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New-York tribune., 1874-09-17

then urged Congress to deal with the matter
az we'll a. 1t could. The majority OF the Sem
ate Committee made Feb. 20) an elaborate
report, understood to have been written by
Senator Carpenter, in which the whole SUBJ
ject was discussed, and several hundred pages
of evidence were given. The conclusion ar
rived at was that there were frauds ON both
sides, and that a new election ought to be
held The report contained this important
admission
Your Committee are therefore, led TO the conclusion
that II the election held November 1872 be not abso
utely void for frauds committed therein. McEnery aud
his associates State Offices and the persons cerned
"a members of the Legislature By the De Feret BOARD
ought be recognized the legal government OF sne
State Considering all the facts established Defore your
Committee there escape from the aiternauVe
that the McEnery Government must be recognized py
Congress Congress must provide for reelection'
The bill for carrying out the new election
recommended by the Committee was discussed
(Feb. 80 and rejected by vote of 20 against
1s. Senators Conkling and Clayton voting
with the majority. A motion was made
March y to reconsider this vote, but 1t was
negatiyed by 90 against % votes. This practl-
cally ended the Louisiana case In Congress
The Democrats opposed the new electlon'
both for the reason that It would be
an unlawful interference with the rights
of q sovereign State, and because the
McEnery Government had been fairly elected.
The Republican Senators were satisfied with
Kellogg in power, basking in the favor OF the
Administration. If we are to be sure that we
are right before going ahead, perhaps those
who clamor for force will explain why the
President expressed doubts in his message OF
the election which has been Kelloggs only
excuse for remaining in power, and why a
Senate Committee and 1S Senators, all but one
Republican, favored a new election.
New-York tribune., 1874-09-17
POLITICAL NOTES.

For man who did not care for any more
public life, Congressman Kasson Of Iowa Is making
markable exertlons to secure reelection. The Des
Moines Leader publishes the Of six u g. Treas
ury clerks who appointed from Des Moines, and
says they oil at home working hard for Mr.. Kas-
TO s26 so day, and asks the Taxpayers how they
the idea Of paying the Government that amount for
we have most wonderful Civil Service.
What is known as the Ringp Of the Repub-
can party in NewJersey received bad defeat In its
stronghold at Camden Tuesday night. 1t had been
all arranged by the that Mr. Edward Bettle
exPresdent Of the State Senate and chrome asprant
the Goyernorsbp. should receive the regular Repub
can nomination from the Ist Congressional District
Vigorous efforts we're to pack the Convention but
the people took hand In the same business and when
voting began the Ring found itself matched After IS
ballots Bettle was defeated and Mr. Clement Snnckson
was nominated We know little OF Mr sinncikson, bur
Congressman than BEETLE would have made. The lat
tsr record IN the State Senate was not such as 10 an
title him to the confidence OF his fellow citizens.
The opinions of the Northern press on the
uprising against the Kellogg usurpaton In louisiana
may be easily summarized. The Independent journals
agree that while the complaints Of the McEnery party
are all founded truth, yet the revolution they have
resOrted TO unustinable aud unwiss the only
logical for the Government pursue 10 to rein
state Kellogg. The less partisan of the Republican
the President must sustain Kellogg; but the greater
portion Of the party press condemn the uprising as an
indication of the old rebeous spirit. and hence as
proof OF tho necessity Of keeping the party In power
till the completely ended. The Democratic Jour
nails charge the whole trouble to the and
denounce the support Of the Kellogg usurpaton as an
outrage upon republican institutions
A Wisconsin Republican" writes a long
letter 10 The Chicago Tribune calling Senator Car
penter TO withdraw his claims for reelection since bis
weight will swamp" the party. He says: " There are
scores Of Republicans In the State who will bolt the
party before they will support Carpenter They do not
hesitate TO that they prefer q voluntary political
death to living political party with such man for
Q leader. These stubborn facts; they cannot DO
truthfuy denied There many Republicans who pr
fer open out spoken Democrat to sly cunning oily
political trckster The aternatyei therefore
whether Carpenter shall withdraw his claim for re-
election to the United states Senate as Republican or
the Republican party DO defeated In Wisconsin, the
coming election Either Carpenter must withdraw, or
the Republican party must suffer bitter aud over
whelming defeat 10 Is Inevitable No true honest Ea
publican carefully look the field over ana toapl
other conclusion. No such Republican be deceived
- 70 the present situation In Wisconsin. Carpsnter
himself be- aud not Ignorant Of all this aenu
tne ksPaklQsaa have 90 Q9Rqasase " Hws SssRsasW
New-York tribune., 1874-09-17
TIE DEMOCRATIC CONTENTION

