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After the Republican Party, What

1t is sad thing to see the members of DO
litical party turn aside from that which con
Germs the public veal, and begin to rend each
other Honest people everywhere, nbinded
by party prejudice, are doubtless sorry that
Mr.. Sumner has, through the treachery of bfs
sometime friends, been displaced from the
public post which, for eleven wears. he filed
so ably. Good people are everywhere sad at
heart over the spectacle of private differences
taking precedepce of considerations of national
welfare at great crisis in our history. Pro
phetic spirits discern trouble ahead and great
danger to the Republic. If the salt has lost
its SAVIOR, if corruption, bribery, and personal
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT have taken the place Of fidelity
to public interests then doubtless the present
ruling power is doomed
1t remains to be seen whether the salvation
of Republicans was anchored on one staunch
fearless, and thoroughly incorruptible man.
and whether having cut loose from him, Their
barque Will ride the gale in safety, or 90 to
pieces on the rocks.
1T required ten righteous men TO save the
ancient city but Mr.. Sumner is intellectually
and morally giant. Integrity must save the
nation if it is saved and people are asking
themselves where i'll our politics is it to be
found? The common cry is that both parties
are thoroughly depraved, and those who reflect
on the situation, the grave perils Of the hour,
with spirit of violence and murder abroad in
the South, are filled with dismay.
Wendell Phillips expresses the hope that we
may see the loyal men of the North rally to the
defence of the Union. Will not these loyal men,
the come-outers of both parties, those who have
shaken off the dust of their feet. and turned
their backs upon the old organizations as rot
ten hulks bound to go to pieces, adopt woman
suffrage as necessity, and make the immediate
entranchisement of woman the ralying-cry of
reform in the State We believe that a party
setting out with the recognition of woman's
right to vote under the Fourteenth Amendment
OF the Constitution, would WELD an influence
such as no other party has ever yet exerted
Perhaps it was necessary that our present sys-
tenn OF politics should become SO base and bad
that not single one Of its elements would have
power to save the nation, in order to bring
well-intentioned, patriotic, but bigoted men to
recognize where their only hope is to be found.
Such men would doubtless rather take hold of
the plank which woman suffrage holds out to
them than drown, and their extremity may
bring our emancipation. Therefore, when we
ask, AFTER the Republican party, WHAT" our
hope and prayer is that the answer may ring
out Woman Suffrage. Repolution.
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copies. in placard form. of the law enforcing
the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution OF
the United States, and that this committee of
fer reward of - dollars for information OF
any party or parties seeking by threats or intimi.
datlons contrary 10 the provisions of the above
mentioned article to influence any voter in this
District
hesoipeS, That each delegation in this COM
mittee shall inform the secretary of the name
and place of meeting of its district club. and
that il shall be the duty of the chairman of this
committee to publish immediatele call for a
mass meeting at each of such designated places
on Tuesday, the llth of April, for the purpose
of nominating a candidate. for such districts
respectively, for the House of Delegates, except
where already regularly called, or where such
nominations have already been made Wash.
Chronicle, 3lst INST
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The sanfO Domingo Expedition
Return OF the Tennessee.

