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New-York tribune., 1871-12-13
MERCHANTS IN ACTION.

There is to be joint session of the mer-
chants of the Chamber of Commerce. the I'm
porters' and Grocers' Board Of Trade the
Produce Exchange, and the Ship and Vessel
Owners Associations at the Chamber of Com
merce Mt o'clock this afternoon. Now, let
there be some concerted action among the
merchants generally, as well as among these
organizations, to drive the present Quaran-
tine thieves from power. They are relic of
Tammany rule still strong enough to secure
the support of Gov. Hoffman, but they can
and must be ovcrthrown if commerce is to
prosper 1t only needs an earnest demonstra-
ton of the various commercial interests to
effect this reform and render it impossible for
DR.. Carn0chan or any successor Of his to af.
fict trade as he has done.
And while they are united in action, let
them move in force against the other abuses
which drive commerce to other ports. There
must be thorough cleaning out of the thieving
IIarbor Masters whom we have exposed re-
peatedly by name, without provoking falter-
ing protest from guilty lips. There must be
thorough reform Of tho Custom House, which
encourages smuggling by system of compro.
misses by which tho Government does not
profit, but by which only the smugglers and
special agents thrive, and honest merchants alone
suffer. The warehouse system must be changed,
and the general order" business be done less for
the profit of two or three officers than the accom-
m0dation OF two or three thousand merchants.
The shipping agents and the sailors boarding.
house Keepers must be reformed away absO-
lutely; and the furnishing of crews for our
merchant vessels must be c0nGded to mon of
some humanity and honesty, on whom ship
pers can depend. II tho New York merchanta
New-York tribune., 1871-12-13

In the Senate Republican caucus, yesterday,
an unfortunate and mistaken sensitiveness
upon the subject of examinations into alleged
public abuses was manifested by some over
anxious Senators. The country will hold to
strict reckoning any man who, while ready to
applaud investigations into municipal corrup-
ton in New-York, or State abuses at the
South, shall seem to stop short when the affairs
of the National Administration become the
subject of inquiry. If there be such men, they
mistake the time and the temper OF the people.
More than this. they mistake their duty to
their party, and to the Administration 1t has
placed in power and supports. This Admins
tration needs no dark lantern policy. and
must count him an enemy who would
seek to avert the fullest, fairest, and
most open inquiry into al its dealings and
doings. The time Is one for searching I'm
vestigation into all manner Of public affairs
which arc ever proper subjects for examina-
New-York tribune., 1871-12-13

1t will be lucky day for Cuba if she really
does get rid of the brutal Volunteers who now
dominate the island. 1t is said that Spain is
to send such heavy reenfOrcements to Cuba
that the Volunteers will no longer be needed; ;
and the garrisons of the MORO, Cabana, and
Principe forts are already replaced by the
regulars. There is a spice of sarcasm in the
order of valmaseda relieving the Volunteers,
whether he knew it or not; but it is barely
possible that they will not care to return to
private life, even though sent with thanks.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-13

The sentence of the Byrnes woman to
seven years in the Penitentiary will reinforce
the lesson already taught to this class of crea-
lures by the conviction of Rosenzweig and
Evans. In the quick succession of current
events, such dreadful cases have lost the
prominence they had at first; but it is worth
while to call attention to the fact that these
wretches are punished and to warn their fell
lows of their fate. This nefarious business
leads To Sing Sing.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-13

Whv should not the Police keep the sailors
boarding.houscs, of which THE TRIBUNE gave
an elaborate account yesterday, under strict
surveillance No lawi Their outrages war
rant the invention of laws-the use OF the most
arbitrary power. They are known, and stand
o-day on the police books, as dangerous
houses. They are unquestionably the resort OF
n large and very vile gang of thieves. They
arc the homes of smugglers and the hiding
places of river thieves. They are liable as
houses of prostitution of the lowest sort. They
exist in violation of an unrepealed and con-
stitutional law of the State, and in
open defiance of the officials set to en-
force that law. The men and. women who
control them are not one whit better than the
emigrant robbers and the panel-house thieves,
of whom we have driven the worst, by exposure,
fl ON tho city. Why should the Police suffer
these to continue their course of robbery and
pollution after what they have done towards
suppressing the others. Suppose the Commits
sioners look over their law-bOoks again, and
call for special reports of the Captains OF the
various precincts. We venture to say that they
will find good reason and fair warrant for
summary action against these pests OF the
port
New-York tribune., 1871-12-13

