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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-07

The Post Department of the United
States shall establish, in conformity with
the arrangements in force at the time, the
conditions upon which the Post Depart
ment of Ecuador may exchange, in open
mails the correspondence originating in
Ecuador and destined for countries to which
the United States may serve as an interme-
diary; but such correspondence shall only
be charged with the international postage
established by this convention, augmented
by the postage rates in force between the
United States and the country of destina-
ton, and any other tax tor exterior service,
The Post Department of the United States
shall furnish the Post Department OF Eoua-
dor with list stating the foreign countries
to which the foreign postage and the
amounts thereof must be absolutely pre-
paid, or can be LETT unpaid. and shall! mod
i'y such list from time to time, as the eNl-
gencies OF its foreign postal service may re-
quire.
In conformity to the requirements of the
preceding paragraph q table marked A Is
hereupto annexed, enumeratlng the c0un-
tries with which, and specifying the terms
and conditions on which, Ecuador may ex-
change correspondence by way OF the
United States.
Correspondence of this class must De ace
cOmpanied bv q letter bill from the dis
patching exchange office Of Ecuador, speoi-
lying the amount due thereon to the United
States, and the receiving exchange office of
the United States shall return by next post
to such dispatching exchange, office an ac-
of receipt and yerl1catl0n
thereof. which letter-bills and acknOwl
adgments of receipt shall be in conformity
10 The models 8 and C, hereunto annexed,
and shall serve as vouchers in the settle
ncnt of the accounts,
The accounts to be kepe betwses 53e3T !
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Ku-KIuX Sentences.

In the United States Court at Column
bia, South Carolina, the 29th inst, j. S.
Miller was found guilty of Ku-Kluxing.
Judge Bond in keeping with the pur-
poses for which the Radical party placed
him in his position, has refused to grant
q new trial or arrest the Judgment on
motion made by counsel for defendant.
All the Democrats thus far, that have
been tried have been found guilty. Thus
runs the Judiciary in the hands of I'M
scrupulous scoundrels, whose only pur-
poses and aims are to further the ends
OF a political party that seeks to take
from the people their dearest rights. IL
not the time at hand when the people
should become fully alive to their inter-
est? The power is in their hands il
they will only exercise it.
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Foul InSinuatiOns.

The New York correspondent OF the
Cincinnati Enquirer makes some rather
foul insinuations and disclosures. He
says at has t~ranspired that the immense
profit OF the general order branch Of the
New York custom house IRE divided i'll
to four equal shares, and that two OF
theEo shares are regularly forwarded to
Gen. Porter, the Presidents Military
Secretary" 1t 10 rather hard for a man
OF a distance to understand tho nature
and course Of these "two shares being
sent to Gen. Porter. As to one share it
can he accounted for, but as for the 9TH
er We are left to conjecturS. The only
conclusion that has any feasibility about
it is that the President has II Ginger in
the ring"
This conclusion has another strong
circumstantial evidence to support it,
When the President was elected to the
Executive Chair he was comparatively
worth nothing and now his friends claim
that he is worth two million and o half
Thus the Government goes, and thepso-
pies money.
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Cotton.

The Cotton statement shows total re-
ceipts for the year 1871, from lst Sep.
TENDER, one million three hundred and
e~ighty-three thousand SIX hundred and
~sixty-one bales, against one million four
hundred and seventy six thousand nine
hundred and thirty-iiye bales for the
same time last year. The exports this
year, from the LIST of September, were
six hundred and ninety thousand and
forty-live bales, against eight hundred
and fifteen thousand two hundred and
thirteen bales for the same time last
year. The stock at nil United States
ports this year, is four hundred and
lightweight thousand seven hundrrd
and thirty-fve bales,against five hundred
and twenty-one thousand m hundred
and s;xty-three bales, at the same time
last year. At interior towns this year
Rere are nine-fve thousand six hundred
and e~ighty-two bales, against Il hun.
dred and seven thousand seven hundred
and forty-fve bales, some time last year
The American cotton ahoat for Great
Britain, now is n hundred and eighty.
seven thousand bales, against three hun
bred and ffty-fve thousand bales this
time last year.
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Retrenchment and Reform.

