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Year: 1879

An indignant parent lately complained
through the HERALD of the severe tasks
which school children arc compelled to ac-
complish. The complaint is we'll founded.
Whether education or mere discipline is the
object of attendance OF school, neither JUS
tifes the physical constraint and mental
exertion to which hundreds Of thousands of
children are subjected every day. Few
soldiers are as severely taxed ON the drill
ground as many children are in our show
schools and others which aspire to high
reputation for order; but, as il this cruel
training were not destructive enough of
health and spirit, the custom grows more
and more popular with teachers to
make school hours merely the time for reci-
tation, the lessons to be studied at home.
After six hours spent in the schoolroom,
and from four to six at study at home. how
much time and inclination has o child for
recreation? Parents should remember that
they have rightfully voice upon the course
of studies to be followed by their children,
and should refuse to allow homo TO be
turned into o schoolroom unless they are
themselves going to oficiate as teachers and
save their children from doubled restraint
and double duty.
Year: 1879

The case of church officer who had been
suspected of improper relations with women
has lately been exciting denominational
and social circle in the City of Churches
and ended in a verdict of not guilty, but
indiscreet The individual and his friends
are to be congratulated that the suspicious
seem to have been groundless; but both
they and other persons protesting. Christian
rectitude will make grave mistake il they
fail to comprehend the real seriousness of
what is admitted. The w,4ld has had
experience enough in such matters to
be able to understand that indiscretion,
without evil intent of any kind, works
thousand times as much mischief as
wilful crime, and is therefore to be more
carefully avoided. particularly by those
whose professions induce other people to
regard them as models for humanity to con-
form to. The inmates of our prisons are in
most cases just where they should be, but
their misdeeds seldom have anything like
the bad and far-reaching influence of the
irregularities of hundreds Of times as many
persons who are regarded as respectable.
The people should understand and the pull
pit should preach what experience has been
saying with ceaseless and saddening itera-
ton for centuries, that it is not the crimi-
mails but the fools. the careless, who keep
society in hot water and retard human
progress.
Year: 1879

Under the above title resident of tene.'
ment house expressed in yesterdays HERALD
the opinions of the better members of
his class. His arguments and implications
will not affect landlords and the bust
ness world any, for business is business,
and the man who conducts it, no matter
what he may profess to be when he is away
from the scenes of his daily work, regards
according to their business aspects all tene-
ment houses, whiskey shops and other
means of money making. But nearly every
man has o sentiment, Of which he is more
or less ashamed, in favor of something
that is morally superior to business-a
something which some men call charity.
others humanitarianism, and still others
cases implies that all men are to some ex-
tent their brothers' keepers. and are,
according to the measure of their means,
responsible for the condition of such of the
lower strata of society as are not vicious.
The only prominent organization that pro-
fesses to einbody this sentiment in it's prin-
ciples is the Church, and the efforts and
success of this body in the direction Of
ameliornting the condition of the poor is
tho only one Of its claims to respect which
infidels as we'll as Christians acknowledge.
The condition of our tenement houses had
frequently been made known, and partio-
ularly so within the past few weeks. Now,
what is the Church. or the churches, going
to do about 1t? These organizations in
olude among their membership and
attendants, nearly all the wealthy
people Of New York. Some of them
possess immense properties and others
can command money and brains on
sufficient occasion. On the other hand,
the tenement houses contain, among many
people who are low and vicious, tens of
thousands of men and women who have in
hsrited sense, principle and; taste, oil Of
which have been subordinated to the brute
effort to keep the wolf from the door--an
effort, according to our greatest living poet,


That crushes into dumb despair


One-half the human race. T.


