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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-24
FIRE IND FREE TRADE.

The panic-mongers, who predict enormous
financial disasters as consequence OF the
calamity of Chicago, choose to forget that
although the destruction has been unprece-
dented of its kind, It has fallen upon q
country abundantly able to sustain even
greater losses without very serious or general
suffering The great fire of New-York in 1886,
involving q loss Of about $400O0,000, would
have been borne with ease had it not been
for the Free-Trade Tariff. We produced then
only one-eighth as much iron, one-twenteth
as much coal, and one-eighteenth as much
of the precious metals, and manufAo-
tured one. fifth as much cotton as
we do now. Our wooden manufactures
were few and of poor quality; our railroads
were but thousand miles. and the entire
property of the United States did not reach
one-sixth of its present valuation. To replace
the machinery and fabrics destroyed By the
FIRE we had to send abroad and the strin-
gency Of the market caused by heavy drain
Of specie was aggravated by the wretohed
condition of hundreds Of wildcat banks, and
the want of a rational banking law. Insur-
ance then had not reached it's present develop
ment. The losses fell almost entirely upon
local companies, whereas the Chicago risks
were underwritten in all the great money cen
ters from London to the Mississippi.
There is no city of the United States, ex-
cept New-York, which has such intimate re-
latious with all the rest of the Union as Chi
cago. The loss of $15O,OOO,OOO, destroyed in
the great fire of Oct. and o, is distributed,
therefore, over a vast extent of country. All
our commercial towns will bear their share of
it. But this is not all. The money to replace
what has been burned will not be sent abroad
to enrich foreign manufacturers; but thanks
to the wise policy of protection which has
built up American industries, it will stimulate
our own manufactures, set our mills running
faster, and give employment to thousands Of
idle workmen. Thus< in q short time our
abundant natural resources will restore what
has been lost, and in converting the raw ma
teral our manufacturing interests will take
on new activity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-24
Ntw'Dnrk Daily 0ribm4re.
TUESDAY. OCTOBER "a. 1871.

Money Ia extremely scarce in Paris, and the Bank Of
france Il issuing notes Of small denominations new
military school u 70 be founded ct Rouen. g. Ar
international WorknGmens Congress is in session OIL
Geneva, 6WttseriAad. z- The proposed Ministerial
eoalitiOa In Spain has failed. bill for the estab
ahmont Of war fund IL before the German Parliament
Tns rovoluttonists in VeneEuela marching on
BarcelOnA. 80 CabrAPs victory over Gen. Baez In
BAntO DOaingO 10 confirmed.
Extensive forest areS raging in the interior Of New
York State several houses being burned and much dam
ago done. So Secretary Boutwell, has refused to TO
ssue pODcFs to the schooner Horton 60 steamboats,
crew has been nred on Mulatto Bayou Red River
and seVeral Of them wounded - committee Of the
National Police Convention haS Endorsed the st. Louis
sySton Of treating the Social Evil
The sApphO beat thu LvoniA again. thus deciding the
international yacht contest in favor Of America. -
Two men we're killed and several injured by the fall Of
derrick Of the East River Bridge tower - The Union
Republicans nominated Gen. sigel for Register. -
Judge Hilton has written to Controller Connolly defend
Ing the Park Department. The National Insurance
cOaVsAtion continued fts session. Cold ll2i, ll2i
Il9t Thermometer, ~, ~, go.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-24

The captors of the fishing schooner Horton
have suddenly found that their victory is q
barren as we'll as an illegal one. The vessel
cannot go out of Gloucester, where she was so
enthusiastically received, without license pa
pers. These were taken away by the Domin-
ion authorities while the schooner was
in their custody. The Gloucester Collector,
who reflects the local sentiment, on asking for
new papers, is told that they cannot be issued
until the Secretary Of the Treasury has fur
ther information In the premises. This means
that be must have official knowledge of the
escape of the vessel. So, unless the Canadian
authorities send back the needed papers, the
prize of the bold fishermen will probably be
tied up in Gloucester. Let us see what the
Dominion officials will do about it. They
have grand chance to be magnanimous and
send back the Horizons license, with sentiments
of distinguished consideration"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-24
sgJpS and sHIP-BUILDLNG.

