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New-York tribune., 1868-12-28

,,o, blacks, and the like. In addition to these
ia fr..e school for mechanical drawing. with
instruction IN bookkeeping, geometry. and al
zebra at a merely nominal charge; while at
the Institute of Technology pupils may, with
ont cost. study Erench, English, chemistry,
mining, and physiology.
The value of such chances OF intellectual cui-
ture as these depends unon the value OF that
culture itself, and can hardly be justly estimated
by those who from their youth upward have
had the path Of learning constantly made
smooth by the hands of parental anxiety, and
every assistance readily afforded in the power
of maternal competence to best0w. There are
very few persons in this country past their
majority and without an education ordinarily
good, who do not experience feeling OF mortl-
fcatiOn and despondency when they consider
deficiencies which circumstances render pecu-
liarly marked and observable. The deficiency
Of such persons, in a majority of cases, can
hardly be attributed TO any fault of their own.
They may have como of ignorant parentage;
the first years of their life may have been
passed in hard manual labor and they may
have been the wards of that delight
ful domestic institution " which found
it necessary to make their instruction
a felony. Nobody, without personal Obscrva-
ton, can comprehend the gratitude with which
such persons often receive proffcrs OF instruc-
ton, or the zeal and persistence with which the
inevitable difficulties Of an education delayed
until the faculties have ceased to be vivid and
plastic, are encountered. The desire to remedy
this evil of personal ignorance is a thousand
times more honorable to those who experience
it and are guided by It,, than all the ambitions
which have made history merely a record of
perverted abilities and of misguided energies.
Given one who is willing to he taught after the
usual years Of technical teaching are past and
we have presumptvely valuable member OF
society, faithful in small things, and worthy OF
any trust which demands fidelity and consclen-
tiousncss. OF course, whatever effort society may
make TO redeem all its members from the
loudage of ignorance viii be repaid Just IN
proportion to the wisdom of IT'S eXertlons. II
WAS long ago found ont, although the knowl-
edge has hardly been wisely acted upon, that
self-rcspcct i'm man or woman Il one OF the
very fist conditions of Il useful and innocent
life; and there need he no attempt to prove
that these frcqucntcrs of the Adult Schools
must, in the nature of things, acquire COM
mcndable pride in their own wise and discreet
bearing. as little by little they fit themselves
for association with the more highly cultivated
classes. TO those who are greatly and yaIiousIy
learned. this elementary instruction may seem
but small matter; but the hesitating and
laundering pupils of the Adult Schools may,
perhaps. be doing as much as the sascs to
guard society against any possible lapse into
barbarism.
New-York tribune., 1868-12-28
COTTON Is KLNG


Tie Memphis Appeai in a recent review a,
the condition OF the planters of the Soa,,h, Con.
cludes that they are better off than eve
before, and that their prospects could nn
well be improved. The largest cotton cros
ever raised was in 1880, which was abon,
100000 bales, realizing, at $50 bale
S25OWOOOO. This year the crop will be aboui
100000 bales it is worth 500 bale and
in the aggregate 5200,0OOO0O, or only One.Grb
less than the crop of 1890. Now. 70 tbo
profits Of this year are 80 be added sorue i'm.
p0rtant items. Their expenditures do nat
include interest on the IN ney which tho Ia
borer, as slave was worth; nor taxes on the
same; nor food for the idle, the sick. Che
young or the aged. Morc than this, their
money has not been sent North for the mr..
Chase OF provisions, for whatever food thej,
people require has been produced from taei,
own soil in the greatest abundance Henca
it is asserted that the present cotton crop will
bring in as much money as ever was received
by the South from this source in her Dahnies,
days, though it is admitted that there are soma
temporary drawbacks growing ont of tho "late
" unpleasanness' Another condition is cqualiv..
favorable: Formerly. the commission merchant
in n measure held a mortgage on all the plant
er's possessions, for he made advances on
crop before it was grown, and this continued
from year TO year, without prospect Of
deliyerancc. But now, through the instru.
mentality of the Bankrupt law, modern
jubilee has dawned, making one man a. good
as another. Thus the South has a new and
fair start and with the certainty Of furnishing
to the markets of the world $2OOO00,0J0 worth
Of cotton year after year, large portion Of
which will be retained among themselves by
reason of their newly established thrift and
the enlargement of the list Of farm products
they are evidently entering upon a course Of
unexampled prosperity. This is said of tls
staple crop of cotton alone; but there will bo
large receipts from sugar, rice, and tobacco.
and it is declared that Of themselves they
would he able, in fifteen years, to pay of the
"whOle OF the national debt" Bat if they are
wise enough Ia take care of themselves. this
$20O,O0O00O coming in every year will be IN
vested in railroads and other improyements
which will induce immigrants, who will add TO
their population and wealth. and in time give
them that which the North now possesses
political power. In view Of these brilliant
prospects. the North Is destined to be undo
ceiyed, and instead Of carpet-baggers she viii
send men of a dfe ent class-men who viii
seek by industry to build up homes in the
Sunny South; and, finally, tho North and tie
whole world will unite in confesslng that after
all. Cotton is King"
New-York tribune., 1868-12-28

