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, 1869-02-27

Flve-tWent.rs have advanced in Lor-
don TO 81 per cent sterling money, which,
with exehargd at los. makes them worth
S7A per cent Of their face In American
gold. This iaa higher figure than they
have ever before reached in the British
money market.
WI h Grant In the Presidential chair
good Cabinet and decen,ly honest rev.
enue officers, our $50 bonds will go soo1
to psr, and 1O~40's will also sell at par
by which means the government viii
be able 10 convert the former into TIL
latter, thereby saving oDe-tlfth Of the
interest, ard getting q longer time in
which 10 pay Of the bonds.
, 1869-02-27
Destructive Ryre 1t Alton.

About hsfpass 6 o'clock LIST evening n drc
broke out IL the 10 '9cco factory Of Joan W Wrly
d Co, en seeocd ttrees Tue nre os1sinated IA
Qutn'Hy tf une cut to- AccH At1fcd IN he tniFd
I'll = Of tho building. The lmcs eprrAd sapldlr,
70 tsoaen !aS alarm m va q o; &c soad dsd .:s
vnurur e1emers. 10 the dre engines and the
hook sid lancer weEe promptly on tbs gro1nd.
efslats w.ls slatlonzd on ynisd stree, at The
shrrueh ,hf ,nler7rniIs .totss % H. scene q
R,ne of Fzsber, MePtks i Co.. was siao brodyh.
Ito active requ:a,t1on, and threw r,o:e ~ater on
hsvo done hut it, NJ ort. a~fy, did 20: aoid oa:
long. tzr n the f1ct ths. .ee doctor enslre COO
70. tupp .aies from ,he r:ses far toe t.9k a.
W1aT d: Co. faved . sm2ll portion Of thur 7a!ua-
bic ssock the remainder. together watn tho hntld
TIE adip'Ii4 6 oniia1cg va oc:up,cd By s. r
Howard - 4 ~no.esaie t;oncE 1t rt, but attce
Tine Of the nse crl, smAl stoc1 vas s'ored IN
tEe critic ot The drtue the dse in tnts build
ing w2s s1bdued at1er burning u7t the doors,
widows and. We believe, ,ne roof; hat 1t seems
about 10 O'Clock the tre t7ain broke cut N what
sss 1T OF The eu!la1ne aas ea'itel1 destroyed.
Ica1EB AND IAeURANCE.
The total loss OF ali parties on build nes.
Etocka. hI'ufes, etc.. ca1tos AL far short O.
sac t.0. with = total insurance VI sl7,1s0 ats-
Hon. yros Edwards osne, OF tie tobacco fac-
=: ~: ;5s aods IN 'hs ra'a.a; n :s'si @ IA
General J hn Cock, q spr.nsnela, owps: Of
=, t00 n Tie PnG.1x. Of B:ooklyn
J.nn y. Way s Co., iro tho ps!uc1psl losezs:
tce,r tota1 lo+s, out It vii III e,csed their H. T.
! to1ante- Ehlcn Is ~ fc1cWs: Ia The .R'us. to-
oaeeo s,oek. xl,21; boxer. kegs and n4rreis.
otuce d1turr* AID fate. &s0o- In the Enterprise,
OF Giue tnat', en- m.cr1rery, $1.0ca; In tne san
ssEo, 5l.ooo. on m.c.lner1; Peo1ia Fire and
VAN w1ins. "a co s1sek; f. IN sHo' Total insurance. Of
=. X. Howard uas an icFu1ance in the Home, Of
New A1!tr, en- 80 ck and s1rd1ies, OF s1,7so,
which N3ll tower HIS .oss.
Total t1sul11cs or Ii p4,tler, si7,75o.
AEc1rkRK.
Soon after he dro comweneed- lent abte ac-
&htsd story Ct 1o1x1ds store, knd three persons
3Captaln John 4. brune'. suphen DO Won md
Henry spEeen-Ttre el Rsged in rslstIe the hose
names. Tao Iacder, hovever. tas been fattea At
tso ercks at angie. and wnrn D bon had ,elceed
tho w1ncos Of The third at1r, And Captain Beunef
sna s9dtsp ss ,ss ,ssas h ss1
s1eurd podaoS 1o w sf,pa'as tas
on the widow s1. Il the, time, holci-g tae how,
| fall, toueEes. being bsuktn oy etr.k1r1 sxaln.t
the hote atu l,deef Ii Els 6escsnf. The sc-l4ens
csuf ed the GREAT 81 excitement ahd cqnttfIa aiion
.sa tns ss;,>.t isass xs.s sLsst,sta.d :ot ,as r.
| Bzun.s, alt1 cr2n securely shocked nd hr1tsed
Vas aut te1ionsly kurt sprsen e.eape1 With 4
fsoaJ tpr3ittu ankle uooeoo's ca Tas more
serious. Il was tnon2ht taat be mus: te tIl'ed,
! TO enc RuppottnR that 4 rna coulo fall from 4
| ttlTd-s4otJ WlrcoU. upon OH paveasu1. AZ
nvs; but III deetors s:on pronounced his inlu
hemr a1o we'll cared Tor. This morning al ,nc
| kune1<ra Wc1e conEa:e4teot
, 1869-02-27

