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HGADouARrEns GEN,L REcpuIrNa sERvrcr,J
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HEAnouAnTEns dEs,L REcnurrNa sEBvIcry
UHIrED STATES NRMY,
tc,u. NEw YcRK cry january y. isiS
The The attention i ~ all officers on the rccru,tirg
service Is called to the necessity " improving
the quality Of the men entering the army
A very large percentage OF men enllsting tlls-
appear almost Immediately from the rolls OF the
army.
Every precauton will he taken by recruiting
oftcers to obtain a better class Of men, and
every available opportunity made use Of to &C.
quaint the community with the recent improve
ment In the pay OF the soldier and the advantages
arising theTcfrOm,
Any man who presents himself at a recruiting
rendezvous unler the innutnsc Of drink will To
peremptorlly rejected, and will under no cir
cumstances thereafter be enlisted. "Beiug en-.
titely sober when enlistedn Ia not sufficient.
Under no circumstances will any man he en-
listed nntl after the persondl examination Of the
recruiting offlcer.
The efficiency Of recruiting Officers will be
Judged Of by the quality rather than the rum
Der OF the men they enlist, and In every case
where rejecting board reports that the recruit
ing oiiicer should have known OF the defect In
the recruit, the superintendent will recommend
that the cost OF enlistment he charged to the re-
crulting offlcer.
The best rule for the recruiting oflccr to fol-
low Is to enlist no man he would not be willing
TO have In his own company, and to give the SER
vice rather than the man the benefit OF any
doubt which may arise regarding his fitness.
In every case where Il Is practicable men
offering to enlist will be required to produce tes-
timnnlals from their former employers, or re-
spectacle citizens OF the place, touching their
1t is intended that the military service shall
not be receptacle for all the worthless ChaTac-
ment elsewhere, hut shall furnish rather an
opening for energetic, honorable young men,
Who after the termination Of their 1--WE years
service In the army, may he In position Imam
Siaiiy @ and otherwise to make good start In
Col. Seventh U. s. Infantry, supf q. RS.
National Republican., 1873-03-25
Honest Men Wanted Everywhere.

10y hthI1 warn btttutFl
All these things, Mr.. BeeCheT said, were very
well, hut he was more interested by what was
LETT out Of this pledge than by what was actually
therein; he thought there were some omissions
which might 10 supplied. There was not sin
gle word about members OF the Guard of Honor
speaking the truth; about lying In all Its infinite
variety there was nothing on the subject OF
honesty In the dealings OF man with man; nothing
on the subject OF fidelity to every word spoken
and 10 every obligation assumed; there was
nothing on the subject OF that waste and drain
that was going on among young men by the In
diligence OF their appetites and passions on ac-
count OF which 80 many never see middle age
Parents shrink from warning their children about
II; IL was too delicate 4 subject for the Church
TO say anything about, and yet the elements
were there which stood connected with 1ues-
tlOns Of life and DEATH yet young men and
maidens were left 10 take their chance, and
thousands and tens OF thousands stumble and
perish In their ignorance. He would speak on
the present occasion on the subject OF lying; he
thought the great battle In our age was on the
side Of tTuth-telling, fidelity and honesty, the
side on which the whole building rested, and
without which there could be no permanent
superstructuTe, Truth, simple transparent truth,
was the prime element Of Christian character
There were some men that were true, but they
were the exception and not the rule, He had
been anllcted on being told by good men on the
corners OF the street In business circles that they
did not think as well Of men who were church
members as they did Of those who were not;
that they found that they WsrS more uksly 70 b
National Republican., 1873-03-25

deceived by m 1mbers OF the churches than by
those who Nerj not. The fact was men were
pfeached TO 50 much about faith In Christ that
mat they mad got to substitute faith In Christ
for simple truth and honesty. ~ was taking"
continued Mr. Beecher, with railroad con-
ductor to-day. ] said, How about these new
conductors from Cheating7 He said, IT don't
prevent anything; man that wants to cheat, he
can cheat; there ls only one way, Mr.. Beecher,
to prevents cheating; you have got to supply
honest men for conductors. Very wel,' said I,
hut II you supply all the railroads with honest
conductors, where will you ind honest men
enough to 60 to Congress7' [ureat laughter
There are not enough honest men In the coun.
Try; not enough for Officers Of banks; not enough
bench. The want OF trustwortRiness has become
one Of the alarming signs Of the times"
National Republican., 1873-03-25