The World has talked about and about Ship
building, without once venturing to look
thu main position Of THE TRIBUNE In the faoe'
We will restate It, and see II The Horsd can
afford further TO dodge It. It ia % follows;
I. That the principal cause Of the decline OF
American Ship-building is the general substi-
tuition of Iron for Wood as the chief material
employed therein.
II. That this, and not any feature OF our
Tariff, Is such cause, is proved by the fact that
Ship-building ct Quebec and in all the British
colonies north and east of us-nay, even in
London herself-has experienced more COM
plete prostration than our own. Yet all DO
know that Protection Is not the cause OF their
losses.
III. If We were now building Iron ships as
vigorously as we ever built Wooden ones, we
should build none in Maine, but all at Phila-
delphia, Washington, Baltimore, st. Louis, &C.,
where we combine Coal and Iron most abun-
dainty and cheapest Maine could fare no bet
ter than London and Quebec do.
Nv. The proposal that foreign ships may be-
come American ships by purchase, and thus
be entitled to all the rights, privileges, and
immunities, of American-built ships, is in fact
a proposal to postpone indefinitely the revival
of American Ship-building. Great Britain,
France, and Germany, can now build an ocean
steamer for fewer dollars than we can. They
could do 90 If we had no Tariff, unless the
recompense of American Labor and Skill were
also reduced to the level of their European
rivals. Having the required works, patterns,
skill, experience, &C., the British or German
steamship builders could easily undersell
our green aspirants to rival them. We protest,
therefore, against according American registers
to foreign-built ships as proclamation OF
surrender-a confession that we neither pur-
pose nor expect to revive American Ship
building,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-24

Nearly ell the newspapers fal into the error Of re-
fernng to the Presidenvs recent proclamation a.
declaration Of martial law In South Carolina The
President has not declared martial law. and has no
power 10 do % under the act Of Congresslcommonly
known % tho Ku-Klux law. Martial law 10 the alb
rogstion Of all Law except the viii Of the military
commander and IL courts and civil officers continue
TO perform their functiona 1t is only by bis permits
SION What tho President has done Is to suspend the
privileges Of the writ Of habess corpus In the nine
counties In South Carolina specified In his prOclama
ton, and this Il all he has authority 10 do. The
difference between this and declaration Of mar
tial law is very wide The civil law Ii still In force
in those counties, and the authority Of the State
courts ia not lsssened except In partiouar-ther
process will not release man arrested BY United
States officers for an ofenss against United States
statute Il shouldbe borne In mind, further, that 70
prevent the possibility Of unjust imprisonment the
Ku-Klux law provides that the case Of each person
arrested shall at once be brought before tho Grand
Jury of the Federal Court, end II the jury DO not
Ahd bill Of Indictment he shall be forthwith re-
loaoed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-24
rEwFoRK DAIRY TRIBUNE. TUESDAY OCTOBER q 1871:

forests Of Canada IN preference to tho nearer,
moro accessible, and moro ldxnriant pineries
Of western Michigan; and the average price
Of Lumber ct Chicago would not be enhanced
Eve Per cent. by duty on imported Lumber
of Ave thousand per cent.
But The Post insists on discrimination, which
10 the essence Of Protection. It would have
Lumber come into our ports free OF duty,
which Is another way Of saying that 1t woula
have some other article or articles charged
with an exceptionally high rate. No one can
need TO be told that TO exempt o part OF our
Imports from duty constrains Us 10 tax other
Imports above an average rate. He who Woula
have O free-list at all while Revenue Is raised
by duties on imports, Is In essence Protec-
Zionist, whether he knows 1t or not. IL ne
tries not to be Protectionist, he initiates the
circus-clown, who complains that he gave nus
tailor express orders to make one leg OF his
pantaloons longer than the otherj but the
laundering blockhead made one leg shorter
than the other, completely spelling the panta-
looms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-24

tn. next President Is Cs .SssG, H.. ~. psfmit
few mems misdeeIs to prejudice National
effort to Dust Pie Republicans from power.
vi. There IL urgent need that the State ON.
cert. ap1 Legislature Of 1872 shall DO fettered
bY/po party considerations, but free to OK.
pose, prosecute and punish. the plunderers OF
our City. The Republicans are thus free tne
Democrats are not. The Republicans cannot
be injured BY turning tho Ring inside out IL
Ia quite otherwise with the Democrats In
short, there b every reason why the Repubh-
cans should, while the Democrats should not
investigate the spolistion Of our City with
heartiness and zeal.
Freemen who really want the Ring pulver-
ICED think of these things, and vote 20 as 70
give effect to your convictions and your wishes ]
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-24

