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The New York herald., 1876-09-28
sly Peter Cooper.

Those people who imagine Mr.. Peter
Cooper, the greenback candidate for the
Presidency, to be an ingenious and simple
hearted youth who has suffered himself to be
nominated only because he was too kind to
refuse this qualification to his friends among
the workingmen, are, we suspect, mistaken
in their man. Mr.. Cooper has not spent
many years in active relations to our city
politics for nothing. If he is as public spir-
tied, as patriotic and as honest as Mr.. Lincoln,
he may yet turn out to be as astute poll
tician as the great war President. Shrewd-
ness is not forbidden to the best men ''be
ye therefore wise as serpents and harmless
as doves" is the admonition, and if Mr..
Cooper should quietly leave his competitors
in the Presidential race to fight out Kill
kenny cat battle, and should walk into the
White House when they are both demol-
ished, such Of our readers as now laugh at
the suggestion of his superior political
astuteness would, no doubt, cease to laugh.
The republicans in Indiana maliciously
assert that the Cooper movement is engi-
neered and supported by Governor
Tilden, out of desire to draw away
votes from the republican side. They
soy that Mr.. Abram Hewitt is at
the same time Governor Tilden's political
manipulation and Mr.. Cooper's son-in-law,
and that he is managing not only Mr.. Til
dens canvass but that of Mr.. Cooper also.
Of course this is nonsense. Mr.. Cooper is
managing his own canvass; he knows that
clear majority of the present House Of Rep
resentatives is for unlimited greenbacks; he
does not mean to give himself the trouble of
making a general canvass of the country.
His shrewd policy is to carry one or two
States, fling the election into the House,
and thus make himself President by elimi-
mating the other candidates. We warn the
Tilden and Hayes politicians in time. There
is danger ahead. Mr.. Cooper is not man to
be triAed with. But we give no credit to the
reports that Mr.. Hewitt is managing both
Mr.. Cooper's and Mr.. Tilden's canvass. Mr.
Hewitt has infirm health, and could not
bear the strain. 1t is as much as he can do
to conciliate John Kelly and tune up the
harmonious city democracy.
The New York herald., 1876-09-28
An Early Answer Requested.

They are putting an awkward question to
some of the democratic candidates in Ohio
and Indiana. 1t concerns Southern war
claims, and our advice to democratic candi-
dates for Congress, North, South, East or
West, Is to make quick and frank reply
whenever this question is put to them. as it
doubtless will be.
There are q good many silly and ignorant
people in the South who imagine that when
the democratic party gets its hands in the
National Treasury it will rain larks down
South, and they will only have to hold their
mouths open to get their stomachs full.
There is no notion down there of pay
ment for slaves or payment of the Con-
federate debt. All that nonsense would be
as vigorously opposed South MS North
The shareholders were but few in number,
and the Confederate debt is not yet duet
was made payable six months after the
acknowledgment of Confederate independ-
it is past due. But there is multitude
of claims of q different kind, and multi
tude Of claimants who imagine that some
time or other they will get something on
these claims, and they look to the demo-
cratic party for their money. These claims
are of this nd:-The Union armies marched
over q very considerable part of the South
ern States they camped every night ; they
cut down tremendous amount of timber
they burned good many thousand miles of
fence: they uuartered themselves in
the least uncomfortable places they
could find, public and private build
ings; they took food and other supplies
where they could find them, as is the custom
of invading armies. In fact, they lived on
the country, as was their proper right, be-
cause the folly of the people had made it for
the time IN enemy's country.
Now o considerable number of those who
were thus forced to entertain and supply our
armies have still the hope that they may get
damages out of the government. OF course
they are mistaken; they will never get dol.
lar because the American people are not a
set Of idiots. But it is question which the
democrats had better get out of the way,
now that it is raised. The fact that at the
last session of Congress some bills suspi-
ciously looking toward the payment of such
claims were introduced by democrats in the
House, and that they were not rejected but
quietly laid over to the next session, gives
the matter practical Importance; and we
advise the democrats to soy at once, publicly
and positively, that they will not pay cent.
The New York herald., 1876-09-28
The War In Europe.

