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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-03
RITTER SCULPTURE.
ITS SUPERIORITY TO BRASS AND sTONE-TwEED AND

ITS SUPERIORITY TO BRASS AND sTONE-TWEED AND
OTHER MONUMENTAL SUBJECTS.
To the EdttOr Of The Tribune.
SIR: New-York is just now happy in the pos
session Of Butter Sculptor and bee to cali tire alien
ton OF the city fathers mutual admiration societies ana
lovers OF the fine In general to the advantages
which all may derive from more extended employment
OF this domestic aliment material for busts'
statues, basrelefs and the like have had mo pressure
OF examining Of the butter scupors WORKS. SheeZ-
ing sophonisbl Tancreds luckess bride is represented
with countcnance full OF the milk of human Kindness
and In that very crisis of snecze, when the shee%
feels that there is snccze somewhere about ana tha
that has to hs cczed before the disturbed BOSOM
can he at rest The Is evidently lingering JUST
above the bridge Of her innocent nose the noss are
expanded her eyes dixie Juno, she is oXeyedl are man
closed her mouth Is half Open the whole figure i III that
limp attitude assumed by the expectan' sneeze
who wishes gracefully TO abide the shock
Having said 80 much 10 show bow admirably adapted
this new artistic material is for rendering the soft emo
tons and melting passions suggest that 1t is much
more suitable than enduring brass or eternal marble Tor
many works Of art few years ago " was qte Oh 'c
cards that the people should have statue OF rive u
Undoubtedly it would seem that no material coma DC
moro adapted to display TO his admiring cotempordeS
the majestic form the great Boss than the brass with
which nature had richly endowed him. But what
could the city have done with brazen Boss III 'his year
of our Lord2 Now butter-group of Tweed, supported
by sweeny and Connolly and hinged by circumnmDient
sachems would fifty represent their slippery paths ana
greasy palms and would gracefully melt away IKE Ie
estate ill nothing but grease spot was lcit 10 ven
where Tammany had been aud where the Ne"-1orh
taxes had gone to. -. -.
would suggest, too, that the enormous masses - .,
backening metal which call statues are say ou vi
place in the pretty city parks with Their trees ana lou
tans where the G0nne IIts and the 0afer loalS Man!
ward politician have had prem0nit,ons OF me JIM
Jams a. lac staggered past Mr. Stewards pantal0OhS gar
,nrc in kee with sl the surroundings is the butter
work recalling the first glance sweet memories OF rus
tic delights, of rosy damsels and meekeyed Attorneys
and the harmless gambOls of the calf.
For all of treasurer. bank directors preIUchts
of insurance companies, Wal-st mll0nalIes ana oncr
euhemeral celebrities butter should be the ony mate
rial The difference in the cost between such works ana
those executed III expensive materials cOhid Dt a
nlied TO tire purchase of refrigcTaor as TO insure
presc, ill the original " the portrait had made MS
nv AMI ,Iton a villa ON the lake of Como. AkT.
New York, Feb. 10, 1877.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-03
PRESIDENT HAYES'S TITLE.
TIE FACT SHOULD BE CLEARLY AND WIDELY PUB
70 the EditOr Of The Tribune.


TO the EditOr Of The Tribune.
SIR: When Gov. Hayes shall have become
President as all things now bid fair that be will be- it
will still no doubt be continually charged with ceaseess
iteration and reeration that the position was secured
TO him by fraud forced and unustfablc inteprea-
lion of the law It will still be insisted, whatever may
he said finally of the decision Of the Electoral Commits
sion not to go behind the returns and whatever may
be thought Of Mr. Tdens claims to the electoral vote OF
Florida AMI South Carolina that the eight votes OF Lou
,siauo were given to Mr. Hayes by the Returning Board
OF that State either through manifest andintenona
fraud or in contravention OF the facts and evidence laid
before them.
Now there is no reason that Mr. Hayes and the Repub-
lican party should under this imputation The de-
cson Of that Returning Board AS the great OF the
Intelligent men of the party honestly believe was just
and according TO the evidence. Ought not leading Re
publicans then-the National Executive Committee. or
President Hayes himself and his political advsers-to
see 70 IT, and that without delay that the testimony on
which the Returning Board made up their decision, to-
reher with the evidence gathered by the Committee of
the Senate be properly compiled printed, and spread
abroad by millions o! copies The party, the Admiuis-
raon cannot afford rest under the charge OF having
secured the great prize Of the Presidency by the c0rr
ton or perjury of four bad men in NewOrleans, or by
rumped IN and insufficient evidence laid before an hon
est Returning Board by dishonest and schemng poll
tcians Multitudes of Republicans, having read the
most material portion OF the evidence, are convinced
that the board to righteous conclusion Multi
udes others either doubt and hesitate or are Indifferent
whether the decision right or wrong. FOur-fifths
Of the Democrats believe profess To believe That the
xboIc action of the Returning Board bald and
cauiynca fraud from the beginning, mere steal OF the
Presidency Surely then, for all reas0ns.the honor OF
The party the success OF the Administration, the
good OF the country the fair fame OF Government
before the worli-e facts should be authortaiiycly
compiled and published in compact and readable form,
So tat none may he Ignorant except those who wifuy
keep themselves So, Rutherford b. Hayes holds the
Presidency by Il just ana honorable title. A IL. c.
Easton, Penn, Feb. p. 1877.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-03
A FARMER SCIENTIST.
HIS VIEWS OF THE ORIGIN or ANIMAL LIFE-FR0M
A HORSE TO A SNAKE; FROM SNAKES TO MON
KEYS-EITPHASTS FROM SNAIIs

