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Year: 1879

was a case which called for the prompt inter-
position of the Legislature this is one.


Mr.. President and Senators. This matter
was carefully considered in the committee
A large amount of testimony was introdced
Eminent lawyers were upon either side, and
all the facts were brought out. Now that
committee with the evidence before them and
the arguments of counsel to guide them, AT
ter careful consideration of the whole mat
ter voted six to three in favor Of division.
This matter was fully discussed in the other
branch and the overwhelming majority
there in favor of division proves conclusive
ly to my mind that division should be made.


have no special friends in the city proper
and none in ward I. The only interest |
have in this case is a desire to see Justice
done. And believe that the finger of JUS
ticc points along the line between ward and
the city proper, and demands separation.
Year: 1879

There is a movement on foot among
the theoreticals, says the New York
Herald, to have Messrs Tilden and
Hayes run again for the Presidency,
and it is said that Hayes will run
again only Under su'h a movement.
Hayes may save Tildon the trouble.
Politically speaking neither one of
them is worth a hole in a button that
sells at three dozen for a cent.
Year: 1879

81 tell you what I'd like to see," said
a well known young aristocrat at the
Palace Hotel Yesterday I'd like to see
Grant in for life, senators chosen for lie
and sons OF both presidents and senators
to succeed. We needn't call it a king
dom, but then we'd have chance to
get few of our best families recognized
in Europe" The young mans father is
worth a round million. The young man
meant what he said. 80
Year: 1879




THE Austin correspondent of the
Dallas Commercial says OF the payment
of poll tax as o condition precedent
to exercise of the ''privelege" of suf-
frage that?


1t will be good system Of registra-
ton it viii enable tax collectors to
gather in many dollars which could not
be collected by any other means; and
it will exclude those who have too little
interest in the management of affairs
to pay two dollars for the privilege of
voting. OF one thing you may be GER
tain-Sambo will not be deprived of
his vote by any such law. Self denial
is not his forte, but rather than lose HIS
vote he will buy fewer water melons
when they first ripen and are high
priced, or he will find some one willing
to pay his poll tax for his vote.


Then, for the first time, Sambo will
become a profitable citizen. But this
letter writer is mistaken. The worth
less and stupid cease to sell votes for
whisky. They finally abandon the
business and only the industrious and
intelligent preserve the privilege.
Such is the operation of this peculiar
poll tax in Georgia. But it enriches
the schools and lessons and eqlaliz.s
burdens of taxation
Year: 1879

RANDALL's and Tilden's elevation
will drive off from the party the last
paper money anti-bank Democrat in
the West and South. Randall, hard
money, anti-Southern Pacific and anti
Southern in all things, fills the second
highest office in the country. He says
that the South is blindly partisan and
the name is all that the South cares
about. He wears this label, and pur-
suing course to please the selfish
bond-holdlng East is omnipotent, and
simply because of the obsequiousness
and one-idealsm of the South. Randall
and TIlden are the masters of the party
in Washington, and the question re-
mains whether they are to be supreme
in the West and South.
Year: 1879

THE opinion obtains that the jetty
job was put up by EAds and the East
that the commerce of the country
might never be turned down the Mis-
sissippi to the Ballzs, but always move
from West to Est over the big bridge
to New York and Boston, to the rum
of New Orleans and of the South.
Eads's scheme was devised to prevent
the opening of ship canal from New
Orleans to BArratAria bay. When Eads
has squandered ten millions uselessly,
as he will, Congress will virtuously
say to the South: 1--WE have wasted
enough on the Gulf coast, and no Suez
AAnal ahan- -aannnot the inner and outer
seas
Year: 1879

There is no justice or wisdom in the


proposition to amend the homestead


law so that debtor and creditor shall


always he reduced to equality Of for


tune. The law of Texas intends that


each citizen, if he choose, may have


realty worth, when acquired, $4,000.


