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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-09
THE PRINCES THIRTTSIY.

When tho little village of Ottawa, in the
New Dominion, entertained Prince Arthur the
other night with q ball, his Royal Highness is
understood to have declared it the finest fes-
tivity lie had witnessed on this side of the
Atlantic. At this, some of the citizens of our
own Republic are depressed in mind. To say
nothing of the Peabody Funeral there was the
famous festival of the Thirty-six at Delmon-
ico's where the Prince had the privilege of
dancing with the wives of the richest shop
keepers in New-York, and witnessing the
glories of true democratic aristocracy, I'M
contaminated with the presence of ordinary
gentlemen and ladies. Alas the DelmonicO
ball cost ever so much, but the Prince had a
better time at Ottawa. A letter from New
York to n London newspaper we dare say
gives the true reason. 1t is written as if by
authority-perhaps by the Princes own valet
and we presume it reflects the princely mind.
/" The ladies at the ball." says this judicious
writer, "werc all, or nearly all, married,
"and many were, looked at from the
"ball-room point Of view, advanced in
"years" And he goes on TO stigmatize
their conduct in keeping a ball all to them
selves as an outrage and n base abuse of
power. "If loyalty has many privileges" said
The London Times in commenting on the Nor
daunt divorce case, q it must suffer not few
"privatons;" but this surely was pushing
privation to the point of cruelty. Prince
Arthur must have known by report of the
marvellous beauty Of New-YOrk girls, and it
was only an aggravaton OF his chagrin at
their exclusion that he should be entertained
by their estimable parents. For q gallant
young fellow like Arthur, we suppose an Old
amusements. The waltz for him has little
fascination when his arm encircles waist
which had felt such embraces years before he
was born, and the prattle of the ballroom
flows painfully from his lips if the partner
who receives his Establishment is old enough
to be his grandmother. To the common people
of New-York the society OF the Thirty-Six is
boon in itself for, the sake of which
any amount of stupidity would be tOlerable;
admission to the charmed circle stamps one
forever az q first-class mob; but the social
standing of Prince Arthur is already assured,
and he consequently did not estimate the favor
so highly. Canada has probably pursued diff
ferent policy and introduced the young fellow
to all the prettest girls in Ottawa. We don't
wonder at his preference for that rustic CAPT.
tol over tho decOrous gayety Of our own me-
tropolis; we don't doubt In the least that q
tearing galop with the blooming daughters of
Canadian shopk-keepers was vastly more to
his taste than Sir Roger dc Coverley in COM
pany with the wives of the Old Merchants of
New-YOrk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-09
REFORM IN PUBLIC PRINTING.

Mr.. Latin, Chairman of the Printing Com
mittee of the House of Representatives, yes
terday introduced a joint resolution to discOn-
tinue the publication of the abstracts of speci-
fications and engravings heretofore accompany
ing the annual Report of the Commissioner of
Patents, and to substitute therefore the printing
of not more than 100 copies of the COM
plete specifications and drawings, with pro-
vision that one copy be placed in the capitol
Of each State and Territory, and in the Office
of the clerk of each of the U. S. District Courts
for public inspection and reference. Mr.. Lafin
inforced his report by a speech showing that It's
adoption by Congress would result in greater
facilities to the public and n very large saving
in expenditure. Mr.. Latin is entitled to credit
for his uniform efforts to reduce the lavish
expenditure for Public Printing.
1t is enough to win popular support to know
that his proposed reform will save the Govern
ment s174,OOO the first year, and gradually
increasing each year. result at the end of the
decade in a saving of nearly 81, 100000 annually.
1t will be remembered by those who notice
legislative proceedings, that years ago. as
Chairman of the Printing Committee in our
State Senate, Mr.. Latin was ever watchful
and efficient In preventing unnecessary pIihI-
ing. In the XXXIXth Congress he reported a
resolution which had the effect of reducing
the extra numbers of the Patent Report about
onc-half His efforts are in the right direction;
and we trust that he will not weary in well
doing. There is yet much room for
retrenchment and reform in this direc-
ton, congress should be polite enough
to see that the time has passed, if 1t ever ex-
isted, when it is either wise or necessary to
print public documents for gratuitous dlstrl-
button. They cost an enormous sum OF money
annually, which might be better used in re-
ducing the Public Debt; they cucumber the
mails often to the exclusion Of useful matter,
and nobody reads them when they reach their
destination for the reason that the facts they
contain have long before been CLEANED from
the Press of the country.
Mr.. Latin is doing a good work, and it is to
be presumed from the recent speech of Mr..
AthOny, Chairman of the Senate Committee on
Printing that that gentleman will vigorously
cooperate in this important movement for
much needed reform.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-09