WATTERsoS, In his doublc-cndcr Of Louis
willie, speaking Of the Foster hanging, says;
at may bc that the hanging Of Foster will
serve rs the tub thrown TO the whale Of
public opinion, and that the merry Mr..
Stokes and the brutal assassin Simmons, and
gentlemen Of that ilk now lAnguishing in the
Toombs, will profit by the sacrifice; but our
New York dispatches this morning bring us
details Of two more brutal murders, which
may bring popular clamor to fever heat
again, and another gnllows scene or two thus
made necessary" We were assured on all
hands by the advocates Of capital punish
ment that the fate OF Foster would serve as a
most effective warning to others, and yet
'our New York dispatches this morning
bring us two moro brutal murders" which
will make another gallows scene 'ncccs-
sary.' Necessary, indeed We should say
that such scenes were quite unnecessary after
such results
National Republican., 1873-03-25

still crime Of all descriptions Is moro RAM
pant than ever IL was. We have two or three
executions every week only to bc followed by
fresh murders While Governor Dix was
striking terror into the dangerous classes Of
New York" last week, In the case of Foster,
horrible murder was being perpctrated In
the neighboring city of Brooklyn, and these
roughs we're engaged In taking the life Of m
aged gentleman In the same city. One fact
ls worth thousand theories. The Dix policy
needs no more convincing proof Of Its alb
surdlty and utter ineficlency to prevent capt
tai crimes than this, which was printed side
by side with the culogiums upon the legal cS-
ecutIon Of Foster.
National Republican., 1873-03-25
DRoPosALs FOR Wall. Gc.

sealed proposals are asked for building a rip-
rap wall OF granite rubbe In front OF the grounds
Of the National Soldiers Home, At Hamilton Vir.
ginia, to protect the land from abrAsiOns u the
water, extending about seven hundred and twenty.
iye (T2bl lmeai yards, on a clay foundation Tie
water an average Of three feet along the line the
whole to rise foot and half Il " to one u ac
cordlng 20 the Plan pow in the United ates Enpi.
ncers office At FORT Monroe the whole to be built 10
the satsfactiOn Of the Engineer
The proposals should state the price Per llueal
yard or foot The time Of building will be from the
18th Of July to the lat Of November
The proposals should be sealed and directed TO
the President Of the Board Of MAnagers OF the Ma.
June at Boston. "
The Board q Managers reserve the right to reject
Al bids but " Any pre- accepted II will be given 10
the lowest responsible bidders,
The work viii be paid for as II Is approved upon
the eertncate OF the Engineer, twenty nye per cent
the contract
BY order Of the Board Of Managers Of the Nh.
ionAl Home for Disabled Volunteer soldiers,
National Republican., 1873-03-25

Tue chairman Of the board ofrcylslon and
srrcal for the United States custom-house in
a recent report submitted to Mr.. sayille,
chairman Of the Treasury civil service eI'
amining board, speaks in terms Of praise Of
the operation Of some Of the civil service
regulations so far as they have related to the
New York custom-houte. The class of up.
plicants Is found to te superior to that which
formerly sought to serve the Government.
From the report 1t would appear that every.
thing was conducted with the utmost fairness
and impartlality.
National Republican., 1873-03-25
INDIAN WAR CLAIMS.
uADJuIAST GEsERIL's orricE,

