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The New York herald., 1876-11-20

matter they will be governed by sense OF
State importance and State pride, and other
large States will share their views.
If Mr.. Morton's plan had been in operation
in this election we do not see that it would
have made much difference or have saved US
from this close contest and deadlock in the
count A direct vote by the whole people en-
masse would indeed have saved US from the
difficulty, for one Of the candidates has a
decided popular majority; but Mr.. Morton's
scheme would have altered nothing. In the
districts the democrats would have had
majority precisely equal to their ma
jority in the next House, which, though
not yet precisely ascertained, is certain
to be small On the other hand, the
republicans claim to have carried six moro
States than the democrats, which would
give them twelve Of Mr.. Morton's votes at
large. On such plan, if it should happen
that the republican majority of the votes at
large was exactly equal to the democratic
majority of the districts, there would be the
same uncertainty, and, instead OF lasting for
few weeks, it might extend into the next
Congress. Contested seats and the rejection
of members having regular certificates might
throw back doubts on the validity of n Pres
idential election long after the question had
seemed to be closed. But, apart from such
matters of detail. it is certain that the large
States will not consent to scatter their power
by consenting to the district system; and the
district system is all that Mr.. Morton's plan
practically amounts to.
Our present system of electing the Presi-
dent cannot always continue = but no substi-
tute has yet been proposed which the large
and the small States would be alike willing
to accept. We are not sure that a much
deeper change is necessary than any which
has yet been proposed-such change in
the Executive Department as would make
our government as Immediately responsible
to the people as that of Great Britain. In
this country the people, however provoked
by grievances, may have to wait the greater
part of four years before they can have even
o chance of redress, but in England the
government yields to the popular will as
readily as ship to its helm. We hope that
when the constitution is next amended it
will be in the direction of more immediate
responsibility to the people. But this is too
large subject to be discussed at present.
The New York herald., 1876-11-20
Recent Discoveries in Art.

General di Cesnola, pursuing his re-
searches and excavations in Cyprus, has
been again the lucky finder of lost treasures.
On the site of Kourium he has discovered n
mine of ancient art in splendid preserva-
tion-ornaments of Egyptian and Babylo-
nian origin that the learned in such matters
date as far back as sixteen hundred years
before the beginning of the Christian period.
The workmanship of many of these orna-
ments compares very favorably with the
best products of the Etruscan period.
These objects throw food Of light
on the character and civilization of the
nations of the remote past, and arc full Of
interest to the antiquary and the historian.
The whole collection has been brought to
London and offered to the British Museum
for the uncomfortable sum of sixty thousand
dollars 1t is much to be desired that some
public spirited citizens should odd this
collection to the admirable collection
already in the possession Of the
New York public through the gener-
ous efforts of Mr. Johnston and his
associates of the Metropolitan Art Museum.
1t consists of fifteen hundred and five pieces,
and the gold alone has been valued at sixty
thousand dollars, the sum asked for the
whole collection. General di Cesnola has
already given proof of his patriotism, and
would no doubt prefer to send this treasure
to America could purchasers be iounds
The New York herald., 1876-11-20
Ths Turki.h Conferences.

Turkey evidently expects to take posi In
to judge by the selection of its plenipoten-
tiaries. These are Midhat and Savfet
Pachas, both men of ability and force Of
character. The hope of peace, at present
weak in all quarters, may be strengthened
by this; but the continued preparations
for war by Russia and England show that
reliance on the strongest battalions is up
permost in Europe At the same time it is
certain that England will make strong
effort to avert hostilities. The gravity Of
the situation may be judged by recalling
a fact or two. The armistice which
stopped the otherwise inevitable march Of
the Turks to Belgrade was concluded to save
Servia. Before it is half expired the VIC
torious Turk is practically asked to
show cause why he should not be
deprived of territory many times
greater than that whose suzerainty he had
long enjoyed with the consent Of Europe,
and which he had all but reconquered from
the rebellious Serbs. We are aware that tho
Conference will carefully avoid considering
the case in these words. twill speak OF
the Independence and integrity" of the
Ottoman Empire and the reforms necessary
to make the Christian subjects Of the Sultan
happy. The understanding will be diff
ferent. Turkey must consent to things
which no independent Power would sub
NIT to if peace must be preserved.
She will be backed by all the might
of England in trying to make these
things-the material guarantees Of the
promised reforms-as little CALLING AZ
possible, but she will have to make large
concessions under the menace of Russia II
will be difficult knot to unravel,
and Great Britain's statesmen will
have an opportunity Of bringing their
most cultivated powers to the task.
A modicum of moderation on the part Of
Russia will help the Conference to a peace
able end. The issue of popular Russian
loan of eighty million dollars for the late
extraordinary expenditures in moving
troops is not an encouraging symptom.
The New York herald., 1876-11-20

