Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-28
STRENGTHENING Malone.

The resolution introduced in the Nlr-
ginia Legislature by Senator Newberry,
requesting Malone to vacate his seat In
the United States Senate, is not calcu-
lated to do Malone any harm. The reso-
IutiOn passed the Virginia Senate day
or two ago, and is now pending
before the House of Delegates. 1t
will probobly pass that branch OF the
Assembly, because the political OPP
ponents of Malone are in the majority.
The fact that such resolution receives
the support OF a majority * the Legisla-
ture shows how bitterly Malone is ha'e@
bv the dominant party and by
some Republicans in Virginia. Is it
wise. however. to pass such
resolution? The mover of it, Sem
ator Newberry, a Republican, was
not very long ago an adherent Of Malone.
Seeing the error of his ways he abandoned
the 'sbOss'' and is now acting with the
Democrats. The resolution would have
come with a better grace from some one
who had not been follower of Malone.
If If passes the House of Delegates Ma
hone will not, of course, pay any atten-
Il.
resign because the Legislature OF his
State has no respect for him. He will get
ont of the Senate when his term expires
and not before. 1t is true that the resO-
luton will be lasting record OF the de-
testation in which MahOne and his pOliti-
cal methods are held in Virginia, but will
it not also excite sympathy
for him? lie no doubt intends to
make a supreme effort this fall to recover
control of the State. He will be defeated,
Of course, but will it not be more difficult
to defeat him because of this resolution?
AS it is but an expression Of sentiment
and accOmplishes nothing would it not
have been wiser not to have introduced
it? Malone will pose as a martyr. The
resolution Will strengthen rather than
weaken him.
That he deserves the disgrace that it is
proposed to inflIct upon him there is little,
doubt. Even his friends in the Legisla-
ture admit they know of no facts which
justified the charges which he made |
against the people of Virginia in the adj
dress he published after his November |
defeat. Once before the Legislature of |
Virginia called on one of her representa- |
tiyes in the United States Senate to re-
sign. During Martin Van Buren's !
Senator Benjami
W. Leigh failed to st
in accordance with the wishes of his ON
stituents respecting the celebrated Ben
ton expunging resolutions, and lie was
asked to vacate his seat. Tbl feeling
which prompted the request il Senator
Leigh's case, however, is veH different
from that which prompts thetesolution in
Senator Mahone's case.
Some enterprising Humanitarian has
Drop6sed to utilize daska by converting :
il into a penal copny. 1t is claimed that I
his wOuId he a great relief to the States !
N which the support of convicts is a great
burden. TIE exile or transportation of
.onvicts mas always been considered con- .
rary tc the policy of our laws, and even '
r ouy system should be so changed as to '
include transportation as one Of the PEN
lilies for the violation of our criminal
avs. the cold, bleak hills of Alaska
rouId not be a suitable place for the col
uizatIOn of the criminal class. If there
rere no other objections the possibility of ,
scape into British Columbia would ex- c
lude Alaska from being converted into
email colony, for convicts could in a few /
'eeks work their way back to the States.
he establishment of an American Siberia
not one of the possibilities of the near !
Iture.
Speaking of the proposed investigations a
T the Danville and CopIah county |;
oubles, the New. York Times, the lead t