, 1874-03-28

From the Cunton {ftf) RcgfattT.]
On the firHt paGo Of this iaBue will be found IN
article, condensed from THR CHICAGO rnrpuSE,
iu regard to taxation. There il no question Of
more vital Importance than tho subject Of TAXA
tion. and 1t ID coming more and more into prom
ipetlco ~ tllo country gtoWB.
Tint aomo radical change iB demanded ia ap-
paront to ali, aud, although tho ByBtem of lceus-
ing, uB advocated by tho advance grade or rey-.
erue-reformots as substitute fot tile present
lnodo Of raising revenue, seems, at tho first
TO regard 1t with favor. Thore is Huch mauitsst
injustice and hardship In the practical working
Of tho old method that any possiblo mode Of
rolief practically presented Is worthy OF careful
consideration and trinl.
light the injustice to farmers. bnt equally ~
great hardships and onerous burdena can be
demonstrated to exist on tho part Of the mechau-
les and mercantile industries, where the low has
been fully compiled with.
We hive been loi by reason of clrcumBtances
surrounding us, to Investigate aud study Tho
question Of taxation for the past twelve months,
aud 1t IL with uH, US With all who taGe tho pains
to Investigate aud examine the matter in al it's
lug State, county, and local revenue onerous,
unjust. md dolaterious to tho development OF
the country and the prosperity OF tho peuple.
THE nELIu1ous JOURNALS.
From the Gesesso {Iu.) 4epubt,c.
Tie three OF four religious Journals in Chi
cago thut, tor Il few weeks past, have been driv-
lng an unohristian tile against Tue C4ucAao
Tn1DuAE, begin to got it through thetn that,
paper for q lat. tloy cGnght Tartar. TAoy
would 10 very glad now to cali it u draw game,
but that will not do. Tho editor aforesaid has
driven the fellows to tho wall lo has convicted
each aud all OF them Of wosso thugs than ever
thoy thought Of charging him WITH. Now they
would be slad If Mr.. Whito and TIE TRIBUNE had
beeu left alono. Whother ho will leave them
alone Or not remains to DO Roen.
"sELr-Arpo1HTEp cESsonB."
chicago Correspondence qf tie Louisville Courier
Tho wholesome result Of The TE1BuSEB var
fare with tho religious 1elf-appolntod consors OF
the daily prese Will probably bo that the rolg-
ious Journals will, IN H. measure, learn that they
now quite numerous. The TRIBUNE llaa bud
the good fortune to secure tho great msss OF
small advertisements III Chicago, 80 much 30
pages Of "WanB" and ''pernona)s." Tho
general tone Of tho latter Ia by no means I'M
moral. In tho contest with the lntey1or aud tue
Northwestern Christian Advocate The TR1ouaE
hoped, will ASSIST in opening tho religious cult
urs' eyes, that horoattor, while seAronlng los
notes abroaa they may not neglect she Pasent-
quauk-nlod.clne boauss at home.
COLORADO COLONIES.
From tie E.u1r.t Etty {ls|.) Herald.
/ THE QIIloAao Tribune Of lust Saturday con'
tainod some very damaglng disclosures concern"
ing tho rlatto Riyor Coiouy in Colorado. u u.s.
Herts that the irrigation is thus far comp!ete
failure, and that the land IL sold at speoulators
prices, II any Of our readers Aave hau sesioua
notions OF e,uigratiug to that Colony, IL conse.
aueuco OF representations OF the ayent VINO "aa
lore somo weeks since, it would be wise for them
to examine muro fully Into the mattor before Co.
Gliding. -
Mr, sronEY'B c1R0ULAn-LErTER.
E,rou, the ItoekJord {fI.) HtG s4f.
It having boon published tAht Wilbur b.
atorey IL q Bpirisualist, ha sonda W OH cu!ar-
fattar' m which lo statos that he does not be-
Iieye In gu.ituallsm or anything else! we cheer
fuIly give AIR. Storey the benefit o. this corrao-
t;on. aibejt 1t reminds Of tho little boy tn the
lows ruyiyal-neetlng the otler day, who aroae
whom tloao who wlshed to 60 to hell woro ro-
9" Miss ploK1Nsoa's "soo1A1rEy11" LECTURE.
Ffu,n hs Lou,sp.fEc Courier. .jour7tal.
TIE Qu1oAuo TRIBUNE, referring to tho faot
TINT q pumbar OF ointment oiergymen of that city
Ind signed tho call Oil Hiss Anna Dickinson to
lecture OH tho Hooial owl, Hays "Msa Dlokin.
son IL youug unmarried womap-tho laat pcr-
son in tile world to have any knowledge Of the
social evil, unlosH she Inns made it a special
study, aud this il tho last study Ia tho world
which young, unmarried woman should mako
apoclafty-at alI events for public entertain
,nent." Woll, what II tho Young Indy does not
know anything about the social evil that iH no
reason she should not speak Oh It. Sue will ba
less trammaed by facts, md will foel no re-
sttaint upon her imagination. Il there 10 Any
cue subject OH which We wuuld rather heRr NI11
AnuA ealk thAn &uosAss. II IL tls soai1 stlA