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Year: 1879

The Charleston Ners and Courier has a
correspondent who insists that the South
will be far better of if the negroes all leave
and thelsplaces are filled by whites. The
Nc,cS and Courier concurs editorially with
this view, except that it does not "concur
in the opinion that efforts should be made
to hurry the negroes out of the South
1t does not think that the people of South
Carolina are prepared for an influx of thou
sands of white laborers if they can get
them. Tho farmers are not ready to give
the wages that the whites expect, nor to
furnish them the homes they require.


Itappears from these suggestions that the
South begins to realize the fact that the
labor of that section sooner or later under
the existing hegira must be changed in its
complexion. The negroes have been op-
pressed until they cannot longer endure
their expressions and are bound to
seek new homes where their
rights of citizenship, property and
life will be respected and protected,
and where the exercise and expression of n
! political opinion that may not be in consOn-
ance with that of his white neighbor will be
free from persecution and oppression. To
secure these ends the colored people are
| breaking away from the South and seeking
homes elsewhere. How soon the end of
the exodus will be reached it is impossible
to tell, but under the feeling Of widespread
dissatisfaction that comes of n sense Of deep
wrong it is not probable that the flood will
be materially checked until the fountain is
| exhausted.


Then n white population must fill the
vacancy, fits eriilled, for the negro will
seldom be found turning back to the scene
of his former oppression and ostracism. Then
the South will be more solid, politically,
than it ever has been, though the measure Of
its political strength in the government will
be largely reduced in the scale of representa-
tion. No citizen imbued with Republican
sentiment can live in the South any more
than the negro, for the ostracism that has
forced the negro out of that section is for
political opinion sake and would be as
merciless toward the white rs the blacl;
Republican. Under these circumstances
only Democrats can hope to be received
there in the future with respect and tolera.
tion. Those who emigrate from the North


and West into the South, will be regarded
as carpet-baggers, and must endure all the


prejudices that attach to that class.
Year: 1879

bo readily forgiven if the thief would only
relieve his employer from the necessity of
earning his bread by the sweat of his own
brow.


In view of thestate of affairs at the South
at the present time, and also the unsatis-
factory state of the public mind on the
Pacific slope in regard to the Mongolian, it
would seem that very satisfactory inter-
change of labor might be effected. Let the
colored citizen who regards his freedom and
his rights as something worth contcnding
for assume the places now filed by the
Chinese and Iet s,iem go South, while the
n",u nn-s,u goes West, and thus settle vexed
question In this way the South may Sc
cure the labor which it so much needs, and
the negro a home where his rights of
citizenship would be respected aud
his life would be safe from assassination OF
undue oppression The colored people of the
South have determined to leave at.seCtion.
They have endured all that they can bear,
and they seek a more congenial portion of a
free country in which to work out their dos-
tiny. China will no doubt furnish per-
centage of our future population, and ii
they will come, let the South encourage
their coming and direct their steps to the
cotton fields, the rice swamps, aud sugar
plantations of that section of our common
country. We think four millions of Mon
golians would be a valuable acquisition to
the population of the Southern States. Then
the whites could have it all their own way
so long as they did not interfere with John
! Clinnmnnis niutnil
Year: 1879

THERE are admonitions that General LIE
Due desires again to be exaggerated into
the dignity of Cabinet officer. In other
words, it leaks out that LIE DUo once more
insists that the Agricultural Burcau-mis-
named the Department of Agriculture
should be exalted to the rank of q full
fledged Executive province, so to speak.
The better or wiser plan for lie DUO is 10
keep perfectly quiet and let the public
forget that he is alive. He is setting bad
example for other bureau officers, who may
become likewise ambitious to carry Depart
ment portfolios.
Year: 1879




