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New-York tribune., 1867-02-08

We are informed on excellent authoray that
Street Commissioner George w. Mclean in~
tends to resign his office as soon as It is ceE-
tain that the Common Council will confirm
VIM. M. Tweed as his successor. Nix. Twosd's
friends are now making the preliminary ar
rangements, and when they are concluded Mr.
Mclean will resign, Mayor Hoffman will nOm-
mate Tweed, and Tweed will he confirmed
This will make little practical difference TO the
public, for in Mr.. McLean's administration
Tweed has apparently been the controlling
power. Expected to purify the Department,
Mr.. Mclean has, on frivolous excuses, refused
to dismiss the men who have made it inefficient
and corrupt, and it may be better in the end
to have the worst possible Commissioner to do
the most evil in the shortest time, so as to COM
pei Legislative interference. We have ceased
| to expect any reform in our City Departments
New-York tribune., 1867-02-08

Mr. Stevens's Reconstruction bill was the sub
iect of long debate yesterday, and brought De-
fore the House those fundamental questions OF the
relations of the Rebel States to the Government,
which, first agitated two years ago, have never
been decided by Congress All its legislation
on the subject has been regulative OF the Soutn,
but some time the real subject must be grappled
with, and the country will rejoice II Congress
shall exhibit q genuine radicalism ana go 10
the root Of the difficulty. The power ana right Oh
Congress to abolish the Rebel State Governments
and establish military rule as temporary prepar-
alton for new State Governments, In which all
the LOYAL people shall be represented, is not TO
be questioned, whatever objection may be
made to the present bill.
OF the debate, one of the chief features was
the appearance of Mr.. Bingham as the cham
pion of the South, in an argument which, we
believe. will carry with it few Republican
votes. In favor of the bill, Mr.. Stevens ex-
planned the principles on which 1t Is
based, Mr.. Brandagee the effect it would have,
Mr. Pike and Mr.. Farnsworth showed the con-
dition of the Rebel States and the latter
gentleman declared that the bill was approved
by many leading Union generals including
Gen. Grant. A stronger case could hardly
have been made out. For the Democrats,
Messrs. LIE Blond and Rogers spoke with their
usual good sense, crying for blood, carnage
and destruction,
"Voices OF evil, prOphesying war;"
Mr.. Rogers, in particular, calling upon the
President to resist the bill, should it pass, and
lead a new invasion of the North at the head OF
Southern Rebels. Blood is the staple OF Mr
Rogers's rhetoric; his imaginationreVels In earn
age, and country distracted by civil war Is the
picture he most often delights to present. Thls
monomania would be Of no Importance were IL
not that Mr.. Rogers is the leader of the Dem
ocratic party in the House, and appears to have
been delegated as one of their chief speakers
against the bill. 70 Us ]. apgesass.s apgss. 119as a
the great fact on which this bill must stahd or
fall is, that the President, by withdrawing
almost all the military power of the Govern
ment from the South, by restoring, III
proclamation after proclamation, its people
TO full citizenship, and by usurping the au-
Caority of Congress, has given the Rebel
States wholly into the custody of Rebels, and
that for the protection of Union men and
Freedmen, and the assertion of its own rights
and duties, Congress is bound to reconstruct
from the foundation.
New-York tribune., 1867-02-08
FLNANCLAL MYSTERIES.

