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The Louisiana, Case.

Congress has got itself into nice scrapc.
Its committee in the Louisiana case has
agreed to report that there is no republican
form Of government in Louisiana, and TO re-
commend that an election tor State officers
shall be held under the supervision of Fed.
eral judge! The Federal Judiciary is TO take
charge of a sovereign q State, and see that it
shall have republican form of government.
We imagine that those believers ia the rights
of the States who took part in the suhjuga-
ton Of the South will feel sclf-condemncd
when called upon to vote upon such re-
commentator, for they will be compelled to
vote "aye." Whilst yet General TERRY was
ruling us here in Virginia with rod of
iron, we said that to this complexion it must
come at Inst. There is no halfway house
between a true republic and a true dcspoti>m.
We have the latter. That is to say, the trig-
gers are all set, and the trap will fall When
ever any President shall choose to throw it.
Vein this country are not yet caught. We
are under the trap, though, and will be IN
cinculis whenever the man with the sword in
his hand comes along this way. SO Congress
may just rs well adopt the recommendation
of its committee as not. 1t is hardly worth
while to pretend that the States have any
rights which Congress is bound to respect
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The Canal.

Those who will take the trouble to exam
Inc the Globe, and see who made speeches in
the House Of Representatives in favor of the
completion Of the James River and Kanawha
canal, must be satisfied that the fate of that
great work is now fixed. II will certainly
be finished. We have not doubt left upon
the subject. The West has opened her eyes
to Its importance. We are almosttempted tc
regret that Virginia was so liberal in hel
offer. But, no. That offer was like the grand
git she made to the country of the territory
now composing SO many of the States of that
same West. 1t will he lasting memorial OF
her magnificent generosity.
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vancing the views and interests of the north
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This is a cheap but neat edition of what
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UpsETTISG THE SENATE.-On the 4th Of
March the terms of twenty-five Of the sew
entv-four senator's will expire-McSsrs. Blair,
Cole, Conklng, Cameron, Corbett, Harlan,
Hill Howe, Kellogg, Machen, Merton. Nyc,
Osborne, Patterson. Pomeroy, Pool, Rice,
Sawyer, Spencer, Trumbull, Yickers, and
Wilson. Ncs.rs. Conkling, Cameron, Howe,
and Morton are reelected, and Mr.. Spencer
probably, and Mr.. Wilson goes into the Vice
Presidents chair. Nir. Blair is to be sue
cceded by Louis V.Bogy, Mr.. Cole by Hon.
A. A.. Sargent, Mr. Corbctt by John II.
Mitchell (Ben HoIIaday's frjend). Mr..
Harlan by Hon. William r. Allison,
aIr. Hill by General George B. Gordon,
Mr. Machcn by Mr.. McCreery former sena-
tori, Dir. Eye by John 2. Jones, Mr. Osborne
by Mr.. Sanford Coiioyer, Mir. Patterson by
DIR. Bainbridge Wadleigb, Mr.. Pomeroy by
Mr. ingalls,, Mr.. Pool by Mr.. Aug. Nlerri-
mon, AIR. Rice by Mr. Stephen w. Dorsey,
MIR. Sawyer by Mr.. Patterson Of South
Carolina ..(who is to be "inquired into'D,
Dir. TrumIIuIl by General Richard Oglesby,
Mr.. Vickcrs by Mr.. George Il. Dennis, and
Mr.. Wilson by MIR. Dawes or Mr. Boutwell,.
The Senate will miss Me srs. Tr,mbuH and
Sawyer. Dir. Sawyer is considered the ablcst
of Tho southern senator's. Dir. Trlnnbulps
independent spirit AMI sound legal reason.
ing cannot easily be replaced by new acqui.
SifiOns.
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PhcIctics-no. " Fonetiks."


4 correspondent of the Chicago Tribune,
speaking of the proposition Of Mr.. MORI, the
japanese Minister at Washington, to prepare
a system OF American phonetics for japan,
says, amongst other things .s
tPhonctics would make each word def
mite at sight, and their meaning obvious.
