The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-03-24

have, in addition TO the :hI acres of
land each, annuitieS same III now,
amounting i'm all To abru; S15,WW per
wear To he divided amour" them. The
territory 10 br surrendered 10y the In
liln> contains about half the area of
On" six New England States. Some of
IL contains vast mineral deposits ami
some OF il il good grazing ground.
Probably the reservation system Will
liz, hereafter abandoned by the Govern
ment in dealing with Indians. No part
OF this country can he krp a wilderness
10 furnish hunting grounds iOr nOnadic
tritp>. We might ~ we'll liz of keep
ing II public cow pasture IL the heart of
II great city a. to attempt To preserve
vast tracts of country from the inO. Of
the white man, while towns, cities AMI
States grow up around such re-erva-
tons
The decision of the Supreme Court in
the eases involving the CnI-tituti1nali
ty of the Federal election laws was an
ticipated, and Therefore surprise no
body. The Court a. ut pre- consti-
tutrd can be relied upon so Sustain any
iniquity OF the Radical party. The Su-
pcrViSOrs and MarshalS laH heing thus
declared Constitutional. Congress will
AT once pass Il deficiency ill covering
the east of these Officers in last years
elections, accOr,lin" To the returns made
by the Attorney General. There may
he some protests ON the Democratic
side, hut the Democratic policy is To
pas all appropriations necessary To
, the execution of bad law,,9ni il the party
is not strong enough To repeal them.
and if on proper trial the Supreme
Court declares them To is' Constitutions
al. The appeal will le To- the people, {"
authorize and effect the repeal OF these
laws AT the next election. There -,
however, 10 Inc an effort to modify
these laws by limiting the number oi
/ Marshal-, curIailing their powers OF ar
rest and time of servi,c.
The lntrr-Oceanic Canal project has
been live topic in Washington the last
week. The presence here of DE Le~-el'
and of Captain t.ld>, both of whom
appearcd "a give their views to Congress,
occa-ioncd new interest in the scheme,
or schemes, | should say, a. each ol
these distinguished gentlemen has an
entirely different plan. DE I.es>epS pro
poses Ia cut IL canal through, the 18TH
mus from Ocean To- Ocean, on from the
Pacific Ocean iu the Caribbean Sea,
whose waters are TN > level with eacl
other. This would ncc,~sitatr u huge
tunnel through the rang" Of mountains
which constitutes the backbone at the
Isthnus. Captain EId- PROPOSES al
immense trIIck-way with hoiSting ma
chimes ut each end, by which vessels and
their cargoeS may he lifted ont of tho
water, taken acrOs> the land and lei
down again. His theory j. that thi,
would cost less than the canal and in
sure greater speed. Blu; ] think the
preponderancc of sentiment t,vorS tn,
canal if it can bc constructed under
American control, in accordance will
the Monroe doctrine" about which We
have heard 81 much. Count DE I.eSsep-
give, his adhesion to this doctrine and
feels confident of obtaining all the IT,
nancial aid required.
The Republicans here stuck To iheii
PURPOSE To make bitter partisan ques
ton of the F'itz John Porter ease, chief
lv because they regard that IL the only
chance they will have this session Il
fire off their mouths on the old section
al issues. a c;tuctrs- of Republican Sen
ator> the other morning decided Ia keel
il up and make the most of il. This eS
hibits depth of party degradation thai
has never before been displayed in IN,
Senate of the United States. Ii >ucl
caucus decision had been reached on ;
legitimate partisan issuc, some excUis,
might I've offered for il; hut for Sena
tors who are acting ~ grave judge L
decide an isSue of individual rights IN
vOlVing more than life itself tn Il soldie
of the Republic, is simply mOnstrOus
L.. h.. hnt th.
craftsmanship has fled from the minor
ity of the Senate, and that justice Ina.
no claims which Il partisan Senator i
bound To respect. No question present
ed to that body during the present gen
Grafton, excepting the Impeachment o
the President, 81 strongly appealed Il
the impartial justice of Senators a. thu
question o: the restoration of FiiZ JOIN
Porter. and il is II mOckery Of dignity
fdecency and fairness for the presume,
leading lights of national authority t.
rush into caucus IL decide how they car
make party capital at the cost of jus
tice.
If all the bills favorable tn the Agri
cultural Department now before Con
grc>s pass, why, lie Due will he "a big
ger man than old Grant or anybody
else. The cattle bill makes the Secre
tarie- of State and Treasury |ubortii
nate Ia him: the ''su%ar beet' bil
gives him S50,oDo {" dispose at as Ia
deems fiji i: another hill makes him ;
Cabinet officer; another a branch dt,
Iartmeut at Annapolis; another Il vas
tea garden, and 81, dd AJifNm. But
then. the bills have not passed.
PIONo.