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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-02

INDEPENDENT WoRKMGAENs CLUB
There was large meeting Of the members
of this club of the second ward, at their
new hall corner of Calliope and St. Charles
streets, last evening. This hall the club
has secured by lease for year, and mem-
beers of the club have fixed it up in most
workmanlike style.
Last night the committee on constitution
and by laws submitted their report, which
was read, received and adopted.
The preamble to the constitution, deolal'
ing the independence of every member. was
enthusiastically applauded. The oonstitu-
ton was adopted and al present signed IT,
Il VA resolved that NO one who could not
pledge himfelf to independent action should
be q member of the club.
The meeting then adjourned to Friday
April Z.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-02

Cairo and New Orleans7 Even if q system
of cut-offs does produce the desired lower
ing of the flood level for short season, can
tho artificial change be maintained, except
at q larger outlay than to maintain sys'
tenn of levees2 Does Mr.. Eads calculate
the cost of indemnity to the riparian owner
at all the cutoff sites! Would it not con-
vert hundreds of miles of nsvigable water
| into shallow lakesl Does Mr.. Eads believe
that when he attempts the cutoff that he ID
| in accord with that agency, nature, he pre-:
tends to regard with such professional
| reverence?
The course of all rivers having their beds
in alluvion, and particularly in the case OF
the Mississippi, is so devious that the dis
lance between their extremities is very
frequently twice the length of their rectl-
linear distance. Every obstacle or pro-
lection in the bank where the soil lie harder
and of more resisting nature, the slight
est Irregularities in the bottom and sides,
partially obstruct it's course, and, accord
ing to the magnitude Of that projection, de-
fleets or tends to defect the current to the
duces . circular motion in the water, which,
acting on the soft portions of the bank, hol.
lows it out for eddies and accelerates
| change in the direction of the current
Thus it will be seen that to disturb nature
in it's bearing upon the Mississippi is but to
inaugurste . stupendous warfare upen iti
laws, trampling upon I'll precedent II
hydraulic engineering st homo and abroad
Reviewing tho history Of the many cut-oH'
that have occurred in the Mississippi during
tho past fifty years, We would ask II tn
tendency il not always for tho cuton z
gradually work it, way into the opposite
shore Of alluvion until IN el0ngated torn
u reassumed, until tho now bend bein|
thus formed, has accommodated itself to
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-15
Diffusion of knowledge.


The education Of people may be meas
ured somewhat by their use of the post
office. The diffusion of intelligence is in
dictated by the number Of letters that pass
amongst the people Of any country, and in
this respect Switzerland bears the palm. In
that country they carry ON a correspondence
Of twontythree letters for every inhabtant.
England comes next with twenty. The
United States with nineteen France holds
the ninth rank. In the use of the telegraph
the Swiss also beat the rest of the world.
They forward eightyone dispatches for
each hundred souls, while England sends
ffty-four, the United States thirty-two and
Russia one. This is, of course, not an alb
solute standard. 1t is little noticeable,
however, that in all Protestant countries
the signs of general intelligence are more
obvious than in the Catholic countries.
Progress in knowledge in the arts and sci
ences, is doubtless greatly affected by the
religious faith Of people. The highest
forms of civilization, as well as the use OF
its agencies, are usually connected with a
religion that springs out of the direct teach
ings of the Bible, and not out of the authori-
tatiye utterances of priesthood. In those
countries where, in the judgment of the
priesthood, ignorance is bliss, It's folly to
be wise"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-15
That Magic One"

Our opponents seem to be actively en-
gagged in providing against an impossible
contingency, if half they claim about Til
denis majority is true, by attempting to cast
out one Of the electoral votes of Vermont, on
the ground that the person chosen holds the
office Of postmaster in his town, contrary to
the following provision of the United States
Constitution
Lnch state shall appoint, in such manner as
the legislature thereof may direct, number Of
electors equal to the whole number of Senators
and Representatives to which the state may be en-
titled in the Congress but no senator or Repre-
sentative, or person holding an office Of trust or
profit under the United States shall be appointed
an elector. Section frsi. article second
But this cunningly-deyised plan seems to
have been provided against by the wisdom
Of our legislature, for we find the following
provision in our laws regulating the choice
OF Presidential electors
"The clerks aud sherils, as aforesaid, shall,
within FIVE days after counting said votes, give
notice TO the persons elected, who are hereby
on the day before the first Wednesday OF Deem
Der, 10 vote for President and Vice President Of
the United States, agreeably to the Laws OF the
United States; and in case any person, 20 elected
an elector, shall neglect 10 attend at the place
aforesaid, ON the day before the first Wednesday
Of December as aforesaid, it shall be the duty Of
the other electors present to fill by ballot the va
cancy thus occasoned, "-P0ge 40, GEN, Statutes
Now il, through any unforeseen cause, one
of our electors should find himself techni-
cally disqualified from dischdrging the du-
ties of the office, he would most likely absent
himself and let the vacancy be filed by his
associates, rather than deprive the people of
Vermont Of one-ffth of their voice in the
electoral college.
But, better than all, we now learn that the
gentleman about whom this furry has all
been made, Is not postmaster, he having sea-
sonably resigned that Office
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-15
VIII They ReeiprOcate !

