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The New York herald., 1869-02-22

DARIES TREATY LAND GRANTS. The Darien
treaty recently negotiated by Mr.. Gushing pro-
vides for the laying off of all the lands in
strip ten miles wide on each side Of the Darien
canal, and the assignment Of alternate sections
to the United States and to Colombia. The
immense expenditures on the isthmus which
will be required in the construction of the
canal will make these lands worth millions of
dollars, and this in itself will constitute sufli-
cient benefit to the petty and incompetent gov
ernment of Colombia for the concession of the
right of way. We therefore call upon the
Senate to strike out Of the Darien treaty the
stipulation that the canal tolls shall be aug
mented one third for the exclusive benefit Of
the Bogota government. No such tax on the
commerce of the world should be established
at the toll gates of the American isthmus.
The New York herald., 1869-02-22
T II e N = w ..
Europe.

The cable teegrams are dated February 2l.
A dreadful disaster occurred on board the Aus
trian fucate Radetsky on Saturday last while on q
cruise in the Adriatic. An explosion took place in
The powder magazine, completely blowing up the
ship and killing nearly all the officers and crew.
The spanish iron-clad Victoria Is under orders to
ssiI FOR the faithful ise. The Colonial Minister,
BY decree, has removed all restrictions from the
once OF commercial broker in Cuba and Porto Rico.
french frigate has been ordered to Cuba TO look
pfter French interests in that disturbed locality.
Mexico.
,.aier dispatches state that General yegrete. az
The head or the formidable revolutionary force with
which be had taken Pueba, was marching upon the
capital aud was within thirty leagues OF It, lie had
met aud fought the government forces. but reports
connict a. to the result
one thousand more chasseurs had arrived a. Ia
vans The Banco Ii authorized to issae e. ooo 900 In
psper money, which General Dulce h 10 declare
local tender in payment OF ell debts. The old am
nesty having expired, Dulce has issued new one,
pardontng all insurgents except the chiefs and crim
nas Dunlap, the American, who was detained FOR
want Of passport a day or two ago has been
nouhe,i 10 leave the island.
Paraguay.
our Rio Ianero letter. dated January 2g was for
war,ed by the steamer Mississippi winch arrived al
this port Yesterday, bringing Yliss and Masterman.
thc recent prisoners Of Lopez with orders report
al Washington. Mr.. Bliss states that they were
rested upon charges made by brother OF Lopez to
ariract attention from himself he having been de-
7ected rpbbing the national treasury. Bliss and
Mastetman were examined before military trbu.
BAi AMI subjected TO repeated tortures When
1naiy released they were compelled TO attest 10 the
truih OF tnc statements extorted from them In the
presence OF United States naval officers Lopez IL
st present believed to be intrenched in mountain
lpsss IA the vicinity Of Cerro Leon. Minister Nc
MahOn is with him. Much vi feeling exists against
Vhc Brszians along the La Plata, and at Montevdeo
n small party oi them had been mobbed, Two being
Killed.
West indies.
our ~. Thomas letter IL dated February III. Hopes
of are still entertained by the people The
steamer Tcegrafo, formerly the Red Gauntlet which
had been sold TO the HaytIen rebels had been seized
and IA now under the guns OF Fort Christian. A
rttnor was prevalent that she had been released.
The Health OF st. Thomas was good
Reports from Hayu stated that the rebels had
gained considerable success.
japan.
our Hiogo letter is dated December -. The MI
kado retains ex-Lieutenant Grnnell, an Amorican
as Chiei OF the Naval Bureau. and has appointed
General Paul Frank formerly OF the United states
Army General-in.Chef OF the japanese military
Forces, at salary OF $4,000 year. The English
end French representatives protested against these
appointments, but were met by the reply that the
Japanese was an Independent nation and did not
veccgnize their right to question dictate rs policy
The New York herald., 1869-02-22
Another Shaking Up or Mexico-s:enernI
Grants Policy.

