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relied upon. It appears from our Washington
despatch published on Wednesday that Gen.
Mcmahon, the United States Minister TO
Paraguay, and II. G. Worthington, late
United States Minister to the Argentine Re
public, have had an interview with Secretary
Fish, and have. explained the situation of
Lopez and the state of affairs at the seat of
war. They disagree entirely with Mr.. Wash
burn in the views he has put forth, and they
are fresh from the scene of the war. General
McMahon agrees with the opinion we have
expressed over and over again. that Brazil is
wrong in the war, and that her object is to
absorb the South American republics on her
border. He asserts that Lopez has been
greatly slandered by his enemies, or by those
who do not know him, and that the Para
guayan chief even now holds a strong posi-
ton Indeed, General McNIahon asserts that
the position of Lopez is impregnable, and
that if the Brazilians attempt to follow
him up they will be completely destroyed.
The announcement by the allies that the war
was ended was simply pretext for withdraw
ing the invading troops. 1t appears also from
Mr.. Worthingtons statement that Brazil and
her allies have acted in very unfriendly and
high handed manner towards the United
States in the matter of obstructing our war
vessels, our ministers, and the official des-
patches to and from our Government and its
agents. 1t is evident that the conduct and
policy of the United States Government rela-
tive to the Paraguayan war and our national
interests have been too weak and vacillating.
Let us hope the administration, with the facts
now before it, will take decisive measures to
make our flag respected and to sustain re-
publican institutions in America against the
ambition of that exotic monarchy, the Brazi-
liam empire
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EXIT BADEN.

From the n. Y. Tribune.
1t is settled, and there is no help for it.
Baden must soon be sacrificed to Prussias
omnivorous NAV France may fret and Aus
tria may stand aghast, but the former is
powerless to frustrate the rapacious schemes
of her powerful rival, as the futile Wurtem-
burg quarrel proved, and the latter is too
wise to interpose a single remonstrance.
Prussia covets her neighbors land, and the
sovereign of the hourishing little duchy has
signifed his willingness to be absorbed 1t
is the inevitable destiny of the lords of all
the outlying Hohenzollern territories. One
by one they lay down their power and their
hereditary glories-everythin but their bar
rem titles-at the feet of the restless and in
satiate ruler of Germany. The instinct of
self-preservation requires them to accept
their fate with an affectation of content, if
not of gratitude, for opposition would only
provoke compulsion, and lose them their per-
sonal possessions and safety with their
crowns. The Grand Duke, having promptly
acquiesced in Prussias proposals, may retain
his nominal rank and a fair proportion, at
least of his revenues; but his place among the
monarchs of Europe will be blotted out for
ever.
Regrets are unavailing yet they are none
the lessloudly and bitterly expressed They
do not, indeed, proceed from the people of
Baden, who, if they trouble themselves with
| political reflections of any kind, are we'll
! aware that the influence Of Prussia has for
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PARAGUAY - VIEWS OF GFNER AIS
MCMAHON AND WORTHINGTON.
From the N. Y. Herald.

FROM the NJ I. Herald.
The conflicting news which has been
coming to this country all along relative to
the war in Paraguay and the position and
character Of the belligerents has been most
bewildering. The news by the way of Brazil,
or through the other allied States making war
on Paraguay, has represented Lopez as having
been utterly annihilated; then, again, when
ever we could get information direct from
Paraguay, Lopez has been found alive, deter
mined as ever to defend the independence of
his country, and the people of that little re-
public ardently devoted TO him and his
cause Even the statements of our own
diplomatic agents and American citizens
who have been in that part of the world have
been contradictory Now, however, we
arc getting at something that can be
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SPIRIT OF Tzu PRESS.
editorial Opinions Of the Lending Journals
Upon Current Topics s-Oompiled hvory
Dny for the Evening Telegraph.

THE EFFECT OF ONE DEMOCRATIC
PRINCIPLE
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-25
RaLlroad MlsceIlanr.