The Erc'ing POsfs very petty but guarded
denial Of the statements in last Saturday .
TRIBUNE about the share taken by Com
modore c. X. Garrison in the negotiations
for the restoration Of Sl.OO0OO0 by ex-
Controller Connolly was not thought worthy
of notice by other local papers which took
time to confirm what We said, and by
citizens who knew what We asserted to be
true. But since Tile Springfield Republican
and other country papers have been deceived
New-York tribune., 1871-12-13

Is this newly displayed virtue of the Common
Council enforcedi We believed the last spark of
dcccncy in that dirty body was long since snuffed
out yet here in dull official reports, find faint
ickcring glimmer of virtue rcyiving At their last
sessions both Boards passed tho usual number of
ordinances authorizing the placing of ornamental
lamps before the various rum-shops which Tammany
politicians out of business have opened but clause
to the effect that the ornaments should be furnished
at private instead Of public expense, heretofore
was inserted. There is suspicion that the Common
Council used to mako this branch of their bus-
ness tc certain extent profitable, pecuni-
ariy and politically. Was it justi BY the way,
these ornamental lamps are simply nuisance.
They arc used for advertisements, and in many in
stances tho whole surface of glass is covered by let
ters 80 thickly laid on that the weak gas could not
SHINE through them. Furthermore, they offen-
sivc to the eye, and in ninety-nine out of a
hundred they only served to point wayfarers the
roads they ought not to take to drinking saloons
and gambling hells. What New-York wants just
now arc lamps more useful and brilliantly lighted,
and less hideOusly " ornamental"
New-York tribune., 1871-12-13

Mr.. Killingers proposition for Labor Bureau in
connection with tho Department of Agriculture may
be deficient in it's details and quito possibly it con-
templates mpractioable objects but there is def
mite work which we should be glad to see this or sOmc
other bureau undertake. Questions connected with
labor are year by year assuming more command
ing importance. and legislation concerning them
cannot be wise unless based upon facts. which can
only DO asceraned through tho careful collection of
trustworthy statistics We should like to know, for
example, what has been the result of the eight hours
experiment. what proportion does the value OF eight
hours work. under the present system, bear to the
value of ten hours work. or Of eleven hours work
under tho old system what has been the effect on
production and prices of the labor unions organ
izaions; what is the present condition of operatives
in tho great New England factories; what are the
latest results of cooperative experiments and to
what extent are these already solving the needless
conflict between capital and labor. If some simple
and effective means of collecting statistical answers
to questions like these can be devised, without
loading it down by expensive nd useless machinery,
the result would bo most desirable.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-13

A near view of the policy of revenge pur-
mcd by NJ. Theirs is given by our Regular
Correspondent in Paris, whose letter is pub
hshcd to-day. The killing of ROssel seems
to be followed by signs of revival of
imperialism, naturally enough, perhaps; and
rs his blood sinks into the ground, the cause
,| the Empire ceases to be longer ridiculous.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-13

Why make two bites at the cherryf Con.
gress hesitatcs over the question of Amnesty,
and thinks to compromise by restoring to citi-
zenship all but few specified classes of ex-
rebels. lis it not time that Amnesty be general
and impartial? We believe this to be the
sentiment of the country, and there seems to
be no need of longer postpOning what must
finally come to paSs-Universal Amnesty.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-13

ton. As friends Of Republican Administra-
tion which we have aided in electing, We
protest against any indirect tactics that shall
wound it in the house Of its friends, exciting
unjust suspicious by an appearance Of con-
oealment, and thus striking deadly blow
while pretending to shelter that which courts
the light of day. This is no time for shutting
timiditV
New-York tribune., 1871-12-13

do not seise tho present opportunity to reform
these abuses, TO which We have long urged
them, and in which We shall continue to g,vo
them our heartiest support. they deserve to
be ranked a. no better than mere tradesmen,
with no higher idea of the great duties and
obligations of their calling than they can gather
from their own trade circulars.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-13

