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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-26

Defamation of the personal character OF
candidates for public Office is besettlug
fin of our American politics. 1t is difficult
to account for it, but the fact Is so. No
sooner is man proposed for any pub
lie post, than the sensitiveness of the
voters is played upon in the most unscru-
pulous manner TO produce the belief that
he is villain OF the deepest dye. In Il
country whore something very nearly ap-
preaching TO universal suffrage is the basis
of government, the calculation that
SANDER, however unjustinable, will Int the
ponscientiousuess of sufficient number of
the electors to effect n defeat is deliberately
made and unscrupulously acted upon.
Sometimes this calculation Is displaye ed
upon very small aud sometimes upon a
very large theatre. In our elections for
the highest office in the land II is
weapon the use OF which is almost
never spared II any one were TO
make catalogue OF the prominent
mon Of the country who have been placed
in the position of candidates for the Presl-
dency, aud under each name were TO set
down the ISLANDERS that have been circulated
upon no sufficient proof and which have
been the inventions of n systematic plan of
detraction, it would exhibit frightful
amount Of public credulity at the mercy Of
a most uuscrupulOus spirit OF deliberate
falsehood.
In regard to the official or the personal
conduct and character Of persons in office,
il is certaiuly for the public interest TINT
The utmost freedom Of criticism should be
maintained In regard TO persons who are
at any time candidates for the suffrages OF
their fellow citizens, while 1t will not do
toexClude from consideration and anmad-
version any act OF their lives which evinces
my good reason that ought to influence
The electors, II is plain that u rule can be
laid down which ought to exclude every
unnecessary assault Rules of moral con-
duct are best illustrated by examples and
before the eject OF II late example entirely
passes out Of view, wo think il would be
well for the public to note how uufoupdad
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-26
The Hon. Jere Haralson-Price Fifty
Dollars.

One OF MoRToN's closest allies. now
stumping the State OF Indiana for HAYES
and Civil Service Reform, is the Hon. JERE
HARRISON, NJ. c. from Alabama. Unso-
phisticated Republicans from the rural
districts OF Vermont, who believe the
negro politician to be simple minded
good-hearted creature, much tramplcd
upon, and responding to unheard-of inju-
res with n great guffaw of forgiving
laughter-these gentlemen ought to meet
Mr.. HARRISON. II would be like the
HOLSTERS first experience in the game OF
bunko; it would enlighten them greatly,
but il would not increase their faith in
human nature.
HARRISON in Indiana has his horny palm
upon the handle of the outrage mill, and
works it while his own sweat rolls and the
horror of his hearers accumulates. But
JERE has not always been so. When he
came up to Congress last winter with
BRoMBERG and contested election case
behind him, the iron had not yet entered
his soul. His smile was childlike and
bland lie was very nearly, II rSt Alto.
eets.ol, convert to the principle that
there could not be peace in the South until
the negro vote was divided up between the
two parties. He was as sleek and as oily
as the Government bacon which Congress
sent into Alabama, and which, intended
to relieve people suffering by food in
April, was used by HAYS and HARRISON to
buy votes with in August. BRoMBERG had
got hold OF some of the facts about that
bacon, and threatened to fry JERE in his
own fat But JERE knows how IL is him
self. The House in hich DRoMBERG con-
tested tho election was Democratic
House, and, II there ever was a coffee col
ored MACHIAvEL. JERE HARRISON proved
himself to be that pc son. His very atti-
tude in his seat in the House was an offer
Ing to peace and good will. He never
spoke but rs bringer OF glad tidings. He
made himself type and emblem of this
Centennial year He believed In the lion
lying down with tho lamb. and himself
assumed the part of the meekest little
black sheep OF the lot
The bacon stood very much in JERE's
way, and there was great deal Of other
evidence of fraud in connection with
JERE's canvass; but he managed to
pull himself through in spite of ALL
The majority OF the House voted this
ebony statesman into his seat, and voted
the uulucky BROMBERG out. Straight
way Il change came over the spirit
Of JEpEs dreams. In January he had Sc
yercly deprecated BIAISE's onslaught
upon the ghost of JEFFERSON DAVIS; but in
July JERL clothed himself with the bloody
shirt Us with a garment. He had taken
the attitude Of an anti-SPENCER Rcpubli-
can. lie now played the SPENCER fiddle to
perfection. He knew how Alabama would
60 in the next election, and he took the
SPENCER cue Of discountng a majority of
10000 IN a small change Of blood and stripes
and wounds. lie knew that the only
chance for him, as for BLAINE and Ban
COCK apd the rest OF ttep, was In gen
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-26

From The Kansas Citv inns.


