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The Age Of ccrrupticn,
From the NY. NewsJ

( III" O'''J 10 Gil platlcauy the
age OF corruption. In all ma
uons and all ages the corrup-
ton OF the Government has
been simply a reflex of that of
the people. Political Govern
ment has been compared to a
pyramid-the people at the
base, the middle classes atthe
center and the aristocracy.with
the governing powers, at the
apex. If We look at this figure
with the view Of discovering
why the Government could not
become corrupt, unless the
taint had first begun at the
base, its propriety strikes us
at once. An honest people
makes an honest Government.
A corrupt people makes a cor
rupt Government. A decaying
people makes a decaying Gov
eminent. Rome was honest
during her early days, because
the lower Romans knew what
their duty was and followedit.
WhenHoratius kept the bridge
those days of old were brave
days; and the young champion
was not a whit more patriotic
than the oity fathers who well
coined him back to Rome and
glory. Then an honest people
made an honest Government.
When Virginius stood fearless
over the dead body of his muir
dered daughter-the stout old
soldier himself remained hon
est; but the younger genera
ton had slipped away from
honor and purity; and the Gov
ernment, in close communion.
had followed it. What were
those days Of later consulates.
when Marius, and Sylla, and
Pompey, and Caesar, by turns,
rose to found personal power
upon the national debasement,
but evidences Of how low the
Roman populace had fallen to
become the cat's-paw for the
ambition Of reckless usurpers?
Then, a corrupt people made a
corrupt Government. 1t was
only a few decades after, that
the people beginning to decay,
the Government rushed down
that steep declivity which ends
in ruin and, for nations, extinc-
ton. The days Of the Empe-
rors were the days Of popular
ular disintegration; and the
great potentates whose council
seat was Rome, and whose aim
was the world, fell before the
strength of Northern
savages.
Is this a story ofRome only?
Can it not be told of all other
nations in the past that lived
so long as they were pure, ,and
perished when they had be-
come corruptl Suppose we say
that it typifies modern nations
quite as well, and presages
clearly the inevitable fate that
must fall upon all people that
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We. started ont with these
propositions: 1st. An honest
people makes an honest gov
ernment. I'd. A corrupt people
makes a corrupt government.
3D. A decaying people makes
a decaying government.
We, in the United States. un-
fortunately, have nothing to do
with the first proposition
That day has passed away
when the masses were politi-
cally honest and pure: when
the country was first, and in
vidual interests second, in the
thought of each patriot; when
the tone of society frowned
down crime, and punished the
evil-doer; when our embassa-
dors abroad, republicans
though they were, were kings
among kings; and when the
government loomed up as the
reflex Of the pure public senti
ment that had created it. When
Washington, Jefferson, Madi-
son and Monroe were Presi-
dents; when the patriot in the
White House found upon every
great measure, supporters
among the patriots OF congress;
and when the people, intent
Upon developing d the prosperi-
ty Of the country, recognized
andfewarned public virtue, the
honesty of the country had
been reached. 1t had already
been corrupted when jackson
fought against the pretensions
Of the United States Bank, and
grew in corruption with the
blowing ofthe fires of sectional
prejudice. The war only de-
veloped what the fury of the
political contests before it had
begun. As a people we were
corrupt before the firing on
Fort Sumpter; but as these ep-
idemics are gradual in their
progress, the White House in
1861 was free from it, and the
black sheep of Congress were
as rare in that body as their
prototypes among'real hocks.
The war developed it, GER
tainly; but how swift has been
the development; how huge
has the popular corruption
grown; how it stalks, over-fed
and arrogant, through the pri-
mary assemblies of the people
through the town halls-the
chambers of Legislatures the
Cabinet Of the Governor. and
the lobbies, committee-rooms
and houses Of Congress! We.
would like to stop here at this
point. We would like to say
that it has not crossed the
gates that open to the grounds
of the White House. But can
we, with justice do so? We
know that Congress, Legislat-
ures, Governors, public officers
OF every grade-the people
themselves-are tainted; but
if we cannot except from the
universal corruption the Presi-
dent of the United States. we
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Id. WATKINS
Watkins s. Fort.

A ttorneys ut Law, Mindeu. La. VIII
a practice in al the Courts for Web
sier and Bossier parishes, and in the
Supreme Court of the State. vl2n5
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y. Il. Scott,

A ttorney ana Counselor at Ia. VIII
n practice III the parishes of Caddo. Bus
ser, DeSoto and Rod iSiver, and in the Su
prrme Court Offhc STATE. and IN the Federal
Courts and Court of Claims ......
oihce AT Court House, In Shreveport. La.
second door on the right of front entrance
Nlinli
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II. B. WeGrSialS,

A ttOrney and Counselor at Law. Minden.
n Webster parish, La VIII practice in
Courts of BoSsier, Webster. Red River.
Bienville, Claiborne, Union and Jackson.
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Prayer meetings have been
offered in many of the churches
in Eastern Pennsylvania for
rain.
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The Richmond Wing says of
Brownlow: "The old monster
is kept alive by his malice. 1t
is his meat and drink"
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= ~ - ~ H. AsA-tN-AtA
Mutt s. Leonard.

