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, 1876-12-12

At a caucus Of the House Democrats yestor-
day the Bituation was discussed for two
hours, aud q resolution was adopted instruct
ing the judiciary Committee to examine and
report as to tho powers, dutiea, aud privileges
OF tho House iu connection with the count
ing Of the Electoral vote, and respecting the
Presidential question gonerally. It IL said
Tint tho sentiment Of tho House Democracy
Is i'll favor Of insisting upon the right OF tho
House 10 an equal yoico With tho Senate In
netting juatcially upon tho returns Of every
State, entl 1t IL proposed to carry out this
programme, whether tho Senate takes tho
sa.14e view or not. Messrs. THURMAN, Bar.
AID, Noax, KEENAN,, and EAros hayo been
appointed by the Senatorial CAUCUS CON-
nittee to confer with the House Democrats
III settling upon party policy.
, 1876-12-12

not dollar lies idlo n ding. In tho
ordinary run of business, lsa Is MI ex-
ceptionally modest or unfortunate man who
cannot n'ako loan to buy real estate or en-
largo his business. II n this universal prac-
ttce of borrowing ant lending which gives
MI abnormal stimulans TO speculation, na&es
men bold md yonturcsonio, tempta every
body 10 so beyond hts mems, and iuilatcs
prices till a collapse comes. Tho confidence
once impaired, The sysscn, ia suddenly check
cd, tho shrinkags eets In, anil the endurance
Of tho depression is measured by tho extent
of the previous initiation.
This theory Of the finaucinl depression
which hns now 1astcd over three years, Is
borne ont by comparison Of the relatfro
BufFering In different countries. .rhoro has
been a depression similar to TINT In the
United States in Englnnd, Germany, AUS
trim, md those countries where tho systcin
Of credits corresponds to our own. 1,ut
France has escaped entirely, mud Iel-
GUM, Switzerland, anil Italy, where the husi-
ness habits Of Frnuco aro moro closely fol-
Lowell, have suffered comparatively little.
Now in Franco there is. 80 to speak,
neither borrowing nor lending. There
aro no savings banks, handling five thousand
million frnncs Of the surplus earnfngs Of tho
people. Tho commercial hanks nrc kept for
tho buying and selling Of exchange ANIL other
business conyeniences, but they nre not loan
establishments Tho manufacturers md
shopkcepers own their MILLS aud stocks, md
10 not carry them on credit. When men
buy property they buy only SO much rs they
can pay for. If they have surplus capital in
larga amounts or for long timo, 1t IN IN
vested in national securities Of some kfn1 !;
in small amounts, It In pnt into specie anl
stored away. There can 10 no panic III this
condition Of things. Franco may suffer, as
1t has suffered, from tho decline throughout
The world in tho demnnd for It's products,
but whom people own what they havo md
aro not in aebt, there Is no danger Of M
abnormal shrinkage In va1uos or general
panic.
This is simply theory Of tho causo Of tho
panic which has resulted in long tle.
preston. We cau suggest no remedy. Tho
| recovery from tho present depression hns nj.
ready set in, aud when 1t shalt have become
complete thore wilt begin tho progress
toward another panic, incidental to which,
will be series of events somewhat similar
to those Atr. WELLS hns enumerated, bul
which will nevertheless be tho result Of the
speculation md infation which our yast sys
TEN of credits promotes.
, 1876-12-12

