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The Republicans of Ohio have taken
method to express their disapproyal of the
back-pay measure which would do honor to
those select little parties which have occa-
sionally appeared upon the political horizon,
whose efforts were always so directed as to
ensure the election Of the most corrupt of
opposing candidates, aud those whose prin-
ciples differed the widest from their own
They did not approve President Grants sig
nature of that bill, and therefore they didn't
vote at all, and thus each contributed half
vote to ''Petticoat Allen" malignant
Copperhead, and one of the bitterest enemies
of the Government during the rebellion, or
else voted directly for him, and thus secured
his election against Governor Noyes, a brave
and patriotic officer during the war, and an
honest man.
This is the way they have taken to show
their regard for economy and a faithful Off
Ger, as General Noyes has proved. They
have defeated an honest man, a brave soldier.
who lost leg in fighting Aliens "friends, -
and a man who had been tried as Governor,
and proved to be capable and faithful, and
elected not only the candidates of the most
corrupt and disloyal party that ever existed,
but one that represents the party who gave a
majority of the votes that secured the pas
sage of the very back-pay measure about
which they have 50 stultified them.
This is the wisdom of Ohio Republicanism
Who can fathom it? Perhaps they have
punished President Grant. But they have
punished their own State much more severely.
If we are not mistaken they will have cause
to regret their spiteful course before Aliens
term is out.
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New Publications.

! The November number Of HIrper's Maya
zine closes a semi-annual volume Of remarka-
bic excellence, whether we regard its reading
matter or its illustrations. OF the latter
there have been four hundred in this volume
| Upon examining the contents Of the last two
volumes, we find that there is, on an average,
one illustrated paper in each number which
contains the pith and profuse pictorial EN-
I Enlistment Of some notable new work, or
! collection Of works, belonging to the depart
ment Of Travels, Science, or History The
current number contains two such articles
The frat is an exceedingly valuable contribu-
ton by Helen ;. Conant, entitled 1.-THE
Secret Of the Strait, ;" made up from the un-
published report Of the late DR. &. 4. Mack
! the geOlOgist Of the Darien Exploring Expe-
ditiOn Of la7l-dealing mainly with the ma
tural history Of the Isthmus and the practica.
bility Of the contemplated inter oceanic canal
and accompanied by numerou, novel and
beautiful illustrations. The second is a con.
tribution by ;. :. COnant, entitled THE
Last Of the Three" aprop,s Of the recent
publication Of the Memoirs and Letter. Of
sara ColerIdge.
Besides separate articles containing the
substance Of the most important Of recent
publications, there are always running in
, Uayper the most notable literary productions
Of the day during their progress and previous
10 their final publication in book form. These
comprise not only serial stories from such
Writers i, Wilkie Collins, Charles Readc.
Professor DE Mile, Anthony TrolIOpe, Miss
Thackeray, and Miss MulOck; but also serials
Of an entirely different character, such as
Emilio Castelsr's Republican Movement in
Europe,;' Moneure ID. Conway. South
Coast saunterings in England" Porte Cray
On's Mountains" Charles Nordhon7a bril-
liant and comprehensive papers on the Pacific
Coast, the ''Recollections Of an Old Stager,"
and "Our London Scrap-bOok"
Adding 10 these current production, of the
best American aud European writers Of our
time the regular monthly summaries-.cien.
ti6c, literary. and histor!cal-the genial dis
cusslons, sssthetlc and social Of the Easy
Chair. aud the piquant details Of gossip and
aneedote in the Drawer, 1t Ia evident that the
constant reader Of Ha,per is supplied By the
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j. SelIa Martin.

