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Year: 1878

The point in the election of Field over
Shields to the Office of DoorEeeper of the
House is that the issue was squarely made
between two Democrats, one of whom was
General of the army which fought to preserve
the national union, and the other General
in the army which fought TO destroy the ma
ton, and that the Democrats, in solid body,
cnose the Confederate General. No feature
was wanting that could make the alternative
plain or give point to this preferment. Gen.
Shields was not only General of the army
of national defense, but he was distinguished
in the war against Mexico, in which he re-
received serious and manning wounds All
this went for nothing in the choice between a
General of the Union army and Confederate
Brigadier.


1t is not enough that a treason which had
slain quarter of million of innocent men,
and had fastened the yoke of debt and high
taxes on our people for many generations,
had been left off without any penalties, and
that even its ringleaders had been permitted
to resume the privileges of citizens and ad





to destroy; not enough that magnanimity
and lenity unparalleled in history had been
shown to these overpowered reb is, but they
were resolved that treason should be honored
and fidelity degraded, and that the matter
should be so marked that no one could pre-
tend to doubt its meaning.


Another salient feature in this is the meek
submission Of the Northern Democrats to this
apotheosis of service in the war of treason,
and their uniting in a solid body with the
Confederate Brigadiers to dishonor service in
the patriotic army. If Democratic restora-
tion brings back the old Southern slavehold-
ing arrogance, it has also restored the old
doughface of the Northern Democrat. In
the former time he received meekly his Or
ders from the slave lords, and he looked up
to them as a superior class; in the restoration
he humbly honors the Confederate Brigadier,
and at his command degrades the soldiers of
his country. Thus does the Democrat re-
sumo his ancient character.


The same features are exhibited in this
State by a Democratic Legislature. 1t has
made an exposed bounty jumper and desertsr
of the Chairman of the Committee on Military
Affairs. This was its idea of the way to ad-
minister military affairs in the secession war;
And Democrats themselves have charged that
their bill to reorganize the officers of the pen
itextiary has resulted in the appointment of
deserters and bounty jumpers in the place of
crippled Union soldiers.


This is the third Democratic Doorkeeper of
this House, which has only got through its
first session. Two have been expelled because
t&ir eForts to find places for the horde of
ex-rebels that was pressed upon them ty DEM
ocratic members made a scandal Thus they
were sacrificed as scapegoats. In this as in
its rebel aspect, we have true picture of
Democratic character. Do the people Of the
Northern States want any more of it ?-[ Gin
cinnati Gazette
Year: 1878

The Democratic House is affordlng the
country a spectacle which will doubtless serve
such a warning to the class of voters known
as Independents that it will not do to entrust
that party with further power. Never was a
Legislative body 80 bitterly partisan. Never
did the controlling element in party go to
Washington with SO many schemes to plunder
the Treasury. Never did party show itself
SO unfit to be entrusted with the financial
legislation of a nation. Never was Con-
gress followed to Washington by so numerous,
so hungry, and so worthless pack Of place
seekers. These considerations are having
weight with intelligent men, and to these
circumstances, more than all others, can be
attributed the satisfactory Republican votes
where elections have taken place. Boston
Journal (Rep).
Year: 1878

THE organs of the reform party have the
coolness to boast of the ousting of Polk as an
heroic act of virtue. They declare with more
or less truth that the Republican party never
did such thing. Because it had no occasion
to do it, sweet gentlemen. The Republican
party has shown its good disposition now,
however, by helping the other fellow accom-
plish job he was inadequate to conquer
alone
Year: 1878

A DEMOCRATIC House which is so eager to
satisfy Confederate claims for fair division
of patronage would not be backward in pay
ing any amount Of Southern claims. The
Solid South must not be offended
Year: 1878

Taere are people in Passaic, New
Jersey, who have faith enough in the
report that Captain Kidd buried his
treasures in cave near that place to
set about digging for it. A good deal
of Jersey sand has been turned up, but
no treasure as yet.
Year: 1878

To LET General Shields down easy the
Democrats in the House were magnanimous
enough to offer to put him on the retired list.
They were doubtless the more ready to offer
this indulgence to the veteran Union soldier
from the fact that under existing laws it was
a sheer impossibility for him to receive it.
Only soldiers of the regular army are retired,
and as General Shields never had the advant-
age of fighting for his country in any other
way than as a volunteer the Senate will not,
of course, allow so gross violation of law
and precedent as would follow from its pass
ing the House resolution Cleveland Herald.


