The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-26

lersed Jess 90 color than % character. ne
meant ilat thc intelligence. tAe trained
capacity and The ability 90 govern wisely
should control public affairs. These
qualities happen 10 be possessed ~ in'
comparably The larger degree by tte
while race at the South. And there u no
Northern man set.led ia that section lo
live and 10 conduct business who does
not agree with Governor Lee. lie may
think that tina governing white men
should ho Republicans, but he stands on
the color limo with all the Intelligent
fnsi and patriotic natives Of the o0uth
-Asn I0rk World
LATEST FROM THE SEAT or VAR
AL is uot quiet on The Potomac.
From Senate and House there come ru-
mofs and reports OF war-or of what an.
.wcrs well % war In those times oi
peace.
Tho startling rumor thst Colonel Chan
der. OF New Hampshire, ha. eaten COLI
onel Blackburn. of Kentucky, We do not
entirely credit, of course. any more than
The other. and nOless startling one that
,olonel Blackburn has dragged Colonel
Chsndler over the tesseisted door OF the
Capitol Oy one ear.
These tidlDgs of imaginative snd over
Jealous correspondence remind us OF the
Old var times. when reports came u "a
victory claimed 10y both Sides, when, as
d matter Of fact, neither army had
f moved The Hsflld wishes well 10 both
Colonel Chandler and Colonel Black
bum. and hope they will not fail 10 sass
each other on every occGsion-in commit
+ zee rooms and fl the open soaste
" 7 Hsra'd
4 double deadlock is liable 10 De De
velOped during this, tho closing week
OF Tho FifiietA Congress. IL
seems 10 De % part OF The Re
publican plan 20 push the HOar resolu-
+ ton providing ioI am investigation OF Oh
ieged political Outrages in tie Soui1
+ Believing this agitation 10 Do uncslled
. for. unWise. unfair, tic Democratic
/ Senators Will oppose it with every means
III their command about the only
weapon lsft them IS the right 10 nli-
buster. and in this they may
bring about a deadlock.-Lsetange.
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TEE "THUNpERER No great public
Journal OF ANY country ever appeared in
so disIeputsble an attitude before thc
world as that ~ The London Iime-the
"Ihuujersr Of England On var aud
peace-in the Porue., uial THO laiH
has received Ore homage Of generations
as iAe ozcmp.ar az public journalism,
and lts voice has 90 time been more po'
teuiial tHaa the elicfs OF thrones. X has
+ been the uu3spGtcd oracle OF English
+ power and authority Tor more than hall
/ q century and four generations OF the
F Walter have enjoyed i3 immense
i profits. but now. with lie integrity blgst-
ed. its power broken and ia prestige
shattered. rs profit, vanish, as IS evil
dencei by The announcement that Us
+ dividends % shareholders have ceased
+ Philadelphia Times
NOTrs or H1sTOnV.-Y estorday was
/ The anniversary Of several notable eYsnis.
! On thst dsy IN 1858. Congressman Ihad
/ deus Stevens, OF Pennsylvania, and Con-
gresham Bingham, OF Ohio, appeared ut
the bar Of the senate 10 announce the
Impeachment OF President Andrew John
son. The resolution TO that effect had
passed The House of Representatives on
The preceding day by q vote Of 1926 t041.
On Tie same day. 1884, tho great Wal
l~ensiein was assassiUatod By Gordon and
F Butler and their associates by order OF
the Emperor. He bad had the credit of
defeating Gustave A%doiphus. the lion
/ Of the North, and Bulwark Of tie Pro
testant faith. al the battle OF LSutzen,
but got 10 be TOO powerful and had to be
disposed OF.
On that dsy tho brilliant and uufortu-
uately ambitious Ear Of EsseE was exc.
cuted, after having his ears boxed by
the amazon Queen OF England, Eliza
beth
W. elso note that Llirsbsth was Queen
Of Virginia. dc well IS Of England, France,
Ireland and scotland
PANAMA CAxn-TIs end Of the
Pausms Canal Company has been
rsschsd AZ last. A liquidatof has been
APPOINTED and the aiairs of tho c0mpa
ny are now ia his hands. Ia declaring
the bankruptcy OF tbs corporation the
court grants the liquidatOr full power 10
/ treat with any new association u capi-
/ ~tslists. in France or elsewhere, who may
wish 10 carry on the work. il is not
+ likely. however. that such 8 company
viii 10 formed. and the work Of the l-
quidator Will probably be the speedy
. winding up OF the concerns Or Tue com
pauy -Ba,nmors Herad
TEE BLAoXBURN-CHASDLBh lNcr
DENr-The Warrington correspondent
| Of the Baltimore sun. who IS always re-
[ liable. describes as follows the prelude
/ 10 the ear-twisting episode This facts,
IS they are reported. place Mr. Chandler
10 the u%n6nvlable attitude OI a man bold
enough and brave enough 10 grossly In
suit another. and then tOO cOwardly 10
resent a personal indigni.y which IL Is
/ exceedingly rare for the most craven TO
submit 10. The Senate select committee
on Indian traders. of which Mr. Chandler
IA chairman, was organized u convict
The only purpose Of raising the COM
mittae VAS TO throw dlsoredit on
the Cleveland administration IN con
nectlon with the appointment OF
Indian traders, and 10 connsct
Secretary Villas personally with
improper ard corrupt Transactions affect.
Ing the indians Through the whole
course II The investigation this purpose
on the part OF Dit. Chandler, without re-
gard 20 facts or testimony, has been ap-
parent lie has insulted and browbeatsn
/ witnesses. and Witnesses, il must be rs'
membered, are defenselossi he has dis
torted and m~iscoustrued testimony, and
continuously ho has been i~nsolent
and exqsperaung 10 The last de-
gree 90 those members OF The
committee who have sought 10 make
the investigation fair and impartial, and
prevent ils absolute perveIsion 10 parti-
san ends. On Friday last Mr.. Chandler
read 10 The committee the report which
be proposed TO submit TO tho senate. IT,
statements weIs so manilestly wide Of
the truth, its conclusions OF such extra
ordinary injustice. i. allegations az 10
the testimony OF Witnesses So outrage
ously false. that Mr.. Blackburn. as an
honorable and just man, was forced TO
protest. lie was met with sneers and re
marks Of derls.on. snd q Teitersiion Of
the assertions which Mr.. Chandler and