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Treason to Liberty.

Our Washington correspondent completes
and corrects this morning his version Of
that passage in our country's Unwritten
History OF which brief portion was pub
Hshcd on Saturday He shows why II is that
with n vast majority Of the people ON its
side, with majority Of the House OF Repre-
sentauvcs, and almost majority IN the
Senate, the Democratic party il bcnumbcd.
incapable Of positive movement, and threat
encd with disorganiztion; and why, with
the opportunity before it OF rcinstating itself
and redccming the country from the deadly
crime OF the Electoral Fraud, and from the
public and private decentralization which
that crime entails, the Democracy stands
hcsitatng, inactive, impotent, and useless.
Much Of this narrative is necessarily already
more or less familiar to the public; but the
great point that this SO lately victorious
among its Southern members. and through
REASONABLE dealings with the enemy, is not
not only new but most impressive and full
Of instruction.
For time the Democracy has seemed
10 have in its charge the safety and
the honor Of the republic; and it is a ma
tional calamity, for which at the moment
there seems to be no remedy, that it should
prove itself unworthy OF such mission.
This calamity ie upnn mo
The Democratic party, whose representa-
tives only Il few months since solemnly re-
solved that no hour should pass In which
the Fraud that put RuTHRRPoRD Il. HAYES
la the White House should be silently ac-
quicscod In, now stands forth as the efficient
present defender, and, indeed, as the only
buwark Of that Fraud "How are the mighty
fallen and the weapons OF war perishodW
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THE mn or THE BUDDHIsTs.
The Bei,eror $50. 900 900 Persons In the Mos,
PopuIous Parts of the world.

