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New-York tribune., 1872-07-17

mouthed rascals whose strong animal passions
lend a little palliation to their vices. Like
Tweed he would fain be q barroom favOrite, and
he courted the admiration Of the mob by the
boldness with which he paraded his contempt
for other peoples opinion. He was more dan
gerous than Cardozo, not because he was moro
wicked, but because ho was more reckless and
passionate.
Fisk was the one picturesque figure in this
dirty company. Yindictiye, cruel, sensual, and
crafty he was as vile as the worst Of them /;
but he covered his dirty character with such
SNOWY drapery, lie robbed with so much humor,
he spent his stolen money with such magnifl-
cence he laughed so loud and reveled so long
and delied the constables so brayely, that he
seemed like gorgeous rObber chief fresh from
the Minerva press, and all the underbred and
half-forme thieves of New-Yo were burn
ing to copy his example, while all the loose
women in America watched for the throwing
of his handkerchief. He cared very little for
politics but Tweed bought him with rail-
road bill, ard in doing so brought into poll
ties certain relnements of debauchery to which
the grogshops were entire strangers
Mr.. James O'Bren was not one of the Tweed
Ring at the last; but that was only because
he rated bis services too high, and MIR. Tweed
preferred to get along without him. He Is a
pattern of the sleek demagogue, who fiatters
and cajoles, and turns dirty pennies here and
there, and deceives the simple while the bolder
rogues are buying the corrupt He is almost
the only ole of the class of professional cor
ruptionists whose followers really believe in
him, and who has accompanied his operations
against the public treasury by professions OF
honesty and reform.
Now what has the movement for political
publication done with these six representative
men7 Tweed has gwen bail, and put his
property out of his hands, and protracted his
defense against the law till men have begun
to doubt whtther he ever can be tried at all.
Connolly aft.r little while in Jail has escaped
with all his lundef except the amount OF his
bail-bond. Clrdozo has resigned and retired
to the enjoyment of his money, with no bar
to his reelection at some future day. Barnard
is still to be tried. Fisk alone has fallen, not
by the law but by the hand of one OF his own
comrades And Mr.. James O'I}rien, who is
morally perhaps the smallest of the party, has
been taken into favor by The Times and the
Custom-hou@ and Mr.. Tom Murphy, and is
going to be a friend Of Gen. Grant, and to
get his little claim through tho Legislature as
soon as Grant is reelected. Not a very en-
couraging survey of years work, to be sure.
But we have the consolation of knowing that
in Tweed's case at any rate the prosecution Is
in dead earnest, and with Charles OConor and
Samuel j. Tilden to push it on, the head cul-
prit may yet be brought to condign punish
ment, and encouragement may be found to
pursue the rest.
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made. They found it bare as Mother Hub
bard's cupboard of any bone of comfort.
Reynard had taken covert there long enough
to receive his silver bullet. Finding that moth
ing came but empty paper ones, weighted
with justice and mercy, he slipped cover
to give them time TO see their mistake. Mayor,
venerable citizens, reporters, and small boys
followed in hot pursuit. The chase waxed
fast and furious. From judges to bankers
from politicians to clergymen, in at front
doors and out at back gates. Rey-
nard took refuge, doubled, and turned
through all of Monday, Monday night.
and into Tuesday morning. The Tally
no! rose clear and frantic over all other
sounds; the whole city-full Of lookers-on were
amazed, puzzled, stupidity blind. What could
it meant Judges and cerUmen reported tho
Governor as disposed to charity-committed
"indeed to pardon; but--he had just gone
"out the alley-way.%
At last advices Reynard had taken to tho
open country, and was on his way to Harris
burg. The prisoners were in despair. Mayor,
Councils, Philadelphia itself, stood open
mouthed, staring after him. We wait the
close of the chase with anxiety II is not yet
too late The proper sort Of bullet even now
would bring him down.
New-York tribune., 1872-07-17
PRINCIPLES NOT MEN.

