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New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-23

when shall We have good tunes again ?" is
very general inquiry We propose to cast some
light on the subject.
|. We have Just had aud still have season Of
commercial disruption and depression, because our
people bad, for some years previous to Its COM
meucement, devoted their time and energies lnOr-
dinately to Traffic, Building, Speculation, instead
of those departments of Productive Industry which
minister to the more immediate and urgent wants
of a community To the stable restoration OF
..eood times it is essential that this misdirection
of effort shall have fully ceased. What Is the fact
in this respect
IL. We have had and are having hard times,
because too large share of our Population fancied
that they could live easier and get rich faster by
psnnins and starting new Railroads laying out and
selling lots in embryo cities starting new banks,
ceiling goods on credit, book. keeping, cerking,
&C., instead OF digging and fertllizng the earth.
Has this mistake been fully cured? this evil tea
Cency been eradicatedl
Ill. We have had aud ara not yet clear of hard
times because, as a consequence OF the foregoing
we have imported far too much, while exporting
relatively too little, 80 that we we're steadily run
ming deeper aud deeper in debt. We demonstrated
against this from the outset, assured our readers
that if must end in crash, and tried our best to
procure such a charge in our National policy as
would increase the number and efficiency OF our
factories, forges furnaces, and so check the nord
nate tide of importation and stop our running in
debt abroad. What is doing or likely to be done
in this respect?
". We have had and sre having hard times, be-
cause almost everybody, for some eight or ten
years past, has been mad,y intent on running HIM
s, If and drawing his friendsntO debt. People talk
of the excess of Paper Money, when there prob
ably less Paper Money this day in the country than
there was twenty-tw years ago. AT all events
tire proportion of Paper Moneyto Trade, Industry
Production snd Wealth is much less now than II
VAS in 1896. But, though Paper Money IS not and
has not been excessive, Debt has been and IS hal
the Real Estats in the country i. mortgased Tor at
east two-thrds OF its cash value. Nearly every
merchant IS IN debt-s large proportion heavily 80.
| Smps, steamboats,, railroads houses, farms-.n
short, everything on which money can BE raised, IS
| shingled oger with debt. All this went on swim
minsI! so long as everything bore high prices; but
We walked up one morning last Summer and .ound
that we had set i up too steep that the Grain
Crop OF l757 must inevitably be sold ia below the
| prices realized for that of 'J6-shat Sugar To-
bacco, PORK Cotton. ani almost everything else
| mast 20 down by the run, aud that Real E,tsts
| sad mos. f,st property must share tae downfall,
cs'!ul the rocky peaks cs many mortgage. froy a.
| o.! g-mlY above the ejbicS tls l. shor. W.
49,. 81, 8 god jea psors- tn As hsj ..2p.,si
! j. ; u,1y T.. .,.-s...i5y b5ya:- l, ~, .Ju,
New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-23

Caleb. however is novelty. He can thk-'e
gtd,. bow he can talk Thsrefore the sntedii-
yi,1 gentlemen are making tie most Of him, and
tbey msy be sure that he viii make the most Of
them. Office in Massachusetts, he cannot hope Tor
and he is speechfying With no view to place at home.
But he is determined not to be forgotten, aud pre-
fers notoriety to oblivion. II be has the skull to
make certain silly people roast his chestnuts, so
much the better for him. But il would be hard to
tell upon what meat be has fed that he is grown so
great Still he hiss right to play his game for
1850: and if be should win, We hope that be VII
reserve national boue or two for the spaniels who
are now licking his feet.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-23

