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singular Result Of a Death,

Three times, in the recollection of many
men living, the death of President has thrown
the Government into the hands of the Democ
racy. Last fall the death of Republican
Senator in Pennsylvania gave the Democracy
the control Of the Senate of that State But
occasionally death inures to our benefit An
instance of this kind has recently occurred in
New Hampshire. At the late election six
Democrats and five Republicans were elected
to the Senate, there being no choice in one
district Last week one of the Democratic
Senator'S died, leaving the Senate tie-fye
and five. The Concord Statesman in refer
ring to the consequences Of this death, states
that the constitution of New Hampshire, in
case Of vacancy in the Senate, imposes upon
the Legislature the duty of choosing success
sor from the two highest candidates at the
election. In this case they were both Repub-
licans. Therefore, if the Democrats should
secure the organization of the Legislature, they
must elect Republican, and thus give the
Republicans ma ority Of one. But, as there
is also another vacancy, they may elect Dem
ocrat and tie the Senate. IT, on the other
hand, the Republicans secure the organization
Of the Legislature, they will of course fill both
vacancies, and thus have a majority of two In
the Senate. The death Of Democratic SEN
ator in this will, therefore, very materially
change the aspect of affairs in the Legislature,
which is to meet in June next and make it.
the Statesman thinks, highly probably that the
State government of New Hampshire will re-
main under the control of the party that has
so ably administered it for SO many years. If
such should prove to be the case, all the
shouting and glorifcaton the rebel Democ-
racy have expressed over their assumed vic
tory in the old Granite State will prove to have
been expended in vain. Hereafter they will
be wise to defer their shouting till they are out
of the woOds
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The Skies Bright and Frightening.

Two months, and even one month ago, lead.
ing Republicans seemed to have abandoned all
interest in the Republican party, and to have
no higher ambition than to accomplish their
own selfish purposes. Personal grievances or
revenge were, or seemed to be, the controlling
influences of many of those to whom the people
had been accustomed to look for wise counsel.
patriotic actions, and personal sacrifices. The
same factious, selfish, and revengeful senti-
ments pervaded great portion of the Republi-
can press. Their chief employment and delight
was in abusing each other, the Administration
and the Republican party. There was an ap-
parent determination to throw the Government
back into the hands of the rebel Democracy.
This disgraceful spectacle was meat and drink
and raiment to our opponents. They waxed
fat at the certain prospect there appeared to be
OF fatal breach in our ranks. They thought,
and had reason to think, that we or our leaders
and papers, were bent on tearing our party to
pieces for the sole benefit of the country's worst
enemies.
But there has been wonderful change in all
this within this single month. The election in
Connecticut, and in various Of the large cities,
the report of the Santo Domingo commission,
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Independence i'm Politics.

