National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-14

European war Is likely to aid American trade.
The Americana we are kindly informed
"would do better to look at homo than to look
abroad" "rheIr population, II they are not IN
too great hurry, wilt find abundance Of en-.
ploymcnt In fur, her developing the internal re-
sources Of their vast and fertile country; hut
hopes founded on the necessities Of a European
war can only encounter the disappointment
which, We must needs add, they deserve" "Must
needs add" Ia q touching expression. We know
II panied the writer to pass censure ON u.s. and he
w1ud not have done Il, IL he mad not been under
tho moral responsibility which attaches To his
superior position In tho scale OF humanity. when
u nation has always been SO disintercsted as
England has been and has 50 consistently ro-
fused To make n iarthing out Of other peoples
troubles, It's writer's "nceds must" OF course
ltcIurc the more svrid part &C mankind whom
ever an opportunity oters. For ourselves, re-
memberng the generous way in which tho
civil war we must take their rcbuke as the no.
grctiul but unavoidable discipline which we de-
serve
Tho First Duty OF Architects.
From the New York POLi
Walls have been known to fall before the
time Of Mullett; and even now such disasters
may occur without hts Intervention. At all events
there Is now nothing to show that Mullctt had
anything to do with tho court house at Rockford,
Illinois, which tumbled In ruins yesterday. Yet
the architect, Mr.. Henry L. May, of Chicago, who
adopted "thc French Venetian and Renaissance
style" seems also to have adopted Mulletts prac-
tce Of putting the foundation on top OF the house,
that Ia to say, the weight Of the roof indeed the
weight OF the mere cornlce, was too heavy for the
building TO bear. So the walls went down, kill.
others. French Venetian, Renaissance and other
styles very beautiful hut architects uug hit 10
know that their trst care should be to make their
buildings stand up.
Punishments In the Public Schools.
Fr III the New York hera'd:
We have frequently-too frequently-to
publish complaints hy parents OF severe or un-
usual punishuents inflicted on their little chill.
dren by teachers in tho public schools. We have
no doubt that there are many ill-trained and un-
ruly children In the public shoots, an we are far
FROM denying the necessity for occasional pun, h.
ment in order to maintain discipline. But tho
school authorities oaght to limit very strictly not
only the amount but the kind of punishment;
they ought to take care that weakly children
should be treated with some regard to their
strength and such pinishmcnts as a correspond.
ont elsewhere describes ought TO he entirely for
biten. Asa general rule II may he said that a
teacher WHO hndS It necessary to punish fire..
qurntly Is UNIT for his or her place, and ought to
seeks to rule by moral influence, and can do 40
| and uses pun shment only In extraordinary cates
| ChniIen are not cent To school merely. to he
drilled In textbooks, but to be trained in gCo /
! behavior, self restraint and manners, and this
| can bs accomplished better by kindness, fUrbear.
anco and the moral ascendaucy which q good
teacher acquires over her puilG than by con ant
| petty punlshmcnts Tor petty Oilenses.
The Louisiana Senators.
| From the chic iVo T Iibuue, May 10;
A recenL number OF the Indianapolis Jour.
nal contains an article upon the question Of the
admi sion OF Mr.. Kellogg to the Senate of tho
| United States, which will have to be decided IN
| October next, which was evldontly inspired by
Senator Morton, or at least reflects his views
The article assumes that the question OF his ad
I In Ia al . ha
at the time Of his alleged election, and that these
facts cannot be disturbed by any subsequent pro
ceedlngs. II the Legislature which elected KEEL
logg was competent to do SO, then the disorgani
zation Of that Legislature and tho organization
OF o new one from Its remnants cannot effect Mr.
KellUggs tito to his seat Upon this basis, the
Journal examines the record In the case, and
finds that the Returning board, In accordance
with the statutes OF the State, returned to the
Secretary OF State list OF the persons elected
to the General Assembly. In accordance witt
the same law, the CLERK and Secretary organized
each House on the I'd day OF last January
Tho Senate, under the law, consists OF % mem
osTs and the House OF ~ members 10 member
latter. At the time OF the organization quorum
Of both Houses took part In the prOceeo ings. Or
convention to elect u United States Senator Il
succeed Mr.. West for the term Of six years, be
ginning March ISL. Upon The q ealing Of sh'
Scrs d Tue General sso@6ly Mr.. Kellogg H wSj
|
and wa. declared elected by the presiding Officer
Of the convention. Tho election, there fore
seems to have been conducted within the pro
visions of the laws Of the State uad tho law Of
Congress regulating the election OF Senators
The point for the Senate to beside, therefore. l.
whether Mr.. Kellogg received enough Icga
, then the Journal contends that he cannot be di
vested Of his office by any subsequent proceed
ings, or by the fact that the man who signed h
credentials has since that time retired from Thu
exercise OF executive functions. Ihe 'ase of Mr.
Eustis is different from that OF Mr. Kellogg
vacancy was created by the rejection Ot Pln2h
back, and Eustis was chosen to MI that va
: Gancy by an nnlue:tionNGiy legal Legislature
, ton, pending the decision OF the Senate TIT
, division OF the SenatOrshIps between EuIii
detected for the short term and Kellogg ter HI
0 longl would appear to be 40 equitable one, Tt
parties wouli certainly be more equally ividet
. lor each TO have one than for one 10 have both
and the Repu6licansare entitled to one as a mat
ter Of equity Such Il division ought " be satls
factory on all 'dcs Judge SpotIord's claim L
1 the seat Is barren. unless he can shcw that Rel
lOgg was not legally elected, and The Senate can
mot either equitably OF legally recognize It un
less II can be shown there was a vacancy up Il
the time he was elected by the Nichols LegIsll
ture. The fact that Gov Packard, who sgns,
i Keloggs credentials, has retired from CitcC
drew Voluntarily. without coercion or assault
Mr.. Kellogg would not 10 our first choice as Sen
Louisiana under the forms Of law no would prob
ably make fair II not able Senator. His Gubsr
material naturalization was better than that o
WarmOth who presided him and, like Chamber
, lain In south Carolina, he worked hard TO ad
vance the material Interests of the State. II h
was legally clecte he should have his seat, with
out reference to any subsequent proceedings.
The Policy OF President Hayes.
From the Austin lTexas) Statesman, democratic;
Honest and just and sincerely patriotic PEG
pla Of the North need entertain no apprehension
ofdanger. President Hayes pursues the Onl.
policy that can make the negro an absolute free
man. Ask Northern men in Austin, or In an.
state OF the South in which the intorpositioA 0