That astonishing parsonage. Mr. Buckley,
bombaIds Mr.. Van Wycll with two mortal col
umns of stuff. Of which this is sample ::
Each Of these is Misrepresentation, and by
" that word here mean a representation de-
"Hberately made opposite TO the truth, by
"person who knew it was untrue when he
"made it. There is a shorter name for the same
"thing" We should think so! But Mr.. Binck-
ley never takes any shorter names. He rolls Web
ster Unabridged and Pictorial ike a sweet morscl
under his tongue. His genius is wasted in the
arid desert of Blr. JOhnson's service. Let him
hire to Tammany to prepare official advertise
ments for publication in The Leader. Then
shall Mr.. Oakley Hall rise up to call
him blessed, and the printing bills of the city
shall be increased tenfold, and great shall be
tho rejoicing Of til" Ping. We cheerfully COM
mend sir. Buckley for this employment lie
can take more words to express fewer
ideas than any man living. As to the
matter involved in his last wilderness
of words we are bound TO say that We
should think it serious if it came
from any responsible person. We have hone
too high an opinion of Mr. Van Wyck's report;
and we should be glad to hear from anybody
who could tell plain story without herocs, the
simple facts concerning Mr. Binckley's connec-
ton with the Committee, and his search for the
Whisky Ring.
New-York tribune., 1868-12-28

The European Conference for settling the
Eastern difficulty, which a few days ago was
reported as having been accepted by all tie
Great Powers now hangs fire. The difficulty
of the task begins to be realized. The Powers
which would be represented at the Conference
hold views widely differing on the subject
and the only expedent they might possibly
unite on would be the recommendation OF
some small concessions to Turkey. But even
such a recommendation, the Turkish Govern
ment declares beforehand, would not be ac-
cepted by her, and. as she rightly suspects that
Conference means compromise, she persists in
her refusal to take part in Conference. Both
Turkey and Greece continue their warli4e
preparations. Greece does not count on an al
lance with Russia, but expects that she will
be sufficiently strengthened by risings IN tho
Christian provinces of Turkey to remain victor
in a new Eastern war
New-York tribune., 1868-12-28

The various suggestions that have been madS co"
cerning an inquiry into the administration Oh Wv
late Artemus Wards property in England have ~
duced hs executors to submit their accounts 10 Oap
Brtton the United States Consul AT SouthahP.oa, oa,
gentleman of unquestioned integrity ana VIZ hn.
personaI friend of the deceased. Cart Brltton J
scnt the following letter 10 Messrs. Robertson Anu
Hlngston -,
IfSlTl.D SrArEs CONSULATE, 7, UPPER QUhsei
TERRACE, SOUrHAMPToS, Nov TO- ioo'.
r, b> tnsric1u Ereriofs Of The late Charles r. hOW'.
GrNI,NEN Having carefully examined me ao'v"h ao ,ha
In cnnnectlon with the exeoutorship of the anhIs ,t
late charles Farrar Browne nown TO the woru ot
mus WarD am perfectly satisfied with the lntek Soa,
his executors in tAs country. | am. gentlemen, IL
nnsdicnt seryant Jous BRITTos, u. :. Consu''
II il proper to add that no person In ony way .,. ~
terested in the disposition OF the property IN =,
tion has ever expressed doubt as to the pfop'i ,
the action taken by she English executors, Who
task was by no means simple one, put t"o,o ~ mar.
are acouainted with all the circumstances arc aop,o.,
fectly aware that it was fulfilled Win 'no
exactness and fidelity.
New-York tribune., 1868-12-28
Smustmtnts, &t.