Free thinking and manly independence IN
politics are the only things that can give
party permanent success aud the Republican
party will owe its success i'll the future, as IT
has done in the past, to nothing else than those
qualities. The moment an attempt is made to
coerce free thought aud paralyze independence
of action, from that moment will date the down
fall OF any political organization. '-Ne10arh
Courier.
That all sounds very nicely, and may as an
abstract proposition be well enough. But if
the principle were to be carried out, as the
editor of the Courier undoubtedly intended,
| the Republican party wouldnot exist one month.
If it means anything, it is that each individual
Republican has perfect right, and that it is his
duty, to carry "a manly independence into all
his political acts, regardless of the wishes of
| the majority of his political associates, or the
interests of the Republican party. He must
yield nothing of his convictions for the sake Of
the general good, and to produce harmony
among those aiming to accomplish a common
| object, because that would be to abandon ''iree
thought" and would ''paralyze independence
of action"
While this is captivating theory, especially
for those who care more for the triumph of
their own particular views than the success
of great principle, it won't work in practice.
Carried out to its logical conclusions, every
Republican would act on his own hook, and
the Republican party would be as powerless for
victory as an army without leader, without
organization, without discipline, every soldier
acting independently of his comrades.
We have had some striking specimens of
this :" free thinking and manly independence"
in Missouri last fall, in this city last summer,
in the two branches Of Congress the present
session, in New Hampshire the last month, in
North Carolina, Alabama, Virginia, and other
Southern States within few months.
Certain members of the Republican party in
| the States we have named took it into their
heads to act independently of their associates,
and succeeded so far in destroying the organi-
cation of the Republican party as to throw them
| all into the hands of the enemy. An obstinate
adherence to ones own opinion, and determ-
nation to carry them out at all hazards, can
never result in any other way than an inglo-
rious defeat, inuring exclusively to the benefit
of the rebel Democracy. If it had been acted
upon in 1860, Mr.. LINCOLN would never have
| been President; nor General GRANT, in 1865,
| if each Republican had acted out "their
manly independence" The truth is, that a
certain submission to the wishes of others-an
abandonment of little of ones L" independ-
ence lis as necessary to success in politics as
in military operations
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aud the Presidents wise and noble message
upon the subject and the passage OF the Ku-
klux bill by Congress with such remarkable
ananimity, have wrought such revolution in
public sentiment as rarely has taken place in
so brief period. The whole temper of Con.
gress, the House certainly, has undergone an
entire change, aud from bear garden, the two
branches are vying with each other which shall
most faithfully discharge their duty to the
people, and their obligations to the Republican
party.
The improved temper of the House has
reached the press, and the result of the spirit
of harmony and good will that have taken the
place of the mischievous and quarrelous dispo-
sition to which we have referred, has been to
improve the condition and prospects of the Re
publican party an hundred.fold. All our local
broils have ceased, and the party is once more
a unit, with renewed and brighter hopes than
seemed possible only few days ago. And the
hopes of the Democracy have darkened as ours
have frightened. All their brilliant anticipa-
| tons, growing out of our division, have been
| blighted, and now they are as respondent as
they were jubiant when BUTLER and BLAINE
were scratching out each others eyes, and
others were pitching into the President Every
| thing has gone against them for a month, and
| to-day they will receive another disheartening
blow in the triumphant election OF General
CHIpMAN. All honor to Congress for so nobly
redeeming the bad reputation they at one time
seemed resolved to make
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tosk it into his head to practice his pugilistic
powers upon q brother Comprehend. The at
tack was so unprovoked and brutal that, to
avoid expulsion, he was compelled to resign
The sixty three Republicans met in caucus aud
signed pledge that they would vote for none
of the corrupt measures the Tsmmsny plumber
ers had set their hearts upon. For three or
four days they acted mp to this pledge. TWEED
was frantic. and made tremendous offers for
Republican vote. For three whole days he
found no one who dared accept the bribe. But
the tempting offer of sos, 900 at last proved too
much for one of them. A wretch named
WISANs on Friday last accepted the bait, and
publicly transferred himself, soul. body. and