The following sensible utterauces of the
New York Tribune give truthful represen-
tation of the spirit of the average Republi-
can-but what hope is there that it will be
reciprocated by our opponents Let the
scenes of the last few days answer ave
have been gratfed to remark the fact that
many of the supporters Of Hayes and
Wheeler in the press Of the country, on the
morning after the election, VIXEN the success
of the democratic ticket seemed assured,
took precisely the position occupied by the
Tribune, aud which, good-humoredy accept
ing the popular verdict, expressed the hope
that Mr.. Tilden as President, would disap-
point those who doubted rather than those
who trusted him. From many quarters
there came the same expression OF willing
ness on the part Of those who had opposed
his election to support him and his admins
tration in whatever honest practical re-
forms he might undertake. Except in
few instances, there was very general ex-
preston Of kindly feeling toward the sup
posed successful candidate, and disposition
to give him time and opportunity to show
his hand before entering up judgment for or
against him.
Now that the situation is changed aud
it seems more than probable that Governor
Hayes is to be the next President, It is not
too much, we presume, to ask from the news
papers which have opposed him some similar
expression of friendliness and good will
toward an administration which as yet has
not been tried, and certainly has done moth.
ing to forfeit public confidence. Governor
Hayes like Governor Tilden, is on record in
his letter of acceptance as being in favor of
reform in the civil service, of justice and
good government for the South, and the
speedy resumption of specie payments, Most
of the newspapers which have opposed him
have claimed to be in favor of all these re-
forms. We presume them to be sincere in
their professions Why can they not then
show the same calm philosophy and the same
charitable disposition and judgment exhi.
bted by the Republican press, and give to
Republican President assurances of their
sympathy and support in carrying out the
reforms TO which he is committed, and
which they have so often urged?"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-15

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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-15
senator Tdmunds' Views.

Senator Edmunds Of this state said to a
Tribune reporter in New York, that unless
the Republicans were cheated out Of an hon
est count in the states yet to be heard from,
he believed Hayes was elected by from one
to four majority in the electoral college
Should Governor Hayes be elected 10y the
vote Of either of the three states--South
Carolina, Florida, or Louisiana he had no
doubt that there would be great cutlery
from the democrats about fraud, violence,
"hayonet rule" etc, and that the question
might take a serious turn when the vote was
counted in Congress this winter. The dem
ooratic House, led on 10y the southern men,
might threaten some revolutionary step to
have the vote Of one of these states thrown
ont. There was however no way in which
the House could reject the vote Of any state.
The right to throw ont the vote Of state,
upon objection being made to counting it,
was taken away by the repeal Of the twenty
second Joint rule, which the Senate refused
to renew previous to adjournment last vim
ter The electoral vote would now have to
be announced by the President Of the SEN
ate, according to the constitutional enact
ment and he had no power to throw out the
vote Of any state, being compelled to accept
the certified return of the Governor OF the
state without question Neither the Senate
nor the House could in any way interfere with
a vote thus properly certified, and some au-
thorities held that there could be no appeal
in case Of any question arising as to the L.
galty Of a vote, even to the courts Mr.
Edmunds said that he himself was Of the
opinion, however, that the courts had the
right 10 pass upon an electoral vote in case
of a contest.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-15

INCREASING lNroLERANCE.-Spain is rap
idly advancing in intolerance to Protestants
in the line indicated by the Pope in his re-
cent speech to the Spanish pilgrims in st.
Peters. October 9th the Madrid Official
Gazette published circular prohibiting all
public manifestations Of dissenting religious
bodies outside the churches Only the Gem.
eteries are to be held inyiolable. The cir
cular defines as public manifestations all
acts performed in the public streets outside
the churches or cemeteries, making display
of religious ceremonies, rites, usages, and
customs such as professions, notices, ban
ners, and emblems, mentioned in the public
worship clause of the constitution. 1t is at
the same time stipulated that dssenters
must give information to the authorities
forty-eight hours before opening a place of
worship or cemetery, and make known the
names of the directors and reotors, who
within fortnight must inform the authori-
ties that the temples or cemeteries have been
opened, Schools are to be independent Of
the chapels in legal matters, and their direc-
tors are to be Spaniards who have taken
academical degrees Foreigners are to be
treated as inyiolable, aud meetings in the
temples and cemeteries will not be inter
fered with but this privilege will not ap-
ply to schools which remain subject to the
direct interference OF the government. Other
meetings not authorized by the government
may be dissolved by the police.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-15