AN T. ZION CHURCH, corner Oh "0''
Beseler ,is-Tbs Evenina-LadieS ran - Grand Ril-
ACADEMY OF MUsIc-Ihis aR and JOSEPH Dion Of
Montfsal , proodvov-
Apollo HAIL t.a and STSaeWsS S n. s
Ie, h't1i9S Sts. - Dbrine Promenade Concert O' '
l,saee., gfrs. Ofrs.'' Theodore Thomas Orchestra
pno,n,v,y TgFATHR.-This Evening at - - n', a,Uw
p, ~ 1db Brauglam. Tie "Bmerad Ring d" 'lu ~" D'
"in,o Rroor,yy ArHrNEuM.-This Afternoon at 2 and
'A1,'S p"y,x1s, NEW MrxSrRr1 HAIL. Tammany Build
, Toutrutbs adjoining Academy Of h9cs. I'rB1". m
GsbeL the Gtssd,Arn&" BTan"' An'reA-Ds S0'A' Wv ~
CrxTR,1 PARK GAnprx-Seyenth-ave bet Fifty,
es.t sa.nss ss FessI Nile sad Theodore zantc
MINER & BAEKER's ART GALLERY opposite " wa, a.,
l,ts Theaer-Ts Day sad Evening" AsmerailA . 'An ~
NEwYoRK CmCUs IourteenthSt'TTl.im ms aa,SI
Ii,est Of Athletic Slul Melville Roland Suekoey sie
NEw-YoRK TMrATFR.wTIhiiss Eve Evening at S'barO'
Blene"- La Belle Helene" Worrsl SISTERS
NIBIO's G.RpTN.-Ihis Evening az 8 AI'o'
Dan; or, London by Night A
OLywprc THEArrR-This Eveninga at S.-"Humpty
Dmnpy" &. L. Fox Mlie Ssuga@ etc ~
PIKP's OPERA UOUsE.-This Evening al 81 LIS
Bsysris -" La Cbausoa de Foruuio." Nile lrn&
SAN FRANCIsCO MrNSTRTLs, No. $50 br'au""9
This Evening" BOue Sq1ash Dibo'
SNFDfCoRs AIT GALLERY, No. 76S BIO3uNdJ'-
This Day.-Free Exhibition Of Paintings sni ChI0'n'' ,
G. S.c,puv>,s Curpcu West Twenty-eighth-st,
near Tbdaye EyraugIn the b.ss@sn' ball. L'0's' ram
Muse by Ibeo Thousss Orchestra - a,
THEATRE FRANCAIs-This Eyenlng-OPei" Doun0
80 Geneveve de Brabsnt" and bsfOe b'vue -
IrvtoV Tp,crE TuFATER.-This Evening at g.
ReSdnes from Molere's Comedies MI Geo NanuenAoA
Wu,Acl,,s THEATER - Tins Evening at g.
Money" Lester NsiseE' c,
rrosiSsy sSd Ilt rb afternoon at T 19 kyshaE Gs
Rmsni or The Horn Of Dtemms and Inc Sos' s sd
1onSlont the DaThe Euger aud fooie Com0nh"h anu "'
nsnsgsrs Of Liy-S Wild Animal.
New-York tribune., 1868-12-28

w General Notes, The Indian Var, The
American Thanksgiving at Athens, The National
Guard, Fires in tie Ciiy, Attempted burglary in
HoWard,st., Americans in Paris The PhiIadel-
phia Tragedy. Municipal a fairs, Sudden Deaths,
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans, Gas Leak
Masonic-Eiecton of Officers, the Erie War
and the Courts may be found on the second page;
the Money and other Markets on The third;
Literary on tho sirih; and Real Estate, Ship
ping Intelligence, the Union Pacific Railroad,
Postal Mismand0ement in Idaho and RemOral
Of Troops from Canada, on ,he seremM page.
New-York tribune., 1868-12-28
1 cOLORED PHlLOgOPRER

