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An Anomaly in Politics.

Isabella Beecher Hooker makes an appeal
to the women of the South to Join her in an
effort to secure woman suffrage, and place
the Democratic party in power. She dates
her appeal at Hartford, Connecticut, and
publishes il in the Times of that place. To
us this is an anomaly in politics. We know
that women are found in great numbers who
would like the right to vote, but this is the
first time that so extraordinary an exhibition
has been made as a woman asking that the
Democratic party be restored to power--and
this, too, bya New England woman. Slavery
is to be forgotten. The war, brought on for
its perpetuity, is to be forgotten. The aris-
tocracy built up in the South by the Demo-
cratic party, by which the rights of millions
of people were denied, are to be forgotten.
The attacks of this same aristOcracy on the
poor white men of the North, in denOuncng
them as small-fisted farmers, greasy mechan-
les, and mud-slls, are all to be forgotten
The opposition of that class to the general
diffusion of education among the people, is
all to be overlooked. The treachery to the
Constitution and the Union of such men as
Pierce and Buchanan, the heads of the Demo-
cratic party from 1852 to 1860, by which they
aided the rebels in their efforts to bring on
war for the destruction of the Union, are all
to be blotted from our memories, and the
Democratic party, with its stain of disloyalty
ON every page of its history for forty years,
is to be put into power again by the vote Of
the women of the North, according to the
wishes of Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker.
Did anybody ever hear of so startling thing !?
Can this woman be sane, or is she cam
didate for the lunatic asylum? If of sane
mind, then she presents decided case of
lusus nature. That is the least that we can
say of her.--Jacksoa (Niss.) Pilot.
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Story of a Slave Family.

The following is the story of Mr.. Coos
land, now a resident of Oberlin:
In l847 he was sold from his wife and chill
dren in Wytheville, Virginia, and taken to
Mobile Alabama, where, after seven years
of great economy, he purchased his freedom
for the sum of $3.50. Soon after gaining his
freedom he found his way to Oberlin, where
he still resides. Mr.. GoOsland lost all trace
of his family and friends, and was unable to
find them until last January, when he CHANGED
to hear of his sister, who soon after came to
Oberlin on a visit, and is still here. A letter
which Mr.. Goosland wrote to his family after
reaching Mobile, bearing date May Is, 1S47,
is still preserved. In this letter Mr.. Coos
land deplores the sad fate which has thrust
him from his family, but expresses Chris
tan submission to his lot and hope that he
may meet them in better world. He says:
MY dear wife, permit me to appeal to you
to serve God, you and all of your children,
and be forever faithful, and should 1 never
see you more in this world, o, may L meet
you in Heaven above, where the wicked cease
from troubling and the weary are at rest"
This letter is tear-stained and crumbled and
torn, and looks as if the poor wife had car
ried it next her heart for score of years.
1t is one of those damning proofs with which
God will confront the STAKEHOLDER in the final
account.
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The POLITICAL outlook.

The elections in New Hampshire, Con-
necticut, and Rhode Island indicate with
great significance the feelings of Republicans
all over the country-that their only safety
as party is in rigid adherence to the organi-
cation and leadership which have for twelve
years carried them successfully through the
many contests upon which they have entered.
The measure Of disafection in proportion to
the whole membership is infinitessimal and
the nominee of the Philadelphia convention
will receive an almost unanimous and quite
cordial support.
The truth is, whatever respect is had for
the personal character and services of those
disaitected with the present Administration
and 1t cannot be denied that in the number
are some who can never cease to command
the cordial regard of their lifelong friends-it
is not strong enough to overcome the natural
repugnance to sever the associations which
bind men to victorious and ennObling polti-
cal organization. The history of the Repub-
lican party is no common political history !;
its trophies are not mere selfish acquisitions !;
its laurels not green only with the freshness
of temporary service. On the contrary, to its
infinite glory an honor, its services and re-
wards are allied to one of the grandest revo-
lutions that ever marked the career of ma
ton. To stay the progress of. slavery-exten-
sion, to maintain the integrity of Republic,
to regenerate a nation from vicious system,
to establish civil and political rights for every
male inhabitant, are triumphs that come to
men organized in party only once in a
century. Our times have borne this fruit :;
our party had this eXceptionabe honor. And
it must be some great and commanding duty
that plucks the warm and generous partici-
pants in such struggles from the organization
that has achieved such renown to follow other
banners. The American public do not yet
see the necessity of a new political associa-
ton to strengthen and cement the edifice of
constitutional liberty that has of late been so
auspiciously upreared.
This is why there has been no serious de-
lection from the Republican party in the
States which have held their spring elections.
There is no exigency. The grievance is not
apparent. Personal disappointment are not
guides to duty. Relative measures of states
manship, or tact, or facility of accomplish
ment, do not create necessities for change.
1t takes long while, and patent cause, to
remove the American people from their ac-
customed moorings. The members of the
Republican party will not be swayed now
from their established methods without
stronger inducements than have yet been
presented. They mean to see the full frui-
ton of their past sacrifices in the national
regeneration, and they will honor the old in
strumentalities and the old agents in its ac-
complishment. And this means President
Grant and associates, with the regular Re-
publican party as means.-Boston Com
0,OnUeahM.
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IEow the Japanese in Washington
Pick up knowledge.

