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The South Cries a Halt.

The recent new movement for defeating
Grant is getting on a little too fast for either
decency or safety. IL looks like another Tam.
many scare, and is another proof that some
of the Democratic leaders have lost their wits
in moment of crisis. There 10 such a thing
as jumping out of the fryingpan into the fire,
or swapping the devil for a witch. The
ingenious plotters of the plan to bind the South
to elect lifelong enemy of the South, be.
cause he has quarreled with General Grant,
and nothing else, had better pause to consider
whether, as one of the results of war and
persecution, the people of the South have all
turned fools. Suppose it should pop into our
unreconstructed noodles that, as between Chase
and Sumner or Grant, we might well hesitate
to choose! Nay, that the hesitation might
only last long enough to determine by q very
short process of reasoning. that Grant was
the least obnoxious candidate of the two.
If we are reduced to the dread alternative
of the choice, we prefer Grant, because he has
done US less harm and we can get better terms
FROM him.-Mobiie Register. -
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deed BY party TO whose principles be is OPP
posed. No business man would select clerk
who had attempted to burn bis store-house and
ruin his credit The civil service reforms,
par ercellence, recommend this very thing on
the part Of the Government. They propose to
place the traitors who, tried for four years
to destroy it and ruin its credit, on footing
of perfect equality, in regard to office, with
the mon who risked life and perhaps sacrificed
health and limbs in its defence. 1t 10 folly to
believe that men who have so proved their
hatred to the Government will feel any desire
faithfully to serve it. The experience Of the
country during JoHNsoN's administration
proves the ability, as we'll as the disposition of
men having no sympathy with the Government
or with the party to whom the people had en-
trusted its administration, to embarrass and
degrade il. The civil service in all the depart
nents in Washington especially, was utterly
demoraiixed by the men in Office who went over
to the enemy with JOHNSON, or who were ap-
pointed for their anti. Republican sympathies.
Their only object seemed to be to secure their
salaries, and to render Republican rule odious,
and do.the Government the greatest possible
injury. Those men only whs have proved their
friendship to the Government by their acts, and
are in sympathy with the principles of the
party under which they are employed, will
make honest, efficient, faithful public servants.
Never employ your enemies.
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Another mammoth Cave.

! From the Necsho Journsl.5
! 1t has long been known imperfectlv that there
wes 90 immense cave in the southeast corner
OF Mcdonald county, of which the reports were
marvellous and the accurate knowledge little,
| but was certain at least that it contained d
stream and lake, and that the end had never
been reached. A further exploration was made
few days since, which enables us to give n
further description of the wonder The en-
trance 10 the cave is In the side of a rayine, n
short distance from Little Sugar creek aud
close to the Arkansas State line. The entrance
Is large and unobstructei, the opening in the
rock being some thirty feet wide and seven high.
After passing through hail some 200 feet in
length, the visitor reaches q large room, about
eight feet 10 length, and about forty feet in
height, in the form of a horse shoe, from which
passages lead in every direction The largest
of these to an abrupt rise, which is assembled
by sort Of natural steps, conducting to an
other passage, which ends in room perfectly
alive with bats. Thousands of these are sus-
pended by the feet to the roof and Sides and
awakened by the glare of the torches, dash
heavily about in the widest confusion, with
querulous cries. Beyond this, some quarter of
mile farther, is an immense room, filed with
the most beautiful and fantastic stalactites of
snowy white, save where they have been
dimmed by the smoke of torches. These sta
lactites are in every grotesque form of birds,
beasts, trees, monsters, and chimeras dire, and
has been called "Barnum's Museum" Just
before arriving at the room there is a stream of
clear water about six feet wide, running
straight across the passage. In the room is
circular hole about five feet in diameter, of
immense depth, stone dropped in sounding
hollow against the sides far down, and appa-
rently never touching the bottom, At the end
of one of the passages from the museum an
immense lake, formerly supposed to be river,
stops the way. This lake is about five hun
dred yards across, of crystal clearness and
unknown depth, aud is fed by n stream running
down through the rocks. Here was found a
boat of rude construction, but in good preser-
walton. The exploring party went around the
lake to the north, having first built fire at
the opening, so as not to be lost. Room after
room was visited and passage after passage ex-
plored, each revealing new beauty of wonder
in the stalactte formation, and hundreds of
passages inaccessible from their height and
difficulty were left UNEMPLOYED. There seemed
to be no end to the cave, and the party re-
turned after having penetrated into the bowels !
of the earth some six miles. The cave ex-
tends nearly, if not quite, under the battle |
ground of Pea Ridge, In Arkansas.