It is understood this morning that the furi-
Gus assault of a faction of the NewYork
Democrats upon Mr.. Samuel j. Tilden has
failed, and that Mr.. Tilden will be nom
mated to-day by very strong vote. No
reason for the opposition to him has been
publicly stated. None could be stated; for
the personal qualities and past services of his
which have aroused the hostility of the grasp
ing and disreputable followers of the Demo
cratic camp are precisely those which COM
mend him to the respect of all honest citizens.
The name of Mr. Tilden will add dignity and
strength to the ticket, and if it is true that
the Convention has virtually agreed to adopt
it, we may congratulate the party upon such
an eminently sensible decision:
The nomination for Governor was dictated
in advance BY the well-nigh unanimous senti-
ment of the people. The framing of plat
form will be task Of another kind, upon
which, in the lack of fixed principles respect
ing any subject whatever, Democratic, or
indeed Republican Convention either, has
need to exercise no little ingenuity. There are
certain points. however, upon which the public
will expect of both parties very frank declarar
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tion of opinion 1. In the first place there
must be no shutting evasion OF the imam
cial issue, such as we have seen in 80 many
of the State Conventions. The people OF the
great State of New-York. whether Republic
cans or Democrats, will require OF their dele
gates a forcible and unmistakable resolution
in favor of immediate steps towards resump-
ton and a speedy restoration OF specie pay
mepts. 2. They will expect condemnation
of the abuses recently unearthed in the COL
lection of certain branches of the revenue,
and a few decided words in support of the
further Custom-house reforms which the
merchants are to urge next Winter in order
to complete the work SO well begun. 3. They
will look for resolution of censure upon
the recent attempts in Congress to abridge the
liberty of the press and the freedom of criti-
cism upon the public acts of public men.
4. And finally they call for both parties 10
place themselves upon record as unalterably
opposed to reelecting any man to the Presi-
dency for third term.
New-York tribune., 1874-09-17
OBITUARY.
MARTHA WALKER COOK

WALkkR COOK.
Mrs. Martha Walker Cook, the authoress and
postess whose death occurred Tuesday last the
daughter OF Judge Jonathan H. Walker of Pennsylvania
sister Of the Hon. Robert J. Walker Secretary OF state
under President Polk, for IL years u. Senator
from Mississippi aud wife oi Gen. William Cook Of New
Jersey She born IA Pennsyyania In the year lsn
and was married to Lieut. Cook Jan. l, 1928 She
began 10 dis guish herself wrtet about the year
1880 by her contributions The Continental AoaiAs
Magazine OF which her brother the editor During
the rebellion and while her brother was absent on
special mission intrusted to him by President
Lincoln, Mrs. Cook edited and coDducte'
The Continental Monthly Maga-ine. During 1854
she wrote several poems for the same magazine.
About the year 1865 she was President Of the Ladies'
Polish Aid Society, aud did u great deal 10 help tne
Polish exies She also translated the Lie OF Cnopn
original Of List, and atteriy mas oeen
engaged IN the translationof several fonsn ~
cluding those of the poet krsxinskL oomc p,hnh p
had been prepared for the press Ahousn
moi published, while others are iett .u an
ssate She was the mother OF r. d. Cook snthor on
works on chess, chess problems, ana sAaunk. LIZ o
neral services viii take place AT lot tn uou'
mo- ue - ~ a. Mary's Church, willowst, Hoooken.
OBITUARY NOTES.
The Rev. d. ID. Gregory, prominent clergy
man a, mi. state ana formerly pastor OF the Tabernacle
church, Cincinnati died At his late home In Bingham
ton yesterday. r
Isaac V. Carnahan, formerly well known
merchant OF Cincinna died Saturday, the iah inst.
nc the home of his daughter In Buffalo. N. X. age y
years Mr. Carnahan married the eldeat sister OF Ano
cary and since her DEATH ave years ago has not esee
engaged w aeuye aueaAesa ~ t.li.o p - p I, --~
New-York tribune., 1874-09-17
LOUISIANA AND CONGRESS.