,ADJuTASr GESERAL'E OFFICE,
The attention OF claimants Is invited 10 the follow
Ing legislation on the subject Of the Montana LdlH
An AcT to enable the Secretary Of War to nay the
ss S SHFsa Inc Tssadry ln onsbS 5se Indian h9.
.. ,nact'd Sy 9' s,nets ard HoS'' n R,pr,',Hta.
. That shall Se Re duiy q lie sTg,si TfSpeI Sc.
counting officers OF the Treasury to examine aud
Tor eIpsnses neeesnaT inSulp qne upon the claims
Indian hSstiliiss d t6e Territory q MdhtSns, IL
me year eishteeh hundred and ,iItyseyen, which
tor General james A. HArdie: but In 10 case shall
reported BY said General Harde; and N snch n
yestlEatlon the testimony taken By General Hardie
the same shall not be regarded as concusiye nness
said officers are satisfied Herewith, And the Sums
sSTsHsy 1SSna e M dne 9 be raid e. ne eEon
under me direction q the Secretary Of War no,
in tpll OF all claims on account 6f said expenses:
and EiSSdsa asT.ser IRE. no claim under ne
this act " f"''8s' w
Approved March .. 1873
Az ACT making appropriations to supply deflcicp
for lie seaI YEAR ehds J9Ss Si tir 5hs
neth. elshteen hundred and seventy three, and fOI
Ne q ,aSri,d by hs SsHai, DAD Hou.. qr R,prs,,sta
mts. hs taisd states " Am,rien n C9Rgrsss a,s,p,
by appropriSted ont ~ HnY mSsv s IN 'teS Ky Frs here
not Otherwise appropriated. To supply deicisnsIT,
In the appropriations for the seTyice Of the Govern
ment for the nscal year ending June thrtieth eigh
teen hundred and seventy three. aud for former
years AND for other purposes: namely
To enable the Secretary Of War. according to tn,
act upon that subject passed at the present
of CongreaHI to pay, for expenses incurred In sun
pressing Indian hostilites IA the Territory Of Mon
tAnA In the year eighteen hundred aud sixty seven
to the persons entitled thereto the claims Reported
upon by General James A. HArdie, under tho PROV
rions OF section ten Of an act entitled An act max
Ing appropriations for sundry civil expenses Of tht
8oyernment, apd for other purposes, Tor the veal
ending June the lllriieth, eighteen hundred And
seventy, approved July ifteenth eighteen hundrel
and seventy and for that purpose there Ia hereby
appropriated from any money in the Treasury Vi
the United States not Otherwise Appropriated, thu
sum Of nye hundred and thirteen thousand threi
hundred and forty.three dollars or so much Thereof
a. may Re necessary,
Approved. March q lTa
All claimants under tho fGreRoing acts are re
quested to present their Original vouchers tn IN,
Seco9d Comptroller OF the Treasury, Hon. j. NJ
BrodheAd. Washington. d C., either In prrgon or bS
attorney, with power Of attorney to collect thi
awards In the after case.
Major George Bell, CnmmissATy Of Subsistence
Depot CommissaFy, Washington. d. e., office corne
Fifteenth aud streets southwest, has been a.
signed 70 the duty Of paying the sums awarded
by order Of the Secretary Of War
2. ID. TOWNSEND,
mh21@ Adiutant General
National Republican., 1873-03-25
Nr,, PnhllrntInn.

From Kervand n Towers, 900 Pennsylvania
avenue, we have the London Quarterly Re-
view" for January, 1873. Its contents are: "Un-
published letters Of the Princess Charlotte;"
claws and Customs Of Sport" "The Two Fred
erlcks;" estate Of the British Navy" Madame
de sevigne;" "EXhAustion OF the sOll OF Great
Britain" "Froudes English in Ireland" 'The
sonnet ''HlstOry OF British Commerce."
"Chaucer and shakespeare" and "The Ministry
and University Education In ireland" These
articles are Of that character distinguishing the
"London Quarterly" and are very valuable to
all Intelligent readers
National Republican., 1873-03-25
pRoPosALs FOR LIVE OAK.
NAyI DHPAnrNKSr.l

