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Year: 1879

BY THE REV. J.. SMITH DODGE.


There special Christmas services in the
Bleecker Street Universast Church. which was
tasfefuily decorated for the occasion. The Rev. j.
Smith Dodge. Jr.. preached from Luke H.. IL and
l2-"For unto you is born this day in the city OF
David a Saviour. which is Christ the Lord. And
this shall be sign unto you; SO shall find the babe
wrapped in swaddinR clothes. lying In . manger."
II is impossible. said Mr. Dodge. for to receive
the same impression from these words they
made upon the ears Of those to whom they were
first addressed. At that time all Judea was burning
to hear the coming Of the promised Lord an-
nounced. and every prophecy relating thereto had
been expounded by learned men in the
synagogues all over the land. Among the
people speculation was busy to what
the Messiah would do, and the character
of tho work He intended to accomplish. Every jew
had had those things set before him time and again.
10 that on tho announcement that Christ born,
at last every heart prepared. thought 1t was
prepared. to leap up and welcome the joyful ntelli
gence. by tho deliberate course which Jesus fol
born in = mangcr in order to reveal the worth of de-
spised and neglected things. He did not come as n
learning had achieved. for He sat and dined with
rich men. He did not despise the good things OF
this world where they were compatible with higher
things but He lost sight OF the essential hu
manity OF man. Injustice held its sway the
earth when Christ came and allied Himself with the
humblest of His creatures, because in that way He
could touch the inmost core OF human feeling. And
the whole lifo Of the Saviour one OF love.
when he stopped discussion with learned
mon and. making his way through the crowd.
took little children up in His arms and
blessed them. He showed Himself filled with love
that dropped from his fingers and flowed from His
every utterance. Let not imagine that the Son
of God only loves the wretched and fororn. for He
Hc did over Peter over the Pharisee who scofed as
over the woman who kissed His feet. He came to
regenerate and He spent most of His time among
those of the class which had hitherto been regarded
no better than the dust of the highway. Christ
has revealed His love for man, not the angels
the hillside only for moment, but by saying. 'Lo,
am with You alXava even unto the end"
Year: 1879

the Joy Of sharing with them in blessing well In
sorrow. Hence these words furnished the germinal
idea which lies at the foundation Of all ,sSums for
the blind. the deaf and dumb and all 1srals and
innrmaries for the sick and maimed. nosss OF
hospital bencvolence all the ills Lat "a Is
heir TO- Think Of tho fatal diseases which provides
wounds and other ailments in every sense. gan and
function OF the body. Their treatment demands the
most scientific knowledge OF disease and remedy and
. thousand things besides the administration OK
medicine and the performance Of surgical operations.
The architect ministers the sanitary result III the
choice OF location. construction and arrangement;
temperature. light. ventilation. drainage and mate
rial all come into the benevolent project. These are
secured. with many other blessings. in hospital
benevolence. which calls upon the wealthy and the
poor the child and the servant to give their mite on
Hospital Sunday.
Year: 1879

The tune changes slightly. Mr. THUR
MAN is now humming on another key, per-
haps by the way of practice, but more like
ly because he seeks an elevated note that
will be more in harmony with the wishes
Of his peculiar friends, who think his polit-
ical future lies in the Gubenatorial scale ;
hence he is ready TO sing, ." | want to be II
"Governor and rule a sovereign Stute.' 1t
is to be hoped that such an ambition, if it
resides in his heart, may be gratiied with
the trial Let his friends nominate him
let. him accept that nomination, and leave
his claims and record topopular arbitration.
This is the best thing he can do, for that is
the only way in which he can test the real
effect that his completely with the strange
and dangerous dogmas and measures of this
Congress has upon public sentiment lie
will find that the Ohio of last March is not
the Ohio of to-day in popular estimation.