THB T111rNE vtItus1ly admits the force OF ou.
srRuEeut OF yesterday, and takea ehtlter, ~
ufuat, bebind the fyct trade can't against pro-
kectl%e leGte&2unn.-joHrMdt.
Who Is "protected," the people or the
copper rtngf Is that protective legisls-
tion which commands the people by law
to pay speculstors twenty-five OF thirty
per cent more for An article Of general
ccntumption than Its commercial value
TIE TRIBUNE advocates protection for
the ptople, and moi, like the Journal, pro-
lection to rings and speculat ors.
, 1869-02-27

-
a saa aLd la1l nsc4.sut occurred rpoo ne
EalfEa road, CD SsntdzJ mo:n1ox Lar, Ehtt3
esntted IN The tm1ned.h ceata OF Christopher
Lander, ! IeAtent oi Rockford for mafy ye.ts
past aId the b. ID OF lasR; faatly NJ. L.1ceF
had been IN IT, euaioT Of tne Aessry B1rtlst:.
He!chart q ltEF. :os ZONE tUe.ve o. cen ye.s.
ctHsefiEg 1our. sna r 'sId'EE dpoo the Eat s!oe.
YES IN The habit Of ,va,HEg uGon he track and
p1c q cded 10 h.s Work "aen s.eo By The 60
r{ustr Of tie .ccomMoc2tion t.3ln. at aeo7t
tsetty minutes =. TO .,ss. :sven o. s.. t7s
is;al noiSHg. fsct1S ,se e ,t.tn. a1a 9.,k,nr
Test, toae Two blocks eatt Of Z sh-.uxee stees
Irt n the etutc citg Ct ue ~htsue, the d:es1.ed
tt1rtet md Tan toS,sds lite MN pruo.nly Nita
tie rrter:o Of iescstDG The kisuot7 - Efiae 1901.
bouse nse b.. bu jus. - b. re fnei y he stthe1
lar..l j trun eled, ni-c4ieu:a,ed ne ais:a1es.
tic ec7iLe errik1nt hin up-a !ee siSnt Ss@ola
with ..t NIL noua soree. H ocS!az q s.lme hlteca
feet Into lha ditch, b. IA. I'm ued:steIJ pft3ed
up, hut tlec In 1e9 noneh,a, "aihoai utsiing
Word.
Tfe etc astd vas abon- slx1T Jet-s Of a2e, md
Ieayr n lie ma aeren callds 10 mon n u lo1&.
Veurce,t,a1d isAt the NJ II II eGE Ep=tsrt
.fsrumnia. cea he ~as u.Eh.r It ,he first
Msinodi.t tpl.cotal nnr>n. ais tn.ez7l eetncea
Tsre ecne aeied - the ker. JAMS aauue, o1 sxo-
bah HtE1l1sE LII
, 1869-02-27
TIE R1CK Island L ILLINOIS CANAL.