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Caste.

The question: or caste, or rather or color, fs
just now prominent in Troy. j. A. Palmer,
a respectable mulatto, whose valor in the cause
Of the Union during the war is attested by the
scars of several wounds, purchased a ticket at
the Troy Opera House, and took his seat among
the white folks, where the ticket entitled him
to place; but was afterwards obliged to with
draw and accept or decline a place in the gal
lery. The latter alternative was selected; and
new Mr.. Palmer proposes to sue for bis rights.
The matter creates considerable newspaper
talk, and the Troy Press, Democratic jour
nal, takes a square hand in it regardless of
consequences. We could scarcely make finer
extract from Democratic organ than this:
We believe there was time when the race
of fair skin, deeming themselves to be the per
lection of Gods handiwork, considered it an
insult to be asked to sit at public entertain
ment by the side of one Of their darker brethren
This punctilio extended even to the "unco
guild" who delighted to pronounce ali mankind
miserable worms Of the dust" That time,
however, is gone by, and every rational being
no improperly in being permitted to ehjoy the
acting of Shakespeare, by side side with negro.
Of course respectable people require that the
negro shall not be offensive in his person, lust
rs they would require that anybody else who
sat beside them should not emit "a rank com
pound of villainous smells from an uncean
body but whether man or woman is of the
color OF MANILA paper or "black as the ace OF
spades" (which our experience has taught us
is almost always blue) makes no sort of differ
ence with any sensible person. A convicted
murderer or thief, a man vino has served q
term in state prison and a score of his pals
and associates who ought severally to serve a
term in the same public institution may attend
the theatre and take with them the low drabs
with whom they associate-aye the theatre
may be filled from the orchestra chairs to the
topmost gallery with such loafers and harots
and the management would probably chuckle
and exclaim, Z" What glorious house we have
to nightr' while Mr.. Palmer, a respectable
gentleman following industriously respectable
occupation. is politely informed by gentlemanly
ushers by order of q management "who will
spare no efforts to please their patrons, that
his money is not good enough to buy him O
seat among the better class of people, but be
must perch among the ganlins and cat calls
under the rafters This sort of farce is PLAYED
out, and 1t cannot run another night at this
theatre. Because the maker of all mankind
has seen fit to paint some of his creatures light
and others dark land it is a question which is
the prettier COLOR can be no reason why the
respectable people Of the different colors should
be partitioned off in place of public enter
tainment. At all events, it does not become
the managers of a theatre where all sorts OF
"white trash" (if they have money to buy 8
ticket are admitted to insist on such sepa
ration.
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We call attention to the timely introduction
in the House, on Monday, by the Hon. Mr..
WALLS, the colored Representative in Congress
from Florida, of bill coupling therein am.
nesty as proposed by President GRANT, (which
may now be regarded an Administration
measure,) with provisions securing to the out
ragged colored man the advantages and securi-
ties contained in Senator SUMMERS bill supple
mentary to the Civil Rights Bill.
We thank Mr.. WALLS for this happy sugges-
ton. He deserves the thanks and support not
only of his colored constituents in Florida, but
of every colored man of the nation; nor does
it stop here he deserves consideration at the
hands of every lover Of justice.
If our worthy President and the Republican
party shall think it timely and best to grant
amnesty to those that rebelled, let it be SO, but
justice calls on them to secure, at the same
time, due respect and security in civil rights
to the colored man, who has never been
traitor.
This must be the terms Of our assent to
amnesty. The colored people virtually say,
through Mr.. Walls, (who speaks their senti
ments,j ave want to be generous, you must
afford to be lust"
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Signs from the Granite state.

