The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-10
CUHtENT T0f1CU.
YoUNu MN Al to11rrmArs,

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engage In politics and are likely 10 forces the
"fossils.s az they are termed. Into tho back
cents OF public life Az the last parliamentary
election. large proportion uf young men
we're successful. soras oil whom we're barely
eligible. 1t IL to these Young men that England
must look for her supply nj coming statesmen.
Il Is when youn9 that politician shows him
SELF There was n time when Buys sHt In ths
House Of Oommons-at least young men
OF seventeen and eighteen. They had
a hard time OF It, and were very much srubbed
by their grave and reverend elders The RESULT
was that In the reign Of William III law Was
passed which makes void the election OF snv
person who Is not twenty ysars of age. IN
our own time. Disraell and Gladstone Declared
themselves when young men. and everybody
knows how we'll each has kept tho head OF his
party. either In or out OF office. Pitt. however
still stands ~ the most remarkable proof Of
parliamentary precoolty. A alsnee as the Amer.
loan House Of Representatives will show that
there are comparatively few OF Its members
who have entered upon what n sometimes
termed the down grade Of life This mar. TO
some extent. be accounted for ~ one OF the
natural results of the civil war; which brought
many young men Into prominence that other
wise might have lived all their lives and died In
comparative obseurlty.
aotFa ron THE ONoEDAaAs.
Near the city OF syracuse. New York. In the
historic valley Of the Onondags. is the State
reservation. set apart nearly ono hundred years
ago for the occupancy Of the tribe Of OnondaRa
Indians. Tho reservation at present consists
Of $3.50 acres upon which preearious living is
made by four hundred persons. The Indians
are said TO bs about equally divided between
ORGANS and Christians. The OnondaRas were
the trusted allies or the rsvolutionlsts In the
struggle for Independence and many are the
stories told Of deeds OF prewess done by the
bravs warriors. The remnant Of the tribe re-
mHlninR are now. however. but little better than
envages. small fraction are thrifty farmers.
who have by honest labor and perseverance
made for themselves comfortable homes. The
others are described rs shiftess, lazy and un-
civilized men and women. whose only ambition
Ia to visit syracuse on circus day. The present
upfayorable condition Of the tribe IL laid at the
door of the tribal relations OF tho Indless with
the people. They have no Incentive TO improve
ment and no ambition to better themselves In
this world Grave difficulties have arisen
among the Indians Hs the result OF their inabll-
ity to cell or transfer the land occupied by them
to each other In foe simpls. Like their
Irish prototypes. the Indians are now
simply tenants at will. enjoying sort
Of sauatter sovereignty. The who1s land
cd possessions bf the tribe IL by the
unwri,ten law Of the Indian intrusted to the
tender meroies OF the council Of chiefs, some
thirty among the OnondaRas. The land ls ap-
portioned Of TO each Indian. who holds and
improves 1t to any extent that he mar desire.
but when the council ses At he can 10 ejseted.
A bill covering the subisgt has boon introduced
In tho New York Assembly. which proposes that
a commission shall be constituted to secure the
dissolvina Of the present treaty relations Of the
btats with the Indians. provided tho assent Of
msjority OF tho Indians can be obtained. Should
this bill become law, tho Ononda9a Indians
would be made citizens Of the State OF Hsw York
M fur as holding property and amsnnbility TO
its laws are concerned. A canvass OF tho tribe
reveals the fact that about half OF the Indians.
mainly all ofthose who have become Christians,
ars favorable to the measure. should the nd.
vooates OF this measure succeed In attaining
their end. 1t 10 altogether probable that the ia
nous last Of tho Mohlcans" will speedily be
Joined In tho happy hunting grounds by the
last Of the Onondagas."
SHADOWS or COMING EVENTS.
The Shreveport Standard has tho following
paragraph relative to the future trade and
travel between Shreveport and this city: THE
establishment OF railroad connection between
shorten the time OF communication between
this city and the commercial metropolis Of the
State. and II will result In turning the tide OF
travel from this portion OF Louisiana to and
from New Orleans By that route" Then the
Marshall Hsr aid touches upon the sumo topic
In the following manner: 1t is stated that
railroad connection between Now Orleans. via
Houston. will be completed by tho lrss Of May.
This will take a very large trade that legiti-
mately belongs 10 Galveston to New Orleans.
and tn resources Of Texas will be employed
TO build up n great city In another State
When the road fs finished. Houston viii reach
the position at which II has 80 long aimed and
from that time will DO recognized as a railway
station" All Of which would seem to Indicate
that the boom OF the Crescent City Is In the very
oLEoMARaAR1nE.
very important question has sprung up In
New York In consequence OF tho arrest Of
number Of Brooklyn grocers. charged with
selling aleomar9arine az dairy butter. and
without being stamped or labeled as required
by the law Of that State One OF these eases.
that OF Philip Laubenberger, possesses peculiar
interest. as II Is understood that the CONNER
cial Manufacturing Company has undertaken
his defense. In his answer to the complaint
Mr.. Laubenberger claims that the act OF the
Legislature under which he WAS arrested ID un-
constitutional and void: that the Legislature
has no power to compel the manufacturer OF
any food product to stamp. brand. mark or
label such food product, when such stamping.
etc. ID only intended to restrict and prevent It's
sale In the open markets OF the world that
aleomar9arine 10 not n substance In the SEM
blance OF butter. but butter itself. and
more healthful than dairy butter. be-
cause II is free from the animal matter
which CAUSES dairy butter to decomDose and
become rancid. and the act OF the Legislature
violates the right Of lawful private contract and
the right Of private property. Without enter
ing into the merits OF oleomar9arine az COM
pared with the surs enough COW product II
will. doubtless strike the most casual reader
that IL Mr.. Laubenberger Is In tho right and
the New York law makers are In tho wrong,
that 1t Is high time for the people OF tho coun-