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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13
TIE CAPITAL OF Our UNION.

The Senate voted on Wednesday to spend
an unnecessary Million on the present Federal
acknowledgement to build new State De-
partment, and like sum to buy two additional
squares of ground eastward the Capitol. OF
course, these sums will not build the edifce
and buy the grounds-they will simply begin to
do SO. But, even if they were not mere enter
ing-wedges, we should strenuOusly object to
them, because
l. As the deferential bOarder said to his land
lady of her bed-bugs, we really have Mt the
"blood to spare" The arduOus and necessary
task of funding our National Debt at a lower
rate of interest, so as to diminish by Twenty
or Thirty Millions its annual burden, is still
before us. 1t can only be achieved by keeping
the Revenue largely in excess of the Ex-
by weekly purchases; and yet, almost
every one seems intent on rendering this
impossible by reducing Income on the one hand
and increasing Expenditure on the other The
Nnety-seven Millions of National Debt which
we paid during the last year did not merely
reduce our total Indebtedness by that amount.
1t virtually reduced that Indebtedness another
Hundred Millions, by so approaching our credit
that we could now borrow at five per cent.
We ought not to reduce our excess of Income
over current Expenditure fraction till our
whole redeemable interest bearing Debt shall
have been funded at a rate not exceeding five
Der cent How can it be that Congress should
act as if insensible to this consideration
III. The location of the Capital of our COun-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13

Paris is tranquil, says the telegraph 1t is a
legend old as the NapoleOnic dynasty, and no
truer than that other which recounts that the
Empire is Peace. There used to be as far
back as 1851 familiar cartoon from Punch
which represented peaceful and tranquil France
pinned to prison walls with the bayOnets of
the Empire 1t is design which has been
appropriate ever since, and never more so than
now. There is no doubt whatever that the
disturbances in Paris have been suppressed, and
that the city is quiet for the present. Vesu-
vius, too, is tranquil" at times, and precisely
in the same sense that Paris is. Nevertheless,
the smothered fires below burn fercely and
dangerously. The yearnings for freedom for
constitutional government, for free press for
fuller political life, so often finding expression
in tumultuous uprisings in Paris, and as often
stited by the bayOnets of an imperial despot
are not now to he realized.
But does the hero of the PiebiSciium feel any
more secure in his power any better contentcd
in the prospect of that power descending to
his child, now that Paris is tranquil, than he
did when he was the hero of the coup f6tdt
and his boy was unbOrnP If he is ut last
satisfied, he is far more sanguine than we
thought it in his suspicious nature TO be.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13
Nem!2lork Daily Gribm,ls.
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1870.

The Emperor aud Empress visited the disturbed dis
trct Of Paris yesterday The Ministerial changes take
place after the ratification Of the Pebtsettum by the
Chambers 80 Queen Victoria has signed the Natural
ization bill. Woman Suffrage bill has been post
poned in the Commons. No demand for the eXtradton
yee-COnsul at Lepsc was assaulted by an American,
who Is under arrest. Menotti Garibaldi has been
acquitted OF all completely in the recent nsrection in
Italy 60 De Rodas reports fight near Puerto PIin-
epe and claims u success for the spanards.
In the Senate yesterday Mr. Wilson'S substitute for the
House Army bill was amended and passed. - In the
House the bill TO revive American Commerce was de-
bated. Considerable progress made with the Tariff
bill In the evening session bill defining the duties of
pension agents was passed
terrible accident has occurred on the Missouri Pacific
Railroad 10 persons being killed, and large number
wounded. e. In desperate affray in Missouri two
men were fatally wounded. 60 Numerous Indian out
RACES are reported on the Texas frontier - The
steam-tug Lloyd Aspinwall has arrived at Key West
Fenan expedition reported to be route to the Red
River country
meeting to urge the ratification Of the San Domingo
treaty was addressed by Hon. N P. Banks and Hon.
Thomas Fitch. === complimentary dinner has been
given TO Gen. Jordan by the Cuban Junta. - John c.
Whittier was received last night by the Union League
80 The trial of Spruell for murder at Bevidere has
been postponed - Cold ll55, ll5a, l15. thermometer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13

The citizens of Brooklyn who prefer GEORGE
II. FISHER and HENRY HAGNER as local Judges
will meet in force this evening at the Rink,
Clermont-ave., to indorse them and promote
their election. We trust the attendance will be
large, as BELTS the character ability and pop
ularity, of the candidates. The people of
Brooklyn have been robbed and disgraced by
frauds at elections, upheld by shameful par
tisanship on the bench. In Nelson and McCue,
they have the candidates of the ballOt-bOx-
suffers and dishonest miscounters of votes last
November. To elect those candidates is to
cOndone the frauds then perpetrated. 1t is to
encourage political knaves to count in their
favorite candidates in spite of an adverse ma
jority, and look to the judiciary to screen the
criminals and give success to their crime. We
trust the attendance at the Rink tonight will
attest that Brooklyn is alive to the import
ance of the issue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13