A TT0RNEYS At LAW, Texas Street.
a Shreveport, La. VIII prasticc IN the
Courts Of Caddo, Bossier, Claiborne and
Bicnville. .... ... vIun4O
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IL. W.. Baker.

A TT0RNEY AT LAW, Bellevue. La.
A Will practice in any court in the State,
except the parish court of Bossier Parish.
vllni6ly.
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Professional Cards.
u. TX. Griffin,

A TT0RNEY AT LAW, Bellevue. La
A Will practice in the Courts Of Bossier,
Caddo. Webster and Red River parishes,
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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-08-21

Cobb-Taylor Libel in a New Aspect

1t has been rUmored about the streets
of WyandOtte for several days that
TAYLOR. the editor of the Gazette, had
made complaint against Col. Cobb. NJ.
c., charging the latter with perjury. in
swearing in the affidavit upon which
! TAYLOR was arrested for libel. that the
latter knew the matter in the alleged
| libellous article to be false when he
published it. Nothing definite about
the matter could be learned. however
TAYLOR was silent and mysterious ; Wis
! tied Leavenworth. and consulted dark
ly with his supposed attorney. This
morning the suspense was relieved.
however, by the arrest of Col. Cobb as
he came to his office, on the charge of
perjury in the matter stated above.
He Immediately went before the magis-
trate who issued the warrant, and after
waiting some time for the prosecuting
witness TO appear. by his attorneys.
Scroggs 4 Bartlett. announced himself
ready for trial, and demanded that the
examination proceed. He first stated to
the court that as the prosecuting attor-
ney, Mr.. Alden, was his law partner, he
had requested him not 10 appear III the
case. The readiness of Col. Cobb for
trial seemed TO meet with little favor
from the complainant. Mr.. TAYLOR. and
his attorney. Mr.. Hadley. The latter
arose and announced that the state
wanted continuance; singular re-
quest 10 make, when they had been
working at the case for a week. and
had their choice As TO the time OF filing
the complaint But before the matter
was passed upon bv the court, the at
torneys for Mr.. Cobb stated that their
client had come into court TO be ex-
amined on the charge. and was pre-
pared TO defend il at once. and if the
state was not ready at that time with
the case they had been making for ten
DAYS. they would move 10 dismiss the
complaint for want of jurisdiction.
and because il charged no offense. The
motion being argued by counsel. ii was
sustained by the court, and the prison.
er discharged. at which ruling Mr..
TAYLOR began singing in loud and Vi
vaeious manner that popular ballad,
'' A Life OH the Ocean Wave" while
Mr.. Hadley. gathering the sheepskin
Of the law about him, went sadly hence. /
Tins eudeth the first lesson, and the Z
are that the second will be /
ike unto il. as far as the editor of the 4
Gazette is concerned.-KdHsds City
Times.
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Republican County Convention.


heid'hs c'ei ma "" P"'' 80 ." VI
gsnization OIL SUCH n'a'' .o'.' ''iN'"' as arr up
posed to SLAYER. IN III i'' 'o'"', oohP"7''" mt"
who believe t"A' -. :, "'e" ~" '" NV SAM,
political anu CIV" 's"'', WI" e '''"' al
laws, state anu hA''o""i' s"o.," =. '''"' anu a'
mustered so rs 10 seo"'e " 'i''Aens' wherever
born, oil Whatever o"'o' WV" VI ".oup"'"'' 'he
same rights pe'"'e '"' 'A" ""o '."e'e !" "ee
schools iree press III" ni'eiSai e'i"cA''on' anu
In the elevation Oh 'he e,eH' 10 ,"e "'shes'
state ofhonesty, purify interference anu moraity'
and holding, moreover '"i' 'ne rep"oiic"n part!
ID still controlled D! 'iese h'sn principles now
rs II has been from 'he peSihhihS, nho tha' Hs
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wounded. 1t is stated that the party
shooting the sheriff is named Thomp.
son, and that he is brother to the
party by that name who was killed by
Wild Bill. at Abilene, not great
while since.
A railroad bridge near Leavenwortli,
on the Missouri Pacific road. was burn
ed OH the night of the 10th. A freight
train barely escaped going into the
stream. \ note was found on the track
near by informing the company that
"if they did not pay for the stock
killed by them, they would catch HI
right along"
The notorious Kansas jayhawker,
Col. Jcnnison, had an encounter with
an employee Oh the Chicago and Rock
Island road, in which he came near
loosing his life. He lies in critical
condition.
The dying words of first wife in
Fit. Scott were: :" Harry, if you marry
again, remember it only takes cup
full of sugar TO swceten a quart of
gooseberries."
The old sad story of zone false step"
was repeated in the case of a young la
dy at Fort Scott last week. She UNDER
took 10 step across well. At last ac-
counts she was in dying condition.
a coal association has been formed
at Towanda, in Butler county. Pros
pecting will be commenced Immediate
iy.
The grangers will meet i'll Parsons
about the LIST of September for a grand
council and consultation upon vital
questions eilecting the interests of the
state. II is estimated that fifteen thou
sand farmers will be present.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-08-21
THE FARMERS MOVEMENT.

