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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-03
OUR FUTURE BEEF.

1t is alleged that Cattle are growing rela-
lively scarcer; and the fact that Meats con-
tinue high, while Breadstufls are considerably
cheaper than they recently were, gives some
cOuntenance to the assertion. We do not be-
lieve that there were more Cattle or Sheep in
this country ON any former LIST of May than in
1870; but our population is increasing at the
rate of nearly Two Millions per annum: we
are large meat-eaters, and becoming more and
more so through the rapid extension of our
Railroads, whereby fresh meats are brought to
the doors of millions who were formerly re-
strcted, for the greater part of each year, to
the contents of their pork barrels and the
proportion of our people who can afford to eat
steaks or chops daily is steadily increasing.
In short, the demand for Meat increases
faster than the supply; and we must try to
increase the latter.
The Omaha Daily Herald has a paper by DR..
II. Latham on Our Future Sources of Supply
for Meat and Wool, wherein he argues that
the wide belt of country which separates
the Missouri ard Mississippi from the Rocky
Mountains, and known generally as "the Plains
is to DE our great and permanent feeding
ground for the flocks and herds destined to
feed our great cities. We have no doubt
that such is the fact
But, when DIR. Latham proceeds to insist that
the Cattle and Sheep destined to cover that
immense pasture will subsist and thrive
through successive Winters without shelter or
other food than such rs the Plains spontane-
Ously supply, he cOmpels us to dissent. We
Go not doubt that limited number of Cattle
and Sheep may thus live till they die "a fate
which severe, protracted storms and deep,
abiding SHOWS will often hasten y indeed, we
know that cattle do so live and have done so
for at least decade; but We protest against
such slovcnly husbandry as cruel and wasteful
| The pioneer who pushes out beyond the bound
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-03

The Erening Post says that THE TRIBUNE
recently favored its readers with definition
of Free Trade $50 accurate, 80 precise ana
$50 concise that many of US suspected thai
"only q strong desire to help along the srea'
"cause of revenue reform could have ~d "a
"the insertion of that definition in these col
umns.
This testimonial has been fairly earned. VIC
make point of stating an aCyerSary's posi-
ton as we think he would state it himself II
he we're doing its best. If Tie Post will look
through that political Economy which u
treats so contemptuously, it viii find this done
not once or twice only, but many times and
with regard to every essential point on when
we are at variance. Ii has been the study oil
our life to state an opponents position as lie
would state it himself, only more accurately
and concisely if possible.
Might not The Post wisely initiate us on thi'
pointl Does it really suppose it effects any
good end by habtually speaking OF Pro'e,-
tionists as "monopolists" and "plundereTS'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-03

AS very good Boston notion, worthy Of
consideration in other quarters, we notice that
two at least of the leading Boston newspapers
now hardly make pretense of reporting the
speeches in the Legislature at all, contenting
themselves generally with correct summary
Of the business actually accomplished. This
may be a severe Encouragement to the honor
able gentleman for Bunkumville and those of
like ambitious loquacity; but the loss, if there
be any, is all their own, and the saving of
paper, types, ink, and labor Ito say nothing of
the patience of the reader is uncOmmOnly
great. We have sometimes found ourselves
asking if the suppression by law of The Con-
greSsional Globe would not have wholesome
effect upon the Observation-Disclosures in Wash
in0tOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-03

