Smyrna times., 1881-12-14

NOTEs.-There will be no less than II
cases of contested seats before the House
this winter, and fifteen of them belong to
the South. There are two from Virginia,
four from Alabama, four from South Caro-
lima. one from Louisiana, two from Missis-
sippi, one from Missouri, and one from |
Florida. In all these districts large Dem
ocratic majorities were returned but they |
are all contested on the ground of bull |
doing, ballot-box stuffing and false count |
ing.
The reports of crime from all parts
of the country are simply appalling.
There must be something lax in the exc
cution of the laws, else men would not be
so ready to violate them. The long de-
lays of courts, continuances granted upon
flimsy pretexts and perured afidavits,
and the maudlin sympathy of many people
with any person who renders himself
notorious by crime-all cOnspire to give a
desperate man sense of immunity from
| danger that leads him into the gratifica-
ton of his worst passions. The CELEBRITY
of punishment, as well as the certainty of
it, would have most salutary effect upon
the Ishmaelites of society. And then the
governors of states should not look upon
themselves as mere pardon-brokers.
BY the prosecution in the Guiteau case
it appears that the only relative afflicted
with any brain trouble is cousin, who is
in an asylum on account of weak and
childish mind-induced by mesmeric tran
ces-a very different thing from the dang
erous form Of insanity. No one suspects
Guiteau of weakmindedness. His brain
recalls to mind the definition of flea in
one of the old dictionaries-"a creature of
diminutive size, but of Internal activity
The trial is now advancing rapidly.
Another will be sufficient for the eVi-
dence yet to be heard, and with ample
allowance for the lawyers pleas, the case
ought to be in the hands of the jury and a
f verdict rendered within a fortnight
, Meantime, the utterly worthless and vic
ious character of the murderer is becom
ing more and more evident.
: On the first day of Congress two billi
8 relating to the tariff were introduced
e showing that this is to be one of the ex
n citing subjects during the session. A
e party with a considerable backing will
% urge Stree trade" and another protection
o of high grade. Senator Morrill, of Yer
l. mont, a member of Congress for the pas
h 26 years and father of the present Tarii
d which has given us the marvellous in
n dustrial progress of the past twenty year
10 said in speech last week that Protectio
re could not now be sticken down withou
re injuRing the interests of every State j
ut the Union. Manufacturing is no longer
n sectional interest of the Eastern and Mic
die States There is scarcely a city {
town in the entire West that is not eng;
&c ged to some extent in the conversion
VI raw material into finished fabrics, and tt
~ South is bestirring herself to join in tt
Us race to secure the beneficial results of
I'd versifed industry. Ohio, once pure
agricultural State, is now dotted wit
A. mines, furnaces and factories. Indial
SIS is following in her footsteps and is a Pr
ch tectionist community, az the Democra
ed found to their cost when they tried
: carry it last year with Free Trade pls
y form. IlliRois, Michigan, Wisconsin al
al the Trans Mississippi States are eager
ce extending their mans afscturing enterprise
es. In the South, Virginia, North Carolin
,os Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama Q
30 proud of their growing iron interests, al
OF all the States that lie in the Cotton B,
i'll are cherishing their infant factories Al
tlv seeking to establish new ones. Even
;so distant Texas, but lately devoted almC
exclusively to cotton-growing and stoC
Az raising, finds it has stores of iron a
en- copper and begins to build mills a
he forges, Thus the conditions of the Tai
"a controversy are greatly changed since
- Morrill, entered the lists of the .champiC
'So of Protection to American industry.
rn- raising the Protective standard anew
as can count upon adherents from eve
inn section and every State. That there
80. need of alterations in the present law
'i'S remedy incongruities and defects VIII
u time end the changed conditions of ma
our branches Of industry have made appare
nan Mr. Morrill, does rot deny. Heis ready
,,,, cooperate in all eaogts to improve
'"n Teriff system, but he opposes styenuou
d 1t all attempts to destroy its broad SOL
sble basis of Protection, whether by open
, bv tack or subtle undermining schemes.
)oes
Ka1 GhsSskuaa Goods an Jarannne