Company ID OF the Eleventh United
States Infantry arrived In this city on SUNDAY,
ard were oonged to lay over until Nom lay
They were from Fort Worth, or some other post
In Texas, ami on their way to the Indian cOun-
try In Dakota. a meddlesome dical poli-
tician met the bows soon after they had pitcned
their tents on hill ABOVE the depot and called
out:
"Hurrah, boys. for Hayes -
Not solitary cheer responded. One OF the
sergeants stepped out OF the crowd and re-
marked;
Yuu nave made n mistake we don't cheer
for III yes we are Tilden men"
:" What YOU do not mean TO say YOU oppose
the men who give YOU food and clothingf"
" Yes, No do We are tired of Grant and his
gang, and as Tor our food aud clothes, We will
excuse him Tor that II he will let rs loose"
'On, nonsense. boys you don't mean to go
70 back on Grant and Hayes I"
" Nes, We Will 20 back on any man who keeps
twotnlrds OF our boys In blue down In Dixie
to keep white men down beneath the niggers,
ana who sends n handful Of us North 10 be
killed and scaped by the Indians, armed with
guns and bullets furnished by Grants brother.
Orvil, land his deputy post traders and Will
bet YOU keg OF beer that three fOurths OF my
COMPANY are Iilden men,"
" will take that bet"
A vote was taken, and the vote In Company u
Eleventh United States Infantry stood filden,
40 HAYES, 4.
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eral scramble with the trifiing desideratum
of honesty left entirely out. He was tarred
all over with the self-same stick wherewith
all the active canvassers for HAYES are
smutched If BLAINE had the Fort Scott
business behind him, IL Buffers record
W., not the most decent in the world,
If GARFIELD's relations to DE GoLYER
were not credtable, If LOGAN could not
hear JAKE REHM's name mentioned with
ont an uneasy start, IL Honest JOHN
PATTERSON could not catch the cry OF
stop thief" without an impulse to run
and hide himself, equally JERE HARRISON
knew himself to be in the same boat with
these champions of latter-day Republican
ism, and felt himself 90 be entitled TO make
common cause with them.
FOrJERE's record would not bear calm,
judicial invest igatiou any more than
sPENcER's, or BLAINEs, or LoGAS's, or
PATrERsoN's. JERE feels sure that, If tho
b'oOdy-shirt excitement should ever die
away, the bonds of the Alabama aud Chat
tanooga Riilroad would return to plague
him, one of their inventors. Hts own testi-
mony in that matter, In 1870, when he was
n member of tho Alabama Legislature, is
Oh record against IA i'm and tho bother OF
II is that 1t shows JERE to have been not
ONLY corrupt and nasty, but also rIdicu-
lousy cheap. MIR. STANTON, the Presi-
dent OF the corporation, was In Moutgom-
cry for this railroad, and was lobbying
loan bill through the Alabama Legsla-
turc. Here is what JERE HARRISON tes-
titles about it,
Tons III passed the House, aud afcr pa--cd nr n
ate. Iatw good many inrtnbcrs IN SrNvToy's rom,
~ the Ike anSc Hotel heard his sgents taxing Il
anuut i'm means. heard tARAwAr sty
there was mon ~ II. lie wouldn't vO Tor rrAS-
ross bal without h. was paid 1000. CAHAwAY
meuDcr frunl AiObir. STANTON u alb ul fIu rooms
lurc down there: BES JOuSsoN, memocr IRON VI.
LyLy nut -igustO me couldn't un leistanj, and didut
get anything my.e g. lie would member. out VI
ys Y,e ,nnh ,ya9,s ~ ~ N. ,an III nm
went and s,w BEN JonssoS A. toll me here VS.
not money m II. went vn next evening. lie SrAN
| meuibcr FROM Bullock. lie siid he knrs that
Was Democrat. | to a aim hsd quit Tat ~. ale
handed the the m iney, anu took It. Wa here OPP
meeting opposing SrANroH's ubl, ant told the Dan
members n they voted for II they couldn't get Uack
h. expected 10 - vOtc tor The biil didat
see any one get anv money. and don't know OF
Rettng any money but tue ~ We, winch be offered
to me a. a loan. ami wnIch tOoA and went home"
JERE would not sell himself so cheap
to-day. He has learned the ropes, Is can
vasslng for HAYES very hotly on the
bloody shirt platform, and we doubt II
fity dollars would buy him just now.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-26
Mr.. BENNETT says in his Herald:

The explosion c.terday destroyed the scene o. one
Of FENNoEE cooPKR's finest mar a.lves The descrip.
ton Of tue cnase Oi snggger through II. Gate by
British frlgate In bis w. Ter WUCh' Ia a marvellous
piece Of writing. Hell Gate Ia CoOPRRs time very
cinicul ofnayigaon. and he had maze study OF ,he
lucliY Bu the gIcat &C an steamers VIII fear
lie slN cave the oeep Wat =. among whose ROCKS and
the bof tmuggicr heeved the lead minute by
nhute. He, Gate wl exist IN the novel, but II u
happily no more IN fact"
This, however, Is not true. Hell Gate was
shorn Of its chief terrors when Pot Rock, Frying
Pan Rock, and Ways Reef were reduced by sub
marine blasting. The work on these was begun
IN 1851, and finished on by Gen. NEWTON in is72
with his steam drilling cupola scow. As to the
great ocean steamers fearlessy cleaylnR the
waters OF Hell Gate, that Is sheer nonsense, aud
shows that MIR. BENNETT doesn't know what he
Ia talking about, fearless navigator though he
may he. European steamers Will not 90 through
He'll Gate even when 1t Is without a rock, for
there are no advantages In the route, ana a great
many disadvantages, as The sun has repeatedly
shown.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-26
A correspondent in Loulsiana wrItes that

A correspondent In Louisiana writes that
In his parish there are 800 white and 1890 negro
votes. but that the colorsd men are lily Ieav-
ing the Republican party. m consequence Of the
utterly Infamous character of those who
have control OF that organization. The political
changes among the coiorec voters have been so
great that the parish l. considered sure for the
Democrats al the coming election, notwitn-
standing the fact that the tro rps stationed
there under strongly partisan officers daily
gallopiug through the county In order to In
timdate the negroes. In such cases az this
there Ia one policy which should always be OBJ
served. II Is no part OF the duties OF army on
GERS TO use their troops for parts IN purposes |;
and In every case where they offend by such
conduct, evidence should be taken OF the facts.
and preserved for future use. There IL every
Indication that there will be a cnangs in the
character OF the national Administration after
the fourth OF March next, aud then thos army
officers WHO may have usurped functions that
do not belong to them can be held to a strict
account for their Individual acts. Let every in
stance Of intimid alton he marked, and sworn
evidence 10 regard to II secured at once.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-26

Not long ago, phenomenon In China
cave lively hope OF tue conversion OF the Chi
Dess heather to Christianity. There was
su iden and remarkable demand. In certain
places, for the Bible and large edition Ia the
native tongue was consequently struck OF to
supply the anxious heather. These heather
greedilv sought for the free copies Of tho Bible,
gratefully accepted them and rejoicingy march,
ed on with them. The mission ries vers de-
lighted rs they distributed the volumes among
the crowds In waiting. and booked patientlv-for
the appearance Of as many converts as
there were Bible seekers. But though
there continued TO active dem and
among the idolaters for the Bibles tn It
were Rratuitous,y distributed. no converts turn
ed up. At last the missionaries determined TO
undertake an Investigation of this strange state
Of things. II was melancholy revelation for
them, when they discovered that the quick
witted neataen we're not giving themselves up
to the pious study Of their free Bibles, but were
using them In the making aad repairing OF the
thick paper sole OF the Chinese shoe. Tue sup
ply Of free Biblical material to the almond
eyed heather OF tho Celestial Empire was
quickly cut OF by the disappointed mission
aries, but in the mea time. many Of them had
provided themselves with comfortable shoes At
the expense Of the Bible Society.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-26
Aimee. French Opera Bouae Company.

The French Opera Bouffe Company, Of
which Mile. Aimee Is the head, gives a weeks
entertainment, including one matinee, at the
Lyceum theatre.
This brief season began last evening with a
spirited performance Of Lecooq's vivacious
opera" Girohe-G irohi" Mile. Aimee for the arst
time in this city took the double character
OF the heroine, and was supported by
many excellent and familiar artists. such
IA hesdanes Kid. DupArc ana Gueymard and
NJ Dupian. aud by TWO others new to our stage
Nj VI. kault ana RENE, tenor and baritone,
both OF them admirable actors and vocalsts,
and greatly strengthening this very complete
company.
1he opera was brilliantly given. Mile. ATM 6e's
voice reverses the usual rule aud seems to i'm
prove with time, while her acting certainly loses
nothing OF lis point aud humor. NJ. Il ,ult. the
tenor. has a specially pleasing voice aud ST, lie.
Toe use Of the ftlsettO to which IN high notes he
resorts, Is something that AN American audi
ence, M ore than any other, resents as a sign OF
weakness. Hut TINS may well be overlooked In
an artist OF so many other dcco pishments.
Ine chorus Is IN unusually good training, and
THIS contributed mucn to the smoothness Of the
performance. The opera Is to he repeated this
evening", Dat on the succeeding nights there is a
change VI programme.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-26
TRICKY TOMMr,s LArksr
sun Objceting 10 the Triai Of Beecher where
Bcecher IL Known.