No citizen can haYe credit because of


such ownership of such property. No


one in Texas credits another because


the latter owns home however mag


nificent and costly. Credit is given, if


at all, because of faith in human ma


ture, and mot faith in property. If


the creditor be the loser, the debtor


retaining the homestead, there was no


harm done or fraud perpetrated by the


law. The law only guards the family,


the wife end children, and creditors


are supposed to take care of their own
interests. Everybody trading in Texas


trades with his eyes open and In the
presence of the Constitution. The
splendid abode of opulence is above
ground and as well the law that makes
it inalienable, excmpting it from execu-
tion sale. When a wretched woman
OF neighboring city, having four
little children, awoke one bright morn
ing to find the doors of the bank
closed, and that her gains of weary
years of lamplit toll were all gone, she
wept bitterly. Bat the just law that
protected the banker in the possession
of his splendid abode, built upon lot
that cost $4,000, was only just to the
bankers wife and children, and did
no wrong to the penniless. helpless
widow. She never gave credit to the
bankers Homestead" The grossest
ignorance would hardly do this in
Texas. The homestead owed not
dollar of this debt even though the
banker, with fearful eyes, confessed
his liability and promised again and
again to pay. The organic law of
Texas separates the "family" from the
man. Wives and children have rights
and distinct legal existence and separ-
ate and distinct legal rights, and even
though this law operate harshly in
some cases, and now and then knaYe
has taken advantage of it to wrong
the unwary and innocent, its purposes
and general results are admirable. l:
will never be repealed or materially
and those who give credit to
Texans, unless stupidity ignorant, are
never wronged by the homestead ex-
act. If it deprive Texans of
credit, it secures on. the other hand
fixed homes to wives and children, and
will yet produce the most patriotic
race that ever loved the homes and
land of their birth. If the Legislature
would prevent the possibility of
wrong-doing under this constitutional |
homestead act, 1t might provide for Its
in such manner that the |
property held as homestead must br
described as such on the county |
Then no creditor, rich or
poor, could ever complain if he lost |
money by crediting any one holding a |
under the organic law of |
Texas.
Year: 1879

The strength of the anti-Tlden sub
division of the Democratic party is
shown in the fact that Randall was re-
stored to the Speakers place by one
single vote giving him msjority.
Blackburn ana Cox represent the
strength of those opposed to Tilden.
Hard money Eastern Democracy has
won the first knock down in the prize
fuht of 1880.
Year: 1879

WILL the prayer OF taxpayers and OF
true Democrats everywhere be an
swered9 Will Governor Roberts veto
the absurd school tax bill? Is there
no escape for the people2 Must the
country be sacrificed on the altar of
pedapopism2 r.
Year: 1879

THE people of Texas, to the extent
that they are brave and self-reliant,
and cannot be converted by unwise
Legislation into miserable mendicsnts,
think the State docs enough for them
when it gives each family an inalien-
able homestead.
Year: 1879

IT WERE wiser to have no law ".H
a good one unenforced. People aIe
taught in the latter case to disregard
the law and lose respect for govern
ment and for all laws. Therefore it
were wise, perhaps, in Williamson
county, to repeal the local option pro-
hibition. But this necessity for re-
peal constitutes terrible criticism
upon the conduct of those whose duty
it was to enforce the country's laws.
Year: 1879

THE less government undertakes
the more good it achieves. That gov
ernment is best which governs least.
EAch family should be pure republic
and each child should ever confess its
perfect allegiance to the household.
Otherwise the State, whatever its name
and forms, becomes despotism.
Year: 1879

TIE average Texan is slowly edu-
Gated by the wet weather free school
system TO believe that the government
bEa Hercules to pull every mans
wagon out OF the mud. and that he IS
not required 20 put bis shoulder 70 the
wheel.
Year: 1879

The facilities of the HERALD Steam
Printing House for doing job work are not
surpassed in California outside Of San
Francisco and Sacramento. All work en-
trusted to us will be executed with neat
ness and dispatch at the lowest living
rates.
Year: 1879

The Jackson Republic, whose editor is
President of the State Editorial Association
says:


1t would be very pleasant to take the trip
propo:cd, and if the excursion can be made
unattended with any pomp and ceremony
-unaccompanied by banquets or any fet-
ing or free feeding-every member paying
his expenses along the route (perhaps free
transportation excepted) then we are in for
the excursion and will do the part natural
ly expected of us. in perfecting the arrange
ments. Do you accept the terms, boys?
If SO, say the word and we are with you.


