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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06

mare by which the progress and product OF
civilization in tho United States could he measured.
Such monographs should embrace as topics s"us'oa'
history during past century OF our postai seVco
OF teegraphy Of the progress OF art, Industry anu
ton of immigration; Of agriculture; tho increase Oh
land under culture and disappearance OF TIMBER OF MIN
inc md tho development Of mineral wealth; OF military
and M val inventions, discoveries and acDcVeme's vi
manufactures; of education; OF religious ana eceesi
ssea progress Of the natural sciences OF inc progress
of wealth and financial vicssitudes OF inc country vi
ona ~ teraure OF press; OF public charities;
the and growth OF different statcs of the
changes in municipal, State, ana fedcral systems Vi
political economy and OF labor Tree ana serye' ana
wages of law; OF medicine; OF commerce ana naviga'
ton OF changcs In the social condition Of the people In
the limited states OF the Aborgnes; OF the climatic
revolutions and changes Of the continent during the
century.
A book composed Of such monographs,
properly executed, would be a testimony OF
our condition and power which could reach
all parts of the globe, and would remain
possession of incalculable value, when the
Exposition would be forgotten.
Fourth : It was proposed that National Museum
and Library should be established TO he perpetuay as
ISOLATED with this anniversary. The edfce to be ded
Gated or is cornerstone laid that day. and be made
tho repository OF such works OF art or volumes OF ma
tonal interest as proved worthy OF its hospitality
nucleus In short or COLLECTION IN WHICH eFerJ ota'o
should hold herself an To what extent such
collection grows under the influence OF national PRIDE
the British Museums anu those of tho Vatican and
Louvre bear witness.
We submit these hints to the Commissioners
| for their consideration We have such conf
| dence in American common sense and the
| patriotic feeling which this occasion will ex-
cite. that we have little doubt that its general
| ion will no worthy orr DcODlc.
whether the Philadelphia exposition proves
fasco or not. But the appointment OF these
| Commissioners gives them at present the OPP
portunity of uniting all plans into a coherent
whole, which will satisfy the people. How Tar
they are likely to succeed in this, their action
| this week will prove.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06

Messrs. Clinton, Peckham, and Treman.
who, as representing the Attorney General.
are associated with the Assistant District At
torney in the prosecution of the indicted
Mayor, ought to understand that any failure
to introduce all the evidence attainable TO
establish the charges will be entirely mex
cusable Are they doing their whole duty in
this matter? 1t is of the utmost Importance
that Mayor Hall, if guilty, shall be convicted
and got rid of. We understand that the
editors and proprietOrs of The Times have not
been subpenaed at all. Now, months ago we
were assured that The Times knew Mayor Hall
to be a thief and could prove it. Is that proof
to be excluded? Are the prosecuting counsel,
now that every interest of Reform demands
this proof, to throw obstacles in the way of
those who boldly announce its possession i'll
large type and clamOr for an opportunity to
produce itP
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06
A general political debate in the House. yes

A general political debate in the House, yes
terday, resulted in entanglng the genial and
funny Mr.. Cox of Ncw-York in a discussion
with Mr.. Raney, colored Representative
from South Carolina. The friend of the proud
Caucasian will mourn to learn that Mr.. Cox
got the worst of the argument proof of
which is found in the fact that Mr.. Cox lost
his temper and his habitual good manners, and
feered at the colored gentleman from South
Carolina. Mr. Cox, like many other politicians,
wants to be classed as friend of the black
voter; but when Mr.. Rainey told him that
his votes did not show his friendship, he could
only retort with injurious sneers, and 80 was
foored by the sensible Congressman from the
South. Mr.. COA'o constituents VIII mOurnfully
ask: "IIas the Caucasian degenerated ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06

