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, 1877-03-05

Not Democratic lawyer Of the meanest in
te1igenco voted for this measure but knew
perfectly well that it was unconstitutional,
and that it would be imperative and futile If
it became Law. The President is by
the Constitution made the COMMANDMENT
Chief Of the Army and Navy, and
by the same supreme instrument is not
only empowerd, but directed, to employ the
Federal troops when demand for their as-
sistance is made by the Governor Of State
to suppress violence and insrrTection. It
was an impudent and in every way unworthy
act of partisan spite, this attempt to dictate
to the President as to the exercise Of con-
stitutiona1 prerogative, and the Senate
rightly chose to let the Army bill 60 by de-
fault rather than be coerced into legislation
Of this kind. Better that ten extra sessions
Of Congress be made necessary than to yield
to pressure SO outrageous, and be forced to
commit wrong act at the dictation of a
partisan majority of 80, Of whom all but
three have been repudiated by their constit-
ueutS.
, 1877-03-05

It is gratifying to note that the Senate
was brought to its senses in its closing hours,
and that it reconsidered by vote Of 20 to
IL the previous appropriation of $500, 900 to
the Pacific Mail for the China and Japan se1v-
ice and the same amount for carrying the
mails between New Orleans and Rio Janeiro.
4 clear million of dollars was saved to the
country by this vote When it came to q
direct question Of voting this amount to q
ooncern that had been convicted Of systemat-
10 bribery, and when the Senators had
to 60 on record in the affirmative or
negative, only eleven Of the entire body
had. the face to sustain it. 4 good
many others, however, su1ked away
in the 1obbies or smoking -rooms, and the
two Illinois Senators are notable for their
absence In the House, Mr. Ho1xAxs Der
sis:ent and useful =" I object!" was made to
serve an excellent purpose in the closing
hours. In the Tole Of chronic obiector,
which has made him SO unpopular among
the lobbyists and jobbe1s, Ho1;4As has been
the legitimate successor Of E. B. WASH
0unsE in the House, and, though Demo-
cat, we almost regret that his constituents
refused to 1e- elect him. There ought to be
scramble among the new members to adopt
hiE motto, ts1 obiect," in the next Congress,
and succeed to his useful position.
, 1877-03-05

Now that the Presidential onestion is set-
t1aa f.ornoro, Kpr~.x boe hu,o nm b;e
b,,;eaa owns for monuments md e ,nolino
tonrs If invaet;oat;on AZ tha resn1t of +he
first one be has discovered Tint tbe films.
te,a hava foro;ran t1a 1aw-and. .or,er Demo
cra+s R.nx9v c.n1vr4n boe +alar Rrx
H., ond I,w.n and R,x.pn r. h;e rnar,v
hoso,, 1rant over thom and FORGIVEN t1a,,
md Rn1, Spn1xcrn has h1essed tbam al and
thov have 7,rovn;rea him never never to do
it aoa;n Cornor.1 Krrs.. has fonnd other
+b;aa, IL .a1r.
r,o I..n-,o. ,... om.,
ment arc Mt nresent set aside for the two southcn
men that Gov. HAYES hopes to persuade to enter
, 1877-03-05

spoils seekers and place-hunters will do
we'll to postpone for time trip to Wash
ington to "f1 things" One Of the frs1
things to be '4 fixed by the new Administra.
tion is the country at large, and the claims
Of the army OF patriots who are expecting
their reward will be for the present second
ary consideration President HA1Es will
chiefly concern himself with the selection Of
a Cabinet, and, when that is accomplished
the Southern question will take precedence
over the aspirations Of the ofice-solicitors
They can save the expense Of useless jour
ney to Washington by staying at home
awhile.
, 1877-03-05