The RepUblicaa Electors of our City, and all
others opposed to the Tammany Ring and its
candidates for State Officers, are invited to
assemble at Cooper Institute tomorrow
"Wednesday evening, to ratfy the nomina-
ton of G. HILTON SCRIBNER for Secretary Of
State and his associates on the Republican
State Ticket. As this Is our emily general
rally for this years CANVASS We trust that
there viii be general and pROnpt attend
anoe. Able speakers, Including Senators
FentOa and conkling, Wm. NJ. EvartS, and
ChaunOey N. Depew, have been invited and
have promised to attend.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-24
hereafter.

City political affairs are slowly orystallizing
into tangible form. The Ledwith Democracy
have nominated Judge Ledwith and John H.
Anthem for the Supreme Court, and have in
dorsed the nominations of the Democratic
Reform Convention for Judge of Common
Pleas and Register. The Regular Republican
Convention adjourned last night, after
referring the duty of nominations to
Committee, with due warning to look out for
bad faith on the part of the other organizations
with which the Committee is to confer. That
means that Republicans in this city care not
to do the voting and furnish no candidates for
voters quite 80 freely as heretofore. The
symptoms of return to o healthy conviction
that union is imperatvely necessary are favor
able. But meantime, the German leaders
show faculty for maldirection and point I'M
erringly Tammany-wards.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-24

A word more, before Chicago is forgotten, about
modes of extinguishing fires. Every one knows thas
fire Ia easiest put out in the beginning. Yet the ten
dency In America, of late years. has been to OOnoen.
trate attention upon means Of extinguiShtng greas
fires when under Roadway. The steam-Hre engine Is
grand invention; but we want also cheap $40 en-
Rine IN every house. or every neighborhood, to At-
tack fine ct the beginning while 1t IL oontroliaoie'
A garden-pump, delivering water through rose,
will with three gallons Of water put out very large
and formidable Are. With the great fre-engines
there is also q desire to throw tho water high.
Everybody has seen many hogshesds full OF water
thrown completely over burning building 50 that 1t
fell upon the ground on the opposite side, and many
more pouring upon the roof Of tho building merely
to run off as tho rain does when ono barrel full de-
livered into the lower story through the window,
would have exinguished the fire. The great secrets
of a good and successful fireman are: play low, on
tho lowest part of the fire; throw the water in
spray IL possible and don't neglect to throw pail
full this instant, on the mere hope Of being able to
throw . barrel full Ave minutes hence. That FIVE
minutes start may put the FIRE beyond the control
oven of Q steam-fre engine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-24

The introduction of a bill in the German
Parliament to provide for an imperial war
fund recalls the unpleasant suggestion that
the result of Bismsrck's shrewd financial man
agement is likely to be large increase of the
war fund, without any popular benefit deriv-
able from the payment of the French In
demnity. Bismarck, some months since, when
asking for vote of liberal supplies, intimated
that the military chest was only temporarily ="
to be thus replenished, as the French In
demnity would be in by and by. The French
have been paying up, but their indemnity Is
absorbed and the Chancellor calls for more.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-24

New-York is not to be exempt from forest
fires, it seems, as serious CONGREGATIONS have
already appeared in the counties just south Of
Lake Ontario. In this double tier of counties,
extending from Niagara to Cayuga, the woods
and swamps are burning; and in Rensselaer,
and Ulster Counties the flames have been
raging since Sunday last, with much damage
to property. These fires are the result of care
lessness, and are aggravated in their flerceness
and extent by the high winds and the drouths
which have prevailed. The destruction of
forests of timber, in addition to the present
loss, is great misfortune prospectively, as it
is sure to have the effect to diminish rainfall
harea flor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-24

There is a limit to even French ingenuity In
loan-raising. 1t is possible that that boundary
has been reached, or nearly so. Great distress
prevails in Paris, on account of the Oeaselsss
drain which the indemnity payments are
making upon the finances of the country
Already, the Bank Of France, which has linked
its fortunes inseparably with those Of the
Government, has commenced the issue Of paper
currency, in small notes. This is the begin
ming of series of desperate shifts, and will
remind alarmists Of the unwholesome assignats
of the old Republic. Meantime, $7Oo,OOO,0Oo
remains unpaid.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-24
FOOTPRINTS OF FRAUD.