The report that Servia has refused to as-
has resumed hostilities is credited to the
London STANDARD, which is, in the peculiar
circumstances of the case o doubtful authority
for news of that character. It would not
be unpleasant for the ministerial party in
England if an event of this kind had really
occurred; and sometimes when q desired
event has not occurred it may be invented,
and the Standard, from its sympathies with
the party in power, would be the likely
medium of useful fiction. If clamor as
to Russian intrigue in Servia can be
raised in England it may Offset
somewhat the popular indignation
over the horrors in Bulgaria 1t will be
we'll. therefore. to wait for the repetition of
this story on other authority. 1t appears
from Lord Derbys address to deputation
that the government has no idea of calling
session of Parliament just now. He hints
slyly at the notion that as there is no especial
occasion for a session in the practical con-
duct of the foreign relations, the Ministry
will not assemble the wisdom of the nation
merely that its adversaries may have
chance to turn it out. Indeed, His Lordship
assumes the famous position of Paddy Ma
loney in the story. Paddy Maloney," said
his adversary, ''come out here till give you
good licking" "Indade, then," said Ma
loney, II wouldn't come out for two."
The New York herald., 1876-09-28
A Change OF Heart.

Wea pleased to see that Mr.. John Kolly
has undergone change of heart Influenced
by the spirit of harmony and union which
is in the cir he responds to the soft wooings
of the anti-Tammany leaders and opens his
arms and his heart to those with whom he
was only recently at bitter enmity. "Let
dogs delight to bark and bite, for God hath
made them so;" but John Kelly's angry
passions will not hereafter rise, nor will his
hands in future tear the eyes of rival politi-
clans. In his speech at the democratic
ratification meeting on Tuesday evening he
sang the praises of Tilden with almost as
much energy as he used in denounoing the
Governor at st. Louis and Saratoga II
know Mr. Tilden's character WE'LL" said
Mr.. John Kelly, "and / believe him
to be a purely honest man in every
respect" But. John. if you know Til
den's character so well, and if you believe
him to be an honest man, why did
You before his nomination publish column
after column in paper which you control
to prove that he was q railroad grabber,
dishonest trickster, political cheat, fraud
ulent pretender in the cause of reform2
Why did you, at st. Louis, set on your dogs
to bark at him as an impostor, fraud"
and an unfit man for the nomination? Why
did you fight against every candidate at Sar-
atoga who was known to be friend of this
"purely honest man?" We rejoice if you
have really undergone change of heart,
and yet these things require an explanation.
You were dishonest then, Mr.. Kelly, in de-
nouncing so vindictively man you knew to
be purely honest. or you are dishonest
now, and only beslaver Mr.. Tilden with
praise because you intend to betray him at
the polls and desire to cover up your tracks.
The New York herald., 1876-09-28

ana. Arkansas-there is to-day no republican
party worthy of the alliance Of the national
porty or in whose fortunes it can take part
without injuring itself If Mr.. Hayes is
chosen President he can, if he is wise and
intelligent, as we believe him to be, easily
form respectable party there but he will
have to begin by cutting adrift the so-called
republican leaders in those States in body
and letting the infected wreck float away.
Why is it not better policy in the repub-
lican leaders to do this now, and thus
relieve their chief of an embar-
rassment? We can appreciate the
feelings of those who urge that
it would be better for the country, and
better even for the Southern States, that
the republicans should rule in the federal
administration for another four years,
especially with President who seems to be
in earnest about reforms, and who is said to
understand the Southern situation. But if
the condition of republican success in No
vember is the continued maintenance of
such republican State governments as obtain
in Louisiana and South Carolina and Of
such so-called republican politicians as aim
to rule in other Southern States, then we
should unhesitatingly welcome democratic
victory for there is no danger in a demo-
cratic federal administration SO serious as
the continued misrule of the South by dema-
gogues calling themselves republicans and
having the countenance of the federal ad-
ministration- We advise the Northern re-
publican leaders. therefore, to send no
speakers to the South unless it be to
Virginia and North Carolina and to let it be
at once and frankly understood that they
mean to cut loose from the Packnrds,
Spencers and Chamberlains.
The New York herald., 1876-09-28

IT SEEMS that the Khedive Of Egypt is
of law good for his subjects he must not ex-
pect immunity from their decisions when
they are against him or his personal estate.
He is just civilized enough to think debts
should be collected within his realms by le-
gal process, but is not altogether educated
up to paying his own or letting the courts
make collection. England and France
have taken in hand the task of correcting
his lamentably ill-balanced ethics
The New York herald., 1876-09-28

SEwARDs STATUE.-The absence of Secre-
tary Fish from the ceremonies at the unveil-
in Madison square yesterday was regret
table, inasmch as what the present incum-
bent of the State Secretaryship would have
had to say regarding his great predecessor
would, on many accounts, have been deeply
interesting At the hands of Mr.. Evarts,
ceived worthy treatment, and the tribute it
was paid will, with perhaps few non
essential ATTACHMENTS, form the judgment of
history upon his career.
The New York herald., 1876-09-28
Gre.nbacks at Albany.

