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The New York herald., 1870-06-03

In the gold loan market the rate ranged from three
per cent for carrying to fiat for borrowing. The Her.
mann, for Europe, took out 100000 In specie
$56ooOo in gold bars ana $4,000 In silver The ope.
rations Of the Gold Exchange Bank were as fol-
iows:--
Nou 9ZZ, e3S,u00
Gold balances. Observation-Disclosures. S67, ,246
toieHcy odiaAces.. es........................ e9Iy4lI
THE GOLD BROKERS AND THE NEW TAX
The special committee Of the Gold Exchange, In.
Guiding the Secretary Of the Board, Mr.. Thomas p
AKers, have prepared the following memorial,
which has bcen generally signed, and which they
win present in person before Congress-
To THE HONORABLE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-.
TIyEs OF TIE UNITED STATES, IN CONGRESS AS
sEMUED:-
Your memoralists would respectfully represent that
the proposed increase OF the burden OF taxation upon
contracts for the sale Of coin and stocks, through
clearing house. would, In their Judgment be impolt.
TIC on the part OF the government, and greatly in.
furious TO large class Of the citizens Of the city OF
New YORK, Tor the following reasons to witt
F"St-lt would totally destroy system which
time and experience have demonstrated to be OF
vast utility.
Socon&-It would subject the financial interests Of
The New York herald., 1870-06-03
The highest and lowest prices Of the leading share
were q follOws.-

THE GOVERNMENT PURCHASE or BONDS.
The government bought two millions of hvo-twen-
ties, In accordance with the advertised programme.
The offerings embraced total Of over six and a
half millions Of bonds The accepted lots were as
The New York herald., 1870-06-03
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REMOVALS..
DIAMONDS.

DIAMONDS. PEARLS DIAMONDS
- s. N. NIGEL,
Importers and Dealers In
Diamonds fine Pearls and Precious Stones,
have removed from % East Fifteenth street to
No. Union square, (Spinger House).
splenid and unrivaled assortment of Diamonds, 6ne
Pearls and Precious Stones set and unset
Messrs Nigel have added department for the purchase
and sale or Gold and Stocks at all street. rates being
constant communication by telegraph from their o1ce
The New York herald., 1870-06-03
Upiands and Hobile and

FLOuE AMD GKAINReceips $50 bbs four. S97 bbls.
corn meal 2l 454 bushels wheat $3.50 corn sss79 do
oats 10 sOO do ba rey ltl5 DO peas and 20l3 do malt
The hour market ruled firm under fair demand for ship
ment and Ia store and prices better The sales
were about 10000 bbs including extras shipment at
SO ~ 30 26 Southern -four dull sales
$50 bbls Rye four was steady, with moderate demand
the sales being 2OO bbs Corn meal quiet we heard
, 1870-12-14

The Latest form Of the steamship subsi.
dy business is that proposed by General
seherck. 1t is to incorporate one vast
company, including, We suppose, all the
beggars now filing the lobby, with sens.
rate schemes, aud this company is to build
and tun steamships from Portland. ppston.
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Nor.
folls Charleston, Savannah, Mobile. New
ofleana and Galveston, to ali the ports of
Europe on the Atlantic, and to all Tho
ports on the Mediterranean. The Post.
master General is required to contract for
fifteen years with this company to carry
The mails for semi-monthly service at $780,
200 per annum; weekly service, 5000, 900 !;
semi-weekly, $500, 600, and for additional
service in ike proportion. This
compensation is equal to $500, 600
per annum for each steamer
The rates of ocean postage have been re-
dnced to cents letter, and there il a
daily mail now forwarded, for which lie
United States pays nothing-the steamers
carving The mail for the postage, loren
der like service, this steamship company
will have TO put aAoat thirty steamers.
and the aggregate payment to them, under
this bill, will be $4,000, ,0o0 per annum,
for service which is now rendered with
out charge. General Schenck has but
thfee months Of his term left, and, il this
s'e sample of Ills regard for the public
interest, it is fortunate, perhaps, for the
country that the people of his district did
not re elect him. A bill with 50, ,0oo. 900 Of
plnnder in it will have a strong lobby,
and, II corruption can control the House.
NE bill Will he pushed through before
Schenckfs time il out.
, 1870-12-14
TENNESSEE MURDERS.
A H1nnsa Rehd Rlown or. md
AnothcrsA Isrcast Torn to Estccr..

