The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-26
spirit OF the Press.

The New York Herald says "Mr. FISH
has certainly conducted his duties as
member of the High Commission very
ably and satisfactorily, and would be al
excellent man for us on the Geneva Com
mittee."
The Oonrier-Jomnal, in answer to the
remark that "every once in while the
English Parliament gets an attack of right
eousness," says: eff it does it never catches
1t from the American Congress, which has
experienced nothing like touch of right
eousness within the last ten years."
The Galesburg (Ill) Free Press says
at should be the mission of clergymen, OF
the platform, of the press, of one and all,
to create public opinion which will rem
der the custom of drinking intoxicating
liquors dsreputable. This is a highly
commendable position, and il it could be
made feasible to enact and execute strin-
gent statute of prohibition, the world
would be the better for it,"
The New York Commercial AdUertizer
says: "Mr. Sumner is again sentimental,
not in his claim for damages, but in the
rules he would apply. The practical solu-
ton offered by the treaty does not suit
him. He ought to know that Great Bril-
tain will apologize or explain no further.
She has already made an offer of settle
ment which meets with opposition at home
and in the Dominion. It finds its best
friends here"
The New York Citizen and Round Ia
bic says: "Foster, the poor wretch, did
not probably intend to take Mr.. Putnam's
life; but so many criminals have gone
scot free when they did not intend muir
der that be ought to be hanged for murder
whether he intended it or not, as a sort of
poet;cal Justice. So up with the gallows,
and let public sentiment be vindicated.-
We are great people, and SO wise and con-
sistent."
The New York Globe says: "There is
this difference, however, between crimes;in
the North and the South, which should be
plainly kept in view. No man is MUIR
dered in the North because of his color,
his nationality, his political views, or his
the North, it is for purposes of plumber,
for revenge, under the excitement of Ii
quor, or, as the Tribune would say, fin the
interests of phlology.'"
The New York Times says: "Surely no
Republican need ask for sounder doctrine
than that. Both Vallandigham and Adams
lay down, as the first plank in their new
platform, that the Democratic party shall
accept the situation, and abide in good
faith by the results OF the war--all the
amendments to the constitution included.
This is all that the Republicans ask, and,
when this is done, there will be really no
important points of difference between the
two parties, SO far as principles or mea-
sures are concerned"
Erery Saturday, in commenting on the
recent attempt of women to vote in WASH
ington, Waterbury, and Yellow Springs,
says: "Some of the county officials of
Michigan are deep in legal subtleties they
permitted widow woman to be registered,
and at the proper time she went to the
polls and did her duty like man, but
they rejected the vote of a married woman
on the ground that her citizens rights were
taken care of by her husband, who voted
previously. We like to see these nice dis
tinctions, though we hope husbands are
not to be put out of the way in order that
women may get the ballot"