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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-02
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Mr.. Joseph W. Field, of Mississippi. on behalf of
the advocates of Universal Amnesty with I'm
partial Suffrage submits the following objec
tions to the Constitution framed by the late
Convention in that State, but voted down by
majority of her people:
"ist The disabilities imposed by 1t which not
dered necessary by the Reconstruction acts OF Congress
whereby portion Of the people are politically prescribed
though no moro guilty OF political Ocnses than others
who have been restored by It, ..
few lawfully qualified 20 fill them at present, will be
long fastened upon the State 10 do 10 serious IL
ireparabe injury before they can be replaced by Others
OF greater ability constantly being supplied by coming OF
lawful ago or immigration.
capacity and qualification for office which, the peculiar
circumstances now existing aud likely to be continued
"4th. The want OF security to property, one OF tho
stued, which viii be In danger OF spohaton under the
forms OF law, n not otherwise SO long as the controlling
power OF the state may 30 exercised by the mostde aud
ignorant OF its population, .......
18Th. The great extent OF the appointing power aud
patronage Of the Executive, by which popular elections
leSsened IN number hathe great school of political
instruction 10y the public speeches of candidates will be
virtually closed, and the serespect conscious dignity.
and tho high OF individual responsibility, which
should DO felt by those who possess the highest power in
In proportion IL ia unused by the people. This rejected
constitution clothes the Governor with the power by and
with the advice and consent Of the Senate TO appoint all
military officers and tho Judiciary, and oil county town
ship, aud precinct officers As to the military aud judi
ciay this power is 20 remain permanent while as to the
county township and precinct officers their term is to
continue until the Legislature shall provide by law for
an election Of said officers Now, when this would be
who tell -
The power thus concentrated in the Executive is
without precedent and far transcends anything hereto
fore deemed compatible with repubcanism.
9Th Because IL Is thought. particularly by those who
have broken their allegiance, that all who had
right % citizenship and suffrage before the war;
entitled OF right TO the Constitution OF Mississippi
as IL existed prior TO that time with such amendments
and alterations and others, the Constitution OF
tho United States and acts Of Congress requires 1u fai
ing 10 which, TO have another prepared by the
people In convention believing that better calculated
To promote the good and secure the appreciation
OF the people would framed recommended 20 Congress
for adoption, and be approved"
We trust Congress will carefully weigh
these objections before deciding to override them.
And, il it be now possible to secure areconstruc-
ton of Mississippi on basis which secures
All Rights to ALL we trust that the oppOEtu-
nifty will not be thrown away.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-02
Amnssmtnts, &C.


BRoADwAY TnEATER-This. Eyening.-"Ihe VIC
uus ard solop Single" Mr. John T. Owens
BRoUGHAM's THEATRR Twenty-fouTthst; - ms
Evening Better Late than Neye-Ihe Drnao "eo" VI
1909" Mr. Johu Broagham.
BRYANTS' NEW MINSTREL HALL, Tammany buld,
ms, Pourteenthst, adjoining Academy Of MncIhls
GRAND OPERA HOUSE,. cor. Eighthaye. and Iwen-
third st-This Evening at a. La Pedchole Mile lima
LYRIC HALL, Sixth-ave.-This Eyenlng-A Read
iBg by Mr. Geo VandenbeG
tNRw-YoRK RCUs Fourteenth-st.-This Evening
t7DispaJ Of Athletic skill The Brothers hIarei and Melville
Roland. Suckney, etc
NEw-YoRK THEATER.-This Evening at g." The
Plebean Daughter" Mr. Mexican Buchanan.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DEsIGN.-Day and Even
ibg-BKhibion Of Water ColorS
NuIo's GARDEN-This Evening at s." The Forty
Iees or Striking OIL Family Jars" Lydia Thompsons Buesque
Troupe.
OLYMPIC THEATER - This Evening Mt S.-Ihe
Second Humpy Dump" Mr. g. L. Fox Nile Sanga etc
SAN Francisco MINsTRELS, No. 5S5 Broadway
This Evening" Bone Squash Diablo"
SNEDRCOR's ART GALLERY, No. 76S Broadway
This Day-Free Exhibition Of Paintings and ChromoS
THEATRE FRANCAIs This Evening at S.-Opera
BouHo-" Flsurte The" DesclauzaG
THE TAMMANY--Tammany Hail. FOurteenth-st.-
This Evening st7l
WAHACK's THEATFR. - THIS Evening at g.
sMueh Ado about Nothing" Mr. Lester WaiAck
WOODS MUSEUM AND METROPOLITAN THEATER,
BroadWay and TbiehStTbs Evening at -I6e fed o. me
Cloth Throughout DyThe kngr and FOote Combina
ton, and Grand Mebagere Of Living Wild Amin ais
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-02