Among tho sermons printed IN our issue Of
yestortlay was ono preached by a Clergyman
Of the Methodist denomination in this city
upon tho recent Brooklyn calamisy, which,
in this day Of thought, md knowledge, aud
freedom from superstition, must have caused
q ahook to every oro who read It. Stated
briefly, tho thomo Of this sermon was the
bold declaration TINT the burning Of tho theatre
and tho roasting Of tho victims gathered
within its walls waB visitation Of Gop. Tho
reason for this visitation is to be found IN the
astonishing statement: Would 1t bo said
TINT gracious PROVIDENCE had nothing to 10
with tho fact that TALAAuE's church WIS
burned Just m hour before the morning serv-
ice, thus preventing great destruction Of
lifo?" OF course, but ono Inference can be
drawn from this remarkable juxtaposition Of
events, namely, that TA1MAoE's church was
burned without destruction Of life because
bis congregation IL compoHcdo Of good people,
and that tho Brooklyn Theatre was burned,
whileitwascrow1ed, because the audience was
made up Of slnners OF bud people. But
why, IL both those connagrations were visit
ations Of Con, was 1t necessary to burn
TAIMAox's church at all, since tho people
| aro good; md why, IL tho second place, It
1t be wrong to 60 to the theatre, wore 1,20o
Of tho bad ones allowed TO escape md 800 to
DO burned? II will not do TO anawer this
question by specifying 1t as one Of tho
divine mysteries. II this clergyman has
authority TO assume TINT Con personally Wis.,
tied this calamity upon the theatre, he cer-
| tainty will not strain his authority by aa-
, 1876-12-12

Senator EpXuHps may not havo hit upon
the best plan for avoiding future Presidential
complications, but ho certainly takes very
aeusible Wow Of the mature aud probable out
como of the present nuddlo. IIe Expressed
tho sense of the bcst elements of both polit-
ical parties when he said yesterday in
his speech in the Senate that If Congross
could not agree 1t did not follow that tie
wise and patriotic men Of the country would
think they must fnll back On their muskets
to settle tho dispute; and that he did not be-
liovo tho good sense OF the nation was going
to allow any resort to arms to determine
which Of tho two candidates, HAyEs or Ill.
DEN, should appoint PostmastoEs and sign
commissions during tho next four years.
, 1876-12-12

The Chicago Times comes to tho assist
anco Of Secretary MoRnr1h on the silver
question. Like him, 1t Ia opposed to TO-
,nonetizing tho American silver dollar,-
suoeringly spoken of as tho "dollar of tho
fatlers.". Tho Secretary insists TINT tho debt
shall be pnil In gold only. Tho defense of
tho Times Is this
Mr. MoRniLL proceeds to show that the question
to bu decided IL not ono of technical construction
OF law, but ono Of understanding between tho Gov.
csnment md tts creditors, and Of public policy.
II 1t has always been tho understanding thai tho
pledge given IN the Public Credit act to pay the
debt In coin VIA u pledge to pay 1t In gold coin,
then tho Government II IN honor bound to pay in
gold coin, and It weud bo very bud policy 10 my In
anything elac.
This sty1o Of argument is called begging
tho question. It Inns not always been tho
understanding that the ploago to pay in coin
,neant payment exclusively in gold; nothing
Of tho sort. Coin means both gold and silver.
Tho term WAS not nsed for the purpose Of
giving the creditor tho right to elect which
motal lo would have. He wna satisfied to
tako either, or part In eacls. It would hava
bcen unsafe for ths Government to promise
payment In ono metal exclusively; bat II 1t
Ind been tho ",nutual understanding to
pay in gold only. tho low would y read and
tho face OF tho. bonds would 80 promise.
Tho Government IL in honor bound to pay Its
dobss in the kind Of money agrood upon, viz:
coin,-i. e.. gold and silver, either or both.
Tho only understanding and expectation Of
tho parties was TINT tho Government, like
any other debtor, Ind the option to pay its
, 1876-12-12
AND HENDRICKS ALSO.