The S. LOuis Democrat has Washington
correspondent who thus recoantS a recent ex'
perience:
saw venerable negro in his fa harness yeseTdiy
great peope from the of NourOe down. lie knew f
as visitor merely, at the mouse Of his boss II' JUS
~s' p0ns Sn. Se Said got into talk with Cassius ~
clever you make EN-. Ta@o hn on the Soo'i '.''
"cassius woSd like TO have httlo private talk with
you DO you know ny sn.nessr ~, an, ,ni,,.,
"Thatfs what's the mstler II isin your ioar'' ~,
sus to bo Of great service 70 your rae aut & ~ ~ @ @ @
a shrewd man; you have saved some money nu na.o
political frames 81 mind All Eour le Il not monKey.
race which rontles even now that You ar rec az
trouble you and rs much loaSer unless we ut%5.tna %
& rs "a, Sag cigars M his par,ies-I have watched
you You ara n Washington serynnt-uO wo"r nan hi'5
grades ot white politicians. L. - low lr N'ssi''
"Mr. Finn" sad Casslus. lyon re seyeie'
"You ben iocbn at mo. sab"
"Now. come! What ara yDu coloIcd people mp ~
"M- Finn" said Casslus, ''de laws Ot human nairrs
arc iuss le slmo SKINS differ. ~ de poet says hni
affection or human EaigIs ie'Sr g, % To,, m We had
gingcaders- nte.hgent men, Nlo kep en- aG|.s'd,
was Of EN- We chieitaiBs could read and We az
real. wocorsllied We found fcce orc wa ort Oh q:
que ,uOn W. 20 advised our people But We saw that
de Non ad sSS " e. g ag sc SS seG Gy p d.
As 10 the end ob dat war, our hearts vas trouble
thought de Southern man'woud VIA. he was de nsh.
lhk JhChRli'
p.oyed contrarwiso But Il so ordered dat IA
Black mats Help was necessary. Dat necessity scr.
SAVED us brought Out. and We air now on Cur pins
Mr. Finn, dore mo cullud people going 10 schOh
now in de dees,rcek dan whites. In no euud quarter or
family is dcre objection to schoo's Al IS eAthl>ssn'
de same cannst be sat Qi Berks County Pennsywaney
ard ,ore oder white decstseeks Dete never was people
dat hnngned aud tursted for educa'.oh Ae DO Ae'0''
citizens ~ african descent.
Mr. Finn. were savin money. do money pns con
trols Dere some tOabu rich co0Fed men III no leo
streek. . ...,.,,.
"Sar. we know what is impossible. As TO socially
pushp among White folks, 1t l. not congenll 20 eilhe
rol"r A. 10 marryt into 'em, where IS de use good
mahogany face Is my mine de color oh de goiepayea
streets We can't prevent lcentlousness aItogethos
NeltLer can YOU Nature draws de diy0n line between
dc cnIors Sometimes nasty Imagination Will cross
from bot sides. - ~. =. ,,v
sagacv 10 saw da, took cigars and brandy from ny
boss Consider. sar, dat don't do H. BHt, you VIZ
10 pursue desc questions, in social science frder cne
my house OF "A sunday and Will give you elgar q.s
good as de bosss and perhaps, by accident, oc ,lrHt
hTsnif DE Lord dat created men wild inalenI5e rgI1
give em. also inalcnable perqaisite'''
New-York tribune., 1868-12-28
SCHOOLS FOR ADULTS.