Is there on earth one Republican who OBJ
iects to the Cincinnati Platform7 Is there any
one who holds it not a full, terse, forcible,
convincing statement of fundamental Republ-
can doctrine7 Who has ever contended that
believer in that Platform is not Repub-
lican 7 Who answers these questions in the
negative2
Does any one doubt that Greeley and Brown
are sincere, hearty adherents to that Platform
Have not all their lives been given to the
commendation and defense of the great truths
therein set forth7 Is there fool so foolish
as to fancy that they have just reiterated their
assent to these truths only to betray and sub
vert themf
"Ah but the Democrats also profess to be-
"lieve in themf"
Very well What reason have you to be-
lieve them insincere Did not c. L. Vallan-
digham, more than a year ago, insist that this
Z" New Departure must be taken-not in pre-
tense, but in verify. Had not Storey of Chi
cago said the same thing more than a year
beforei Did not all discerning persons per-
ceive even earlier still that this New Depart
ure was only a question of time
The Democratic National Convention, you
say, had to adopt Greeley and Brown in order
to defeat Grant Well; they might have done
this without indorsing the Cincinnati Platform.
The Republicans of this city supported John
II. Hoffman for Recorder not long ago, but
they did not adopt Democratic Platform.
They had given their last vote years before
TO elect Daniel F. Tiemann Mayor over Fer
nando Wood. So in other cases. But no one
ever suggested that they could not do this
without adopting a Democratic Platform.
The late Democratic National Convention
might have indorsed Greeley and Brown with
out limiting at any change of Platform. Men
of all parties vote for candidates of other par
ties without adopting their principles. No one
ever said "You must not vote for our cand-
dates unless you adopt our principles" All
are glad TO obtain votes from men who reject
their creed.
But the Democrats have chosen unasked,
New-York tribune., 1872-07-17
SHORT YORK WITH ONE SLAYDER.


Here is one out of the daily score OF ISLANDERS
on Mr.. Greeley, which it is the doleiul duty
of The Ne,c- York Times, under the edltorshlp
of Mr.. Decoy Bliss, jr to invent:
"Can THE TRIBUNE give the details OF Mr.. Greeleys
persstent applications to the Administration for an
office for one Camp including his begging for the iniu
ence OF Cabinet officer to this end because ne hau en
this Camp money, and could never get IL DacA uness
Camp cot an object And while THE TRIBUNE Is at TINS
business It may well tell us what other OF MS deDIs
Mr. Greeley endeavored to collect by quarIerlng MS
debtor upon the people Of the United states Ihero ID
an excellent opportunity in the gathering OF these facts
from, the records OF the Departments at Washington
20 illustrate the FentOn system OF CiVil service
Reform 4: but we fear THE TRIBUNE will neglect H.
and leave us prove what sort OF people Mr. Greey
would appoint TO office, by the simple expedient OF snow
ing who he has heretofore sought to have appointed
Remembering how many impecunious individuals nave
practced upon the creduty Of the Sage, and that he
manifestly supposes the fact Of anybody owing him
money constitutes a valid claim for public employment
we are not surprised that THE TRIBUNE has made haste
TO advise every holding office to get ready 10 ciea
out. This would hardly be consistent WIN the
Cincinnati Platform but would be very CONDUCIVE 10
the interests of the Tammany candidate which Is much
more to the purpose"
THE TRIBUNE will answer the above to the
best of its information as follows:
j. IneTe Is person Hdnlcu Jump VIM iOHb
ago owned some shares in THE TRIBUNE, and
who still owes Mr.. Greeley money borrowed
about the time he sold his shares-say ten
years ago.
.. Mr.. Greeley never asked the President or
any member of his Cabinet to appoint this or
any other of his debtors to any Office what
ever.
3. Camp has Tor had) claim against the
Government of many years standing-how
valid Mr.. Greeley never knew, nor does THE
TRIBUNE.
A. Mr. Greeley did once, at Mr.. Camps request
ask a member of the Cabinet not by any
means to pay or have paid one single dime,
but to have this claim adjusted and settled
according to law. If nothing was due on it,
then he desired that nothing should be paid
5. If there is any opportunity to collect facts
from the Departments at Washington, it is of
course open to The Times, as it is not to us.
We now challenge that journal to produce the
facts-not fact but all of them-and, failing
to do so, to stand convicted of having
illuminated Mr.. Greeley in asserting that he
ever sought to have this Camp appointed to
Office while his debtor, in order to obtain pay
ment of his debt.
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unprompted. TO adopt substantially Repub-
lican Platform. They have said, as plainly as
words can say it. that they accept the situa-
alton. and regard all controversy respecting
Slavery and Negroes as forever closed. What
reason has apy one for asserting that they do
NOT mean what they say2 What conceivable
motive had they for saying TINS IL Vhey uiu
not mean it 7
Do YOU say that they have hitherto held
adverse opinions How many have not
How long is it since Connecticut, and New
York. and Wisconsin, and even Kansas, while
strongly supporting the Republican ticket,
voted down Negro Suffrage If Republicans
NAV change on this point, why not Democrats
IF YOU said it was dark last night, must you
persst i'm that assertion at noon to-dayf
The adoption of the Cincinnati Platform at
Baltimore is an immense fact. We are too
near it to have its full significance popularity
appreciated. The result of our approaching
Presidential contest is of secondary cOnse-
ouence. For this time we presume, most OF
the Blacks will be drilled up by the Union
Leagues to vote for Grant and Wilson. But
Greeley and Brown will be elected, and then
the Blacks will perceive that the bugaboo
tales of Rebel prescription and Ku-hlux ven
geance that were to be visited on them, as
fruits of this triumph, were false. Thence
forth Whites and Blacks will alike divide on
public questions as individual convictions not
as Color may dictate. The planter, the over
seer, the feld-hands, and the house-servants'
will take counsel of each other as friends,
and will vote with or against each other as
their respective convictions shall dictate. The
Cincinnati Convention will then be seen to
have borne benefcent fruits. Nay, even the
defeat of its candidates, were that possible,
could not wholly blast them. Rejoice then'
patriots that the era of Hate draws to close
that the restoration of Fraternity is assured
Impeded, delayed, it may be; prevented 1t
cannot be. The hands outstretched In profler
of amIty from the South will not be repulsed
by the North
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GRANT AND GERRIT.

