The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-18
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Belect lands Tor o company OF speculators' no 10
received by tho official rides in carriages and on
horseback at the public expense, makes out list
of the fruits Of the country from the specimens
ON the table at some great dinner given by the
authorities or land owners, and returns highly de-
lighted without even specimen OF the soil OF the
country ON his polished boots. The second pic
ture is that Of pennlless emgrant sitting on the
beach at Belize surrounded by his little plumber,
HELPLESS wife and flock OF children tits the rainy
season. and flies, gnats, etc., abound. There are
no committees to receive him, no carriages, no
dinners, and when he essays to move into the
woods he goes on foot Through the wilderness, to
commence struggle for the first common neces-
saries OF life, without hand extended to aid him.
This is quite correct as Q general picture OF the
poverty stricken emigrant wherever he goes but
applies to Georgian moving to. Louisiana or
Texas, as much as il he was going to Honduras.
We are opposed to migrations by our people, al
much from one State to another, as from the
South to Honduras and we tell men who are not
practical farmers, and who have not the means to
support themselves, until they can clear land and
make crop, to stay where they are and make
their land yield well through thorough cultivation
and manuring, and to become independent
through small crops. The only people VIC would
advise to migrate, are those who live on lands
subject to overflow, and we tell them to settle on
the highland nearest to them.
TIE New ORLEANS P1oAYuNE Of the 12th has the
following psquart paragraph: "tAn Aztec, writing
to Radical newspaper (the Now Orleans Republ'-
CAM and complaining Of the structures OF the
American press on the murder Of MACMILLAN,
whom he himself speaks Of as endowed by nature
with high soul, noble heart, and good, though
mislod Intentions says our people want war
with Mexico so as to sbe abe to replenish their
empty purses with che remaining spoils which the
French left in Mexico, even II they had to break
tho seventh commandment Of the Lord We did
hear some Of our soldiers in the war Of 1865 ac-
cused of breaking that command in Mexico occa-
sionaly, and the evidences and effects thereof are,
we believe, still remaining, some OF them not very
creditable to either side. Should another war
occur, We trust Americans will be more reserved
and suffer less" 80 far the Picayune. Our two CO.
temporaries appear to live on opposite sides OF the
street; they are certainly arguing from different
premisea. The Radical editor appear to have
Douay Bible before him. and the Picayune man
King JAams' authorized version. With this key
the reader may be able to work out the problem,
and the wit Of the above.
TIE HONDURAS FEVER (not quite as fatal as tho
Chagres fever) s very prevalent in tho Mlssissppl
Valley. From one Of our New Orleans exchanges
we learn that an association in Copiah County,
Miss, has sent . deputation out to Honduras to
secure lands. They raise the funds to pay ex-
penses thus: every man who pays SIS has choice,
in order OF subscription to GAO acres Of the lands,
Tor which, Of course, he pays cost price. And, say
they, there is such rush to that country for the
purpose Of getting lands, that all the finest and
most desirable parts Of the country will soon
be taken up, therefore, the necessity Of immediate
action. Yes, and when the country is thus taken
up, not onetwentieth Of these finest lands will be
in actual cultivation, and the whole country will be
little weak, defenceless colony, without :popula-
ton, and consequently without schools, churches,
roads, improvements or manufactures. II they
would pass Law that no man should own land
who did not cultivate third Of it, it might grow
up into really prosperous country; but il the
lands are to be held by 8 few living mile apart,
and only on the good lands, it will take century
to make it respectfully self-supporting.
TIE BxIa1ln CLERGY do not look with eyes Of
favor upon the system Of Lay or unsectarian
schools In faet, they lose no opportunity to mani
fest theik feeling on the subject. Their last de-
monstraHS Snswss quite unique A pupil Of the lay
school ut lemus, . lsbtized child, died. His
teachers md schoolmates desired to serve as pail
bearers, and to follow the body In procession,
Their 1,snss wsrs msde known 10 tho psrtsh priest.
Who cussiy refused to say the last Offices unless
this arrangement was given up. Naturally there
was some excitement, and the matter got into the
papers. II wsu ascertained that the clergy Of Feu-
rms systematically refused sbsolution to the pupils
OF the lay schools and TO their parents. Some
severe criticisms were published The clergy CON-
tent themselves with saying that, in regard to the
funeral, the course pursued was in strict accord
snoe With canonicsl usage, and that they appeal
from their tnsulters- and slanderers to the judg
ment Of God. This is not an entirely novel me-
thod Of declining adissgreesble discussion.
2 Mr.. JoHN 7. BURGESS writes note to the Alae-
ne.an, In which he states that SHAKEsPEAREs de-
scent can be traced, through his mothers side, to
TuaaHnl, Q Saxon Earl Of the time Of WILLIAM
the Conqueror, and that the ARDEN family is prob
ably descended from ALFRED the Great. Mr..
GHonar RUSSELL FRENCH has addressed . letter to
the editors Of the Cambridge Shakespeare, in
which he states that in the preparation OF his
Notices Of the SHAKESPEARE and
AsDm families, he has found the link which unites
SHAxzspxARz with the ancient family Of ARDEN, Of |
That the relationship in question
really existed has long been conectured; but it is
now proven, or rather will be, when Mr.. FRENCH
shall have published the records he has discover
ed, which will be in the supplementary volumes OF
the Cambridge Shakespeare.
. MR. STEVE Hs, in Saturdays debate in the House
Of Representatives, sneeringly referred to "some
Senators" a being frightened by "the ghost OF
the past Constitution" which he helped to shatter
and destroy. MAoBxFH committed numberless
crimes before the ghost Of the murdered BANouo
disturbed the peace Of the wicked Thane, but it
came at last in the midst Of bis revery and "troub-
led him" when he least expected the ghostly visi-
tant. THADDEus must not hope to escape the
consequences Of his guilt. cit is the eternal Law
that where guilt is, sorrow shall answer it" and
some day, not Tar distant, 'the ghost Of the past
Constitution" may 30 harrow up that portion OF
his conscience which he has mot yet thrown to the
devil as to disturb his nights and drive away all
slumber from his weary eyelids.
TIE PuN1sHhKNT Of death has been for ever ban
ished from the Portuguese code Of law by the
Chamber Of Deputies. What is hardly less worthy
of remark the Chamber passed the bill embody-
ing this great change, with only two dissenting
votes. It has long been the tacit custom in Por-
tugal not to infict the punishment Of death but
the fact which is notified by own embassy at Lis
bon in its last report that murders have decreas-
ed under this mild resime-has had, Of course,
great effect in producing 30 remarkable an una