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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-14

The Assistant Aldermen yesterday voted that
the Clerk of the Common Council should be
directed to furnish the members with a suita-
bic badge. 1t is good idea. When a man
owns a valuable dog he puts a collar on him.
A suitable badge" in this case will be about
like this A gold shield gold is a shield for
anything) in the shape of a treasury-boX open,
and hand grasping at the contents; the legend,
"To the victors belong the spOils ;" the heraldic
device, a State Prison window with the bars
broken, and the striped uniform of the member
seen in the distance motto, every one for
himself and the devil take the hindmost.'
And, in accordance with the progress of the
age, a sub-motto " | am Twecd's dog; whose
dog are you ?"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-14

So, so Michael Norton. the great Michael,
gives up the repeal of the License law, 50
solemnly promised TO his IeDeaters before
the farcical election of November, and now
brings in bill to "amend the Metropolitan
Excise Law 1t is as we prophesied; the
control of the rum business is the sheet anchor
of Democracy they will make the liquor
dealers bleed for the benefit of the party but
as for a square repeal of all license laws, and
the admission of liquor to the untaxed status
of flour and potatoes, they will do nothing of
the kind. Indeed, it is an open question
whether the rum-shops will bleed more from
Democratic assessments than from Republican
licenses. At any rate the era of entirely free
rum has net come yet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-14
VJRGJNJA-FJRST VOTE.

The Senate of the United States yesterday
came to a vote on the amendment to the Nir-
ginia Admission bill proposed by Mr. Drake of
Missouri, providing that, in case the State
should recede from the assent to the HIVth and
XVIII Amendments to the Federal Constitution,
she should thereupon be remanded to her pres
ent Territorial condition. This was rejected by
the decisive majority of Thirty -Four: Yeas m ;
Nays as. We regret that we cannot here add
list of the Yeas and Nays. an omission which
we hope not to make in subsequent votes upon
this question
Though this vote is not conclusive against
all kindred amendments, it strengthens our
hope that Virginia will be readmitted as other
States haze been, with no conditions imposed
that her people, as represented by the men OF
her choice, can fairly regard as invidious, ex-
asperatng, OF degrading. Profoundly con-
WINGED that all such exactiOns as that proposed
by Mr.. Drake tend to incite the very conduct
they mean to preclude, we trust none OF them
will prevail in either House. We have faith
in the might of magnanimity benigDant
potency of generous trust. Shakespeare is
never greater than when he makes the van
ouisbed, ruined, dying Brutus grandly say:
my heart doth JOY that yet in all my life
found no man but he was true 10 me-
And we believe that all experience proves that
liberal confidence in the better elements of
human nature is very rarely abused.
Virginia did not see fiji to elect the regular
Republican ticket last Summer-we must say,
in good part through the Republicans own
fault. When they were the more liberal party,
bearing up against White prescription and
aristocracy, they carried the State overwhelm-
ingly, in spite of the best efforts of their pow
erfu adversaries but when those adversaries
accepted Impartial Suffrage, while the Ropub-
licans stood up for Prescription, the latter
were beaten. Mr.. Sumner ought TO find reasons
for this in his own great speech on the Basis
of Suffrage, and not present himself in the
novel attitude of champion of aristocracy
and privilege. As to the cowardice which coun-
sells, "Deny your neighbor equal rights to-day,
"lest he deprive you of such rights Tomorrow"
we respect it even less than the malignity born
of prolonged embittered warfare. We rejoice
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-14
THE CASE or MIR COOKE


