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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-24
Mr.. BLAINE'S CANDIDACY.
To the EdNor OF me tribune.

SIR: dC&re to return to you my sincere
thanks for thefaIr, able, aud honest criticisms which
hayS all your articles correspondence aud
ed aials In connection with she nomination OF a candi
date the Republican party which have appeared In
your paper tse day it decided to hold the Con
yenton at Cincinnati. IL Is a source Of pride aud
Measure 10 me know that THE TRIBUNE tthe leading
manner not only In America hut IN the clvz ii wOridD IN
mis- Centennial year. had tine courage and honesty tn
stand by James g. Blaine, Of the abest most honest
Conprcss lie IL a man who when he left the Speakers
CHAIR and resigned his desk 10 Democratic Congress.
was praised and cOmpmened on all sides tby the very
mon who have end avored 40 hard for the past few
months 10 nnrc HIM for the far and honest well as
impartial In which lac had discharged tho duties
OF That office. N.
Washington, June 30, 1876
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THE CENTENNIAL CANTATA.

THE CoIoSlsrs OF OLD ST. MARYs FORGOTTEN.
To the razor or The TrfbUns
SIR: have read Mr.. Sidney Lanier's eek
PLANTATION and defense Of his Centennial Cantata a. pub
lished in TIE TRIBUNE Of saturday Without entering
ON the discussion the relations Of poetry to music or
the transitions aud notifications OF poetic meter as
effected by tae music OF the modern orchestra, have
one criticism to offer Mr. Lanier's poem. ot wholly
different nature from any have seen published MY
criticism has Lohing do with the qualities OF the
author as poet musician, though may be permitted
TO remark that some of his occasional verses seem to
me 10 possess unusual merit object to his cantaa as
totally wanting IN historical hdenty. was the more
surprised at this failure Of the poet TO do justice to BIS
great theme and TO the demands OF the great OCCASION
when was informed he resides IN the State OF Maryland
the birthplace of civil aud religious liberty on ths Con
tinent. Mr. Lanier tells when he was appointed u
write the of the cantata, 1t immediately SuSg
Itself to him that the principal matter upon when the
citizens OF the United States could lesiimatey eciat'
themselves at this time the fact that afttra hundred
years OF the largest liberty ever enjoyed by mOrls
they had stll republic I'm Impaired Inc luci w n' ~
the triumph OF the Republic over the OpPoSh5 Po"Gse VI
nature aud OF man Immediately suggested user Us
logically proper the central idea of tie poem"
Animal ed with this very just conception o the require
OF his task our centenary Interpreter projected
10 put his central idea into verse Tue Puiltahs OF New
England the old knckerb0ekers OF new OH te OdNa
lies OF Virginia and the HugueDOts OF south carolina
all introduced with propriey ana taste as loScAy
But the Coloniss of old 81 Mary. that St. Mary's to-
ward which the eyes OF 7OOOOOO American eis'@e.s
turn rs fOndly to-day as were turned those OF the
Prophet OF old toward the Temple of JerusaleD-tne
pa Sns the Ark aud TIA" Dove who Mr. Bancroft tells
us IN ms History the United States laid the foundations
of Government for Che first time IN the history OF te
world on the Cornerstone OF civil and religious liberty
these Mar,lan Pilgrims were strangely and most mex
pHcably omitted nom Mr. Laners pl,tuie o, , tIe
american pioneers Why, II Is not stones throw from
tie han Were writer helped to play the Mstels
Curse for Dr. bOw 10 the library OF the Aichnsop
of Baltimore, where preserved many OF the chtOn,
Giles of the Olden day in Maryland wnen Quaker, ana
Baptist. and Puritan, and NonCOnformst ned from tie
prosecutions OF the North and South 10 md a sale
asylum in the Land of the Sanctuary Inc brightest
catpr I'm our Colonial history lay like open page he
Tore this poet. suppose Plymouth Rock had been
sghtrd i'm tine historical retrospt instead Of ST. Mary
s bne and cry of the Pnritaus would have hunted the
ha,,ess poet TO the four quarters of the globe
hec- York, May 22, 1876. JIM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-24

