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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-05-08

The masons Of Milwaukee are on q
strike and demand four doll: rs PER day.
an advance of fifty cents, and the boss S
as persistently refuse 10 pay it The lat
ter say they will not back down from the
stand taken. Nearly all work in the city
has been suspended, until some decision
shall be arrived at.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-05-08

All Europe was excited week ago
at the prospect of war between France
sod Prussia. There is almost as much
solicitude now in regard to the coming
Peace Conference at London. Nothing
has yet been agreed upon as the basis of
settlement, and there is evidently fear
lest the negotiations should at last be I'M
successful Meanwhile, Prussia is still
strengthening herself, having just con-
6 udei an alliance with Hesse.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-05-08

At the meeting of the Board OF Ed
ooation of this city, held on Monday, the
9th inst, Mr. VIM. Bieber was reelected
as Superintendent of Schools for the en-
surg year, and Mr.. Jacob Weber, Presi-
dent of the Board Of Education. Dir.
Bieber has taken q great interest in our
public schools, and all will be glad to see
kl.a % sinsd IS Superintendent,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-05-08

The Hebrews of Philadelphia are
building hospital
The New York herald., 1867-01-31

How 10. MANAGE NkwsPAPxR---The publ
cation Of it, balance sheet recently by the
Tribune Of this city has occssioned, we have
observed, theoughout the country not little
astonishmenk. The astonishment is that
paper which claims toshave SO largo circula-
ton and anch numerous advertisements should
exhibit, At the close Of its financial year, such
a wretchsd balances. Why the profits should
have been 90 small IL is difficult to explain
The only explanation which to our mind meets
the case is that the unfortunate Tribune is
managed after the system Of the Fourierite
PbalAnx-a system which always has been and
always must be associated with financial ruin.
Ii the. same management contuue the next
balance sheet will in oil probability prepare
us for a "smash." In that case we advise the
philosopher at the head Of the establishment
to give up. II he comes over TO our establish
ment wo will find him employment. Nay,
more, we will gladly provide him acoommo-
lation at Fort Washington, where he may
peacefully pursue bis historical studies, and
The New York herald., 1867-01-31

Tho Tsachings Of HistorJ Matters eg
Finance and Curveacy.
Our readers will find in another part of this
paper an article comparing our experience
with English history as regards financial mat.
ters and the currency. The writer has stated
the case ably, and shows that, 80 far from fol.
lowing or initiating England in her bullionist
theories, we ought by all means to avoid
them "Wbatever changes may be made" he
says, "by the American people in the direction
Of specie payments, England's monetary expe-
riences for the past half century should. be q
warning to us to. most stadiously avoid any
approach to the English system" In. that
country there has been and in all probability
will continue to. be . periodical and serious
revulsion every few years. through making
gold alone the standard Of values The drain
Of few millions from the Bank Of England
whenever the balance Of trade is against Eng
land, or when nwar or any other serious matter
disturbs the. financial situation, never fails TO
create . panic. The rate Of discount rises,
bankruptcies take place, manufacturing and
other business becomes suspended, thousands
Of starving work people are thrown out Of
employment and the value Of property is
reduced hundreds Of millions, and all because
few millions Of gold have been drawn from
the Bank Of England. That is the experience
Of England, and that is what this sagacious
writer would have us avoid. Really we ought
to see how ridiculously artificial this pu7ely
gold basis is, and we ought TO make our legal
tender currency the basis Of better system
Gold can never represent the twentieth part o
the values or transactions Of y country, and
| therefore, II Is absurd to talk Of tbsi being .
correct standard Of value. A uniform currency
such as our legal tenders, whicl is based OF
the credit Of the government snd the propert,
OF the whole nation, Is muc'a better standard
And with that we have the security Of knowing
that neither the Bank Of England nor the cap
isalsts abroad can draw,it from us and plung
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us into difhcaltles. Let us emancpste our
selves from the ideas OF England on this sub
ject of national currency and take new
and independent course, more reasonable and
better adapted TO our own circumstances.
Then we need not fear any serious revulsions
or any revulsions except those Of spasmodic
character arising from overtradinG We are in
q position to make ourselves independent Of
the ruinous bullionist theories Of Europe, and
may in time produce change 10 the whole sys-
tenn Of currency in the civilized world
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where, in The event Of the Holy Father scospt.
ing our prohered hospitality, he will not bs
without congenial Fellowship


