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Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-10-28

Some time ago, if we are not mis-
taken, Gen. Jastremski, now the vcr-
satile editor of the CArIroLtAN, was
enthusiastically in favor Of a reform
in the management of the Penitentia-
ry, and that the convicts chould be
kept inside of the Pcnitentiary, and
not outside. It occurs to us that the
people would like to hear the opin-
ion ~ the CArIToLlAN on this Pcni-
Tertiary qucsticn-St. Tammany
Farmer.
In reply to'tho above VIC would state
that while in tie constitutional Con-
vention we voted or the adoption of
an ordinance prohibiting the employ
ment of convicts ontside the walls Of
the pcnitentiary. The ordinance,
however, failed to receive the required
majority. Until the present lease
expires no action can be had through
the General Assembly. Meanwhile,
we still stand on the principle that
guided our vote in the Convention.
"Our Alcck's" devotion to Aleck
Smith is a striking illustration Of the
grand old idea: "Mcn, not princi-
PIES" 1t matters little whether 'our
Aleck' figures as a Confederate Colo
mel of Pumpkin Studs or as q Repub-
lican "pap sucker;" he goes in for
the orphan boy Alcck Smith, first,
last, and all the time. SOm Aleck"
is solid for Smith, and Smith is solid
for "our Aleck." For the good care
he has always taken of Smith, Aleck
is entitled to the everlasting gratitude
Of the American people.
Good people of East Baton Rouge,
wont you send him to Congress.
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PERSONAL.

Marshal MacNahon is said TO have spent great
deal of his private income when he was President
and he is now obliged to sell part Of his mansion in
Paris.
Mr.. Walt Whitman regards Emerson as the great
est of all American authors, and he likes Bryant
poetry with its breath OF the open air that. to
him, IS very sweet
The monument to Robert Schumann, at Bonn, is
to be unveiled with proper ceremony on MAY 20.
On the evening OF that day great vocal aud nstru
mental concert will be given, and on the following
day matinee of chamber music Will be heid
NJ. Sardou Ioitered about the theatre during the
first performance of his new play Daniel Rochat,"
and took its failure with the greatest camness.
When he heard the uprOar of Kisses mixed with ap-
plausc he placidy spoke Of it as manifestation of
astOnishmcnt.
Walt Whitman has as much trouble in lecturing
as in publishing his poems He prepared dis
course on ELIAS Hicks" the Quaker preacher, and
was 10 deliver il soon, but now at the eleventh hour
the Property Committee " of Association Hall. in
Philadelphia, where II was to come OF. refuse 10 let
Mr. Whitman have the room
OF Miss Minnie Hanks performance Of Aida 4"
The London Examiner says that it may be placed side
by side with her Carmen" and her Katharine"
and mentions her rare Intelligence. perfect COM
mand of her powers and ability to adapt herself to
any character, tragic or comic
Old Soiourner Truth has been staying in Topeka
helping the colored refugees by her original and
often very wise counsel. and awakening an interest
in them among the white people. She says of the
exodus: 1T is Just what have been praying for
these eight years The Government and people
we're deaf but the Lord heard me- and lie is send
ing these people West on the public lands"
Mrs. Hayes is thus described by writer IN The
CoagregatioaGHst =" Soon n lady of perhaps fifty
entered the room, in dress of garnet silk and vel
vet. the lace at the neck fastened by an emerald
brooch, and took us each by the hand in the most
cordial way as though she had known us for years.
| have never seen face light up more beautifully,
or eyes more full of expression. And this was the
first lady in the land woman as full of vivaeity
and cheer as schoolgirl, who laughs rs joyOusly
as though life had been one long day OF pleasure"
Mr. Joseph Jefferson is not the only dramatic ar
fist who is also artist with the brush. An exhi-
btIon OF paintings drawings and sculpture by
members of the dramatic profession has just been
opened in London, and some Of the contributions
are of much better than amateur rank. Mr.. Forbes
Robertson sends a very pretty portrait of Miss Ellen
Terry Mr. Kendall contributes two p0rtraits-one
of Mr.. Compton as Touchstone, which was taken at
odd moments snatched night after night from the
business or the scanty leisure of the theatre. Miss
Genevieye Ward sends several designs one of which
is a marvelously adroit copy of u popular master
Mr. Frederick VOkes shows himself TO be thor
oughly skiful water-co0r artist; Mr.. Jefferson
aends several charming landscapes so does MIR
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THE "DECOYD POLICY.