4 few days ago the public was shocked with
the announcement that married clergyman, in
good standing, had eloped with young mem
Der Of his flock. Over such a story of shame
the journalist ought to have been glad to draw
vail as quickly as his duty to the community
would permit But it was seized upon by one
or two sensational newspapers rs the f0unda-
ton for piquant chronicle of scandal it was
embroidered and elaborated with hundred
prurient details; the slums of society were raked
for more filth to cast upon the disgraced min
lister the lying gOssips who are always ready with
slanderous anecdotes of the fallen were invited
to pour their vile tales into the hOspitable columns
of The NeiO- York SeWer and The RO,rdy Jour
nal. Cooke was supposed to have gone to Eu-
rope, where he could not answer; at any rate
he was an outlaw and a criminal, and it is
generally safe to kick such men after they are
down. SO one of our contemporaries published
q fictitious history of the Rev. Horace Cooke
showing him to have been a hypocrte and a
profigate for years, the destroyer of house
holds in every parish which had held him, a
freGuenter of houses of ill-fame, an habitual
seducer of women. No crime was too vile for
him to commit one might almost say there was
no crime of lust which he had not already COM
mitted. While the editor of this shameful colec-
ton of libels is congratulating himself upon the
success of his sensation he is suddenly confronted
by his victim There is an assault-or the
farce of one-the police are called in, the cler-
gyman goes to the lookup, and the editor
goes to his desk and begs his brother journal
lists to keep his name out of their reports, be-
cause he does not want to be mixed up in any
scandals, IL seems to us that natural desire
came rather late.
We have no apology to offer for the Rev.
Mr.. Cooke. His crime Qf he was sane) was an
awful one; his assault upon an editor was an
aggravatiOn of it. But the meanest criminal
has q right to just treatment, and is entitled
TO redress when he has been wronged. Mr..
Cooke has been wronged by the publication
of n series of falsehoods respecting bis
former life He had no right to take redress
into his own hands - but where was his
remedyi How many would not have done the
Same thing-only done it with "A littlo more
yigori A prosecution for libel In such a
case would of course have been ridiculous.
The Rev. Horace Cooke could not go into
Court with an action for damages in bis
present stuatiOn; and besides it is well under
stood that suing newspapers for libel IS an
Improbable amusement The CONSEQUENCE Is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-14
THE 81. Lonis Democrat asks :

"What is tho sense OF protecting Pennsylvania In sup
plying the country with costly iron. when Alabama Ten
nessee Indiana. Wisconsin, Missouri, can supply the
country with cheap iron ~
The Democrat does not tell Va why Alabama
&C., do MT supply US with cheap Iron. VIII it
If Iron can be made in Alabama for $40 per
tun, why is not our market supplied from thai
quarter If Pennsylvania asks too much, why
do MT the other States named quadruple their
product annually till the price comes down to
a fair, living rate
If we were asked why Lake Erie was higher
than Lake Ontario, we must answer, Because
of the rocky barrier which separates those
Lakes VIII The Democrat specify the barrier
which confines so largo a proportion of our
Iron products to Pennsylvania. when Iron can
be made so much cheaper in other States sub
ject to the same Tariff with the Keystonef
If there be one proposition on which Pot-
ical Economists are agreed, we should say il
is this-Capital, Enterprise, Labor, will seek
and find that employment wherein the proba-
bility Of recompense is greatest. If Corn
growing or Cotton growing will pay ten per
cent, and Iron-smeting but six, then the
former will steadily increase, at the expense
of the latter, till an equilibrium of profit ls
secured and Uice versa. If this is Mt law,
what is ?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-14

that nothing can restrain lcentl0us press
now a days but the pressure of public sentl-
ment or the fear of cow-hlde. III
is only a little while since another paper
accused a well-known and respected lawyer
of being vile instrument through which
the Secretary of State was bought by the
Spanish Government. The story was re-
peated day after day, with such details
that unthinking persons naturally assumed
it to be true. 1t was libel and has
| been proved utterly without foundation OF any
| kind What could the lawyer dot What could
the Secretary of State dot What could be
done in another Infamous case, where morn
| ing newspaper announced on New Years Day
| that certain well-known and most estlmaDle
| citizen whose character is above the breath OF
| reproach, would receive calls at place when
| turned ont to be notorious house OF prostltu-
ton Who is safe if the public tolerates this
sort of journalsmY We shall fall back
to the condition of generation
ago. when the horsewhipping of an editor was
common street scene, and the whole probes
sion of journalism was held in reproacl
| through the infamy of n few OF Its most con-
spicuous members. There is no remedy but
one, and that is in the hands of the public.
No class of journals depends so entirely upon
the favor of the hour as the sensations mongerS
who commit these offenses of which we speak.
| No class is so amenable to popular Indignation
as those who have no principle of action ex-
cept the sale of their wares. II all decent men
would frown upon attempts to malign the IN
nocent and exaggerate the wickedness OF the
| guilty, we should soon witness reform. But
so long as the.public is ready to buy lies, the
market is sure to be stocked with them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-14

