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New-York tribune., 1872-08-16
PEOPLE OR PRESIDENT.

10 the EditOr Of The TrtO"he'
SIP: Abraham Lincoln is commonly ac-
eepted even by the most fastidous political morasts'
as pure staesman It equally of interest therefore,
81 % aptbortv TO see what so mind and so up
right man thought OF the reference of great matters OF
pos TO the people represented in Congress- ana o1 the
choice of President without reference TO his personal
views on some of these leading topics decisive uoc-
trne upon the subject laid down by Mr. Lincoln IN
speech in the House of Representatives, July 81 15iS
pendng the election which made Gen. Taylor President
In substance that doctrine that his personal conyc
lions are not sufficient warrant to President for exer
cisng the veto power, and that candidate may prop
ery stand upon promise to respect the deineraoo VIII
In support OF this doctrine Mr.. Lincoln elteu iie ne
opinion which jefferson gave to washington IN 70
fbe sq of his veto in OF the proposed charter
of the first bank of the United states Inc OPINION vi
Jefferson on the & m hn 5e ecard peVertheess
that if the President had any doubts Just respect 9r
the wisdom of the Legislature would naturally decide
fhe balance favor OF their opinion. ON the ground
that is chiefly for where they are clearly ms
led by error ambition interest that the Constitution
has placed check in the negative OF the President"
witt this Mr.. Lincoln compared the similar doctrine
TO Congress" which Taylor had expressed
in these words "The power given by the veto high
conservative power but in my opinion should never De
exercised except in OF clear violation of the Cons
tuition. manifest haste and want of consideration by
Congress" Mr.. Lincoln himself expressed Iaylots po
eitlOn in these Send up your members OF Con-
from the various districts with Opinions ACCORDING
20 your own and II they are 10r Ihese oa any "
them. shall not by any appliances Whatever attempt
20 dragon them in theiradOpuOn' ANA thls sad Mr
Idncon "appears like principle and the best sort Of
principle at thatthe principle OF allowing the people to
DO as they please with their own business.
We prefer candidate who Will al
low the people have their way regardless OF hs
private opinions We and our candidate are in favor
Of making Presidential and the legislation OF
the country distinct matters. that the people can
whom they please. and a1erward leglsate Just as
they please without any hinderance save only so much
as may guard against inractions OF the Constitution
undue haste and want of consideration. That we are
night we cannot doubt. We hold the true Republican
position In leaving the peoples business ~ their
hands, cannot be wrong. We are WILING, ana even
anxious, 10 go TO the people on this issue" L.
heCHQpeH, Aug 3, 1872.
New-York tribune., 1872-08-16
RAILWAY STITCHES.

The following letters on the subject of rail-
way switches will be read with much interest by all
travellers and railway managers:
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY, ]
OFFICE OF THE NICE-PREsIDENT, I
PHILADELPHIA, Jan %, 1S7l
A. BARKER, ESQ.,. Presideu Wharton Ratlr0dd Swdch
Company
MY DEAR SIR After careful experiment upon our
road at several points where it could be most thoroughly
tested, during which you have perfected the wharton
Railroad Switch, that think 1t adapted to all our
wants. we have concluded to adopt 1t on our own road
and the roads leased by and will give u place as
rapidly as we can do consistently with the proper
maintenance aud operation OF the line
believe that it will prove OF great practical value TO
all the railways OF the country. Very respectfully
yours, THOMAS A. SCOTT, Nlce-lIesiuehI
TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY CoMPASY,
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 13, 1S72 }
ABM BARKER, President Of the Wharton Rdtrodd Sr"ch
Company
DEAR SIR: The Wharton Railroad Safety Switch hay.
ing given complete satisfaction IN use upon the Pennsy
vania Railroad and branches, We have concluded 10
adopt 1t upon the entire line OF the Texas and Paehc
Railway. Yours truly THOMAS a, scott,
President of Texas and Pacific Railway co.
New-York tribune., 1872-08-16
POLITICAL GOSSIP IN MICHIGAN.
70 me Editor Of The Tribune.