ent when the murder was done. It ruay
not be often that the case Of man who
confesses to being convicted of other offences.
and whom jury was satisfied was acting a.
a burglar when his fellow shot and killed an
officer, attracts the attention of the law
abiding. Still, we think that this
case deserves consideration. There is .
manifest disparity between the guilt Of the
two men, and we think, upon careful re-
view of all the circumstances, that Jersey
justice may. in Ryan's case, be advan-
tageously tempered with mercy Outlaw
and outcast as the man may be, there ID
nothing for the community to gain by in.
ficting undue punishment upon him. He
did not murder, and the best instincts OF
humanity cry out against taking human life
for crime short of killing. That he bears
no weight of the awful crime upon his
shoulders we do not say, but the penalty Of
death is too great for his share of it, which
is more in the nature of accessory after the
fact than active accomplice We earnestly
appeal for mitigation of his sentence.
The New York herald., 1876-11-20

THE CoMrE DE PARIS is prosecuting re.
searches tor the completion of his great his
tory of our civil war and has become MEM
Der of the Southern Historical Society as o
means of facilitating his investigations. We
print an interesting correspondence between
him and the Rev. DR.. Jones, Of Richmond,
relating to the tone and spirit of his history
and the conceded fairness of his intentions,
although he avows his strong sympathy with
~ Northern side.
The New York herald., 1876-11-20
Temper Justice with Mercy.

The phrase 'Jersey justice" has grown
to mean dealing out the severest statu-
tory penalties to all transgressors of the
law, particularly in cases of homicide
Where. as in New York. there have been so
many failures Of justice in cases dealing with
the taking of life, an admiration not at all
logical for the practice this phrase embodies
is likely to be engendered. The best
experience of the wisest commentators
teaches us to recognize that the graduation
of the punishment to the crime is the most
delicate function of the Judge, because after
all the evidence is in, all the arguments
made, and the verdict rendered, there is
beyond all the legal subdivisions of guilt
mess, in almost all cases, a latitude
given to the judge as to whether
the punishment shall be more or
less; or where the punishment is
exactly prescribed by law there at least ro-
mains the recommendation to the mercy of
the higher powers, which seldom fails Of it's
effect In the Brock murder trial ut Newark,
which had its last act on Saturday in the
sentencing of the two men, Charles Osch-
valid and Thomas Ryan to the gallows,
there was no distinction made between
the crimes of the men but, whatever tho
letter of the law may say, dispassionate
examination will prove that there was a
difference On the morning of August 3
the policeman Brock entered a house in
which two burglars were operating. While
thus pursuing his duty he was shot down
by one of the thieves. The unfortunate
officer died of his wound. The two men
named above were arrested, and link by link
the evidence was made into a chain which
made it clear TO the jury that Oschwald fired
the fatal shot; that Ryan was the other
burglar and porticeps crjminis in being pres.
The New York herald., 1876-11-20

The News WE PUBLISH to-day relative to
the concentration of troops at Washington
will doubtless excite some comment, but it
need not occasion any ALARM. The Presi-
dent and his advisers claim that it is wise
precaution to have respectable body of
troops at hand until after the 4th of March,
Inauguration day. They do not fear any
outbreak or disturbance, but simply provide
for oil possible emergencies
The New York herald., 1876-11-20

WAS IT FAm REQUEST AFTER the State
canvassers ofSouth Carolina had aggregated
and declared the vote according to the ac-
tual returns on Saturday, as ordered by the
Supreme Court, Senator Gordon requested
that clerks might be permitted to copy at
his expense the original figures from which
the canvassers made up their count Can any
honest reason be given why this request was
denied? The refusal was not indeed abso-
lutte, as the canvassers made an intimation
that it might be complied with on Monday.
Senator Gordon replied that the reason why
he wanted to copy them at once was a fear
that they might be changed before Monday.
He evidently suspected that the count was
not in accordance with'the original figures,
and he wished to test it before the figures could
The New York herald., 1876-11-20

LonD BEAcoNsrIELp's SPEECH at the Man.
sion House, which caused such q sensation
in Europe and drew from the Car fiery
reply, is printed in full in to-days HERALD
1t forms an interesting addition to the infor-
nation already received concerning the re-
cent outburst of the war feeling in England
and Russia
The New York herald., 1876-11-20

HIGHwAY RoBBER1Es in tho streets Of Now
York are becoming of frequent occurrence,
and the offenders must be treated TO some
wholesome lessons by the police magistrates
before the crime can be effectually checked.
If the footpad becomes scourge to society
then society must protect itself by using the
lash
The New York herald., 1876-11-20

