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New-York tribune., 1872-10-14
ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS CHECK.

We took the liberty to inquire whether it
was true that Gen. Dix struck the plundered
Treasury of Erie for salary at the rate of
100000 q year, when the work he had done
was not of kind to be productive of much
waste of tissue. We got sOundly abused by
his organ for it, but the only explanation the
organ gave was that when Gen. Dix was put at
the head of the Erie Road it was only "sub-
"stituting one Swindling Ring for another"
We do not think the organ ought to blacken
its candidates character in that style, and
still go on supporting him. Perhaps it will
call him and THE TRIBUNE some worse names
when we inform it that a check for the trife
of $5O0OO was signed by John A. Dix as
President and Mr.. Cisco as Treasurer
of the Union Pacific Railway Company few
years ago, which amount of $4,000 was used
OF was intended to be used, as was alleged,
for the purpose of bribing Judge. 1t is
further alleged that the check was drawn to
the order of q nominal clerk in the Union
Pacific office, and that it is now on file,
in Cancelled form, in the Office of
the Union Pacific Railway Company.
OF course we cannot suppose for O mo-
ment that so respectable and venerable
gentleman as Gen. Dix would lend him.
self to scheme for corrupting the judi
ciary. Nevertheless, since the gossips posi-
lively assert that such check was given for
such purpose, and since $4,000 is
so considerable sum that one
would not be likely to forget
for what specific purpose it might have been
paid, it is respectfully suggested that Gen.
Dix should inform the public, so as to set the
matter forever at rest, for what purpose that
check was given, to what account it was
charged. and who received the money. And
we think Mr. Horace f. Clark, who is now
the President of the Union Pacific, might cast
light upon the subject by stating whether or
not such a check is to be found among the
valuable archives of the Company of which he
is the honored head If either of these gen.
tlemen is shy, will the other speak Let Gen.
Dix come forward like man, and We will
defend him from that wicked and malevolent
Times
New-York tribune., 1872-10-14
QUE NEXT LEGISLATURE.

We tried last year to impress the people of
our State with the truth that the choice of an
honest, faithful Legislature was of the utmost
consequence, to which the political bias of the
members should be held entirely subordinate.
1t would matter little or nothing in the long
run whether majority in either House should
be Republicans or Democrats; but if that ma
jority were made up of such men as Frederick
A. Conkling, George Opdyke, Lucus Robinson,
and Francis Herman had shown themselves
while serving in the Assembly, great and
necessary reforms would surely be effected.
The people said Yes to all such admonition
and voted No, as usual. In full view of the
exposures of Tweed's gigantic rObberies, they
reelected score of Republicans and Demo-
Gratis who were well known to have done
Tweed's iniquitOus bidding at former sessions
and taken large pay therefor from the City's
stolen Millions. And, when one of these was
caught and clearly convicted, he was screened
from expulsion by the efforts and votes of
men elected to represent the Reform spirit of
our City! From that moment corruption,
which had previously been timOrous and
stealthy rode rOugh-shOd over integrity in
either House. In the language of Holy Writ
it was "naked and not ashamed )" 80 that the
veteran lobbyist who runs The Commercial
Adrertiser and knows all that man can know
of legislative rascality and depravity, being
confidentially asked by friend as he was
thus operating on the floor of the Assembly,
"Hugh, how is this Legislature ~ answered in
a sidelong whisper, at is the cheapest lot
"yet." 1t had not been so prior to the white
washing of James Wood by the votes of two
n Id - L. L. IL
of 0'Bren.
And now the worn out farce of 1871 is un-
derlined for repetition at the ensuing election.
The voters are to be expected from this side
and that to support none but honest men for
the Assembly, to which they will respond
with any number of approving huzzas, and
then go to the polls and vote for the regular
candidates of their respective parties "Why,
care not we the honest partyf Are not the
"other side rascals7 If 1 vote for our can
"didates and against the other fellows, won't
"that be voting for honest menf Wasn't
"Buckalew CoDperheadf And didn't Hart
"ranft fight gallantly at Antietami Get out y
We, too, urge every voter to scrutinize the
rival tickets inquire into the characters of the
rival candidates, and be sure not to vote for
incompetent or dishonest men-tO vote rather
for good men on the opposite ticket, or if there
be none there, vote for some fit person who
is on neither ticket, urging Others to do like
wise One in every hundred may possibly do
so the rest will do as usual, and the net re-
suit will probably be just about as last year,
when the great Reform movement eliminated
in the choice of 97 Republicans and 81 Demo-
Gratis to the Assembly, but famous few in the
aggregate who were qualified by integrity or
by capacity for legislators. That fully two
thirds of the entire number made merchandise
of their votes before the session closed, no
attentive observer of their dOiDgs can doubt
New-York tribune., 1872-10-14