U LUFFUT Ut IWt
SIR: If the Republican detection to the Liberal
ranks continues the months propor
eurbg the last month shall certainly carry the state Ia November
il sres only change o 10 The
bon Democrats In the State co exceed and number
constantly diminishing have been told that Badwns veIaon
At net receiving rominaon to be Ayed by election
Senate AZ the successor Of Chandler who taken into Grants
Cabinet lfhe Is reelected
Tie Conventions TO nominate State Grand Rapids on
e Hd n Ihe'eh an earnest desire on the OF many Democrats
that Gov Blair should accept the nomination for Governor II be vi,
DO win be rendered him unannonsy Mhe deiu4 he will pYo
ably receive his district Congress- would
either
material understood that Stewart wealthy ana
influential befs Republican Of Detroit will be nominated The
nomanee for this district AoesW FIELD unpopular biz
parry and m this county under the recent appo0nment district by
ilse has always Democratic majority. be not ey 40 h
excited The pefsons mentioned for the Liberal domination TO k made
the 1h Smith Bsgg editor proprietor Of The I,
Pres Lyman Coehrsae member Of the Legislature Judge C.
WALKER and eS-Goy Mcclellan. M l.
Lxf5of, Hlck, Aug H. 1872.
New-York tribune., 1872-08-16
REAL ESTATE.

EGw-YcRK, Thursday, aug %, 1872
There were no TRANSACTIONS at the EXcit'nse
this morning. The legal "a which was noied 10 'aAe
place, by Messrs Mailer, wilkins & Co., OF properly
located the east side Eghsnaye 20 rect horh Vi
Thirtict-s, adjogTned by order OK the Iel''c''
Louis G. Lewis, until Thursday. the 22d inst.
Notwithstanding the excessive dulocs5 in the reSi
estate market ana the continued absence from the 'Iy
OF almost all of Ourmore prominent brokers aud operators
prices fully maintain The Spring advance aud In several
instances sales have been made 80 very 'nnoilcftpc
further advance fact rather IN contradiction 10 pis
experience. We have from time 10 time given reports OF
sales by private contract and while DO not pretend
10 do OF a the sales thus made, yet endeayOr 10
urcily when the property sold ~ located in ncghbOr-
moods Of especial interest to operators It il now
reported to that four lots located the south
west corner Of the Boulevard and One-hundred-and-
fOrtyfOurt-s 75XO0 have been sold for $4,000 Also,
that VIM H. RaynOr has sold eight full lots north side Of
15 eet east OF BOulc-
ward for $25O0 each Also, lots south side Of One
100 feet west Of Boulevard,
S2 and lot street. rs feet west OF the
boulevard $3.50; and, aisO two lots east side OF
Eghth.ave, 20 feet north OF ne-hundredandtwenty-
thrdst for S12,6C0
For tomorrow Friday but one sale is advertised TO
take place at the Exchange, yiz by James NJ. Miller,
legal sale under the direction OF Walter L. Livingston,
referee of and lot 192Xi02 located on the south
west corner of LexingtOn-ave. and EIghteenthst.
We append usual list OF proposed buildings Tor
which permits have issued for the present week.
New-York tribune., 1872-08-16
OFFICIAL TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE.
PROTECTED BUILDINGS.
REPORT FOR TnE WEEK RsDN0 AUGU


