, 1873-04-16


nothing, beoauao "Now Haven did It," But |
why did old Wlndham County and tho hill towns
elect Democratic Legislature for tho frat time
since twenty years ago2
1T know you did right 10 dsaenbie your lows,
But why did you Hok mo down stalrs7"
In = responsible government, how long |
wou1d that standardization endure whose policy |
had como to such results as NC hayo seon In tho |
Modoo laya-bod2 Tho eifete monarclleH Of |
Europe emit understand our "syaten," and,
what is moro, they probably nover will. Here
no ono Is responsible and nobody to blame.
A year ago the Michigan Senate found oyery- |
thing all right In tho State Land Office; 1t Was
only little too much vino md womon that had |
brought 1lr. Commissioner Edmonds under sua- |
picion. Now, however, tho Governor OF Miohi- |
gan finds everything all wrong In the State Lnnd |
Of1ce-a steal Of magnificent proportions, falsl-
fed records, etc., etc-and he 1ooounta to tho |
Legislature damaging array Of facts that sx-
isted year ago. but tlon, year ago, there
WAS Presidential election impending, and tho
demands Of party intorost required silonco. It
is needless to say which party; either would
hava done it, and both havo done 1t frequently.
In this Michigan case, however, tho stealing that
might have bpcn checked IN April was permitted
to 40 on until Decomber, and the thief to go out
Of office in regular course.
And now, tho Detroit Tribune (an apolog1st
OF tho party y nopes the frauds in tho Btato
Land Office will not bo mado tho subject Of par
tisan animadyersion.
Tho Toledo Blade eays with particular rof-
ercnco to Schuyler Colfax, who wants to go back
to Congress:
Thore can bo no doubt hut the indorsoment Of any
Of tho Credit Moilier spectators and tho back-pay
fica Immediately lntercaod by making them ho tar
would alzo greatly diminal sho strength of tho party
II tho epaocsn nary would ID mstsn s y;
tton, to eay nothing Of positive guilt.
+ The defiant appointment OF ox-Goy. Rutber-
ford B. Hayes to be Assistant Treasurer at Cin-
cnnati, marks widening Of tho breach between
tho Grants and the shormans*
--As tho State Senators to bo elected in Iowa,
noxt October, will tako part in the election Of
United States Senator by the Legislature, 1t is
given out that Gen. Bolknap, now Secretary OF
War, aapiroa to aucoeed Judge Wright In tho
term beginning In 1877.
The Boston journal, spealting Of the clnfm
net up by our Senator Early to DO Lieutenant
Goyoruor Of Illinois, seoks to make it moro clear
to tho Massachusetts mind by saying: ...
Precisely the same claim was oct u BY Pnshbaek IL
Louisiana, under which he aasumed to discharge tho
functions Of aogeEnor for a un1c.
Both parties In Virginia are arranging for
State Conventions at Lynchburg, and the mal1a-
gora Of both arc anxiouHly inquiring what thoy
ahall do With tho real issue. in which, most Of
all, tho people are Interested, viz: Tom Bcott's
railroad sohemos.
The official vote in the Second District Of
New Hampshire elocts Aaron F. Pike, Republi-
| can, to Congress, by plurality, viz: Pike, TO-
78o; Boil, 10.773. ....
! -wo quota from tho Quinoy pl.) vhig:
nere another hsnest Tue Hen
ten to tho cats city announcing that ho has "not
oetved and d9ea not intend to ACCEPT tug b bask Rsy
moro more ally. a I aood soe i for Mc6rary ies; ~ ~ "
| Let ua hope Mr. McCrary will atoutly adhere
| to ha good resolution until the next two years
arc safely passed. But why should any mau,
and lie q Congrosaman, coyot such an ordeal Of
temptation?
| ANY view Of tho Modoo massacre which doea
not hold President Grant and his Cabinet re-
gpouBible for tho assassination Of Gen. Candy
and his associates is faHo Wow. Grants In-
| dian policy, which haa boon 40 bepulfed In tho
| platforms and newspapers Of his party, has been
fraud and a failuro from the beginning. It las
been mass Of corruption, favoritiBm, and vii
iainy towards tho Indians, aud = mass Of false
| protenaes towards the oountry.-Ailspauhe6
Netcs.
| Gen. Grant cannot ho oxpected to be fully
informed at Wshhington Eespeosng That IL host
constantly arising. Gen. Canby seonol to have
tho correct idoa up to tho hour Of his death,
which, under the clrcumstanccs, was thing not
eaaily foreaeen.-Sl. Loufs Democrat.
M matter how Il enda. there ia nothing In
tho oausea Of this Modoc var that rotleots honor
mnnn our Indian poliov: nothipr in It's progoo11-
tion that oomporta With tho dignity Of our Coy
ernmont-8s. Louis Republican.
Lrp ihes1u1, in,rsI mi1a aarnnst1v ~ a"h" ha
u moai', ,, It's t;ndnaaa h,,t III Satt IN that
motSo, ~ ~ trontlnr tf,e aayare must hive ro
.u.u ,a5 a.;i,," a, 1,6c A. In snnnnraan,nnt al
cevea tesre a nnoo1 aMhv ~ ,no en5 ~" Peoca on
.n Massasto av;mn ~ mv h}n, St mating nf
tha nf"',nasa Voiiav pionoor Association. fow
asr wv sinos AZ pcyrvahnrr sons roforenco Maa
yoa,a Sltlco ~ as 2.a33,an e.,,d t1e honc a.
naae tn t1u ,.St ,,,ot ho ,ndncaa to reoain
Tia oS'Ss whita t' M man eI a. Lis friend and PRO