A correspondent writes US from
Daviess County relative to the vari-
Gus railroad projects which are now
agitating the people of that county.
He is mistaken in supposing that we
do not rightly understand the rail-
road movements in that section. We
have been aware, ali the time, that
Judge DEBRULER's AID DR.. PIERcE's
roads are not identical. We have
already printed tie judges letters
showing their diss;milarity. Our cor
respondent, however, makes charges
and INDUCES in in sinuations that We
have not heretofore been aware of.
Ifhe can substantiate his statements
and we presume he can or be would
not mako them-the North and South
Road will take a new position in the
estimation Of the people. That there
IS something wrong is also indicated
by the following paragraph from the
Martin County Herald:
MINERAL LEASES - STAND FROM
UNDER We have before spoken
1reeiy ana boldly on this subject. The
whole movement is a fraud upon the
people. We know some men Who are
blasting their long cherished aspira-
ti0ns by their connection with this
wicked business. The men encs@a5
In and connected with it bv inH5a5oa
and encouraging words cannot ontI;To
the odium.
The people-We are glad to see
are waking up to this subject and
they will call these meu and their
abettors to an account.
The indignation of q wronged e
pie is retribution that these men de.
serve and are beginning to fear. Nc
time to lose, gentlemen. The storm
is coming-mark thatl
The statements of our correspond
ent, also throw a flood of light " on
the recent nuptials of the North and
South and Straight Line Roads. and
explain many things which have
hitherto been considerably obscure.
We confess we have not been fnllv
able to comprehend the strategy n
the friends Of the Straight Line Road
fsam the time they rejected the prom.
osition of the Directors of the Evans.
vile & Carmi Road. 1t will be re.
mem5ersd that the proposition to
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-25

President. It originated ia a specu-
Iative srheme. and already is carrying
= hurden that Will ultimately break It
down. The names of 4 of the
hest men inthe State we're obtained
as signers to the articles Of ~associa-
tion BY q Observation-Disclosures IS
the mildest word that will do)-that
at once stamps the leader in the move
ment as untrue and wanting 10 honor.
The advocates OF this road have had
the audacity to call it the Rockport
Road. and to tell and publish that
Spencer County had voted to it $780,
600. The facts are that Spencer
County has voted this sum, bat it is
to the other road referred to. There
is not q man in Spencer County that
has any respect for or confidence IN
the said Pierce rood, or is In any way
connected with or interested In it.
\ So far as this county is concerned,
this much is known of this road. II
starts at Washington and goes to Pc
tersburg, and thence to6drd Evans
vile, when it switches off to NeWburg
via BoonHilie. 1t is said to be an In
dependent line. So it IS. From
Washington to the point where i
goes off to Boonville it Is never nearer
/ than two inches aud a half OF the Old
Straight Line Railroad.
One other fact Is, Mr.. Carpenter
has tried to persuade the true, Tedl
Rockport road to join has road bl
turnine west from some point be
tween Rockport and Jasper. Winslov
S. Pierce has tried to Induce them t.
do the same thing, and join his road
and, strange to say, at the sans
points on his road that Carpente
wished them to join his. The repre-
sentatives of the Rockport RoaC
claim to have knowledge of earnes
and p~rotracted consultations betweel
those two precious old men-Pierc
and Carpenter. They allege tina
tPierce's movement, from the poin
where it leaves the old Straight Line
through Warrick, is all a rHse-
s~trategy-to bring you Evansville PEG
pie to terms.
The day your city donates $4,000
to the Pierce Carpenter Road, tn
Boonville- NeWburg project expires
My advice to you Is, to invest. Yo
have $200,0 600 in the Carpenter Roa
now, and a small additional invest
ment in the Pierce Road will max
this available. More next time.
HoosIER.
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An Inquiry and a Timely Karaing.