The United States frigate Tennessee left Kew
West at noon on Thursday, March %, and
reached Charleston early on the Sunday follow.
ing. Although strong southwest wind was
blowing at the time the commissioners decided
to land, and pilot boat was engaged to take
the party ashore. As the waves were running
very high, considerable danger and difficulty
attended the transfer of the party to the pilot
boat. They were all, however, finally placed
on board and departed for Charleston, while
the Tennessee at once set sail for New York.
she was much delayed by a succession of north
erly gales, but rode out the storm without in
jury. Capt. Temple tried her in wearing and
lacking, and Is reported to have pronounced
her good sailer and perfectly secure. The
greatest trouble was experienced from heated
journals, which delayed her at least 90 hours.
one reached the quarantine ground New York
harOor, at 10 O'Clock Saturday morning, her
stock OF coal being completely exhausted. and
dropped anchor off the Battery, in the North
River, yesterday morning. She will proceed
down the bay to Ellis's Island today TO dis.
charge her powder, and will then 90 into the
maynard for repairs to her engine 1t il not
considered probable that the Tennessee will be
put out Of commission. She now has on board
stores for three years cruise, although she is
only provisioned for six months. 1t is claimed
that the discharging of all these stores and the
transferring of the crew would be attended with
expense.
The following was rendered to Capt Temple
when the commissioners left the Tennessee at
Charleston
The commissioners of the United States to
Santo Domingo, before leaving the Tennessee,
desire TO place on their minutes the following
memorandum
We feel in duty bound to record our hearty
thanks to Capt. WIN. q. Temple, of the United
States steamer Tennessee, for the admirable
manner in which be has discharged the many
and difhcuit duties imposed upon him in con
necton with our mission. His foresight in
planning the different parts of the voyage so
that the greatest advantage could be taken of
all the time at our disposal, his skill and pru-
dence in the management of his ship, his care
In regard to everything of substantial import
ance, and his independence Of mere formalities
his tact in dealing with many difficulties which
arising from the unexpected number of persons
OF different aims and pursuits embarked in his
ship, and which, under a commander of less ct
ting quality, might have led to constant ill
feeling, and his courtesy under all circumstan-
ces, have earned both our gratitude and respect,
and 1t 10 with pleasure that we here record our
sincere thanks to him and our best wishes for
his welfare BE. WADE.
ANDREW u. WHITE.
SAMUEL G.. Howe
By order of the commission:
ALLAN A. BURTON, Secretary.
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Newspaper Laws.

We would call the special attention of post.
masters and subscribers to the following synop-
SIS OF the newspaper laws:
/: a postmaster is required to give notice
Dy letter returning paper does not answer
the law when a subscriber does not take his
paper out of the office, and state the reasoa for
It's not being taken and a neglect to do So
makes the postmaster responsible to the pub
fishers for the payment.
:. Any person who takes paper from the
post office, whether directed to his name or
another or whether he has subscribed or not
is responsible for the pay.
s. II apersOn orders his paper discontinued.
he must pay all arrearges, or the publisher
may continue TO send it until the payment is
made.
A. If the subscriber orders his paper TO be
stopped at certain time, ard the publisher con-
tlnues to send, the subscribers bound to paw for
1t IT he takes it from the post office The law
proceeds upon the ground that a man must pay
for what he uses.
D. The courts have decided that refusals TO
take newspapers and periodicals from the post
office, or removing and having them uncaled
Tor, IS pr7naa yJacse evidence of intentional
fraud
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Frederick Douglass on fhe Hay
items.

To the Editor Of the Tribune:
SIR: The Rev. ii. IL. Garnet is wrong in
attrlbuting to me the crazy statement " that
the people Of Hayti are an inferior race to those
of Santo Domingo don't know where nv
reverend friend heard or read that statement,
but do know that it was never uttered by me.
If ! am for annexing Santo Domingo, and
am not for annexing Hayti, it is because the
one is in favor of being annexed while the other
is not. Mr.. Garrett cannot admire more than
| do the truly heroic struggles of Hayti for
freedom and independence but he, no less
than l, must deplore the present almost an
archical condition of that country. When the
Haytien people shall desire to be joined to this
country, Mr.. Garrett shall not find me Joining
with all the negro haters and murderers of the
colored race in opposing the measure. The fact
that our long honored and trusted friend Sum
ner opposes the annexation Of Santo Domingo
does not conceal from me the fact that Ssrto
Domingo is opposed mainly, if not wholly, be.
cause her people are not white. If they were
OF the pure Caucasian race all parties would
Jump at the acquisition of Santo Domingo.
FREDERlCK DoUGLAss.
Washington, ID. c., April l, 1871.
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ltappears by our dispatches this morning that
our former distinguished tOwnsman, Mr.. Frsde.
rick Douglass, has received another of those deli
cate little compliments that used to be showered
soindlscrimnately upon him and all of his race.
He has just come from nation of coored men.
where white people are not in fashion, but we
have not heard that any of his associates, as for
instance Senator Wade, Dr. Howe, or President t
White, had been turned away from a table or
excluded from a public conveyance on account
of their color. But yesterday, on a steamer
that runs between Acquia Greek to Washing
ton, as Mr.. Douglass was proceeding to dinner
he was promptly informed that people of his
color were not allowed to eat with (so called)
white folks. Of course, Mr. Doug lass, with
that philosophical equanimity that character
ICES him, cheerfully acquiesced, but the Com
mlssioners named above were highly indi grant,
and left the table. Now in our opinion Mr.
Douglass had no more right at that table than
anybody else, no more than any other man with
"A dark skim and if any discrimination is TO be
made on account of race or color, we are glad
that the great colOred orator has to suffer with
Others of the Objectionable hue By this means
the country will become acquainted with the
laws that govern some such public places, and
their absurdity and otfensiveness will become
more and more apparent.
But, after all, one would like to see the Don.
pinlay of a captain, who made himself so rldicu
lous yesterday, put on exhibition Just think
of il, man who is not worthy to black Doug.
lass boots, putting on airs because he has
white face, as well as, pehaps, white liver
1t is time this nuisance was stopped Roches-
ter ErDress
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What Free Trade Would DO for
Labor.

