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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-15
The Legal Points i'm the Louisiana
Controversy.

The interesting legal discussion, of which
the HERALD is the forum and two of the
ripest and most eminent jurists of the United
States have thus far been the principal dis
putants, has attracted universal notice in the
press of the country. The controversy is not
yet ended, and other distinguished constitu-
tional lawyers viii present their views in
our columns. 1t must not be supposed
that Mr.. Reverdy johnson, whose first letter
to the HERALD set the ball in motion, volun-
teered his opinion or obtruded his views on
the public. His opinion was solicited by the
editor of the HERALD, and he gave it only in
compliance with our request We desired
that the judgment of the American public
on one of the most difficult and recon-
dite questions which has ever arisen
in our constitutional jurisprudence should
be assisted by higher order of discussion
than is commonly met with on such topics.
We applied to Mr.. johnson because his great
professional learning and experience are united
with SO much fair-minded liberalty that his
opinion was not likely to be tinged with party
bins or personal prejudice. We felt that if
we could prevail on him to accede to our
request he would give US an opinion as
impartial and as able as could be
written by Chief Justice of the United
States-a station which Mr.. johnson would
have adorned had he been called to fill it.
Our first preference fell upon him because he
is q statesman as well as lawyer, and the
point on which we sought his opinion lies in
that middle ground where the provinces of
under our American constitution that these
two orders of thought are often blended and
that men are produced, like Webster, who
are great in both departments. Mr.. John
sons double experience as lawyer and
statesman. standing in the front rank of
both pursuits, led us to think that
his conclusions were entitled to peculiar
respect. He has earned the just
thanks of the country, not only for his own
instructive contributions to the public en-
ightenment, but also and perhaps equally for
compliance which has enlisted in the same
discussion other great jurists, who would
not have cared to break o lance with
an inferior antagonist The result is
that we are having one of the most inter-
esting discussions which has ever appeared
in the public press. Every intelligent men,
Der of both houses of Congress will read it
and be better qualified to discharge his duties
at the approaching session. Nothing SO able
as this discussion has appeared in the press of
the country since Hamilton, Madison and Jay
made it the vehicle of the papers collected
under the title of the Fsderolist, which ranks
as our most important political classic.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-15

CONVENTION OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH -
The Episcopal Convention has resulted in a
movement for the virtual merging of the
Canadian and American branches of the
Anglican Church. Under the existing or
ganization it Is found impossible to
administer the Church to the best
spiritual advantage, and hence the dele
gates were inclined to give greater powers
to the bishops. It was recommended that no
licenses should be issued to clergymen unless
they we're recommended by the bishops OF
their dioceses. The question of the revival of
the order of deaconesses was also taken into
consideration. Some unpleasantness caused
by the exclusion Of lay delegates from the pri-
vate proceedings OF the Convention was
bridged over but the nomination Of bishop
in Illinois produced quite a storm and is still
under discussion.
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The Able AND THE ADMIRAL.-A ques-
ton of veracity has arisen between the
Able McMaster and the Madrid press
He does not believe, and SO declares in .
communication addressed to the HERALD, that
Admiral Polo wrote the letter attributed to him
by the papers of that city, in which appeared
all the statements in the Freeman Journal rela-
tive to the reported cession of the Isle of Porto
Rico by Spain to Germany. "All that has
been published by the Freeman's Journal
on this topic" says the letter, sfs o
network Of contemplate calumnies." The
Able cannot credit that the Admiral ever wrote
this shocking statement or read it, or signed
il with his own hand.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-15

AMERICAN ARCHITECTS In CONVENTIONAL is
a good sign to see the members of the Archi-
tects Institute endeavoring to call public
attention to the state of the Building laws.
One of the great sources Of danger to our
cities arises from the ignorance of the men who
erect our buildings, public and private, and
this evil will never be cured until the super
vision Of all buildings in the course
Of erection is given to properly quail
fed architects In Europe this plan
is found to prevent fraud, as well as to secure
the use Of proper materials and the execution
Of work in sound and lasting manner. This
is just what we want in America, and if the
American architects can induce the State gov
ernments to pass proper building laws they
will have rendered great service to the pub
lie. 1t is to be regretted that they do not
bring before the public more clearly and more
frequently the abuse, of the present building
laws, with which they are SO competent to
deal
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-15

THE ARTICLE from the London Times in
reference to the debts of the Prince of Wales,
the substance of which was telegraphed to us
recently, is printed elsewhere. 1t will be
seen that His Royal Highness spends from
fifty to hundred thousand dollars year be-
yond his income The Times shows that
these are expenses necessary to the splendor
of his station, and there is an intimation that
Parliament may be called upon to consider
the question. If it is worth having Prince
of Wales he should be supported, and Parlia-
ment could easily be induced to think 30.