HIS VIEWS OF THE ORIGIN or ANIMAL LIFE-FROM
HORSE TO a SNAKE; FROM SNAKES TO MON
KEYs-EIEPHASTs FROM sNAILs.
TO the EditOr Of The friGune.
SIR: cannot claim to be scientist as the
term is generally understood. | am farmer, ana al
farmers are or less scientific men. Where VIII you
find p0wbOy that has not powcd up turtles eggs ana
snakes eggs sometimes fresh and sometimes with the
young in fun lfel Jrtles is round and white and
beautiful. snakes egg is longer than is broad and
like the turtles matches in the ground without animal
hea-with solar heat am not to be understood AS sup
posing that the egg thus found In the ground Is The rH
germ and the origin from which all animal life is gradu
ally evolved from lower to higher The snail or the mus
Gle is a much plausible beginning yet prefer TO
begin with the harsnake children call IT, The cyclic
padas call il the hair-worm, but it resembles snake
more than worm and would take il as the beginning
of animals at least Of the snake tribe Its origin Is
easily accounted for; even children long before Prof
Huxley or Tynda were born, referred Its origin TO
hair out of horses Strip the outer skin or flesh
off the hair plain enough My theory Is THIS
Horses standing in wet marshy places and rubbing
their uecks ganst would loosen of the hairs
OF tier name which would fail into the water ana he
come coated first with slime and then a skin ana grow
some one might ask Where did the horses come from
But any might ask an impcrneul question, ulai
would be easier asked than answered II nave proved
that large rbe OF animals owe their origin to single
hair from horses man2it does not matter where me
air came FROM And why might not iecl grow out of
snake and the snake become q lizard then n"ihcY'
then mani have heard ii asserted that snakes have
feet that they have been putting them ont Nncn
climbing trees Black snakes Will climb trees and rob
bird nSsis tL,ncl have never seen their feet. Now
This all seems plain enough. If snake could evolve
into monkey and 80 on, Vhy could snail advance,
step by step, INTO an elephant
iut there is one thing than anything else, which
bOthcrs me running through all creation, animal
and vegetable feature Of male and female. This IL
hard 10 account scientifically II there II any truth
in the that Moses gives Of the way i'll which the
first woman was brought the world it would
10 destroy my theory. But if assume that Moses in
giving an account Of the creation, had got INTO tight
place and taxed hs invention TO get out Of II, may SIN
10 ahead with my philosophy and construct theory
strong is possible TO make IT with the extraordinary
but limited powers of man. JOHN HAMILTON.
.JerseV Shore, Penn, Feb. II. 1877.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-03
DEMOCRACY AND STATE RIGHTS.

To the Edtf0r or me Ifi0HHe'
SIR: What has become of the Democrats
doctrine OF state rghtsl II there any doctns
which WAS distinctively Democratic from the days 8
Thomas Jefferson till the advent OF secession a..
treason il was the doctrine the ndestruot!be rights
the states. Bnt the very instant that the vene'at"
dogmas the resolutions OF 9s 70 stand 10 i
way Of Democratic success, they are shamelessy ao''
doned Notification and secession grew out OF the Coz
trne OF state rights and yet the Democracy chung 70 W.
doctrine The bitter Democratic denunciaon OF W
Republican party during the >ar sor the Union va
grounded the affirmation that the Republicans hea
the right and power of Congress 70 compel soIeNs
states remain subject Ia the National cOnStituuoh
though they had voted to sccyde ana withdraw rom ~
compact. But now how changedl This cOnsiss.
Democracy now claims that Congress or Comml,S, ~
which il has formed and appointed may 10 behha -
great seal Of state, ignore Its constituted ahtboil s
and deny it's claim 10 have its electoral votes oOuh'es
the election OF Chief Magistrate, although tney w.
been cast with all the forms ~ law. The HrtIOiuNl
ventiOn never advocated centralism 20 eNirens
dangerous aud utterly destructive OF the uglts w.
States as IL that now held and urged by the Ilden
mocracy. THOMAS SiAiiNN
Netc. York, Feb. 81, 1877.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-03
A "HELEN'S BABY" HORSE.