CAPTAIN HEARING, the faithful guard whose
vigilant watch at the iron gates leading into
the prison corridor has been kept for sixteen
years, has been reformed out of his place by
the new Democratic Warden, though the loss
of leg in the Union service ought to have
plead effectually for him. To add to the
hardship Of this case of cripple soldier turn.
ed out to make room for party favorite is
the misfortune Captain Hearing is suffering
from the recent appearance of scarlet fever in
his family. Verify, the State of Ohio. as renr.
resented by Democratic Governor and his
subordinates and coadjutors, is humane
employer Columbus Journal.
Year: 1878

ARTEMUs WARD won laurels for patriotism
during the war of the rebellion, owing to the
willingness with which he sacrificed his
wife's relations upon the altar Of his country.
His disinterested devotion challenged the
admiration of the world. But if we drop a
tear to the memory of the patriotic Artemus
what shall we do for the more modern
Rutherford, who is thus reported:


II any person made any promises in his he
half, or entered into any bargain they did 40
without his knowledge, and he hoped their acts
would be exposed


This is grand in it's nobleness. If the
visiting statesmen stole the crown and placed
it on Ruthy's brow, he is willing they
shall suffer for their crime. This great and
good self-sacrifcing man has not yet in
formed US what should be done with the
President who rewarded the "visiting states
men, with fat Offices for their great crime.
Ruthy was in hurry when that point was
reached.
Year: 1878

EUROPEAN news continues to be of the
grab-bag kind. It is, however, a very
ominious fact that both the courts of Wen
ma and Berlin appear to be dissatisfied with
the approach to an understanding between
the court of St. James and the Tartar auto
crat that is reported to have been brought
about by Count Schouvaloff. The war pre-
parations on either hand are pursued with
out relaxation. From Constantinople there
Is rather more peaceful news than was,print
ed yesterday morning, but to all appearan-
ces the Moslems are in very fair condition
to try another bout with the Cossacks, and
very strongly disposed to invite that test of
conclusions.
Year: 1878

If the trite saying relative to guilty
conscience needing no accuser ever had .
forcible illustration, it is in the case of act
ing President Hayes. In the report of the
interview which appeared in yesterdays
GLOBE Mr.. Hayes is represented as con-
ceding that the Investigation inaugurated
into the Florida and Louisiana frauds may
oust him from the Presidency. He grants
that his title is not secure, and that it can
be tested by writ of quo aoa1ranto on the
part of Tilden, or an act Of Congress.


AS matter of fact, the investigating
resolutions do not contemplate disturbing
the Presidential title. They very properly
propose to officially investigate the frauds
which the electoral commission refused to
consider. Every one knows that the frauds
were perpetrated, but every one does not adj


nit the fact, because there is no official
proof. It is eminently proper, as safe
guard against it's repetition, that this great
crime should be made odious by the most
thorough exposure. If this exposure dis
turbs the business of the country, it is the
Republican party of the country which is


responsible. That party perpetrated the
crime, and no plea of business necessity
should be allowed to shield them.
That organization stood ready to plunge the
| country into a civil war rather than surren-


der it's control of the government, and no
plea of business distress should now avail to
screen them. There will be no business dis
| tress. The exposure of crime does not disturb


business, while its concealment is the dan
gerous element.


If the investigation should develop the


bargain made by the Visiting Statesmen y


and it should appear that Hayes upon reach
| ing the Presidency bestowed appointments


upon them because of their successful bar


gain, he would be clearly liable to impeach-


ment and removal from Office. All this could
| be done under due form of law without dis


turbing or exciting the country. That is
| what may befall Mr.. Hayes, and is what he


deserves. If justice is done, this result will


be reached, and Mr.. Hayes removed TO,
high crimes and misdemeanors, without
disturbing his title. The title is not what


the Democracy is after. That organization
| seeks something more efficient than an
| empty title.
Year: 1878

The cities of the West now decline to take
the silver dollar for which they once clauored
as if the salvation of the country depended
upon it.--Providerace (R. ~ Press.


