The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-08
N0ies and Comments.

The Albany correspondent of the Utica
Htr0d writes that Gov. Seymour has au-
thorized Gen Sherman one of the Oneida
assemblymen, TO say that in no possible
contingency will lie accept the United
States senatorship. On the other hand it
was stated in Albany, Monday, that ION
Thursday last Mr., Seymour said in his own
house that he would accept it. Is there
anybody who can vcuch for Mr.. Seymour
on this question
1t appears from decision by Judge Van
Brunt, Wednesday, that there are cicum-
stances under which AN occupant OF the
bench may be held responsible in damages
TO private individuals for unjust and illegal
action in the trial of criminal causes. 1t
has generally been supposed that judges
were law unto themselves, and could do
about as they pleased in their official cap
aclties, without mourning accountability to
any one, no matter how greatly he might
be oppressed by rulings in court.
The sale OF seats IN Plymouth church
Wednesday, does not indicate any decrease
in the popularity of its pastor, but rather
an increase of it. The sittings brought an
aggregate of so, 1910, an increase of trine
less than $4,000, quite enough oil itself TO
run one or two pretty considerable church
enterprises. The enemies of Mr.. Beecher
counted upon large falling off, but they
were nightly mistaken in this, as they
have been in some other things.
The cxtrayagant outlay often made now
a-days on funerals and funeral caskets for
the dead, especially in the large cities, re-
ceived a marked rcbuke at the funeral of
Gerrlt Smith. Mr.. Smith was a man of
wealth. His annual income was not less
than hundred thousand dollars. His
| family IS one of means and high social
position and they placed his remains in "a
plain black walnut case. utterly devoid of
| ornament
! A Castleton correspondent Of Tie st. Al
bans Messenger writes to that journal In
this day, when prints all over the land, are
making frantic efforts 10 truckle to the
powers that be, newspaper that dares
stand for the right ought to be sustained by
every reflective mind Radcaiam is ut so
| low an ebb that great danger threatens
the true interests of the people. When a
party based upon such principles "a formed
the foundation stones of republicanism can
be brought to pass like the present with
in space OF time so incredibly short, it is
tolcrably certain that there is something
rotten IN Denmark that needs the applica-
ton of caustic measures TO develop n
healthy and progressive vitality such as
this nationality must have or perish.
frIo no,,o;, n, ~ a; TIE IL
attitude TO Senator Chandler, and is oppos-
ing his reelection with stubborn earnest
ness. We conclude from the tenor of q
late article that the Tribune has abandoned
all hope of defeating the senator in the
caucus His friends have organized with
thoroughness, and mean to call into full
play all the appliances of lobby pressure
which have been found so effective in past
times. The 1iibuae believes, however,
that enough good and true men will be
found to defeat the arts of the lobby man
ayers, and by boldly disregarding the con.
illusions of the caucus, work out the de-
liverance desired.
Governor Peck says in regard to the
question of limiting the action of the legis
lature, that he scan call its members to-
gether for special session, but cannot tel
them when to go home.' Ex-Gov. Stew
art says, ''the legislature is a machine
which no governor can stop when he sets
II to running" And the machine will
probably not stop this time till 1t provides
for the reform school, and presents to the
governor, for his signature, that bill OF
equal or still greater Importance, for sup
pressing the chief accessories of crime, =
the house bill 1914, which was left on The
clerks table, contrary TO the intention OF
both houses, at the close of the regular
session. So says the Vermont Witness.