To the TdltOT or Ihc IFlOh me.
SIR: Mr.. HabbertOn succeeded in amusing
large audience OF single spinstcrs, and childe's
couples by his creation OF /" Iiccns Babies and in
making parents happy in the thought that their
own offspring were free from the mechanical absurdity
Of these creations of mistaken imagination. In Serb
neys rGo-ine for January This writer produces horse
NV friend Moses "A horse which finally became my
dearest friend and from whom parted with regret
which cannot hope to Outlve" Having real desire to
see shed the rumentary love Of the sadilehorsc
that men still retain their chiyalric ancestry-in
site Of the universal adoption Of the buggy protest
against the portrayal OF such qualities are here 9scrbed
10 him There was never any such horse as Moses"
any more than there ever any such children as
IIecns Babies"
Also there was group OF mounted officers VINO
wonld roman a group for unmanagcd horse ~ attack
them: there WAS never Cayarymln VINO could " nv
,nercicss squirting" urge the brute back 10 MS own
troon" who would either allow him To eide up TO the
there was never "a troop where horse That broke Il
sergeants leg nd put hm in hospital for year and
haD and rncd Chapalns horse, would De left 70 such
a muf of n rider y the soldier 10 whom Moses was
ASSIGNED and there never Tdsr helpless as he
who would not have been unScatcd IN the very begin
np of the kicking In short, this horse IL made OFT or
very whole He is the sort of beast that man
who never rode might fancy he would Ike TO nave
owned The deep violet hue" in his great eyes, the
goo,v frsk in his tal the penitent cOuntenancc with
which h. handed back the much chewed biscuit ne had
socn aud all the senmcniallsm with when he i IN
vested belong Only the horse OF schoolgirls fancy
AcC Ork, Feb. %, 1877. y CAVALRY MAN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-03
ADMIRAL ALDEN AND TIE QUEEN.


SIR: Permit me TO correct statement IN
,e,ercncc 70 the late Rear-Admra Alden, published in
TIE TRIBUNE Of to-day. The article III question should
have said that while the United States European Squad
ron war anchored off the Isle Of Wight during the sum
,per of 1872 RearAdmiral Alden, then m command mad
the honor OF dining with the Queen OF England; that
som dave after tie dinner the squadron weighed anchor
and steamed in the direction Of Sphcad but the flagship
Wabash took the ground few minutes after she got I'M
der wav and remained fast half hour, nj the expra-
ton OF " hch she backed off the sh0ai. After Heating
clear on the way out, passing Osborne castie, the
Wabash and other ships OF the squadron HE'D national
salute In honor Of the Queen, who was aon1ng there
Having had the honor Of being under the command OF
Admiral Alden at the time mentioned. am able TO fur
nish you with an account Of the events mentioned In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-03
SENATOR CoNKLING DEFENDED.

SIR: Will you allow me, as a constant reao'
OF THE TRIstNE since ts first establishment. and ~
personal friend Of its great founder. TO say Wv,
through your columns In yndlcson OF Senator CopAn'
against the repeated complaints OF his GOODNESS anu
activity toward the Republican cause and eand",. -.
since the nomination of Gov. Hayesi After the y.
campaign well along, leading Republicans IN y,
Congressional district desired me their represen'''
on the state Committee TO Aid them IN procuring GO
nent speakers for meeting to be- held IN ora.
County accordingly addressed an invitation 70 SCI.
tor Conkling He promptly replied that IL had a.,
gwen him great pleasure 10 address the people OF
County. and that nothing but the want OF heals, -
strength, which he then lacked, would prevent him Nv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-03
"FROM BOSTON TO CHICAGO"