TO THE EDITOR OF The SUN--Sr: The
belief Of one-third of the human race ought to
be OF some account in the discussion Of the hell
question. bg J. VI. PEBBLES who is ON a second
voyage around the world writes from Ccyon to
the BOme' of Li0h:
DENYING the etclnty NJ he'll tormcn;s Buddhism
teache, That there arr very many ell. STATE, the
e, I y W ,,, ,i ,i ~ M , 'ls ~ ,
realm o incNprcssihic perfection and glory.
Bud Ina. the founder o. Buddhism. who il
SAM I" have hgrn contemporary with solomon
:, sostris. and rhes.u- gave ten laws or com
mhndmcnis. The irsi Of them SAYS: " Thou
shalt not Kill any living creature" The second
is against stealing and two Shamans. who
rpnh,i soma r priests. qrc said To- have fallen
mo he'll The fourth law says: " Thou shalt
ridiculcd an Old Bhaca saying that in reading
tn' S'riptui,s he uarked Ike dog. The
Bnaga caus q him to repent instantly TINT he
might not i0ll into hch and be- TRANSFORMED
into a dog" Tho NTH law prohin.ts luor
drinking. and il is slid that il Tier. : 40
r'nso!n i9r it. thon shalt not touch any liquor
W.T.. Wy ips;V md, iuri1er nat ilarr u a
AMI dirt. .ortnr ir;nsgressors Il this law 4
not IN IL" o.ltcrhl m says. the Builhisis
description. of the punishmrnts IN them are
SAM Ia he similar 10 those in th" c"l"i rated
n; rno 81 Dnnte. IN, ninth Jaw says:
aitr noon. tlr time demons ar supposed To
cat II is said that the hungry devDs IA hell
ar the rafting oi thc wood IN roller 10 which
the monks nrr called g. diuncrl open their
mouths and fire is ulen smut ntothnr ihroats."
In work entitled Faiths Of the World" IT is
said.
TIN Buddhist system teaches that there nunbc
H'ms e. r'd' each ha'ins IT, own Garth ,uu. aud
moon rs well as rc- a. hcs aud heavens Tho rarth
inhHhiied hs men sui,et alternately destruction aud
tnnf atom IN series ui rev buttons to which
siuuins nor emil can he discovered There are three
nlodes 81 r-t -nre, water ant wind a., worlds
are destroyed ~N,n times by fire the eighth Time By
water ami ever fNA .uuth time 10y wind. he Who j.
nov t'r most degraded "a the demons one dy fc
t' hi-h'st 90 tie heavens. hc who B. -atta ufon
the most honorable 20 fv sual thrones one dly
wnihc amid the H-unirs of q place %. torment.
Here is the story Of man who. as is often the
case on TINS sid". found himself confronted by
Two roads and took the wrong one e. Oriental
Religions D. 12ul;
when Sanak dei hc sav two roads the one g. heaven
The other tn hcN lie ths-, She latter ami a, -.rlfi.
ulihci Oruueht all tie iurlmtant- out Bui cot said
These SINNER, cannot enter heaven; yuu to
Tie " Grid aud lh. raic tlem. ". IA Z.
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IL. The tax on real estate goes to swell the
rent paid by the tenant, or the price Of the
lot on which rcntable building Is to be
erected. The tenant In turn gets this adj
ditional rent out Of his customers or his en-
poycrs, and these again out Of those who
deal with them The tax on money increases
the rate of interest, as Is shown by the fact
that people lend to the United States on
bonds exempt from taxation at n less interest
than they do TO individuals or corporations
whose securities are taxable. The bor-
rover has to make a correspondingly in
creased profit in his busncss, and his Gus
toners suffer for it,. Thus, rs "a final result,
oil taxes are really paid by consumers in
proportion To the amount of goods they
consume.
Now, II requires very little reflection TO
show that when man earning $3.50 or So SO
n day has to pay, say onc-quarter Of IL for
taxes, they weigh much moro heavily on
him than the payment of ono quarter of his
income does upon man earning or receiv-
ing $4,000 or $4,000 n year The loss in the
one case means u loss OF tho ncccssarics OF
life; In the other IL touches only its super
iluities. Whether a man has $4,000 n year
To spend or only $500, he still gets his
board. lodging, and clothing aud suffers no
absolute privatiun. But while n man with
$50 u day may live and support his family,
the taking away from him Of "a cents Of that
amount lnlicts ON him positive misery.
Yet this IL virtually what heavy taxation
does The laborng man or the mechanic
who, by reason OF taxation, pays onc-third
more for what he cuts, drinks, and wears
than he would without it, has his wages
practically reduced in just that proportion.
We are not Of the number who rccklcssly
charge that the taxation OF this city can
and ought to be reduced one-third or one
half Still lcss do We hold the local officials
solely responsible for its enormous amount.
A Republican Legislature at Albany ties
their hands and insists ON keeping most of
the city expenditures up Ia the extravagant
figures attained in the height OF the extrav-
agance and initiation of war times. But we
do say that it is n sin and n shame that the
city should pay AZ II does s9D0,oOO year to
support the common schools of the rest of
the state, S2,000,0O0 more than Is necessary
for the salaries OF policemen and iircmen,
100000 more than 1t ought for Judges and
court attendants, and SlJD,OoJ a y ar for
free city college which gives gratuitous in
struction to the sons Of men able to pay for
II themselves. Severely az our taxes press
upon the rich, they are a far heavier burden
on the poor; and We say, Tighten it
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SUN SPOTS AND HUMAN HAPPINESS.


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mysterious influence in the House Of
Representatives seems to stand in the way of
effective Investigation at Washington When
the GLOVER resolution proposing large and
specific range Of inquiry for the different
committees, was referred 10 the Ways and
Means, il took five weeks to get n re-
port from MIR. WooD. which was finally
forced out 10y public criticism on the delay.
Thus Mr.. GARFIELD and others who have per-
sonal reasons for opposing any real investi
CATION were allowed to postpone action, and
IN the end 10 impose conditions that never
should have been accepted.
Alter the distribution Of duties was re-
ported Ia the House, several of the commit
tees asked for experts to aid their work
without whose assistance no proper exami-
nation Of the books and accounts OF the
different departments can be made. Even
with them the task is difficult, on account of
the obstacles that are certain to be thrown
In the way. These requests, numbering but
seven In all, were referred to the Committee
on Accounts, nearly IA month ago, and no
report has yet been made to the House.
Meantime, the committees that should
have been at work since the rcasscmbling of
Congress are kept inactive and in suspense
from the failure OF that on accounts to reach
decision. This delay has an ugly look, in
view Of the antccedcnt facts. and especially
when it is known that there is class Of
Democrats in the present House who are
not disposed to push inquiry into the de-
partnents at all, or to embarrass some Of
the Republican leaders, who would be com
promised by disclosures that must SOONER
or later come to light.
The Committee on Accounts is composed
Of the following members: CHARLES b. ROB
Iris OF Maryland, JOHN A. MCMAHON of
ohio. j. Il. CHALMERS Of Mississippi, HENRY
W. BLAIR of New Hampshire, and THOMAS
A. BOYD of Illnois-thrce Democrats and
two Republicans. They were prompt in re-
porting resolution to condone illegal APP
pointmcnts made by the Doorkeeper, and
other resolutions covering abuses of patron
age. But on this matter, involving inn
portant public interests, no such zeal has
been displayed, and sus piciun is excited that
there IL no wish to promote inquiry.
II the attention of the House was called to
this passive policy, it might stimulate the
committee 10 II decision by bringing the
members of it To the view of their coustit-
uehts and of the public, and compelling an
explanation of a delinquency which does
not seem to have the least color Of justilica-
tion. This Is the time for searching scruti-
ny into every branch Of the public service,
aud particularly into the extravaganza and
corruption of the Treasury Department,
which is now run by joins SHERMAN for the
special interests which he represents. and
for the protection of his agents and accom-
plices who stole the Presidency.
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No WhiteWashing,

