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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-02

The last session Of the present Congress
begins to-day. Important events have hap
poncd since the members separated. Many of
them Observation-Disclosures from their constitu-
ents that their services will not be required
after next March. These will be duly con-
duicd and jolicd with 10y their more fortu-
nate associates The influence of the re-
cent elections will probably be pcrccptiblc
on both sides-in the increased sObcrncss
and caution Of the Democrats. and the in
creased aggrcssivcncss Of the Republicans
Ii is not likely that much work of impor-
lance will be done before the holiday recess,
though two Of the minor appropriation bills
are ready, and members OF the Appro-
priation Committee talk hopefully of
getting four bills out Of the way
before Christmas. The debate over
the finances aud currency will probably be
resumed, but 1t seems to he pretty generally
agreed that IL IS too late now TO repeal the
Resumption act. Tho Republicans will I'M
doubleday force n discussion OF this years
elections in South Carolina and Louisiana,
and there may be formal investigation
by one or both Houses. The Republicans
will also demand an investigation Of the
be promptly acccded TO- 1t is not imprub-
able that Congress may bc called upon TO
pass. directly or indirectly. upon the merits
Of the ScHURZ-SHTRIpAN controversy.
Ono OF the events of the session will be
the presentation OF the report OF the POTTER
Committee. The subject matter Of this re-
port gives it an exceptional importance, and
it is rumored that Gen. BUTLER will make
n speech in which the country will be in
tcrcstcd.
1t is desirable on every account that the
money bills shall be disposed Of before the
closing days Of the session. Then all is
hurry and confusion; jobs slip in unob-
served and extrayaganccs 90 unpruncd.
An abstract of the message which HAYES
will send to Congress to-day may bc found
in another column OF THE sun
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Defending the rsmernnla,. Grew.

To THE EDITOR OF The sUN-ST. fully ap-
prove what Franklin saws m regard 20 the conduct
OF the tut officers and crew Of the romcraua Itdoos
not seem to bee known that there are certain rules and
regulations on the German steamships for an emergency
like this one, which provide that certain officers and
certain number Of the shall such and ssch boat
ready the officer To take command and the crew to act
~ oarsmen what would become Of boat ful of pas
sengers without and steersmani This is one
reason why So many Of the crew were saved All too
wer" swimmers The Captains place u ON his bridge
long as there Is any hope Oi saving the vessel There
Cant SchWenscn remained like man
sag llHrhor i pryudced against all that is foreign
with tie exception OF English | suppose those brave
men mat tramplfd upon women and children nj the
Brooklyn Theatre nre were Hamburg sailors In what
instance oi shilMtcA was III &C. perfect discipline 3
Can American or English vessels show clean record
prudence and discipline
That the boats were not in better working order and
crew drilled in handling them are lust sub.
lrcts Tor criticism But should like to know whether the
same conditions not Nst upon Of the English steam.
shins What authority has Justice" for saving that the
crew OF the schiller were beer drunk time ui The
dtsAserf such Is an Infamous Nel fhat 70 many nc.
cdents have happened 10 the Hamburg line OF steamers
Is iii luck but not from lack ul ability and prudence
ON tle part VI officers ana crew. CkRhAF
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Tired of the Ballot.