Another Shaking Up or Mexico-s:enernI
Grants Policy.
The volcanic republic of Mexico, always
smoking and rumbling, with frequent dis
charges Of gas and scoria, seems to be once
more in a state of active eruption. BY way Of
Havana-itself in the midst of revolutionary
ordeal-we have the intelligence from Vera
Cruz that on the Sd instant General Negretc
(revolutionisD had captured the important city
OF Puebla, and had issued the usual proclama-
tions accompanying such events, but that on
the 9th, with the approach of the government
troops, he left, bag and baggage, taking the
road towards Matamoros; that the revolution
lists Of San Martin, on the Cth had levied
forced loan Of two hundred Thousand dollars on
the merchants Of the town; that the rcvo-
luticnary General Zeputa, at Sisal, had flown
on being attacked by General Vargas
that a revolution was expected at Guada-
lajara, the Governor having resigned and the
courts having declared their inability to admin
lister JUSTICE that revolution had broken out
in Flascala and another in Nueya Leon. whore
Quiroga, with twelve hundred armed men had
pronounced in favor OF General Santa Anna:
that force OF troops on railroad near the
city had pronounced, and that proap1cio-
mieRto had been issued in Tamaulipas. where
the revolution is increasing.
This Is worse than Cuba; and vet. althouub
the receipt OF all this stirring news made .t
first lively sensation in the Mexican capital.
the excitement, we are told, had been aIlayed
They are used to such things in Mexico, and
the oft-badgered and plundered inhabitants of
city, town and hacienda do not give them
selves much trouble except in the immediate
presence of a raid. We hear very little of
Juarez; but IT would appear that he has very
considerable army In the field scattered about
in squads from Ydcatan up to the Rio Grandc
they find abundance Of employment and that il
is no uncommon thing for squad here or there
10 pronounce in favor Of some insurgcnt leader
whom they were sent to put down. From Maxi
milan to Juarez the transition Of Mexico has
been only the change from foreign despotism
to domestic anarchy--"only this. and nothing
more" Napoleon was right In his opinion
that the Mexican people, such as they are, are
incapable Of self-government, but wrong In his
''grand idea" that they needed tho protecting
shield and buckler of France
The inquiry, then, still comes back upon MS,
what is TO be done with Mexicol Among the
The New York herald., 1869-02-22

THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY ON
New TAoK.-The Secretary of the Treasury,
in directing the solicitor Of that department to
prosecute the pilots of the Ohio river steamers
United States and America for mansaughter
in connection with the loss Of life by the recent
collision between those steamers, seems to be
on an entirely new tack. But inasmuch as the
Secretary is charged with the general supervi-
sion, not only Of the fiscal transactions Of the
government, but also Of the execution Of the
laws concerning the commerce and navigation
Of the United States on the high seas, on our
coasts and on our inland waters. the case Ia
The New York herald., 1869-02-22

TIE LATEST MoDIFICATIoN.-The latest
shape Of proposed constitutional amendment
on suffrage Is that adopted by the House on Sat
urday last--yeas lao, nays 33-namely, ''The
right of citizens Of the United States to vote
and hold Office shall not be denied OF abridged
by any State on account Of race, color, nativi-
ty. property, creed or previous condition of
seryitude." This seems to be comprehensive
enough and will probably satisfy the ''carpet-
bsggers" OF the Senate Nous rerroas
The New York herald., 1869-02-22
MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTIONS.

for one dollar month.
The postage being only thirty-fve cents
quarter, country subscribers by this arrangement
can receive the HERALD at the same price it is
furnished in the city.
The New York herald., 1869-02-22
washInston's Birthday.

This day being the anniversary Of Washing
ton will be celebrated with the honors of pub
lie holiday. All the courts and public Offices,
the banks and the several stock boards will be
closed, and business in the city will be gene
rally suspended, and religious services will be
held in mos: of the churches, especially the
Episcopalian. AT Trinity, in the course Of the
exercises, which will be very imposing, Wash
ington's Farewell Address will be read by the
Rev. DR.. vinton, and at the close Of the read
ings, prayers, hymns and anthems number
Of popular airs will be performed on the Trinity
chimes, proclaiming to the bulls and bears OF
Wall street special day Of rest. The Com
mon Council have appropriated twenty thou
sand dollars for the celebration; but whether
the money is to be expended in parades or fire.
works not called for by any resolution, or IL
the tea room, or in some other way, we cannot
tell Let it suffice that If the money has been
appropriated il will be taken from the treasury,
and that If it goes to the cause Of charity let us
remember that ''charity covers multitude OF
SINS" and let us be thankful that the appro-
priation was not forty, fifty or hundred thou
sand. Dr. johnson said that patriotism was
the last refuge Of the common scoundrels, but
he was an old humbug.
The New York herald., 1869-02-22
Il RIPPLE S I'll E E T
Aoiep TO Herald Carriers and News Dealers.

