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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-20

We have not been generally disposed to ac-
cord undue praise to Gov. Henry A. Wise. In
fact, we think we have sometimes ventured, in
his case, to hint fault, at least, and hesitate
dislike. The craziest of the agitators who
plunged the South into Secession, the most IA
natical soldier of Dsunion while the war
lasted, and the most blatant of the terma-
gants who refused to see that they were
whipped when it closed, we have looked
upon him as man from whom
no good or sensible thing was likely to come.
When we find Henry A. Wise also among the
prophets, we may well believe that the regen-
Grafton Of the South draws nigh. Yet here he
is, acknowledging, in letter to Georgia
clergyman, that the war was national ne
cessity, permitted by Divine Providence to
"prevent greater evils than the war itself !"
and urging the very rational conclusion that
the consequence of it should be peace, charity,
liberation, brotherly and patriotic kindness, the
end of the old strifes; and, notably, the
end of the division in the Methodist Church.
Gov. Wise should deal tenderly with us. So
much good sense from him at one sitting is a
phenomenon unexpected enough to be rather
startling. We note it as cheering sign OF
the times The madness in Virginia has plainly
passed its turning point
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-20

The following petition, headed by II. B.
Clafin g. Co., Marshall o. Roberts, A. A.
Low, Moses Taylor a. Co., Francis Skiddy, S.
b. Chittenden 81 Co., Phelps, Dodge s. CO.,
Bernhard g. Hutton, Howard & Sanger, Hunt,
Tillinghast g. Co.. with between four and five
hundred others of our principal importers, has
been forwarded to Washington:
To ne President Of the United States.
The undersigned Importers and Merchants Of the City
OF New-York do earnestly and respectfully recommend
and solicit the retention Of Thomas NcEath esq in the
position Of Appraiser of tho Port not only act Of
justice to jealous, vgilant and faithful officer. who
has effected signal reforms in that Office but in view Of
our interest in being properly protected fair dealers
In having business transacted with facility and dis
patehand in guarding the from the attempts Of
the INSCRIPTIONS
The request is one worthy of the attention of
the President and Secretary of the Treasury,
and we hope will meet their earnest consdera-
ton. The Appraiser has the positive indorse-
ment of our business men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-20

When literary man dies poor, it is GUS
tomary to take it for granted that he mas
been unjustly treated by the public. Yet.
when the amount Of Godsmiths debts was
stated to DR.. johnson, he exclaimed, "Was
ever poet so trusted before p Sheridan,
over whose pauper death and patrcian
funeral Mr.. Thomas Moore made such q
hysterical howl, actually paid nearly 100000
for theatrical property which, in the prudent
hands of GarricL, had been source of
regular emolumeyt. Where Sheridan got this
money was never known but he certainly
got it somewhere, and he just as certainly
managed to spend all the profits of the
business and considerably more. Then here
is another and later case-that of NJ. de
Lam artine. Certain admirers OF this poet
propose to build to his memory monument,
upon which NJ. Texier, who was his personal
| friend, cries out:
"Are we again about TO witness the eternal comedy OF
mankind who allow their great men to die In poverty
the gold which would have enabled them to lyet Inc
writer Of these lines has too often heard IRON Tue hps
Lamarne bitter words the bare suppostlon OF tne
apotheoss which might be reserved for him. to believe
that he would approve OF collecting useless gold IL
his honor after his DEATH"
The fact that man thus petulantly
protested against monument Is pretty sure
sign that he expected to have one. Pray, how
is the world to be held responsible for La
martine's poverty7 He inherited handsome
paternal estate, which he spent with thought
less freedom. No literary man was ever better
paid directly by the booksellers and indirectly
| by the public. He lived like prince, anc
much better than many princes can afford
while his money lasted, and when it was
spent he mourned land pleaded for more. W.
wish somebody would tell us what this wicked
penurious, hard-hearted world was to dot j
bought all the authors books-some that i
wanted and some that it did not want-poetry
history, confessions, everything which NJ. La
MARITIME saw fit to print If a man comes int
the market with his books, and we buy then
all, and then he goes away and spends TIT
money, is it our fault that he does not taxi
| better care Of it
The present age is extremely generous in it
| treatment of literary men. There are occa
sional cases of neglect and hardship, but they
are not many. At no period in the history O
letters have writers been better paid; ant
every attempt to create contrary opinion Il
unjust and ungrateful.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-20

and other officials, be sparedi What has be-
come of the large force which was necessita-
ted by the tax on manufactures, now that Con-
gress has exempted them to the extent Oh some
sixty millionsf We have not heard Oh any
extensive discharge from the service such
as we were justified in expecting. Mr.. Schenck
assured us last Spring that largo reduction
would be made, but, so far as we know, there
the matter ended. 1t is to be apprehended
that the persons whose services were done
away with by the exemption were assigned 10
some other merely nominal duty. We cordially
invite Commissioner Delano to make an lnves-
tigation, and ascertain if these collection ex-
penses cannot be largely reduced, as matter
of justice to taxpayers They certainly ought
to be for if we could'put S3O9,OOO,OOO into the
Treasury for $7,6OO,OOO three years ago, we
should be able to put sts9,OOO,OO0 there for the
same sum now, and we think this would be
the common-sense view of almost every one.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-20