Our news columns present the latest partlcu-
lars concerning the terrible calamity at Danbury.
Fuller details may cast some additional light ON
the sad tragedy; but they can hardly change
the conviction that it is q gross misuse OF
language to call this an accident. That system
of building which leaves structures like this
Danbury dam liable to give way
suddenly when no freshet subjects
them to special strains, without warnings OF
the impending danger is simply systematic
murder. Building wooden cities is offering
premium for fresh Portland fires; and build
ing dams liable to break at any unexpected
moment, without visible cause, is offering
a premium for foundations and drowning.
Perhaps now, while this horror is fresh in mems
minds, we may be able to attain stringent
law recurring dams to be constructed of proper
material, and providing for their frequent In
spection by disinterested and faithful officers.
There is no reason why this public danger
should not be as carefully guarded against by
legal requirements as that from gunpowder, or
kerosene, OF nitro glycerine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-02
OBITUARY..

Thomas NJ. Hayes, prominent lawyer OF Bos-
ton, died In that city yesterday.
George w. Thayer, President of the National
Exchange Bank OF Boston, died yesterday.
FEE. Fullerton, a prominent citizen of Chester
VT and well known throughout the country az an eNten
siye manufacturer, died yesterday.
A private dispatch by the Atlantic Cable, re-
ceiyed i'm Boston yesterday announces the death OF Md
Agnes Elizabeth the youngest daughter OF Gov Clanin
In Rome.
Zebulon Waters, respected citizen of Balti.
more Nd, died yesterday. aged 50. The deceased had
been in the Of the Bank OF Baltimore "a years
having in 1885, and served in various positions W
10 Chief Clerk
Charles J. Dupont, brother of the late Ad-
miral Dupont died suddenly at his residence on the
sst. nit He about IS years qf age. Mr Dnpont h2j
long been oneof the enterprsng, useful and hy
esteemed citizens Of Delaware. He Was engaged ioi
Neither he the Admiral member or the powder
making firm 1t mentioned extraordinary that
this the fourth instance OF sudden death n the Dupont
family within few years and the three others were SIN
more remarkable as having each occurred IN Pnnanel
pbia These we're Victor Irene and the Admiral Samuel
Francis Dupont or the older generation Henry IL, we
believe, the only SURVIVOR Lr ...
The Hon. Thomas Jones, jr., died at his res
dence this city, No 23l West Forty egthst, on Friday
evening, January %. Mr Jones was born In Oneida
Comfy In 1929 and was therefore, IS years old az the
time DEATH He read law IN the ONCE OF TIE Hon
John SIryker Of Rome and was admitted 10 tue bar On
never engaged actively In the practice OF his profession
At an early day he turned his attention TO insurance IRE
and life one of earliest In the field beng the
organization OF fire Insurance company In Rome ga v.
mutual plan Soon after he became connected WtR we
Mutual Life of Newly Ork agent. aud removed TO tMs
city. At time he took actiye part M poilcsm
this city-was member OF the Common Council ana also
the Legislature. He maintained his cuDnectlOn
with Democratic party until tire outbreak OF tie Re
beon when his earnest and patriotic support Of the
GoVernueut led him into the Republican ranks. He
distinguished for his sagaclty ana energy MS fearless IN
dependence, aud his true kindness OF heart
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-02
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY FEBRUARY 2 1869