THE post ventured the remark yesterday
that Senator CoSKLrNG had, in his great
speech last Thursday, carefully evaded
every important point at issue" This
puerile attempt to belittle the great effort of
a great statesman failed most miserably in
the face of the direct and unanimous ex-
preston of public opinion that it was the
most successful, impressive, and exhaustive
speech made during the debate in either
House upon the subject at issue. There are
those, including not few Democrat.
among them Senator Nor, AIN. who de-
S''i'e II ~ y. Cnc OF the greatest speeches ever
uttered in Congress on any subject. But this
exhibition of malicious Misrepresentation
and unjust criticism by the puerile post /;
characteristic of its general policy in Tho
treatment of its political adyersaries If tho
fact, of which we have very little doubt
could be established that MOSES wasa Stall
wart or even Liberal Republican, the pos
would instantly rcpudiate the Ten Com
mandments as evasive OF any important
point ut issue.n
Year: 1879

THE current statement that some COM
promise or adjustment of the pending polit-
ical trials in the United States and State
courts in South Carolina has been reached
by the consent or conniyance of Attorney
General DEvENs proves to be unfounded in
fact or intention. 1t is not the habit Of the
Attorney TO entertain propositions
Of this nature in fact, they are repulsiye to
him, aud in this case none have been sub
mitted or suggested. If they had been his
stern sense Of duty and his determination
to execute the laws by bringing offenders of
all classes to justice would have induced


him to reject them without hesitation. The


remark cannot be more appropriately made


than in this immediate connection that
there is no official of the Government, in


Washington or out Of it, whose persistent
adherence to patriotic conviction can be re-
lied upon with greater certainty than Judge
DEVENs' And we add that his convictions
are invariably Of the Stalwart kind, which
enable him TO see difference between pro-
Year: 1879

IN Virginia they have way of avoiding
tile equal rights clause of the national jury
law by petitions to put colored men on the
juries of the State courts who can read and
write. The same rule is not, however, ap-
piled to white jurors.
Year: 1879

SENATOR CoNELING has spoken, and
whether or not he has again made q" the
great effort of his life" as the Demo-
Gratis phrase it, when his mastery effort is
circulated and read, in all its fullness and
richness, the popular verdict will be given.
To say the least the country will be filed
with pride at this effort; and yet the Dem
ocrais are not happy over its utterances.
And why should they be? He stripped the
mask from their faces and the gauzy cover
ing from their nelarious history and plots
and they stand before the world nude in all
their deformity. They are not expected tc
be happy under such circumstances.
Year: 1879

THE Senate, by direct party VOTE yes
terday agreed to the Bourbon policy of dis
charging ex-Union soldiers from its employ
for the purpose of giving employment to
ex-Confedcrates. Senator CARPENTERS
amendment to the pending rule covered
this point as follows:


But no office or employment made vacant by
the removal or dismissal of a person who
served in the forces of the Union shall be filled
or supplied by any person who served in the
Confederate army at any time during the
war.


This amendment having been instantly
rejected the original rule was adopted, Civ
ing the Secretary and Sergeant-at-Arms OF
the Senate the absolute power of appoint
ment aud removal of their subordinates
The decks are now clear for the Johnnies
no Yankees need apply.
Year: 1879

AN OLD WOMAN, weak, palsied and demented,
was immersed at Norfolk, Va, last sunday, after
hard rain storm. She was scarcely strong
enough to retain an upright position in her
chair, which was borne into the river by col
ored minister and a burly negro. The men were
was less adequately protected. After prayer
and a STEW remarks by the preacher, the con-
vert was plunged beneath the waters As they
were carrying her out a bystander whispered,
sL0ng bout next week gwine take that ole
woman to the graveyard"
Year: 1879

GETTING READY FOR THE SESsION.-Clerk
Adams of the House of Representatives is ex-
pected here next week to get the hall of the
House and the new colonnade which has been
made in the rear of the lobby properly furnished.
The hall proper will be furnished the same as
last year, the old green carpet already well
worn having been patched up for use for an
other session. The new colonnade however,
will be handsomely furnished with sofas, easy
chairs carpets, &C., which Will be made for it
specially.
Year: 1879

Better Die from Cold than by the Shot


Gun.


