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New-York tribune., 1868-08-07

Gov. Warmoth has made a requiStion upon
the President for troops to put an end to the
Rebel reign of terror which has prevailed in
parts of Louisiana and Texas, with steadily in
creasng violence, for months past, and which
was originally superinduced throughout the
Fifth Military District by the removal of
Sheridan and the appointment of Conserva-
tive generals in his stead. These nonen-
titles Hancock and Buchanan, have substi-
tuted Rebel palaver and sentimental Democracy
for the enforcement of Federal authority and
the protection of society from lawlessness and
crime, until over one thousand murders i'll
Texas have been committed, with but single
instance of punishment; and in Louisiana the
condition of things is precisely like that in
1S60-61, when the Rebels drove the Union men
from the State or dragOOned them into secession.
If Andrew Johnson has no more use for L0ui-
siana and Texas as a nursery for Democratic
candidates for the Presidency, we trust he will
permit Gen. Schofeld to take such measures
that Union men may live in those States until
Grant becomes President.
New-York tribune., 1868-08-07
Grnnt,
Seymour
Comments by The Tribune.


The above table undesgnedly supplies fair
test of its own accuracy. The Times, being an
Illinois paper, does not claim Illinois for Sey-
mour, but does claim Indiana, Ohio, Pennsyl-
vana, Missouri, and Wisconsin. The three
first named of these States hold preliminary
elections in October. If, now, any two of them
should 90 for Grant-nay, if Pennsylvania
alone should go for hm-Seymour is beaten on
The Tfmes's own "most liberap figures. And
if we should lose two of them, and carry Ohio
or Indiana alone, Missouri and Wisconsin
(both morally certain for Grant, will give HIM
majority of the electors.
Yet we do not believe, nor wish others to be-
lieve, Gen. Grants election certain. We would
have every one realize that the election Is not
vet decided-that the Republicans can win If
they work, but must lose if they are needless
or apathetic. We hope to carry Pennsylvania,
Ohio, and Indiana, in October, but by small
maorities, such as will animate both parties to
more determined efforts in November. Our
Indiana friends talk of a large majority in that
State; we shall be content with small one.
We do surely hope to carry this State, but
know we'll that hard work is required to do 1T.
Friends of Grant and Colfax do not believe
we shall win easily for, without strenu-
Gus effort, we should not win at all. But work
on in assured conviction that victory is within
your reach, and scan the above table as proof
nf n
New-York tribune., 1868-08-07

eide. Our own judgment is that he Is Com
missioner. We do not like to see contest
where so many hundreds of millions OF reve-
nue. are at stake. While Mr. Rollins acts
wisely to remain in power and prevent the
office from being abused, he should not hesi-
tate to retire if a good man can be nominated
who will preserve his integrity and at the same
time have the confidence of the President.
We are afraid this is too much to expect, but
we would be willing to risk it.
New-York tribune., 1868-08-07

The Special Committee OF the Texas Consti-
tutional Convention on Lawlessness and NiO-
lence have made second report, which we
publish elsewhere. The report shows an in
crease of homicides from 80 in 1865, and 10 in
1866 to 347 in 1867, and $40 for the first six
months of 1S6S at which rate of increase the
total for the present year will be about 500.
These figures are startling and monstrous.
Yet the Committee appointed by the Conser-
vative Convention do not dispute the correct
ness of the totals, but confne themselves to
denial that any considerable proportion of the
violence originates in political causes
1t is absolutely certain, however from
the proofs, that very many OF the
murders and assassnatiOns are purely
political, and that the columns of the
press of the State are filed with murderOus
threats and cOunsels which must represent the
passions of portion of the people, or they
would not be published. The friends of order
in Texas would be greatly aided by division
of the State into three or more States, as the
present area of the State is altogether to- large
for single government. But meanwhile they
need vigorous, energetic commander like
Sheridan or B. f. Butler. Life and property
were more secure in the lowest purlieus of
New Orleans at midnight under Butler and
Sheridan's administrations than they are in the
vestibules of the courts of justice under Han
cock and Buchanan.
New-York tribune., 1868-08-07

The Democratic sachems assembled at Sara
toga are arranging, among other things, to
nominate Warren Leland for Congress in the
district composed of Westchester, Putnam, and
Rockland Counties, to be beaten by Judge
Robertson, the present incumbent. The Dem
Ocrats need the man who viii pay the highest
price for his nomination in the Convention,
beside producing his arguments handsomely
ut the election. In former times the Demo
cratic nomination in this district sold high
Twenty thousand dollars was not an impossible
price for it. But, since Judge Robertson re-
duced the Democratic nomination to defeat
il must be worth somewhat less
New-York tribune., 1868-08-07