An Inquiry and q Timely Warning.
Editors Journal:
viii the voters OF the State of To-
diana vote to take back the Wabash
& Erie Canal, and pay to the present
speculative holders &C her old cancel
cd debt the sum Of twelve or fifteen
millions Of dollars? That IS the
question: and it must be settled at
once and forever-not by the next
Legislature, but by the people who
elect Legislatures, and before the
next Legislature shall meet.
If the people do not settle the ques-
ton against this monstrous assump-
ton of a cancelled debt before the Leg
islature shall meet, it is determined by
a well-organized and powerful con-
spiracy that the Legislature shall
settle tho question In favor of its
assumption before it adjourns.
And | tell you now, in good time
for defense, that if the people do not
take the matter of electing Repre-
sentatives and Senators to be. sent to
the next General Assembly into their
own hands, in the present apsthetic
state Of political parties the willy con-
spirators who, for years past, have
been s%tealthily buying up this can
celed debt at from three to seven
cents on the dollar, will elect and
pack o Legislature for this special
purpose.
1t is as clear as the sunlight t US
all, that if this question shall be
fairly submitted to the people in
every county of the State, not a single
man any where, who should advocate
the assumption of this debt In any
shape, could be returned to a seat ia
either branch Of the General Assem-
bly,. And yet, it is we'll known that
sharp men, aspirants for public favor,
specializing petitioners and financiers,
and men connected with the pub
lie press, have entered into this con
spiracy, and are now ready, by all
means, fair or foul, to foist this mon
strous imposition upon the tax payers
Of the State.
They we're not ready at the last reg
ular session. They tried to get ready
for the special session, having, as they
conceived, satisfactorily counted
noses, but a messenger to Europe
could not do his work In time, and so
their first opportunity was lost. May
it be the last!
IF the people would avoid this
fraud upon them, they will only find
security against it In the reliable char
acter of their future laW-makers, and
in making this, henceforward, a test
question. ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
Evansville, Nov. "a. 1869.
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We call the attention of the people
of this part of the State to the time
" warning of q correspondent with
regard to a contemplated fraud upon,
the taxpayers Of the State at large.
The writer Of the communication is
not an alarmist, or a gentleman
skilled in the manufacture of bug-a-
boos. He knows that the conspiracy
to which he calls attention is nearly
ripe, and that the conspirators only
ask a little s~upineness OF Indifference
on the part of the people to consum-
mate their rapaeious designs and line
their pockets with the wages of ras-
ealiiy. Men in high places and whose
pretensions to honesty and respecta-
bility have heretofore been freely
acknowledged, are partners in this
plot against the people. But to be
forewarnedi is to be forearmed. Once
the attention of the people is fast
ened upon the movements of the
eonspirators, their Vaccinations
can be easily defeated. Let no
man, aspiring to a. scat in the
next State Legislature be allowed to
dodge this question: Are you In
favor of the State taking back the
Wabash Canal and assuming her old
but now cancelled debt2 ANY candi.
date who will not squarely and une.
%quivocally commit himself in writing
to the negative Of this question
should be defeated at all hazards, be
be Democrat or Republican. Oul
correspondent intimates that the
press of the State is to be bribed tC
silence, or to advocate outright th'
cause Of the spectators. Anypaper
therefore, that attempts either tC
ignore the question, or ridioule it as
an apparition Of a diseased imagina.
ton, may very correctly be placed by
the people in the category Of pur
chases made although payment may
be delayed until the taxpayers fur
nish the money.
This is a very proper time to cal
attention to this iniquity. Parties are
already preparing for the politica
struggle next year. The excitement
Of the campaign and the struggle fol
local offices are depended upon b.
the conspirators to divert attention
from their operations. They will
when it is possible, foist their tool
on one or both the parties as Legis
lative candidates. If their candidate
are elected, our word for it, a burdel
Of ten or twelve millions will be i'm
posed upon the people-not TO pa,
any honest liability. but to enrich
few political sehemers, who have pur
chased the bonds for this especia
purpose.
We hope the newspapers Of tn.
State will vindicate their integrity b
at once calling attention to thi
enormity and denouncing it in unspal
ing terms. Were the State, in justic
or law, required to pay these bond
she would be compelled to do so b
the courts, and not trapped into dom
it by the Vaccinations of base cor
sniratOrs.
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Railroad and mineral Matters.
DAVIES COUNTY, IND,
November %, 1869.
Editors Journals:

November %, 1869.
Editors Journals;
| am not sure that you rightly IN
derstand the railroad movements IN
this region. Theirs are tTo railroad
organizations now presented to our
people. One is the "Eockport and
Northern Central Railway Company
of which Judge DeBruler is Presi
dent. 1t proposes to build a road
from Rockport to Worthington, in
Green County. It seems to be a
straightforward effort to build a rail-
read through a district of country
that needs one It passes through
Spencer, Dubois, Dayiess and Green.
Judge DeRruler, the President. is an
able lawyer and en- upriebt man
Never made dollar by speculation
in bis life. He only seeks to build =
railroad that viii deyelop tba -.
sources Of the county through which
it passes. Men of the right SORT arc
ready to aid him. The indications
are that this road will be built. we
hope so. 1t is an enterprise that de-
serves success.
The other railroad movement is the
" Indiana Northern and Southern
! Of which n Winslow s. Pierce is
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-25

which we refer was, in substanee, that
if the Straight Line men would sup
port the donation by the county asked
for by the Carmi Road, the friends Of
the latter would support a PROPOSE
ton for the city to subscribe stock IN
the Straight Line. This proposition
was not accepted, on the ground that
the Straight Line didn't want stock
holders but donations, and It the
county exhausted her poWerto donate.
in favor Of the Carmi Road, there
would be nothing left for the Straight
Line. The township donation was an
afterthought. We have always been
in favor of the Straight Line
Road, but regarded it as Of
secondary Importance to q Western
and Southern Road for the reason
that we already had n Northern
outlet and none in the oaher direo-
tions. But we confess we can not IN
derstand the diplomacy which sought
to prevent the city from becoming a
stakeholder in that road at a time her
people were both willing and able
to do so. It is exceedingly ques.
tionable, now, whether the city viii
take the $500 600 stock-the las
chance suggested by Mr., CARPENTER
We apprehend that she will let thu
road 60 to Newburgh first. Besides
we can not fully see the justice Of
company hal would tax Evansville
S30O,0 coo for doing what costs War
rick County only about s106,OO0. Th'
strategy is too profound for as. w
can not comprehend it. We suspec
it will be equally incomprehensible t
our readers.
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WE arc infoemed THAT the Presi


WE arc infosmed THAT the Presi-
dents Message will be very brief,
being confined to statements of facts,
without Celebrating arguments, occus
plying perhaps two and g alfcolumus
Of an ordinary newspaper. The gem
eral scope of the message has already
been marked out, and it IS stated au-
t~horitatively that it will 60 to Con-
gress in writing. The President thus
far has blocked the efforts Of the Wall
Street j5bbers to learn his views on
certain financial points. Concerning
some points, he makes no secrets OF
his views, as for instance, his recon-
mendation of the adoption OF laws
giving the Secretary Of the Treasury
unlimited control oyer the public
debt for the purpose of redeeming and
funding it, and the alteration OF ex-
isting laws relative to the adjudica-
ton of claims.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-25

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and those suffering from dyspepsia. loss OF
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TARRART az %. REV YORK..
gOLE AGENTS FOR THE UNITED
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NOES dIml
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-25

WHEN you hear q nan talking
loudly about removing the burdens Of
taxation from the poor, and at the
same time proposing to repeal the
income tax, set him down as a bypo-
critic and a demagogue. Removing
the income TAX from the rich throws
that amount of burden elsewhere, aad
upon men who already bear more
than they like to carry.-C9ac5aRati
Chronicle.
Set it down that lie has a large IN
come or very little sense.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-25
BUTLDE e So.
EMPORIUM.