a little learning" notwithstanding the warn
! ing couplet concerning its danger is some
tImes 6xtrcm,s,,y convenient. In the affairs of
life, one who cannot read or write bears about
the same relation To one possessed OF these ac-
complshments which blind or lame person
bears to the clear of vision or the sound ot
limb and rs ii is better to see, however dlmy
or to walk however slowly, than to have the
orb totally qucnched or the legs entirely par
alyzed, so readers who can make no headway
without careful spelling aud stammering hesl-
tation, or writers who can achieve but ptliul
and hieroglyphcal scrawl, are really accom-
plished in comparison with those who
cannot recognize and much less form a
single letter. Apart from all question
of intellectual cultivation, q ere are certain
branches Of education which arc valuable
for their mere mechanical and economical util-
ity, and among such we may reckon those the
acquisition of which enables their possessor to
read his newspaper instead OF hearing 1t read
or TO write for himself letter of business or
affection In every community, however, gov
crned, il is a well settled principle thar pau
per is public misfortune, not only because the
cost of his maintenance increases taxes, but
because every person incapable OF scli-support
diminishes the aggregate of production and
thus lessons tho general prosperity But this
prosperity also depends quite as much upon
human intelligence as upon mere dogged INDUS
try. In all well regulated communities, there
fore, a battle il wagcd against ignorance with
as much persstency as if 1t were n pesticnce
or n crime In Massachusetts, for instance,
apart from all laws securing compulsory at
tendance at school, there is, what Is better, d
feeling among parents in every condition OF
life that it is disgraceful for their children TO
come TO maturity of years without a good gem
eral education. But this feeling is by no means
limited to children. Those who arc born ana
nurtured in the State are educated, as matter
of course but although it cannot be made
compulsory, the education Of adults coming
from other parts of this country or OF tho
world is encouraged in every possible way.
In Boston alone there are Il great number OF
free evening schools for adults, which for sew
eral years havo been maintained by private
benevolence, but which arc now under munich
pal direction, and in which every night stout
men. with more than childish doeility. struggle
with orthograplIy, chirography, and arithmetic.
In one locality there il "a school for the instruc-
ton of mariners in the principles of navigation.
I'm another there is q school for col0red adults,
with an average attendance of 100. At the
Warren-st. Chapel is school containing
I3s men and ~ women, tho latter mostly do.
mcstic servants In Washington st. IL u schooi
| of 200 pupils, who arc generally newsboys'
New-York tribune., 1868-12-28

And now it appears that the ordinary and
the extraordinary abuses of the Franking Priv
ilege are not enough. Members have not only
been franking everything indiscliminately
themselves, and having fac-simile stamp OF
their autograph made, that every me
chanical facility might bo employed
for increasing the Post-0ilice de-
ficiency; but, these devices not having made
franks cheap enough, counterfeit stamps have
been prepared in Ncw-YOrk Senator Morgans
frank has thus been cOunterfeited to an alarm
ing extent, and likewise that of Representa-
tive Lincoln Is there any better escape from
this fraud than in abolishing the whole sys-
tom
New-York tribune., 1868-12-28
THE OVERLAND MAILS.

To hs Editor OF The TrtO"H6' r
SIR: In September | subscribed iod iSd n,m nm
SEMI WEEKLY TRIBUNE aud received IL i up Soy snd
have mad only two copies since that time ~, s,ncs
have we received copy OF The Newl9rx Mn ia nos
sept % The manner which the OyerlssI aSa, wa
carried is an outrage Is thereIno reieay III sres,
at Omaha and learned enough 10 satisfy 'e ,n ,ou,s
deal of mail matter strewn elohE tnv ssJ IN All
Reside the express agent was postmssser, IN man.
probability express matter took tue m me mat ths
post Oice Department has been very oauJ ast thres
throughout tho West aud Pacne coast LOT s"y ya~ paper
this grieNauVe "is"' 0' Wa WATSON
public . - ,, n :, D., a is~
New-York tribune., 1868-12-28

