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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-20
Mr. NEILS ON IRON

In his Report for 1861 Mr.. Wells astOnished
probability by the broad assertion that Our
production of Iron had not been increased by
Protective Dutics-at all events, that the ex-
pansiOn and growth of this industry had pro-
ceeded at'the rate of eight per cent. per annum,
whether under Protection or Free Trade. Mr.
A. S. Hewitt had shown that the reverse of
this is true in an elaborate essay read and
printed a dozen years ago; and Mr.. II. c. Carey
deliberately refuted it once moro in his crti-
cisms on Weiss Report.
Such refutatiOn should not have been needed,
any more than demonstration that cannon
ball will roll more swiftly down q steep roof
or hill than along a gentle glade-that two and
two do actually make four. If anything is
practicable of human nature beyond the power
of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or political economists to
befog, it is unquestiOna)le that Capital,
Enterprise, and Skill, rapidly desert less protitG
BILE for more profitable equipments. Whoever
would cavil at this might as well deny at once
that Man is a rational being, or that motives
influence his conduct. Whatever may be false,
this is true: Ninety nine of every hundred
persons will do that which promises to pay
them best for the required sacrifice of time or
Capital and Labor will not be drawn into
making Pig Iron when the business pays
profit Of So to $40 per tun than when it pays
from 81 down to less than no profit at all,
only proves his own dishonesty or radical inca
pacity.
We DO not understand Mr.. Wells to main
tain in his last Report this monster error Of
its predecessor: how could he, in Wow of the
incontestable facts that we have more than
doubled our product Of Pig Iron within the
last FIVE yearsi But he still insists that the
profit of making Pig Iron is very great, md
cites certain witnesses (chief among thom
bankrupt ex-iron-maker of Tennessee) TO prove
that Pig Iron which the makers sell for .33 to
s35 per tun might DO afforded for so
to 500. This the irol masters generally deny;
and statistics are banded back and fo.th in
reckless profuslOn.
Now it seems TO us that those who are actu-
ally making Pig Iron--maling it with all their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-20

While CONCENTRATING Mr.. Sweeny that his
Legislature is again in working order, we are
most happy to know that fear of its misdceds
is not making the sick couch of Mr.. litchmaD
a bed Of thorns. The invaluable Speaker whose
illness caused stoppage of the wheels OF
State for whole week lest something should
go awIy while his directing hand was with
drawn, is again as strong in flesh as in spirit,
and yesterday busted himself with the con-
genial task Of quarteriDg twenty hungry Demo
Gratis upon the State in the shape OF officers OF
the Assembly. The Clerk added fourteen more
of the faithful to the list of public pensioners;
and, the body being thus fully equipped with
as many officers as places could possibly be
found for, proceeded as an initiatOry to the
retrenchment so vOciferously promised last Fall,
to order to q third reading the bill entitled an
act increasing the salaries of deputies and
clerks in the State Department. A large num-
Der of bills were introduced; but owing to the
Democratic belief that rose by any other
name would smell as sweet, not much informa
ton as to the provisions of these bills could be
gathered from the announcement of their titles.
There was, indeed, job peering out OF Mr..
Blair's "Relative to building public market
ain the Eighteenth Ward, n. "" but Mr..
Fields was plainly guilty of mSnomer in
presenting a bill for protecting persons and
"property in New-York." Altogether how
ever, we escaped remarkably well yesterday in
the Assembly nor was any particular damage
done in the Senate. The comprehensive Mr..
Tweed did indeed report bill to amend the
act providing for the government of New York
City, which may fay us all; but, as an antidote
to the terror inspired by this vagueness, Mr..
caldwell, in bringing forward a scheme to
extend the powers of Boards of Supervisors,
mercifully excepted New u rk and Kings Coun-
ties for which favor remembering the Court
House and divers bills for black walnut furni-
ture, we are duly thankful.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-20

