Jasper Republican, Volume 1, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1875 — Circumstances Alter Cases. [ARTICLE]

Circumstances Alter Cases.

Hie Independents of this State cast 13 votes for United States Senator. A “balance of power, you know.” The editor of the Shreveport Times, whoa asked by the Congressional Committee what was the best way to secure peace, said “Kill aH the Republican office holders from Kellogg, down.” It occurs to us that “baanditti” is correct. United States Senator* Were elected in in the following States last week, for a term of six years: Joseph E. McDonald, Dos., Indiana; Francis Kernan, Dem., New York; Thos. F. Raymond, .re-elected, Dem., Delaware, Win. A. Wallace, Dem., Pennsylvania; Henry L. IDaws, Rep., Massachusetts; F. M. Cockrell, Don., Missouri; Hannibal Hamlin, Rep., Main ; Isaac P. Christiaucy, Rep., . Michigan.

It is authoritively stated that there 'will be sixty ex-rebel officers in the nsxt Congress; and that the Union army is represented by about half that number. The next thing we shall hear will be these „ sixty ex-rebel officers demanding Uncle -Sam to pay them for their negroes, to as.sume the payment of the confederate riebt, and to allow pensions to rebel soldiers. You old soldiers, who fought and Med for your country, how do you liko the way that sounds ? The Chicago Inter- Ocean has this to say of the Chicago k South Atlantic ' 7 ' 5 ' The great project gj£an almost straight line of railway from Chicago to Charleston, S. C., is being pushed forward as rapidly as the magnitude of the undertaking will admit. From Mr. Lyman Bridges, who is largely interested in the proposed line, and Robert Rae, - Esq., and other officers of the company in this city, it is learned that links here and there are being connected, and that the prospects of final completion of the great through railway are very promising. The following letter from A. C. Kaufman, of Charleston, explains itself:

The Baltimore and Ohio, next to the Chicago and South Atlantic, is the shortest road between Chicago and the East, but it has to contend against heavy grades Which, for transportation,purposes destroying this advantage of nearness —“an obstacle which neither resolutions of conventions nor acts of Assembly can, in the slightest degree, alleviate.” Then Baltimore is 250 miles from the sea, and such a barrier does the distinguished President of this giant corporation—the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad —Mr John W. Garrett, regard die navigation of theChespeake Bay that he is hopefully looking to Congress to cut a canal across the Delaware peninsula to enable his ships to go to sea without a detour by the capes. The Pennsylvania and Erie Railroads contend with like difficulties in grade, and the New York Central and Hudson River Road, more favored in this respect, is extending its four tracks around the longer distance in the hope of doubling its capacity. The question of cheap transportation addresses itself With decided emphasis to the people of the West, and already have they taken Bteps to secure this desired result. From Chicago a road is now being built to Indianapolis via B ~ Delphi, which will shorten the distance between these two cities fortyseven miles. This section of 150 miles will be completed by next summer. The road then passes southwardly through Yevay, on the Ohio River, Frankfort, Nicholasville, London, Cumberland Gap, Morristown, Asheville, Spartenburg, and Columbia, to Charleston, and the entire road frill be TB6 miles in length. They propose to run on existing roads wherever they follow the straight line, and to discard them whenever they depart therefrom. Prominent Western capitalists have interested themselves in this enterprise, mi they have assurance from a leading London banker, whose attention lias been recently attracted to the subject, that as soon as profiles and naps of the «hole Hue were prepared he will send .out his partner and an engineer to ex--41 mi nine into the merits of the scheme, stud if their report confirms his beUef, sthat he will take hold of the road and aud push it through. Local ild, howover, must be furnished to the extent of £he ability of each section. Surely every sensible man will avail himself of such an opportunity to benefit himself, bis people, ai.d his state.

[Philadelphia Evening Bulletin] (Scene in the Louisiana Legislature.) Speaker Wilt* —“Solar, so good. I have knocked down the clerk, seised the chair, declared myself elected Speaker, aud sworrf in enough Democrats to give us the majority. Whet had we better do now? Chorus of Democratic members—«-“CaU in the Federal troops to prevent the Republicans from grabbing the House ng&in and robbing tjs of our hard earned

victory.” Speaker Wilt*—‘Sergeant-at-Arms, request General de Trobmnd to eome here with some troops to protect us.” (Enter General de Trobriond with soldiers) Speaker Wilt* —“The democratic members of this house ask your- protection. They depend upon the gallant soldieers of Um nation to secure thou from outrage.” Chorus of Democrats—“Hurrah for the Federal troops 1 General if you and your brave men will stand by us we are safe. We demand the assistance of the goteumeßt* Speaker Wllte—“General, will you please have the hall and the lobby oleared of in truders.' 1 ' , v (The troops comply; with this request and withdraw. Meanwhile the Governor demands that the military shall also eject the Democrats sworn in as members by Wilts. Gen. de Trobmnd appears in the hall a second time and states his mission.) , Speaker Wilts—“l protest against this monstrous invasion of the sovereignty of Louisiana by a horde of brutal soldiery. I protest against the presence of these myrmydoos ofa fiendish despotism in this hall I appeal to the American people against this wicked outrage upon our liber.tiee by of the Presidential assassin.’' Chorus of Democrats —“We all protest. The pollution of this sacred place by the presence of the minions of a military tyrant is the greatest crime ever co mmited against freedom and popular government.” - Speaker Wilt*-—“Let us withdraw. We might a* well, anyhow, because we are now in the minority since my four Democrats were torn away by the despot’s straps.” (They withdraw, and the next day-the refrain of the chorus is taken up by the Democracy of the nation, and is howled out right vigorously.)