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men have been allowed TO attend.

Ss5- The Tribme'S correspondent in North
Carolina delights to show up the ignorance
of the colored people Of that State, we sup
pose, because it is pleasing to the Democratic
party. Who would a few years ago have
thought that the columns ofHorace Greeley's
Tribune would have been given up to the
purpose Of deriding the poor ex-slayes of the
South for not being as highly educated "a
their oppressors. The Tribune should re-
member that the party, whose organ it now is,
is responsible for the ignorance of the colored
people of the South, and when it laughs at
the illiterate colored man, to catch Demo
cratic votes for its Qate) editor, it is laughing
at the result Of the work Of its own party.
Colored men Of the South, make q note Of it
that Horace Greeley's Tribune sends spe-
cial correspondent into the South who Oils
his letters full Of your alleged incapacity to
understand the political questions with which
you are connected. Horace Greeley's party
means to crush you and elevate what they
choose TO call the intelligence Of the South,
hence the derision and denunciation of the
colored men at the South.
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Pennsylvania Coming Right.

The dark clouds that for a time hung upon
the Republican horizon in Pennsylvania are
gradually lifting, and the political sky is
slowly becoming clear. There was never
any doubt but General Grant would carry the
State by large majority--no doubt, we mean,
among intelligent, clear-headed men. The
fear was that the opposition of the Philadel-
phia Press, the Lancaster Express, and few
other disafected sheets, might endanger the
State for Hartranft. But, if our private in
formation, and the testimony Of such careful
papers as the Philadelphia North american,
Journal, the Pittsburg Commercial, Cndepend-
ent, the Pittsburg Gazette, and most of the
other Republican papers, is not all wrong,
the OPPOSITION to Hartranft and Allen is grow
ing weaker day by day, and the certainty
Of the election Of the whole Republican State
ticket perfectly certain. The Pittsburg Com
mercial, which is not political paper, states
that all the falsehoods against the Republican
candidate for Governor have been proved 80
false and malignant as to produce very
strong reaction in his favor. This cheering
information is all confirmed by the Hon.
Russell Erett, Chairman Of the Republican
State Central Committee of Pennsylvania.
Our Republican friends may, therefore, count
on Pennsylvania coming out all right in Oc-
tober as we'll as in November. The state
ment in letter from this city to disafIected
paper in Philadelphia, last week, that Sen.
ator Cameron, when here, gave up the State,
is a mistake. He informed a friend Of ours, q
gentleman Of high character, that we would
elect our arhole State ticket, though he admitted
it would require hard work. But that hard
work was being done.
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A Southern delegate, in passing through
the Treasury Department, and noticing a
colored clerk (son of Fred. Douglass) en-
gagged in singing his quill, gave forth un-
mistakable signs of disgust, and walked of
with the remark, "Thank God! when Uncle
Horace comes in office there will be stop
put to that work."
This Southern delegate may be right, but
we do not believe Uncle Horace" will
do any such thing. Such course would be
consistent with his new position, but the
truth is Mr.. Greeleyls constitutionally incon.
sistent, and Is about as likely to do one thing
as another.
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A year ago the Tribune published an edI-
tOrial article remoying those journalists who
"make it their particular business to traduce
the President We quote from the Tribune
of June, 1871 under the head Of Slanderinc
Grant May be one of these DAYS the Jour
nalists who make it their particular business
to traduce the President will become discour-
aged at repeated failures and turn to some
honest pursuit. Gen. Grant, from the begin
ming Of his career, has been persistently as
sailed In the most shameful manner, and after
every assault his character has shone forth
not only untarnished, but brighter than be.