The nursery verses tell us that "The man
who had travelled his story unfaveled, until
he declared to them all that he leaped from
the dome of st. Peters at Zone without be-
ing hurt by the fall" The leapmgs of Mr..
Patch, including his final and fatal jump, haya
passed into history. Here is another indiyid-
ual, with turn for facile descent, who to win
a wager of S25 has allowed himself, in a
wheny, to drift over the dam at Augusta, Me-.
"a fall of thirty feetO and who has escaped
from the ordeal with his life. Considering
their contagious nature, we desire to enter a
mild caveat against such exploits If this hero
of Augusta had been killed his particular en-
terprise would have been Of some public bens-
fit, for its end would have deferred others from
repetition of the fOOlhardiness As it is.
wherever there is O cataract, we suppose that
somebody will now be going over t. As the
Summer advances, walking upon the longest
and loftiest tight-ropes will be resumed, and
| nobody knows for how many more seasons the
| trapeze-men will continue to leopard their
brains and their bones at the theaters.
The taste which requires that life should be
risked for its amusement is at best but bar
barous one. We have all heard of the English
gentleman who won't every night to sec the
Lion King put his head into the mouth of the
beast satisfied as the amateur was that some
evening the head would be bitten off, and de-
termined as he was to be present upon the thrill
ing occasion. If there were no danger in these
exploits which people crowd to look upon,
there would be no crowding. 1t is the risk
which gives fearful, and we must say a de-
cidedly unwholesome qualification.
Human life is always in an unavoidable peril
which should be sufficient to content us. Con-
sidering the railways upon which it requires
unlimited courage to ride, the steamboats, with
boilers inclined to burst, the lamps which have
such knack Of their own at exploding, the
nitro glycerine which goes off and kills the
unsuspecting by-standers, the cOnfagration Of
our houses which is always impending, we see
no reason why anybody should seek ont in
ventons of physical danger. We shall all di.
if we wait long enough, and those who need
the kind of stimulus which has come into fash
| ion had better emigrate at once to the FeeJe'
! Islands or the State of Texas.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-20

The recent advertisement of hairdresser in
a neighboring city has filled us with admira-
ton. He was modest. He might have styled
himself Capillary Regeneration or Tonsorial
Invigorator, but he simply announced himself
as "An Artist Two wood cuts accompanied
his proclamation, which we at first supposed to
be the counterfeit presentment of couple OF
Bologna sausages; but after some study we
found that they represented what are called
"Braids." One of them was Superior Braid
the other an Inferior" and most reprehen-
sible article, when considered from the artistic
point of view. BY the aid of the Superior
continuance the Artist" POLITICALLY observes
that the hair may be arranged with or with
"out the custeringtcurls. in waving rolls, or
"puffs or plaits." His appeal is to ladies of
"taste.' "And what lady," he CALAMITY in
quires, lis without taste n Certainly: and what
man has any at all To be sure, the ladies'
taste is little whimsical and uncertain. Some
times bonnets twice as big as their little heads,
and sometimes about twice as large as their
little fingers; now sleeves as big as NJ. Cheva-
lers smallest balloon, and then sleeves which are
not sleeves at all, but bandages to-day skirts of
still spreading circumference, and tomorrow
the narrowest of drapery; no-heeled shoes in
the morning and high-heeled shoes in the
evening-certainly, what lady is without
" taste 7" Well may this gentle hair-dresser
observe that the lady Of taste "may be left " to
please her own beautiful imaginings." "May
"be,n indeed-she must!
The nature, uses, construction. and applica-
ton of the identifying BRAID are all I'M
known to us, heathens that we are But, some
how we cannot think Of Amaryllis in the shade,
or out of it, wearing the Bologna. Suppose an
enamored poet raising his trembling hand
timidly to toy with the tangles of Nearas
" hair" and encountering one of those horrible
inventions! More than one young woman since
the creation Of the world has been forced to
cry out Have done, Sir Don't you see that
my back-hair is all coming down." But sup
pose, when it came down, that one of these
distressing things should drop out of it-what
a damper, what refrigerator, what a subdu-
ing catastrophe Really, if the masterpiece
of this artist" is to be generally introduced,
we hope that he is ready to warrant it against
coming off under any circumstances.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-20
FIN1NCE.