We print in another column, and we recommend
10 the special attention of our readers an article
from The Missouri Democrat, entitled " Freedom
/" in the Slave States. Mr.. Stanton introduced his
speech, on Wednesday last at the Chinese Assem-
bly, Rooms, by the observation that in the central
parts Of the continent, in Kansas and Missouri,
there seems to reside some influence of special
potency upon the social and political condition of
these United States. That such is the fact with
regard to Kansas he proceeded to demonstrate in
his speech That he had reason to couple Mis-
souri with Kansas, and that Missouri, no less than
Kansas, is speedily to become the battle-ground of
similar and no less mOmentous struggle, is very
plsinly indicated i'll the article to which we refer.
The designs of scheming politicians, the bargain
ines between Southern slavebreeders and Northern
doughfaces, by which il has been attempted to ex-
tend the domain of Slavery, are beginning to en-
counter in Missouri the same stumbling block
which has proved so serious all obstacle in Kansas
What the aroused spirit of the North did for Ksn
sas in the infancy of ts settlement and in the short
SPACE Of two or three years, has been impercept
bly, done for Missouri by the gradual progress of
events and the movements of population within ten
years past. At this moment, Missouri, as well as
ksnsss, has among its inhabitants large Free
labor majority majority intelligent enough to
kiow its own strength lis own rights, and its own
interests, aud growing every day more and more
restive under the rule and the policy of the slave
holding minority. Looking to what is now going
Ou in Ksnsss-how the small Pro Slavery minority
III that Territory is warmly supported by the sym.
patty Of the entire South in its efforts to maintain
ITSELF even by the most bare-ficed frauds. in the
Possession of that political control which orisiaa,
Wss usurped by violeEce--a sympathy not exhausted
in words, but which has forced and frightened the
President and is now seeking TO force and frighteu
Congress into active participation in this attempt
the Free-lsbor party in Missouri, the party deter
mined to make Missouri a Free State, SCI
foreshadowed the sort of obstacles which they, too
must expect TO encounter. As in Kansas, 20 II
Missouri, it is not alone the slayehoIdlng mlnGlt!
against whom the Free-labor party will have Il
contend in their efforts to make Missouri Free
labor State. That slSyeholdng minority Will hay'
not merely the sympathy of the Shareholder
throughout the Union, but whatever active aid
veIy little restrained by scrupes of any Sort the!
may be in position to give. 1t is ~ won
der. Therefore, if, standing in this peril expect
iu2 soon 10 see renewed within their own Dor
der, the sane vioen; Sad furious assault
upou popular sovereignty of which Nla,e
IL avw TIC scene, tue Iree'!a5J7 M "
New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-23

to clear away the wreck of such re'usion and get
under easy sail again. Are We hard at work clear
ing away or are we waiting favorable gale %
wait US into port dismanted aud water-logsed
Let every one answer for himself
There will Of course be revival of Trade and
apparent Prosperity, for Latter storm, comes
calm" Shall it be real, weT-grounded, lasting
revival, or mere bridge of fog, raised suddenly
BY some financial ench,ntment, to vanish IN the
next clear sunshine Men who look and sigh TOR
the return of good times, be sure you know what
Ynn mean
New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-23
Five Steamboats, burned nj New
Orleans
NEw-ORLL Ans, he

NEW-lbRLL hNsl reO' II, 100.
Axery destructive conaagration occurred among the
steamers opposite the city this mos1ing. Tho Vr-
c;nia Montauk, W. V. Sherman, T.. s. Prevtise, aaA
the small steamer Montgomery mot the jsnce Mont.
pOmery were destroyed. The loss by this re r,sebe'
40 900 which is partially covered by insurance. but
the precise amount is unknown. The chip AOdO'w
from New.York was considerably damaged. and Oae o.
two otbe, vessels were Injured. The whole OF the
shipping in port va, a; time in aprecs'o0' cOad-
New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-23
A ni-Lecompion Meeting in Coass,.
bus. -.

CoLuxBrs, o., Monday. Feb. p, 1874
aI,y,, AntiLsoompton meeting was he'd hs. o.
S.,n,d.v afternoon. Jacob Reinhat presided. sad
roobs. ven, made by Judge johnson OF Kansas. AID
n p.ne Norton. Gerger and others. Rssos-
tons were passed deuoancns the rre',as"' ana As
Lecompton COns.iiu,.o on, ana lndors'ps CHe Iou's
Senator Douglas and Of the Hon. y D. Cox 'ae R'p
resep,a,ive of the Columbus District IN Congress.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-23

A full reportof the recet debate in the House of
Representatives on the charges against Mr. Burns
of Ohio, which neither be nor his friends nor the
friends of Mr.. Buchanan are willing to have inves-
tigatsd, will be found on the third page of this
pBper.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-23

Five steamboats, were destroyed by fire at New
Orleans on Sunday morning, and several vessels
injured The loss will reach $4,000, part OF
which is covered by insurance AT one time all the
shipping in the harbor was in serious jeopardy.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-23
Death Of an Editor.
RrFFALO. Monday.

