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, 1869-03-04
HOMICIDE MADE KA8Y.

Bdne months sgo physician In " Ssh.
ington City prescribed for q lady Ger
tain number Of powders, each containing
Nd unusual dose Of morphine, with direc-
tons to continue them until the patient
WAS relieved OF pain. The apothecary
warned the friends Of the sick woman o!
the extraordinary character OF the
medicine, but they followed instructions.
resulting In death after taking the second
powder. The doctor WAS Indicted for
narslaughler, WAS tried. and has lust
been acquitted. sae Court decidIne hat
the death resulting from an error Of irde-
meut was not criminal.
This u neN -phase Of iusanIty. Mur-
dere1s and assassinA have escaped upon
the plea OF inssnIty 40 often that there is
hardly any use Tor q public prosecutor to
reaistit But. II We have got the declsion
Of this District OF Columbia Court cor
recuy, ignorance amounts 10 insanity,
and destroys responsibility. It docs not
even enbody illegal malice." II q doctor
known thAt given quantity Of morphine
will kill, and by accident or inadyet,ence
presc1ibes It, be commits msnslsuchter ::
but II, IN lis Judgment, It will not, kil!,
and when administered does kltl he ts
not responsible. T6eEe arc quite 1 nun
ber OF medicines which, II glyon In quan-
aty, arc neceazarilY fatal to human
lie. According 10 this decision, II the
doctor is ignorant Of the fact how much
may be safely adratnistetcd, and ,zlyes
more, he ia bot reesponstble. The latne
reason will apply % The giving Of pofsous
generally. II he be ignorant that a1senic,
OF belladonna, or atryehnine, be poi
sonous, and administers them to sick per
Sons, he Is not 70 bo held responsible
c1iminslly. The case goes to establish
that to be doctor knowledge o. The
character and effect Of medicine is NOT
essential. Thfs 'may be cheering new.
for the thousands Of young gentlemen
who are sent forth annually, with license
t. kill or cure, but It is'not calculated K
give much comfort to the sick. Inasulty
in Law is An inability to distinguish be.
tween right and wrong, and, therefore
renders the homicide irresponsible TO-
his ACTS, This 9ectson puts the igno
; rance Of the medical profession upon :,
par with insanity and how far the pru
tession generally are fnasae depend
/. upon their Ignorance OF th
= properties Of the drugs and nos
r t1ums they pass down the throass I
d their customers. Sanity ought, therefor
;. 10 be certified to IN the diploma Of eyel
$ graduating phyatcl.n: Whether this dot
, 1869-03-04

Before half This ediuou Of TIE Tn1puEE
reaches lis readers, tho keya ofthe White
House will be In the possession Of Gen
ersl Grsns, and the apostate who ,hss ,fnr
nearly four years npoiled Il, will be car
pet-baggtns to Greenyille, Tennessee.
, 1869-03-04
LOWER PORTAL RATIs 1MrRAcr1cAg1x,

L0WXR ppATAL RATS sINPRACrIcABLK.
Tee Independent Is engaged IN warm |
agttatlon tor whist 1t calts penny post |
pge-"' I, wAnta The English rate Of i
penny letter Adopted, in order to in |
crease the postal 1eveIael It spoints TO
the teo,UD.00o annual profit which the
Brn,Eh Posi- Office system yields that
government, and contrasts It with the
s'1 or scsen millions II htch our posLages
fall tnofs Of paying cxpensss. But the
independents arguments and conclusions
are tqul,y iallAcsuus. TIC Brl.iAh penny
Is equal to the American twc-ccnt picco,
ard tur tevsn yea1s past hss been equal
In Value 10 ou1 th1ec-cent postal stamp.
Two cents In England have the purchas'
ing and hiring power Of three cents In
this country, and that, too, on coin ba--
s,r. A th1te-ccnt stamp In the Uai.ed
States Represents fTcm quarter to third
ltks properly or labor value than Brit
ish penny stamp. and when VIC get back
to spfc,c payments our thrce-cent stump
will sail be as cheap 10 Americans - the
English penny stamp to The British peo-
pie. Tbcsc important facts the Isd<pea-
dent ovcriookt, probably because art'-
ccs an the subject are written by sn Eug-
lishman Who has not ye. learaed the dit
ference between tho Englt5h and Auer,-
cau penny
The caute Of tho prohtabtcness Of the
Brush 8, s.em is found in the density Of
the population and the commercial char
ac,er Ct the people On an atea less than
, 1869-03-04