Gen. Banks has informed the Foreign Com
mittee of the House that he has most credible
information that the Cubans are as able now
to carry on their war as they have ever been.
We see no sufficient reason to believe the con-
trary. Gen. Cespedes laments his want of
powder; but the Spaniards have not been able
of late to claim any victories, while the cam
paign of the Cubans in the Eastern
Department of the island has been un-
usually active and successful The statement
that the Spaniards have 10000 troops, indie
pendent of as many more volunteers, contrasts
oddly with the report of Gen. Vamaseda that
he has less than 1000, and with the fact that
Gen. Pueblo has moved upon GuaimarO with
but 5000. Even if these petty armies are re-
enforced at the same rate, it ought not to be
impossible for the Cubans to survive them.
The guerrilla system is wonderfully adapted to
such an end.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-14
Dp,toCp1TJc FJVNCE.

The Cincinnati enquirer protests that GOV.
Hoffman and The World do not preach true
Democratic doctrine with respect to the Ma
tional Finances, paying the Debt in Green
backs, expanding the Currency, &c, and, III
proof Oh its assertion, cites the resolves OF the
recent Democratic State Convention of Indiana,
eleven hundred strong, assembled from every
county in the State, which unanimously re-
solved
THAT We are willing TO pay our National Debt In strict
compliance with contracts, whether 1t was made pay
able in gold or grcenbacks. but unwilling TO do
more than that and declare that the hye-twenty
bonds are payable greenbacs their equivalent; aud
we condemn the policy OF the Administration which Is
squandcring millions Of currency by buying such bonds
at a high rate OF premium, when the Government had
the clear right to redeem them at par.
That the National Bank system, organized in the In
tercs Of the bondholder ought 10 be abolished, and
greenbacks issued lieu Of such bank paper thus saving
millions annually the people, and giving 70 the whole
people instead OF the few the benefits OF issuing paper
currency.
That the business interests " the country demand an
increased and maintained volume OF currency, and the
burden Of the public debt the high rate Of interest ana
taxation impeayey forbid the contraction Of the cur
rency in the interests Of the bondhoders.
THAT the shares of stock in the National Banks ought
to be subject to school and municipal taxation on the
same conditions as other property and we demand OF
our State Legislature that the shares Of such banks shall
be subject to equal taxation with other property Of the
State.
THAT the bonds OF the United States ought to be
by Congress for National purposes to such an eX-
tent as will substantially equaze the taxation Of such
bonds with other property subject to local taxation"
We think The Enquirer is far truer or
gan of the average Democratic sentiment of
the country than either Gov. Hoffman or The
World; and we consider Col. Mungen still bet
ter than either. Were the Republican party
disbanded this day, the National Debt would
never be paid 1t would not be repudiated out
right; but tax after tax would be repealed or
reduced until there would be nothing left in
the Treasury. and the National creditors might
whistle, first for their interest, and then again
for their. principal. That is just how it
would be managed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-14