It IL not only T1IpEN and tho Offices or
"wah TINT the st, Louis Times insists up
on, but T1LpEa aud HENDRICKS also, besides
tho offices. "Tooth and toe-uail," ferocious-
ly declares tho Times, will 1t opposd my set
tlenont which, docs not include HEsDn1o2s
also; and, from tho dreadful way ho takes
on, it is apparent that somebody ought to DO
detailed to hold thu sanguiuary editor until
ho can cool down. But suppose thero should
DO no choice by tho Electoral College and
tic election should bo thrown into tho House,
"a contingency which wo don't believe will
occur, but which might arise, o,-what will tho
Times do about HENDRICKS also? The House
could only elect President. Tho senate
would elect tho Vice President, and whoro
then would DO HENDRICKS also? And yet
tho Times would compromise on nothing
which did not include HENDR1OKs also, md
declares:
That un1eas Mr. TtLnEH abandons his Claims to
tic ol1co to which he hus been chosen, thoEc arc
hundreds Of thousands Of Democrats In tho States
OF Ohio IllMo!R, Indnnn, nnl Missouri WIN would
nut themselves in Washington at their own cx-
rensc, nrmed und equipped M tho need required,
in ess than ton days after they learned thoy were
wanted.
That sort Of talk may bo poptlar among
tho bushwlackers iufcating certain localities
in Missouri, Of whom the YounoEns and tho
JAMEsEs wore spcoimona. Doubtless aomo OF
them Of TINT i1k would joyfully sot out on n
bumming excursion ut their own expense, on
| ton days' notice, If assured they would not
lantl in tho penitentiary or on tho gallows.
But tho hundreds Of thousands OF voters Of
, 1876-12-12

1uo FtQClAuRAQu 1J IT'LL IAAMktA AAA
Judge TRunnu1t, Of the Now Orleans Dono-
cratic Committee, has been given to tho pub
lie. It Ia singulRrly weak paper. It Inns
nil the tochnicality Of lawyer attacking the
suf1lcienoy Of an indictment, but hicks tho
candid presentation Of tic blunt facts. The
country wanted facts, anl this paper omits
to give thcm. Beyond the nero statement
that tho dnplicato returns Of tho election
furnished the Democratic Committee showed
over l5,0O0 moro votes than tic Cam
wasting Board counted; TINT Of tho
votes rejootod $4,000 wcre D2,.4ooratio aud
over 1000 Republican, tn" Committee gives
no light to ouab1o tho public to form m
opinion d to tho validity OF the action Of
tho Board. THO argument Of the paper is to
tho effect that In 1874 tho State Legislature
enacted now Election law, which In express
terms repealed oil previous laws en- that SUBJ
ioct, and that tho new Election law contains
no provision for an election Of Presidential
Electors at all. If, however, the new 1aw
can DO construed as leaving in force SO muol,
of tho old Inv ms provided for tho election Of
Presidential Electors, then under that Inv
tAo Eetu1AS IL tuo f0ko AoA A4ea4AcAsAAA
Electors can only be oauvassed by tho Coy
ernor aud Suite officers, and tho Canvassing
Board had no jurisdiction over tho returns
for Electors, and their assumption of au-
thority to canvass such returns was IN
usurpation. This is purely technical q
question Of tho repeal Of one law and tho
substitution Of another. Had there beon
such dofeot in tho INV somebody would
havo discovered it 6sftre the election, and
raising the point now is confession Of ita
uttor weakness.
The facts about which the country wanted
information wore: Was thore fair election
or not2 We're the people Of oil degrees and
conditions allowed to vote with such freedom
mud in auch numbers, and FREQ Of such FEM
md of aotual violence as to Justify the pre-.
sumption that tho election was fair ono
On these, tho only material points in the
case, Messra. PALMER and TnuMDuL1 furnish
no information. They mnko tho point TINT In
| soyornl cases tho report Of violence and In
, 1876-12-12

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n"'ho u tn's '"Da ~. i1'u' 0oe,"'o' 10
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, 1876-12-12

market was quiet, at 5@1oo decline, closing
weak Mt $5.5U@U.t;. Cattle wore dull anl
unchanged; common to choice quoted at
$2.5o@5.oo. Sheep sold lower. Ono 1unarot1
dollars in gold would buy 9lo7.123 in greon-
bncks at tho close.
, 1876-12-12