~ EurOpe-Letter from Our Special Cores
pondent, International Commercial COnrention
Eeras, The Porer Of Woman and HoC to I'M
prore It, Care for Hydrophobia, Summer Com,
PoIitical. man be found on the second page /;
Coiored Border State COnrenton, Reception Of
Bishop Daggan at Chicago, attempted Assas-
Sinati0n of Priest Locomotive ETPIoS'onl at
Alexandria, Va, Commodore Prebte,S ItW,
Rights Of Married WOmen an Name, PEDESTRIAN;
Grain for Washington, 4 Painful Story, Hedry
,RobJeyy-Arestofh of the There's, THEFT Of CGttery
National Guard The Courts, and the Money
Article on the third; Neto Publications and
Shipping Intelligence, and the Markets on tile
ncf,cnlL.
New-York tribune., 1868-08-07

The poem ascribed to Milton, which has been
recently discovered by Professor Morley in the
British Museum. and printed a few days since
in our columns, is exciting spirited con-
troversy as to its genuiDeness. The flavor of
the verses, in the opinion of many London
critics, is decidedly MiltOnian, while others al
1ege plausible arguments, both from internal
and external evidence, that it cannot claim so
illustrious an authorship. The position of its
advocates may be seen from the papers of Mr.
HepwOrth Dixon, and Professor Morley, which
we reprint elsewhere in this sheet, and which
certainly seem to show that the question is
not yet defnitively settled.
New-York tribune., 1868-08-07

1t is customary, in speaking of the Comedy of
the Restoration, to take it for granted that it
was all equally bad, and that all the plays of
that period were equally coarse and indecate.
Thus London critic having good reason to
censure the performances of Mile. Schneider,
says that nothing so shameless has been seen in
England since the days of Congreve and Aphra
BelIn. which strikes us as rather an odd col
location of names Aphra is indecent enough,
and so, indeed. is Congreve, but the indecency
of the man is intellectually ,swhile that of the
woman is purely, or rather impurely, physical.
1t is not at all likely that an audience which
could relish the Schneider would care much
for the exquisite and brilliant dialogue of
"LOve for Love- or be capable of appreciating
the nice accuracy of Congreves diction. the habit
ual refinement of scenes which, in other hands,
would be coarse, or the certainty with which the
arrows of his wit reach the eye Of the target.
We want this understood. We do not want
the dirty dramatists of 1868 to suppose that
they are at all like Congreve,, or that their fe-
verish obscenities in the least resemble the icy
COrruscati0ns OF his wonderful wit. The dif-
New-York tribune., 1868-08-07

The best antidote to Democratic poison is
THE SEMI WEEKLY TRIBUNE. We have al
ready adverted to the Copperhead efforts to
circulate COpperhead newspapers in Pennsyl-
vania. 1t now seems the same is to be done
in this State, and it seems beside, that a strict
watch is to be kept upon Ignorant and
Bipartisan pOstmasters," so that moderate and
" "doGbtful" Republicans may receive their
papers free every week. This is rather hard
upon Democratic officials, and indicates a de-
fection where we had not looked for one
among Mr. Johnson's Offce-holders; but it is
well, at any rate, to meet with the truth these
attempts to influence Republicans. Many
Democrats, too, who may vote for Seymour
and Blair, might be induced to support our
ticket if the truth were placed before them.
An earnest effort should be made throughout
SLe canvass by Republicans aud Republican
New-York tribune., 1868-08-07
Smnstmrnis, &t.

BROADWAY THFATER. Tins LNehlug "' o.
"Trodden Dogn;" or. Under rwo FagS -,
BRYANTs NEW AlINslii M ii.1T Of MuSeThs Rveung-
l , S Love among the Roses" Bryants Minsirels
CpNrp,I PARK GARDEN-Seventh-ave ana FIFTY
rchth-st-Tbs Evening al lheONo'' 4D''-'' . '' 49,
terts Extra Gala Night -.
DonwoRTH HAII-This Evening at S-Mr. Alfred
Rgrnetts Coutoriuph' tacalsuc =, oI7ovI
0'WEw-YoRK THEATER.-This Evening at s." foui
PaI" o,. --,aot,s
NfBIo's GARDEN.-This evening at 8 0henhaRe.nl.s' R.l.'
Barbe Blea" Mile lrna Nile LauOeLei uI9uu i'
TroUae ,,rr.-..4,,
OLYMPIC THEATER-This Evening at g. Hu''P''
W WptI,CKs%Tiis Evening at s-"Lottery OF Llie''
Iohu Brougbam.
New-York tribune., 1868-08-07