We respectfully call your attention to a
brief list OF Building Materials manufac-
tured for and kept on and By US. We
propose TO furnish everything required in
building. Our establishment comprises q
combination never before attempted by
any one house. s we make Building Ma
~terials a speciality; and from twenty-five
years experience as mechanic, manufac-
turer. and builder, we fatter ourselves
ttst we can furnish articles in orr line
more to hes satisfaction of builders. as re-
CARDS quality ana fitness, than persons
with less experience-assuring you that, ii
list comprises anything required by
you, we shall be most happy to forward
you, on application, our Price List.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-25

THE Chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee tells the newspa-
per correspondents that he shall, at
an early date, press the consideration
Of the new tax and tariff bills upon
the House of Representatives, leav-
ing the House to judge, rather than
the Committee, whether such legisla-
ton shall be pushed through at this
session. The bill to reduce into one
act and to amend the laws relating to
internal taxes was nearly perfected at
the last session, and is already pend
ing. It's principal object is to codify
into one act the many internal reve-
nue. laws and do away with the con
ficting construction of various sec
tions. 1t is not likely, however, that
the House will act with any preeipita-
ton on measures concerning which
there are such differences of opinion,
and conflicting interests. IF good
tax and tariff bills are enacted by the
close Of the session, fully as much
will have been accomplished as VIZ
expect. The truth Is, the tariff ques.
ton, after all that has been writer
and said, is a debatable question, upor
which sides will continue to be pretty
evenly divided. The present Congress
will find it so, at any rate.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-02-26

The struggle over this bill was
substantially one between the pam
pcrsd and the oppressed sections.
The former, the commercial centres,
now have nearly all the banking
capital Of tho country. The indus
try If the South and West languish-
Is for want of their due share of the
circulating medium. An iron rule
and an unequal distribution denies
them these facilities. The South
and West united in this pariiamen-
tary struggle and overthrow the
Eastern monopoly by passing Mr..
Coburn's amendment. which locks to
a moro equal distribution This being
fixed in the bill, the vote upon its
passage was nearly geographical
the great West and the South uni
ting to pass it. They have the pow
er to secure justice to their people.
let them insist upon it, and see to it
that some fair principle he adopted.
II all other things have to go by the
board. 1t may be that Mr.. Cobarn $
proposition is not in the exact shape
required to effect the end in view.
If SO, let it be amended. It is said
that the Senate will defeat this bill.
The principle in view-to wit: an
equitable distribution Of the curren-
~ cannot be beaten there without
the gsss test treaeheracy on tho part
If Senators to the interests Of their
constituents. m. Intelligencer.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-02-26

The outgoing President tossed a
bone of contention into the Sena-
toral pom Saturday. He nominated
Lewis Dent. brother-in-la law Of Gen.
Grant, to be Minister to Chill in
place Of Judson Fitzpatrick. and
John j. Magic to be Secretary Of
Legation 1T Santiago in place Of
the boon companion of Fitzpatrick,
who has hitherto nominally per-
formed the duties Of secretary.
There is already fearfally long
list Of nominations pending con-
6rmation in the Senate, and this
one adds largely to the difficulties
Of the situation. There are already
grave indications Of an approaching
quarrel between the incoming Man
and the Senate, and the refusal OF
that body to confirm Dent may
precipitate it sooner than Senators
wish --Qteeryer.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-02-26

duced in the House for amending
the naturalization laws. The bill
proposes that registration Of elect
ors shall be made by three inspectors
in each Congressional district, who
shall be appointed by tho Secretary
Of the Interior and that naturaliz-
alton shall be made only by United
States Courts and United States
Commissioners, only one Of the lat
ter to be appointed fer every 250,-
600 ofthe population! And further,
that all naturalization papers held
by persons in cities Of over 10000
population, issued since the first of
January, 1864, shall be surrendered
within one year to the Court or
Commission, and new ones to be
taken. All papers not surrendered
shall be void! Although aimed
more particularly at New York city.
both as punishment for past Of
fences and as a restriction upon the
growth of Democratic majorities,
Wards bill would answer the pur-
pose of the Radicals very we'll all
over tue country; ard as a conse-
quencc it is very we'll received by
those, Of his party friends who d. not
care to demand anything more
proscriptive.
By hedging around the immigrant
who comes here seeking home for
himself and children, such difficult
ties and expenses in tho way Of
as arc enumerated
in Wards proposed Till, the radicals
would practically disfranchisc the
at the same time they
pat each other on the back and
boast Of their political liberty and
broad humanity in extending the
light of suffrage to the ''poor des-
pissed" They arc uds.-Utica
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