, 1860-06-13
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE Is, 1seo
MN. L1NcoLN's ACcEPTANcE.
Nj. LncoLs's letter Of acceptance las be-
fore THE, Eeen studied by all our rean n; aha
re a,e sure that Nc but re-oobo their op'n'en
when we sd; that it is a plain, straightforward
and uuuis,akable evidence Of the honesty aud
tair dealing Of the man. It has not word too
much; il is rot a line too short; it!axpresses
i.,st what he means, in language shat none can
misunderstood, and that is the highest praise
List eaa be bestowed on q letter, Of that sort.
THE cENsUs--TaE CRY.
The Assistant Marshals employed in taking
the United States CENSUS in this city, expert
ence mu>h difficulty, particularly among tho
toseign.ooEn residents, in ge::in; answers as
to the value Of re Il estate and personal prop.
erty, required by their directions from the De-
partment Of the Interior. Many persons le.
lieve that their answers will be mad the basis
ofvaluation for city md state tazas and not
few art so firmly fixed IN this belief that. Tue
utmost efforts Of the Marsl,als aro unavailing
TO induce then to give corroc. answers or any
answers at all. Property, III many instances,
is thus returned at one fourth its yalue, or nut
returned at all II is to be hoped that it may
not be necessary to mako examples Of few
blockheads in this category By suits at law
in which the costs will exceed three times
tho amount Of their ta1es in any one year;
but such is tbs alternative presented. IAo
valuation given to the census taker has 10
connection, ueAr or remote, with tile TAX as
sessmcnt, and moreover tue Marshals arc re-
quired by their oaths Of office to keep secret
all the information thus obtained The vol
ume WHICH will be printed after the census is
completed, will embrace onlT The aggregate
valuation by countless Individual names and
cstat:s Will make no part Of the publication
I. IS unnecessary to sag that it is Il matter
Of prime importance to tue welfare Of Chicago
that its property valuation should be up to its
exact standard III dollars and cents, in this
great Official compilation. We copy tho two
sections Of the directions issued from WASH
ngton for the guidance Ct tho census takers:
I" Nalat Of Re1l Ettste Under heading S,
insert the vuiue OF real estate owned by each1 N
diri Ia Il euures :tcd. You nre to Obtain thus
Information hy personal inquiry OF each head ot
family, aud 44re 10 insert tie amount in doliars,
be The csta;e wlere il may. You arc mt 10
consider any question Of lien or incunbrAnee;
II Is Fin 3ly vuur duty to enter the value as CIV
en- bs 1ae respondent.
"Ha'Mcj Rrsca7l Estdte.- Under headings.
insert I'm doli1rs) the value Of personal proper
y, or estate He,e you are TO include tue vsine
Of all the property, possessions or wealth Of
sach Individual, which IS not embraced IN the
column previous, consist Of what it may the
value OF bond, mortgages, notes, s!aves, I've
1t .ck, p' .:e, ewelry, or furniture; IN line, The
v4!de Of woaterer constitutes the personal
Heulth Of individuals. Exact 1ccuracy uHy not
be Rrrlt ed at, but ell persons should be encour-
aged 10 g1ve rear and prompt estiu, -te tor
your Information. Should dny respondent zaaa-
9fes: L's::1.i3A or 44mi4ingasss to mile a fair
reply on this or eny other subject, you will d.
rect attention to Nos. 6 md Is Of your general
Instructions. aud the 15th section Of the law"
The 18th section ot the law here referred te
provides that all action shall lie instituted
against the person 50 !cfusingo or equisoca,ing;
in Tbs o. S. District Court, a1d ttat the sum
of thirty dollars shall in each case he forfeited
to the En ted States. Tie costs will CT course
smouLt IL considerably more than the sum
sued for.
The German papers oi. the city aud state
would do well to c pr the above. The diff.
cu1ty experienced By the Marshals in getting
the necessary facrs from citizens Of fvroign
birth arises. doubtless, wholly from mi:apprc-
hensions, which MS be removed b: few
words Of explanation and advice.
sEItyED HIN RIGHT.
a year ago las; winter, Two ntgro girls, he'd
an slaSery in Nebraska, (,here's squat,er SOW
ereig.ty iten.} escaped from their master, and
as was supposed, crossed the Missouri river
irr3 Iows. Taeir owner finding plenty Of
Democrats for the service. organize an armed
party ;or pursuit. and as soon Al they were
oa Iowa soil, commenced breaking into
and searching cit;zeus houses and commit
ting various other oi(tnce3 against
the law, order and decency which prevail in q
tne State OF course they had no warrant CT
show Of authority. Like the Missouri nigger-
catcllers in Southern Illinois, they procesdt
upon the assumption Of the white 1nRn's d.
vine right to all the darkies he can got, and to
catch aHd hold them wherever ther can be
iouod. Tho girls were not captured; their
owner wt:' lack minus his clatlcls but with 4
heavy bill Ier his Democratic posse md their
whisky. which in MI nisger- -catchu5 cxpedi-
tons somehow is sure to nuw thug II. S
Williams, Of course lestileut "-Ahoili,,nis.'
with just enough cifrontery to maintain that
tic las righ:s ths, eren nfgg :1-cat.,i,crs are
bsurd to respect, seems not 10 have liked the
rrocecdlcgso Of these inarauders. lie sued tic
would be master, the owner Ct tho fly
lag chattel; and we see by an Iowa paper,
that ne las recovered eight thousand dollars
damages, in full, VIC suppose, for the insults and
injuries 10 whic!, he aad his family were SUBJ
jecled By tho l,arhatous clan. That's good.
We like it; atd il the ssme discipline could lie
enforced il the Egyptian counties of,llis State,
Illinois rould make a new and long approach
to freed IN. We commend the tnsu 10 the
consideration Of or friends in the Southern
tier where tho niggcr-catcaers d" most
abound.
THE E8AE ISLANDS.
We stated, a w days ago, t.at there was
danger Of i new complication Of our. relations
With the S al,s d: Central America, by reason
o. tue attitude Of tie English residents Of the
Bay 1slaads, iu tie Gulf Of dcndurAs We
then e1p aiat tls' tbeso English bad gone
there under tic guaranty Of the British Gov
or1ntnt, which guaranty it Was able to giye,
ia consequence # is treaty s,ipulatous with
the Honduree. That treaty IS now a1'rsgat=d