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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-17
A FORGERY BRANDED

To the Editor Of The Tribune
SIR On my return home from the session Of Nov
10, find nearly hundred Democratic papers from
all sections of the Union, sent me By friends CON.
tanning vile and scurrilOus speech against foreign
ers said to have been delivered by me in 1854 or 1s,
and which appears to have been published sirnuta
neously and by concert. North and South East aad
West in the closing weeks of the recent canvass
need not refer to this wicked and malignant libel
now that the election is over were it not that hay-
ing been so extensively published from Maine TO Ne
braska, and youched for authentic by editors who
were supposed to value their character for yeracty
some honest persons of party OF the other whose
good opinions value, ght suppose it possibly true
Allow me, therefore, to say, as did publicly in
this State last month. when this caumny against ma
first appeared that ii u.s. in erery uord and syllable
forgery that nere uttered such sentiments in 1884 nor
in any other gear and that the vulgar and scurrous
language embodied in it never fell from my lips nor
were written by nay pen, in that or any other con
necton, on that or any other theme.
Precisely this same speech was printed by the
Democratic papers in this State number of years
ago. and then attributed to Mr.. Wilson, who was .
Republican candidate for Congress; but. having
been thus used with effect in one campaign, it was
revamped in the recent canvass, with my name At
tached to It. by the same Editors every Of whom
knew that it was impossible for me to use such vile
language in a speech on any subject.
1t will doubtless be used against some other Re-
publican candidate hereafter; and / have felt ID
therefore duty to expose it's history and its fassy
Yours truly, SCHUYLER CoLPAx.
South Bend. Ind, Nov. H. 1863
1.-THE World published this vilaineus forgery,
well knowing it to be such, just before the
election, crediting it to The kentucky Yeoman.
As it probably made few votes by the fraud.
while it had nothing of character TO lose, the
operation seems to have resulted in net prof.
of so many vOtes-Ed. Trib.]
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-17
THE ELECTION FRAUDs-A WORD FROM THE
INTERIOR

To the Union League Club Of Neio- York City.
The great State of New-Yo stands to-day
disgraced by the announcement OF political verdict
winch lie before all the world The gigantic frauds
perpetrated by the INSCRIPTIONS party whose strong
holds the sinks and dens OF niquity in the great
cities have oyerborne the truthful and OF the
Empire State. The country knows this, and the Demo
cratic party. both desperate with national defeat aud
hardly cares TO deny It, Yet far and wide the moral
effect Of this triumph OF inquity extends, much rs II 10
a victory OF honest ballots.
The State ought not TO be content to be libeled
belong truly TO the almost solid column OF loyal States
victory OF free and honest government The badge Of
political dishonOr which We now does not belong TO
ndispuable proof; aud We want the false moral effect Of
this fraudulent Democratic victory broken and scattered
OF the ballotboX protected for the future; aud
believe that protection hes IN fun exposure OF the
frauds IN the City OF NewYork aud in the certain pun.
shment Of the perpetrators Of those frauds however
We see that you are about to undertake this deserving
work Do it faithfully and vigorously 10 the very end.
and you will receive the aid support and thanks Of ID:
entire Republican party OF the state and OF every honest
man Of the Democratic party. We mean all We say
Now therefore,
Club OF the City Of NewYork hearty support nnan;
ciay and otherwise "a aid them in the exposure aud
punishment OF the fraudulent voting In NewYork City
on Nov 1863 whereby the voice OF the entire state
beled, the safety OF the ballot Is Imperfect, ana ths
foundations Of republican government arc threatened
with destruction and the more vigorously they DO tho
Syracuse. n. T., Nov. 7, 1868
Andrew ID. White. Chss. Andrews, H. c. Leayenworth'
p r. Fitch r. RaynOr f. b. Judson, j. X. Rogers. IA.
W. Van Buren,. c. b. Sedgwck q. T. Longstreet Geo n
Kennedy, r. G. wynkoop. VIM Abbott Jas sS1o pi a.
A. Hewlett Allen MunrOe. j. q. BigelOw, James d E,s'
A. f. Wood, l. A. swaithout, q. i. Kent, d. MITCHELL
Hine s. T. Pierce, John V. Needham. Moses Summers.
George Stevens George Benedict. Chas: g. Foot James
Morgan, W. T. Hopkins Geo Thomas John Has Salon; yona
s. T. smith, l.. W. Hall. Frank Hiscock. Henry L. Deywa'
d. n earthly, A. C. Gates A j. Northrup, Il. b. Wicks IA
Bingham Frank Roraback, ID. Valentine VIM summers
j. q Williams Geo ID. Barker, IL. w. Phelps, f. smith.
Thomas Merion ii. A. Dlaye, j. G. Wynkoop Nloho'ss
Peters, Patrick Corbett, Gustayus SHIPPER.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-17
FINANCIAL SCHEMES.

