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The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14
THE CITY INSANE ASYLUM,

The article which appeared In the DEMO
oRAT yesterday morning ON the subject of the
transfer Of the inmates OF the City Insane
ASYLUM to the care of the Sisters of the LOU
isiana Retreat Is calculated to do Injustice to
both the present Administrator Of Public
Buildings and the Administrator elect. We
feel, therefore, that o correction is necessary
and we make 1t Of our own accord without
any complaint from the parties who may be
agfieved. The article would lead to the in
ference that the past administration Of the
Insane Asylum had been inhuman andt that
brutal Indifference to the unhappy inmates
prompted the incoming officials to obtain the
injunction prohibiting their transfer to the
Sisters Of the Louisiana Retreat, that g. eer-
tain amount of official patronage might be
retained It Wac not our intention to make
any such CHARGE and. had the article under
gone the supervision of the editor, 1t certainly
would not have appeared In its present
shape.
This much We say of our own accord,
prompted solely by our eense Of
justice. The general views presented
in the article we abide by. We believe
that the transfer should be made
in the interest Of the unfortunate pa
tients. In the Louisiana Retreat they would
naturally be more tendelay cared for than in
an asylum the administration Of which Is
frequently changed and which the city is I'M
able properly to support No class OF pa
tients so much need gentle treatment and the
Influences Of pleasant and familiar surround
ings and faces rs the insane. Certainly,
therefore, they would be better off with the
Sisters Of the Louisiana Retreat than in the
City Asylum.
The Injunction seems to be based on
the illegality of the transfer. We have not
examined that point; but If the transfer is
Illegal, the law, we think, should be changed.
Only the crest question Of humanity should
control the MATTER and we are far from think
ing that any OF the parties to either side of
the controversy would subordinate that ques-
tion to the meaner one Of political manage
1nent or patronage
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14

AS there were no dead negroes found on the
highways Of South Carolina, and as the most
active Northern newspaper correspondents
could get no information of "outrages' in
that State during the canvass, Radical organs
are at O loss to account for Hampton's ma
jority Of 100000 the election Of five Congress-
men and almost clean sweep of the Legisla
ture One Of the stalWart papers has theory
of it's own, however. It has concluded thai
ballot-box stuffing was resorted to on an ex
tensive scale, "the peaceful plan Of frauc
being substituted for violence anG intimida
tion" In the absence of other reasons thai
will do very we'll from q stalwart standpoint
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14

enact the legal tender clause. Chief Justlce
Chase SO averred. He said in his opinion :
SIN their legitimate use the notes are nirI'
not helped, by being made O legal tehuer:
Tho legal tender quality Is only yaiuapIe nvht
PURPOSES OF DISHONESTY. Every hoi.tst
purpose is answered as well and better Wlth-
out it,
What better vindcation Of the Democratic
doctrine does Mr.. Evarts or Sherman want
than this from the lips of Chief Justice Chase,
who created the system of finance which they
complain that the Democrats Of 1862 refused
to acquesce in?
In his opinion, delivered In the case OF
Knox VS.. Lee the last Of the legal-tender
cases, however, Chief Justice Chase denied
all responsibility for the legal-tender clause
in the law of 1869. In that decision he en-
phatically affirms that "in no report made by
him to Congress was the expedient of making
the notes Of the United States q legal
tender suggested" He did, he eonfesses,
recommend the issue of government notes,
but he denies that he recommended
O. paper-money scheme, but on the con-
trary, "a series Of measures looking to
O. safe and gradual return to gold and
silver as the only permanent basis standard
and measure Of value recognized by the con-
sttution.' He declares that he was openly
opposed to the legal tender clause in the law
Of July II, 1869, but admits he was very anx-
ious for the subsequent issues in 1868, about
which there was dangerous contest In com
mittee over the legal-tender clause, and there
fore when called upon by the Committe on
Ways and Means" did say that the clause was
necessary But it Is to his lasting credit
that he boldly and frankly confessed from the
bench In 1870 that "t'as opinion mns erroneous.'
Exactly what consolation Mr.. Evarts and
John Sherman derive from these remiDis-
cenees we cannot understand. They ere well
come to all they get. The Southern Demo-
Gratis, who will have the settlement of this
question propose in the end to affirm and en-
force the true design Of the constitution,
which Is that gold and silver are the only
money the Federal government has anything
to do with and all it has to do with that is to
coin it. This must b" done by gradual pro-
cesses in order to Vt the country safely out
Of the dilemma In which the Republicans
have left 1t. The programme Of the party,
as we understand it, Is opposition to imme-
date resumption and the substitution of treas
,1ry notes for national bank currency, the
monetization Of silver and the repeal Of the
tax on State banks, with the ultimate plr-
pose of retiring all paper money and the
restriction Of the Federal government to the
coinage of gold and silver.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14