Col. Hinton, the Washington correspond
ent of the Boston Daily Globe, writes:
I was witness, some days since, of the
manner in which the japanese Ambassadors
and suite are going =" to school," Being in the
Bureau of Education, recently, / remained
for an hour or more, listening to the questions
pat by the Minister of Education and his as
sociates, President and Professors at the I'M
perial University at Japan, to General John
Eaton, our able Commissioner of Education.
One of the most notable things in the confer
ence was the japanese questions as to the
reasons for the diversity of laws (States) and
system. General Eaton was compelled to go
back to the inception of AnglO-European life
on this continent, and show how our present
condition had grown from different colonial
initiatives. This he did by the aid of a map,
and then followed this up by giving very
lucid statement of the general progress of a
Western State, from its rude territorial be-
ginnngs up to its mat,lrer life and sovereignty
The parts played by township, county, and
State, in the Inauguration and maintenance,
were all shown in clear though terse and
succnct manner, aided of course, by ques-
tons put through the interpreter-one of the
students who has been in the country for
some time past.
The Minister consulted scroll he held in
his hand, and listened gravely to the answers
made him, showing general by glances of
keen intelligence that he understood. Two
of the professors understood English very
well, though speaking it but imperfectly.
They asked many keen and minute questions,
such as the number of schSlars gather under
one teacher, the number of schools in this
city, whether they were in separate buildings
or not-how they were supported, what were
the territorial divisions for school purposes,
in city and country, what was the percentage
of taxation for school purposes, sc.
Listening to these queries, was struck by
the evident thoroughness of preparation,
considering their situation, &C., these gen.
tlemen have given to their work. The same
minute and conscientious spirit is seen in all
their Investigations. Our officials find that
answering their searching inquiries is in it.
self severe mental test, putting them on
their metal also. Their Oriental friends not
only want to know how thing is done, but
why and what was the reason for doing it
Just such way.
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The World declares that the Demo,

The World declares that the Democratic
party must not and shall not die in order to
aid the Liberal Republicans; but the
Chicago Tribune Ordains that it must:
ave have all along expressed the opinion
that the dissolution, complete and in good
faith, of the Democratic party, must be the
condition precedent to any independent move
ment of the Liberal Republicans. This fact
is as plain in present politics as it was in
war six years ago that, before the Union
armies could disband and retire from the
South, the rebel armies must surrender. 1t
is not because the Cincinnati movement is an
attempt to ally Republican leaders with
Democratic voters that the Democratic Or
ganization must die before Liberal Repub-
lican party can be born. 1t is because the
continued existence of the Democratic party
is menace of evils more important even
than those which the Liberal Republicans
seek to remedy. If corruptions have marked
the administration of the New York custom
house, the people well know that far blacker
corruptions have signalized the conduct of
Tammany Hall. They are not eager to
jump out of the frying pan into the fire."
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Rhode Island.
Satisfactory Result OF the Election-Dtsap-
pointed Expectations or tho Democracy.