FOyseyeIth-st 65 r. of3daye, NJ VTom OrSo0 astores'
brick. | and tenement.
SIth.ave, "a f. n OF 36h st., J. Patten, 1880 stores,
browL.sone and brick 6ntclass dwelling
No. % West 5jht, Geo. Kemp X85, stories brick stable
No 4l3 Washingon Moer, 0e Co., 6xjO stories brick,
sugar refinery.
carpenter shop
sIty-nntbsi . 3lave b. M1tOon l6aI65 stories
brownsOne, French fats.
Eighty 6ahs =, n. Of Thrdave., wm Hays 2eE47, so
r1es, brick. tenement
No. i2O Pouhave Thos Flanagan 1919 story brick Workshop
No 43 Wes, Poyhhhs, Thos Wallace, HE22, sone Dneh
frstelass dwelling.
seeondage 90 a. Of seVentyeighhs, Joel Wick 2OI5
stories, brick, store and tenement
u TO 50 Tbiriaye W. q. Wood 15IlO5I0 stories brick
and iron. public hotel
935 West Trtyeghht, John F. Seaman, 25I6O stories
brick l store and tenement
No 2h5 West Forty ht Harmon Rchbe 25Il6 stories brick,
stable.
Thrty-eighh lis r. W. Of Ninthye owen Gleather 25I26
stories, brick. ,enemeRt
New-York tribune., 1872-08-16
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

PORT OF KBW-YObK. -. .....''.'''''''''''''"'' ~
CLEARED - So
siesp emr"p SSas' 1 e er @5ars &c. kauSt
se1ms,p T9e Delaney Do@HEG .s NE p MS ses%.S Sn CO.
Ssssmsp Isaac Bei Bleas Norfolk City FONT and Redmond
o stestC gSCI Psna s1ani DoSDe SC philadelphia Lo Steamship Co.
Steamship Steamship 'iRs + G SsSi' Das FPGsd,p5 Briggs
Steamship laeas LayreTse se,t.aS Bo'G, = F. = 5aes
ship ROYAL s. ron ri Roch Hamearg tsnes hif E,,,,
Bari Faanie (Br Forbes Morgan Pill Ehg1 orahaa' pti
Bd Hattie w9, Bpc. s. c'Tis5s. sSss s &c. C. no. T.i.' Var,
Brig Sophia (Brl Stuart Liverpool N =, 90 d. p / NJ wins
s,hf r. j. Leonard (Brl, Bradley h'h"i' " o. l. l.
scir MoRe. Aherden jacksonville, F7a Jed Frye a Co.
s,sy ~ 1,., II, 1.sal Kea,er Calcutta March &c, and
o'RS Bah NGo~r GoS tof YeTaven HO Barbados 81 d with
Bas spq nS1 Bsoehor Pcns,eoa d,y with lumber
Aust Giadsch Msles q aay, h gIi I l@oe iop
Barr Carolina Premuda us Loeh ROTTERDAM e9 day. Th i na
Bss Atlantic of sewa1en Deknson 81 Pierre Mart 20 days.
B sr Aubrey Of PusSAh s Briggs Barbados Is days.
Bh9 AHne Collin, Windsor N ST. Mcdonald wsnt"oh n B.
Bag Emma Dean (Duteh Atkinson cura0Oa Juy a. with goat
s R Ne Mayo and days from Bermuda with oil and empty
Big Sir Robert Peel Buey Monego Bay JAM % days with log
Brig George Downes of Babadoe Fanfare Demeraa 2l days "h
B1s NsSao White Aeebo P r. 70 tay' with mola''e' &''
BIZ A. Patterson tof Turks aad Anderson, Lagaayra aud
Porto Cabeo 20 days, with eofe SC. 80 80 -
Brig David Owen BATH Dunton Carlena u days with snga
Bng Fayor (o EewSyen Dae Port Spain. Trinidad ~ uaJs'
with and molases. la, L.. .vsb
fruit
Schr Wanats ssinneron, from Aerandha Tor New Haven
Sebr Pacific Toler Wilmington, n c. days with naval sofe 80
Schr Nancy W. Smith, Tooker Port Royal g. O. IL days WIN
lumber
Schr NV Rover Brown, Charleston day with railroad ties
Sehr Joseph L Franklin, Randolph Virginia q, ~.
Seh E NJ Pennel 10! MaeLias Mitchell Hauabo, p r. 10 da!s
with s4glr and moasses
SeS SeS sP 5 PaTis S PsS TsR DSsTa so95edH S TA sugar
Schr Osprey (of Addison) Crowley 81 John, ~ d. ~ u WIN
lumber In ..,.i
Rdgevood, Henderson Georgetown f. c. days WIN hhA
stores II, a., -. L.
Sch Alu (Ger1 Japfe Do Sui A. days with hides WOOL NC
scl Recruit sader and - Gy from Dmeara WITH oaises
old iron &c.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
MONROE. Va. Aug bATnyedi bark Maggie v huEB
from Richmond bound to Rio Janeir
FOREIGN PORTS.
HovuIE l5Tbe Line steamship Anghs Cr1g rom
Eew.York Aug g. for Glasgow auipd here tins morning
lfOr Latest Ship AeicS see FVh Pdge.l
New-York tribune., 1872-08-16
SPIRIT OF THE CAMPAIGN.