The President has finally sent in q
Message to Congress recommending a
reform in the civil service department.
To what extent he desires the invsstiga-
tions to go we are not informed NM
1t is, however, q fact, that before and
after Congress had met the admin
istration sand its advocates had deter
mined that there should be no %inyesti-
CATION into the actings and doings of the
President, or any of his appointees
in Office. Upon Senator Trumbull's bill
which looked to an investigation OF ali
the departments of the Government for
the past ten years, great opposition was
offered in the Senate by the friends Of
Grant, to wit: Conkling, Edmunds, and
Morton. There has been various reasons
given why this opposition was offered
The most plausible n as we conceive
is that it would likely disclose the fact
t'lat the Executive has certain connec-
ton with speculative rings, etc. The
administration and it's friends ascertain
ing hat the reform in the civil service
department required by the bill Of Mr..
Trumbull, was n popular thing, backed
down from their opposition and are now
pretendedly in favor Of this measure.
That Of course is done only to deceive the
people. In proof Of this fact take for
instance the committee from the Senate
all Of whom are nowopposad to the pas
sage Of the bill looking to investigation
but one.
Can it be possible that the people will
be longer gallei by such INSCRIPTIONS
imps as Conkling,, Edmunds, and Nor
ton. Let us see.
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TIE Oppression Of the SOuIh.

The transporting events in the south
ern S5lteS ate tls IN lst alarming IN the
history OF civil liberty in America,
Martial law has been q Jared, and is
now exercised with Nil of its yigor aud
horrors over II people who are denied all
of the benefits and protection OF civil
law. Nearly four thousand Of the most
respectable people Of the Southern States
are lying in prison without the privilege
Of "haLcas corpus" subject to the sub
ordination of witnesses, the corruption
Of Courts, yud the insult Of military des-
potism and the brutality of martid law.
These people are brethren entitled to
the protection OF our common system
of free government. The same coarse
and brutal man who has disgraced the
Presidential oilice by usurpinS power IN
the South only awaits an opportunity to
do in every state Union what is now be-
ing done in North and South Carolina.
The purpose Of the tyruut isnow visible.
But what has Leen done by the people
of the North to avert this calamity from
the hends of a devoted people? When
Chicago suffered we flew as Que maj to
her relief. When Ireland is oppressed
every speaker couciiiates lis audience
by a bold aud manly appeal for %;ustl"
law and liberty. But when Il neigh
burs, friends and cOuntrymen, are rob
bed Of every essential right, security and
safety, We have thus far stood by without
uttcringa word oisympathy orproPosing
relief. Can we hope olong enjoy free
government, who ensluve others, or stand
mdiJcreutly 10y while they are suffering
desolation verse than fire, oppression
worst than slavery, injuries worse than
Experimentation hope or sympathy
from their friends? We call upon the
friends of liberty to convene the people
in public meetings, and Indignantly dc
nouuce the u~nsurpations and the unsur.
pers. Even Grant with his stO!id hru
talitv. Morton with lis corruptions
aud Sherman with his venal ty, may ye
feel. We quote from n letter from /
heightened Southern gentleman to
friend in this city:"Is there uomanhooC
left to Northern States? VIII they allow
these crimes to be rerpetrated withou
one word of reproach or condemnation
Why don't they meet and denounc
these crimes uatil the spirit Of liberty i
kindlcd among them, and redress come
t o us?'Upon behalf o. these people we op
, peal through the Enquirer to the North
We beg our friends to Va and cal
tn. people together 10 protest agaus
the usurpotion.-Cincinno Enquirer.
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Gen. SickiCS.

1t appears that Gen. Sickles is max
ing some effort to be the next member
to the United States Senate from New
York. In the contest he has Conkling
the administration advocate, to combat
the present incumbent. This being 81
his prospects are by no means promls'
ing.
Should Gen. Sickles not succeed bet
ter in his present undertaking than he
has in the matrimonial department he
will make a miserable failure.
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Senator Sewers Resignation.