We are informed by n gentleman of South
Carolina, a friend Of WADE HAMPTON and a
lifelong Democrat, that, in Wow Of the
frauds at the recent election in that State,
many 81 the colored voters have determined
to call n convention Of negroes, with the
ayowod purpose Of petitioning Congress to
take away from them the right Of suffrage.
These men despair of ever giving their
ballots the effect which the Fourteenth
Amendment to the Constitution was de-
signed 10 insure. They say that in the
practical working " negro suffrage their
citizenship merely adds 10 the strength Of
the Southern Democracy in Congress and in
the Electoral College. and that they would
rather be unrcprcsented in the Government
than contribute TO the power OF those whom
they regard as enemies.
or course the discouraged negroes have
no definite idea how they are 10 be relieved
81 the burden Of suffrage nor what would
he the effect of disfranchsemcnt upon their
future MS n race. They feel that the expert
ment has been n failure and in their lgno-
rance Of constitutional methods they look
upon Congress as n power which can give or
take away at will,
the TACT that considerable party among
the colorod voters Of South Carolina has
como TO such determination as this, not in
order TO afford partisan argument for
future waylnGs Of the bloody shirt, but
simply IN WEAKNESS and disgust, shows how
grave is tho problem which the political
condition Of the South presents TO the coun-
try. For years the less Intelligent Repub-
!cans IT The Northern States have been
taught by their leaders 20 believe that the
ultimate aim Of the men lately in rebellion
against the Government was to overthrow
negro suffrage, .if not TO restore slavery
itself. What would CHARLES SUMNER OF
IlIApDEus SrEvENs have said, twelve years
nGo, II they had been told that the first dis
tnrt proposition Tor the abrogRtion Of Negro
! suffrage would come, not In the shape OF q
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At the time our State Government was
formed. it was impossible to forcsee tho
establishment of corporations with tho
money and influence now welded by some
within our borders. The power Of these
corporations has grown e. enormous pro-
portions. If united they can control any
election at which tho parties are nearly
equally divided.
It is now said that in organizing the As
scmbly the great corporations will have
their own candidate for Speaker. 1t will he
we'll for the unbought members to see to IL
that the corporations do not have an the
candidates. II There be man among those
whose names ARE brought forward for that
important office who is not virtually owned
b. one or moro Of the great corporations in
want OF special legislation he Is the man
who ought to bc elected.
After the choice of Speaker, the hand OF
these corporations Is to bc looked Tor in all
manner OF cunning cnactmcnts intended for
their special benefit.
II is well for the corporation agents and
allies holding seats in the two branches OF
the Legislature t. boar in mind that there
are limits beyond which they cannot safely
undertake to go. and that. patient as our
people are, they are still jealous Of their
rights and one Of their fixed determinations
Is that their Legislature shall not be per-
manently run and controlled by railway
ind other corporations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-02