| We trust the adjournment of the Senate and
the consequent dispersion of the office-seekers
remaining at Washington are now 80 near at
hand that Secretary Boutwell, will have q
chance to give some time and thought to his
own proper business before the month ends.
We should like to see. even so soon as in the
next monthly statement of the Debt, some pro-
gress made toward reducing the immense
hoard of Gold piled up, useless and mischiev-
Gus, in the Federal Treasury.
The partisans of initiation and expansion have
so long borne sway that we fear they may
have fettered the Secretary decisively. They
object to paying off bonds, because the Green
backs ought first to be Cancelled; but, if we
attempt to have Greenbacks paid, they object
to paying any of them till all can be paid ;
and so they keep the Treasury plethoric with
Gold and the premium on Specie as high as
possible. 1t ought not to be above twenty per
cent and would not be if there were no more
Gold in the Treasury than is actually needed
there.
Mr. Boutwell, showed his good will in offer
ing to anticipate not only the May but the
July interest on all the Government bonds
outstanding and, had his offer been generally
the holders of bonds do not generally care to
pay six per cent interest for money, especially
since their bonds are not readily negotiable
with coupons cut off which represent in
terest not yet due. 1t is not now likely that
even Ten Millions of Gold will be absorbed
by the payment of interest in advance.
What shall be done, then, to reduce the
amount of Gold in the Treasury
Had Sixty Millions of it been used three years
ago in buying up bonds the National Debt would
this day be nearly or quite One Hundred
Millions less than it is. Even now, Sixty Mil
lions of Greenbacks might be Cancelled with
less than Fifty Millions of coin. Yet we are
in danger of drifting on, till each dollar of
our boarded coin will pay just one dollar of
our Debt, and no more.
Why must this beY
There is no public need of keeping this
enormous hoard of Gold. There is no good
end subserved by it, There is danger of loss
by robbery from without or from within. The
Gold in the Treasury draws no interest, sus-
tains no credit, performs no useful function
whatever. The pretense that 1T strengthens
the credit Of the Greenbacks when not dime
of it is ever given in exchange for Greenbacks
is preposterous, and would be utterly
exploded by its use. Let Sixty Mil
lions of coin be employed tomorrow
in buying up and canceling either
Bonds or Greenbacks, and every Greenback
left ahOat would be thereby enhanced in value
Gold elected from the Treasury tends to re-
duce the premium on coin by rendering it
abundant in private hands; but Gold in the
Treasury, beyond the absolute needs of the
service, is q nuisance and an obstacle to the
restoration Of National solvency.
We respectfully call the attention of Score.
tary Boutwell, to that clause of the original
Legal Tender act which provides that one per
cent. of the bonded Debt shall annually be
bought up or paid of. We are confident that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-20

We trust the expenses of the dozen Commit
tees of Congress, more or less, who propose to
themselves tours of investigation this Sum-
mer, may be closely watched These
tours are to range from New-York
to New0rleans and San Francisco
and we all know that your true Congressman,
though loaded down with free passes is never
able to travel, save at enormous cost, when the
Sergeant comes to settle the oils. Some
of these investigations are needful-perhaps
they all are-but the formidable list in another
column suggests that it is just possible an
abuse may be growing up. We hope the watch
full reporters will give us next Fall an itemized
statement showing the cost of the Summer
trips to be made by all these Committees.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-20

| We have been somewhat amused (of course,
in grave and respectful way.) at the deter
mination of a company of young gentlemen
who arc pursuing their studies at Shurtleff
College, Illinois. These theological students,
rs we are informed, to the number of twenty
five, live together at common table, and
have q common purse. They have sOlemnly
resolvod-"To ask no one but God for sup
piles to be cOntented with what God gives
them, and never to run in debt for supplies"
The last resolve cannot be sufficiently COM
mended Debts of gratitude not being, we
suppose, included by it. Far be it from us to
speak lightly of the other economical methods
pursued by these neophytes; but still one can
not help asking what would become of the
world, should any considerable number of its
inhabitants proceed upon the same plan. We
will suppose, for instance, that the inhabitants
of some agricultural neighborhood should agree,
instead of blowing, sowing, and reapng to hold
q daily prayer-meeting, and to ask the
Creator for necessary supply of corn.
Now, faith is not so strong in these days that
it should be rashy weakened; but our candid
opinion is that, after all their humble suppli-
cations, these walters upon Providence might
find themselves short of meal during the very
first Winter. Theological students may fare
better than this, because people will admire
them, and send them donations-but are they
sure that they are setting good example to
the generality of mankind Somebody must
work; some brows must sweat some real
laborers must dig and delve, and nobody ex-
poets corn and potatoes TO come up sponta-
oitr 20 tl.,sx
themselves. There may be one law of Nature |
for theological students and another for the
rest of mankind-but we hardly think so. |
Moreover if A, who wishes to devote himself |
to the preaching of tho GOSPEL needs coat. |
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-20