A working man answers this question in a
way not very well designed to endear the sys-
TEN to those who earn their bread by the sweat
Of their brow. The foreign manufacturer is
now paying our Government an average of
fifty per cent. of their value for liberty to sell
their goods in our market Yet, notwithstand-
ing this tax, he can compete with the Anne
rlcan manufacturer and depreciate American
labor, in consequence of European pauper slave
labor and the subsection of the laboring man
TO the aristocratic classes. The system of pro-
lection 10 American industry places the Ameri-
can on footing of equality with the English
manufacture, and enables him to share his
profits with his workmen and this places the
American iabofer above the Same class in
Europe The establishment Of free trade would
at once reduce him to level of the paupers
of Europe, by reducing their wages 10 the
same standard. Ii is not hard 10 count the
gain free trade would be to the American
laborer. OF course it will at once open our
markets TO the productions of all foreign cour.
tries, free of all tariff or taxes" of every
kind. The products of the unpaid or half.
paid laborer of Europe would flood our mar
kets and drive from them on own productions,
"a compel their sale at English pauper-labor
prices. Ii our manufacturers would sell ut all,
they would be compelled to sell in competition
with, and at the same prices a., foreign imports
A fall In the wages OF labor would inevitably
follow reduction in the price of our manu-
features. Manufacturers could not paw the
same wages they now do while receiving ONLY
half as much for their goods
Suppose the Government were AT once 10 take
hity per cent. from the duty on some imported
fabric entering into competition with an Ameri-
ean-made fabric OF the same kind The Ameri.
can manufacturer would of course be compelled
10 sell the article just fifty per cent. below his
former price, and of course below cost tn
meet tins reduction, and enable him IN comnete
with the foreign product, he must ~ s,sar NO
eessity reduce the wages of his oDa...;
corresponding amount. But would tho g,
ing man see and acquesce in this ROC
Very probably not. There are nine cb.n.,.
out Of ten that he would look upon :,
arbitrary exercise Of power on the part Of IN.
manufactures, and that strike would follow
And If he should complain to him for this re-
daetion Of wages, his reply might very properly
De: You have by your Vote and influence
aided to bring about this free-trade policy
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Young Mr.. Adams of Massachusetts. who
some time since took upon himself the some
what difficult task of setting the Democratic
party right has written a brief letter TO the
editor OF the LteUtgencer of Atlanta, in which
ne makes the startling proposition that the
democratic party, in order to succeed, must
become really democratic. 1t would perhaps
be well enough for Mr.. Adams, while adyo.
eating equal rights to every man, ;" to keep at
respectful distance from the Ku-Klux, which
seem to be the leading and governing elements
OF Southern Democracy just now.
Quincy, Mass, March II, 1871
DEAR SIR have received two COPIES of the
True Georgian, the first containing an able
article on Judge Stephens speech, and the lat
ter one on 1.-The Present and the Future" /
need not say that the policy indicated seems to
me wise, and the only one which insures sue.
cess. The North can never be carried for new
revolution. We must go forward and not back.
We must demand selfgovernment for all, and
guarantee equal rights to every man.
Democrats must be democratic to succeed
Give us Democratic administration which
shall secure the rights of the States and regard
the limits of the Federal Constitution, and all
OF us, South as well as North, can conduct our
home matters as the people at home desire, and if
that 10 not the best way then the whole fabric
is vision. Very respectfully,
j. =. ADAMS
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AN lNCREDUL0Us REPUBLIcAN-We over
heard a conversation the other day between n
Democrat and Republican and the style of
argument advanced by the Republican was so
supremely ridiculous that we give SYNOPSIS.
The subject was the Sherman Bayard debate
on the Ku-Klux outrages:
Democrat Did you read Bayard's reply to
Senator Sherman? Knocked old " Financb. -
didn't IL -?
Republican. Don't believe that Barnard ever
made speech in reply to Sherman.
Democrat. You don't! Didn' [ Won read the
speech In the papers? Haven't you seen any,
body who heard it?
Republican. Don't believe such a sneecb
was ever made, tho | haze seen it IN the
papers, and talked with those who saw thew
heard it.
Democrat. Why, what further evidence do
you want that such speech was made What
will you believe short Of the evidence of your
own senses?
Republican. | ask no more evidence tb,n
is required by the Democrats concerning the
ku-hlux outrages in North and South Caro-
Ina They are testified to by persons who
were eye-wltnesses, or the immediate subjects
OF the outrages, and witness is also borne bv
the Democratic as well as Republican press Of
the neighborhood where the outrages are per-
petrated. Yet the Democrats won't believe
such violence was ever committed Evidence
is insufficient Why should I be asked to
accept the evidence of witnesses or newspaper
report if such evidence 10 insufficient to con-
Vince Democratsy
Exit Democrat in disgust.-Chronacle
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4 Lesson for Morgan 4 Go.
The Unwarranted Election OF q Youn,
Lady from q steamship.