fore. For his great military successes he was
rewarded with calumnies, which threatened
for time to destroy him; he held his peace,
and false testimony broke down of itself, leay-
ing his reputation higher than ever. AT
every critical period Of the war he was at
tackled again: before Vicksburg; in the Will
deness; at Petersburg; and perhaps we
shall never know how near we came to losing
his services at moments when he alone could
save our armies. Under these trials he was
still silent, and the people, penitent for their
temporary injustice, honored him afterwsrd
with all the more enthusiasm. When peace
had been declared, he was traduced with re-
doubled malice by all classes of his political
opponents, from Andrew johnson down to
the World, and the result was his election to
the Presidency by most magnificent major
ity. In his present elevated position the at
tacks have been incessant, but though he has
kept to his sensible resolution of holding his
tongue, his enemies have been uniformly and
Immediately confuted. We never knew the
propagators of such stories to acknowledge
their falsity after they had been proved, but
this makes little practical difference, for the
people know the truth, and will honor their
President all the more for the obloquy Of
which he has been made the victim. .Judg-
ing from the past we should say that Gen.
Grants enemies are taking the best course
to insure his election for another term" So
wrote Mr.. Greeley in June, 1871. Now his
paper Is among the most reckless and unfair
of those journalists who make it their par
ticular business to traduce the President
To use itsOwn words in doing this the Tribune
Is taking the best course to insure his cleo
ton for another term"
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The MIX in that Cocoanut.

Tomost people the course Of the New ork
Tribune, before it publicly proclaimed its sale
to the Tammany thieves in laboring to create
doubts as to the exposures by the Times OF
their wholesale robberies. or to palate their
crimes, was matter Of painful surprise to
Republicans who were not even in the Sc
cret. The exposure Of the bargains between
Mr.. Greeley and the Democratic leaders
whereby they were to make him their candi-
date for President or conditions, partly ex-
plains its very remarkable and disgraceful
efforts to screen Hall, Connolly, Sweeney,
Tweed, Carney, and the rest Of the corrupt
gang from punishment, and to defeat all re-
last winter. But there was motive quite
as strong and far more tangible and practical
than their promise to make him their candi-
date for President than there seemed to be.
1t was Every hard cash" consideration 10
the tune Of several thousand dollars yearly
in the shape of Tammany patronage. On
this point the Cleveland (Ohio) Herald asks
these very significant and troublesome ques-
tons, every one Of which is charge the
truth of which is now a matter of history:
'Was not Horace Greeley himself the
friend of some of the leading Tammanyites !?
Did not the Tribune share in the hush
money distributed by the public thieves
from the proceeds of their robberies? Did
not Greeley, in the Tribune, insist that Gar
vey, the dishonest plasterer, was AN honest
man. after the published accounts proved
him incontestably robber and the accom-
plice of robbers, and but short time before
Carney himself appeared in court and con-
fessed himself such? Did the Tribune, then
avowedly under the absolute control of
Horace Greeley, say one word against the
Tammany frauds until after public indigna-
ton had become irrepressble and over
whelming? Did it not then turn public at
tention in other directions as speedily as
possible, and thus give the battered Tam
manyites chance to haul Off for repairs p
When the storm had but partially blown
over, were not the Tanimany leaders smiling
upon Gree!ey's Tribune, and Greeley's Tri-
bune waglng bitter warfare upon those chiefly
instrumental in evoking the peoples wrath
against Tanmany? Why should not Tam
many respond promptly and joyfully to the
nomination of Greeley?"
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A Z: Liberal' Gun Spiked.

The speech Governor Blair made at Jack
son, Michigan, giving his reasons for desert
ing the Republican party, was mainly devoted
to a repetition of the Copperhead charges of
gift-taking against General Grant. In their
criticisms of this malignant TRADE against a
man, the latchet Of whose shoes he is not
worthy to unloose, the Republican press of
Michigan cruelty brought to the notice of the
sorehead "Liberal" the fact that while Gov
ernor of that State he received present of
a splendid pair of horses and an expensive
carriage from the officers of one regiment
holding his commission, and a pair of mag
nificent mirrors, so large that he was COM
PEELED to raise the ceiling of his house to
admit them. from the officers of another regi-
ment, whom he had alsocommissiOned. This
exposure has brought to Mr.. Blair's mind
the danger of those who live in glass houses
throwing stones at others. And so, when
he made another Greeley-Copperhead speech
at Marshall, few days after, he was as silent
as the grave about the Presidents gifts. He
suddenly discovered that one who had re-
ceived large presents while Governor from
officers holding his commissions, was not the
man to arraign General Grant for accepting
them from those who owed him nothing but
gratitude for his great services to the country
not only before his election to the Presi-
dency, but before he had ever been thought
of for that Office. That battery has, there
fore, been silenced pretty effectually. But
that Governor Blair should have tried to use
it to General Grants injury exhibits his dis
honesty, disingenuousness, and want Of prac-
teal common sense In a stronger light than
even his detection.