II. b. w sends us an essay looking TO Re-
sumption, which we do not publish, because it
seems to us mistaken in its conceptions with
ont being original. In brief, II. b. w. would
approach Resumption by easy stages, through
successive offers from the Treasury to purchase
all the Greenbacks that should be offered,
first at 142; after a while, at lower;
after another interval. at still
lower rate of discount, until they shall have
been gradually brought to par with gold. The
calculation of course is that few or none would
be offered at the rates thus from time TO time
established the fact that the Treasury
would buy all that should be offered, say at
1875, would establish that figure as their mini
mum value and so till they were brought to
par.
All which seems to us good argument, 80 Tar
rs it goes, in favor of resuming fully and at
once. If offering to redeem Greenbacks, say
Mt 1870, would render them everywhere worth
that rate or more, so that no one would Wish
TO exchange them for coin, it seems to us that
Offering to redeem them at par would have
similar effect
But we do not choose to approach Resumption
through Contraction, real or threatened we
do not know that we now have or have not TOO
redundant q Currency, and will not dogmatHe
on that point We say, Resume then, if there be
too much Currency afoat, part of it will flow IN
and be exchanged for Specie; if not, not. We
choose TO be governed by experience, not by
hypothesis.
If experience shall prove that the Currency
ia redundant, it will of course contract on
Resumption, and the Treasury must be pre-
pared to redeem Greenbacks so long as they
shall be in excess of the business wants OF the
country. How redeem themf In whatf The
specie in the Treasury would go part way
but. in order to be able to redeem to the last
farthng we must SO appreciate the
National credit that we can borrow
at fair rates to any desirable extent. Only
make it certain that U. S. Elves, having twenty
or thirty years to run, can be largely sold at
premium, and the Secretary may laugh TO scorn
any attempt to run his vaults empty of coin.
He will borrow just so fast and so far as he
may need to keep is.vaults properly replen-
ished, and tho gold gamblers will find that
any attempt to run him out of specie will be
Just like an effort to pump dry ships well.
Do consider that the Treasury Is In the
steady receipt of over Six Millions per week
half of it now specie; all of it specie or Its equi-
yalent from the hour of Resumption. Let the
Treasury then, use its coin fearlessly to en-
nance the price of U. s. bonds, by buying up
and canceling Fifty or Sixty Millions of them.
Then we believe the Government might resume
without fear, and keep its coin in fair supply
by selling new Elves so fast as shall be found
necessary,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-17

make mankind dependent US, not merely for ernn,
menu Tor their mechanical labor. but for their elohips
Does not The Bulletin know that manufac.
lures can never be conducted by slave labor
The first step toward that manufacturing an
premacy TO which it so laudably and wisel,
aspres, was the emancipation of its laborer.
And now, if the South is ever to become .
great manufacturing community, as il NAV
and ought to, It's next step must be to fosts,
and protect its wOrkingmen, Black as we'll .,
White, in the fullest freedom, giving them n.
ballot and education, instead of killing tber.
and excluding them from the rights of citizen,
as it did in the recent elections. 1t must. a,
least, get so far into the alphabet of tru.
Democracy as to learn that the "peopIe %
Louisiana are not indicated, but are ont.
ragged and oppressed, when one-half of them
trample into dust the rights of the other half
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-17

exchangeable, the tendency would be to con-
vert the bonds into currency unchecked by
any counter inducement to return the cur
rency into bonds. The rate of interest would
form no inducement, because in this country
currency is at all times, and everywhere, worth
more than 1865 per cent. Hence, it amounts
simply TO a proposition to convert the entire
bonded debt into currency. The suppOsit0n
that orr money market would be relieved by
making the bonds convertible into currency at
mar. when they are now convertible into cur
rency at from to 70 per cent. more than par,
seems too plainly absurd to need REPUTATION.
The reason why our bonds cannot be made
available to relieve the money market is that
they are not held by the class OF men
who are in want of currency The class
who want currency are those who have sold
goods and not yet got their pay, or who have
goods on hand which they want to sell, or hold
until they can sell. These classes have goods,
bills receivable, notes, &C., and, by discounting
their bills and notes at the banks, or obtaining
advances on their goods, the money market
gets relief and currency is made useful But
this class never has bonds on which to obtain
currency. If it had, it could sell them at from
7 to 10 per cent premium, and so obtain currency
under the existing condition of things, and
would need no law enabling it to obtain par
The scheme is puerile, devoid of common
sense, and presents only very thin disguise
for an unlimited issue of greenbacks, wipng
out everybody's debts, and general and dis
astrous collapse of credit and industry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-17
Smustmruts, 1t.