Aoiiep TO Herald Carriers and News Dealers.
HERALD carriers and news dealers are in
formed that they can now procure the requisite
number of copies direct from this Office without
delay.
All complaints of ''short counts and spoiled
sheets must be made to the Superintendent in
the couuting-room of the HERALD establish
rnenj.
Newsmen who have received spoiled papers
from the HERALD Office, are requested to re-
turn the same, with proof that they were
obtained from here direct, and have their
money refunded. Spoiled sheets must not be
sold TO readers of the HERALD.
The New York herald., 1869-02-22

clearly within he Sroevince. 1t is fully ume
that the government Of tns on''ou 'a.s
should protect human life against the 's''1
destruction to which it is culpably exposH on
the steamers Of our Western rivers and lakes
The murderous carelessness of railway con-
ductors, no less than that of steamboat pilots,
might well be checked and punished by the
strong arm of the United States government.
The New York herald., 1869-02-22
vcrdy JohnsOn's AInbnnin TTcnfy-EngIfs
Comments ON Ito Rejection.

yarious comments were ELECTED from the
London press on Saturday morning by the
failure of the United States Senate to ratiCy the
treaty recently concluded between Lord Clar-
endon and Reverdy Johnson for the settlement
of the Alabama claims. One journal said that
this treaty has testified the amty Of England,
and that its failure does not cndanger the
friendly relations between the two countries,
but will rather serve as warning in arrang
ing the points of q new convention. Another
regrets the rejection Of the convention after
the protracted and laborious negotiations, add
ing that the advances for a new treaty must
come from the United States-that England Is
now unfettered from concessions and will only
treat hereafter on terms OF absolute equality.
A third journal regrets the rejection Of the
treaty only on account OF the delay il will oc-
casion In the restoration OF friendly relations
bctween Great Britain and the United States.
After all there need be no trouble in the
matter. All that the people Of the United
States will ask Of our next President Grant
and this they certainly expect Of him-will be
that he shall "send in the little bill, with the
pertinent inquiry whether II is to be paid or
protested "This, and nothing more" in the
style of General Jackson's memorable missive
to Louis Philippe. 1t may be well, however,
for ms TO remind Mr.. Gladstone that, in addi-
ton 10 the mere money question, there Is in
volved in the case little question Of principle
which he will also have to meet. II he does
not entirely conrnrehend II his friend John
The New York herald., 1869-02-22

ANOTHER FRIGBrFuL DrsAsrRR.- will be
seen by telegram from Trieste, published In
another part of the paper, that terrible dsas-
ter occurred to the Austrian frigate Radetsky
while cruising in the Adriatic. An explosion
took place in the powder magazine, causing .
complete wreck Of the vessel and frightful
loss Of life. We have not yet any particulars
as to the cause Of the explosion or details Of
the wreck and lives lost.
The New York herald., 1869-02-22

SuB-DWisIoN or TnE STATE or TEXAS
The closing scenes Of the Texas Convention
were fitting climax to the proceedings Of that
scsndalous body. After a session Of eight
months, during which all kinds of jobs have
been openly fostered in The shape of illegal
legislation, land grants to railway schemers,
grants Of State bonds as bonuses TO steamship
spectators and innumerable schemes for the
benefit of the individual members OF the Con-
vention, IL finally broke mp in row, and Gene
raj Candy was forced to take possession Of the
records and papers to stop the scandal. Among
the schemes for the making OF individual for
tunes and honors is the plan to divide the
State into several ''of more convenient size"
This Is simply scheme 10 increase the num-
ber Of officers and carpet-bag Senators and Re
personalities. Fortunately Congress is too
near the end Of the session to give heed TO
these petitions, and the resolutions passed by
the Convention will 20 into the waste basket
OF Congressional jobs. So let IL be. General
Grant will take care Of the needful remaining
reconstruction.
The New York herald., 1869-02-22
Legal Tenders-Decision Of the sapreme
Court.