BY typographical error in yesterdays TRIBUNE
the Duke Of Cambridge WAS called the Duke Of Cum
berland The number Of letters we have received
on tho subject testify alike to tho intelligence of
readers AMI their surprise ut finding such slip in
thcsO coI'InrS
New-York tribune., 1871-12-13

TO mean. nine times out Of ten, o wider edu'
cation, moro refined habits Of living, aesthetic
tastes not the training Of the boy in the
stern integrity of the old Puritan stock, or the
hard-fsted honesty of his Quaker grandfather.
Now a beautiful home. exquisite dresses, dainty
meals, pictures, travel, the opera, are good
things in their way, but they cost money, and
the penniless clerk or lawyer who makes them
the goal of life is rarely scrupulous as to how
the money is made. He gets it by "sharp
practice "bold strokes" while the Western
lad put his hand into the vault and took it.
One reaches the convict's cell the other, very
likely, financial success; but both are alike
degraded in nature and ruined in life. No
people in the world have finer nsthetic tastes
than the Germans; yet they satisfy thcri, and
observe at the same time rigid economy
o riddle which it would be worth while Tor
every Young man to urge to its solution.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-13

The University of the City of New-York is at
tempting to enlarge its educational influence by
Of free lectures in tho Law School, and an
other entitled University Lectures which in the
language of their circulars intended to present the
moro interesting advances in science the most re-
cent discoveries IN physics and the latest ideas in
philosophy literature aud criticism. Prof. Draper
tomorrow evening, discusses Spectrum Analysis" )"
on Friday evening. Ethan Allen, esq, in the Law
course, lectures on Admiralty Law. and the Prsc-
tice of the Federal Courts" The University course
Is continued by Prof. Coakley, DR.. Martin. Prof.
Draper, and others, on popular subjects. This un-
dertaking Of the University In the line Of popular
izng the educational facilities IL Affords deserves
aud will command general appreciation.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-13

Some commotion has been caused in England by
the discovery of serious hoax perpetrated by means
of tho telegraph. telegram, purporting to be
signed by tho Secretary Of the Sheffield Railway
Company, was handed in at noon tho oath ult. to
the Sheffield telegraph station. addressed to the
Stock Exchanges in London, Glasgow, Liverpool,
and Leeds and to the principal London newspapers,
announcing that the Midland Railroad Company had
arranged to take over the Sheffield lease upon
terms which were briefly set forth. As this arrange
ment involved far more miles of line and greater
capital than the transfer of the Camden and Amboy.
the announcement attracted great attention, and
The London Times devoted long editorial to the
subject. Numerous transactions took place in the
shares Of either company. which were sensibly
affected by the news Next day it became known
that the Secretarys name had been forged and re-
wards have been offered for the discovery of tue
person who handed in the forged telegram.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-13

We have read all the speeches made at the Boston
banquet given to the Russian Duke, and the best
thing whichiwe can find in them was the remark Of
the Hon. Robert c. Winthrop, who presided. He
was conscious, he said, that there were many
gentlemen better fitted than he, not by
their age but by their accomplishments
and their youth, for playing Corydon to
such an Alexis" Neat, was it not But it will not
do to inquire very closely into the propriety Of the
allusion, which is to that Eclogue Of Virgil which
Lord Byron denominated the horrid one." The
best English which we have found is Of course, in
o reporters account of tho way in which the Duke
got up and ate his breakfast last Sunday morning /:
His repose was long drawn out. Il was not till
about the time that the meridian bells were indi-
eating tho hour that he sat himself down to his
matutinal repast"-i.e., at 12 m. tho young man
arose and ate his breakfast A simple fact could
not DO stated more finely.
New-York tribune., 1871-12-13
TEENS or TIE TRIBUNE.

THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE will he ready this
morning at O'Clock, n wrappers for mailing Price
New-York tribune., 1871-12-13

ENTIRE RrNx.-P. T. Barnum's Museum, Men
sgrre IIppo.rone and Circus Day and Might
NEw-YORK CIRCUS, FOurteonth-st.. between Ihlro
spd Psarth- tfi AVID Its
The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-04-12
gNFoRr0NATE FRANCE.

~ - -
+ Scenes have recently been enacted in
aud:around Paris which carry horror 70
the great civilized heart df the world.
Unfortunate France
A strong force of insurgents, or oppo-
-sersof the government that assumed
control after the retirement Of the Ger
man armies, Immediately rose up and
bloody, bloody domestic strife has been
the result. On Tuesday last there was
-heavy.6ghting-most desperate6ghting,
With fearful slaughter. The priests have
been incarcersted and terrible. indigni-
ties Eeaped upon the church. Wealth
and rank are aliks ostracized and piun.
dered BY the infuriatedmob, and reign
of terror prevails, in tbs contemplation
of which the heart sickens.
1t is supposed that the insurgents
wihbe overpoWered BY the force repre-
senting the government.
The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-04-12
WHAT OTHERS SAY.

The Cincinnati Commercial sent q
correspondent all the way to South
Carolina to find out definitely in regard
to the condition Of affairs here. In his
secOOd letter, he says, "the Legislature
of South Carolina is a den of thieves"
Laccnic aud forcibla presentation that,
eliminated as follows:
"This is the way w,:h your truiy loyal
South Carolinian. The moment he is
deprived of an opportunity to steal from
the treasury, he yells rebel. The Legis-
lature as corrupt as so many back alley
cock fighters, and so isuoran. that not a
third of them could pass an e1auiua,
tion to teach backvoods district school
in Ohio"
The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-04-12
sNCOMR RETURNS. Z

Late dispatches inform US that Con-
missioner Plcasauton haS decided that
persons whose gross income during 1870
was estimated IN currency at less thau
two thousand dellass, viii not be re
quiredto make iecoaas retains. Aud
they need not make any affidavit show.
ing their gross income if it did GOT
exceed that sum.
BY other recent decisions under the
law persons are also not required to
;tsmiss their ineome retsrus, ned sps
inqais;tofias examination INFO The
sources of gains and prots iis peraistsd
on the part Of the saoes sstts ae -
The return Is made. ,6adsp aatt, y sR.
gregatsd anoank, The ae,sSls ssssasi.
.beals abe.lsha4, sad, sihere Il slp essil
q ,asetssgaits tts tsE ssysS ! isrsgstd
to biz aaasrs in The seSaesiaa. =
The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-04-12
THE DISTINCTION OF RACE.

When the Sauto Domingo party we're
about to sit down to dinner, on the 2Sth
ult., on the steamer GeOrgeanna, on
their way from AcauiA Creek to Wash
iugton, the officers Of the boat refused
to ALLOW Frederick Douglas to take q
seat al the table on account of his color.
The commissioners professed to be high
ly indignant, and immediately left the
table.
Oa the following day, in the United
States Senate, Mr.. Sumner made an
attempt to have this act of the steamboat
officers made the subject Of Congression-
al investigation, With the view Of pre-
venting such occurrences in future, but
Mr.. Bayard objected, aud Summers
effort was failure.
The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-04-12