We learn that Hon. S. b. COnover, Sena-
tor from Florida, is about to pay a flying
visit to his State. He will be accompanied
by J. Sella Martin, who will make a few
speeches in the State Of Everglades, where,
among others, We know him to possess true
friends in the persons Of the Hon. J. T.
Walls and Jonathan Gibbs.
Mr.. Martiu's work in the late campaign in
this District has added new laurels to his
fame, both as a writer and speaker. As a
faithful and honest friend to the cause of his
race, and an energetic laborer for its promo
ton, Mr.. Martin is entitled to, and will re-
ceive, the hearty welcome Of the true friends
Of progress wherever he goes. Eighteen
years ago he was a slave, to-day one of the
most effective of our writer's aud orators,
with reputation on both sides of the At
lantic. We trust that Mr.. Martin will enjoy
his trip to the far South, and return with re-
newed yigor for our struggle for equality
before the law this winter.
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Isn't il "a Distinction without ~
Difference!

The report having become generally prev
alent that Mortimer NJ, the son Of Commits
sioner Leggett, who was recently killed at
Ithaca, New York, by falling over prec-
pice, came to his death while subjected to
the barbarous practice Of "hazing," his father
has published letter denying the truth of
it, and expressing his belief that his son was
in the company Of friends at the time, and
that the accident occurred while he was be-
ing initiated into the mysteries Of one Of the
secret societies Of the University Of which he
was student. But Mr.. Leggctt admits
that the accident occurred at night; that he
was blndfolded at the time, and far from any
street or residence. He also denounces the
mumery which he was compelled TO go
through as a foolish and heathensh prac-
tice." Probably Mr.. l.. is right rs to the
circumstances under which he was killed.
Certainly so as to there having been no in
tention to harm him. But what i. really the
difference between falling a victim TO a
foolish and heathenish" ceremony neces-
sary to an admission into the secret societies
of the University, or to the foolish and
heathenish practice" technically known a.
"hazng."
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petitions asking for the passage OF Senator
Summers Civil Rights Bill. Another way is
to see to il that the convention which is to
meet here in December-and for which call
is published lsewhere-represents the coll
ored people Of every section or corner OF the
Union. We must do something for our cause
as a race. Our colored members of Congress
must remember the disabilities under which
the race with which they are identified la
bors, and while ii is true that they are rep
resentatives from Congressional Districts, 1t
is also true that they are representatives OF
the colored race throughout the country, and
they must not be timid or backward in urg-'
ing the claims Of their race on the floor OF
Congress in season and out Of season. We
ask of these colored Congressman particularly
to be active and untiring at the coming ses-
sion Of Congress in keeping before that body
our demand for Equality before the Law.
These very Congressman are outraged in
coming to and going from the Capital in con-
sequence Of their race and color; can they
in the face Of outrage upon them sit supinely
and make no effort for redress Of their own
and their peoples grievance? We think not,
and We confidently expect to see in the next
Congress united effort on the part Of the
colored members to secure Equality before
the Law. We have little more than month
before the session of Congress. Let us make
that month one of agitation; let us hold
meetings, make speeches, write articles, fill
out petitions, choose delegates for the Ma
tional Civil Rights Convention, utilizing all
our lriends-men, women, and children-to
the end that our civil rights be acknowledged
and respected. Let work-earnest, untiring,
and devoted-be the rule, and we will GER
tainy triumph.
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Whut IL bred In the Bone." sc.