If the path of Senator THURMAN lies
through the Executive Chamber Of Ohio,
perhaps Secretary SHERMAN will discover
that his course lies in the same direction,
aud the action Of the Republican convene
Year: 1879

tion which selects a State ticket to-day,
may not strictly follow the indications of a
week ago. However, we do not anticipate
any material change in thcprogramme that
has been so long and so definitely marked
out for its action We adhere TO the opin-
ion that either Mr. Foster or Mr.. TAFT
will be called upon to lead the Rcpuh-
leans TO victory. 1t matters little in
our Judgment which shall be the choice Of
the Convention. Both are able men and
have done yeomon service in the Rcpubli
can army. Either will be u credit TO the
State and either can be triumphantly
elected. 1t is said, and with how much
truth we are unable to decide, that Mr..
Foster is the iayoritc candidate Of the Adj
miuistration and is receiving its hearty and
efficient support. IT 50, it shows that civil
service order No. has lost its tcrrors in the
Buckeye state, and that those who hold Of
fetal relations with the Federal Govern
mcut are either absolvcd from lis power or
give it no heed in their mingliug with caU-
cuscs and conventions in shaping the cam
paign. We are glad this shacldc is no
longer recognized, for we hold that no man
should be regarded ~ sinking the least of
his political rights, when he assumes the
duties and responsibilities and shares the
emoluments ofpublic position.


II is intimatcd, on the other hand that
Judge TAFT represents the GRANT element
of the State, and is somewhat antagonized
on that account. We have no idea that, if
such be the case, his cause will be in any
degree endangered on that account. If,
however, it should proycthat he isprcscnted
Us representative OF the GRANT sentiment,


it will increase our confidence in his prefer
mcnt at this time Ohio has been awakened


into newncss Of Republican life by the
same spirit that has pointed TO General
GRANT us the coming man of 1sS0, and that
spirit will assert itself early in the pending
State campaign. BE this rs it may, and
whichever of the favoritcs now before the
people may be selected, the State will tri-
umphautly vindicatc Republican sentiment
and principle in the event Whatever
shape the convention may take, it will point
unewingly to Democratic defeat
Year: 1879

TIE post feels authorized to remark that
the hope that the present extra session OF
Congress may prove to be II blessing by
waking up the great mass of voters to Il
realization Of the importance Of the issues
now before the country will be gratiied.
There can be no reasonable doubt that the
people will bc'aroused, we think, to an adc-
quate conception Of tho importance of
defeating the purposes which the Bourbon
managers here so blunderingly revealed
since the extra session began. There would
be just cause TO despair Of the Republic If
the prospect were otherwise. If we did
not believe that the people would repudiate
the subordination of the civil power of the
General Government to the military power
Of the Southern States and Democratic
bull-dozers Of that section, we should deem
them fit subjects for monarchical rule
This will be most assuredly the only bcne-
fetal result that can ensuc from the extra
session. and as it will be accompanied by q
relegatOn OF the Bourbons to deserved of.
fetal obscurity, this "called" session will
go down to history as great blessing in
DISGUISE,
Year: 1879

WHETHER it be TAFT or FOSTER Mt Gin
Gdhna'i to-day it will make no difference to
Inc Republicans Of the country at large
Inc ticket nominated will certainly be
elected, and the victor over the Democratic
nominee to be selected at Columbus on the
lst proximo will be named.
Year: 1879

i. is about time for another veto. When
people got habituotcd to such things u wise
ruler, such as President IIAYrs has proved
himself to be, will see to it that they are
not disappointed.
Year: 1879

"IIERE are some State courts,' says the
post, where iuries are occasionally packed
by corrupt officials" Occasionally is very
GOOD in this connection; but invariably
would he the better word. Juries are al
ways packed in the South by partisan
Democratic county officials, so that trials
of Republicans before them amount to sim
pie mockery of justice. 1t is TO offset this
corrupt partisan practice that the national
election laws are imperatiyely required
In communities where the ruling public
prejudice is almost solid against equal sul-
lrage the direct interference of the strong
arm of the National Government becomes
q necessity for the protection Of the blacks
in the exercise of that right.
Year: 1879

The Democratic organs reluctantly admit
that the action of the Confederate Demo-
cratic House regarding the eight-hour law
Is inimical to the best interests of the labor
ing classes. This was to have been ex-
pcctcd in view of the fact that the rulers of
that body belong to the saveocracy, by vir-
tue Of their experience, and by the effect of
every political inspiration of their surround
ings. The true friends of the laboring
masses are, as they always have been, to be
found within the Republican party. Cen
cral GRANT, for example, is the recognized
leader of the eight-hour movement in this
country.
Year: 1879