breaches, to TwEED, and shamefully declared
that thereafter he should act with the Sopper-
| head Democracy, and vote for all their meas
ures. Tammany has therefore power to per
petrate all its outrages, and by the treason of
| this Republican JuDA.ARSoLp.
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Tbs platform of the Democratic psrtv
adopted by their last National Convention
held in New ork in 1868. declares all the re
construction acts of Congress. including the
thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amend.
ments to the Constitution, the civil rights act
and all the laws admitting seeding States into
the Union, unconstitutional revolutionary.
null and void This is the position the Demo
cratic party occupies to-day. They are solenuy
committed to policy that shall restore slavery
take from colored men the right of suffrage, aud
all other civil and political rights, and undo
every act OF Congress passed during the past
ten years for saving the life of the nation. A
Democratic triumph in 1872 will put it in their
power to accomplish this ruin and iesolation.
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IsE cost of the great Democratic rebellion of
1861 has already been to the people one thou
sand seven hundred millions of dollars principal
and one thousand million of dollars intere,,
making s., 100000, coo. This is at the average
rate of $3.50 for every voter in the Union. The
tax payers have twenty three hundred millions
OF dollars more of principal, and at least a
thousand million more of interest, to pay before
the debt will be extinguished This will be an
average OF $3.50 more for each tax payer, making
$1,000 in all. This is what the treason of the
rebel Democracy cost each tax payer Aud
they ask to be restored to power that they may
repeat their treason and double the burdens of
the people
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EVERY Democratic member of Congress in.
dignantly denies that there is any foundation
for the charges with which the press has been
filled for months of ku-Klux outrages and
murder, or else asserts that they are melted
and committed by Republicans. And yet there
is not one of the hundred and more of them
who has had the consistency and honesty to
vote for bill designed to protect the people
by putting an end to these alleged crimes !!
They thus give the lie to their own professions,
and furnish the strongest possible proof that
it is their own political friends exclusively that
such law would affect.
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mountains surrounding three sides of it; aud
there is, therefore, no lack of water in the
valleys. Though the town itself is as dry as a
finder box, and about as likely to take fire, the
air is by no means disagreeable on the con-
trary, it is very pleasant, and imparts per-
ceptibe cheerfulness to the mind. l found it
easy to walk miles at midday in the burning
sun without harm. The outlook from Aqua
is grand and inspiring, as are indeed about all
the outlooks of Dominica. 1t is, as l have
said, surrounded on three sides of it by lofty
mountains, dotted at intervals with little farms,
of which only few acres are titled, the re-
mainder being mostly covered with small tim
Der. l think | saw not less than forty cords
Of lignumvite, enough to make blocks and
kleets and bslaying-pins for half the naval yes
sells of the United States while in Azua. The
town is about three miles from what | think
one of the finest bays of the island. Should
Santo Domingo ever be annexed to the United
States, considering its fine harbor, healthy
atmosphere, splendid timber, and the richness
and grandeur of the country surrounding it,
Aqua will have great future. 1t is only few
hours from the salt mountains and the salt
lakes. Not far off are the hot and cold springs.
A good hydropathist might easily make his
fortune here by erecting grand water cure,
and inviting the invaids of our northern lati-
tudes to visit Aqua and be healed. Such cure
would in time become as famous as that of GRAF
FENBERG. The people, stiffened and rheumatic by
our northern cold would find immediate relief in
the delicious climate and pure mountain waters
of Azua. / throw out the hint, now let some
body avail themselves of my knowledge and
opinion. Still l would advise no emigration
| thther otherwise than contingent upon the
annexation of Santo Domingo to the United
States. The nearness Of the place to the Hay
tan border, and the fact that CABRAL and
LUPERoN, with their mountain marauders, have
q trick of making sudden incursions upon the
neighborhood, would be likely to seriously in
terfere with the progress of cures or cultiva
ton. Over the annexation of Santo Domingo
bringing as it would bring to that distracted
country stable, enlightened, free government
the heavens would beam with joy and the very
mountains clap their hands with praise and
thanksgiving. Why should the boon be with
held Why should there be further and need
less delay F. d.
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An Expensive Chattle.