Miss Annetta Gilbert, of Charleston, s. c.,
isa beautiful and modest young lady of %,
with slight tinge of African blood in her
veins. Intending to return to Charleston from
New York, where she was visiting, she pur-
chased on the 18th Of November 1870, a ticket
OF which the following is copy
~ !. and Charleston S. S. Co.-Steapaship
Manhattan.
No. 81. New YORK, Nov. Is. 1870.
Received $40 for passage of Miss Gilbert
from New York to Charleston, per steamship
Manhattan, to sail Saturday, Nov 10, at three
o'clock p. NJ, from Pier No. 5, N. X.
State-room IL. HENRY r. MORGAN a. Co.
Berth No. l. For the Agents GEO. n. BARR.
Miss Gilbert went on board the steamer with
her baggage on the 10Th of November and
LOOK Possession Of the state-room assigned to
her' Before the steamer sailed she was forci-
oiy elected from the vessel. Not the slightest
anegaaon was made against her character. The
ha oney which she paid for her ticket has not
. yoen returned to her. Miss Gilbert has sued
damages. ''' s'o''oo
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a.. candidate for Congress.

.,.ups will be found the proceedings
~ o"a s-;,orisl Republican, Convention IN
oil Tue -, week. 1t will he seen, also, that
:. w.. have raised to the head Of our local column
w. name of the candidate thers nominated
n.,.rslN. P. CHIPNAN. We heartily endorse
- namipation. and earnestly hope that the
sx.n;Dg of the 10th Of April viii see General
Cu,py,s triumphantly elected delegate OF TINS
Territory to the Congress of the United States
Though the writer of this article was warmly
and enthusiastically supported by his friends
!, the Convention for the place, he fully re-
.ogpizes the wisdom Of the Convention in pre-.
ferring General CHrPNAS as the most available
candidate which could be selected in the pres
ent condition of affairs. and in view of the pre-
yaling sentiment of the community.
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What ID Is to be a Woman.