The suspension in the Senate of the bill
passed by the House of Representatives, almost
unanimously to free Tea and Coffee from
duties, has paralyzed the markets in which
those two great commodities are sold. Whole
sale transactions in Tea and Coffee are stopped
by the uncertainty whether the bill will pass
or not, or are clogged with conditions and
contingencies that introduce inconvenent and
hazardous elements into trade. The evil is a
huge one, and the Tea merchants Of this city
have properly cried out against it. The delay
in regard to the bill should cease. The Senate
should promptly pass it, or promptly vote not
to pass it. The measure should DO disposed
of, one way or the other, and the present
reign of doubt and uncertainty which rules the
Tea and Coffee market be ended. Gentlemen
in Congress! the visible mischief done by tins
suspension Of your legislation affecting Trade
will enable you to see the widespread injury
you infict by proposing to reduce the rates OF
the Tariff. Every article in the list which you
propose to cut down represents combined
business of production, distribution and ex-
change which reaches to every part OF the
United States. Bills TO reduce duties are, in
commercial leffect, bills TO substitute foreign
products for domestic products IL the Trade OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06
MANUFACTURERS And PROTECTION

TIE World dissents pointedly from The
TRIBUNES belief that the Democrats OF New
Hampshire have clOuded their previously
bright prospect of carrying New-Hampshire
by cmbarling in wild crusade against
Protection to Home Industry. The issue
must decide between us. We have instanced
the principal seats of her Manufactures as
the cities and townships in which we look for
decided Republican gains upon the compare
tive vote for Governor last year; another
week will show that we were or were not
mistaken. Let the figures speak!
The World says that State lost in population
"during the last decade, Notwithstanding the
"grcat blessings Of Tariff" True; but wherc
did she lose it, Partly on Southern battle
fields; partly from her rugged hill-sides, whose
tilers were lurcd away to the far more fertile
prairies and valleys of the West and South
West. Our Civil War tended to depOpulato
those granite hills, by marching her youth
over more inviting fields, under more genial
chimes, than those whereOn their eyes first
opened. But the manufacturing cities and
will 4ges of New Hampshire, as Of most other
States show decided aggregate increase of
population during the last Observation-Disclosures
Concord, and Nashua, having added meantime
several thousands to their Inhabitants while
the rural townships have generally fallen off.
The World says that we exported $4,000 900
worth less of certain leading Manufactures
in 1871 than we did in 1860. OF course, high
wages and high taxes tend to diminish our
ability to export wares and fabrics which must
be sold in competition with those of Western
Europe. But since, despite the destruction of
life and property, with the arrangement of
all but the ruder industries, which great
civil war necessarily involves, our Manufac-
lures were nearly doubled in extent and
efficiency between 1860 and 1871, we presume
our better paid artisans can endure the
af1lctiOn.
1t is true that we have not iyet received the
statistics of American Manufactures embodied
in our late Census, but we have indications
of their general scope which cannot be gain
sayed. We know that our usual product of
Pig Iron has been doubled, while that of
Rails and of Steel has been quadrupled since
1860 we know that our product of WoOlens
has been at least doubled, while that Of Silks
is to-day at least sx-fOld what it was in 1860;
we know that our people make far more Leather
and more Boots and Shoes than they did
eleven years ago; we know that Steel Rails,
Hosiery, Table Cutlery, Saws,s and several
other important classes of Manufactures, have
been firmly established and extensively de-
veloped on our soil since 1860; and, if it be
true that we export less Wares and Fabrics
than we did then, it must be that our con-
sumers are able to buy and use far more
Hence our faith that no party can improve
its prospects by warning on Protection.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06

Full reports of the proceedings before the
Senate Committee of Investigation, yesterday
and the day before, will be found in TIE
TRIBUNE this morning. The evidence of Gen.
Porter, which we now present at length, does
not materially change the opinion which has
heretofore been expressed concerning that
latest addition to the volume already made
up. Gen. Porter is not trustworthy witness,
because his memory is not Trustworthy; but
from the chaos of his testimony we gather
nothing which abates any jot or title
from the shameful character of the oppression
practiced on the merchants of New-York. On
various points relating TO Mr.. Leet's ante
cedents and his connections at Washington,
Gen. POrter's memory was defective; but
enough was adduced TO prove more concu-
sively than ever that Leet had skillfully used
his relations with the President to secure his
profitable job in the Custom-bouse. That
this was done to the great prejudice of
the name Of the President il as clear as
the further fact that Cen Grant was UNI
Willingly made an apparent party TO trans
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06

