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4e SUCCESSOR TO
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No. 1900 Broad Street, Neat door to Ia.
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BY THE AUTHOR OF THE CONQUERED BANNER.
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A Domestic Romance NidOWcr OF Sew
cnty.five Falls i'm Love with a Woman Of
Twenty -fOur-A New Way to Stop u We'd
inc
New-York tribune., 1867-02-27
HRITISH DINING.

SOMEBODY said, long ago, that no ASSOCIATION
of EngIshmcn could get itself fairly into work
ing hnmcss without a preliminary dinner at
some L,udon or other tavern. The benevolent
ly dspncd of a religious turn are usually con
tent viii breakfast, and yiands manageable
with tm fork but the political Bull must
be fed upon something more substantial, ana
sustained at least 10y the national beef and
pudding. Our latest adyiccs fsom England
drlosc, a one result of public perturbation,
an unus,nl amount of gregarious feeding The
Adulamit.s have entertained Mr.. IIorsman AT
Stroud AMI Mr.. Powell at Leeds The people
OF Portsmouth have given Lord Monck a din
ncr, and there have been other great conyylal-
ties TO 81, nothing of the religious banquets
which the ,hurch wurdens are always engaged
in celebrating in all parts of the empire. 1t Is
impossible or outside barbarans like ourselves
to get at more than the meancst part of these
trenchcr-cv,nts, j. e., the speeches. which usual
ly SAVIOR of Indigestion. fine old port, and met
pcnt apoplOy. We do not know why these
brilliant ard bold feeders cannot ENJOY
their oxcelhnt cuts, their turtle, ana Their
tipplc, witlDut assaulting the United States;
but beef beng the diet of a soldier (when he
can get iD ye suppose that plenty OF II M
cites to puanacity. Ilorsman. Tor instance.
Ilorsman sn,erngly told his hearers that the
AdulamiicS did not intend 10 20 10 America
for their political principles. AS nobody has
asked or has expected them TO do so, 1t seems
TO us that THU disavowal is somewhat gr0tui-
tous and while Mr.. II. was making such lib
cral display Of his religion, and getting rosy OF
4 .l..I. .I,..l h..
might have remembered that charity is popu-
larly supposed to occupy no nnimpoltant place
in the Christian scheme. We may, rs Mr.
Ilorsman said. "cnyy the British their Consul
tuition ~ but as we cannot get 1t, and rs Our
weakness il anabc, we think it hardly kind to
uDbraid us with il. To add to our mortltlca-
ton. Mr.. Powel,M T., at Leeds, sang the same
sarcastic tune, and made the most ol the talk
of impeaching Mr.. Jolnson-of expellng from
office "a President elected by the voice of the
peopler--which shows that the ideas OF Mr.
Powell are somewhat misty. Bcecroft, NJ. +.
who came after him, quoted Scripture III no
fense of Conservatism rs follows lhat Soou
ching which was committed unto thee, keep
A fine text, applicable to tithes to pensions and
to moor lreland-that last good thing which
il costs more to 4" keep" than 1t would to throw
away.
Bnt Mr. McDougal Mt the Monck dinner
LET the largest, and altogether the most extra
ordinary, cat out of the bag. McDougal loi
the Canadian Cabnet) has associated much lhe
says) with Mr.. Seward; and lo utmates that
the Secretary is a great admirer Of the House
Of Lords and the House of Commons. ms
probably comes Of Mr.. Stewards extraordinary
New-York tribune., 1867-02-27
THE ONE RTCHT WY.

