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The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-05-20
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Ut ---Ll t1Il iil--ll diii Vltif eti ~
ton upon the financial issue Of the day
the payment of the United Naks honded
debt in greei.baeks--has beefiSmalla fathe
New York LsgiAalRTss Va q set Rst
week the repors ma ie y the Conin., tec N
Federal Relations u thelowez Ho5se, thah
which nothing cSuli have been more cIoar
or conclusive 1t will 3. .rsipelpbsfea hat
the Democrats Sf EeE Yutk She had 4
majority in the AsSembiS for The fist time
in half score Of years They dill not
omit to place themselves on record, and
that, too, in such manner that New York
State stands pledged to act with h-tae- great
Northwest, by the deliberate declaration Of
tbose wkoRpeennhEr 81 SOD Dsnoeratc
majority.
The following islthe text oI Che resolation
reported By the Uop, Mr.. Lawrence, Chair,
.mhnbf he GJ.hrtiltesoblf6le lera Rslatib1si
in the 4toiise, and which past the 1fohsAA
i5 pepoerals and . Rspphlieans voting 70 +
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'T,c MILITARY Tyranny OF tine
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the blindpess Qfttheir confidence, nnnlasked
Themselves tao soon, mud tie people hay-.
lnE .ref3cfed are fQpidiy wheeling into line
under the ancient anil honofed banner .ot IA d
fire. and enlightened Government, The
> nate may, or 1itf il may ne. Inn peach
Andrew lQhnsea, but before the Radical
party, can destroy the form and efficacy OF a
popular election the people will have spok2
en, and the muscular aud sjnewy Democracy.
Of the country will have fescned our. iinsti.
ulons from the grasp Of tljeir epemiiies. n n"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-16
as the most wholesome enactment on the
statntA hook.
YyrlRGING THE RING.

Really it is too bad The New-York City
Ring. intoxicated by their 10000 majority at
the last election, are going to take possession of
the whole State. Tweed and Sweeny, who
are TO the Democratic virus what DR.. Black
burn was to the yellow fever, have gone out
into the provinces, and the poison is spreading
The State Capitol is only an adjunct OF the
CITY Hall the Delavan House is to be second
Pewter Mug; the Legislature will soon be as
redolent of rum as the Board of COuncilmen.
There is to be no more rustic honesty. The
simple farmers of the interior counties are to
be- taught all the tricks Of the grOg-shops.
The honest old countryman who voted on the
Democratic side because he knew no bet
ter, is to be transformed into corner
loafer, who runs with the political machine
which makes the most plumber. Tam
many is master of the situation. and
the Ring are extending their wires to the re-
hottest parts of the State. We tremble at the
prospect. In fancy, we behold the Speaker OF
the Assembly pelted with inkstands, white
marble court houses in every county-seat,
mahogany armOries in every village, bridges Oh
fabulous cost over every mill-brook, and cor
poration manuals for every city. The Sachems
grow plethoric as the State grows poor. The
Democracy of the Empire State are to be
manipulated exclusively for the pecuniary proht
of a knot Of-nOt to put fine point upon 1t
moral ragamuffins, soaked with bad brandy and
tobacco Juice. If Tammany Hall stole so many
millions when it had only 10000 voters to back
it, what miracles of rascality will it not work
when it has 370,O00q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-16
4 RESOL UTTON or INQUIRY.

We observe that Mr.. WashbuTne OF Illinois has
got through the House resolution Of inquiry relating TO
the vessels purchased by the Navy Department during tho
late civil war; 1t 10 be pity that amendment
had not been proposed to bring out the facts as to Stan
toms purchase Of vessels at the period Were not
the b0s bars and locks OF the Treasury Department
upon the facts in stantons publication might DO
made Of his corrupt prongacy that would astound tho
nation.-[Nationdl InteiKgenoer.
The above spirit Of venom suggests the fol-
lowing queries: What had Stanton, as Secre-
tary of War, to do with the purchase of vessels
of any kindf In any case, how would the facts
relative to their purchase get into the Treas
ury Department, which receives only the
vouchers, which, of course, were regular, or the
vessels would not have been paid fort But if
facts duplicating Stanton in corrupt profit
"gacy" are in possession of the Treasury De-
partment, who is it that clocks, bolts, and
"barsp the Treasury Department against
President johnson, whose spite against Stanton
would lead him to pick all locks, sunder every
bolt, and throw down every bar that stood in
the way of proving anything whatever deroga-
tory to Secretary Stanton. The Treasury Of
flee, with all its facts is in the Presidents
power. 1t is easy to see, therefore, that there
are no facts eliminating Mr. Stanton. And il
there were, and they were so locked, bolted,
"and barred" in the Treasury Department that
they could not be published how did The In
telligencer get at themf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-16