Since the late Legislature passed a bill iron
ically called Gan act to regulate the sale of
Intoxicating liquors." the weekly arrests in
this city for intOxicatiOn and its cOrrelatiye
Offenscs have increased fully twenty per cent
and those of each of the past two Sundays
have been double the average during the en-
tire time the Metropolitan Excise law was en-
forced. Having in our midst $500 manufac-
tories of crime and paupersm now entirely
released from supervision, it is not wonderful
that on Saturday night the cells of the Fourth
Ward StatiOn-House were crowded with SO
victims of Democratic legislation, and those of
the Eighth Ward were forced to accommodate
"a more of the unfOrtunates. These may be
exceptions, but in the total of 1853 arrests in
this city for the "a hours ending with the dawn
of Sunday there are both peril and shame.
Bad as things arc, worse seem likely to
come. The first official act of the new Excise
Commissioners was significant. They found
an inconvenience in the act of 1857 revived
by that of 1870, which requr5 the applicant
to obtain the petition of twenty freeholders
of his election district before he can obtain
license. This was o barrier to the reign of
drunkenness, but the Commissioners easily
got over it. In the opinion of some mythical
counsel, 4" the requirement is possibly in con-
flict with the law of 1870" SO the Commits
sioners have announced that they will give
the applicant the benefit of the far-fetched
doubt and not require the Endorsement which
so few of the dealers could obtain. AS a
section of the Tax Levy gives them as COM
pensation ten per cent of the gross receipts
for licenses, the Commissioners refuse, per-
haps naturally, to enforce legal requirement
that would cripple their party and pockets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-03

Gen. Lee is still not without public hOnOrs
One of the Savannah fire companies recently
elected him an honorary member, and his let
ter of acceptance was received by the runners
of the machine with ebullient enthusiasm.
Now, if the General will only write another
letterto his new associates, he approve himself
a blessed brother indeed. We want him to
advise them whenever they may meet red
hot, unreconstructed Rebel, with morbid ap-
petite for eating fire, to play upon the unfor-
tunate salamander until they have thoroughly
quenched him. just think how refreshing to
Dives would have been full stream from fire
engine! We do not think that an unrepentant
Secessionist can be much less feverish than
Dives was; and, for his case, we can think Of
no better cure than the water-cure, without
one drop of allaying whisky.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-03

The whaling merchants and other citizens OF
New London, Connecticut, are pettiOning Con-
gress to repeal the laws bearing on the ship
ping and the wages of seamen. We JON
heartily in the prayer. To attempt the regula-
ton Of the wages of any class of laborers by
law is an absurdity of which Congress ought
not to be longer guilty, since the repeal OF a
law will relieve it Of the Odium. But when
the present laws as to shippng'-that is, en-
ploying seamen--are repealed, we trust that
Congress will provide suitable regulations in
lieu thereof. There is no class Of men so
utterly without legal protection as the sailors
of our merchant marine, unless it be, perhaps,
our shipping merchants who own that
marine and employ these seamen. The
liberty of the first and the property Of the last
are at the mercy of the lowest class of people
in this or any other country. We landsmen
call them "keepers of sailors boarding houses,
but poor Jack gives them the moro significant
namo Of land sharks" These creatures have
the control Of the shipping III NewYorh. Bcston,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-03

1t appears that, by the present provision, the
colored children in the District of Columbia are
gathered together in separate schools This was
probably the best possible arrangement, so long
as the question was whether these children
should have separate schools or none; but
such plan at this time Of it be not unconsti-
tutiOnal, as we suspect is at least calculated
to perpetuate prcjudices and social distinctions,
which there is an absolute political necessity
for discardng. We are not surprised, there
fore, to find the Washington City Councils ask
ing the Senate Committee on the District to
reorganizc the School System, and to break up
the separate system entirely So long as the
colored children are herded together, like
lepers in a lazar-house, so long will they be
cruelty despised and not seldom nlaltreated
The general objection to all class schools
applies in this case with unanswcrable force.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-03
NEWSPAPERS.