| Of the. equal brotection of The laws, or Of
| equal privileges aud immuuities under
the laws. or preyent or hinder the au-
tthorities Of the !. Statefrtm sccuringall
psrsous jn The equal protection Of the
| laws, and confers upon the party Injured
the right Of action for damages in suits
to be brought il y. s. courts.
The substitute for the third section
provides that IN case Of iusurreclion.
domestic violence, unlawful eombina-
tious or coaspiraeies that shah obstruet
or hinder the execution of the laws of
the State and United States soiss to
deprive any class Of persons of therights,
privileges and immuuities named in the
act, and the authorities Of the State
shall be unable, or fail from any cause,
to afford protection. aud shall fail or
neglect to apply to the Presiden. for aid
such fact shah be deemed denial Of
the equal protection Of sbe laws, aud
it shall be lawful for the President to
employ the national forces to suppress
such disorders and to arrest offenders
and deliver them to the marshal.
The substitute for the fourth section
authorizes the President, after procla-
nation, to suspend the privileges of-the
writ Of habeas corpus until the lst of
June, 1872, whenever in any State the
uolawrnl ,combinations shall be so
numerous aud powerful as to be able by
violence TO set at defiance the authorities
of the State, or when the State authori-
ties are in completely with such comb
nations, all persons arrested under
suspension of the writ Of habeas corpus
must be taken before a Judge of the
Fetieral Courts, aud ifno indictment be
found at the pending of first subsequent
session, the prisoners shall be discharg-
ed.
The law requiring the iron. clad oath
from petit and grand Federal Jurors is
repealed, but the Judge may demand an
oath from jurors that they do not belong
to the Ku-Klux.
There is but litt.o doubt Of its pas
sage by the Senate. The opposition in
the House was very strong, and it will
meet equally decided though not SO
powerful resistance in the Senate. This
will take from it much ofits vitality,
should it become law and the President
essay to put it in force. A large body of
the people of the North, East and West
are intensely opposed to it, aud it re-
mains to be seen what effect such
dangerous encroachments upon the
liberties Of the people will have upon
the Northern mind.
The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-04-12
TEE wEaao BeND CASES

A letter received from distinguished
member of the Washington bar eOntaihs
the following explanation Of the decision
rendered by the Supreme Court Of the
United States, as reported By telegraph,
sustaining the validity Of bonds given for
the purchase Of slaves:
"The Supreme Court has not decided
the question Of the validity Of notes
given for slaves The court has decided,
10 the case Of Genieres VS.. Campbell, Oh
technical point, the want Of q proper
bill Of exceptions. For this reason, and
this reason alone, the judgment OF the
court below, sustaining negro debts, is
confirmed. The merits Of this gresa
question are still. open." Charleston
The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-04-12
PASSAGE BY TgE HOUSE OF THE
KU XLUx BILL.

% Thursday last, the House Of Rep
rcsentatives, by vote Of 1lS to 9l,
passed the modified Ku KIux Bill. The
following is q succiuct statement of the
bill as passed, with the omissions and
additions. The substitute strikes out
the I'd, Sd and '4th sections Of the
original bill
The second section Of the original
made i. q felony for two or more persons
TO conspire together to do any act in
violation of the rights, privileges and i'm
muni,ies secured BY the constitution of
the United States, and punishable 10
the U. S. courts.
The third section provides that 10 all
cases OF issurrection, domestic violence,
uohwful combinations or conspiracies
which SO far obstrucs che execution Of
State laws as to deprive any position or
class Of people ofthe rights, privileges
aad inmuuities secured BY the constitu-
tion and laws, and if any State, through
its proper authorities, fails to apply for
national aid the President msy use the
national forces to suppress such iusur-
rectiop, domestic: violence, unlawful
combinations aud conspiracies, and 10
arrest offenders and deliver them to the
marshall Of the district.
The fourth section provides that when.
| ever snch combinations become so
powerful as to overthrou.. or set nj def
! anee che State authorities, and when the
| puaishmeBt Of oaenders and the preser-
va.ion Of the psbiie safety shsli becowe Q
impracsicabley it shall be deemed re-
beilion, the ppesKaeoe may, after proela-
nation, suspend the privileges Of the
| wru Of habeas corpus, which provision
shall centinue nptil Jass !, 1872.
Thesubstitoss for the second section
makes it felony fof tgoof mere persons
espspulhg together 10. overthrow the
government oy tosiesy Mn against it OF
Flo oppose By force sks. aathorst, Of the
United Sitess or BY force sto iakepr seize
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;fasssptib ser 't,e9daiiag sny federaf SHIce,
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