National Republican., 1876-01-06

the eggs will be des troyed, and this is eggs
actly what the husbandmen are praying for.
The snow is twelve feet deep In some parts
Of Utah, and they don't call It very good
sleighing either. Send US couple of feet
Bngham.-(Ex.l
Who's feet and what fort But then the
fellow may want toAnn-Elire them.
The astute Washington correspondent of the
New York World grayely announced in his dis
patches night before last that "Senators and
members have not returned very freely as yet
for the reassembling of Congress-" Poor fel-
low, they must have been compelled to pay
their railroad fares, which is Stacking.
The Democratic House is making a great
effort to demonstrate to the people their capa-
city for reform. They propose to economize.
They insist on reduction ofexpenses in every
department of the National Government, but
we might remark that already bills have been
introduced for the relief of Southerners
amounting to s7O,OOO,OOO the which is to be
paid from the Treasury OF the United States.
'Rah for Cornell One of its lady students,
Miss Thomas, carried off the Greek prize at the
intercollegiate literary contest over the heads
of many able male competitors. Since sub
mitting her essay she has married a gentleman
by the name of Irving, and it is generally hoped
that lie will be des-Irying of her.
One of the Union soldiers discharged from
the Capitol by the Southern wing of our Ma
tional Legislature was in the command which
captured jeff. Davis. The man who now oc-
cupies his place fought for four years to make
JEFF. Davis President OF a portion of the
United States. Time seems to have turned
things wrong side out.
A resolution was introduced into Congress
yesterday requesting Secretary Belknap to
send in q statement of the number OF troops
stationed in certain of the Southern States, and
why they are there. This last matter is easily
answered. Some time ago negro woman was
taken by mob of White Liners, and without
any provocation at all was tied to tree, and,
while her little children were clinging to her,
she was shot dead, four balls entering her
body and killing an unborn babe. Scores of
Just such outrages are being committed in
many of those States, and nothing but the
strong force OF military power can in any way
prevent it.
Gov. Tilden's message is very statistical
and full of plausible recommendations of re-
form. The Governor is, without doubt, one
of the very best men in the country to plan
and calculate reform, but in the execution he
has yet to prove himself efficient and earnest.
The masses of the body polite of the country
seem to be easily convinced respecting reform,
particularly when an ostentatious display is
made. This has been the case in Gov. Til
den's administration. For six months the
subsidized press OF New York heralded to the
world the great reformer's expected accom-
plishments, but at the close of 1915, in strik-
ing the balance sheet, we find but very few
favorable figures on the side of reformation.
A grand splurge has been made, but when the
enthusiasm subsidized only few meagre traces
of genuine reform were visible on the official
records of the State. The people of 1916 will
not support a milk-and-water man, q pre-
tender or a fence-rider. The coming Presi-
dent will be a firm, hold, honest, out-spoken
and energetic man.
An old colored woman Of this District owned
a calf, and the animal one fine day sought
pastures new, and was taken in by
stranger. She found it in the possession
of q stranger, who refused to deliver the
property to its rightful owner, and a suit at
law for recovery grew and waxed strong. The
counsel for the plaintiff was young man, one
side or the other Of twenty-five by not more
than two years, and he felt more than usual
the responsibility of the case when he arose to
address the Court. Your HONOR said he,
and gentlemen of the jury, lend me your
ears. This deem, sir, an important case, a
most extraordinarily important case; one in
which the finer feelings of humanity are
aroused to sympathize with the oppressed.
Here we see an old woman, decrepid, for
saken, destitute female, who has lost a calf.
Not simply common, every day calf, but
blooded one. which was ker only visible
means OF support. The defendant has seized
this property, like tyrant who would oppress
the poor. He has retained the calf by force
Of arms. He has kept it away from this wo-
man, thus making her fireside desolate and
barren waste. Tile knew that it was her calf.
lie knows that ii is her calf, and hope that
this high-minded and intelligent jury will
show him that it is her calf. If they do this
their duty will have been nobly done. If they
do this, suffering humanity will be alleviated.
If they don't do it, then may the shadows"
" The COUNSEL interrupted the venerable
Judge, as he dropped his head and looked over
the top of his glasses, " the counsel had bet
ter cut the thing short, or that calf will die of
old ago." and when the burst of laughter had
died away, and nothing was heard save an oc-
casional chuckle, it was interesting to see the
young man try to keep from taking the Lords
name in vain and the Judge by the collar.