The validity of the Louisiana election of
1872 was first tested in Congress at the count
ing of the electoral vote for President in Feb
ruary, ls79 when. there being two returns, the
vote of the State was thrown out. In the
House Dec. &c. 1922 Mr.. Cox moved a reso-
luton calling upon the President to state why
he had interfered in the affairs of Louisiana,
but his motion was negatived by 90 against
SO votes. In the Senate (Jan. Z, 1872 on mo-
ton of Senator Morton, the Committee on
Privileges and Elections was directed to
report on the validity of the "recent
"election for electors" and was invested
with full powers to make ample inquiry.
About the same time, after long debate, the
House appointed another Committee to inquire
into the ELECTION for State officers and mem.
"bers of the Legislature While these Com.
mittees were in session message was sent to
Congress by President Grant, in which he
STAGED that he had used the powers granted
him by the Enforcement act in sustaining the
Kellogg government, but at the same time he
observed that "recent investigation into said
/" election had developed so many frauds
sand forgeries as to make it doubt.
"ful what candidates received majority
"of the votes actually cast" The President
New-York tribune., 1874-09-17

1t is not every one who can agree with Bishop
Whipple of Minnesota in regard to the best means
of managing the Indian question. But one who
knows anything of him will deny the sanity spirit
in which he has labored with them and the from
tiersmen. and it would be prudent TO withhold
basty judgment as to the wisdom of the measures
he has proposed for the civilization and conversion
of these apparently hopeless savages. There is no
man in the West more practical than be, none who
has accomplished better material results by hard
and unremitting labor. Though constant sufferer
from illheath Of constitution 80 delicate that 1t
would seem rough prairie wind would be enough
to carry him away, he has probably moro tangible
results to show for his fifteen years of Episcopal
service than any other Bishop in America The
pretty Cathedral at Faribault the Divinity School
where among the best parsons of the frontier are
manufactured, the thriving Seminary of st.
Mary,s Hall, young ladies' school of the
highest class, and q school for boys
called Shattuck Hail. under regular army discipline
with corps of excellent teachers, are the visible
proofs of very unusual practical talent and
sagacity, kept alive and active by unparalleled zeal
and Devotion The young people under his charge
have the best instruction and management; but
perhaps the highest of their advantages is the
privilege of familiar intercourse with spirit so
elevated and so unselish as that of this forest
bishop His views on the vexed question OF the
frontier are not especially popular at this time, and
perhaps he makes the mistake of Judging mankind
too much by himself But he has certainly earned
the right to be heard whenever he speaks by his
noble life and the right to have his words seriously
considered by his efficient aud earnest work on the
frontier
New-York tribune., 1874-09-17

In the interviews of our correspondent with
the respective leaders of the Republican and
the Taxpayers Reform parties in South Caro-
lina,we present to-day beth sides of thequestions
that are agitating that State Gen. Kershaw.
sees no prospect of relief under Republican
rule he regards the Government of the. State
az utterly bad from the beginning. He is par
ticularly denunciatory of the white leaders
who have abused the confidence of the negroes
and made them more really degraded than
they were before. On the other hand, while ad-
mitting much that is evident as to the
msgovernment of South Carolina, Gen. Cham
berlain thinks that things are not as bad as
they have been represented, and that on the
whole they are improving. He sees proof OF
better capacity for government developed ON
the part of the coored people both in and out
of Office, and he is quite sure that there is no
salvation for the State except through the
Republican party. Our telegraphic advices
bring the report of bolt among the colOred
Republicans of Charleston, who are dissatis-
fed with Chamberlain's nomination. Should
this detection prove serious the coming con-
test will have unwonted importance for the
people of South Carolina.
New-York tribune., 1874-09-17
WITH SUPPLEMENT.