Mcclure, Of Pernsylvania, protests against
Stuart, Of Philade,phis, gong Into Grants
Cabinet, On the ground that " Stuart is not
= man who csn vlsa1lze The party aud make
"it pulsate,'' - he told Cameron. Would
net Aleek be Just tho man himself 10 take
a Cabinet, positson-the Treasury. for ia-
stance. He would make that =" pulsatc" while
there was dollar inside or thief outside
of IT,
, 1869-03-04

H. hnxvA n uYRR -
49,. 49,. To,t.,,,. ~ neor,i, "a thrv
ha., ~, .,cn ~ c,,.s 1,ad an the HING liz, On
.a's ..', 49, ~ ..-,..:.1. y. ,so1S ao,,,ec.tra
- anS ,1srd. a. cnnncc,ca w,th 4brtr election.
r.....s.,.,s. 80. n.,.,,.-. L., A,x3,
..:'I H.s.ss s-ssssa.sa s ~, ,bsa W.
aru - W.. os1 ,..lst"s~ a s.HN,1:. .h,.
n@ni'e1"': s'se ~. ~ 4's ~ 49, 49,
oo'ta, aua NV w '1u' r-l1s',saaa uI' snea
s:Se1>' 0's'1'e's @ec eon,sassu- sos - aA.-.
MSe,s Hoo t.s,o' "rsh Aoaaes eua "s@a4us'
o. rennssI'an'a de'es,on ,u1, contests y. "nn W..
e.aa.'1 1. 1n'r,en ~. 49, ,.,,h sh".,a -. a.snno..A.
"a v,n w~ct vi,h crcsnr If Nav Yorr.
''"'1 ~A'
-"
tno sNts"a VI .u4'ss' opeaNs.
.oAhA 70 tae VICE 1t@'asn.'@' cnAu' NV
1oe onanl.nouA AsSns q! .nc nspuo'.cAu
Fas's' "sue lanes oa"espe p'a'ue Pfssio'u6
omee, VI .ae to''s .asss eoos1ess' ~ .
ne'ap'e eo.e'otnee tna -, ootu uc ~" a'' pre-
ue..' ,, .au r3'ne '',o .uAeaka aa, .ae
~. nne VI 5on,naism ,,c' tne % nc" spsaAes Is IL
trs 1r ia.ass sases ~ y. w. nossuk useH ee'a ~
"nea'Dssoa ,one Sous1 % .a"', ~ lue ,e'
,oso ,oso usauaatinS - "asn'ns.ou eose. ~
les'' nc cnose tne eolto.1t! lto'sstoa' Aua,
mlRfsung 10 alsnc, eol.eo 1ne hsnneoeS
*'oa'"oA - eao tos1'aau Aoes,seT 'ot eeteta!
5esH. lug ao',ty nc thus ossp'aSeo otouSn.
Nun 'nlo Pon'.eA' prominence eaa secuseo
MS e'esuon 10 Tue state LcSosntuse,
"Dsu ~ ' ,, - '',su s.,-. 4ou -.
sa, w, u 'ns ,saa 80, e, =,
.us .Ases.I. ss". 80. - ~ Sook Is."s ssaoI-. -
@ eo, e'a.S r.nu ~ueu A' ~ ~ eseeu W
e III - .ae. ~ .,-..'..
s,,tsnat 49, .srr,ao ~ ..ns-.1 ',oan-,.nt 1872 ar.>
, 1869-03-04

