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COIOreI soldiers and sailors.

In another column will be found q request
for correspondence in regard TO reunion Of
the colorcd soldiers and sailors who took
part il the war for the salvation OF the Cniou.
This IS I good move, and We hope that re-
spouscs will come up FROM all parts Of the
country. The colored young men caue to
the rescue Of tic Uuion q, 4 time when the
tide OF Nviory was turuin: against it, and i'll
the terrific struggle that cusued from 1863 10
the close OF tue war, negro troops took 4
prominent aud effective part. Ouly partial
justice has been doue colored troops by the
historians OF the war, and if 4 reunion OF
colored soldiers can be had, aud thereby 4
correction of history be made, good work
will have been accomplished. We suggest
the Capital Of the Nation as the proper place
for holding the reunion.
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HAD il True

The Puget Sound Caaaier, Published on the
Pacific Coast, make the following ugly
charge in regard to the management, or ;ui,-
management, Of the Board OF Director
Of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Before they ask the people to bug any more
Of their bonds they will be wise To explain
their conduct, or d,sprovc lhi. charge:
Millions Of dollars, which belonged OF right
10 the railroad, and in common honesty
should have been devoted to the prosecution
of the work, have been seized upon and
applied /" thr private use Of the director.
Large sums of money, borrowed upon the
credit Of the land grant, have been used up
in private speculation; in buying up railroad
companies, now bankrupt, and in huilliur
towns n which the railroad companies have
not Il dollar interest, direct or remote, aud at
points which never can acquire more than a
speculative value. b. these dishonest and
corrupt proceedings the credit &C the railroad
company i utterly DESTROYED. lis finance
bankrupt, and the grand project intended bv
the muni!lcent grant utterly defeated, only
to be rcsusCitatcd under other and more hon
est auspices in the remote future. T. 1t an,
excuse for this combination Of corfuOrant-
and thieves that they had right to do n.
they pleased with their own?
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Our Dr.. =: EIection.

IN Tuesday Of next week the election
for mcmbcrs Of the District Legislature will
take place. We hope to see the nominees
Of the regular Republican party elected.
There j. considerable boiling in the different
districts. which must b. rebuked. In some
districts men having influence, because their
employment by the Beard of Public Works
a. superintendent, &c, gives themt he con-
troll Of hundreds ofmen who are voters, assist
the bolter7 in their attempt to defeat the
regular Republican candidates. The mem
bers Of the Board Of Public Works. we are
fully assured, are in sympathy with the Re-
publican party in this District, consequently
those under the Board who are laboring in a
few orthc districts 10 defeat the regular can
didatcs, are doing 50 on their individual
responsibility and not as is supposed as rep
resentatiycs nGthc Board. We are Ofthose who
think that the Board ought not to allow itself
10 he nsjsrcpre-entoi by the men who have
influence simply because of their connection
as supcrintcndent5 Of work with the Board.
We need To be united in the Endorsement Of
the system of Improvements through which
orr city has been beautilicd and our real
estate enhanced in value. We must be in
sympathy with the party in power in the ma
ton, not only in name, but actively So We
ask Of the Republican party of the District
Of Columbia to as fully accept the platform
Of principles adopted at the late National
Convention as do all good Republicans over
the country. That will be placing the party
in full sympathy with the National Admins
tratiOu. COlored men vote with the Repub-
lican party here because they are led to be-
lievc that it is the party that will deal as
justly by them as by any other race; that
idea cannot Continue If cOlUred candidates
for office here, regularly nominated, are to
be subjected to the treachcry of men en-
ployed under enc Of the departments of the
government, aud controlled by Republican
officials. We urge every Republican voter
TO support the regular nominees next Tues
day, and they will be triumphantly elected.
The Republican party is entitled to the honor
and credit for the great improvements going
on and completed i'll our midst. \. r. shep-
herd, as the man who pushed the work with
energy, very appropriately has been made
Governor, aud 4 Republican triumph at the
election next Tuesday means an expression
Of approval ot his course in connection with
improvements,
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adopted that Of protection. The result a:
the change i given in Melbourne PAPER,
which declares that The introduction Of pro-
lection has induced local production, which,
instead Of having had the efect-as its opPo-
neuts averred-of enhancing prices has re-
duced them to Mates in fair proportion TO the
return If labor. on the other hand such a
result has not been arrived at in England.
for, !: we take prices current aud compare
them with 1879, we find that the price Of
mutton hAs advanced - per cent; beef, -
per cent; butter, - per cent; and bacon,
ca per cent. In fact. with the sole eNc~p-
ton Of flour, almost every necessary Of life
shows a Ike increased cost under even the
full principles of free trade existing in the
mother country.
Even in the face, therefore, Of another
falling oil in Our gold returns, and with a de-
crease Of a third in our imports, We actually
find the permanent prosperity Of Victoria
established "n Grmer aud more reliable
basis than when orr Soldljrld> realizadncarly
El2, 1000, "Jr for the year. Not only has our
Victoria farmer overcome the difficulty of
high wages, and fully supplied all orr re-
qu!rements. but, instead of now being IN
porters Of hreadstuh-, butter, provisions,
boots, cloth, and hundred other things. We
can supply out Of our surplus oar neighbor> !;
and, with regard to the first three, compete
in the very markets upon which wc depended
for supplies. Theory is one thing and prac-
tice is another. As our prosperity has in
creased We have yearly contracted our import
trade, and we are able to show an industrial
progress and growth IN real wealth a. will
not be found elsewhere IA the whole world
If there are sermons IN stones, Nha, shall we
sa,- Of flrtS Ike These"
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Civil Rights in the district Of Co.
lunsbia.