Legal Tenders-Decisi0n Of tno supreme
Court.
There has been q great deal of hair-splitting
and unnecessary multiplication of words in the
press upon the decision of the Supreme Court OF
the United States ON coin contracts. The plain
language and whole scope of that decision are
based upon the intent of contract and in the af-
firmation that both coin and United States notes
are legal tender; that is to say. where con-
tracts have been made providing for payment
in coin, whether before or since the act was
passed making United States notes legal ten
der, coin payment can be enforced, and where no
contract for payment in coin has been or may
be specifically made United States notes are
legal and sufficient tender. So there are two
kinds of lawful money and legal tenders-the
coined money of the United States and the
greenbacks. The latter is in all cases legal
tender when contracts do not provide for pay
ment in coin, no matter when made; but all
contracts requiring in specific terms the pay
ment of coin, whether made before or since
forced according to the terms. This is the
sum and substance of the decision and settles
the question of coin contracts.
The court only decided upon the Law of the
case and did not enter into the question of the
constitutionality of the Legal Tender act author
izing the issue of United States notes. Ws
know not whether the broad question of the
constitutionality of the act will ever come up
fairly or be decided upon by the Supreme
Court but if it should there need not be any
fear that the decision would be such as ia
undo the work Of the government and throw
law of necessity before which even the highest
courts bow. Before this doubtful questions Of
constitutional law or nice technicalities give
way. The people may rest perfectly easy,
therefore, with regard to the legal tender
question since this decision Of the court on
coin contracts. Nor need there be any con-
fusion of ideas or trouble about having two
kinds Of money or legal tenders We have
always had two kinds of money-paper and
specie So has England, and so have all great
commercial nations. Indeed, it is impossible
to do without paper money in some form or
other. There is not specie enough in the
world to do fifth part of the business, to say
nothing of the greater convenience of using
or handling paper representatives Of value.
The decision Of the Supreme Court may prove
valuable in facilitating coin transactions in
business and in tending to bring the country
nearer to specie basis. That ought to be
sufficient for the present, and the less Con-
gress does with the currency the better. The
operation Of natural laws and of individual
action in the matter of contracts and trade will
regulate the currency and bring us to specie
payments as soon as they can be safely reached
without creating revulsion or disturbance in
the values and business of the country.
The New York herald., 1869-02-22
The Reception Of the Foreign Ministers by
the Japanese MikadO.

tmc Jupuucst 1fkikIGOs
Our latest advices from Japan show that
most cordial understanding exists between the
Mikado and the representatives OF foreign gov
ernments at that court. II is thus evident
that the Japanese are feeling the impulse Of
the age and desire to be foremost among the
Asiatic nations TO seize upon the advantages
which the more civilized world is about TO pre-
sent to the Eastern Asiatic coast. Hitherto the
flow Of trade in the history Of the world has been
westward now there is every indication that
it is to turn to the eastward SO far as the
greater part OF the Asatic exports are con-
ccrned. In view of this IL becomes Of moment
for Japan to consider her geographical position
with reference to this coming trade, and seize
upon the advantages which she possesses to
assist in its dstribution-in fact, aid In
the transportation of Asatic products to the
coast Of California and to the lsthmus Of
Darien Japan. TO the future commerce OF the
Pacific, occupies much the same position that
Great Britain does to the trade of the Atlantic.
Great Britain and Japan flank the Eastern
Continent-one on the west, the other on the
east. Therefore let the japanese prepare for
the role they are destined to play; for the
Pacific Ocean will throw the smaller trade Of
the Atlantic into the background as, compare
lively, pigmy effort Of the past.
We cannot cultivate too extensively the ap-
parently friendly feeling Of Japan to draw
closer to us in her commercial relations, and
there, as elsewhere, our very best and ablest
men should be sent to watch over our intc-
rests; for much of our future growth in that
direction will depend upon the ability with
which our affairs are managed. II the foun-
dations are broad we shall have room for
vast structure; II they are narrow they will
require constant tearing down and rebuilding.
With Japan and China we want the most cor
dial understanding, and every effort should be-
made on our part to effect II.
The New York herald., 1869-02-22

UNDER DRBATE-The Tenure of Office law
in the Senate on Saturday last, with some indi-
cations Of the success Of Buffers repeal. But
the time is short and the result is very du-
bious. Let the friends OF the repeal keep it
up, or ii goes under.
The New York herald., 1869-02-22

In Town FOR A Few DAys-A lot Of fell
lows Of the Albany lobby. When they 60 back
we may look out for new catalogue of street
railroads and other city jobs. These lobby
men in coming down to New York combine
business with pleasure, and the State pays for
all
The New York herald., 1869-02-22

wANrED-From Dana, the Cabinet maker,
his latest Cabinet for General Grant He has
not given us a new Cabinet for week "It
will never do TO give il up So
The New York herald., 1869-02-22