Wefton, the walkIat, h41 pltJed' out, or
rathes walked out He reached Buffalo on
the ed instant, and concluded 10 abandon
tie Job OF walking 5000 MILES ID winter ut
the average u&e Of ntly u{lea. 4 daY. 4
despatch says THAT = hs was unusually san-
gulne Of, accomplishing It 1t drst, bat subse-
queut1y found that he did not possess ,sufd-
cient money to pay his travelling expenses
along The entire route, xnd was also dl.ap.
pointed In not receiving assistance from the
public. He started With several hundred
dollars. The cost Of hiring convesances and
OF living, howeEer,xx1 consider Ablo."
The public treated this performance
exacuy right. They let him trudge
along mnoieed tho press made no men
ton Of his proEtss; nobody went
crazy over bin no committees e.corted him
futs The towns md eit1es the women did
not lloaize the humbue. tals Tina. hs 14s
let severely s1ope. and after footinett fos
twenty daya 900 miles through Suow and
storm without <cza1, "gate money" or even
sale OF photographs, he abandoned tbs se-
mining 100 miller Of the journey. a. bad
\ speculation aud took the a1st train back
| home. The beat use Weston can n1ak4 Of hi.
shanks IL that to which he lfst put them
pedd11ng books and periodicals and Bonner,
Ledger "for rext week" A. = whlkis,
| speculation be Is " dcad-beat"
, 1869-03-04

Aereesn1og1cst ttcotd Tor MAscn sd, lsaa. IS r.
ported - ]. q. Lsuzt nh, L., opt1etaa, lit Han
eolph str. et, ecrseep<Etent Ia The sMtth*7Ets1
tLeGtnte. Tue 'sr4l 1etesR ars sh> l11slsls for
Tbs xosas -.veernx ny gentla,. h,kh," dry"
- ro1st atrnorptcfe :" - fa1p. md ~Spow -"
ttMe. / En-. Wind. | fEEI.. RA.N.
, 1869-03-04

The oorpetheacs OF sbs Indians Lsst,-
,A,use thtes,en to bolt and run OH II the
| r. pahlicAus psess 10 vpie sne equsf
entt.ge amendment. II they carry rus
hseAs Into sxrcuuoa lot ths q Gsvefaor
conve1e An extra session OF tho Lug ala-
, 1869-03-04

Tbs Invitation uete1 10 the French Qontt balls
arc Of vas,pus lceu ACCORDING To tho ranx os the
enests. The tomncnsrs tceeire wht'u Hcfats.
tho boh1emen green ones, std Tho Fettn dp o.
1sasist. 1ed ozes. Tho rea tickets cattle Their
hcldkrs 70 atmittl1ce 10 tbs snsl. pftsatt stA1f.
Gao lesdtrs to the lnpeiG1 Apartments 1t tho
Tnltettsr. ~h,is tts holders OF tha white SID
grecn t,cksts hAve 10 aseen1 the large ssatfcsse.
Tke names sra entered oa book xnd ! se" dATs
btt. n .ns 1rvlssuons a1p tssus 'he Emperor acd
rmuysss rey,ee ,ibe lit. EuEan.e f,squautly
scratches OF the rarnes OF ladtca. snt zap. Rerne
lines w1cksdly zeplsees the fs!r on%s' names ou
1fA4
, 1869-03-04

TIE Union takea \ new departure, to-.
day. with = Prssident who knows bow
u rule ,he' couu'ry rightly. and = stec
President who Knows The order, Of buzz
| 1czs AID how T. preserve o.1et.
, 1869-03-04