After all, 1t is q mans own fault if he does
not know the rottenness and the disloyalty OF
the Democratic party. For that party does
not fail to give frequent and ample proof Of
its true character. Just now, its Journals and
leaders are engaged in controversy about the
policy to be pursued by it in the coming Presi-
dental campaign. One element insists that
Mr.. Bayard must not be nominated, nor any
man who opposed the suppression of the Re-
bellion, because 1t would be fatal to the party
at the North. Another element sneers at these
views. and at the "decoy" policy which, it
frankly says, the party has tried more than
once, and would try again if it should nomi
nate any known and true Union man. 1t
saws: I'VE have been disgracefully beaten in
"the decoy business, and can gain not a
single Republican vote by it. We may much
better hoist our true cOlOrs, and frankly
acknowledge by our nominations and other
." wise that the Democratic party was not in
1" favor of suppression of the Rebellion" The
natural candidate of the latter element evil
IDENTITY is Mr.. Bayard, though Mr.. Tilden's
course at the outbreak Of the war and after
wards was such as to commend him to the
undisguised COpperheads, if he had not been
damaged as a candidate by various exposures.
1t is well that there are Democrats manly
enough to avow these sentiments. IL we are
to have another attempt to cheat the people
with the name Of General Hancock, Union
soldier, or with the ridiculous cry of "Tilden
land Reform" it may be useful to know from
more honest and manly Democrats what they
think of it. Mr. Bayard Is not ashamed it
appears. of the fact that he denounced and
resisted any attempt to coerce the rebellious
States. Those who wish to support him,
whether they have his honesty or not. will be
forced to initiate his candor. The World, of
this city, editorially says: "To terrify the
representatives of the Democracy at Cincin-
"nati into decoy policy, with decoy
candidates, is a piece of work which might
well enough be undertaken by an implacable
"enemy of Democratic principles" Elsewhere
it asks Indignantly whether there is q word or
idea to be found in Mr.. Bayard's speech in
1851 (which is not in absolute harmony with
" the declared principles of Democracy" and
quotes at length from declarations of Mr.. Til
den 10 1861 and in 1868 to show that he,
though now urged as the decoy" candidate,
was then of one mind with Senator Bayard in
regard to secession and the duties of the Gov
eminent toward the seeding States.
In this discussion among Democrats two
facts are made prominent First, the party
ras opposed to the suppression of rebellion in
1861, and to the measures necessary to that
end throughout the war, and remains of the
same opinion still. On this point the oppo-
nents of the decoy" policy are clearly right.
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FINE ARTS.

