, 1876-01-06

| 6PnffQfIEID. Mass, Jan. 3.-Wltl tho nasem.
bling Of tho SEoto Legislature On "Wednesday Of
tlo rrescnt wcck, tho Republican party, aftor q
yoAr's vacation, tosuncs full coutrul of Massar
| cluaotts,
! GOV. aAsToH nETInEA,
probably to rcsune the praollco Of Law in Doetor,
With tho good wishes Of all With whom, lo has
been brought In official cuutkct, and with tic
respect of tho people generally. During hss oc-
cupancy Of tho Executive Chair, hs las managed
state aras1s. in tho main, will prudence and diB
crc!1on, and though, beyond tic substitution Of q
Liccnse for prohibitosy taw, lis Adsniostra-
tlon Las made no important changes In State
policy, nor, indeed, achieved any Of tho roforns
| WHICH woro 30 peraiBlon!ly demanded during tho
campaign which preceded Its eIcetiuu, it ia ton-
| orally admitted tLat ho Inns done ~ weI III auy
Governor, lamperod aud restricted by aysocrotos
OF differing po1itrll faitl, could reasonably
hayo boon expected to 10.
Fault haa been found with him in souae quar-
tors for approving large appropriation Of
sl.300, 600 for
TIE HOOsAC TUNNEL.
made by tho Legislature last winter but, ns his
course was sanctioned by the Council, any cri,i-
cls1n upon lin must necessarily involve tho.m
also. There il no doubt, as Scoator Dawee
h,ntod in q speech mado in this city last fail,
TINT = largo amount OF money has bae,l
uuwisely. 4 not oor1uptly, spent in the rroao-
actss' Ereat work.; but uoy. daston
can DO held rcaponHibio for but very lltty Of Il,
lie fact Is. tho Tunnel bus cast enormously, aud
~ tho light OF subsequent events never would
ilaTo boon undertaken but, now that 1t IL lln-
ished, aud tho Stato has The gteat elephant OIL
itB hapds there Ia listle objection to putting il
into thorough condition. Tho sooner this IL
done, mud tho sooner tho bonotlts o1peclcd from
i FIrf 4ttnh h1tf. ~,
TIM State md the people.
Gov. CASTOR las alro boon snbject to much
harsh criticism Tor bis le!uEal TO ordcr tho exc
cution Of
TIE "noY-rIEsD" ro,fHnoY
wlose atfoeuaa doe.ls ot cruelty are familiar to
all newspaper renders, mud whose cou, icton
Waa secured somo timo ago. lilo cnse IT this
lad excited great interest III and around Boston,
and was, absnrdly enough, undo On issue In tho
lato catnpatEn,-tloso who clauiod tint ho wna
irresponsible, nud consequently ought not to bo
hung. supporting Gauton, ~liie those WHO took
The opposite ground supported Rico. Now that
tlat lo NY be coatcnt to abide by tho Judgment
u MS ptodccosaor.' aud allow the "hoy-iicnL
to ilyo. Such courBo would 10 4 stroDH blow
to somo OF hls Jealous adyucatcH.
What few appointments Gov, GastDn Inns had
tho privilege Of making lluyo bceu Rcncrally nc
ceptablo. The recent doalh Of Judge Heln, Of
tue Supreme Court. gnYo him Tic opportunity to
promote to thGt Bench
Of Salem. a Justice, Of tue Superior Court siueo
ita organization III 1859. Judge Lord Graduated
vt Amherst Colaogo IN 1882, haH been 6paakor Of
the Massachusetts llouso' Of Representation,
mud ranks high NJ juiist. 1io isn't at all non.
THAR with tho Lar, because OF certain oyorbcar.
lnG Way ho las which takes iittio account OF the
soualb,l.tioa OF tho attorneys boforo lin but
all acknowledge hsh ability a,t tho fitness OF blu
crat, tIoueh, of late sears, ho has taken
10 !radInE part fn public affairs. William s.