Satisfactory Result OF the EIection-Disap-
pointed Expectations or tho Democracy.
We have complete returns from the cleo
ton in all the towns. According to our fig
ures, Gov. Padelford receives Q ,456 votes,
Mr.. Arnold 8,l93 votes, and there are 81
scattering. Majority for PadelfOrd, l,l7G.
Lieutenant-GOvernor Stevens has s, $50 votes,
Mr.. Cutler 1892, and 80 scattering votes are
reported. Majority for Cutler, 140. We
have reports of scattering votes for Lieuten-
ant-GovernOr in only seven of the thirty-six
towns. We have information of some votes
counted for Cutler that will doubtless be
counted against him in. the official canvass
The count by the Committee of the General
Assembly has usually detected errors to a
greater or less extent. Last year the official
count reduced the vote of one candidate
ninety-eight, and Of another eighteen. The
apparent majority of Mr.. Cutler is not very
likely to be overcome, but there is bare
possibility that the General Assembly may
be required to choose between the Republic
can or Democratic candidates for I.eutenant-
Governor. Notwithstanding the bitter per-
sonal run upon Mr.. Padelford in this city and
in Woonsocket, and the great personal pop
ularity of Mr.. Arnold in his own town of
North Providence, which, in the three towns,
cost Mr.. PadelfOrd about 900 votes, he re-
ceives 735 votes more than last year, and
2,l85 more than when he was first elected.
The vote for Lieutenant-G Governor Stevens
is l 1872 greater than it was last year. The
remainder Of the Republican State ticket is
elected by not less than 2,l00 majority. The
majority last year was 3,24S. The result OF
the grand union of anti-Republicans and
Democrats, the payment of the registry taxes
of several thousand Democratic voters, and
the free use of money drawn from Republi.
can pockets to overthrow the Republican
nominations, has been a reduction of the Re.
publican majority in the State about 100
And in single ward in this city 800 Repub.
licans did not vote because their registr,
taxes were not paid. Yet we read in the
papers, near and far, about a great Demo.
cratic victory in Rhode Island. -Proriaeac.
Journal, ApriI6
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$4,000 Orthe Peoples Money APP
prOpriated for the Education of
Rich Mems SOns-NOt a Cent for
Poor whites and Negroes.

The House of Delegates on Wednesday
appropriated thirty thousand dollars of the
money wrung from our overtaXed and impov-
erished people to educate the sons of rich
men at the University of Virginia and the
Virginia Military Institute.
OF course they voted down, with charac-
teristic denunciation and indignation, a pro-
position to appropriate ten thousand dollars
to the Hampton Normal school because ne
groes are admitted to its privileges.
Gilman, of goat fame, spirited out an I'M
usual quantity of venom towards the Radicals
for having the audacity to expect anything
from their opponents.
Messrs. Hamilton, Carter, Brown, (of
Charlotte Norton, and Gillian ably replied
to the vile, uncalled for harrangue of Mr..
Gilman.-NaiOaol VUgiaian.
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The New York T,,b,,n. condouo.,

The New York Tribune condescends to
do justice to Secretary Robson with refer
ence to the charges lately made against that
officer by publishing the following brief edi-
torial:
Secretary Robeson's explanation ofhis con-
duct in the Secor affair has every appearance
OF candor and fairness. The disposal of the
claim which has made so much noise, seems
10 nave been legacy from the chaotic man.
agement of the Navy Department by Admiral
Porter. That pragmatic officer had a way
peculiarly his own of acting as secretary.
President, and Congress, and great confusion
was introduced into the Department during
MS brlef reign. The Secretary has, however,
made out good case, reinforced, as he is. by
the decision of the Treasury Department.
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PUBLIC LANDs.-The talk about "land
grabs" by railroad companies in the West
may have led some people to suppose that
nearly the entire national domain is being
given away by Congress. 1t will reassure
them to know that west of the Mississippi
river the United States still owns 973, 4S2, 593
acres, distributed as follows Missouri, Iowa,
and Arkansas, 100000; Dakota and Wy
oming, l45, 295 ,2S4; Montana, sc, 9O4, COS /;
Kansas, 43, 1896; Nebraska, 1888, 637 I;
Colorado and Idaho, III 800, 900 New Mex
leo and Utah, 224, 900; Nevada and
Arizona, l36, 100000; Minnesota, 36,876,-
10; Indian Territory, $4,000. Unless Con-
the million there will be room enough for en-
terprising settlers for very many years to
come
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From he Hartford oourantl
Ii This an Honest Admin Istr alton :