The people Of the Old Granite State have
already become Disguised with the rule of De-
mocracy in that State, and are preparing tc
throw OF the disgraceful yoke. Three or foul
weeks ago Dover and Portsmouth held mum.
cipal elections and reversed the decision Of
last spring, when they helped to give the State
over to the Cepperhead Democracy. And
since then, only two weeks ago, as We learn
from the Concord Independent Statssman,
Manchester, the home Of Mayor WESTERN, who
was also elected Governor at the spring elec
ton, and who received rsarly one hundred
majority, has followed suit with one of her old
fashioned Republican msjorities, elscting the
Republican candidate for Mayor by over six
hundred majority. 1t is the largest majority
the Republicans have had in that city for years.
These signs show that the people of New
Hampshire are only awaiting for the chance to
elect the whole Republican ticket. We have
not doubt but they will do it at the mex.
election.
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WHAr They SAY ABOUT EDlroRs.-Some
sensible person, who knows whereof he writes.
speaks in this wise Of editors and their labors
Compared with the large amount of matter
that is printed in newspapers, the quantity OF
real good work done is very small indeed
The best talent On newspaper seldom has
time to write at all, while the writing editors
produce so much matter that little of it is above
the mediocre in quality. 1t is, in fact, a
matter Of surprise that the standard is even as
good as it is, considered how much is expected
Of a newspaper man. No one thing = man can
do fora livelihood is so wearing. so memorable,
SO inadequately paid. Copy must be ready on
time, or it is useless articl on the matters of
the hour must be written at once, or be of no
avail. Fatigue and headache do not avail
anything the paper must come out on time
Sometimes amateurs think they produce, and
sometimes do produce, good article, but they
have had the time for reflection, the opportunity
for revision, the choice of subjects, particular
time to writs-conditions which the profes
sional journalist can not hope for. The only
chance for improvements these things depends
upon the growing intelligence of the country,
which will demand more careful writing, and
such increased prosperity in newspapers as
wilprmit them larger staff
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DURING the last fiscal year we imported, or
bought from the foreign importer, cotton goods
Of the value of $26, So, 1874 wool and woollen
goods of the value of $50, 766,O63; iron and
steel manufactures of the value of $43, 267, 1I9.
These are all articles that come into direct com
petition with our own products. We have sent
abroad nearly sl24, 0OOo 900 in gold to pay for
commodities that our laborers could have
made just as we'll, and put this large sum, or
the most of it, into their own pockets. The
Government it is true, received over sixty
millions Of dollars in duties on these imports.
But if the money had been kept at home and
paid to our own working men, we could we'll
have afforded to make up this amount in some
other way. But we only refer to this matter
to illustrate the benefit of making everything
We need for our own consumption and paying
our own workmen for it, rather than foreign
laborers. To manufacture these $l24 ,OO0, 900
worth of iron, WOODEN, and cotton goods
would have given employment for q year to
one hundred thousand men at the least.
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Captain 4. w. Walsman, Of the steamer
Hornet, which has for several months beer
blockaded in the harbor of Pert au Prisce by
Spanish gunboats, has arrived in New York
/ He states that while the Hornet vas lying al
| the hartor of Port an Prince he was ap.
preached by the Chief Engineer OF the Spanish
gunboat Isabella Catholics. who offered him
1 from ten to twenty five thousand dollars. If be
would sink burn, or blow up the Hornet.
/ This proposition was rejected by the Captain,
and the vessel has renamed for months under
/ the waschful eyes Of several Spanish gunbeats.
