The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-07 00:00:00

DECORATION DAY.

The return of the May flowers is promptly followed by
preparations for the annual ceremonies of " Decoration
Day." The thirtieth day of May has been selected for
the floral offering, and the order of General Logan sets
forth the character of the commemoration and the services
appropriate to it. He exhorts all departments, districts,
S,- posts, and comrades of the Grand Arm, wherever dis-
persed throughout the land, to unite in the proper obsen--
, ance of the day, and invites all communities and persons
. whose prayers and aid sustained the nation's soldiers in
the dark days of the war "to lend their aid and as-
sistance in strewing the pure garlands of spring
over the mounds which mark the country's
altar and fold in rest eternal our martyred
dead." This is the plea of a soldier for the memory of
his fallen comrades. Ba it can add nothing to the solem-
nity of the occasion. It can inspire the popular heart
with no fresh sentiment of patriotism. In the course of
time this annual order may come to be regarded as a mere
matter of form, and what was once the suggestion of a
new ceremony become the stereotyped announcement of
au established public festival. This is the case with all
things that happen to meet the popular heart. They may
be never so humble in their origin, they may be due to the
suggestion of an individual or to the fraternal sympathy
of a sect or an association ; yet, if they meet any long_ felt
impulse in the human heart, they are soon lifted out of
the exclusive charge or the few and consecrated by a
nation's care. This is one of the essential merits of
" Memorial Day." Its observance is a spontaneous
labour of love on the part of patriots all over the country.
It is the fulfilment of a self-imposed duty. The
suggestion for an annual holiday of that kind
came to a people who felt that the boisterous
character of most of our public celebrations
needed to be supplemented by something that would more
fitly express the deeper and more serious feelings of the
nation. It offered a service beautiful, touching, impres-
sive. It was the just tribute to the thousands of martyrs
who are sleeping in so many cemeteries and on so many
battle-grounds. It afforded a yearly occasion for recalling
the best memories of the war, and for renewing in an
earnest and solemn manner the noble sentiments it
inspired. A day which has these claims to the
favour and respect of a people will not go un
observed. Nor should the good sense and fraternal
spirit of the organisation to which we owe the day go un-
recorded. Had the Grand Army of the Republic no other
objects than the annual decoration of the graves of fallen,
soldiers, this alone would establish its value to the coun-
try. The fear that it will perpetuate the passions and
animosities of the war rests upon an entire misapprehen-
sion of the character of the Ameriean soldier. The soldier
is proverbially the most generous of men. The vindictive
element in the defenders of the Union has yet to appear.
On the contrary it is a matter of history that the earliest
efforts at reconciliation and harmony came from the sol-
diers on both sides. The northern soldiers fought with
vigour and determination while the war was in progress,
but were generous and forgiving victors. The home guard
were bloodthirsty in their cries for • vengeance, but the
veterans fought for peace, and appreciated its value when
it came.—Boston Advertiser.

An American paper says that the Paris street-boys
have invented a new game for 'petty gambling that will
probably be imported into this country. As it is prac-
tised in France there is a political significance in the re-
sult of the game, for Gavroche is a politician as soon as he
can toddle across a street. The game is known as Ple-
biscite, and is played in this way :—Two coins are placed
on each other and a marble is dropped on them in such a
way as to cause them to jump and turn, and the bet is
laid on " heads " or " tails " for both the coins. When
both the sous shew the eagle's head it of course indicates
the triumph of the irreconcilables, but if on the other
hand Napoleon's portrait is exhibited on both the pieces,
the supremacy of the empire is established.

LETTER FROM Mu. PHILLIPS.—The following
is the letter of Wendell Phillips, which was read at the
meeting of the Indian Commissi on in New York held
recently :—" Boston, May 17, 1870. Dear Sir,--I deeply
regret that I cannot be with you on Wednesday, regarding
the meeting as I do as one of paramount importance.
Every American ought to blush.at this nation's treatment
of the Indians.. Reckless, treacherous, and bloodthirsty,
we descend to all the cruel methods of warfare which we
charge the Indians with using—often an unjust charge—
only to find ourselves foiled after all, at our own game.
The hands of Sheridan are foul with Indian blood, shed
by assassins who acted under 'his orders and received his
approval. If he filched success by such baseness, ruffians
might fancy we had gained something. But after
dragging the flag through this infamy he is whipped by
his numerically contemptible foe. Still lie is no worse
than others. Many of our frontier commanders have
shewn themselves miscreants—and worsted, out-generalled
miscreants at that. We have been obliged, after all the
shame they load us with, to buy that peace which their
clumsy swords, rusted with innocent blood, failed to
secure. Of course brave men are always just, fair and
merciful. I am for an immediate entire and permanent
change of our Indian policy. Make them citizens, hold
them responsible to our civil law, and secure to them its
protection. Call home the cheats and cut-throats, who
only exasperate and abuse them. Treat them like men.
Do justice, if you expect to receive it. Shew them civili-
sation before you expect them to copy it. Were they
to-clay the brutes some men fancy them, they could fairly
say, We have only imitated .the examples .you have set
us for a hundred years.' Let us reform.this altogether.—
Yours, WENDELId Pumars.—Colouel S, F, Tappan.' •