Tile World, in attempting to draw news
paper moral from the recent stoppage OF the
morning edition of that able London paper,
The Pail Mall Gazette, says:
"Thc newspaper is rapidly developing by dherentia-
ton The Journals of the future will be of two sorts-a
journal for the few and journal for the many inc
former will be decorous and dear there Is reason 10 ier
that latter will be cheap and nasty The one may DC
paper written by gentlemen for gentene n the other
by blackguards for backguards"
We are less interested in deciding what tho
"journal of the tutlr6' will be, than i'll trying
to make the journal of the present what it
ought to be. But we don't believe that the
journals Of the future will be of the two
"sOrts" indicated above, any more than the
journals of the past, or of to-day, have been
or are of these sorts only. We have as yet
seen no reason to doubt the possibility of the
existence OF journal for the many at once
cheap and respectable, POSSESSED of principle,
ability, and popularity. If we had not for
years felt assured of the practcabilty of such
jOurnal-which is different from either of the
"twO sorts" mentioned by The World-we
should not have remained in the newspaper
business.
When, after classifying the journals Of the
future into two sorts, The World says that one
kind will be written "by gentlemen for gen.
"tlemen, and the other by blackguards for
"blackguarls,r it loses sight of the fact that
the great body Of people in every city New
York included, are neither conventional gen.
tlemen nor blackguards. The majority of news
paper readers in New-York are merchants and
traders, shOpkeepers and their clerks, manufac
turers and their employees, professional men,
artisans, mechanics, and working people gen.
eraly-whO cannot very well be said to belong
to what Wendell Phillips dcsignates as the
vulgar class which in this country call them
"selves gentlemen" They are " the many y
whom The World discriminates from the few"
who are expected to support the dear and
gcntemanly journal. But they are not black
"guards,n though they are the many. 1t is to
this body of merchants, wOrkingmen, and pro-
fcssiOnal people that we constantly look for
support; and we assure The World that it is
better for newspaper to be sustained by such
readers than to cater for blackguards and
snObs.
The World overloOks the real life and function
of the press, as well as its true basis of power
and popularity. The journal of the future"
as well as the journal of the present, should be
the exponent and upholder of ideas and prin-
ciples that will elevate Man and SOcety-that
will give honesty to life, integrity to business
honor to legislation, and justice to the admins
tration of affairs. journalism is only worthy of
existence when it seeks to do this: news
papers would be contemplate and infamous if
there were only the "twO sorts" described by
The World.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-03
aries of civilization, and, with scanty means,

aries of civilization, ana, WIN Bcanty inonh''
undertakes to make farm on spot new TO
industry and thrift, must do with his few ami
mails as best he can; but his necessities must
not give law to the thrifty herdsmen who Will
follow in his track. Irrigation from mountain
streams or Artesian wells to keep the grass
green and growing through eight months or
each year, hay cut and stacked to be fed ont
in the seyerer weather, and shelter 10 when
Cattle and Sheep may repair whenever the IN
clemency of the weather shall dictate such
course, are essential to tho greatest thrift
in cattle-rearing wherever snow lies (eyen 30
often as triennially) longer than few hours.
Aided by these, the herdsman will produce
moro and better Meat and Wool on
thousand acres than he could on three thou
sand without them. We are not going back to
semi -barbarism but forward to scientific and
perfect culture. The talk of rearing vast flOcks
and herds north of the Arkansas without other
food or shelter than such as is spontaneously
afforded. is deceptive and misleading. One man
to township might possibly do it; forty to a
township could not, and should not be lurcd
to try.
"Do you ever feed your stock hereY" we
asked of a Mormon, as we rested by the mar
gin of Salt Lake, eleven years ago.
90 no--nOne but working cattle and COW
cor so kept to furnish milk for the family"
was the prompt and confident reply.
"Indeed: and you never lose any in conse-
"qucnccq' we asked.
"No-yes; We do lose some. Bishop - -
"lost about five hundred head here by cold
"and starvation last Winter: but you see,
:" last Winter was uncommonly severe"
EYES, | see" was our response, as we turned
thOughtfully away.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-03

The Chicago WCman's Franchise Association
holds about the liveliest of meetings, and lis
tens to about the spiciest of essays and ora
tons. At one of the most recent cOnfabula-
tons, n Mrs. Waite distinguished herself by
declaring that "women would not go back to
"the needle, and the Constitutional Conven-
"tion could not make them do it." This SO
stimulated Mr.. Alfred O'DonOhue that, without
for moment pausing to ask himself who was
to make his linen up in future Ito say nothing
of its washing and irOning), he, the said Alfred,
vowed and declared that che did not have
"high idea of the dignity of labor;" and he
must be needlessly incredulOus who supposes
that Alfred did not speak the truth from the
very bottom of his heart. Now if he will at
their very next meeting give the Chicago Ia
dies his notion Of the dignity of lOafing, we
shall then have complete the ODonohue theory
of production.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-03

