t, and that Mark never mentioned
it except in two passages written by _another_ person. Until that
is answered, as one grave-digger says to the other in "Hamlet," I
shall say, "Ay, tell me that and unyoke." In the meantime I wish
to keep on the best terms with all parties concerned. I cannot
see why my forgiving spirit fails to gain their sincere praise.

--_Chicago Tribune_, September 30, 1880.

THE REPUBLICAN VICTORY.

_Question_. Do you really think, Colonel, that the country has
just passed through a crisis?

_Answer_. Yes; there was a crisis and a great one. The question
was whether a Northern or Southern idea of the powers and duties
of the Federal Government was to prevail. The great victory of
yesterday means that the Rebellion was not put down on the field
of war alone, but that we have conquered in the realm of thought.
The bayonet has been justified by argument. No party can ever
succeed in this country that even whispers "State Sovereignty."
That doctrine has become odious. The sovereignty of the State
means a Government without power, and citizens without protection.

_Question_. Can you see any further significance in the present
Republican victory other than that the people do not wish to change
the general policy of the present administration?

_Answer_. Yes; the people have concluded that the lips of America
shall be free. There never was free speech at the South, and there
never will be until the people of that section admit that the Nation
is superior to the State, and that all citizens have equal rights.
I know of hundreds who voted the Republican ticket because they
regarded the South as hostile to free speech. The people were
satisfied with the financial policy of the Republicans, and they
feared a change. The North wants honest money--gold and silver.
The people are in favor of honest votes, and they feared the
practices of the Democratic party. The tissue ballot and shotgun
policy made them hesitate to put power in the hands of the South.
Besides, the tariff question made thousands and thousands of votes.
As long as Europe has slave labor, and wherever kings and priests
rule, the laborer will be substantially a slave. We must protect
ourselves. If the world were free, trade would be free, and the
seas would be the free highways of the world. The great objects
of the Republican party are to preserve all the liberty we have,
protect American labor, and to make it the und