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A Word to the New National Era,

Our good friends of the New NATIONAL
ERA, OF Washington, think that Or National
Progress does not understand all the points
of the difficulty concerning the Washington
Monument Association. We reply, probably
not-and for public purposes it is not import
ant that it should. But this Om National
Progress does know (as our editorial init
matedl, that it is not necessary to prove Mr..
Downing Il saint, in courtesy to an Oppo-
nent, to show that he will be an efficient
head Of the monument movement; and that
as he was elected in his absence by the
friends of the movement, it is fair to presume
that he is the man for the place, until the
parties who elected him (and who are among
the best citizens Of Washington shall reverse
their action.
Now, we have two questions for the ERA /:
|. Is it not possible for the ERA, Mr. Martin,
and Mr.. Downing, to reconcile ther differ
ences, and again jog along in the good, old
fashioned way? =. AS the ERA does not
claim that the monument cannot be erected
under the plan Of the Association, and as
Mr.. Downing has already been elected to
his place, would it not be eXpedent, for the
sake of erecting the monument, to drop per-
sonal opposition, and acquiesce in the Asso-
cations work.-Ow National Progress.
In answer to the questions of the Progress
we must say that we cannot speak for Mr..
Martin but for the ERA alone. We desire to
see monument erected to the memory of
Charles Sumner, under the auspices of the
colored people. We desire the utmost har-
mony that is possible in the management of
the collection of funds and the erection of
the monument. AS the money is to come
from the people, we hold that the people
should have voice in selecting the men
who are to handle and dsburse the funds for
the monument. We do not consider dozen
or two men, assembled in private parlor, by
invitation Of one Of their number, the people,
Mr.. Downing was the choice Of handful Of
men. The people of the District Of Column
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An Embarrassing Situation.