The following is sample of several Letters
apparently from the same hand, sent to Mrs.
Richardson during the progress Of the late
trial. The writing is disguised, but there is
reason, both from it and from other circum-
stances, to believe that the letters have been
traced to member of the Mcfarland family:
Mrs MCFARLAND am going to send you Word Of my
ententions will find you ware you To go to the other
end of this earth should you not comply with my request
you must go to court And plead for loving husband
who Is in Bondage through your viinous means Eemem
Der this day pledge my word to shoot you as shurc az
Judge davis sits his seat at your husband trial fail
to do as tell you and you dead Woman then your
sonl can 90 to Hell with Rtcherdsons the feeling in Mash
Is hord against you forget what itel you and had to
20 to the ends Of this Earth will follow you and take
your life this is warning every word will fun I'll ask his
forgivness and do what you can to free him went to
chool with you you know me and say again your Life
stand on your dooing what tell you go TO him tell him
Won still love him and will share what ever lot IL his all
the law in this county will not save you from death by
my hands should you refuse tomorrow morning am go
ing to start for York you will here from me again
" Il FORGET AT YOUR PERIL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13

The Committee of the Union League detail
in an interesting report, which is published
elsewhere, their efforts to arouse the opposition
of the people to the conspiracy to misappro-
pirate the public funds to sectarian purposes.
We have before alluded to the Importance of
this work, and the need there was for an en-
ergetic, organized crusade against the con.
spirators who seek to steal the public school
funds, that with them they may destroy the
schools. How much has been done, the report
of the League Committee will tell. 1t VIII
also suggest how much there remains to oe
done, and how necessary it is that we should
not weary in doing it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13
THE THREE ROYAL FAMILIES.

The coming election is to be conflict of
men, not principles. 1t is to be battle be-
tween the wrOnged robbed, and down -trOdden
people of this city against the three corrupt
families of Sweeny, Tweed, and Connolly.
Time was when the name of Tammany Hall
was synonymous with Democracy, such as it
was, but that time is past. To-day Tammany
is but the cloak under which these three fam
lilies have secured such complete control over
every Office of the City Government that their
whole time is now occupied in devising means
of filling their pockets from the City Treas
ury. TO prevent the possibility of detection
of any fraud they may desire to commit, one
of their household is put as faithful watch
dog in charge of each of the various depart
ments. The minor positions are dealt out to
the "roughs" who perjure their souls to stuff
ballot-boxes, while the great body of the De-
mocracy who do the voting must be satisfied
with the empty glory of party success.
Such power as they dare not appeal to the
ballot-box for, the three families secure by
trickery. The shameless maneuvcring by which
A. Oakley Hall has been kept in his present
position furnishes one instance For several
Others look mt this years tax-levy, wherein
have been inserted provisions sufficiently vague
in their wording to hOodwink the public as to
their true meaning, but clear enough in sense
to secure MIR. Connolly in his Office for five
years to come, whether the people like it or
not, and to reOrganize the Court of Especial
Sessions" after the Legislature had sauarely
broken it up.
With these facts staring him in the face
we doubt if any wel-meaning, intelligent
Democrat will allow himself to be cajoled into
the support of candidates in this election
merely because they are branded by the once
powerful Tammanv nomination. We also doubt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13

Will not some friend of decency in debate
be good enough to revive in House or Senate
the Retort COurteous9 We don't expect all
members of Congress to think alike, nor to
forego the pleasures they (and they alone)
seem to find in debate. We don't hope, in
deed, that personalities will wholly cease; for,
unfortunately, in mixed convention of the
character of Congress there are apt to be,
Judging by present experience, few ruilans
by nature who cOndescend to seize inOpp0r-
tune occasions to display their spleen in foul.
est abuse of the more decent and usually the
most valued members. But it takes two to
make a quarrel, and we do hope that some
more sensible member will illustrate the self
evident truth that in replying to abuse it is
not necessary to adopt the language of abuse.
There were times not long ago when the
grossest personal attacks found other and far
more effective response than cane or cowhide,
or cursing or calling of names Won't some
body please revive those good old timesi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13

The affidavit of Vice-President Colfax in tho
Mcfarland case has at last been forced OUT
from the unwilling hands of the counsel foi
the defense, although they could not refrain
even vet from causing it to appear as another
document altogether. 1t has been published
rs his affidavit in the Indiana divorce suit
whereas it has no relation whatever to
that suit, and was taken by the defense
for the trial recently concluded, in the hope
that it might sustain the monstrous tissue OF
falsehoods with which Mr.. Colfax's name had
been connected. Inasmuch a. it overturned
every one of those falsehoods, they found no
occasion 10 introduce it in the trial.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13