The peculiar relations of the Bench and Bar
of this city have long rendered an association
of the latter for mutual protection desirable.
The personal or political enmity of Judge
has been sufficient to drive lawyers from lucra-
tive practices in New-York courts, and in many
instances has greatly injured they professional
prospects of able practitioners 1t is. therefore,
a matter of cOngratulation to the Bar itself,
and to the public so deeply interested in the
maintenance of the purity Of both Bench and
Bar, that the Association, whose organization
was begun year ago, is already an assured
success, numbering among its several hundred
members the first legal talent of the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-09
Nem'Uork Daily Gribuare.
WEDNESDAY,. MARCH 0. 1870.

NJ Olivier has made speech confessDg mistakes, but
claiming the support OF all parties and predicting sue
cess Eight hundred conscripts have marched In Paris
unmolested, singing "The Marselaise" - The
Pope is said TO have introduced draft
Of the Infalbty doctrine and called for It's definition
as a dogma. 60 The Land bill has been assailed in
Parliament One OF the Irish papers declares that the
habeas corpus will be suspended. 60 Sir John Young
will visit Winnipeg.
In the Senate yesterday bill was introduced TO pre-
vent the equipment OF vessels Of IN the service Of
any European State to subdue any OF their colonies
claiming independence bills were also introduced TO
sell all the gold in the Treasury, and to redeem legal
tender notes by making them payable for Customs
duties the Funding bill debated, but no vote was
reached In the House. the bill for the admission
Of Georgia passed by party vote.
The Republicans carried Hampshire yesterday by
about J. 800 majority. 49, German theatcr has been
burned in Philadelphia. 80 An intoxicated man shot
his son in Baltimore. - Gov: Alcorn OF Mississippi
will be inaugurated to-day =-= A Sunday School Con-
ventiOn is in session at Hartford. =- proposition
has been introduced in the New.Jersey Legislature for
the removal Of the capital to Elizabeth
The trial Of ex,Judgo Fullerton continues United
States Commissioner Osborn has been on the stand
The funeral Dr. McClintock took place yes
terday. Prof. Doremus's analysis shows that Capt
Alexander was not poisoned. 80 Mdlle. Nadafelda
Ievsaka the Russian prima DONNA is found not guilty
OF larceny The Police Justices TO consider the
refusal Of Justice Bowling to SIT with them at former
meeting. g. theatrical managers wife has been
robbed OF iewelry worth si55. 60 The steamship
smidt is believed to be SAFE = The Hudson is nav
igable TO Peekskll - Collector Grnnel has ordered
the removal OF correct" merchandise from the Public
Store. == Gold-ll2s, l12, Ill. ll1i. Thermometer-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-09
UOF TO RETRENCH.