Bright may, perhaps, enlighten him on the
subject. John Bright as.a peace man, may
suggest some easy but indispensable way Of
settling the whole difficulty in accordance with
,~c-.sAl Grants motto--"Ict US Aave peace.
The New York herald., 1869-02-22

POPULAR MEETINGS IN FRANCE. The denial
OF ''the right Of meeting" claimed by a few
obscure Baptists in the Departement de rAisne
and by the promoters Of political banquets as
manifestations in favor Of parliamentary reform
was among the proximate causes Of the French
revolution of I84S. Napoleon ILL., and M.
FORBADE, his Minister Of the Interior, must
have forgotten how fatal this denial of ''the
right Of meeting" proved to Louis Philippe
and M. Guizot. M. FORBADE recently issued,
of course with che sanction of the Emperor,
an order for guarding against what, indeed,
he is cautious enough TO call 'san abuse of the
right OF the people to peaceably assemble !"
and this order was put in force on Saturday
last A public meeting which was contem-
plated at Mont Parnasse, an dTr0ndissemCnt Of
Paris, was dispersed by the authorities.
Moreover, all public gatherings on Wednesday
next have been positively prohibited. It will
be readily understood why the ex-Prcsident Of
the French republic is aversc to the public
celebration Of Wednesday as the anniversary
Of the second Inauguration of republican gov
ernment in France. But repeated and rigidly
enforced orders to prevent popular meetings
in that country will serve only to heap up
wrath against day of wrath.
MAKE Room FOB PoMpsY.-Mayor Bowen,
of Washington, in reply to an inquiry from
several inquisitive citizens Of African scent,
says that he will make no objection to the nd
mission of respectable ''gemmcn OF color" TO
the citizens Inauguration ball, though he does
not know what the committee may say on the
subject.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-02-12

Tho Chicago Tribune favors an
amendment to the Constitution so as
to make the Electoral and Congress
sional Districts correspond. An
amendment to the Constitution that
would do away with the electoral
vote entirely, aud allow the people to
elect the President without the use
less lingo of an electoral college.
would he far more preferable. III
couid be more purely Democratic and
therefore more just. The Tribune
shows how the plan proposed would
have operated in 1860, 1854, and 1868.
IN 1869 Lincoln carried ff2 Con-
pressional Districts, Breckenridge and
Douglas together, liz, and Bell 26.
OF other States, Lincoln carried II,
breckenridge and Douglas 10, and
Eell g. Had all the Democratic vote
been concentrated upon Douglas, the
result would have been: Lincoln lo5
Congressional Districts snd Is States;
Douglas l16, Congressional Districts
and Is States, and Bell nine Congress
sional Districts and no States. Un-
der this rule Douglas would have
been elected. In 1868, Grant carried
l4s Congressional Districts and 90
States; Seymour IS Congressional
Districts and States-giving Grant,
under the electoral district plan, 200
electoral votes. But he actually got
oil
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-02-12

When and where are we to have
our next editorial convention &? AT
the last meeting i'm Oct. 1867, 1t was
left with the President. Hon. B. F.
Cue, TO call convention Of the edit
ors and publishers Of our State, at
such time and place rs he should
think best. For some reason. best
known to himself, he has not seen
fit 10 call second meeting. At the
last convention, which was held ut
Clinton during Fair time in 'G7. bat
little was accomplished, save that it
called large number of the fraterni-
~ together and gave them an oppor-
tunity to become personally arquaint-
cd with each other, but this alone
was Of mnch advantage. We had,
also. the privilege of listening to an
excellent poem by J. T.. McCrery.
and nL address from Gen. Baker, that
will long be remembered for its in
trinsic worth to every newspaper
man In the state.
But we would like to see more
perfect union of the Press of Iowa.
We want 10 see a reunion Of the ed
itors and publishers Of the State and
We suggest that meeting I've called
at an early day, say at Cedar Falls,
Des Moines or Dubuque. Wien we
contemplate the triumphs ofour State
and the rnpidity with which it is he.
Ing settled il seems emiueitly proper
that the corps Of editors and publish
era, the indefatigahle workers i'm this
field Of progress. should meet and re-
joice over their victories, and at the
same lime perfect plans for more ear
nest work in the future.
Let Il meeting be called-who will
second the motion?