In memorial to Congress respecting GER
tain grievances of the petitioners, accompanied
with vOluminOus evidence TO sustain their
allegations, a curious instance Is related OF
dexterity in Office holding. A Joint Committee
on Ordnance recommended the removal of one
of the chief officers in the War Department.
He, it is stated, in participation with other
officials, procured the transmission to the Sen
ate of certain communications in which he
asked for trial, and that Gems. Sherman,
Haleck, Meade, Sheridan, Thomas, Han
cock, and other officers be members of tie
Court. These communications were referred
to the Joint Committee, who reported, giving
reasons by no action should be taken upon
them. The m mortal sets forth that after this
the official in question still continued in Office.
and, with his friends" the other official per-
sonages "-had a Military Court OF Inquiry
substituted for the COurt-Martial. Then ono
of these friends contrved to be detailed for
duty as the Recorder of the Court, and there
upon constituted himself its legal adviser Tie
next step in the management, the Court being
constituted of distinguished army officers, was
to exOnerate them from the duty Of delber-
ating upon the intricate questions of science,
law, and evidence submitted, and 10 transfer
the duty Of preparing finding and opinion
to this self-cOnstituted illegal adviser A.
second finding and opinion procured in this
manner went so far as TO contrast Iy name
the members of the Joint Committee with the|
distinguished officers of the Court, in respect
to character. The memOrialists ask for leslS-
lation to prevent the recurrence OF such
events, and the exemplary exposure and
shame of all public impostors, no matter
"what their standing"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-03

The Providence Jouraci, having chosen 10 IN
dulce in criticisms which seemed to us to con-
found the plainest moral distinctions, Is re-
spectfully requested to answer this Question
Suppose our contemporary was beset by
conspiracy of rivals, each deliberately and ne
peatedly charging it with upholdirs and com.
mending disgusting immortality which J,
had uniformly and eonspcuously opposed anu
controyerted, in what terms-aiter having for
borne till forbearance ceased to be a virtue
would it repel the persistent and malicioa'
calumnyt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-03

We heartily congratulate the physicians OF
Philadelphia. They are not half as black as
they were painted by their unwise and anony-
nous advocate whose efforts against the women
students we have already noticed. In the
election which took place at the Pennsylvania
Hospital yesterday, the right of women students
to admission to the clinical lectures was unre-
servcdly conceded by an unequivocal voice.
On the result we congratulate also the young
women who have entered upon the study OF
this profession, not only in Philadelphia, but
elsewhere. And finally, and more heartily
still, do we congratulate the public, to whose
benefit the concession rebounds. 1t is apparent
now that there was no need for the strong
expression of public feeling which the publica-
ton of the attacks on the Philadelphia Mama
gers awakened. The abusive pamphlets were
insults more contemplate, if that be possible,
than were the demonstrations of the students
some months ago, and did not as much deserve
reply Nevertheless, we are glad that comment
was aroused. The expression has been so
positive and unanimous that the decision will
never be again disputed. HencefOrth Phila-
delphia decides, by the voice of her most
cherished Institutions. that women have the
right to whatever useful knowledge they may
be willing to acquire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-03

The Secretary of the Treasury reports the
decrease of the principal of the National Debt
during the last month at no less than
SII,697, 793 30, and during the year which
closed with April at $97,933.066 So. 1t
does seem to us that these figures should plead
eloquently with Congress in favor of leaving
our Revenue system essentially unchanged
At this rate, considering the steady and rapid
diminutiOn of the annual interest on the Debt,
we might pay the last cent of it within twenty
years. At this rate of monthly payment, we
might very soon fund the Five-Twenties at q
far lower rate of interest. Why should there
be such hurry to upset the system which is
producing such benefcent results7
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-03
of some of our own +" Democrats following the
pbiladelphjan examr1e. Why should mt theyf