The chivalrio leader Of the greenback
army has flung his banner to the breeze
in the Empire State, and marches to battle
bearing in advance the war emblem OF
griffin. This emblem has been happily
chosen. The griffin was supposed IN
ancient times to watch over mines Of gold
and hidden treasure, and it will be the
province of this particular griffin to so.faith'
fully discharge this duty as to insure I'd
against any attempt of the resumptionists
to drag the precious metal from its hiding
places and substitute it for greenbacks
We are told that a griffin is cross between
a lion and an eagle; that it has four legs,
wings and beak; and certainly the green.
back party is well represented by such q
remarkable animal 1t is deformity which
offends the sight and which finds no place.
fortunately, among the objects with which
our eyes are familiar.
The resolutions Of the venerable PeteI
Cooper's meeting were introduced by Mr.
George O. Jones, of Albany renown, and
were not we'll received. The branch of in,
dustry in which Mr.. Jones is distinguished
is different from that of the daily laborer.
and as no labor plank appeared in the plat
form, some dissatisfaction was expressed by
that element in the remarkable gathering.
A delegate wanted Mr.. Peter Cooper to make
work for oil who are unemployed as we'll al
paper money for all who have empty pockets
but Chairman Jones was after moneyed COR
porations, railroads, banks and insurance
companies, which pay much better than
daily labor in legislative session, and SO
the workingmen were snubbed. However,
Mr.. Peter Coopers banner is to the front,
and in the case of his State ticket there will
be no .fasco. His candidates will stick and
his colors are glued to the mast.
The New York herald., 1876-09-28
Indian Treatioa.

Against their will, in great part, the head
men Of the Sioux nation have finally signed
the treaty by which they oblige themselves
to give up the Black Hills-that is, to expa-
triate themselves, to leave their homes, to
go away forever from the country in which
the younger generation was born and in
which the old, with common human at
tachment to familiar scenes, had hoped to
rear their children. Without exception
they mistrusted our good faith; but some, in
whom amiable natures seemed to exist, were
persuaded against their convictions; some,
with primitive cunning and suspicion,
signed lest others should gain an advantage
at their expense; and many, with
the notion that resistance was USE
less, accepted the situation with bravado.
The negotiation has been unusually fruitful
in the crude and vigorous oratory of the
savage, or rather, perhaps, as the case has
attracted especial attention, that oratory has
been more literally reported than ever be-
lore. The comparatively elaborate speech
of Spotted Tail on this occasion, if accepted
as an evidence of the capacity of the un-
tutored intellect, will place the American
savage foremost in the races of men. If the
men who are capable of such efforts in their
barbarous condition were also capable of
civilization they would have no superiors
anywhere. Finally. these men have signed
that treaty with the plain declaration that
the conditions laid down would induce
them to sign willingly if they could believe
that the conditions would be performed,
but that their past experience induces
them to doubt our promises. And the
worst of this is that they are right, and that
the conditions on which they have signed
will not be kept rs promised. Our faith
with the Indian will be broken in this case
as it has been always hitherto, and the reason
is that we cannot keep it. 1t is the reproach
of the American people that they cannot
make or maintain a government that can
honestly keep their simple promise. If we
agree to give the Indians a COW they will
receive, perhaps, a goat. If we agree to
give them wagon they may got Wheel
barrow If we promise them rifle they
will be fortunate to get ramrod For
every President has many friends, and there
arc Secretaries Of War and of the Interior,
and Indian agents and contractors without
number, and they must all have dip out of
the supplies on the way to tho Indian, and
the Indian may have what is left.
The New York herald., 1876-09-28
Business Prospects.

