New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-07
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The Hon. H. II. Carlton, of the Georgia Lcgisla-
ture, who lately announced plan for getting nd
Of the surplus revenue in paving for the Southern
slaves, the XVIII Amendment to the contrary not
withstandng seems to be a little frightened at the
sound of his own voice. lie says, in second talk
on the subject: II did not say that it was policy
to urge now the payment for slave property, but
when the question was preached | did assert that
/ believed the day would come when the South
would secure this act of justice The country is
not ready for it yet and it would be very poor
policy to urge it now" What Mr.. Carlton said
was, az reported in the first person in The atlanta
Constitution: at seems to ne a most opportune
time. for the Government Treasury is in most
healthy and plethoric condition. Let the restltu-
ton be made ard then reconciliation, true and gen
uine will be speedy aud complete" This had the
thorough ring of the old Tag and an approprla-
ton" aud Mr. Carlton ought 10 deny it specifically
if lie wants us to believe that he did not say 1t.
Washington dispatches to of the Western
newspapers are saying that Southern Democratic
Congressman are urging their National Commit
tee TO hold the National Convention In Baltimore
Wheeling or Louisville as compliment TO the
South Also that the feeling in favor Of taking the
candidate for Vicc-Pre,dcnt from the South prom
qes to gather force as time passes ClIIE TRIBUNE
was fercely denounced by somo OF the Southern
newspapers by the way, for merely Mentioning
that this latter feeling exlsedJ If the Convention
is to 60 South, we respectfully suggest Charleston
as the place. A good many members OF the Chaiies-
ton convention Of 1860 would be there, including
General Benjamin f. Butler and the gathering
would remind the country forcibIy that while time
has its whirlgigs, mutations aud things, the Demo
cratic party remains pretty much the same.
The woman who accompanied ODonncll on
his voyage to South Africa has generally been
referred to as his wife. Ills counsel were
apparently anxious to have the jury think
So for this would explain their neglect to
call her witness during tho recent trial, the
wife's testimony not being admissible IN such cases
under English law Mr. sullivan OficiOusly cor
reefs this false impression by hurting out the fact
hat his client had met this woman in Donegal,
after separating from his wife in America, and had
enticed her TO follow him to the Cape promising to
marry her there. Having told SO much unnecessary
truth about a weak aud sinful woman, he makes
clumsy effor. to translate her silence during the
| trial as sublime devotion to moral principle. He
| SAYS that she knew that she could save her para
mUurs life by testfylug that she had seen a pistol
in Cafoys hand, but this size would not do, fol the
simple reason that she had only heard little noise
on the huoT and had not seen the weapon, her face
| having been aver ed at the fatal moment The
people OF Tyrconncll" Mr.. Sullivan eyclai'os, "may
! claim with pride the humble heroine of religion and
! lruth-Su-an Gallagher, the Irish jeanne DeansW
All women with drop of Irish blood IN their veins
ought to resent the hnputatiOn that creature
destitute of virtue who was accompanying
! another woman's husband across seas under
vague promise of marriage that would not be con-
,idered valid by the priests of her aud his Church.
| IN, n horn of relic
| nal Jeanne Deans was pure and honest woman,
who refused to pernre herself for the sake of
saving her innocent sisters lie She is lofty type
Of mLcxible rectitudc loyalty to truth and limo
! ccnre Of life The comparison is not one for which
either scotch or Irish women have any reason to be
! grateful to tits indiScreet lawyer
Il is difficult to break tie habit Of being hunor-
ous. The story goes that when the late o. ?. Nor
! TON started out as a public speaker hc made q good
many iolecs and All older aud wiser man advised
| HIM that IL would be better 10 pound the table
and look solemn" Proctor Knott. for example, has
never becu able to shake of the reputation and the
methods of a humJrlst siuco Lis Duluth speech.
! The temptation was too strong for him. even in
composing lis first message as Governor of Ken
tucky and he could not efram from inserting an
eXquIsitcly humorous passage IN which he de-
u0uuc,d the Questionable faisehuod that there is
"a lawlcss contempt for human lie' among the
people Of kentucky. Nobody has quite charged
this MIR. Wattcrson could tell tho Governor exactly
what has been charged. for although Mr. Wattcrson
in hi,5pccch at Cooper Institute managed to defend
the South indirectly by talking about Connecticut
murders lie Ia, done some plain talking about the
lac, Of respect for human life IN tho South. Coy
.rnor Knott might read the back files Of Tie CoW-
r,sr-joUnaQl
I 1 hat thn f,piu pI n II u %
has not made the progress IN this country which its
! advocates hoped for. The Americans are quick to
accent new ideas-for cremation is to us a new idea
! lint here is one that does not seem 10 commend
itself TO them 1t stands about where it did when
the lie Moyne furnace was built. Now and then
Some act Of cremation or the formation of new
society is hailed as sign of progress but they
ora iscIated incidents rather than indications of any
renprol chance f. sentiment upon this subject One
- those Is the IN louncement that new furnace is
70 be built and an association has been formed. in
Washington, d. {. 1t is suggested that, II the new
| furnace can be made more tOerable in Its appear
aucc and surroundings than that IN Pennsylvania,
and the process of cremation can be reasonably pri-
yste rather than revolringly public as the rule
has seemed to be heretofore there would be much
moro general resort TO cremation. Sentiment how
over bids fair TO stand in the way long timeper-
hans forever The place of the grave in the attec-
ticcs literature and history OF mankind cannot be
! coded M once 10 an Urn of ashes eel very strong
testimony az to the superiority Of cremation over
| buria! is given log the medical men who superin-
tended the recent cremation OF DR.. Hahham, IN
Fgciaad His wife and mother had been cremated
before Kim and the family furnace-a term which
NAV become as well accep ed, perhaps as the family
burvinq ground--was used. DR.. Comyns Leach de.
/ clares that the two processes, when considered
with regard to the safety of the living, DO not bear
cgls,ari,on" aud predicts that the adoption OF
.r,.aa..oa Is only matter Of time.
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