THE test-oath, as we have had frequent
occasion to remark, is no longer available in
the South for the protection of Republicans
against the restrictions and expressions OF
the white BOurbons, who invariably COM
pose the juries in that section. Since the
close of the wara sufficient number of young
men have grown up to the estate OF man.
hood, all of whom are able to take the test
oath, and are at the same time as thorough
ly devoted to the Lost Cause rs those who
participated, sword in hand, in its ranks to
fill the jury list in all of the South
ern States. These youngsters can take
the test-Oath with rs clear l?l n conscience
as President HAYES himself, and at the
same time can be as thoroughly relied
upon to render verdict in accordance
with the seditious requirements of COnfcd-
crate principle as JEFF DAVIS himself
These are the facts in the case, but the Dem
ocrats are keeping up howl over the test
oath and packed iuries, and all that sort OF
thing, the same MS they did over bnyonets
at the polls. Both cries are empty and
meaningless but of such is the partisan
capital Of modern Democracy.
Year: 1879

IT is related that when the Cipher Ogre
OF Gramercy Park kissed n baby in New
York the other day sit set up yell.o
When the Democratic convention meetsnext
year, and this same c. 0. proceeds upon his
accustomed osculatory demonstration in
that vicinity, the same result will follow.
But the yells Of the Bourbon innocents will
be pIacated by the contents of that ever
present bar'l. How much better our Opaque
friend he of the inexlnustible soothing
syrup fountain, would have inred had he
kissed the baby, and he has bar'l also.
Year: 1879

Gov. MARKS Is credited with saying
that the recent election settled the
State debt question. After his various
other foolish public performances, we
are prepared to credit him with this
idiotic position. But an explanation
Of how 1t is settled, would be inter-
sstlng. II the Governor would come
down from his dignified perch long
enough to explain, he would have a
more attentive audience than he is
likely to ever have again.
Year: 1879

his misconception of the will for the deed.
There is not q particle of doubt that the
majority party in the next Congress is conf
posed of men who would willingly do ex-
nctly what he threatens they will do If
they dared to. But, wild as they are and
almost uncomfortable in their desire to
serve the sedtious purposes of Bourbonism,
they are not get ready to resort to the inn
parchment Of the most prominent officials
OF the judiciary department of the Govern
ment as n part of their revolutionary
methods. They will undoubtedly attempt
to override the Executives but, with the
exception of involuntary and individual
cases like those of HULL, of Florida, and
KING, of Louisiana, they will give the judi
ciary wide BERTH
Year: 1879

The Democratic press, unable to answer
the mastery and impulsive speech of Sena-
tor CHANDLER, made during the expiring


hours of the late session of Congress, are
now engaged in circulating the slander that


he was inebriated at the time of its deliy-
cry. The New York World started this vile
calumuy, and it is now taken up and reit-
Grated by such prejudiced and unfair jour
nails as the Lynchburg VirgiaiaR. The
statement is slander which has no shadow
of foundation in fact The effort itself pre-
sents perfect refutation to such an allega-
ton. The condensation of history, the
choice of language, the force and polish OF
its rhetoric the power Of its eloquence, and
the irresistible conviction of its intellectual
clearness and greatness, all bear testimony
that it was the utterance of truth and sober
ness. 1t was not of Bourbon inspiration


but the yelling up from n patriotic heart
through the agency of mind possessed ol
all its native equilibrium, of thoughts and
words that burn, overwhelm, and convince


However, if it were true, which it is not


that the effort that has carried dismay into
the rebel ranks was the outburst of ine-
briefly, the wisest thing that Democratic
writer's and orators can do is to purchase
and use the same brand Of the stuff that
produces such eloquence, lays hold on truth,
and unfolds history and argument with
such convincing power and startling effect.
Year: 1879

To the Editor of the National Republican,:


SIR. Every day brings with it additional
proof that tho Democratic party is drifting
back to its first love"-hard money-as rap
idly as decent respect to consistency will adj
nit The leaders of the party begin to realize
the fact that the only chance to win at the
next Presidential election is to return to the
hard money theory as speedily as possible, and
II would be no stretch of imagination to pre-
dict that the chief plank in the Democratic
national platform that will be adopted at tho
convention to nominate its candidate for the
Presidency in 1880, will reiterate for the twen-
teth time that "a stable currency is an essen
tal element in the prosperity of country,
and that gold and silver standard is now
and ever has been the great cardinal doctrine
of the Democracy, from Jetferson's administra.
tion down to the present time" The same
platform, no doubt, will contain another i'm
portant clause, 10 the effect that the great
Democratic party never indorsed, nursed, or
atfcctionatey embraced the rag baby" of 1876,
or by word or deed approved the heresies Of
the Greenback party.