Those who have once proved false and
treaCherous 10 their obligations can never
after be safely trusted. This is especially
true Of those who have proved false to their
country, and raised their hands against it in
the hour of danger. Disloyalty and treason
imply an absence OF all other virtues
Those who trust the man who has betrayed
his Country will be sure to betray his friends
if it should ever seem his interest to do so.
The Trustees Of the Washington Lee COL
lege at Lexington, Virginia, the institution
at the head of which the arch traitor Lee
died, and whose mission il Is 10 educate the
young men of the South in the principles for
which he betrayed his country, have recently
given a most striking illustration of this char
acteristic of the class of men to which we
refer. The facts in regard to this dshonor-
able act are found stated by the notorious
| Caucasidn, and ii relates t. the treatment
received at the hands Of the trustees Of this
| Lee school for the education OF traitors.
| The Hon. John W. BEockenbrough, who IS
| described by the Caucasian as a Jealous rebel ,
and one of Eirgnia's ablest, and pureSt, and
noblest minds, was the founder of what IL
called the ''celebrated law school" at Lex
ington, which under his management had
proved eminently successful, having turned
out great many tirst-class lawyers. The
great success he had achieved induced the
Trustees of the washington Lee" College
to offer him the Chair of Law in that institu-
ton, He accepted il aud gave up his private
school. Not very long after. having got rid
of all competition from that school, these
trustees notified Mr.. Brockenbrough that his
department did not justify its continuance
whereupon he promptly resigned.
This object accomplished, and Judge b.
out of the way, they at once elected one
Tucker, who was his assistant, to the vacancy,
and increased the salary of the office.
But this is only fair sample of Virginia
rebel honor. 1t is only what might have
been expected from men who had periured
themselves by violating their obligation to
their country. 1t is only what Judge Brock
enbrough ought to have expected. He ought
too, that in their treachery to him, they
were to know acting out the principles o.
treason to his country, which, as law teacher
he had instilled into their minds. He was
only reaping as he had sown, and is, there
fore, entitled to much less sympathy than
he would otherwise have been entitled to
r He had no right to expect that men who were
false to their country would not be false Il
each other.
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Poor Reasons f,r u BAD Rule.