The Government of the United States owes
in all the round sum of $2,543 3,349,74s, over and
above the sum of $142, ,423,7 ,791, which it held on
the list inst, whereof $97,354,6O3 were coin.
We can imagine no sound reason for holding
so large a reserve, at cost TO our heaVhy
taxed people Of several Millions per annum.
Our course would be to resume Specie Pay
ment-not by-and-by, nor soon, but no,o-tms
very day. The Treasury owes S40O,l63,oO pay
able on demand-abOut thrice the amount Oh
its cash on hand-a little over four times the
amount of its coin. It's credit is 80 good that
our Banks have deposited nearly Twenty Mill
lions in Gold in its vaults, taking therefor Ger
tificates that draw no interest. Now we MAIN
tain that the Banks of this country were never
so able to maintain Specie Payment as the
Treasury is to-day. Let it simply resume,
thereby effadng the distinction between Legal
Tender and Coin, and evince steadfast pur-
DOSE to fight it out on that line, and it has
nothing to fear. A large share of its Green
backs are held by banks, to whom they
will then be equal to Gold, while they
need every one of them as q reserve for the
current redemption of their own issues. Let
the Treasury resume, and thereupon receive
Greenbacks as Gold, and there will be no
serious demand for Gold; for the consequent
falling off in importations will check the de-
mand for Specie to pay balances to Europe.
We need not cOntract-we may even allow
800 1000 900 more of National Bank notes to be
issued to new banks located in the South,
where there are now few or none Our bonds
hold in Europe would be held all the firmer
and at higher prices if word was flashed along
the Cable that the United States, deeming
themselves solvent, had resumed Specie Pay
ment. And, as the Greenbacks would still be
legal tender, no solvent Bank need be
troubled about Resumption. Every Greenback
held on the Pacific slope and in the Rocky
Mountains will be better than Gold from the
moment that we resume.
But if we are not to resume, then let us sell
our surplus Gold and thus reduce our debt
at least One Hundred Millions. If we do not
mean to use it, why hoard it Let us have
fTyTo S50a out of il. one waT g. O.. another
Sonlo soo" Wa Se~XI<z -t,ls Il beser
New-York tribune., 1867-02-08
show to whom this handy adjective best be-
longs.

The second session of the Committee directed
to investigate the Ferries was held yesterday.
and was confined entirely to counter state
ments of citizens and the FeTymen. The Com
panies were represented by Directors and
counsel, and summoned their own en-
ployes as witnesses. Though many Of
the facts affirmed by the citizens
present are unquestionable, and prove the mis-
management of the Ferries, the investigation
thus far seems to be without method. Several
men of straw were set up and knocked down
by the Ferrymen, as, for instance, in Mr. Pier
points statement that some years ago" tho
Union Company hired a tug-boat TO open
channel through the ice, and failed. This is
very well there may be ice that tug-boats can
not penetrate, but tug-boat is not an
ice-boat, nor is the failure of an effort
"some years ago" any excuse for the abb
sence of any effort since. So with the
detention of the feTy-boat Roslyn somo
weeks ago. What if it should be proved that
the ROslyn could not cross That would be
but an explanation of one failure, not justifi-
| cation of numberless others. Again, if the
Roslyn could not penetrate the ice, it by no
means follows that the Company should not
have provided boats that could. That there
are few citizens who can spare the time
| to present general grievances forcibly and
| thoroughly to the Committee is to be regretted.
and we repeat our opinion that this is matter
of which the Citizens Association should prop
erly take charge. The public will not be con-
tented if the Committee should rest satisfied
with the voluntary statements of citizens. A
hearing is not an investigation.
New-York tribune., 1867-02-08

ordinary acquisitions to a different market;
and the sooner they do it successfully, the
sooner they will have handsome balance at
their bankers
The statistics which we have seen upon this
subject are thus far extremely vague. We are
willing to have it investigated; but as a gen.
eral rule we have found Government always
paying little more than theEmarket price for
every commodity, including labor. We know
that even at the present salaries these offices
are sought for eagerly by competent men. The
presumption, therefore, is that in most cases
the salaries are high enough. A sweeping In
crease is certainly not called for.
New-York tribune., 1867-02-08