Over-exertion, mistakes Of judgment, in
sufficient education, hasty marriages and
other errors may be urged as explaining the
worldly condition Of these people,; but the
distinctive difference between worldly wis
dom and Christianity is that the latter is
supposed to heal or alleviate the wounds
that worldly blundering has made. If it is
to do so, some more powerful balm than talk
or sentimentality can ever amount to must
be used. How much of it, where and by
whom is it being used?
Year: 1879

Clay. because it is so perfectly absurd. The
veto power, with which the constitution
clothes the President, is perfect nullity if
Congress can overrule veto, not merely
by the refusal of two-thirds of both
houses to sustain it, but by the re-
fusal of bare majority of both houses
to pass appropriation bills to which
they may tack q vetoed measure. If it
is legitimate for Congress to block and dis
organize the government by the vote of a
simple majority of either against veto, in
stead of the two-thirds of both, which the
constitution requires to override veto, the
long accepted theory of our legislation is
subverted, and the veto power is eliminated
from the constitution. If bare ma
jority of either house may block the
wheels of the government when its will is
not submitted to, and thereby coerce the
President into signing bills which he dis
approves, the veto power is prepos-
ferrous and contemplate nullity. 1t is not
to be expected that President Hayes will
accept this degrading view, and the whole
responsibility of disorganizing the govern
ment will rest upon the democratic ma
jority if Congress adjourns without pass
ing the appropriation bills.
Year: 1879

It is quite remarkable and discouraging
that, after all the publicity which has been
given to the traffic in Italian children,
padrones still roam safely about the coun-
try, abuse their little victims and live upon
what the children beg and steal. All this
happens among people who helped abolish
negro slavery, who view the coolie system
with adherence, send missionaries to the
heathen and attend meetings to talk and
pray for what they term the evangelization
of Italy. Wicked New York has followed
the padrone so closely that mono Of these
scoundrels or their slaves are to be found in
our streets, but ii the various bands have
merely disappeared by going to the in
terror cities and towns the evil exists as
Aourishingy as ever. Humane people,
shrewd detectives and laws against in
voluntary servitude are to bo found every
where. Why are they not used against the
pndrones, wherever found?. There Is no
other way to repress this revolving traffic in
human life except that Of prompt legal
action. There is but one system under
which the little Italian musicians come to
this country, and that is practically O worse
form Of slavery than the negro ever endured
in America. The business is conducted by
brutes and makes its victims brutal. The
Chinese are blessings to society compared
with the padrones and the ignorant, hard
ened vagabonds that the italian children be-
come by the time they reach their majority.
Let this particular phase of everybody 8
business be followed up by everybody claim
ing to bc human, until the padrones are
driven into penitentiaries or out Of the
country, and the worse than orphaned chill
dren cared for according to their great
necessity.
Year: 1879

palates. The entire.nature of the liquor is
changed by this operation; wine no longer,
the compound has every vice of bad alcohol
and no virtue OF grape juice. Proper legis-
lation could prevent this vile stuff from
ever getting into the market here. Re-
spectacle dealers do not want it drinkers
would avoid it if they could detect it. Why
do not the temperance men take part in
reformatory movement in which they will
have SO much aid and be SO likely to sue
ceed?
Year: 1879

THE ARMY EQUIPMENT BOARD is hard at
work trying 10 increase the availability Of our
soldiers accoutrements, clothing and camp and
garrison equipage This is MS it should be, for
an army that is compusorily skeleton ought
at least to be relieved from heavy loads and
Lindrunccs of all sorts.
Year: 1879

Our Republican friends are leaving
the South by the thousands for Kansas
and Nebraska. If the South was never
solid. Democratic before it will be now


That this change will prove benefit to
the Africans general'y-to those who
stay as we'll as those who go-we have no
Year: 1879

THERE are now forty-one genuine
tramps In durance vile at St. Paul, aud out
OF that number there are fourteen who
prefer TO live on bread and water and
accept solitary confinement to doing the
slightest act OF labor. There should be
no choice left to them. Make them work
or Starve.
Year: 1879

THE first quarter OF the present year
shows decrease in business failures in
the western states Of fifty per cent. rs
compared with the same quarter last
year. We are glad to note a drying up Of
the stream of bankruptcy.
Year: 1879

Among the measures attempted by the
Democrats in Congress for the purpose of
limiting the national authority is the bill


now pending in the House by which it Is
proposed among other things to repeal those
provisions of the Federal statutes which
provide for the removal to United States
courts of all criminal prosecutions begun in