A Washington correspondent Of the New
York TN, nne Of the most Jealous adyo-
Gates st 'Trumbnll's schemes for reforming
following foolish statement:
THE President and the heads of the sew
eral departments have recently expressed
themselves more than heretofore in favor OF
the civil service system Of appointments, as
they have already, notwithstanding the brief
period of its existence, been relieved OF much
annoyance by ofhce-seekers, either IN person
or by the importantly OF friends. Many menu
bers Of Congress, too, whose time was much
occupied in seeking places for prominent pol
iticians Of their party, find in the new plan OF
selection an excuse for not exerting them
selves in that direction
We very much doubt whether the Presi-
dent and several heads Of departments have
ever given any such reasons for favoring the
civil service system as this correspondent
states. The Constitution imposes upon the
President in express terms the duty OF max
ing appointments in the civil as we'll as the
military aud naval service Of the country.
| When he consented to accept the Office Of
| President he assumed all the responsibilities
| of the position, the annoyance" which
office-seekers " might cause him included.
| He has no right to shrink from his constitu-
tional obligation of making appointments to
Office by imposing it upon irresponsible bodies,
committees, commissions, or other organiZa-
| tons unknown to the Constitution.
| And he has not entered into this scheme of
his own accord, and is not to be held account
able for it, having only simply carried out the
directions of Congress. If we were to credit
the statement of the Times correspondent,
the Presidents chief reasons for his in
creased admiration for the civil service inven-
ton is that it relieved him of much annoy
ance by office-seckers. Not hint is given
that he think clerks appointed in accordance
with its rules are any more efficient or any
more honest, or that the civil service is any
better performed. But it relieves him of
"much annoyance" and therefore he is
more than heretofore in favor of the system.
This is doing the President great injustice,
shrink from responsibility because it is disa-
greeable. We have no doubt the President
is enforcing the civil service system in good
faith, and means it shall have a fair trial
whether he is in love with it or not. lie
undoubtedly hopes, and possibly believes,
that it will in the end improve the civil ser.
vice of the country. For that he enforces it,
not because it saves him from little or much
anpoyanrp
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1t will be seen by the following circular
that the colored militia of Georgia have been
denied the privilege of hearing arms by the
petty tyranny of the Governor of tina,
state:
Whereas His EXcellency Governor .iamr-
NJ. Smith, in violation OF the National law
prescribing the manner of the distribution
of arms furnished by the General Govern
ment To the State, has made distinction,
based on color, in that he has thrown obstacle,
in the way of the formation of colorcd com
panics, bv unreasonable delaying the issue
of orders for the election of officers, and by
refusing either to commission officers of col
ored organizations after elections have been
held in accordance with law, or tO furnish
them with arms:
Therefore we, the undersigned member, OF
the Central City Blues, of Macon, Georgia,
have deemed it wise to call convention ct
the colorcd volunteer companies of the State,
to assemble in the city Of Macon, on Wed
nesday, October -, 1873, at II m, .for the
purpose of taking into consideration the
proper means for obtaining redress and Sc
curing an impartial distribution of the quota
of arms and equipments furnished Nv the
General Government to this State.
We sincerely hope every organized COMPANY
in the State will Join us ia the movement
and hr represented in the convention
We are, most respectfully,
GEoRGE WALLACE,
EDwIS BELCHEE,
J. +. LoNU,
WILLIS EPTs
SPENCFR MOSELEI,
CASWEIL RIEU
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publishers with an infinite variety of iastruc.
tive and entertaining matter, comprehending
every department that comes naturally within
the scope ola popular magazine.
while in these permanent featurcs-ma.u.
tanned nj an enormous cost which tSnncns
and constantly increasing circulation alon.
could Justify H1rpo's HaJasiHr stands con-
frssedly unrivailed and beyond the reach 81
rivalry, it j. not less happily successful. ii
those ever varying attractions which give o.
each recurring number the charm Of freshness
and novelty. In securing this result IN.
work Of the Editor is efeCtually supplement
ted by the best artists of the day, such A,
Charles Parsons, W. l.. shepard, c. :. Rein.
hart, Grenyille Perkins, Sol Eytinge. Paul
Franzcay, Theo. Il. Davis. 3. \. Abby, au'
Fortier Conklin. The average cost Of en-.
cravings for each monthly issue il not les,
than twenty-five hundred dollars
The current number tor November CON.
tain- seven illustrated Article, ,-N,lu.l,r -:
I the illustrated serial story. The l.,.ur
| Link" hy Professor De Mile with sixty-,.,
eugraS.ngS. Besides The Secret Of the
! Strait" and THE Last OF the Three, -" al
ready alluded To-, there are u charucter.-t..
! sketch of Irish travel, entitled a Lone
| Woman IN Ireland" by !. Lizzie CLOUD
! sketches of a dozen French Celebrities. q"
! with portraits, by Junius Hear Browne amt
| instalImcntS of Porte Crayon's "Mouu
! tains, NJ. II. Conway "South Coast Sauu-
| teringS in England" and "Our London
I Scrap-Book." Mr.. Conway's Saunter treats
| of DorsetNhire, aud gives some very curious
AMI interesting materials. Including batch
of letters from John Adams t. Brand-IIulli,
Indicative Of Mr.. Adams'- political phl.o--
ophv.
Emilio Castelar, contributes another paper
of his series on The Republican Movement
in Europe and Charles Nordhoh describes
the resources of the Sacramento Valley N
Northern California.
Mr.. Curtis resumes the Easy Chair ia tn,
number. His description of Arcadia n dis
covered in the Tyrol, il in his best vein
In an early number will be commenced
MY Mother and /, ;" love story for girls.
beautifully illustratedD by the author OF
" John Halifax, Gentleman"
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eaS- We find the following in the Chronicle
of Monday: I'VE are informed by telegraph
that Nr. Vincen, Colysr, formerly Secretary
Of the Board of Indian Commissioners, has
gone to Memphis to aid in caring for the
plague-strickeu victims there. Always IN
the van to aid suffering humanity, he was
one Of the earliest Abolitiou!sts. When the
war broke out he recognized the necessity
for aid from the non-combatauts in caring for
the wounded Union soldiers. and devoted all
his time, means, and influence l. amclogatc
their condition, and was high in the conf
dence of Abraham Lincoln AMI l.. NJ.
Stanton.
"When the war ended he retained t. hi
studio, until, in company with Peter Cooper
and other prominent philanthropists, lac be-
came interested in the Indians of this coun-
try, whose condition attracted hi, warnest
sympathy.
"Now he gives up, voluntarily, his worldly
prospects of success, and goes to face almost
certain death to serve among the noble band
who have taken their lives in their hands
and devoted them to the relief and care a
the suffering people OF Shreveport and Mem
. r,biS ~
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Take Notice.