But the great advantage TO be derived from
the phonetic system are these: A child, when
he has learned the phonetic. characters tho
roughly, can with Il little practice read almost
anything, and pronounce the words correct
iy. Instead of being required TO study five
years, in order to he able to read in the
Fourth Reader under the present system, he
can accomplish the task in less than onC-third
of the time by phonetics, and much nIore
thoroughly"
We rccolIect seeing in Il phonetic journal,
or journal of phonctics. some years a. go, an
article in reference to Mexico, in which the
name of the city Of Jalapa was first spelled
Halapa," and then correctly. SO it would
be as to many words in English. The words
would have to be respclled in order to en-.
able the reader to know what words were
meant to be used. As TRENCH says Of the
"g' in, "ircsn," many letters are silent
on the tongue which are eloquent
to the eye. And, then, the pronun.
citation that prevails in some places. In
Virginia we would spell "psaln land sucl,
like words in one way, and in Pennsylvania
| they would be spelled with totally different
| letters. The language would soon lie lost
| altogether. In no part of this country dc
we pronounce such words as "refer," "prc.
fer" &c, g lib-ary," strawberry &C., cor.
| rectly-ttat is, rs an educated Iondoner pro.
nounces them. Think, too, of writing Latin
| in phoneticS, whist the Italians say Clichero
| the Germans Klhero, and the Cambridge men
/" &serO." The. scheme is impracticable and
visionary. ~ :; +.
Nevertheless, the tendency of things is to
immense empires, if not to Il universal one
and, consequently, TO universal language.
The telegraph calls for the latter. SO do the
thousand and one wants Of high ciyiliza.
ton. But it will not come through - 70.
netikS." 50. g.. e--..r..
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TIE. AMENITIES OF DEBATE IN CONGRESS-
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Tribune gives the following account Of
Il pl>saee-at-;lrlnS between the Hon. Bcnja-
min f. Butler and Hon. Michael C.. Kerr du-
ring the debate on the bill for the distribu.
ton of the Geneva award:
Mr.. Butler, in his closing speech. made II
serious charge against the Hon. William NJ.
Eyurts. lie said that Mr.. Eyarls, while the
a.cni of the United States ut the Geneva
Conference, was the paid attorney of the
insurance companies, and that lie had since
admitted it. Mr.. Butler further accused him
of being on the floor of the House advoca-
ting the claims of the insurance companies
to members, and said that he had not changed
the opinion of any honest man who had
heard both sides of the question. The COM
pauics made over S2,000,000 out Of the war,
and now they wanted to come in and take
So 900, 900 of the award that belonged to
claimants who had suffered actual loss.
In the course of bis speech Mr.. Butler got
I'D a quarrel with Mr.. Kerr, during which
each accused The other of falsehood two or
three times. MIR. Kerr had made vigorous
speech short time before in support of the
insurance claims. Mr. Butler intimatCd that
the attorney of the companies had convinced
Mr.. Kerr, and said that Mr. Kerr had accom-
panied the attorneytO Il cOmmittee-rcOm, and
had there held consultation with him.
Mr.. Kerr said This was false. Mr.. Butler asked
if he had not talked with the attorney in the
conmitcc-room Mr.. Kerr acknowledged
that he hal, but denied that he had accompa-
MED him there. Dir. Butler said that this reply
was an evasion which admitted the truth of
his statement. His purpose in referring to
Mr.. kerr's consultation was apparently to
charge the opposition to the bill to the inAu-
ence Of the onc.sidcd arguments and sophis.
tries of SIR. Evarts, who was the attorney
meant. When Mr.. Butler made his attack
OIL Dir. Evarts, Mr.. Kerr made thrust at
him by asking him if he was not the attorney
of the other claimants, and opposing the in
surance claims in their interest.
"No, sir!" bawied Mr.. Butler at the top
of his voice.
"Wcl, I have heard it so stated" said
Mr. Kerr. -
'ssJt is false" replied Mr.. Butler. "There
are some men who have so little acluaint-
ance with an honest transaction that they
don't know it when they see it,"
fou aresone OF that kind, retorted Mr..
Kerr. -..
Mr. Banks here iuterposed with point OF
order, aud prevented the alteration from
going any further.
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We were in error yesterday in stating that
Cabel county received its name in honor of
the late JOSEPH G. CABELL, president for so
many years OF the james River and Kanawha
Canal Company. We inferred that it was SO
namcd in his honor because the people OF the
region Of country where Cabeil county lies
appreciated highly his great services in
the cause of7that magnificent improvement
which was Of the utmost importance to them.
But Cabell county was established before the
commencement Of the canal, aud received its
name in honor Of the late Judge WILLIAM FL.