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"When the rehellous traitors are over
whelmed in the field, and scattered like leaves
before an angry wind, it must not be to re-
turn to peaceful and contented homes. They
must find poverty at their firesides, AID see
privation in the anxious eyes Of mothers and
tho rags Of children"
"While you, in making this nomination,
are not less. but rather more, Democratic
than you would have been in taking an
opposite course, l am no less earnestly
Republican than ever l s."-Horace
Greeley in accepting the Baltimore nomjna-
ton, July IL, 1872.
Everyone who chooses to live by pugi-
lism, or gambling, or harlotry, with nearly
every keeper of n tipping house, is politically
Democrat. The essential articles Of the
Democratic creed (are] love rum and hate
niggers.' The less one learns and knows,
the more certain he is to vote the regular
ticket from A to lizard. Horace Greeley.
"While you, in making this nomination,
are not less, but rather more, Democratic
than you would have been had you taken an
opposite course, am no less earnestly Re-
publican than ever was. Horace Greeley
July IL, 1872.
"a Democratic national triumph means q
restoration to power of those who deserted
their seats in Congress and their places un-
der the last Democratic President to plunge
the country into the red sea Of secession and
rebellion. Though you paint an inch thick,
to this complexion you must come at last
The brain, the heart, the soul, Of the present
Democratic party is the rebel element at the
South, with its Northern allies and sympa.
thizers. Horace Greeley.
"While you, in making this nomination,
are not less, but rather more, Democratic
than you would have been by taking an OPP
posite course, 1 am no less earnestly Repub-
lican than ever I was" Horace Greeley,
July IL, 1872.
"If the Democratic party were called upon
to decide between Grant and myself, know
that their regard for what they must call
principle would induce nine-tenths of them to
vote against me. Why? 1 am a decided
enemy of that party, even in its most respect.
able aspects. Horace Greeley's (Trumbull
county, Ohio,) speech, October, 1871.
"Whle you, in making this nomination,
are not less, but rather more, Democratic
than you would have been in taking an op-
posite course, 1 am no less thoroughly and
earnestly Republican than ever 1 -
Horace Greeley, July IL, 1872.
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Not only with clear conception of the
real state of the case" but with true politi-
cal wisdom and political common sense, the
Philadelphia NORTH american thus expresses
its views in regard 10 the desertion from our
ranks of those who are not sincerely with US:
"The desertion of Greeley and Fenton to
the enemy is really no loss. These men have
been practically working with the Democrats
for years, and at every State election they
managed to organize a separate faction OF
their own, in order to aid the Democrats.
The triumph last year was wholly independ-
ent of them, and would have been achieved
Just the same if they had gone openly. The
trouble TO the party in New York has long
been the treachery in its own ranks
This indicates sound, wise principle, As
necessary to be acted upon in politics as in
military matters, and its application is to
every protested Republican who is really
using his influence to undermine the party.
We should not only bid all such 4 hearty
g good-by and good riddance" when they de-
sert, but we should drum them out Of the
camp the minute they begin to exhibit signs
of sympathy with the enemy. One secret foe
can do us more harm than ten open, manly
opponents. The same |" good radiance" with
which the detection of Greeley and Fenton is
greeted should be extended to Schurz, and
Trumbull, and the malignant Blair, and
briggs, and Upton, and Julian, and to such
small potatoes as Milo Goodrich, of New
York, Gen. Farnsworth, Col. Saunders, and
their peers. Not one Of these men but what
has rendered the Republican party a good
service by leaving it, and the Greeley De-
mocracy sincere injury by Joining it. The
desertion Of Fowler, and Dixon, and Cowan,
and Doolittle, and Randall, and Johnson, and
the rest Of that set proved blessing to us,
and a curse to them. II Greeley, Schurz,
Trumbull 4 Co. had left the Republican
party because ii was corrupt, and prodigal,
and unfaithful, their desertion would be
cause OF alarm. But as every mothers son
of them has deserted it on account of some
petty personal grievance, with which the
people have no sympathy, he carries no body
with him.
