The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-01-18

In the year 1S43 the Legislature of Georgia
passed the following resolution and ordered
1t to be sent to the Governors of all the
States to be by them laid before their respec-
tive Legislatures:
Resolved That we regard the slightest breach OF
plighted faith public private, as an evidence OF
the want of that moral principle upon which all OBJ
legations depend. That when any State In this On
ion shal refuse recognize her great seal as the
sufficient evidence of her obligation. she will have
forfeited her staton in the ssterhood of States and
will no longer be worthy of their confidence or re-
speet.''
This resolution has been exhumea from
the dust of oblivion by citizen of the State,
Judge O. A. Lackrane against whom the
STATE of Georgia has filed a bill in equity
praying that he be required TO deliver up to
be cancelled deeds to certain property in At
lanta, which should bedeclared the property
OF the State, and to pay over to the State the
rents and profits of it which he has been en-
joying. He has fled cross bill setting up.
the States Indebtedness to him as evidenced
by certain bonds rspudiated by their sndoI-'
ser, the State of Georgia. The opinion in
Che State regarding the sanctity Of plighted
faith has changed since 1643.
If the reciprocity treaty with Mexico is 10
be ratified at all, it must be ratified before
the twentieth of this month, otherwise it
viii lapse. 1t is said that only about twelve
Senators are opposed to 1t and that if vote
could be reached it would easily secure the
necessary two-thirds majority. But the OPP
ponents of the treaty have apparently deter
mined to talk it to death. The strongest op-
position comes from Louisiana and is insti-
gated by the sugar planters who are afraid
that reciprocity with the neighboring repub-
lie will prove serious blow to the sugar in
dustry. Senator Sherman is said to be op-
posed to the measure because 1t will effect a
q very large reduction of revenue without
any compromising advantages. The New
England Senators are said to be unanimous
In favor of the treaty. While the opposition
should be allowed all the latitude necessary
for full and clear statement of their objec
ton to the treaty they ought not to be per-
nitted to defeat it by such indefensible tao
tics as those which they seem to have re-
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an end to Senate debate unless the MAORI
BY are willing to remain in continuous ses-
sion until The minority are tired out.
a number of prominent Democrats of
New York city have called meeting for
the purpose of organizing new Democratic
party In New York. Their complaint is
that the party, as at present organized, is
under the control of bosses. The complaint
Is undoubtedly well founded, and it is not
strange that the respectable Democrats of
New York, who are annually disguised with
tie performances of BOSS" Kelly, and the
disgraceful trafficking between the rival
wings of the party, should occasionally at
tempt to rescue their party from the hands
OF the men who control it. The purpose
which the signers of the call for the pro-
posed meeting have in view is certainly a
laudaoie one, and deserves success. But 1t
10 not at all probable that the proceedings
of the meeting will alarm Mr.. John Kelly.
He knows well enough that internal reform
in any party can only be accomplished when
the majority of the voters are in favor of re-
form, and he also knows that the majority