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The Conspiracy Awards.
FOR THE CAPTURE or BOOTH AND HEROLD
For the Capture of Atzerodt.
FOR THE CAPTURE OF PAYNE.
FOR THE CAPTURE OF JEFF. DAVIS.
EIGHTY CLAIMANTS LEFT OUT IN THE COLD.

It will DO seen BY our report Of the proceedings
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lons'eHPectod report Of the commission appointed
to examine and report upon the claims parties to
the rewards heretofore offered by tho Government
for tho approbsn,ion Of thu a,,a,sin Of President
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munioaing the papers IN the case, says: "the re'
suit of the examination and tho conclusions reached
BY the commissioners will no doubt be excepted to
h. =, tho o,.,u.,,, ;, =, .Dr,on,,.,,on vii,
$3.50
minVitea 70 tho SUBJECT
The conclusion arrived at In the report, which Is
very lengthy, Is, that the rewards arc payable as
follows.
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The people of this country will read the
speech Of The PRESIDENT, addressed to the
soldiers and sailors last evening, and there is
no necessity to comment upon it at this
time. 1t is another terrible broadside into
the radical camp. Its telling fire sweeps into
their weak defences and levels them to the
earth. He visits upon the traducers and
slanderers who have been bowling upon his
track the severity Of his invective and the
indifference Of his contempt.
Standing up in the majestic attitude as n
tribune Of great people, panoplicd with
their power, confident Of their support, and
defending their rights, he hurls his rebukes
upon his opponents rs fearlessly as he advo.
Gates the immortal principles for which his
long career of public service has been con.
spicuous and honored. The whole address
rings with unadulterated patriotism. His
words, like the guns of the soldiers and
sailors whom he addressed, were sbotted fol
the enemies Of the Union wherever found
This earnest and emphatic address is tri
umphant vindication ofTnE PRESIDENTS posi-
ton.
If it is right to preserve the Union, thenhe
is right; il the Constitution is the chart Of
our liberties, then his platform is invulner-
able; for upon it he stands mistaken and
undeterred The feature Of the speech most
interesting to us is his lucid explanation Of
the constitutional method of dealing with
representation, and his reiterated adhesion to
the policy of loyal men for seats in the ma
tional councils. The threadbare falsehood
that President JOHNSON is in favor of putting
rebels into power is again refuted.
That "lie is nailed to the counter in such
way that none but the utterly reckless will
dare to repeat it. Not only the soldiers and
sailors who heard President JOHNSON last
night will approve his manly and patriotic
words, but throughout the land the veterans
of the army and the navy, together with the
whole people, will echo back to him their
mighty endorsement.
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n.aoa IN. oony.,ss of that cour,a Il rr.o,.aiv thu
r;rh, ana, and thu trus polev Of a NATHAN
1, ~ ,.h,,d a. o,t,s, r.,,ors a, yiIlaes,
,.,.. A.. e.,a. a, s.r,o,,,nr. .na IA, Al,
IN. .vo..,,on. AZ n..os and nro.nsr,,, IA "a.
,,o,.a 7 t,o,, thar. ar. ,oms Who bsv. bssn
a, hom. o.I.n,.,,n, d,,,no thu var and vbo b,,n1
-. a. A.. .-.Is.-.,,.. :, a...,,... :, ....s
"a s.,uon, "a .vo.s,,on, ~ o,v,, me-. Al, M.
,..,,n., o,r,..n,r0.r, ,hioh .r,m.t.a ma vhsn ,bs
.,o,,s,n.r, "a, m ana ,urr,ng b,gb. But take
tho brav. man Who ,u,tained the ase on the field
and on ,bs v.v. and Won viii and better feeling.
and bs,,o, iuasmsnt on tbs.e ouestiops than YOU
will and with those who have been sitting in the
olos., and nsv,, sm.lled qunpovder, ICheors / Yes
from the nr;vat. nm 10 the commanding general,
,b.v know bs,,er how 10 tr.at tho present circum.
stance, than any Of these closet patriots and hu-
manitari.n,.
Then, my countrymeu, fellow-citirens, soldiers
and sailors, let Us rejoice that peace has come. Let
US rejoice that the relation Of the States are about
being restored Lot us MAKE e,e'y SUR "e ss.'
ap,yp, 49,. p ~, p.Sss.i aovsrnmsnt and tbo
60. -, a. a., n..o. 4. ,..,o,oa I
thank God that our brave men can return to their
families and homes and resume their peaceful avo-
cations. thank God that tho balsful planet Of
FIRE and blood which, short time ago. was in the
ascendant has been chased away oy Tue oen,snAn'
star Of peace NOV 'nn ane von :, p ~ na
p'u,su ~ s"' "n5 al ,ho.. s,'oo,s,on, which
.rn.r,ain 10 men in peaco.
The time is not distant when We can have pc.
litical millennium, political jubilee, and when we
can proclaim to all the nations Of the earth that
We are again united people, ana 'na' We nave ",
unPnan'y Pa''ou ,n'Oue" ~. ," -n .I
peace ~ nome s"a pV", -. DS na. H. ..n
80. a., =, r~ 90, ne. ,houah .I.nd.rer. NAV
n,sr.n,.,.n, NO man can saw that ever deceived
or betrayed him. 1t will be for you to see in the
future, who will redeem all his promises, and who
viii be most faithful. thank you, gentlemen Tor
the compliment you have paid me- :,
At the close OF tue fresiuehts speech
round alter round oil cheers went up ior
ANDREW JOHNSON. Marshal aooDiNe' VINO
thanked the PRESIDENT on 'he iei' uurmg 'ne
speaking oil the latter proposeu ihree
cheers Tor the soldiers ana sailors Oh lne
Army anu navy ihe resPohSo ""a Pi'ihP'
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Medical Department OF the Frecdmen''
bureau.