AS one of the officers of the association
we "accept the TERMS" and are willing to
do all in our power to assist in making the
excursion success.
Year: 1879

Considerable excitement was created last
week by report that large riot had brok-
en- out among the laborers on the extension
of the Winona & st. Peter road, at Tracy,
Lyon County, and the Sheriff telegraphed
the Governor for assistance. A company
of militia, from New Ulm, were ordered to
the seat of war, but although threats of Vi
olence were made there was no disturb
ance The entire difficulty originated
amongst the laborers working on the line
and was nothing more than q strike, the
men demanding $3.50 per day. The trouble
could have been easily settled by the local
authorities without outside aid, and the
whole affair was but huge scare.
Year: 1879

The st. Paul Dispatch, in recent edito-
rial, says: "We have been informed on
authority entitled to unquestionable credit,
and yet not In terms sufficiently explicit to
allow as to announce the fact with absolute
positiveness, that Gov Pillsbury has de-
termined not to allow his name to 60 be-
the State Convention as candidate for re


nomination. We have been satisfied for
some time past, that Gov. Pillsbury's name
has been kept before the people for no
other reason than that certain parties who
now suck some of the State House pap, or
in other words, are drawing fat salaries for
doing nothing, would naturally like to re-
tain their positions, and as the only posi-
bility of their doing SO is in Pillsbury's re-
election, IT is of course to be expected that
they would leave no stone unturned to &C


complish their purpose. What is most sur
prising, Is the fact that the Puseys and
Maceys of the State House can get any sup
port at al, but it is astonishing to see some
of the leading papers Of The State furnish
Year: 1879

The latest telegraphic advices, from
Washington report the following as the
plan agreed upon: 'The advisory commit
tees of the senate and house democratic
caucuses this morning agreed to recon-
mend the joint democratic caucus that the
provision contained in the veto measure
making appropriations for the judicial ex-
penses be divided into two bills. The bills
will be prepared by the sub committee,
and action will probably be taken upon
them this afternoon" 1901
Year: 1879

There is more truth than poetry in the
following paragraph clipped from the Min
neapolis Tribune: "a good county fair,
among all its other merits, is an evidence
of thrift on the part of the farmers of the
County. A poor farmer cares nothing
about fair, he has nothing to exhibit,
and he dislikes to attend, for he is remind
ed by the superior products which his neigh
bors display, what failures he and his farm
are."
Year: 1879

Now that our village has been obliged
to pay damages in sum sufficient to have
put the necessary repairs on every inch of
side walk in town, would it not be advis-
able for the council to put the sidewalks
on the corner of Sixth street and Pacific
avenue in some sort of shape, and compel
owners of lots to build side walks in front
of their property, or else let the council
take steps to put it there themselves.
Year: 1879

Cincinnati Enquirer


There is remarkable case OF tenacity
of life at the home of Martin Ryan,
near Mill creek bridge, in the west end
of the city, it seems, having taste for
chicken, called up one OF his family day
before Yesterday morning, and ordered
a chicken killed for dinner. The fowl
was caught and the head, after the
usual manner of procedure in such
cases, chopped Off with an AK, and the
chicken thrown down to die. To the
surprise, however, OF the would be
slaughterer, it did not die. After few
moments of futtering about it
seemed to regain consciousness ina
certain degree, and soon jumped to Its
feet and began walking about. And it
has continued TO live and walk about
ever since. Yesterday the chicken was
exhibited to a number of people in the
vicinity, and of course became at once
the subject of no little curiosity. There
have been cases recorded in which a
portion of the head only was cut off and
life and consciousness continued for a
considerable time, a portion OF the brain
remaining: but in this case it is asserted
that the entire head and a considerable
portion of the neck were cut off. A plan
has been found bv which food and
drink are administered to the fowl,
which it swallows and seems to enjoy,
and from indications last night this
headless creature seemed likely to con-
tinue its curious existence indefinitely.
Year: 1879




The Sun Dial Cookers, now on exhibition at
the office of the Washington Gas-Light Com.
pany, are the same that were used by Miss
Dodds in her recent lectures on the science of
cookery at Lincoln Hall.