1t is remarkable that q general revival of
trade should take place in the midst and
heat of Presidential canvass, when usually,
even in good times, trade suffers and be-
comes slack. If this business revival were
felt only in the Eastern cities it might prop
erly be called one of the effects of the Gen.
tennial Exhibition. But trade is awakening
and confidence reviving sensibly West as
we'll as East. St. Louis journals note large
increase of country buyers and a generally
active trade. Chicago, Cincinnati and other
Western cities report greater activity in
trade than has been known since 1873.
From New Orleans we hear that the
kct has marked effect upon
business. New England reports hopeful
efforts toward establishing an export trade
Wool, which has been dull for long time,
finds sale again. The Pittsburg papers
speak cheerfully, even of the iron trade,
which has been the most depressed Of all.
There are, it seems, indications of an i'm
nroved and improving business in iron.
What is now needed is caution on the part
of manufacturers. If every one rushes rashly
into production we shall have markets
glutted again, renewed stoppages distress
and confusion. The country produces now
adays more than it can consume. We must
rc-establsh foreign trade before we can
work upon sound basis, and 20 do that we
need some bad laws changed or repealed
which now bar us out from the markets of
the world. Our labor-saving machinery en-
The New York herald., 1876-09-28

How MUCH FASTER 1.-Two years ago the
horse Fellowcraft beat the best recorded
time for four miles when he cut the figures
down to seven minutes nineteen and
half seconds. Yesterday at Louis.
Vile the horse Ten Brock went
over his four miles in seven minutes fifteen
and three-quarter seconds, bettering the
pace by three and three-quarter seconds.
No wonder Professor Huxley praised tho
perfection of the recent horse
The New York herald., 1876-09-28

The WAsHINorO DovE.-Again that per-
secuted innocent, General Babcock, is to
walk from court of justice an acquitted
man. The safe burglary case, like the
whiskey case, despite the vigorous effort of
the government to convict, falls to the
ground, and Babcock triumphs. This time
so plentiful is the supply of whitewash that
Cook declares his clients character fully vim
dicated and his good name unstained, and
Boss Shepherd pronounces him ''as white as
n dove" So ends the judicial fnrce. But
what says the army? Is this uhstaincd
Washington dove regarded by his brother
officers as o fitting person to wear the uni
form Of the army of the United States7
The New York herald., 1876-09-28

WALL STREET YESTERDAY. Y.-Stocks con-
inue to show depression and the influence
of strong bear movement. In Philadelphia
ported. Gold opened at ITO, rose to ITO 1-8,
and closed Mt 100 7-S Government bonds
were generally firm and railway bonds
barely steady. Money on call was quoted as
heretofore.
The New York herald., 1876-09-28

The WEATHER. Yesterday we felt the in
fiuence of the rising barometer that follows
the rain area Of Tuesday, in the strong wes-
terly winds and decreasing Goodness.
The slight sprinkle of rain that fell in the
forenoon only amounted to one-hundredth
of an inch, and was followed by clear
ing weather and lower temperature than
that of Tuesday. The barometrio fall
within eight hours at Galveston yes
terday was two-hundredths and at In
dianola four-hundredths of an inch indi-
eating an approaching change of weather in
the Southwest. Another decrease Of press
ure within the same time has taken place in
the northwest, the barometer falling at Bis
marck, d. T., from 1920 inches in the
morning to 1888 inches in the afternoon.
This decrease has been also observed to
the eastward as far as the lakes,
and marks the advance of another
area of low pressure from that quarter. The
track Of this area will be southeastward from
Dakota and probably over the lake region.
A disturbance is also indicated in the East
ern Gulf, where the pressure has fallen and
the wind has varied somewhat In direction
and increased in velocity. To-day the
weather in New York will be clear or partly
cloudy and cool, growing warmer toward
night, with o veering of the wind to the
southwest.
The New York herald., 1876-09-28
The Silver Com ni ASS ion.