shall exercise the powers which properly belong
to the line.
There are certain mysterious privileges OF
the cabin and the mess table involved III this
controversy which we do not profess to under
stand and do not much care for. But it seems
TO ia that q class of officers whose services are
highly important to the country are now sub
iected to n contemptuous treatment which
would probably drive most of them out of the
service if they were not welded to it by long
custom. or were sure of immediate employment
in civil life. AS a rule we don't believe
they are dangerous and violent men who
need to be kept under. We don't believe
that mutiny and general Reorganization VIII
be the inevitable result Of treating them CIV
ilIy. We believe that their manners and morals
will not corrupt the fighting officers who seem
so 10th to associate with them, and their duties
do not unfit them for the society of gentlemen.
A line officer is educated from b0yhOod Tor his
special duties at the expense Of the country.
But our surgeons, our engineers, our paymas-
tiers, and our naval constructors we must get
ready made. We certainly shall not get good
ones unless we offer them some inducement
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-14

A grab at the Central Park was made yes
terday at Albany. In this Park we have 8
system of cab hire under control of the Com.
missoners, whereby we can get service al
something like reasonable rates. Now we have
a bill declaring that all vehicles licensed by
the Mayor may run through all streets and
public places within the corporation. Let thin
become law, and the Central Park will be
filled with the courteous and modest gentle
men who now hang around the steamboat land
ings and railroad depots, and pick mp honest
pennies from the strangers within our gates.
The bill is the initial step in the contemplated
seizure of the Central Park, and its transform
alton into pauper-house for broken-down
liquor dealers and INDECENT repeaters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-14
BOTH SIDES.


The Erening Post plausibly remarks that
"There is likely to be no dcarth of Financial
" discussions during the Winter"-instancing
Mr.. Wels's Report and Mr.. Kelley's speech
based thereon as leading documents about to
be circulated by Free Traders and Protection
lists respectively.
Why circulate these documents separately,
so that part of the People shall read only one
side and part the otheri 1t seems to us far
more conducive to the end propOsed-the en-
ightenment of the masses-that they be
printed and stitched together, and sent
out broadcast in this shape and in
no other, so that those who read one
story may also Of they wilD read the other.
Why not 7 7he Post says: "All that can be
desired is full free discussion"
1t seems TO us that this gives the Free
Traders all the advantage they could desire.
Mr.. Wells is a salaried officer of the Govern
mcnt. with no other duties than those which
pertain to this subject. He has had months
wherein to prepare his Report, and has doubt
less done his "level best" for his clients. MIR.
Kelley has many and diverse duties to per-
form, and has been able to give but little time
to the preparation of his speech. And yet, such
is our confidence in the power of truth, that
we should be glad to help circulate Half a
Million copies of the two documents In one.
What saws the Free-Trade Leaguc2 What
SAYS The Post
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-14

The ~ Y. Times can see no difference be-
tween repeating or aboliShng n tax and failing
to rGimpOse one which expires by limitation
embodied in its terms. This seems to us a lack
of perspicacity; but let it pass. But the fol-
lowing is worse than Obtuse:
THE TRIBUNE says the income collected dIshon
esy. Then oct rid Of your dishonest Collectors II IHk
TRIBUNE had tenant who was dishonest, would ~ burr
house down to get rid OF him. adopt the lrs
eccentric method OF giving the tenant notice TO qmtT
Now the whole country knows (unless The
Times choose to constitute itself a solitary and
conspicuous eXception) that tho fault is not
with the Collectors-not at all. How can
Collector know how much is the income OF A,
b, or C., except from his own statementf The
Collector can only demand what the Assessor
returns to him as due and the Asses.
sOr must accept the taxpayers return,
unless he has good reason for believing
it fraudulent Reader think Of the dozer
men, outside of your own family circle
whose names and business are best known t.
you, and say what you know of their respect
i've incomes-hOw near you could probably
come to their amounts respectively if you vert
obliged to assess them-and then judge whether
Assessors are in fault in accepting, ninety nine
times in every hundred, the taxpayers return
az conclusive.
That there are dishonest Collectors we dc
not know. That Income is most inadequately
returned, we do know.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-14