1t is especially noticeable that cooking is
done by any Of these stoves without unpleasant
smell, without dust, and without any Of the
labor attendant upon the handling Of coal or
wood, and the removal of the refuse of those
fuels in the form of ashes and cinders. You
turn on your gas, strike match, and your fire
is burning; aud after you are done with it you
turn oil your gas, the fire is out. In this con
sists the great economy of gas rs fuel. There
is no loss from consumption when your fire is
not wanted and no time is lost either in get
ting up heat, in keeping up the fire, OF in let
ting IL so out. 1t is a ready and willing ser
want, always on hand to do your bidding. For
summer use ii is especially desirable.
Year: 1879

The Thalian Club will give their closing
complimentary entertainment of the season at
Ford's Opera House this evening The fine
old English comedy OF "The Poor Gentleman"
will be nresented with STRONG cAst
Year: 1879

For the New England and Middle Atlantic States
rapidly rising barometer, fresh and high northwest
TO northeast winds decidedly cooler and clear or
partly cloudy weather preceded by light coast
rains,
Year: 1879

Fora study of one phase of negro
character the ronstabouts for short,
called roosters y of q Mississippi river
character. His recklessness. general
eussedncss and curious WAYS merit !,
volume. You couldn't exhaust rooster
life in less bulk of paper. The rooster
ships for the round trip at New Orleans.
The contract obligates him to be ON
board at the day of departure, and to
Year: 1879

Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georgia, continues to
advance and elaborate his views as to the
relative powers of the coordinate depart
ments of government under existing circum-
stances. When he is out of Congress aud in
the arena of interview, as he was on Mon
day when called upon by correspondent Of
the New York Times, he is exceedingly
chatty, and labors with more force TO give
emphasis to his peculiar views of the pend
ing issue than when on the floor of Con-
gress He contends for the entire freedom
of the legislative and executive depart
menls to act independently, but lie seems to
have forgotten that the Constitution conters
upon the Executive the same power to in
terpose q negation upon the acts of Congress
that it gives that branch to pass them. A
veto is all-powerful in its restraining force,
except where it is overbome by two-third
majority. The gist of Mr.. STEPHENS argu-
ment when carried out is substantially that
Congress is really Independent of the EXecu-
tive, when the Constitution declares other
wise, in so far as it provides for the exercise
of the veto power, which now becomes the
real safeguard of the country against CO.
ercive and unjust legislation.


The position occupied by the Republicans
is very strongly inlrenched. They hold
that to attach obnoxious legislation upon
an appropriation bill and then to virtually
declare that unless wrong can be perpe-
trated in connection with an appropriation
of money for the support of the Govern
ment, that support shall be withheld, and
its functions shall be not only embarrassed,
but be absolutely checked, is revolutionary,
and there is no other term for it. Here is
where General GARFIELD put the adversary
at bay, and the Democrats cannot escape
from their faulty position under the cover
of sophistry such as Mr. STEPHENS and his
Democratic cOnfereS bring to their aid.
Had the Democrats presented these as
independent measures they would to
q considerable extent have ,dsnrmed
the strength of the Republican position
but, under the greed of exaction which has
led to this bluuder on the part of the DEM
ocrats, this Republican intrenchment be-
comes impregnable. The weakness Of the
Democratic assaults show this most conclu-
sively and imparts confidence and deter
minatlon to the course of the minority
Public sentiment will never sustain the
Democratic policy of coercion, which is man.
ifestly to rule or ruin. 1t is clear repeti.
tion of the ante.beilum policy which led tC
secession and war, and the people are as
ready now as they were then to stamp out
such policy under the heel of popular in
dgnaton. The Democratic party is now
repeating its ante-war policy, and history
will repeat itself in the consequences which
are to follow. Past experience seems Il
have been prontless to that party, and il il
provoking bitter return of its teachings.
Year: 1879

they were not much, if any, interfered with
in their vile efforts of supprcssing legitimate
votes. Their great moral pow-wow over
something that they have not had any
physical respect for, and which has not in
the least interfered with their vile pro-
gromme, whereby they are now officially
recognized as a majority, is exceedingly abb
surd. One would think that such brave (?)
men would scorn to meddle with the repeal
of such statutes. The DICK TURPINS of
the road might as well demand that the
laws against highway robbery be repealed
when they were in sufficient force to make
themselves terror to all honest men and
to disobey at their pleasure what laws they
pleased. But these Southern leaders would
play little game of moral dodge. They
see that they are awfully weak in this line.
They must have some subject to expend
little moral buncombc on. 1t would seem
to be their political salvaton-perhaps