Doctor Caleb W. HOrner chief medical officer Of
the Bureau Of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned
Lands, has issued circulars to surgeons Of the DIFF
fercnt districts to execute at 4 careful inspec
tion of all relief establishments and quarters
pied by dependent refugees and freedmen under
their Jurisdiction, and to perfect such sanitary
regulations as may be deemed necessary to guard
far possible against the Of cholera
or other epidemic diseases of like naturci and to
meet any extraordinary demands which may arise
thsrsfrom, Doctor Homer has directed the medical
department Of the bureau under his charge to be at
all times in readiness.
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CROWDED OUT.

We surrender this morning to the President and
to Congress SO much space that quantity of inter
esting matter, already in type for our columns, Is
necessarily deferred. We make no apology for
this, however, as we quite our readers will
deem that which we present them of paramount
interest, and will chOOrfuy wait for the rest an.
other day.
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a. THE nominations of Mr., SNYTHE, as
collector of New York, and Mr.. SrANBERRY
for Associate Justice of the United States
Supreme Court, were not received and re-
ferred by the Senate until yesterday, the first
executive session since they were made
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IT HAS BEEN ORDERED by tho Pay Department
that hereafter all checks drawn in payment Of out
standing claims, whether against officers enlisted
men Of the army, shall be drawn only to the order
Of the claimant.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

As- Meeting Of the Board Of Trade.-The
regular monthly meeting OF tho Board Of Trade Of the
D.triet Of Columbia will be held at the Of the
Board, southwest corner Of Pennsylvania avenue and
sixth street, on FRIDAY EVENING next, April 90 at S
o'clock, A full attendance Is requested.
apl9.a X. b, M0HUN, Secretary.
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s. G.CoURTNEr, Esq, ofNew York. was confirmed
as United States Attorney for the Southern District
of New York, in place Of the late DASIEL s. DICK
SsON, by the Senate, in Executive session, yestsr'
day.
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A Great speech.
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Mr.. A. b. SHOEMAKER has been appointed
Collector Of Internal Revenue for the FIRST district
Of Pennsylvania vice John H. Taggart, removed.
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Hs- A Card.-Mr. Chas. barnard, Clerlxen-
WELL London, begs leave to Inform the public Of the
United States that he Is about to introduce to their
notice a new pen recently made by him, called the
CARBoNIZED PEN, being rendered, from its peculiar
construction, less liable to oOrrode than the ordinary
Steel Pen. Mr. Barnard feels confident 1t will be used
preference to even that Of gold The point being
emely smooth, It is peculiarly adaptable to rough and
unglaIed paper with Arnolds writing fluid red ink
the CarboniEed Pen has no equal AplS.8t
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RELEASE OF Q. Q. CLAY.