MasesI. euuss
aos 80" namosoiso ota'e aeot VIII % fea7sea
e"Sso'o ~ ae1a JUG -. "
INC no~e's olsp'h5ea Il feeens ooslan "ea'
oltF COZ $4p,Ho.
TEE he1f1ff saose51puon n9noneot 1nna ap'
peo4mNsa ip0E" 1s1tH-
Tne ffnefnn sing nss cooie!fed me ofcer OF
the hed Eecie enoo chA'ea DickeaS.
h1ae c's't VIE si1s ouuons' ana vesH aod csa-
vba y WHO hAoa' 1s Aae &c" es1'e u evening
esSss ~ NV.
ane ou'.aa son u " ~ eaueatea ~. sAeanA
pA..se et., "s ~ - ~ ~ AE'4 e0' '"Ue
~ ~ voss e4a,n1t5 popts'
s0s s,x.' ~ ~, as :. y. ..s pp
- - S ~ s14e ~ 9s'eAe 1AS'' se'sF3
1880
~ Aust.I.a n...t,.* ss"ase. u1.'tA k'se' wW
aH "'ss.. ~ u,s1E'.", -. ,..s
W ~ Wv - 80 ~. - - >No
agus a.ae.nx .-e,s. na.s- =. ~ 80
sscos1 wv us3s "auIkv seup1eu tuAt ue'e
alo W u.. te4sGA ~ plensnos :. .Hs Soa.1oAA,
.aus IL u a'Iasa,s los ~ - ~ o0sAo a"'o
49, 10 10 .''.sa ~. - AtS
~ sosAte e.n. ~ !. eones nos.ss NC pes"t.tea
~ ussno w ,. 1u.s iuu! ~ 80" so' "Ni9
w 'sAAI P'''A@so 1e'e' 'S' CAV ~ AAs3At
AIa.
eet tet'' oapteao eoatA la oIe'aeo uAs
Ie"s .tH o. oAnest "oose !cn3'nos oo,te1 pso'eets
'osua tsa.o ptaaeeouou uaast TOO aeaosg tt*a,
.tc ns'' @aeie'''s' 4ao"se ;" e'' n9uo' u teai
o'!' '!'r-
uAs ou, "u.e nasu-na sIuies a
~ 80 -. ~ ~. -. w. ~"
| ~ ~ A.a - 80. ~, w s"!4s. we
~ ~NN-3'' -A@ @A~A A1'N~'s f~>s>'
iHrs ~ ,r.,,,r. =, u,
| 80. s.se ~ nSH .s..stS y. "set ~
IN. - -. - -. 49, ~ .-e
.41 .aao -S,1'A toaseu uos peo"
wv. Aea "aa' p'oosu''' '0aaenee in' 'eA1 Hu'
.'1ps! ~, ~ eaoA ~ ~ '4s WV 44ues 4A'e.-
1 t'"'use 1'As' VI 1e'0s 80 ss'ela s''
enuseae', ~ o. Nnlea CONAN naassoos cnaps's'
"atn Aluia, a. ~nleo mfsses sfe constantly DELI E
eelee:at q. lroted II 10 estimated taas aooo
| uestca sEe ssta d2l3 III HOMO Va sanoy norc
afa eonG taAn On "t<1 o1ss. mat Dang tue oal7
daeInc 1on- .. -...
In Hartford. Connecttcut, Oh Thnssaay. Vim.
Mccormick ptom.tfy fosscd bis aaut ter OBJECT.
lex 10 his eroE RtnK 'ivirE Il her use and
Caring rothtnE wht1eupou bis con:tn cka.sd
nan INTO TIE rect with hsli dozen pusol ehots,
one Of vhsth Rraxtd tho hasa Of N fntoce.t l.
pa aats grocer
The noo1 10 be prtsctscd by Buhuo boot.
maker . G. neral Grant arc q patent FEsLeh cali
Dest!Aa military rye. f!ze ~. tops orns nrnsed
with tie nshocA eoht-of-a1nas la gold ard stlvel
wsFc aEd snld tkeseh lending theseifom. a pau
or eo'e fptrr Afo attaehed. ...
Il DOE fiatt eus = worthy democratic divine
curing tes A'ueAu var, held f'sth In prATe
ofe t'gnt. oefafe n1s l'stlo eockrea31toD, some
What IN tsla Wire: "1hoa kao*zs'. q II. tbs
o1r rights were invaded hT thoee II ztcars-sha
| 'hey cresec-. the Rio 0tsnoe Into our tafs1tory
knd 20 declared VAr on uss I'll Of whies, L I'd
Ttcu Will mud ret forth elsaf'J ard eoneiusivel
1E TIC mertage OF our excellent pf<ssdALL'
The h1lstsh income nx u i>tsls more than IA
per cent. but yields. IL god juet about ~ nue
1 a. ou'f: 4Ld tot Who Q 1efeuHt of I1u k1fEdot
, 1869-03-04
MADISON,
Ths I1ax HaIzafh1 to ths Fodfral
G1nAsiIustou xsx1iM d ny The 1o aser
Ho1Rs ~fIBA L. Raa1AtRFN.