GOV. RICE AND THE NEw-YoRK AND NE"-tNOLAND
RoAp-INTEEEsT OF HE STATE IN IT-FUIURE
OF THE ROAD.
TO the Editor Of The TrfbUno.
SIR: In THE TRIBUNE of Feb. 20 an occasional
correspondent writing from Boston in reference TO the
railway schemes under discussion IN MASSACHUSETTS,
Nadds to his interesting sketch of the contemplated
routes two erroneous statements that reflect u0usuy
upon Gov. Rice and the New-YoTk and Ne"EnGland
Railway COMPANY Gov. Rice has individual invest
ucnts IN the ~ Y and n T., nor any such personal III
tcrest as your correspondent nnates mat lie Is SHOW
ing In its affairs Previous to his election as the Nec-
tive OF the State, loan was made-slhllI 10 "haI WIS
granted to the Boston and Albany ne-on the property
now known as the York and New-EnGand Railroad,
and consequently Massachusetts, now owns about one
nth of the stock The State is also the sole proprietor
NJ the Hoosac Tunnel in which ii has invested Tour
times as much money as it has In the NeW-1Oik ana
New-Eng gland road. 1t devoves upon the Governor 10
recommend such he deems best Tor the state
in matters of this kind. and while his messages 10 NE
Iegislature have made special and able mention OF the
tunnel and have advocated its release by the Satc %
corporate management, they have never a'n N
England This latter interest has not been cOhsuticd
autagonistc 10 the tunnel me hsl mas ~ ct.
any influence against the development OF Tie Hoosac
Thr MANAGERS in charge of the NewYOIk and New
England have honestly devoted themselves to the care
and development OF the property Entrusted To them ana
the regular increase OF ITS net earhhgs iiO 'ocl o
lines have exhibited falling off in income bears testi-
nOny TO the yauo OF its and the ability OF us
management As Part OF the uniislea portion % .lS
road NewIOrk STATE, II Is proper 10 adG III ls Coi
necion that when the partially completed wOIk upon
rho line between Waterbury, Conn. and the HUDSON
River is finally finished direct rail outlet viii he ar
fored for "a large traffic tina: cannot he satisfactorily
conducted by any other route now contemplated ihal
xyork would have been resumed and completed ere TINS
but for the financial depressn Of the past three years
ana il will be promptly pushed forward as soon as lh:
reviva of confidence in such operations affords the
necessary means. This line will. then ta.c It's place
among the tirst-class and " souna IanwaS@ o, inc
sUunIry. OAVOh""LNN"
Eostop Feb %. 1877,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-03
TIE EFFECT OF SENSATIONALISM RUN MAD.
From The Aeic- York GTaphic.
b,l for, nh Il,

The hypcTbOilcal language Tor which Mr..
Piatt called account explained and excused by
me Cincinnati Enquirer on the ground that the sub
mssiv- state 81 the American people Is such that when
a newspaper wants 10 have scurvy politician simply
kicked bas 10 publish dOubleeaded article calling
somcbOdy blow him up with nitro gycerne" The En-
qureT has chIOuced fact but has not correctly stated
The of IT, The people sluggish 10 resent public
mischief, To dcnUuncc "scurVy politicians" aud dtna-
gogues and to punish pundcrcrs but the Of this
apathy not that newspapers do not make morse enough
but that they make altogether too much noise. Some
papers seem to have no mission except keep
I'M racket. They continually shout " Fire |
fire! Murder murder !" III dOube-eIded editorials,
the natural result is that the ears OF readers become
Gallons at last and their -isbitics deadened This has
been the chief obstacle To the growth OF the Milees
a sect. II is impossible Ia Keep any large number OF
people believing that the World will come TO AL end
every little WHILE tine orb continues Ia roll TRANQUILITY
along and meets with shock. So however patriotic
men may be- they cannot he kept excited all the while
PnrlisaIs may beat Their drums OF danger, like the
Chine In battle, but the rank and file must rest part
of the time II writers would Use smaller adjectiyes.
thinner leads and fewer exclamation points, and now
and then subside into camncss IL might be possible To
alarm the people occasions of real danger. There IL
loo much Of TIE furclefeeDle" In the political liter
azure OF the day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-03
HAYES AND THE SOUTH.
NO MORE sECRSslON-A CABINET OFFlCER-GO0D
RESULTS AITAINABLE.
Pd,tor Ths Trjbuns