WHERE did this Pullback organ get the in
formation that "the cities of the West''
would not take the silver dollar? A falsehood
like that implied in the above quotation is
too large for q six-by-nine State.
Year: 1878

The Philadelphia Press, the day before the
Republican convention:


Let us have, by all means tomorrow a
brief, ringing platform-something that will
be bngle call and not a blanket during the
campaign"


We do not hear the hosts answering a
bugle call; SO we conclude the convention
must have furnished blanket, and q very
wet one at that.
Year: 1878

LEOPOLD MoRsE is suppositious Demo
crat who misrepresents Boston district in
Congress. He is wretched little ninth
part of man who has two-by-four shop
and mends the seats of trousers for a living,
He had the impudence to vote against the
resolution ordering an investigation of the
electoral frauds on the ground that Boston
was city of capitalists and he cast his vote
to meet the views of those capitalists. 1t
will be re-morse with Morse when he next
offers his gooseship for the votes of Boston
capitalists.
Year: 1878

SENATOR MCMILLAN yesterday introduced
bill in the United States Senate to provide
for the construction of bridge across the
Mississippi at Fort Smelling. The partic-
ulars of the bill are not wired, but it is sup.
possible that governmental aid for the build
ing Of the bridge is included as recommend,
ed by Gen. Terry.
Year: 1878

WAR correspondents have been ruled off
the British men-or-war in the sea of Mar
mora. But this little incident doesn't seem
to make any difference to the newspapers, as
they continue to interview the commanders
as of yore, the only drawback being that
they have to contradict them the next day.
Year: 1878

WE feel justified in saying that the GLOBE
contained the only account of the Park
Place hotel fire that was published on Sun
day morning. Also we feel authorized to
say that the other morning newspaper in ST..
Paul copied its Monday morning report of
the fire from Sundays GLOBE.
Year: 1878

The Pioneer Press is not for Stewart.
Il is not for Washburn. It will insist on
raising politics above the level of the low
cunning of the three-card monte tricksters
who have so long too largely controlled it.
Year: 1878

| To the Editor of the MorristOwn Gazette:


As the time is approaching when


it will be necessary to select stand


ard bearers in the political contest


in the near future, I hope you will
pardon the seeming egotism of your
correspondent in being the first to
mention the matter in the press. 1t
has been suggested that this or that
man would be the best one to run as
the Conservative candidate for Con-
gress. l have heard some express
sions as to preference amongst my
neighbors and acquaintances in this
Congressional district. I have heard
but one sentiment expressed as to
the man, and that is universally and
all the time in favor Of Hon. VIM.
Mcfarland. They want no other
man. They voted for Mcfarland
from Paint Rock to RogersvIlle and
from here to Bristol. Let ev,.ry man
of the party grid on his political ar
NOR and see to it that each and eve-
ry Democrat or Conservative votes
one of the other party, and we will
win the day. / don't care so much
for the politics of the candidates for
county offices; but in our State leg
islature, and especially in Congress,
we want men that will represent a
Tennessee constituency and not let
Massachusetts dictate laws for us
any longer, for with the exception of
two years they have voted our mem
bers Of Congress from the First and
Second districts of Tennessee on al
most any measure they pleased, and
are seeking BY every means in their
power, both in and out Of Congress.
TO foist on us their peculiar form of
civilization. / would like to see
Tennesseans assert their manhood
once more. and not look to the
North, East. South or West for their
political faith and manners; but let
the Great South and the Great West
move in unison, and they can and
will control the destinies of this ma
tion. Our interest as we'll as duty
is to encourage and help in every
way we can the people that afford US
a market. and furnish us what money
we handle. l mean that Southern
people ought not TO send the Ran.
dolphs, Taylors or Pettibones to
Congress TO let The Ben. T. Batlers,
Hoars, Blains and Conklins lead or
rather force them to vote force bills,
martial law, etc., ETC., and keep the
negro and more Southern carpet bag
gers and etill more Southern scala
wags on the backs and shoulders OF
the real people of the South, with
whose prosperity ours is indisselu-
bly, united. M.
Year: 1878