ministration, and each claims to be the only
| genuine Republican party, and has sent depu-
tations to the President to solicit his aid in
putting down the other. The regulars profess
| to have got from him an oracular utterance
| to tho effect that he had no sympathy with
'bolters;n but the boilers are not dismayed
by this. They point to the fact that nearly
all the Federal OfIlce-holders IN the State
are with them and they assure the ignorant
negroes who are anxious to know how Grant
wants them to vote, that this is sufficient
evidence of his benign approval of their
movement.
Meanwhile the oppressed taxpayers, whose
only interest in the contest is to secure II
possible the election of officials who will not
rob them as badly as the present incnmbents
have done, are at q loss what course to take.
They have nominated no ticket because they
were assured that if they should do so the two
carpet-bag factions would Immediately CO.
alesce. Most of them are disposed to vote for
the boilers ticket, believing that nothing
could be worse than to let the State Govern
ment 90 into the hands of q notorious cor
ruptonist and plunderer like Moses but they
have come by sad experience to have such a
detestaton of carpet-baggers that they greatly
distrust Tomlinson, and accept him only as
choice Of evils. A few are inclined to prefer
Moses, because he is native South Caroinan,
and may, they think, be induced to reform
his ways. Nothing better illustrates the utter
degradation into which South Carolina politics
have fallen than the fact that it is seriously
suggested among reputable bankers and bust
ness men that Moses, if elected, should be
hired to be honest. The plan talked of, we
are informed, is to offer him $4,000 year to
place the finances of the State under the
direction of committee of men of known in
tegrity The sum named is supposed to be
about what he will require to maintain the
style of living he has kept up for the past
four years on his salary of $1,000 year as
Speaker of the House.
New-York tribune., 1872-10-14
SOUTH CAROLINA.

On the 10th of October South Carolina votes
for Governor, State officers, and Congressman,
and chooses o new Legislature. There are
two Grant Republican tickets in the field, one
headed by Moses, the corrupt Speaker of the
House, who last Spring stole over half a
million dollars from the State Treasury by
means of fraudulent pay certificates, and the
other by Tomlinson, former State Auditor
and a carpet-bagger from Pennsylvania Of
exceptionally fair reputation. The Moses
ticket was nominated by the regular party
Convention, after scenes of quarreling, drunk
enness, and shameless bribery unparalleled
even in South Carolina. The triumph of
Moses in securing the Governorship resulted
in bolt of all the delegates who had made
any pretensions of favoring honesty and re-
form. They were few in number, as might
be expected, and in their anxiety to get re-
endorsements they deprived their movement
Of much of its moral strength by receiving
two or three delegations who had contested
for seats in the regular Convention and had
been rejected, and whose leaders were men as
notoriously corrupt as were many of those
who adhered to Moses. Nevertheless the
boilers made as good ticket as was possible
with the material they had at hand Their
candidate for Governor is charged with help
ing to bribe the phosphate Bill" through
the Legislature of 1853, but the charge rests
solely upon the statement of the Moses candi-
date for State Treasurer, and has probably
been manufactured for campaign uses
Both the regulars and the boilers advocate
the election of Grant. Each faction ves with
the other in professions of LOYALTY to the Ad-
New-York tribune., 1872-10-14
A LIE WITH CIRCUMSTANCE.