bumbug imaginable II Is worse than vain FOR REFORM
ers 10 howl of Blaine BrlstOw, Tiden Adams
Evarts, any OF her Tie upas tree when worh'
ing out our destruc extravaganza II has ' roots
in the Uued states Treasury. InO tbis enormous rPsef
yolr is pumped day by diy the li-Dood OF te n',on
only that may mud tcnce INTO ID" iUchris o
an army OF officials. There Is not department m ilr
Government Washington in winch there Is hOt az we
lowest calculation live clerks and hangeIsOh EN- boy
10 do the WORK men one honest would do. ana there
il not one OF tDs immense host whose sI ry Il aoOVr
IL 900 per anntm but gets great de u more th@n MS
services are worth. TAtre Will ne no reform nith II
direction IN any other 1t Is only choice
between " the uevil AM The ep sea-" j. W. r.
GFeeIiDOinL n. L., June 10. 1876.
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SHAN AMERICAN ART.
woGKs BY FOREIGN wQRKMrN LABELED AS AMER
ICNN,
To the Bditor Of The Tribune.
SIR 1t is HIGH time that Yankee" and the

To the Fditor Of the tribune.
SIR: 1t is high time that Yankee" and the
Yankees IN general should understand and becVe ta
we are Just the estimation Of European ma
tons that they dare to send" anything to us 20 exhih
aud buy that they would exhibit nor could not sell
at home Why should they send their best things except
for compettlonl We cannot compete with them III art
and we cannot buy their best works for the very good
reason that they want them themselves Nor Is THIS TX
hbtOn greatly calculated raise us in the e5 lmatioh
Of foreigners far is concerned We nave taken
no pains whatever to get together orr representative
work either Historically artistically Nor VIII ta
To strike even the average foreigner not 10 mention
the exacng critic. that in certain departments we are
sailing under most audaciousy false colors. Wnat VIII
SAID by the intelligent cameO-cutter, when he views
the Wanted samples of American sdlll VIII lie not
in,uire II those calnros were cut in America Who will
Introduce to the ncrednlOus foreigner an American
cameOcutter2 What will tine European sverwarr m
ufactuTer say tire American exhibit when DC ASKS pr
skilled American workmeu III that metalf WIZ the
brOuze-deacr ask where We get our deSiSn' AM VINO
are the worknen who reproduce themi mere Is ohS
list " articles sOcaed American now on exnlploh ~ le
Centennial Exhibition, belonging IN greater OF >s u
gree 10 the fine ats, that made nv foreign WORK
men, from foreign designs. and having NO representative
character as American except that tc psn'ss ", Wv,
various establishments That produced them was trans
acted by Americans IN some cases, aiu "ls" Ho Il
cuiarly American way of their production Aun 10 l7
fact another equa " well known III EnIoe' taL ' ,
American has not the slightest PRIZE patilohS.' T IN
tcrest IN the development OF American talent ~ the az
partm.n ts OF art above mentioned aud Yankee VIII
perhaps begin that there Is some lVa',h III tne
foreigner when he sends his rubbish mere 10 SCH ny the
help of the American market at Philadelphia Whth we
RESPECT ourselves may claim respect nom others III
art matters shall be fortunate Indeed We learn th
American art in Silverwarc, bronze, 1tWefN, Nc. Nc
means something local, patriotic honest ana
national tnan now be said Of oar exhibits ~ ihoSo
dcpartm .nts at tine Centennial AhOlHLR ANhEE'
HdShiagtOn, ID. O., June D. 1876.
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NEW posr-oFFIcE IN JERSEY CITY.

The old Gregory mansion. at Sussex and
Westinghouse. which wac for more than forty years the
finest private residence Ia Jersey City, Is To be turned
intoa Government building When this district com
prsed the counties OF Essex and Hudson Congress made
an appropriation for new posollce in Jrsey City.
100000 appropriated for purchasing sIte but be-
fore anything further done the district was divided
aud each county formed into separate district The
Hon. A. A. Uardenbergh member of Congress from this
district, has concluded the negotiations begun Tor the
of the Gregory mansion. ANA secured tue passage
OF bill by the Legislature allowing the elty To sell
small park at the corner Of Washington and Grandsts
After the property purchased there balance Of
S2s 900 pended Of the original appropriation The
present Congress refused To make an appropriation 10
erect new building, but has allowed xl2OOo " repair
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-24
GOV. TILDEN IN A REFORM CANVASS.