How well certain underground premises are
paved with good intentions, most people have
heard. Merely to will, in vague lukewarm
fashion, that wrongs should be righted, does
not right them. We have had talk enough
about Retrenchment, and that policy would
seem to have q superabundance of friends yet
they serve it MS bushel Of snowballs might
cold ea-kettle which they were expected to raise
to the boiling point by an evolution of their
latent heat We propose to offer few sug-
gestiOns 70 those Members of Congress who
are heartily DESTROYS of reducing the National
expenditures:
!. Our Naval Service ia too costly. We need
not keep so many vessels afoat in time of
general peace. We have too many officers
on duty, and far too many drawing pay for
whom no duty can be invented. Congress
ought to cut down our Naval establishment,
and direct that all superfuons officers be must
cred out We cannot afford to pay men for
doing nothing, nor to find OF make work for
those who have nothing to do.
H. 1t is monstrous impolicy to Jay mp old
vessels in ordinary, and pay men to look on
while they rot. Better sell them, if only for so
much scrap-irOn and oven-wood When we
come to want fighting vessels again, these will
be found entirely out of date, if not ruined
by corrosion. Sell them, if only to be broken
up.
III. We have too many Navy.Yards. We
believe both tho Brooklyn and Philadelphia
should be discontinued and sold out. If
our Yard were forty miles up the Hudson, it
would DO safer from hostile assault or skulk-
ing treason, and it ought not to cost half to re-
move it that the present site would sell for.
So the Charlestown Yard should 10 given up,
or consolidated with the Portsmouth. 1t is
thoroughly imbedded in dense population,
and should DO promptly extricated. We would
suggest Portsmouth, West Point, and some
place Just above New-0rleans on the Missis-
sippi Gnstead Of Pensacola) "a the locations
for our three only Navy Yards, selling out all
| tho Others.
| ". Our Army should be cut down ono-hali-
| we mean, tho officers. -Four regiments of good
dragons, well led, would be worth twenty regi-
ments Of infantry and artillery on the Plains
Railroads are our true peace-makers. Run one
through Arizona and another through our
Northern territories, appoint honest Quakers
| for Indian agents. and subject all who sell
fire. water" to Indians to drumhead court
manufacturing care FIRST to burn their Ianor if
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-09

A spectacle is to be presented to-day at
Huntington, Pennsylvania, which will hardly
do credit to our civilization Two brutal mer-
derers are to DO brutally executed. but
appears from an account which is sent to a
Philadelphia paper of the preparations for the
scene, that they are not the only brutes in the
town. The scaffold is erected within the walls
of the Jail, and the execution is to be what IS
called private one In accordance with law.
But we learn from the paper in question that
Large platforms, high enough to obtain full view OK
the prison yard, being erected by enerprisng c-
gems to enable them get view Of the execution 1t IS
proposed to charge 81 for standing room on these plat
forms stable In the and overlooking the yarc has
been taken possession and the sides bored full OF anger
holes TO see through An alderman Of the town endeaV
ored to stop the OF platforms but the men say
they will give bail and go with the work."
Can a moro degrading scene be imagined
than is here picturedf Is not the probability
of its recurrence argument enough to justify
the repeal of laws which make such exhibitions
possible and frequentf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-09

The responsibility for the Piegan massacre
ought to be at once fixed, and the offender
punished. The facts as developed by the
House inquiry show it TO have been most
inhuman massacre, and wholly without just
cause. Gen. Sheridan in planning, and Gen.
Sherman in authorizing the expedition, seem TO
have acted in violation of the peaceful Indian
policy inaugurated and clearly enunciated by
the President; while the behavior of the immc-
date participants was cruel and mOnstrous
beyond belief. Gems. Stanley and Sully and
the Secretary of the Interior condemn the
action of the military authorities in the
strongest terms. We expect TO see the re-
sponsibility of this terrible crime fixed pre-
cisely where it belongs, no matter who is hurt.
We trust present appearances may be incor-
rect; but in any event we want the exact
facts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-09

ton "a proposed by our Government If this
be refused, we hope the Government will stand
as firm MS adamant in support OF the rights OF
American citizens, and will decline to pay
Russia another dollar until justice is done.
It Is the unflnching protection extended to
her people that makes England so loved by
Englishmen. They can rely on their Govern
mcnt to protect their rights no matter how as
sailed, or by whom. Let it be known that the
United States Government will do likewise.
and that fact alone will supersede the necessity
for active interference. If it is not proper to
support the opinion of our Government with
force in the matter of civil contract, let the
rights of our citizens be firmly asserted and
seconded The attitude assumed by the Gov
eminent in the Perkins claim is right, and the
country will approve it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-09