Anothcr's Hrcnst 'Eorn to Pieces,
Erozr the Nashville Ranner, De-. ..
The country along the line Of the Nasf,yi]!.
\ Nor;hwestesn Ral1road IL becoming famor,
for bloody deeds. Hardly week eIa1,.es ti,.t
does not tel iss tale q horror, the re-a:, Of
week, man named Ksy was ahot down t,y ;.
man named Nasheas, In drunken altc1a-
flon. and now nc A4yc to record two oth1r
muroels: more fearful in their d1.ails th,n.
my which have been petpetsated for some
time past '>
On last Wednesday night, man name,
James Hopgood, residing at Gleason. hi
bali Of bis head taken off by = hes5y
lcsli of buckshot, discharged from ran
IN the hands, 1t ia said, Of h1s sro-
posed erenies. against ~hom the peopie
nave grave Huspicions. though his guilt hs.
Mtness to tie mysterious murder, end tint S
the rorpe'rator OF the foul crinc Tna enra-
u5tn III oi Tie crime has l'non attributed t. an
ol1 etndge entertained toxsri Hopeood.
Hn tue came err ntfu1 riShs James C:utca.r,
tate near Bakers Works, between Buraa, ~.
non and smeensyi'le- T@o versio a Of ii,
auais nave been given. Il il said that Ct,,,ch-
e. having travelled considerable dietaaca
that hight, aid becoming benuubcd b, tha
Nost! ar. sfopped AZ + womans hanse On ths
roadside, ana knocked for admit:snce viii mt
reeporse. He rspped again, and still 70 an.
without avail oo'
Determined to srouse the alumberino in
mates, he Knocked heavily against the dsor.
WIS "uisa nag tne eject to bring the Woman out,
9ne Who meant mischief. On Opening he
aoos, therefore, sho protruded = shot t-Ru9. a6A
tired eighteen buckshot into Crutcaer's baass
tearing large hole In it and killing hin. in.
Gated. w 0'o1 :"
The second Fereion has it that Ctutcaar.
whtle guest Of the woman and under the IN
hutnce Of liquor, houri.hed a p;stoI i. su
alarming manner. aud Threatened to shoot
Pct, Ehe1 eupon che eeized the shotgun aud
huied him. Crutcher 1eayes wife aud txu
children '" Nv"
, 1870-12-14

freight, DC. to Harrisburg. Thess accunula-
tons we:e necessarily assumed by our COM
p.ny 1t Pittsburgh md carried to Harrisburg.
where they were paid by conaignees, par
italy under. protest. Four years afserHard
they brought suit to recover, alleging that
no euch amounts we're due py them, or, it
due. this company had no Legal night to
advance them here, and collect folcbly At
Harrisburg When it ia considered that
the matter has bean in litigation i've years,
and that this company were required to, and
did prepare abatement GhnwiLg when, where.
to whom, and for what purpose every cent Of
thfse moneys was paid, and brought some
twtnty.eight living witnesses. from as many
ponts between 1t. Louis and Phi,sdelphta. At
great labor aud cust, on five different occa-
tious, in anticipation Of trial. it may be in
aEired what beuileer,ng amount Of detail
onr attorneys had TO deal with. to say nothing
Of their legal researches, and conceded that
70, only oar OVID. hut .he' Pittsburgh, F.
Wayne i Chicago Rail~ay Company, h1s had
\ complete yindication. Their claim for Last
Cattle Was 70 indefinite, and 80 At vasiance
With custom among dIovers, thit the proper
defence could not be made eight years after
tle transactions occur1td Very respectfully,
C, A. CARrxS1ER,
Freight Agent, Pennsylvania Rail1oad
, 1870-12-14