CAgELL, a brother Of JosErn c. Judge CABELL
was president of the Court OF Appeals for
many years. He had previously filled the
office Of Governor of Virginia with dignity
and honor. He was elected Governor in
1895, and held the Office fer one term. He
was one Of the most cstimable Of the distin-
guished sons Of Virginia in her brightest
DAYS.
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DEATHS.

Died, on tic nth instant nc half-past O'Clock,
JANE ALICE. infant daughter Of George r. and
Paulmia Echoubcrgcr, aged two months and eight
days. ts- 81
1.-THE Lord gave. and the Lord tateth away
blessed he the name Of the Lord.n "a
Died. yesterday morning tile 10th Instant ut twenty
minutes r;ist Q O'clock, Mrs. 1sfOGENE NJ. CAR
DOZO, nee WYATT, aged twenty-four years, two
months and fourteen days. ~ i
Her funeral will take place from tho Second Bap-
tist church THIS AFTERNOON mt half-past .
o'clock. The friends and scluasntlnces OF the fam
iIy and those of her brother. dr. John w Wyatt, are
respectfully requested to attend without further no
tice.
Died, on the evening Of the 10th, at O'Clock,
MARYVIRGISIA. youngest daughter Of William
IT. aud b. C. Johnson aged sixteen months.
The funeral will take place THIS THURSDAY ut
1e o'clock M from 400 Nineteenth street. FRIENDS
are invited 10 attend.
baltimore papers please copy.
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lieltyIrullli 1!!liispanhI..' r
.THuRpaY. ..... FEBRUARY 30, ss1s7s .
4 ,.arns and Inpotent Conclusion.

- a Lame ullQ lll1SSSoEt S'SA~S
The report Of tho committee of the House
OF Representatives upon the subject iot tic
bribery of n,embers Of Congress by ioAkEs
AXES as the agent of the Credit-Mobahef IS
not sucl, as the country had expected from
Judge POLAND. He Is a Republican,, it IS
true, but be has had the reputation of being
not only sbrewd and sensible, but honest and
fearless. We might name other menu ers Of
the committee of whom, also, better things
had been expected; but to do SO were use
less. The report Is before the country. and
must speak for itself.
4 The conclusion that JAMES Books deserves
expulsion, whilst GARFIELD, DAWES. hELLEY,
and the rest should be simply cen>ured.
seems to be based upon the idea that BROOKS
knew that he was accepting bride, whilst
the others snapped votes for stock,as the
boys say, "unsight, unseen" BEooks held
out his hand openly. The others turned
their backs, like the comedian in the play,
aud allowed ANEs to put the money in their
hands without their knowledge. An Irish
man once wrote to his way ward son that his
wife had put some money into his letter
"unbeknownst to him. So AMEs de-
posted stock in GARr1ELD's pockets. So in
KErLEY's. So in BlNGuAM's. The scicntcr
was wanting, says Judge PoLAND's commit
tee. They got the stock, but they got it
honestly. There was no guilty knowledge.
The report ought to have been kicked ont of
the House. But, alas, there are SO many
participants in the guilt OF this series OF
briberies, or in others, that justice Is not TO
be expected from the present House OF
Representatives.
The upshot Of the matter will probably be
that the report Of the committee will be
amended, and nobody will be expelled ex-
cept perhaps AMEs, who has rendered him
self odious to all hands by telling tales out
Of school. What contrast to the course Of
the British Parliament in the case Of Lord
BACON, that giant in intellect, whom Tors
has styled "the greatest, wisest, meaaest of
mankind ".applyiug the latter epithct to
him only because he accepted brides. How
the justice and purity of the great
American Legislature of the nineteenth
century suffer by comparison with those
trai:s in the great British Legislature CT the
seventeenth century. "Out Of their own
mouths" is the committee condemned.
By the fist of my father, blush for thee Ben
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PROPOSALS.

VlO CONTRACTORS.-Thc Street Com
Il mittce of the Council for the town Of Danvlle
invite bids for SrREET-FLAGGING and CURB
ST0ShS rs !ollows--viz.:
FLAGGINCi. worked, squared, and jonied ready
TO lay down, fourteen inches wide, not less than
three Inches thick. and in lengths not less than
two feet, at 80 !nuc! pc: square foot, delivered at
the Danvi!le Railroad depot.