ACADEMY OF MUsIC-This Evening al o'-ur"nu
German Opera: Fdelo" Mar MareiIek, conductor >,
BROADWAY THEATER. This Evening "' "'
Marie Antoneite" Mrs W. Lander - -. "a
BROOKIYN ACADEMY OF MUsIC.-Ihls Evening ~ n
Mills s'''' 'O''''' A''' ''''''' Duna
Rpv,>,r,s Np,v MINSTREL HALL, Tammany Bnllu-
A., On A. Z, ,Jjopng Academy Of MuHc-shsv rs
:. I, SoSsmbHs the MidBgh Grecian Bender bryAD' -,
EUROPEAN CIRCUS, Thirty Of a or,sDaSsS
james Robinson. Jennie Watson. etc MI. ~. Cnoo
FIFTHAvE. ART GALLERYLIhisS Day and = T1s
F,bhrop Of Jerome ThOmPsOn' Home S"'e i'~'' ~
Vr,Iv & IroS's MINsTREIs.-No 726 Broadway:
h FvspjHS III Ophee DOCTOR OIL
r NJ Carroll o-. ~. OF DID
x,yHPree Exhibition o Modern OIL Paintings
Nrw-YORK CIRCUS Fourteenth-st;-Ihis Evening
=, Ar" Cinderella" Display Of Athletic Skill Melville hA'er
Nrw-YoRK THEATER.-This Evening at S-"Under
An. G.,Ligbt" Mrs Conway, X Mortimer
NIBIO's GARDEN. - This Evening at S.-"After
Dark; or London by Night"
OIyMPIc THEATER-This Evening at s." Humpty
Dumpy" g. L. Fox Nile Saugal.
ORGAN EXTIBITIoN.-T Evening, Nos. 4O7 and
cog West Forty-seeondst Henry h. Browne
PHYSIOLOGICAL MUSEUM No $50 Broadway
on Pbeoozy Physiology and Phyonomy this Day at H.
PIXIES OPERA HoUsE-This Evening at S.-'Barbe
Bleue" Mile DE Rosa
P1-rSAM's Art GALLERY.-This Day and Evening
Exhibition q BieTstSdts "NesuViuA'
san FRANCISCO MINSTRELs, No. 5S5 Broadway
This EyspipgOpra Bouae" Barber Brown or the PAeac Sope
THEATRE FRANCAIs This Evening at a., Ten Ten
,evs De Bban" Marie DescauIa Mile Fonne anu !" uAoe
IrvroN Ir,GrF THRATER.-This Evening at 81
NJ oi,Tpe Auouards Conferences Historic de la Coincide ct
De Ia Trigeds" or,.
WuIAcK's THEATER-Tms Evening at s.-"The
Lancashire Lass" Mr. J. W. WslaeS
WoODs MUSEUM AND METROPOLITAN IHEAIER,
B,o,SSy and Thrteht-Ths Afternoon at 2-Cnde1eH Ih'
Evening al Iron the Man at the Wheel Iloughoe e VA
The Epser Combination aud Grand Aenasss oil nS vi"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-17

With regard to the coming elections in Spain.
there seems to be only two parties fully organ
lied. The one is the Republican, evidently rep
resenting a minority Of the population, but very
active and visibly growing and increasing in
influence. The second party is coalition of
the Liberal Union, the Progresssts, and that
part Of the Democrats who think the monarchical
form Of government the only one for the present
corresponding with the wishes of the majority
of Spaniards, though they profess to consider the
republican form of government the best, and
to hope for its future introduction into Spain.
This opinion is also shared by many of the
Progressists. While the Monarchical Democrats
have made to other sections of the Liberal
party the concession of the final form
of government, the Liberal Union, the
least progressive of the three allied par
ties, has consented to accept universal
suffrage as part of their common plat
FORM The United MOnarchists held on Sat-
urday last an enthusiastic demonstration in
favor of monarchy, which is said to have been
attended by about fifty thousand people. We
are afraid that these demonstrations iu favor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-17
The Mormon hierarchy, at recent meeting,