TIE POLITICAL SITUATION 40 VIZ" ~ 40
.,.,,,,,,,, or THE CONFEDERATE DEBT AND
COMPENSATION TO ihE V"N
TATF SLAVES IMPOSSIBLE
pd,tor Of The Trf6Une.
c,p. Cen. B. F. Butler in speech made at
80, Noes few days ago. among other things
av "a absurd said, "RecOllect when you votc' 'ia'
80 o,e tor Horace Greeley is to vote TO burn schooi-
1ouses vote for murder and the violation OF women
vote 70 nav for the emancipaed slaves ana for INC
nav,oent of pensions TO the Rebel soldiers nave
heretofore defended Gen. Butler to the best oil my apF
ity against the bitter. and, believed faise accuse
tiops made against him. would not until iorceu 10 uo
no believe that Gen. Butler would resort 10 ciap-un
usstatemenf and deception TO carry out his ends He
makes these statements with a iuii khoWleubo 10 g.
Horace Greeley has done more than any other man IN
America TO promote the building OF schoolhouses' tue
difusion OF knowledge, and the growth OF good noi
And also that the Fourteenth Amendment TO inc Nou'
tuition OF the United States puts 1t beyond the power
Mr.. Greeley or Congress TO pay for the emahcip"'eu
slaves or pensions Rebel soldiers, were he'e any
position TO do 50. go 49,. oas
The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution reaus
as follows: -, ,,.,,oa
SEC The vaiidiy OF the public debt OF the Onlteu ecu
etcs outhorized by law including debts incurred lOr
re pavment pensions and bOuntles lot serves III
s1pDrcsslng insurrectiOn rebellion, sha not pe
Toned Bnt neither the United states, nor any otate
shall assume pay any debt or ODhgatlon IIttd
aid Of insurreeuon or repellon Of any
slave hut all debts obligations and claims small Vo
held Illegal and void -
Iwin ada that meet men almost daily who have been
wrought upon by this kind of argument when all others
have failed: and who. when shown this Fourteenth
Amendment, denOunce themselves as fools, and tneE
orators as base liars and deceiyers o. T. ]"
1A,ilyOh SDgiHgS, W., Aug 12.
New-York tribune., 1872-08-16
DEPARTURE or FOREIGN NAILS.
FRIDAY, AUG. IL.

No Steamship Mails
Letter postage all except when going direct
be IL the bali each which must be
SATURDAY. AUG H.
Mails for EuroDe via Queenstown Liverpool steamship Ctr
Of Brooklyn close at II Supplementary Mail on Pier No IS
N. r., is closed at D. IN. Steamship sails at p
All letters deposited Supplementary Mails must be prepaid With
denble pOstsgel
Mails for the German STATS Bremen per steamship Rbein
Gloss at IL o.
Direct Mail line Steamship sails at H.
from Pier foot Of Third-st, Hoboken
Mails for Kew West by the steamship Antonio
p. Steamship sails at p. m from Pier No. 20 T.
Mail for HALIFAX n s., closed the
1hupdhy At oeioef Steamship from Portland Ne.
Friday, At p m-
Prnsss Closed Mail only by the Williams GeiOn
InmAn Line Steamships
SUNDAY. Ar0 10.
All Mails close at II O'clock The Fot0fee 10 open from
q. 70 II q. n.
New-York tribune., 1872-08-16
pdSSENGERS ARRTVED.