first stand Of colors taken from the enemy BY the
Army Of the Potomac lie earnestly defended
Custer against the charge Of recklessncss, and
said that though army critics may call him rcck-
less, yet the pfiyatcs who Enthusiastically fol.
lowed him through the war never found him 80
lie closed by rathotically alluding to how near
and dear the dead general had always been to the
First Vermont Cavalry
Upon the suggestion Of Captain ldc, the Secre-
tary read the famous order Of General Custer, H..
sued ut the close Of the war.
On motion Of Sergeant Gibbs the thanks Of the
society were rendered to Captain lde for his very
interesting address.
General Wells then spoke briefly and with
much feeling relative to General Custer, whose
loss was to him that Of brother. His remarks
abounded in personal "reminiscences OF him. lie
stated that when he took command Of their brig
ade they became cavarymen in truth--after that.
they never fired shot dsmounted. lie spoke OF
Custers warm friendship for Colonel Preston and
the Vermont Cavalry. lie always loved this reg
imenti II was his pet lie denied that Custer
was reckless; that he had always achieved his
successes by ddsb and held that had he been prop
erly supported in his last Indian fight, he would
not have lost his life
Lieutenant j. Stewart Stanahan, who was on
the stan Of General Custer during the last year
Of his service paid him high tribute and related
how Custer had often said IN Sheridan that The
Vermont Cavalry was the only regiment he could
rely on in the brigade lie closed by speaking u
that critical moment in the battle Of Yellow
| Tavern. when jeb. Stewart fell, when Custer OBJ
tanned from Sheridan the Vermont Cavalry, and
u 10 Al.
Sergeant Gibbs then opened his budget Of sto-
ries Of the camp and the field, many veteran
troopers following suit until after midnight when
the fourth annual reunion Of the First Vermont
| Cavalry came to close, sensible and successful
as heretofore but evidently saddened by thoughts
Of the untimey death Of the gallant Custer
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-15
The Reform " Campaign.

Doubtless Governor Hayes would a thou
sand times have preferred to lose the Presi-
Dental election than to have gained it by
methods which proved so potent in the case
of Tilden. And it tends in no wise TO rec
oncile us TO the result, that the successful
candidate was capable Of STOPPING TO CON
qner by such means We allude to Mr.. Til
denis personal conduct of the campaign in
New York, as graphically described 10y the
Chicago Times his faithful organ in the
West. The Times says Samuel j. Til
den has mweayng power of application
aud wonderful talent for details. lie has
undertaken to answer for the vote Of New
York, and when he says that there will be a
majority for reform in that state of seventy
FIVE thousand he knows whereof he speaks.
When he was chosen Governor, he predicted
his majority within four hundred. lie does
not object TO the campaign methods which
include talk, music, torchlght professions,
and roasted OK, but he places his main reli-
ance upon personal work with individual
voters. Two years ago, he had a thorough
canvass made in every voting precinct of
the state The result was embodied in four
large volumes, with classification under the
heads, 'sure democrats doubtful ditto,
certain Republicans unstable Republi-
cans The doubtful were labored with by
competent apostles and the result was, nine
cases out Of ten, a conversion. In June last
a similar canvass Of the state outside Of
Brooklyn and New York was made by
trusted agents. In three weeks Tilden had
list OF every voter, with an indication Of
the Presidential preferences of each. The
majority favored Tilden. Every doubtful
elector was Immediately supplied with docu-
ments. \ list of the wavering in every dis
trict was sent to the faithful therein, with
requests to use every legitimate influence
upon them to bring them into line In Sep
TENDER, another canvass was made to note
the result Of the work. 1t was eminently
satisfactory. From the staunch Republican
column many names were transferred to the
doubtful, and the work Of prosecuting was
pursued with fresh vigor. Men of glib and
gifted tongue were sent to converse with the
doubters and bring them into the true fold
a third canvass is now being made, and 10y
its showing will the final work be guided
In the Liberty street headquarters one hun
bred and sixty-three clerks are employed
| theyhaye distributed some twelve million doc
uments Thus, while the noisy campaign
progresses giving surface indications only
the still hunt is prosecuted"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-15
New Mexico.