New Orleans, April ia conven-
tion of colored men from all parts of
the state held a conference yesterday
regarding the exodus. Pinchback
headed the politicians. and Rev. A. NJ.
Newman, the church members. The
latter prevailed, and organized the
convention. Some very Incorporate
speeches we're made, but the generally
prevailing sentiment was voiced by G.
81. Thompson, the permanent president,
who delivered moderate but extremely
ominous address. He said: Prominent
southern men have confessed to me
that when the country was involved
and its women and children were at
the mercy of the negro, that the race
remained faithful beyond expectation,
but the southern people have trusted
too much to the docility of the negro.
There is a settled conviction among
our race that we have not been justly
treated. Our fidelity in season Of
deadly peril has not been met with the
amity we have right to expect. They
tell US we will die in Kansas Of cold,
but we had better die there than die
here by the shotgun.
Year: 1879

Washington, April 18.-The morn
ing hour was dispensed with, and the
subsidiary silver coin bill was not taken
up. The house then went into COM
mittee of the whole on the legislative
appropriation bill.


Mckinley spoke in opposition to the
proposed repeal of the general election
laws. He denounced such legislation as
bold and wanton attempt to wipe
from the law every protection of the
ballot-box, and to surrender it into
the unholy hands of hired repeaters and
ballot-box suffers at the north and of
Tissue ballot" cheats at the south.


Mckinley having read that Black
burn in his last debate said the demo-
Gratis meant to wipe from the statute
books all such measures, Blackburn
left the chair and denounced him for a
want of fairness and truth in present
ing from his speech an incomplete
extract.
Year: 1879

THE BIGGEST NOT THE BRAvEsT.-
II is the first battle that tells the brave.
ry of the soldier. Many think before
the battle that nothing can frighten
them. When it begins they are panic
stricken and disgrace themselves ~
cowardice. Col. Chester, OF Connects
cut. who commanded company Il
townsmen at Bunker Hill. used TO tell a
good story of two OF his soldiers in that
battle. A large and powerful man
standing by the side of pale-faced
youth Of slender figure, said to the COM
rade:


Man. You had better retire before
the fight begins. You will faint away
when the bullets begis to whiz around
your head


The pale stripping replied;


# don's know but I shall. as l never
heard one. but l will stay and see.'


He d. stay, and was seen by Colonel
Chester during the battle, calm and hrIn,
loading and firing with great Goodness.
But the burly giant by his side was
missing. and at the retreat was iound
alive and unharmed, secreted under
hay cock. Boastful words anil moral
courage to face any danger rarely go
together.
Year: 1879

Emperor is the most vicious as wei
as the finest elephant in this country
During the winter months he and his
six companions are chained by their
hind legs in an out building 10 the Cen
trail Park. New York. Boatswaln. un .
Ill the arrival Of Emperor. was the pride
of all the female elephants and Gypsy
especially loyed to caress h,n, With her
gentle trunk. But Boatswain o.ce cri-
ed our under punishment and from thai
hour he lost his place in the respect of
associates, and Gipsy transferred her
Establishments to the last conner. The
device ofcircus men for punlshing an
elephant is cruel. To the legs of an
animal are fastened strong pulleys.
which are attached to levers. At sig.
nal the legs are drawn asunder, and
the animal sinks down mass of help
less tortur flesh Then the keepers
armed with long clubs. approach and
beat him on the legs and bottom Of the
feet. The elephant, during punishment
rurls his trunk beneath him and closes
ms eyes. Hour after hour goes by some
times. but the keepers only relax when
the elephant either becomes insensible
or cries out. which latter ia a token of
submission and conquered spirit.
Boatswain cried out, and was never
again guilty Of offence. Emperor.
however has stood this terrible punish.
ment several times and with such extra
ordinary nerve that the keepers are
afraid ofhim. He is vicious. and when
ever missile comes within his reach he
discharges it at the nearest keeper
straightway. One night Emperor watch.
ed one OF the attendants whom he par
tlcularly dislikcs. 1t was bedtime, and
the man making everything snug when
Emperor suddenly turned on him and
knocked him down. The Keeper scream
ed as Emperor, with shrill cry OF rage.
was on the point Of dragging him
beneath his feet and stamping him
to death. Help cam. and the keep
er was saved and then IL was deter
mined that Emperor should suffer for
what he had done The attendants
took the long iron poker with which
the fires are stirred, and this they heat
ed red hot. Emperor was then bound
down in the fashion that has bean de-
scribed, and while one Of the keepers
held his trunk The other ran the red hot
poker spit. The savage punishment
nearly blinded Emperor. but he did not
soueal. lie looked sullenly all the
time at his keepers. Since then the ell.
ephant has been unable to eat, and
stands alone and sullen, slapping his
horribly muulated trunk wherever there
is a cool spot in the shed. The men
call this the extreme punishment. and
sly that Il has never been applied be-
fore in this country. 1t was not strong
enough to subdue Emperor.
Year: 1879