The Chicago produce markets were less
active Saturday, and generally easier. Mess
pork closed shade lower, at $14.4o for
March and S14.60 for April. Lard closed
steady, at $2.55 per 100 tbs cash and 50. 7o@
o.7e4 for April Meats were easy, at SC for
loose shoulders, TIC for short-ribs, and Sc for
short-clears- Highwines were dull, at 81. .o6.
Flour was quiet and tame. Wheat closed 1c
lower, at 91.3e4 for March and $1.235 for
April Corn closed steady, at 4oAc for March
and 444c for May. Oats closed steady, at
334@c for March and s64c for May. Rye was
easier, at 62@e3c. Barley closed fnner, at
soc for March and 49c for April Hogs we're
quiet and closed easier, sales at $540@6 90
for common to choice grades. Cattle were
moderately active and unchanged, with sales
at S3.00@5. Sheep we're dull and un-
changed Ooe hundred dollars in gold would
buy $1o4.62l in greenbacks at the close.
, 1877-03-05
THE NEW PRESIDENT.

To-day President HAYES enters upon th
grave and important.duties of the Chief Ex
ecutive Office for period Of four years, afte
a contest the most prolonged and bitter, tn,
most stormy and dangerous, ever known il
connection with the Presidency in this coun
ty,-a contest that has severely triet
tbs self-governing capacity and the law
abiding and conservative character Of the
American people. With any other nation
! in the world such contest would have lee
! inevitably and directly into bloody anG
destructive war, deluging the land with the
blood Of its own people, and leaving Of on,
cities and towns only heaps of smoking
| ruins.
The very closeness Of tho contest was in
itself an element of peril, but the fact that
there had been no tribunal established and
no enactment Of law provided for the deter
mination of the result added fearfully to
the complication and the danger Of the
deadlock. But it is over now, and We can
all rejoice together that not drop of blood
has been shed, not weapon drawn-nothing
worse than hot words and sharp, vitupera-
tive talk in Congress, where faction OF
deperadoes failed miserably in the attempt
to precipitate anarchy and chaos upon the
country. The great mass of the people,
however, have remained wonderfully cool
and calm throughout the exciting and critic
al interval preceding the final declaration
of the result.
While the Republican party rejoice that
their candidate has ut last been duly declared
to be the President Of the United States, it is
gratifying to see that the vast majority of
the Democrats accept the situation in good
faith, and acquiesce in the final decision like
good citizens, in short, conduct themselves
just as the Republicans would have dore if
the count had gone the other way, or if the
Eight-to-Seven had been against them aud in
favor Of the Democrats
Now, let the new President have q fair
trial and opportunity to demonstrate his
policy and intontions. He undoubtedly
wants to do right, to be the President of the
whole people, to give to the country what it
most needs-rest from the long aud distract
ing agitation just brought to q close. With
peace and contentment will come revival of
business prosperity as the result Of coxfi-
dence in the future. Let US all rejoice that
it is to be SO; that the great agony-is ended
and the tremendous contest settled without
spilling drop Of blood, and that profound
calm is rapidly taking the place OF the raging
storm. |
, 1877-03-05

The closing scenes Of the Forty-fourth
Congress were rot unlike those which usual
" attend the breaking up Of the national
law-making body. The customary compli-
mentary resolutions relative to the presiding
officers were presented by political opponents
and passed Us matter Of course. It is none
the less pleasant to be able to admit that they
were in this instance well merited. Certainly
the Democrats Of the Senate could truthfully
bear witness to the ability and invariable fair
nessand courtesy which have echaracterizedth the
incumbency of hr. FBnT as President of
the Senate; and, remembering the best and
the chiefest among the official acts of the
Speaker Of the House, whose frmness and
consistent adherence to the letter and spirit
Of the Electoral Law defeated the attempts
OF the desperate faction of obstructionists Of
his own party, the Republicans paid de-
served tribute to Mr. RANDALL in the resolu-
tion moved by Gen. BANKs and unanimously
adopted.
, 1877-03-05