That philanthropic gentleman, Mr.. Gerrit
Smith, who was made a regular babe-ln-the-
wood of by the RenOminationists at Philadel-
phia, is of the opinion that the old Republic
can party is of so much Importance to tho
peace and prosperity of the country that 1t
would be burning shame to break it up.
Such is the sentiment of Mr. Smith to-day;
but those who hold him IN high yeneration,
and yet cannot exactly agree with him, will
perhaps be cOnsOled by knowing that even
Mr. Gerrit Smith sometimes changes his mind
and shifts his position. There has been a time.
strange and almost incredible as it may appear.
when Mr. G.. Smith was quite ready TO let the
Republican party go TO grass, and when be
even esteemed it meritorious to give it a
shove in that direction-a mild and man
nerly but still an unmistakable shove Mr..
Smith, albeit warm and, we may even say,
fervid admirer Of Gen. Grant, is still strong
Temperance man, and, such, we find him
attending the National Temperance Conven-
ton at Chicago, in September, 1869. Singu-
lary enough, he presented to the Convention
an address in which the necessity of an lnde-
pendent Political party to take the place OF
long-established political parties was
strongly urged. After observing that
men quit old parties with great reluctance" MIR.
Smith proceeds to show that such fealty is not
in the least desirable or creditable. Ii Is prob
able that our readers will peruse the opinions
of Mr. Gernt Smith in 1859 with no little
amazement; and we print them not without
misgiving as TO their probable effect in this hot
weather upon some Republican brains.
Here they are, however:
"A very lamentase evil the education Of the people
into the belief that permanent political party agreat
good and therefore, that such party the Repnbl
can or Democratic ought not to be broken up. But
permanent political party with the constant tendency OF
every such party deterioration. is heavy cursc-or
plants itself with great and too frequently with IN
yucibe power u the way OF all prOgrcss, and engs for
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has acted compliment him by saying and
thinking that he recognizes the necessity OF
Gen. Grants withdrawal to save the endangered
future of the Republican party. The Presi-
dent is surrounded by sycophants who assure
him that he is to be elected with something
like unanimity. He has very few friends VINO
dare tell him dsagreeable truths. The ante
cedents of The Gazette and the reputation OF
Mr. Smith for true goodness gave the pubic
some reason to think that he would be found
among the latter. We can only regret Tor his
sake and the sake of true goodness IN tne
world, that he has chosen to go among inc
former
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Neu'2lotk Daily Gribmare.
WEDNESDAY, JULY II. 1872.

The cases Of Tweed Connolly, and others argued
at Albany s- Harry Bassett defeated Longtellow in
the Saratoga Cup race. =- nephew and an uncle
murdered each other at Henryville Ind. - The
Bratton abduction came up in court at London,
Ontario.
Military Commission is sitting at Alexandria,
Egypt TO inquire into the late ARRAY Consul-General
Butler has left Egypt. Count Valmaseda has left
Cuba for Spain. fort in Cuba was struck by Light
ming and the pOwder-nagazne exploded, killing seven
persons.
The German Democratic General Committee Endorsed
the Baltimore nominations and appointed committee
10 secure the cooperation OF Liberal organizations 60
The Contract Commissioners reserve decision in the
stow Pavement awards. === The new Erie Directory
will investigate the fraudulent contracts awarded by the
Rug -= Gold, 1i4a ll4s Thermometer, 49, $50, 77'.
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Businees Notices.
BANKING HOUSE OF JAY COOKE s. Co,

