, 1860-03-26

nd must hare cnlulated rrcfty largely On ]'s
rood nature and fotbcarancc. as under ordinary
circumstances he ran a considerable chance Of
.ett!nr his feelings hurt and his profile dam
.xed. THE ayes aud noes we're taken to sns-
,epd tho rules for the reception of the rcsou-
ion, and rc aulted ayes lie, noes 65-not quite
wo.shirds; so tho Investigation into this Dem
,crn ic swindle was slif1ed+
Tho Indians have returned home rcrJ much
discouraged, and feeling the eepestindignation
1t InrsaGea. whose ecalEi would not be safe if
be should risit the starving tribe. lhe chicfb
esve Washington with poor opinion Of the |
,nor, 1aaguaaiulity or fairness OF tsc;r GleA |
Father, as exc,n?l'tied in his refusal to allow
them 10 designate my ref>on t" he assPe'a:ed
rpcct hare they for tic conduct Of 1.arrabee 4
Co. in denying them m Investigating
committee for the redress Of their grievan: es.
Before leaving the city the dcpatcsion waited
upon the Hon: G. c: Washburne, and in the
name Of the tribe, presented him with the M
tional calumet, or ripe Of peace. which they
their possession great number Of years. IN
making the presentation, keshena, the second
chief Of the tribe, made a brief and eloquent
speech, 9e!al!ing the wrorgs End 1uiisfings Of
their tribe. Nr. Washburnc appropriately re-
pticd, and promised that Attorney General
Howe; who i a Just and h,nest man, would help
theu, before the Commission.
discontinued, or rather tie latter has, and the
fnrmer viii be next week. They are bnth of-
f-red to ans counpetcnt peTs0n who will take
them and fulfil their subscription contracts.
There is no property belonging to either, except
their subscription books and some office furni-
Of Buell. and Blanchard, job printers: The Eta
has about 7,509 subscribers, md the Republic
4,oe0-mostiy paid in advance. Since the death
Of Gr. Da1tey, The Era has been 1apidiJ run
niug down. The Republic nerer was self
sustaining, but has been losi:g concern from
the day it was started. The. Era at
one time had 2s.0eo subscribers. andfor several
from Sla 100 to SIG 900 per annuua. When Dr..
.. started for Europe, the friends Of the Era in
Congress made up purse Of $4,000, with
which to relieve certain pieces ri property Of
mortgage encumbrance, mud for the support Of
his family in the eyent Of his dccease, as be was
tnen in n dangerous state Of health. This fund
is exhausted, and another donation will be re-
quired for tho maintenance Of Mrs. Bailey and
her children. Dr. Bailey left a host Of warm
friends behind him. The paper has mot been
se'fsustainins for year past. The truth is, no
paper can lire ot Washington without Govern
inent patronage. The citize1s are pro-rlsretf
in sentiment. and Treasury spouges by practice.
They hare little commercial or mechanical en-
terpr,se, and gira searcel, any adyyertising to
newspapers, particularly to those which DO not
!,e'eve in the divinity Of slavery. The Con<ti-
tu:ioa newspaper subSists on Federal ptuuder- -
is editor being the Senate unl Executive prin-
ter. It receives S1e ,001 worth Of Government
advertising besides. The 8tar, I little dsunion
penny paper. receives Government advertising 10
tbc amount Of SO 900 per year, which keeps il
alire. The StaAs, by some hocus pocus, got
| hold Of Government printing from which il
| sucks $4,000 a year. aud the remainder Of its
| support ia levied upon Douglas and his fol
lowers. But it barely lives, sad will give up tbs
| ghost shortly after the Charleston Convention
knocks tue breath ont Of its Patrons prospects
| Tie old respectable {AteIliytncer has hard wori
| to ret along. 1tis very much embarrassed, ant
but for timely bone Of Government printing
| thrown to it year aso, it probably would har,
been discontinued before now. A good many o
the old fogy class, who live past recollections
continue to take it. Its veutrabls proprietor
have outiircd the ststnte Of limitation on huua'
mise. It is doubtful whether the old Intelligence
c,.u long survive tiett.