The efforts to purloin from THE TRIBUNE
important documents which it has recently
published were multifarious and adroit. In
one case the Editor of another newspaper first
called and asked for them as a favor, on the
score of his personal claims. Next came his
Agent; then our Proof-readers were approached
with brides, and finally printer was sent as an
emissary to secure proofs in our Composing ROOM
During the night successive and persistent ef-
forts were made, in the interest of other
journals, to tamper with employees in our
Composing Room, Proof Room, Counting Room
and Press Room. We record with pleasure
their uniform failure. The TRIBUNE has very
rarely been unfortunate enough TO be served
by men willing to betray their trust or sacrl-
flee its interests. We have long been proud
of the faithful and honorable character OF our
force, and we are prouder of it now than ever
before.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13

The Eew- York Tablet publishes Archbishop
Spaldings rather rude letter to Bishop Dupan-
loup as an incontestable proof that the Amer-
can bishops are heartily in favor of the
definition of papal infallibility. The Tablet
Omits to mention that large number Of the
bishops of this country, including nearly all
the most distinguished and influential, and
nearly all who are Americans by birth, have
united in a protest against The definition.
Archbishop Spalding therefore is by no means
the spokesman of the American Church. In
his letter he cites the late Archbishop Kenrick,
his predecessor in the see of Baltimore, and
theological writer of some weight, az a sup
porter of the personal infallibility of the Pope !:
whereupon the late archbishops brother (who
is himself Archbishop Of st. Louis shows by
further extracts from the work quoted by DR..
Spading that DR.. Kenrick did not hold tho
doctrine attributed to him, and DR.. SpaldinS
has, unintentionally, miSrepresented him. Upon
the whole, the American bishops seem to DO
making holder stand against the proposed
definition than anybody expected of them; for
whatever their position may be on this par
ticular question, their sympathies, az rule,
have always been with the ultramOntanc school
of theology
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13

Before the Suffrage Conventions dissolved
into private life. we wish they had taken some
notice of memorial to which certain ladies of
Washington are now inviting signatures. IL
is protest against the changes proposed by
"wOmen of masculine minds" and an appeal
to Congress for protection against the threat
ed Sixteenth Amendment. These ladies, who
are confident that they represent the convlc-
tons of vast majority of the best of their
sex, abhor female suffrage a. q violation OF
the spirit of the Scriptures, and fatal blow
at womanly modesty. social order. the peace
and happiness of families, and the true dig
nifty of woman. And we must candidly say
that we believe the majority of American
women are really of that opinion. II the
suffrage leaders arc 80 dreaded by tho
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13

The Republicans of our City are invited to
meet this evening at Cooper Institute to re-
spond to the nominations of HENRY r. SELDEN
for Chief Justice of our new Court of Appeals,
and Of CHARLES MASON, CHARLES ANDREWS,
CHARLES j. FoLGER, and ROBERT S. HALE, as
Associate Justices of that important tribunal.
We urge those who can do so to be present at
an early hour. Able and eminent speakers
have been invited-among them Gen. NATHAN
TEL p. BANKS and the Hon. THOMAS FITCH of
the House of Representatves--and the meet
ing will be every way good one. AS the
only general Republican gathering of the
season, it must call out many who usually shun
crowds and excitement Let us make it worthy
of the intelligence, the sobriety, and the pub
lie spirit, of the Commercial Emporium.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13
necessary.

1t is now reported that in spite of the an
nouncement of a settlement of the Red River
troubles by the unique scheme of rearranging
boundaries of that territory and constituting
it a province with a new name, the British
troops are still TO proceed thither. How they
are TO get there and what they are to do re-
mains yet to be seen. There comes from st.
Paul rumor that the Fenians are to join Riel
on Red River and oppose the march of the
British troops. The only thing about the story
which gives it an air of authority is the fact
that the fullest details of the plan of cam
paign are published beforehand, after the
tcrprscS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13

Mr.. Schenck is determined that the Tariff
bill shall not die i'll his parish, and accuses
factious opposition of causing the delay on
it which disgusts the public. But while Mr.
Schenck shows no signs of yielding, less dog
matte friends of Protection betray indifference
as to the result of the effort making to have
the bill dropped. 1t ought to be clearly evil
dent to practical legislator Like Mr.. Schenck
that the passage of the bill at this session is
AN impOssbility.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13