Secretary Boutwell, favors the feature of Mr..
Shermans Funding bill, which allows one per
centum to foreign negOtators Of the loan; and
in letter read yesterday in the Senate, gave
his reasons for wishing to employ foreign
bankers as agents. These differ little from
those already given at length in our columns.
The Secretary adds the important statement
that to devolve the work of negotiating the
funds on the Treasury Department alone will
be to prevent the work of negotiation alto
gether. To this letter Mr.. Sherman added
some statistics showing that the cost of nego-
tiating former loans of this, and other coun-
tries, was as great as that provided for in Mr..
Shermans bill. Under this pressure and en-
lightenment, there is reason to think that this
provision of the bill-the one which has aroused
the strongest opposition and the most discus
sion-will be adopted. We trust so, if, as we
believe, it will hasten the much needed action.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-09
WOOLENS. ONCE MORE.

The Erening Post asserts that
"THg TRIBUNE has OF late been parading two sets OF
tables showing tho comparative prices Of Wooens in 1850
and in 1862"
That is very nearly true. It's only mistake
is that one table shows the comparative prices
in 1850 and 1860 respectively; the other, the
prices in 1860 and 1870. One was compiled by
a Free Trade merchant, and embodied in Weiss
late Report the other by leading commission
merchant at our request. The two substantially
confirm each other, showing that both are
co rect. And they prove, (says The Post) that
Woolens are cheaper under q Protective, than
they were under a Revenue Tariff.
VERY good. That ia what we meant to prove
by quoting them. If The Post regarded the
truth with complaciency, it would parade
those tables as freely as we do. We mean to
beat that truth into the general mind.
1t is greatly needed. Nearly all who are not
Protectionists suppose that, if duty be en-
HANGED, the price of the article so taxed is en-
hanced-and not that of the imported article only,
but of its homemade rival as well-in like
measure but these tables prove that mistake,
as The Post admits. A duty may be raised
from % to go per cent. without increasing the
price of tile article so taxed, but with con-
trary effect. We wish The Post would
parade those Wooden Tables until Its
readers should be fully impressed with this fact.
The Post proceeds to dilate on the depressed
condition of our Wooden manufacture, caused
(it says) by the high duties on Foreign Wool
ems now exacted. It's facts are partial and its
deductions mistaken; but we do not care to
follow it into that field. We rest satisfied with
it's admission that our high duties on Woolens
has not materially increased their cost to our
consumers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-09

A recent attempt to arrest and imprison
Brooklyn lady in lunatic asylum revives In
terest in the cases Of Commodore Meade and
others, and calls attention for the hundredth
time to the fact that an old and defective
State law permits the arrest and incarceration
of persons charged with lunacy on the affda-
davts of one relative and two physicians,
made before simple Justice of the Peace, and
denies to the accused public defense
before jury. Great outrages have been
and are committed under the operations of
this law. A single lawyer in this city, MIR.
John ID. Townsend, last Summer effected the
release of two sane persons from q single asy-
lum, the relatives who had placed thom there
making no opposition whatever. 1t is most
ubiquitous law under which the personal lib
erty of almost any citizen may be successfully
conspred against and it ought to be made
infamous.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-09

We are persuaded that no man in Washing.
ton has q moro sincere regard for the preserva-
ton of official integrity than Speaker Blaine
but by false ruling in the Whittemore case
he seems to have defeated Justice and encour.
aged corruption. When Mr.. Whttemore re-
signed to escape the penalty of expulsion, it
was n warning to every rogue in Congress that
he was perfectly secure from punishment SO
long as he commanded the favor or the mercy
of tho Governor of his State. Congress can
only expel, and if man can resign as soon a.
no is found out, and the Governor can accept
the resignation without reference to Congress.
expulsion has no terrors left. Mr.. Banks aud
Mr.. Dawes objected that the House alone had
power to decide when one of its members
ceased to be representative; but Dir. Blaine
ruled against them, and WhittcmOre instead Of
being ANONYMOUSLY driven out of the Capitol
was allowed to gracefully withdraw. Mr..
Blaine's decision contradicts English parlia-
mentary law upon which our own is founded).
and contradcts common sense Unfortunately
there is no positive enactment which covers
the case; but we think the sense Of Congress
should be taken on it, with all respect Of course
to Mr.. Banc's high personal character and
with all care to do nothing which would reflect
injurously upon his conduct. The dangers OF
the precedent he has established are too obyi-
ous to be overlooked.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-09