We are now in receipt, and
receiving additions daily, POSI-
lively the largest and best
stock Of GOODS ever brought
to Morristown. Every avail
able inch of space in our Two
SPACIOUS STORE Rooms is filled
to the utmost capacity with the
CHOICEST GOODS. We fatter
ourselves that the selection
made by our buyer cannot be
excelled. Goods of every de-
scription are very low, lower
than ever; buying such vast
quantities we are enabled to
offer UNUSUAL BARGAINS In ev-
erv line.
Year: 1878

Let any one adopt the practice of
rejecting every morning what must
necessarily be. done during the day.
and then begin by doing the most
important things first, leaving the
others to take their chance of being
done ofleft undOne. ta7aia g
Year: 1878

The Union Pacific and Central Pacific
railroads are now asking that whatever
legislation may be enacted by the present
congress with regard to them shall be
made final and irrepealable. They say
they are kept in state of incessant un-
certainty by the constant propositions
offered in congress to alter or annul their
charter; Senator Blaine in their behalf
stated 10 the debate of Tuesday that for
tie fifteen years he had been in congress
the Pacific roads had been before that
body in one form or another; and he
thought it would be better to say once for
all exactly what is required of the roads
and then let them rest,


This sounds plausible, but it is not good
advice. As Senator Thurman showed, il
is the roads themselves, not their opponents
that are always before congress asking fol
legislation. During the war they procured
all the amendments to their charter they
asked for, because they had their repre-
sentatives in that body as we'll as in The
lobby, and used money and stock freely Il
buy votes with, 1t is desirable that con
gress shall always possess the power Il
reopen the question and amend the charte
of the roads. TIE Union Pacific has ha
bitually disregarded its charter, and it i
always ready to take advantage of defect
in the law. If the Union Pacific and tn
Central Pacific had faithfully observes


their charter and voluntarily established


sinking fund for paying the United State


bonds issued to them, the present legisla


ton would not have been called for. Th


object of it is to compel them to perform


duty they are seeking to evade-and cor


gress ought to retain its authority owe
them till the last dollar of their debt ha


been paid.-&. LOUIS Rep.
Year: 1878

From the telegraph reports, it appears
that the probability of a war between
England and Russia is exciting unusual
attention at the present time at
our national seat Of government. and
several senators have of late discussed
among themselves the propriety of pre-
pairing joint resolution which should ex
press deep regret on the part of the peo
pie of the United States at the prospect
Of serious misunderstanding and inteI-
ruption of peaceful relations bet Teen the
people of Great Britain and Russia, and
Instruct and request the president to use
all means, as far as he can consistently
with his constitutional duty, to aid in re-
storing relations of amity and confidence
between the two governments and people;
to one OF whom we are bound by a common
ancestry aud language and similar institu
tlons, while with the other we havet the ties
Of an ancient and unbroken friendship.
The purpose of those senators who think
1t might be wise to bring forward such a
resolution is not, of course, that this gov
ernment should interfere, either as an
active party or as mediator in the
European troubles. They wish simply to
throw the moral weight of America openly
to the side of the peace Of the world. They
say that while it has been the sound policy
OF our government TO avoid all of what
Washington called e1tangling foreign
alliances, 1t was never intended that our
position should be one of isolation, or that
the peace OF the world should be threatened
or broken up,and the interests Of ocean and
general commerce injured without refer
ence to American interests or wishes. We
have, they say, commercial treaties with
European nations, American diplomacy
has changed the relations of ocean com
merce and international law. on the high
seas as much as any other nation, and 8
general European war such as many care.
iui observers here believe to be Imminent
could not help but affect very seriously
and perhaps in way totally unexpected al
present, many of our most important in
terests. 1t is proposed to discuss the pro
prieiy or usefulness of such joint resolution
as above mentioned with Secretary Eyart,
before it is drawn up or offered.