We reported few days ago the proceeding,
of "A meeting held in Philadelphia for the pur-
pose of raising subscriptions for new railroad
between Philadelphia and New-York. 10
appears that Pennsylvania has already granted
a charter for a road between the former city
and some point on the Delaware, the said road
to pass through Attleborough; and there ara
various charters from the Legislature of New
Jersey for small local roads not yet in exist
ence. which can be consolidated so as to give
a direct route from the terminus of the Attic
borough road to NcwYork 1t is therefore
assumed that no further legislation will be
needed from either State. The one link not
vet provided for is the bridge across the Della
ware at Vaudeville, the proposed point Of
crossing. The Legislatures Of Pennsylvania
and New-Jersey have authorized the construc-
ton of an ordinary road bridge at this place,
but not railroad bridge; and as there Is no
probability that the Camden and Amboy Com
pany would allow the State of New-Jersey TO
make the desired amendment, whatever Penn
sylvania might do, the managers Of the new
enterprise purpose asking authority from Con-
gress. under the constitutional power to estab-
lish post routes If they succeed-and We
earnestly nope lney may lhOuSh '"oy VIII ch-
counter great opposition from the powerful
corporations which now Cypress travellers be-
tween New York and Westinghouse shall have
road passing from point opposite this city
through the Counties of Hudson, Union, SOM
erset, and Mercer, through Plainiield and Mill
stone, some miles west of the Camden and
Amboy route, and crossing the Delaware about
ten miles above Trenton. 1t is to be frot-
class road with double steel track, stone bal
lasted, and crossing all other roads and high
ways either above or below their level, so that
high speed can be attained with safety. It Is
| believed that the running time between New
York and Philadelphia can then be reduced to
two hours. But we have had so many Gne
promises of this sort before that we await the
! building of the new road with more hope than
confidence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-14
MIR. BRJGUTS IRISH POLICY.

Mr. John Bright in announcing his intention
to aid in obtaining the release of the Fenlan
prisoners, shows that one member of the En-
glish Cabinet at least comprehends the policy
of magnanimity. 1t is true that the virtue
demanded in this case bears small proportion
to the Justice denied in hundreds OF Others but
an act of courageous generosity Is precious.
After all, Englshmcn have not so much reason
to fear IIishmen as their own pride and
prejudice. and any courage they show will have
reference to these traits of national character.
We believe that no act of government would
be at this time more welcome, more assuring,
more illuminating to the great mass OF the IRISH
people, than the release of the Fcnlans.
people not used to benefits, and seldom flat
tered with an act of grace, would hail such a
concession with joy, and that joy would he re-
Elected back in gratitude upon the liberal peo-
pie of England. Not often do Irishmen find
occasion to admire an English Government.
Snch an act. tardy though it would be, would
give them chance. Mr.. John Bright under.
stands not only its poetic justice, but IN high
sense its political necessity.
1t is remarkable that Mr.. Bright's cordial
speech and promise respecting the Irish ques-
ton follow upon The ODOnOghue's OutspOken
praise of the Liberals in Parliament. 1T is
mot my intention" writes the Irish leader,
" to advise my countrymen to put implicit
" trust in any Minister or Cabinet. l advise
L" them to rely upon themselves; to employ
" their constitutional powers through their re-
representatives.; and to remember that they
I" can control their representatives. | tell the
" Irish people to let it clearly be understood
"what it is they require, and that whatever
measure majority of their representatives
agree to support the House OF Commons will
pass, if it be inherently just, no matter how
novel are its features or how violent the
" opposition it has to encounter"
The ODOnOghue expressly refuses to steel
his heart against the advances Of English
friendship, and Mr.. Bright equally refuses on
his part to deny the petition for the Fenans.
Yet it is necessary to say that, If the Fenans
are finally released, Mr. Bright and The
O'Donoghue are not the only agents to whom
the result will be due. The election of
ODonovan Rosa was a representative and
very oppOrtune event and we have not a
doubt that its moral reached the hearts Of
many Englishmen too stupid or too vain to
appreciate such a virtue as popular patience.