Mayor Hoffman is meeting with formidable
competitor for the gubernatOrial nomination in
the Hon. Henry C. Murphy of Kings. Fernando
Wood has taken the trouble to resign from
Mozart Hail. knowing that he can rule that
Just as well from the direction of Tammany,
and has entered Tammany to prevent Hot-
mans nomination. AS a question of political
principle and expediency, the contest between
Hoffman and Murphy is an issue between a
heavy black mustache on the one side, and a
taste for collecting rare works on America on
She otbpr
New-York tribune., 1868-08-07

CEN GRANT IN ST. LOUIS.

ST.. LOUIS, Aug. 5.-Gen. Grant was seTe-
naded here to night at the residence OF Wn SieAee
large multitude was in attendance ana hunueuS VI
citizens thronged the house and were introduced 'no
General Between 10 aud II o'clock three oanuS' c"'a
ACCOMPANIED by many citizens from different parts =,
the city with banners and transparehcies' ~I'eu "uu
serenaded him. In response TO repea'eu cans sH0 Ca
~, aord and was introduced by Gen. Pike. Gen
- l,on,ed forward and spoke as follows:
cpNr,pNry AND FELLowCrTIZENs: L can sealeeg
"a yaris to thank you for this very hearty ana VAIN
nnu n,iop IL is peeuarly gratifying to me TO meet
ny friends OF St. Louis, place which has arisen sn
have been man grown and where nave n'saf srfars
n1 whore intend 20 become resident at some u'ui'
Sav ,v Thanklng YOU again, will bid you good night
The speech was received with nine cheers and i's'
numbers pressed forward to greet the General who
NAMED ON the steps minutes and shook hand' Wa
All who could approach within reach He soon
departed for his home Gen. Grant starts tomorro" w
Gaena.
New-York tribune., 1868-08-07

We printed yesterday communication from
a respected correspondent, "a. b." not with
any desire of entering upon controversy as
to who shall be Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, but simply to place Mr. Rollins's
record right. We believe that Mr. johnson
has committed no graver error than his man
agement of the Internal Revenue. He has
shown neither patriotism nor economy. He
has not strengthened Mr.. Rollins's hands, but
has done everything to injure his administra-
ton, just as he did to injure the administra-
ton of Mr.. DennisOn in the Post
Office, Mr.. Harlan in the Interior De-
partment Mr.. Stanton in the War
Department, and Mr.. Speed in the office of
Attorney General. If he had named good
man to the Senate as Mr.. Rolinss successor,
that body would have confirmed him. 1t is
folly to say that no one would be acceptable
but Republican. The course of the Senate
toward Mr.. Reverdy Johnson, Mr.. Evarts, and
twenty other men who were confirmed for
high places, shows that its members were
actuated by spirit of liberality and fairness.
We do not know what the law says in refer
ence TO the Office of the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue. Whether Mr. Rollins is Com
missioner Or not is for the Law Office To de-
New-York tribune., 1868-08-07

of the soldier who enlisted as private, neys,
asked for promotion, never sought Office, and
when in office never exercised doubtful
power, and whose politics is summed up !,
the doctrine that this is country in which
the will of the people should guide the Jude.
ment of the President.
New-York tribune., 1868-08-07

The Democracy of Missouri resolved, ycster-
day, that as legal proposition every citizen
"of lawful age has the right of suffrage" and
at the same time declared themselves unalter-
ably opposed to the exercise of this right by
colored citizens. Have they not heard of the
adoption of the XIVth Amendment, making
colored Americans citizensY
New-York tribune., 1868-08-07
&esp'llork Daily Grlbn1rF.
FRIDAY, AUGUST T. 1868.
I-nIon Rennhlicnn Nntlonnl Committec.

The Heal1uHrtcrs the COMMITTEE 1e nov 0pI ~ IHt
Ho New York City where all business conmucauGas should be adj
srs.sd THIS fowipq is list officers aud members OF the Com
mtee: William Claim Chairman Boston Mass william T. 'n4er
Claim Boston T. w. Park North Bennington VI IMAM H.
Keme No 22O5 Philadelphia; Horace Greeley New
N m Starwesther Norwich Com; b. r COWeu bcle onoi
Marsh Ciugs KalamaIoo Mich Western Executive CSnI,ee
ChcapOJ r. Jones' Chicago, li O}us NJ 4eh
Vnrsnues Ind T. TAYLOR Omaha Southern Executive commute
Ycadluarters Atlantis GaM H. SouthWOrh NeN-Orean Ia
Jobp U Caldwell Lagrange Ca b. T. Rice. Little Rock, Afk
Pauc Executive Committee Headquarters San -
oram Cal Charles T. De Long virginia my e''
New-York tribune., 1868-08-07