NO MORE SECRSslON-A CABINET OFFlCER-GOOD
RESULTS ATTAINABLE.
TO the Edttor OF The Tribune.
SIR: The conduct of the Southern repre-
sentatycs during the electoral troubles has given North
err Republicans an that the crime OF secession
will never be repeated in that portion OF the country II
the spirit OF the rebellion still alive and, as many
Republicans feared and believed. opportunity only was
desired to resume the war; that spirit would have be-
raycd itself in the present scmi-narcical condition OF
the country. The manly refusal OF these men 10 prOong
this condition has operated profoundly upon the North
crn heart Since the at AppomatoS the country
has witnessed no omen promising. IL the South
atempcd dissolution in 1861 1t has offered its long de
fcrrcd aoncmcnt ia 1877. How shall tho North foster
This spirit and leave the unnatural barriers which
the sections have been throwing up between themselves
obviously by return tO the practice OF the Admins
tratious which preceded JarksOns-thc official rccogni
lion of eminent citizens without regard to partisan an
tipstlics very large body OF Republicans throughout
tlic North VIII regard the recognition Of the South IN
President IIayes's Cabinet the accomplishment OF
substantial and permanent reconciliation. As stroke
OF mere party eXpedrncy better opportunity Ii likely
10 present itself 10 give the Republican party prestige
among me Intelligent and ruling classes In southern
socIcty movement thus begun would rapidly develop
and ultimately from the field Of political discus
sion angry controversies which continually menace
puic peace IL would not be expected or desired that
.uch "A policy would draw to the Republican party ma
iory the Southern Democrats. but believe consid
cradle element now exists Ill the south which would
accept the tender of good VIII from President Hayes and
rally support OF his Admins To the black
man disnteg grafton OF the 0dnt prOsiaVery party
10 a necessity - o- LIZA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-03
PROUD OF GOV. HAYES.
70 me EditOr OF the Tribune


SIR: Republicans must always be proud of
Rutherford b. Hayes From the day Of his entrance
into public life to the present hour act Of his, public
or private has been arragned to his discredt AS "A
soldier he was brave, faithful and skul. As Governor
of the State OF Ohio he commended himself to every
good citizen OF whatever political ailation A mem
Of Congress his voice and his vote always attested
his profound convictions As candidate for the highest
Office in the Gift of great people his bearing was such
became who lifted huger 10 secure tine honor
HIS candidate that OF AN honorable, high
minded and cultured gentleman From the work OF the
campaign he held himself strictly aOof Being the GOV
of Ohio he attended the duties and functions Of
his exalted position, and studOusy RETAINED FROM any
thing that could be construed an attempt to manage
the canvass. And since the 9TH OF November he has
kept his own counsel and behaved like man whose
highest ambition 10 avoid the very suspicion Of
things evil and acts doubtful. No superserviceable
nephew has Desmirched him with the mlre Of
trick involved him In the practice Of the
low and disreputable acts OF politicians Indeed
the men who voted for Gov Hayes may well be
proud OF him; and he will be honored as
one of the hest truest ind nobest Of men, and Of
the few Americans who have passed through the trying
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-03
A STREET-CAR DEPOT DOWN TOWN.
N the Edifor Of The Tribune.


SIR: In n recent conversation with dls-
tngused engineer upon the subject OF the new brooklyn
Bridge il YVES conceded that the approach to that prdSe
on Tryou-row would be much interfercd with DIV INC
numerous lines OF street which not only pass that
pont but at certain hours in the day accumulate ana
block up the street His suggestion was that the space
between the City Hail and the new PostOiiee should be
excayated and the space covered by arches resting on
iron beams and columns. The strectcar approaches 10
this underground space should be from PearSt on the
north and Church-st. the west. The Park grade Is
from 10 II feet above the low ground OF the above
streets and with very moderate inclination the heao-
room gained in the main underground depot alluded TO
woud he at least 20 feet in length, ana could De iuc
more If thought desirable He said the combined street
railroads could well afford 20 make ms improvement 10
aiu FOR Themselves valuable and permanent depot
The sand to from this excavation ~ tc best IN
the civ and would pay large proportion OF me eos, o
rrmoya-pariicularly at this tImesincc the approao'
IN the bridge and the Improvements winch VIII 20 iof-
ard ON inc new street he opened from the Pdrk 10
thp East River viii require very large amount O SAND
The suggestion here made il of very crude, but
av person acquainted with the ground and me Situl-
zion Will sec it, force. Ii the managers or the street
Ia block M the streets east OF the Park they will he mis-
taken and they may well think OF other provisions
for their cars-eveu II they called to e1pcnd lew
hundreds Of their thousands to secure permanent
Jrpot II this improvement is Thought to bc wise II
suud 20 on the time with the Brooklyn Brldge
aud tho widening Of FraukfOrt-st. J.s.s.
NetC- York, Feb. u, 1871