TO the multitudnOus Department Clerks,
Army Officers, Firemen, and other salarled per-
SONS who write us in remonstrance against our
opposition to the Increase OF pay they scverally
require, we respond once for all, as follows
There is precisely one just, equal, and beneii-
cent mode of doing what you require-by re-
sumng Specie Payment-and for that we are
doing our very best. We admit the force OF
your representations we admit that many e1
Won receive less than yOu deserve; but so DO
the private soldiers, and more especially tae
disalaed, crippled heroes of our great struggle,
and the widows and orphans of those patriots
who gave their lives for their country. You
think it hard that you should receive but sOo
70 400 per month in greenbacks what say
YOU a. to those who are obliged to support
their families on pittanccs OF - 10 20 per
month Have you no feeling, no thought, ior
themP
Our mode of relief viii reach every one-the
mercantile clerk as well as the office-holder;
the private soldier as well as the officer; the
patriots widow and orphans as we'll as the TO
lice Commissioner 1t is fair it is practicable
and il cannot fail to prove effective. And IL
yon had worked half as hard for this as You
have for your partial, selfish scheme, 1t would
have long since been carried
We believe in Banks and in Paper Money:
in fact. they are essential to the advantageous
prosecution of our business. We uSe thousands
of h,nl bills weekly, aud Dn|cr Want 10 scc d
coin of any higher denomination than sQlt-
dohr b,. We should like to finger dine
2nce Sore, if tbe bankers on nothing won't
consider the suggestion too presumptuous. All
We ask is that their dollars should buy as much
SspF and ink as silver dollars would; if thcy
wili secure us that, we shall never think of
asking them TO redeem. But we were long ago
taught by Daniel Webster and others that ir-
rcdccmable paper was not real money ou'
juggc, swindle and curse, anu arc too old
to nlcan their lessons. ssss..
We cannot copsept 70 a temporary increase ot
salaries, sc, 10 last only while the Currency re-
main, dcprcciated We cansot afford to in-
crease the number and influence of those who
hayc a personal interest IN staying off 4 return
To Specie Payments. If We could, We should be
urging a removal OF the present limitation to two
cents per mile of the passenger fare on the Cen
tml Railroad The claim of the Central Is ~
nllouE fiiu ~ 'hii " ~ ii'''ii'' ''''' VIZ
company doe, not receive Tho two cents per mile
contemplated by law, hut lcsS'tian cent and Il
hall. If the Currency is 10 remain deprecated,
they ought to have relief forthwith. But we
want the influence of that powerful corporation
in hyor Of not against Resumption where
fore, We hope il may not ask the Legislature
for l,licf this Winter, OF, if il ask, that it may
not receive.
Mcr and brethren! help us to II Resumption of
Specie Payments That will afford just and
equal rlicf to all who deserve it-and nothing
cl,r vii
New-York tribune., 1867-02-27

bers of tho Legislature to consider how great
is tho interest of the $1,000 Republicans OF this
city in the Convention, and how just that they
should have voice, at least, in the revision OF
the Constitution. If for no other reason, the
Governors plan should be adopted, and we arc
surprised that all Republicans do not see how
greatly the advantage outweighs any oDlec-
tons to the election of 16 Democrats, whose
votes are sure to be ncutralized by 16 OF their
opponents.
We owe, it appears, the postponemcnt OF the
bill in the Assembly yesterday to the oppo-
sition of Mcssrs. Wood, Parker, Henry Smith,
and Vandcnbrrgh to the Littlejohn amend
ment, and the majority wishing to pass 1t
we're defeated by Parliamentary rules The
bill is a special order in both Houses TO-
day, and the majorities i'll both are In favor oil
the election of SO delegates at large. We hope
they will insist upon the Littlejohn amend
ment, and carry the bill straight through both
Houses without another days delay.
New-York tribune., 1867-02-27

Amendments 10 the Compensation bill of
twenty per cent were reported from Committee
back TO the House yesterday, and being agreed
to the bill goes back to the Senate. Lamp
lighters and employees at the Executive Mansion.
not excepting the Laureate at the Public
Buildings, were included in the amendments;
and we suppose every salary that can be readily
increased, is to have 20 per cent added to it..
We are thus treated to another costly bill for
the Equalization of Bounties. There * no
knowing where Congress will stop ia its rage
for equalization in money matters.
New-York tribune., 1867-02-27
THE SOUTHERN STATES.
BREAD FOR THE STARVING.