Those who think we speak at random when
we talk of frauds ct elections are respectfully
requested to consider the following official re-
turns of the vote Of Philadelphia at the cleo
tons of several years past:
f sggS4-p1 D f fsssed Dr. fsss I
65,7W A,082. .64,2Oo 1927. .e06SS e,NS
sos sst sSis ass Ss 1885, sos Sosil
ANY one who comprehends returns will see
at glance that the Democratic vote at tho
State election of 1858 was largely swelled by
fraud, as we stated ct the time. The simple
fact that the Democratic vote fell OF ten per
cent, or more than 5000, at the Presidential
Election which soon followed, and has never
since recovered, is conclusive. That vote in
October, 1858, was largely swelled BY ezpe-
rienced repeaters from this City, and sundry
Of our leading Democratic politicians were on
hand to supervise the operation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-24
LUMBER1YG POLITICAL ECONOMY.

The Evening Post Is not content with avow-
ing Protectionist principles with regard TO tho
preservation Of Woods and Forests-it ad-
vances their application to Timber which
has been cut and sawed into shape for the
builders use. Mark its language:
Now the facts that country 10 surrounded by
Others which abound In forests notably and beyond
our northern frontier many Thousands OF miles Of
good timber which might easily be bought, cut, and
brought TO eur great markets for distribution at price
lower than the OF cutting down and transport
ing our own precious forssa But THE TRIBUNE and it,
associate Protectionis have secured the passage Of
law excluding ell this timber from country under
penalty Of 20 per cent upon Its vabuej and Il 10
this law that 10 to-day destroying our own
northern and northwestern forests faster than
any other cause Canada offers timber for the rebuild
ing Of Chicago at as per cent less than It can be supplied
from American foresta and the tariff comes In not only
10 Cypress the already crushed people Of that city By
adding onefourt to the cost OF theR nnbeS and three
tunes q uoh 10 the OF their Iron. but drives them
under heavy penalties TO strip orests and cut
eur young and promixng woods vhen hall rowA raths1
m v Ascept nc fun, ispp yrttxs horeSss Of Canada
which 5tGhd ready almost - NJ sAtss Of tis city Tie
mn at d conksess which es fne. IN dsfsns Of Cur
foresn ana er climate, and fn protectonof failure
against necsY ina that OF ra,estas md HGypt 10 tAs
repeal Of thu Guty On lumber. .s,~I
= Commssts b. TIE Tlbvne
The Post 10 evidently ignorant that our
Tariff admits Canadian Timber unmanufac-
tured free Of duty, 80 that its assertion that
anybody has Secured the passage Of 0 lsw
Excluding all thiA timber from our country,
'undar q penalty Of twenty per cent" Is
only lamentabls betrayal of its general un-
acquaintance with material fscts. OF course,
its assertions that "Canads offers timber for
the rebuilding Of Chicago ct twenty-five per
"cent. less than II can be supplied from Amer
"iean forests," 60, So, are furtheg illustra.
tons Of its sublime contempt for facts. There
wac never an hour wherein, in the absence of
all Taifs whatever. Chicago would have
drawn her supplies Of timber from the distant
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-24
FOB WEIGH STATE PICKET SHOULDcA
REFORMRR VOTEf