No bill can become a law in New Y ork with
out receiving a majority of the votes of all the
members elected to each branch Of the Legis-
lature. The Senate consists of 80 and the
House Of l28 members. In the one IL votes
are required and in the other 65. At the last
election each party elected "a members to the
House, making a tie there This did not suit
the designs of the Tammany robbers, and 50
they deliberately defrauded Republican fairly
elected in one of the city districts out of his
seat and assigned it to his defeated Copperhead
opponent. This gave them the necessary Is
votes, and they used the power with high
hand to carry through their thieving schemes.
But an untoward event. ten days ago, before
they had quite perfected ell their infamous
plans, deprived them of one of their votes, and
left them powerless.
One of their representatives from the city
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HARPER's MAGAZINE for May has the follow

HARPER's MAGAZINE for May has the follow
ing contents
The Westover Estate, by J. r. Chaplin, with
seven illustrations. Disillusion, by Elizabeth
Akers Allen. The Monarch of Mountains, by
Lyman Abbott with nine illustrations. Along
the Florida Reef, by Dr. j. b. Holder, with
seven illustrations. The Story of Punch and
Judy, with an introduction by s. S. Conant,
with twenty eight illustrations (by George
Cruixshank.) A Song in Gold. by w. ).
Newell. Archie Hutchington, by ID. K. Castle
ton. The American Baron, by the author OF
"Thc Dodge Club" 1.-The Cryptogram," etc,
with three illustrations. The Three Ships, by
Julia G.. X. Dorr. Frederick the Great; LIES
Closing Scenes, with five illustrations. Anne
Furness, by the author of MabePs Progress,
Aunt Margarets Trouble" Veronica,
etc. Religious Relics in London. by Nj. d.
Conway. Anteros, by the author of Guy
Livingstone" etc. The Nobler Love. by Justin
Mccarthy. Dead Headed by Miss 5. &. Wool
sey. The Chimney Swallows Idyl, by Mrs r.
III. StOddard.
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be the safest, though lat best a very slow,

be the safest, though iat best very slow,
remedy.
The aspect is vastly different when we look
at our own country, and serves to confirm our
opinion about this subject Ii is true there is
pauperism enough in some of our large cities !;
but almost invariably it is imported misery,
caused by the pernicious influences which con-
tinue to work in Europe. The oppressed, the
poorest, the most degraded and ignorant from
the countries of great and petty despots Zee to
our hospitable shores and it is rather glo.
rious sign of the enormous resources of our
country, that so many work their way up in
spite of former drawbacks, than to be wondered
when others are, like birds, brought up in a
cage, who, by long captivity, have lost the use
of their wings. Real pauperism among US is
indigenous only in those States where liberty
and equality have been mere mockeries until
lately where the black man was debarred by law
from acquiring knowledge and wealth, and the
white man who owned no slaves was the obedi-
ent tool and servant of the master of the whip.
The American laborer in the Northern States,
6io"" "P ""uoi Iec ihslituliohS, WIN 'h0 P'oi"
consciousness of his equality to any one in the
country, is never helpless pauper. Often by
his industry and intelligence he will become a
capitalist himself, or, at least, achieve COM
Portable and honorable independence. For the
others, they have our hearty sympathies, as all
who have suffered from injustice and oppres-
sion yet we hold that he who devotes his gifts
and energy to the cause of liberty and equality
generally and everywhere, serves his interests
better than all those who attempt to stir up
hostility to wealth and encourage outrage and
yiolepcp
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Friendly Notices.

CHARLES w. DENIsoN, the first editor of the
Endncipator, in 1888, has been appointed
corresponding editor Of the NetO National Era,
of Washington, and is to make an extended
tour Of observation in the South He has
cepted an invitation to the meeting of the Re
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In seems to be pretty we'll understood that
Mr.. ROBERTSON, of South Carolina and Mr..
TIPToN, of Nebraska, have resolved, like Gen
ScHURz, to render what incidental aid and com
fort they can to the rebel Democracy, if not to
make their bed with them hereafter Thew
both voted against the bill to suppress Ku- lux
murders, and on most political questions have
been found acting with the rebel Democracy
Such men are far less capable of mischief when
in the ranks of the enemy than while pretending
to be Republicans
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Mr.. MERRIC6. the Conperhead rsha

Mr.. MERRTcK, the Copperhead rebel candi
date for Congress seems to have become tired
of carrying the dead body of the brutal muir
derer, WIRz, upon his back about the city.
Though that was undoubtedly intended as a
trump card, he and his friends found that it
would not win, aud the author of seventeen
murders and other countless brutalities is only
exhibited upon very select occasions, generally
to private meetings of the more malignant
pahola
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Gen. CARL SCHVRz proved the sincerity Of
his conversion to the cause of the rebel De-
mocracy, as exhibited in Missouri at the last
election, by voting against the ku-klux bill.
He owes the success of his detection in that
State to the aid of ku kldx and rebel aid and
he was bound in honor to oppose any law for
suppressing their outrages. For once he proved
true to his friends
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WHEN the votes are counted tonight they
will show a majority for Gen. CHIPMAS, the
Republican candidate for Congress, of at least
two thousand. Let the dislOyal supporters of
Mr.. MERRICK make note of the prediction.
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