Probably TO a greater extent than else
where in the country is the equality of citi-
zens in the matter Of public rights accorded
in the District Of Columbia, This is, no
doubt, due to the fact that the Congress Of
the United States meets here and exerts a
greater influence Immediately over its citi-
zens than is true Of other sections Of the coun-
try. Our people here are accustomed to sec
national lawmakers OF bot. raccs-whte
and black-seated i'll delibcrative council on
terms ofcquality, aud according to each other
the respect due their positions. The National
Administration sets the example OF treating
well black as well as white citizens, and the
effect on this community is to large extent
good. Our only drawback to-day is in the
matter Of schools. The teachings of caste is
here nurturcd aud fDstered under the sepa.
rate aud proscriptivc school system. Efforts
on the part Of the educated aud thinking col
ored people have Leeu directed to correc-
ton OF the evil Of prescription ii schools,
though met with persistent opposition on the
Part Of whites aud 4 ttwscrvile colorcd men,
who to curry favor and trif!ng official posi-.
ton Letray their race aud furnish weapons
against it's most alvapucd friends belonging
toit. These men bavc always been trim
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49,. ILL.,. ;r,, d. nocl.c,s ,be,c coIorod
nan ~. ,,nscrurnIcus rs +, ia. mean, th,v
r.a :, ,,,.or,i,, IN. .e.nr,. p,,kjnr tn cs,,b-
i.b common .cb,or in our midst. To them
!, max, no dil,r,uce whether or not their
attack, ar. on lu,u vastly tlc.r ,upcliors aud
os elevated chaIa,,,,; mon who act alone
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Ev-The fact that one hundred thousand
tons Of shipping will be added u the tonnage
Of the country in wooden vessels this year is
i source Of great distress to the Liberals and
Coppcrheads. They have iabored ever since
10 prove that the destruction OF our shipping
was solely due to the Republican policy Of
protection. Aud now to see such evidences
as this that our commercial supremacy is
being rapidly restored makes these patriots
altogether miserable, besides rendering them
ten-told more bitter toward. President Grant
and the Republican party. They are entitled
to general confederation.
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More Facts for Free Traders.

None are 80 bliud rs those that rant see.
Free traders Ireeminently are of this class.
They can't open their eyes without seeing
all about them the most overwhelming proof
Of the wonderful influence Of the protective
taria. 1t has annually, for the last ten years,
added millions upon millions to the wealth
Of the nation, aud provided steady and re-
munerative employment for hundreds OF
thousands Of men and women who otherwise
must have been dragging out life of idle
ness and poverty. But they either keep
their eyes fast shut or refuse TO see what ev-
erybody else does. For such williully blind
champions Of policy designed to build up a
foreign country at the expense Of their own
there Is very little hope. The great mass OF
the American people, however, belong to
quite different race. They are ever in
search of light, and willingly accept truth in
whatever shape it may be presented. To
them we present such facts a. we may find
which will serve TO illustrate the evils Of free
trade and the blessings Of protection by a COM
rarison Of the influence Of the two policies
on the prosperity Of a country. We find a
striking illustration Of this kind in the recent
experience Of Australia.
Not long ago the PARKWAY colony Of Vic
tOria discarded the policy Of free trade, and
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Take NUttCP.