10 fhe IdW0r OF IHt I''V""T'
SIR: The Democrats OF tins region say 'hat
uner other circumstances they would gladly hcho suon
men a. Bayard Thurman, or 0'i hahcoch, ou' ga"
now the party il fairly compelled to take Mr IHdoh'
Next to Gov Tldon should prefer Hancock having
served In the army under him. Taking every thnS iho
cot ,ldcraton and especially the motives that prompt
the men opposing him. do not see how we can VIVA on{
enter campaign with any cpur Ge III Wich
form tu,t be the most prominent question: aiter te
,y,rry of Gov T.lden by the class that are seeking
u. an satisfied thai Samuel j. lIen "miu loiy ,
Aaitrerp June Il, 1876. YOUNG DhMoChAOi'
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AN UNPLEDGED ELECTORAL COLLkGE'
IN IN. Editor OF The Tribune'

SIR: Your correspondent "N.' OF Baltimore
wants to know why some Americans desire u re'i 70
arst principles. and choose an uhpiruseu e"''o,a'
c The reason Is that our country like former RcpuO
lies has gradually changed from It's original simplicity
and is following fast in the foottcpso Greece ana hole'
who in turn changed from their democratic FORM o .e
ueoue meeting to choose their own rulers TO that OF
monarchy twenty-five years ago few Heryaht., eis"e
hi. ar ,,riyar could br Induced to wear ily'lY, n
Lev theu considered il n badge uf seiytlde NOW Az
m auxou. To wear IT,. Steam railroad cohpnieT, n,
fote by street railway companies have put uniforms on
tine backs of fhcir employees as gay as cOhhouoios IL
s a sign of the t.mtS VI w. N'
IliladtiJhid, jane 49, 1875.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-24
A FOURTH WITHOUT POWDER.

SIR: There will be- undoubtedly, an immense
amount of money consumed in pyrotechnc and process
sona displsys the coming OF the Fourth Of July why
all this wastel If part OF the vast amounts
which arc to he wasted this day could be devoted 10
ma rona aud local purpose, how more lasting woni ne
fine effect say that this money each village ana town
should be apart for the erection oi hstius monu-
uent in memory OF this Tue design mght De me
figure OF Liberty. Or each county town memorial
building could erected wherein the historical Iccolus
of ihr borhood oOu be kept Even those who are
now so hot 2Orify this day with noise ana crowd cr
ali excitement IL will wish that something more
stable renamed to show III me future Whhl was ,-c
Uaion COLLEGE, June 2, 1876. the SPIRIT OF TO-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-24
LIQUOR SELLING AT TIE EXHIBITION.
TIE SONS OF TEMPERANCE USING EVERY MEANS
TO STOP THE SALES.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR: | notice that your Philadelphia corre-
spondent to-day says Sons Of Temperance got some
information about the selling OF Intoxicating drinks Oh
the Centennial grounds that put the question III WHAT a
reared TO them an entirely light" AS Chairman OF
the Committee OF the National Division upon this ques
tion permit me to say that hnd the laws OF fehnsyf
yania declare "that no intoxicating liquor snail DC
allowed 10 be sold within SAID Park IL Is true that the
Solicitor OF the Commission gave IL as his opinion tht
the prohibitory ID DIVISIONS of the Park Commission were
suspended and imperative" but our Committee from
the Sons OF Temperance quote fIon the act of Cou
e,ss creating the Board of Finance, which distinctly
saws that nothing IN this act shall be 50 CONSTRUCT as
TO override or interfere with the laws oil any state
also find the act Of Congress declares that INC
limited States Centennial Commission SHAH nave power
70 control or revoke or change all such grants" Our
Committee claim that all concessions to sell liquor
upon the Centennial grounds are contrary to boh the
law. of God and man. and We shall continue to call Tor
their revocation long such concessions are per
mitted We also taken steps to call upon Tue f"r
mount Park Commissioners to enforce the laws D. VIC
Park If they fail to do their duty then the Cts Solicitor
and Attorney General OF the State will be calico upon 10
take action to enforce the law. The following resolutions
were adopted by the National Division OF the sous oil
Temperance:
That In behalf OF the ninety thousand members OF
De Order OF the Sons OF Temperance under the
ton OF tue National Division, embracing the uElIc
States and the Dominion OF Canada, we can upon me
Centennial Commission 10 ftEOhe All grants or oH,tS
for the sale vi liquor within the grounds O Tue Tx
hbiaOn. ,-., ,.
the Paramount Park Commission and TO request ten 20
enforce the law, by injunction or Otherwise, which CON-
maus them not 10 allow the sale OF Intoxicating liquors
within The hounds of the Park lf tine PARK Commission
refuse or fail TO enforce the law, then the Committee TO
,gof upon the City Solicitor the Attorney dtfd OF
tie eath, requesting them u take ACTON Oi
Tie enforcement OF the law.
We sincerely hope the Commissioners Will yet REVOKE
all such Illegal CONCESSIONS and relieve the Centennial OF
this blot upon It's fair f'me. j. N SIhAhHs'
Keae- York, June 20. 1876
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-24
HOW TO CELEBRATE TIE CENTENNIAL