LIE duCA 4oLAnU & 4LLlGQl8 CANAL.
We flLd 1t Impossible 10 comprehend
the motives that govern the action OF
some members Of the Illinois Legisla-
ture. For example, there Is Dtusmooe,
from Whisesides, who makes loud pro-
LESSONS Of impeccable honesty, and
ptetensions to ssgacious statesmanship;
and yet he hiss fought the Illinois
River improvement bill with zeal
OILY surpassed by that which
he hiss devoted to dcpriving the city
Of Chicago Of her hArbor. His opposi-
sion to the improvement bill Is the more
rtms1kable as his own constituents are
deeply Interested in cs1r- ing the measure
toa successful Issue. When the Illinois
River Is improved by locks and dans to
i.s mouth, the next step will be 10 con-
strucs canal from Rock Island, Across
Henry and Bureau Counties, to the
Illinois River at or near Heunepin, 4 dis.
npce Of less than M1:y miles. When
his water way Is made the products Of
Whitesides can come 10 Chicago At half
the freight rates charged BY the railroads.
The construction OF this contemplated
canal will add millions to the value Of
the property Of Whisesides and largely
increase the income Of every farmer In
the county. Aud without the improve
ment Of the Illinois River, At least as far
as Peoria, the construction OF the canal
would be utterly useless for lxck ofwAter
in the illinois River to carry the boss 70
L2Salle, where the Illinois Canal crml-
nates. There Is no equal lergth of caoa
in North Anerics, or pe.hsps In the
wt1ld, that Is destined To carry
go mufh freight as this sixY-mile line
trtm Rock Island 10 Hennepiu. Mill
iors OF tons of grain, collected from ase
great States, on both sides OF the Mis-
sissippi River, from Quincy on the souit
20 ST. Paul on the north, will poul
through 1t En- route TO Like Michigan
ana the boats and barges conveying
ihote products will return laden viii
coal, Joliet stone, building msterials, fish
, ss,r, iron, glass, and general merchandise
judge, then, OF our surprise t
3 f5rd Mr.. Dirsmo21 renuously opposin
E measure OF t1calrus1ble value 10 III
: commerce OF the State As whole, and c
t great local interest 10 his own constisu
j crts. Now that the bill has passed
epi'e Of him, We trust be will be able
devote his entire time during the remaii
L der Of ihe session to the service ot D
d Mack In the scneme Of depriving The ci.
o Of Chicago OF her natural harbor-of III
1, wafer front which will be needed te
q Year, hence TOR the use OF the boats an
is bAreea BRINGING hither produce fro
J. Whttessdes County ard the Upper H.
a issippl, including ths ea2aues Of Gar
, 1869-02-27

The Post says that the "paper dollar "
hts at last settled IN value to about tev-
"enty-five cents Of coip, There let 1t
"rmaip." II proposes shat these paper
dollars shall be redeemed in coin Al seT.
entr-avc per cent Of what they call
for.
But suppose that the papsr d2llara keep
en- appIeciating, and refuse 10 remain st
seyenty-6ye cents, ard q year or two
hence advance 10 par with gold, would
the Post still be In favor Of sharing them
twenty-five per cent?
, 1869-02-27