Although the prosecution Of the charges
against J. W. POLK, Doorkcepor of the
House Of Representatives, has by no means
been vigorous, the testimony already taken
and his own admissions make clear case
for summary dismissal, unless the Demo-
Gratis commit the blundcr Of striving to
whitewash his offences and to condonc his
audacious violations Of law He was a Dep
uty Sorgeant-at-Arm7 in the last Congress,
and while serving In that capacity WAS
lobbyist for paving company, and received
a large sum of money for his services. He
was also a frcqucntcr of the headquarters of
the lobby for the Texas Pacific job, and is ac-
cused Of being one Of its agents.
The appropriations for the Doorkeeper's
Office are specific, and leave no margin for
discretion. There are 50 many offices to be
filled at SO much pay He cannot exceed
them without a positive violation OF the
law. Mr. POLK appointed sixty-thrce or
more persons, without the least authority,
and he assumed to create offices wholly UNI
known to the statutes or to any practice
under them. He imposed men on the sol
diers roll who never were soldiers. He app
pointed others who ought to be cracking
stone in striped suits, and he provided
Offices for his own family amid all the pre-
tended pressure from Congress.
Altogether his administration of the Office
Ia shown TO have been disgracrful, and the
incumbent Of ii wholly undesoryng of such
trust or responsibility. A Doorkccpcr has
the very best opportunities for lobbying,
and experience has shown that both sides
have improved them in a scandalous man
ner IN the present case there is no doubt
about what POLK did rs Deputy Sergeant
alarms, and that justilics the belief that he
would let no chance slip as Doorhccpcr. II
the Democrats are wise. they will not white
wash this man The Ring of officials about
the House Of Representatives, must be
smashed. or the people next fall will he apt
TO smash the majority who tolerate it,
The collision of freight trains on the
Hudson River Railroad yesterday morning was
unfortunate mainly because it compelled n sus-
pension Of business upon the road for nearly
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and decides when and where regiments shall be
sent. The relations between the Duke OF Cam
bridge and Mr.. Hardy are exceptionally cordial.
and in the event Of war no misunderstanding 10
likely TO arise between them.
The Crimean war had immense influence In
increasing the efficiency of the British army.
and the lessons Of the Franco German cam
paign were not thrown away. Should England
20 to war. those blundcrs which were f,lt 50 bit
tcry in the Crimea arc not likely to bc repeated.
The twenty-five years which have interviewed
since then have been years Of warfare in Eu-
rope. Germany, especially. has had nm inn
mcnse effect on the younger British officers.
To pass now to the other and yet more inn
portant branch OF the service: The Adm rnlty il
the next door neighbor of the Horse Guards.
and WIS built about twenty years earlier 10y the
architect who built Houghton. Sir Robert Wal
poles fine scat in Norfolk. Somehow the navy
doesn't seem to demand M much clerical work
nj headquarters as the army. and 1t Is much
smaller department. Since the reign of
Anne the Office of High Admiral has been exc
cuted by commissioners. except for brief pc
riod. when il was filed by William w., then
Duke Of Clarence. The commission cons SIS Of
a First Lord and five junior lords. The present
First Lord. MrW. II Smith has held Office only
n few months He il sensible. practical bust
HcsS nun, Dut without any experience III naval
matters. Two of the commissioners are, how
ever. experienced naval officers. and IL has been
conjccturcd that Lord Beaconsned selected Mr.
Smith with special view to the probable value
OF his business qualities in preventing the pub
lie money being misapplicd and muddlcd away
in the matter Of contracts. &C.. which forms 30
important a feature in naval business. The po-
litical affairs and finance of the navy. with the
annual estimates, dockyard works. and all mat
tcrs relating TO the slave trade. come within the
FIRST Lords province. He has an official resi-
dcncc at the Admiralty. and resides there us
do also the junior lords and first secretary. The
first secretary is "A political officer. and goes out
with the board when there is IA change Of Gov
eminent. The second secretary il permanent
official. The First Lord receives s22 500 year.
and the other lords $4,000 the chief secretary
has 10000. and the assistant secretary 81 800.
The British navy was never powerful as 1t
is to-day, even taking into account the progress
made by its competitors. From 1866 to 1874
$4,000. 900 were spent on new ships. The pres
cnt fleet consists of nearly 400 vessels OF all
kinds with a tonnage Of about 100000.
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THE OLD BILL FIGHTER.