Congressman COVERT Of the First Dis
trict of this state is a young man. II seems
only yesterday or day before yesterday,
that he was born. Mr.. FERNANDO WOOD
had been a member OF the House for two
years when Mr. COVERT came into existence.
1t is not to Mr.. CovERT's discrcdit that he
is SO young. On the contrary. his youth
gives him moral and political advantage
over legislators whose conscicnces have
ossiicd lie is not too old to be teachable.
For this reason we have hopes that Mr..
COVERT will bend himself in proper spirit
to the study of the figures Of the election in
his district. and heed hereafter the warning
which they convey.
Mr.. COVERT went TO Congress- two years
ago with majority which few Of his Dem
ocratic colleagues could claim. His ma ority
was more than six thousand; to he exact, IL
was 6.023. Last summer he made one OF the
greatest mistakes that u young man In his
position could possibly make. He voted
twice on the same day for the abomnable
doctrine that successful Fraud is sacred and
must not be assailed.
Like many other Democrats in the House.
Mr.. COVERT probably imagined that a vote
lOr inc blk'HAhD resolution, cilncneu bN
vote for the HARTRIDGE resolution, would
advance his prospects ~ reelection. This
notion was based upon totally erroneous
estimate 81 public opinion "a scores Of his
associates learned TO their cost on the fifth
day Of last month.
Mr. COVERT goes back to Congress- but
without majority Of six thousand, or even
Of six hundred lie scrapod through, a. the
phrase is, on election day by j42 votes. Tho
change Of less than three hundred votes
would have defeated him. That was mar
row escape and II Mr.. COVERT is as scnsi-
tive to figures as most young politicians are
hc cannot look back to it without shiycring
all over.
Fifty-nve hundred votes knocked of Of his
majority by a single days work Political
wisdom is sometimes hard earned.
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More Criticism of the Pomeranla'. Crew.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-SbY A letter
IN Friday sun rom Franklin" treats Sag Harhors
communication with contempt lie sets forth alleged
facts concerning the examination through which an
employee Of the Hamburg and American Packet Com
pany supposed togo That has nothing to do with the
subject at Issue, neither has the statement about the
descendants of the brave and courascous Fesandcrs
and llansAuanS' Tie German sailor may possess all
the quHtcs at his ancestors. he may be hui,erou.ly
brave and reckless o his lite IN battle but he does not
that paHutfY and hugh spirit possessed hN the
American and Brush sailors There are two ugly facts
which franklin cannot get over FIRST. that women
not treated with the same courtesy and gaautry IN
Germany as they are IN America aud Great Bitain.
Second no amount nt Indignation on the fart ui Frank
lin" VIII do away with the TACT that not only nearly all
Of the soamen aboard the Pnmeraml were saved but
they also saved their baggage, raNing helpless women
and children 10 perish Franklin says that the nsscr.
ton Is false, but he cannot have other Information the
subject than has the puhhc. uDALltR
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-02
DRIFTING orr BOxA IIDE SETTLERS
From Abandoned Lands They have Occupied
tor More than Fifteen Years.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir Hav-
ing always seen your paper icarlessly uphold
the right. we ask you TO bring before the public
an outrage upon the settlers OF the klamath
River.
Previous 10 1861 tho lower pnrt OF this river
and the land bordering upon 1t was an Indian
reservation. Tho Hood OF 1912 destroyed all
the buildings upon il. including the soldiers
quarters. Since then it has been abandoned rs
a reservation. another ono being established in
place OF IL higher up the river. Tho most Of
the Indians were removed 10 the now lands
BY AN act Of Congress a few at the mouth OF
the river were given their choice Of remaining
or removing. Tho military authorities alege
that 1000 chose 10 remain. but by actual count.
for twenty miles up the river, the number is
only 1872 Of all ages and sexes.
Since the winteroi 1862 white persons have
settled here. erected houses. AMI improved the
lands. For fifteen years this has boon going
on ana has been known 20 the military author-
itir-.
on Nov 10 1877. the commander Of forces
staff ned % liolyg Valley. 10y order Of his SUI
p"rior officer. MaIor-G"n. VI ID Wrl ordered
the settlers To- lraye forthwith Winter WINS
upon us and in view of this fact an extension
OF six months WAS granted. Ia this time tho
settlers and ING residents ot the adlagr AT couu-
ties pritioned Congress that the land bee de-
clarcd abandoned. and thrown olcn 10 pre-
rmptlon. Oungi ss took uu action IN the mat
ter nut knowing our imminent peril, our Com
gressmon Interested themselves and the Com
mitteo on Public Lands requested the Depart
mont ot the Interior To- do nothing further.
Entirely disregurding this. Mnlor- Gen. No
Dowcll stationed a guard At tho mouth ~ the
river and seized tbs nets and other apparatus OF
the fishermen.
Thesc lands we have taken up IA our homes.
We have deprived ourselves OF all social life
| have toled on in hopes OF better DAYS. and
| through hard labor have brought to light the
great resources NJ this valley As We were aut
70 reap some reward for our toll. greedy eyes
have been east upon this rich region. and IN
| protect. II our homes and families is tho object
| in bringing these facts to light.
A survey 10 lay of tho boundary lines of this
reservation has shortened II six miles leaving
| thirteen miles between the new and the ahan-
! doncd one l. 1t entirely honest for this i'm
mense scope OF country. incudinE the river and
ono mi le on each side OF IL for twenty miles 10
bo made reservation for the use OF l22 In
| dians
We ask you 10 publish this, that it may moot
| the eyes Of tho public. and more especially the
| eyes of the Congressman who will soon assem-.
| bile, that they may see this outrage and decide
with open eyes. IL such can ho the case we dc
| not fear tho result MANY SETTLERS
REQUA. klamath River. Del Norto Co.. Cal
| Nov. 10.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-02
What Mr.. McCrary Wants.

Vapid and dry for the most part as Is the
second annual forthputtng Of Mr.. HAYEs's
War Secretary, there Is something almost
comical in its caution, as contrasted with
Mr.. MCCRARY's boldness OF a year ago.
Then he was for raising Federal troops to
preserve peace and order IN our populous
interior on the extraordinary theory that
the presence Of strong garrison in any
part of the country will often prevent an
uprising which, in its absence. might occur"
lie not only urged upon Congress the
great value Of strong Federal force sta
tened in the vicinity Of our great cities"
but he actually had the oudacity 20 recon-
mend that BrrHERFoRD h. HAYES should
lc invested with the sole and absolute power
to increase the strength Of all depleted
companies now embraced within the army
organization" aud actually to double the
army His proposition was that HAYES
should be- clothed "with power in his discre-
ton, In case Of emergency To increase the
former 1.-THE infantry companies of 30 men
cachl Oh 100 mon, and the latter the artillery
companies of - uieul O. IL Ecn each
SUCH distrct,un, hc couily added, would
ho exercised with becoming moderation"
and the grand aggregate would never, in
probable emergency arising I'm the recess
ol q n~i,--, cyc''l iI.H. men,
.A'-n astonishing proposal orc mot re-
nr"ri o. this report. Nv. McCEAEY. Ike
Mr HAYES, has been considerably eobcrcd
b. q yonr- experience; and Wa may say
with truth that the present document is
mV.h moro remarkable for what 1t does not
ti-u for what II docs contain.
II. tvnNrr erlh recommendations AS Mr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-02