The subject of reform in the management
o, criminals is attracting attention in London
and in all England. An act is before Paria-
ment to make just disposition of those who
come under the head of manifest criminals, ,
and vigorous steps are proposed with regard to
receivers of stolen goods including class of
pSwnbrokers. Perhaps it is step too far in
advance now to adjudge such as are uncon-
vrted, but society never will be true to itself
until Migrants and idlers of every description
slall be furnished employment, either of q
forced or voluntary character. But attention is
m)re directly fixed upon the Importance of fur
mining profitable employment for those under
sentence. that they may diminish some of the
Burdens which by their own acts they have
lad upon the laboring poor The London Daily
Mars says: 1.-The peasantry of whole counties
Il Scotland and Ireland walk barefoot, while
+" the inmates of our prisons are well-fed and
dad, and gratuitously supported by an already
mrdened nation, in unreforming idleness.
"lhs is costly folly. 1t neither prevents nor
ceres crime, as Ia proved by the large and
Increasing number of rec commitments The
maintenance of this large body. of public
enemies ought to cease, and nothingswould
seen more just, not only to the criminal and to
society, but to the persons injured, than that
to he penalty should be attached the perform
ance of remunerative labor until the damage
occasioned by the crime shall, if possible, be
repiired. We note the utterance of these IDEAS
as Hopeful indications that the whole subject
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-20

eral is indicted by sworn Grand Jury
on charge of accepting brides, to influence his
action as Special Agent of the Internal Rev.
enue. On this indictment his arrest is ordered.
lie may or may not be guilty, but we rather
think the enemies aforesaid hare pretty effect
ually blocked any chances he may have mad for
present diplomatic hOnors. The General must
not forget that we have got new Admins
tration, since he was last candidate for Office
Just now, men under Indictment for bribery
are not receiving important Executive noniina-
tions,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-20

A storm at the West seems to have been the
introduction there to the growing season, Here,
we have been suddenly plunged into almost
Summer heat. The destruction by the storm
in Illinois appears to have been unusually great
and widespread. Hail, rain, and lightning,
the unroofng of houses and demolition of
churches, are mentioned in the dispatches.
1t is for meteorologists to trace the connection
between this and the electric storm which.
day or two ago, spent its fury in working the
telegraphs and Illuminating the heavens with
the glory of the Northern Lights.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-20
DAY NURSERIES.

In Paris, nurseries for the care Of the infants
of working mothers have been established with
success, and recently the plan has been adopted
in London. A proper house being provided
with suitable rooms and conveniences, the
child of any mother is received from 9 o'clock
in the morning until 81 at night; but such
child must be under three years Of age.
Nursing mothers are allowed access once or
twice day; but the infant as we'll as all the
children in charge, are fed on suitable food as
often as needful-and the charge is six cents
for each child, or eight cents for two children,
per day, up to 8 pm. II the child remains
after this hour two cents are charged in
addition. No child is kept over night. Care
is taken to secure vaccination and to guard
against infections disorders. The attention
paid TO the bathing of the children, to VEN
tilatiOn. and other requisites for securing the
health and the well-being of the children, are
witnessed by the mother; and she will natur-
ally see the necessity for these things, and
adopt them, so far as her means will permit,
in her own abode.
1t is manifest that an institution of this
kind can in many ways do much good, and
it would seem capable of being extended SO as
TO accommodate mothers who may not strictly
belong to the working class, and thus furnish
employment in the care of children to many
other women. The advantage of such an
institution over that of putting a child wholly
away from the mothers care, and even
thoughts must be great indeed, saying
nothing of the abuse Or misjudgment to which
child is subject in the hands of profess
sional nurse. In point of expense, the public
nursery has much in its favor, while the
importance. Amid the plans and agtations in
reference to the woman question, this subject
ought to receive a share of attention-that is,
If regard to the details by which n reform is
to DO secured Is considered of any Importance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-20

Mr.. Shellabarger has been appointed Minis
Ter to Portugal. Lisbon thus receives man
whose abilities would have adorned more i'm
portant mission. If the Senate should fail
TO confirm the four diplomatic nominations
now in suspense, as seems probable, we only
hope the President may find more men as
high in intellectual standing and pure in char
acter as Mr.. Shellabarger TO ill them.