The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-03-04


for the wondering admiration OF the crowd.
lie desires to show the efficacy Of kindness
IA we'll as frmness in the treatment of this
noble animal, and thereby to enforce prac'i-
cal humanity to the brute creation in the
place of brutal runishmen's and physical
torture.
/ The venerable DIR. Mott, who has had grea,
experience Us a teacher in the training OF 70.
fraotory boys, was so pleased with Rarey's
exhibition that he requested an Interview
0n comparing notes, the Doctor came to the
| conclusion that Rarey's treatment Of refrac-
tory horses was in principle identcally the
same as he had pursued for many years with
refractory boys. The Rarey horse phioso-
phy applied to human colts is graphically set
| forth ia the following conversation between
the celebrated trainers:
4 81 have been twice TO see you perform, Mr..
Rarev,n said the Doctor, sand this has be-
gotten in me desire to see you and compare
notes. have been q trainer OF boys for
more than half century, and boys that have
n4ayan unenrernahle in other hands lave
readily Yielded to mine. Now, do you know
i shat renr bearing towards the boise il gni-
ded by much the same spirit that success
full educators manifest towards refractory
boys?"
III am much pleased to think, sir" was
the rejoinder, s'that such 10 the case. To
training the horse use no other punishment
than restraint. A soon as you know the
horses mind, and the ho.se comprehends
YOU, the instinct of obedience leads him to
do YOUR bidding"
ssThat 10 just my view of boys" said the
Doctor.
aAnd,, resumed Mr.. Rarev, 81 am salts
fed that in even the worst horse the instinct
Of obedience lie stronger than that Of the re-
verse. The nober the disposition Of the
horse the fercer ard the brieser il his resist
anse. The worst subjects are those in whom
resistapce is logged and Stubborn
-AH but even III -aeh hersfs yen find the eth
caey Of your evstem more marked than the
present mode of horse breaking"
aYes, sir. With euch dispositioned horses
there is no safety by the usual mode OF SUBJ
jection."
..rhen your ideas and mine,' said the
Doctor. ssare precisely the same. ] have
been accustomed 10 horses from hoyhood,
and so trained them that at the sound of my
voice, with loose rein, they would stop
: even when going down the steepeet decllv-
, ity."
"That is cardinal point in my system
said Mr.. knrey, "to accustom the aorse to
: my voice rs much as 10 my person"
The venerable gentleman and Mr.. Rarey
continued their conversation for half ar
hour, and with evident satisfaction to both
+ The result Of the interview was conhrmatory
OF the opinion already entertained BY both
A. All af IL
boys or rebellions horses is cruelty, or tht
= inllicten Of physical pain, productive Of any
!. good result.
J Gen. wg.,ltngton on coercion. ?
Q Gen. Washington, 10 letter to Col. Herr,
8 Lee, as given in lrving's life Of the Father
Of bis country, writes:
You talk, nv good sir, Of employing iuau.
enee TO appease the present tnmults in Muss-
aohusetts. know not where that influence
is 10 be found. or. if ntsaiuaLe that il would
be a proper remedy for the disorder. lnau.
enee ID no; government. Let us have n gov
ernnent by which our lives, liberties aud
{ properties will be secured, or let Us know
the worst at once. There s call for de-
cision. Know precisely what the insurgents
aim at. II they have real grievances redress
them il possible.
Q Iftheg have not, employ the force Of tn.
0 government against tn M al once
4 Let the reins 'of goveri ment then be braced
aud held With steady hand, and every VIC.
lation Of the Constitution be reprehended.-
: Ii il be defective, let it be amended: but no
suffered 10 be trampled upon whilst it has al
u existence In q letter TO Gen. Knox b,
y, writes: Il feel, my dear Gen. Knox, inf
e niteiy more tsan | can express to you, fo
/, the disorders which have arisen in thes
. States. Good God, who, besides a tory
~ could have foreseea, or Bnton pred,cte,
themf do assure you that, even ct thl
moment, when reflect uppn the presen
" prospect OF oar affairs, isseems to me like
. vision If a dream. Afte
n what haze seen, or rather what have beard
| shall be surprised at nothing for if tire
years since any person had told me Their
o. would have been such formidable rebelio
~ as exists ut this day, against the laws an
Constitution Of our own making, shou,
have thought him & bedlalniie, Il subject f
49, u madhouse.o
Carl scnurz q om r omis Sc.
- Carl Sehnrz has written long letter to
Wisconsin paper, expressing his views col
ess cerning the Peace Conference. lie says:
Ar. On February lst saw by the papers th
tor most of the Northern States were sendiI
-, Commissioners to tho Washington COME
enco. considered this uaohleetionable, i
" nsmuch Gs it showed certain Willingness
pc the part of the North to give fair heari
bis - the complaints and propositions Of t
- South. and furnished at the same time
opportunity for Informing the latter OF I
true state of feeling in the free States. d,
from what learned, wasled to believe I'll
i, q sxsra,n f..ar - sona camnrar;.e ,nara
r le.s sacrj6eine the nrineinles which had he
ing Endorsed by the people 1T the late Preside
, or t.h election. Beng hfniv ana conscie
a. tiously opposed TO any such sacrihc,,
deemed il advisable that this feeling, viii