# having come to our u"'ice that persons
claiming to be stockholders N the NEW Ma
rIoSAL ERA AND CITIzEN Company arro-
cate 10 themselves the right 10 make col!ec-
lions Of money due this corporation, respect
fully give notice that none but authorized
agents are recognized at this office. Some
imagine that the editors of the paper are the
proper parties 10 do business with. This Is
not 50, theirs is a separate department.
The business department is conducted by
Frederick Douglass, Ir., who is secretary OF
the company.
This arrangement does not interfere with
our friends securing aud sending US subscrb-
ers, deductips twenty per cent. tor SO dong,
but has reference to collections for job-work,
advertising, &c. LEWIS II. DOUGLASS,
President.
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GA few days ago an " Illicit" whisky
aistil!ery was discovered in the Sing-Sing
prison. II had been carried on very success
fully for some time by one 81 the convict.
with the aid ana assistance Of some Of the
keepers. The business must have been
pretty profitable, a. he sold il for dollar a
bottle 10 keepers and cony!cts, and 1000 was
found in his possession. For some time both
classes were frequently discovered TO be
drunk, and II Vas a mystery where they pro-
cured lhe.r whisky till H.. di-t.llery vas acr.-
denial!y stumbled upon. keepers in that
prison must be great moral refonners."
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Reapin= the Fruit Of Their own
Acts

The recent financial panic seems likely, a.
one Of its effects, to give Labor unions, which
have been formed to force up the price OF
wages, and to force down the hours OF labor,
regardless Of tina or circunls tances. a lesson
from which they ought 70 derive a suhstan-
tai benefit. Many manufacturer, especially
those connected with railroad interests, have
been compelled to discharge a portion OF
their hands Is a Consequence of the deranse-
ment the panic has produced to the business
Of the country. 1t caught them with large
contracts on their hands, full compliments
of working men, high wages to pay, AMI the
eight-hour rule in operation in their eSiah-
lishments. They were, therefore, realizing
but small profit, and had no choice hut to
reduce their expenses at once. This they
have lone by the discharge of Il large FRO
portion Of their workmeu.
We need not assure our readers that our
sympathies are always with the labor!ng
classes 81 far as they have Justice on their
side, and we much regret that 50 many O!
them have been thrown cut Of employment
on the verge Of winter. But their combina-
tions and dictatons have 50 raised the cost
of production and 50 increased the price Of
everything as to leave proprietors no alter
native between bankruptcy and the course
they have pursued. This will deprive work
ingmen Of much of tn sympathy that they
would otherwise deserve and receive.
By the relentless war the unions have
waged upon capital, or in other words, upon
employers a. 4 class, workingmen have
caused them to consider them q, enemies.
The employer believes that he owes them no
favor, and doe not hesitate to discharge
members oi the unions in such pinch rs the
recent panic has brought upon him. And
union men, having lIIbituatrl themselves to
think og employers as their natural foes, re-
fuse to make the least concession in wages
when employers are in tight place. Should
the depression extend TO manufacturers in
general, the unionsts muat lose all they fan
cied they had gained by combinations and
threats.
We believe with the New \ ork Joa,ah Of
Commerce, a leading organ, and high authority
III the party which claims to he the patron, par
crcel'emcc, of the laborins classes, that wages
must come down, or work not 90 on, and
that what it calls the absurd eight-hour sys-
TEN must be abolished, or manufacturers
must fail. The time has now arrived for
these letters upon business to be removed.
"In everything else " it says "but wages there
is falling off, aud the turn has now come for
wages. Either there must be more work done
per day, or there must be less pay for days
work. From this alternative we think there
is no escape, and the failures in manufacture
ing establishments which we are beginning
to record are the prelude Of a general move
mcut for the reduction Of wages to Il standard
more reasonable than the present one. The
unions must rccant, or their members must
suffer from the persistent violation of natu-
raj law"
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The Galveston PO-inaSicrsi,ip

