, 1865-02-03

rsanGA aau tnc fTenca the only sue topic. The
travellers are free to abuse both at pleasure, Do
tween the French and English there is q continual
var, War Ct Words; The people Of Fersla once attrl.
In Persian coll By tic organic hospitality Of on
institutions the talent sad power Of all nations are
drawn htther. The invaded and Invading race
e. ,ses e,fh e1hr Apply TIC Rnc
tine secret.
This evening Mr. Emerson will lecture or
looks and tomorrow evening on "Cha1oc.
The Flesh Brokers,
Editors Of Tribune:
In your issue OF Monday morning. nearly co..
cI1s snn Y devoted to TIE abn;e Of crntdng ON
vous. Such 1alk will tail 10 remedy the evil spo
Len OF in the article, and the evil complained O
Is more IN Imaginary than real one. The arnnJ
and the nasy wants men. md the recruiting ofi
rs who fuEntsh the men land whose bus1acss /.
legitimate one, made 50 by the law and cnston
ana gra%sse Of the ssoun Are
human flesh. harmless aniraa1s. reptiles without
ftngs Satellites securing the vilest dens Of the
CITY daily and nightly N search of victims, r.
nets OF recruiting is blessing to the community
and q duty which etery citizen owes his country
The Governor Of the State; Invited MI cid
f. edsn sss Of N The ssef1Has CITIES se, s e.:
done The saue thing; SO that If any man throws
bind53nGcs m IN fhs way Of recruiting he might rea
so1a6ly he called a,loysl man Ct coppslhead
law, military or CIVIL. they shon'd be punished,
That here RE such persons, no one doubts, lint
hons upon the business u recruiting. If The
truth WIS known, there Is more than little self.
isnness lying a Tie bottom Of al, this CRY AGAINST
men: cn1,sting in this city, aad did these s'Fcsh
Brokers 80 credit men no fault would be found,
bnt, to tho contrary, 1hey would be praised and
Go1 eaf ne IheEe T. il Thish
c1edtfs for tnltiments this city and that is bv
laying q much for kh< ~ The aajoiain9 couati.s
IoyYr ahe bqs5d Ct sapsrs':e1s CITY eaaci
nittee can zee this fact patent ii they
want to see It, but Judging from the past they
don't wont to sec It. There is not broker q
runner in the city who would not prefer to enlist
and credit men to Cook county-it Is less trouble
and expense TO them. All that IS necessary to
make crery one OF them do 90, is to r.ise the
courncs IN our oWn State pay. We must remcm-
her thar the Government establishes no recruitine
ofnce for the benefit Of any particular city Of
tcs Of Cook county IN the restricting al credits OF
enlstmcrts to this county, has had Its effect upon
other placee which 20 far has worked to our in
jury. One q oar citizens wcutto cairo two weeks
since TO obtain one thousand recruits from the 1ef
and tn The course, Of bis negotiations.
y sP' 90ss s aSd s es B. 81 ssas Fasvo.t Mss
Of that d: tsct that they sould not allow retul
gee q negro to leave Cairo for the purpose 0:
ecspg coaS h eS %sn ss3y e Pas to 5 sdt s
piled that Cook coRnty set them the example in
restricting the crrdiss Of enlisted men. Not less
h3q 81 f9a o esa aPa I'd Il e5e H
practice. That district has about alied tt
xe YEA asked he pliv1,ese Of tai taxing s. some Asa q
were led 70 inier tiat other southern districts
ioIfow The e1ampie oi New Yort % city, ii md pay 1
every recruiting officer, broker or other person
1ity dollars tor presenting one year recruit and
qecu ond eSane7 tTo
The recruit to four or five hundred dollars.
There orc several cornies IN the northern part Of
and 500. Tie reeimea:s nov now % o1eanizinf ia TO to
rendezvous at Camp Ery will give Cook county at
least 1000 recruits II The plan suggested were
Sons companies i9f ihs;e eM re
and 9Th Congressional DisRtcte- nnd they Will re-
port Mt lamp FRI this week. Many Of these re.
crnlts are from toTns paying no iosal oonntlss
abusing the brokers, hut by. raising the bounty,
and asking the brokers 70 Assist th.n As to OBJ
tanning credits through the naval rendezvous the
recruit men for the navy from the whole North
west, and recruits are arHy1ng dally from Wiscon-
lin and Minnesota and Mchigan and Indiana and
places, as they should Be. The aliens. veterans
md marines skipping in The navy might ail 10
credited to Cook county If the local bounty wls
the most efficient, recruiting officers in theU. 8.