Buffers system does more than convert every
bondholder into National Bank, nor that such
O. proceeding would in any other manner
reduce orr rates of interest than by making
Banking free a change which we think requires
far other securities to be thrown around lt
than those imposed by Gen. Butler We fail
to see that, under his system, rates of interest
could range below about 10 per cent, or about
twice what they are now. Although Gen. But
Ter declares that he has tried to avoid III his
bill the question whether the bonds are paya,
bic in coin, he really legislates that they snail
be payable in his new simiitudes" lie pro-
vides that all debts due by the Government
shall be payable in them, except
where the act creating them provides
otherwise No loan acts expressly pro
"vider otherwise, except in relation to
the principal of the 1O-4Os. They Gas
sumo" otherwise. We hardly think it neces-
sary to discuss whether the entire two thou
sand millions of similtudes" authorized by
Gen. Butler would be issued. We doubt IL
the world will ever see them, unless he issues
them himself LII.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-02

We hear that the advocates of present sub
sides to Northern and Southern Railroad
to the Pacific, with various switches and side
tracks in different quarters, have united on a
plan whereby the Government is to guarantee
the interest on $4,000 per mile on their several
roads instead of lending them its own bonds
for a nearly similar amount as hitherto. And
1t Is confidently predicted that the scheme in
this shape will be carried through the present
Congress.
we aie unable to perceive any essential diff
terence o'tween this project and that which
mas oeen a,andoned in its behalf. What we
deem WA IS he appreciation of our National
credit 50 that W. shall no longer export to
Europe $iOooOCON per annum of National
obligations drawingdx per cent. interest and
sell them there for tNrpty per cent. discount.
but shall be enabled to reduce tby refunding
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-02

A deputatiOn waited on the Ministers and re-
quested them to issue decree declaring the
absolute separation of the two powers, and
their demands were Endorsed by an immense
crowd gathering in the streets and clamOring
for religious liberty. The Ministers replied
that they would refer the whole subject to the
Constituent Cortes, which will assemble in Madrid
on the 18th of February. One of the first acts OF
the Cortes will be, it is expected, to appoint
Directory to conduct the Government until the
election of Sovereign
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-02
WoRKIYG-MENS GRIEVANCES.

Several conventions have recently been held
to devise ways and means to improve the con-
dition of those termed distinctively the Laborlng
Glass, OF Classes We think it will be generally
agreed that the object of these conventions
was good, but that their success in promoting
it was quite limited AS our contribution to
the end in view, we proffer the following sug-
gestiOns:
l. One powerful reason for the existence of
the evils complained of is tho erceSSiUe number
of the Laboring Class, or of those inaccurately
denominated SUCH In other words, there are
far too many people trying to live by working
for wages. These often glut the Labor market,
and compel thousands to stand idle OF wander
in fruitless quest of work, who need and ought
to have it.
II. This need not be. Every youth who
really desires to become his own employer
might soon do so if he would. He has only to
resolve firmly that lie will henceforth earn and
save to the extent of his ability and he may
very soon be an employer, at least of himself.
Strong drink, and dancing, bad company and
late hours, are keeping tens Of thousands at
iourneywork who ought long since to have
risen above it. Every nights debauch keeps
some one a competitor for journeywork who
ought to be giving employment instead OF
seeking it.
III. Our young men seem too generally to
insist on working as hirelings when they work
at all. The sons of prosperous farmers and ar
tisans, who might follow the calling of their
fathers in manly independence, prefer to crowd
into the cities, there to compete for situations"
as tide walters. policemen, clerks, journeymen,
&c. When these talk of the oppression and
robbery of Labor by Capital, they compel us
to wonder why they choose to be oppressed
and plundeTed.
". He who works for the wages proffered
by another confesses that they are more than
he could earn by working for himself. If not,
why do MT he work for himself, or struggle and
save to be able to do so at an early day7 Re
member that our country giUes land to all citi-
zens who will settle upon and improve it.
V. He who works for himself necessarily
prescribes and regulates his own hours of labor.
He may limit his days work to four. six. eight
ten, or extend it to twelve, fourteen, or sixteen
hours--he may work many hours to-day and
few tO-mOrrow-he may make long days at one
season and short at another and no one else
has any right to interfere. Why is it that so
many choose to go and come at another mans
whistle
VI. Oar remedies for the grievances of
Working-Men are two: 1. Be your own en-
plOyers 50 far as may be; 2. When your work
is such that one can't do it, attain the end by Co
OPERATION Let dozen, hundred, thou
sand, combine to build houses, or steam-en-
gines, or make stoves or steelyaIds, under an
organization that will secure to each the just
and fair reward of his labor and skill under
such provisions and regulations as we have re-
peatedly suggested.
VII. If you cannot (but you can) OF will
not employ and pay yourselves, don't find
fault with those who do.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-02
METHODIST CHURCH EXTENSION IN
NEWARK.

