, 1879-03-17


voIcc Of thu Veterans.
The New York d&aR prints the following lei
ter as sample OF how old soldiers OF the Union
feel:
WAEnsEsp4r Eyzx,*o, hla,sl. :. 1s7o.-To n.
editora ] IN i"sdays M iai % apo1. tho ';sw ieseii :
Ion" went at9He from NY he@fthstonc to lclp
crush tho liebellion u 1H1t.'G5. nov have Two
ont the sentsment af thy last lonr lines Ut that
article. Let It be ecttcd ffHhts Ia government Of
sys, l s1'y IND p.9,ss 9 Gue.ae u s f. r sssi M 5
tc q G9ssi,"n taa aouF+ for MI DIionE Trout
The '.last fur lines 81 Of the .uaa's editorial
referred to read: "Anl II this t.l.c rcyoi,l-
war. the nc1t ioa ol crushnE out rebellion will
b. honc 81 thoroughly that hot u living cmber
will be lett to enkfndle new flanlc."
TIlden mud TIM Nest-yIfgtufn Democrats.
Baltimore Anttt1ean fRsp.).
There Is row In tl,t camp 0l the West Fir-
ginia Democracy, tue Hlcrp shadow thrown be-
fore by the coming event Of Tils!cn's catdidnrY
1nying orcasIuned II. Iasseal OF accepting tl,B
good old definition TINT ''u Democrat is n man
who votes tllo Democratic ticket" Speaker
AIotrett, of tl1s West Virginia Legislature,
thinks There Is such thug ns Democratic
principle, anil that the vital Democratic rr[uc-
pic IL how s.rccs1,acka, nlml plenty Of them. lie
r. 0ppnscn 10 candidate nnl Il platform
trtcally opp0sctt tn the greeIbuci1 prllc-
plies Vi thu Wrst Virginia Democracy, anl l!u
ANT his followers swear that they Will built Il
TIden IL nominated ngain. speaker A1otTc.t
protests he will not tAke tito dose, hut other
urccrbatkcrs ust lileir orehns were rs vehement
last TIM, md yet they took Il; and, when II Is
fairly offered ngat,t. ihry will gato Wide .lrir
iawa unl swallow II once moro.
New Inv Of Libel In Inl'hna.
Indannnoi,s iNe,ns
The Sentinel truly says the Libel law lust passed
BY tic Legislature ''brdes every tongue, gags
oYcry mouth, md para,yzrs every hand that
would expose rascality In tho Statc. The IT.
dianl Legislature has done mora to strike down
i Tree prcss and free speerll thun Bismarck cycr
dreamed vi asl;ug for Gcrn,any.'' NJ edt.or
who fceis the responsibility VI Ills work will Oh.
eet to l,elnE held accountable for 1t by Il FUR
Libel law. Such Il law Inns lung been ncr1rtl, but
the urilbt's law !s not tafr ac. 1t puts iaws-
paper publisher completely at tho marcy af any
srouidrel. Tie Worst md ,nust irresponsible
mnn In any community muy enter sus, AMI
have the editor dragged fIoln his bed nj mt
uglt. a.id clnppe INTO JUL uutll La can procure
rest for crime tor lustnncc. OF roursn l.o can
plead Justification, hut iht rasE may never c0Nu
to trial. 1t may he intended that 1t meyer shnll
cu,ne to trial, but IL brought only to porsccute
hHu nuE0}s
a hIerItrd I'utf for ttie Legislature.
Spria1EtlI tiH} Rgiser tiHm.h
We have already noted that tl,t preS8 OF t}!H
stnte, without nny distinction of party ul losai-
lty, cnnlesnna tbs majority Ut the Gcnu!al As.
9ombly Tor Its cxtrayaEHice, ignorance, md I'm
bcctllty But 1t is prope: to say that thu maiar.
ity caro- no more fur the ttcnunrIatson OF the
press anl thu contempt Of thu public than foi
the wind which blew last yenr, TlIesu nIen were
scut to the Lcglsl aluro for the purp,sc OF clert
lug John a. Log All to the United State SENATE,
utA Tor tic 1uFtiltr purposG OF squeezing Us
M1uch money out 0t tho Taxpayers " possible
Tor thu lenctit OF Whit ara called "lucn! Ins1i-
tMttous." We BnY Institutions which art}, called
"loral adylscty, teri Is fart '1hat ihe
cannl, the two pcnt,cntaries, aiMl the other IT,
situations scattered abput The Htate, arc LOOKED
upon by the representatives Of each loralIty
simply u tleana hy which money can By drawn
tfoul tho State Treasury md scattered aiming
lus!l rsnEs ol officers, contractors mud slust
dealers. The Legislature. hayng ELECTED LuEan
Ia now vigorously engaged III tic oEher object
Of lta creation, and VIC wntn the people Of t!e
State to prepare 10 pay heavier tlxss for The
next Two years than ever before. And also wurn
the presB 1t 1lie State that alVce, TciIrntf, NJ
rerroael IL Wnated the 1le1, whu tnaku up Tie
partisAu majority which disgrAces the Stztu and
which Is preparing to plundcr tho people.
i Southern Slap 1T william II. Morrison.
Ai'nnta tGd} Conatsuiion tLsR,.1.
Mr. William Il. Morrison, q hlctnbtF Of Con
gress from Illinois. says le Is In favor Of I
southern nun fur Speaker becanso TIC wants tt
| attest tllu question whether Southern men cat
bo put 10 prominent places With safety to thu
interests Of tho Natton.a This Is thu lAuguag,
Of y detnagogue. 1t II intended as an appeal Il
thu acctionalsul ot tae South; 1t ts intended L
bring prominently to the front ono OF the Rrca