The Eagle (POughkeepsie) gives the follow
ing, on the authority of letter from some
one whose name is concealed:
the Committee on Printing of the XXXIVth Con-
gress had the oversight Of tie printing and primarily
the disposal Of the binding. Cornelius Wendell had been
elected Public Printer and also desirous Of receiy
ing the binding Pending the disposal of the binding by
contract Horace Greeley went to the room OF one OF the
members Of the Committee Wizards Hotel, and pro-
posed that 1t should be given to Wendell, who, he said
would give $4,000 for 1t, which he added would be useful
for election purposes The member amazed that he
should come him with such proposition. and ndig
nant that 1t should be supposed he would favor IT, lie
related the circumstance Immediately thereafter to
some OF his Congress associates, and denounced Mr.
Greeley for thus becoming the agent of Wendell who
was an active Democrat and notorious lobbyist, and
pecay mis- being the bearer OF proposition from mis-
Observation-Disclosures pay money for the bnqlng con-
tract The members of the Committee were Nichols OF
Ohio, Flagler OF New-York, and CIagin OF Massachu-
setts but am not sure the subject brOached to
all OF them. Among those to whom the circumstance
was mentioned were E. D. Morgan Of New-York and
Washburn OF Maine who doubt remember how en-
phatically they Joined In condemnlng Mr. Greeley for
the act"
THE TRIBUNE is authorized by Mr.. Greeley
to meet this circumstantal calumny with the
following specific contradiction:
l. Mr.. Greeley never asked any one to give
Cornelius Wendell either printing or binding,
or to vote that he should have either.
g. Mr.. Greeley never offered any one money
or other valuable consideration as an induce
ment to vote for any bill, or give any work or
job to any person whatever.
g. If Cornelius Wendell ever offered $4,000
for either printing or binding, Mr.. Greeley is
ignorant of the fact.
4. Mr. Greeley never had any business trans
action of any kind with Cornelius Wendell,
never received any money from him nor paid
any to him, and does not know that Wendell
ever offered or paid money to any one for
either printing or binding.
Now, let the skulkng slanderer who has
deceived The Eagle come to the front and talk
to the public-nOt what he may have heard
Tom tell Bill that Jim guessed, but who coined
the lie that he has ushered to the public 1t
reads like one that must have been burrowing
in darkness quite while.
New-York tribune., 1872-10-14
INDIANA.

One week ago the Administration news
papers assured us, almost unanimously, that
Indiana was certain to give them from 5000
to 5000 majority. "The campaign this year."
said one of the leading Grant papers of the
West, "has been unusually vigorous. Care
"was taken to nominate strong men on the
Republican side. The Republicans are
"thoroughly united. Hendricks has many
"enemies in his own party" Five to eight
thousand was given as the minimum estimate
Even on the morning after the election it was
still assumed that Grants majority in Indiana
was as high as 5000. By Thursday morning
the figures had gone down to 1000 BY Thurs
day afternoon the Administration was COM
planning of desperate attempt to count in
Hendricks y and at last we had the tardy
admission that Hendricks was chosen after
all, and Indiana had not gone for Grant by
any majority, great or little. In spite of all
the advantages claimed by the Radicals, the
harmony in their ranks, the dissensons in
ours, and the shameless importation of Ken
lucky negroes to vote under the orders of
Oliver p. Morton, we have carried the State.
How great is the disappointment of the
Administration at this result every one can
see. If the three great States,n said The
Cincinnati Gazette, just before the election,
"give the Republicans majority in October,
a" the presidential fight will be virtually ended.
al, however, the Democrats should carry one
cor two, the contest would continue a month
"longer, and even increase in vigor." Well.
the Democrats have carried one, and when The
Gasette predicts that the contest is going to
increase in vigor it makes one of the trnest
prophecies it ever made in its life. Between
now and November there will be some of the
hardest political fighting ever seen in this
country. The Liberal party is too well
founded and too nobly inspired to be crushed
New-York tribune., 1872-10-14
by an engagement which loses two States and
secures one.
A JUVENILE ENEMY.

