The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-16

When the old lady Of Camp street
puts on her studying cap and sets her
self down to real, solid thinking, she is
pretty apt to "hoop things up" in the
intellectual line. She has not been do
ing anything of this sort lately, doubt
less for lack Of just provoeation and a
worthy subject. There was that labor
problem, but she mashed that at one
blow. That wasn't any conundrum at
all; any man could see that there was
but one answer to it, and that was for
capital to emigrate and the laboring
class to go to the country till the excite
ment blew over. But she has found
food for thought, of the solid and
searching kind, in the return Of Conk-
ling, and, latter giving the matter a
careful consideration" she is in
clined to accep5 the New York
Vorld's explanation of the matter.
We are always gratiied to see such
manifestations of conscientiousness as
the above; it revives our confidence in
human nature, and makes us feel as If
we would live alway in world where
such delightful sentiments prevail. But
we feel 1t our duty to warn the PIC.
that, while all things of this delicate
and momentous nature should be care
fully considered, still there are faults Of
over cerebration that should be avoided.
It has tendency to sicken Ger the ma
tive hue Of resolution, and make the
man of the higher and purer intellec-
tuality kind of "dubous," as it were,
which is q great Inconvenience some
times, as, for example, it was to Hamlet
when he wanted to punch his uncle,
but could not do 1t because he did not
think it was right. We think we observe
something of this sort in the Pic. when
she says: cit seems that Mr.. Conkling's
Senatorial term will expire in 1879. ;"
Now, we have not given the "matter O
very careful consideration" and hence
we see no reason why it should not be
boldly affirmed that his term does ex-
pire then, or at some other time. But
the Pic. cannot, by reason Of it's super
conscientiousness, content itself even
with this undecided statement, and
1t goes on and further qualities it by
adding: "btt the question whether or
not he will be his own successor will
be determined by the course Of political
events in New York prior to that time. y
We are very nearly as positive about
this qualifying observation as we are
TrlnnI RI
certain that Mr.. Conkling's collection
will depend upon the course of
political events before that time, and
mainly in the State of New York
There is one particular political event
that must transpire in the meanwhile
that is bound to determine this ques-
tion-we allude to the election. Yet,
= all this was known before Mr.. Conkling
left, and we can't see in this MILD sug-
gestiveness the reason Of his sudden re-
turn. The No. Ids explanation don't
come in anywhere that we can see.
Been "sicklied DER with the pale caste
"a clear case of over cerebration. Look
out for brain fever.
Par parenthese, we would like tc
know what the old lady means by Gen
Grants "incontinent habits" We had
heard some bad talk about q pair OF
number one shoes once on time, but
we did not know that Grant had &C
quired any renown in that line. or thai
the sin Of incontinence was habitual
to him. Or does the dear old lady NEAR
to suggest diabetes, or anything Of that
sort? Out with it, old girl
We publish this morning letter ad