THE HARPER COLLECTION OF PAINTINGS.
Mr.. J. Abner Harper one of the members
of the publishing house OF Harper Brothers, having
determined 70 sell his collection Of paintings al auction.
has placed them pubic view from to-day until tho
day OF sale at the Leavit Art Rooms. sl7 Broadway
The sale will take place the evenings OF March IL and
10. at Chckerng Hail. r. somerville, auctioneer and
rho owner OF the pictures has written the Messrs.
Ieaytt that they at liberty TO assure the public
that the pictures will be sold absolutely 10 the highess
bidder No one" writes Mr. Harper. will be allowed
to oner bid my account or IN 10y behalf. either d-
rectly or indirectly"
To picture lovers whether they be intending buyers
or not an exhibition ike this offers considerable add
ton to the Intellectual pleasures OF the town. Out Of
the Ia pictures hanging these walls there are not
dozen which the visitor afford 10 without
animation The owner mas shown excellent taste and
lgment in the choice OF these works and the public
can only be benefited by their distribution.
The greater number Of the represented IA tho
neatly printed aud carefully prepared catalogue ara
those of foreign artists The American pictures few
and unimportant though they do dlscredit to the
artists The catalogue opens with the names OF Wins
low Homer George e. LambdD, and J. W. Castelar,
each in his own field excellent painter. and
further on find pictures by Messrs. Magrarh. Whit
tredge TAFT Sanford Clifford Chase McEntee, swain Gf>
ford Louis Tiffany, Eastman johnson and William Il.
Richards will be this is small depuation and
as each these artists sends but work the collection
remaius-the American pictures deducted-almost en-
clusiyely foreign
The foreign artists too those whose canvases have
been tho height of the fashion NewYork FOR the lass
ten years least but judging by the impression the
best of these seeing them again after a COR
adorable interval they certainly earned the esteem IN
which they were held. nor deserve 1t less now
than when first But, as we have said. tho
collection s not works Of the romantic school,
Here indeed are Meetings. beautiful flowers. as fresh 40
when Mr. Cotier first showed them TO u.s. there Is Mils
let Philippe Rousseau, and Theodore Rousseau. and
there are pictures by Diaz, and four by Jules
Dupre The Millet is variation on the same theme
with one formerly owned by Mr.. Avery-a peasant girl
returning from her work with an earthen jar Oh her
shoulder.
The scientific Frenohmen and the fantastic painters Of
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They assert only what the Democratic party
itself formally declared in 1864 When ]"
called the war a failure, and what it had con-
tiuually maintaincd.in the debate ana Vo'lnE
upon all war measures in Congress from Tue
beginning to tie end Of the war. second Tue
Democratic party has nominated Union men
only as decoys, to entrap loyal voters
into the support of a disOyal party. This Is
precisely what the Liberals of 1872 have dls-
covered. with respect TO the nomination OF
MIR. Greeley and the adoption OF the PLATFORM
of that year; they have since seen the Demo-
cratic party trample upon every pledge theh
made and treat with contempt every PROBES
sion of desire for reconciliation upon basis
of LOYALTY and Justice, and that discovery has
caused nearly all the sincere and earnest in
dependents of that time to return to hearty
support of the Republican party. They have
no more faith in Democratic professions oil
loyalty, of desire for peace and order at the
South on the basis of equal justice to all, OF
of determination to maintain the public credit
and save the country from initiation and re-
pudiatiOn. These things the Democratic party
protested and pledged, we are fllppantly told,
merely as a " decoy," and the party seems to
glory in its dishonesty.
Well. "IIden and Reform was only a
"decoyr Of different sort. The party meant
to elect tho INSCRIPTIONS schemer whose ell
pher dispatches were afterward disclosed, and
knew the man better than those who were
caught by his professions of zeal for reform
II meant to capture the Government and turn
it over to the control of the old Secessonlsts and
Copperheads of 1861. under the pretence OF
reforming things. This charge, asso brought
by Democrats against their own party, must
be held fully sustained by history. For the
pf.ty does not shrink from Mr.. Tilden to-day,
after his true character and his methods have
been made known. 1t hesitates to nominate
him only because it fears that the same de-
coy may not serve a second time.
But what Is the country to think OF party
which so openly debates whether 1t viii Try
another dishonest trick, such as it has tred
before. or fall back upon candor and honesty
as, after all, its best policy Every day 1t Is
made more clear that the Democratic party
does not care ho,C it WHISKY what false pro-
fessions. by what dishonest alliances, by what
criminal or revolutionary means-lt only IL
can win. Day by day. before the whole coun-
try. the Democratic party publicly asks ITSELF
"Shall we try another cheat, or bluntly adj
nit that we never did want the rebellion
suppressed 2" And yet there are Demo-
Gratis who fancy that the people cannot see
through tricks so shallow, even after they
have been openly explained and rehearsed!
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represented
USIC.
JOsEFFYs CHAMBER

JOsEFFTS CHAMBER CONCERTS.
Mr.. Joseffy began last night at Chickering Hall a
series of Wednesday chamber concerts, which ara
TO continue through the month, the Wednesday I'm
Holy Week March "a being excepted. Thev
promise TO be highly interesting and successful en-.
tertanments His first programme was as follows,
mpf6mptG for TWO pianos: from scHumani Man
Chaoonoe ;niano soIoj 800 'f'e'npecx
KIeutzer Sonata violin and plano Beethovsd
In the beautiful trio, one of Schubert's strong,
striking, and poetical creations the pianist had the
cooperation of Mr. Brandt VIOLIN and Mr.. VIM,
Muller ccellol When Won Bdlow gave chamber con.
certs at Chickering Hall everybody was impressed
by the remarkable manner in which the piano was
subordinated to the general effect while the pianist
nevertheless exerted strong personal control over
his companions The case was different last night.
The piano always predominated. partly because 10
was so exquistey played. but partly too, be-
cause 1t was so strongj and at the be-
ginning of the trio the strings were quite
eclipsed. But as the performance went on tho
blending of the instrument Enthusiastically inn
proved the artistic sense, so well developed in all
three performances. drew them into closer and
closer sympathy, and the execution of the work be-
came more and more delicate and beautiful. The
effect OF the Kreutzer Sonata still better, Mr..
Brandt's admirable PLAYING of the violin part ac-
cordng well with Joseffy's inImitable touch and
brilliant yet thoroughly well considered interpre-
tatlOn.
The duo for two persons Is effective transcript
tion of the well-knOwn melody of the Alpen Fay,
from Manfred" and was finely played BY Messrs.
Josefy and Emile GuyOn. The Bach violin Cha
come is arranged by Brahms for the left hand
alone. The arranging of the air, faithfully adher-
ing to the original, was perhaps less of feat than
might be supposed, but the difficulties of the exc
cution are enormous, and Mr. Josefy oveTcame
them with an impressive compOsure which greatly
excited his audience In obedience to recall. lie
then played, with the left hand alone, arrange
ment of the well-knOwn Bach Gayotte. This was
much less satisfactory than the other, for II was
somewhat clumsy and obscure. Such exhibitions
are well enough once in a while perhaps. curiosi-
ties but they hardly belong to the domain OF art.
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THE NEW RULES.

