The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-08

isfy a doubling public that every
thing is conducted as it should be,
or will himself see the need Exchanges.
Let there be light
Opinions among Democrats natu-
rally differ, for the present, as to the
eSpedicncy of opening, in any form,
the question as to the title of Mr..
Hayes to the Presidency. The New
York Worth and the Democratic can
didate for Governor Of Maine are just
now conspicuous in their opposition
to any such action Let me suggest
that it is early in the term Of four
years to make such a decision. The
candidate above mentioned, while
deprecating action, insists that Mr.
Tilden was elected, and no one would
think he could afford to defer, at
least until Congress meets, and final
acquicscence in proceeding which
led to the Inauguration, not of Mr..
Tilden, but of the man defeated by
Mr.. Tilden.
Renewed activity on the Texas bor
der is having its effect on spectators
here. A few years since, one Colonel
johnson came to this city.with claims
for Mexican depredations, on citizens
of Texas, Of the face value of $780,
100000. Their character was such
that neither the Mexican Claim Com
mission, then sitting here, nor Con
gress, would have anything to do with
them, and the Colonel has since wait
ed around for something to turn up.
Having lately sold some of the claims
for two dollars on the hundred, and
been swindled out Of even that mod
est PERCENTAGE, he took his grievances
to court The fate Of this particular
claimant, or the man who despoiled
him, is not OF consequence, but the
enormous amount Of the claims, and
the fact that johnson is only one Of
many who have trunks full Of such
papers, show how large an interest is
looking hopefully for war with
Mexico in the expectation that our
Government would in such an event
assist them in collecting money from
that country. The actual losses Of
border Texans are large, but for eve
rv such honest dollar claimed there
are fictitious claims for a hundred
times as much.
A report appears in this mornings
papers that Chief Justice Caitter, of
our Supreme Court, will refuse to
honor requisition from Gov. Hamp
ton, of South Carolina, for certain Of
fe ders against the laws Of that
State, now living here, The Judges
an excellent lawyer, and, though very
Radical, has never allowed politics to
interfere with the discharge of his
duties There is probably no foun-
dation for the report.
DR.. Chancellor, though he seems in
some cases to have overstated, if not
s-stated, the extent of existing
evils, in his report on the condition
of the. almshouses and prisons Of
MARYLAND, has undoubtedly done
much good by arou ing public at
tention out Of the State as well as
within it, to an important subject. 1t
is not to be believed that Maryland
is behind the other States in her care
of the destitute or criminal classes,
and DIR. C,'s arrangement of her au-
thorities seems to be very properly
considered in other States, as max
ing necessary as thorough investiga-
tons as he has made. 1t is now said
that the people arrested by our Dis
trict police on Saturday, get no food
until Monday, unless able to'purchase
it. The drawing of public attention
to these things is all that is necessa-
~, and this DR.. Chancellor has sue
ceeded in doing most effectually.
Rex.