About noon yesterday, says the Detroit
Free Press, freight clerk at the Central
depot thought he would like to have good
wash and nice swim, and he proceeded
down the wards to slip, looked all around
TO see if a policeman was in sight, and then
shed his linen and made dive. He left his
clothes on some boards, where he had fair
field to look out that the boys didn't sly in
on them. and he came out of the water hap
nv and refreshed. He looked for his pants,
and they had disappeared. lie looked down
the wards, and he saw a big dog playing with
them. The canine would toss the pants
aloft and catch them they came down,
and then he would pretend that they were
" game" and the sound of his ca,hing
teeth could be plainly heard. The clerk
started for the dog, but just then several
women, looking for an excursion boat, came
in sight, and he had to dodge around
lumber pile When the women had passed
he began whistling at the dog, but he nigh,
as well have whistled at barn. Then he
tried coaxing, and when that had no effect
he hurled a club. The dog picked up the
pants and disappeared around a corner of the
wheat elevator, where he was safe. The
clerk put on his shirt and vest and started
out, but he heard a passenger tram coming
in, and had to get back. Pretty soon he
noticed a small boy down 10y the elevator,
and he called to him. Some more excursion
women happened along, and, hearing cries,
they approached the lumber The clerk put
his head out and warned them that he was
insane, and they halted. The boy came up,
two workmen approached, and finally IA
crowd of forty stood gazing at the lumber
pile, not one of whom dared approach for Il
long time Then two of the men armed
themselves with clubs and thanked around,
then threw stones over the pile to scare the
man out, and before anyone knew who it
was and what had occurred the crowd had
grown to il hundred. The clerk finally made
them understand what was the matter, and
when his torn and battered pantaloons were
brought up he slipped into them and skulked
down along by freight train, swearing at
every jump.
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Disease is very various" said Mrs. Par
tington, as she returned from street door,
in conversation with DR.. Bolus. THE doc
tor tells me that poor old Mrs. Haze has got
two buckles ON her lungs! 1t is dreadful to
think of, l declare. The disease is so
various One way we hear of peoples
dying of hermitage Of the lungs, another
way of the brown creatures here they tell
us of the elementary canal being out of Or
der, and there about tOnsers of the throat
here we hear Of neurology in the head, there
of embargo; one side Of us we hear of men
being killed by getting pound of tough beef
in the sarcofagus, and there another kills
himself by discovering his jocular vein.
Things change so that l declare | don't
know how to subscribe for any disease now
a-days. New names and new nostrils take
the place of the old, and | might as we'll
throw my old herb bag away" Fifteen
minutes afterward Isaac had the herb bag
for target; and broke three squares of glass
in the cellar window in trying to hit it before
the old lady knew what he was about. She
didn't mean exactly what she said.
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turn TO the teachings of the Declal alton Of
Independence. Its supremacy is the safe
guard against giving any aid and comfort
through which oppression may be again re-
stored to strength and power.
The other political organizati ton is in SYM
pathy with ideas and practices that lead away
from justice and strengthen tyranny. The
full achievement of liberty and its equal en-
joyment regardless Of race, color, or previ-
Gus condition is steadily and persistently
opposed by this organization. From it turn
all whose aspirations are for a happy and
prosperous country. To it go all who fought
against the Union Or who sympathized with
those whose efforts were to make slavery the
cornerstone of the nation. The one organi.
cation leads on to freedom aud opposes
oppression the other turns back to opprcs-
sion and antagonizes liberty. The one
organization attempts to enact bill giving
equality before the law; the other arrays
itself in solid phalanx and delays the measure
of justice.
The people of the United States will in
1876 celebrate the one hundredth anniversary
OF the Declaration Of Independence. The
Congressional elections of this Fall will
show whether that celebration is to be a
mockery, or whether the nation is to be under
the control Of those who accept and practice
the teachings Of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence, and fully appreciate the lesson Of
the 4th of July, 177G. The Republican par
ty is the political organization more in accord
with the principles proclaimed on the fourth
day Of July, ninety-eight years ago in the
city of Philadelphia. 1t is with that
party that the colored voters of the country
can consistently as lovers of freedom, vote.
Under its standard they must rally. To give
aid and comfort to The Democratic party
is to assist in resuscitating deadly enemy
to freedom. The victory for freedom is not
won in this country so long as any party
can gain adherents by cursing the negro.
The party whose warfare is against the negro
is the Democratic party. Can colored man
give it aid and comfort without being a
traitor to his own best interests as we'll as
the interests of bis race: We urge our PEG.
pie to be constantly found in the ranks OIL
that political organization that most fittingly
represents the founders of the nation. To-
day that organization Is the Republican
party.
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Free Trade and Reciprocity.

Speaker Blaine, who has been unanimously
renominated for Congress from his old dis
trict in Maine, has expressed some sound
aud most admirable views to his constituents
upon the questions of free trade and Cana
dian reciprocity. He exposes the ruinous
consequences Of free trade to the people of
Maine-tor free trade, pure and simple-is
what the Democratic party there now de-
mand, and vigorously denOunces reciprocity
as free trade in disguise. He declares that
during the existence of the last reciprocity
treaty Maine suffered from it to the tune of
at least $50, 900, 900. These two Democratic
schemes will take from the Government
every dollar Of the revenue now derived, in
gold, upon foreign imports, and will compel
the Government to collect the 5000, ZOO, 900
now derived from that source in the shape
of direct taxes upon the people. In that case
the tax would be taken from foreign imports
and placed upon the shoulders of American
farmers and labOrers. But this will not be
the worst of it. 1t will take it out of their
power to pay the tax by breaking up our
manufactures, annhilating all markets for
our agricultural products, and destroy all de-
mand for labor. This is what Democracy
means
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The PrOpeSSire ID,eyicaa, edited and pub
lished by colorcd men SAYS:

The PyOpeSSire ImeIicaa, edited and pub
lished by colOrcd men SAYS:
The hope that has animated 81 many
thousand Of citizens Tor 50 long i time-that
Congress would i'll simple Justice to itself, to
the country and to humanity, show itself
worthy Of the enlightened age, and remove
all unjust prescriptions relative to American
citizens based upon preiu.iice-but the cul-
minating point has been reached and passed,
and the Civil Rights Bill has failed, and its
failure is a severe blow to the cOlorcd peO
pie of this country, and is felt more keenly
than any shock they have sustained since
the proclamation Of ireedom-to be stabbed
to the heart, in the houses of ones friends,
is the severcst cut of all, ana the humiliation
felt at the explanation that it was done to
appease our enemies, is but little less pain
full than the cut itself. Nevertheless, the
failure of this bill, We predicted weeks ago,
and expressed our want of faith in the sin
cerity of the efforts Of the Republican mem
bers to pass it, ill language not at all
pleasing to those who cling to the party
principle or no principle. We believed then
as We believe now, that ii never would have
passed the Senate, Were there 4 probability
Of it passing the house.
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The Right Or Left Arm,

The question whether gentleman walking
with lady should give her his right arm, is
frequently discussed. Custom and written
etiquette are. rather in favor of the right,
although there are excellent reasons in favor
of the left arm. Either one or the other.
permanently retained, is vastly better than
the awkward and absurd habit of changing
arms, so as to place the ladies on the inside
of the promenade. One advantage of Civ
ing the left arm is that the person on the
right naturally takes the lead. so that in the
country or city, in the street or park, he
thus directs the way instead of his compan.
ion, or causing a jostling by each of them
trying to move in opposite points. Another
advantage is, that in a crowded thorough
fare, like Broadway, for example, where the
sidewalk is invariably encountered with mer-
chandlse and thronged with people, gentle
man needs his right arm to remove obstruc-
tons and keep rude or careless folks out of
the way.-Scribner's for June.
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ssy The opposition to the Republican par
ty, while condemning the bad for which that
party is made responsible, fails to recognize
the good accomplished through its instru-
mentality. In fact the Democratic party was
more or less associated with the Republican
party in what the people have condemned,
for instance, back pay, credit mobiier, etc.
While measures for the restoration of peace
and prosperity to the country, justice to
American citizens without regard to race,
color OF previous condition, have met the de-
termined antagonism of the opposition to the
Republican party. The Democratic party in
power would reopen the questions growing
out of the war and the abolition Of slavery,
and agitation would be renewed. The con-
tinuance in power of the Republican party is
the sure road to settlement of all Difficult.
ties that led to the war;
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Abolish Caste Schools.

The Commissioners appointed to take the
place of the late District Government are
performing their duties with commendable
zeal, and in the direction of retrenchment
and economy in public expenditures. Their
latest act is the abolition of the offices Of
Secretary and Treasurer of the colored
schools. These Offices were filed IN accord
ance with an act of Congress. From this
action on the part Of the Commissioners we
would infer that they have authority to regu-
late the school system. If they have that
authority, and they are really DESTROYS of
tightening the burdens of tax payers, why
not abolish the costly separate school-sys-
tenn altogether, and not have lot of fine
school houses, apparatus and teachers for
the white race, and another lot for the
colorel race at an enormous expense to the
taxpayers of the District. According to an
estimate we have made at least thirty-three
per cent. less tax would be required to
maintain a good school system in the District
Of Columbia than is now needed if the sys-
tenn of separate schools were abolished, and
schools without distinction as to race and
color were established. The people, black
and white, are taxed to large extent to
crafty a senseless prejudice which is in
most cases affectation. Our late legisla-
lures having been too cowardly to abolish
caste distinctions In the public school-sys-
tenn, we hope that the Commissioners having
n REGARD not only for ecOnOmv hut for the
highest good of all, will establish our school
system upon plan that will not prescribe
one class and eXalt another.
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THE REPUBLICAN ENEMIES OF
CIVIL RIGHTS.

