Morning journal and courier., 1880-07-24

to think about by charging them with forget ting the existence of eighteen millions of the working classes In past times, he continued, religious belief mitigated the suffering of the poor classes They believed in heaven, and the hope of Paradise enabled them patiently to bear the tribulations of this world. Now science has dissipated this illusion, and there is not a single unfortunate who does not as- pire to obtain here below his share of happi" ness, his share of bread, of wine of meat. If science could not resolve an outlet, social vio- fence would find way to do so.
 A German physician eoRsiders insanity in the novel light of a boon. He holds that the loss of reason lands the sufferer from sea of trouble into one of comparative calm-often into one of decided happiness and attempts to restore such person to sanity would be cruel rather than kind. Moreover, he insists that without certain amount of insanity, success in life, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, is quite impossible. All eminent men, he contends, are decidedly more or less mad. Many of them are dangerous mono maniacs whom it would be desirable on pub lie grounds to shut up but who nevertheless achieve grand careers, and are credited with doing vast amount of good This false mo- tion he attributes to the fact that the greater mass of mankind are also insane, and quite unable to distinguish between good and evil.
 Justice Swayne adds his testimony in refu- tation of the Democratic lie that he reflected upon General Garfeld's honesty in one of his opinions. Says he: q never wrote word of what is attributed to with quotation marks. I never knew anything of the facts of the matter charged against General Gar field and it was certainly never in any shape before the Supreme Court. had, therefore, neither occasion nor opportunity to express any judicial opinion upon the subject. It is not stated where any case in which General Garfield. was concerned is reported. My con- ident impression is that I never heard of such case before. General Garfield is a personal friend of mine, and have the high est confidence in his integrity. The state ments in the World are an entire fabrication and without particle of truth to sustain them"
 Evidence aocumulates that the time has not yet come when the Southern Democrats can safely be put in power. The Attorney-Gen- eral has received official reports of the at tempts of Texas Democrats to prevent Gus toms Inspector Bissell from making Repub- ican speeches, and the threats made to take his life after his first speech. It seems that a crowd of twenty-five armed men waylaid him on the road to his home and openly threatened his life if he continued to make speeches. When he returned to town he was insulted by gang of Democrats and again threatened, and finally plot was laid to kill him, of which he learned, and he was obliged to abandon his property and go to Galveston for safety. The officer who forwarded the report says that unless the government can do something in this case, such thing as free speech will soon be unknown in that quarter.
 They have been going too fast in Ohio in the matter of emancipating Woman. Some thing more than year ago the Ohio Legisla- ture passed law permitting women to be notaries public. Two or three women were commissioned, and have served under the law. But the Attorney General of the State has lately given an opinion that the law is unconstitutional, the constitution ordaining that no person shall be appointed or elected to any office in the State unless he possesses the qualifications of an elector. As women are not electors in Ohio they cannot be mo- taries public if notary public is an off cer, and the Attorney General holds that he is. These women who were commissioned notaries are, therefore, without status as such, and of course, cannot transact the business of notary. This provision of the Ohio constitution will also prevent women serving as school officers, or as trustees of State institutions. If this opinion of the Attorney-General stands as correct interpre- tation of the law, nothing but an amendment to the constitution will open the way to wo- men to hold office in that State.
 It would be 8 good thing if promoters" of certain mining and other speculative en- terprises in this country could be made to feel the law as some English promoters have. The case was one which has thousands of parallels in England and many in the United States A company was formed to buy pa- tent for making artificial fuel and certain works for e56, 900. The promoters, in their prospectus said nothing about a secret agree ment entered into between themselves and the patentee and owner, by which he was to receive only e2, 900 of the purchase money, and all the rest, e54, 900, was to be divided among the promoters Had this bargain been published to the world in black and white, the company, of course, would never have got a shilling from outside subscript A man who had subscribed and paid in e1, GOO on the strength of the prospectus, after ward learning the true story, brought action against the promoters for the recovery Of hls money on the ground of fraud in the state ment made by them. Mir Justice Grove, before whom the case first came, gave judgment for the plaintiff. This has now been affirmed by two out of three judges of the Court of Appeal. Should it reduce the volume of deceptive and foolish stock company speculations in England, all but knaves will be the gathers But no substan- tiaI business interest, which will bear the close examination it ought to stand before men invest in it, will suffer from the decision.
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