The "solid' delegations Of six Democrats
from Louisiana and South Carolina will doubt
less afford the Radicals an opportunity to wave
the bloody shirt a little this winter Some
weakened Northern Democrats seem con-
siderably worried about this, and suggest that
perhaps it might have been better had Louisl-
ana and South Carolina sent one Radical each
to Congress, so as to prevent the Northern
Republicans from talking about the "solld
South" One Republican, they say, would
have been amply sufficient for this purpose;
indeed in the last Congress, the Republicans
had only one member from Louisiana, and
could hardly expect to do better this veal
The Chicago Tribune, which Is disposed to
wave the bloody shirt whenever it can get
a chance, admits that the Republicans OF
Louisiana alone are responsible for the loss OF
a member Of Congress in the Third District Of
this State, and its consequent ''solld'' Demo
cratic delegation. The returns from all the
parishes of this district, save Lafayette, give
Acklen, Democrat,8172; Hebert, National, ,7036
and Merchant, independent Republican, 1894,
The majority Of the combined National and
Republican vote over the Democratic vote of
the district is 1853, q majority which Lafayette
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14
DOCTORS AND WOMEN ALL CRAZY

In the Vanderbilt will case DR.. Dixon, an
eminent authority on diseases of the mind
was summoned as an expert A hypothetical
question, covering all the phenomena Of
Com. Vanderbilt's case, was put to him.
The question: as printed in the New York
Herald, consists of forty-six lines of what is
known as ''pearl type-which Is the very
smallest ever used on any newspaper-ant
these forty-six lines of solid "pearp' consti-
t,1te q single sentence. It Is marvel Of com
position and we can understand how, by a
sort of poetic justice, 1t might have resulted
in the insanity Of Mr.. Evarts. for example
should his eye have chanced to fall upon it
Dr. Dixon's reply to the question was not less
O. marvel, but of brevity. 1t was the one
word-"Insane' Yet, DR.. Dixon, expert as
he WAS, appeared to be somewhat "rattled'
by that query, as is shown by his subsequent
cross examination.
The Doctor persisted that, with the symp
toms disclosed. Vanderbilt must have beer
insane The expert went on to say, In reply
to questions, that g man who had achieved
more than tho average success in life neet
not be crazy but when asked the direct ques
tion: 'Would the fact that q man had the
bad taste to declare himself better than 9th
ers employed in the same pursuits with him
self proye him to be nsane?' he answered
"It would to q degree" BY a gradual pro
cess; of logical deduction Dr. Dixon was
brought to the statement, under oath, that
according to this theory, fully 80 per cent o.
the medical faculty are insane, and that he 81
believed. This Is sod testimony but 1t is III
the profession aud, us laymen, we canno
say q word and have to accept it. Ft'fi1e Hoe
tor declined to say whether he belonged tt
the 80 or the 20 per cent. But he was pressed
even further than this. Counselor Clinton
who conducted the cross-examination, WaE
| merciless. as will appear from the following
colloquy:
| Mr.. Clinton-A woman who thinks horFel
faror aud handsomer than h9r sisters, is shs
| insane? ,
| as eyery woman imagines she Is handsome
| than her sister,.
| Dr. Dixon-I think she would be. In fact
balieva on thai subject all women are insane.
! The Surrogate-Doctor, / would advise yo'
to go home by the rapid transit route alter ina
| expression OF opinion.
Dr. Dixon went on TO say that Julius Cnsa
and Napoleon BOnaparto were unquest1ona
bly, lunatlcs but they were dead and gone
and no after APPLICATIONS can arise from hi
testimony in regard to them. 1t is rather sa
for us to know, however, that the wife OF ou
bosom is surely insane aud that so per cen
of our family physician Is utterly and total
ly aberated
There is no cloud, though, that has not 1t
silver lining-the season is changing and tn
conscientious father or husband will not for
get that the yearnng for winter bonnet il
but phase of the most violent and distress
ing insanity, which 1t is his duty to Instant
and sternly repress.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14