Gardner, Of Nawton, wlio succeeds hin Oh tho
Superior Donch, ia Democratic lawyer OF con-
sauerablo prominence; aud this appolntmont,
too is rreardoa ns good ono. A ilttIe Du1lo.
cratic h'ood III Tho btate courts will do no harm.
ii1asilnca NJ la'gc maturity Of thu judges arc
TIE LEGISLATURE
VIII nnd 2 number Ut Important subjects do
!nanh'ug sts attention. C4ief a1so.g sieso ~ it
ias bcen fot ycaEs past, will be TIM ilousno Tup-
mol. lta alpt'aRor will undoubtedly nHk btass |
appropriation for putting tho Tunnel an lis ap. |
viii probnhly bo granted albeit with sotuo grutu-
bling. AIa1t from this. tho Legislature viii not |
10 dispoaed to look kindly OH auy ap- |
pcAls for sid. Economy md reduction In |
state expenditures will lind many a4tyocatee at |
tlo Htato-Ilouss this winter. Local coustltucp. |
clos will view molo slnrplv tLan ,hoy arc wont |
Tue 1coosd OF tlolr representatives OH boao Gues-
tons; foF tho burdens Of oppressive State and
Municipal taxaion arc heavily felt in tie prcs-
ent couditlon Of business. 1t Ia gafo 10 predict
TINT much smaller humber Of '.iobe" tbhn
ubsiaI will got through.
TUG Liquor law, OF course will 10 brought up
by the jealous p,ol,litionIst4 who, IroR,
year TO yoat. get .iuto thu LeglBiaturoi
and ycry possibly will be changed in ron1p 10.
6peoto. Tho maiu fcaturos nto, however, Hatiy-
.nsIosY te ,nn poonle IN genora md no esaen.
tskatlou, as hlntod above. IL felt to 10 aorions
,' ono and ita consideration will DO domaudeJ.
l.s.a lnsao u deal of cllntcl-property i'll tt,ia
{ nlshs ~ ss' xs ,S9''oE h is ntSo growing thss
ias 1a tho protection 1t enjoys Ia common WITH
othcf prapcrty. Tho reports Of Tin ya,iou.
Stnto lnst..nt1ons will DO closcly scanned. suJ
,p.ta nsS 0pP9.nn',y PITY to s.ye N their running o.
tho usua! amount oi tsik ea apou. y W.. sno,t W
senHloa; bus sls Legislature viii urn's
sny ss{omaty nsness ege,b TO sp!n y out to tho
szs to hayo il Lossa.ara ansuFd a Tor stato Of tas
half tho yoar. but Hnoh has boon tho c,,aton, nf
Easo. aud 1t il, perhaps, hopoloBH to look fvr auy
chhnsc. "'
or NAr1ox4L POLITICS.
but little 10 yet heard. I1oro IL, uudcntabtv
good dea! of. iatont Ihltd-Ierm ioeliug iu Ihs
Stale, which fluids expression orcas,unaiv
though in Q guarded way, ~ Republican nows-
papers, dFant on all antl.cathoJso f1a.lotm.
provided tho religious lssue could bo ,naJo Tue
0ne prominent fcature Of tho canvass, would
probably DO able to carry the State but, on anv
1ther tsane, would undoubtedly bo defeated by
rePukablo Denl0crat+ lho henttM0ut OF tho
State, - RAols. IL against THIRD Term unless
Tho people eau 10 convinced Ut its neccesity
10 saYo the principles tLpy hold dear. Should
aow man,bo taaen up by tho Republicans. tloreiB
40 ono who would run - we'll here Asex-bpeaktr ~
[jlatnc. Az = Now England man, 10 would hAya
he iocsl!ty-feollpK to aid him :; but, besides
bat Lis reputation for character and ability IL
ligh. The AdauB fever hns Ind .ts run,
md oven tho ganRuine Uow!es, OF tue
springfield Republican. viii hardly undertake.,
u view Of hts vote III The btate eieotion to PRO-
,oae hss natno for the Presidency. 1t Is gen.
rally thought hero that Tllasu IL Ahcal ia tho
AGO Tor tho Democratic nomination, aud, II ho
Eets IT. the ltepublscau msuagers must not rsck- /
~ too surely on tue forty elactosal votes of
3ew England. unless : sound 1pd a stsoux tuau
. put up against ham; TOR T.ldon has many
nends, aud his eght against corruption 10 h!s
'Wa btAte "a not uuappl eciated by tho Yankees.
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