BrFFALO, Monday, Feb. p, 1853.
Or. Thomas NJ. Foote, editor of TIE Commercial
Adreytser, died on Saturday evening, after iness
of five days. DR.. Foote was Minister to Bogota under
President Harrisons Administration and also Minister
to Vienna under President Fillmore.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-23
Mewalork DAILY Gribn,te
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 90, 1853.
TO CORRESPONDENTS

vus,sbsr sending reuinenee heeaenty omit 70 nss
I'm The Of Ae Post Office, sp very heqsspaJ ~
nsns ef which ssr paper s be sesA AwsJs
unaton the nanre Of the Post- Onse and State
10 noce be taken Of anonynoss Com oanooa wnse
ever is intended for insertion must be s1hs heafea &
name address ef te wrterno necessarily r psosss
6ou, but a. q guaranty OF hs good faah
Va s~uoot un6sssss rejected CosnmuISeas0Ua
New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-23
London Agersy.

Advertisements for The WEEKLY TRIBUNE OF this
week should be handed in to-day or early tomorrow
Price Al a line.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-23
Later frOnhIsaYana.

NEw-ORiTANs, Monday. Feb. 50, 1873.
Tie steamship Cslswha has annei f:on New.
fo.k. ;A yls l!aS Al -. u.r. > hras. % usSs
y. .G,:.ts..
New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-23
Business Notnes.
W.rso.'s Nyw FAMILY SEWING MACHINE

wATsOS's NEw FAMILY SEWING MACHINE
NOV READyThs improved eA,io stitch Mschins being de
ssnsd expressly for family is recommended " being
perfect, a. well ornamental than Sewing h'"n
nov Ia existence. Call and Persons having " ~
Machines and desirous Of exchanging for the i"p"'e' ~
d or eqatAbls terms.
N.TsoA's FAMILY sEwSG MACHINE CoNPNr
No 80 Broadway NewYork
New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-23

But this was not enough. On Monday following
The Courier appeared with an elaborate report of
Mr. Cushing's lecture on Mexico before the Demo
cratic Union Association, occupying two columns
and half and containing about 600 lines. So We
sum up, as follows, the Gushing account with The
Courier for twO DAYS:
New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-23
THE LATEST NEWS.
RECEIVED BY
MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
From Washington.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TIE n. T. TRIBUNE

NLVIhL UInFNTtHtS to TINE W ~
Fro~ a Specdi COrresposdeEt
WASHINGTON, Monday, Feb. p, lojs.
No hostile meeting has taken place between Clay
and CuIlom. and the afsir will probably DO, settled
smicaby.
williamson has. brought suits inst the SER
geant-at-ArHt Hher officers accrued IN his
arrest.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-11-29
Public Libraries.

1
Mr.. Walker, the County Auditor, has
made an interesting report of the-number
of volumes taken out of the County Lib
rary, by citizens of the County, from June
1857, to November oath, 1885, period of
eighteen months which exhibits in a strik-
ing manner, the important benefits diffused
by those excellent Institutions. The books
in the County Library are all of a standard
character, that impart solid and useful in
formation, and are calculated to diffuse ele-
waited moral and religious sentiments In
the eighteen months, embraced within the
dates of the reports upwards of ten thou
sand volumes have been taken from this
children and the books bear evidence of
having been industrionsly read and faith
fully studied Who can estimate the value
of the fruit which the seeds scattered by
these volumes will produce in the moral and
intellectual advancement of the commun-
ity How many lonely hours have been
cheered by the instructive converse between
the readers and authors How many
temptations to low and degrading vice have
been avoided by the attractions of their
pages How much quiet, heartfelt plea
sure has been enjoyed amidst the scenes
into which they have lead their readers
What treasures of wisdom and information
have they deposited in the minds they have
excited and occupied by there eloquent
preaching?
If the pennies expended on this library
had had the value of golden eagles, the in
vestment would have been the wisest APP
preparation of the public funds that could
have been made Some new provision
should be made to sustain the county Lib
rary and to enlarge and extend its useful
ness.
The books in the Township Library-we
are intermediate also in very active circu-
lation among the citizens of the Township.
The Evansville Library Association is about
to make a new effort to increase the volumes
upon their shelves, and render their rooms
more attractive. Their appeal will, we
trust, meet with most generous response
from all who appreciate the value of moral
and intellectual culture to advance the per-
nanent interests and welfare of the city.
The following are the monthly issues of
volumes from the County Library since the
3lst of May, 1857.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-11-29
As1oo,ooo Newspaper Fa.lare