avoids taking sides in the great dispute
going on between army officers and Indian
Bureau officers, but ignores it altogether
He no longer points to the great danger Of
uprisings Of large masses OF men for redress
OF grievances and quite forgets his propo-
sition that Mr. HAYES should be allowed at
his own discretion 10 recruit the army to
10000 men. In Mr.. McCRARY's case, twelve
month"; experience has wrought changes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-02

Tho extraordinary successor the Cathedral
Fair which ended on Saturday, will cause many
to wonder why 1t closed at what is usually Just
tho beginning Of the season most prosperous
for such fairs filled rs they arc with goods suit
able for holiday gifts. The eliminating points
Of excitement in it were the contests over the
swords. stolcs and badges to be given to popu-
lar soldiers priests. and policemen tho great
est, perhaps. being over the sword for the favor
tie army officer. GRANT. WYLrE SHERMAN
SHERIDAN, HANCOCK. J. f. JOHNSTON. SHIELDS
NEWTON. and other fighting men received votes
but. when tho polls closed WYLrEs name like
ABoU BEN ADHEM's. led all the rest. Here Is n
point for the historian OF tho future to reflect
upon.
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demand from the whites Of the South, but
as n piteous request. from the blacks them
selves
The repeal Of The Fourteenth Amendment
Is now rs impossible as the restoration OF
the slave system or the recognition OF n
states right to sccedc.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-02

the bent Of hts nature and walk pretty steadily
so long ms he sees reelection ahead, with the
possibility Of n Scnatorship or a Cabinet port
folio further on. But when ho no longer hns
this goal to look forward to. and realizes that
his days in public life nro numbered. he IL very
liable to become greedy and reckless. and to re-
solve to make the most OF the time that remains
o.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-02

To-day the International dairy fair opens
at the American Institute. Stalls full Of blooded
cattle will vie with stands full OF butter and
cheese 10 attract tho admrng attention Of
dairymen and dalrymaids while the general
public will also fegn 10 see tho peculiar points
which have made Cherry and Fair Star famous.
or will stroll knowingly among creamery butter
ana factory cheese. Mingled with the strains
of the band will DO u buzz Of conference on
churns horns. udders. breeding. pasturing. the
art Of preserving milk. and the ultimate destiny
Of oleomargarinc. TO a country which annually
makes five hundred million pounds Of butter
and two hundred million pounds OF cheese. and
which. above all II consumes of dairy products.
exports them 10 the value Of ten million dollars.
n fair like the present is an event Of interest.
The simultaneous meeting OF the American
Dairyman's Association increases this import
ancc, and Will indicate to the people what may
be expected in the diaries for 1879.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-02

Yes" observed friend she certainly Is
very hHhN cultivated She Is very stylish, plays we'll
takes well dances well nnd rides welt and succeeds Hd,
mira1ly m private thoatricals In fact" he added,
tTig ads tO marry
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-02

As nearly as we can get at the Hon. WILL
LIAM d. KELLEY's intentions by a careful study
Of his utterances. his attitude toward resump-
ton this winter will be ono Of malevoont neu-
tralty. lie is OF the same opinion still. be-
lioves the experiment" is bound to fail, but is
for giving It a fair trial
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-02

tho Rev. Mr.. MERRITT on Ruth :" the Rev. Mr.
BoNHAM on Mary Magdalen." and the Rev.
Mr.. ArFLEcK on The Woman that All the
Widows Wept Over"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-02