rule that HATS should nevcr get Into oflce hx
By this House, NOW you FEC what he has berr 99aat
for the past two tlaYs. Why. be win MT ers
our ordinary parliamentary rights. sasa =
Another mcmber who sat>clo.e nv rem.,L.,
aun Eood frind OF SAN, hut this Is id hsd 81,
day for him. alludinS to Mr. RAxDA11;s eh,asA aeA
for ths tne1t Speakership. JoHv Yuuvc Rnses Reosesl
anu HENiAa1N HILL came in for bitter dennn..cs
tIon III the talk OF the fuhusterin: faction. nas
them said HIT got his Instructions bT t.sae ct
to-day They wcrc In these words: .Gcorei, -! @pa
fers war and anarchy 10 fraatl aud yfl]a1nv ~
other member said: *'1Iad tho Dcmocrat;. a.: AZ
stood firm, for one hour, we could have estn1t.1
from the Senate the passage Of FnLp's biI jae
head Of the ticket and somebody else than ne
nork Democrat at the tail, would have sxsn. s,ss
, 1877-03-05

1B not to t0ka any one Qcm this State, tsbu
to recognize moro neglected sections Of the
Union. In this view, as well as the other
these machine politicians have exceeded thei1
| legitimate Legislative functions. TWAS with
! in the bounds Of propriety for them rs citi.
zens to have memorialized the President and
recommended Gen LOGAN or any other man,
but as legislators they were not elected for
any such purpose. The Constitution of Ill
nois does not require it Of them, much less
do the requirements of political propriety
or the sentiments Of their constituents. It
is no part Of their political or legal duties
If ithas any effect at all, it can only be to
enbarrass the President and Gen. LOGAN
himself. Il is not even known that Gen.
LOGAN desires the place. It may be that
he is intending and anxious to retire
to private life, and that he would not accent
the Office if it were offered him freely Of the
Presidents OWL motion. He has expressed
no public desire for it, and we are not aware
that be has even manifested any private in
clination towards the Cabinet. If the ap-
pointment comes at all to him, therefore, it
must come as the free, unbiased, end un-
embarrassed selection of the President. If
the Inter cannot select Cabinet without
the dictati on of Legislative cGques, it is time
to call a halt What is the use OF protesta-
tions Of reform in resolutions aud platforms
if the moment that President is elected
we are to fly in the face Of them, and thrust
them one side and adopt that very Ta1nmany
system Of spoils upon which the Democracy
was fought all through the campaign.
There is another view Of this question. If
the President is disposed to mako Cabinet
selection from Illinois, it may be that he
would prefer to take his Attorney-General
from here. If this be SO, is Gen.
LOGAN available material? There can be
but one answer to the question who is the
fttest and strongest man. The unquestion-
able answer Of the people Of this State and
the whole country would be Col MGEgso11,
a man of large brain, Of eloquent power, of
pure character, of unblemished reputation,
Of immense legal ability. His voice was the
trumpet-ca]l in the campaign that was heard
from Maine to California He aroused the |
public, woke up the sleepers, infused the |
apathetic with fresh determination, brought |
back Republicans to their old allegiance, and |
added thousands of votes to the ticket. He !!
was the DEMosrHESEs Of the ampaign, end,
+ the President have any such purpose in |
7iew, this thrusting Of Gen. LOGAN upon
lin by the importuuate machine politicians
'an only serve to seriously embarrass him
some respect must be paid to the rights Of
be President and to his views upon Civil
service Reform. He must be allowed some
rill and discretion, and we believe he is the
aan who will exercise both without regard
0 caucuses, and who will not allow himself
0 be made the automatic registering clerk
+ politicians.
, 1877-03-05

The draft of an address by the National
Democratic Committee having been approved
BY the House caucus, the document is duly
distributed by telegraph through the coun-
try. In tone and temper the address was
what might be e1pected,-a purely partisan
present1nent of the Presidential question
with which Democrats will coincide, and
from which Republicans will just as unani-
mously dissent Nobody will be any the
worse or the wiser for it, and everything will
move along Just the same.
, 1877-03-05

