National Republican., 1873-06-27
DOGS.

There Is a comparative justice In the eter-
nal fitness Of things, which Is Just now being
In the assertion Of certain dog
rights. It Ia evidenced In the fact that while
tho poundmen abridge canine rights during
the day, aud thereby infringe upon the sacred
privilege to which every dog Is entitled un-
der the admitted truism that "every dog has
his day." the night Is yet reserved for tho
full exercise Of their vocal powers. Even
now, rs we write, when the rumbllng, jerk
ing sounds proceeding from our press-room
show that our twenty-five thousand weekly
edition is being worked off," the clear notes
Of hundred Towsers are heard In the reso-
nant midnight air, awakening responsive
bow-wows from the throats Of other watch
full dogs, and relieving the monotony OF the
click, click Of our cylinder giant. The
amorous serenades Of the omnipresent Tom
cat are, for the time being, drowned by the
fuller and clearer notes OF the dogs, and the
very horizon echoes and re-echoes again and
again with their musical bayings at the
moon. The dog-catchers arc asleep, and
Towser Is abroad. His owner IL probably
also asleep and dreaming, with the safe
assurance that hla property Is being pro-
tected by mans hest friend amongst dumb
beasts" We rejoice that this Is the case.
We have always sympathlEed with the under
dog In the fight, and have frequently been
compelled to take up the cudgel Of argument
to show that sympathy. And we have re-
ceived many communications from our
readers, proving that in this we, as usual
keep pace with public sentiment. In Other
words, our correspondents almost invariably
show sympathy with the dogs against tho
acts Of brutal poundmen, and we notice thai
on the streets the crowds, always gathered Il
witness the netting Of dog, shout with do
light when one-no matter II IL be q NANCY
bow-legged, ysllow-haircd, mongrcl cur
man nature which, indicating as It does tn
inconsistency and complexity OF human mo
tiycs, requires serious study. And the sym
pathy which 1t shows for the four-legge,
canine Is not exhibited toward the two
legged beasts Of the Indian lobby. We hay,
noticed that our defence OF the latter has no
met with a single responsive throb. The,
arc entitled, however, to full consideration
as under dogs In the fight. They have beer
charged-how falsely the public well knows
with having hunted the Indians into wlnte
camps, with shoddy blankets for protection
against shivering blasts OF ice-col,
winds, and they have been caught agall
and again In the nets Of supply-contracts
but no one rushcs to their defence. We can
not explain this, and we ask that som
scientist who has made the subject Of tn
complexity Of human motives an espccla
study to explain why the people, knowing
both kinds Of dogs to be under the ban OF tn
law, should demonstrate so much sympath,
In behalf Of ono and none In behalf Of th
other. A dog Is a dog after all, and VIC can
not see why such distinction should be made
It Is true that the Nlnth-street kennel smell
bad; but 1t Is also true that the occupant
thereof have been muzzled by the recent &c
ton Of the Indian Bureau In rejecting bid
for contracts, and We insist that they shoul
receive at least as much consideration rs III
unmuzzled victims Of the poundmeu. W
earnestly hope that this apparent lujustlc
will soon be remedled, and that ere long ou
columns, ever open for the defence OF down
trodden classes, may yet show plea In b,
half Of the so-called ''sleuth-hounds OF III
Indian lobby"