Wilmington journal., 1875-08-27

going on among subordinstes iii his
administration %
Who evor heard OF chief of bandit
attempting to reform the morals Of ills
band?
AT a ca1np-meeting last Summer Il
venerable sister began the hymn
'.AIy zous be thy quart!
Ten ousnnd toe :,rl$e''
She began III shrill qu@vers, bnt
it was pitched too high. Ten thou
sand-ten thousand" she scresched,
and stopped Start her at five thou
sand = cried converted stock broker
present.
Coz. BLAINE is not running we'll for
President i'll Cumberland county,
Maine, his own State. 1t a meeting
Of Republicans there the other dny,
resolutions we're adopted, it seems, dc
claring that 'President Grant de
serves the thanks Of the Republican,
party and of the friends # & sound
currency for the eminent ability ana
purity of his administration. and espe-
ciully for bis veto OF the initiation bli-
Of 1874. which sarct; the credit OF the
nation and rendered Il return to specie
payments possib!o!' The point against
Blaine is the customary thild term res
CLINTON wus omitted after the above.
Tn. negro as mn elomcnt of political
strength Is fully recognized by the
Montgomery 1dCtrtj%Cr, which says ::
/ i any man thinks That Alabama viii
attempt to ''irlterpnse obstacles III the
way Of the enjoyment of their Il. e.
tho negroes rights" he Is IA thrice SOD
den ,GIot, to begin with. The negroes
may lave ~. tlIelrrights nud welcomc.
They help us i'll the electoral college
they will hereafter litlp us on the
floor of Congress. The tenn ''vOtlng
cattle" by which one of the Grant or
gans were kind enough to describe
them, may be apt and ali that, but
voting caS,le" or not, they are - t'-
emont Of political power which we oi
tue South mean to utilize.
\ NOVEL question as to railroad
rights, with somu features of general
interest, has come IL tho surface III
Conn, ctlcnt. The New Haven and
NORTHAMPTON l'ailroud Company, III ac
cOrdanca with a new policy adopted
some two years ego, decided to aDOl~
ish a station at Piantsvilie, a growing
manufacturing village i'll Come cticut.
in the hope Of concentrating the traffic
ut another station, mile distant. The
Plantsvile station was one of recng-
nized Importance, and the village 1t
self was the out-growth of railroad
traffic, but the measure was an Incl
dent in the plan Of the Company TO
reduce expenses by the abandonment
of stations, and was duly consumma-
ted. An appeal from the citizens of
the town to the railroad commissioners
was unsuccessful, but similar appeal
this year to the Legislature resulted
in that body, ordering the Company's
trains to stop regularly at the old sta
ton. The stockholders Of the corpo-
ration, however, at meeting in New
York recently, unanimously rejected
the order of the Legislature, which
took the form of compulsory amend
ment to their charter. An appeal
must now be made to the court, whose
decision-since it will be made in II
State free from Granger Influences
will be of considerable interest. It is
to be observed, that the case covers
the question of the proper manage
ment of railroads as affected by pub
lie convenience, and therein is differ
ent from the Granger cases, which in
volved the general management OF
railroads by sweeping rules as to the
amount of fare and of freight charges.
THE CONVENTION.
1t would be difficult matter to form
any definite opinion II regard to the
action of the State Convention, saws
the Wilson AdU01ace, which convenes
on the 9th of next month. Parties are
SO nearly balanced that it is impossi
bic to anticipate what course will be
adopted. There are two amendments
to the present constitution, however,
that the public interests so impera-
lively demand, that in our opinion will
commend themselves to every delegate
who will consult the good of the State.
It is self-evident proposition that ev-
cry citizen should contribute some
thing to the support of the govern
ment, which protects him both in per-
son and property. 1t is equally evi-
dent that there are many citizens, who |
whilst they are punctual at the polls in
every election, never make it conve-
nient even to pay their poll tax. In
order, then, to compel every man,
black or white, who desires to aid in |
ruling the country to aid in its sup
port, there should be provision re-
quiring the payment of tax from ev-
cry one who enjoys the privilege of the
ballot box. It is not right for those