II having come to our notice that persons
claiming to be stockholders in the NEW Ma
TIoSAr. ERA AND CITIZEN Company arro-
gate to themselves the light to make collec-
tons 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 TO do business with. This Is
not so, theirs is a separate department.
The business department is conducted by
Frederick Douglass, Jr., who is secretary o'
the company.
This arrangement does not interfere with
our friends securing and sending us subscrib-
ers, deducting twenty per cent. for so doing,
but has reference to collections for job-work,
advertising, &c. LEWIS II. DOUGLASS,
President.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-10-23

Hon. a. X. Davis has been appointed
postmaster at Macon, Mississippi
John +. Patterson, a young colored law
yer of this city, has resigned his clerkship in
Arkansas to practice his profession. Mr..
Patterson is a young man Of ability, and we
wish him success.
DIR. j. l.. y. Bowen has been appointed
by the Commissioner of Pensions an examin-
ing surgeon for the District of Columbia
Miss l.. a. Lynchcomb, colored young
lady, had an interview with President Grant
on Monday concerning an appointment in the
Treasury Department. The President met
her kindly, and was willing to assist her.
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Emancipation Celebration.

ATHENs, o., sept. -, i7'5.
MEsSRS. EDITORS: After an appropriate
prayer by the Rev. Mr. Dansburv, of Park
ersburg, West Virginia, Mr. Robert ". Simp
son, of Parkersburg, being introduced "a,
chairman Of the day, spoke az follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: thank you iyr
the distinguished honor Of being chosen t.
preside over this assembly. when remem-
Der the cause that has brought Us together.
and the event We have met to cOmmemOat.
my heart is filled with gratitude too great loG
utteranCe. ! am lead 10 inquire why ], IL
that we who have done 80 little for the cmln-
cipation Of our race are permitted to behold
this glorious day OF universal freedom, while
thousands who sacrificed their all for IL
accomplishment were doomed to life Of ser
vitude and to end their DAYS in gloomy dun
geOns, or 10 be sCourged and burned and tor
turcd To death. II it is true that the spirit
Of earth's departed are permitted h. lu-.-
around US and participate in the ioy- ant
sorrows of the living, then. indeed are 3"
now surrounded by host of freedom mat
tyrs, who share in our rejoicing and Join ".'1
Us in thanks 10 God. Let me enforce e 81 ..a
all OF our race that each shall make IL Fer-
sOnal matter, and one Of the leading oJty..'
Of his life, to show by his conduct ever.
where that, az race, We appreciate uui Doe
serve the freedom We now enjoy. Let .,
turn the blessing to our own account a..
by vain regret, of the past, nor by ictruls
for the wrongs OF other day., but b' noble
aspirations after knowledge, wisdom, aa'
morality. Snch Efforts upon our part al.. b.
the pureat tribute We can offer 10 the mcn.u
OF the great and good Abraham In.J.,,
whose blood was spilled for our deliyerau-...
But II Is not my purpose 10 longer deta.u 50.
now. | thank YOU for this expression Of.
your confidence and Your Kindness"
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Zeal without Know ledge.

The Detroit Post seems to be a mOnomaniac
on the subject of ex-senator PomerOy. 1t
has pursued him with ferocty that in di-
Gates some great personal grievance, ever
since the York gang of Kansas corruption
lists entered into the conspiracy to defeat his
reelection. Though always true rs steel to
the Republican party, and to the best inter-
ests of the country, the Post entertains Il
mortal hatred for him. The recent attempt
OF the drunken vagrant, Conway, to murder
him has given it new occasion for the eX-
ercise of small wit aud malignty. As
Pomcroy was never charged with any cor
ruption or neglect of duty while in the SEN
ate, and as he was one of the abiest and most
Jealous supporters of the Union cause dur
ing the rebellion, his money aud personal
efforts being rs freely given Ia suffering
Union soldiers as his voice and vote were in
the Senate for every measure designed to
sustain the Government, we do not under
stand why Republican papers should Join in
the howl which the NANCY ours Of the "Libcr-
alp and Democratic press have kept up at his
heels ever since he has been in Congress.
Abuse Of prominent Republicans nntil they
are found guilty Of some ofense should be
left to that class of demagogues.