The failure ofthe BRossE5 and the MEDILLs,
publishers of the Chicago Press and Tribune,
is far heavier than was supposed. They had
not been year conjoined, when their liza
bilities were found to exceed their means to
pay, over ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
The Cleveland Plaindealer, in referring to
the matter, says that the Press was started
to supplant the Chicago Democrat e-
The Press was Republican, and there were
in that city-no less than five daily papers,
of the same political tendency, such a mum
Der having no doubt some effect on the des-
truction OF the paper referred TO. A Chica-
go correspondent says of this matter
The failure and assignment of the Chicago
Press and Tribune establishment excites con-
siderable remark The two concerns, before
their union, were regarded as excellent
good wind Instruments and when united
were considered as n tremendous blow.
With one or two exceptions, the proprietors
are known to be good livers-and there was
no exception TO the general flash character
ofthe paper. ''Big Indian mel was writ
ten upon the door portals, and labeled upon
every inner department of the large sencern.
EIGHT proprietors, heads of families, some
OF them, am told, apeing the "AIichigan
Avenue locality and style of life, had to
feed from the establishment, besides book
keepers, clerks, foreman, jours and appren-
tees dd hJitfm. The big auger bored through
and the failure is SAID to be bad one
500, 900
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-11-29

PORK on THE UPPER MIssIssiPPI-A pri-
waite letter from friend at Burlington, Iowa.
of the Gath inst, says, +" the entire crop of
hogs on the Upper Mississippi, will be slaugh-
tered in three weeks from this date, which
will be at least a month earlier than the
packing season usually closes with us. AL
most the entire stock will be put up on ac-
count of Western operators. One Louisville
and one st. Louis house, will be the chief
holders they will own nearly all in this
vicinity. 1t is singular that none of the
New York and Boston regular dealers are
yet in the market; they having no faith in
short erop-not in numbers, but in yield
and light weight-a consequence of the
want of corn, on which Western dealers
base their calculations and operations
The writer is packer on commission :;
buys none on his own account, but is a close
observer of statistics, and has formed the
opinion that the crop will be decidedly short,
and thinks the Eastern operators will re-
pent, before Spring, of their stubborn I'M
belief in deficit of weight and yield.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-11-29

CORRUPT ABUsE.--The Lafayette Jour
nal exposes corrupt practice which has
been increasing for several years past
These favorites are invited to Indianapolis
by the U. s. Marshal, at an expense of So
per day, and mileage, to the United States
Prior to the regular term of the US Courts,
the officers attached to the courts are in the
habit of summoning host of "cleyer fell
lows congenial spirits" &c, taking in al
'most the entire circle of their acquaintances
throughout the State, "to appear and an
swer before the Grand Jury The persons
summoned, of course understand the whole
matter--having in many instances solicited
it--they go to indianapolis, loaf around for
Il week or two, have a good time generally,
fix up various little political schemes for
their own benefit receive their mileage and
per dten, from the general government for
the services and sacrifices. on its behalf sup
posed to have been rendered and endured,
and then return home These things are
known to be true by persons in all parts of
the State. The evil is a growing one, and
should be put stop to. This is an abuse
which the District Judge could correct
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-11-29
How the cabinet Calculates.
Occasional, " of the Philadelphia Press
writes as follows:

/ Occasional, of the Philadelphia Press,
/ writes as follows:
+ Mr.. Cobb is playing game just nowthat
/ is not as clear as crystal | can admit that
| he is an Archimedes; but it must be con-
fessed at the same time, that while he would
move d world financially like the same
! geometrician, he can nowhere find Il fulcrum
for his operations. Last year he estimated
that the expenditures of the Government
would be 100000 This he was re-
quired to do under the law Of l846. Con
gress was afterward compelled to appropri-
ate over $90,000,000. There was 4 slight
mistake on his part of some $50, 600, 000.-
Necker, and the celebrated financier, Law,
would have lost their heads for q mistake
the 1.-THE of that. Not SO with Cobb. He
is ticlled with the dodge, and this year
estimates for only $50, 000,O00l
Let us look at this. Last year we had no
war with Paraguay. One of the Rarltan
mudscows, in attempting to get TO its des-
tination with load of coal, has, like job
only escaped by the skin Of its teeth. This
attempt ON the part of the Administration
to navigate the seas with canal propelleTs
reminds one of the man in ancient mytholo-
gy, who essayed to course through the air
with artificial wings and got a broken neck
for his pains. OF "A certainty the war with
Paraguay must increase the expenses OF
government Then there is the item of
transportation Last year it was immense,
this year 1t Is more, and rms up to $4,000,
900 1t is very funny that while wagon
roads towards the sunset are advocated be-
cause they will reduce the cost of transpor-
tatlOn, nevertheless, when built the cost Of
TRANSPORTATION, like all human things, phys
cal or vegetable, keeps on growing. i
would seem that COW tails only have the
singular faculty of growing down.
Mr.. Cobb, doubtless, expects to make up
whatever is wanting by the deficiency bill.
This measure, only known for the first time
in this decade, is fast becoming precedent
Last year-or, technically speaking, the fis-
cal year ending June Both, ls57-itamount-
ed to $40, O0O 900. Added to the STA, OOO,-
900 of the Treasury estimates, it made
SS4,000,00O, without taking into consdera-
ton the Congressional iterns-and what
not.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-11-29
ST Oh MaY, l857.