In view Of the fact that a garbled and I'M
authorized report Of the order below, unNc-
companied by the memoranda" was print
ed in the New York Herald Of yesterday,
and, inasmuch as one Of the parties "recom-
mending the release Of CLAY" Senator VIII
son, has authorized denial that he ever
did so to be printed in the New York Tri-
bune, we are authorized to publish the fol-
lowing official papers:
ADJrTAST GESEKAL's OFFICE,
WAsHISGrOS, April II, 1866
NgJ. Gen. y. A. Miles, Commanding &c, Fortress
MuRrOe Va:
Ordered: That Clement c. Clay, Jr., is here.
by released from confinement and permitted
to return to and remain in the State of Ale
bama, and to visit such other places in the
United States as his personal business may
render absolutely necessary, upon the follow
ing conditions, viz that he takes the oath of
allegiance to the United States, and gives his
parole OF honor to conduct himself as loyal
citizen of the same, and to report himself in
person at any time and place to answer any
charges that may hereafter be prepared
against him by the United States.
Please report receipt and execution Of this
order.
BY order Of the President Of the United
States: l.. ID. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General.
On the back of the above order was the
following:
MEMORANDA.
Case Of C. c. Clay, Jr., Of alabama.
Lieutenant General GRANT recommends
the release Of CLAY because he thinks he may
be safely left at large on parole, or by am
nesty. The manner Of CLAWS surrender is
sufficient guarantee for his observance of any
parole that might be taken by him to appear
when called for. Recommends his release on
parole not to leave the limits of his State
without permission, and to surrender himself
to the civil authorities for trial when called
upon.
Hon. HENRY WILSON, U. S. s., has no hes
itation in recommending the release of CLAY
upon parole, and has mo doubt that he will
be forthcoming when his presence is required
by the Government"
Hon. THADDEus STEVENS says that he would
treat CLAY as n belligcrent unless he was in
the conspiracy to assassinate Mr.. LINCOLN,
which he does not believe. Would conGscute
his property and let him 90.
X. J.WALKER has known CLAY many years
and pronounces him incapable of the crime
of Mr.. LISCoLN's assassination and when his
escape was certain, he surrendered himself in
hopes of securing a trial. Among hundreds
OF loyal men who have conversed with him,
none believed CLAY guilty of completely with
the assassination. There is a general desire
that, if not pardoned he may be paroled,
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ag- Coke IL now selling ut the works OF
the Washington Gas Light Company for TWO DOLLARS
AND A HALF per load Of twenty Ave bushels.
GEO. A: MoILHENNY,
aplS.dtmyl Engineer.
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THE NATIONAL UNION GLUE.

THE NATIONAL UNION CLUB.
The following is the list Of officers and
platform Of principles of the UNION NATIONAL
CLuB of Washington, d. O:
Omcsrs Of the National Union club.
PRESIDENT. y
Hon. ALEX. w. RANDALL, of Wisconsin.
VICE PRENDgNrs
Hon. DANIEL s. NORTON, Of Minnesota.
Hon. A. J. KUYKENDALL, Of Illinois.
Hon. WIN. F. JOHNSTON, ofPennsylvania.
SECRETARY.
SAMUEL b. LAUFFER, Of Pennsylvania.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES.
Hon. GREEN CLAY SMITH, Of Kentucky.
Hon. THOMAS N. STILWELL, Of Indiana.
Hon. W. A. BURLEIGH, of Dacotah.
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GrandSerenade tothePreSident

OVATION BY THE PEOPLE.
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DOARDIN 1.-TWO GENTLEMEN
ID can be accommodated with RooK and BOARD
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IsTHRsAI RHvHsuI receipts yesterday amounted
to Ssos, SOIL,
, 1866-02-21