4
combination x1x11N d n1 The Lo Wer
Hoo1s ot Inc L. Ra.1AtRfa~
SPECIAL Despatch 70 Tre cnieazo rEtp1ns
= AApaox, Mttcs :.
TIE Denoez7ts eere considerably rsksn osek
this nos1 ing By the tE1o.ue Ion Of pfoootsuno
to 11rfy The lsst snafncMsns 70 tn uti.so o
nr.,t,n,3rn n ann r.xte terez th1ests od Il to1s-
tt1t1K. aetttItuq thty wtu d EoS hnMs sao.e Soa.
10 eyo"d,rg ,hf6ugh mo - <stto A nSe H. or
shst took sWxs tha E!xas II ~ s+-af. s.ss uas ~
tEsm xanlfd 10 Insert ia. ~ ~ aasetsa
nI r.uinets 'sn .axad
M.I y * oftSsxrv+.. ra-1 .s.*~~a ss~is &a>s~t.-
mr. s.Iae 20 j. @xs. ea%' ~ s's> .t2 p
snnrt cvt e 4ss.sEe n *Ssas kFtal$H taa t1s
| re q ,n+ ~ Il Pa SaSt- - II r. ~
| '~r-r @rrs,t - IA A1 As1r@A yxL
- s4Axt t4as NASA Am &sx ~ "a h4FU Guos ~
rsa& II = u N~saAAs.. IL J. OK a8f s""
+! h tie ~ tAte ....u.. rn.e
eoa. Of %acks seaA ~ that TIC BtpeeAce.s 1ts a
csfy ~ = naso:hs cs b. s4nstote Nfr Ns ~ 20
toHs n te an taa, II xeqoirts mAfoxAs VI -"
Nh4l1 o<t1tt 70 sal.&J-
, 1869-03-04

ture, AID 1econgene 1t, and keep COZ
venlug 1t until vote Ia taken on the rat
ifinuon Of the Fifteenth Amendment.
, 1869-03-04

to reduce or repeal the crushing tax On salt.
Their plsn Of protection Is by plling oa mora
taxcs Instead Of taking them '0n.'
, 1869-03-04

.Rxs~a, a,sss u Kindly saP7le q s1sa .sssas
.,a nsmnh1.tx =. au.t etaI and Other snslee:s, IA
~ *@s.,s to n Aas,esa pa:ss drst tnddead
u1 ~ n,ssasans to NJ. Tee creation u. pssx..xs
-<,he ~ hhtqxl3x 4aF9aisF. - -
, 1869-03-04
wA1KR conNpa1cAT1pa 70 rHR sxA
HQAED,