tho anne traditions7 Is not blood thicker than
water Thicker than our diluted claims, by the
way. Will our English friends be good enough
to remember that we have the same laws anu
literature; that we have a consanguinity, as IL
were. of institutions and society; that we are
co-heirs of Immortality, enjoying the same
great paclfic mission for the development OF
mapkindP More such sentiment might be ex-
tracted from the genial utterances OF our CO.
temporaries over the sea. We might place
against il Mr. Fish's eloquent showing that our
commerce has been scared, and SCARED, ana
loccroted in the most unsentimental manner
possible, and that we would like TO nave III
demnity. But would it quite suicef
Lord Clarendon has made an exceedingly
practical defense of the causes and results oil
the Alabama wrong. What he says on this
point is cogent enough, we doubt not, to make
many of his countrymen believe that he has
stripped the question Of every vcstige OF senti-
mentality. Let it be ever so practical, now.
ever. it will not escape the sentlmentallty OF
so calculating an authority as Richard CoDuen'
who. in n letter to Mr.. Frederick Mines Edge,
wrote: "But | confess | think the money
"amount of the captures the smallest part Oh
"the future penalty we shall have to pay. 1t
"is the loss of productive value inflicted
"on tho whole of the United States
mercantile marine which is the most pres-
"nant fact for it shows what hall q
"dozcn swift steamers would do to our mer-
"chantmen. And with whatever maritime
"power we may be at war, we may be assured
:" the Americans will pay us in our own CON-
"With such a prospect | hardly see how we
can 90 TO war with even Brazil" The same
practical gentleman sentimentally exclaimed
in the House of CommOns Yon have been
carrying on war from these shores against
the United States, and have been infictlns
"an amount of damage on that country greater
" than would have been produced by many or
"dinary wars" 1t is a little curious that the
very Englishmen who afford us our choicest
arguments for the Alabama Claims, represent
in themselves almost the only kind OF argu-
mcpt afforded us for making those claims as
moderate as cOnsiderate. Moreover, ii Is sem
timental one.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-20

Our economical Board OF Education have
chosen a deputy to I'll the Office Of Clerk, or,
rather, to perform the duties of such an Office.
The real Clerk is Mr.. William Htchman, now
Mr.. Tweeds Speaker of the Assembly. He
follows Tweeds example, and gobbles mp such
paying official positions as may fall in his way.
OF course the people must pay Mr.. Clerk
Htchman his liberal salary, and Mr.. Speaker
Hitchman his liberal salary, and then pay Mr.
Somebody Else liberal salary to do Mr..
Hitchman's work. and if that Mr.. Somebody
happens to be the Auditor Of the School Board,
and has the final say upon all bills for sup
plies, it must be all right. We suggest, how
ever, just one improvement: throw overheard
all these thin mediums, and let us see the real
Board of Education in propria pcrsond-that Is
to say, in Tweed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-20
SENTIMENTAL GRIEVANCES.

Prince Arthur promises to appear among us
in time to join in the tribute which Americans
will pay to the memory of Mr. Peabody. This
act would be mertOrious, however predeter
mined 1t would complete the homage which
royalty, as q subject, has rendered to benev0-
lence in its character Of sovereign. A Prince
on this side of tho Atlantic would echo the
good feeling manifested by Queen on the
other. He would be entitled to special welcome
as q mourner Though the American people
will unavoidably reflect that prince, as COM
pared with live citizen, is q good -natured
fiction, whose public aspect is more or less the
puppet of policy, yet the policy which honOrs
q good man ought to find hospitality, even
among those who may have reason not to
delight in royalty.
We hope our British brethren will not now
take us to task on the score of scutimeptality.
Yet We may err through weakness in thus
Offering hand Of melancholy friendship to
our young visitor. Perhaps we arc wrong in
exhibiting an indulgent super sensitivencss in
respect to princes and lords, who are but the
breath of kings. We may yield to a mistaken
sentimentality in honoring the Prince because
his mother honored Mr. Peabody. Why, indeed,
buOUlu We lHOulu WIFI pIlICCS HClt 10 no
authority for it in Wheaton. Why should the
Queen grieve over n foreign benefactor9 1t IS
not according to Vattel. In short the exhib-
ton of national sympathy and sensbility is at
war with Grotius and Puffendorf.
Really, if We have to own some sentimental
grievances" it must be admitted that our
British friends have taken an equally senti-
mental way of satisfying them. We have
lamented the premature recognition of the
South, we have deplored the Alabama damages,
it is true; but, on the other hand, what bust
hess had the Queen TO mourn over Mr. Pea
lodyf We suppose some room will have to be
allowed III our national calculations for this
odd quantity OF sentiments some provision
made for wha. one of the English papers calls
"lacerated feelingG." Whether we speak of
our Alabama Claims, or are provoked to con-
slider our Peabody Claims, the press of England
can moro than match us with sentiment DO
we not sneak the same languageH Have We not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-20
WENTWORTH DAILY TRIBGRE THURSDAY JANUARY 90 1870