In the Virginia Convention yesterday, after
some talk about Gen. Butler, the second article
of the Constitution was amended so as to pro-
hibit Justices of the Peace from being at the
same time members of the Legislature, ana
adopted
The North Carolina Convention organized
yesterday, Mr.. c. j. Cowles being elected Presi;,
dent. A cOlOred man was chosen prlnclpal
Doorkeeper He was jeff. Daviss body-servant,
and was captured with him.
The South Carolina Convention effected
permanent organization yesterday. choosing 9
DR.. Albert G. Mackay of Charleston for Presi-
dent, selecting the necessary clerks, &c. .,
In the Georgia Convention yesterday the
preamble of the new Constitution and two Sec sec
tions of the Bill of Rights were adopted. Inc
Committee on Education made a report, which
proposes an excellent system OF schools the
races to be separate
down, by 60 to H. resolution declaring that
all laws adopted shall be Obeyed until regu-
larly repealed or declared unconstitutional by
proper courts.
In the Louisiana Convention yesterday sew
eral articles of the Constitution i'll relation to
Courts were adopted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-16

of paper at par with coin; but every agent CHI
ployed by the Government to sell its bonds
solicited purchasers by reiterated assurances
that they would all be paid in coin or its full
equivalent, and circulated the official letters OF
Secretary Chase, and, after his resignation, Of
Secretary Fessenden, certifying that the
Give -Twenties,p as well as the Ten
" Forties.r were payable and would surely
be paid in coin. Mr. Thaddeus Stevens
assumed this as indubitable (see the last Treas
ury Report in his speech commenting the
passage of the Legal Tender act. Nobody
uttered a whisper to the contrary, except that
Copperheads and Rebels predicted that the
Debt would never be paid at all. Every dol
lar of the funded National Debt still outstand-
ing, except the remnant of unredeemed Seven
Thirties, was issued and taken with the under
standing that it would be paid at maturity III
coin.
". Mr.. Balloon avOws it his object to make
all bonds of the United States subject to
estate and municipal taxation" &c. This Is
simply impracticable. If he had said 1t is his
object to drive all our National Debt over 10
Europe, so as to treble the annual drain upon
us to pay interest abroad, he would have spoken
to some purpose. Our bonds held in Europe
cannot be subjected to State and municipal tax
alton. because they are not under State OF
municipal jurisdiction. There are very many
of our wealthy countrymen living in Europe
to-day to escape Onerous and Gas they think)
| unjust taxation on the securities when cohsu,
| tute their wealth. Mr.. Balcoms project wouiu
soon treble their number, and would cause
immense sales and transfers of National Donus
II. MI
to European capitalists. We believe IL Woulu
deplorably impoverish the country and ada 10
its existing embarrassments.
V. Let us now consider the justice ana
reason of the case. The City of Blnghamton'
we are told, is enduring a tax-rate of fire (5)
| cents on the dollar of assessed value-probaDly
equal to 10 mills m the actual value OF her
real property. She is paying this in good part
| for improvements Especially for the Albany
and Bnghamton RailrOad) which must largely
| increase the value of her real estate. Suppose
that property should pay an aggregate OF
ten per cent. on its assessed value Tor
| the single purpose of constructing the
Railroad aforesaid: the enhanced value given
to that real estate by this railroad would doubt
less make the investment good one Tor hel
property holders. But suppose S1,OOO,OOo OF u
| S. bonds held by her citizens, and these made
subject to local taxation, as Mr.. Is. proposes
they would in the first place, be valued twice OF
thrice as high in the tax-list rs the real estate
while they would not be increased in value one
farthing by the construction OF the railroad
aforesaid. Hence, we hold the subsection OF
Federal bonds to local taxation, in any view
mistaken and unjust.
VI. The Mayor of Albany has ascertained
that the aggregate of State and local taxation
| In tho Leading cities OF onr State is as follows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-16