The Mormon hierarchy, at recent meeting,
determined upon an exclusive policy toward
the immigrants, settlers, &c, who may be
brought into that region by the Pacific Rail-
road. 1t does not appear that they have yet
resolved not to sell to Gentiles, and. indeed,
such resolution would destroy brisk trade
which has sprung up between Salt Lake and
Colorado, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, and Cali
fornia. But the hierarchy resolve to expel
from the benefits of their church all who pur-
chase from the Gentiles. We fancy, however,
that with the scarcity of currency that prevails
in Utah, where nearly the entire commerce is
conducted by barter-where cattle and horses
are gold, corn and oats are legal tenders, and
pumpkins, potatoes, and chickens are small
change-it will be difficult to restrain the Nor
mons from buying goods of the Gentiles, I'M
less they also be prohibited from selling to
them. Complete non-ntercourse would only
lead to the building up of a Gentle city at or
near Salt Lake, which would take away its
trade and soon turn its prosperity into decline.
With the opening of the Pacific Railroad our
Mormon brethren must make UP their minds
to devote q small share of their attention to
the study of Christian theology, or they will
be- in no intellectual condition to trade horses
with their new customers. They will lose
money. The Christians, such as will inhabit
the Rocky Mountains, will be too sharp for
thpm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-17

The influential position of Archbishop of
Canterbury has been conferred upon Bishop
TAFT of London. In the present political agi
tation, Dr. TAFT, like all the Anglican Bishops
of Great Britain and Ireland, is an opponent
of Mr.. Gladstone's bill for the disestablshment
of the Irish Church In religious questions he
is regarded as o moderate Broad Church man,
who is in favor of allowing to every party in
the Church the greatest liberty. On this ground
he has repeatedly opposed the measures taken
by the English Church against DR.. Colenso, as
well as the severity which in many dOceses
is shown to the Ritualists. He is an ar
dent champion of the connection between
Church and State, and strenuouslY opposes the
movement toward the self-govemment of the
Church in questions purely ecclesiastical, of
which the late Archbishop was an avowed
partisan DR.. TAFT is distinguished for his
theological learning, having received his theO-
logical education partly at the German Univer-
sity. At a pastoral visit which he recently
paid to the English congregation at Bonn, he
visited number of the professors, and warmly
expressed his grateful recollection of the time
he had spent at Bonn as a student. The do
cese of London has had few bishops who can
compare with Bishop TAFT in the activity dis
played for the erection of new churches, and
for bringing all classes of society, and in par
ticular the poor and abandoned, under the in
huence of religion,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-17

stIt is one of the strangest infrmities of man
that he is impelled every now and then pur-
posely to make fool of himself without n
shadow of necessity. And of all the opportu-
mites for self-stultiAcatiOn, none seems so en-
ticing as betting on elections The other day
we heard of a grave and reverend Senator
parading himself bareheaded through city
with the attendance Of a brass band and mob,
as a penalty for making a wrong guess about
the vote in a certain town. Another gentleman
wheels a free and independent voter through
the streets in barrow. A third walks from
New-York to Hartford with flag on his shout
DER and we have heard of one Over-confdent
man who pledged himself to eat a baked crow.
1t is a great pity that some more rational
means cannot be devised of testifying to the
strength Of ones political convictions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-17
The New. Orleans Commercial Bulletin regards

The Ne,C- Orleans Commercial Bulletin regards
it az great triumph of the people of Lou
isana" over the National Government that
one-half of the said people have succeeded
in preventing the other half thereof from
voting and so only the vote for Seymour and
Blair is recorded. As if this sway of force and
fraud in any way hid or obscured the fact
that the majority of the people of Louisiana
are for Grant and Colfax! The Bulletin says:
ITO the people OF Louisiana this election is more than
by the successful demonstration that Lou
isiana belongs To her White people We nave demon
sraod that neither armies, nor bureau nor men Oh
opinions inimca to nor persecution nor pIneIy
govern Louisiana contrary To her own SENSE vi gh
aud liberty"
They have demonstrated that Louisiana can
only be governed by the Democratic party If
none but Democrats are allowed to vote. Fu-
turo elections will probably demonstrate that
Republicans as well as Democrats will yet he
secure in tho exercise of the right to vote
given them by law.
With singular inconsistency, the same organ,
which has 40 earnestly fought emancipation
and the suffrage, now recommends the South
TO enter upon the business of manufacturing
II we can introduce tho manufacture OF cotton cloths
aud pripts Instead VI exporting the staple raw, "o sAu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-17

of monarchy will be injurious to the cause OF
progress. The example of France should teach
the Spanish Liberals that if the condition OF
public opinion makes the preservation OF
royalty indispensable, they would consult
the interests of their country better by
ascertaining the strongest possible guaran-
tees for the protection of their rights, than
by exciting any enthusiasm in favor of mon
archy. Most of the Liberals who now clamor
for King may soon learn that the grand
conquests which have been made by the
successful revolution will in future not have
to be defended by them against the Republi-
cans, but in union with the Republicans against
the Reactionists and the King.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-17
THE AMERICAN FLAG IN PARAGUAY.