THE DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT BEDLoE's ISLAND,
by which a large amount of government
property has been destroyed, is described
in to-day's HERALD. 1t seems strange that
the common precaution of storing the goods
In freproof building, instead of a wooden
house, was not taken in the first instance.
The New York herald., 1876-11-20

be altered. The refusal looks too much as if
the members of the Board dared not submit
the honesty of their count to SO direct and
simple test lest exposure should ovcrtake
them on the spot If this was not the mo-
tive of the refusal what was it?
The New York herald., 1876-11-20
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

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AMERICAN INSTITUTE.
GRAND NATIONAL EXHIBITION.
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THE TICKET SPECuLAToRs are determined
ager who seeks to drive them from their
sidewalk of life. We print to-day several
communications from the fraternity who
deal in "choice seats" at our metropolitan
fheatrea
The New York herald., 1876-11-20

drowning man by Officer German, of the
Thirteenth precinct was an act of unselfsh
gallantry which is deserving of the highest
commendation.
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NEW YORK, MONDAY. NOVEMBER 90, 1876.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

Owing TO tho action OF portion of the carriers and
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not have the HERALD three cents per copy they
prevent IT. have made arrangements to place tho
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The New York herald., 1876-11-20

From or reports this morning The probabil-
ties are that the sccat1er to-day soiu be cool and
cloudy, icith rain.
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LYCEUM THEATRE.
HAMLET, At 8 p. NJ. Edwin Booth.
PIFTH AVENUE THEATRE.
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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-12
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AtEO.N EIAi.S E1IsIVL.

ION. Edward Marshall of Ken
lucky, now in the city in attendance
upon the uca!i-bcd of bis brother
in-iaw, Hon George 4 pueh, is
accompanied By his son, Mr.. Louis
, Z. Marshall, en-routc ior California.
The latter has III bis possession
an historical relic Of rare interest. Ii
is the pistol with which Aaron Burr
killed Alexander Hamilton, and its
authenticity is unqaesiionable, the
following is the pedigree, SO to
speak, OF the weapon Judge Van
Ness, the sccoIId OF Aaron Burr.
marked the fatal pistol and gave it
10 Col. Games Bowie, together with
ITS mate, t!le Hamilton lis5ol. Col.
Bowie wore the pair rs belt pistols.
but lost the Hamilton istol while
swimming q bayou.
lie afterwards gave the remain
ing pistol to DR.. Carr, the Superin.
ndrnt OF the United States arsenal
at Baltimore, I'D. DIR. Carr WIS
the second CT the Hon. Thomas i.
Marshall in lis duel with james
Watson Webb, editor Of the New
York Courier and EHGuirer,in which
duel Dir. Webb received a wound
which crippled HIN for life. d..
Car then presented the Burr pist,
10 Mr.. Marshall, who afterwards
presented it 10 his brother, Edward
T.. 3.arsliuil, Who carried il through.
the Mexican va, and Su s"ouently
gave It to his son. louis Marshall.
OF kcrsai les, ~. Thomas T. Mar
shall had it altered from q flint to a
percussion inclc. 1t shoots very ac-
curratcly, AID carries n two-ouncc
ball. lis barrel, which is twelve
inches long, ioobs more like the
section Of q shot gun than anything
else, while the handle is marked
twice with the sign which meant in
lie palHy days of dmeiiinF that the
weai'ou had done fatal worI. .-C en-
f,'.4fti Er4pi.4..
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-12

he midst of scenes such as we have
refer red to, l,e, as Il native Missis-
sippian, advises the tolerance #
opinion which would preserve such
Il state OF affairs.
The writer OF this is. too, a MiSsis-
sippiun and like "Aicdiatoi' WAS
born and reared on Mississippi soil.
Like MEDIATOR" he is in favor of
TOLERANCE OF op;nion,' in the more
intelligent acceptation OF that term
But tolerance Of opinions, III his
estimation, is not to be entertained
to that extent at wEIci the owner
of q house excuses the thief who
plumbers it OH tho ground that the
latter maintains Il difference OF
views as to thei- respective rights.
We would call his "tolerance' OF
the tliicf's opinions absurd ; and SO
we pronounce any native Missis-
sippian's tolerance of tho opinions
of HE wreckers who have come 10
despoil our land, and to perpetuate
Il reign of igEo an,'e, cxtravagance
and iniquity that is without parallel,
even i'll tie Dark Ages, over our
down trodden people.
We like not tolerance OF opinion
to the extent of INDUCING those
who would keep before our eyes the
panorama of the past decade, where
ignorance has kept its heel on the
neck of Intelligence where politics
have been taught by ''howling
Gervishes,' and tier carpet-hag
allies, to those who have voted with
promptitude and faitl,fulness,i the
way these leaders q directed,
and which invariably resulted in
their being aggrandized. and en-
riched at tho expense of the tx
ayers and intelligent class of PEG
pie, in the face OF their repeated
and most solemn protests. Tolera
ton of opinion will do when it
comes not i'll conflict with the eter-
nal law of self-preservatiOn. Then
tolerance of opinion must give place
10 REASON.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-12