PROM GLASG0w-In steamship Iusrala, Aug l5-Aerander
Cameron Pred WTenen, Mr. and Mira r. H. Thomson Van
Mr. aud Mrs VIA. Andersen Miss AEne Anderson Miss
Matilda Knowles Mn and Mrs John hcntyre
Henderson Jas Hpye Mn Jane Fisher AleI Peryusou r.
Moore PAlstOn, Adam Hsrde Miss Handle hl Jane
Leb Robert Cs and lsy Mr and h John Raon Andef
Allan Glmour Jas Gmoar shaw d. HAylnd Robi KnDsr
Redmoni McMrs.er Miss MeMAser Geo GoHans W.
GowsBs A. NJ Worcester DAVID Ts,ter AieI Fenwek Lstoe
John Woods W Strong d. TruGbul A. d. Grant Alfred Lamb
wm aeAlssr, Chas HTrgsn and lady Wn PelArd Rlhsth
SalVis Webb H. Seh"a Donhe hn IodIove, M vaughan
New-York tribune., 1872-08-16

DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA and WEST
H. ERE RAII ROAD

hDthlS AND ESSEX DIVISION.
NEW BROAD GAUGE LINE to Water suoldsburg Scranton
Dpois IN New loI loot OF Barclay and foot Of
SUMMER ARRANGEMENTS. commencing MONDAY July l. 1872
$40 m BROAD GAUGE EXPRESS TRAIN via BOonton lrlncn
runs directly through from Nevfork Bnghsmon syracuse and
Mego without change OF connecting Dover Chester
Waterloo with Ssser H. and Scranton L. for
Kingston, Wilkesharfe PttstOn sc.
f3 EXPRESS MAIL TRAIN connecting a. Denye with Boon.
ton Branch Dover with Chester Branch with Sussex r.
or Andoyer snd Newton at Washington with the H. r.
for Water Gap, stroudsbug
ense and OsSgo aud at Ppsbug with Behg
Lehlsh Valley Il. X. for all points those roads.
IEaO m PIlLLIPSBURG EXPRESS Newark Madison,
mornorn and intermediate stations Waterloo with
ana suluehsnna and Lehgh Valley r. for Bethlehem Allen.
town hsueh Chunk Wlkesbaue, Reading aud Harrisburg.
$50 m BROAD GAUGE EXPRESS TRAIN via Paterson and
onon runs directly through Scranton and Bnghamon without
hange 81 stopping principal stations Connecting
Chester X X and at Waterloo with Susser r. X.
JtO m PHIPSBURG EXPRESS Che.-
ter r. at Waterloo with SusseI r. and Phpburg
bh and Susqnehsnna H. r. and Legh Valley for Bebbcm,
Allentown. Reading, Harrisburg aud the West
$40 m HACKErrSTOWN EXPRESS with Chester R,
ana With susseI r. for Andoyer Newton and Franklin
32J D. m. DOVER EXPRESS.
For MosRlsfoWN, 7:l5, 9:lo. Hoo RCO o 3io 4:20,
620, and
For SUMMIT at 7;l: 30 9lO 1910 and II 100 m 23O $40
f9O $50, Goo, 100 and G30
Por ORANGE and SOUTH ORANGE 75 73O 9:lO G4O 1910
and 1900
For NEWARK 7:l5 7;3o 7SO $50 sIo $40 'IOO io:4o
llOO snd 1890 FllO 200 '2:30 SEQ $40 $3.50 'l,
$50 $40 $40 $40 500 '620 800 '0O0 G3O g;l5 and 1890
Trains marked East Newark.
Leave New-York BLOOMFIELD and M0STCLATR 7:i5,
s5 and l0O and 1900 1870, 4:40 500 620 and 8to
A. REAS0NER, Superintendent
New-York tribune., 1872-08-16