The bill which passed the Illinois
House CT Representatives, on Wed1e1-
day last, 10 enable the Directors or E1-
ecutiye Committees OF rattsoaas to d.
vide themselves into classes, one class
going out this year, ard another class
next year, ia asl very well, provided 1t is
not made to spplY 70 any existing BoaEd
Of Directors. There is an advantage 10
the Sac and to the stockholders in
preventing sudden changes in the d.
rectory OF our railroads. These changes
are usually worked up In the interest
OF stock gamblers, and to the prejudice
ard Injury Of the bona fde stockholders.
But to pass Au er pos. ,fdeto law, which
this one ia Ia substance, and 10 enable
Tom, Dick and Harry-Who may happen
obc Directors this year, and who would
perhaps not have beoa elected at all Il
the stockholders had not supposed they
conld turn them out at the end Of The
year ITO hold on TO other peoples prop
city and manage 1t as they choose In
defiance OF The rtghtful owners, is ons o,
the most monstrous propositions
| HC AAFC CtEI ACalu VI. Liz UaIk
s'a'cment Of the case carries its OWL
sufficient condemnation. Ia our opinion
1t is grossly unc Institutional as we'll a
unjust. It takes private property out oi
the hands Of the rightful owners with.
ont compensation, and not even fo
public use. Can any act be conceived q
more likely to deter capital from coming
to Illinois for investment!
| A single proviso, declaring that The &C
shall be prospective in its operation ane
shall nns affect any existing Board OF Di
recsoTr, will cure the detects and make
a good law. Then the stockholders c
railroads will know what they are doinl
They will exercise prudence in the selec
tcn ot Directors, Ind If they make mis-
takes ther, it will be their own faul
Perhaps II the bill were amended in thj
wsy the Springfield lobby would cease I
take any interest in il. Nevertheless,
ought to pass with thc proviso VIC hay
indicated, mskicg it operate only 0
Boards OF Directors hereafter to
| ehnseu
, 1869-02-27

General Grant has perperated the
severest joke ever got of at the expense
OF politicians. Hc announced thas 1t r IS
his intention to telect pure man
from Pennsylvania for his Csbinet.
The entire delegation Of Pennsylsania
have been diligently searching, ani have
not been able to discover q man who fills
The bill.
The joke Is made more intense by
Grants additional remark that the msn
selected would be a. much sstonished as
tic rest Of the public at his selecuon.
, 1869-02-27
THE ILLINOIS RIvER IMPKQvEKEHf
HILL

We are heartily glad to chronicle the
passage OF the amendment to the Illinois
River and Canal Improvement ac'. Tne
bill Only needs the signature Of the G "
error to become law, and let no man
doubt that he will sign It. The following
is tie text Of the bill.
An Act TO amerd m act entitled An act for CT.
Ia spa pa r1Sss 'mpseFensnss," approved Zebra.
sserso. Sc a i. Be If enacted BY tAs people Of M
.en6y 7has ,he roneer q conats.,oae. q M % maa. a.
TONED and provided tor In tho nzst fectioo of tue
set 70 which this act Is an ancuduens ahAtl BE-,
sion' r. and their terat Of service u hereby fe.
sxc. 2. And Dc 4 fartetr enaefed, Th.t the ap-
shall *, I'D lhe tame & hereby, fnitea 70 TIC M
cum Of &ao0 ,oe0; aad no farther or greater aum
snslI b u.sd or expended Or contracted or agreed
| to be ustd or expcrdcd. under the ptLvislons Of
eald act. b5 mid commissioners, or by any Of
s1c.s. The Comta,rriope.. to be appointed
| nIds1 !ne provtlions Of thn act, and ihe aet to
when this ACT II IN a0enume eut sh44l b. ttricty
IN sid ses md 70 !he OF
lock ~ d dam Ia The I1nnola River, as mentioned
III snd eonlenplA,ed ID sud By Section 10 of sad
! act and to czedR1nG out The nouih OF raid eA.
NJ! q Lasslle, between the lower locks And the
SIC. L. snd comnisslouc.s arc hereb,
r,ractiou Of said lock and dan, nr ia
nfovsusMnt M OF snd Illinois River, = pro
uness theI shall nrst aeceFtsln, fron tho esstrAe.
or q Least competent engineers, separately
made. mat tte same ean BE- completed tot, iesi
sum o. money tsin L. Appropriated b. the taic
AZ, te.Nlt: 100000, including al incidental ex
SEC. s. Said Commissioners lball not, Under ao,
-licnusta1css, Of nrdet any claim Of Elshs uudrl
zIy la1. take, or ait. mpt to take, possesxIou Of
Ct .a my m.nner itttz'ete wtta, sho 1luaol. ant
sYc.6. 1nls act shall be tecued pubac sct
ana be In force from 1nd nter lis pasaage.
1 The three Commissioners provided 70,
II the bill have yet 10 be appointed BY
the Governor ard confirmed by shl
Senate. We hope the Governor vii
select mi1.d commission Of two Re.
i publicans ard one Democrat. Ex-Gov,
ernor Oglesby defeated the building Of
lock and dam above Peorla, TWO year
ago, by persisslng in appointing a tu1
81 partisan Board Ct Commissioners, whic
, the Senate refused to confirm. We hav
always regarded this act OF the Governo
as untrieud'y to The great improvement
I Had he sent in mixed comm !ssioi
E giving the Democrats representa,fo
! on the board, The first dam and loo
: would now be completed an
the canal practically extended tol
Lssslle 10 Peoria, where there Is
e better river navigation, and the tolls ft
e the ensuing year would be 100000 mo,
c thAn they will be. But better late tha
l. rever, and We trust there will be no m y
delays In commencing this greatly neede
q raiiroad regulator and freight cheapene
u Tbs bill Is the only ons that Was beto,
4 the Legislature which proposed to a,
l. vsnce the interests Of the STATE. All Il
Il olher general bills provide for takin
: money cut OF the Treasury aud putin
: rome back row OF hereafter, and that
), the reason there has been 80 much tro
II bic and delay In getting 1t enacted.
, 1869-02-27
THKm1ppYR Hw1NnrR


