The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-01-25
Gusmia9 Stats Soitrltal.
"WEDNESDAY EvEG, JAN. rs, 1871.
sPIHir oF THD mOnNINa PaEss.

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punishment for their crimes by compent
ton or restitution. No; so little value
set upon poor man here, that If any 4
tice is taken of it when he Is wronged
one of the favored arstocracy, it is n
with any intention of Furnishing Il
wrong-doer. Suppose a mischieyol
boy did ring Mr.. Ficken's door be
on All-Hallow Eve, at Harrisburg, Pa
and Mr.. Ficken rushed forth in
rage and discharged q pistol at th
boy, and the boy was badly wounded, dis
abled for life, perhaps and then, instea,
OF trying Mr.. t'icken, as they would hav
done in Virginia, provided the boy hat
prosecuted,and fning him few dollars, o.
sending him month or so to Jail for al
assault or dismissing the matter, they
compromised it by permitting Mr. Ficken
to give the boy a sufficient sum to support
him for his natural life 2 Which was the
pest? 1t was only misdemeanor. &C.
cording to the laws and had the. boy been
Killed the crime would have been man
slaughter. and within the power of the
jury to fix the punishment, and as our
Jurors all belong to class who think poor
poys have no rights, even on All Hallow
Eve, he would probably have been iusti-
ned and acquitted. We have rung door.
bells, and bombarded doors with cabbaoe
heads in the old keystone State. on that
night of unrestrained juvenile freedom.
and have paid for it too with MANY hard
knock from those whose Knockers we had
made too free with, and we never got any
fwpiVn fboucopl III.
Drulses and heal our wounds. But, as
oootndown said about his wife, You, Vir- |
gnlans, are such superior" people.
The Enquirer closes its labored leader |
upon this Insignificant incident-which we
are surprised to see leading paper of a
metropolitan city make SO much ado
about. and which it would not have
noticed at all, but that it was hard up for
an opportunity to insult the people of
fennsylvania, by stigmaizing them as
mercenary and misery Yankees, the in
Ierors OF your selfvaunted, Ged-like. |
nectar and understanding Vrgnians--
with the following, which is intended to
be very severe:
Among all the "frst families in tho vir
glnia towns, we have none of the sort of this
Yankee Fickens, and none of the sort who
would permit the money of Fickens To Inv !
impunity for crime. :
No; they would give him impunity for
crime, and permit the poor boy whoss legI |
was amputated to hobb,e on through the :
world begging his bread.
we thought when Virginia got gov Q
ernment "of her own people" we should g
near no more complaint, especially from g
me Emqa"er, but this morning it talks 3
ABOUT the "hideous features" of our State
government, and can only find consolation :
In the thought that Virginia is not SO .
lp.adly or IN that respect as South Caro- 8
INA. The Democracy never is, but ALWAYS | d
TO be blessed. 1t illustrates its ideas of onr :
present condition, by Que of Mr.. Lincoln's
best anecdotes: s.
There Is story told of two gentlemen. soma. W
what ili-favored in countenance that will serve n
10 Illustrate the relative beauties of the pslti. =
Sai system Ia Virginia and in some Of the other 4
5oasnern ots'es; 70 one pretends that our =
government is what it ought to be, or fit for 70 70
he people to whom it is applied Some only 81
Jay that 1t is not so hideous as the wretchea pr
lystem that operates in some OF the other =
Southern States o'Nel r
II is said that while distinguished man was =
soldier in thswar of 1872 he was seeping on w
ne ground, when some strangers passed him La
Attracted by his ungainly countenance. The y
trangers paused. One exclaimed to the other. L
Surely this is the ugiest man on EARTH me
ronounclng these words with much emphasis g.
10 aroused the sleeping gentleman, who coully "a
embarked to them, Go on and YOU will SOON .
IND my uncle Moses. After you see him Won y
v.ill never again stop to notice me-" When sef
ne most hldeous features of the Virginia gov TIT
rhment are pointed out we are always told of Coz
omething that is as bad, or worse, somew here
D the oppressed South. 7
THAT'S good. The Oppressed South =
he Niobe of the continent. All. who
hall survive to relate the story of her
7oes
The new associate of the Enquirer is
ertalnly fred hot" He's a brick. and
ne Dispatch will have to look to its lau- "
als in the pursuit of carpet baggers and v
he is far in adcance of our ven
able contemporary who invented these
olite terms.
The Dispatch is afraid the liberties of
le country are again in danger from Con- 7
ress. 1t takes fright at the statement in s sad
ie New York Tribune that very stringent out
WIS are to be passed by Congress to pre- cesl
mt fraud and intimidation at elections for Hun
ongressmen and Presidential electors and
inks it the finishing blow to free
I'M. We trust it may be to the
nd of freedom the Democracy prac. The
thoo Vi VotiuS carry ana often the IN -
ticket, and shooting. cutting - & K
beating all who refuse to vote it with as P
EN-. If freedom shrieks at this-why. t TlV
we've got to say is, let her shrek. As
9 State Legislatures elect the Senators
ho are United States officers, why, Con-
ess will also have the right to regulate 81
9 election Of members of the Legisa- a ~
res. What do you say to chat? But day
is is all badinage. We don't believe , ,ns,,
ere is any serious intention of further
tempting to make laws to cure evils ~
1ich healthy public opinion alone can ".
NEEDY. No good can come of it to any add
rty Those who are now trying to rev
this State to secure it to their AZ
~ party, will fnd their own inventions "A
urn to vex them, and SO it will be i { COM COM
T party attempts to control elections by tiona
much legislation, or by inconsiderate M
ecutive or judicial interference. L.
Let things alone as much as possible, W
q they will right themselves. Be calm ddi resa
d quiet, and await the slow but sure -
aling virtues Of time. We shall always A
We something to trouble aud annoy us. side