The leading Republicans oil Texas are
seeking the appointment of Nj y. W. Ccs-
ney to the postmastership O! Galveston,
Texas. Mr.. Cesney is deserving Repub!i-
can, and is an active and influential sup
porter Of the Administration. He is sup
ported by Governor Davis, Mr.. Newton,
chairman Of the late state convention; Hon.
G. I. Kirby, chairman Of the State Executive
Committee. This appointment would be a
very popular one in Texas by all accounts
we receive from that state, and we hope that
il will be made
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soldiers to pay. and | see plenty Of them
here N our midst. and IL necessary We would
have taken the last shirt of the backs Of III.
stav.at-h0meS in order 10 pay the boys in
blue but since the war the taxes have
been repealed, until finally nothing is taxed
EXCEPT whisky, tobacco. and beer and Iw-
ported goods. We still levy q part - oHr
tax, on imported goods.
Now. sometimes the tar.U i- regarded
a. n kind Of half.horsC, half alligator. that
swallows children. But what j. the lgrI'
The tariri j. simply tax or imported % .''-.
We levy over S2nn,oo',nnn IN gold. Now,
my friends. one 81 the c'racr> of tn. IS a.
give IL lar,e revenue. Enable us 10 To-
peal all tie other taxes. Another effect }.
that by .oyy.ug this tax upon imported goods
We protect our uwn industry. tTtr, 90
That's it."b We protect our own labor
we build up our own manufacturing cSiLh'
li>hmentS. \ voice, "\p p1upcy labor
No. sir. we want free American labor, white
and black, aud all on the -1pr 'r't'u'.
Cheers
Now, these Pcopl. ~,mctime. Reid ,pu
that protective tlrii taxes the poor inr "a,
benefit orthe rich. No, IL j. ~ give the poo;
man, the labor loving. Independent, t-r. man
chance L. I.sr. /, Nuu repeal that lI,..
you bring into competition with Inn the ,lU-
per labor Of Europe. While We levy ,JNr-
al all We take care t. put Il reasonable AMI
moderate tax on those articles which ,nm-
pete with American industry. Th.- g. What
we intend ~ lie. |. we are Wrnu. ln that.
turn H. out. Let mr give Won m INSTANCE .
\ few wears age there was scarcely an, iron
made in tAj~ country. In ls1o wc lut q tayil
on iron. What ha~ been the result" We
have more than doubled the Manufacture Of
Viz iron; We have quadrupled the wauJ'.'-
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Our SILK Industry.

From report made at the second annual
meeting Of the silk manufacturers Of the
United S.ates We learn that the silk mauu-
.aciu!ers of the United States now employ
a capital Of Els, 3lG,ili that the annual
value of their products is a25 1913, POL, and
that they pay out yearly in wages 81, ,05i
TO ! ,7l3 male and female workers, the latter
being more than double the number Of the
former. The adoption Of the Democratic
policy Of free trade would utterly destroy
this important and growing branch OF indus
try, throw these 1000 men and women out
Of employment, and send to Europe the
s2j ,0O0, 900 they now earn to pay for the
silk they make, That is Democracy!
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4 Great Conservative triumph.

The Conservatives, alias the rebel Democ.
racy, "f Virginia. have achieved q proud
financial triumph daring the four years they
have managed the affairs Of the State. In
that brief period they have given the people
Of the State the gratifying prominence Of a
larger per capita Indebtedness than any other
State inf thu Union. The rate for each man
woman, and child in the - dear old Common
wealth - is just 81, while Louisiana, the
next highest. is only 81, and no northern
State exceeds ell. On the strength OF tbs
great achievement the Conservatives " OF
Virginia ask the people 10 continue them IN
mower
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That tho manner Of clccting the President
and Vice President Of the United States
should be changed so as to conform more to
the spirit Of a republican form of government
is conceded by all who have given the SUBJ
ject a thought. The Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections have the matter
under consideration aud vii! present a report
New York Times says:
There is no doubt that the Electoral Col
lege has become au unnecessary aud danger.
Gus piece Of machinery. Tue theory upon
Which it was established has never been op-
erative III practice, aud this fact would in
itself be a sufficient reason Cor its abrogation.
We all know that the electors do not aud
never have III fact chosen the President.
Yet they have the right under the law to do
1t. The dangers 10 be apprehended from au
institution vested with powers almost as in.
definite Dis they are vital, should secure for
the Electoral College some substitute which
will be safer and more III harmony with the
spirit OF our institutions. Senator Morton,
who Is chairman of the committee about to
begin the consideration Of this subject, las
given il much thought, aud has, Of course,
reached the conclusion that the Electoral
College should be abolished. Popular opn-
ion demands that the people shall vote di.
rectly for President aud Eiyc President, but
the precise manner il which they sbal! DO 50
is yet matter for discussion. The commit
tee should consider al! the suggestions which
have been made in order that they may be
prepared 10 report 4 constitutional amend
mcut which will meet with popular favor"
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From New York
MADISON |. NIyER5III,
ITasIIFrIs- y