State courts against officers of the Govern
ment for acts done while in discharge of
their duty. Under the existing laws, which
it is now proposed by the Democrats to re-


peal whenever person acting under color
of the authority and laws of the United
States, is charged with an offense in any
State court, and that person before trial al


leges that the act with which he is charged
was done by virtue of that authority and


in pursuance of those laws, then that per-
son is entitled TO have his case removed
from the State to the United States Circuit
Court, aud there tried, in order to deter


mine whether or not such person was justi-
fed in the performance of the act with
which he Is charged. If the Conlederates
in Congress succeed in taking away from
the General Government the right to ex-
anime by its own judicial machinery
cases made against its officers while
acting under color of its authority
and its laws, then the United States will
have no power TO protect its officers in the
enforcement of its laws, and will be at the
complete mercy of any State to whom any
law of the United States may be obnoxious,
The carrier of the mail, the collector of the
revenue, the marshal of district, the re-
cruiting officer the supervisor Of election,
may all be inhibited by State under the
most severe penalties from the performance
of their respective duties, and the National
Government will be unable to protect or
shield them from criminal prosecution in a
State court for the performance of those du-
ties. The agents of State, alleging
the authority of u law void in itself because
repugnant TO the constitution, may arrest
the execution Of any law in the United
States by simply indicting in State court
those who may be engaged in enforcing that
law. 1t is useless to say there is no such
danger. Such a state of affairs exist at this
very moment in certain sections of the
Union In a report TO the Secretary of the
Treasury just submitted by Commissioner
RAUd, and which was published in Friday s
issue of THE REPUBLICAN,, the latter calls
Year: 1879

years his teachings would render Il neces-
sary for the Government to revive these
very laws for the protection OF its officers in
the collection of its revenue in the State of
South Carolina, where the attempt to pre-
vent the Federal Government from collect
ing its customs caused Congress to re-cnact
this measure in 1888 rs part of the force
bill, its enactment having been recon-
mended by President JACKSON in q special
message. During its passage through Con-
gress this particular feature of the force
bill received the support of DANIEL WEB
sTER who, in course of the debate, said
he Thought this the most important pro-
vision of the whole bill as respects the
protection of Federal officers"


From the passage of that act up to
the present time the right of Federal
officers TO remove from State to Federal
courts suits or prosecutions for acts done
under the color Of Office, has remained
part of the law of the land. In fact,
when the force bill was under cOnsidera-
tion the chairman of the Judiciary Com
mittce in the Senate declared that the COM
mittee were of the opinion that the provis-
ions of the act relating to the removal of
suits or prosecutions against Federal officers
ought to be engrafted on our judiciary sys-
TEN; and so il has been without any at
tempt to repeal it until the House passed
under the control of the Democracy, who
made an abortive attempt to do so in the
last Congress, but without success. They
have again renewed their attempt, combining
themselves, however, this time to that part
of the law authorizing the removal of GRIM
inal prosecutions, leaving the law untouched d
so far rs it relates to civil causes But as
Judge ORTIZ, in his excellent speech in the
House against the repeal suggested, it is
far more Important, so far MS the great in
terests of this Government are concerned,
that the right to transfer criminal causes
should be preserved than mere civil suits.
Officers are not apt TO be deferred from
the performance of their duties by in
sttuting civil suit against them, but
they can be elfcctually prevented from
performing those duties by arrest, indict-
ment, and conviction on n criminal charge
and in certain localities, where the revenue
laws are considered as very oppressive and
the revenue officers are very obnoxious, it is
a very common occurrence for grand juries,
partaking of the feelings Of the rest of the
community, to indict revenue officers for as-
sault and battery, trespass, &c. Left to the
mercy of petit iuries with the same preju-
dices convictions are sure to follow, unless
such cases can be removed to the United
States courts. A few such convictions in
those localities would soon drive every rev.
enue officer away from that locality. Fol
this reason it is absolutely necessary.
Year: 1879