NJ Berger the Bonapartist candidate for the French
Assembly has withdrawn from the electoral contest
In Loire, . TIE Conference OF Old Catholics
st Bonn has agreed upon important points OF dogma
-s The International Postal Congress at Berne has
reaoiyed 10 recommend uniform rates OF postage.
There are signs Of popular agitation against foreigners
IN Hayti.
The Penn Government in Louisiana remains in full
Dolro Of affairs Kellogg is still in the Custom house
90 violence occurred and the citizens enhusas
tic In their demonstrations OF approval. At Cabinet
meeting It was decided that the only for Pres
dent Grant TO pursue was TO uphold the
Kellogg Government at all hazards; all the
available troops and two men-of-war have
been ordered to New-OrleaBs. =- The New-York
Democratic Convention assembled In Syracuse, and
after eectng permanent organization adjourned. The
report that Judge Church has consented to be
q candidate for Governor is now denied and
samuel ]. Tilden will probably be nominated
So The Arkansas Republican Convention VadOpted
a platform protesting against the organization and
work OF the Constitutional Convention. and adjourned
without nominating ticket. =- The Tennessee Re-
publican Convention met at Chattanooga; the Civil
Rights question was warmly debated. ~. An extra
session of the Kansas Legislature met for the purpose
OF relieving the sufferers by the grasshopper plague
Miss Edna Dean Proctor authorized libel proceedings
against Francis ID. Mouton and The Graphic. sz The
second days session OF the Uniyersast Convention was
closed with q mass meeting att which theI Rev. DR..
Chapia and others spoke t=z The charges against
John Kelly were again withheld. The Irish rifle
man arrived sz- The Grand Jury considered the re-
cent charges against Commissioners OF Charities and
Correction. Gold 1Osk Thermometer no ZOE, 6''
New-York tribune., 1874-09-17

into rectitude, vivify the whole me,
" and attract humanity TO the ideal me-
What does " ideal lifen signify We are all
80 prone to string together pretty sentences,
that whenever we hear anybody say ideal"
we begin to be alarmed. There is no such thing
as "ideal life,n and there never can be. "Liee
"is real, life is earnest" as Longfel-
low has observed, although we are obliged
to say that we always suspect a man OF just
little leaning to sentimentalism when he
tells us that life is "real" and earnest"
the last being the hardest worked adjective In
this age of dyspeptic subjectivity. Or course
life is real. . OF course it is earnest but
what good can come of forever telling OF lts
reality and its earnestnessf Doing is better
than talking, and when man begins to put
his views of life into skies and eights, and
to show the superiority of bis views by the use
of great many Capital Letters, we confess to
lingering love of homely commonplace.
The passion of this age is for looking into its
own stomach. We trust that the Coming Man
will find better use for his vision. Ii he
can't, he will greatly Oblige us by not coming
in our time. The great SpurgeOn OF London
is little hard and rough in his language, put
at any rate there is truth in his talk when he
says that religious teachers must pull the
| "velvet out of their mouths" which reminds
us of Tennyson's line addressed to clerical
friend: "Our busted velvets have much need
"of thee"
The Coming Man! Why, suppose he is here
already This wonderful nonentity-may he not
be with us now, toiling nobly under our very
eyes, if only they were .purged of visual film,
and could see himf Do we not have him in
every neighbor who is working well for
worthy endsf He is called, may be. Tom
Smith or Jack Robinson, and not Sir Marina
duke or Sir Launfal-but if he be wise, gen.
erous, kindly affectionate, truth-telling, and
with no nonsense about him, let us. consider
him as Come and not bother our brains about
some superfDe character who is Coming
New-York tribune., 1874-09-17
,r.S,Yss .SJ saI.: ;s. political asnssp of

z On IN and worss stripe poHuoa dsmaspsas Of
Gen. Banks's chances Of going TO Congress
again from tho vt Massachusetts District sesm to be
improving Tho PROSPECTS for the Republican nonnfna-
ton are thought TO lie between Mr. Goooh the present
Incumbent and Mr. A. J. Bailey, the ODDS In favor Of the
former The Boston Traveller says that Gen. Banks Is
very popular among the employees OF che and
among all other workngmen because OF his position on
the eght-hour question; and that strong effort will
be made to send Banks delegates TO the Republican
Convention from Charlestown. The Traveller adds
If Mr.. Banks does not receive the Republican
nomination he is quite sure Of tho Demo
cratic nominat,on When it comes TO voting, largo
number OF voters, who called Republicans In the
NayyYard will easily change their front and vote for
Mr. Banks There will be any amount OF covert working
for Mr. Banks in any case, but open attempt In his
behalf outside the Republican C0nveptop need not %
expected from those whose denthcation With The Re-
pubicans is the ground for holding minor or msjor
offices In the Navy-Yard." % IA a. d . d .I. Y.L.
New-York tribune., 1874-09-17
r.Tamastmsnts ano ltlsstinss.