The Irishmen of the Fifth District have
achieved glory enough for a week. They have
beaten the genius of Spread Eagle on his own
ground-have actually been more gorgeous than
Train. in addressing Train! They assured him,
in glowing" adjectiyes Of their heartfelt
delight at his safe return from "foul and
accursed oppression y heaped upon him, be-
cause of his "indomitablo determination"
to continue his "superhuman exertions,'
despite tho villain power, wealth,
"and demon strategy" of the base.
"bloody, and brutal task-master." These be
parlous words indeed Our other johnson al-
ready has his hands full, keeping the peace
between his Government and the base,
bloody, and brutal task-m )" and his stonl-
ach has 'e'en almost given out at the task but
what were oceans of wine and ten thousands
Of tho Arstlings of the flock. done to savory
tenderness and herocally swallowed. to oflense
like thisi Let tho Ancient Mariner set his
New-York tribune., 1868-12-28

The Danish Government, seeing that we have
paid for our iccbergs, wants next to hold
MS to our bargain about the earthquakes
We learn from Washington that the Danes 90
not at all relish the idea of taking back as
loyal subjects the people of st. Thomas who
voted with such striking unanimlty that they
preferred another rule. The Danish authou-
ties even hint that it is dshonorable to lure
them on to giving up the territory and then
then throw il back on their hands.
New-York tribune., 1868-12-28

fleets in order Let the army be recalled from
the Plains. Let tho State Department cease
its vain negotiations for earthquakes; for here
ia n volcano ready to burst upon us
But our brave eulogists of Train have only
berunl Pausing a moment to catch their
breath they launch ont again. They tell Mr.
Train that he is man of "incorruptible honesty"
which the Pacific Railroad and his British
creditors believe of "prodigous industry"
which The World newspaper would be
very ungrateful not to believe; and OF
"transcendent talents" which we are sure
we all believe with all our hearts. Then,
rising TO the hight of their great Occa-
sion, they assure him how powerfully inten-
"sifiedn their admiration becomes Mt witness
ing his "singlo- handed battle with-ay, and
triumph ovcr-an empire" by staying III
iail till the empire" got tired of boarding
him. Not satisfied with inhicting this YER
bal vengeance on the "basc, bloody and
brutal taskmaster," they resolve to af-
nict us also They encourage tEIS
transcendent" creature, even after his
fearful Incarceration" to visit upon our nn-
offending heads, in this peaceful aud submissive
city. that glorious sheet which for months in
the enemy's camp has caused disaster, wonder
and dismay" Which means that the vora-
cious monsters want him to continue printing
his marvellous Jail Journal We said once IN
our haste that George Francis Train was the
most delightful ass in the whole realm
Of asses. We take it bnck. These people who
address him are fairly entitled to that proud
distinction We yield to none in our regret for
the wrongs of ireland, or for this chronic rhod-
omontaGe aud demagogucry that stand in the
way of every practical effort for their relief
New-York tribune., 1868-12-28

Geo. Francis Trains supporters treat us to
soma remarkably spiced paragraphs this morn
ing; but they are insipid as diSh-water com,
pared with the dispatch giving the outline oil
q davis amusements in st. Louis. We can
commend New-York as a quiet and peaceful
(thoueh somewhat hum-drum) place OF retreat
to poor Mssourians who can no longer endure
fhe cxcitements of their metropolis,
New-York tribune., 1868-12-28

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New-York tribune., 1868-12-28

The defeat Of the Allied army in Paraguay
at Villeta has been followed by a ropulse of
the Brazilian iron-clads. Still more favorable
10 Paraguay is the beginning Of disagreement
between the new President of the Argentine
Republic, Sarmiento, and the Government Of
Brazil. President Sarmiento has asked the
new American Minister to Paraguay, Gen.
Mchahon, to mediate peace and as this is
"''ntgary 20 one Of tue articles of the Triple
New-York tribune., 1868-12-28

They don't understand law, or railroads, ="
journalism in the provinces Here is Tie Cm'
cinnaf Commercial, for example, knowing no
better than to put recent performance t''us,
We ought TO feel proud OF ystem OF laws that enaoIe.
person WhO has engaged largely IN swlndlihg o' ,n
thing go akin 20 IL that people viii be puzzled 10
lsh any moral difference. TO arrest ana put h Js' Wv
hon.st ana fearless mau who denounced him