THE AMERICAN FLAG IN PARAGUAY.
The extraordinary letter from Mr. Charles A.
Washburn. our ex- Minister TO Paraguay to the
Hon. William Stuart. British Minister to Buenos
Ayres, which we publish to-day, will be read
with indignation by every patriotic American.
When the Paraguayans were about evacuatlng
Asuncon, a number of persons, both natives
and foreigners, sought refuge at the American
Legation. Among them were several English
men, and Senior Percira, the Portuguese Consul,
with his family. President Lopez demanded
that all these refugees should be turned away.
Mr. Washburn relates how one after another
left his roof for an imprisonment which was
little else than slavery. He did not turn them
out no only read to them the orders of Lopez,
aud left them free to act as they saw fit. AT
last the Dictator demanded that two members
OF the Legation, Mr.. Porter c. Bliss Of New
York and Mr.. G.. +. Masterman, should also be
given up TO him. AT this point" says MIR.
Washburn, Il made stand" We think 1t
was time. 1t was but weak stand,
however,; and the way our Minister made
it was TO enter into long correspond
ence with Lopez in order to gain time. AT
last tho United States steamer Wasp, which
was TO carry Mr. Washburn home, arrived at
Asuncion. VIII our readers believe iti-the
Minister Of the United States went on board,
and allowed the two attaches to be taken by
force from his side as they started to go with
him and so he steamed away, leaving them
TO the certainty of an awful fate at the hands
of the enra ged Dictator. making no effort
whatever to save them, taking no steps to
yndicate the outraged sanctity of his office or
ayenge this insult to our national honor. An
American squadron was lying idle in the Bra
lillian waters; but Mr.. Washburn sneaked
home like coward.
BY this time we have a new minister in
Paraguay, and a man, if we are not mistaken,
of "A very different stamp. Gen. Mcmahon has
been too good soldier to brook such out
RACES patiently, and while he is at the capital
of Lopez that ruler will be taught to behave
with at least decent show of respect toward
the United States. But the President should
at once demand the release of the prisoners
taken from the Legation, and prompt repair
alton for the insult to our flag; and he should
send "a sufficient naval force to give his de-
mand unmistakable emphasis, We are not in
the habit of suffering such wrongs, and do not
mean To be patient under them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-17
THE BROOKLYN ART RECEPTION.

The Brooklyn Art Association opened their
annual exhibition Of paintings, last night, by grand
reception at the Academy Of Music. 1t attended By
large numbers Of the elite Of both Brooklyn and New
York and was In every complete success. The
parquete circle OF the Academy neatly nOored 70
enable guests promenade and in the center vasa
very beautiful piece OF floral ornamentation, consisting
OF number Of pillars OF brilliant evergreen ntertwned
with flowers OF varied and beautiful colors tho space
between tho pillars being filled with bouquets arranged
with artistic taste The band OF the 23d Regiment
under the leadership OF Messrs Pabst aud Conterno,
dscoursed excellent music their selections
comprising nearly all Of the most popular
airs from the various operas. The spacious
hall allotted the exhibition of the paintings beau
tfuy lighted and there could surely be for any
artist however captous. find fault with the hanging
OF the pictures with the general arrangements Of the
gallery Among the most noticeable OF the pictures
we're 80 Lake George" by Mr. Regis Genoux; very
felke portrait OF Cen Grant by Werner ceiebrated
French artist; Lincoln Entering Richmond" by Mr..
ThOs Mast wlO by the way 10 DO quite as sue
cessful in historical painting as in tho line
OF art by which he has made his name famous
studies Of fruit by Mise Julia Elder bite at last
very pleasant little sketch, by Mr. John Carn In the
the Red Ia little sufficiently suggestvel. by j. ~ Fall
coner beside many others Of great merit The advocates
OF womens rights. had they but the Association
catalogue would have found that in the walks OF art.
In other the adies allowed equal rights and
privileges with their brethren for It's pages were nbcr
ally sprinkled with the names OF female artists.