4. ths North We ayp no hach thns - or inu.dsF
tntttmidsiioa ot yoteFs by iqssf. r!o'enss' ~
IAic0go Tribune. .s.rd Of tllg Mol
assassa eoasaasssa ,aa .6s gsaSsfisl g;sSieal psy
business u te q pay isou, the tadas
Indianapoiis St"tla*s. , ,,,sehou, III
This Is foolish and aesu1t. ~. osrgauiza.Io
!aems, Moy 1as far ths purpose Of kstpns ,ssn up y.
Of psnu,ytsa1T Thy sSa bu'llozl the a iuS .r
retiaS .',ngis "I,ea, 'asa .ympatn, or A'' NJ
, 1876-12-12

office without the ieast question ms to tho in
tegrity Of his choice. This notion would not
be likely to pass into precedent, because,
before tho next clcotion, the whole manner
Of clocting President will bo reformed, and
tho existing weaknesses in The ayssoin be
rnlnnIfirtl
, 1876-12-12
The Fort Wayne Sentinel is q Coppcsl,eal


The Fort Wayne Stntinea Is Coppc1lltal
4swan" paper. 1t hellowa' for blood. Lust
week It was on tue rampage, and hlssed forth lts
venom in utterances like these;
T1Lpxx or wnr ia tho watchword Of tho Democ.
racy. ''' - '' :" '''" - Wv 'S'
t,Nts 1,onoo ,St, a III Sa'n'a oesh 10 mako
Racai ai9 ds.noradocs vii, o we'll to remem,c.
th@s ths5e !: hfsssite.;=anaS nfs. oas: to- T..
ms nhSc hi, ta a, ~, ho" s
'"S ~ tnre ~ ,nvnira,s. snntb f,o-o,t,n ,h.+
ca1anEn5H.s i permitted I 70 exI.:,
1y1 +. Ttrnrs il innnuuratci prcsidcnt an The 5th
Of nyxt March, '"'>~'' ~'' @"~ -"
The DEMOCRATS Of Fort Wayne should keep list
9ant ,st wI h rnnvr. s"
icnt Tor future reference. ' '''' -
II tho spirt and nerve Of tho peonlc Of 1.oa:lana
mnmb"r. nt ts ,etrninv poaid do not onr ursr
in Ibis vale. Of tears. WELLS and ASuEasoS 4.
ieast shou!d no ropsiy put oMt Or INC soas As'
sT1a pao.,o n.,,.o.rat nj to ho omt,1onc hy
t1sts po"uAsfss toi''oso' see7 1'''' A"u eo''
one oettet' tnusiy:
,rnosebnnnt " 1msSr fnsSnhr, ' caxrnos'
ana they ought to result In tho court martial Of
sIsElMAs u"En ana ha'f a9zet' o'.sf a,1ny
oqSn, oqnn,t,ic ~ fo,v hirh.cIass csmnals. il
viii require t.u death warrant Of usurping Pres.
dept to hand It ttha Constttatiom1 gown un'"'
sarsa ~ os ~, ,,rc,tv =, o1l
T., ,.so,"ss ~ IT, sa,n r.. or,r,nla.
=" ns ,'.snssn,, rf1, u.nu,.axS s,,5 lint evening
IN lis bianiest KID glove atye, and in dcanee Of
the peeaouuc. that 70 honcst nan , Woaa j. es!a ~.
W. yae o. 1 aars ~ ,ha IN sc ia
iii tjji tic grandson ,hat tha Louisiana Returning
any moro than tic betrayal q Cnl.lsr esn be sp,
proved he man wo Toa i'orse ;hs hMa. hpa.'sGs o
n |sI H. nrnn"s iexcI tut tbe grand
there. ,,r,.
| s .,t o.nn.ttro TOWNS
, 1876-12-12