tep,e they voted against H. as they will against the Grant
Ring IN November. bach candidate on ho'h uesS
was an ouNpcken supporter Of 6reehy ANA ~ p,o""'
doht no, very many of the cool people IN WIS S'a VIII %
our tclet Do believe Grant viii come w'hn 1 "
ira nv Harlan fr Governor truth Is, except e leung
ton and Louisville there little nthraiasm for 'an'n he
Az far as tie reiarus from other counties ior l &
on untv officers The Graut candidates have heh o. t.
Harlan vote Tdia n the best Indications "a [ '
there sro large numbers Of Republicans in Our e-'e ''"
coogei. who viii rot yo.o Tor Grant
LOgfSUile ky., Aug. T. 1872.
New-York tribune., 1872-08-16
THE COURTS.
DECISIONs-AUG. Is.

Su,rene Conrt-Chambes BY Judge Barrett
Holloway agt sephens-(Mem for counse Ellge ~. Bsrmoe
ct sL-AppcaOa denied Martin aRt winthrop orders
granted In OF L. j. Myers aLRepO confirmed and
rier granted Oswego Factory Sonbe the
additional Aayts the defendant being default the plaintiff
take order Granger Morson-Tbere must be compliance with
rule a.
By Judge Brady-Arer re sgt Mackenzie ct sMotoR granted
but without prejudice defense already nosed and costs to
commenced by leave Same Agt
Hatch alSame ag Conge
a-Sme Same Whitewater ct al-Sane Same ag Day tm
pesded-Same Same sg Wilson ct aSsne Same agt Robert
Same. Same ESTABLISHING. SANE agt C0an e a-Sane
New-York tribune., 1872-08-16
fonoon ADVERTISEMENTS.

CAPITAL lNVESTMENT.-For SALE, in
consequence Of death REGISTER Of ADVERTISEMENTS for
NEXT OF KIN ofUECLAMED ESTATES This Register mas
been IS well known for 80 years Pa
would be America become year ~
comprised IS large volumes forms an Important recon-
unclaimed l10 and would produce steady n
price $1,000 Applications 70 be addressed 70
MeSn. SAMUEL DEACON Co. $50 Lsadenhailst, London
HOLLANDS CENTRAL FIRE GUNS-Sll-
steel barrels made onr The premesi improved Fer
cal grp Recommended By the "Fed" Land aud Wae
&c Plain c. f. Guns shooting GUARANTEED t' Can be tested oeioe
purchase. - 49,, ,,,, o. 49, me-. D.
90 New BolI-s.. London.
New-York tribune., 1872-08-16

How 1.-THE TIMES" CIRCULATEs IN VERMONT
&c the Edltor Of TIE Trtbure
SIR: beg leave to ask by what right the Auliiii
,,r,, sse the mails for the distribution Of Thousands OF eoi
tn A., VI T,s They are coming such guautues' ano ho
even upler The frank OF Member Senator that they
hu Of the mail E-ez retired mountain places are no" n
these and other weapons ofiher low xarre Against seu s s
w ae,'s eter however these will 10 little am coi.'s e,,v
e Administration majority will be less than ouehah N and eel
Ife Iiher,ls vii make the Legislature over Ai anu A.,
eores,ntson IN Conqess TweHy pere cent OF the
supnor Closey.
hlicdkJLry' ", Aug. g. 1872
New-York tribune., 1872-08-16
CALREDARS-THIs DAY.