Our government is . political trinity Of dis
tinct branches and functions-legislative judi
cial and executive. But while these three
elements form what is called the government.
they are not coequal in p power. II is very
evident that the national Legislature, represent
ing tho supreme will Of the people-ths foun-
tain of all authority, can impeach and remove
the Executive. II is equally clear that tho
representatives Of the people have it In their
power to repeal the law by which the Suprems
Court is at present organized, snd can remodel
it rs they please. Hence the legislative eic-
ment is superior to the others, snd, in case Of
conflict. can use that superiority and crush
al obstacles. The limits Of each element are
defined by the constitution, so that il the exe-
cutive do an act wHich belongs TO the legisla-
I've branch 1t is . usarpatiOr Of che powers
and function5 OF the latter, and is good ground
for impeachment. Therefore when Mf. John
son undertool.t0 invite the Southern States
lately in arms sgainst the federal government
to,send representatives to'Congress he trans
cended the limits Of his powers; for to Congress
| belonged the power Of deciding whether those
States were or were not in q. condition to- b
readmisted to the national representation. This
act on the part Of the President was clear
usurpation Of the legislative POWER, and he has
hereby given cause for impeachment and re-.
moyal. We are not now discussing the policy OF
expediency of such step, but simply state the
facts that on the ono hand cause has been,
given, while on the other the power exists to.
carry out the threatened measure The single
act alluded, to has BEEN sufficient, if no other
were alleged, to place Mr.. johnson in his
present predicament and has given Congress
a pretext for the exercise Of power undoubt-
edly possessed.
The New York herald., 1867-01-31

Cof1ision BAtwecn the Rurensa, aDd the FreeA-
nsn-As Omcer Wsandsd--Unitcd statea
Troops Sent - the scene OF Action.
sAxAxSAu, jan 20. 1857.
There Is further trouble on the Chsves SANITATION in
South Carolina The no0ocs will leave the place and
stl refuse 70 mako any contracts fer this year.
collision took plase this morning In which Leutsn
ant Lemon Of the FwcdmcHs Bureau shot IN the
len arm He retur,sd the Gre and killed the negro n
Il reported that Capsin Bsands IA no held prisoner
by the negroes. Colonel sislsy has proceeded with
seventy men toths scene of action. Rumors Of
eagement prcvalens. surgeon Of the Sixteenth
infantry has Deen sent over and waiting for
the arrival Of the boat for further particulars.
Tf SAVANNAH, Jan 30--P. NJ
Colonel dbey has returned aud reports all QUOT nov,
but wasdcemed necessary TO leave heavy guard N
maintain order. The whole trouble ~ laid 70 Aaron
Bradley, coored lawyer from Boston who makes
boasts he would like TO see blood she'd and promises the
negroes that II trey will resist the United States fcrcos
AZ the point OF the bayonet the land shall be theirs The
burning Of the steamer General shepicy has been al
rbnted TO the same source There general spirit q
insuborisuapbn among the negroes in shis district
The New York herald., 1867-01-31

ton TO the White House. In this view Senator
Fessenden. Trunbull or Wade win probably
be the man. Uf
Meantime, while Congress Is thus disposina
of the stumbling block now at the head Of the
Executive department, and providing sub
stitute in his place, the ratification Of the pend
ing amendment will have been consammated
by three-fourths Of the States constituting now
the government Of tho United States. Leaving
out Nebraska and Colorado, the whole number
Of States entitled to . voice upoa this amend
ment is twenty-six, Of which number twenty
Is three-fourths Already the ratification has
been made by Maine, New Hampshire, Connec-
ticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New York, New
Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kan
sas, Minnesota, Oregon, Nevada, Tennessee
and West Virginia seventeen States. We
want only three more, and Pennsylvania, Mas
sachusetts, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and CAL
ifornia can surely furnish these three within
the next thirty daya The duty will then de-
volve upon Congress Of proclaining the
amendment part and parcel Of the federal con-
stitution, the supreme law Of the land, binding
alike upon the inside and the outside States
and the Territories.
With this proclamation by law it will become
the duty Of the President under snch an
enabling act as Congress may pass, on the basis
of this amendment to proceed to the recon-
struction Of the rebel States; and refusal in
this matter to execute the law will Of itself be
a sufficient cause for impeachment This is the
right way for SoutherA reconsruction-it Is
building on a constitutional foundation that
will stand, and it covers all the securities needed
for the future The States and people repre-
sented in the government are the government
the excluded States and people forfeiting their
rights in the government by their rebellion are
subject to the will of Congress as to the terms
recognizing them as members lawfully restored
by his own acts, and in defiance of Congress,
clearly becomes q subject for impeachment.
With his removal, as the constitution provides,
and with General Grant in his place, the saving
virtues of the amendment will at once be I'M
derstood and accepted by all the outside States.
The prepOsterous old notions Of the constitu-
ton ard State rights, including the right to
shoot niggers and Yankees, which they are now
preaching and practising, under the protection
Of President Johnson, would soon be changed
TO General Grants political application Of Lee's
surrender Impeachment, the amendment, and
General Grant to execute it South, ought then
to be, and we expect will be, the programme
Of the new Congress.
The New York herald., 1867-01-31