Navy, andsl1s always shown disposition TO do all
he could, consistently, for the benefit of Cook
county.
To sum up the whole .hirg, the quon Of Cook
Firtt-Dy pay ing rs much local bounty as otheE
sccond-by enlisting the SERVICES Of tho brokers.
11lrd-By ceasing the cry against tho Naval
Rendezvous Il.
RxMAnKs.-Wc give place to the above, because
II Ia hut fair that both eides should be heard But
what does the argument Of our correspondent
amount tot Simply this: that the brokers hare
80 succeeded in rnising The expectations Of re-
cruits, that men cannot be procured without the
Payment ofbountics MhIth fnordinstely imporcri.h
the people Shut of the brokers, and each 1ocali-
,ncc ~ 1o a%onS oond rs h
procured ut moderate prices. The following are
the evils entailcd upon us by the operations Of the
People nnd communities willing to pay for re-
cruits are Geeced heavily while poorer people or
tuh-dlstricts stand no chance in The market:
It encourages bounty:jnmpins; men enlist for
Az the brokers will credit them anywhere, their
chances Of eecspc, not only from the ranks, but
from detection, aEe largely increased.
men, who hold back In view Of the visible com.
petition in hope Of larger bonntes.
1t disgusts honest recruits and makes them dis
rel or regiment, that they have been imp5sed
It fosters lying and perjury. Recruits are III
duced to claln altenace or citizenship IN other
It IL rrtcvona wrong On the people Of district,
would otherw1se be credited to their quota.
Against these may be set the single argument
that the practice puts money into the pockets ol
the brokers. There nre few persons who will al-
NIT that our home residents would not enlist with
would be his advantage that ali The money paid
foF rec1uite would 70 into the pockets Of the en-
listed m.n instead Of into the nav Of the tnsatia.
bic broker.
Ing the armies Of the United Ststes but We w,sh
to throw out Of the bargain these middle men
who give to the two parties each shell, and swnl-
Itbed bounty, and to he Government dcmoral-
izsd soldier or tEilor, whose efficiency and Iclia
S' sa Mi osSt sse rf5y hy, e 9ss
@ erait rithout ah - the brokers % az wifi uh iea.
T. T. they must at, york, le! them 20 into Cana.
to swell the armies not as now, workins like the
fool who sought 10 enrich himse1f l'y taking mo-
ncy from onc pocket and putting IT. into The other
A Musical Solree.
Il very pleasant afair took p1sce, last evening,
at Reeds Temple Of Music, in Mccormlck's mar
bic building, on the corner OF Randolph and
Dearborn Streets very prettily bringing ont the
elegance and commodiousness Of the establish
nent The centra1 store OF the three devoted to
he business Of the house, was clearad5of pianos
and musical instrumeuts, sare u magnificent /!
Grand, and the area thus cleared was
given up to chatfs for the accommodation OF from |
one hundred and ffty 10 two hundred pcrsons, to |
8hom the evening was charming 1nusical fcast. |
The occnsion WEE the reunion Of Mrs. E, g, Bost.
WICK nna her pnptls In one Of the delightful |
eofrceA which have for several seasons past been !
given nt intervals al her residence "
luis csLmahle and excellent lady must have |
lint no private residence Is large cnonrh tn in1a
her friends drawn together By occasions lte
.eye. snS Rrpis acaqed hem
nc chairs were removed, and FOR m hour or t,yn
he dancers Kept pace to the sprightfy mnsic Al
nc &c M We one thas did
In the minds Of MI participants.
Mr. Heed'a forthcoming attraction, ID the shane
ps to Sf sFsstsa in one e
u attssctivencss for an occasion Of thIs kind.
Old LADIES' nozE.-The regular monthly
meeting Of the hoard OF managers OF tle Old La
les Aonc was held at the rooms of the Young
Mems Christian Association yesterday afternoon,
Ir, B. ". Raymond IN the chair. The meeting
sas opened with prayer by A. Il. Campbell,
A Communication vas rcd from A. Il, plaela1.
s aet m re go1ds irandu1entiy obtained from
nm. 4ha anat &c desired to re-donate the same to
10 Home. The contribution comprised si0
yortl Of tea and coffee. eA'
etve similar donations which had been frsndo.
emily obtained by Mrs.. Burgrtt. AA@u"a
Rc7. ". q. ryder stated that he feared he Ind