of some of our own Democrats following the
Philadelphia example. Why shouldn't theyf
Their tastes, it is well enough known, are not
half go delicate as their aspiration for votes is
fervent !; and the man who can stand canvass
among certain folks nominally white, in certain
localities, isn't likely to sbr:'k from shaking
hands with "niggers" Gas lie has been used to
call them if any votes are TO be got by 1t.
Indeed, we hardly know what TO expect next,
when we fnd Mr. Cox, in the House of Repre-
scntatives, loudly extoling, last Wednesday,
" the negroes OF the South" as "far more gen.
"erous toward their brethren than Congress
"is,n and aflectiOnately avowing his trust in
"their kindness of heart and generosity of dis
"pOsition." When we argued that a Black Man
with a vote would at least command civil treat
ment and common justice, we really had no idea
that "the Democracy" would exhibit this sud-
den, profuse, and, we may say, astonishing
amiabilty. That they could, upon an emcr-
gency, swallow their own words we knew by
a not over-pleasant experience; but we find
that we underestimate their power OF pOlitl-
cal deglutitOn We see, however, that Messrs.
Cox e. Co. know how,to accommodate them
selves to circumstances; but what awful fbs
they must have told in times past, unless,
pcrchance, they are telling them now.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-03
Netu'Dork Dailp gribnats.
TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1870.

The plot against Napoleon is widespread than at
first anticipated and arrests continue to be made many
public meetings have been broken up by the Police
protest has been published against the Punishment of the
banker Ccrnushi. - Cardinal Cullen has issued
another pastoral letter against Free Masonry. -
Lord Alfred Churchill, Earl Cavan and several members
of Parliament announced delegates to the
Protestant Conference this city. go The seeding
Preates have been urged by telegraph TO return TO
Rome. The reported seizure of MORO Castle by the
Spanish Volunteers is not confirmed -= The steam
ship City Of Quebec sunk Sunday, in Hudson
Straits, two lives being lost.
In the Senate yesterday bill TO enforce
the XIVth Amendment; years pay given TO the
widows and orphans Of the Of the Oneida. 49, In
the House. abl passed giving Mrs Lincoln pension
Of 5000 per resolution introduced asking
the immediate settlement Of the Alabama claims the
5Oh OF May, the day apart for decorating the SOL
dors graves, appointed public holiday some pro-
gress made in the Tariff bill.
The May Debt Statement showsYs reduction Of over
tllOOOOOO The Naval Court of Inquiry at Washing
ton on Oneida disaster find the officers Of the Bombay
responsible. 1t is reported that the Indians have
seized the Cheyenne Agency and imprisoned the military
garrison. =- Two OF the classes i'll Dickerson College,
in Carlisle PENN are in rebellion against the college
authorities. In portions of California the
grain crop will not pay for harvesting. - fire in
the Wisconsin State Prison caused $4,000 damage.
In the Mcfarland trial yesterday, Mrs Lucia G. Cal
hounRunklcs evidence the absorbing feature -
number of Broadway property protest against
the Arcade Railway. So The Chamber Of Commerce
has appointed committee receive contributions
the sufferers by the recent calamity in Richmond -
The President has returned 10 Washington. =-= Gold
l15s, n5t, 114S Thermometer, "a, g. &C.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-03

Commissioner Parker's explanation of the In
dian difficulties and his anticipatiOns OF an
early, long, and expensive war are equally dis
couraging. In the first place he states that
we are unprepared to cope with the In
dians This is bad, but might be worse,
for we can, in time, recruit our cavalry
to an adequate force. But what Is
worse than all this is the fact that 1t
is Congressional prOcrastination in making
appropriations to pay the promised annuities
to the Indians and Presidential failure to
prevent large expedition of miners from
invading the Indian reservations on a pros
pecting tour, which threaten to provoke
the war. Commissioner Parker thinks the
starting of this party will precipitate
the boodest and most expensive Indian war
we have ever had. Since it is manifestly
unjust to the Indians and ourselves that this
expedition should march, why does not the
President stop it? And if Commissioner
Parker can, as he says, have peace by paying
our promises, why does not Congress make
the appropriations