The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-06-26
A REMINDER OF SLAVERY.

The Express cites the meeting of old Wes-
ley Tony and his slave wife after twenty
years separation, she being sold and taken
from him when they were slaves, and remarks:
''The event is romantic one in the extreme,
and illustrates the wonderful vicisitudes of
human life." We fail to see the romance,
but discover reminder of the institution of
human slavery that burnt its brand into the
soul and hearts of old Wesley and his long
separated wife. .... .,..,,.-.,s
We ARE told by New York letter writer
that degenerate Rome has reached the farthest
depth in the anti. climax in bargain with
Vanderbilt by which she has acquired that
ncarnationof piety and worth as prince
We suppose it is papal Rome. We suppose
that what the Vanderbilt goose wants is papal
sauce SO that it may become unpalatable, when
cooked. to that mysterious ogre who is sup
posed to devour the ghosts of millionaires.
At any rate the pope dispenses the papal rib
bon with the sobriquet "Prince of Rome to
decorate the pious Vanderbilt dust, in consid-
Grafton of Sic, 900 paid into the papal treasu-
y. 1t is probably the filthy lucre the papal
dominion wants, and not so much Prince Van
derbilt. But it shows one Of the desperate
uses which may be made of a millionaire as
we'll as one of the forlorn appliances of a
papal ribbon.
THE CURIosITIES of Louisiana legislation
since the removal to the new capital of Baton
Rouge would furnish many paragraphs. The
special of the N. o. Times Democrat, after
enumerating the exercises in the House on the
10th inst, says exultingly: "This makes near
100 bills handled in the House to-day" The
handling consisted of passing most of these
bills to their second and third readings, fixing
others as the order of the day, postponing
some indefinitely, etc. We kave noticed the
habits of the Louisiana statesman since Baton
Rouge has been official headquarters. His
purpose is to take in as little of Baton Rouge
and as much of New Orleans as judicious
regard tor appearances and the demands or
order will allow. The work so diligently
done on the 10th was probably the accumula-
tons of 4 month of New Orleans, taken in
such moderation as the public necessity i'm
posed and mutual effort could not
dispense with. Every one of the "dear 100"
bills was attentively let alone by members
not specially concerned in it. This amiable
and gentlemanly reciprocity enables members
to make out an agreeable session, and gives
the people just as much work, that is to say,
just as big a volume of laws as if they had
disregarded their individual pleasures and ap-
piled themselves to honest legislation.
1t is this sort of thing that kills the country.
1t is not only practised in Louisiana. The
capitol of every state, and the capitol of all
the states, has New Orleans on its brain in
some shape, that is to say, personal pleasures
or personal interests to look after in place Of
duty. 1t is that fills the law libraries of the
land with volumes upon volumes of worthless
laws, and with volumes upon volumes of un.
necessary jurisprudence. 1t costs hundreds
of millions of money annually, defeats the
ends of public justice, disgraces the common
intelligence, and makes honesty in public life
bye-word. which it has long been. and the
Jest or derision of intelligent foreigners.
Tn nuoudurv