We affirm without fear Of successful con
tradiction that II PANS had been called upon To
compare the physical beauty OF AroLLo. ANrIS-
ous and the Hon. T. I. WATERS Of the Boston
Adr0fiser. no would have given the golden
apple 10 the Hon. l.. +. WATERS without hest
tntine an instant
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-02


The testimonial to Mr.. JOHN GILBERT,
which has taken the shape Of dramatic per-
formancc, appears to have grown out Of n gen
uino and widespread respect for the man and
the player. The recognition by the actors and
public in this graceful way Of Mr. GILBERr's
half century Of usefulness Is an act peculiar to
our times. for 1t il noticeable that this IL not the
homage cmptily paid to the genius Of the hour.
Mr. GILBERT has not astonishcd the world by
supreme histrlonlc efforts. 1t is not his bril-
liancy that has evoked this tribute. but his
worth. and the event has all the significance Of
an avowal that patient well-doing upon the
stage. MS everywhere cise isworthy Of generous
recognition and commentator.
The favorites Of the theatre arc so mt TO be
forgotten or neglected as soon as the novelty Of
their triumphs wears or and Americans es-
pecially are so apt to forget their old servants
in the presence Of new. that this testimonial has
a kindly and noble meaning beyond. perhaps
that intended by the friends who conceived IT,
The indications are that the South Caro-
lima Legislature will this week elect WADE
HAMPTON to tho United States Senate. thereby
contributing another HAYES Democrat TO that
body. Az n posthumous result on the latc
southern Policy. Mr.. HAMILTON will doubtless
excite certain curiosity when he enters the
Chamber
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-02

Bclatod Thanksgiving and premature
Christmas discourses furnished forth n few
pulpits yesterday. Trance" was the timely
theme OF the Rev. Dr. CARPENTER Of brooklyn;
" Invisible Chains of tho Soul, that Of tho Rev.
DR., BUCKLEY; while the Rev DR.. ScUDDER dis
cul sed Eyes Amounted with Clay" Was
solomon the Wisest Man p asked the Rev. Mr..
RICHMOND. 81 Is Immortality Myth ?" queried
the Rev Mr. HATFIELD. Was the World Made
in Six Daysf' inquired the Rev. DR. NYE the
Rev. Mr.. WILD announced How This World
Will End" The Rev. DR.. SMITH narrated the
" Prophetic History OF the World to the Second
Advent" The Rev. Mr.. NEWTON saw Good
Time Coming and the Rev. Mr.. ALsTYNE pro-
duced Three Good Witnesses" "A Sewer
Went Forth TO Sow said tho Rev. Mrs. NELLIE
BmGHAM; Sowing and Reaping was the
TOPIC OF the Rev Mr.. BREcKENRIDGE Tho Rev.
DR.. TALMAGE got into a." Tho Club Houses OF
New York." the Row Dr. TYING upon The
Mountains Of Israeli" the Rev Mr.. MOMENT on
" The Pomcrania.' and in the evening ON Tho
Pillar OF salt" The Rev, Mr. MICKLE showed
paintings Of Marrow Places in the Broad Way"
The Rev. Mr.. GULICK rebukod Sins OF tho
Tines" the Row. DIR. MARLING, -" Sins Of the
Tongue out OF Cash WAS the Rev Mr..
CLARKs subject, while the Rev. DR.. RYLANcE
told what he knew about Communism" The
Rey. Mr. BLANCHARD alleged that Unitarian
ism il Christianity" The Row Mr.. LLOYD re-
lated A Dream Of Stars and Sheayes." and the
Rev. DR.. THOMAS preached "A Sermon Of
Flowers" Tho Rev Mr.. GooDsELL discussed
- Idle Words - the Rev. DR.. lIoYT exempllned
A Bad Choico;" the Rev, Mr. BURcH occupied
Mans Hour" the Rev Mr.. RoGERs exhibited
Indifference" The Rev Mr. HEPwoRTH dis
covered The Principal Thing in the even
ing in tho morning no displayed "A Happy
Hope and the Rev. Mr.. DAVIS A Noble Dis
content" The Rev. Mr.. MUIR explained The
Sapling and Its Growth" The Rev. Mr.. KING
collected The Stones that Seal the Tombs OF
Sinners" The Rev. Mr.. HULL medtatcd on
! Elijah :" the Rev. Mr.. MARTYN on Deborah -