Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-03-17

oil by the Indians contains about hall
tho area Of tie dy New England
States somc.ol II contains vast mineral
deposits and qomo of il Il good grazing
ground Probably tie t,smgallou
systm will hereafter be abandoned Uy
tho Goyernmvntiu dealing viii The lndl'
aus, No part Of this country can he
kept wilderness toiurnl'h hunting
grounds for nomldic tribes, We
might u, well talk Of Keeping u public
COW pasture in tie heart oi a great
city rs 10 attempt 10 preserve Vas'
tracts OF country from the foot oil TIC
white man, while towns, cities ana
States grow up around each re"erva'
ton.
The decision OF the Supreme Court
! Ia the eases involving tho Constltu'
,ionalily Of the Federal election laws
was anticipated aud therefore surprised
nobody The court aS at present con-
stilutcd can be relied upon 10 sustain
any iuiqui'y of the Radical party The
Supervisors aud MarShal law beng
thus declared Constitutional, CongresS
will ut once pass u deficiency bill GOV
ering the cost ct these officers IN last
years elections, accoldrding To the
returns made by the Attorney Gener-
al. There may be some protests On
the Democratic side, but the Demo-
cratic policy is to pass all appropria
tons necessary tothe execution OF even
bad laws, if the party is not strong
enough to repeal them, and if on prop
er trial the Supreme Court declares
them to be Constitutional. The ap-
peal will be to the people, TO authorize
and effect the repeal OF these laws at
the next election. There is, however,
to be an effort to modify these laws
limiting the number Of MarshalS, cur
failing their powers of arrest and time
of service.
The Inter. Oceanic Canal project
has been u live topic in Washington
the last week. The presence here OF
De Lcsseps and Captain Eads, both
of whom appeared to give their views
to Congress, occasioned new interest
in the scheme, or schemes, | should
say, as each Of the distinguished gen
tlemen has entirely different plans, De
Lesseps proposes to cut . canal from
Ocean to Ocean, or from the Pacific
Ocean to the caribbean Sea, whose
waters are on level with each other
This would necessitate huge tunnel
through range OF mountains which
constitute the backbone OF the 18th
mus. Captain Eads proposes An im-
mense truck way with hosting ma
thinery at each end, by which vessels
and their cargoes may be lifted out Of
the water. taken across the land and
let down again. His theory is that
this would cost less han the canal and
ensure greater speed. But think the
preponderance of sentiment tavores
the canal if it can BIZ constructed I'M
der the American control, in accor-
dance with the Monroe doctrine about
which we have heard so much. Count
de Lesseps gives his adhesion to this
doctline and feels confident OF obtain.
ing all the finance aid required.
The Republicans here stuck to their
purpose to make a bitter partisan
question of the Eitz John Porte case,
chiefly because they regard that as
the only chance they will have
thi, session to fire off their
mouth on the old sectional issue. "A
CAUCUS of Republicans seuatora the
other morning decided to keep it up
and make the most of it. This ex-
hlbits a depth of party degradation
that has never before teen displayed
10 the Senate Of the United States. If
such caucus decision had been reached
on legitimate partisan issue, some ex-
cuse might be offered for it; but for
Senators who are acting az grave
Judges to decide an issue of individual
rights involving more than lite itself
to soldier of the Republic, is simply
fmonstrous. 1t is notice to the nation
that the craftsmanship has fled from
the majority of the Senate and that
Justice has no claim which partisan
Senate is bound TO respect. No
question presented that body during