The Silver Commission has completed its
number by the selection of the three tex
perts" provided for by Congress. The Com
missioners have, of course, opinions of their
own, and so have the ''experts," and they
may be arranged thus:-Senators Jones and
Bogy, Representative Bland and Experts
Dix and Groesbeck are silver men Senator
Boutwell, and Expert Nourse are greenback
men Representative Willard is an inquirer,
not having made up his mind, and Repre-
sentative Gibson is gold man. 1t will be
seen that silver is very strong in the COM
mission aAd gold very weak. The public
will be surprised, by the way. to learn that
General Dix and Mr.. Groesbeck are experts
on the question of the use of silver as cur
rency. The inquiries of the committee will
be prosecuted here, and they have authority
to ask the opinion of other experts, if they
can find any. The question which will
trouble them most will be on what
terms to readmit silver to general
irculation. Some of the members of the
commission are said to believe that it ought
to form the basis of all paper issues, but the
rate or value at which it shall circulate or
be used to guarantee circulation is what
they will be puzzled to determine, unless,
indeed, they accept Mr.. Bland's view, that
the actual price of silver in the market has
no more to do with the quantity of silver
which shall go to dollar than the price
of printing paper has to do with the figures
on q creenback.
The New York herald., 1876-09-28

RECORDER HAcKErr's sentence upon the
italian wretch whose revolving calling he
itly characterized should encourage the
police to continue and complete the work of
roofing out such dens of infamy as that kept
by the prisoner
The New York herald., 1876-09-28
II RIPPLE SHEE e Il
YRw YORK, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER ss, 1876.

From our reports this morning the probabilities
are that the ,oedther TODAY ,ciN be cool and clear
or partly cloudy, groning ,odr7ner to,cdrd night
The New York herald., 1876-09-28

CENTENNIAL AWARDS. Last evening the
awards of the judges of the Centennial Ex-
hibition were promulgated in the Judges
Hall. These awards have been watched for
with the keenest anxiety by those having
articles on exhibition, and will be conned
with avidity.
The New York herald., 1876-09-28

JUDGE SNNorT's LAw.-It has just been
decided in Rhode Island that man
who permitted the revenue authorities
to assess his income and who paid the
tax with the added penalty is still liable
for deficiency if his income was actually
greater than the assessed sum upon which
he paid the tax This decision will perhaps
induce Judge Sinnott Of the Marine Court
to revise his opinions on certain part of
the law, as they were expressed in his recent
letter in regard to Mr.. Tilden's income. In
that document Judge Sinnott, in his expla-
nation of Mr.. Tildens failure to make any
income return in certain years, said that the
law gave the citizen the "option" of making
his own returns or permitting the authorities
to make them. That the imposition of q
penalty for failure to do certain acts which
the law commands constituted such omission
An optional line of conduc. was an odd theory
at best, but it seems that the United States
Circuit Court has no faith whatever in that
view of the law. Judge Sinnott himself
must confess that it is very bad option
that works both ways
The New York herald., 1876-09-28

obles us to produce at such o rate that vo
must sell surplus abroad or else be made
to feel that American ingenuity, of which
we have always boasted. is curse to its
possessors
The New York herald., 1876-09-28

TwEED's RErUnN.-A horrible fear disturbs
the rest of some of our authorities Tweed
has been captured, and is on his way home
on board United States vessel of war.
There is now no fear of his escape. BE can-
not bribe his keepers and he cannot run
away. He is too fat for small boat, and be-
sides is not in condition for o long and strong
pull. But he may commit suicide The
great Boss may actually jump into the
water-to which he was never very partial in
its natural stato-and his avoirdupois may
sink to the bottom of the Atlantic! This
would indeed be calamity. Think of the
precious secrets that would be swallowed up
in the waves with our "Twidv Reflect on
the legal pickings which would he washed
away with the body of the Boss I'm
agine what rich feast for attor-
neys, jailers and politicians would
90 to feed the fishes Such a loss
must not be risked so Tweed is to be kept
under close confinement on the Franklin.
We scarcely believe that these precautions
are necessary. Tweed is too fat, too jolly
and too full Of precious secrets to seek a
watery grave. He will come back alive, and
then probably we shall hear what we shall
hear
The New York herald., 1876-09-28

YELLOW JAcK.-There are signs Of an
gia; at least the death rate is decreasing and
it is hoped that the disease will soon disap-
pear The fall in the temperature along
the South Atlantic coast is exercis-
ing very beneficial influence, as it
gives promise of a speedy recovery to con-
valescents and reduces the probability of
new cases occurring. If, by energetic efforts
on the part of the authorities. the existing
cases can be quarantined in suitable hos
pital during the coming week, much may be
done to arrest the disease, as the weather
will be favorable for that purpose.