We presume the average of the above Is over
one and less than one-and- la half per cent. on
the actual value Of the property held IN those
cities; but on bonds it would range nearer
than per cent. The result OF the Balloon
scheme would be a general transfer of bonds
and bondholders to localities where no such
taxes could reach them. Some would go to
Europe others to rural townships where the
rates of taxation are much lower, or where the
assessors would not be curious as to the con-
tents of stronghold as they would wish to
retain rich men in their respective localities.
The upshot of the project would be to diminish
rather than increase the amount of property on
the tax-lists of our cities
VII. Mr.. Balcom's device to make the bond
holders "stand and deliver" seems to us emf
nently consistent with his end. Clearly, either
the United States bonds are payable in legal
"tender" or they are not. The Balcom dodge
plainly comedies that they are not, and then
proposes to treat them as though they were. Its
adoption would subject the bOndholders to in
finite annoyance, yet would not help the tax
PAYERS fraction. 1t would simply drive the
great mass of our bonds to Europe or into
hiding places.
Mr.. Balloon, we infer is young man, who
will not utterly scOrn the advice OF an older
one. We most earnestly counsel him to leave
such games to the Copperheads, who hate the
Debt. because it represents the means whereby
the Rebellion was put down, and who would
feed fat an ancient grudge by cheating the
bOndholders out of their last dime Mr.. b.
cannot 20 80 far on the path before him that
they will not go further: 80 he will find in the
end that he has rolled i'm the dirt for nothing.
We affectionately urge him to dust his coat
thoroughly, and henceforth cleaye to the com
pany and cOunsels of honest men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-16

In the SENATE yesterday many petitions and
memorials concerning distress in Southern States
were presented.
The bill to regulate fees and costs in United
States Courts was indefinitely postponed.
The Foreign Affairs Committee reported in
favor of paying $4,000 damages for the seizure
by Gen. Sherman of a Spanish steamer at Port
Royal.
The bill extending the Smith g. Wesson
patent for firearms was passed.
The main feature of the day was a long de-
bate upon the bill to prevent further contraction
of the currency, which was passed by the decisive
vote of SO to 4. An amendment to stop expan-
sion az well as contraction was defeated, 10 to
". The bill goes to the House for concurrence,
where it will doubtless pass Immediately.
In the HOUSE, bills were passed concerning
the closing of land offices in districts where
the land is nearly all sold, and for the relief
of settlers on the late Sioux reservation in
Minnesota.
A bill was passed amendatory to the Home
stead law of May 20, 1862, allowing applicants
for combinations, when prevented from per-
sonal attendance at the district land Office,
10 make their afiidavits and proofs before the
clerk of the county court.
During debate on the amended Reconstruc-
aiOn bill, Mr.. Wood of New-York was called
90 order for improper language, resolution
of censure was passed, and he was called to
che bar Of the House and reprimanded by the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-16

1t is easy to see the origin of President john
sons understanding with Gen. Grant that the
latter should hold on to the War Office until
the President could appoint successor to
Stanton whom the Senate would confirm. 1t
resulted from the following conversation be-
tween the President and the General;
JoHNsON-They say the Senate is going to
vote Stanton back into the War Office.
GRANT (smOking(--W hiff-whif-whiff.
JoHNsoN-rll tell you how Ill checkmate
them on that dodge.
GRANT (smoking)-W hiff-whif-whiff
JoHNsoN-You keep your Office, and let Stan
ton apply to the courts for his remedy, which
it will take him six months to obtain. Mean
while, I'll appoint somebody else, and the Senate,
when it gets tired out. will confirm him. That's
understood.
GRANT (smoking)-W hiff-whiff-whiff
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-16
TIE CITY FINANCES.