Tur YorNa NkS's LITERARY 60CIETT VII meet
,hts evening IN lhc Ciscult Court Ioom to discuss
The following: 81 tRtsolrsd, That the execution OF
Jrttr>nu Davis for treason would be polilc-'' Tbs
ptoeamn1m, w asse .nenae ls,s faaihss, Gsssyss &C
Al, arc invited,
, 1866-02-21
Daily Weather Report.
[By United States Telegraph.1


new YoRE. Feb. 3o,-The co1nmtreiart money
article contains the following: 1.-The market syn-
pathizes slightly with the movement in tha gold
market The Sub b1FcaEul3 on Saturday and yes
tettIay told about i've nil1iona or gold At 1s7A.
which temporarily takes nearly eeven millions OF
currency INTO The Snb-1reasurJ, and 80 far tlmln-
lshes The supply Of mouey Ior loans Al the dc.
mande Of tho street, however, are met Al per cent
and have 1eplen,shed their stock at lower rates.
There l. disposition among the foreign houses 10
hold themselves ready Tor any necessity to chip
Specie md Tor this reaeon the sales alluded to will
not materially relieve the market"
The hear interest still predonsnates in the stock
market The late increase in earnings has moi
established any really fottled improvement Of con.
ddcncc. it IL attll thought probable that thest
mus, be q mateE,a} permanent decline u he r.
ceIpfs OF The roads, The feeling On the street.
however, is becoming more strongly speculative.
Governments continue In steady demand from
tnvettore. The improvement Of quotations tos
no effect upon quotations here, the decline in
Kold being more than an offset against the chauge
Discounts are quiet The supply OF paper is
moderate and the inquiry nmlted. Prime namet
pass At 7G7h per cent; good name. for So
grades The quotations are irregular.
, 1866-02-21
Markets by Telegraph.
o,,a RaJDNtGaT MARKET REPORT,

JgpecI,i De74tch to the Western A.socIated Pseaal
NEW YoEI. Feb. r.
The Railway usrket VII rather ta1ne at the epea
nnsrd md Stock EIchsnKe4 and lower prtces wese
craas throughout ths TIT. AfEer tho segni&t cali
thrtn rps csuer feeling Eea1aly, sad pstces xr.s
fraction hfxher. The market Wal heavy and lower at
the ,econd rrsu1a. aud last optn Board tho deca on
.oue shares belnE qrite marked.
cIoar0 rK1cN.
7ha following were tbs closing prices at 80 Pm.
New York Central, SIX; Erie, soH. Hudson River.
10. Reading. gX: Michigan Southern, esxs C1e4e-
1aud PYttsou11, 7sH Rock lAsod. 1e5: FosthWest-
rrp, q; Northwestern, preferred, Ak; Fort HsJnt,
1.K.
Goyernments remain fru with moderate demand,
Win The steadiea, feeling On gold bnuas.
NlsCELIATEoCs,
Sate bonds were qntct and 6fI1. Tharnisceltaneous
Lat was excited on Atlantic Mall. with an advance OF
6per CENT. The stoek aold to the a1teut Of 3o3 or
400 shate1.
Thee fair demand for call loans On sae Stock e.
change. but 1t ia supplied 1t 6 pr cent
GOLD.
Gold opened dull at lssx, but became arner, costa4
at1s7x.
Petroleum etocks were nrmer to-dsy and generally
better, with considerable business at tho following
rates :-BsooklyA, soc Second National tatt Palmer
$40; veuAngo, f375: Bennehof Run, Sts.to; Central
EXCELSIOR II lQt NeIGAU4&1 lbC H614utQ1 a
MeC1intock, 800; Pit Hole Greek $1o29; on Creek,
Aeo; Shade River, s2.so unised States, $3.50,
MINING s1pCKs.
Gunnell Gold. et,4o; Smith Parmelee, 2l.io.
DER GOODS.
The dry goods market continues dull In domest!c
cotton fabrics, md the tendency Il toward lower
rrIces There Is very little disposition tbs pstt OF
huyers to take hold Of cotton goods present quot4
tons In view OF tho steady ta In the price Of the raw
material. In foreign fabrics, there Is r inquiry for
new aud choice spring goods.
The following are quotations from tho Dry Goods
E1cnanga:
Brown ehcetlngs-Boott 4. 2lc.
Hoop szirts-Meyeza 7 /, 1X.lnch tapes, 20 70 10
hoopa, 4ssssc.
B,eaehed sb!rasngs-Forestaae, sc; Sevbusyport
&c; Redhank, &c.
Pr1nts-Ms1fimae. &c: sprsEus. t,5fc, Richmond.
ssc: Mescan, sa4c; Arnold, i3c.
Gipenams-Haftiosd,2 2ic,
Brown Dr1lls-Stark 4, &c; Winthrop, &c,
Corset tJeans-KaruksaE, SC, do satten. ssc,
Canton Flannts- Prmheston 4, 52Hc; Salmon Falls
35c.
Ticks-Hamilton. Sc; Franklin sc.
Etipcs-Whittentou A. 4ocs Unionvlls. aic-
pentus-AEkwrtgAt Sc; Manchester. 4oc-
css.lnescs-Eev York Mills. &c; Fatmsr 4 Ms-
chanics, S1Ac.
The folloxtpx dezpatehes Eere received at the DzY
Goods Exchange to-day:
ST. LouIs.-Trsds quiet.
PsoyIpkSCt.-Some movement In print Sooda IT
l6xc. Tsade generally very In11.
, 1866-02-21