Shall this territory be admitted as a state
Of the Union, and thereby be entitled to rep
resentation in one branch of the government
equal to that Of the state of New York This
is what is said on the subject by an officer
Of the army, in a pamphlet on New Mexico
and the New Mexicans :" No sign has
been exhibited in twenty-six years of the
adoption of our ideas of civilization, or Of
amendment of their points of variance.
During the last few years laws have been
passed with reference to a common school
system. Money is collected and spent for
that purpose. But the system is so loosely
conducted, and the interest of the people SO
slack, that the results, if represented by
true statistics, are so pitiful and shame
To-day it is proposed to admit this territory,
with all its dissimilarites in everything
that the American people considers as es-
sential and peculiar to itself, upon equal
terms with any of the proudest members of
the brotherhood of states. 1t is not, and
cannot be, question of parties for no hui
man foresight could tell where these people
would choose to stand on any party ques-
ton, since there is no means of instructing
them or of knowing what their ideas might
be. 1t cannot be question Of sectional
pride or interest, as none could be benefited
by the success of the scheme. All should
seriously determine, if we have any duties
as nation towards this people, can the
welfare Of this race and humanity be pro
NOTED by the legislative action of the ma
tional assembly and is it necessary to this
end that New Mexico be admitted to-day
and as it now stands, to be a free and indie
pendent state ?"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-15

MISUNDERSTANDING to the closing of the
Centennial, the Tribune says This year
marks the beginning Of a correct knowledge
of our country and people among foreign
nations The exhibition represented, both
in its character and arrangement, and in
the persons OF its millions of visitors, the
material and intellectual development of
the nation, during hundred years of Re
the picture unprecedented but, by the
power of fayoring circumstances it is really
placed above the reach Of any historical
comparison. To have offered it to the
world, eleven years after such a civil war as
no nation has endured for centuries, and at
the end of nearly three years Of severe fnan-
cial depression, is indeed triumph worthy
OF this centennial year We will not now
refer TO the stimulus given to all forms of
our native industry, That it will become
gradually manifest, to our lasting improve
ment and advantage, is quite certain and
we believe that the MISUNDERSTANDING of
knowledge and skill, introduced as a new ell
ement in the industry of the world will
benefit all nations alike. When the last
cannon has doomed, and the flags have been
hauled down, and the grateful doxology
sung, may all guests, foreign and American,
feel that nothing has been taken away, but
rather some least ray added to the final hope
of peace on earth and good will to men
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-15

SET RIGHr.-There has been printed as
a democratic campaign document, by a firm
in Baltimore, a history Of Andersonville
prison, from which it appears that reform is
necessary in the popular belief at the North
concerning that charming spot The vol
ume afirms that Andersonyille was selected
for military prison on account of the suit
ability Of its position and facilities for OBJ
tanning food at all times, as well as on
account of its remoteness from federal arms
The grounds and buildings were prepared
with the utmost regard for hygiene and
philanthropy; every effort was made to nit
igate the sufferings of imprisonment the
patriot prisoners confined there were more
numerous than the whole confederate army,
and had Unsuitable appetitesi they were Tilt
crate, lazy, dirty, savagely cruel to each
other liars, thieves, county paupers, and
only controlled by force; their real suffer
ings resulted from malignant pestilence';
Captain Wirz was hung on suborned testi-
mony his alleged conspirators were all in
nocent and loving, and the few deaths which
occurred, excepting the executions and muir
ders by the prisoners are attributable to
calculating villainy at Washington, which,
by forbidding the exchange, and by refusing
to furnish food and clothing to its captive
troops, and drawing away Southern laborers
who ill-endure the work of fighting, caused
nearly all the suffering that occurred.
Northern men who enjoyed the hospitality
of this delightful resort do not remember
the attractions thus described.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-15
Promising Infant.

Colorado made big show at the Centen-
NAL, but we apprehend it will be surprise
even TO her that she figures so conspicuously
in the Presidential election. mnocently, or
otherwise she has been the cause of good
deal of unhappiness to the democrats. They
admitted her to the Union just in time to
allow her TO vote for Hayes. If they had
not done that, Governor Tilden would be
elected now If their foresight had been
equal to their hindsight, Colorado would be
out in the cold to-day. 1t is queer, though,
to see them confessing that they were given
to understand that her vote would be cast
for Them or else they would have slammed
the door in her face so quickly as to make
her head swim. The Richmond Dispatch,
in its disgust at the turn affairs have taken,
makes this discreditable confession But
for Colorado being state the election of
Tilden would be to us here on Thursday
placed beyond peradventure, instead of
which we are on the tenterhooks Of anx-
iety Why should they have admitted Col
oradOY She had not the first claim to con-
sideration in asking for admission among
the states She had nothing like the popu-
laton to give her the dignity of state
why should Congress admit her2 That is
the point. And there the democratic mem
bers slipped up-we are sorry to say not
without guilt The cunning representatives
of the community Of spectators no doubt
satisfied the democrats that the state would
give a vote for the democratic candidate for
the Presidency and we have as little doubt
that the same representatives assured the
Republicans that Colorado would vote the
Republican ticket In this view, which we
are sure is correct the admission Of Colo
RADIO was corrupt. In the game the demo