j
BuREAu or CoNsrRuoTIos AND RaPAiR,
Sealed proDo.si. Ti.sEs5os in1 i5S Ma,e6 y ss
feel q GYSsf 6er o. afitas'is tas Se q aSsS SSpl a
either the Kittery. Char town. or Brooklyn navy
ssssa az bSSssa %St Ti Ta6SsSSE. E he 81 ifis s
These propossis % % must be indorssd proposals. for
Lave, 1--we osh% that they may be distinguished from
0iIS ssISis; II tis is s.,n.tsd amour. vim pe
Ss athSsd U: .noasi Sf @ sas "a ds1sSy if%% until NIL
'e eoIhltISe sIl tSs 4 s.siIsetgriy 5 e2mSleted
due ProPoTti9n q tho met diihSgt and cIoohsd
her amount IN sddtion 70 The Is per centum as may
Ss lsssf sIgedsnt e secure E the pnPio interest
T6e remaining Is per centan, OF othoT proportion
CO saSa S PPSsoySd " In sTPSsSS Sx 6 sns
chasing paymAster as the contractor may desiEhste
within lkirty io days alter 10 Prcssntahon hin
~ any u the lumber named, Of ths quality and 4
Snd Ks n nIs snd pSS
70 me United , States sum o. money not eleoedpk
price p be paid IN case % the actual delivery there
SGnsTSss IN hs case prSIdsd sppsoSsa pi SsSs
following proportions say si2s cubic ieet Of pieces
suitable f9r stems, sternposts, deadwoods, aprons
starnpost knees keesOns aud hooks all siding from
" inches. Gad the hooks siding ID and Is inches
These pieces To be IN the proportions In which they
forns su siaSliy IL shape length and chnrastsr Sfa
with these heretofore received, with frames Of cor
respondlng siding, the moplds Of which Gao be seen
snd y ine9ss IN about elaA gnsptities n each and
being In length from Is to II feet with natural and
% dpe 10 1Sss. r N that
from the mean to the greatest crook Also, ,ssa
cubic ieet o. timber siding ls and 10 ineheain length
All to be sided straight and fair. and roughhewed
the moulding WY TO show q face OF not leas than
iNo thlrds tue tliins' the wane being deducted In
The timber 70 be cut from trees srowing within
thirty miles OF the sea, OF which satisfactory cyl
respective yards, at the risk and expense Of the
contractor subject To the usual inspection, and
% the entire approval OF the commandAnt OF the
The whole quantity to be. delivered within one
year from the date ofthe contract,
each proposal that the partiss either have the TIM
be Or are acquainted with the subject aud have the
facility e procure A. .,,,,. ..,...,. ....,.,
posals" will be received at the same time, on the
same terms and conditions, and similarly indorsed
cu dr S asSsrS in each 81 the % nnNy S1a ysEds
ChArlestown and brooklyn, OF from S,OJO 70 1000
cubic feet Of yeoak, the principal pieces siding II
he principal pieces aud Crooked timber being IN t6S
same PROPORTION TO the quantity offered as that
specihsd IN the hrst case, with the same lengths and
The whole amount contracted for in this case
must be delivered on or before the lst Of Beptem.
The Department reserves the right to reject any
aud all bids for any timber under this advertise,
mont or reduce the amount II eonsidered not To the
rsSlTs sStisStOry sVdspeS hat bds aTs SdSs S
is: dssitnE Z Sia fSr tSip pihs I$Ssr
)? fsaSP:S Sa uSSn sPp.s0a : III. 81 sss.Sa .Sa
National Republican., 1873-03-25

THE Albany Eccning Journal q leading
Republican organ of New York, attained the
forty.second anniversary Of its birthday on
Saturday last, and in an editorial resume Of
Its career presents facts very interesting
and highly nattering to Its managers. The
article itself is wrlttOn by onc-probably Mr..
Dawson-who "entercd the office forty-two
years ago" 1t Is pretty generally known
that the Journal, through Mr.. Thurlow
Weeds association with 1t, is a power
in the politics Of New York. and 1t ls gene
rally hoped that so good a paper may en-
joy many more birthday anniversaries.
National Republican., 1873-03-25
business In ChienEo,

