The New York herald., 1845-08-31
W.su,xcroN. August %, 1876.

Advocafed-Lepis Fusgerald 7asisfrO-Ihe Dt-
hmma of lfr. Buchanan Irarefders IN Torn,
SC.
We surrender TO the supremacy OF the law We
cheerfuy to the decision OF the honest justi
ces in The case of Elliott. We frankly concede the
unenable nature of the abstract ground we have
sumed on this question. But II did appear TO US
after the established usage south OF Mason and Dix
on in such Elliolt's, that there was some
thing, we were going TO say invdous in making
Elliott the first prompt example OF the rigid nexi
bIlity OF justice. OuI sympathies doubtless over
weighed our Judgment IN tins case when we con-
considered The physical nterionfy oi Elliott his
assail.nrs, the ipdientes he had brrne, and
the repeated prcvucolions which led this fatal af-
fray. You doyour correspondent justice, therefore,
IN bearing testimony TO his motives in his views of
this affair.
The law, say You The law There is no safety
but In the supremacy OF the law. Ii Is the sentinel
of the poor m ms dwelling-he arbiter and the adj
vocate of the cause OF the detencelessthe guardian
angel OF the malden's dreams-the impenetrable
shield OF the oppressed against the shafts of his op
pressor-thc -Egis Of Minerva against evil-doers-
the balance OF justice between man and man--the
supreme authority. by which the bepgar is defended
in his rights and the President displaced, or the
King delhroned for its infracon. 1t is the invisible
afmor OF every citizen, IN which he is more invul-
nerable than the steel lclad knights of the feudal
ages It is that invisible agency which enjons po-
hteness, which Inculcates the principles of social
harmony, which teaches magnanimitv. and honor
and justice, and TRUTH intusng these principles into
The common mind, until they have assumed the
character OF inherent perceptions The law Were
we given the privilege Of hanging out banner from
the clouds, visible and not TO be escaped to the eye
OF this and all succeeding generations, it ould be
banner broad as the midnight canopy, upon which
should be emblazoned in characters enduring as the
stars, :" The nviolae supremacy OF the law"
single word now IN defence OF the Federal city.
Some years ago, before the railroad was erected be-
tween the Potomac landing and Fredericksburg, a
distance OF nine miles, this portage was crossed by
the passengers OF the great Southern route in stage
coaches In the winter of 1910, with the passen-
gers of the steamer Augusta,we were thus transhp-
ped at the Potomac landing. There were nine
stages hled with passengers, and heavily laden
with baggage There was crazy old bridge over
the RaPpahannock near the town, which had to be
crossed and many OF our llow-travellers, the
fabric vbrated under the heavy weight OF our trans
ports. were fearful OF crash, cold bath and Il
wnding-sheet of the mud at the bottom Of the river
Some one IN our coach began to d-n" the State
Tor permitting such shackng affair 10 stand. We
advised HIM to wait until he had tried it. He did
SO, and getting safely over, he exclaimed, 'Wel sir
it's first rate old bridge after a-lt wasn't put upto
break down with the weight Of nine stage coaches
lisa rst rate old bridge, and credit to the Slate
that built IT," We think the anecdote will apply to
your recent anlmadverslons upon society in w ashing
ton; Whatwe have sand OF the tone and temper of
public morals In this latitude not confined to
washington, but TO the south generally, respecting
the law OF sefdetence But the question of morals
IN Its broader application, the resident population OF
washington city are In the mass, moral law-re-
gardlng, yes, sir. and religious people. Come and
1--we among them, and you will find that the bad
name OF Washington throughout the country is at
trlDutable more TO the misconduct OF members OF
Congress and strangers, than to any other, if not
all other Members and strangers come
here, give loose rein TO their vicious propensities,
and go II, to use the slang of the day, "with per-
feet rush,, and when they return to their constitu-
ents, they tell such tales of the deporabe lmmorali-
ties OF Washington, make the natives think that the
Federal City is Golgotha, Nineveh, second
edition OF Sodom and Gomorrah. To be sure, in
population OF 30 900 people, there who are
no better than they should be- but challenge
comparison OF our statistics OF crime, with those
OF any city IN the Union of an equal number of in
haeitants. Why, sir. in whole tweve-Inonth there
Is scarcely child left at the door Of respectable
boarding house IN willow basket And we have |
no Madame Castellos among uS-ao Peter Funks |
with their mock auctions-no Jew shops-(we have |
to give our old clo IN consequence 10 the |
vants) The climate of Washington does not seem |
to chime IN with the constitution OF an Israee l. |
Is because, perhaps, the city s open-having no
cluded celarsnor out OF the way inaccessible alleys
In short, though are bad enough in Washing
ton, we are as good as our neghbors, and we would
advise them TO sprinkle ashes before their own
doors before they tell us that passengers will be ap
TO ship and fall down in from; OF ours that's all
You have doubtless heard OF he evrntfal poitcs
history OF Lewis Fitzgerald Tasistro, bona fds
Count celebrated In gust but rather an untolfn-
nate politician In 1913 A. he was one Of Capra
Ty!ers secret pee along the northern ronties
early IN tae campaign ot II n forth in an ex
tet'sSe dhA comprehensive siecttonetllhg excursion
"Bsr Bsii,. :'s,s sss ;tys,ys # yssoss Hickory
he addressed the suo.su >neals, old hunkers
New York--he addressed the French popu
lation OF Detroit IN their own l4nguage-ht |
spoke TO the German voters OF Ohio and Penn-ylva.
MA IN der DentscIe acua-dnd 10 the Pdrcks Gt
Philadelphia he d tailed the horrors of Naveism
and Whlggery IN broad f1t-footed IRISH. He saw
Folk 10 Tennessee, aud understood him to say il
was all right or would be, don't exactly remember
which lie was nominated by Tyler for Naples. bul
was induced to withd raw IN favor of w. II Polk,
Mr; Tyler promising the Count thatif would be "all
right" Mr.. Tyler transferred the Count as an heir
loom to the ent'Admnistration, aud the Count
thinks he IS entitled TO Consushp. When he
gets 1t we shall let you know.
Ihe Cabinet are Jogging along together Just now,
very well How long 1t will last is another ques.
uon 1he magnetic attraction of cold iron is one
thing, and the adhesveness of raw cotton is
anolner Dut the cohesive power OF SIX thou
sand year, will, perhaps, make the hostile
elements amalgamate, and asslmllae like glue
and molasses 1t is said that MIR. Buchanan would
nave accepted IN Tylers time a seat in the Supreme
Court, and the black robe of a Judge but from the
consideration that malicious mi ght consrue his
tnen recent vote IN favor of the Tyler treaty the
value received" IN the premises. Mr. Buchanan
has since only regretted that he did not ac cept
ana that we eoplne has been pretty much |
all the, time. If he goes out of the Cabinet
now, however, It will be deserving the State OF
Pennyslvania to the free eraders-i he stays in he
will be pestered all the time with the Oregon ques-
ton, and the jealousy of the south, and the appre
tensions of the west. What he is TO do therefore
TO escape these difficulties don't know unless he
should resolve to get married. Well and truly has
Hudbras sung:
\" All me what perils do environ
The man that NEEDLES with cold iron"
Hon Nathan Clifford, of Maine, is in town. Mr..
Clifford was the first member to claim compensation
for detention by sickness in Washington after Con-
gress had adjourned Hundreds OF cases will be
iikely to follow unless the precedent is superseded
py an express law. j. e. Eldrdge of Texas, is also
IN town, at Coleman's
Travellers seem to be coming in from the water
ing places N'0'