Congress is gradually coming to tho cOnclu-
sion that the shortest route to q resumption Of
specie payments is to resume. The Congress
sional reports and our dispatches from Wash
ington contain assurances of this encouraging
state of the legislative temper. The Secretary
of the Treasury no longer haunts the Senate
Chamber TO urge action on the Funding bill !;
1t is the Treasury Department which is the
scene of interest now; and the views of Pres
ident and Secretary are persistently sought by
Legislators. Representations from numerous
bankers in all parts af the country indicate the
readiness Of the national banks to resume
specie payment on their circulation whenever
the government shall take the initiative.
And yesterday two distinct propositions,
calculated to advance the value of greenbaclls
and reduce the premium on gold, were offered
in the Senate. One Of these was resolution
ordering tho sale Of the surplus Treasury gold ;
the other joint resolution authorizing the
payment of half tho duties on imports in legal
tender notes. The sale Of the surplus gold of
the Treasury would, without doubt. reduce the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-09

New Hampshire held her annual election yes
terday. and the result shows that she is still
true to herself and to her glorious Republican
record. Notwithstanding all the efforts OF the
Labor Reform and Temperance parties 70
divert and wheedle Republicans into by-paths
just this once, they went straight to
their work, and. as usual, to victory.
We have returns from three-quarters OF the
State which leave no doubt of the election of
Onslow Steams as Governor. and Charles +.
Gage as Railroad Commissioner, by majorities
of from 1000 to 1900 The Republicans elect
all the Councillors but one. ard have hand
some majorities in both branches of the
Legislature, probably 30 majority in the House.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-09

it will burn, and destroy IL some other way IL
it will not-and four regiments OF dragons
will better guard our settlements than our
Army now does. Let our regiments be few,
and let all supernumcrary officers be mustered
out forthwith.
V. We have a large assortment of MINIS,
Assay Offices &C., which seem to us not par
ticularly ornamental while not at all useful.
Let us have some of them sold Out-that at
Denver, for one. 1t is not earning its salt, and
its prospect is not Improving. We have more
MINIS and Assay Offices than we had fifteen
to twenty years ago, when we were producing
far more Gold and Silver than now. Let
every one go of which the annual cost is more
than ono per cent of the metal coined or as
sayed therein. If that rule should condemn
our Assay Office, abolish it.
VI. If we shall be so fortunate as to get rid
of the Frankng Privilege, let tho cost OF
Printing for Congress be cut down at least
half and dismiss the army of holders hackers,
&c, lodged in the vaults of the capitol The
contingent expenses of Congress should surely
be reduced One-half.
VII. AS to Judicial and other salaries, 1t
should be borne in mind that, through the
appreciation of our Currency, they are at least
twenty per cent. higher than they were ten
months ago, and will be at least ten per cent.
higher still when ever we shall have returned
to Specie Payments. Hasten that happy day
The above are but points. They might be
largely extended. Republicans in Congress
the country expects much of you in the way
of Retrenchment. Let her not be dlsap-
pointed
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IL one is to credit half that the Wisconsin

If one is to credit half that the Wisconsin
newspapers say on the subject, Senator Car
penter is simply John G. Calhoun rediriuus
only he comes in moro formidable shape to
fight US with moro pernicious doctrines. In
stances are not few Of brilliant political pros
poets blasted by apt satirical phases. and en-
bryonic statesmen nipped in promising buds by
On undeserved nickname. Senator Carpenter
is in like danger from sentence of his own,
distorted by Senator Yates, who pictured Mr..
Carpenter as an advocate of nulliacation
and disciple of the old original secessionist
Senator Yates has already apologised for his
Misrepresentation, but it is repeated by the
Wisconsin papers with n pcrsstency which
threatens to make the Senator another painful
example Of n crushed politician. Tho joke
for it has dwndlcd TO this foun--is stale