zre coposr tariK viii sasa,to tbs rstion neas!y,
stop such a"ls@k"i il n 1nes,loahis Ri1n 70 ths
Fl v.tsa - 5sse s. sstafa 70 spseia t Ply:
Let us seewhether Tho "copper tariff
will save twenty millions a year in
"eold annually 10 the nation"
BY turning to the Finance Report Of
the Secretary OF the Treasury, for the
f1tcal year 1858, We find that the amount
ofcopper imported into the United States
IRON other countries tor that year
Was as follows:
Copper orr, salue. xtlob99
co?pe1. prEe, vsluE. H.o34
h4In'asta1ed eopper......,---...-....... t7.aS
To.al copper imported. Observation-Disclosures $sla,ssl
The value Of the copp1r exported dur
irg the same year Was a. follows:
Copper ore. q .s54 Ms. wine. flN sr3
Copper. pure, ca Ds, vsuc........ tx, ,4ss
ManufsetuEes ot copper, valus. 1sa,ss7
To!A exported. .... 1905 ,87s
TkuB We ascertain tbRtthe value Of the
copper ard copper ores imported were
only little more than half million
dolla1s' worth, while the exports Of cop
per were nearly million dollars worth.
Ia other words, we sold to foreign coun.
tries 1esrly twice a. much copper as We
purchased from foreign countries. How,
then. will ,he copper tariff "s.ve the M
tion twenty millions IN gold" by destroy
irg tie foreign commerce In that metal
1fevery dollars worth OF imported cop
per were shut out 1t only amounts to, hal
million, or on1 fortttta part Of thAtst "a e6
BY the Journal. Elne-.en,hs of the i'm.
por: Ii in the form Of ore-that ts, car
bonatea containing ab ut is per cent 0
copper, atd fused as fu1es for smelling
Maryland sulphuret copper ores. Til
capital invested In manufacturing coppe
from the American sulphuress and Chiltal
carbouatee, which the Like Superior cor
per ring intend 10 destroy. are thus state
by the journal:
"1hcec manufacturers srr: The Baltno.e Co,
ntt Company, with capital Of Sl.ooo, 900: ii
capita! Of 95oot0o, md trocksr Btolhe.s, Ut Tau,
tou, AAs., ,w,lh csIttal Of $500 0,0o0."
To'a! capital invested, f2,e5o, ,00t
which II Ia proposed to wipe ont, an
call the operation pro cotton TO Amer
can manufacturers" And when the i'm
. pc1;s Of carbonate ores, and the expor
Of twice their value Of copper, are pro
hibi;edt the operation is to
dubbed protection to commerce. Au
when the cost of copper, manufactures {
the same, bell metal, brsss and manu'a
turts thereof copperAs and vitrlol fe
dJeirg purposes, arc increased eight {
ten millions . year by act Of Congress, f
tie benefit Of the speculatora in Like ST
pe1ior wstered copper stocks, the inf
mcus outrage Is dsnomfnated protection
the people who are thus robbed
, 1869-02-27

