The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-03-09
Mrs. gcOville Protests.


inence among public characters. Her last effu-
sion is to the United States Senate. and protests
loudly against the confirmation Of Conkling.
We select q small morsel of the protest, as
follows: "Shall no voice be raised2 Have
men sold themselves, body and soul, to the
powers that be? What is the excuse which
men have found for this black iniquity7
Why, forsooth, that this great man is
dangerous, mischief-maker, maplot, an
imperious demagogue, unsafe to the polt-
ical peace of the fair State of New York,
and possibly to the country; and SO they
will put him away in nice comfort
able place where he will stay quiet!
know of mothers who have far different
way of teaching unruly and refractory culprits.
But, seriously, what are we coming to, when
man like Roscoe Conkling, with his attributes,
is to be trusted with our dearest rights and lib
critics? A vengeful partisan, a scheming politi-
clan, on the Supreme Bench Of the United
States for life as reward from his friend, the
accidental President, he owing his power indi-
rectly to Conkling's fault What harm could
happen to the country should Roscoe Conkling
continue quietly to practice law in the little
town where he resides2 I protest, in the
name of outraged public opinion, that this
man shall not be allowed the honor and profit
of great political preferment while odium is
heaped upon the poor victim Of political
craze. protest against this dragging of the
spotless judicial ermine into the horrible filth
of q political faction, which nearly disrupted
the country and caused the terrible excitement
which led to the disastrous iniaming
Of an already distracted mind. pro-
test in the name Of the widowed wife
and mother, whose mourning is thus Knocked
by the enemies of the deceased President. I
protest against tie appointment Of this imper-
ious demagogue, who, above all others, was the
chief cause Of the degrading, partisan strife
which eliminated in the death which the nation
mourns. protest, in the name of that justice
which should be meted equally to all, that this
man should not be elevated to that high posi-
tion, which may enable him to pass final judg-
ment upon the fate Of my poor insane brother"
Destitution ON the Lower Mississippi.
Breaks on the levees on the Lower Missis-
sppi continue to occur, and the greatest dis
| tress prevails among the inhabitants. dis
| patch from NJ, mphis says steamboats, now run
through the streets at Indian Bay, Ark. Sew
eral houses have been knocked out of place,
and business is generally suspended there. The
levee, which protected the country from the
mouth Of the Arkansas River to Pendleton's,
broke, causing great destruction in the neigh
borhood of Red Fork. At Rosedale, two miles
from Riverton, the damage was very great
tho water being five feet deep in the main
rooms Of the Courthouse there. Many peo-
pie are destitute, and great loss must fol-
low. The people are fleeing from Laconia
Circle as if infected. The result of this over
flow will be to throw back the country several,
years financially. At q mass meeting of the
citizens of Mississippi County, Ark, the follow
ing statement was made for publication:
"That from dligent inquiry and observation
We find that at least 80 per cent. of the lands
Of the county arc inundated, completely
covered with water, and the 5000 inhabitants
In said county, or at least go per cent, are
in 9 destitute or starving condition, q large
majority Of whom are colored laborers
whose only source Of subsistence ID
through their daily labor" Says another
dispatch: 1t is impossible 70 describe the
fearful havoc the destructive waters have
made. Mules, horses, COWS, goats and housel
pass by continually. Add to these the falling
OF crushing timber, and you then have but the
faintest idea Of the condition of things. In
Duncan's house there must be no less thar
twenty-five women and children; hundredl