Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-02-16
Letter Fross washington.
WASHINGTON. d. @. Feb. ii, 1871

Letter Frosss washington.
WASHINGTON. D. O.. Feb. ii. 1871.
Editor Rutland Herald .-Your mag
uamity ande snse of justice, will trust
indulus me in correcting few errors
which occurred in my last communication
Duobtless the best regulated newspapers
are subject to attacks Of "Lapsus Typori-
UNI" base this opinion upon the fact
that two or three instances have recently
appeared in the herald. The editor
whose article upon the Canadian Fisheries
was headed, 1.-THE British Lion shaking
his Name" was shocked to see it come
from the compositor as "The British Lion
Skating in Maine But he had his re-
compense There was music in the blum
der. The compositor who by the econo-
nv of one letter made the scriptnrsl
quotation read "We shall all be.hanged
in the twinkling of an eye" Created in
the mind of at least one urchin false i'm.
preasions concerning future rewards.
Similar in effect are some of the typo
graphical errors in my last, to which ]
sllude. One occurring at the termination
Of the paragraph upon the Indian appro-
pria,ipn bill divests the sentence of intel
ligenc., and is palpable error. But at
the beginning of the next paragraph you
maize me ssv that "Snow has fallen to the
depth If se1en inches" Seven inches of
snow in Washington I doubt if suoh
was ever known. The word should have
been Sereral meaning, az applied, two or
more. Please allow this correction, for
suoh an extrsv-gapt statement would
be- ~ 'erse comment upon the verscity of
yonr c. respondent, as well as the relia-
bility Of your paper. .. .... 8.
... LEGISLATION .a.t ..s
during the week hss heen, IA a general
thing. Of tsma order both Houses have
been much Of the time engaged upon sp-
pro- r'-'ions. .. .t +
The subcommittee on military eff irs.
appointed 70 investigate the expulsion by
the first o,sss. of three cadets at West
Point, -uhmitted report which was read
and referred for action on Tuesday next
According 10 the report of the committee
the entire first clsss, with the exception
of four. are guilty Of high handed out
rage 8, INSTRUMENTATION justly tneriting
expulsion. The committee recommend
tn. expulsion of the ins.igstors. and that
the remainder who participated in the
affair BIZ court-msrtialed and punished.
Greater, however, 81 d more contemplate
than the ipdiscretiors Of the cadets, who
have youth and inexperience to plead in
ex,enus,ion of their cffrnce, is the action
Of he officers in command who sought to
iDtim'date the three outraged cadets into
resiypipg, and to have their designations
accepted unbekpown to their parents,
which WAS in violation of law, and to have
the matter thus quietly hushed up to
81 ield the first class from merited oensure.
The committee condemn in strong terms
the whole proceeding, and il their report
be correct as to facts, it is evident that
West Point needs renovating.
On Wednesday bill was reported by
Mr.. Schofield providing for the sale of the
Brooklyn navy yard, which ELECTED much
debate. There seems to be strong sen.
timent in favor of abolishing government
navy yards, and depending upon private
enterprise for building up our depleted
commerce and navy.
Congress has passed an act, after much
higRling and conference, pensioning the
surviving soldiers and sailors of the revo-
luton and the war of 1912, but with a
due regard for economy, and an undue
appreciation Of the country's obligations,
has made such Determinations with re-
gard to time and circumstances of service,
ss will leave portion of the survivors of
these wars to feel that they have no part
in their country's gratitude. The mini
mum requisite of service by the bill is
sixty days. This will exclude those who
rallied and did signal service in cases of
emergency, like the Green Mountain boya
who met the British at Platteburgb. and
who during few days were more effect
i've than others who were in years of SER
Woe. aa
The survivors of these wars are at most
but mesgre band; to pension them all
would add comparatively small item to
the annual expenses of the government,
and that for but a few years at the utmost.
Think OF applying the screws of economy
when justice demands such slight reooo.
milton. Think of our annual product of
billions of dollars. Think Of the few aged
heroes, some eking out their unfortunate
lives in poorhouses, and ell entitled to our
respect, our love and our money for the
debt we owe them. 1t was facetiously
said. but not without pertinancy that we
can wait, there is no hurry, in twenty
years or SO we will vote them all large
pensions, and thereby show our gratitude.
Yes, and save orr money too, for they are
fast passing beyond the realms of filthy
aE 5siag bEa 5l
''TuE oDrous INCOME TAX"
The hin for the repeal Of this law.
which passed the Senate under such Hat
ter'Dp susI ices rs to lead to the concln.
sion that the question was virtually se+.
tied, seems to hang-fre in the Heuse in a
manner upfavorable to the desire which
actuoted the Senate. TIE bill was seizad