The Evening critic., 1882-05-20
THE Ereaing Dullncss contains the follow

tempts to answer THE CR1TIc's comments
on its article, but fails to do so.
THE Erening Dizziness contains the follow
ing:
Inadvertently an article from Baltimore
paper got into the star yesterday, containing
an entirely unjust reflection upon Judge Wylle,
in connection with the proceedings in tho Star
Route cases, upon the arraignment Of John W.
Dorsey. The Star believes that the courts of
this District are the peers of any In the coun-
try, in character and integrity, and has on so
many occasions given expression TO this opin-
ion that II regrets to have seemingly indorsed
the slur upon them conveyed In the article
copied.
On which the Baltimore Day. the paper
from which the Dullness copied the article
spoken of, comments rs follows:
".THE sTAR-BoUTERs' CONTEMPT OF COURT"
The Washington evening papers seem greatly
stirred up by some remarks OF tho Day last
Wednesday concerning the manner OF the pro-
duction Of John W. Dorsey before Judge
Wylies court. The Star printed our comments
in full in its issue of Wednesday, putting It.
self the head Star-Routers Contempt of
Court " over them, and yet, scared about some-
thing, II asserted in an editorial paragraph
yesterday that the article was printed mad
vertently, and declared its belief that the
courts Of the District are "tho peers Of any in
the country in character and integrity" Why
1t failed to complete the Joke by adding "dig-
nifty we cannot imagine. Itwould have been
funnier so.
OF course the Dullaess was scared"
Crosby S. Noyes, the alleged editor of that
paper, is by nature and education coward,
as well as liar. Some one called at the
Office of the Dizziness and threatened it with
the loss of subscriber, whereupon Noyes,
alleged editor, Immediately crawled into q
hole, drew the hole in after him and wrote,
or caused to be written, the paragraph
quoted. The apology is lie, because the
alleged editor of the DullneSs knew the ar
ticle from the Day was in and copied it to
vent his spite upon the defendants in the
Star-Route cases without noticing what he
calls the unjust reflection upon Judge
Wylie." In fact, the article used in the
composition of Noyes, alleged editor, to oc.
cupy the space allotted for brains in men
while it is excellent for fertilizing pur-
poses, is not suitable to distinguish what i:
and what is not an "unjust reflection"
YESTERDAY the Senate disposed of the
Five Per Cent. Land BILL" and as but
very few understand what it means, THF
CRITIC will cast its calcium light on the
subject and make it plain.
By the terms of admission into the Unior
of nineteen States alabama, Arkansas
California, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Illinois
Indiana, Kansas, louisiana Michigan, Min
nesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ne
vada, Ohio, Oregon and wisconsin, eacl
State was entitled to 5 per cent. of all tn,
money received by the General Govern
ment for the sale of public lands within it
limits, the money to be used by the Stat
for specifically designated purpose-gen-
orally the construction of roads ant
canals"
Sixty-three million one hundred an,
seventy thousand seven hundred and sixt,
acres of land have been located in thes
nineteen States by military land warrants
TIE value of this land (if sold for cash a
the Government price, being SIS, ,9i3, ,406
and the States are now claiming per cent
of that sum-that is, $3,947, ,173.
This land was given away by the Gov
ernment to soldiers in its different wars a
an additional reward for their services an
the States are now asking that this land b
considered as sold, and the five per cent. o
the cash price paid to them. This gran
the Senate very justly declined to regar
as gift, but held that it was, in all lega
respects, tantamount to actual SALE tn
soldiers to whom it was granted havin
paid for it by services to the country.
The Government had an undoubted rigt
to give away its lands, in any of thes
States, but the Senate has decided that
has not the right to give away the five pt
cent. to which the States would be entitle
under the compact by which they entere
the Union. This is the only question il
volyed in the "Five Per Cent. Land bill
The facts as to the amount of land locate
in the various States, and the agreemen
to pay, are matters Of record and undi
puted.
The States interested have thirty-eigl
Senators and one hundred aud thirty-ol
Representatives in Congress, and with til
solid vote the measure ought to pass withol
any trouble.