St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-02
Newspaper Sayings.

Attcl such an indictment. il seems !
petty. almost insignificant accusation
that Mr.. Williams allowed Il portion ot
the government funds in his hands tn h,
ml>appropriItcd for til" purchase of Il
cost ' carriage ion his wife. But there
are those. even at this late day. who
will consider such an act. However Gus
tom i'll Washington may lave sanction
eel it. Il breach "i trust which would soil
the rrmimc "t Il chef. justice. Whether
til" Senate contains any such old t"9ic>
remains To hr demonstrated HGrttOyi
fOHrdHi.
Genet Is free Hall i mot guilty. 90
What does Tweed think of all that
How does he like I" he made the only
'trighttul example - Tie had better
take our advice and makca clean breast
OF il. Ncw York Times.
Twenty minutes spent 10y Il mi>iIc>,
III giving (" Il new >,.rN ant the i,r. that
they both are human hrn.> and Chris
tianS. entering int" Il relation which re
quire> honesty. tairhiulmr>>. and wo-
manly Scutlcmc>> ON both sides. would
d" more toward saving the crockcry
and producing" drccntlN cooked Nictuals
"r Miss B"rchcI on hou>cw FIERY Ncr
Iork Trjb"nc.
What Gov. Booth did in California
may he done in this state when the
time comes may hr done in every state
in the Union. and it it Is not done. if
will he because the people >upimrIv hold
their hands while the parti~anS tie them.
- indianapolis Sentinel.
We lately gave some account of the
remarkable stand taken hv two sisters
III Glastonbury. Ct. against paving any
more taxes to that town until they we're
allowed t" vote. Their position toward
the town is identical with that of the
colonies toward England Il hundred
NcaI> ago. The contest
which these brave ladies have entered
upon really grows interesting. and may
lead sensible people all over the land to
il serious denomination of the subject
"f woman suffrage. That they will
stand firm cannot he doubted. Public
law Is against them; but is not public
sentiment. i'll Il ease like this. sure to he
with them Chri~ijdn Union.
In public r>timation the chicf-iuStice
OF the ntcd States must he above Sis
pirl"n. 1t Is not enough that senatorial
committees. sitting with closed doors
declare charges un$lI>taimcd and rumors
nnfoundcd. RumoIS and >rSpirious
may he mmtounded and unjust. but
while we may all deplorc the Injustice
We must all insist that Il place 50 exalt
ed shall hr filled 10y an untlinted char
hctrr. 1t Is not enough that the man
chosen L" he chief Justice he really
good II" must Ice 81 free from evIl that
all "f his c"untrymen believe him to he
Irrcpr"achablc. NcW York Nation.
1t Is supposed that Honest Joe Uaw-
ley Will square his accounts with B.F.
as soon after the HOLIDAYS rs the busi-
ness OF the House will permit. Ben. in
tins instance, has taken hold of the
wrong man. Honest Joe" is too much
i"l tricky Ben. as the latter will learn
I" his discontinue before the Scrim-
mage Is 0ver.-Proridence star.
1t is hazardous to praise Gen. Butl.r
he Is so liable to do something. the new
moment, which renders it void. Re-
Gently. we credited him with ii manly
submission to the popular mandate
touching the salary bill, but, last week