The Ku-Klux outrages were bad enough
how about Anti-Ku-Klux outrages 7 We find
in The Spirit Of the Age, published in Raleigh,
N. c., an important letter from Charles Z. Tay-
Ter, Professor of Latin in Wake Forest College.
We will repeat as succinctly as possible the
story told in the communication of Prof. Tay-
ler. He says that last Christmas, d. S. Ram
sour, student of II years Of age, came to his
room and told him that warrant was out
against the said student for conspiracy and
murder. Ramsour explained, " with much feel
"ing and youthful ingenuousness," that
some time before he had with few
companions ridden q few miles in the
night, and returned without molesting
any one. "This was DONE" says Prof.
Taylcr "in that spirit of frolic, or desire for
adventure, which would lead any boy of his
cage to do the same" On the night of De-
cember 80 1871, the College was surrounded
by U. S. troops, and the lad taken from the
hall of his debating society and hurried off to
Columbia, S. c.. He was kept in prison with
out trial until April. Then the charge of muir
der was struck out of the indictment, and then
Ramsour, by advice of his lawyer, plead guilty
to o charge of conspiracy, L. e., he did not
deny riding with his companions on the night
in question. There appears to have been
no evidence that Ramsour committed
any crime whatever and conspiracy"
is very loose and indefinite word. Ramsou,
however, was sentenced to eight years confine-
ment in the Penitentiary, and fined 800. He
is now in the State Penitentiary at Albany;
he will be discharged, unless he dies OF is par
doned, in April, 1880, when he will be twenty
five years old, his hopes of an education all
gone, his whole life blasted. He is a member,
his father is deacon of the Baptist Church,
and Prof. Tayler bears witness that "his con-
"duct while student was most exemplary"
We wish that those of our readers who have
the good fortune to live under government
of laws and not of soldiers, would consider
carefully the case of this unfortunate boy.
There is no evidence that he has done any
thing criminal. HIS trial is represented to have
been "a farce"-to him the upshOt of it has
been and Will be tragedy. A few cases like
his occurring in New-York would be pretty
sure to breed an insurrection more or less gen.
eral according to their number and yet
newspaper here is not permitted to speak
word in favor of common justice and the
simplest mercy without being virulently charged
with disloyalty even by such benevolent men
as William Lloyd Garrison, Wendell Phillips,
Frederick Douglass, and Gerrit Smith. 1t Is
curious, is it not n
New-York tribune., 1872-10-14
T1YING TILE WIDOWS.