Upon this subject the New York Herald
has a few pertinent and timely remarks
1t says:


We trust congress Twill fall into no sucl
fussy folly as is family foreshadowed in ON,
of our Washington dispatches. What ha
our government to do with the quarrel he
tween England and Russia Nothin
which it might do or offer would have Nh
weight of feather in averting war. Th
only duty Of our government is 10 maintai
street neutrality between the belligerenl
II, as Is probable, they should resort
arms. We have no more reason for e!
pressing sympathy with England than wit
nsusFia' Considering how hostile Englau


as 70 US during our civil war, and no
h friendly Russia was, our sympatkies ratb,


Oelong to the latter. But the Uovernme,
Year: 1878

Considering the object of the convention
and the season of the year the democratic
county convention of Thursday was re-
spectacle in numbers, and comprised some
of the best men of the party in the county.
The delegates appointed to the state con-
vention are sound democrats and thoroughly
reliable. The delegation goes uninstructed
in regard to any particular persons for
candidates, and will be at liberty to vote
for such men as in their judgment are best
suited for the Offices and the most accept
able to the people. The sentiment Of the
convention was unmistakable in regard to
the necessity and the soundness of the
policy which demands a straight demo
cratic ticket, and the total rejection of any
and all entangling alliances. The demo-
cracy of this county have with great
unanimity favored the reconciliation of
silver and been hearty supporters OF con-
gress in the passage Of the silver bill.
With nearly, and possibly with quite as
much unanimity, they have been hostile to
forced resumption ofspecie payments, and
have desired a repeal of the resumption
act. The general sentiment Of the demo-
cracy has no doubt had strong learning
to the old fashioned democratic doctrine OF
hard money, but il is equally true thai
since the greenback is now part of the
currency Of the country there are large
number Of the democrats of this county
who favor its retention as part Of the circu
lating medium, ,say,to its present volume ot
$350,000,000. 1t ought however to be
made legal tender for customs dues and
available for the purchase of bonds. While
the democracy of this county are unitedly
opposed to the wild and visionary projects
of imitation and an indefinite expansion o
greenbacks, or any other form of papel
money, they are as decidedly opposed t.
all schemes of contraction and enforced
shrinksge Of values for the benefit of th'
creditor class and the certain ruin of tht
larger and suffering debtor class.


What Congress may do in regard to tht
tariff bill which is to come up for consider
alton the coming week, like most Congress
sional action, is difficult TO predict, bu
without doubt the general sentiment o
our citizens, not ouly democrats, but others
is largely in favor of tariff for revenu
only-in other words the old democrati
idea of low tariff is the one most prevail
ent.


We have full confidence that the dele
cation from this country will be true t
the interests of the democratic party, an
that they will be as careful in the matte
Of asserting to the principles to be enunci
ated in the platform as they will be in thei
action in regard to the nomination of can
dldates. At this time, the one is fully a
important as the other; principles withou
the right men would prove Intellectual t
save the ticket, and the best kind of me
upon an Objectionable platform woul
meet the same fate, for the time being.


The right platform of principles an
strong able men of unimpeachable dem


cracy and undoubted personal iutegri


would place the Democratic ticket to Il
forefront, and upon strong vantage groul


at the very outset Of the coming conte;
Let the State Convention do its duty al
trust the people for the rest.
Year: 1878

has no right to be influenced by the prefer
ence of our people. Ithas but one clear
duty-that of absolute neutrality. If the
impending war can be averted at all it will
be by the powerful influence, Germany.
The United States must not expose itself
to derision by impotent lntermeddling IN a
quarrel in which it has no interest. Let Us


keep our abundant stock ofs buncombe fol
exclusive home use.
Year: 1878

TERRIBLE CArAsTRopHE.-A
frightful accident took place last Fri
day, on the farm of John Leonard,
living near Fuckers Prairie, in Frank.
lin county Mo. During heavy storm
the house, it is supposed, was struck
by lightning, and the flames spread so
rapidly that the escape Of five chill
dren sleeping in the attic was cut off,
The father, mother and married
daughter succeeded in escaping, but
during the efforts of the father to
save his children he was so seriously
turned that, at last accounts, he was
dying. The eldest child, a boy about
16, threw himself out of the attic win
dow, but, horrible to relate fell upon
the sharp pickets of the fence, and
when the mother and sister lifted him
from his fixed position be was dead.
The four corpses of the other children
aere found in the morning charred to
cindsTs.