Our readers in the general hurry burly of
charges and accusations which are the hest
evidence that We are nearing Presidential
nomination win not fail to discriminate he.
tween the criticisms of President Grant ner.
sOnally, and the indictments of the Admins
tration.
To find just fault with General Grant is 70
furnish an argument against his renomina.
ton. Sweepingly to arraign the Administra-
ton Is to furnish reasons for the overthrow of
the Republican party at the coming election
and for delivering the coutry into the contrib
OF the Democrats. General Grant is resnon-
sible Tor his own personal conduct to his
party, which will judge him at Philadelphia
both as to his fitness for a second term and
as to the expediency of putting him again on
the track. The Republican party is responsi-
Die tor the Administration Congress has had
ITS null share in shaping its policy, and mem
bers OF Congress and prominent Republicans
nave tner fuii share in the selection of Off
oels ana agents IN carrying on the business
Of the Government at home and abroad.
Many of the recent assaults upon the Adj
mrnistration, although ostensibly to render
General Grant unpopular, are really directed
against the Republican party. We recognize
always the right of free criticism of any Presi-
dent IN office and of all measures of his partv
or OF himself, or of any members of the
party we are only jealous of that criticism
which is not intended to purify and enlghten
the party, but simply to destroy it, and gen.
orally to destroy it for personal ends.
We had occasion to say recently that we
believed the records would show that the
business of the Government is transacted
with as much, and probably more, honesty
than the average of private business |; and we
referred to our own State as an example.
We are enabled to-day to offer testimony
upon this subject, which covers the entire
action OF the present Administration. The
facts, which are condensed by the Boston
Commonwealth, are very instructive, and we
should like to have them read and considered
by every person i'm Connecticut. That Jour.
nal says:
A Washington correspondent. in recent
letter, undertakes to show the condition of
the several departments of the Government,
to indicate that the present Administration
cannot justly be charged with liberation of
dishonesty or wrong-doing. Beginning with
the Treasury he says all sorts of charges are
freely circulated, perhaps widely believed.
Undoubtedly corruption exists. But it is the
result OF a vicious system, and without doubt
is less than under previous administrations.
Charges of incompetency and dishonesty are
easily made. But here is significant fact
which bears directly on the character of our
administrative officials. The 'clearings' of
the United States Treasurer's Bureau, for the
wears named wore &c fn1lowS.
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Importation.
Year..