The namc of this well-known gentleman has
again been placed upon tho list of employees
in the Business Department of THE NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN. His familiar knowledge of the
advertising constituency of Washington and
acceptable acquaintance with our business COM
munity have combined to secure for him an
enviable reputation as one Of the most success
full solicitors of advertising in this District.
Now that he has returned to the business in
which he has spent greater porti on of his
years of manhood, and to the service of this
journal, into which ho entered at its very
foundation, we bespeak for him renewal OF
the kind consideration his old friends were ac-
customed to extend to him in former days.
Year: 1879

IL endeavorng to deprive the National
Government of the power to protect its
officers by removing criminal prosecutions
begun against them in State courts, the
Democrats in Congress should remember
that the law on this subject was first enacted
by Democratic Congress, aud it has met
the approval and received the support of
Year: 1879

Is THE United States nation? The Con-
federate Congress answers this question
with most emphatic no! and proceeds to
declare that the General Government has
no rights that the State governments are
bound to respect.
Year: 1879

BEN HILLS last speech is not so popular
in the South as he no doubt believed it
would be. The policy of apologizing for
their treason is denounced as cowardly by
the stalwart Confederates Of that section.
Year: 1879

THE policy of restricting Federal super
vision at the polls to the judicial branch of
the Government is agreed to by President
HAYES. What more do the Democrats in
Congress want? Certainly if they are not
intent upon further restrictions they would
be able to come to some agreement with
him and adjourn without further delay.
This.is the sensible view of the situation
which is accepted by the intelligent masses
of our people, and which leads to the belief
that under the cover of their cries for bogus
repeals the Bourbons intend TO establish
practical Nullifcation the country over ;
and the longer Congress remains in session
the more prevalent does this belief be-
come.
Year: 1879

The majority of the coal oil sold in
this town is worthless, as well as very
dangerous. Many of our citizens are
complaining very bitterly in regard to
this matter. 1t is the duty. by law
of our State, of the County Judge to
appoint an Inspector, whose duty it
will be to see that every barrel of coal
oil brought to the town for sale is
properly marked l30 proof, and re-
port merchants violating this law
[ Madisonville Times.
Year: 1879

THE Congressional Committee,
known as the Potter Committee, have
been ordered to investigate the cipher
dispatches sent and received by both
sides about the time of the great ex-
citement just after the Presidential
election in 1876.
Year: 1879

The position taken by the st. Paul
Globe in regard to the State prison is
beginning to bear fruit. The Pioneer
Press Of Friday last admits that there
are rumors that the State has been


swindled for the benefit of Seymour,
Sabin & Co., the prison contractors,
and advises that these rumors be
promptly investigated. It is note
worthy fact the Pioneer Press did not
recognize these rumors until there was
strons probability that Senate COM
mittee would be appointed to make an
investigation, and that the rottenness
connected with the prison could no
longer be covered ur, That paper,
in order to let itself down easily, still
denies that any Of the convicts have
been used cruelty. It will doubtless
be somewhat difficult to secure evi.


dence of the facts in regard to the
treatment of the convicts, if it has
been bad, for the reason that no con>
vict would find it a pleasant task to
testify against his keepers, with the
certainty of remaining until the end


his term under their control. 1t is
not probable that any of the officers or
keepers in the State prison would be
removed, no matter how damaging the
evidence against them might be. If
a report By an investigating commit
Year: 1879

world will hold responsible whom no
fair mind can acquit of the crime
though his own hands did not execute
it-,hat man is in the Senate of the
United States. Blanchard is dead,
Kelley is a mere hanger on, and con>
quest Clark, was Kelogg's most trust>
ed henchman and knows more about
all these crimes than he can be got
to tell, is one Of John Shermau's con.
fidential clerks.


And now the committee proposes to
overhaul the cipher dispatches. Ever
since the cooked up and worthless
Tribune expose of last fall, the
Radicals have attempted to Offset the
proof of actual fraud on their part with
the story of what some Of the Democats
tired to do. Six weeks ago they were
notified that the Democrats were ready
to proceed with a thorough investi~
cation of the whole cipher matter, but
after consulting with John Sherman
and Hayes, they decided that they
would not try any such hazardous
business. The resolution which Hale
was said to be anxious to offer on the
first day of the session, never saw the
light and now that the Democrats pro-
pose to do the thing anyhow, every
Republican member of the committee
votes against it. Doesn't it look as
though they were afraid of some-
thing ? PHoNo.
Year: 1879

From the Pioneer Press.