MADRID, Jan. 2s. -Casas. commonly ca He'd
Summarizing is u veteran mdidiDr, ~ Years
OF age. who. having il-uied IN Queen l-ahoiia's
marriage Festivities, wished. although he had
long retired from The i"id. TO appear in Fri
days and Saturday bun Nights. Hc appeared
dressed in blue. embroidcrcd with silver; his
gray hair was gathered into knot behind; and
over his pure white -hirt waved % long. rcd era
vat. ON IN" fourth hui being let loos' h" adj
Nunced toward tlr royal box tn request prrmis-
sion to encounter il. All tho flff.i'1s clustered
round HIM To- protect him; The bun Is atlra-t. i
toward Salamunrhinp who holds his scarlet
mantle in one hund and hi- sword IN to- other.
The struggle con n"ncos. hut Casas r. old. he is
Lot firm on his llE-. his mus, les are NOT supple.
~ arm IL not Surr. Twice the bull throws him
down. IT. ~ Thought To ne dead hut Doe Is up
again md return, to the nsht. There e a cry
at FiGfd' aud 10 Nt hnnik"r'hir'~ are
waved 20 stop him: hut tho oh~' nate iunffdIr
wishes Ia win lasl laurel. Fortune. however.
H. unpropninu-, srVnu times Ac attacks the
hull. seven Times hr misses n. According 10
custom nttDr stN"u unsuccessful attnrl'~ tho
bulls life Ia sHf'. and shaking its steamers.
may rrtnter III" " Torn amid the applause If
the spectators whilc. uu the other hand, It's un-
ioruna,c conlhuani j. h.s-rd.
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Tighten the Load!

Tho owners Of taxable property in this
city complain with reason of the burdens
put upon it, Their taxes consume one
quarter Of their rents, onc-thrd or one half
OF the interest Of their money, and render
the carrying Of uAproductiye real estate
intolerably costly. But, after all, the load
does not rest nearly so heavily upon their
shoulders as 1t docs upon those Of the
Iahorcr aud the mechanic
No principle political economy has been
- well asccrtained as that Of the sclf-diifu-
sion OF taxation. No matter who pays the
money To the tax collector, it sooner or
iat'r comes out of the pockets OF the whole
community, and by clrcuitous process
every citizen has 70 contribute his share OF
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THE ALLkGED CTBIN SURRENDER.
a Dental from MIR. Miguel de Albania.