from my other people, or Nc might perhaps
pAuse and reflect pynF ysly reoeut 6pautsh hK-
peeieuoe IN thas same Don inican Republic. A.
Tho request OF QUO of tho i1taurxent parties
Therefor it must b. understood yeyoltS Ike
earthquakes srs naturl with that species
ltsh pzotectorate. simply with : y1ew OF enab-
ling the Spanish population to sustain them-
telyee sgalpst tho Hsytian3- Afser two years
experience, tbe laes Of ten thousand soldiers,
mostly by disease incident to the cliuste, and
an e1ranse Of miliions. Of dollars, the
ing enoceeded IN having their authority reoog-
niked or respected beyord the roach OF thar
guns or the tramp Of their soldiers.
What Are fhe f8cts III regards the so-ca1led
sentiments Of tbs people Ct San Domingo In
faroF Of annexation to the 0nlted 3tates~
Mr.. Sumner shadows them In his resolution.
hetpeetable naval ofaces', now here, Who
Bay, openly declare that but for the
prteerce Of our armed ahips, B.ez
could not maintain his power 4 single
day, md that the yote there on the Anuexa-
tio0 proposition was the vetiest farce upon q
ttee e1pr eesion Of opinion Nor IL there any
fact to support the assertion that any Euro
pean power denies, or, n al events, has given
my evidence Of an intention OF enecting
tfoothoid IN San Domingo. Well aware that
the Un1tsd States Will not permit any Euro
peaI power to obtain fresh foothol5 on this
coutinent. or any Of ita ia1anda, no nation Of
the Old World Is fooihal5y enough to wish to
threw down the gauntlet The assertion to
The ccnt1ar. l. mere smoke, under the cover
OF which it il supposed the American project
can be more eAel!r effected,
What sort Of population ars We about 10
annex and ennobte with the title OF American
cltizent 7-and what sort Of country are va
called upon to settle? The one hybrid peo-
pie cf race essentially different from our
own; the other = tropical climate unsuited
Tor American immigration. We a1e etsoa-
tally Anglo Sa1ons, and the immigrants from
ss1on countries intex1ningle with Us - our
own blood, capable OF lcaftine the duties as
well ~ the privileges Of republic bsaed upon
general et1ea.ion. Abos, md obedience 70
tue l&ws. L. it to such republic We are to
invite the by BIRDS Of the tropics ?-must wo
record that eelf-interest, pecanlasy benefits,
y tubeesyiency 10 the will Of the '@Pogera
hat be" will force upon us bro,terhoo3
such as now insabits Dominics, aud sccus-
omed to government which seems to have
'ean permitted to exist only to make such
,ovt1nments u that OF Mexico respectable By
AIpaA.
, 1870-12-14
8nsdErnes Y. .E1enusvlynu.oR Rnssrnpd
-N4temeAt OF Mr.. e.. A. cnrn~nr.r

@'1*enaeet OF Mr.. c. A. Carpenter,
- Af satsos az the P,tl.sursA es,4uerrsal:
1eur Tuesaay's edition a,ated that The
referees in the cas-. Of Soode,ass 4 c.. e.
rennsJlvsnia Railroad Company had axarded
re paa'ntids one-haH their .cIain, or o,0o0
1ao aEsid V1s uutax seal until t1-dlr. and Of
eoaf1e the AboEe wzs unauthorized. Ths
1Wafd IL for plaintiffs $3.50. with interest
3e1s6). Total, fre Aaadrtd dnd sizteen dol
1heir principal claim Of ess. coo for alleged
ove1chasaef. was entirely disallowed. Their
10 tS6o.
1hs plaintiffs tessden&s of WestmoEsland
sountyEeooh b:4.y eos.tamsat eents.es
wsttssu roial., but principally II Chicago,
ehsss ene 1t ahs hFsa Was ltcafsti. A. -.
l.s*s than the arts son,i eouv sn,sa.jy ooaa.
hs#s3 th.y splAitml s..t f%.st.~l fsora -
sssnt II t&s lettseasst, For Mssre 4 thl'
tse> tttNsAs s,1 III, Ia tsrsx' s.ss'y ti.
's.'' tss$*ss Vt eA+h s' fe!1ns - thtsfts Ia
e*aass with ns r's Vt ft<a. t<aatnt,
, 1870-12-14