The statement telegraphed over the cOun-
try to the effect that Mr.. i. l., Weber pro-
posed to retract his testimony given before
the Potter committee, is utterly without
foundation We met Mr.. Weber yesterday ir
the city, and he authorizes us to say that the
whole story is o fabrication; that he told the
truth before tho committee, and now pro
poses to stand by 1t. Mr.. Weber desires the
egteem Of his fellow-men, and though he has
been Republican, and mixed up with qles
tionable policies and measures Of that party
he docs not intend to play the absurd and dis
reputable role of Jim Anderson.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14

The New Workers are getting q little rest
less under Talmage's abuse and villification
of their city. Last Sunday a New York
minister, Rev. c. c. Goss, sought to turn the
tables on Brooklyn. Crossing over to that
town, he delivered Il lecture upon the sin and
wickedness OF Brooklyn, declaring that it
was just as bad as New York. He then pro-
ceedcd to give q description Of his tour
through the slums and dance houses Of Brook
lyn, in exceedingly ljfe-Iie and spicy Ian
guage. but was finally hissed down by his
audience, who did not appear TO appreciate
his criticism Of their city. A large part OF
the audience left in disgust before the reverend
gentleman finished his lecture
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14
TIn NEW ORLEANS DEMOORAT NOVEMBER H. 1873

cannot overthrow. Had the Republicans and
Nationals they are the same party here
united on one candidate, he would probably
have been elected. The Democratic success Is
due to Republican dssensions, which left the
stronger Republican candidate, Hebert, with
only three votes in the strong Republican
parish of Iberia, and not one in Vermillion
A similar split In the First District OF Ala
bama has made the delegation Of that State
solidly Democratic, while the Second District
of North Carolina, the strongest Republican
district in the South, has been lost to that
party because it had some half o dozen can
didateg In the field, The 'solid South" owes
much of it's 'tsolidty" to the Republicans
themgpIvee
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14

The faithful will have u last chance to get
their hands into the public purse Tho Devens
outrage mill, with Leonard as chief OPERATOR
Is to open in this city in q few days, and per
diem and mileage will again be in order.
The average colored voter may be expected to
prepare his af1idavits with great haste and
small truth He has had much experience in
affidavit making in Louisiana and can be re-
lied upon to do his full duty to the party at
this iunctIlre-for q consideration.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14

Alex. Smith was elected to Congress IN the
Westchester district of Now York the other
day and died four hours after his election.
His case, however Is not as queer as that Oh
William Keller of New Jersey. Keller was
elected last Tuesday justice OF the peace OF
the second ward of Elizabeth by q large ma
iority. 1t was not until after the election that
1t was discovered that Keller had been dead
several weeks, and was not alive ct the time
hn WAS voted for and elected.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14
R(eDLEY BROTHERS