As the formers movement progress
cs there is cvinced a growing DISPOSE
ton among agriculturists TO make the
campaign apolitical one, and hence the
association of the various local organ
izations in form that will tell to adj
vantage in an election. The resource
10 politics on the part of the farmers
is well enough, and it will result in
good, if general principles, rather than
definite aims, are observed; but here
will como the difficulty. The farmers
clecting a man simply to fight a rail-
road corporation, or to defeat judge
because hc is controlled in his decisions
By law for which he is not RESPONSE
BILE, as is the case in Illinois, will defeat
their own object, for manifestlv such
things are wrong and will, in the end,
bring discrcdit on the movement. In
ourjudgemcnt what the farmers should
do is not to elect men pledged to GER
tain cause, but men known to be hon
est and sensible. No narrow minded
partisan will aid good cause; but a
liberal, honest man will accomplish a
good deal. This fact the grangers
should bear in mind. Farmers will
make an honest party. Let them see
TO it that the organizations exhibit also
tact and broadness of view.
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EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE
DENVER CITY, Any. IS, 1873.

DENVER CITY, Ang. Is, 1873.
DEAR EAGLE.-Although Boosting
an altitude of6l05 feet, Denver we found
hot place to-day and as our head and
body are both aching, we feel little like
writing, either for the amusement, ell
tcrtainmcnt or instruction of your
readers. But their is no rest for an ed
itor IN this world. lie must write and
talk all day, and think all night, year
in and year out, or his readers will set
him down as lazy. To rid ourselves of
mental cxcrtion we left home and bu-
sincss, yet here we are at it.
My last note was written OH the
wing, just as the Arkansas valley was
sinking away from my sight last Mon
day evening. The train that took us
to Topeka was pulling the superin-
tcndent's car, who, with the general
freight agent, had been out to the new
town of Grenada. The car had large
open platform in the rear, in which we
were invited to take seat. The night
was bright, with full shining moon,
and our ride to Topeka was a most de-
lightful one. About the hour of mid
night We passed our old home, Bur-
lingame, one of the prctticst located
places in the state. Nearly all the peo-
pie there are good, sober and indus
trious. Night there is seldom made
hideous. The town nestles among the
hills, and bordercd by the green trees
of her streams, while all her good peo-
pie were asleep, and as the soft MOON
light fell upon her many pretty homes,
quiet streets and white spires Of her
churches and buildings, We thought
We had never seen more enchanting
picture. And there on the hillside
stood boldly out our former little cot
tage home, with its sharp defined ga
bles and neat white paling fence; the
spot where my little Kate was want to
play, where my little curly headed boy
was born; the home that ALWAYS held
warm welcome and true ..oart for the
And ,,e fell to musing, I
and then to wondering, where comes ,
!. The of; or happiness, Of all the {
WORLDS turmoil, strife and pain. and j
50 on, but we mustn't write all we did
think. I
Topeka was reached at : O'Clock, at 8
which hour we took sleeper. Break G
tasted at Salina. rode all the next day f
and next night. arriving at the capitol a
Of Colorado this morning at O'Clock. u
having made eight hundred and ten e
miles in thirty-eight hours and fifteen o
G.
For the comfort and encouragement h
If our farmer readers we will say that G
he crops Of Central Kansas, along the c,
Kansas river, will not begin to COM CT
ARE with those of the Arkansas valley. a.
The weather for several weeks has "
ecu dry and not near as scasonablc as m
nth US. III
The plains in western Kansas arc CO
Ike they always were, dry and arid Il,
ne grand monotonous waste of brown III
ufalo grass. This makes our third ty
rip to the Rocky Mountains, the first o,
cling made when We were only boy, G.
uring the gold excitement of 1864, and tn
&C can't sce that there is any change eli
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STATE ITEMS.