In regard to the Era, thers is proposition
before lis friends that may resuscitate it an
continue its publication until the advent, yea
hence, 0f Republican Administration, whe
the Government advcrtIeing. at tbe control 6
the President and Departments viii place it bs
yond pecun,ary distress, for some years ct 1eas
The Era should be kept aliEe, il possible, 70
the sakc Of the noble. pioneer workit has accom-
plisEed in The DAYS that tried anti. .sla:ery men
souls. but it will be next to impossible to e.
ta5lish great self-suppoyting Republican c
Democratic organ at Washington. The reaso
is, that Few ort City, With 1ts mi!l'pn Of i
labitau.s, las become the commercial, aocia
and almost the political c :piill of the natioi
and its pe.s snaper ptess oyershsdows the " asl
inston sheets, anticipates ali ihelf te:ss; d
cnsses and disseminates, by means Of the tel
,rapl1. eycrv matter Of public conccrn tb,
| 1raasuircs at the nominal capt::l, long in n,
yauce Of the Washington p.1,c:s; rendering tt
| inr,rrna,iou in the hitter staie when they rear
tle;r distant subscribers. Washington is i
cotea in an out of.the,vay place. far from all tt
@ra,t h;vhwars Of travel and currents of trad
snd il ACCESSIBLE ou1y br side-track OF the 1;y
t,mora md ohio Railroad. Then, in addition
tha or.rw1,c1m;ng comnctition of tha ,netrono
nn aara;ps1 H. 3ssns;sts,] press te'ecranh;c n
rannnn,.nls ond n numcrons e,rns ri snecI
: aar.S.no,da,te m,;ntc;ned br ti,c d,;lies
y H. esij,o.-j md intcr;or citics, 1rho f1rni,
she;r rcsnertire sections with mi md sntisia
tnersrn6nt;ra1 renorts af al hat tran her
- ~, +,ras. pf ,i,s c;tr "a forccd ~ .enc,
s;r,1,, "' a fnca' ond tto~.2nm.ot M ronage
T;.tG,a ~ i.'rn, n,nara mt en;or;n1 tha iatt
hsro'an'r III .,a ,},.1o.t;rc hefor: tbsm-to i;
h. s,>o";s1 co,tr;,n.;on a. ccasc to ey;et ri
, 1;,;ani r.o;.nf nf.his no,io., sio,1 1,a rano~
10 fr,n, , ,,1,ce .hat ia mnalIs IN e1,nt,ntt nen
. r. .l,a,a, ~ to1.r 49, ~ tf;a s,ora =,
{ iiI1. 1..ai +.;.h.. ~ -. o. t..,;s :, ~. haa,
I''e sa ;f'. e's',H' .i ~ n;ss;s;Ha % 49,.
+ .n "' H. @ r. ~ '.re,+ an.,,.n.
l c;a, az +no,c;n' s11nnr;,n, NJ ynrE
: c"rta;niv @ canrot r,r.Ts .ar,,;o At th;s mt =
i t;.c.war one.hnrsc t].wn wh"sa manhattan co
s;sts ~ nt1ica+hn,,Isrs t,iJ,T hnI.nr,s 10,
io.t1. 1a.for. h1a.s1o,,s ~ s,.,,,;a ~
III ~ .!,s,I;o .'lnnds.. rh:.ra - :.
!ace oi aa hoacs. o'au 10 !a!itl, anu pI'sa
i: c't'3ens arc mestls casual F1s'tor5 attTacteo
e curiosity. The paramount, oFershaanHlnS {
S fnl.hvint,. a,d The nrizr of III. il crah nj :
conten,s Of Uncle Sans till. The public pIu
der interest swallows up oil others, and max
,h: city great iests'i1't:, unhcataoie sore on
u5 p".:b dawn hcrc "a, nnr;sv s,ha n,ora1 atm.
Z plere Of Washington. No fearless and in.
e pendent home press can exist hero to expo
9r relrose .ne reeu.lnguS ~ eo1s ~
its faithlcssuess to dutT and its treachery to
people. There is only one radical, pernane
,emedy for th,s deploraole state OF tac.s, whl
80 ,.era, ,'lo"',e s1ot ona Iocatc Il whete n,
@ lie opinion can be brought to bear on the Oil.
c holding gentry, and where free press will
'aa 'nem ~ ansa 4es"nst - ". p."p
d mt rTca:cr Than lis master.
!, There is quite number Of Chicago visitors
c town. l nut &C among recent affssa1s' "a