The bone of contention in Mayor Halls trial
yesterday was the fraudulent Garvey warrant
of June 6, 1870, for Sal ,563 AZ, to which the
Mayors signature is duly attached. Counsel
for the defense fought fercely against its ad-
mission, and when Judge DAILY ruled it admis-
sible, they strenuOusly insisted that while it
might be evidence for the Court, the jury must
totally disregard it. Certainly, if Mayor Hall
had exercised, in preventing fraud, one-tenth
of the energy his counsel put forth to exclude
evidence against him. he would never have
been even suspected of official shOrtcoming.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06
pebt reduced In threO rears saeo.eae,,Gs

we wish he could have made it a round
Three Hundred Millions and to do this he
had only to buy bonds and thus stop interest
a little faster than he has done, and so reduce
the dead weight of useless, unproductive coin
in the Treasury. Had he done this promptly
boldly, unfiinchingly, he would have paid off
some Sl5,OOO,OOO more than he has DONE
Still, the exhibit is good one. What other
country ever shouldcred such burden as
ours and reduced it 50 vigorously as we have
done?
This day, his call of s4o,0o0,000 interest
bearing Debt, which he has the coin to pay
off, takes effect. May we not hope that tho
operation will be rapidly repeated till the
Treasury is drained of useless coin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06
omusements. ETC., CHS Gpcning.

AolrrMY OF MUsIC.-ltatan Opera; MN'n"'
Mile Nilsson
RooTu's TuEATER-"Julius Cesar boo'n'
FIFTH AVENUE Divorce
NIp,o's GARpES.-"La Belle Savage" MIS- '0hn
Wool - -. - ponoo.
O,vNp,c TuE,TER.-" Humpty Dumpy heoon-
,rncted. G. l.. Fox 9, q, O N,..,.-o
Sr LANES TuEATER.-"M Marriage" J. 3 Mackaye'
Tnp1y-rorPrH-sr THEATER.-Nanety Company
IyNIoS SQUARE THEATER-Nanetl company
wAIIACKs THEATER' INC 'e''"
NAllaek.
STEINwAY HALT--Matinee RecitaiS' MISS Meh''e'
Nrw-YoRK CIRCUS. FOurteenth-st., between IhirG
.pd Pourth- - Cinderella
woon's Observation-Disclosures OF Cannibals
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06

action which he did not approve Of, nor in
anv direct manner countenance. The teSti-
monv of Mr. Schultz, a reputable merchant OIL
this CITY, only confirms all that THE TRIBUNE
hos baretofore made public concerning inc
ncttv annoyances practiced at the Custom
house. and the completeness Of the machinery
which is used to Cypress merchants ana I'M
norters generally. The suggestion that man
who complains in the newspapers OF PUBIC
abuses PUSHES indecently into print" VIII
strike most people original and novel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06

We print herewith letter on the Salt
Works and Salt production at Syracuse which
it is possible the writer did not mean to give
to the public; still, the subject is of such
general interest and his averments arc so I'M
portant that we have chosen to give them to
our readers. The justice and policy of the
virtual concession of the States Salt-Springs
to q single company is a matter of public in
terest, and, in this day of general investiga-
ton, this subject may as well be aired.
Truth will vindicate itself in the end
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06

The two Kansas Senators, yesterday, pro-
tested that they did not know what to do with
themselves. Charges have been made against
them in the Legislature of their State, but not
sent TO the Senate as yet. So they asked
what they ought to do. The plain answer TO
this would be, keep cool until the charges
get into the Senate and then dispr0ve them,
eff you can" To "hurl back" the charges
before they are brought in, is not at all con-
vincing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06