TFr0m The MnWAukee bentinol1
The general depression that exists in the
business circles Of Chicago must have ten
dency to take the gas out OF her citizens after
awhile. In no city IN the Union Is money 80
high and scarce as 1t Is to-day In Chicago, and
unless relief comes soon from outside sources
the number Of failures, which Is already very
large In view Of the absence Of a general imam
the summer IL ended. As has always been the
custom Of that reckless, gO-ahead city, her cit-
zcns have borrowed too much, built too much
and bought too much, and hence II Is that money
Ia tight and extensions and failures are the leRi-
timate consequence.
National Republican., 1873-03-25

The Star OF last evening says; The RE-
PUBLICAN says that On item In the Star Of
Saturday, purporting to give the total
amount Of the appropriations Of the last ses-
sion Of Congress, was incorrect. Doubtless
the REPUBLICAN is right. We find that the
item was Washington special to some Of
the morning papers, clipped for inquiry, but
which accidentally got in without veriHCa-
tion. 1t is never safe to follow these morn
ing papers" With these newly-conceived
notions OF safety We may now expect to see
a complete change in the policy of the Star.
The change will probably be inauguratCd to.
dny
National Republican., 1873-03-25
A Hint IN Mr.. Sehurz

From the Commercial AdVertiser1
How beautifully he talksi In his speech In
the Senate on the Caldwell case Senator SchuTz
fairly scaled the empyrean OF eloquence In de-
plOring and denOuncing the covetOusness and
greed which characterized the time and nlled the
halls Of Congress with the atmosphere OF tempta.
tlon. But far better and more convincing
proof Of his TeprobatiOn OF "the morbid desire
TO get rich, and the growing unscrupulousness
In ne use Of means" about which he waxed so
lOftily Indignant, would be afforded should he
return to the public Treasury his share OF the
late Congressional salary steal, 4 duty which he
has as yet given no indication whatever OF dis
charging When man with his pockets cTammed
with swaR Ia heard declaimlnR against cor
ruptlOn and dishonesty II Is apt TO beget very
grave suspicious as TO his sincerity.
National Republican., 1873-03-25
The Conservative Parry Of virginia.

n rom the D yhchbuTE PfeHe.
nOck without shepherd IL peculiarly the
condition of what was the Conservative party OF
Virginia. II Is not party OF principles, for how
could Democrats or Southern conservatives, act
ing upon principle, ever have supported such a
mere sensatiOnallst In politics as Horace Gree
ley2 IL Is without policy everywhere, and
especially without one IN Virginia, Look TO its
legislation at Richmond, and II Is impossible to
tell what the sentiments OF the party are on any
public subject
National Republican., 1873-03-25

THE Baltimore American, q journal that Is
not over friendly to Mr.. Creswell, acknowl-
edges the vigor and efficiency with which he
has administered the Post ONCE Department
during the last four years as follows;
"Then, as to the Post once Department, which
IL the one that most Intimately concerns the
great mass Of the people. There is not man or
woman in all this broad land who Ia not inter
ested In the proper administration OF mail facili-
ties. Everybody writes letters and mails papers,
and II Ia eyerybodys affair that transmission by
post should be cheap, quick and certain. Adj
hitting this premise, and II Is matter OF unas-
sailAble truth that under Mr.. Creswell the Post
once Department has been improved very far
beyond what any Of his predecessors have even
attempted. In all the cities the promptness Of
delivery has been brought down TO the nnest
| point that human ingenuity Ia capable of. We
were once before, and when we want to mail
| anything we can drop II In the nearest corner
box with the certainty that IL 10 as positive OF
| transmission as II It were deposited at the main
| once. These are comfortable little facilities
that apply to everyday life, and although they
| may be only what we ought to have, yet we can
not refuse to testify very hearty appreciation
] OF the first Postmaster General who has been en-
/ terprising and perseyering enough to appreciate
| the public want and make an endeavor to satisfy
| II. East, West, North and South, mails 20
| quicker now and are more positive Of reaching
| their destinations than ever before; and we con-
| ceiye that this is practical achievement that
will always rebound to Mr.. Creswell's honor.
| The abOlishment OF the franking privilege, the
adoption Of the pOstai-card system, are among
the marked improvements, and we hope to see
the postal telegraph In full operation before the
close Of his present term OF once. Whilst we
have not been able to agree with Mr.. Creswell on
! various matters relating TO our own State poll
ties, we cannot allow personal considerations to
| OniCer who has reflected honor on his State and
added 70 the lustrO OF the Administration"
National Republican., 1873-03-25
senator ConkllnE.