A good many citizens who take little inter
est in National politics are jealous and sctive
IN opposition to the Tammany Ring. They
ere property holders and Taxpayers: they
know that the City has been enormously
robbed by those who were chosen and paid
by her to shield her from peculation: they
will do their utmost to divest Tweed g. Co.
Of their grossly abused power: but they are
somewhat puzzled by the resolves of the
Rochester Convention and the noisy claims of
Tho World and its echoes that to vote the
Democratic ticket 10 the way 10 secure the
downfall of the Ring. To oil such, We com.
mend the following undeniAble truths:
/. Tweed and Company desired the renomi-
nation Of heold State Officers at Rochester and
were Hratifed, except that one Of those officers
declined and new man had 70 be nominated
in he stead. Not one name was placed Oh the
Democratic State Ticket to which Tweed g.
Co. Cherished or limited IN objection.
II. Every vote that the Ring can influence
WIN b Aast for the entire democratic State
Ttfcetr+nst 0aS for tho Republican. Can ysu
imagine that Tweed does not know wttat Is
ROods4or hinA ..jg ri - -
III. Every Ring organ or apologist heartily
SnppoEh the Democrats. State Tickss and GALA
- Cd 70 yUts that ticket. Not ono oracle Of
the TAmmapy interest shows any favor to the
Republican ticket. ~
". Tweed b htnsalf O candidate for the
sanats On the regular Democratic ticket Ho
has encminsted Ill his colleagues in the last
Senate bat Crsansr, and Is trying to resloct
them al. They Are his men, and he Ia theirs.
II b and they arc reSlected. they will com.
pose an important section Of the Democratic
strength In the Senate. Their party cannot
spare them nay, il cannot spare Nm. II must
shield him. protect him, whitewash him, and
keep him In hs seat. 1t must hush the scandal
of the Ring robbcrieA, 30 as not to damage its
chances IN the approaching Presidential contest
In short, it must tile. Oyee eOmehow til after
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-24

The late Emperor of the French. who has
the same abiding faith in plsbiscitsm that
the elder Weller had in an Alibi, wants no vio-
lence to put him back on his own throne, but
only q plebiscitGm, It is possible that his re-
collection Of the machine-hke docility of the
people during his reign has impaired his ma
turer Judgment; certain 1t Is that q popular
vote on the question of restoration of imperial
ism has already been taken times enough,
though indirectly,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-24

Massachusetts, people, though they have in some
respects! schools a. good as any In the world are
obliged to hear them sometimes aharpy criticised.
Prof AgassiE told the TeaoherS Convention IN Bos-
ton Last weak that he thought IN public education
that too much was made Of the memory and too
little Of the mind" "There were," in his opinion,
too few teachers and too large glasses or schools
These largo schools reminded him Of barracks for
soldiers rather than friendly places whore children
should be taught" Other evils are that ono man is
required to teach too many branches In all Of which
he cannot be proficient; that textbooks are too
much the work Of men who write not from their
knowledge, but trade; and that there s TOO little
instruction in Nxture, which can be eomprehendsd
by the smallest child. Physical geography, geology
botany zoology physiology should be taught a. well
a. grammar At the same meeting DR.. Pesbody,
urged strongly the study Of words because these
"by their changes show phases Of progress." Dr..
Peabody also cot forth the Importance Of the study
Of Languages, net only Of French and German, but
Of Greek and Latin. He said that English grammar
Is generally of no use Whatever until man has
studied Latin or French.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-24

Paragraphs in the English newspapers, and even In
some New-York journals, contain unjust eondsmna-
ton Of tho Ocean Telegraph Companies, claiming
that their high rates have hndered the transmission
of messages in reference 10 the Chicago Fire Relief
subscriptions and inquiries. The truth h that the
Companies have been among the most prominent
contributors to the grest charity for net snly have
they dnoe the fire sent over their lines without
charge such messages related to it-Which, at the
usual charge would have cest In the aggregate large
sums to the ssndersbut they have transmitted free
Of expense many private messages Of anxious friends
And yesterday telegram was resolved in this city
from London announcing that, 70 crown their
generous work, the AnglO-Amerieaa Aad the French
Atlantic Telegraph Companies had each contributed
~ ,oO0 for the relief Of the Chicago sufferers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-24

months on undetermined civE suits Taeso
are virtually suffering imprisonment for debt,
and, unable to raise tho amount n000 80.
bail. ere kept In close confinement 'uuSo
Barnard has made humane order In tneir
behalf, and, when the poor prisoners arc
brought into Court, it will be found that q
majority of them have suffered confinement,
Inv a mockery of justice, in one OF the worst
managed penal institutions in the United
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