meeting for the Inauguration of the New
ark Missionary and Church Extension Society Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, was held in the Central
Church on Market-st. last evening. This society was
organized two weeks ago. but OWING TO severe storm
the inaugural services postponed On the former
occasion brief addresses made BY the President Of
tho Society, Cornelius Walsh. esq, a prom
nent layman Of Newark, who is foremost in al
the benevolent works Of his church, tho Rev
DIR. Tiffany. Pastor or st. James Church. New
Brunswick and the Rev Dr. Dashel. President Of Dick
enson College, Carlisle, Penn. The meeting last evening
after the usual devotional exercises, called 20 ore
by Mr. Walsh who explained the nature and designs OF
the society It's officers consist Of President and
VlcePresident from each Of the Methodist EpiscopA
Churches in the city These officers together win tnt
pastors OF the churches and layman elected frou
each church. constitute the Board OF Managers. Ts
ladies of the churches cooperate 9y means o. sepaa1
OF Managers this society The object or the Organize
ZION IN extend religious influences among the
MIR Walsh read some statistics Of Mehodsm IN Newark
The contributions OF Newark Methodist ChnFcha
during the tq years di gst es nearly %
while the amount contributed TO CIV hi'i Is,
chiefly supported by the Officers and teachers acting N
dependenty. The old city Missionary socety no W. s
mssion schools had been res IN years All WORK o.
tins nature both that carried on Dy soeletos an rha
es Should no" u NE OF feeling and strength In action
Mr. Walsh stated that the melnneishp Vi uV 's os,
Episcopal Churches IN NeSan bad increased 10000 Th
was not the rate 0l progress when ehaiae'e''S'"'"
church IN its early history ~, NJ, -, a., >roars
The Ron Dr. Crane, Presiding Elder Of the NeTsr.
District thought thai the secret OF the iact poneu, oS
Inv Mr. walsh was easily explained In the % years om
ls4o 10 s6O the Church had increased more Iapy . ,
the population the ratios being s2o per Sent 70 n
cent. but I'm the last nine years the population M
creased 60 per cent aud the Church p per een ,
secret of mis- lay partly the increased ratio OF iSo
emigration but largely in the fact that there nas
decrease Of church building he showed gnat pd !,
was increasing twice rs rapidly as EewHork ana; ,S
the island becomes crowded thn grown Vl "a
Jersey towns will become still greater IL OonVo'0
Nethodists 20 lay broad foundations for the fuure -
The Rev Mr. Atkinson made some happy remafAsObd
the duties which Christians owed TO Their cry A ~.
thought that the late action OF YORK Methous
CITY Evangelization report OF which ne had Just o
In THE TRIBUNE, could DO surpassed by the churehe
Newark lie placed the sum 10 be secured, Tor lhe w.
poses proposed. at not less than Ne0C0O Mr. AlMnss
was followed by the Rev. Mr.. Rooney After WHICH,
sub scrpton taken up. and the meeting adourheu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-02

We have borne our burden for some time
in silence, but now we force our readers
to share it, We empty upon an unot-
Tending public this morning a part OF
the financial contents of our waste basket.
We make no comments on the different
plans for resumption therein proposed. We
have expressed our own views; and have given
antagonists four times as many columns IN
which to express theirs. We once more sur.
render valuable space to fresh installment OF
projects, and with this must beg to be excused
We cannot print one in twenty of the commu-
nications on this subject sent u.s. and now we
sion
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-02