Our East Tennessee Contemporaries
nave Il good d.al to say about Senator
Sewers "resignation." The truth about
The matter is that, just subsequent to the
adjournment of tue General Assembly,
le placed upon the GoycnUr's table Il
.rttrr Of resignation, TO take effect Jam
ANY |. Tie reason assigned WAS that
ne woltl probably o out Of the State
perhaps to Cincinnati or Chicago. II
WAS, however, represented TO him that II
IN extra session Should be called ii
would hc IL brief one, aud that his resiS-
nation would involve the expense Of Il
special election. No further action has
been taken III tho matter, and it is
thought IN official circles that Senator
Sewer viii retain his seat.-Dmuer
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The iuiiuwmg cheerful rryi-w Of the
work performed in the chasing weeks ut
the year lo7l hy the present Geueral
Assembly ut the State at Tennessee, il
reply to charges made toy a Republican
opponent, we take from tho Nc Niumille
New Era:
They have been more economical than
any legislative body that has convened
far u number Of years. They have unly
made such changes in tie general law Il,
hey Thought were absolutely demanded
by the necessities anu wants of the people.
They have established an Agricultural
Bureau for the benefit OF the rarmrrs-a
grand step III tie rrngre 'siv" direction fI
the Farming Interests ut the State. They
have also established an Immigration, Blu.
reau, tn induce immigration To the State
aud Gil up the waste aud ninhab iIei
places. They have provided lor the c"l
lection 1T the delinquent taxes, amount
ing to the SUM If Two million dollars. II
short, their course has been pruNcut, Wis.
and conservative, aud with Surh lrgi>la.
rinn the people reed fear M harm hur
Tennessee will soon be again uu the higi
road To prosperity and success in ever,
dep' rtmcul- educational, agricultural
manufacturing aud commercial. Let tit
Tribute preserve itself in patience,
With this showing the Memphis Ava
lanche thinks the people of Tennessee huv
t. it ia - ...p.. l.1Lt .,.l H., 1
j]rcr,ons aud charges NJ mere IartisnnS ar
NOT such as will be sustained By the pee
pie.
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a STEM WINDEES.
SI2. SENSATION. Sl2.
MAGIC WATCH.
Hanutiiul fhriEtmaa Gin

A Feautiiul Christmas Gilt.
Something Entirely New,
And Us,fl os WILL az Good
-
A New style Double hunting Case ana open
iaee M"tch confined IN one WIN nne TirSt
Class imported IoiIshed or + ,os,ed Mckee rae
cnt Lever, AMI Ruby Jewelei ,H"vemen's: Ac-
curatety adjusted and Regulated. Elegant
crystal Cap, showing the Expodei action and
every mo,iOn Of the beautiful WORKS Wrlle run
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The following letter from the Presi-
dent of the United States to one Of his
nephews, applying Tor u government Of
nee in his gift, cannot be too highly
commended:
You cannot doubt my wish to see you
appointed to any office Of power or me
lulnent in the government, to the duties
Of which you are competent: but, how
ever deserving you may be of the one
you have suggested, your standing at
the bar would not justify my nomination
Of you as attorney to the General Dis
trict Court i'll preference to some Of the
oldest and most esteemed general court
lawyers Of your own State who are de-
slrous OF this appointment. My politi-
cal conduct i'll nominations, even if /
were uninfiuenced by principle, must be
exceedingly circumspecL and proof
against just criticism; for the eyes OF
Argus are upon me, and no Zip will
pass unnoticed that can be improved
into a supposed Partially for friends OF
relat ons.
Perhaps it may be necessary to explain
that "the President of the United States
referred to, is not the present incum-
bent but one of his predecesSors--the
late George Washington. 1t is not
''Unele Ulysses" but it was "Uncle
George"--Hyperion to a Satyr. 1t was
the Father of his Country, not his
country step father.
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THE ENTERPRISE.
Sweetwater, Thursday, Jan. 4, 1872.
Another Year,

Another station in lies journey has
passed, and we should sit down and re-
fleet a few moments upon the road over
which we have travelled, and prepare for
the rough jolts az well as the smooth
glidings Of another twelve mouth 3 yoy-
age.
The wheels of time have brought us,
rs it were to q fork in the road. We
trust we shall not be separated, but
that, we shall resume our journey toGeth-
or under brighter skies and over smooth
er, fairer ways. May you kind patrons
enjoy overlooking prosperity, and a
peace calm as that which fills the beast
of early innocence. Different occupa-
tions invite the energies OF our spirits,
Go on with brave hearts and strong
hands, the wilderness OF life will fall be-
fore you, aud smiling honcs, and spark
ling, teeming fields, will reward and
bless your efforts.
We hope that each Of our readers may
live TO see the return of many happy
New Years, and realize nS they pns'
every subsequent station, that their c Y
p~erience has made them wiser and bet
ter.
But remember, man is mortal
We cannot always stay!
Then "trust in God forever"
and "driyc dali care away
Tie past, the Present, Future the FIRST is son'
forever;
The second God now gives us for earnest, bOlt
endeayor
The third may come to many, while TO us it may
come never,
Thpu with bunya ant eNultation,
And with hopeful expectation,
And a fixed determination,
Let us enter Oh tie duties OF the New Year be
fore Us.
And the grace of God will follow
AL our Efforts, and the morrow
From the lips OF plenty borrow
Blessings, blessings rare to shower in rich pro
fusion DER us.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-01-04

