New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-23

issue Of legal tenders Are they not then entitled 10
fun PAYMENT Dd they not pay wnaI e hs
p5ase the nation they receive gold for what to them
had to stand for gold and which perhaps they received
under legal cOmpulsion, for actual g0ldI I.ese nru
tons must hold over one hundred millions OF collars in
1.-THE colleges and other literary and scientific institn
of bonds upon the income those they
rely exc out the small salaries Of their professors or
tiles secular and sacred OF every name and description
all alike dependent on the faith Of the nation,
MANY persons engaged i'm the trade and MANUFACTURERS
OF the country made large profits by the ~ rv
mOdes In their possession and by the enhanced prohs
they able to obtain in consequence OF the pressing
demand Occasoned by the They TOOK great Hsks
they threw themselves into the turbulent aud perious
current and were successful such has always been the
case at all times and in all countries, whenever the gen
This of persons doubtless hold share OF the Federal
bonds but upon what principle justice can their claims
be regarded as defective e.
! DEMOCRATIC MISCREANCY AT WORK IN CON
NECTICUT
One of the most infamous outrages ever
committed the records Of any State perpetrated
in Connecticut by political parsans, sometime between
Saturday and Tuesday morning last The office OF the
Secretary OF State broken open, and the new election
law passed after very and partisan discussion
on Saturday last was musted change the entire
sense of the act The NewHa Journal aud Courier
of yesterday, gives the particulars Of this hghandcd
outrage 1t says:
"On the reassembling OF the Legislature the Engr0ss
ing Committee took up the BILL and were asonshed to
ilnd that It had been deliberately and systematically
|
ally change its and make It conform TO the amend
ments that tho Democrats had attempted IN vain 10 en-
ascertaned gained access to the secretarys office and
evidently knowing whore the bill deposited. took It,
and proceeded to make the alterations. Acids were
used to certain words, and in their place others
written that the sense of entire sections were
changed No less than eight OF such alterations were de-
cced and there may be others For instance the pro
visions that the Board for the admission OF electors
should only the day time. all changed so that
the Board could sit in the evening This was point hat
was vanly fought for by the Democrats in both Houses
and was rejected by a party vote. Another series OF
changes was alteration OF positive obligations the
%as 10 render G the aS Heecye and was evidently
done by Democrats and by men OF more than usua, In
ihiquity. No ignorant scOundrcl achieved the fraud
somebody acquainted with the location OF the papers
/ there somebody who know what the law was anu
on o make the faUd consistent With Itself somebody
confident that ho would not be disturbed during
Some such in the plot aud directed It's ekec1
lion That somebody STOOD Dennu WIN 0o{ AM nu
beyond contradiction. Fortunately the fraud was as
covered before too late aud both branches OF the
Legislature taken prompt action 10 institute lnves
cations 1t possible that the Legislature may not re-
session long enough TO ferret ont the vany pnt
N adiourDs IL should continue its committee In session,
STILL give instructions to the state Attorney Io
the county spend all the money necessary to detect
and prosecute the scoundres ~,
After such exhibition OF Democratic rasealty the
papers insisted that that party was Innocent OF
election frauds convicted OF their error by the aeo
Of their own partsans"
GOV. SEYMOUR PHOTOGRAPHED.
A correspondent of The Hartford Evening
Post writing from Utica, N. Y, the home of Horato sey-
mour gives his impressions Of that gentleman In long
letter, from which extract the following:
They call Seymour up here lndiherently ora,
ton seymour R1 S scyoGr ev ysS@nce
is leadcolored brick house, with Vide double,
a new FISH, or spring comp d'etdt upon anybody.
Seymour acts the part Of the intriguing host by giving
dinner Attacking she mans belly. he forks him IN the
conscience after awhile. and the assassination Is CON,
plete. When blacker conspiracy Is TO be preached,
selves III BaGg's Hotel the liquor interest the
railroad ring, the canal people are an Lop h
Democratic masses OF the State never say " Nay a
clammy dictator OF the wills aud ballots oil thT Demo
woman have no Joys TO him. Ills education began and
censcd when they put slate" into hs hand. HIS de
pertinent, manners, courtesy, or whatever u may
be called Is implanted aniability but only part oi
his political restraint, conned like lesson To take him To
the head of the class His nature Is too feeble 70 hhh9
carry the dag Of conseryalsm, and make enemies ~
this time OF action ne Is AZ Deeinea Nlithk '
fun Of sweetcned lukewarmness, and when IN, bold Asso
behold from his ambush our placid pilosopse states
man comes TO gather me sheayes OF Tth' d intm,
IS nhA His speeches are notable Tor their
mote public nndety while they suggest no relief for
the PLAN that SIR. seymour has no opinion what
lie il timd lawyer VINO gave up lne ptolvsssiI
because he had neither nmbe nor profound quoest 10
give him abiding place among s combcttof,, nor mora
courage TO give nerve for the fair conflicts OF VII ana ca
ucatiOn. He quilted the bar asa sick man quits jar
chamber, not from any dchcacy OF organization nut
from sheer want OF pluck ana conscious map o
IA intensely selfish very stealthy earnest Tor power
reckless Of fame. He worked Ike beaver Tor us h9m
nation as everybody I'm Utica knows and he declined
before IL offered To him As President ne VIII mar
row bclttle the desuy OF the country tuckc 10 The
chandelier vanity Of the rebel chivary make our North
eru character contemplate again. mOnumentaLo the re
belOn and carry into the last ditch OF dsgOnOI lie
will I've bully ragged by his advisers give BIZ Tweed ana
PETE Sweeney all the Indian contracts, and make the
mighty recollection Of the couqueng armies mightcr by
tie impotence and dryel Of his succession
BOLD ACT OF CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATS.
The Connecticut Legislature adjourned last
Saturday until Monday evening and bII tonching Iho
election law on which there had been much bitter dis
cnssion was deposited the office OF the secretary OF
State. On the Resembling OF me Legsarurs tg h
10 find that IL had been altered III several important par
cnarr so as TO change its sense and make IL conform
10 the amendments which the Democrats hhd previously
| PROMISED. Acids had been used To erase certain
| words and their places others were substituted
No less than eight such alterations were detected For
tbe provisions that the Board for the admission
OF Electors should only ait In the day time were changed
that the Board might t N the eSe G a., s Vac h",S
Houses but II rejected 10y party yote Inc aud
was before too late, and both branches
OF the Legislature have taken prompt acoon ]" 'ne
matter
GRANT AYD COLFAX CLUB OF THE TllltIEENTH
! ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
The Grant and Colfax Campaign CluD OF inc
XIIIth Assembly District met last night AZ hei nedu
| dent Mr. James Hunter, Mr.. James A. COVE TOOK the
chair Some routine business was transacted anu mum
Der OF were added TO the ron; SPltso hu'
dresses were made by Mr.. william j. Wilson OF the
soldiers and Sailors Grant and Colfax Club, and Capt
Eugene Oshea Of The Irish Republic newspaper
TWELFTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT GERMAN REPCB-
LICAN ASSOCIATION.
The German Republicans of the Nllth AS
semby District, Fourth and sixth warns ofghnLeu hst
night at No 2l8 Wllliam-st. Mr. o. Brethauer anu "
Beyue addressed the meeting In favor OF Grant anu Noi
fay Tho Germans were enthusiastic and Expressed
their determination every possible effort Tor their