"opens at m-Calen.
car called at IL m.
ST. Staten island r. r. Co. agt l69 Benti sgt Bentz
Nelson, admir- Ill Dietz sgt DietL
b2 Same agt Same III. Bowling Green Savings Bank
bs Newbury agL Meechlugs. Todd and
&c. Ia Montsgne DE Ia B SpOGord ct al agt Hunting
Mopagnie. ton ct al
IT. KeIn sgt Keln l90 Murray sgt PurnAn.
Smith The Board Of 49, Kohlsaat Lebnstene ct
pouiOnment al
1856. Wood ag- Bowles lR. .Thurber sgt Arcuarus
SRONs-Beoe Judge BedioT-ThOmas Kelly, Charles
Rube Samuel Allen james Durand George Watson James
Charles burglary John Moyern feoniOu
tsu and battery Jacob Levy BOarmau Richard Reading Gas.
Rudolph John Hudson grand larceny Jsm hcu larceny from
the person; James Cufck Il cAses assault and battery
New-York tribune., 1872-08-16
PASSENGERS SAILED.

POR PLYMOUTH LONDON CHBRBOURG AND HAyBURG-
steamship Haslmona Aug 5Nr w. A r. Coh.
ran A Cochran Louis Eolte B stebIer Julus
A. Mas and lady BnlR Peyr Masters sgnuhd Rudolf Gutter.
mann j. H. Levy Herman Kuohe Rr RunAun. Pr b. Rumpf
Adolf ZAtinsky Segmund A. Simon Albert Boyer Berg Oscar
Treue Haepden Heinrich Renhsd ~ Plooeb LADY and three
children; Pero gbe Carroll Ffedoeo Marcus Rher NJ Harm.
Hoed lady and children Henry Pfei1er Henry D,u Johsn
ma Buinger Raphael REM Mrs Msnon Lucia and children
Mrs. Catherine Muller and daughter Mrs Jna Marine Miss m "a
sehue Alder Miss Henette MsTEt Mics Anna Oe6ugor
New-York tribune., 1872-08-16
COMMON PRUDENCE IN ACCEPTING DEMOCRATIC
FRIENDSHIP.

FRIENDSHIP.
TO the EditOr Of The Tribune.
SIR: 1t seems to me of the first importance
that when our National Centennial comes it shall find
our whole people settled firmly the great moral prn-
cipes which should shape our national policy and diff
ferDg those questions OF the expodency of the
means develop those principles which, until all men
see with one eye, must always exist And this canvass,
It seems 20 me, presents the opportunity for more
perfect union than we have yet had The mass of the
Southern people have by solemn resolution pledged
their adherence tine results of the aud chosen
their leaders two specially and markedly identified
with the measures and causes of those results. Is
II not best is il not the only course we
can adopt to take them at their word
aud 1--WE who intenty have fought the battle hhertO)
assume control OF the present movement DO We not
thereby its and make the peace have
conquered lasting ones They have said in substance:
" ii Will change your captain we VIII enlist under
your banner" Now does not everything that is com
prsed in the words prudence, policy WISDOM statesman
ship, teach 10 accept the offer The more too,
when the leaders they ask whose history is
might almost say the history of the Aud is not
the rejection Of the offer the declaration OF feay
man rather than principle suppose Joe Johnstons
army the fighting march from Chattanooga TO Atlanta
had offered 70 fight with rather than against us, II
only Thomas Hooker had been put IN Shermans
place. Would it not have been criminal to say No to
tlemf X. ID. NJ.
Washington, Aug. Il, 1872.
New-York tribune., 1872-08-16
KENTUCKY ELECTIONS SHOWING LIBERAL CAD

KENTUCKY ELECTIONS SHOWING LIBERAL GAINS
TO the Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR: Under no circumstances, as appearances now
indicate will the majority for Greeley Kentucky MI short
Of from 1900 70 5oOOo votes The Grant party sienp
capital Of be election by 900 majority the Ctenr
sele the regular Democratic ticket regular
sele defeated because thought be the Courthouse Ring
hek Like the Ring which Gen considered the
bead 81 WasbEsep fsBeed