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THREE members of the New York Legis-
lature, elected as Republicans, sold out to
the Tammany ring in 1869, and Mr.. Greeley
thus spoke Of them: "You must stop elect
ing to the Legislature such men as Nation,
Akin, Bemus, and three dozen more such,
or corruption can never be vanquished. II
you lie down with such dogs you will get up
alive with fieas." Messrs. Nation, Akin,
and Bemus are now out for Greeley, and Mr..
Nation was last week at the. "humble
farmer home" Of the philosopher, arranging
the campaign in Northern New York.
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THE Greeley organs having denied that
Greeley's eccentricities and vulgarities in
dress are the result of careful study, and an
evidence only Of his vanity and afectation,
the Republican papers publish the statement
publicly made by Mayor Hall, of New York,
that ne once saw him "in Chicago, while In
company with two others, who laughed
at him, go behind the door of the hotel bar.
Der shop and carefully adjust his trousers
In the inside OF his boots" If this studied
effort to attract attention is not the silliest
kind of vanity and affect11ion, what name
shall be given it?
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Refused Admission.
, tie Editor of The Press .

To tie Editor Of The Press:
SIR: All admirers of music could not 90
to the great Musical Festival in Boston, and
hence when L saw It announced that the
celebrated Emperor Wilhelm's Cornet Quar-
let would certainly perform in this city, |
thought would still have an opportunity of
enjoying and approaching one Of the great
features Of the concerts of the Coliseum; but
Judge of my establishment when, on present
ing myself at the box office, 1 was sternly re-
fused the privilege of purchasing ticket upon
"orders from Mr.. Hassler." 1 have just re-
called it to mind that l saw it stated in one
OF our dailies that the Messrs. Hassier had
made most perfect arrangements to exclude
objectionable characters; but deeming, Of
course, that that referred to parties intoxi.
Gated or those not decently clad, and the
like, and not deeming that my color made me
an Objectionable character or that my charac-
ter was Objectionable, went, utterly innu-
cent Of any liability to refusal. But "the
arrangement" in the ticket Office not very
blandly informed nc that 81 can't sell ysv
any ticket"'
1 have taken this method of informing your
liberal-minded readers of the difficulty a Ger.
tain class among lis still have in "elevatine
themselves" notwithstanding the adoption
Of the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments
by all political parties and that we must
renew our vigilance in sustaining the efforts
made in our behalf by that great embodiment
of principle-that tme-tried champion of b,l-
man rights, Charles Sumner.
Respectfully, M.H.W.
PHILADELPHIA, July lG, 1872.
mfr. IIassler has unquestionably a legal
right to refuse TO sell tickets Of admission TO
his garden TO any class or any person. From
what we know Of that gentleman, we are
satisfied, however, that he would have no
personal objection 10 the presence of colored
persons in his garden. But he cannot allow
his personal wishes to control him altogether
in this matter. lie has opened his garden
not solely for the pleasure of contributing to
the enjoyment of the people, but, if possible,
to make money, and even our correspondent
must agree that if colored persons were ad-
mitted he would without doubt lose many Of
his patrons. This state of affairs is to be
regretted, but that it exists is certainly not
Mr.. Hassler's fault
We know of many instances such as Is
recorded above. They give evidence of en-
insanity on the part of the so-caled superior
race that would scarcely be credited in any
other civilized country in the world We are
more astonished at the contemplate apology
Of the note following the communication Of
VI. II. W., coming as it does from the Phila-
delphia Press, whose editor has never shown
any disposition to refuse TO attend places OF
amusement where colored ladies and gentle
men have been allowed to attend.