The Times article is evidently intended to test
public opinion.
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WE PRINT elsewhere an extract from q pri-
vate letter of Midshipman Shufeldt of the
Hartford, descriptive of typhoon which
swept over the harbor Of Nagasaki last Au-
gust. The letter is written in style worthy
of Fenimore Cooper or Captain Marryat,
and the young gentleman, should he cult
vate his literary gifts, may win as much fame
with his pen as he seems to be capable Of
winning with his sword.
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The FINANCIAL QUESTION IN ONO. The
Cincinnati Gazette republican, says that ION
platform OF reputation, imitation, anti
temperance and general cussedness, the demo-
cratic party has carried Ohio by decided
majority" The Cincinnati Enquirer (demo-
crat) says that ''the election means opposition
to the national bank monopoly that the vol
ume of the currency should be enlarged, and
The Ohio and the Indiana democratic plat
'orma in this late canvass declared for the re-
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PENNsYLvANn.-The republicans of Pennsyl-
vania, having declared against o third term
to the President, have hopes of success in
November. But even they may fail, for
general political reaction goes right on re-
CARELESS of party resolutions, yea or nay, on
any question
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TIE RADICAL TEMPERANCE MovEMENT-that
is, the prohibition doctrine Of the republicans
resulting from the late crusades of the women
in the West-has received heavy blow from
the people in the Ohio election. The honest
Germans right to his lager must henceforth
be respected by the republican party or it is
pOne
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THEIR HARD MONEY platform has wrecked
the republicans in Ohio, and their imitation
policy has defeated them in Indiana. What
can they do to be saved?
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The OPPOSITION to Tammany gathers force.
There was an independent caucus last even
ing, and certain names of very respectable
gentlemen were considered as to their fitness
for the Mayoralty. The sky does not look
altogether cerulean for John Kelly and the
bosom friends. When so many clouds are
seen banking up in the heavens there is dan
ger of storm.
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The THIRD TERM.-From the general re-
suits of the Ohio and Indiana elections it is
evident that the third term movement for
General Grant in the East is repudiated by
the people of the West. 1t is one of those
''monstrosities' which are everywhere oper-
atng to demoralize and swamp the republi-
can party.
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SOUTHERN OUrRAoEs have failed to serve
the republicans this time in Ohio. 1t is a cry
of 'wolf!" which has SO often been repeated
that even the old women of the Western Re-
serve are no longer frightened by it. The
Chattanooga Southern Republican Conven-
ton on Ku Klux and White League atrocities
comes too late for the Northern market.
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The LAST HOPE now to the republican
party is General Dix Should he fail to carry
them through New York in November they
will be lost beyond redemption, and the third
term question will be settled
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PRESIDENT GRANT in his Annual Message Of
December last, referred to the obliteration of
party lines in the late elections. He may
proftably enlarge upon this idea in his Mes
SAGE of December next
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WALL. STREET YEsTERDAY.-The market con-
tinued to show weakness, and prices generally
declined. Gold was steady at no. There
were no rumors of commercial trouble.
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TIE GRANoERs The grangers, so far, are
an unknown quantity in the results of the late
Western elections, and their weight as bal
ance Of power appears to be of no consequence.
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demption of the national bonds In green-
backs; but if these elections mean green
backs and imitation they still mean something
more and something better.
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TRIPLE SH let.
New York, Thursday, Oct. IS, 1874.

From our reports his morning the probabilities
are that The reather today ,oM be aoa,mer and
partly cloudy on clear.
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BRYANT'S OPERA HOUSE,
West Tweuty-third street, Sixth ayenue.-NEGR(
MINSrRELSY, at SP. M. Dan Bryant
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TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE,
o. 20l Bowery.-vARIETY at r. NJ. closes at 10 P.
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METROPOLITAN THEATRE
o 5s5 Broad at p. H. closes at
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FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE,
Twenty eighth street and Broadwav.-rHE TWC
WIDOWS THE HANGING OF THE CRANE and TIL
CRITIC at p NJ; closes at Ii P. NJ. Miss Fanny Daven
port, Miss sara Jewett Louis James Charles Fisher.
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ROBINSON HALL
Sixteenth street between Broadway and Fifth avenue
VARIETY. at r n.