AS the books are all read by the circle of
readers who depend on the library for their
chief intellectual food, the issues diminish
Tkeappetite for books, is, however, increased
by what it has fed on; but there are no ac-
cessions OF new books to supply it and the
craving for more, goes unsatisfed, or seeks
qualification in the trash that is retailed in
the cheap literature of the day. 1t would
be great public benefit, if Il fund could be
provided that would enable tue librarian to
keep pace in his supply of books with the
wants of the reading public
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-11-29

Beg Alfred H Davis United States Mail
Agent, from Baltimore TO Cincinnati, was
instantly killed, on the 22d, about five miles
from Columbus As he was passing along
a narrow platform, stick Of wood project
ing out from the pile caught his clothes and
dragged him from his feet He fell under
the wheels of the cars, then running at the
rate of twenty-five miles an hour, and the
entire train passed over the right leg and
left arm, cutting them both off. The skull
was also crushed, causing almost instant
death. He has left wife and five or six
children in Baltimore
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-11-29

II DARK PRosPEor-Gerrit Smith, in re-
cent letter. says the "Akolitionsts never
had darker prospects. He remarks that
their decline has been rapid since The pub
lie mind was drawn away from the aboli-
ton of slavery to its non-ext tension. The
history OF all parties on this subject has been
downward, and last of all came that "sad
vote of the Republicans in Congress that
Kansas might come. into the Union with
slavery or without, according to the win of
her inhabitants. Gerrit is a shrewd OH
server.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-11-29
The u. 8. senetor,ai EIection,

The following is the resolution passed by
the Senate in regard to the election of
Bright and Fitch:
ResolDed, That the pretended election of
Jesse D. Bright and Graham N. Fitch, to
the Senate of the United States, by por-
ton of the members of the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Indiana, during the SEES
sion of 1867, was Illegal, unconstitutional,
and void, and that the State of Indiana is
not at this time legally or .constitutionally
represented in the Senate of the United
States 4&
1t was passed by the following vote:
YEAS essrs Anthony, Beeson, Ben
nett, Blair, Bobbs, Brown, Conner, Cooper,
Cravens of Jefferson, Cravens of Madison,
Culver Green, Hendry, Hill, Jones, Kinley,
March, Murray, Rice, Robinson, Steele, Ste
vens, Thompson, Turner, Wagner, and
Weir-26.
Nays-Messrs. Carnahan, Cobb, Connolly,
Fisk, Hamilton, Hargrove, Hetfren, Jen-
nings, Johnston, Line, Lomax, Mcclure, Nc
Lean, Miller, O'Brien, 0dell, Shoemaker,
Slack, Studabaker, Harrington, Wallace,
and Williams-22.
Mr. Jones voted with the Republicans,
and Messrs Gooding and Wilson did not
vote at all.
The Legislature having declared by reso-
luton that Indiana has no legal and consti-
tutional Representative in the U. S. Senate,
it becomes, as a matter of course, the duty
of the Legislature to supply the vacancies it
has declared to exist, by an election OF
Senators. A deep interest will be felt to
know who will be the candidates, on which
the Opposition are likely to unite. Henry
5. Lane is the favorte OF Republicans, and
Jno G. Davis, of the Indianapolis Democrat
But Mr.. Davis cannot be very solicitous to
resign his prominent and enviable position
in the House, which he has secured for the
next three sessions, for contested seat in
the Senate, which, if obtained, he could hold
only one year longer than the term of his
seat in tle House We do not, therefore,
believe that Mr. Davis claims viii be urged
with much pertinacity. Mr.. Lane will be
sustained with unanimity by the Republic
cans, and he will undoubtedly be one OF the
successful candidates The Terre Haute
journal says Judge Hoyey, G. ". Carr and
Judge mccarthy each have numerous advo-
Gates.