The following are the names of
the Republican members of the
House of Representatives who
voted against the Civil Rights Bill,
Oh June 20, 1874: RODERICK R.
BUTLER, Tennessee; H. H. HARRISON,
Tennessee; IRA B. HYDE, Missouri
LLOYD LowNDEs, Maryland; j. B.
SENER, Virginia; j. AMBLER SMITH,
Virginia; W. W. PHELPS, New Jer-
sey; W. H. RAY, Illinois; f. O.
STANARD, Missouri CHARLES ST.
JOHN, New York c. Y. THOMAS,
Virginia J. NJ. THoRNBURG, Ten
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THE Legislature Of Massachusetts has re-
quested copy of Gen. Elliotts Sumner ora
ton to embody in the memorial volume.
The editor of the Panama Star apologies
for the non-appearance of his paper by say
ing that he had to haul off to dig buckshot
out of his legs.
Donation visits in Iowa are not very sue
cessful as rule. y clergyman there, after
recent donation party, found he had beans
enough to last him thirty-seven years
Is backward immersion the Bible mode of
baptism? is a subject of discussion between
couple of Vermont theologians, who had
better spend their time in hoeng potatoes.
The fund contributed by Philadelphia for
the relief of the sufferers by the disastrous
flood in Louisiana reached the handsome
amount OF twenty-three thousand dollars and
upwards.
DEPOSITORS in the California savings
banks are disappointed at receiving dividends
for the past six months at the rate of six
per cent year. Heretofore they have had
from ten to twelve per cent.
Congressman Maynard of Tennessee does
not believe in increased postage on newspa-
pers. From his place in the House he said:
II am in favor of affording facilities to our
people for INSTRUMENTATION ofintelligence,
for the circulation ofnewspapers, periodicals,
and other forms oflterature, even though the
mail-carrer may go with scarcely handful OF
matter. 1t is in this way that we diffuse in
diligence to the borders Of the land"
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White Leagues.

The civilization Of part of Louisiana
leads its white people to attempt by murder
and outrage to drive the colored population
from that State. In an article taken from
the New Orleans Republican,, entitled
Domestic Servants" the hardshIps to
which the white people will be subjected, in
case of removal Of the negroes, is set forth
in manner to show the dependence of the
whites upon the black people. We also
call the attention to another article from the
above-namcd journal, entitled the "Blacks
are Disorderly and Dangerous" 1t will be
seen that the colored people by their efficien-
cy and trustworthiness as honest and in
dustrious laborers are giving encouragement
to the business men of the South. And we
are at a loss to understand that weakness
and lack of sagacity among the business
men of the South that does not lead them to
interfere and assist in protecting from insane
hate their indispensable allies in promoting
the material interests of the South-the
negroes.
The favorable reports of the negro's indus
try coming from the New Orleans Cot
ton Exchange, is a powerful reply to
those lazy white men, who do nothing but
drink whisky, chew tobacco, flourish the
bowie knife, and clamor that the negro will
not work. The report Of the Exchange
shows that the negro will work, and that he
is working. The Colonization Society and
the ku Klux Klaus, White Leagues, &C.,
would drive this wealth-producing class
from the land. Are the capitalists and bust
men of the South DESTROYS of having such an
end reached?
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Life In an Oasis.

In the Oasis of SinoOris, in Egypt, there
are 100 towns with 10000 inhabitants. A
missionary writing thence says that most OF
the inhabitants are cultivatOrs of the soil
though in this place are many weavers and
dyers. The town of Sinooris stands high,
as if built upon high mound. Nearly all
the towns and villages Of Egypt are thus To-
Gated, and are safe from the floods that sur
round them in the overlooking of the great
river. Most of the dwellings are one story,
made of sun-drled bricks with earth roofs
supported by beams cut from the palm tree,
and covered with branches and leaves of the
same, upon which the earth is packed. saw
but two houses furnished with glass windows.
The streets are narrow and filthy. The peo-
pie are exceedingly poor, and this although
the district surpasses all other parts of Egypt
in fertility and the varieties of its productions
and richness of its gardens.
Oppression comes to them daily with its
sternest demands. Taxation is sucking at
the very vtals Of all classes. Unable to
pay their taxes the people have given their
lands, so that the VicerOy has now in his pos
session one hundred and sixty millions of
acres out of the two hundred millions now
under cultivation, leaving only forty millions
now in possession Of the peasants. The
result is Il most distressing state of things
among the people. The most squalid desti-
tuition is revealed at every turn. Men,
women, and children sleep upon the bare
earth, without bed or covering, and the
majority without even mat. A single dark
blue tunic of thin cotton is the only garment
of thousands by day, and their only covering
at night. Multitudes have not a change of
clothing, but wear the same garment until it
drops in rottenness from their bodies OF
washngs and cleanings they know almost
nothing. These fallaheens may have treas
ures buried in the earth, or ornament their
hair, ears, and noses with medals and gold
rings, but they cannot be persuaded to
materially change their costumes. "Gold
does not wear OUT" they say; beds, cover.
lets, sheets, and the like, do"
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The following is an instance of the " Sc
verely calm style of the Western reporter
ial description:
Yesterday morning boy sauntered up to
yard on Eighth street, where woman
was scratching the bosom of the earth with
a rake, and leaning on the fence, said:
Are you going around to the back yard,
after while >"
The woman said she Ii.l:l't know maybe
she would. Why:
Because the boy said, <" Just saw the
clstern lid drop on the baby's head minute
ago, and | thought if you went around you
might lift it off,
1t was currently reported that the woman
went
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Hsg- The Springfield (Mass.) Republic