The Southern Famine Relief Commission, OF which
James NJ Brown, No. 61 Wall-st., is the Treasurer.
have taken unwearied pains to ascertain what Is tho
extent and severity of the destituon in the South
and the most equitable and safest methods OF dis
trbuting supplies. The result of their inquiries.
with respect to the destution is that there are at
least 100000 people in Alabama, Georgia South and
North Carolina, so much in need of provisions that
many of them must perish unless relief be given
them from the North
But this is not all Another class of sufferers arc
the planters and farmers, who, while not now wholly
destitute of food, will not be able to provide the
seed and labor for another harvest without Northern
help So great are the necessities of the four States
named in both these respects, that 100000 bushels OF
corn would not more than meet the imperative wants
of the people, over and above all that they can
provide for themselves.
The Commission are anxious TO do all in their
power toward supplying This great lack; and after
prolonged consultation with Major-Gen. Howard and
others believed to be most competent to give advice.
the distributions of the Commission will be made
through the joint agency of the United States Dis
Tict Commanders anu Tie Governors of the different
States unless it be in some cases where it would seem
more advisable to employ special agencies OF dstr-
button in given localities. The Commission have re-
ceved letters from all the District Commanders and
Governors of the States where desttution prevails,
and its plans will receive the most faithful co6pera
ton of them all.
With as perfect plan for thorough distribution ~
perhaps can now be devised, and with the aid OF
Government ship to carry supplies free of charge.
nothing is now needed TO give bread and seed TO tho
suffering people of the South but large-hearted
benevolence on the part of the North The object ~
prominently worthy of such benevoence. and we
are glad to know that the daily receipts of the Treas
urer are rapidly increasing,
New-York tribune., 1867-02-27

Mr.. Edward Cooper, the Tennessee Copper
head who forms the minority of the Committee
raised by the House to investigate the muir
der of three Union soldiers at Browns Ferry,
South Carolina, reports that there is no doubt
of the murder, nor that it was wllliul ana
malicious but he is not fully satisfied that the
Gx-Rcbcls who were con1.@eedl con;1..@ted oi the criihc
really perpetrated it. because
"Thcy arrested by order Of the military anhor-
tesL hryqLsncA before military commission tred con
VIScd and srniyJi = % tFecuted. whether upon sur
fclent evidence Is lttiiy she finding Is mnateria az
the legality OF the sentence does not dsp,"d ~ M ms
sigLfesi orgree upon me Wcq of testimony but upon me
iegai!y Of he tribunal before Which they tTe dTo'ged 70
try them and tolnfct such punishment ,
On this point, the people who voted and
fought against the Rebellion do not agree with
Mr.. Cooper. They insist that such murders
shall somchor be punished :. and, if there be no
legal machinery whereby this may be effected
they intend to make some. Hence the Military
district bill. ~s%s'.,f 80
New-York tribune., 1867-02-27
THE CONTENTION IND DELEGATES ar
LARGE.