0-''--'----
THE PhlLosVfhf " IAE PAhlC.
mr. LAW ~ "h.Ls' tno ',7.,aeu u'sneo
sconotll's'' uas -, ocel oei''ef'.e ~ tno f1ssS
4eosuie VI ."o .4.oeAI 4A""'.."'', 4, 80 oon'-
'ne,e"'' "'.u 1n"1eM pep'ees4ou' -" uaas.e @
aaa 1'o1neo'es' tfon 'ao 1epoess oa to's
tseta'o "a'en We 1'"'o hee", "o anou'u ~"
tnat. "nlle a'A .no e'fe"'ns.a"ce0 1'e3e''oeu
oy alr' WELLS nese oaet'ea .a cet'a1n .,1. l.l.
nueaen III pso''uo'is 'no aep,sshson 1nn'
e1's's IN large par. ot tna "or'o' n's sta'e-
ment is pafta', ana 1a1nor emP'f'cal 'nan
pMiosopalca1' Ane 'ncfeaae o' pFoano'lon
1osuitlng i1oHl tne enlargement aao 'n'proFe-
ment Oh looof.ea'1ng maenanery eet1a1nly ac-
counts, 10 large e1tent' 1or tae t1ounles
growing out OF What 10 eaileo o'er-pfoaao-
ton Iho opening OF tho snez oanel ms
probably tied up considerable capitnl IN sa'l.
Ing vessels, but, on tue other hand' 1t has
Increased the demand and profits OF steam"
vessels. The dead loss Of capital invested IN M
productive railroads, which BoSAMY fn1oE
likened to digging holes in tho ground, WIS
undoubtedly main factor In tho collapse
that came in this country. Ono Of tho
causes which Mr WEh1a does not mention
WIS tho destruction Of property in the two
groat fires Ia Chicago and Boston, when
probably $500, ,00o, 600 Of property was laid
waste, or sum nen1ly equal, perhaps. to tho
capital invested in rnilroad enterprises TINT
are absolutely uuremuncrativo. Tho dostruc-
ton Of property incident to war, md tho
vast s,ams invested by Governments in in,-
proved Implements Of slaughter, arc likewiso
nppreciable incidents OF the general depres-
sion. And, in the sano WY, other c'rcum:
stances might be enumerated that operated
to greater or 1esa extent in producing, In
tensifying, or prolonging tho period OF flnan-
cial and commercial distress. But 1t seems
aa though thore should be some more general
and comprehensive theory Of tho panic, that
will account not merely for the present de-
preston but for the recurrence Of similar
commercial crisis from time to time.
It has occurred to ns that the true cxplana-
| ton Of periodic financial depression is to be
looked for IN tho wide.reaohing aud all-per-
vading system Of czedita with which tho
business OF this country is honey y-combcd-
Wo take this country as IN illustration,
though the same explanation will apply to
other communities doing business on thesame
plan. It will DO admitted that II ono set Of
men arc creditors to tho extent Of Sl,0o0,-
O,000, and another set Of men debtors to
that amount, mud tho property represented
by this exchange suddenly shrinks one-half In
value, then thoro Is occasion >for gonornl
md extended depression III settlement.
The creditors seek to get buck rs much
4 I'm al, ~ mn
, 1876-12-12
AOCIETY MEETINGS.

ApoLLocoMMA ANpERy OF KNIGHTS Ar,
Epecill AMenblY In Concfata thts tfneslay] evening"
DECENTRALIZATION Of oaccn. Az VT kntgnts soloafnina
Commander.
, 1876-12-12

Adetphf Theatre.
Monroe street. corner Dearborn. Variety entertain
, 1876-12-12

lInverIy'e Thcatre.
Randolph drcet. between Clark md Ltsalle., En-
xaselnsat OF HAlsbnry'a Troubadords "Thc BROOK"
, 1876-12-12
ANfUSENf.ENTSs 4