! "A proposition. is before the Legislature to
extend Church, street from Fulton street to the
Battery, under. tho guise Of a city aimprcve-
naent" II is simply . job Of some CT the rail-
roads that desire to- extend their lines to the
South ferry. II wonld afford no advantage
whatever TO travel and would relieve no over
crowded thofoughfare. 1t is absurd to under
take any city improvements on ssch petty
scale. If our representatives at Albany are
competent to grasp the whole subject and in-
telligent enough to understand tae real neces-
sities Of the. city,. they win give the power Of
opening streets to- the Board Of Public Works.
40 that we may. have Eve great avenues to the
Battery, and will provide for building eight or
ten elevated railroads through the blocks and
over the houses, running the whole length and
breadth Of tha city. With s~ch roads out Of
the way Of all: other travel, ~ now in opera
ton In European cities, witx, i've broad ave
nues leading from the Park 70 the Battery, and
with all the. surSAse raRlroad tracks torn up
and the streets mAcadamizsd, New York woald
secure substantial relief and become one Of
the most convenient and, handsome cities in
the world.
The New York herald., 1867-01-31
Dirty Streets, DIRTY Rings and Dirty Cen-
tracts.

Dirty streets, Dirty Rings and Dirty Con-
tracts.
There is q good deal Of noise being made
because Judge Whiting. who has the contract
for cleaning the streets, does not give us inn
maculate thoroughfares in midwinter but the
fact Of the matter is that when Mr.. Whiting
took the contract he supposed that he was
making . fair business arrangement, like .
contract between merchants. He did not
know that there was something under the sur
face Of the parchment until he came to look
into the matter, when to his astonishment he
found that be was bound to provide for lot
Of pensioners Of the Tammany ring; that .
large portion Of the money which he ought 70
spend in cleaning the streets he would have to
disburse among parcel Of drones, and that
in order to fulfil the contract he would proba-
bly, have to spend about hundped and atty
thousand dollars Of his own private property,
which very few even Of our most public spirited
men would care to do. Judge Whiting, there
fore, as he cannot carry out the contract, ID
anxious to get rid OF IL, and wants the Legis.
laturc to put the work into the hands Of the
Sanitary Commission or sone other board. II
however, Judge Whiting would only resuma
Tor one day the old spirit which characterised
him when he was District Attorney and whicl
won for him the so,,biqua Of .Little Bltters,'
and give us full history Of this and okher RIM
jobs and dirty contracts, and show how mucl
Mayor HcffmCn had 70 do with them. he woul'
The New York herald., 1867-01-31

ILLEGAL EwxRPRIsEs.--we believe that there
is no doubt IN, the public mind about theiile-
gality Of lotteries in every shape, whether they
be called gita enterprises or are known By any
other titla Inthis State, at least, they arc
conducted, IN, violation Of statutory Ian, and
are subjestto suspension by tho police authori-
ties and the parties csnductins, then .are liabls
to punishment. Yet such lotteries ara carried
ON openly on, various pretextA with the know
ledge Of the police and sometimes under their
protection and, with their assistance. Is 1t not
the duty of the District Attorney 10. carry eat
the law in this matter by prosecnting the pro,
jectc<s Of every lottery scheme in operation {
The New York herald., 1867-01-31

