The New York herald., 1864-05-06

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ant step, and that he Will then be fully upheld
In his violation Of the Monroe doctrine BY the
sentiment Of his subjects, who will be attracted
BY tho prospect Of future commercial pros
perIty and an increase Of the prestige which
France has gained Of late.
Spite OF Napoleon's energy and determine
tion. bis plan Of . Tehusntepec railroad
has one great danger ahead. II ID inevitable
that the people Of this country, when they shall
have settled their intestine troubles. must
drive ell European intruders from this oonti-
nent, q Macmillan and bis patron will dnd
out 70 their cost. Il may, perhaps, be part
Of Napoleon's plan to obtain the guarantees Of
other European Powers as regards his Railroad
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, by granting
them rights Of transportation; but oven then
the people Of the United States must ultimately
become possessed Of this line. Still, our great
aim must be to compete with this scheme by
superior enterprise. II Napoleon can construct
Pacific railroads we must do so, and by fair
competition prevent any undue control by
France over the commerce Of the world.
The Greatest Magician or Medsrn Times.
The Davenport Brothers are exceedingly
clever miracle workers. They produce mani
festations, demonstrations, emanations and
speculations, and no one has yet been found
wise enough to detect them in their wonderful
performances Heller is very clever magi-
clan. He brings cannon balls out Of hats, and
candies out Of glass Of water and secs every
thing by sort Of second sight. Simmons is .
clever magician. He makes top spin on
thread, turns piece Of paper into q butterfly,
shows blood red writing ON his arm, and offers
to cut off his head and place 1t on again if his
audiences demand decapitation. But We have
magician among us greater than the Daven-
ports, or Heller, or Simmons. His name Is
Shin Plaster Chase, and he presides over the
Treasury Department.
Conjurer Chase makes more money than all
the rest of the modern magicians put together,
and he makes it more easily. Other magi-
clans have to hire hall, pay for posters
and advertisements, employ ticket agents, and
60 to work like men of business. Chase, on the
contrary, simply touches piece Of paper, and
it is transformed into one hundred dollars He
touches few more pieces OF paper, and people
take them for q million Of dollars. Crowds
follow him wherever he goes, and everybody
is eager to get hold Of some of this magic
paper, which passes just as II It were real
money. Never was . trick so apparently sim
pie and yet 80 completely successful. The
superiority Of CoBjurer Chase to all his rivals
is shown by the fact that they do all their feats
and exercise all their ingenuity merely 10 order
to secure some Of his money. Consequently he
must have humbugged them quito as badly az
he humbugs people generally, and must DO &C
knowledged as their master.
There was once an ancient wizard. Of whom
we read in the Arabian Nights, who paid out
money that changed to dried leaves and blank
paper in the Golfers OF those who accepted it.
That was shrewd featin it, day; but We think
that Conjurer Chase excels this ancient magi-
clan in one important respect. There IL no
evidence that the wizard ever transfornsd blank
paper into money. as Conjurer Chase dses. and
therefore Chase is ahead. As for the trick Of
changing money into worthless paper. that is .
mere bagatelle. Many financial msgicians have
accomplished 1t as neatly as the Arabian jug
gler. 1t is as easy as repudiation JET. Davis
has made great hit with il down South. Per
haps Conjurer Chase may be induced to perform
il, in manner most astonishing to all con-
cerued, before he finishes operations. But the
trick of turning paper into money is much more
difficult Legerdeman Law failed in this, and
juggling JET. Davis has ruined himself and his
confederates by undertaking it. Conjurer
Chase stands unequalled in that department of
the art magic.
In old times there was magician named
Midas, whose slightest touch changed every
thing to gold. lie is the only conjurer on
record who ever surpassed Conjurer Chase
Had Chase taken the HERAID's advice at the
beginning Of the war he might have been
able to perform this mighty transmatation.
But DE decided that II would be better to
change everything to paper, and 80 he
was deaf to our Arguments and our
warnings. We are sorry for this; for We
were very anxious that Chase should turn
out well, and throw the magician Midas into
the shade. Perhaps, however, we ought TO be
satisfied with his present performances, since
no modern wizard can be compared to him.
aud We need say nothing more about the ancient
gold manufactures, who was pot 80 much
greater than Colorado Jewett after oil. What
is the use OF gold--what is the use OF Colorado
Jewett-what is ths use OF the Arizona silver
minss-what Is the use OF the Chevalier
Mowry-when CoDjurer Chase can make more
money in a day out Of few reams Of paper
aud little printing ink than all the miners ip
the world could dig in years timet Chase
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