The recent sudden change of the Democratic
party from q gold aud silver standard 10 u
huctuating paper currency is in perfect keep
ing with its financial course for the past sew
enty years. With the exception of Thomas
ii. Benton, the great leaders of the party were
in the most emphatic sense of the term politi.
cal chameleons on the currency question, hard
money and soft, banks and antl'banks, every
thing to suit the times and gain votes Tho
first national bank that was established during
the administration of Washington Mr., Jetler-
son and his party opposed it, yet when Mr.,
Jefferson was called TO occupy the Presidential
chair ho quietly acquiesced in the opinion
that such an institution was constitutional,
convenient, and useful. Tho Democratic party
refused to renew the bank charter in 1911, but
in 1916 this same party, under Mr.. Madison's
administration bYought forward and carried
Year: 1879

was the ruling spigit of "oid BUCKS" adj
ministraton, and the seditious Bourbons
were permitted to carry things their own
way even TO the commission of the overt
act of treason, without the intervention of
an Executive protest. just now they arc
attempting to bull-doze the Executive as
they did then, but the result will not be the
same.
Year: 1879

The perusnl Of the subjoined letter from
Sergeant RHODES TO his old commander
will harm 10 patriotic heart, Poor RHODES,
he is vouchcd for as having beeu faithful
soldier from the beginning to the close of
the war. His location, however, indicates
that he has not kept up with passing events
since ho looked on at Appomatox He little
dreams of the numbers of SCARED and
manned soldiers left out1 in the cold " un-
der Administrations representing the Union
they risled their lives to save, nor of the
deep feelings of friends when, pressing the
applications of veterans for employment,
these appeals are met with the stern, un-
yielding response, "Full-no vacancie3."
But his case is of general interest because 1t
is illustrative of thousand others of the
same kind. Hearing these denials the poor
old soldiers heart would break on looking
around and observing the many veterans
outside while the places are filed by those
who occupied "bomb proofs during the
days of danger, or by those who "wore the
gray" Aud the good Sergeant can hardly
be aware that those he resisted through the
long years of blood have almost captured
the Capital he enlisted to protect, and that
few more successes only intervene between
them and the entire control of the Govern
ment, when the Union and those who saved
it will be Mt the mercy of those who sought
to rend it.


The old Sergeant is now asking the second
| favor of his life. The first was leave to Gu
list to save the Union; the second is a
prayer for II place to feed his starving chill
dren. But we may have good news for the
Sergeant The pension act may secure tc
him the relief he so much needs. May Cor
bless him, and incline officials more and
more to the care of all such, who deserve Sc
well of their country. From their neglect
may be dated the decline and fall of the
Republic.
Year: 1879

CAN this be true? The Chicago Tribune
gives currency to a statement relating to
the treatment of foreign mail matter in
Brazil that seems to be SO foreign to the
well-known intelligence and sense of right
and propriety of the Emperor of that ma
ton that circumstances throws discredit
upon it at first flush, and it will require
strong confirmation to give it popular be-
lief 1t is nothing more nor less than that
all foreign mail bags on their arrival in Rio
are emptied of their contents in some pub
lie place, and foreigners, who are supposed
to know what they want, are expected to
select whatever letters they choose without
reference to right or proprietary interest.
The system in vogue somewhat resembles
the grab-bag principle, the grabber how
ever, having the liberty to repeat as often
as he pleases without hindrance from the
postal authorities. If this be true, then
Brazil should revise its postal system, and
put itself in line with modern civilization.
Year: 1879

