The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-13


There is always q corner where thick
skinned man can retire from the contempt and
scorn of the world to find some consolation.
That is located in the depths Of his self
consciousness. If bad man, as is often the
case, is in any way happy in his domestic circle
he may fly there secure from the sings and
arrows of outrageous fortune. This circle of
coincidence may be indefinitely extended if
the man has dependents outside of his family,
or has had the tact to make others believe that
they have been pierced with the shaft that has
stricken him. Last and not least, if he has
actions in Congress every man and journal in
the United States worthy of the name of indie
pendence has condemned as dishonorable,
debasing and demoralizing, is about to be
welcomed home at North Easton, Mass. Not
in the name of that friendship dating from
people to shake hands with murderer in his
condemned cell, is it that Cakes Ames is to be
welcomed home Not in the light Of virtues
which often exist in a man side by side
with his particular viciousness is it that
North Easton tonight will greet Cakes
Ames. Not as the returning Prodigal
fresh from his husks and swine will
the fatted calf of North Easton be killed for
him. Not even as the liberated convict, repent
ant of his evil ways, is the absolutely GEN.
sured" Congressman to be feted in the land of
pork and beans. 1t is because of his disgrace,
and not in spite of it, that North Easton to-
night will cheer and tiger for the professional
corrupter Of the nations representatives.
Our special dispatches from the classic spot
will be read with that curiosity which observes
with pain number of people studiously en-
gagged in self-degradation. The settlements
which, after the Massachusetts fashion, play
every change upon one name before choosing
another and which have Easton as their generic
term will have their inhabitants so engaged
tonight. Shovels have been used in the
founding of every town in the world, but
North Easton stands perhaps alone in the
fame Of having been built of shovels alto
gether. For palatial residences it has the
homes of the boss shovel-makers, with nice
lawns in front Of them. For poorer resi-
dences it has the homes of shovel-makers of
high and low degree, shovel forgers, shovel
cutters, shovel temperers, shovel filers, shovel
fnishers and shovel handlers. For business
houses it has shovel factories and the "stores''
where lower shoveldom obtains its food,
its fuel and its clothing on monthly credit
through the agency of the business Office
where shoveldom is paid off twelve times
year. Its children ore shovel-makers' chill
dren and its women are shovel-makers'
wives. What of all this enumeration is not
owned body and bones by Cakes Ames is
owned bones and body by his brother, Oliver
Ames. It is all in the family and all will be
trooped out tonight to sing hosanna to him
who comes in the name of Credit Mobilier and
Congressional corruption. Tine Rev. Mr..
Chafin, of the Unitarian shovel church, will
be there, and with the soothing words of the
religious magazine at his back will heartily
greet Cakes Ames. Three hundred of s'the
best citizens" says this divine, will join in.
The cards of invitation tell us that all this to
Cakes Ames is sin recognition of ten years
faithful service in the Congress Of the United
States" Nothing could be added to this to
make 1t look more ridiculous. Even the
pledge of ''undiminished confidence in your
integrity" which the citizens address to the
Mobilier man, is feebly stupid beside it.