over. because the State has a small Congress
sional delegation, but because OF the Constitu
tional limitation on the powers OF Congress
And. while we admit that Congress must not
interfere in matters Of merely local concern
we do not by any means admit that the estaD
lishment of the right of suffrage is matter OF
merely local concern. On the contrary, 1t Is
the corners stone of republican government
and must be based n definite and uniform
law. Isn't all this plain enOughf AS Tor DIS
CANNON about Congress being IAN ohgarchy
of politicians, sitting in conclave at wash
"ington, exercising arbitrary control over inc
"people of remote States in all the arrogance
of conscious tyranny" it is enough to say,
by way of comment, that this language Is USED
in n message to the California Legislature, ac-
commanding Constitutional Amendment when
Congress had submitted 10 the judgment ana
decision of California and the other States Oh
the Union.
The people of California, the Umon' ana
Republican citizens, can now see what sort Oh
n Governor they have got in this Democratic
politician-this Mexican anarchist, who wouii
be more in place as Governor Of Durango,
where he might carry out his ideas than OF
California, where he knows he will be sterniy
held in check by his fellow citizens.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-20

The Senate still maunders over the restora-
ton of Virginia and yesterday adopted an
amendment which will send the bill back to
the House. and give Gen. Butler a chance to
kill i. there All this is in direct, Ostentatious
defiance of the clearly expressed popular will.
The great majority of quiet, sober thinking
men of all parties are pervaded by the spirit
of Gen. Grants adjuration, "Let us have
peace" They want the XVIII Amendment
quickly ratified and proclaimed the funda-
mental law of the land they want all the
States represented in Congress, and all
their people fully clothed with civil
and political rights. They want to be done
with reciprocal hates, and spites, and recrlml-
nations they want to stop wraDgling about
dead issues and take hold all together and re-
build the shattered fabric of our National
sovency and prosperity. Such is the spirit,
such the desire, of the American People: the
narrow-minded, small sor1cd politicians who
would keep them at feud over bygOnc causes
of quamcls mlsrepresent and libel them. allow
long, Lord how long9"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-20
3tetu!2lotk Daily Gribm1re,
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20. 1870.

An examination. preliminary TO the trial OF Prince
Bonaparte whose ease with that of Prince Murat will
very be brought before the principal French Court
las been held in PARIS Ten thousand work
men have made a strike at Creuzot Another
seizure of foreign newspapers has been made. Traup
mann was yesterday executed. - Gen. Priin has been
publicly accused of having couspired with Queen Isabella
- Letters from Cuba again assert victory OF the
patriots at Guaiuaro.
In the Senate yesterday bill introduced to pre-
vent the eucroachmeuts Of NewJersey New York har
Dor Mr.. Edmundss amendment to the Virginia bill was
adopted by Of - to &C. but no further action was
taken = In the House. resolution was adopted in-
curing by what authority present military comms-
sion are investigating the qualifications OF the Georgia
Legislature; bill introduced TO construct Mag
ara ship canal and joint resolution was adopted to
continue the income tax during the present year.
Tho Iowa Senate has ratified the Fifteenth Amend
inent the House will vote to-day. Owing to serious
resistance officers in South Carolina the and
Of the military has been invoked. =- woman at
tempted to shoot negro in a Louisville Court =-
The susquehauua Railroad is again open the
several stays Of proceedings having been vacated by
Judge Murray. === The Woman Suffrage Convention
continues its session at Washington. =- The Grand
Army Encampmeut of this have elected Col T. B..
Lansing Grand Commander. == Tho Canal Convention
met at Rochester and was addressed by exGOy Sey-
mour
An enthusiastic meeting held last night, in the
Cooper Institute in favor Of Free CubaThe Board Of
Education have elected extra clerk to perform the
duties properly deyoviug upon Mr Speaker Hltchman'
Mr.. Larramore has been appointed President Of the
Board = The Eric Railroad strike will probably end
to-day IN the defeat Of the strikers In the Orange
County murder trial the jury have not yet given their
verdict == The carriage system Of tho Custom
House put in operation yesterday = Gold, l2ls
I2ls 1914 Temperature, 81, sc. "a, IS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-20