Woods ntuxenm.
pNonroe ai1cst between State aud Dearborn. "Thc
lAAn
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-20
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April is, 1870
In tho United States Supreme Court to-day the fol-
loving cases were heard No. 1876 Magce X Hull vs..
Manhattan Life Insurance Company-Error the
Circuit for the District OF Alabama action
on bond on which the plaintiffs in sure
ties given for faithful performance Of the duties OF
an agent OF the insurance company by Voorhees, In
Mobile Ala The defence that before the execution
Of bond Voorhees, was largely indebted 10 the
pany and that the bond was required a condition OF
his being retained as agent; that tho company had
cxactcd OF the agent that he would turn
all his future commissions, 70 be applied 10 tho
payment OF his past indebtedness. well knowing that
he would. have retain sufficient OF their money 10
live upon IN such case, he had no other means OF
subsstcncc; the fact fraudulcntiy concealed
from the surctcs and that " they had known OF they
would not have signed the bond The Court sustained
demurrer to this plea, and the Judgment demurrer
is assigned as error here the plaintiffs In
tend NJ that the demurrer should have oycrruled
50 the question OF fraud could have been passed
upon by jury. II " also insisted that the insurance
company bound 10 put the suretcs OF
all the this case, both In morals and law, and
that their doing vtIacd the bond This doctrine,
u is asserted Is held BY all commentators Carlisle
Mcpherson, for DEFENDANT Philips, for plaintiffs In
error
No 2ll. Robert a al. W. Propeller Galcta--Appcal
from Circuit Court tor the southern district OF New
York -This n of collision between three
bargcs In tow through Hell Gate by the tug Finn and
the propeller The bargcs were sunk. The District
Court found fuit the part Of tho Finn and, there
fore came he conclusion that the propeller In
fault, either lot stopping sooner than " did or IN
throwing herself athwart tho tide, IN not keeping to
the right edge Of the tiac not keeping her stem
IN tho proper direction in all Of these particulars
The Circuit Court was not able TO find the propeller
guilty Of any Of these auis and, accordingly reversed
the decree.
The parties hero rely each upon tho decision Of tho
Court its avor, appellants maintaining that the DIS.
Judge right aud tho appcccs that the Circuit
Judge was right IN reversing the decree n u. Bcnc.
diet for appellants; william NJ Evarts for appclrcs
On motion q Mr. Albert Richie, Mr.. sposswood
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-20
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

In the SUIT by Captain samucs against the New York
Erening Nail for alleged libel tried before Judge Lar
rcmorc Supreme Court, Circuit verdict Tor s2,ooo
was given yesterday for tho plaintiff.
Judge Dyckman, holding Supreme Court, Circuit d.
rcctcd yesterday verdict for 81 900 Tor Dan Mace In
tho suit against Gardner s. Sage, Jr, broughtto re-
cover on notes given part payment for the trotins
horse Myron Perry.
Judge Barrett yesterday appointed Philo 7. Ruggles
referee In the suit Of John Jacob Aston against Mary
Ann Lawrence and others. brought 10 orccIosc mort
gage, and George w Delaney IN similar suit brought
against Almlra McCanc and others
In the trial before Judge Van Brunt Of the SUIT OF
Anthony Richard against Mary G. Adophi, admins
tratrx, verdict was yesterday for 1868 for tho
plaintiff, being the full amount CLAIMED and i've per
cent allowance Mcssrs Baker Russell appeared for
the plaintiff and Mcssrs, Francioa, Tilncy Mosher FOR
enc defendants.
An application was made yesterday In Supreme Court,
Chambers, before Judge Barrett. behalf OF Jacob
Ior,Ilard for percmptory against william
r. Clyde and various officers Of The Clyde steamship
Company directing that he be allowed permission 10
the accounts Of the company. Judge barrett
took the papers.
Marus Rothschd has brought salt against tho Grand
Houston and Forty second street Hallway Company for