and when this is accom-
plished the Republican party and Re-
publican principles will receive no hurt,
but will thus be enabled to appeal to the
calm consideration of free people for
their confidence and support. 1t is a
paramount duty, therefore, to give every
aid and comfort in bringing about such
condition of affairs in the South rs will
render such an appeal possible, and when
this is done we shall have no fears about
the Republican party or of the great
fundamental principles upon which It's
organized.
THE Badlaugh case, in the British
House of Commons, is getting sadly
mixed If that distinguished unbeliever
had been permitted at the outset to take
his seat unnoticed and without taking
the usual parliamentary oath he would
have been shorn Of the martyrs fleece
with which he now so proudly envel-
opes himself But John Bull, as persona
fed either in Mr.. Gladstone or in Sir
Stafford Northcote, never fails to take
advantage of any arising opportunity 10
make an issue" The result is an adver-
tisement for Bradlaugh, and broad laugh
by Bradlaugh as each successive incident
in his struggle for his seat adds TO the
emphasis of that advertisement. He has
at last slipped in and taken the oath, the
sanctity or binding force of which he de-
nies, and in doing so has complied with
all the forms of the law which he he'd
spurned beneath his feet 1t is now pro-
posed to eXpel him but if he is expelled
he will be reelected not because of his
infdelism or free-loveism but because of
alleged British love of fair play. Then
the House will undoubtedly refuse to re-
ceive him, and the howl will 60 up again
that free-born subject who stands I'M
convicted of any crime is deprived of his
rights and a great constituency deprived
of its representation. And the martyr
dom will go on
WE understand that the Committee on
Rules of the House hold session to-day.
Our citizens will watch with deep inter-
est the result of that consultation The
recommendation of that committee to
adopt q rule assigning day or two GER
tain in each month for the consideration
of affairs affecting the rights, privileges,
and immunities of the one hundred and
!. eighty thousand unrepresented taS-pay-
ing American citizens of the District of
Columbia will be sustained by the gen.
erous representatives of this broad Re-
public, whose constituents have q ma
tional pride in the progress development,
and attractions Of the Capital of their
! country. Without such recommenda-
ton coming from that committee it is
useless to hope for any legislation this
session by Congress, upon whom is i'm
posed specifically by the Constitution the
dmy TO exercise exclusive legislation in all
cases whatsoever over the affairs of this
District. The Committee on Rules is as
follows: The Speaker, G. NJ. Robson.
New Jersey; s. ]. Randall, Pennsylvania
j. c. S. Blackburn, Kentucky, and I. b.
Reed, Maine, Let us watch and pray.
The success Of the weekly edition OF
ihE NAIiONAi iNbFlbi'ltAN 10 uHlJTttt-
dented in the history of journalism at the
National Capital, The list of subscribers
received at the Office daily exceeds the
most sanguine expectations with which
we started the enterprise. To our friends
in the South especially are we indebted
for such generous subscriptions. THf
REPUBLICAN, will continue to vigorously
aid in the political redemption and re.
generation of the vast and attractive en-
pire of the late Solid South from the
thraldom of Bourbonism, which shackled
its energies and repealed the infusion Of
new, free, and energetic life-blood, seek
ing the field of its wonderful resources
for the establishment of new industries
and enterprises. No better messenger
can be used as an advocate of the new
and prosperous era dawning upon the
| South than the circulation of The Ma
TIoNAL REPUBLICAN,.
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THE proposition TO place General Grant
on the retiredlist Is being opposed by the
allegation that he is rich man. We dc
not understand that this allegation, true
or untrue, has anything to do with tn,
merits of the case. If he were to CONF
: before Congress as a mendicant the fault
finders would cry ont against him all In,
same, and the fact of his poverty woulc
have no weight, nor would ii be entitle,
to any, in the pending discussion. !