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AMUSE MENTS TO.NIGHT
FTFTU AyLNT,E THE

NIBLO'S GARDEN
Broadway between Prince and Houston streets-THE
DELUGE at +. N. closes at II p. NJ. The Kiralfy
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SAN FRANCISCO MTNSTRELs,
broadway corner of Twenty ninth street.-NEGR
Mt
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All business or news letters and telegraphic
dispatches must be addressed NEW YORK
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LYCEUM THEATRE,
Fourteenth street and sixth avenra.-LA FILE DE
MADAME ANGor, at 8 p NJ closes at lo:45 p. NJ Mile.
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AMERICAN INSTITUTE,
Third avenue, between Sixty-thrd and Sixty fourth
streets-ND USIRIAL EXHIBITION
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JAMES GORDON BENNETT,
PRoPRIEToR
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Rejected communications win not be re-
turned.
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his irregular aspirations. If the November
elections should be of the same general COM
plexion as those which have just taken place
the third term question will be practically
settled.
The republicans ought to learn some wis
dom from the visible decline of their party
strength. 1t is not too late for them to re-
trieve their losses if they will reform certain
leading features of their policy. They cannot
afford to repeat nor to persist in their blum
ders in the Southern States. There must be
no more of the unwarranted intermeddling by
which Kellogg was made Governor of Loui-
siana. Congress must give that State fair
election as soon as it assemblies, and the Pres
ident and his superserviceable Attorney Gen.
eral must leave the local affairs of the South
to local management The administration
must relieve itself, 80 far as it legally can, from
all responsibility for what is done in the South.
1t must shift the responsibility to the shoul-
ders of the Southern people. Had McEnery
been inaugurated as Governor of Louisiana in
January, 1873, as he would have been If the
President had not interfered, there would
either have been no troubles in that State or
they would have been chargeable to demo-
cratic State government. 1t is impossible to
govern State well against the wishes of the
best classes of its people. 1t was sheer RASH
ness for the republican party to undertake
such an experiment. 1t would have been
better, in party view, to have left Louisiana
in democratic hands than TO have incurred
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WOODS MUSEUM,
Broadway, corner Thirteth street-TDLEWILD at 9
p. NJ. closes aDP M UNDER THE GASLIGHf, at
SP NJ close sat 1880 Pm. Mr. E. L. Davenport
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COLOSSEUM,
Broadway, corner OF Thirty fifth street-STORM OVER
PARIS and MRS. JARLEYS WAX WORKS, 1T 2:30 r.
NJ and ID p. NJ
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two years or until abolished by the gca.
eral assembly.
MIR. Butler, of Independence, said the
matter had been left to the legislature,
and therefore the committee did not deem
that an election should be held for that
Office.
Mr.. Cypert, ofWhite, said his idea was
to leave it to the legislature, inasmuch as
that body may discontinue this office in
two months after the election
Mr.. Thompson said he was in favor OF
helding an election for that Office at the
ensuing election.
Mr.. Leiper favored the amendment Of
Mr.. Thou ason. lie was satisfied the
legislature would see the necessity for
and continue the office.
Mr.. Hornor said the committee ra in
favor Of making all offices eleIa,o--bl,
this matter having been left 20 he legis
lature, to create or abolish ,ey may
think proper, no election Sass provided
for the commissioner of state lands.
The amendment of Mr. Thumason pre-
vailed
MI AuOIldooil, VI SIuNIOIu, iHONcu
that the election be held on Thursday the
22d of October, instead OF Tuesday, the
18th
Mr. Butler, Of Independence, said the
committee had reflected maturely about
this matter. and had fxe the day at what
they thought to be the proper time. The
people are well advised Of what has been
done already they have been keeping
pace withnus. If the time is extended, it
will be utterly impossible for the returns
to be made and the Legislature to meet at
the time designated ia the schedule. The
sooner The election is held and peace re-
stored to The state, The better it will be
for the state.
Mr., Eakin opposed the motion of Mr.
Thomson. If this constitution was not
/, ratified, a regular election will have to be
held under the old constitution, We
have but little time to work in, and we
must utilize it.
Mr. Thomson amended his motion so
as to fix the election on the Goth Of Oc-
tober The people in the county want
to have time to hear the constitution dis
cussed before the election.
The previous question was ordered,
and the amendment of Mr.. Thomson
was voted down-20 to So
Adjourned to 10 m to morrow
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u Scritner's Monthly for September con-
tains an unusual number Of stories. The
most striking Of all is Bret Harte's amusing
sketch OF Wan Lee. the Pagan Then
there are stories, continued or complete, by
jules Verne. Miss Trafton, James 7. Mckay.