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DURING the rebellion the rebels always
marched to their attacks on General Grant
to the tune of "Dixie," thGr national
air." But after the attack they were always
compelled to seek safety in retreat with no
other music than Union guns and Yankee
Doodle. They opened their attack upon
General Grant at Baltimore, the other day,
to the same rebel air, and in November,
when they are to make the assault along the
whole line, if they keep step to any music
in their retreat after their defeat, it will be
the rogue's march" played by the victors.
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Another Earnest Word from Gerrit
Smith.

The inirmities of age have compelled Hon.
Gerrit Smith to decline an invitation to speak
in Cazenovia. In his letter he says "Vitally
important is it in my judgment that the
national Republican ticket shall succeed.
Democratic rule very nearly cost us the Life
Of the nation. God forbid that we should
come again under this rule! The return Of
the Democratic party to power-be it with
Seymour or Hoffman or Greeley at its head
is the one thing we have to dread"
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GES. FRED. HEcKER, of Illinois, has
written n letter to the An=eige- DIS Westen.
He was staunch supporter Of the Liberal
movement until tho farce of nominating Gree
ley as the Liberal candidate was enacted al
Cincinnati. Tie declines to yield his convic-
tons to the political comedians who bore
prominent parts in that performance, and
advises all true reformers to stand aloof from
the contest.
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OF MASSACHUSETTS.

Complete liberty and exact equality in the
enjoyment of all civil, political, and public
rights should be established and efiectually
maintained throughout the Union by efficient
and appropriate State and Federal legislation.
Neither the law nor its administration should
admit Of any discrimination in respect Of citi-
Gems, by reason Of race, color, or previous
condition of servitude. "A Plank in the Plat
form of the PHILADELPHIA Conreati0n.
Rock Island Argus., 1872-07-02
Trimmings at cost at Moy Bros.

GRANTS MAIL Key BLowERs.-Tbe
Union makes a wholly unoslled for and very
scurrilouS attack upon B. b, Joslyn Esq, Of
IumA, calling him all sorts Of hard names
simply because he declined to render him.
self liable to imprisonment and fue for
betting on elections. The facts are these :
Returning from Springfield, Brown MspeS
Grants mail agent, asked Mr.. JOslyn if he
would bet that Kurner would beat Oglesby.
Mr.. Joslyn said he would risk 500, on it,
and each Of the men then placed S2j in the
hands OF the editor OF this paper, who Was
in the car at the time, each agreeing to put
up 500 the next day, or forfeit his $25.
Next day both came to our sActum, Joslyn
with probably one or two thousand dollars
in his hand, and Mapes with hundred dol.
lar bill. JosIyn said to us "MAke out q
statement Of our bet; we are going to
put the money in the Moline bank.
We replied that when we took the forfeit
money We were not aware Of the severe pen
Alties for betting, &C., &C., and preferred moi
to be connected in any manner with any bet
and our advice to each was to take back
his money and not lay himself liable
Mapes replied: 81 don't care anything
about the lAw-I want the bet or the forfeit
Joslyn said: "My confidence in the cleo
tion OF Kgrner is mistaken, but do not
care to risk the loss Of my vote or . prose
oution for violating the law. If you wan
the forfeit take il-but want you distinctly
to understand that do not give it to yoJ
because feel that should not win the bet
but only for the reason before stated. ,
Mapes said; 40 yes, 1 understand that
that's all right: know that's the only rea
son you forfeit the $25, You've got plenty
of money, and want some of it." And h
took it.
/ Now, we should like to know why Brow
MApes felt Unnecessary, after that converse
lion, to so report these facts as to cause hi
brother postmaster to boil over with scurril
ity and abuse of Mr.. Joslyn? Is there
bigger "blover" anywhere than Brow
Mapes2 The editor Of the Union ant
Brown MapeS each are paid for taking car
oil mail key, and no doubt each is afrai'
he shall lose it. Is ii not barely possible
'hA' this fact has something to do witt
their action in this matter