The Portland daily press., 1871-01-09
DAILY PRESS.
PORTLAND.
MONDAY, JANUARY 0, 1871.
Ne Neg isIry Law for the Democracy.

Ne eStssSy Aiasy TOR the Democracy.
The Democratic Legislature of New York
is making hay while the sun shines. The
first thing in the House and in the Senate is a
bill to do away with that bridge of Radical
tyranny and fanaticism, a registry law. That
law is designed TO prevent the free and indie
pendent citizens of this country from voting
more than once, and 70 prevent persons who
are not citizens, from voting at all. The
Democratic spirit brooks no such claims oil
despotism as this, and in New York, as else
where, Democrats in power signalize their re-
sumption of authority by repeating all restric-
lions upon the right to vote fraudulenty-
In al States where it is necessary, and where
the Republicans are in power such laws are
passed as matter of course; in all Democrats
ic States they are repealed, in case previou-
Republican administrations have enacted
them.
If there were no other difference between
the two parties but the one we have mention
ed, this alone would be amply sufficient to ex-
pllin why, after ali the greH principles which
aormerly constituted its political creed have
bOOH CotdUlISuCQ3 buC rPupIl-
can party still exists and still, exhibits all the
Indications of vigor that characterized its early
career. In the absence Of any other distinct
aim, now that our institutions are for the first
time made democratic, community of feel.
ing on the subject of free and honest ballot
and general political integrity, furnishes co.
ssive power enough to keep the Republican
party together until the nation loses its mora
tone. 1t is nothing to the purpose to say
that there are in the Republican party men
like Whittemore, Chandler, Cameron, Vim.
pey and the Buffers. There are many such
individual exceptions, but the main fact that
the general direction of the party is toward
the right, toward liberal Institutions, human
ity and honesty, while the general direction
of the Democratic party.is in directly oppo
site direction, is one that is recognized by 8
large majority of the people of the country
And they act upon this idea at the polls, ever
when there is great confusion as to what the
specific doctrines of Republicanism are
When the Democracy become more honest
more liberal, more humane than the Republi
cans-when they pass more effective laws te
prevent illegal voting, official corruption, bri.
berry and office jobbing-then they will tri.
umph as they deseree, and the PRESS will be
come in name as it has always been in spiri
Democratic. .ve -.-..f.-,t
EPIzooTIc APHTHA.-In consequence of thu
hoof and mouth disease, technically know
by the above title the State Commissioners o
Massachusetts, prohibit the driving or trans
porting of cows. store cattle or working oxen
to or from Brighton, Cambridge, or the cattle
yards at tue Meiford railroad station, unit
further notice. The selcctmen of Brighton
and NJ dfold, and the mayor of the city 0
Cambridge, are directed to enforce this order
and the municipal authorities of the severa
towns and cities in the commonwealth are re
quested TO cooperate in making it effectual
The commissioners give the following methot
of treatment for cattle affected with the foo
and mouth disease: The animals should b.
kept in comfortable, dry place, and thei
mouths washed with solution of alum, on
pound to three gallons of water. A solution
Of sHlphate Of copper (blue vitliol) one poun'
u WV 5oiiohs vi WatCl, SuOulu Uc dppIleu "
the sores on the feet.
An examination of infected cattle on farm
in Sutton resulted as follows: !
sit was first noticed in this herd by an in
disposition on the part of the cattle to eat
The mouths of the infected cattle were rec
and feverish. So bad did this difficulty o
the mouth soon become, that the cattle entire
ly refused to eat, and for four days they coult
not take anything in the way of fodder
When they began TO eat it was with the great
est difficulty, and only when bits of pumpkin
were placed in their mouths. In the frs
stages of the disease the managers of the cattl
We're covered with frotby 'slobber,' afte
which the disease very soon appeared between
the claws OF the feet, i'll q festered form which
required immediate attention: otherwise i
was sure TO go to the udder of the cows, ant
in that way proved fatal. The tongues O
these cattle peeled, as beef tongue may b.
peeled after boiling, and the rough skin wa
found in the manger in pieces as large as hal
the surface Of the tongue. The roof of th
creatures mouth also peeled"
The disease is not regarded as fatal, but tn
cattle affected are a long time recovering thei
condition even after it has been broken u,
and apparently removed.