A Washington special of;the 24th says:
III the absence OF any Legislation on
the civil service reform proposed by the
commission, there is IL considerable spec
ulation among the various department
officials as to whether 1t is the intention
Of the Executive to apply the regulations
to all those now i'll office after January
LIST, o l. to all appointments made after
that date. TIE commission say "the en-
forcement of the rules that we submi,
for approval depends, OF course, on the
pleasure Of the President" while the
President, in his message, declares that
"the authority is already vested in the
Executive to enforce these regulations
with full power to alter, abridge OF
amend them at option, when changes
may be desired" and, iGleft to him with
out further Congressional action, he
adds, these rules will be faithfully ex.
ecuted under the reservation already
mentioned" OF course, if it is meant
to inaugerate civil service reform in earn.
est, the work can be at once commenced
in all the departments here, but it is nc
secret that some of the heads of depart.
ments and bureaus of the sane are ut.
terly opposed to any such step, which
confirms the prevailing impression that
nothing will be done Ill Congress acts
in detail on the report Of the commission
and the various features of civil service
reform submitted to the special commit.
tee of the House having charge of the
subject; at the same time the rule @.
competitive examination which is now
in force in some OF the departments il
to be more.rigidly enforced in all appoint.
ments made after the New Year.
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The Traues,ce bounty frauds.

la the Cr,niua, Court II Washington
lust week, Hon. ". Is. Stokes, Michael
st o:mcier ans q. Victor Powell, charged
with completely IN the Tenuessee boun-
iy frauds, appeared and through their
counsel entered u Plea Of not guilty,
Ia. prosecution desired that the case ul
Powell, for receiving money while Gov
erunlent officer, be tried ON the 3Oih Of
January, ". l. Stokes, receiving money
On occouut Of a claim while a member
If tue House pf Representatives, on Feb
ruary e, ana the case ol Stokes, Powell,
Surohmeier aud the Baattys IN the lnt;er
part Of February Mr.. Riddle, for the de
ieuse, objected to the prosecution fixing
the day ior trial. The Court Remarked
that the defense could not be forced to
30 to trid unprcpared. Mr., Riddle srid
that il the cons pIrIcycase WAS the lust
one to he tried the Court would not be
troubled with Il; and to IN inquiry OF
that g~entlrmln, Mr., Harrington sud
thnt lie dill not expect the first case to
occupy IL week, but that some OF the m
b " ement cases would lie b org t up q
Ill the intervals betw cen the trials above
referred to.
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Anti.Grant Resolutions Adopted.

In the Senate ri the O,i" Legislature,
on the Isl Inst , a r"Sliuriun was Inrrulu
crd ay Mir, Rozel, Democrat, asking Oui,
Senators and Representatives in Congrr,,
To vo,e Tor Summers proposed amendment
tn tkc constitution, making any person in.
eligible To the rfire ut Prcrileut IS the
Unred 'tatps 90, more than One term
The retaliation was adopted by a vote ol
Is 10 10, All the Democrats present and
Gage aud Easement, Republicans voted
Tor IL.
The annual message of Governor IIoye,
was read in the Senate during the after
noon s%rs-iuu. 1t i>u hrief document, con
fined entirety tn the affairs Of Ohio.
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Cotton Seed WhiskeY.