II is the spirit of our Government to re-
spect majorties, but when our forelathers
instituted this idea they had no thought of
false iorities-they had no idea that one
section of the country would rise up against
the other in any such attitude. They were
wise and long-headed," still there were n
number of things that they did not dream
would be so perverted by men who sought
to live in free Land. Though slavery ex-
listed in their day, it was not at that time in
detail SO much of n crime MS il proyed TO be
in ours. In its general aspect it was always
a great moral wrong but in those early days
it had not been made so Tepulsive to the
world as it became under the fostering
minds of the strong and unprincipled South
ern leaders, who sought to make ii the cor
ner-stone OF the Republic. AS with slavery
so with these effects of it. In years gone by
rs minority it ruled the Government,
claiming n majority; and now, by the same
element, we are every day more aud more
coming under the control of this same UNI
principled minority that represents itself as
n majority when it is no majority. We re-
peat, we will always cheerlully submit to
the voice of the majority, but not to illegit-
innate and false representations of the same.


What shall we do about it may be asked
of us. The reply will be, Let the loyal pub


lie answer in 1850, when we hope that this
dissracelul feature in our body polite may
receive such n rebuke that it never vii


again become such n power in the land


Let one of the great watch-wOrds for 1896


be " Honest Mniorities.n
Year: 1879

IT requires only very slight knowledge
of the inner inspirations of the Democracy
to reach the true analysis of the lactional
peal policy. In the first place the Southern
wing is especially and only anxious for a
repeal of the misnamed bayonet act and of
the test oath for jurors. But the Northern
wing, representing the large cities of the
country, insists upon repeal of the super
visors' law. AS usual the doughface at
tachment to the Bourbon organization is
directly responsible for the most outrageous
feature of its policy.
Year: 1879

THE office of the Third Auditor of the
Treasury is about to become vacant by the
appointment of Mr.. Auditor AUSTIN as
Receiver of the Land-0flice at Fargo, Da-
kOta. This is among the most important
auditorships in the Department, and should
command ability of high order and of pc
culiar qualification. 1t occurs to us that
this may afford rare opportunity for ex-
employing the principles of civil service re-
form. Cannot a candidate for this position
who embOdies the essential qualifications
he found in that office? 1t would seem so
and we hope it will be so, for the reason
that to go outside, if there is ample
qualification within the office, may have q
tendency to crush out the esprit du corps of
those who are now serving the Government
faithfully This is worthy of some consid-
Grafton.
Year: 1879

WALLAcE's Committee made mere
water-haul in Philadelphia, and if it will
follow up the suggestion of the Democratic
organ as to the printing of campaign docu-
ments free at the Government Printing
Office, it will make another.
Year: 1879

except the ono before US, has treated tho sub.
iect in the whoe-souled way that It deserved.
But Mr.. JAMES has made Solid South" of
it, and VIC esteem his work accordingly We
recommend the book warmly TO all schools
public and prvate-and predict good fortune
for this patriotic venture from the tLone Star
Stato.-NeW Orleans Picoy,nle.


Could anything be in worse taste than
this? Though Mr.. JOHN G. JAMES may re-
ceive the compliments of the New Orleans
Picdgme for such work we hardly think
that he will receive much honor from the
true patriots of the country at large. The
style of this book and its selections may be
faultless, but to make Solid South of o
school book certainly shows depraved in
tellecl on the part Of the person who would
put such an idea in form for the instruction
of the youth of the country and similar
spirit on the part of an influential paper
that would give it such encouragement. 1t
is worthy of notice, however, thut it is pub
lished by the superintendent of military
institute lie is undoubtedly looking
more to the carnal things of this world, the
practical success of a private enterprise,
than to the peace, harmony, and glory of
the whole country. We envy not such
spirit in any man nor its commentator on
the part of any paper This, however, is a
fair example of the spirit of the Lost
Cause" When peace has been established
and great exortions have been made at the
North TO make that peace a practical real
ity, throughout the South they are training
up their youth to regard this peace as only
truce for them to recuperate and reorgnn-
ize their forces for another and more deadly
attempt at the life Of the nation.