Have the most complete stock Of Cane Wag ons,
three and four mule Cane Carts, Ok CARTS. Log
Wheels, Cotton Wagons, Bagagse Carts. Farm
Carts, Rice Carts, Small Carts Of every size. four
and six seat Family Wagons. Spring Wag ons
for delivering goods, spokes, ;Felloes. Shafts,
Hounds, Wagon Material. 4; ALE !; Grease; Cart
Boxes and extra Ironing Of all our Cafts and
Wagons Manufadured in our own factories at
Wheeling ". Va. from the best material and by
skilled mechanics, we can give O reliable
guarantee, meet any competition and supply
the largest demand.
Depot-I25 and H29 Conarnon street.
fe0 " 2dp
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14
An amendment making the payment of c

An amendment making the payment OF q
poll tax qualification for voters was voted
down in Missouri at the late election by an
immense majority. Not a single candidate in
the field dared announce himself as in favor
of this measure. The principal cry made
apainst the poll tax was that it would prevent
MANY citizens from voting. AS it is. Missouri
casts very light vote, the city OF 81. Louis
seldom polling as many votes as New Orleans
1t was claimed that, under such condition
of affairs, the persons who did not perform
their duties as citizens and who neglected to
vote ought to be taxed rather than those who
went to the polls like good American citizens
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14

The New York Sun says the assured return
OF Conklng to the Senate Is not attributable
to his strength, but to the contemplate weak
ness Of the elements opposed to him. It was
more the administration winning O. defeat
than Mr.. Conkling winning q victory The
Sun WAS disposed to tolerate him because he
said nothing in his speech at the Republican
nominating convention about the Electoral
Commission, but he will enter upon his third
term, POLITICALLY dying man" In regard
to his Presidential aspirations, tho SIN says
When, therefore, the small band Of enthu-
siastc admirers Of the Senator talk about
further political promotion for Mr. Conkling-
about nominating and electing him to the
Presidency-we think such talk is idle We
venture to predict, and we make the predic-
ton confidently, that the author Of the un-
constitutional Electoral Commission bill will
never be President of these United States,
and will never be nominated for President by
the national convention of any political party.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14

It is not often that counterfeits can drive
genuine notes out of circul alton, and yet this
Is sometimes the case. The counterfeits OF
the five dollar notes Of no less than seven
national banks have been so numerous and
dangerous that it has been found absolutely
necessary to withdraw the genuine notes of
these institutions from circulation. The
counterfeiters are too much for the banks
and the latter have bad to give way.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14

Certain influences are being brought to bear
against Gen. Gordon, because he took an ac-
Tive interest in tho late canvass In favor OF
the regular Democratic nominees. Tho gem
erals opponents will have their labor for their
pains. He will ba reelected by perhaps the
largest majority u Senator ever received in a
Georgia Legislature.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14

It is charged that a regular bargain was
entered into between Hayes and Wells where
by Wells and Anderson were given the
patronage of our CustomHouse on the un-
derstanding that they were to send three he
publican members of Congress to Washlhs
ton from this State. Wells himself among
them. The old Returning Boarder now
ever. found it impossible to deliver, as
he promised; the only possible kepuo-
ljcan district of the State went Democratic
by 6Ooo majority, and Wells himself was
buried out Of sight under Elam's majority
Instead of the promised three not q single
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14
wwvv ORLEANS. NOVEMBER IA, 1873
THE DEMOCRAT ON THE NEW Or
T,EANg AND TEXAS RAILROAD,

Mr.. J. +. Hall is the authorized Agent Oh
The DEMOCRAT on this road, and also at oil
noInts on the Mississippi river between here
and Bayou Sara. Dealers must order their
daily supplies through Mr.. Hnll. Orders
addressed to him. Bog No $780, New Orleans,
will meet with prompt attention. Mr.. Hall
will cheerfully furnish all necessary informa-
tion upon application Of dealers or the public
srnnnfaIly.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14