Constance Fenimore Woolson. Harriet Pres
cott Spoi,ord. and Miss Hopkins. author of
Miss Marigold's Thanksgiving. Mrs. Da-
yi.d scrbes The Pepper Pot Woman " Mr..
Burroughs writes charmingly about Mellow
England, Mr.. Crosby brightly about Cas-
tric literature, aud NJ. S. 5. says something
about umbrellas. Mr. Kings Great South
uaper deals with Alabama and Mississippi.
Ir l.1r,rr relates II striking Eastern Incl
nj NJ day sailor l;unning Muck
t.. 4 .i'iI Irl.on trll- about the new Nor
u Nrs, H. Sew York The poctrl is hy
BruJ. sin b.. ly 3 th,nd.omrly illn.irate")
Nora Perry Saintr, W Du,n,li aud J {
Jr auii5ui'. Topic- are " iitrrai! -ti le.
fla Average Prayer Meeting" ana 'Amer-
/ au ia,itIiii.' Tie old ,ahinrt nas to 90
with Knis sht krran,ry. and story Mak-
Ing. Social custom. literature. science an
ecdotcs and fun are represented In the other
regular departments
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Students can enter the College at any time,
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Be sure to visit or address this College be-
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AARON BALES. Principal.
July 2s-iy.
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Ef We though until ycse ''la'. thar
IN long DIR, spell had literally p ed
out everything in the fruit line. but our
much esteemed friend, II. p. Morrow OF
Vine Prairie Township, dropped in on MS
with half bushel of Shannon Pippius,
that lays everything of the Apple varie-
~, that we have seen in the shade. They
are very large and fine, and we can hard
iy Imagine what they would have been
had they had plenty OF rain Many thanks
r bert. and veil not be mad if you do
so again.
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At an adjourned meeting of the Democratic
Conservative voters Of Crawford county held
at the Court Honse in Van Buren. Aug 30.
1874 the following proceedings were had,
viz:
d. II. Crcekmore was elected Chairman.
and Ben. Decherd, Secretary. On motion II
was
Resolved That this meeting now proceed
to select delegates to represent Crawford
county in the Democratic Conservative Con-
vention, to assemble In Little Rock on the Sth
day of September next
Resolved, That said delegates are hereby
instructed TO cast the vote OF Crawford coun-
ty for none but n Democrat for any position
on the Democratic State ticket, and that they
are not to recognise or submit to any ailila-
ito" with Radicals or Radicalism
Upon the adoption of the above resolutions
by a large majority, a few gentlemen with.
drew from the convention NJ. +. Locke and
Granville Wilcox, as principals--B. +. Wolf
and B. =. Rcnfroe, AS al.ei1ates--were Sc
lectcd as delegates to the Democrat State
| convection. aud unanimously instructed to
cast the vote OF this county for IL +. Thoma-
son, as their first cnoice TOR Governor.
l.. II Southmayd. DR.. Il. Wall. L. II. Hill
yer NJ T.. Locke and Is Z. Renirce. were Sc
lccted as delegates to the District convention
and unanimously instructed to vote for Gran.
vile Wilcox for Congress. w J.. Taylor
was instructed ior. rs Judge, and 4. ii. Hill
yer. District At orney. twas
Resoiued. That Franklin comfy be invited
to Join Crawford in convention to be held NJ
Alma ON the 22,l day OF sept next, to select
suitable candidate for the senate. Ed
Steward. n. +. Corneliu, aud ". A. b. Dav-
enport. were appointed delegates. and in
stricted to vote for NJ. +. Locke. 1t was
further
Resoired. That this meeting call comfy
convention. TO be held at Fines Springs, on
the ID Saturday In sept next. to nominate
candidates for all county onces and that the
townships all be requesteu to hold their pri-
mary meetings at o'clock T. NJ. Oh the ID
Saturday in sept.
ON motion. j b. Ogden. NJ +. Locke W.
A. b Davenport. John Steward. J G. Wright
J II Bashain. l.. London. Col Geo. Peters,
J. Grrig. }. llinson. }. T. Daniels and
Frank Symes. were appointed as County
Central Committee. IL vas
ResoIred. That these proceedings he pub
lished In the Van Buren Press State Gazette
and TT. Smith Herald.
On motion the convention adjourned.
y. II. CREEKMoRE, Chn'n.
BEN. DECHERp, Sec'y.