! This has been done, greatly tn the disgust of
( the Haytien Government, which sees their har-
Dor virtually blockaded and is constantly in
dread Of violence under their own guns. The
Spanish vessels, however, remain there spite of
all remonstrances. The Hornet has more than
once steamed down the harbor, but did not
have sufficient coal to justify her in attempting
to get away from her prosecutors. Applica-
tons for protection to the American war
steamer in that port met with no decided an
swer, since there was more than a susricion
that the Hornet was engaged in hllibustering,
and therefore instructions were very properly
asked from the Navy Department. tf
In the meantime the Spanish "hlockading
squadron" grew holder and demanded OF the
Haytien officials that the Hornet should be de-
ilvered up within thirty hours or she would be
taken by force. They also demanded of the
Haytiens $l20 900 in gold as an indemnity for
the coal and other expenses incurred while
watching the Hornet These demands were
Indignantly spurned ~ General Lorquet, who,
in the absence of President Saget, then at Aux
Cages, was presiding over the Government Of
Hayti. ia7
General Lorquet Immediately placed fifty
soldiers on Fort Island and a battery of guns
on shore. He was himself out on horseback
all night, ready to prevent the threatened selx-
ure of the Hornet. He also despatched o spe-
cial messenger with intelligence of the Spanish
demands 20 President Saget, and the messenger
returned with the Presidents reply: "Don't
give up the Hornet under any circumstances"
Mr. Bassett. the United States Minister, also
acted promptly and demanded the active pro-
lection of the Government for an American
vessel. A meeting of the foreign Ministers in !
Port an Prince was held, and they highly APP. |
proved of the course taken by the Haytien
Government. Since that everything has been |
perfectly quiet.
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The World thinks that Mr. Kelley, of Penn
sylvania, is hypocritical in bis professions OF
attachment to the workingmen, because he is
Pennsylvania protectionist. Possibly, but
how is it with Randall, of the same State, who
refused the other day to vote for Fernando
Woods buncombe free trade resolutions, be-
cause they were 'heresy in his State" Is
not Mr.. Randall Democrat IN. Y. Times.
The Times evidently concurs in the World
opinion that Judge KELLEY is an enemy to the
workingmen because he is in favor of protec-
ton; for, on the question of free trade they
are 10 perfect accord. But the policy of which
be is so able an advocate has done more to
promote their interests in Pennsylvania, ms
we'll as throughout the country, since 1861,
than all the free trade theorists have accom-
plished during our existence as a nation. The
pennsylvania protectionists," aud those who
believe with them, have established policy
which gives remunerative employment to two
millions Of American workiugmen, and direct
support to ten million and a half of people,
Were the free trade notions Of the World and
Times again to prevail it would break down
most Of the manufacturing establishments that
give employment to so many. laborers, and
support to so large population. Who, then.
is the real friend of the workngmen, Judge
KELLEY, the great Pennsylvania protection
let" or the free trade Missionaries?
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:. rno would BE Free themselves
pgust strike the Blow"

proscr;ption on account Of race, color, and
,,.v;on, condition, is the last citadel Of oppres
SION to be overcome ere the colored people Of
,hi. nation can stand forth untrammeled by
snv depressing influence. Schools must be
brown open and conducted on broader plan,
the equality of humanity must be as we'll
,ecopuized and observed in them ~ in the
Congress Of the nation they must not be
allowed to be instruments for fostering and
uurturing caste prejudices; the Declaration of
Independence must not only be taught, but
practised, to save this great nation from travel
ING downward to the barbarism Of those coun-
tries where Caste blights and mildews all efforts
of progress.
The lecture room, college, theatre, all places
for the dissemination Of knowledge; the black
smith shop. the laboratory. must be free to all
without distinction as to race or color. The
right; he demands it in the name Of justice,
in behalf of nged, outraged. and oppressed
people, whose enforced ignorance has been
the strong chain that bound them in slavery
that wellnigh imbruted them.
1t is we'll known to the country that the
Hon. CHARLES 81 xNRR has introduced to the
Senate of the United States q bill supplement
tary to the Civil Rights Act, which, II Do
comes law, and is enforced, gives to the oiack
man the foil enjoyment of ell his rights. Ap-
probation of the effort Of Senator SUMNER, ana
the desire of the colored people OF the country
for the passage Of the bill introduced by him,
can be best shown by flooding the Houses OF
Congress with memorials, praying promPt ana
suvorabAe aetioi. on this remedial measure.
