The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-10

AARON BURR, If his assassination of HAM
nToN had occurred in 1889, would be
hanged by the process of law or some insti-
tuition much swifter; and there would be
no heroic rhymes written regarding Cap
tain KIDD or any of his kind, at least none
that would have attained wide ejaculation.
On the other hand, the strong arm of an
, advanced public opinion, backed and sus-
tanned by an improved Christian sentiment.
would not tolerate the hanging of JEFF
DAVIS for assumed political offenses; but
suppose he had been at the head Of an or
ganized revolt against the authority of the
United States only twice as long ago as the
dawn of the southern confederacYl
AS further illustration of this theme,
we have here an extract from paper pub
lished by HORACE GREELEY at Albany, N.
Y, in 1884 HORACE was a good man in
the main, and he published better paper
in New York city than his successor has
ever done. He said many things that
savored strongly of gall and NORWOOD,
but his comments upon current events
were nearly always dispassionate and can
did. This is what the paper first referred
to-the JefersoniGn- contained at the time
mentioned. 1t speaks for itself;
Illinois-The friends of the administration in
this state held a convention at Vandalia early in
this month to nominate candidates for state Of
ficers in place of JAMES w. STEPHENSON, first
selected for governor, but repudiated on learn
ing that he was and is largely defaulter TO the
general government in his capacity OF receiver
of public moneys; also in place OF John II.
HACKER, named for lieutenant governor, but
who had declined when Mr.. STEPHENSON was
thrown overheard. Only about twenty OF the
seventy counties in the state were represented
at this second convention. General WILLIAM
L. D. EWING late United States Senator,
moneys at Vandalia. (which office he
resigned considerably in default to the govern
ment), presided. The vote for governor was for
THOMAS CARLIN, receiver of public moneys at
Danvile, 30 for Judge BREEZE, of Carlisle, 10;
Col David L. TAYLOR, receiver ofpublic moneys
at Chicago ~ Mr. CARLIE having received
majority OF was declared duly nominated. ReS-
olutions were passed approving the sub-treaSury
scheme as indeed there well might be, where
the sub treasurer'S themselves appear TO have
been in great force and to have things all their
own way. STINSoN ANDERSON, OF Jefferson
county, was nominated for heutenant-g governor.
The same paper subsequently showed
that "CARLIN, ADM had been elected by
few votes in total poll of 70,0OO-a pretty
close shave where acontest is made strictly
on the lines of honesty and the opposite.
On the 9th of October of the same year
the Jefersonian published list of sixty-five
defaulting sub treasurers, which was copied
from public document sent to Congress
by LEVI WOODBURY., secretary of the treas
ury of the United States, dated January
II, 1888. The smallest amount was $493,
against LAsARUs NOBLE, of Indianapolis,
and the largest Sis. 1924, against L.
HAWKINS, of Helena, Arkansas. Whether
the former was related to our present secre-
tary of the interior does not appear, nor
does it much matter; the present NOBLE
has a TANNER to contend with, but it would
seem that the case was somewhat reversed
as relates to the other, for the chief, aud
not the subordinate, was getting away
with the surplus. However that may be,
one point is established even in the little
matter referred to-that the days and the
people that are gone are no better than, and
in most important respects not quite so
good, as those we have now.