The terror which a free press inspires in the
French Government is explained by our Paris
correspondent, who shows how the authority
of the Government is losing ground with the
people. One can understand how an Assem-
bly, which does less work. even, than our own
Congress, is a fair mark for the satirists of
the journals, and so hates newspaper license.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06

Some interesting details of an interview
with Baron Won Liebig were published In IHE
TRIBUNE a few months since, and attracted
general attention. In another column, to-day,
we print the report of a conversation held
with the distinguished and venerable scientist,
70 which the reader is directed. The philoso-
pliers views On the story of Cain and Abel
will strike most people as original, if they are
very much at variance with those commonly
received. His notions concerning the use of
beer and tobacco are also liable to the charge
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06
THE FINANCES.

Mr.. Boutwcll's monthly report that the Ma
tional Debt was reduced by the sum of $l2,-
30I,a5I 80 during the short month of Feb
ruary is very gratifying. His summing up OF
his three years work is laconic and eloquent.
Here it is
March 1, 1860 Total Debt. less cash In
Treasury .t?,525 i69,2GO
March /, 1872. Total Debt less cash in
Treasury ......................2,2 25,sl3.4o8
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06

A correspondent of THE TRIBUNE, writing
from Colorado, gives a candid statement of
the effects of the Winter upon stock and
grazing His facts seem to establish the repu-
ton of the Territory as one of the best local
tiles for cattle-rasing on the continent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06

Tbiry-two of the sailor clearinghouse
keepers, whose infamous treatment of seamen
The TRIBUNE has repeatedly exposed, have
been indicted by the Court of Oyer and Ter
miner. A vigorous prosecution and enforce
ment of penalties against them will be of the
utmost advantage in amelOrating the coDd-
ton of sailors in this port.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06
on record.

,Jerseymen who are FESTIVE under the OPP
pressive monopoly of the railroad corpora
tons will rejoice to learn that the injunction
TO restrain the construction of bridge across
the Raritan Is dissolved This important INK
in the progress of the Southern New-Jersey
Railway is now supplied, and there is hope
that the ligature which binds the State across
NAV be cut, and that Southern New-Jersey
NAV find an outlet for its products.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06

Attention is directed to copious extracts from
the London journals, commenting on the Ala
bama claims, reprinted in THE TRIBUNE to-
day. Another letter to The London Times, from
the pen of Mr.. George w. Smalley, will be
found valuable acquisition to the rapidly
increasing volume of information on and dis
cussiOn of this whole business
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06

The action of the Kings County Republican
General Committee last night, in declining to
expel Messrs. Worth and TerTiere, who, we
believe, were found guilty of frauds at the last
election, seems to require explanation. Upon
its face 1t looks like an Endorsement of pOlit-
ical rascality which the honest Republicans of
Kings cannot fail to repudiate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06

From Missouri we have most extraordinary
story of an attempted legalization OF over
100000 worth of repudiated railroad bonds by
a county court, division of the spoiis be-
tween two judges and their oonfederates' ana
the flight of the culprits. If this story Is true,
and it is very circumstantialy given, the ai'''ir
is one of the boldest and most fragrant crimes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06

The name of James Terwilliger has at last
disappeared from the head of the editorial
columns of The Syracuse Journal. And yet
THE TEIBUNE "has been engaged in the
"wiekedest attempt ever made to SANDER an
"innOeent man, We mourn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06

The discussion of the policy of reducing the
tariff on type, which we give in another col
unn, furnishes many facts which legislators
will find worthy their careful consideration.
1t comes from one of the best practical print
els in the United States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06

persons beneath tho Presidents cOat-tai!s. tho
people at largo will draw but one inference
If that inference is hard and false one, no
body is to blame for il but these crazy poll
tcians who insist upon sitting tie truth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06

of heresy; but on the greater questions Oh
education, labor and their correlatives, MS
sentiments will find hearty and unanimous
Endorsement in this Republic, at least.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06

