The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-10-10
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TUESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 10. 1884.

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TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 10, 1854.
CAPTAIN THOMAS SINS. the popular con-
drctor upon the Danville Railroad, resigned
his office few days since, in consequence of
the curtsiling of his salary amongst those of
number of other officers ofthe Road.
Immediately after his resignation, however,
he was appointed to the Office of agent of
transportation, for the up trains, with bet
ter salary than that he formerly received
He will make capital officer in this impor.
tant Office, and we are glad he remains in the
service of the Danville company. Instead of
being locomotive, he is now stationary
engine; ofgreat power. and the more he turns
about, the more he goes ahead "Let her
rap'' is as indissolubly associated with the
name of Captain Sims, as "Up Guards and at
'en" with the Duke of Wellington; and the
fiery will and determination of which it is
expressive, though it may not in his present
position imply the traversing of great deal
of ground, will lead to the exhibition of as
great an amount of energy az ever yet was
displayed by locomotive on two legs.
CAPT. HoLLIss.-The censures cast by
portion of the press of this country upon
Capt. Hollins, for his bombardment and burn
ing of San Juan, strike US as eminently un-
just, and calculated to have an extremely in
furious effect. Capt Hollins had absolutely
no discretion upon the subject. He was the
mere sword in the hands of the administra-
tion, and unless he chose to forfeit his COM
mission and be dismissed the service in dis
grace, was compelled to carry out the will of
his superiors. His orders were before him in
black and white, and his orders he was fore
ed to obey, and like a faithful and good Off
Ger, did obey. If the attack upon San Juan
was unjustiiable, if it was absurd and ridicu
GUS, none of the wrong, none of the absurd
ty of it ought to attach to Capt. Hollins. He
did not transcend his orders he did not devi-
ate from the line of them, in any way, to the
right hand or the left, but simply obeyed, as
every officer and private is bound to obey,
the commands of his superior. If he is to be
held responsible for this, morally or legally,
we might as well dismantle our ships and
disband our navy. No man can serve two
masters. Public sentiment must operate up
on the administration. and hold the principal
responsible for the acts of the agent-not
the agent for carrying out the directions of
the principal. Our gallant naval officers will
be disheartened and paralyzed, and all disci-
pline in the service will be at an end, if they
are to be visited as Capt. Holins is still visit
ed, by the censure and ridicule of the press,
and even by suit in the courts, fer the sim
pie performance of duty.
KEEPING THE PEAcE.-A friend of ours
recently witnessed somewhat remarkable
exhibition among the animal creation in the
way of keeping the peace. A corpulent and
austere looking pig, was roofing along in the
neighborhood of the Richmond and Peters.
burg Railroad, when his quiet exploration
in his native mud was disturbed by fight
which suddenly sprung up between two cocks
in the vicinity. The pig, without discontin-
uing his roofing process, gravely walked be-
tween the two combatants, and thus succeed
ed in separating them. However, this only
effected a temporary truce, for in short time
the cocks were at it worse than ever, setting
an example in game and fierceness which
might put to shame the Gallo Cock, the En-
glish Lion and the Russian Bear. Once more
the pig, with an aspect indicative rather of
sorrow than of anger, interposed his portly
presence between the enraged adversaries.
Even this kindly interposition proved ineffec-
tual, for, scarcely were they separated, than
they were at it again, the feathers flying in
every direction. The patience of the pig
was now exhausted, and he deliberately, and
with great energy, made regular charge
upon one of the combatants, driving him
completely from the field, and not giving over
the pursuit till he had chased him so far that
he had no inclination to return. That pig,
1t appears to US, deserves the freedom of the
city. Such benevolence, exercised too in be-
half OF the peace of city which has ex-
cluded his race from her limits, is beyond all
praise. Were we believer in the transmi.
grafton of souls, we should have no hesita.
tion in concluding that this remarkable pig is
inhabited by the spirit of a departed Alder
man.
"FIRGINIA COMEDIANS, OR OLD DAYS IN
THE OLD DoMINIoN."-We have before no.
ticed this book, by gentleman of Richmond,
and upon more thorough perusal, our high
opinion of its merits is fully confirmed. We
regard it as a remarkable work-the most
original, brilliant, thrilling American 70.
nance we have read for many long year
There are passages in it which would shine
in the finest pages of Dickens and of Thack-
cray. We are perfectly satisfied that the
author, ifhe cultivate his extraordinary pow
ers, will take rank with the best novelists of
the English tongue.
AEorHER LETTER FROM JUDGE BRossos.
The New York papers publish another letter
from Judge Bronson, in which he takes still
stronger ground against prohibitory liquor
la than in his fOruaor covp,ruc;o.x.n---- =