pooTu.s uEArRR--" Venice Preserved John MoCul-
loueh.
BRrAsr's oPERA HousB.--Mnstrels ,o fii-iaf ~.
DAIys FFra AvKSus THEArER. -" School for Scan
dal." .|.n
, Lyckux THEArxR-"LA Pripcesse Dc Trebi1onde'
Mile. Marie Aimee. i
METROPOLITAN TuRArER-Mme. Picauts Partisan
Dancers. eha. 1895.
NIBLo's THKArER.-- -" Deluge or Paradise Lost"
PARK THEArxR.--"Gilded Age." John T. Raymond.
sAx rRAScIsco MnsTRRIs.-Birch and Wamood.
. Tony PASTORS OPERA HoUsE-Pastors star troupe
q UNION SQUARE THRArER.--" Jane Eyre" Miss Char
lotte Thompson.
vAILAcK,s THrArER.--"Dearer than Idfe," J. l. Toole
AxRRrcAS INSTITUTE FAIR-Annual Exhibition
ASSOCIATION HAII-Lecture Dr. James Edmonds.
BARNUMs ROMAN HIPPoDRoNE.-Westons Trial OF En-
durance. ..
GENITAL PARK GARDES-Theodorc Thomass Summer
Nights Concerts.
j CoIossKUM.--"Pars." .0 ri
New-York tribune., 1874-09-17
for fresh doses Of the scandal is another ques-
ton; for our own part, we have had enough.

The question of Civil Rights interfered with
the progress of the Tennessee Republican
State Convention from the very hour OF Its
assembling. Difficulty was experienced in even
obtaining temporary organization, but this
was ultimately effected. The colored members
want the question whether they shall have
equal accommodations with the whites in cars
steamboats, and hotels, settled there and now J
if not settled, they propose to withdraw from
the Convention. For the present they do not
insist upon mixed schools; what they ask
seems reasonable enough to begin with, and
if they stand firm the Convention will proba-
bly, concede their demand.
New-York tribune., 1874-09-17

Dr. Leonard Bacon has a pleasant way OF
coming up to the discussion of the Beecher
business with honey in his mouth and blood
in his eye. He regards the conclusions of the
Committee as thoroughly justified by the evil
dsuce and the want OF evidence; and with
their conclusions he would fain agree. But he
thinks a more satisfactory verdict on the main
question could be obtained in court, and ne
hopes that there the investigation will cover a
wider field and throw light on points that as
yet are obscure. This wish has at least the
merit of being consistent with DR.. Baeons
previous course, and his frequently expressed
desire to arrive at the whole truth IN tins
affair. Whether the public have an appetite
New-York tribune., 1874-09-17

Miss Edna Dean Proctor, whose name has
been so infamously used In recent discussions
of the Beecher case has brought, suit for dam
ages, first against Mr.. Francis d. Moulton and
secondly against The Graphic Company. Her
resolution will be generally applauded. She
has been most atrociously used in this matter,
and we can conceive of no excuse for the
cruel slander of which she has been made the
victim.
New-York tribune., 1874-09-17
Business Ncttfes.

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New-York tribune., 1874-09-17

The march of events is rapid in Louisiana.
The new Governments tep by step is taking
control, ousting the old officers and putting
new ones in all the departments and in the
courts. The leading commercial organizations
the Chamber of Commerce, the Clear
ipe-house the Merchants Exchange, and the
Cotton Exchange-send word that business is
resumed, peace reigns, and they have acceded
to the new order of affairs. An extra session
of the Legislature is called to impeach the Su-
preme Court Judges. By the time the two men
of-war and the total of available troops which
Gen. Grant has ordered, arrive upon the scene,
they will, as it now appears, find the whole
machinery of the State in the hands Of the
opposition. Gen. Emory is particularly ordered
to allow no recognition of the insurgent
Governments; but what else he can do
in the premises is by no means. clear.
The congratulations to the Kellogg adherents
proposed in resolution before the Arkansas
Republican Convention, with reference to the
Presidents proclamation and the prospect OF
material aid therefrom, will be considerably
in advance of such solution in this case as
was effected in that State in somewhat sim
liar emergency.