TIE CONTENTION md DELEGATES ar
LARGE.
| If the Assembly had yesterday passed the
| Constitutional Convention bill, "A day would
| have been saved. II was content with debating
it. We say again ihat debate is useless. for il
has been asccrtaincd that there is "a majority
in favor Of Gov Fcntons plan. and the argu-
mcnis against il are "a we'll known that it is
improbable they will change another vote. We
print on Our second page to-day a letter from
Mr. Sinclair Touscy, in which everything that
can he urged against this plan is ably said,
without disproying, in our opinion, the adj
yantagcs of adopting it.
II must be remembered that the election OF
~ delegates mt large il not a necessity, and
il adopted without qualification would be an
evident act of very questionable justice, for
every one of The 32 delegates would be
Republican IL would be as unwise "a un-
fair for the Legislature TO adopt plan
which would become a precedent by which
any future Legislature, intrusted with the
organization of State Convention, might
secure in it party majority Of any
number. Mr. Tousey's argument against giving
the Democrats 1G delegates when the Rcpubli-
cans might elect 81, is therefore, inadmissible
in policy as we'll as in principle.
The object of eecting additional delegates
is to obtain in the Convention the presence of
20 gentlemen who will directly represent tho
entire people Of the State, and not merely he
the representatives of districts. Thc plan is
but the means Of getting larger and better
representation, and their division between the
two great parties will secure this object with
out lesscning or increasing by single vote
the minority of the Democrats IN the COnvon-
ton. Should the local delegates be elected
from the Assembly Districts, the Republican
majority in the Convention, taking the present
complexion Of the Assembly for basis, would
be 36 If the plan of clccting from both Sen
ate and Assembly Districts should bc adopted
and We trust it will, believing that large
Convention would better represent the people
the Convention would probably have l0l
Republicans to 53 Democrats BY adding 32
delegates, without changing the relative vote,
the Convention would number 1876, and who
shall say that this number would be too great
for body iutnistcd with work of such great
Importance?
II we choose to look upon the Convention
only as a means of advancing Republican in
terests, the election of 16 delegates from each
party is an evident advantage TO us. Mr..
Iousey does not believe that the Democrats
would elect their best men; hc will not trust
them. SuppOsng he is correct, the Democratic
party will be the loser. But on the other
hand, what will be the result of the
election of 10 Republicans, as delegates at
Target Az Mr.. Spencer said TO the General
Committee, and as the friends Of Mr.. Little
johns amendment have argued in the Assembly,
the effect will be to have the Republicans of
New York City represented in the Convention.
This is an all l-important point for us to gain,
aud we beg Nix. Touscy aud the country mem-
New-York tribune., 1867-02-27

Our mail adyices and Cable dispatches bring
us additional news of the Fcnian excitement.
On the 18th inst, the day after the affair at
Chester, numerous arrests were made in Dub
lin of persons who had gone over from En-
gland in a steamer and the latest arrest, made
yesterday, is that of Capt. McAffeHy, formerly
Of the United States Army, and recently lead
ing member of the Fenian organization in this
country. BY Cable we learn that Earl Russell
has condemned the interference of the United
States Government on behalf of the Fenians
captured in Canada, but on what grounds he
has done so We are left to conjecture at present.
New-York tribune., 1867-02-27
TEMPERANCE.
Tae PENNSYLVANIA STATE CONyENTION-ADpEEss
ny GOV. GEARY.

Tae rENNsYLvANn STATE cOSvENnoN-ADpGEss
ny GOV. GEAEY.
TsLsSSaPH TO TnE rEIBrNg
HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. 2G.-Ihe State Temperance
Convention met this afternoon at the Court House. Dele
gates present in large numbers from all parts Of the
State Cen Louis Wagner OF Philadelphia called the
venOn to order and nominated GOV Geary temporary
President.
GOV. Geary made telling speech taking the chair
cOngatulating the Convention such z large assem-
conferred on him. He referred 10 the many evils
stoned by indulgence in Intoxicating drinks and referred
% prisons amsh0uscs and asyuns fearful evidences
OF those evils, aud stated that large number of the
adult inmates OF these institutions could trace
their crimes and misiOrtuues tO the excessive
OF liquors while cebleminded children often v-
ing witnesses OF the bad habits Of the parents. lie had
always boen temperance man. having when child re-
It's and had had cause 10 regret IT, During his mil
iary In Mexico and through the Rebellion, and
Nhe the shores OF the Pacific aud In Kansas he had
never found 10 necessary 10 hquor. had been
nominated for the highest office the gft Of the people
OF PennSyYaniR but he had through the long
and been elected without II. At the time Of his
Inauguration there WAS no whisky used, and ne would
pledge to tho Convention that his official duties would be
IsrfOoed throughout his term OF Office without single
drp being used. IL pleasing To know that they
aided by aous men AT the capital OF the Nation, and he
happy % announce that he had today received intel
lgence that Gen. Grant about identifying himself
with the cause.
The Committee Permanent Organization reported
Gen Ions Wagner % Phlladelphia as President.
James Black OF Lancaster, from the Committee on
lusiness presented series Of resolutions and plan Of
,hrnanent organization The Convention then proceeded
70 consider the resolutions seyfoiis.
Committee was appointed tO issue address 10 the
NJ. ,re after which the Convention adjourned until
X s.1Sk to-IuoIr0w morning.
New-York tribune., 1867-02-27
politeness. Desiring to do the agreeable to

