The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-08-29

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from retirement, his ring.
ing order infused new life into the country,
and oil were assured that the Union was
safe. IF any one attempts to haul down
the American flag" said he, ''shoot him on
the spot" We knew then, that we had
country and men to defend It,
Passing down through his administration
of the treasury department and his other
official duties, to the discharge of which he
reluctantly came at the call of his country,
and through which he passed unscathed by
the word or thought of any one-even his
most bitter and most INSCRIPTIONS political
or personal opponent-we come to later
day. In the summer of 1879, a political
contest was impending, upon the result of
which many, perhaps all, of lis thought the
welfare of the nation depended. The
masses, upon both sides, were honest in
their convictions and sincere in their be-
leifs. We were among those that thought
the safety, honor and welfare Of the coun-
try-more particularly so far as the issues
and questions growing out of the rebellion
were oncerned--demande the reelection
of the present President, and we have, as
yet had no occasion to change our views.
General Dix took the same view of the
matter, and it is well for New York that
he did. We only refer to this incidentally,
as party, party principles, and party
triumphs, have nothing to do with Gov
ernor Dix as we are considering him.
Although past that period of life, beyond
which, the Psalmist tells us, mans strength
is but labor and sorrow, at the call of his
fellow citizens, he again came from re-
tirement to lead what, at the time, seemed
a forlorn hope. Through that eventful
contest, so full of invcctive personal SIAN
der, abuse, inucndo and scandal, if we re-
member correctly, his personal integrity,
his private character or his patriotic pub
lie services was comparatively unassailed.
His integrity, purity and public services
were freely conceded upon all hands-with
the eyer to be understood exceptions of the
tongues and pens of irresponsible and pro-
fessional libellers and slanders--and the
opposition was based only upon his adj
vanced age, and the policy of the party
whose standard bearer he was. That for
lorn hope proved to be the grand army,
and their victory was overwhelming and
decisive. With Its national results we
have nothing, at present, to do, but we do
rejoice with the people of the great state
of New York that it made John A. Dix the
chief executive officer of that state.
II so happened that John A. Dix came to
the gubernatorial chair of New York, at a
time, above all others, when a man of
brains, energy, integrity and indomitable
will was needed. He soon proved that he
was not in his dotagc, but was actuated by
all the will, energy and patriotism of his
younger days. With declining years. he
showed no weakening of intellect or nerve.
We will pass over his course in the ap-
proval or disapproval of legislative enact
mcnts. with the simple remark that never
were embryo laws SO closely scrutinized or
the interests of the people and limits of the
constitution so scrupulously guarded, and
his every veto carried with it the weight of
logic, reason, morality, law and common
sense. Two acts of his administration de-
serve especial mention. William Foster
was convicted of murder, most foul and
most unprovoked, and was sentenced to be
hanged New York city was in a terrible
condition, and crime run rampant and
almost unrestrained. Murderers made their
boast that hanging for murder was
played out" and it seemed only too true.
Foster was connected, by birth and mar
rlage, with some of the most refined, the
most moral and religious, and the wealthcst
citizens of New York, and the pressure
brought to bear upon the governor for the
Communication of his sentence was oyer
whelming and well nigh irresistible. A
man of less nerve would have bowed before
the storm, and the murderer would, in the
end, have gone free. Firm as a rock Gov
ernor Dix stood, and, resisting all appeals,
ordered the execution of Foster for the
safety of society. New York breathed
easier, and it was demonstrated that Grim
inals must, could, should and would be
punished. Again. The reform mayor of
New York, and his police commissioners,
proposed by arming and drilling a porto,
of the police to establish, in effect a stand.
ing army in that city. At the time, we
called attention to its dangerous tendency,
and warned the people against such course.
The force, to be sure, would have been
small, but the principle and danger would
have been all the same. We argued that 1t
was unrepublican. contrary to the prin-
ciples and theory of our institutions, and
in violation of the letter and spirit of the
Declaration of Independence, and of the
national and state constitutions. In order
to perfect the scheme, requisition was
made upon Governor Dix for arms, but, in
a letter written Tuesday, he declines to
answer the requisition, placing his refusal,
substantially, upon the grounds taken by
us. John A. Dix Is a model governor, and
although, at his age, his strength may be
but labor and sorrow, yet New York may
well glory in having such man at the
helm in these trying times. Honored is
the state which gave him birth, and blessed
is the nation and state that receives the
benefits of his matured wisdom.
MARROW EsoAPR.-As Oscar Arnold, of
Pownal, was driving through North street,
in Bennington, on Wednesday last, and
when near the corner of North Cage street,
his horse becoming frightened, suddenly
SHE'D and threw him from the sulky. He
struck on his head, and was taken up in