20 wALLsr, NEvYoRK.
We continue TO sell par adding accrued interest the FaST MORT
.oE GOD BoSDs Of s NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COxFASr On
che completion Of this contracts there win be 1--WE HUNDRED
AND .rvnsrrES miles ne Of the Road in operation uniting
rl. su,eOr with the Missouri River and securing the large tA' Of
e NOrwes This amount Of Road also entities the Company
Ten Million -Four thousand Acres Of Land located In Oen
Minnesota Eastern Dakota and in the Columbia Valley on Tie faem'
Coast The Bonds secured by frsi mortgage on the R0A "
Tse and Franchise and entire Land Grant received from the
Ovenmeut The rate Of IS Seven and Threeen Cold
equivalent to about Eight Quarter per cent in currency Bee
Eng the security to be ample and the rate Of interest satisfactory we
these bonds As desirable investment Holders Of the T.
sos and hehPced corporate securities materially Increase both
their principal and income by exchanging for Northern
P.asos JAr Cooke Co.,
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The Liberal Republican State Committee
calls nos for local organization in order that
arrangements may be speedily completed for
the approaching Liberal Republican State
Convention. The response, we doubt not,
will be prompt and energetic.
From Trustworthy canvass 1t is ascertalned
that from twenty to forty per cent OF the
Republicans in the counties of Orange, Sullli-
van, BroOme and Tioga have decided to vote
the Liberal Republican ticket for President
and President. We look soon for equally
encouraging news from other counties.
A correspondent of The TRIBUNE, writing
from Northern Italy, describes some of the
novel scenes witnessed last month when the
River Pc burst its banks and devastated
leagues of fertile country. The expedients
adopted to keep the stream in channel while
new embankments were prepared may be
commended to the examination of some OF
our own engineers and rivermen
Consul-General Buffers prank at Alexandria
seems TO have been a more serious affair than
aas a. agst reported. 1t is said that Ae was
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ACADEMY OF Music. - Concert. Nine. Peschka-
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OLYMPIC THEATER.-At2 2 and at 8; Varle'ies'
UNION SQUARE THEATER-The Nokes ainlV'
MALACK,s THEATER.-"T The Long Strke.
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evidently engaged in a conspiracy to take the
life of one of the Khedive's ofhcers' VINO was
wounded in tho late afray with Buffers party
Our estimable representative at the Egyptian
Court has left suddenly; perhaps he is coming
home TO assist in the promised reformation OF
the Civil Service.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-10-23

heroic vsmeu bear their misfortunes,
she bore hers. Not word Of reproach
passed ber-words Of cheer.uloess only y
pdsssd hSr lips. as tesrs coursed each-
other down her cheeks. To her inquiry
as TO the chances Of her husband q
recovery, the doctor assured her there
was no hope wbatevsr--t that the wound
vas mortal, and that 10 q lev hours the
wounded man, must die. She sank dow o
on her knees and Invoked tho mercy
Of q f0rgiving God upos her dying has.
band and bis murderer. -.
The gambler knslt at the aide Of the
wounded man, and asked his forgiveness
Of the great wrong he bad committed,
aad also that Of his afflicted wife, which
was readily granted. -LAr
This, said he, "s for disobsyiug
the escred injunction of my aged father
and mother. l have faced death thou
sand times, aud still | have escaped the
balls Of an enemy have whistlsd past my
ears as thick as hailstones, and the burst.
ibg bomb has exploded at my feet. Still
| have lived. o God and for this |
High above the red tide Of battle l have
carried my country's ensign, and that
won for me . name among men. When
not one comrade was left to tell Of the
battle, I escaped unhurt! Why was |
not killed with the rest? All that was
proud and pleasing to man | have had,
and if | could recall this ast act by
living on husks, sleeping 10 a paupers
grave, and renouncipg every preld act Of
my life. l would do il. was born 10 the
same village with tha: man; We were
born beneath the same roof, and %
God the same mother gave US birth !!
He must not die-hs is my brother "
asd the gambler sunk in q swoon upon
the floor"
The wounded man raised himself upon
his elbows his glazed eyes wandered
about the room, as if searching for somo
particular one.
MARY" said he, "is my brother vii
liam here" ~
Tho words chokod in his throst--the
eureling blood stopped his ut,erancs,
and be sank corpse upon his pillow.
The wife knelt again, but it was beside
the dead bsdy, and invoked the blessings
OF God on his soul. and forgiveness for
the murderer.
The gambler awoke from his swooa,
staggered up to the wife, and said
Mary, would it were otherwise, for |
have nothing to live for now; the dead
and dying do not want anything in this
world (; take this certificate of depes, to
our aged father aud tell our parents We
are both dead bu. oh do not tell them
how we died T. t
And before the woman could reply, or
any one interfere, the repor, of pistol
sounded again, and the fratricids had
ceased to live On the hill near Rlneon
Point we're two graves, few years ago,
inclosed with a picket fence, and one
tombstone at their head, with the simple
Observation-Disclosures"
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-10-23
POLAND 4 CHINA PICS.

Rave for sale pure bred pigs. purchased
4 from the best families of the Poland anJ
china Hogs OF Messrs. Shepard 4 Alexander. of
Vharieston' Ills. am convinced that this Is The
ovss @ "rHsu o, hoss for our state. They grow to
"yery urge size, and fatten well at any age.
Price for choice pigs, weighing so pounS, ~t
ten weeks old, $40. HENRY n Tn Mnn "
AillwoOd, Mo-. May ?5tb, 1872.