The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-06-06
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
Victor Hugo's Beautiful Sentiments The
New Postmaster-Swift Punish
ment for Criminals, &c.
BALTIMORE, June I'd, 1885.

BALTIMORE, June I'd, 1885.
Messrs. Editors mo matter who he may be,
whether Christian dfInfde, Jew or GENTLE, Turk,
Hottentot, or whosoever treading this mighty
globe, certainly cannot find fault with but admire
the pure and beautiful sentiment expressed in the
following brief paragraph by that great and good
man, Victor Hugo, few days before his death,
embodying his thoughts upon immortality. Their
perusal cannot fail of doing good and making all
human beings happier. have read much upon
many subjects, but never saw anything sweeter,
purer or more charmingly expressed. The para
graph, coming thus at a ripe old age, and on the
very brink of the grave with one who had gone
well up into his eightieth year, makes it the purer
and more effective. 1t is thus
at feel in myself the future life. I am like a
forest which has been more than once cut down.
The new shoots stronger and livelier than
1 am rising, know, toward the sky. The sun
shine is on my head. The earth gives me its
generous sap, but heaven lights me with the re-
Fiction of unknown worlds. You say the soul is
nothing but the resultant of bodily powers. Why,
then, is my soul the more luminous when my
bodily powers begin to fail? Winter is on my
head and eternal spring is in my heart. Then
breathe, at this hour, the fragrance of the lacs,
the violets and the roses as at twenty years. The
nearer 1 approach the end the palmer I hear
around me the immortal symphonies of the worlds
which invite me. 1t is marvellous, yet simple. 1t
is fairy tale, and it is history. For half GEN.
fury have been writing my thoughts in prose,
history, philosophy, drama, romance, tradition,
satire, ode, song-I have tried all. But l feel
that have not said the thousandth part of what
is in me. When 60 down to the grave I can
say, like so many others, Il have finished my
days work. but cannot say, Il have finished my
life.' My days work will begin again the next
morning. The tomb is not blind alley it is
thoroughfare. 1t closes in the twilight to open
with the dawn. 1 improve every hour because
love this world as my fatherland. My work is
only beginning. My monument is hardly above
its foundation I would be glad to see it mount
ing and mounting forever. The thirst for the in
finite proves infnity."
This sentiment makes present existence sweet
and future existence worth suffering through Its
many tolls and troubles to fully realize, when we
have passed through the thin veil to celestial de-
light where Victor Hugos spirit has gone. 1t is
not surprising, therefore, that over hundred
thousand people, mostly of his own countrymen,
paid their respects to his obsequies yesterday
Has the memory of any other great man-all
things considered it? Life is worth
living to anticipate such future. 1t makes
one happy to think thus of death and future in
celestial worlds.
Decoration Day-last Saturday-was very gen.
orally observed in all cemeteries, especially in
those where the remains of Union soldiers were
mostly reposng. 1t is gratifying thus to see the
memory of those who gave up their lives for our
Union so beautifully solemnized and recolected.
Our new postmaster, Mr.. Veazey, has taken
charge of his Office and is doing as we'll as could
be expected. Many of his most important officials
and subordinates likewise went into place in the
several departments with him-especially the
money order ROOM They, of course, were trife
green, but did as well as could DO expected. In
few days, it is hoped, matters will all be right.
The civil-service reform has not yet been very
much observed. The letter carriers in the city
how mt vaf haap III sturhad and T hone will not
be, unless at fault and incapable. They are most
ly old Union soldiers, whom, think, it would be
unpopular to displace as we'll Tor the Union
the Democratic patty.
Young Pearre, who was convicted recently in
our Criminal Court Of outrageous attempted
assault upon highly respected lady in Baltimore,
and held in Jail for sentence has within the past
few days been bailed out for 5000 for q hearing
before the Court of Appeals, to be called some
time in October next. This, in my judgment, is
about the last time he will ever risk the peniten-
tiary, and not be about when called upon to re-
ceive such a sentence All such attempts-bad as
absoute-should be most effectively and peremp-
torily punished. Lynching is really too good
They ought to be submitted to slow and sure
punishment.
/ most heartily rejoice-and so will other per-
sons with me-that the noble, chivalrous men of
Carroll county went to the Jail in Westminster
last night, and took Cook, the abominable negro
who was confined there for an outrage against
lady, who resides in that county, and hung him.
1t was noble act and pitiable that the punish
ment was not greater. Every such creature
white or black-should be speedily put into OBJ
livion and out of the world at once, no matter if
they numbered thousands. 1t should be so that
they could not escape, law or no law. This ought
to be known to them absolutely. Hunt them
down to the uttermost ends of the earth.
It is said that in due time Mr.. John j. Donald
son will be appointed United States Attorney for
Maryland in place of Mr. Archibald Stirling, who
has served so well and ably in that office for many
years past.
Our new postofice building now looks very
handsome and is up to the second story and pro-
crossing rapidly. 1t will possibly be under roof
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