THE metropolitan journals are occupying
from third TO half column Of space to
announce the elopement of girl of eighteen
from Vassar College with her lover, followed
by wedding, the forgiveness of their irate
parents, and their settlement in New York.
Year: 1879

i


DEAR GENERAL l was taken down with
paralysis about four months ago, and, as | have
a wife aud four little children, the LORD
only knows what will become of me and them
in this Democratic stronghold, for, as l am a
Republican, there is but u poor chance for me.
o, Colonel, appeal TO your kind heart in my
aftiiCtion! o, Colonel, If it is IN your power, l
wish you would try to get me place under
tho Government. / am able to do light work.
l would willingly be satisfied with anything
SO | can only make enough to keep my family
from suffering and starvation. And you know,
Colonel served in your regiment from the
first to tho last, and was nearly four years in
service, and | think the Government might
give me something to do in my prcsent atilic-
ton. am sure, Colonel, if you only knew my
condition. YOU would assist me in getting
something to do to make u living for me and
my family. o, Colonel, as you always were
kind and good to me while / served in your
regiment, hope and pray, for pity sake. you
will assist me now in my atllction, and it shall
be my constant cndeavor TO repay and serve
you. Hoping that you will send me an an
swer. to this soon, remain, sir, very respect
fully, your obedient servant.


CHRISTIAN RHODES,


Late Sergeant, Co. X, 9lst N. Y. Wv.
Year: 1879

THE Cincinnati Gdsette thinks ZACK
CHASDLER's speech on JEFF DAVIS will
get into the school books This is quite
probable; and it is also probable that La
MARS speech, delivered at the same time
and upon the same subject, will also get
into the school books-in the South. These
two probabilities plainly illustrate the di-
verse character of sectional educational ten
denotes in this country, and as plainly indi-
cate the probability of another sectional
war when the rising generation, North and
South, shall come into conflict again. as
their fathers did before them, and over the
same differences regarding our governmental
system.
Year: 1879

We are all attention. A story was
not to be sighted, even when told to
prove ourselves in the wrong.


'Weli,' said Mrs Martin, many
years back, long before | was born
and that is nearly sixty years ago, q
young man came cat of e little house
at tie eastern end of a town by the
sea. There was plenty Of life and
gayety at the other end Of the towp,
which was enlivened by one or two
barracks, fort and castle. But the
eastern end was very poor, aud would
have been quite lonely but for the
fishermen and their boats. The house
from which the young man came was
beyond even this honely bustle, aud
was little more than wooden hut,
tarred to defend il from wind and
weather. Its only near neighbor
vas huge windmill, whose gaunt
arms were almost over its hum Die
roof; and, though its windows and
doorstep were clean and its curtains
white, it was clearly very poor place,
wbsre ncue but very poor people
would live.


Bu, the young man who came out
was in the full dress of a military
officer, though that was screened from
frst view by the long gray cloak
which the wild March wind made so
necessary. He looked back and wav-
ed his hand toward the little house,
as If be knew that somebody there
was watching bim, though, certainly,
aobody could be seen from the OUT
side Aud then be turned and strug
gled against the strong gale that blew
ia from the sea


He was quite young, and his face
was finely cut, and woald have been
pleasant but for look Of stern and
painful sorrow, not unmixed with
bitterness, which seemed strangely
incongrueus witt his years and his
dress.


He walked on quite through the
town. There were few people taking
exercise for pleasure 10 that rough
weather, aud the crowd OF Shipping
in the dos Us made the seaward view
ainost less lonely than the shore 1t
was very simple little town, with
red tiled, deceit dwelling houses
crowded forward ward the sea, es
il their inmates wanted TO watch The
boatmen aud fishers from rs near a
poiat as they might.


Wherever the houses broke apart,
ore caught glimpses cf a wild, Aat
country, dotted here aad there with
weird trees ia Iudinn 6le; and the
youth looked wisifnily toward these
desert fields, &c If be would fain have
struck away across them, Instead of
going on, as be did. toward the grim
old fort.


Yet there, it was clear, festivity
was going forward. and friendly
voices greeted HIN as be passed the
gray old portal Ard thea. over bis
stern, sad face be dropped mask of
gsyety. and though be reiapsed into
silence at times, he was as polite and
conyersible IS the best of them.


There was preparation for dinner
pzrty in the 6ne, stiff old hall, With
its rows of military portraits, and its
dizzy, blood-stsiaed banners. The
castle, the barracks, and the fort IT,
self bad eagerly furnished gpests TO
welcome The visitor cf the day, a
grand old General recently returned
IRON honorable victories in the south
Of Europe.


TO our ideas of to day said Mrs.
Martin, shaking her dear, white.csp-
ped head, there was perhaps great