To stand idling on the threshold Of maturity,
half-timd yet anxious to enter; to have the
door suddenly swing wide open; to leap at once
into the full consciousness of life through grief
or Joy to find out that you have heart and
that some one else has one too to revel IN the
knowledge to have great hungry soul thirst
ing and painting for freedom to be enslaved.
to chafe and rage, to feel strong. to beat your
prison bars, to find yourself weak, to fold your
tired hands, to droop your weary head for rest ;
to dream of heaven, to wake and find only
earth to tread on roses and to be pierced with
thorns to crush the thorns and Iaod along
where once you hoped to run; to mourn over
lost hopes /; to mourn on the graves OF buried
ideals, and smile when the heart is breaking ;
to love on when faith and hope are gone; weak
in body but strong in SOUL to pick up the bur-
den when man lays it down; to be wrong in
head though right in heart to welcome Life; to
wrestle with Death, and, conquered, to go down
with the loved ones to the waters edge to look
across the misty river and see them on the
shining shore :" to writhe with despair, to
soar with hope, to tear away the iiimsy veil of
unbelef to feel and know there is home, a
heaven, a God. This, all this. it is to be-a
woman FAITH LICHEN.
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ALL people would undoub teddy prefer fine
head of hair, grown upon their own heads, to
being bald, or wearing false hair; and it has
been the study of many of our learned men to
find remedy to restore the hair when it has
fallen out, and renew its color after it has be-
come gray. Such remedy has been found,
and is now offered to the world under the name
of Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair Remover !;
and to verify this statement, read the following:
This is to certify that was very bald in
fact, my head was perfectly smooth and it is
common in my family to grow bald early in life.
| have now used four bottles of Halls Vegeta-
BILE Sicilian Hair Remover, and the hair has
grown out all over my head, and is now natu-
raj brown. BARLEY CoNLoN
Scipio, Jennings Co., Ind, May IS, 1868.
Personally appeared before me Barley Con-
Ion, and, upon oath, says the above statement
is true. M. G. BUTLER, Notary Public
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Republican General Commune,

The Republican General Committee met last
night at Union League Hall. The attendance
was quite large, Hon N. G. Ordway presiding.
An earnest and enthusiastic spirit prevailed
and resolute determination was expressed by
all to make vigorous and victorious campaign.
Full arrangements were made for thorough and
effective work.
Among the more important matters decided
were the adoption of the following resolutions !:
ResoiUed, That the chairman of this COM
mittee be authorized TO procure a suitable
headquarters and competent campaign clerk
RESOLVED, That the Republican General
Committee cause to be published one Thousand
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EATING EARrH.-It is we'll known that in
pltferent parts Of the world, there are people
who eat earth among them there are some of
the natives Of Java, who eat red kind of earth
as luxury. This earth, which is soft and
smooth to the touch, has been analysed by a
German chemist, who finds it very gich in iron
with small quantity of potassa and soda.
Some tribes eat earth to stay the pangs of hun
ger by filling their stomachs, and because at
times they can get nothing better but the
people in Java eat their earth baked in thin
cakes, as an agreeable variety in their general
diet The cakes, when slightly moistened, are
rich and nnctuous, and the enjoyment in eating
is supposed to consist the sensation produced
by fatty substance Ii 10 q curious fact in
the history of human habits.
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CINCINNATI, April 3.-Davis, lRepublican,)
for Mayor, is elected over Harris, democrat
by decided majority.
The Republicans carried Wooster Last fall
the city went about 200 Democratic
At Portsmouth, Ohio, the entire Republican
ticket was elected except street commissioner
and one councilman. The mayor, heretofore,
was a Democrat.
CLEVELAND, April 3.--The Republicans have
carried Cleveland by heavy majority. Pei
ton, the Republican candidate for Mayor, is
elected by about 800 majority. The Repub
licans gain two councillors, perhaps three.
Republican Victory In X entucky.
CINCINNATI, March 1.-The Danvile and
Harrodsburg (Ky.) city elections resulted in
favor Of the Republicans.
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The ATLANTIC MONTHLY for April has the

TIE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for April has the
following contents:
''Footpads," by Harriet Prescott Spotford !;
"Castilian Days" Part Ill, by John Hay /;
No Ring" by Alice Cary; 1.-The Ampezzo
Pass and the House Of the Star of Gold" by
II. III. Roudel,' by Fred. W. Loring /;
:. The Giant in the Spiked Helmet" by j. X.
Hosmer kate Beaumont, Part ", by }. W.
DeForest; "Our Eyes, and how to take
care of them" Part ", by Henry W. Viii
liams, NJ. D.; Children" by A. w, Amer
lean Life in France" Part III, by NJ L. p {;
Jr. "Spots on the Sum-" by j. j. Dixwell !;
9 Our Whispering Gallery" Part ". Count
Rumford,' by Edmund Quincy; Recent Lit
erature.
James r. Osgood 4 Co., Publishers, Boston.