nY TELEGRAPH THs TRIBUNE
The Commissioner Of the General Land ofce has Just
m psTt for month Of December last from the local
O. y,sel,eo Stockton MarysVie and VisaA California,
,ggres disposal 1882 Of the pu9hs snds gnGsr
Ss esk and Homestead systems The sales -, e1 h @
ne l ss st hs foowibg local Offices VIZ East ssgs n SI
oils1D1 1sors Pals MINI L096 Fa OF NJ CroI WIS
Sz st AZ Topeka Kansas, 90 acres Ihs gfssssI
~ 80 ~.s taken under the Homestead ia" iOf Ae'u' ~
during the pest month has tran,mieq ior
The "a pstsus for lands sold for cssh and ocato a
70 s we bosStv sbd ssrsus and AgIlestst. eeeS. t .S
pssnS yermion Dakosa and Vancouver Wasns'o
bspysr CITY Colorado ssocsio7 csAiog1 & nss ss
l, "a D5u MinBssOta La Crosse anq ~ No PANS
fan - and BOOnefls, bAsonn
b1m General Land once pa
o,sy1or o MiehIgsn patent No "a o. wa @ S y pstssts5
chs a oa ~ H. spogoysl o the sane June ~ a s 20 "
fufslbe has been uansnieo !" w
ths bs patent issued Ia PurAoanee %'us SFP"'H -
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New-York tribune., 1867-02-08

A white man in Kentucky murdered his colored
mistress the other day; bat he explained that he
was afraid she would tell his wife that he had a
child by her, and Kenbicky justice wis satisfied
The magistrate who beard his case was SYM
pathetic, and accordingly the murderer, one of
the cowardliest it appears, was released forth
with Much as we are used to startling reports
of Southern justice, this case amazes us- As we
read it in telegram, it seems that the taking of
human life in Kentucky il u matter Of as much
indifference as the throwing away of a badcigar.
A man commits the two worst crimes upon the
weakest and humblest of women, and judge,
in league with the murderer, lets him 60 AS 20
how far the spirit of this hdeOus dispensatiOn is
shared by other magistrates, and by the public
opinion of Kentucky, we do not stop to inquire.
The state of things there must be almost hope
less, if it is possible for any other justice Of'the
peace to set a murderer free on personal explaDa-
ton. Evidently the negro has one right in
Kentucky, which white justice hardly disputes,
and that is the right of being killed.
New-York tribune., 1867-02-08
IN OLD AMENDMENT.

While the important amendments, lately pro-
posed by Congress, are under the consideration
of the people, and being acted upon by the
State Legislatures, it is an appropriate time to
consider another amendment long since recon-
mended by Congress, which has not yet been
ratified by a sufficient number of States to
make it part of the Constitution. When
there were but eleven States in this Union,
Congress proposed to the State Legislatures
for their adoption, series OF twelve amend
ments, which were passed upon by most OF
the States within few years. Some OF those
States never acted on them at all, and three
fourtbs of the eleven did not accept them till the
number of States was so increased that nine
would not have been sufficient for their adOp-
ton. When the number of States had become
fourteen land at the critical moment just before
they became fifteen, it was found that ten Oh
the series had received the assent OF eleven
States. Kentucky, the fifteenth State, though
admitted under previous law, was not, in fact
received into the Union till few months later
and so never acted upon the subject.
In this manner the first ten amendments
now in the Constitution were barely saved,
eleven being three-fourths of fourteen, but not
three-fourths of fifteen. The other two were
lost sight of, and have not been further acted
on. One of them, the second of the series, was
in these words:
"No Eap rarying the compensation for The serrces OF e
Senators and Representatives shdH take eDccl uI an ec-
ton Of Representatives. shall hare IHterueFled.'
This amendment has received the assent OF
seven State Legislatures, and was at that time
rejected by four. Massachusetts, Connecticut,
and Georgia have never acted on this or any
of the series; and the twenty-five States since
admitted have never acted on this. New-Hamp-
shire, Delaware, Maryland, South Carolina,
North Carolina, Virginia, and Vermont, ac-
cepted this, with the ten now in the Constitu-
fiiSe iioSes Sew York, PENNSYLVANIA, Rhods Island
and New-Jerssg, fjecteQ this, while accepting
the other ten. Events that nave snSs occurred
have not served to diminish the importance q
this amendment; and this is favorable oppof1
tunity for the four States that heretofore
rejected it TO reconsider and reverse their ac-
ton, and for the twenty-five States that never
have considered the subject, for so many OF
them as have not rejected and cast off their
privileges as States in the Union, to take it up
and form and express their opinion. 1t is far
from being probable that the present or any
future Congress will ever again press this
amendment upon the consideration of the
people
New-York tribune., 1867-02-08