SIR: A correspondent of your paper asks
How shall people In the villages and country ceIe
brate the CentenniaW Allow 10 suggest that where
the population is sufficient q public manifestation n
made The people should choose speaker ana get To-
gether as many singers possible The speaker should
not attempt to ~ the American eagle over Bunker Hill
Monument but should deal chiefly with the subject o
liberty evil and religious teach the peopls the ngts
that grow ont of freedom. and the due, c'nhc e
herewith, thai they may comprehend now closely cu
liberty sd justice Some pleasant grove sHohld pe
selected for exercises, and the sing rs should ~ &c
such pieces that of the assemDdsc could join III
singing, Another feature might he dinner Tor some
cnartaDe purpose. In the evening" let families ana
friends meet their homes illuminate then buildings OF
grounds with lanterns (wich cost but htiRl, then WIN
mus,c and singn. have only sOcii< but pdr'Onc
Time OF every American shCu ii n'e tue Gu nag
| Il ling IN the breeze from early morning.
Orange, n. j., June ii. 1876. ~ e. AlfIioSsk'
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RrprrMcAN nAnMoXY SUSPICIOUS.

TO the Edffor or fhr Trrbuhe.
SIR In your issue of June II you say that
the nomination OF Gov Hayes il that Brstow ana
Conkling men can support And so they can, but "hcn
of them will recognized by Hayes after eiectohi
have no ,Onbt that GOV. Hayes means Wel o"t '" v"
Chris and Senator Conkin both support hi'n somebody
i a, rl,pt,!. and while NY sympIt!e, are win ~
Hri.rov Rrmbllrtns. I shall stake my money on thr
admtri.trit,ou senators. Tncy viii make their ealing
AMI election sur. hhLLLEi h"i'b"'NN''
Ly,ie Park PeH.,., June IL. 1870.
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MISSISSIPPI roR rILpLN.

IN m, EdttOr OF RE fribune.
SIR: At Il mass meeting OF the citizens OF
Pamela County held Mt Slrd- lt1r county setp on June
3. to nominate delegates to t"e stale Coh'chtoh al
Jackson 4 resolution declaring samuel j. Illden tho
,,, az the Convention for President of the United
STATES and u-tructuE the dcc.ac- 10 Eoi" Tor fr7o
ton ftyorng bis nomination a ~. Louis, was Hh'hl
uuu-, adbprd. solution was ais" a""picd to carry
,it me procnultion Of the President Win lrs'lu u"
prruarns county records, sc. Mississippi VIII go io
Iil'ru. -
BdtcSriHe, Mss June u. 1876.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-24
A NOISY sTREET.

Tn the Editor Of The Trtbune.
SIR: Either your compositors are out OF the
vay or there must streets In New-York similarly
cursed with noise and din. What "Tbjrteth Sueep has
written applies with all force TO Thirteenth and he must
have meant the people 10 our 0Dgsunering street Is
there any one who the power Ia prevent in' from
taking NJ the whole street for their private business
Why mas We not all have goods on the pavement ana
take up the whole street with our s1lesi
Nec York, June 10. 1876. IHKIEESTH STREET.
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A THIRD OF JULY HOLIDAY.

To The EdftOr OF INC ITtUHHt'
SIR: Does the setting apart by the President
OF day for National Thanksgiving make II hoii-
day1 II So inasmuch the Legislature failed to make
the I'd OF July holiday, will yOu not in your paper adj
yocate the President making such by proclamation
Owing Ia the very dull times AMI the general suspnsnn
Of business that day, Will virtually be one, b not
ucarnce al thor business places when tAey might just
a. well nc euioying themselves at home H. A.
Ne1- York June Is, 1876.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-24
LIBERAL REPUBLICANS AND GOV. HAYES.

To the razor OF The Trtbune.
SIRE The fully reported account of the pro-
ceedngs Of the Republican National Convention your
good paper makes 1t appear that Don Cameron Senator
Morton, Senator Conkng, ana he friends OF Secretary
Bristow combined and nominated SIR. Hayes Who will
be the advisers OF Gov Hayes n ho shonld be elected
You will admit that II Morton, ConkllDg or Cameron.
had been selected by the Convention, not OF them
would have been elected for the reason that the people
would not trust them because oi their connection with
the present Administration. And yet, ~ GOV. Hayrs
should follow ont the rule Of all politicians he viii give
Morton, COnklng, aud Cameron places ia Lis cabinet,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-24
WAVING PROOFS or Loss BY A FIRE.