The attention of theOlogians and thinkers
has been anew directed to Buddha and
Buddhism by various recent incidents; and
T. w. HigginsOn's lecture, full resume OF
which is printed in THE TRIBUNE, to-day, is
timely as well as suggestive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06

l.. Haskett Derby, Boston gentleman of tho law
probably understands the3matter of the French spo-
haton claims better than anybody else-he certainly
understands them much better than we do. lie
addressed the Committee Federal Relations of the
Massachusetts, Legislature on the subject of these
claims last Tuesday and urged the passage OF re-
solve relating to them. According to Mr. Derby. IN
Massachusetts, alone reside several hundred suifercr
the heirs of citizens interested in this matter to the
extent of from S2,OO0OOO to S30OOOOO. Nobody, we
believe doubts the justice of this demand upon 'e
~ rnoa,,r,, which would long ago have been
ot;stied If the heaviest claimants had hyed IN any
other State.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06

There is something touching IN the ingenuity ans
rl,vsd in dunning their delinquent debtors which
tradesmcn grown desperate sometimes display. nun
ahar,ware merchant in Knoxville Tenn, dec'aie'in
an advertisement that a hardware business can 10
more be carried on everastingly without money.
than dog can wag bis tail whom he has none,
my customers" adds the sufferer. are all soo"'
but what good does a mans goodness do wheh "s
don't do any good :" question which NUMBERS VI
people may well ponder seriously. Our knoxviie
deaers PATIENCE has given ont at last and he talks
ferocousy of writs and cOnstables.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06

a movement IL on foot, we are told, TO reorssniis
the Board of Commissioners. appointed under 'ns
act OF 1870, to revise the statutes OF New-fork'
matter 40 important, and 50 purely divorced nom
political considerations. should be approached only
with great care and decided only on public, not ~
all on personal or fractional grounds. Wesee APP
peals and attacks which seem wholly unworthy OK
the subject We urge no mans cause, but ask that.
if the Commission DO touched at ALL II be only on
careful. dispassienats consideration. With On eye
solely 10 tho public good. s .. .... E.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06

One good turn at the hands OF The TINES deserves
another at ours Let US hasten to discharge the OBJ
LEGATION. When the CustOm-hOuse investigation
began, The Times demanded that we go on the stand
and prove the Outrages Of the General Order system
which we had charged. Thanks to its suggestions
TRIBUNE witnesses were Unexpectedly summoned
they established every charge we had made aad
General Order was doomed. The Times dld not
urge MS to testify against the Quarantine oihcah
but the exposures of The TRIBUNE were used asa
textbook and reference by the Committee, and the
end was Dr. CarnOchan's removal The I'me' forgot
its previous courtesy when the Harbor-Ma'ter IN
vestigation was mOOted, but The TRIBUNE wa
again used, and again the result justified Its assr
tons and charges. Now we demand that The Iina
also shall have an equal chance with ourselves
establish its charges against others. 1t chasN
fraud in the Hustled gravel affair aud on the Con
missioners of Emigration, and accused Mayor Hal
of being thief. To be sure, il proved nothing
against Hustled or the Commissioners Of Emgz
ton but this is no why it should not have,
chance to prove as it says it can. that Halhi
thief Now is the time to do it, and we insist that
The Tines shall have q chance to do it. SummOnih
editors at once.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06

II il notorious that the Jay Gould clique got ih'o
tho direction of the Erie Railway by Hsuuui'h'
election, at which they voted with shares 'na' DO
ngod to the opposite party. let inc Les'Sia'uio
now asked 10 continue this usurping Board OF Di-
rcctors in power against the wishes of the stock
holders. because few communities along tho line OF
the road imagine that the real owners would manage
the property in way,Binghamton and Elmira would
not like Why not ask the Assembly TO coniscats
the Erie Railway at once and give 1t TO the Einifa
Railing Mill
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