politeness Desiring to do the agrceapie 10
Member of the Canadian Cabinet, and prooapiy
under genial and deipnosOphiStical influences,
Mr.. Seward said something to his guest aDout
the sublime beauties of the British Parliament
which that guest carries back to England as
an argument against Parliamentary Keiollh.
For we do MT suppose that, i'll as he thihkS VI
the present Congress, and little reason as hc
has for loving it, Mr.. Seward is really III lavor
of rotten boroughs and general popular dis'
franchsement. Nor was Mr.. Lincoln, who was
quoted as expressing similar opinion
The flower of this rhetorical crowd to when
we have alluded was undoubtedly Alr. Horsman
IF the England of to-day full OF pam anu
anxiety and sorely troubled about the future
can be saved by oratorical commOn-paces, and
by thread-ba phrases, Horsman is the pre-
obstinate savior of the empire. He is the man
to talk about "purer and higher principles"
About "the maxims of the religion when Is
"our hopen About "Our noble Constitution,
(which is the bulwark of freedom" Also tine
tyne of progress Also "the envy and ad-
"mration of the world" We wonder how
long loose, and flabby, and conventional, and
traditional talk like this can make even a re-
spectacle stand against Mr.. John Brights elo
ouence and common sense. When we say not
long, we do not speak without experience. We
have tried that medicine for political ills upon
this side, to our exceeding sorrow and expense.
Neither dinners nor such speeches after them
neither beef nor sophistry, neither venlson nor
platitudes, neither turtle nor sneers at the
United States, neither port wine nor pathetic
praises Of the past, can do more than luli the
England of to-day into a slumberous confidence
which will be fatal to the England of to-mor-
row. Indeed, the time even for doing so much
seems to have gone by. The beef at the
tavern-dinners may be potent, but the want OF
it in the poor mans pot will prove more potent
still. At any rate, the difficulty will hardly
be tided over by the exertions of men born
four hundred years too late, and who spend
the time and wind which belong to their own
country in blowing up the Americans.
New-York tribune., 1867-02-27

A Cable dispatch announces that King William
OF Prussia will become Emperor OF Germany.
II is moi clear whether Che dispatch refers solely
to section of the new draft OF the federal con-
stitution for North Germany. which was recently
signed at Berlin by the plenipotcutiaries OF the
several States, or whether some action llas
already been taken 10y the German Parliament.
That the Prussian King will assume the title OF
Emperor of Germany, h,ts long been the gen
cral expectation.
New-York tribune., 1867-02-27

An interesting summary of foreign news will
he found on the second page. With it is the
letter of our COnstantinoplc correspondent,
which gives full account of an arbitrary de
cree of the Turkish Government forbidding,
without any previous warning the circulation
of the Egyptian copper, of which there was at
least S8OO,OOO worth in the capital. The loss
fell almost exclusively on the poor, among
whom this copper was the chief circulating
medium. Riots occurred in every part of the
city, bat have not yet resulted in the over
throw OF The british despOtism at Constant
nOUle
New-York tribune., 1867-02-27
60 TEXAS.
MILITARY PROTECTION ioR rHE FREEDMEN.

MILITARY PROTECTION FoR THE FREEDMEN.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 26-Letters received at the
Headquarters OF the Freedmen's Bureau from Brevos
Major-Gen Chas. Griffin, Assistant Commissioner for
Texas refer TO very recently published statements that
the Bureau Texas had virtually withdrawn from ali
control over the Freednen's interests. &c Gen. Griffin
declares MS purpose 10 execse an p2"tr gwen nm py
mQst eecye manner in his power, and states that every
decision thai TIE RGgg shal have occasion 70 make IN
shall II necessary re instantly backed up by the military
referred to- command obedience aud respect to
such rulings. - = 80. -