The bondsmcn of the late treasurer
in jefferson county have been sued in
the district court for thirty thousand
dollars.
Gov. Osborn will deliver the OPEN
ing address at the state fair.
Hutchinson is to have eleven thous-
and dollars school house.
W. r. Spooner has purchased the
Garnett Plaindeoler printing Office,
and has assumed control.
The academy of science. of which
John Fraser is president and John ID.
Parker, sccrctary,w will hold its sixth an
nual meeting at Lawrence, Kansas, be-
ginning Monday evening. Sept. sth. 1872
The people of Lawrence will furnish
free entertainment to all attending tie
meeting. Lectures will be delivered
by prominent speakers. and large
number of papers will be read by the
leading scientific men of the state.
A German paper is to be established
at Atchison. called the Weekly Folks
freund.
A foul murder was committed on the
head of Dutch Greek, Cowley county.
few days ago. The unfortunate man
was a stranger, and was murdered at
his wagon where he was supposed TO
be sleeping Circumstances indicate
that he had been followed by some un-
known parties.
Congressman Lowe has gone TO the
mountains.
The number of applications for adj
TO the normal school is consid- !
erably larger than il was last year at |
this time. The same is said of the state |
at Lawrence.
The Methodists OF Eldorado are
building a church.
Prof. Hoss has resigned the presiden-
" Of the Kansas state normal school,
o take effect next January.
At Ellsworth, Kansas, on last Satur-
lay, they had n general broil. not I'M
mixed will bloodshcl and general ex-
,itement. Several persons were hurt
seriously, and the sheriff of the place
vas shot and probably mortally
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Correspondence of the EAGLE.
FL pAsn Kan AuN L

III. ALSO, haI., Aug. lOtn.
EDITOR EAGLE: A gloom was cast
over this town and surrounding coun-
try this evening by the untimely death
of one Of our respected citizens. This
evening about / o'clock Lafrania Bur-
nell left this town in a wagon, in COM
pany with younger brother, and when
about one mile east Of here the wagon
wheel dropped into a rut on the road
and shot gun which he carried in his
hand was discharged, the entire load
entering his left breast. Mr.. Burnell
told his little brother that he was shot,
and TO drive with all possible speed
back TO DIR. fuckers Office. When he
arrived at DIR. fuckers Office he was
past all earthly help, and died in few
minutes. Lafronia Burncll was son
of Alfonzo Burncll, of Rockford town.
ship. He was an industrious young
man, twenty-five years of age, and was
respected by the entire community,
who earnestly sympathize with his
parents in their great loss.
G.. III. LITZENBERG.
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Correspondence Of the Eagle.
BARBOUR COUNTY. KANSAS.


EDITOR EAGLE: Although there ii
no county in western Kansas better
known throughout the state than this
and though there are to-day hundreds
in Eastern Kansas who contemplate
coming here this fall, still l am salts.
fed few have true idea of Barbour
county. In the eastern part of the
state they doubtless have an idea that
our timber is more abundant than it
is, while those in the western portion,
who do know something of the county,
will, unless interested here, try to turn
men off the road who are seeking just
such a country as we have. and thus it
is the real seeker after information
about this county fails to find what he
wants.
Asa rule the first men who travel
through a country, no matter what il
may be like, set it down as worthless.
These men are either simply exploring
the wilderness or acting as surveyors
or hunters. They are not in the coun-
try to test the quality of the soil, and
they do not notice it, while the fact of
il being wilderness, and seeming to
offer no welcome to the stranger, has
the effect to give them a poor opinion
of the country. This opinion is freely
and with those unacquaint-
ed with these facts, as the new conner
is, they are held in deep respect.
have never heard of new country |
that was not a little too far west" a
''little too far out" a little 100 dry"
Or little wrong in some way. when il
first begins TO settle. These doubts
md delusions are gradually removed
until we finally wonder that they ever
existed. Six months ago about the
,nly knowledge the world had of this
county was that which came from the
hunters under the leadership of Capt.
irifiin. At that time. however, this
ounty was better known as the Medi-
inc Lodge country, and few who came
pom the river knew what county they
7ere in at all. These hunters ranged
lostly in Commanche county. and in
nc extreme western portion Of this
ounty. They had often described to {
ie people of Wichita the character of I
his country. and when Barbour coun-
: came to have an individuality of her
wn, and people came to know that I
riflin's rancho was i'm Barbour county, c
len it was understood that the Medi- 6
ne Lodge country and the old hunt. '
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The case of Kansas VS.. Lewis Craw.
ford, for the killing of Charles II. Da-
vcnport, on February 1882, was tried
in Marion county, in that year, and
Crawford was sentenced to be hung on
November %, 1872. The defendant APP
pealed the case to the supreme court.
The supreme court reversed it, and
sent il back for a new trial. A change
of venue was then obtained to Lyon
county, and there the trial has been 60
ing on for the last two weeks. The de-
Tense was insanity caused by delerium
tremens. The jury convicted Craw-
ford Of murder in the second degree.
The court has not as yet passed SEN
tence