Gen. Schofeld cOnstrues the Eight-HOur law
passed by the last Congress so as to allow him
TO reduce the wages paid one-ffth, or to the sum
which would have been paid for eight hours
work under the ten-hour system. If this cOnstruc-
ton is to prevail in the other Departments of
the Government, it is doubtful if the employees
will desire to reduce the number of hours.
New-York tribune., 1868-08-07

Committees. ia circulate both THE WEEKLY
and The SEm-WEEKLY TRIBUNE among the
masses. Many copies are now circulated IN
this way, but we can supply demand greater
oven than has yet been made upon us.
New-York tribune., 1868-08-07
RennhIicnn stnte Committee.

The Republican State Committee have their headquarters at
tbe rooms Of the National be Fhh Avenue Hotel No l
All communications Committee should be addressed to " at that
place Mr James Terwiliger Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1868-08-07

A singular case of death of two editors ., oo,
ccnred at Albion in Orleans County In this state
week. Bir Bruner OF The Repnoe'ea" ana MI n'"o~
IN, Ap,,iean published at that place died on tue gan
day. Of tho same disease, and u tue same age'
New-York tribune., 1868-08-07
CnnNTLNG CHICKENS.

The Chicago Times gives the following estl,
mate of the Presidential vote in prospect ana
The World copies it, along with The 1tn'esS
remark that it is "most liberal toward the
" Radicals: ~
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-02

RESOLUTIONS ON THE DEATH OF DIR. SHEP-
ARD-At the meeting of the Association of
Evangelical Ministers of this city, held on
Monday morning, March 3Oth, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted:
Intelligence having reached us of the death
of Prof. George Shepard, D. D., of Bangor, to
whose memory other associations will claim
the privilege of paying more appropriate.trib-
utes of glove, regarding such an event as sut-
ficient occasion for a sacred pause in our de-
6berations, therefore, .-
Resolued, That, with deep gratitude, we do
acknowledge the wisdom and kindness of God
in raising up a man of such eminent ability,
sanctified learning, catholic spirit, and true
worth, 'or the service of the Church: that we
remember with admiration the steadfast pur.
pose with which, notwithstanding the most
flattering and pressing invitations from abroad
he gave his entire public life to the spiritual
interests of this State; that while, as a part of
the great family cherishing with affection the
memory of such an honored father, safe teach
er, elder brother, and valued friend, we sympa-
thize most tenderly with his own particularly
bereaved household and city; we also feel that
thanks should be offered on his own behalf, for
the immortal victory which we believe he has
gained, after conflict SO nobly completed
and that such light instead of going out, will,
we are assured, still shine on, in the memory
of his words and bright example; being per-
petuated especially in the ministry of the many
who have set under his instructions, and who
must have caught something of his heavenly
spirit" PER ORDER.
Portland April /, 1868.
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-02

IF the decision of the Senate sustaining
Chief Justice Chase's assumption of authority
to rule on matters of law and evidence, sub
ject to an appeal to the Senate, is a victory for
the President, there are certain drawbacks
which will make it still very unsatisfactory
to him. The Chief Justice rules on all ques-
tions in the first instance and his decisions are
final unless exceptions are taken by some Sen
ator. This will facilitate the dispatch of bust
ness, and hasten the inevitable day. The rule
originally adopted by the Senate, for which
Senator Henderson's is now substituted, is as
follows:
The presiding officer of the Senate shall di-
rect all necessary preparations in the Senate
chamber, and the presiding officer upon
the trial shall direct all the forms of proceed
ing while tie Senate are sitting for the pur-
pose of trying an impeachment and all forms
during the trial net otheiwise specially pro.
yided for. The presiding officer may, in the
first instance, sui nit 10 the Senate, without
division, all questions of evi6t nee and Incl
dental questions; Tut ibe fcme shall, on the
demand of one-fifth of the members present,
be decided by yeas and nays.
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-02