In the old suit, reported at some length in
Tnr TRIBUNE 1874 OF Brush & Estes against the Han.
Fire Insurance Company. the supreme Court Gen.
cra Term this district. has decided in the plaintiffs
favor Tho plaintiffs officers IN SIcrmIn's army. estab
lishcd themselves IN Lexington ~ C., opened store
and the agent OF the Underwrters Agency" TO
insure their store. The Underwriters Agency" was
mutual arrangement between four companies, the de
PENDANT Company being one, tu bear equally all RISKS
taken by their agent, and this suit be de
cisive the suits brought against all four anirs
After the agent had taken the risk and before policy
had reached the plaintiffs. fire broke In the Court
House which communicated Ia the Plaintiffs and
their whole stock destroyed. An agent OF the de-.
Pendants, pronounced their whole claim fraudulent, and
Application at the home office, the thing was re-
peatcd The defense that the lre inccndiary
that the amount OF stock claimed 10 he consumed was
traudueu Is oycTstacd, and that the companies had
pToper notice of the amount OF loss.
ON the trial the defendant abandoned the first ground
The Jury found for the plaintiffs the second ground,
and the Court held that the companies waived rrcg
ulaites In presenting proofs OF loss. when within the
time In winch any IRE guaics might have been
reccd they told the plaintiffs they rested the ground OF
raId The appeal was only on the last point. and Judge
Davis ia long opinion holds that the action OF the
panes declaration that they rested solely on the
ground ~ fraud aud was "A waiver OF All questions OF
regularity Of proof Charles III. Hatch appeared
Tor plaintiffs George W. Cotterill for the companies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-24
KEATs's SONNET.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: The sonnet by Keats copied in your
issue OF this morning. and spoken of by correspondent
of Inc London Afhsn0n not he found In the usual
editions Of the poets works, written early IN 1913
aud will be found on page 2s5 ~ the edition Of the
Poetcal Works OF John Keats" published ny MoIon In
1869. W.
Mount AIRY, PkiLadeiphia, June IL, 1874
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TIE. TRIBUNE AND MR.. BLAINE.

TO the Razor Of TLe TFfbHHc
SIR: ] am happy to add my testimony To
It Of many of the people with reference 10 the "dmirn-
bic course adopted by the TaInrSE In regard to the
various aspirants for the Presidency Especially Is the
position 81 your paper to be commended ~ us treatment
of the defeated candidate Mr Blaine. Bitterly pursued
hy hs y .tcul opponents and mi~f'pic"nI'd from
piIr IS --id .. motive. by hls Teul-. you have ihF
bly through the various phases - toe '"nir"N'r-y
t,i.rd iu IN perfectly Just nni impartial manner
-, p,,,,s,r,r.' L. Inn. I-.D. =. W.
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GOV. rr.pEx LIKE BUCHANAN.

To N EdIfOr OF IHf TTIOUHf
SIR: Now, since the Republican party have
made their selection. and nominated man little KNOWN
Is the opportunity tor the Convention at ~ Louis II
the Democrats win nominate Charles Francis Adams
There. tie people viii elect hlu. lie = well known
t,roucout e clyiliZ.d world I- man OF Li;h chtrc-
,r nud riucu, abilities. II VIII no, do To nominate Mr.
IIlru ID j. said that he l. old barg'lo~. 20 was
jam, Buchanua bad precedent, ana too well trmcm-
brTpt. L. = NJ
ILree Eircrs Mich, Juno Il. 1876.
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the present structure This with the 500 900 balancs
Will dive $40 O0) for beginnn nd wO X W II be be- IN
this season IL is intended 10 rove CIeg ~ son
D. the center the block, and rset han iron
H. and r., model tie interior At ubsequen time
the oil part building viii he torn down aud adr
ditInubu
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, orsons "a they may select ~ know the power OF
s inar nj fe.l that YOU are independent enough
~ enigRen many Republicans who will yo'e ioh 3 sn
Hayes If they feel assured thai Tue po"oi VI '"'
40 nav A LIBERAL REPUBLICAN,
Oriskany ". T., June 20. 1876
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AN ExrRAvAGANr GOVERNMENT.

TO the Edttor OF The Trtbhn>'
SIR: 1t seems to me inconceivable that any
zane man can look carefully at the system OF our national
nnances and fail " that It the most s1upendous