.Suppose.' SAID lawyer to wineFs
he was irving to badger recently, sup
pose should tell you that I could bring
a dozen men of your town to this COURT
room who would say they would not be-
lieve you on oath. what would you saw,
And calmly the witness made reply: 1
would say you led.' A gentle smile
difused itself all over the courtroom.
and the unrunied witness stepped
down
Year: 1879

Are not the city politics and city affairs
getting into an almost inextricable tangle?


A few days ago Mr.. Kelly spoke his mind
with very great plainness to a HERALD re-
porter in o conversation which was GER
tainly as frank as frank could be, and per-
haps little too much so. He showed his
hand so openly to his antagonist that some
of his friends thought he had made mis-
take and had he consulted us we should,
out of general interest in the game, have
advised him to omit many things which he
said.


1t was easy to see that the Old Gentleman
in Gramercy Park would take advan tage
Of Mr.. Kelly's imprudence but to our
astonishment this same Old Gentleman of
Gramorcy Park initiates his doughty an
tagonist by perpetrating few blunders of
his own.


Mr.. Kelly's mistakes were OF words he is
imprudent in his language to reporters an d
ct Tammany Hall. M. Tildsns may turn
Year: 1879

Alfonso, perhaps, regarded himself as
lucky mortal when he got the throne of
Spain, though there may be many opinions
as to whether an ordinary mortal is always
to be congratulated upon that sort of eleva-
ton; but if he was lucky in that and in his
marriage his fortunes have run in differ
ent groove since; for, the death of his
beautiful queen, the death of sister, the
minor misfortune OF two attempts against
his life. and now the severe personal injury
of dislocated joint, have followed one
another misfortunes great and small-as
if the whole battalion of them were
at him to balance the two brilliantly happy
chances of his life. And his sisters death
is not merely domestic affliction, but it
almost assumes the character Of public
misfortune, since it is likely to defer for
time marriage that was urged as meas
ure OF public policy. Spain can hardly
afford another disputed succession, and
with King in tranquil possession of the
throne it is desirable that there should be
left as little chance as possible for the Don
Carloses of the future. Perhaps, there
FORE the wise men in Vienna and Madrid
will set aside the point Of propriety on
this subject and not permit the marriage to
he DELAYED
Year: 1879

sound principles and controlled by good
and able men. But the HERALD sees the
very great importance of having the city S
affairs carefully and honestly administered.
1t sees, as all thoughtful citizens see, that
to make the city's affairs and its most
vital interests subservient to schemes of
State or federal politics, to personal
or partisan considerations, and the
advancement of party schemes, is to
sacrifice the city in way which calls for
remonstranoe, and deserves reproof and
punishment by the people. 1t is not pleas
ant to have to say such things to and
of Mayor Cooper He had given many
guarantees, in his public promises, that
however he might fail in point of ability,
he would at least protect the city from
that which has been SO often its
curse and loss from being made by
its rulers the sport aud victim
OF partisan schemes. In fact he
could not have successfully appealed to the
people in the last election on any other
ground. They believed him sincere, and
hence chose him to be the guardian of the
city. Does he know that in the general be-
lief he is now more faithful to other interests
than to those of the city?


And. by the way, Mr.. Tilden, don't you
think you have unmasked your batteries
little too soon?
Year: 1879

With the exception of Mr.. Henry G.