We appeal to the colored men and women
Of the country to see to it that when Congress
maets here at the close of the holidays that 1t
Is confronted by a mountain Of petitions con-
ing up from wronged and outraged citizens OF
the United States praying for the passage OF
Senator SUMMERS bill, " Who would be free
themselves, must strike the blow" Address
your petitions to Senator SUMNER, and they
v;lI he presented in manner to command the
rssnect of the Senate. We have no doubt
that the Republican Senators generally will
gladly present your memorials. We print
elsewhere a form Of petition which may be cut
out and pasted on q sheet of paper, to which
signers may be solicited.
The District of Columbia should be forth
coming at the close of the holidays with peti-
ton of twenty thousand names. From all
over the North and South should come such
deluge of petitions as to leave no doubt OF the
aaroasfnass af the praver.
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"A 10 AHEAD AMERICAN. Henry Megs, the
great South American railroad builder, has
received contract 10 build a road from
honduras to ChmbOt, at cost of $40. OD0. GOO.
hr. Meigs is a native OF New York. but ha
spens The last twenty years of his life on the
Paclhc coast. His first business nroieot of
note was the building of the Meigs' wharf at
San francisco. Becoming involved ia financial
em6arrassments 10y that undertaking, he left
Oaiitorh'a ana ms creditors precipitately; bat
to his credit be it said. he has since settled
most. If not all, of his old Indebtedness. He
has done wonders in the way Of internal i'm
proyements In Peru, and has the reputation o;
being the wealthiest man on the west coast of
South America.
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EXTRACT FROM A LErrER FROM Mrs. j. G.
ALDRIcH, WAUsEoN, Fulton Co., o. ''R. P.
Hall & Co, 6entlemen,-Please send me one
dozen bottles of your Sicilian Hair Remover
Our bald and gray do not want to be out. My
mother is a living recommendation of the re-
suits from the use of the Remover. Being
almost seventy years old, and having worn a
wig over thirty years, it seems a miracle to those
who have known her so long so bald and what
little hair she had being perfectly white, now
her wig thrown aside, her hair grown out, and
a smooth, glossy brown, as in girlhood. Hoping
you may long continue to pour blessings on
the heads of the afflicted, | remain, yours
truly"
Such evidence, with the Endorsement of the
great chemists Of New England, Dr. A. A.
HAYES and S. DANA HAYES should satisfy any
one, which of the preparations produce the
best results.
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The system of communication between rail-
way passengers and guards is now so perfect
that the most timid traveller need entertain no
apprehension that he will encounter any greater
difficulty in stopping train in case of emer-
gencv than is entailed by clambering on the
roof of the carriage he occupies and thence
by succession of bounds reaching either
the guards van, if he knows where it is, or
the engine, the driver of which is always
ready to take into consideration any reason
able remonstrance addressed to him by pas.
sengers, and will occasionally consent, when
life is in extreme peril, to shut off the steam,
provided he receives notice In time. This is
not exactly what was intended by legislation
when they directed railway companies to
provide means by which passengers ght at
any moment communicate with guards in
charge of trains In motion, but that the plan
answers admirably is evident by an occur.
renee ailedged TO have taken place one day
last week, when a carriage forming part of a
train fr0Ia Manchester to London was acct
dentally set on fire.. One of the passengers
was actually silly enough in the first instance
to pull rope which ran under the step of the
carriage, imagining that some machinery ex-
listed by which either the guard or the engine
driver might be Informed that something was
wrong. He soon, however, found out his mis-
take and adopted the more simple method
above described; by climbing and crawling he
managed at last to reach the engine, where he
met with every civilty. The train was at once
stopped and the fire extnguished Great
credit is due to the railway officials for the
prompt attention they had paid even to this
trihing matter and passengers should on no
account trespass On the kindness of the rail-
way directors (who allow them to pass from
carriage to carriage, whatever class they may
be travelling in) by exercising this privilege in
cases of real danger Infrm and nervous old
ladies should be especially careful not to clam
Der over the roofs of the Carriages for the pur-
pose of unfolding their imaginary grievances
to the company's servants. The same respect
should be paid to the feelings of the public and
the law Of the natlon-PaN Mall Gozette