Protection to Homo Labor ". Foreign
Frpe Trade.
Tho recent essablishzaent In tho West Of Free
Trade Leagues for the pretended puspote Of obtain-
Ing cheaper hbries. bat 10. the rnal purpo.e Of
breaking doua American mechanical industry, and
reducing this country to state Of dependence On
England AEd other European nations, ~ lretsud
India go Turkey n1w .Fe, renders II NECESSARY, 10
fsvor ot fostering End prof ectn9 home labor lsainst
the zada Of foreign capita should organize INTO IN
association tor lint purpose.
.hs Ee2 q Ss M Id q
manufacturing resources OF tae Un1ted States, who
se 1s 10 ta,oE ,a o. cEsshhng hons market
cerant,es Of m irregular foreign deruand-who afe
oPpoed TO tnpaittuE The rational sources OF reye-
nna, nh1eh you'd lead 10 the repudiation OF onr
natiopal deht-who sealtKe that iose,gn Tee tssde
=; would visit ruin On the county, repeating he
pEetefion yhas ,, al!tng The se:tess u she essaJ
md destructive competition to ihe empioJe1. nd
secure Liberal wages and plenty Of employment 10
the citizen and hborr1, and good market to Tia
farmer; md 10 the consumer, cheaper goods than
be could buy ahrosd under tree trade II The foreign
capitalist had eecured monopoly Of our rna1kets-
who honaF and respect the tesshinss On political
economy for American use Of Washington. Ffnpk-
LIN, hamilton, the Adamsee, Jefferson, Madison An
drew jackson, Henry Clay, a}snel Webstef, Thomas
Corwin and Abraham lincoln. rather than those Of
Aaron Durr, CALHOUN. Jef; RaTia, Frank Pierce.
Toonabs, Wigfall, Mason, siidel Cobb, Lee, Desp.
regard and other advocates Of secession. nnll1ca.
tion tepudlation and colonial vassalage; in short
all who are opposed to the penny wise md pond
ioolith, shofsighted, suici dial policy Of foreign
flee trade and al in vor Of the American system aa
opposed to the European pauper wages sJatcm and
requested to meet 10 CONVENTION in tis civ al
SIXTH 4 E1IoNfs Hall, on THURSDAY EYEsis0
ssD FEnnuAnY, to organize IN American Indust tial
Union, and 10 discuss the cause Of American in
duslTy VI. foreign capital, ludepeudence areinet
vassalaec. far wnEen to American WotItnrmen
a9alnrt the etafEatIqn pay Of ENGLAND.
, 1866-02-21
arnes F. MAc4ie, Esq. was called upou 10 ofaesate