THE CHICAGO ELEVATOR 'MONOPOL. t
And now comes a voice from the east, asking, "Nit
will Chicago do toward reducing the cost a Putt,,l
western grain into the market of the world?" We nusve
that so far as the elevators are concerned, nothing. 3
dislike very much to make this admission., We kn°Wi,it
will not tend to increase the grain trade of our city,
the truth might as well be spoken now, and the resP°n‘shi,
bility thrown where it belongs—upon the shoulders oft
elevator proprietors. There is no disputing the fact t
ha' '
the elevators of this city have a monopoly of the trad
and they will not reduce their charges for storing Yalu
unless they are compelled so to do.' Chicago is the gr
centre of the northwest. Her supremacy as a grain ee
tre was gained by the liberal policy of her merchants all„
citizens generally, who did everything in their power).
draw trade hither, and they were successful
verl De
et
yond expectations. Jealous rivals used
effort to divert the grain trade from this city, 13°,
so far they have been unsuccessful. But this is not saYini;
that in the long run Chicago will not be beaten. If tof
grasping and selfish policy of the elevator propriet°rs
O
this city is to continue, we fear that it will not be In°
years before we shall be obliged to point to a falling °,,ff
our grain trade. Producers and forwarders in the N'y esid
have argued that if same of the more Eastern cities w° .t,
reduce their elevator charges, Chicago would follow sill
What a fallacious idea! There has been a reduction e`
fully 50 per cent. in Erie canal tolls, and the rate of elei‘
vating cent. P Buffolo has been reduced one per bushe
lake
Something less than a year ago one or two other
cities made a reduction in their elevator charges' e
expecting that the elevators of Chicago would second tot
movement. But no ; Chicago—or rather her &eve'
proprietors, to use a slang phrase, " could not see 1":10
and they charge just as much now as they did when
producer was enabled to sell his grain at nesrid,
double the figures at which he can now, and Botts
consequently, afford to pay a higher freight. Eff°rtB
are being made all along the route to furnish cheap
transportation to eastern markets. If the elevator
proprietors at Buffalo can afford to reduce their• storge_
charges one cent per bushel—and it is not reasonable
suppose they would do so if the action was to be followe ur
by pecuniary loss—it cannot be said but that the elevat,
proprietors of Chicago can afford to reduce their charges,
if not one cent per bushel half a cent— anything so Os"
we have a reduction. The receipts of grain at Chical
for 1869 were, in r mnd numbers, 53,400,000 bushels, 311 t
at Buffalo, 37,500,000 bushels. It must be recollected,,tht,
the grain put in the elevators at Buffalo does not renfr
their any length of time, while through the win ere
months the stocks usuallly accumulated in elevators heree
are immense. Thus we find that on January 3, 1870, tilf
was in store at Buffalo a total of 1,250,000 bushels 3.
grain, while in Chicago there was 4,325,000 bushel':
While we admit that it was force of circumstance;
that compelled a reduction in canal tolls, and in elevila
charges at Buffalo, and that a reduction
not have been made had it not been a positive nemektio
and that none of these circumstances are apPlica".l s
Chicago just now, we are somewhat fearful that no--„gf
some decisive steps are taken to shew that the city "0,
Chicago is willing to lend a hand in furnishing the Pr„,
ducer with a cheap transit for his grain, these same Pro
ducers will patronise those people who are willing to °sm.
them. This is human nature. There are seventeen ts
vators in this city, and all but one charge the same ,r,a,.",'11
for storing grain now as they did during the times 01 '—do
prices. And we presume they will continue so to ,
until they are forced to cut down rates or lose their traoe'
It is the wish of grain dealers here, almost without excerf
tion, that the elevator proprietors reduce their rates °.
storage, but they " pull ' together, and have such a inonif'y
poly of the business that they will not listen to 3fat
entreaties, and do not care, so long as they have /liey
job, what becomes of the grain trade of the city.
probably imagine that it is time enough to act when .
grain trade begins to fall off by diversions to other routes;
but they will find that if the trade should ever turn,° fa
will hardly be in their power to bring it back to its
channel. —Chicago Republican.