For the first time since the formation of
the Government the rules of the House of
Representatives have undergone thorough
revision. The work was undertaken by such
experienced parliamentarians as Speaker Ran
dali, Mr.. Garfield and Mr.. Frye, and seems to
have been done with a view solely to facllitat-
ing business and improving the methods OF
legislation. At one time it was apprehended
that an attempt would be made to abridge
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amusemenis ans aleeiinss Co. Night.

ACADEMY OF MUsIo-Dramato ana musical N"''A'""
ment ,o
RooTu's THyATRE-" HuRpty Dumpty:
BAYS THEATRE-"Tbe Regal Middy." ,,.,
T1pTi, AYESuE IuFATRI-" rirates 81 Penz2nce.
uiyrp,Ts IHyATRy-"The Brook or, Jolly Day
N,sn,snx souARy TBEATRE-" Hazel Kirke."
STvYeRK AQUARIUM and 81 Circus.
MIR o's GARDEN" Pinafore."
PARK THEATRE" Chawles." 60 &c..
San FRANCISCO MINsTRELs' OpERA HoUsE-Var1ety'
sTaSDARD 1HFAJRE--" Hawaiha" -
IIsIos soEAeH THEATRE" The False Friend"
WAIIAc rs THEATRE Colleen Bawn."
CUTcKFRING HALL-ReadnRs
KasTER 4 BIAL's GARbEN-COncert
STIINWAY HALL>-COncert.
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BnslHgss NoIiCes.
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careful where they purchase article II requires no puff
ing The It's best recommendations and te pro
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mar eous healing power combined with the pur Coz
liver on bv Dr. Vlbor prescribed by The medical fac
ulty sold by A. b. WBOR Chemist Boston, aud all drug
gists.
AN ABsTR ACT Of the laws passed 10y Congress
IN 1879 given TRIBUNE ALMANAC for 1850 just out
sale by all newmeD or sent by mail rom
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the r1ehts of the minority, but if this was Sc
riouslv contemplated the opposition OF the
Repuhicas members Of the committee caused
its abandonment.
The relative powers and privileges OF the
majority and minority do not appear to be
materially changed by the new rules, which go
into effect next Monday; in fact the only
alteration seems to be one in the interest oil
the minority, which secures at least half an
hour for debate after the previous question Is
demanded on any question. An important
change in the direction Of more careful
consideration of committee reports than the
old system permitted is that made In the
morning hour,"-a division of the legisla-
tive day beginning Immediately after the read
ing of the journal. At present each standing
committee is entitled in its turn to two sue
ccssiye morning hours in which to report Its
business to the House. Unless it can get some
of its measures made special orders for sub
seouent days, it must dispose of all its bust
ness in these two hours, or let a portion of it
90 over until another call, with the possibility
that the session will expire before it is again
reached. This gives rise to great haste and to
an appeal to members not to discuss the DIS
presented, lest the time shall be exhausted
before the committee can unload It's docket.
Much faulty legislation is hurried through in
this way. The new rules provide that no as-
ton shall be taken upon bills reported in the
morning hour further than to place them upon
one of three calendars, the first OF which Is to
comprise revenue and appropriation bills, the
second general legislation, and the third PR
vate bills. This assimlates the practice OF the
House to that of most State Legislatures.
Another improvement is the rule limiting the
time when motions can be made to suspend
the rules to the first and third Mondays in
each month"; which cuts down one-half the
opportunity for rushing through without de-
bate buncOmbe resolutions, half-baked bills
and mischevous schemes Of all sorts. The
new rules do not prohibit as they ought, the
placing of riders upon appropriation bills, but
they require that they shall be germane, and
shall come from q committee. which Is an i'm
provement on the present practice.
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