New-York City is in debt to the amount of
$42, 100000, and is obliged to raise by tax
seven-eighths of the sum annually required to
carry on its local government, although it owns
public property worth about $200,0oO,OOO. In
the present season of depression, and with
many of the obligations incurred during the
war rapidly maturing, the necessity OF reform
in our financial system becomes more sensible
than ever. The Citizens Association have de-
vised plan of relief of which we publish the
substance in another column; and without COM
hitting ourselves to all their views, We invite
for their letter careful consideration For
the reduction of the debt they propose that
the S15,OOO000 in the sinking fund shall be
used at once and the market property, worth
$50O0,0OO, and miscellaneous public property
worth about s2,OO0,OOO, shall be sold. That
would leave S20OO0,OO0 of debt. OF this
balance 81, 900 900 belongs to the CrotOn AQue-
duet Department, which, under proper regua-
ton, cannot only pay the interest and gradually
extinguish the principal of its own indebted
ness, but may be rendered source of revenue
TO the city beside. The remaining 100000
was incurred in the construction of the Central
Park; this should be funded in long stock,
ono MILLION 10 ycdi oAeci ehi'J
years, and the principal and interest to DO
raised by tax.
The Association think that large increase
in the city revenues can be obtained by a
revision of the Croton water rates, tax on
railway and express companies, and tax on
residents of other counties doing business in
New-York; and still more important reforms
can be made in the city expenditure by
abolshing the county government, reducing the
expenses Of the Metropolitan Commissions, the
department Of Public Instruction, and
the various local bureaus, and making
the courts self-supporting. They believe
that if their plan be adopted the
amount to be raised by tax need not
exceed S6,0OOOOO - just about one-thlrd
the present budget. The manner in which they
propose that the taxes shall be levied is some
what peculiar, and is certainly open to objection.
Let two hundred and fifty citizens paying taxes
on not less than $4,000 worth Of property be
summoned by the Mayor, and twenty-four of
them chosen by lot rs jury, to whom all
budgets shall be submitted. A majority of them
shall decide the amount to DO raised; and this
plan, say the Association, "gives into the hands
"of our citizens the fixing of the amount of
"their taxes" On the contrary, it puts the
whole power into the hands Of the Mayor, who
can arrange the jury to suit himself.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-16
has seemed.

The United States of America have at last
found o defender against the brutal behavior
of Charles Dickens 1t is consoling to find. in
this age of hero worship, that we have jour
nalist old enough to remember the youthful
misdeeds of the great novelist, and bold
enough to cast them in his face when every
body else is shaking hands with him. In the
following extract, which, we need hardly say,
is copied from The Philadelphia Press, there
is a pleasing mixture of patriotism and polite
ness from which not even the threat darkly
limited in the words we have taken the liberty
of printing in italics can take off all the
polish:
The scene OF last night paradox, but character.
stic OF the American people No has so carcatured
so magned, cruelty spoken Of For insults TO our
flag less than the COOL deliberate words OF Mr. Dickens
and coming from poor literate, angry men, zee hare
taken hfe. Mr.. Dickens has nothing IN sympathy with
this people Letting alone the consideed foies OF his
youth during terrible years OF trial and suffering
welding the immense power OF journalist whose repu
tation than Engh he had not for US one word
Of encouragement, friendship, or support"
-We hope Mr.. Dickens will not go near Mr..
Forney without providing himself with a pre-
cautonary bOwie-knife.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-16

The revelations, made elsewhere, of the suf-
ferings endured by the passengers in the
cholera ship Leibntz now detained at Quaran-
tine, show why the malady ragged with such
virulence Out of $40 persons who embarked
at Hamburg in good health, barely 300 reached
this port alive. If the friends Of the dead
passengers, or the survivors, should institute
legal measures for redress, there is q posi-
bility, though hardly q probability, that the
owners of the Leibnitz might DO induced to
change the management of their ships.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-16
MUSIC.

The second of Messrs. Mason & Thomasns
solrees OF chamber music will take place at living n'A
on Saturday.
The pupils and professors of the New Oh
and Brooklyn Conservatory OF Music viii give co"'
this evening at their new hall In Courtst BrookV@
The first rehearsal for the third Philharm0DsnaSs
Concert will take place at the Academy OF Music 20 "a
row afternoon. Beethoven's Choral SYMPHONY
spohrs "Jessonda" overture will be performed a.
The Richings troupe make q yoyaagY s,,o~
BROOKLYN tonight and II they return safely Miss
will take beneht at the Irving place Academy 70 nsi
The opera will be Martha" Saturday Is the lao. IA os
OF the season, and for that occasion Fra Dnvoio
the bills. ocoses
boiano centenary celebration on Monday next anu l
are happy to inform readers that the fssv
take place In New-York Boston being naray ~ hen
enough for the occasion. Tho company viii remA'A
only one week. n;n-
An interesting performance OF don uSuss.
yanni" Is promised for tonight at Pixies
with Madame Lagrange. Miss Phillips. Miss st but
Tanaro Orlandini Susini, and Colletd N tnc We sre
where Is Brignolii For the matinee on sa'"'"''
TO have "Traviate"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-16