roll snd Jo DAyicas, whose Representa-
tives, under the lead Of D D:nsmoor, a,so
voted against the bill and the interests Of
their cOnkfftn@ntN -n-
, 1869-02-27
GRANT And TIE orFICE-sKEKERs,

eIal Grant ard a CLIQUE OF PENNSYLVANIA
eff1ce-seeke1s, exhibits the difference Of
purpose that actuates the new President
and The corrupt politicians Of apunsound
State. They want q Cabinet Minister
from Penusyivania not ior the purpose
Of promoting the general welfare, but for
the special interest of off1ce-scekers, lob
btrs, rings and corrupt schemes in gen
eral. He proposes to select a man for
his Cabinet from ,hst 6sste who has s,me
ideas Of official honesty ard integrity
General Grant has declared tta. II b;s
nuroose to secnre q rtonomy r,,r.n.bmsnf
"talhful collection Of tfe ry,tnus and
" nountnt of fht ou5lfc d>5,n and he
avoEs HIS in,ention tn annofnt IN off,ce
such men ouIy As he th1nks viii carry
out these nrincin,fa. This IA n he thc
key-no,e of his administration
the polar star by VI h,ch Its course win be
guided. But be Is confronted at the very
threshold By the political gamesters Of
prominent State, who tell him, In efec..,
that such ideas arc impracsicable and
nonsense. and they must have Curtin
in his Cabinet! Nobody will answer their
purpose but Curtin. The General gave
them 10 understand that when: they had
foisted Curtin into the .Csetuet they
should send him word, 30 that be might
Know IT, Thereupon We have desps'ch
from Washington, saytLg that the
politicians aforesaid Expressed the
"uost intense disgust and In private
"fltc1y predict he fallure OF Grams ad-
Capitalization"
Thereare plenty oi politicians In and
outcf Coug1ess Wit say thas General
Grant must Jai! If he attempts to conduct
1 his administration on the basis OF old
iashlorcd honesty, economy and faithful
collection OF the revenue-and par.icu-
lally II he Undertakes TO select his Cab
iref, and appoint subordinate oM 4rs,
Independent Of the advice and consent Of
rotten rings, partisan shyssers or Con
g1tssmens d:csation; and point to The
experience of John Tyler snd Andrew
JtbIsen, in support Of their prediction.
Butshe cases bear no analogy or Sim
i!a1isy. The breach between Tyler and
Jehnscn AID their parry grew out OF du
fslences on important acts and prin
ciples. Neither Tyler nor johnson
had any quarrel with their party
about appointments until after the
rupture In regard TO policies a1d mea-
surts become frreccncilab!e. Genera
Grant erdoises and supports all tAe prin
ciples Of the Republican party. Hetully
subsc1ibes to the doctrines Of the plsrorn
| On which he was nominated, and Is re
, solved TO redeem his pledge that the gov
. eminent shall be administered In the In
; terc.t Of honesty, economy, retrench
, ment, faithful collection Of the revenue
3 and payment Of the debt Aud the poll
I tcians who undertake to hinder, en-
G bsrrats, impss1e Of b.esk down his admin
= ,s,rstion, while he IL faithfully c.rryln
, cut these promises, will bs run OVER b
:. ,he peopie and smashed n nieces. n
y matter who thew arc, nor how hirh tho
: carry their besds. II, In their faction
!. opposition, they desert from the Repu,
!. lican party, 50 much the better. te
, 1869-02-27

Tho following Is the officially estimated
mineral FIELD Of the States ard Territories
Tor 1867 and 1863, with the entire product Of
the p1eeiou. metals from 184s to January lst,
thGQ.
, 1869-02-27

Mr., Dean Ct Princeton. I l., GRATED N 1npItaA
mt ttxrau It II ttat vIctuttJ y etop1re 10 taEs
cs,J, !-w tveIIkss ftn 60. with vpF. y fellow
nstp. We hn.h. 4 cht Il or too family WAS
hulitd un1Y wesk before he suRAEAJ. IL. Dan
his Aped 1pf 4t{Wfe,
, 1869-02-27
,Gbe Gtibnme.
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY g, 1860.