Stebbins, the Rapid Transit Commissioners
for the new wards do not seem disposed to
get out of the way or do anything that is
asked of them to promote the speedy sue
cess of the enterprise. This is. to be re-
gretted. Rapid transit is so much needed
above Harlem Bridge and the best interests
of the city are so directly affected by the
early construction of roads in the newly an
nexed territory that no good citizen oughC
to place the obstruction of straw in its
way. 1t is to be hoped that the present
Commission will resign. Some of its mem
bers may be placed on the new Commission.
but resignation is first in order.
Year: 1879

In Montreal the Bank Vile Marie closed
its doors yesterday, and general run on
the savings banks began amid good deal
of excitement The banks all report them
selves sound, but some of them want q
little time to turn their assets into cash.
1t Is not thought that the materials for
Canada but there are hints that the regu-
lations under which banking has been car
ried on need amendment, and that the gov
ernment intend to propose better sys-
tenn. 1t is pity that people continue to
lock their stable doors only after their
northern neighbors may have a large fall
crop OF receivers
Year: 1879

The BAD LANGUAGE and Nisgracefnl conduct
of the steamboat runners at the different piers
have become SO offensive that many decent peo-
pie are abandoning the water routes to Coney
Island. The coarse humor of brute in his
hreiing clothes is not pleasant to "a lady or
gentleman. VIII the managers of the Coney
Island lines take notice
Year: 1879

The SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRU
ELrY TO CHILDREN ought not to be satisfied
with the arrest of two or three waits day.
Matron Webb probably can make better cx-
hibtion of real humanity than all of its officers
put together. And she doesn't advertise the
fact either.
Year: 1879

The excursion steamer Columbia was the
scene of another riotous demonstration on
Thursday evening last as she was landing
her passengers in New York While the
boat was at pier No. 2 North River young
rowdy made disturbance. and was ex-
ceedingly boisterous and insolent to a
special officer employed by the boat, who
was on the pier. He was not arrested, as
he ought to have been, and as the boat
moved of, after the gangplank had been
drawn in, pistol shot was fired at
the officer, it is believed by the
unruly passenger. The officer, with a
policeman Of the steamboat squad,
Immediately hastened to Leroy street,
where the next landing was to be
made, and, arriving there in time arrested
the alleged assailant as he was getting off
the steamer and endeavoring to hide him.
self in the crowd. He was taken before
Justice Morgan and held for examination,
and as pistol with one chamber discharged
was found upon him there is little doubt
that he fired the shot at the officer ut pier
No. 2. 1t seems singular and by no means
creditable to the boat that the employees of
the Columbia did not arrest the rowdy, but
LETT him free to endeavor TO escape at the
next landing. A few such affairs will make
the excursion steamers on which they occur
unpopular with the people and good boats
to avoid.
Year: 1879

THE REPORT of the Castle Garden Labor Bu-
reau is rcplete with interest. 1t indicates that
good workers in almost every department are in
demand at even higher prices than prevail in
Year: 1879

THE PARK COMMISSIONERS have some lively
work before them-nore than will make the
summer holidays pleasant. According to the
Commissioner of Accounts there are many trans
actions that need explanation.
Year: 1879

In to-day's HERALD will be found an inter-
saving life in case of disasters to sea going
vessels, and of the provisions made in case
Of accidents by the different lines of Euro
poan. steamers. Rats, either of rubber
or metal, are generally regarded as more
effective as life saving instruments than life
boats, and it is little surprising that they
are not in general use on the steamers ply
ing between New York and European ports.
even if they should be adopted as an
addition only to the other safeguards, such
as life preservers and boats, without dimin-
ishing the number of the latter. The
White Star line is the only one sailing from
New York on which RATS are carried as a
rule, yet only one line is found--the North
German Lloyd-to object to them on prin-
ciple. The agents of that line believe that
there is danger of a raft turning over in
rough weather and burying the passengers
under it, although this opinion is not
backed by experience or shared by those
who have practical knowledge of the quail
ties of properly constructed sea raft.


It is evident from the HERALDs investiga-
ton that many European steamers do not
carry sufiiciency of life saving apparatus


including boats, although they more than
observe the law on the subject as adminis-
tered in England. One steamer which will
carry one thousand three hundred and fifty
souls has room in her eight boats for two
hundred and eighty persons. 1t is evident
that we ought to have law of Congress
compelling foreign vessels in American
ports to submit to inspection and be gov
erned by our own requirements in the mat
ter of the protection of the lives of their
passengers. Such bill was introduced in
the last Congress, but failed to pass. 1t is
to be hoped that the next Congress will
legislate on this most important subject.