Mr.. Roger A. Pryor, Jr., submitted TO
Judge Westbrook. yesterday, an addition Il ani
davit Of Francis ID. Moulton, to be used upon
the motion for a change OF trial in the Moulton-
Beecher suit, and Thomas C. Shearman said that
the atfidavlt was made before notary OF Kings
county, andi that, consequently Mou tou could
not be held for pc jury ON that AFFIDAVIT. 1t WAS
not the nrst time such trick had been played
on them. lie would move In the course Of the
day that Mr.. houton I've summoned to court
aud sworn before his Honor. Sir. Sherman,
charging that Mr.. Mouton had published many
thugs that were calculated 10 prejudice the
public agaust MIR. Deecher, said:
GA september L. 1875, InE ARN YORK sun publis he'd
report u an lnterYlcN betwe n tue aiuti aud
Of tne reporters for Tue SrN winch report b,ieye o
be true, IN which he Is reported y cOncerni
tie defcnuan His lain OBJECT ID to avoid triIl
lie dare not .meet the tissue before any impirIl tr
bunal His motion TO change the place OF trial
II a retro T. sun erfuge, skuk = know he
docs AZ mean 10 try tue case at ali unless he IN MAY
the game win lOzdcl dicc." Many Other accusations
Of a similar nature against the Defendant We're mace
~ the planiu IN this interview, all OF them are
false 10 my personal knowledge the truth being nat
the painth Il RnIlOus to have excuse Tor disCOnn
uaDce ana that the defen ant has refused to consent
thereto. All hVsc publications were made during me
pcndeucy OF TINS action, and, as am lufOrme aud
u We, each was re I'd bT SO1O 900 persons IN tins
CIV, ana by 100000 more In the portions the state
} ing south Of The Central Railroad.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-26
Good Men for Congress.

The Democrats cannot he too particular
in selecting candidates for Congress. Men
OF character and culture-men OF integri-
ty and counge-alone should receive nom
nations.
Not only are the chances of electing
such candidates better, but they are the
only kind thar will be OF any use in the
next House of Representatives.
Such men will constitute committees Of
investigation who will penetrate to the
root of past rascalities and present cor
ruptions and thus effectually aid in the
great work of reform IN which we hope TO
see President TILDEN take the lead.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-26
PIPE-LAYING ~ PENxsYLvANIA.
on 10 be Carried UNDERGROUND from the
source TO the -eaboard.

HARRIsBuRG, Sept. 2.-There is very
strong probability OF a war between the rail-
road monopoes OF this State and the seaboard
pipe line, the enterprise that has been under
taken by the Pennsylvania Transportation Com.
pany. The railroads have received for carrying
oil between $70,cdO.OO0 aud $s0,0OOO0O, and IL Is
believed that they Will attempt 70 prevent the
laying Of the pipes along and under the tracks,
employing an armed force n necessary.
The contracts for the pipe through which oil
Is to flow To the seaooard have been given out
The line will have capacity equal to one
fourth the present production, or about $1,000
barrels a dav. Mr.. Henry Harley. President of
tue Pennsylvania TRANSFORMATION Company, says
IA { II Is txpposed to borrow from manufac-
turers the entire capital for the project. and
f2JJOOO more, the $2O0O0J TO be expended In
paving the debt that the existing company Is
miles OF four-inch pipe. The work Is to be
completed by the first II December next.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-26

This evening at o'clock the TILDEN and
lIENDRICKs cub hold meeting at liz sixth av-
enue. corner ~ Ninth street. Among the speak
ers will be two colored lawyers of distiu elton
W. g. JOHNSON, Esq.. graduate OF Harvard
University. and Il. =. MoRRIs, ESQ, tho famous
counsellor Vt ID ,stOn. Both these gentlemen
were the warm friends Of CHARLtx SUMNER.
We presume the colored GRANT men OF this
city will not think IL wise to mob THESE orators,
as the soIored Republicans At the South do
those men Of their own down there who
vote for Democrats. by the by, Grandfather
TAFT aud Don CAnERoN ought to send prscau-
tionury signals To JOHNSON and MoRnIs, warn
ing them not to support 1rILDBS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-26