RI eriI "o'~ t-4bG2a 4N.,,
Nov, MI. President, We do En-. v.,,
business away from BGt1alu: wr do noS % T.. ".
taIe 1t away TO tho injury Of the osor. Haat +
means Of transit Ne can get Il thr M me bx
state OF NEW York are nut Wiling 10 g7rs ~ ~ V
d1es IN this feRar1. II they are nor ~ nn, q Out
large their canals IN order 10 ret Iu ~,
they can DO i il they Will: bn. Ii We III tisa-
70 Appeai 70 Tue SAtttEal IrtasUr7, -ss III 80
The money. ''''es III
l asI Jou what The city Of New Yofs ~,
compased VITA othIr st1p IT cIttes mr.. .A
construction Of this canal 1t il ,turo,. sas ,s
tha,' psFtGns to that time, ltc c,1, VI rh1;,sT
phia hkd larger foreign ci., fut:c lin. -.
Of Ne: fnk, ana the soret1n comMtrrrs ~ ,casJ
city o. hostou was neat'y az l4tgt. IArsr ~ ~
GW1 11!td fnlo coE parAiiTe inaignluclur-, E,,s
Nt# f0E Gtfy hA7 b. come the Meff ,oo:tx ~ se -,
ns:,oa o. Why Is Tits slHpiy pecau,. sse s.s ~
nsd thls Hrs pe1etr.tinE to the very hett n ~ ~
coaht1i and she has lsAFu to her ousc N III ,,,s
Eerce the izadr. The tram. a1 te we n n =; ~
Mho'e nasiou. flas NIT tht ATE o,ltste OF III NV x
beeh benefited Gy this Have Ent the ,ar1s ~ ~.
people OF the interior Of The S:ate OF Srx yIs se
oeea maternity lesEenti By the enor7n' ~ =.
@ SesEn M oi teat great cl;y: ANA, again, ha; uSs ~
OF Albany, 10 say III thing Of that vh,rn :. ,aJ SJ
femote, been euhalceti IN value been ,tur 4oe III
ttebltd, quadIupsed IN VALUE l,v rpason ~ ~,
canal. Aai1J friend som k1it .lu has sa.t ~ ~
caoal was the tatner OF the sa,l1oaus; Il tna, rs
Now. then. this canal. hzsing linae Eh.. - tn;
I: the State OF New fok. vii itp ~. ,.,,a,1 ~
she 40 On and 90 for us OF the Nrs, whn ~. :
rave thoHn, acd as pm sume eyery r,f,7sr -
the State OF NV York viii atnls, htys mi IT,. =.
that wofk-wlli she not. say, he y.ss /, IT, ~,
which 1t Is luttmaied It Is desl:ahe tha: ;h /; ~
eTAl Government ih1ufl sfn9 t'' ~
, 1870-12-14

Tbs Missouri election ought to satisfy
The most tncredu1oua that an feoling ut
revenge aud hsse growing ont OF the rebel
lion, has eeA4sd 70 exist among ~ people.
When tho llepah.sean State eonrtnfson
mel In September, shere was = split ON The
question VI recommending ;ss ssnoFI Of
shs political disabilities sAisA ksp& ~ 200
vhtsr .n~n Of ths Esats ftua ve*tas Jas
rttrss't@as 1stltss1y spr,m-d aay trak'TA II
tarse disabilities, A tbs sw<.eaa ~lss4t''s.
tha cous$ttuissuA aua@adestAtA AlatsaAtnR
, 1870-12-14