Surveyor General Sewell, Of the Inter-
MI Revenue Bureau has been called upon
to decide, at Nashville, upon the capaci-
ty of stills using cotton seed in mash.
This is the first application made at the
Bureau for 9 survey on q distillery man
ufacturing whiskey from cotton seed.
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An exchange says sit appears that even
the fire was insufficient topurify the city
government Of Chicago" We thought
at the time that Chicago had made n
fatal mistake in burning herself up in
stead of her city government.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-01-04

There are fifty female students in the
Agricultural College of Iowa. 1t is be-
lieved that, when they graduate and shall
have had II few years experience at the
business, they viii know almost MS much
aboat farming as Horace Greeley or even
the agricultural editor OF either OF the
Nashville papers.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-01-04

Cincinnati lids herself OF her vagrant
poor by shipping them to Louisville.
It's II wonder that the very shingles on
her soup-housc in Chicago don't wlther
ut her hypocrisy.
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The New York Star tells us that Hen.
nv Ward BeccIier has "dismi>>rd all faith
in the long-ield dogma Of hell fire aud
damnation." We never conld see how
Bpecher c&lG believe in such things aud
do as he does.
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Revenue Reform.

A Dispatch from Washington states
that the contest between the tariff and
revenue reform clements promises to be
inaugurated with vigor when Congress
r~eassembies. The latter have already
perfected IN organization to keep mem
bers supplied with documents, statistics,
etc, and Ill connection with the Ameri-
can free-trade league will have several
representatives during IL e season. The
tariff men are not SO well organized,
though the Pennsylvanians are moving
in thataiirection. 1t is understood, that
they are willing to go as far us the Sec
rotary OF the Treasuly's recommendation,
except as to the duty On the coal and
salt. on which it will be remembered, Mr..
Boutwell, favors Il reduction of duty oil
nifty per cent. They Will support his
plan to place on tie free list every arti
Gle which is not produced in this coun-
try, but will persistently oppose any
change of the present duties on iron
steel, coal OF salt. The Ways and iIsans
Committee and the House are for redu.
cling the tariff rates, and the tariff men
therefore look to the Senate for success
According to all indications, however
the Finance Committee of that body are
not disposed to lower duties than they
were last session. The salt companie,
Of New York, Ohio and Michigan have
forwarded II vigorous protestagainst the
reduction of the duty ON salt.
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An Act to allow time to give appeal bonds
or file pauper oatlsm certain cases.
Section l. BE it enacted by the GeAer-
a, Assembly OF the Sat Of Tennessee
That iii nil casses IN the inferior courts
Of this State, wherein an appeal to the
Supreme Court may hereafter be prayed
md granted, upon the terms now In
posed by law, and the parry aipealin5
IS resident OF another county o. State, %
is unable 10y reason on physical inability
20 be present, the court granting SAT-
appeal, may, i'll its discretion, allow the
appellant time, in no CASE exceeding
tnlrty days, i'll which to give bonds OF
file the puupers oath for the prosecution
Of said appeal, and snch appeal bone
approved by the clerk Of the court from
winch the appeal WAS taken, OF the pm,
per oath filed with SAID cie'k within TIT
time allowed by the court, shall render
said appeal AS cilectu;l as if doneas now
eluireI 10y law, during the term Of the
count ut which the Jlloinalt appealeo
from was rendered.
Sec. 2. Be it farther enacted, Tha
this act shall taku effect from and ufteI
the first day OF JANUARY, 1872, the pub
lie welfare requiring it.
Passed Dec. 5. 1871.
JAMES D. Richardson.
Speaker ofthe Ii. OF r
JOIN G. VAUGHN.
al- Speaker of the Senate.
Received Mt Executive Office Dec. 8
1871, and approved Dec. 8, 1871,
JOHN &. Brown.
Governor.
I certify that the above is II true cop.
Of the original now on file in my Office.
T. II. BUTLER,
Secretary Of State.
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~$2,4G2,3I5 u
Less taxes to be paid in to
january l, 1918. $~l,4OO,OOO OO

Deficit. $l,O62,315 r.
The amount Of revenue proper collec-
ted for the, nding September 80,
1871, Wa. ST. 200, and tins out OF ~
rearages, IL I ! OF 60 cents on real estate,
and Il larger privilege tax than ut pres
eut. Ii the same rate vi collections Oh
tain, we shall not have for the twelve
months to coln with u 40 cent tax on
real estate and a reduced privilege tax,
collections amounting to over sl,OOO,OOO
This leaves us i'll debt, January, 1873.
foi current expenses, $l,4G2,3l5, so that
we shall then be in no better condition
than ut present, and no nearer resump-
ton OF interest payments in 1873 thai
now.-Nashville Banner.