Senator Harlan is still vexed by his circular
sent to soldiers widow, mistress OF small
post-ollice demanding $40 for the expenses OF
the campaign, 1t comes back to him from all
parts of the country. 1t has opened the eyes
of the people more than any other incident of
the canvass to the shameful character of the
assessments levied upon holders under
the present fraudulent system of Civil Service
Reform. Mr.. Harlan has called upon us for
the name and address of the postmistress
from whom we obtained the circular. OF
course we refused to give it, for the obvious
reason that the poor woman would be made to
suffer for betraying her Washington masters ;
and now Mr.. Harlan, who is minister of the
Gospel, has the effrontery to declare that the
circular is "base forgery and that the
Republican Congressional and resident COM
"mittees have not addressed communications
"to anybody holding O small office, male or
"female on the subject of finance" This
latter statement is so notoriously false that
we are amazed at Mr. Harlan's daring to make
it, We have seen q number of such communi-
cations, addressed to the holders of small
"ofiees,n and have printed several of them.
Mr.. Harlan knows very well that they have
been circulated everywhere over his signature
and with his knowledge and consent.
AS for the other denial, we repeat that
soldiers widow who keeps a small post-ofice,
forwarded to us, as received from Mr. Harlan.
circular, of which the following is an exact
COPY, with the exception of the name and
address, which we suppress for the reason
already given:
"Beleyng that you feel deep interest In the success
of the Republican candidates for President and Vice
President we take the liberty to incose the Commit
tees printed letter requesting contributions to aid in
publishing documents and defrayng other necessary
penses OF tho campaign. II you can conveniently for
ward as early as practicable forty $40 dollars 1t win be
gratefully received and promptly acknowledged.
"very respectfully, JAMES HARLAN. Chairman"
Mr.. Harlan says that he has already
"promptly branded" this letter as a fabrca-
ton by THE TRIBUNE, and that to his brand
ing we are unable to make any reply"
Whether by this bullying strain he expects to
force us into giving up the widows name we
do not know. But there is only one reply
possible when man tells plump falsehood,
and that we shall refrain from making at
present out of respect to Mr.. Harlan's cloth.
New-York tribune., 1872-10-14
Ne&p1Uork Dnilu Gribm,te.
MONDAY, OCTOBER ID. 1872.

Republican nsurrecti0n has broken out at Ferro in
Spain. 1t reported that the decision In the San
Juan Boundary question will be favorable TO the United
States - Prince Napoleon has been compelled to
leave France.
Archbishop Bayley was installed at Baltimore. 60
Extensive preparations have been made for the funeral
Of Mr. Seward. == The rolling mill Of the Cambria
works was seriously damaged by fire.
Horace Greeley addressed Liberal mass meeting at
Pleasantyle his farm. ==- Harry Bassett was
again defeated at Jerome Park by Monarchist. ==
James O'Bren was nominated for Mayor by the
Apollo Hall County Convention. - There were two
probable murders In Brooklyn. go The Chief OF Po-
lice Of Jersey City indicted on four charges and
did not furnish bail. =- James Anthony Froude
was received by the Lotos Club. == Gold, l2s, ll2t
il2k Thermometer, 44o. 500, 49, $50, $40, 47o
New-York tribune., 1872-10-14
BneiIless Noilees.
To INVESTORS.

=. who have faats TO invest in large or small amounts OF
pee,. their income from already invested in other less
c-st.he securities recommend after full investigation the SEVEN
Tgmrr GOLD BoxDs NORTHERN PAoo RAILROAD COSPSr
Bearing seven and thenhs cent gold interest equal now to 81
curreno sold they yen Income considerably more
onA greater than United 52 They Coupon and Regis
sya the lowest Denominations being lOo the highest $1,000
Nearly hrd main line Of the road viii be eed ana IN
operation with large business tie present season. All the properly
and rights the Company including most valuable LSnd Grant aver
pr about "a 900 acres per road pledged As security for the
snt mortgage bonds offered
All and bonds received In exchange al current
pr Descriptive pamphlets and showing route Of Road Conne
tons Trbatay Country &c, will be furnished on application
JAY COOKE Co.,
EeE.YOrk, Philadelphia, and Washington,
al AgeutsN n r R.. R.
New-York tribune., 1872-10-14
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN,
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New-York tribune., 1872-10-14

A few Republicans at Ferrol, seaport in the
north of Spain, have made deplorable attempt
at revolution. 1t can only be deplored be-
cause it will probably be promptly suppressed,
and the Republican cause will be more or less
weakened by the attempt and the failure. 1t
was made without any especial preparation,
the people of the town and district appearing 6
to take no interest either for or against it,
and the Republicans and Alphonsists In the
Cortes taking the first opportunity to de-
nounce and disavow it. The attempt is from
every point of view unfortunate; but its mo-
mentary success and isolated strength show
how weak the new dynasty is in the army
and among the people, and how easy it Will
be to overthrow it when the proper time
comes. But it has not come yet.