The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-07-29

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claim to consideration, and that it is a
political job after all.
TIE LAST RAILROAD OUTRAGE.-Our
dispatches announce that all Western
Iowa is in fever Of excitement over the
robbery of the Rock Island Railroad.
Well might this be the case, for never in
the annals of crime in this country has
there been perpetrated an outrage moro
reckless and daring Such a piece Of
brigandage belongs rather to lawless
Greece than to a country protected as
ours is supposed to be. A number Of
bushwhacking villains, regardless Of the
peril to the lives Of men, women aud
children who crowded the train, hoping
to obtain the treasure that fortunately
had been sent Sunday by a special, de-
libe-ately tear up the track to throw off
the train, and after succeeding in wreck
ing the engine, part patrol the cars, &C.
casionally firing their revolvers at ran.
dom into them. while the remainder search
for and take off their plumber. 1t would
be indeed strange if such lawlessncss did
hot bring out the people Of that section
to seek and, if possible, capture a gang
of ruflians who will only be encouraged
by their present success TO further and
more daring attempts.
The Reno family were but novices iu
crime compared with these While we
deprecate the action of the mob in the
case of that notorious gang we can under.
stand how much the feelings Of n commu.
nifty may be aroused, if the officers of the
law show themselves dilatory or incom.
petent Every effort should be exerted
to bring these outlaws to a speedy trlal
and consequent punishment under the
law. Only in this way can the fears OIL
the community be allayed and confidence
restored. In speaking of this subject the
noble conduct of the engineer, who dice
at his post, should not be forgotten. Ex
cept for promptness and presence ofmind
the whole train, with its precious load o.
humanity, might have been wholly wreck
ed to repeat the horrors that railroad dis
asters have made not less shocking by
familiarity.
THE REMEDY FOR DEFALCATIoNs.-ThC
Nations Improvement" on the tex
afforded by the last notorious defalcatior
is not very encouraging, but it contains
some suggestions eminently worthy o.
consideration, as will be seen:
Nov, what is the remedy? OF course
there is the old remedy, on which W,
have to rely for the extirpation of ST
many wrongs-the growth Of mankind il
grace. But then, as the warmest optim
list must confess, this is slow in its opera
ton. Few Of us have time TO wait fol
man to become as good as he ought to be
Those who have property to preserve are
therefore, forced to resort to artificial
means Of supplying any lack of integrity
in pretending to take charge of peoples
affairs for them and not doirg it. How
shall we awaken the consciences Of oul
busy and useful rich men into sensible
ty to this fact ? 1t is difficult to see any
way to this but in a stringent increase Of
pecuniary responsibility on the part Of
everybody who pledges his reputation fol
the soundness Of any institution or enter
prise. This might help in some degree
to mend matters, but yet we doubt wheth.
er it would do much. The spirit of trust
in friends and associates is too strong tc
be chilled much by anything short of pen,
al legislation. If every director of the
Brooklyn Trust Company had known that
he would lose al his property if Mr..
Mills overdrew his account we doub,
much if he would have looked after Mr.
Mills account whit more carefully
but we dare say that if he knew he would
go to Jail if Mr.. Mills did anything wrong
he would insist on knowing what he was
about. But then, could we get financial
institutions managed at all if board meet
iDgs were attended by policemen ready tc
carry off the members if the accounts
were not straight ?"