1t is said that when HENDRICKS was informed
OF PROCTOR kSorr's foolish resolution declar-
ing that TnDEN had received 19S votes. this
lace wore puzzled expression, but his caution
and reserve we're imprcgnablc. Afterward, in a
conversation with Gen. MUxsoS, Chairman of
the Democratic State Central Committee. he
said TINT the passage Of the resolution By the
House Was we'll enough, but that it would have
no practical effect rs to the election Of Mr, TIL.
DEN, as HAYES was sure Of being inauguratcd,
and his occupation Of the Executive Chair would
be acquiesced in BY tue country" Hc has dis
approved Of the conduct Of the fi]Ibusterinp
despcradocs, and could not see that any good
could come Of It,
, 1877-03-05

The Democrats hare neEer Looked upon edu-
cation with much favor, and now thc7 a1e SUI
1crinS the consequences oi such neglect Thcy
submitted their case to arbitration where the
weight Of argument must prevail, and their
logic was so weak that they could only convince
seven Of the fifteen Judges, while tic more in
tclligent Republicans convinced eight This will
teach them the necessity Of compulsory cdu
cation. Ignorance may do for bulldozing and
ballot-box stufling, but it can't 90 behind tho
returns.
, 1877-03-05

PAosoets tsAlst G11e GaPAc1Gt u |1o 1a'iAoA1c<ea
people to maiHtain their pighted faith, and
to overcome all invitations to dishonesty,
has been overwhelmingly demonstrated.
The President has, from the time when he
first addressed his attention to the subject,
done all that he could to promote final re-
covery from the cnrse of deprecated
paper and to establish specie payments.
Though this measure was not completed
at the expiration Of his term, he has left but
little for his successor to do in that respect.
He has SO wisely and prudently administered
| the national finances that, while taxes have
been largely reduced, the principal Of the
national debt has also been SO reduced that
the annual interest payment has been less
ened over $40, ,000, 600. In addition, $780,
000, 600 of the debt have been changed from
to s per cent bonds, and now another
Sooo, 100000 of the per cents arc being re-
placed with II per cent bonds. The admin
istration of foreign affairs has been not only
cminently successful, but has embraced
many new and important international ar
rangoments. The principle Of the right Of
Standardization. has become recognized
in solemn treaties with nearly all
the nations Of Europe. Our relations
with Great Britain, which when Gen.
GRANT succeeded to the Presidency were
exceedingly unpleasant, have been managed
SO satisfactorily that better feeling exists
between the two countries ut this time than
at any previous period of our history. It is
due to the retiring President to say that,
when satisfied that a. gigantic fraud on the
revenue had been practiced, he unhesitating-
y supported Secretary Bn1srow, not only in
his efforts to uproot tile conspiracy, but also
to bring the guilty to punishment. He gave
the Secretary full power, and the successful
exposure and conviction Of the guilty could
not have been made had the President been
opposed thereto. It is to be regretted, how
ever, that the record in the great revenue
conspiracy was not left to stand as it was
made up by Secretary BB1srow. The subse- |
quent interpretations Of Executive clemency
in behalf Of the convicted conspiraors has
done much to weaken the moral effect |
of the exposures and trials, and to
others to regard crimes
against the Government as deserving of |
rather than of punishment.
To-day President GRANT is once more pri-
vate citizen. Ho is in the prime Of life; he
is ripe in experience. The eight years of his
Presidential service have been years of hard
experience and anxiety. He turns the Gov
which when he rescued it was en-
and distressed financially and
politically, over to his successor, blessed
With restored credit, and in established peace
md unison. With q military record such as
he proudest Captains of ancient and modern
ines would be glad to claim as their own,
le returns to the great family of American
;itizens bearing civic and military honors
uch as have been borne by no American e1-
ept WASHINGTON. He will take his place in
american history as soldier President who
his duties ably, and who, CON-
hitting mistakes and blunders, had tho
ourage to arow and regret them.
, 1877-03-05

Considering that thcy have lost both their bets
and the offices, and got scuopcd all round, the
great mass oi the Democrats have acted in =
way to challenge admiration. They have acqul-
esced in the result with fortitudc and reslena-
tlon- Better luck next time, is their motto;
and, unless the Republican leaders behave yery
much better during the next four years than the
last 1our, the Democrats will make clean
sweep OF everything in 1850. The Republican
rulers must be on their good behavior, or there
will not be grease-spot Of them left next tine.
Let them take heed and act accoriingly.
, 1877-03-05
MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1877.
Greenbacks were worth 95!@95s at the
New York Gold Exchange on Saturday.