Western Democrats are trying to get Mr..
Belmont off their National Committee, be-
cause he is the agent of European bond-hold
ers, and, therefore, the foe of Mr.. Pendleton.
The more that is said of Sergeant Bates, the
chap from Wisconsin who is carrying the stars
and stripes through the South, the worse it
looks for him. He is DO sergeant at all, was
only-a corporal for a little while, and was re-
due ed to the ranks for his conduct. He was
never in a fight, and spent most of his time in
the guard house.
The legislature of New Jersey has passed
resolutions requesting the President to inter-
pose in the Alta Vela case.
Tuesday the Supreme Cour formally an
nounced the postponement Of of the McCardle
case till December. Judges Grier and Mel
son are highly indignant and the former an
nounces that he intends "to clear his skirts
of the matter
The Presidents counsel have already issued
subponas to about half q dozen witnesses,
many of them well known gentlemen, and
one of them whose coming, if the court waits
for it, will delay the closing of the defence for
nearly two months. The full list of witnesses
summoned for the def ence up to Tuesday
is as follows:-J. w. McGinnis of New York /;
Lewis D. Campbell, Bartholomew Able of
st. Louis; Lieutenant General Sherman; W.
w. Armstrong, editor of the Cleveland Plain
dealer; General James B. Steedman, andIGen-
eral L. III. Rousseau. The last named gentle
man is now in Portland, Oregon.
Hon. Walter A. Burleigh, the Delegate in
Congress from the Territory of Dacotah,
whose examination had commenced in the
Senate when the Chief Justice decided that
his testimony was inadmissible, was formerly
a citizen of this State.
Gen. Hancock has not yet selected the
members of his staff but will do so in few
days. Yesterday afternoon he issued an order
assigning Brevet Maj. Gen. S. S. Carroll,
Lieut. Col, 21st infantry, to duty upon his
staff as inspector.
The Democratic canvass shows loss to
that party in Bridgeport, Conn. They claim,
however,, gain of 500 in the whole State.
The value of this canvass" will be properly
estimated by reference to that of New Hamp-
shire.
Last year the Democrats carried Wiscasset
by 81 majority. This year the ticket snnnort-
ed by the Republicans received an ararooo
majority of nearly fifty.
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin is in Connecticut
and will speak at Wilimantic, Mystic River
Bethel, Danbury and Stamford.
The New York Tribune says that Gen. L.
Carey of Cincinnati claims to be an "iudepend-
dent Republican" probably in the same sense
that Judas Iscariot was an independent Chris
tan"
Ihe Hartford Times says Mr.. JEWELS friends
are spending an enormous corruption fund to
puy up the election. The Hartford Post begs
the Times not to advertise that any more. 1t
brings so many Democrats around to be
bought up" that the pressure is absolutely
annoying.
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-02

THE LA GRANGE-BRIGNoLI TROUPE We
exceedingly regret that these celebrated artists
did not find it prudent to give their second
concert last evening as advertised, and we re-
greet it the more because they sang so well
Tuesday evening. Although the house on that
evening was not paying one, yet they did not
relax their exertions to please their auditors.
They never sang better on any occasion, and
the few hundreds who were present were high
ly gratified with the performance. They came
to our city at an unfortunate time for them,
for the nerves of our citizens had been much
excited by the arrival and readings of MIR.
Dickens, and a heavy strain made upon their
purse-strings, SO that tie people had not time
to recover from their excitement and to re-
plenlsh their wallets before these artists ar.
rived. Had they come few days sooner, or a
few days later, they would have filed our spa
cious hall. We know that our lovers of music
highly appreciate these artists, for they have
given ample evidence of that in months past
We trust the peculiar circumstances that kept
SO many away from the concert room, will not
be construed By them into lack of musical
taste the part of our citizens, for such is not
the fact, and we hope we have not heard these
accomplished artists for the last time.
The money paid for tickets to the Wednes.
day evening concert will be paid back by Bailey
& Noyes on demand
The Portland daily press., 1868-04-02

A QUEER LAwsUIT.-The Danville IN. "
Express is responsible for the following
Strange story:"
One day last week a lawsuit took place be-
fore Justice Mccartney, the case in point be-
ing Charles Ackly against Michael O'Heara.
The action was brought for use of room, lights,
fuel, meals, sc, while defendant was spark
ing" his Lucinda at Plaintiffs house. The
prosecution showed that defendant was at his
house from three to five nights in a week and
usually stayed until four O'Clock in the morn
ing, and sometimes till after brealzfast-that
he burned his lights and wood and used his
room, and naturally concluded, we take it,
that as he had all the fun to be derived from
sparkling" at such late hours he ought to pay
for the privilege. The case was exceedingly
amusing, and of course attracted a large
crowd of the Sparkling" fraternity, who were
interested pecuniarily in the result of the ac-
ton brought, as it might set precedent
whereby hey might be called upon to ''fork
over" a liberal allowance for lights and fuel if
for nothing else, and they felt materially re-
ieved, no doubt, when the Justice rendered
his verdict of "no cause for action"