CO The Springfield (Mass.) Republican
an INSCRIPTIONS Liberal" Republican or
gans, has very naturally come forward in
defence of Mr.. Dawes, the hybrid Chairman
of the House Committee of Ways and Means.
Mr.. D. made an annual speech for the benefit
of the Democratic party, and was neither
tariff nor free trade. Therefore, the RepuJ-
lican, which is "rcyenue REFORM" aud anti
Republican. finds him deserving its approval
There, undoubtedly, were some good things
about Mr.. Dawes. But the injury he did
the industrial interests of the country by
tamperng with the tariff, and the Republican
party, by charges Which have proved to be
false, far outweigh his good acts.
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Rates OcPOSlage.

For the information and convenience of
our readers, We publish the following abstract
of the postal laws Of tho United States. We
advise our readers to cut this out and pre-
eerve it for reference:
Postal cards, one cent each, go without
further charge to all parts of the country.
All letters to all parts of the United States,
three cents per half ounce.
Local, or drop" letters, that is for the
city or town where deposited, two cents if
delivered by carriers, and one cent if there is
no carrier system.
For newspapers and magazines, regularly
issued and sent to regular subscribers, the
following rates per quarter of three months,
payable in advance at the Office where re-
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INDUCEMENTS.

Any one sending us $3.50 will receive
the New NATIONAL ERA and Woods
Monthly Magazine for one year, to-
gether with beautiful chrome Of the
Yosemite Valley, or fine photograph Of
either Frederick Douglass, Esq, or Tous
saint L'Ouverture. as they may choose
This chrome is fine copy of piece Of
natures grandest work, and is not presented
in the usual limited style-its dimensions
14x2O makes a picture of very desirable
size
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Nay-Are there not colorcd men in the
South, outside of politics, with the ability to
lead their race out on to the public lands ?
Arkansas awaits them. Florida has rich and
opinion, settling on the public lands, the
establishment of agricultural communities,
towns and villages, with school houses and
other appliances of civilization, are the prac-
teal means of settling the negro question in
this country.
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Conversation between an inauirins strand

Conversation between an inquiring strang
err and steamboat pilot:
" That is Black mountain?
Yes, sir; highest mountain above Lake
George"
ANY story, Or legend, connected with
that mountain?"
lots of 'em. Two lovers went up that
mountain once and never came back again."
Indeed! What became of them p,
event down on t'oher side.n
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n2s- E. NJ. Yerger, the notorious rebel
colonel who murdered Major Crane, Of the
United States army, Il few years ago, in
Mississippi, and in cold blood, is under arrest
in Baltimore on a charge Of having embez-
zled $4,000.
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MIR. Richard Stokes, formerly of this
city, having died IN San Francisco, leaving
three thousand dollars in money, friend of
his wishes to ascertain the whereabouts Of
his relatives. The friends address is:
A. J. WARD,
S22 Pacific st., between kearney and Mont
gomery sts., San Francisco, California