The 200th anniversary Of the death Of
BARucu DE SPmozA, the renowned Jewish
philosopher Of the seventeenth century, was
observed yesterday in this city By the Rev.
DR.. KoH1ER, Rabbi Of the Sinai Congrega-
ton, in an able and interesting memorial
sermon which We print this morning.
, 1877-03-05

The action Of the Republican caucus a
Springfield, in instructing the Illinois dele
cation in Congress to press Gen. LOGAN upon
the President for seat in tho Cabinet, was,
to say the least, singularly indelicate and un-
becoming. No matter how many people in
Illinois desire to see Gen. LOGAN in the Cabi-
net, they must universally feel and acknow1-
edge that the action Of the caucus was
neither proper nor respectful, and that such
action, from a caucus barely numbering one
third OF the members, is tantamount to an
attempt at bulldozing the President into the
appointment of Gen. LOGAN to Cabinet DO
sition. We contend, and the people of this
State will admit the justice of the claim, that
this is carrying municipalities altogether
too far. Under the Constitution, the Presi-
dent is authorized to select his own Cabinet
1t is his confidential family. tt must be
composed of counselors in sympathy with
him, whose views are in harmony with his.
and who will not be likely to embarrass him
with factious opposition or with the present
alton Of counter policies. 1t is a matter of
public noteziety, so openly avowed that
no one will care to dispute it.
that Gen. LoaAN's views upon m
polntments and the general issue of Civil
Service Reform are directly at variance with
those Of the President. Gen. LOGAN is in
sympathy with the machine system which
lnstalls men in Office or removes them from
it upon no other motive than that Of spoi1s
and which, If continued in practice, will not |
only increase the extent of cnr,.rv+;o,, md t
, 1877-03-05

Ono report from Washington is that Gen. r
F. KENNEDY, Of Bellcfontaine, O., will be
President HAYES private secretary. He Was at
one time alaw-partucr OF HAYES at Fremont, O.,
aud during the War served under him in bis
regiment; but the quidnuncs may be mistaken
as to the private sccretaryship,
, 1877-03-05

In another column will be found letter
from New York correspondent giving an
account Of visit to the house of Mr.. JOHN
HAnBER1oS, the author OF tsHelen's Babies"
together with some interesting facts con-
nected with the inception and production of
that remarkably popular and successful
H111r
, 1877-03-05

The Democracy of thirty-seven States are sti1l
cursing the Democrats Of Illinois for elec:ing
Judge DAVID DAVIS to the United States Sen
ate The Republicans OF the country, on tho
other hand, regard his election as blessing In
disguise
, 1877-03-05
PERSONAL,

Mr. DAILY, Of New York, has written pla,
called ''Dlue Glass; which will be produced
week from to-day.
Readers OF the English novel called s'Sidouie, u
translated from the French will he srlcved to hear
that 1t has been carefully expurgatcd By the tsns-
lator.
Gen. Won Steinwchr, Of Cincinnati, whose death
in Buffalo last week has already been noticed, had
hts life insured for $50. o00 -se0 000 IN the New
York Life; SO, COO in the Gcrnanfa Of New York;
and $50, GOO in the Connecticut Mutual
In tho session Of the New York Board Of Edues-
ton Thursday, nearly $50 Principals aud vice-
Principals OF schools asked the privilege Of sharing
In any curtailment Of salaries which 1t Is founa
necessary to make, and the Clerk of the Bossd
offered up 10 per cent Of his S., 600 year On the
altar Of economy.
The Springfield Republican has no apprehension
thut the telephone will supersede operate entef-
tatnmcnts- Though 1t will be very convenient
Tor Crsus. with his goutv foot, to have bis opera
wired to his impatient ear, the average man and
woman will scarcely care to divorce the eye and
car III such cnjoyments." :.
The New York Tribune said Mr.. Garfield made
mistake In accepting fee for preparing brief In
behalf OF the De Golyer paving contract his
friends had best acknowledge that; beyond that
there Is nothing to say. No human being with IN
ounce Of brains has the least doubt about Gen.
GaFhcld's personal integrity in the matter.
Mr. Sylvester, Professor Of Mathematics At Johns
Hopkins University. announces that he Is On tho
eve OF making mathematical discovery which he
hopes viii prove to be OF considerable importance.
lie has been led into the investigation Of the CO.
variants and tnvarianes OF aIgebraic quantities. and
has found food for thoughts which have engaged
him for long time past, and will probably occnY
nf r1n n1r
, 1877-03-05