Mr. A. G.. Bierce has been bitten by bear
He is an editor of California newspaper and
the Town Crier of San FrdnSsco. Visiting,
perhaps with view to paragraph, an exhl-
bition of animals, he narrowly risked an cpl
tnph. Attacked 10y cinnamon bear, he offered
peanuts, rcmarking either 81 offer thee this
"hand of NINE" or Here's my ham my trusty
"fren';r and the bear accepted. MIR. Is. met q
grasp frmer than his own, and Bruin, with an
excess of pOliteness. raised the hand within
his paw to his lips. Then the gentleman de-
velopcd his capacity as crer, and withdrew
with great difficulty and a much demolished
hand. We cannot commend the example OF a
journalist who attempts to bride either bulls or
bears. Nevertheless, his next appearance in
print may edfy his readers on the dangers OF
such a practice and we hope he may be able
to handle the subject without gloves.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-20

General laws and horrible adherence Of
special legislation characterized the original por
tions of Mr. Tweed's Governors message TO
Mr.. Sweeny's Legislature. The first move in
that broad horned Democracy is made by Sen
ator Sunday Mercury caldwell, who wants to
empower Boards Of Supervisors Che is onc) to
borrow money on certain conditions-ercept the
Supervisors of New-York and Kings. Are you
there, you foremost bowler against special and
exceptional legislation7 Has it come to this,
that Westchester cannot trust New-YOrk and
KingsY Possibly. No one is better acquainted
with the tricks and manners of the Democratic
leaders than Dir. Caldwell; in fact, what he
does MT know of them is not worth looking for
lie knows too much, and that is just why he
Wo ut trust them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-20

A charming old gentleman is Mr.. jesse d.
Bright, and very venomous in these latter days.
Jesse is in the Kentucky Legislature. member
of the House; and on the 10th inst, bill
being before tho House for the Incorporation of
Abraham Lincoln Lodge, No. g. the indom-
liable Bright said 81 he should certainly never
Sc vote for anything which connected the name
of Abraham Lincoln with the history OF
Kentucky" Fortunately, the connection ia
already established by ties considerably stronger
than the names of lodges. Fortunately again,
the history OF Kentucky il not to be written,
exclusively at least, 10y Mr.. Bright for the way
in which he would record the annals OF the
State would be more soothing to his own feel
ings than valuable to poSerity
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-20

1t is remarkable with what a fllppancy they
manage to talk at the West of the State Of
Massachusetts, Tho editor of The Voice of
Masonry at Chicago says, compacently: "As
" to the Puritansm of the Pilgrims of Plym-
" outh Rock the less said about it the better
Unquestionably, if nothing can be said about
it better than this And then tho gentleman
goes on to snecr at " the moral philosophy" of
Boston, as if moral philosophy were something
incompatible with what he calls orthodox
" Christianity" aud as if Dr. Paley, the great
father of moral philosophy" was not an ex-
tremely "orthodox" person. AS for Chicago,
we should think that there were people enough
there of Massachusetts blood to vindcatc the
reputation of their old mother.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-20

We thought that we had the dirtiest streets
in the whole country, but we are consoled by
finding a letter in The Chicago Tribune, In
which the writer, a sojourner in that city, COM
plains that Chicago streets "are as filthy as
those of New-Yolk,n and adds sarcastcally,
or the souls of its corrupt rulers" He makes
the suggestion that, if the city is too poor to
have the thoroughfares properly cleaned,
boxes be placed in each hotel in the city for
the contributions of strangers" This is
new and bright idea, and we should certainly
recommend its adoption here. if it were not for
the discouraging reflection that the money con-
tributed to the hotel boxes would be spent for
drinks in the hotel bar-rOoms by the parties
having authority to take itifrom its receptacle.
This would be swndling of travellers which
We could not encourage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-20

DR.. Manchester, the man who undertook to
raise the dead the other day in St. Louisiana
did n't-has been interviewed" especially by
the police The main fact stated by HIM was
that he "was out of money which we are
glad to hear. He seems to be of partially
repudiating turn for he also stated that when
"men stop paying interest on money, then all
"the secrets of nature will be revealed to
"them." 1t is quite evident that this worthy
gentleman ought to occupy high position in
the Democratic party; and he would be
welcome accession, we should think especially
with his talents for raising the dead.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-20

There is big market job on hand at Al
Jany for which the taxpayers of this city
will have to pay heavily A market is to be
built (if the bill passes) on some corporation
property in the Thirteenth Ward The history
of the Lowber job ought to prove warning
but since then another king has arisen who
knows not Joseph, and new swarm of locusts
is out. Put down five millions of loot for
market whore none is needed except for party
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-20
OBI7 UiRY.
BISHOP CHASE OF NEw-uAMrsmRE.