THE NEW FENIAN RAID.
Our dispatches from various points along the C3123c1111
border indicate that a formidable demonstration is be 7,
made by the Fenians. Movements are reported to r
going on simultaneously at Buffalo. Ogdensbur,Rochesteit:
Burlington, Boston, and from this City. The ?htie
frontier has been thrown into commotion, au" t
Dominion authorities mu t be in a state of bewilderinelit
in determining where to concentrate their defences. may
is evident that the details of the raid, whatever they In,
be, have been carefully and deliberately arraliggee-
and that the leaders have been very .1.1•
s
cessful in maintaining secrecy. The authoriturie,
on both sides seem to have been taken completely bYA,s.tig
prise. The indications are strong that the iruPellu'be
blow will be struck near Ogdensburg, although it 112.91 to
that the demonstration at that point is merely a
n eat
create a diversion in favour of some other locality. Gr
of
activity is reported at Buffalo, quite a concentratioo.
Fenians having been made there. This, it will be re le t
bered, was the point from which the disastrous attelor
t i
o:
of 1868 was made. Whatever may be the plan of oP
tons it must be developed within afew hours or the w-heole
re,
movement will be baffled by Federal interference,
cisely as the previous one was. The President has 'eois
prempt in issuing a proclamation warning all eitilz,cl•
against joining in the threatened movements, au",bey
monishing them that by taking any part in the raja ',,bis
will forfeit the protection of the United States. It
must necessarily be a fatal blow to mere preparations.
_„0
is exceedingly difficult to conceive what the FeniansliY,,ci,
to accomplish by this new and unexpected demonstotwor
It can hardly be that they expect to conquer CaPa'dalbe
even that they have any reasonable stand agauls", jot
military forces which will speedily be brought
them. We certainly do not believe that
will receive any assistance from the Calla ept
people. Although there is a strong ,elest,
of dissatisfaction among the inhabitants in Causcia.,, or
they will not be likely to co-operate with the Fen'the
ganisation, or go to the length of open rebellion, for is
reason that a peaceful solution of their diflieultle al
feasible, besides being perfectly safe. One thing may
safely be calculated upon, and that is that our Ca..u/aelit
neighbours will experience another season of excitethere
and apprehension, this time with good reason; that .uts,
will be hurried concentration of troops at various
a gen eral panic among the defenceless people, of
mately, a round bill to pay. The constant liability.
_Ty
recurrence of these outbreaks must be exceediugi)
pleasant as well as expensive, and it behoves the 'ad
minion authorities to devise scmemeans of putti" 311
to them.—New York Herald of May 25.

dOll
TLe Lords of the Admiraltv have dee' ethot
immediately building three iron vessels of war, at Clia 3,,c1
dockyard, in addition to those now under construction ost
fitting at that establishment. The largest andaifigh,
powerful of the new vessels is to be named the y
and will be of between 4,000 and 5,000 tons bT-her
mounting an armament of 27 heavy guns, placed 111
broadside batteries.
Baboo Keshub Chunder Sen has visited
the
gonebr
Swedenborgians. He was presented with a hand' tan-
bound set of Swedenborg's theological works. In re,,, be
ing thanks he said he had not come to England v" he
come a convert to any sect. If he hated idolatrY'the
hated sectarianism ; and he did not intend to becaletiop•
exclusive property of any one religious denonlill3, all
He wished to look with Catholic, brotherly eyes uP°'
alike.
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BIRTHS.
On the 3d inst., at at, Eaton-place, the wife of Arthur
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3d M.
in P., of a EOD. . bb Arlel9
,t., nt 64, Eccleston-square, the wife of
Spencer Perceval, Esq., of a daughter.

MA RRI AGES.
R C S"
On the 2d inst. at Gorinr, Oxon, Thomas Taylor, rj of
of 'locking, 'Essex, to Sarah Caroline, eldest deligu'e
Charles Gale, Esq., of LittleSteyning Buck:, f ot-
On the 2d inst. at Horley, Beard, EFq• o BW.
tingdean, Sussex, to Elizabeth Georgina, daaghter f
H. Murrell, Esq., of Holley.

DEATHS
On the 3d inst. at Denmark-hill, Camberwell, Mr. ue",,go
Self, a,ed 59. gou,
On the 2d inst., at Belmont, Bournemouth, Edward bv"
Esq., aged 62.
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London: Printed and Published by WILLIAM nit'EW 112,
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Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in *the 'COO',
Middlesex.—Tuesday, June 7, 1870.