The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-06-10
Cutting Off Ears.


A Cincinnati CORE spondent of the Philadelphia
Bulletin mentions rumor in that city, that Capt
Rynders had threatened if Mr.. Brooks should at
tend the Convention, his ears might be exhibited in
New York ...al..
Perhaps Capt Rynders never said So If he
said so, he didn't do it, There is difference be-
tween saying and doing. Mr.. Brooks went to the
Cincinnati Convention, and he has notlost his ears
The govt with which the correspondent dwells
upon the possible loss of Mr.. Brooks ears, shows
that in the view of Free Sellers, personal indigni
ties are only "outrages" when committed upon
themselves. However, even il Eynders had made
the threat, it would have had no influence, we pre-.
sumo, on Brooks. Even if Greeley, Smith & &C.,
should equip company of New York shoulder.
hitters and slung shot men to visit Washington
they would find that revolyers can as easily dis
pose of New York bullies as mahogany stocks in
old times of officers of the regular army.
Municipal Reform Needed in New York.
After such fierce denunciations of Southern So
ciety ss were poured forth by the late Sumner in
dignation meeting in New York. we are sorry 10
see the press of that city universally concurring
in the statement that crime and rascality of every
kind abound in that free metropolis to an extent
unprecedented in the history of cities. The New
York Times speaks of a cancer of immortality eat
ing out the heart of the upper ten," and the Tri
bune SAYS there is no city in Italy whose streets
are so unsafe to walk at night. In late number,
the New York Herald, whose editor has recently
returned from Europe, gives us graphic picture
of the public and private corruption and crime now
Astounding in New York, and institutes a COMPARE
son between the Empire City and cities in Europe
s
oils THAT this" he says, should be The net re-
suit Of republican government in city inhabited
by prosperous, religious, orderly and intelligent
population that the fruitsof free elections should
be the installation of incompetence, corruption
negligence and every bad thing in places of honor
and trust, cannot be discerned by liberal minds
without deep regret. We are proud of our selfgoy
eminent. But how does that pride Withstand
journey across the Atlantic: II we go to Paris. we
find the people whom We taunt with their submis.
sion to mere military despotism and selfimposed
aristocracy leading quiet, comfortable lives in the
most beautiful and best governed city ia the " ord
it is clean, it is safe; the eye is not shocked by
outrages against public decency; neither houses
Of ill-fame nor gambling houses obtrude into the
way to tempt youth; the laws are vigorously car
ried out il man is wrenged he is sure of redress
Paris has improved within the last two years at
rate far surprising any American city, its strides
towards comfort and beauty will almost surpass
the belief Of those who are accustomed to est
mate municipal progress by cis-atlantic examples
Or, cross to London There Is city ruled. as =
stump orator would say, by a 'pampered aristo.
craey and blosted set Of peers" with the Queen
and the House of Lords 1t one end and tbs
Towers brimfnl Of machines of despotism. on the
other. Yet look at London. WAS there ever
cleaner. better ordered, safer, more comfort,h,e
city 70 live ins Where is there so efficient a No.
hee forcei Where is there less rowdyism or fey.er
violations Of iawf Go to Germany. Berlin ana
Vienna under their military dcspoism arc both
well governed, safe, convenient places to live IN
The Herald yGhs add that the cities In most Of
the southern y es of the Union are quiet and
safe. and that New York, before slavery was abol
is'ee WAS as secure, orderly and respectable city
- any In the world Free institutions don't seem
= ave done much either for private virtue a.
t'''s osasr N those diggings
Mo nmrsa uoss They havs had roasting e.r. i,
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