UURBSTuNES, properly worked and jointcd,
-four inches thick, eighteen inches deep, ut SO much
per lincal foot.
All persons bidding for the supply of tile above
materials must State the time for supplying the
same and may bid for quantities of tagging not
curbstOncs not less than 1000 nor more than 10000
feet
Bids TO be addressed to Street Committee, Council
Chamber, DanyilIe. Va. and delivered OH or before
the ist day OF March next
The Council reserve the right to reject any Or all
bids.
by order of the Council.
JOHN LkVERSEDGE.
fe I2-2w Town Engineer.
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TIE PRoPosED New STATE OF EAST Ten
NEssEE.-The Asheville e.. ca Pioneer hay
ing stated that quite formidable movement
has been for some time on foot among the
people of East Tennessee to form new State
embracing likewise the border counties i'll
North Carolina), the Nashville Banner says
its North Carolina contemporary is Il little
mistaken about the size Of the movement in
East Tennessee, and that the question has
been at comparative standstiIl for some
time. The Banner objects to letting East
Tennessee lose its share of that "blcsSing in
disguise" the State debt; hence, on the new
State question, it cries, ono, no, we can't
spare East Tennessee now or ever; we had
rather take in the whole Of North Carolina
than surrender square inch of Little Swift
Zcrland.'"
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"opEs OR SECRET BALLOT.

OPEN Or SECRET BALLOT.
"Our Constitutional Convention Is JUST
now enpaccd in discussing the manner OF
recording the will of the people IN c'ectiohs'
We hear some flprant takers saying tnat
thc secret ballot Is the great bllWaTk oil I'D
crtv. but we opinc they know but llttic OF
sIr,t they are talking about. The phrases
they usc are mostly culled from Fourth-of-
july orations, aad the ideas are not justified
nv the facts. The facts are that the secret
ballot has had q thorough trial, and rs means
of correctly recording The will OF the people
it has been signal failure. Frauds lave
increased until they have become The
rule, and an honest election the cXceP-
tjon. The great cause of this is the case
with which fraud is committed, and tho en-
IRENE difficulty of its detection. We believe
the foundation of most OF these frauds is the
secret method Of voting. The open ballot
would insure honesty by making easy the
detection of fraud. II there are any good
reasons why the secret ballot should he re-
tanned, why do not the advocates of that sys-
TEN support it by giving us argument instead
of defamation: fact instead Of froth. The
surposition that the open ballot would allow
voters to be intmidatcd is without iounda-
ton, for il, this country each man Is his own
master, and votes as he pleascs. AS an Illus
tratiou we will cite the Twelfth ward OF this
city. Here, if anywhere, there would be an
opportunity for intimidation, for large
majority OF the voters are employees OF pow
crfuI corporations, whose officers mostly
hold political opinions radically different
from those of their W0rkmcn. and yet we uo
not believe there is single man III that ward
who is ashamed of the way he voted lust
fall, or who would have voted any diHel-
entlY had his ticket been open and the Whole
Federal brigade standing at bis elbow.
These Twelfth Ward elections have been
the excuse for Il. vast amount OIL
Radical lying. Those who know any
thing about it, know that the elections
in this ward are as honest as those OF any
other ward in the city. We, believe that
there would be Ho objection on The part OF
the voters Of the Twelfth Ward, or from tue
party with whom most Of them act, to an
omen ballot and an election record CT the
name and residence of every voter and Tor
whom he voted. Ii there was any fraud
there would then he no difficulty in finding
it out. We do not believe the Radicals dare
allow the open ballot, for it would seriously
interfere with their Philadelphia malorities.
But il they are afraid TO do this, good taste
would seem to dictate tia: they have less to
say about election frauds. We are in favor
of any system Of voting that will give lis a
fair and itoneSt election. We believe lat All
open ballot with u record Of eilch nan's bust
ness and residence, with his name and candi-
date voted for, would place fraud practically
out of the question. If any one has better
plan. and can support it by argument instead
of windy Juncombe, we should be glad to
hear it."
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.a GENERAL GRANTS SOUTHERN ToUR.-We
regret that the authorities Of Richmond did
not take the lead in rendering to General
GRANT the Inequalities of the city during bis
temporary sojourn here whilst on his way to
the South. Macon, Ga, has taken that honor
to itself. Nevertheless, let us do our duty
In this matter. 1t will DO u becoming act,
and we should not hesitate to do it. Let MS
Invite the President to partake of our hospi-
tahty--not the man-though we cannot say
that Toe would object to extending the in
vitation to the man. '"rt g.