Inc cNCfthWefIefn 6ues are 6uptecteQ
to great Inconvenience Aad IN enormous
annual tax In tho shspe Of excessive
freight charges, bec7use Of The want Of
an adequate and tree channel Of water
communication to the Atlantic. The
State Of New York will not enlarge the
Erie Canal. prrsrrtrg 10 spplY It's reve-
nues to the support OF an army OF Office
holders 10 An iuc1eaSe OF the trade
between tho Vest and It's own CON:
mercial capital. The next best means
OF relief Is shIpcanal around the Falla
OF N,sears, bat that being measure Of
great public utility can not command
roles enough 10 car1y 1t, and may, we
sappoke, be considered abandoned for the
present. The Welland Canal II too email
tc. the business required Of IT, 1t can,
however, be enlarged, and Tic think there
il little doubt that the Canadian author
ities will gladly consent TO an arrange.
ment by. which the revenue OF the canal
may be increased, and the proceeds ap-
piled to Tie enlargement of the channel.
The extent to which the people OF the
West are taxed, heesuae Of the want ot
this water transportation, mAy be best
Understood by he we1l-founded estimate
that The exress Of freikhts pstd by the
West RI its products &ens East and upon
the Eatern goods sent back in exchange,
will in Eve years Day the cost OF q Ahip
carelexoand iha FAlla Of Niagara W.
must continue 10 pay this tax until wt
can fcd q cheaper outlet Having nj
present hope OF building such cauAl II
cur own territory, We must Try what car
be done with the CANADIAN canal.
Our navigation laws as applied to th1
Western lakes are simply = nuisance
We levy q tax upon all Canadian vsssel
entering our ports, and We absolutel.
prohibit them doing suy coastwise bust
ness. A Canadian vetsel leaving = POI
in that country must come direct to Chi
csgo Of other American port and c.nnt
sop on the my 70 take u2 more carg
The result Is thst We have PRACTICAL
excluded all Causdian vessels from o.
wa'ers, and the reeaipta Of tho WellA,
C.nal have been decreased accordtogl
Our action agaiGst Canadian vessels
provoked similar legislation there, endi
IN sbn 1ovA1 ave1raio1 IF Arariran vp
<e,. f~ona ,hc C,o,di,n w,,e1 aithon
he 1n,orcement n, The Canadian law
not 70 1icld a. our own. We have 81
stauusl}y established non.intercour
and the resu1t IL that the busfness
which the WelInud O.usl might be e
1areed and made uscful to the West
been cut cf. and no other rood cad
&ain,d Ae long AZ this system of nj
intercourse con,inurs. the canal rnust
.,.,, - r. .,s IN .,,,., nov r,r- AZ a
tit, -, ~ T., 49, -h.ro ~ o~..st,
.aa.Ne.a ~ '..,,- ~ ' -
"sue' oA1 1"y. ,,..,;. r..
opps 80 ~ .s In, sa'e runs, -.
~ 'ou ps5 ,4s.t
nopolics' nes w open ~ .us az" .aAe. -S,o au1
iAfe.s NV aasoess ~ @'' .ne sss
LIE O'sa'alpp, aua nA'o Nue oAa~u'
r0l's WA tnc q L4"tcuee maae 'tes
cur Vcstsle' 1es snese os lne aenos' - II
JUN o. c'npeuslon ~ tsa: .ue sA.s.ns 1s,,,, -,
.n ~ 'ns III $3.50 eAes W o.s ~ 80 t@ar, ~
saeto 49, ps.e ,ss.hs, ,s,. .es. :,
o..' 49, sa.s aaan,.i.r h.ra ~,
, 1869-03-04

General Van Wyck. Who represents the
Eaa1enth Congressional District Of New
York, {0rangs and sullitAo Coun&lesA was
beaten last fan for recollection by George ",
Greene, Tammauy Democrat, By sn votes.
Van WJck, who believed himself beaten by
fraudulent votes, contested, md Is now cau-
raesing the district with hu opponent In
search Of frauds, and is being abundansly re-
warded for hs search. 1t Hamptouau.x,
Goshen, Montgomery. Nowbury xnd Middle.
ton, hzge numbers Of spurious votes for
Gseene were proven. Scores Of slen 1iAh-
men Eerc fExudulently naturslked, and, o,
conrse, voted tor Greene. At MonteumerY
IN atsoc1ous sHIndle appertalping to natural:
fzation frauds was unearshed, the "details o1
which, when made public, will place
high parties Of the D. DEuoctatic pespasioa In
the city Of New York IN no en11able Hight,
Tha worst frauds get discovered wcre com
uttted At Port Jervis.
" Geueraf Van Wyck will hare no trouble II
proving enough frauds to unsent his compel
ltoF. Ills friends say that At least l,0o(
forged naturalization certificates procured It
the city Of New York were voted On in hA
dhtrict by the CoPperhead supporters O
Grene. The votca cast On these 6puriou.
pbpers helped to elect Hcfnan Gorerno,
and gITs the Empire stAte to 6Aymon, -.
, 1869-03-04
The fNoaes" line OF business play
cut to-day n high twelve.