The first clause of the new Reconstruction
act declares that neither the Executive nor the
Courts shall recognize the pretended State
governments created under Mr.. Johnsons NIL
itary prOclamations as valid. The only need
or aim of this enactment is to deprive Mr
johnson of pretext for involving the country
in strife and bloodshed. Congress had already
enacted that his pseudo State concerns were
void. But he has constantly manifested de-
sire to override, in some way, this determine
ton of Congress. To prevent any future ef-
forts to do so, Congress makes further opposi-
ton to its laws on his part 80 distinctly and
palpably criminal that, should he attempt 1t,
impeacbment would become the inevitable
remedy.
The second section places the five military
districts under the command of Gen. Grant,
but in no way disturbs the previous and neces-
sary subordination of Gen. Grant to the Presi-
dent or inteIferes with his supremacy as Com
mander-in- Chief of the Army and Navy.
The third section repeats those clauses OF the
Reconstruction act which authorizes the Presi-
dent to appoint civil officers at the South, and
authorizes the General of the Army to appoint
them. - = SO 81. So
The fourth section forbids the President to
use the Army and Navy in defense OF the
abolished provisional governments.
The fifth section renders any person who in
terferes with the orders of the General-in-
Chief liable to punishment as for high mis-
demeanOr.
The firm stand taken by Congress inspires
confidence that the Union viii speedily be re-
stored on the basis of equal rights for all loyal
men. If duly persevered in. the President will
DO found less formidable obstacle than he
has seemed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-16

The Connecticut Republican State Conven-
ton yesterday was full, harmonious and en-
thusiastic. Marshall Jewell of Hartford was
nominated for Governor Francis Wayland of
New-Haven for Lieutenant Governor, Hiram
Appelman of Groton for Secretary of State,
Leverett w. Vessels of Litchfeld for
Treasurer, and J. w. Manning of Putnam for
Controller. Ex-Gov. Hawley, O. II. Plat,
Henry II. Starkwether, and Il. A. Warren
were chosen delegates at large to the National
Convention. Gen. Grant was enthusiastically
indorsed as their preference for President. We
give the full proceedings, resolutions, &C., in
another column.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-16
Smustmtnts.


BARNUM's AMERICAN MUsEUM-Day and Evening.
- Pale Living Gohl-VAn Ambugh Co.'S henAssre-
c,o0O CVriosi,ieA
BANvARD's OPERA HoUsE-This Evening" The
Frost Kng"-The Mammoth Cave
BROADWAY THEATER This Evening.-"Peep o
Day" Mrs d. 7. Bowers
BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUsIC-This Evening
Rchings's English Opera" Martha"
BROOKLYN CONSERVATORY OF Music HALL
This Evening -Aiusca Sor6e.
BUNYAN HALL Union Square-This Afternoon ana
Evening"" The Pilgrim"
DoDwORTH HAu-This Evening.-Mr. Geo van
dsnhoa Reading: Like H." Lady Of the Lake TICK
wick aud Lady" .,
FRENCH THEATER - This Evening - D." Norma
Mme. Riston
NEw-YORK CIRCUS, Fourteenth-st- This Evening
-Feats Of Equestrian m- Tho Mser Of Bagiad' .
NEw-YoRK TIIHATER-This Evening" Under 'ne
Gsslght" The worreA Sisters 80.
OLYMPIC THEArER-Ths Evening.-"A MioSuuh-
Nights Dream" -
PIXIES OPERA HOUSE-Ihls EVehing'-H"" i""e0
Brguoh Italian Opera" Don Gio'AlnL
PLYMOUTH CHURCH, BRooKLYNCIhis EVen mn T,
NJ, CHARLES Dicleus Christmas Carol and lhe l
PckwioS." ,
WAILAcK's This Evening. - Captain OF the
Watch" and "wooicoeks Little Game Lester "a'oA 1onn