Now register for the election next week
The Board of Inspectors meets in each cleo
ton district in the city this morning at eight
o'clock, to revise and complete the registry.
Whoever would not be deprived of his voice
in the choice of our Judges of Appeals, and of
City officers under the new Charter, should see
to it to-day that his name is on the list.
Let every black man in the city take this, his
first, opportunity to enroll his name among the
voters. And let every other man who values
pure Judiciary, and is willing to do his part
toward securing reform in our City Govern
ment, make sure that no neglect of his to-day
can next week deprive him of freeman's
Nrnioa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13

The steamship owners who want Govern
ment subsidies for their lines follow SO fast
upon each other in their applications that they
are likely to defeat their own aims. There
has developed in the committees seeming
disposition to aid several enterprises, aud "sub-
81 idy-applicants" are thcreupon become as
numerous as Gland grabbers." Certain MEM
bers of Congress affect to hold the latter in
adherence. viii they not also become in
spired with more wholesome dread OF the
fOrmeri
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13
. MRS RICHARDSONS SETTLEMENT.

Notwithstanding the largely increased num-
her of the regular edition Of THE TRIBUNE printed
"Wednesday, the demand for Mrs Richardson's statement
compelled to print it in an extra Sheet Having
the plates stereotyped we are able to supply an IN
limited demand Price two cents if by mail, postpaid,
four cents. Address The TRIBUNE Ne"-iorh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13

Mr.. Wilson's hopes of passing his Army bill
unshorn through the Senate have been sadly
crushed. During the debate yesterday, it was
attacked on all sides and amended out of all
shape. The force of troops was reduced
to 10000 only. The pending Indian trouble
has been the chief argument effective in de-
| feating this well-meant scheme of economy,
| which originally designed to reduce the stand
ing army to $4,000 men. We believe that the
Indians could be better fought with milder
weapons than bayOnets, and that the
failure further to reduce the army is
an error to which the House will
not assent. The section reducing the pay of
the higher officers was Topped Off and this
heavy expense is still to be borne; another
error to which the public will not assent and
which we trust the House will correct. Other
amendments prohibiting officers on the active or
retired lists from holding civil offices were
adopted. We suppose the adoption of these
clauses by the House will, as Mr.. Morton ex-
planned, relieve the officers assigned to public
duty near the person of the President; but as
the bill is general in its application, we are at
loss to understand why that gentleman
should think it direct blow at the Admin
" istration." That the amendments will relieve
the army officers who have mismanaged civil
affairs on the Plains, is a result which we can
not mourn over with the Indiana Senator.
The bill as amended in these and other partic-
ulars was finally passed and goes to the House,
where doubtless it will receive thorough over
baulinn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13

The reasons why we ought to possess San
Domingo advanced by the speakers at the
meeting at Cooper Institute last evening were
not new. The meeting represented the shipping
and other interests concerned in the acquisition
of seaport in the West Indies, and that body
of Republicans who defer in this matter to the
known wishes of the Administration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13

members of Congress whom our correspondent
thinks unfamiliar with the American manner
of managing great navy. Sharing in tho
same belief, we take pleasure in defeating
his communication to the money -appropriating
power To those Congressman who read, fur
ther suggestion is-at least it ought to be-un-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13

OF course the report that "THE TRIBUNE
"paid Mr. Junius H. Browne $1,000 for MIS- hich-
"ardsou's statement" is without one SOLITARY
particle of foundation in fact and OF course
those who promulgate the fiction know H.
Mrs. Richardson is the unaided author OF mex
own statement, and the insinuation to the
contrary is as despicable as-it is mallgnanuy
false
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13

The North Carolina Republican State Con-
yention nominated S. +. Phillips OF Raleigh
for Attorney. Their resolutions indorse fres''
dent Grant and Gov. Holden, pledge the party
to support the Public School system in'i's
immigration from all parts of this country ana
Europe, and encourage all branches Of pro-
ductiyo industry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13

A Washington correspondent repeats this
morning his assault ON the extravaganza of the
Navy Department, marshaling a strong array
Of formidable figures. The facts thus presented
arc evidently cOlated for the benefit of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13

sex they imagine themselves to be serving, IL
the clients ask to be defended from the rash
ness of their own advocates, it seems to Us
the cause cannot be in a very promising con.
dition. Il is significant fact that the mora
the Anthonys, STATIONS, and Blakes, agitate the
question of woman suffrage, the more evident
it becomes that women don't want it at any
nricp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13
UP-TOUN ADVERTISEMENTS.

For the accommodation of uptown resi-
dents Mr. E. H. Brown has opened offices at No 81 West
ThirtysecOndst junction of Broadway and Sixthaye,
and at No East Eighteenths between Broadway and
Fourthaye where advertisements for HE TRIBUNE VIII
he received up TO z; in the evening.