hlr. Billy Mungen, the veteran Democrat
from Ohio, who has immortalixed himself
oy h's speeches in favor of repudiating tho
national debt, and in demonstrating that a
negro is not human being, and other
popular Democratic theories, offered, a
resolution in Congress, on Tuesday, recitinp
mat the people OF the United States had
adopted the Thirteenth Amendment to the
constitution, and had thereby "stanpea
with the seal of their condemnation all
commerce in human teings." Mungen
was not reelected this year, and hence his
courage IN declaring that the Thirteenth
WIS lawfully adopted, aud is
part of the constitution.
, 1870-12-14


~ 'ne a''ose '@o4e$ We naSe xo"su .of
all ifaetaons IN excess OF one-ns't 'ae 'aeo'
which, IN case the ~no'e Popalanon oe
"-.''s'@s', Will De 15s, 81, On eas's OF
:'' members and 1es,s4o, on the basis OF
:*'o members- In several cases, these ffac-
lions may he changed by the official re-
tu'ns OF the census 1t viii be seen tnat
whichever number be selecseo' tne Noftn-
western States viii maze a Afee pEopol.
uons'c gam Al consequence ~ tne 1aet
tEat eAen osa'e nos' nr'e one oep4 4eseu'4-
tive no matter now s'nsn in Popa1ae,oa
may te, and as oreSon' nesaoa, NeoeAsAa,
Md Delaware Are TAR oe4o" any aunoet Al
ehich ratio Is fixed, 1t Is lmposhole; 10
aFI"Fs'oa the representation efae.ts. 1hos'
a1lng the representation at one hepresea-
tatase Tor l's 3.1, and one Tor any tractaon
exceeding half that number, and at the
same time giving member to these small
Sfsfes u-it] ;nryn.un 4ta ,,rr4har of Hanra.
, 1870-12-14

on Tuesday last Senator .McCseery, of
Kentucky, introduced in the Senate reso-
lution proposing an investigation with q
view to disinterzing the remains Of tho
cn'on soldiers buried on the Arlington es.
tais, near Washington City, 60 that the
ground might be restored to the widow of
the late rebel General R. E. Lee. Amo1a
shocking and abho7ent proposition to the
minds Of loyal men it would be Impossible
to conceive Of. The bare statement of the
case Is the strongest possible condemnation
Of it Secretary Stanton once said that he
had puspohe in converting the Arlington
estate into national cemetesy. He in
tended to prevent the Lee family from
ever returning to the place, and, il they
did come back, he intended that they
should encounter The ghosts of their VIC
tins
After Mccreery's resolution had been
read, Senator Edmunds, Of Vermont.
moved that it be not resolved by tbs Sen.
ate. and this motion WAS sustained br SEN
ator Sumner and nearly ali the members
Of the body, Of both parties, there being
only four votes on the otlnr side. The
motion was opposed by Senator Trumbur,
on the ground that the right of Senator
to introduce resolution not personally
insulting to the Senate, could not be In
fr1nged. In political or party point of
slew, Ill. TSumbu1l's position Was proba-
bly, unfortunate In parliamentary point
OF view. which Was the view under consid-
eration, his position Vas correch as it is
easy to show to those who are able 10 hold
the political and the parliamentary apscls
off the case separate from each otte in
their minds,
Mr. Sumner cited two prccedents to su.-
tain his position. Ono WAS that OF a petit
ton presented to the House Of Represent
tatives, about a quarter Of century ago,
By John Quincy Adams, praying for the
abolition of slavery in the District Of Co
lumbia, which petition the House refused
to receive Tho ether WIS that of peti,
tion presented by Mr. Sumner himself to
the Senate, praying for tie repeal Of The
Fugitive Slave Inv, which petition the San
ate refused to receive. These are vel
known historical events, and, il there i.
anything in the history OF Congress atou
which all anti-slAvery men are agreed, it i.
that the refusal Of the House and Senate
to .eoeiye these petitions WIS = gross VIC
1afion of parliamentary Law and an infringe
ment Of the rights OF the petitioners. Il
cite precedent to sustain vote is to i'm
| ply that the precedent itself is good law
, 1870-12-14

POPULATION AND REPRESENTATION.