James F. MAc4ie, Esq. waa called upon 10 onesats
es secretary.
Prom he Trposts Of the committees it appear.
Chat sx7angr1atp4 ha%b becn made 10 pzocuFt min.
nonfhs. ReT. Johu ffaref, IN eminent Scotch
ejeyVYmau Of Tbameford. Canada Weet, win otac1-
a. % tbc frzt sabesth II March; ana Rex. JOAN
md s;rmon ou the seeond Sabbath IN March. The
ulace Of holding these rneetints has not Jes been
decided upon. snd the committee Appointed for tho
purpose Of eecuftng suitable ball ~. granted an
Andrew D75rda1c, Esq. stated thst In al probs-
billy The if7at scotch Preshytertan Church will be
erected in the West Disslon Of the city, in view OF
The ta tb4s the greater portion Of the scotch pop
ulst1on wtsc ci1ens Of that Division; but II 6 ID
tr,dod 10 brIld Scotch Churches To the other dlv1
s3ops OF the city n soon a sumeftUt numbers OF
persops aiseh itemselyes 10 the society 10 make
the erte,prise sure at succesa.
Other addresses were delivered, After which the
,,,nattrr sd1aunej
, 1866-02-21
KANSAS LEGISLATURE,
Especial Despatch to tho Chicago Tabune.1

Especial Despatch to tho Chicago Trtbune:1
1orEKA> kan., Feb. %.
The Senate passed the following bills: An act
granting the right Of way through tho State Lands
Of kansas to the Union Pacific Railroad, E. D.; TO
amend m act to prevent the running At large Of
anine: 10 hx The terms Of Office ior County Com
missaDess; to Eaeae ten scres part In The town Of
Geneva, In the county Of Allen; providing for the
sale Of public lands to MD In the construction Of
certain railroads; an act relatng TO the State Unl
ycrs,ty; to amend act entitled An act to incor-
porate counties OF the State OF Eensas approved
March 4th. l6sa; authoflxine the sale of hnus Of
the State University.
The House spent the day IN considering An amend
mcni 10 the isx bill made In committec OF the
Whots-
, 1866-02-21

EOR SALE Real Estate - lots
/ In browns addition, one ha11 nile north Of nav
cattle yAsts, Itoaitng on IIas&ed street. Douglts
avenue. L1nrel and other suerta Prices. $3.50. &lsa
atrent. ghi
EOR SALE-The three story and
L basement marble ffoss houae and lot, No. i 16
Michigan avenue heretofore the residence Of the late
Geo. Steel, Esq. Apply to GEO. ARMOC +, acting X.
ecutot- EIl
, 1866-02-21
Tho Lake Tanael Grasuts1.

Edttoss Tfibnne
The readere Of your paper vera astonnded this
morning by the announcement that the Common
council had voted to the lake tunnel contractors
g1atu1ty, the euor1nnus sun OF $l89 083 over and
ADORE fheir CONTRACT And this TOO, when 1t So
Pears n The kane column OF your paper, from tho
proctedtngs ol The same meeting In report OF tho
Board os Public Works. lint the rnntrsctprs at tts
contract ptce, will be reimbursed for the loss on
their machinery; lf receive 3l3 80 for personal
sefflce% a1d expentes, and clear profit Of g 394
be>tdee THIS Is every cent they arc legally entitled
to- AND would Like to know what right the Com
mon Council hare 70 give awaY the moneY OF The
eitizens oy the hnndrd thousand at 4 time without
the shadow Of legal claim. s'be Just before you
would be Eenelous" Il m old adase, and this ap-
plies with special torce to those occupying POSI-
ZION OF unet md confidence.
l 90 not N1sh to de1,aet In the least nom the
credit due the contractors, whatever that may be,
nor would totsliy ignore The exercise Of al lber
any; but where money is to be given away. 1t
seems 10 me That the oNnors ought to have tho
pns1eEe OF Einng their oHr money, If these
gentlemen complete useful work tor the city, Ut a
loss TO themse1yes, VIII pledge mysaf to s1re to-
wards making up purse Tor them, Is much Us any
other gentleman IN the city of ny ability. But oa1
tH1es already are enormous, and tre wTuug from
the poor as well as paid by the rich, and it IL no
time, IN the taee Of diminished business md profits
to increase taxation unnecessarily, Ills TO be hoped
That The Mayor, representing the whole city. will
withhold bis approval Of this ordinance until the
wishes Of The cillzens can be aseertaincd.