SAM RANDALL, the Democratic Speaker OF
the House, had rough time trying to control
the flre~caters and flbustcrs who were trvinp
most desperately to mise the d. and defeat
the count A New York dispatch says:
The dEbusters arc furious asainst Mr. R4xn.,,,
TOT what they call his trcacherY. One Of them sa
70 Knot sympathizins members TO- -day, sinking
1onder Is the hzt traitor in our midst md thu .r
moFe 1o E gqr Fanks In ~ the saucuses
When u his room 1ve dass ago. doubts Were snprat
70 tns PROBABILITY Of In the effort to }uster
tns+ TSans ant the 4th OF March, RANDALL renfte.i
n9 9c aopGd he might he eternaliy id il 6e did
"' III ee theft WAS not nerve enough on the door to
, 1877-03-05

II tho Washington reporter who sent this was
not such an incorrigiblc liar, 1t might bc consid-
cred stgniffcant,-a sort Of straw showing the
direction of the wind:
Senator PATTERSON tRep.). OF South Carolina,
had talk with HAYES to-day Saturday. In this
conversation HATES said: II intend to takc two
net" ''' But, :" said PATTERSON, ''why don't you
70 the whole thing, and take extreme man as
t9ces is,-HAarTox, for instance!'' HAYES re-
pllcd, - wonld take HAMPTON II I were sure
could get him. y This completely staggered PAT
TEhsos, who had not anticipated this reply.
, 1877-03-05

-ALADAI.A.
1870. Geo. l.. Spencer.
1883. JoaA r. Morgan.
| ARKANSAS.
1879, S. #. Dorsey.
| 1858. i. II. Garland.
CAL1T0ES1A.
| 1879. Aaron i. Sargent
1881. Newton Booth.
COLORADO.
1881. j. B. Cha1ce.
1883. Henry N. Teller.
CONNECTICUT.
1879. I'm. II. f5arn,.m
1881. lJHa. II. Eaton.
DELAWARE.
1870. Thos. F. B0y0rd
1881. Ell Sauls3ury.
FLORIDA.
1879. S. =. Conover.
1851. Charles 4. Jones,
GEORGIA.
1870. Joh,. b. Gordon.
1883. BENZ. II. Ulll.
ILLINOIS.
1879. R. J. Oglesby.
1888. DAVID DAVIS.
INDIANA.
1870. Oliver T. Morton.
1881. j. E. Mcdonald.
IOWA.
1879. VIM. u. Allison. .
1888. S. j. kirkwood. ::
KANSAS.
1870. John J. INGALLS,.
1888. Preston b: Plumb.
KENTUCKY.
1870. Tho. G. lie Crefry.
1855. James II. .Beck.
LOUISIANA.
16D. Vacancy.
1883. W. T. kellogg.
MAINE.
1870. Hannibal IIamlin.
1881. James t., Blame.
MARYLAND.
1879. George r.. Dennis. |
1881. ". r. !!nytc.
MASSACHUSETTS,.
1881. Henry l.. Dawes. |
1883. George F. Iioar.
MICHIGAN.
1851 ]. F. Christiancy.f
1883. Thomas ". Ferry,
MINNESOTA.
1881. S. j. Il. Mcmillan.
1883. William Window.