Smyrna times., 1878-12-25

is hardly yet to canOnize him a saint as
would seem to- be the will of the Every
Evening Bayard Taylor was genius in
literature, and to know him as such was
but to love him. He had also in social life |
that magnetism that drew all men to him,
and it is not to be wondered at that, pre- |
maturely cut off as he has been, the world |
of letters should resound with peans to his |
memory. He belonged to and associated |
with that class of minds who saw in science
all that was worthy Of mans aspirations.
Such men are law unto themselves: they
set out with good code of morals and their
first days are almost invariably their best
days. In morals there is nothing cohesive
to bind them, and their own code becomes
exceedingly elastic as their intercourse with
men widens and extends. Mr.. TAYLOR a
few years ago made trip down our State
to sketch our peach culture for Harper'S
Magazine, and it was apparent to those who
came in contact with him that while one of
the most affable and agreeable of gentle
men, he was fast forming the habits of the
wine, no less than excessive literary labor
had share in his untimely death. Bayard
Taylor was man of robust frame as we'll as
giant intellect, and it is possible that he
stimulated the former to nerve the latter
to perform almost super-human tasks. His
associations and the habits of his mind
were refined, and consequently there was
nothing harmful that emanated from his
pen. On the contrary they were rich,
sparkling and refined. AS one of our
brightest orbs, we cannot but feel his star
set too soon, and had he the habits of a
Bryant, might like him have lived his
forescore and greatly enriched mankind by
the brightness of his genius.
The Eve OF REsUMPTIoN.-Everyth thing,
says the Baltimore Sun, seems now to be
favorable to any easy and painless return to
specie payments on the first of January.
Foreign exchange, in spite of the heavy
recent purchases of bills on London, refuses
to reach the gold-importing point, and the
clique of gold spectators in New York,
who had boarded slO,00O,OOO in the hope
o. profitable wrestle with the treasury
are now reported to be unloading as rapidly
as possible. The committee on banking
and currency of the House of Representa-
tives has adjourned over until January s
without any action, and it is perfectly wei
understood that Congress will not attempt
when it reassembles, to oppose any obsta
Gle to the perfecting of Secretary Sherman
plans. 1t is even reported that Congress
will decide before the fourth of March t,
cretionary control of the coinage of silver
"directing him to supply the wants Of tn
business community and not accumulat
the new dollars in the vaults of the trea
sury." Under these circumstances it
perfectly ineligible why gold should hav
reached par during the past week, ant
it seems to be quite within the power G
the banks and the treasury to maintain
there until the business community ha
settled down into the new order Of thing
which will begin with the new year.
adjourned last Friday at o'clock P. N. fc
the holidays. The brief session since the fir
Monday in December has been mostly take
up with business, and very little polite
and that chiefly of Senator Blaine's mani
facture, has been permitted to intrud
Good progress has been made with the a
preparation bills, the yellow fever commi
sion has been designated and has gone
work, and the prospects are that ia
amount of actual business will be conclude
in the remaining part of the session aft
the recess. The passage Of satisfaction
electoral bill is doubtful. Mr.. Edmunds
bill, which passed the Senate, is not like
to be acceptable to the House, and N
Southard's bill, which the House col
mittee seems to favor, will scarcely pass Il
Senate. 1t is earnestly to be hoped, no
ever, that a proper measure will becon
law before the next presidential count W
be made. Congress reassembles on the I
Of January.
THE President in a recent conversati
on the political situation said that in
opinion it was entirely too soon to
settling down to any particular man for t
residential nomination of either of I
great parties. The whole posture of affa
may be, and probably will be, changed
.h. ,axt twelve months, and men who
now regarded as highly available may
considered entirely out of the questi
The President thought the next campa
in Ohio would be fought over very des
rately, but he said he was not one of tn
who believed the result would have C
trolling influence on the presidential e
ton, which would not come off till tive
months later. In regard to affairs in
South, the President thinks the outlool
quite hopeful, and he believes the era
good times for the whole country is l
close at hand.
Tag Christmas number of the Wee
Baltimore Sun is q paper of bountiful
appetizing matter that it would be diff
to surpass. The iSsa stands at the hea'