tFrOm the Inter-OceAn.l
The Senator from New York Is one OF the very
ablest members OF the Senate. His breadth OF
thought, range OF ideas, large experience and
close reasoning powers, together with his mas
terly command OF language, self-pOssessIon, and
keenness of satire have made him one OF the
most formidable debaters In the body to which
he belongs,
National Republican., 1873-03-25

IL ANOTHER COLUMN we print two COM
muulcOtlons upon tho subject Of capital pun
ishm0nt, which will be found worthy Of an
attentive pcrusal.
National Republican., 1873-03-25

The Baltimore american complains that
the trade Of that city Is going to Philadel-
phia. 1t will have reason to complain that 1t
is coming to Washington, II our citizens only
show the proper enterprise.
National Republican., 1873-03-25
NIANuFACTrRING CENTRES.

We recently reviewed, at some length, the
industrial growth Of the United States ns ex-
hibltcd by the census just completed, and OF
which advance sheets arc now out. Mr..
Copeland the Washington correspondent Of
the New York Journal Of Commace-a pa
per almost exclusively devoted to financial
industrial and commercial matters--has taken
great pains to make and arrange an elabo-
rate set Of tables collated from tho census,
and bis letters to that paper, bearing upon
these Interesting subjects, have been received
with much favor and extensively copied. In
many cases they have stirred up old Jealous
lea and started new ones between rival citles,
but their general effect ls an excellent one,
productive of excellent results. His last let
ter Is peculiarly interesting, for In Il the can
sus, which In Its entirety as an exponent Of
tho manufacturing Industries is highly
praised, Is criticised because Of some omls-
sionA the writer has discovered. Many Of
these omissions are attributable, among
others, to the fact that an insufficient num-
ber Of agencies In the manufacturing districts
were established.
An examination Of these valuable statistics
shows another remarkable truth, that when
ever locality bases Its manufactures on a
standard product II ls certain Of success as a
manufacturing point. Specially Lowell for
cotton and Philadelphia for chemicals may
be cited as instances, as many other places
would be were the fact, when once announced,
not patent to every one. There are no good
reasons why either Lowell or Philadelphia is
better place for their respective specialtles
than many other cities that could be men,
toned. Referring to this question, the Jour
nal Of Commerce edltorially says "The
truth is that manufacturing points can be
built up wherever there are ordinary faclli-
ties, by the capital and energy OF any man or
incorporation devoted to the production Of
standard article. Other industries Of oil
kinds collect about such centres with the GER
tainty Of the great physical law Of crystallI-
Eation. Hundreds Of cities and towns in New
England-notably, among others, the shoe
manufacturing polnts-attest this truth"
The South Of late has been remarkably
fortunate In the establishment Of cotton mills,
and q spirit Is oylnced by her people that
shows they are taking hold of manufactures
In earnest, go that in time that section may
compete with the North In some departments
Of industry. There are far better facilities In
many cities, now almost entirely unknown to
manufacturing Industries, than were ever af-
forded by the present large manufacturing
centres, and among them is Washington,
with her Immense water power and cheap coal.
National Republican., 1873-03-25

ER- Al con uunichiiCrt. vlulu 81 ltiiu
for publication, should tc addressed TO wM J. MuR
rIon, Proprietor NATIONAL REFuBLIoAS, Washing
ton, d. O.