MAJOR BI.t FORD Ni!.anN, late
s Jlicitor of he Treasury. WAS ,e-
Gently examined by a CONGRESSIONAL
Investigating committee, in regard
to tho frauds pe'petrated by the
Nhiskcy Ring. Wilson had been
forced to resign lis Office by the
cl,uilisIl treatment that he and his
chief, BiiStow, received from Grant
Ger since the indictment OF Dab
cock. The Solicitor seems to have
bvc.t an honest C!.lccr and Il sincere
friend 10 the President, and his
testimony, though given 0ith great
rclaciaucc,. WAS most damaging to
the Executive. Tho revelations
made by Wilson eho" conciusivcly
that the President was in sympathy
with the thieves that they had
possession OF him that they used
bin constantly 10 thwart and defeat
the plans CT tho Treasury Depart
ment il bringing them TO punish
meat that to tbs use Grant lent
himself without the least hesitation
ana in some ways that present him
IN u character no less Gis,'rcditable
than that of Il spy il the interest of
official scoundreiism seeking TO d. =.
feat public justice. Even while pro
Tossing to cordially approve of the
course of Bristow and Wilson, ii
appears that ilo was obtaining from
the latter information Of his plans
opiy to place that information, as
soon us Wilson's back was turned,
in the possession of the "3ylph" OF
the ring, Babcock. Chat q Presi-
dent Of the United States should
thus descend TO the role of spy in
the interest of public tliievcry is
terrible; is most disgraceful aud
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-12
GIANTS HORSsRINSHfP.

The records of the Police Court
of the District of Columbia show
that U. S. Grant, President of the
United States, has been fined four
times for fast driving in the streets
Of Washington. III each case he
forfeited the collateral that he had
deposited as security that he would
appear i'll court-a very usual thing
% be done in this section. He has
b I'd about twenty ave runaway E,
and b. has coliide,. many tines.
5 'me years ago he ian over and
crippled a little girl who resided in
the northern section OF the city. IL.
also drove over IA boy in the same
section. In both OF these cases, us
well as i'll another, lac settled the
difficulty by paying the doctors
bills and otherwise making every
right.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-12

gnns which this same Prince Rivers
admitted in my presence had been
taken from him BY these negroes
without authority.
''The town had a negro intcpdent
negro aldermen, negro marshal. IL
was almost a terror to every white
man whose business required him
10 PISS through it. They had har
b' red thieves and criminals from
e, cry direction. They had arrested
and fined some of the best and most
peaceable citizens for the most tri-
vial ofitnses against their ordinan-
ces-sOme for drinking out Of Il
spring adjacent TO the highway.
One young man was :ired upon, the
ball passing through his hat, arrest,
ed, dragged to prison and heavily
fined, because his horse SHE'D on
the edge Of a sidewalk. An Old man
WIS arr ested. insulted and fined,
because his horse turned Oh the
sidewalk as he was in the act Of
mounting. Market wagons, camp
ing within five or six miles of the
town, have been robbed night after
night, cattle had been stolen and
run into this place and sold. Sto
len goods have been Systematically
received here, the parties knowing
them to have been stolen. eur
nights previous to the collision un-
offending white citizens were halted
by the plckets Of these miiitiamen,
armed with state guns and station
ed on the highways. In one in
stance five or six Of them had scra-
ped their bayonets on the palings
of a gen oleman, and upon his re-
monstrance curse.l ana abused him
in the hearing of his wife and some
visiting ladies. The names Of all
these persons can he given.
"Why did this attorney general
and these "swift deHouncing7 news
papers not put themselves to some
trouble to ascertain the proyoca tioiis
on both sides That this WAS Iota
company of state militia, but ii band
OF negroes organized contrary to
law, who had taken the state prop
erty without authority, that "Com
pany a, Ninth regiment, national
guard of the state of South Caro-
lina," had been tiishanled for sev
eral years, and that this band had
ursurped their organization with
out authority, that they had no.
only unlawfully and riotously oh
structed the public highway, !sut
had broken up civil court, deiied
its process and res sted it's man
dates, and insulted its officers and
riOtously threatened the livea of
peaceable citizens.
81 invited judicial Investigation.
and am prepared to submit to the
.trbitrament OF law and such is the
feeling, as far as / have been al o
to learn, OF every white man who Ii,
in any degree connected with the
affair. The white men of this
county have some lights which the
negroes are bound tn respect. They
have no other feeling for them than
kindness and piry. Kindness for
their loyalty to our families during
the war, and pity that they should
permit themselves To be made the
tools of bad, misclii-vous, designing
white men and mulattoes. SO long
as they obey the laws every honor
able man Of the country will feel
bound to protect and encourage.
them in happiness and prosperity"