The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-06-27

went up to Cape May, and spent Sun
day with Cake, him of Willard's who
knows how to keep hotel, and
keeps two.
The District bill, expenses of pub
lie buildings, water routes, bankrupt
bills, moieties, and other matters of
less interest have been under discus
sion in the two Houses, in dry way,
and attracting no attention.
A sPAsM OF VIRTUE.
Poor Mr.. Cannon of Utah, has been
here since December, occupying
seat in Congress. He owns up to
four wives, whom he supports and
acknowledges openly, as his prede-
CT ssors have done heretofore. The
men with only one wife now make
point on him for immortality, and are
greatly concerned for their own NOR
ais as consequence of the contamin-
alton from assoc;ating with him. IT'S
| a nice question, and has been since
the days of Abraham, but having ac-
copied many wived Utah in the ag
gregate, and as whole, and fellow
shipped Brigham Young as a magis-
trate, and sat with the representa-
tives of polygamy year in and year
out, and allowed the Senate Chap
lain to go out and meet on an equal
platform the most married of all the
| Mormons having conceded to Jacob
and Solomon, and many other quad
-rupled married men, respectable
niche even in sacred history, it is q
little hard on Mr.. Cannon to be
singled out as an unworthy associate,
while certain other men who do not
support their extra wives, are allowed
fellowship without inquiry, and
harder still when we reflect that Can
non does no violence to his religion
or his conscience, and the other fell
1 lows do both, unless they are hypo-
critics.
We don't defend polygamy, but
think this man is by 10 means so
much more of sinner than many
others, whose notorious practices are
utterly unnoticed, though they carry
| the evidence of sensuality on their
faces.
THE STATE OF COLORADO.
/ AS usual, at the close OF sessions,
many measures of doubtful caracter,
and i'll considered, gorushing through
while others of merit and real impor-
| lance, to Which much time and Ia
Dor have been devoted, get crowded
off in one house or the other, and are
lost. There is the bill for admitting
Colorado-the creating of new
! State, and the comforting upon an
intelligent, enterprising, and loyal
people, the duty and right of self gov
eminent. This measure passed the
House some time ago, under the in
defatigable labors, and faithful lead
ership of Mr.. Chaffee, the delegate,
who has done work enough to make
half a dozen States, bet the prospect
is that the Senate will not reach ii
this season. If it does, the people Of
| the Territory may set the result
down chiefly to the skillful and I'M
wearying efforts, and popular quail
| ties of Mr.. Chaffee, whose straight
| forward honesty, liberality of opinion
and devotion to the interests of Col
orado, have won for him the genera
respect and good will of the members
of both Houses.
BIG THING.
The report of the investigating com
mittee into District affairs, shows
that we have the biggest thing out
in the shape of a debt. Our Boss hal
run us under to the tune of more thai
s21, 600, 600, so that we had verify
been better as sheep without Shep
herd awful as that would have beer
"a bad pun, though the debt is fa
. from being pun-y, as they who have
to pay it confess, with pungency o
language that is Undesirable. Tn,
. city debt is larger than the nationa
debt was when Governor Shepherd
was boy, and yet the city papers
, say we are proud of him, which is ont
| of the most remarkable cases of beins
"poor and proud" that we ever heart