The Finance. Committee Of the Senate hay-
ing rejected tAe Gold SiH passedby the House
. new bill shoald be prepared anendstosy Of
that which anahorizes the Secretacy Of 4he
Treasury to sell coin At his discretion. The
smnndment should deprive him Of an. power
TO- dispose Of gold belonging 70. the govern
ment and provide that all the coin AZ present
In the Treasury vaults, together.with. aEl future
receipts from customs, shall be boarded. In
this way several hundred millions Of gold
could be accumulated, and the moral effect Of
this upon the public credit would BE very
beneficial. Moreover an end would thereby
be put to the gold jobs which have brought
scandal upon the administration Of the
finances.
at the. beginning of June last the Treasury sold
about forty millions Of gold in highly ques-
tionable manner, and that Notwithstanding
gold rose from l25 on the first Of May to 16774
on the 18th Of June. The export Of specie was
ct the same time stimulated, and; we shipped
from this port and Boston more than fifty-three
millions and quarter between the ,5th Of May
aud the end of June. 1t was clearly shown
upon this occasion that the Treasury cannot
keep tho premium down by selling unless very
temporarily, and that when it ceases to sell the
premium advances rapidly in consequence Of
such sales. t
The policy Of Congress in this respect Is
therefore 90 obvious that there ID no excuse for
delay inpassing the. required measure. The
gold cropef the country is sunlciently large
to meet the wants of commerce, 50 that the
boarding Of the. Treasury gold would produce
no inconvenience to those who required coin
for customs duties or shipment; and, however
the suspension Of sales might affect the price
of gold for short time after the passage Of
such bill, there can be no doubt that ulti-
mately 1t would lower the premium and give o
steadier tone to the market. With three or
four hundred millions OF specie in the Trea-
sury, the property Of the government, green
backs would be nearly on par with gold; but
so long as the corrupt system Of secret sales
prevails the premium viii be likely to rule
high and fuctuate widely whenever any dis
turbing cause is at work. Gold is perhaps the
cheapest commodity in the United States at
the present time,, and the government should
set . sunicient value upon 1t to keep all that
IL can get
The New York herald., 1867-01-31

! TnE GRosDIsTs AsB JAc0sEsss n COxeansss---
That there will alvays be politieal parties is =
political axiom, and IN this - in other rnatseu
history repeats itssH PrecIseaH - in The
French Cosventisnsws have eur GirondIs>g and
Asobinse springing up from.ths peculiar rsvo-.
luton in which the country is now eagaged.
Hr. Bingham represents tAa former and Mr..
Stevens is pretty good typed the violent fol-.
lowers Of Marat and Rsbespierre. A union
between such opposing, elements la Aaifacult;
bat If our Giroaaists ana .Jacobins ksew what
is good for them they will stop their violeAt
sbuse Of each other landsunite for the.common
good, otherwise the people will sweep them al
away. What has our philosopher osstAe 7r;5xas
to say TO thist,.
The New York herald., 1867-01-31

be doing as mach good as cleaning the streets.
He would give moral cleaning out to the
rings, which have been as dirty as the streets
for many years past
The New York herald., 1867-01-31

While parsons, and moral newspapers, and
Sunday schools, and benevolent associations.
and other pious conc erns ara all going into the
lottery business in defiance Of the law, it ID
very appropriate that 80 sanctified and philan-
thropic body a. our Board Of Supervisors
should prove themselves fally'up to the spirit
of the age. We are informed that they design
starting "gift enterprise" OLE their own ac-
count The terms Of subscription, which will
be very LIBERAL. will be made known at en-
early day, bat We. sro enabled 30 give at once
. brief list Of Some Of the principal prizes,
which are Is follows First prize, the new
Court House, cost es, sit, 900 second prfzs,
the New York Printing ConpaayA oe8ces, and !.
material, including ~ Cfsig esd, ,Bsaiding, On:
Centre stress, end On Advsrtising, ,pssredsGessf
ne sCenusn Geunc1 organ, aeualiiaihsi, J,
The smaller Prisss viii consist, ssAcag. ethsr
things, Of the .armosiss, jaih. De-. with. thsir
new fittings, furniture ~aAd Mhitswxshing, An
got up regardless Of expense. Thseenterpfise
win, no doubt, be conducted under the petron-
age OF the Mayor, Comptroller Brennan, OK
Street Commissioner Cornell and other high
ofScials. II was contemplated, to throw In the
Harlem bridge, which cost $3.50, ,000 rs tho
/; third prize; but this is reserved for another
enterprise, which will inolude lots or Beekmaa
street and several other promising jobs.
The New York herald., 1867-01-31