To THE EpIToR OF THE SuN->T; some oi the
local papers m their issues nj to-day published absurd
report, t. the c,ct that AN arrangement had been made
by sehor EcheNcira AMI myself With thu spanish Minis
ter IN Washington tor the purpose oi ,nding tile Cuban
war NJ lnis cndcuce
Mn you kindly .l ow me 10 state that there is not "A
word OF truth n any such rporif
Respectfully yours. MmrKt pE ALBANIA
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ToTHE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sh. In THE sun
OF tho 10Th there i, cunt o the Mcran libel suit
am made To figure quite prominently init la Justice 10
nNsr ask youto insert the following Its true that
said 81 WAS willing To he ruined II could only ruin
iui-r hNid.' Tnr circumstances under which came
tpiuAkc that rfinhtk were follows When lcit the
witness stand 40 Me nrst instance shaken 10 hY
my turrd, who sand Oh m. You have ruined YOUR hu~i
moss because Nuu ,fihcd against Judge Baird on the
instant reprd ann wiling tu he ruined 81 can unlv
ram INN ~ Nv reference was solely 10 "htsinr.,
rnn ANA the remark wa, NOT intended a. mcudo that
"mnril ruin which is implied by Aoul report
NuNhfH.. Feb iG. 1873. l. " kNi>rIR
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Navy Omc.r. to Wait for ,he.r Pay.

Tho officers Of the navy have again been
alarmed by %miofcial statement made by the Score.
ry OF the Navy a. several Of the prominent officers rca-
i've 10 the pay question: II Is SAID authOritatfrN that
rASecrtary Ruhesons order al last year calling acn-
unn TO the deficiency IN the pay Of the navy be dupi-
Gated and that the officers need expect 10 receive
men pay iur me months Of Apu May, and June until
Congress maAes special appropriation.
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Eicctora, Frauds Must ne Investigated.

All that Is honest and true in the Republican
party demand. that the honor OF the nation shall hc
shielded hv tu ration the restoration OF all men
dotrHuod oi office, and the punishment of every man Of
every degree who ha, been guilty OF the uupadonahle
crime OF donnn- the ballothoN OF ir,c people.
Such j. the situation ot events today II any man
dreams that inquiry which has such pondcrous forces
at Us hack be che rkoi he NJ only for the paradise
of fools The whole truth Will he revealed and speedily
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The Cars Lease OF Life.


TIIT W IT TIlI \ 7TUIf1
II t. rumored from 81 Petersburg that tho
Nknr i sclnu-IN Wdl-Incd- -Wrak amt tln that Ice
sit un pillow. and soft cushions 10 prevent the tome.
from c"ms through ia sam lie depressed tNl with
NIr>cnumrut of his approaching death NJ Rnnunun
has lived hcN 'ud CO. nud hc wi he ~ IN Nprl Mhri
lis sister dr snmo two Year, Size reminded linn ui
ih, and told linn lice must bee prepared go h,fnrc lac
NNUl lhcN say nor word, muhe u great impression
" IN him then, and now that he Is not Wen teS con.
stautlN
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FioH Nt HiWnr HsN"H".
Mr.. r, C. Shoemaker writes that l." has cured
many rH~,- u hNtItI tt iI Doc n ana tfii it. u>t
ol crcimnnr. lhr n,- t'~ iHr % mnn i- i.rcsol
ehrmllm i"i ."i, d lNl ~ inl w m Ni ihN
reduced Goo uur hu iN l-, tnu takD D. az Nr t,." in
tIc morning, ia-uns unul afternoon IAc So NNl do-'
shnul hc twn uuuC,- 40 tlttiuluur treated 'n similar
manner and u.d d">c tho same a. tho tr0nd. io hc
taken tNrN other day. TIA, remedy. Nf Shoemaker
siN-. has been used boo nd about flAdcl ptltug over
forty years Wlth great slo'rss.
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IL Is not often nowadays that the Fire De-
partmcnt has three fires ON its hands at one
time. but that was what happened last even INK.
The largest of the three broke out on Twenty
third street. between Seventh and Eighth
avenues. and was not suhdued until 1t had
burned an armory, two churches. and a stable
in all probably over u million dollars worth Of
prOpprty.
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II is difficult TO perceive the advantage
that can accrue to anybody by the publication of
the false reports from Spanish sources that the
Cuban patriots are willing to accept anything
short of indepcndCnce
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According to Major WALSH, OF the Cana
dian Mounted Police. SITTING BULL and his
personal followers are quietly in camp at the
east end Of the Cypress mountains. whore a
company Of the police IL stationed. He thinks
that the Indians are tired OF fighting. and have
no intention Of going ON the warpath. He adds
that SITTING BULL has frequently said that, in
order 10 escape the further persecution Of the
whites. he is DESTROYS to 20 further north"
This statement seems TO dispose Of the sem
sational stories about an Indian invasion.
started in the interest Of the Army Ring.