BISHOP CHASE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE,
The Right Rev. Carlton Chase, ID. d., Bishop
OF the Diocese of New.Hampshire died at Cluremolt
that State, on Tuesday afternoon. Bishop Chase wa,
born In Hopknton ~ H.. Feb 30. 1894 He gradu.
ated at Dartmouth College in 1917. and Immediately
menced the study OF theology being ordained Deacon
IN the following year. and Priest in 1870, by Bishop
Grlswold Soon after his ordination he became Rector
Of Emmanuel Church NJ Bellows Falls. Vermont, where
lie continued his ministry until 1874. During bis c0Ancc'
ton with Bellows Falls society the important ques
ton regarding lands granted In colonial times by Govern.
cnt "a the Episcopal Church came No Tor settlement IN
tho SuTncme Court OF that State, and during the hgt
ton Mr. Chase pei formed very important service FOG the
mont, H. accepting the Rectorship OF Trinity Church.
lie cous,cratrn Bishop Of the Diocese OF New iamp
shire during the yeIr 1874 The state had been IN
cuded in the Eastern DiocesS before his conservation
Until 1868 no perionned all me paroehsl dItis,
as those OF a bishop. bu0 was then
relieved on account Of feeble health Bishop Chase hid
many difficulties 60 meet during the more Than quarter
Oi CCpluy la which BE- me head OF the Episcopal
Church In New Hampshire The prosperity which has
attended the denomination IN that state Is evidence VI
his uutiriug labor and energy. Every minister m thr
Diocese, whatever bis dSCougn ;cmenis found IA huG
hearty coiahorcr AMI irl ih,hd. ho was always o.
clerGymen wiihiu lis jurisdiction. Ho
position with the grace OF rehred and cultivated
tienen. Aftcr tho deposition Of Bishop Ouderionk 10
New OK, BISHOP chase WIS tdNtd 10 this STATE ahi
hcd the vacancy FOR short time In 1852 be preached
Now-iOk lie Was :. member OF tie masonic Fraternity
being Royal Arch Mason AT the time ~ his death. In
1850 o received the degree OF Doctor OF DIVINITY rOm the
University OF Vermont
The death of the Hon. :. III. Chase of Nevada
Il announced lie was formerly an active politician IN
Maine, membOr ~ ht Legislature. aud, IN lcso, ires-
dent ~ the state Senate. He went 10 California In 1872
anu aiterHaid settled as lawyer IA Nevada when hai
Territory became a State De elected District Judgt,
which position lac dcd at his death.
The death Of the Mormon Bishop. Chauncey
". west Is announced IN The Des6et Noes lie dl,i
suddenly IN California while on visit Tor his hcth,
with Mrs. Meet" Inc Nees says We are told that
he embraced lie Gospel when young aud held rsiae
honetrd amUug the Saius." lie once sent To-
sion Siam and Els, Indies which he fulfilled IN
zeal and energy. la69 he assigned u auott Or
clgn mission IN Europe. He was man OF large hrF
taty. aud active IA business enterprises having ocn
specially interested In the growth of tha en- 81
ogden, where salt Lake Cly brauch joins tie Col'1
PaCho Railroad.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-20
SHALL THEE BE Il FULLER REPRE-
SENTITLON IN CONGHESSR

y Il
The full number of Representatives in Goa
gress from all the States was fixed, nearly
twenty years ago, on the motion of the late
Samuel +. VntOn of Ohio. at two hundred
and thirty-four and at that figure it stands to
this day. A new State admitted after the
Apportionment under new Census has been
made, of course adds an extra member-possl-
bly, two; but the number has never 1--WE think)
exceeded 237; but this is supplemented by
five or six Delegates from Territories
1t is now proposed that the total Excluding
Delegates he put up at one jump to Three
Hundred This would almost necessarily lead
to an enlargement of the Hall in which the
House meets. 1t is amply large now; but
sixty-odd more Members would strain It's
capacity.
If Congress decides to increase tho number
of Representatives, we plead for reduction
of their pay. We consider 5000 per annum
liberal when the two sessions need hardly
average five months each; but, if we have to
pay nearly Four Hundred Members (of both
Houses,) we ought not to be required to pay
them $4,000 each and extras for those ten
months. Increase the number, gentlemen, If
YOU will-we are indifferent as to that-but,
pray, do MT increase the aggregate cost If we
are to pay Four Hundred of you, try to serve
us for not more than $4,000 each per annum