The Work Before tho Recosstruesiss Ce@-
/. nistee-Thc Right Way 70 no IL.
{" Old Thad Stevens" was set back the other
day in the House Of Representatives ~ the
commitment Of his bill to reorganisc the rebel
States to the Joint. Committee Of Tie two
houses on reconstruction. This committee,
thus charged with this important work, will,
rs we learn, enter Immediately upon the pre-
paration of proper bill Of reorganization, in
view of the rejection Of the pending constitu-
tional amendment by the unreconstructed
Southern States, and win, II is expected, report
some general measure to the House within .
few days, in order, If possible, to secure its
passage during the present session. Other
wise the reference amounts to nothing, because
with this session, on the 4th Of March, this joint
committee, with the present Congress, expires,
and all unfinished legislative measures in
either house must, with the new Congress, in
order to be finished, be taken up de MORO.
I" Old Thad" was Of the opinion that the refer
ence OF the bill would be its death, but II
means only the transfer Of tho subject to the
new Congress.
We euAuA tnas WINS Viso PiVCccuiuks w
cause the new Congress, elected upon the plat
form Of the pending amendment, will know
precisely what to do in this business Of recon
struction, and because, during the four weeks
and half remaining Of this Congress, the two
houses, to say nothing Of the Tariff, the Gold
bill or the Bankrupt bill, will have enough In
the way Of unfinished measures Of peremp-
tory character to occupy all their time. As
suming, therefore, that nothing further will be
done by this Congress for the excluded States
the question recurs, What will be the pro-
qramme Of the new Congressi Doubtless the
first thing in order in the Senate will be the
trial of President johnson on an Impeachment,
for certain "high crimes and misdemeanors'
from the House. This trial, we expect, will
be completed with the conviction and removal
Of President johnson by or before the first o
May. With his arraignment he will probably
be suspended, and, by new law passed fol
the purpose, General Grant may be appointed
to supcrsede him during his suspension ans
after his removal for the remnant Of his unex
pired term. Otherwise, with the suspension
or removal Of Mr.. Johnson, the President o
the Senate, under the existing law, will taxi
his place. AS, then, with the new Congress
new President Of the Senate will be elected
the choice will be made. in the absence Of any
new Law on the subject, as temporary ctec
The New York herald., 1867-01-31

DRRSY's NEW ART ROOMS, s45 Broadway-GRAyp
ExassuIoS PArSTIscx-RosA BoSnEuR's HORSE FAIR
The New York herald., 1867-01-31

RICHINGs' ENGLISH OPERA COMPANY Olympic
Theatre. Broadway.-THE Ross CASTLE.
The New York herald., 1867-01-31

A MIsUNDERsrANDINo.-Th invitation givsa
By ~ from time to time TO his Heliness the
Pope to come over to Shis country and take up
his abode on Washington Heights, seems
ON ell hands to be misunderstood The Offer
on our part is an cot Of simpls gratitude.
SO0e years ago his Holiness, who u kindly
and lovable man, had conveyed 70 us parch-
nent document granting unto US and ell that
belong to us q plenary indulgence-a docu-
msnt written in ths~ Latin language ana
signed Pho Mono, and which We gratefully pre-
serve. As the Holy Father has thns provided
for ss and ours, beyond all peradxenture and
contingency, an asylum in the wsrad to coms.
% we, in gratitude for his kindness, have ten
dered and still do tender TO him, in the midst
Of his many troubaas, - cafe asylum in this
pposent iS .+4-s -
The New York herald., 1867-01-31

NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY 6ls Broadway-
HAD RIGHT Arm PRoBsr-THn WASHINGTON
Twrs-~ctDxRs IN NATURAL HIsroHr, SciENC. AND ART.
i,scsJszs DAILY Open from A. n. till l0P. n
The New York herald., 1867-01-31

OODwORTHs HALL. 800 sBroadway.-PRovxssoR HARrs
vail PsRroRx HIS MnAcLss-fHE HEAD AIR-
Tss INpAS BASKET TRICK.
The New York herald., 1867-01-31

;. riIE BUNYAN rABLEAUx, Union Hail. corner Of
Tveoty third street and Broadway.-MovryG MIRROR or
r"axins PEocREss-Sixrr MAGNIFICENT SCENES.
The New York herald., 1867-01-31

THEATRE FRAycAIs. Fourteenth street. near sixtl
Avenue.-0RrHKE EsfERs.
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AMUsRxENrs Tals EVENING.

BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway. Broom
sireel-ALAppIs, THE wosDxRrCL ScAxr-CISDsRsLLA.
The New York herald., 1867-01-31

NEW YORK THEATRE. Broadway. opposite New York
HoseL L-BIRp or PARADISE
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SAN FRANCISCO MINsrRELS SIS Broadway opposite
Ghe kot7opolAn Hotel-IS Tzzfa ETHIOPIAN BNrsRrAIS-
nrrrs SNousc, DAxcISe AND BuRLEseuss. ss.-MIpsIGar
C0NcRKss.
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FIFTH AVENUE OPERA HOUSE. Nos 9 and West
TseBty-fourth street-GRIrvM CHRIsrY's MNsTRKLs.-
kva,orIAs MTssfRELsy. BAHAps BURLEsoUss, Ac-MKDr-
- ~
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OsEAr r0LrNArIoSAL 1nc
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HooLEY's OPERA HOUSE. Brooklyn. -ErHropIAv Mis.
AaoUNo WORLD.