This is the revenue after deductng the
drawback on re-exports.
These commercial returns show that the
rice crop has increased from 20, 900, 900 pounds
in 1866 to 62,00O,O00 in 1870, and that the
price for first quality has decreased from l33
cents in 1866 to cents in l870-an increase
of 400 per cent. in the quantity, and a de-
crease of thirty-three per cent. in the price.
This tariff, under which the rice crop has
quadrupled in four years, and by which the
price Is reduced four cents per pound, is GER
| tainly in the interest of the consumers, and
| saves them from the exOrbitant prices of
| 1896.
| This is not question between the consumers
and growers OF rice, but between the Importers
and growers. Repeal this tariff, reduce the
home crop, and you give the importers a
monopoly of the trade, and raise the price to
the injury of the consumers, and do not be-
lieve that Congress will thus take sides with
the monOpOlists against the consumers and
laborers.
fear these petitions Of the importers and
| dealers to reduce the tariff ON rice are inspired
not so much by patriotism as by self-interest
The revenue derived by this duty on rice is
more than one million dollars annually.
Thus it is seen that the rice tariff, as now
| adjusted, is admirably adapted to secure three
things:
more than one million dollars.
Second. 1t secures protection to both
growers and labOrers in the revival of rice
culture.
Third. 1t secures the interest of the con-
sumers by reducing the price. 1t is revenue
tariff with incidental protection to both grow
ers and consumers.
Why then reduce it? The Government
does not ask it; the consumers do not ask it
the growers and laborers do not ask it. Only
lew importers and dealers ask it, while
thosands OF laborers and growers protest
against it.
Inc annual consumption of rice is l3O, 900, :
Vo pounds, or Big pounds to each inhabi-
tanl. mat OF sugar is about lO0, 200, 900
pounos, OF 2oO pounds to each inhabitant-
peing JUST eight times as great as rice. This
SHOWS tnat rice Is an article of luxury-and
as such IS proper subject of high tariff
duty.
They cannot raise short staple cotton on
the Atlantic coast. They cannot raise corn.
Sea Island cotton is a disastrous failure 80 :
900 people rely alone on rice culture for sub
sistence. ANY reduction of the rice culture
will fall heavily on the common laborers.
while the reduction of rice culture is ruin and
restitution to these needy people. l cannot
believe that Congress will leave them to the
fate of foreign competition with countries
that can raise rice at five cents per pound.
1t will be seen by the above table that the
present duty on rice does not diminish its
Importation; does not operate to diminish
the revenue does not act adversely to the
importers, unless it be to diminish the price
in favor of the consumers.
ISAAC SEELEY,
! Savannah, Ga.
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The Reported Interview Between
Generals Mcclellan and Lee at
Snarpsburg.

The Atlanta correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Commercial gives the following:
/ have heard as coming directly from Gen.
Howell Cobb on the one hand, and distin-
guished member of Gen. McClellan's staff
on the other, solution of the origin of the
story that after the battle of Sharpsburg there
was a meeting between Lee and Mcclellan
to discuss the terms of peace. The story,
which had received from Confederate Off
Ger OF high standing, who says that he got it
from one of McClellan's staff and from Gen,
Cobb himself, was thus The day before the
battle OF Sharpsburg several of the most
prominent Federal Generals went to McClel-
Ian and insisted that he should send Lee a
flag of truce and propose to meet him and
discuss terms of peace; that the events of
the war mad clearly proved that neither could
conquer; that the soldiers should make peace
and that the drawn battle of Sharpsburg was
a most suitable occasion to enter into neoO-
tiations.
The story goes that Mcclellan listened
with deep attention and expressed himself
as approving the sentiments expressed, but
said that his unpopularity with the Admins
tration was so great that measures of this
kind inaugurated by him would be certain to
be rejected.
At about the same time, General Howell
Cobb and his brother General Tom Cobb)
went to General Lee, without any knowledge
of what had been done on the other side, J
and made substantially the same proposition.
General Lee agreed with them, and said that
he would not hesitate to send the flag to
Mcclellan, but for feeling sure that Mr.. Davis
would not approve of it. We give this story
just as it has been received from the intelli-
gent and trustworthy officer referred to above.
1t was certainly strange coincidence, and
an interesting subject of speculation would
be the result of such conference if it had
been held, and terms of peace agreed upon.
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-Agassiz has determined a point which has
long vexed us. He says: am satisfied, since
have examined the temocaris peirced, that
trilobites are not any more closely related to
the phyllopods than to any other eutomostrace
or to the esopods. In reality, the trilobites
are like tomocaris, synthentic type, in
which structural features ofthe tetradecapods
are combined with characters of eutomostraca
and other peculiarities essentially their own"
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The full returns of the Rhode Island
State election show majority of I,l76 for
Padelford, Republican, for Governor, and 140
majority for Cutler, Democratic and trap
candidate for Lieutenant Governor. Some
scattering votes not yet returned may possi-
bly, throw the election of Lieutenant Governor
into the Republican Legislature. The re-
of the Republican State ticket has
about 2. 100 majority.
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The Rice Crop.

The following are consolidated returns
(nade to the Agricultural Department. of
the rice crop for five years for the States of
North Carolina, South, Carolina, Georgia,
and Louisiana:
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Ridi6g Two Horses.

Mr.: Greeley appears to be resolved to get
over ms present difficulties with some Of his
friends by riding both the protectionist and