The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-02-08
THE COMING CRISIS.
PRESIDENTIAL VIEWS AND AND SENA-
ToRLAL DEMONSTRATIONS
THE GOVERNORS MISTAKE
Dougal Dalgetty On the Failure 81 'he
County.


"cheap money and hlgn prices !"
effacted by an unlimited issue of bills With
out any basis or security, was the very thing'
and worked very beautifully, until the cleo
tons in the '.up country" nipped it in the
Ind. There must have been money IN IL
somewhere for some parties; why or how
nav not be easily known by any current
system of political economy, but ike ooi.
Sellers. we thought ''theres millions in 1t.
This idea was founded on facts. To rea>
son ourselves to conclusion requires some
knowledge of principles and theories we
who adopted the suggestions of the Advo'
cate, and were preparing to meet a. Crisis
with new party, founded on 'S
proposed platform, found 1t cheaper
to pay two-bits and save the trouble
of knowing anything and taking the broad
Int safe and tenable ground that it would
INV because Ben Butler could see pay in 1t
with both eyes. Butler is not much admir-
cd down here, but the fable does not state
that the admiration of the hon for the
i.ckaIl is at al, enthusiastic, but his comb
dence in his instinct for smelling out things
is implicit.
The possibility, too that availability
may make it necessary for the DEM
ocracy to select him to bear its banner IN
the next presidential bargain, makes 1t high
ly impolitic to revive the abuse so fully be-
slowed upon the cock-eyed hero OF New
Orleans, when we were too poor to give him
anything else
What the distinctive features Of the COM
ing c, isis will be, we have little or no idea,
but we are ready for it. Some think that
the great step-father of his country U. s.
Grant, will take charge Of the Government
and improve its form; and that he is now
voluntary exile from the land he loves,
studying royalty from the most approved
European, Asiatic and African styles, in order
to decide what form he will adopt what title
he thinks will suit him best and about
what salary would be proper for first-class
monarch, with family to support, to ex-
pect in opening business. The statement
that Col. Fred (''the rascaliest, sweetest
Young prince" W has gone over to learn the
use of the boomerang, with view to intro
duce it into Christian warfare against the
Indians, is not generally credited here as
the civilized instincts of the future heir
apparent would certainly be against his en-
iovment of the society of such unpublished
princes as Sitting Bull and his royal COM
panions 1t is thought that the hospltable
habit of our red brethren of putting their
white visitors to sleep in lava beds would
not suit the young warriors ideas and habN
its of military comfort.
Touching the choice of the Senator, to
take the seat of the Hon. Mr.. Bruce,
though 1 have heard no expression yet on
the subject, it is fail to suppose that we-l
mean the Democracy will favor that gen.
tleman's reelection our precedent being
to confer important positions upon proml'
nent Radicals; and because Bruce has
shown some practical adherence to Demo
cratic ideas Of responsible representation
by obeying the instructions of his constt
uency. How he voted on the High JOINT
question, we do not remember, nor is our
party, down here, in position to ask ques-
tions, much less to raise objections on thai
point,
Individually your correspondent is pleas
ed with the idea of supplying each member
of Congress with a private Secretary,
though his suggestion above. touching Mr.
Bruce, was not made with a view to getting
a position under that gentleman, in case he
is reelected, and an appropriation made
As to the expense, there is enough saved t.
the State OF Mississippi by her presen
Governor paying his own washing bills tt
pay nice salary to Senator S private sec
rotary.
1t seems you are disposed to defent
Governor Stone for not calling the Legis
Iature together to pass laws against thu
yellow fever. 1t is certain he could hav
called, as Owen Glendower could zeal
spirits from the vastly deep" but Hotspur'
question: ''but will they come when yo1
do call to them?" would have been answers
negatively by handsome majority. Tha
the Governor was well aware that patriot
lawmakers have an aversion to runnin
their counties to uncalled for election eS
penses in choosing their successors In otlic
is reasonable. That he was advised b
Senators and Representatives against sue
a course, is certain. The solid ground
complaint is that he did not take the re
sponsibility and throw open the Treasury
and let the people who had paid the take
and put the money there have the benefit G
its use in the day of their calamity, Sup
pose that when disbursing agents and a
necessary employees had been paid fai
urice for their trouble and risks in handlin
the State funds, the rate of five or in man
cases ten per cent, (some agents might |
twice as honest as others) had gone to Il
actual fever holders, are you prepared
say that they we're not benefited! As
the legality of the matter, that is anoth'
thing, but the illegal disposing of publ
money can be well sustained by preceden
if not justified by honesty, and if the Go
ernor dies in poverty, he may rememb'
that the case might have been diferel
if he had not knowingly and willfully a
lowed an opportunity to pass unimprovet
The suggestion is here offered to his Exec
lency mo pay for it expected) that, il an
other epidemic occurs during his admins
tration, be do sOEaething-if he knows
can't call up quorum of legislators, an
won't lay hands on the Treasury, OF allo
others to do so, let him at least order on
the militia. That might satisfy us.
/ nOUGAL DAIGETTY.