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, 1869-02-27
TIE FuRTIETH AND FORry.FIRsT
cQHGAEsSKs.

TIE Forticsh Cor Rrcss will close lis |
dkys cn The 4.h OF March, at noou, knd
al the tatne moElens will commence the
legal existence OF the Forsy-1rs1 Con.
e1ess.' The Fcrt3esh Congress was elec.ed
under the r1essurs Of impending danger
to the country trem msddened ard in
turiattd Executive. 1t wss never sym
metzlcal; It wss lopsided one Of It's
limbs was dwarfed and the other was
moustrous In i;se1cessIvc Development !
It's movements we're urgatnly. Ooe,side
did uot keep pace with the osher~ Its
prce1ess WIS fearful stride, and then
hal1, ard then aroiher stride, In which
the t'm,nusivc member was dragged
alcng by It's enormous fsllow. Ore of
the worst evils OF Andrew Johnson's
freacheTy vas the result Of the e'ection
oI Congress in which The minority
was too small for any purpose, except 70
prevent The majority from dividing.
Had the Republican majority in 1hat
Congress teen less than one-th,rd,
or had there been no Dem :crats
at all In either house, the
country would have been better of.
RI n in h1f hEf n hdn
1esa ,h,n cna.,h,rd ~ ,ha n.,,ae ase zror,a sH
~, hsrs h.ea .ns;ss,sd . 40 !. "s oa1s.
rhon1d T ~ snh,sn.s% ~ ~ -. " rrsh aered %
aa1areua1, ~ ,e,,.;as, ~ ...r :.
e. ,.o;t,..;,a 80 p,,n,h ~ ~, Nv aanpsan.n. ps.n -
~ Issd,s~rs 80 h.on - - ~ ns,n. ~ o..,s '; - a,,tsr %
h-.neh ~ con.,.S, % ,ha o~rs,.a. . " ~
mt ;or;ix mns, hsrs cIe,,cl an ;n,e,ns1
ann,.;+;on ~ al d.r oerons and ,mn,onN
q. ieris,,tjon As,t IN ,be,c we,c int
..oras n.mo,rs,, ~ he mnst ~, NJ
~ .sast n{fars;.s anl ,hia,,,nn,h,a
trno ~ foTce the a,ecree, AMI ns.r;o,;e
~ n,ef,r fo1iouinc The er,remr r. ,dic,ls
n ;nrmitp . anv a.i,sncc with men waose
n.t,;o,,sm was alunxs subordioxtcd 10
psr,v Th. Demo,rat,c mpmhcra of the
F:rt;e,h C,nprcs, A, mn lime ever ex.
b;h,ea d;snr s1tion to risc ahove A
sch,mr for marty success. and they. by
tto;, nore,en,,nr fac,tousncxs and want
.,lo,,sm. s,upn, to comoel a un1tv
:, ,ha m.i-r;,v vh;rh thew honaa
",..1,! -,.I, -
"~AAe tt-Li"@1'J "1~N 49, PNA. ~ -A>
national credit, and Tic UUt0n 1tSElt
r,,,onr,c+pt in onr form ~
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, 1869-02-27
The Misunderstanding InlereAS CT shs
wc1z and N0Ftnwehts

1o,L.. ..8ss,oce,noo 81 .eoo s1rm,su,
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twill be seen that Of the actual Sena.

Whole nnNbef. 800. ....,.....-.....,,......948
twill be seen that OF the actual Sena-
tc1s In the Forsieth Congress the Demo-
era9 have but -elcveuths, and Of the
members Of the House th1ec.elerenths.
This most extraordinary psrty prepon-
derance is one Of the national evils result
ing from the vicious policies and men
supported by the Democratic party. The
proportions in tho next Congress are
somewhat charged. In the Foriy.f first
Congress parties will stand:
GEHAfE.
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