''4 va AM A1aEet-n iAEloH.
"ae % 'ne n1ht measures which should
e'ease 'ae a''enoon OF Congress is the
,>' 4s.plo''loament o. representation, in
.4 aaa WIN a 'oe spirit Of the constitu-
'A' - to"p's ~ possao'e after the cen-
~. ,...S p'~e'4eAo'e. IL Is 1s'seserely
49,. ~ -, ''P"uS growing States
-. CONSTITUTION IS promptly
~. ~ ILLS 1espeet, tncy ere, at the
'' A's years oehlnu their true rate
~ representation 1nasmuch as they take
~ '.,auFse, dosang any decade, OF the
s''"'n 'nes nave made since that decsda
.A'e may double Ills population
~ 'ae A.s' I'VE sesfs alter census but it
'N "A'. "'c seas longer before recelr-
s jus. 'snz*'1on OF representation
Win the o'her States. But it to this in
'u'eoieaee Is aaaed the outrage-we do
.o' ~ snouia oe described by any
.a''1es 'tfa-o! oeang required to wait
~, A4tet e'7 census then the now
ss's.ns o.a'es are Always seven years
~ tns enjoyment OF their post
t'neo ''su9ss 1hey arc chronically per-
'oitn'ns me part OF patlent Jacob to the
o'ues eta'es, Iabor1ng and toiling to tho
end OF the second seven years for what
was due at thelr beginning.
In whatever cunning motive this scheme
"f delayed erfrsncbiseneut u,ey originate.
its authors will orerreach themselves by
Their sncress- There is no pretence Of
excuse tor delaying this net Of simple ius.
lice 10 the West aud South, and these sec-
, 1870-12-14
POLITICAL,