We print on our second page a complete an
alysis of the Tariff bills as passed by the Senate
and by the House, for the purpose of enabling
our readers to see at once the difference of the
duties proposed by the different Houses. From
the fact that the Senate bill is entirely differ
ent in arrangement from that passed by the
House, and that the amendments are numer-
Ous it was very difficult to understand to what
extent the Tariff originally proposed has been
modified. We have endeavored to reduce the
confusion to order, and TO place the subject
clearly before the public,
New-York tribune., 1867-02-08
MUSIC.
,.a,IA.

Announcements 6s Opera are various as usual.
After having given us in excellent style and with
praiseworhy spirit and talent such rst-class works
as MOzart's Magic Flute and Marriage Of Figaro, tho
German company at the Olympic propose to repeat
"William Tellr tonight in the excellent manner
of Monday evening 1t is the Opera of all others,
perhaps, to show popularity the grandeur OF tho
chorus and Of enlarged concerted music, as Germans
arr able to give them; work essentially popular az
n ia Orect-a romance of revolution. in which music
ftt;noIv hon OTIS freedom. On Monday evening tina
new Opera comp,uy under Signor Mora,s direction.
VIII a1pear at the : French Theater in IrariGta
Giuditta Alter in the 1eaahs pals asseee .it ~
new Academy of Music WI be opened by 2
grand Bal dOpeTa by MaretENR Oh ,ln9 nISk
of March. On Saturday next oseuiilaI III ", % treas
will be offered 70 the patrons OF the tre IncateI
by its lively acting and sin ging company OF
Victor Massees Opera Les NOces de jeanette VIo
duced by MaretZeks company some years ag0l, wi,f
be revived. 1t will need fine spirit IN Its perform
ance, for its musical animation is considerable
Several interesting concert announcements are
made Madame Parepa will give concert at tho
Odd Fellows Hall of Hoboken this evening, and at
o'clock on Saturday grand matinee at the Brook
lyn Academy, assisted by Rosa and Mills AT Irving
Hall. on the evening of Saturday the teachers and
pupils of Mollenhauer's Musical Conservatory will
offer testimonial concert to very worthy musicianr
Mr. Edward Mollenhauer Madame GaZzanlga and
the brothers Molenhaaer promised for the ccca-
sion and Mr. BOekeman, new pianist, well recon-
mended. viii appear, with Mr. j. VI. Pattlson. 1ho
first of the subscription series OF five morning
concerts by SigmOT SeveTini and Mr.. Alfred III. Peso
will take place Monday, the llth, at SteinwayS .
Rooms The programme will include novelties,
classic and otherwise, and we are promised good
selection, vocal and Instrumental for the series.
New-York tribune., 1867-02-08

Our latest dispatches frSm Mexiso state that
all the cheftains who we've believed to favor
0Itega have declared then adhesion to the
Government of Juarez. 0rSeya himself is TO
be eOurt-martialled at San Luis. President
Jnarez, it may he hoped, will not think ID
necessary to take the life of his rival 0rtega,
whose claims to the Presidency, to say the
least, seem to be encouraged ty the words of
the Mexican Constitution. Maximilian has
returned to the City of Mexico. Miramon and
Mejia we're said to be at the head of 1000
Imperialists, and to be marching upon San
Luis. After the departure of the French
troops, the Liberals will soon dispose of the
Imperial army. One serious defeat Of the
Imperialists would, Of course, greatly hasten
the complete restoration of the Republic.
New-York tribune., 1867-02-08

wA Comparison of the House: and Senate
Tariff bills, the Ferry Investigation, Meeting
,fersev Legislature to the Wet Basin Tract
and The Gva Court Reports sciH be found on
the second page The Court Calendar and
Criminal Court Reports, the Money Article and
the Markets are on The third page. A letter
from Mr.. Charles Reade appears among the
Literary Items on the Sirth page.
New-York tribune., 1867-02-08