9 The New York Tribune is Wst to hand,
with the following remarks upon this SUBJ,
iject, which we commend to the attention of
our authorities l.g@rs ~ - :
-" We earnestly hope that the people of the
South win meet this cordial and friendly adj.
vance in the spirit In which it is meant. No
thing can be gained by any exhibition Of cold.
ness or hostility to the Administration. Or
course, if there were any question Of 'princi.
pie, or even proper sentiment, involved, we
should be the Inst to counsel any deviation
from the line of strict protest and abstention.
But there is nothing Of the kind. General
Grant Is President not of a party, but of the
whole country, for at least four years, to
come. His best interests are identical with
those Of the whole body of citizens. His
fame and repute now and always depend
upon the measure OF success which he is to
attain IN the complete pacifcation of the coun-
try and the reslorationof the tormer unity of
interest and feeling among the States. He
has done many things In refereneeyto the in
terEal aud political affairs Of southern States
which we hive disapproved and frankly ri-
ticised. But the only way to prevent re-
enrrenee OF these causes Of complaint is to
bring about q more intelligent mutual under
>Ssanding between the parties. Much ought
In Sbe accomplished in this direction during
mn Journey. But nothing will be accom-.
nis aed II the better class of Southerners
avoid fEe1 President with cold hostility d
and leave his reception to the care of the
yenal md 3interested. His position deserves /
tf,eir Wsp4ecs The common good requires
somstbina more-a sincere and cordial cour.
fesy. and d frank aud honest interchange oil
views i'm fegard TO public matters. sye think
thas Gems rai Grant bias made some grave mis-
taLes In his treatment Of the South, but none
a. as,Afe as the South viii make by regarding.
sssfh ~ an enemy. lie was q brave and soyal
+ adversary. After the war be made q tour OF
observation IN the South. THE results OF
which he embodied in q report SO cordially
7 friendly as 20 subject him to severe animal
version from Republican sources. We be-
h Here that tho Instances since then where bis
ubitc acts have given the southern peopse
teason 70 complain hare been the result not
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!. A pressure upon our. columns has crowded
out from day to day notice Of the connec-
ton of Mr. GEoRGEC. WEDrEEBUEx, Of Alex
.andria, with, the Enquirer Of this city rs bns-
ness manager. MIR. WEpDERgURNis most
capable Journalist. as well as genial gentle
man, and his many friends are glad to find
him once more on the Richmond press.
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We areiti favor of an honest bankrupt
law, as We have repeatedly declared; but
swlndling, under whatever name it comes
before us, viii receive our unqualified con-
domination. -. ,....l $3.50 .:...a..
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of t!s Esther, on the 18th Of February 1915
by tbeRe AZ u. Sands. Mr.. FRANK i. SUTTON.
OF HenTico cnpMty, to Miss LILLIE H,GAfLE. =
Married, oIsthe 18th Instant, at tho residence OF
afrs.sas A. Elicit, by Rev. Josina Peterkin, Mr..
EDWARD F.HIIST. OF this city, and Miss JULIA
G.. MAYO, second daughter Of Robert III. Mayo. 6f
Powhatan county, Virginia.
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NHE CAPILLINA, or HAIR-NOURISH-
Il Err, has been fully tested, and cominends itself
TO ell who desire perfectly harmless hnir-t mic
and dressing Every one who has Used ii IL willing
t. testify ~ Its merit II he hair Is thin or failing
lina is just the preparation for II. soldby
WOOD d. SONS, Drugeiss,
fe5 Ninth and Main streets. 4
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The abolition OF. the ranking privilege
does not effect newspaper exchanges, MS we
have been led TO believe by careless and i'll
advised newspaper writers. We speak by
the card i,ow--s. e., Richmond Dispatch
Roanoke Valley Il Il 1lsst57
The bill noio before Congress does effect
EneRspaper exchanges, &c.
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snisapgrs

&c aau q snfsaI
sarssn,, n law or fact. a better acguaint-
ance win resuIggta d rsose reasonable and
Iii,eral attitude s0f the government and the
noverned WecunfdenGy trust that this
Great opportunity will heproperIy improved
by the President and By sthe peoplesof the