Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-10-31

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taus position which he so worthily
oils. We hope his wounds are not Of
. serious nature.
THE sANKRUer Law.
Washington advices seem TO indicate
the speedy repeal Of the bankrupt law.
The repeal II not urged because such .
law II not eminently wise and just to-
wards honest unfortunstes-who, hav-
Ing lost nearly all, surrender the re-
maindsr to their creditors that they
may recsivs . discharge from their IT,
abilities, and untrammeled commence
the battle Of life answ-but because
dishonest men take advantage Of the
provisions Of the law. and vsnal off,
Gals help them to swindls creditors.
We submit that such reasonsought not
TO weigh against simple justice to hon.
est men, who. having been unfortu-
nate In business, seek the benefits Of
the bankrupt law. We are free to ad-
NIT that the law may require amend
snsnts and notifications, but we are
far from believing that good policy or
wise statesmanship demands its
ditional repeal. II laws are to be re-
peslsd because they are not perfect, or
because bad men ESCAPE the just PEN
altiss Of their malvsrsations, then in
that case all laws designed to punish
<wsUnA ar1 NpAtaot tho SfDhf gvnaslA hA
repealed. Ifin the enactment Of the
bankrupt law, A. It In charged, only
the interests Of the debtor class were
considered, it 10 manifestly true that
in urging ito repeal only the
interests OF the creditor class
will be promoted. Manifestly great
wrong results In either case, aud it 10
likely to occu to Legislators that the
difficulties in the way Of q proper ad-
justment Of those interests are not SO
formidable that . bankrupt law can
not bs framed which will secure justice
and the sights Of all parties. There
never was . time In tbs history Of
the country when . bankrupt law.
wise In its provisions, was 40 impera-
lively demanded ~ now. Since 1864,
when contraction commenced, result
ing, ~ It was inevitable 1t must result,
In the shrinkags Of all values, over
10000 failures, many OF them disas-
trous, have been recorded in the Unit
ed States. No amount Of economy or
hard work could avert calamities that
have befallen business men; caught IL
the cyclone Of the panic they have
gone down before forces they could
neither control nor resist. To deny
these men m opportunity to recover
from their PROSTATE condition would
b. the rsfnsment Of cruelty and In
direct antasonism to the spirit Of the
age and Of enlightened statesmanship.
The defects Of the present law are
easily pointed out. and amendments
~ b had which, while the interests
Of creditors can be better protected.
will not prevent honest men from re-
Iieving themselves Of endorsements
otherwise insurmountabie, and oil
making . fresh start for Independence.
TEE jury in the case Of T. L. Caroth.
orr. charged with assaultinR Belle
Lynch, Of the Ukiah Dispatch, last
wssk. failed to agree. Tho evidence
developed the fact that Csrothers.
~ . member Of the ball committee,
had failed to invite Mrs. Lynch,
whsreat she became wrathy. and pub
lishsd In her pspsr 81 item rejecting
ON Mn. Carothsrs. This enrsgsd the
husband. who, meeting the editrsss on
the street., knocked Ter down, and
with his pistol kept the crowd back
while he punished her severely. 1t
was . oowardly piece Of business, bot
majority Of the jury considering the
great p~rovocation. said on their oaths
that he was guilty Of no o1snse.
AN exchange most truthfully says
Secretary Sherman shows good judg-
mont In q thing outside Of politics.
He gives two hours each day to read
Ing the newspapers. and declares that
the onergy and enterprise Of the press
are amasings that It makes and con-
trolls public opinion. and can fairly be
called the third estate - potent d
either House Of Congress.
ALSO Kellogg makes exceedingly
long sentences. and Evarts 10 not alone
In . matter whereof the memory Of
men hath not the tension to reach
from extrsms to extreme OF those
points which the writer thereof would
pertieularly feel disposed TO present