Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-06-28
The spirit OF Slsymaker,s bull i. abroad In

The spirit OF Slaymaker's bull is abroad In
the land. This vicious animal, it will be re-
membeTsd, used 20 be one of the Institutions of
Lancaster county, within whose precincts the
broad acres OF his owner lay. BY dlnt of
savage boring, vigorous paving and loud bel.
lowing This taurins bully had come TO consider
himself and to be considered the master Of ali
the LORDS OF the herds in that section of the
country round about Bv and by, however
the publc wants seemed 10 require a railway
between Lancaster and Columbia. aud the
engineers We're reckless enough to locate the
route through the fields in which he had 50
long TeIgned supreme. The grading of the
roadway and the LAYING OF the track were per.
United with silent contempt. or a: the worst
with sulIen growI; but wh-s the locomotive
came screaming and laundering along his
bUIlship was aroused. lie would stand no
such nonsense. So, Horatius like, he stationed
himself al the end OF high bridge across the
little stream which skIrted the farm determin-
ed 10 hold II against the rash invader. The
result all the world knows. The bull, with
more pluck than wisdom, had undertaken TO
block the way of progress. and be was pitched
over the embaHkment al inanimate and
shapeless mass Of flesh and bones, while the
engine went snorting on Its way to Lancaster
with It's precious freight.
The remains OF the little bull have long since
mingled with their original dust, but his spirit
has reappeared on the earth in various ways
and al various times since his bombastic end.
Its latest manifestation is in the form of a
person named CavIs, who. mere foolish than
ms historical prototype, has undertaken the
double task of snuf.iDg out The STAR and pre-
venting people OF a given color from earning
their living by such honorable and honest
occupation a. they may choose, and to which
they have been trained. A great deal might be
said IN regard To the absurdity and wickedness
OF such undertaking.: but reasoning would be
wasted on a person so supremely foolish as
this Mr.. Cavis demonstrates himself to be. He
Is opposing himself TO the spirit Of the age, 70
the laws of common sense and reasonable de.
Cency, and he must go over the enhancement
like Slaymaker's bull, whose lawful successor
and representative he Is.
1t Is somewhat significant tact that seven of
the nine persons who took leading part In the
antI-Douglass meeting Saturday night, in.
Guiding Cavis. Mr.. Mullen, the mover OF the
resolutions, and Mr.. l.. b. Robinson, whoasked
10 be the first 10 sign them, were in the South
during the war, giving either active or sympa-
theiIc aid TO The rebellion. 1t would be the
part OF modesty IN these gentlemen to take a
less conspicuous position In undertaking to
dictate 10 the printers and newspapers of
Washington.
The readers ofTHR STAR will be surprised
10 hear tina, il Is hostile to the laboring and
working classes. Probably no paper in the
country has given more space and after ton TO
the interests of the workingmen; and if the
primers have no worse enemy than The STAR
they will do very well. If any paper here has
PAID more money 70 the printers, more prompt.
Iy. or has maintained pleasanter relations with
4 Nraln 2 han IT, -
Of the fact What amount Of reliance may be
put in Mr.. CavIs's allegations is demonstrated
by the fact that the only change made by TIE
STAR from piece work @ days work and
from days work to piece work within the
last ''hye years" or the last fifteen years was
that in June, 1864, when by the action of the
Printers Society, the work on the afternoon
papers was required to be done by the piece
instead OF by the week.