The bill granting to soldiers of the
late war arrears Of pensions, which
Gen. Logan lsbored tor eight years to
the get through congress, and the pas
sage of which by the senate he secured
several times by hard labor, only to see
the bill fall into some of the legislative
traps of the house, was passed again
by the senate on Thursday last, under
Senator Ingalls, management, and was
sent to the president for his signature.
The bill passed the house on the last
night Of last session, being offered by
Haskill Of Kansas, under motion to
suspend the rules, and Senator ingalls,
has been pressing its passage in the
in the senate all this session. Senator
Hoar tried to amend it in the senate,
but failed, and there we're only four
votes against the bill on its final pas
age.


From the St. Paul Globe.


There is great diversity of opinion
as to the amount of money that will
be required to pay the arrearages of
pensions contemplated by the bill that
passed the House last week. The pen~
sion bureau estimates that seven mill
ions will more than suffice, but Sher~
man insists that it will require thirty
eight millions. This last amount is so
preposterous as to bear upon it's face
the evidence of prejudice. Probably
a fair estimate would place the amount
at ten millions.


From the Pioneer Press.


The pension bill passed by the sens
ate Thursday and cow under consider
alton by the president pr ovides simply
this: That every wounded soldier, or
every widow of a soldier killed in the
service, who at some time SUI bsequent
to such disability or death made props
er application to the government and
was granted a pension to continue
from that time onward, shall now res
ceive from the treasury a sum equal to
that which he would have received up
to the time ofapplication had that pen
sion commenced with the disability OF
death. That is to say, pensions are tc
be paid, not only after the date o1
: granting but before. AS most Of the
pensions now paid were granted subse-
quert to the occasion therefor, this en-
actment will bring almost every pen
sioner in the county to the treasury
doors with bill for arrears.
Year: 1879

We doubt the wisdom of the bill
now before the Legislature to cut down
salaries 20 per cent. The officials in
the frontier counties are poorly enough
paid now, and this reduction, if car
ried, will put the salaries at such fig
ure that no competent man will accept
an Office.
Year: 1879

Mr.. Bsecher has had an opportu-
nifty to express his mind freely upon
the subject of Temperance. The
salient points Of the address were as
follows:


'The drinking usages of society
Dripg greater amount Of evil than
all other causes put together. 1t
was therefore the obvious duty of
society to defend itself. If the
waves of the ocean threatened to
break over their natural bounds and
inundate the island, would they not
initiate the Hollanders and build
dykes and levees to keep out the
ocean? Or, if there be a plague,
such as the yellow fever or cholera,
would they not sweep a Gordon
around it, or quarantine it in order
not to let it on the community? That
was the case with the drinking usages
Of society. What should society do,
therefor? First, they would look at
one or two things attempted to stay
the evil of intemperance. 1t
had been attempted to regulate the
sale OF the mischief in the community.
In other words, there was a malaria
in the community. 1t came from a
great swamp yonder. AS fast as
men were attacked, they take them
to quarantine. Some said drain the
swamp, as that would save their fel-
lows, that it would be the most ra.
tional method. They propose to
drain the swamp, and yet allow the
source of the evil to remain in the
manufacture and sale Of intoxicating
drinks. There never was a princi.
pie more justified by reason and NOR.
ais than what was called the Maine
law. 1t stood on foundations of ada.
mant, in SO far as philosophical and
moral considerations were concerned.
One thing they saw about that law
was that it was far in advance of the
public sentiment; and could not be
practicable now. 1t will take time
to 60 it, but the time will come when
it will be practicable, but that would
under the glorss of the millennium.
1t was right in principle. That which
the law could not do, through the
weakness of the flesh may be accom-
,lishsd. Local option was another
meth d suggested to abate the evils