The Erening Post summed up Mr.. WeIls'sre-
port, so far as Iron is concerned in these
words:
Mr Wells in his report proved by an elaborate
collection Of statistics including essentially all that
country that tic amount OF iron produced has increased
very regularly for long series Of years. and that the
iron has been shown rather in increasing or diminishing
the profits OF the furnaces than IN stimulating checking
the growth Of the industry"
We took this proposition up and demol-
ished it by reference to laws so universal and
facts so palpable that even infatuatiOn could
not gainsay nor resist them. The Post, stag
gering under them, writhes as follows:
"why has not capital rushed to make pig iron. now
that for years the profits have had hardly any parallel
IN the history OF legitimate industry For many reasons
chiefly these
especially by the unsettled currency has made
capital peculiarly tiDrid; that II has rushed in large
TIE sudden profits Of speculation and the ucu
ating values Of everything giyng slt trade speen
centers Of ade and its tmidty tends TO keep there
where IL Is always in hand
49, Iron is made after largo permanent outlay. The
enormous profits OccasOned by high duties levied for
time Of could not have their ehect IN attracting
capital 50 long az s1 T tb Secone he poy
OF the nation the rapid Development Of an immense and
ripnous speculation IN making iron coId not De dooded
These, you see, are considerations peculiar
to the last teO gears; while Wells and The
Post, it was claimed, had proved" that the
amount of Iron produced has increased very
regularly for a long series Of years." regard
less of I" the successive changes in the duty on
foreign Iron" But let it be settled that the
present duties are to stand, The Post appre-
hends the rapid development of an immense
and ruinOus speculation in making Iron"-
snch "A Mr. Buchanan said Folks election pre-
vented in 1874
Need we chase these jugglers any further Z
Has not The Post exposed them completely
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-02
nA11s nR THE WEEK

Twenty balls are announced for tnl,
week. of these the two most important are tho "ChAiY
which VIII be given in the Academy this evening" a"s
tho Aron which viii be given in the same place :"
Thursday evening. ,,-,,o ND ths
The Charity Ball is both tho most fashionable ana hs
most worthy OF the season II is attended py &
most wealthy OF citizens aud its proceeds arg rSs
10 "a work which cOmmends itself 10 every one,
number OF tickets has been sold Tor the Oan tohlSS
its success is already insured: -. ,,.-,naps
The Aron Ball Is the grand carnival Of the ge sm
menfs that the ball OF the Circle do LHarmohio I'M
with the French The preparations for Ihursay neh
are very complete, ana the Academy WIZ pleson' s~
scene as only the Arion can produce.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-02
and Greece.

The Board of Metropolitan Police Commits
siOners have substantially adopted a recent
paragraph of ours as their sufficient answer to
the Assembly's inquiries concerning the alleged
necessity for an increase Of pay to the police
We need hardly add that the answer is per-
fectly satisfactory to everybody excepting the
policemen who wanted more pay, aud that the
chance now for an increase is about the same
hs that for the Democratic capture of Gen,
Grant
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-02

We welcome the signs of an effort in Con-
gress to devise ways and means for securing
some trihe of revenue from our iceberg terri
tory. If the fur seals can be made to pay
one-tenth of one per cent on our investment
in their region, we shall jOyfuly set that
down as so much clear gain, and be thankful.
But we trust Congressman will nevertheless
watch the measure. Don't let us have the
fur seals made a pretext for fresh batch OF
officers for Alaska, or for any more soldiers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-02

our Debt, the interest thereon from six to four
or four and half per cent, and thus save
Thirty to Forty Millions per annum to our
taxpayers. This can never be done while we
are gorging the market with additional bonds
at the rate of Thirty to Fifty Millions per an
mum. Believing that the guaranteed bonds
will bo practically new Government indebted
ness. and will have the precise effect we de-
precate, We entreat Congress not to authorize
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-02

The testimony of Gen. Grants staff officers,
who have just returned from tour of inspec-
ton at the South, is important mainly as con-
firmng views already expressed in these col
umns They add the weight of their opinion
to the military reports already forwarded in
favor of the negroes concerned in the late
Ogeechee troubles. Arkansas was fourishing,
in spite of that dreadful militia, and most of
the other Southern States seemed gradually re-
turning to order and industry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-02

We are panied to observe that at this busy
time in the Senate, Mr.. Henderson finds him
self so worn out that bis health demands a
trip to Cuba for relaxation. His case affords
a sad warning to gentlemen who neglect their
business in Congress. to 60 home and trade for
reelection. The practice is not good at any
time, but it seems to be specially unhealthy
when the anxious candidate gets beaten.