HAHILTOS, y.
September 20, r..
q. 30 i.f. .. He =, .a... .4. E. r.tC.. ...
Ha',nH - ieg !c.sur. moments, aEs
. thinking that your readers night be .ntercs,el
IN brief statement Of our work "a students
Of the Institution. .~ui you a.. ,rllow,u.
liuea
Hamilton O, situated IA one ot the MOO.
pleasant districts Of the Empire State, AM
within few mile of IL geographical ceuter.
The natuTt! feature. oC the place are yeu
beautiful. Conceive q very fertile yul.e'
dotted with Handsome residences, With
thriSins vi!ag" IA the center. surrounded ,,
four towering hills, clothed IN the liclc..
verdurc vi the season, and YOU have quite .
correct picture Of Hamilton and yIc.nln
The population may be estimated a, flt,s.
hundred, which number j. constantly aal
monted by the increased railroad IA. .I,..~.
10 be enjoyed
But The chief reputation o Hamltol =
a.; 80 mach IN .t- na,grG beauty OC lo-a.5,
a. in it, edIrlt.ous' ady4ntaye.. fl L4.
been, as il well known, Tor yca-s the seat q.
A'"''.'.'4a t4sH'-E-liFs one Hl ''' most NI'rs'
known Of Northern ,,,lelc. Thi. !n5..r.
ton, although uprn.ual.. uuBs. the c0a.r..
0! the Baptist Determination, throws !ts d00's
open to all Of whatever sect, and admit, thea
% the same privilege a other.
Formerly II wls called the " Ha.-...-
Literary ani Thcpl,Z.rs. Institution" az
while It hell His name the ma ,odty @, -
students we're either licensed preacher, g.
p.eachcr' IN expectation. But Madison hs'
had the adl.tiona, honor 0. sending to-
three ri her sons 70 the ktU- 81 Cao.rs''
while some o. the best LEGAL lsLr' q g.
counif' to DAY, have acquitted lLrE .-.'-
ton .ith.a these WALL. 10, student --E
Der oser tso hundred, and these regre'sl'
widely separated divisions % The s"'+
They are characterized hy q broad, AbSEs
republican sentiment, IA VIVID .,nlsad
that nauow-m nded feeling tina, eV.,i-
come Institutions Of learning "n Ihe s''1i'
Of color The colored student =, here s.ry.
nized a. q man, endowed III tie !o.,y AZ
rations Of manhood, filed vt,h The 'iH
IDEAS ,h. same motives, aul tL- saIe ".''-
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elc IHE NEEDS OF TIIE SOJIH, J.. the
i1lr Of communication ha.iing from that
hot'bed q! Negro hyb.I Athens, Tenn. an F.!
sent abroad upon the " NJ. q! the Method 4,
press calling upon the NJ T.. Church - e.-
tablish schools in the South that Hl!! commend
themselves 20 the southern white. by shutting
the negro out. The Mother" Church ! able
70 do . great many thing, but We dOub. Il
she be able 10 keep cOlprrd people out q: any
o. The schools she may organize In Dixie, scea
u the Pg>aotess' N,siiag u HGsAingl5. str
doe Lsep ont a. osa c5l.rsi v T. Z -D.y. ,
Csrt.t.nu H. L.
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Rates OfPo>tagc.

For the information ami convenience OF
our readers 1--WE publish the following abstract
OF the postal laws OF the Cnited States. We
advise our readers TO cut this out aud pre-
serve it for reference:
Postal cards, one cent each, 20 without
further charge t. all parts Of the country.
All letters oall parts OF the Cnited states,
three cents per half ounce.
Local, or "dropr letter, that Is for the
city or town where deposited, two cents ii
delivered by carriers. and cue cent If there Ia
no carrier system.
For newspaper and magazines. regularly
issued aud sent TO regular subscribers. the
following rates per quarter Of three months,
payaLle in advance at the Office where re-