Notwithstanding tho recent election, MI.
Dana refuses to remove the brand OF fraud
from the forehead Of Hayes. He evidently
has positive convictions that even tidal wave
%gord not effect
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14

Een. W. g. Whit " tiit5Atfe Atferne, chairman OF the
House Naval COMMITTEES, who has devoted the
past two years of his life to showing up Secor
Robeson's steals, has been reelected to Con-
gress from Tennessee. Robeson also comes in
from New Jersey, and he and the member
from Tennessee will have an opportunity of
exchanging amenities on the floor OF the
Hnt1Cn
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14

Republican Congressman goes to Washing
ton. Wells having failed in his pert of the
contract, it remains to be seen how the ad-
mitistration will take 1t.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14

The black district of North Carolina, which
gave Hayes majority OF over 5000 In 1876,
has been redeemed. The Democratic nomi-
nee, Kitchen, was elected by 1i58 majority
Mr. Kitchen will be the first Democrat in
Congress In the district since 1863. Hard
work and Dartv unity carried the day.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14

Radical papers are claiming che two inde-
pendent Democrats elected in Georgia for
their own. These independents during the
canvass Insisted that they were better Demo
Gratis than the regular nominees, and already
oIamor for front seats in the party caucus.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14

The returns from thirty-tive parishes, cast
ing three-fourths the vote Of the State, give
the following vote on the capital question
Baton Rouge 25756, New Orleans 26385; ma
ioritv for New Orleans G29.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14

Private information received yesterday was
to the effect that Mr.. Hayes pulse was lower,
and he did not feel as stalwart as he did the
s,av before This ia encouraging.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14

Georgia expends annually about 100000 on
her public schools. That will do very well
for a State stepped In Democratic ignorance.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14

The workingmen OF Boston nave SET DOWN
on Kearnny. They never did better day s
work
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14

Returns Of the vote on the amendments
have been received from twenty three par
ishes East Baton Rouge, Bossier, West Car
roll. Caddo, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Concordia,
East Fellciann, West Feliciann, Iberia, La
fourche, Madison. Morehouse, Ouachta,
Plauuemines Pointe Coupee, St. Bernard, st.
Charles, St. Helena, st. Tammany, Tangipa-
hoa, Washington and Webster. There seems
to have been the greatest difference of opinion
among our people on these amendments. In
Tangipahoa and Lafourche both parties sup
ported them earnestly; in Morehouse and
Webster the Democrats as q general thing.
voted for them; while the Democrats of Cad
do and the Republicans of Concorlia voted
them down almost unanimously. Politics ap-
parentiy entered in no wise into the question.
There will undoubtedly be q large majority
against the amendments. The twenty-first
amendment, removing the academic depart
ment Of the State University to Baton Rouge,
will have the largest majority recorded
against 1t. In the twenty-three parishes
mentioned above this majority will be 10 1856
The judicial amendments also appear to have
Jared badly; the ma jority against the twelfth
amendment changing the judicial system of
the State. being $500. The lowest majority
for any of the amendments is 5OGS for the
twentieth amendment, exempting from taxa
tion household goods under $500. The ma
jority against the second amendment, which
is about the average majority against oil the
other amendments, is 1913.
One amendment only was carried in this
city, tho seventh reducing the Lieutenant
Governors salary This Is dOubtlessIy due
to accident.
The vote cast for Or against the various
amendments is almost the same, with the ex-
ception Of those relating to the judiciary, which
would appear to have met with little favor,
even in those parishes where the amend
ments were supported. The returns show
that very few voters read the amendments
over, or knew what they were; they voted
for or against them In bulk as they
favored or disapproved of this mode of re-
forming and patching our constitution. It
was a test vote on the question: and an i'm
mense majority of our voters have declared
against this constitutional amendment plan.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14

Isn't 1t about time for Jay Gould's dshones
organ to let tip on Its demand for honest
money