Shakespeare, according to Porter: "Atis well
ft4er.
-Generh Frank r. B1llr, who was elected by
the Democrats to the Missouri Legislature, Ii
ffokea or Is their probable candidate for Speaker
OF the House Of Representatives
1t seeu4 to be = QRe4tion IN Massachusetts
whether 1t L. more tt Improper for c1ergTmaa'a
daughter to W1tte lettefa to members Of the Lees.
lata1e soliciting Votes for her father AZ Chaplain
than It Ia Tor c.ergyman's son to write similar
letters.
Mr.. Sumner having introduced bin to secure
seamcn thels wages. the Nav York Ppss tninks /,
would be good thing 10 introduce bill to secure
then also feT ahipe.
"a Concord correspondent of the Boston Ad.
rofittT thinks that the contest for the Repu 5tscan
nomination for Governor OF New Hampshire Will
undoubtedly lie between Hon. ]. B. Cole, Of G,l-
ford: Res. James Pike, Of South Newmarket, and
lion E a. Straw, OF Manchester, though Hou,
Horton D. Walker. Of Portsmouth: General Natt
Head, Of Manchester, aud Hou. !. D. O:tezson, Of
Sssoua- will have importers.
Mr.. George Basssow, OF San Ffauc1sco, 1.
nenaoEed as probable Republican candldate
toT GosInor OF California. He Il 4 native Of
New Hampshife, aud author OF 4 history Of that
st2te- He once psactced Law IN Boston, rcEoYetl
TO California In ISIS, AND In 1ss1-9 was Spcatrs of
the Assembly.
Dissatisfied With the policy and course OF the
st2te Administration h Texas, the Austin Rtu.b-
hean sdElse1 the LIBERAL Republicans to unite
WIN lac Democrats IN conservative" move
Eenf. nuttar to that which won surcess Ia yu.
Rtn1a aid elsewhere. The Rxpnbt.ean cpu.plaaoa
thst the course OF Governor DAs,s has dnren thr
t"o United statca Stnatofs, and many other sh1a
members of the Republican party, from Il Al
the tame tue, The Calvert Tribune devot.s an
article TO tue swo SeaAsnrs, In which taeT xre
called Republican baekaudess, and arc CONDEMN
Cd In icund tesns for sclusbueu aud w,us OF
sincerity.
The Washington correspondent OF the Sev
ioik Journal cf comwrret says:
nd ss'ases,9 en1sss a1nas ntss surprised
what INC President, Ia hts 1ecsuf IN eFssoe r.satst
snae1 Ie.na &c, 70 Easd = Ins AAo4na ciasns Il
Of commission 70 takr pro1f Of IN. sn,ss.s M
The ownership OF the segerN ci4fu1 or nn.,cs m
me ptess0nuTe OF Her NattstJ 1t Eashtnr.
nj @ens q sSese es b. p s. sFfa ss
that the Goyefumt Mt hh4l haye ina oTre1en1n ~
ne pfisase c1afmk u wen d do reSnonsihse
eoa o. fn g osma1ds axama Gtea. Blsia1n
wrote 1or 1hc PIca1dent oar1srsrsss ~ IN - ~
tiet. which retJ materially differed from lie one
nooFs ~ qootso., on @ 1e ssnasuE, NOT having tead
h9d teen accepted end inserted, Frnm INF n.,s.,t
q yssw - r., IN ,M.snssiog the messsce ~aih /
.nd e,n,td ,t 1e ptosoced Printed copy Or il
asor. whep, for tho rst lie. b. aitcn@e,sI n ~
been snna1,tnfso a @ fer the one written b. Inn
- Warrington eespssca to tae New ToEk nh
uar; aays.
t.Ady1tfa reeeaved here from Artxnsss hv m.
National Rsp1niieaa coEmittee Of CVnrfrss. IN
seate shs saisssnee q !nnteuts os-r ID Uatted
saosy q se n,ea ny Rr91s rs. 2 nc
cnoAusuuo0. pfus11son exist hy WhLcI- n fhe
, 1870-12-14

The House, by a vote Of 1o3 To O..
passed bill repeating the fsnnkine priy.
nege after July, 1871, allowing, however,
the Tree interchange Of publications, and
me free circulation of weekly and semi
weekly papers in the county in which they
are published.
, 1870-12-14
THE ERIE CANAL

EAprnse Of the GcaeTnl Eoyc.u.
mcut.
r.. .... xu,,--
speech of CHARLES Randolph. ESQ. Eecret.ry
~ tho fh;c.n, n...d =, rr-s :. =,
~ t"o oa'1a6o ooA1u u 41aue. maae, 4ast
Boatd Of Trsde. nm the nron,s;tio,, u, -a,,,.,,
C.~, ~ N - NV ~ 4o'iaoss
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, 1870-12-14

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We do not know in the whole list of tax
able articles any from which thu oaue
amount OF revenue can he collected with
less oppression or injury to the people.
They produce nearly one-half the whole
revenue needed for the expenses
Of the government. Whether treated
as necessaties or as luxur1es as ar
ticles that may be dispensed with or as
essentials to life and health, they are the
most Legitimate objects of taxation, aud
have the special commendation that tho
tar collected On them all finds its wsy to
the National Treasury. As every ta1 il, to
its e1tent, reduction OF the means in the
hands Of the public to purchase, the reduc-
uon or repeal Of countless other taxes,
direct and indirect, which now yield little or
no revenue, would enable the public to
purchase more tea, coffee, and tobacco,
thereby increasing the consumption Of
these articles, and increasing the revenue
from these sources.
We might pursue this inquiry by askine,
what is luxury? It is quite certain that
neither Julius Cesar nor Cleopatra ever
used tea, coffee, tobacco, ,swhiskey, or beer.
Are those things to he counted neoessa-
1ica of life which the Enperors of Rome
and the Queens Of Egypt got on very we'll
without7 Ba. we leave this question to he
decided by General Schenck,