The Forty first Congress conYenes to-day
and organizes 1t 8 O'Clock p. H., with Vice
President Schuyler Collar Is Preaidng Otlcer
Ct the eenAte, and Hon, Jamea G. Hlslne
Speaker Of the House.
The ncw Congress contains large Infualon
Of new members in both bodies. Asmost
people do not keep track OF these changes.
re give list Of them, noting the pa1ues Of
tho ucT senAtnrs and those whom they super
eede, and also tho new Representatives. and
thosc who drop ont Of ConRrras to mske
ro1n for the new coners. The politics Of
those coming In and those going ont l. desIg-
mated By the .letters B md D:
Eastps Gts:SiJ: 2: tc:l,..-.j + cPsass.
I. +. asyaId b. b.tpei.j...:....lasaes 4. a1JGd, D.
R:1stb. r: B;ha h.!ss ts.:Et t. xasassSt' as
Wm:I. la1!tsa. p.t.a.>..M: Wh,ts.6-
81 ssas51 T. l..sss:2ssR .n:sss:isss
+ Tsssm;a T;ss9 = s. 81 ?: VIZ HHss7EsP r.
5oss sssa: i; -: ::s i: Sass:lss.p.
4.s 9s4Dsa:ss haass:s & .nR nss SsesIs Ma1's
Here asc fourteen new Senators. The Re-
pubHeans lo&e enc In California, one In New
jersey, enc In Ohio, and gain one In Couuee.
ticut, one III Indiana, one in reunsylyapts
one In Tennestce, one In Wisconsin, aud one
in Vest sginia-for Vsn Winkle, while not
calling himself Democrat, vas q monde
script Of Democratic psoclyltles.
The old Eeuators reelected for sit rear,
longer arc Welch, OF Florida, Simmer, Ram
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rrtn1 Our OHn Correspondent.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-19

sickly child-and so get done with him. Wo
confess that, whenever wo have begun
one of Mr.. Dickens novels, we have not
Se beer nhie to- discover wc% character a s It IS
that has been brought into this world solely
with the view Of being speedily ushcrcd ont of
It, His children, from lli,lc Dom6ey down.
ward, might fairly rise up against him with
the old roproachfu question OF the tombstone
''What was begun for
To be so soon donc fort"
To Mr.. Dickens the whole modern sentiment
tai school must certainly look mp as It's head.
He hns been the source of great deal OF most
fearful writing; might We suggest, II he stands
In need Of y motto, that Hinc iltte lachrymtn
would be most appropriate? Mr.. Thackeray
himself Is not free from the same charge. He
what applause greeted his great rival each Time
he peated IT; unhapplly he could not keep
from trying 1t also. AT imitation, Of course,
Hr Thackelay was perfect, and We must allow
that Colonel Ncwcomc's death quite equals, il
it does not actually surpass, Mt: Dickens
most lachrymose efforts. II Charles ii. had
lived nowadays, he would scarcely have
thought it ncedful to apologize for being
most nnconscionablo time dying, The fashion
has changed, apparently, since his time, and
few can now get their dying done under half
II dozen pages OF 80. We altogether protest
against these death-bcd scenes; we have had
enough of them, and more than enough.
IienceGorth, if u man has to die, let him, like
q wounded wild animal, creep off to some
hidng-place where lie may pass out Of the
world with dignity aud alone. We have, un-
happily, every year TO read and to criticise a
great many novels. We give fair notice that
we will not tolerate any more dcath-bcd
scenes, and more last dying speeches. Even
Our very executions are ROW private. Now
that Jack Kctch does his business with
dignity, it is not too much to expect
that our novclists should show some
little respect both for themselves and their
readers. We hold that this Ovcrstrained senti-
ening mans M ST sympaliies with Ills M fellow -cTea.
lures, roally narrows and wcakens thcm. The
reader is SO flattcrcd by the tear he drops over
the imaginary sorrow OF some hero or heroine
possession of u tender heart. Ills conscience
remains satisfied with the sympathy he has felt
for sufferings which lave had no real exist
ence, and his charity has been sufficiently eX-
ercised In the aid lie longcd to bcstow on those
who by no possibility could have hcen the re-
cipienls.