The precise stage which the question of the
Alabama claims has reached is indicated in
Lord Derby's reply to question put by Earl
Russell in the House of Lords last Tuesday
evening, The British Government, it appears
have at length agreed to submit the matter to
arbitration, and await from the United States
Government plain statement OF the points
on which adjustment on that plan is desired.
This, we opine, there will be no difficulty In
gunDlyinO
New-York tribune., 1867-02-08

The proud announcement of the passage by
the Tennessee House of Representatives of the
bill for negro suffrage was made in the U. s.
Senate yesterday by Mr. Fowler. He scarcely
Overstated the Importance of the event 1t is,
indeed, one of the greatest victories since the
beginning of the war-incOmparably the great
est achievement of Southern legislation since
it closed. We should like to hope it may be
the prophecy of similar laws near at hand in
other States
New-York tribune., 1867-02-08

Our correspondence from Crete pictures
vividly and in detail the gallant struggle which
the devoted Cretans are making against their
oppressors. The Spartans and the Persians,
too, seem to be at work again in Themopyle,
and it will appear a disgrace to the chivalry of
mankind if anything approaching the exteIlnl-
nation of the heroes of Crete is permitted.
New-York tribune., 1867-02-08

Massachusetts, will probably reject the Con-
stitutional Amendment; which shows clearly
enough the dissatisfaction of the true North
with any disposition of Reconstruction matters
so incomplete and delusive as would be set
tlement Oh the basis of the Amendment.
New-York tribune., 1867-02-08

present unjust and invidious discrimination
against coored citizens, and that this PROPOSE
ton tends to prevent that most desired consum-
nation, we trust that it may not prevail.
Gentlemen of the Legislature we pray you
TO pass some Convention bill at a very early
Javf
New-York tribune., 1867-02-08

Mr.. Sumner charges the Secretary of the
Treasury with unfair and partisan discrmina-
ton in the promotion of his clerks, and the ap.
pofti0nment of the extra compensation fund
voted by Congress. If this be indeed the Sec
retary's doing, it shows bad taste and poor
economy. The facts Of the case ought to be
fully known.
New-York tribune., 1867-02-08

The Hon. ]. N. Hubbard, of the WITH Congress
District for Connecticut is canddate for reelection.
and there is not the slightest probability that his
name will be withdrawn by either himself or his con-
stituents We make this statement because the acci-
dental omission of Mr. Hubbards name from list OF
candidates has led to repeated inquiries.
New-York tribune., 1867-02-08

The Sanitary Committees Report on Prosti-
tuition presents some statistics not entirely new,
but peculiarly instructive at this time. Certain
police and hospital reforms, in connection with
the social disease, the nature of which is under
stood, are also recommended.
New-York tribune., 1867-02-08
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Mr.. Shaw of Jefferson presented the main
arguments in favor of Protection to the AS
sembly, yesterday, in an able speech, which we
hope will convince the Legislature OF Its duty
to the industry of the State.
New-York tribune., 1867-02-08

The Assistant Treasurer in New-YOrk, who
was made the subject of resolution of the
House, inquiring into the stringency Of tile
money market, is exonerated in the report OF
the Investigating Committee which we print
New-York tribune., 1867-02-08
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New-York tribune., 1867-02-08

AZ tbey are at present constituted. The true
remedy is to pass tho bill creating Board OF
Public Works.
New-York tribune., 1867-02-08
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New-York tribune., 1867-02-08

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snvERmHs Providence L. inform the trade that they are
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sssuTe he public that fully that reputaon by the pro
doop RLKCrRo WARES Of such quality and extreme ourA
bty satisfaction 70 the purchaser AL Aaele'
mado hJ them stamped thus;
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SPECIFIC REMEDY FOR CONSUMPTION.

OvER Two HUNDRED DEArHs PR WEEK
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