from ne Hiiei0h sentinel, sept 20.
The Blacque boy, whose name appears
IN connection with the hideous Turkish airoci-
very dinereni scenes. In August, 1870. a concert
was given AT the Old Greenbrer White sulphur
Springs, for the benefit OF the little Episcopal
Church at Lexington. Virginia, In which Gen.
Lee Norshipped. The 40, rano singer was lady
from brooklyn; the alto, Miss Maria Hunt, oi
Lexington, Kentucky, cousin OF the famous
raider, John Morgan; the basso, n gentleman
from sayhnnah, Georgia; and the terror WIS
lilacQue Hey, then representative OF the turkish
Government at Mashiugt N. The concert put
6SOO into the pocket Of the church.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-26

Nothing can be more ridiculous than the
complaint that for some years Gov TILDES al
lowed the assessors to ax his income tax in
stead OF fixing II himself.
That Is exactly the system universally adopted
In the st to OF Now York in pect TO all State,
county, city. aud town taxes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-26

SIR To settle a controversy between the I'M
dertgued readers Of your valuable paper. viii you
Please inform ~ now 20 pronounce the name Of the
Secretary OF the NAVY II " pronounced wi two or
with tnrsr syabIes. and u the In the antepenut long
Huortf u. lLEggUP.
JERSEY CITY, sept. %. W. T. NEHuvtY.
The name Of SECOR RoBEsoS Is pronounced
with three sylaOes. and the in the ante
penult Is long. but his successful career OF
thevety from the public treasury his led to
his being FREQ iently and appropriately called
SECOR RoDBERsoN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-26

You cannot set duck on goose eggs
and hatch anything but goslinss. No amount
OF shouting, or Of entreaty, or OF euloeies on
the duck, will alter the result. You cannot set a
HAYES on the eggs Of Grantism and produ e
anything but br God Of corruption; ana It's no
use trying.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-26
y one who wishes to understand our

every one who wishes to understand our
political history.
Mr.. EvARrs was Mr. Stewards friend,
and he will no doubt make his eulogy Of
him eloquent and effective. Finally, we
hope Mr.. RoeERs's statue, when 1t is I'M
ve,led Tomorrow, Will prove work of art
worthy 10 stand in the admirable place
chosen for H.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-26

WON Nf hdnS1g on Times,
Tie Republicans all claim that au aver
age majority IN Maine Is "a victory Tor Blaine. -
why Tor lilalnef Is II not Just ~ much "a vie
tory for Belkuap, liabcock, Boss shepherd.
Mcdonald Mckee and logger The three latter.
VINO are now Wnlng In durance vile, h We as
nuch reason to rejoice over the victory IN Maine
a. blame has. lie Is us they are, except these
bonds
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-26

Gen. Crook says that active operations
IN the Indian campaign will begin again in about
thirty DAYS. We trust that next time there
Will be something TO show besides massacrsd
soldiers and hslf-starved troops as the result
Of the operations
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-26

The contributions for the yellow fever
sufferers Of Savannah sent from tbis city are
large and generous, but tho need Ia great and
pressl q. In Drunswick, Georgia, the epidemic
has reached alarming prop irtions. and II also
appears along the llnc Of the Brunswick and Al
bany Railroad; though at Charleston. we are
glad to hear, there were at last accounts no ad-
ditlonat cases OF the fever.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-26

Those Ave students at Princeton College
who left because colorod theological student
attended D.. McCosn's metaphysical lectures.
failed to do wisely. Tho negro did them no
harm, no had a right there. and they should
have been glad that he WAS enjoying tho same
advantage Of listening to DIR. MCcosH that was
enjoyed by themselves. We trust that on refiec-
ton they will come to the same conclusion
Themselves, and return to Princeton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-26

II seems there IA some talk u putting up Com
modore JoK TooKKR a. u Democratic candidate for
Congress IA the sixth District OF this city. nov repre-
scented by SAN Cox. looKER has noble beard, nut n
he we're nominated, SUNSET cox would not even know
that he was running.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-26

SIR Please inform me thiuugh your valuable
paper the circulation 'h0 Nclc iOiA HeY and oDlaa
TupEs MAN.
We do not know the circulation Of the Times.
though We believe II TO be large. The Times does
not follow the example Of The SUN ia printing
It's exact circulation, as we think All newspapers
should do.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-26

A Canadian manager has hired BEEcIIER
TO exhibit himself In the Dominion. Last night
the great scandal preacher appeared in Toronto.
For some days previous to the lecture the press
and the people Of Toronto had been debating
whether a Respectable man or a vrtuous woman
gould With propriety listen to DEECnEIi. The