New-York tribune., 1879-04-07

ing baIr- breadth IN pfdcticdi "''''''-'' '
has aroused the whole North TO resist lis reFo-
lutionary attempts, and TO forbid It's return
TO power.
The undertaking of cases on speculation ha'neYer
been considered professionally honorable by the
! most honorable members of the Bar There IS no
rule however without exceptions; ana a EIgu-
minded practitioner meeting with case ol peculiar
hardship may, from sense OF justice, give hiS S'i
vices to poor client with the understanding INA. III
case of success h. s TO receive an cquitaDI'
remuneration out Of the damages recovered SUITS
begun not for trial but foran advantageous compro-
mise, are about as disreputablc ~ any form oi
cxtortion. Indeed they have abont them SAVIOR
of On,piracy. The public can hardly DC DH'Ihon
for remembering that il wOuld have been saFed
from tho unfrLgrant scandals Of the OilYcf-C'h-
eron snit if the lesal advisers Of the widow had
told her frankly in the beginning that she had no
case. which would have been the truth, and that
nrIj her for money for kindness sake would they
have anything to do with her action. Instead oi
pursuing this course. il is asserted that they went
into the matter with the idea of making Senator
Cameron pay a good doal OF money, Of which they
expected to secure n handsome portion. This Is
Dodson and Fogg and Blrlell agt PickwicE, over
again aud If the facts stated they put these
lawyers in dIscreditabe position ana
moreover y disagrecablc one, inasmuch rs tEey
must pay pretty large sum Of costs ont OF their
own pockrts-a sum which has been stated at not
less than 81 900. So the mistake, If there was one
carries lts own penalty. If Mr. Cameron should be
disposed be troublesome, the verdict has put him
in position of vantage, with prIma facie case Of
conspiracy against his prosecutors. 1t is by no
means certain that it would be wise for him to i'm
prove this opportunity; but he may thinl, that he
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of his personal feelings 1t does not become him to
avoid.
Nr Longfellow is 10 receive the most elaborate
compliment ever paid to an American poet by his
publishers. Mc,srs. Houghton, O,good Il Co. have
just issued the opening numbers Of proposed
illustrated edition OF Mr. Longfcllow's poems, com
plee in two large qnarto volumes. IN such sump-
tuous typographical array and with such a wealth
of illustration as to make the work rank among The
very finest issues OF the American press. The type
il large the margin generous, and the presswork
perfect. Eutitis upon the illustrations that the
publisher, are making thc most Lavish outlay. These
are al entirely new The passages 10 be illustrated
have been selected by Mr.. LoneicIiow himself
Wherever the person OF scene is historical, every
effort has been made to secure accurate reprcsen-
tatiou. Thus. the translation of a national
song of Denmark has prefXcd TO II
an authentic portrait Of King Christian,
which the publishers had to procure from
the National Library in Copenhagen. Many
of our best artists, including Colman, Nc
Entec Whltredgp, La Farse, Eastman John
son. :. r. Clifford. Wu-low Homer, Boughton,
and score of others, have been pressed into the
service. The general supervision Of the en-
craving has been iutrusted to Mr. \. Y. ). An
thonv. vino has no superior for such q task. The
numb IT'S already issued show thc high-watrr mark
Of wood engraving in this country; and the pI0-
fusion with which the illustrations sprinkle
the pages is the best proof Of the liberal scale upon
which this noble tribute to Americas most popular
poet has been planned
The people Of Texas anxious to have il dis
tilctly understood that CurrIe who killed Bcnja-
min T. Porter IN Marshall, was not Texan but
frll-blooded Irshman from tho banks of the
shannon. Ills biography is bloody one.
murder m one shape or another having
been the main business of his lite. The
vamrst opponent of capital punishment
mast see @ necessity of getting finally rid Of this
ASSASSIN, if hanging can ever be justlHable, He
has killed /. : man I'm Junction City: =. Another
man, which led him 10 conceal himself by enlist
ment In the Army 2. 4 brother of Captain Fisher.
Of the Army; 3. ia Ellsworth, Kan. woman and
two mcn besides MORALLY woundino four other
pei.oas; D. He participated 10 ssycr4, bloody trays
m Mcmpns. Evidently hc has always been
q mosi uncomfortable aud dangerous person tOAaSe
anything 10 do with. lie was Ignorant, sell-impor-
tant passionate and passed most Of his time iu
quaUcillng win has ielo"-Geatun, In May ho
wIll b. indicted for the murder Of M. Porter and
the probability is that ho will be found gully anl
executed In Marshall there WAS strong temptation
to lynch mni fortunately It's own FMalca'toh was
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