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New-York tribune., 1878-01-07
POLITICAL NOTES.

Serenity is good thing but effective act;on Is
better in a circus.
No President could desire . nobler cpiiaph than
"sayior of the nations honor
The silver craze is ON the down grade and q united
stond IN favor of gold basis for loans viii keep 1t
there.
John Kelly Is giving the rcjuycnated Tilden move
rcnt powerful lit wien lie asks for the release Of
Tweed.
Itwillrequirc something more than secrecy TO keep
nc lranl-ncw PARTY just born in Pennsylvania alive
long CuOu"h to cnIistrn II.
Simon Cam,rons uotionof sonding Patterson, Of
South Carolina, to Congress from Pennsylvania is
crcditabe 10 has falhory devotion, but what has tho
lfou,- OF Representatives done that II should nave
two Pat;cron's inflicted upon itf
Asa Presidential candidate Speaker Randall mas
.lirpel a long distance INTO the back GROUND Ihs
Notwithstanding on the subsidy question pleased
neither side, aud LEFT strong suspicion ia Scu,lcm
minds th9t he was really hostile 10 them. There -
no roliN,il policy so UueIy iuti!o as that ol
strald,iag.
lis curious 20 see the Western silycr ulatiouist
irving to cpno.c internal Improvement raids on the
Treasury. lie Is obliged to oppose his own party to
do II. for the men who are clamorng for subsidies
are all in favor Of cheap money. They want both
granted hy Congress. for the purpose al stimulating
labor aul filling every MANS pocket 1t the Govern
mcnts expense.
Senator Davis is not even trying to he independent
on the silver question. lie has openly Joined the re-
pudiators. Later reports Of the Bloomington meot-
ing show that The chairman stated that he had been
requested by Judge Davis to that the latter was
heartily in favor of reconciliation. He did not
speak bgcau.c he did 10. wish 10 influence the meet
iig. Mr.. filjen will be apt 10 reject now that
another rival las bitten the DUST
If Senator Patterson carries out his alleged pur-
pose of resiQuing 1t will be interesting to see how
South Carolina will fill his place. 1t has been gem
erallv understood that Governor Hampton would be
sent in case of vacancy but ii is said now that he
cannot accept such Offer as he is pledged to serve
out hi, term rs Governor If this so, it is doubt
ful if an improvement will be made on General
Butl r. for Hampton is about the only prominent
man III the State who is not OF tie bourbon per-
suaslOn.
If the Democratic party had just shadow of polit-
cal foresight il would be able to that its future
would be immensely frightened if it would unite
heartily for resumption, and cit in 1870 The
most serious clement of popular distrust of Demo-
cratic power would thereby be abolished. But, of
course it cannot do this, for il would require new
birth TO make such change possible. As IL is, II re-
sumption takes place. the Democratic party Will DO
New-York tribune., 1878-01-07

Yesterday, after the Christmas fcstiyity, be-
gan in many American churches a prcar-
ranged Week of Prayer. This observance is
not based upon tradition. 1t is not under the
sanction of any saint. II j. not made obi
gatory 10y any dogma. Yet it has IN it some
thing offthc old Purtanicll spirit. We read
bow Cromwell wrrstlcd long in prayer for
light upon the disposition of the King /;
how the Plymouth Fathers. when hunger
was gnawing at the vital3 Of the col
ony, asked for the succor which speedily
came across the sea. There are those who do
not believe that the divine, legal order can be
changed by mortal lutcrces,ion. To these a
stated season of prayer seems meaningless; F.;
but 80 must all prayer, personal or pubic. ex-
temporary or written, "utcrcd or uncX-
"Wc-scd" IL is forgotten that this form Of
religion, cxprcS ion has been a characteristic
Of all variations of faith since the Creation.
Christian Iraycis are peculiarly reasonable
only as the belief which they express is so
likewise. There has never been lcathen
deity recognized, from the JOvo Of
the Greeks 10 the Good Spirit of the
North American Indian. to whom supplication
was not made with the assured hope of an
answer. The Christian scheme makes prayer
in Itself a special duty, upon the performance
of which the gifts Of the Supreme Being will
depend. Those who would "rcccive" must
"ask :" those who would find" must "scck."
So "a season of PRAYER" is like a season set
apalt for the performance of any other duty.
II is moreover, a time Of reflection, IN which
each person who improves it stands face TO
racr with all duty and more fully recognizes
hi relation TO his fellow creatures.
From this point OF view, time Of concerted
10 igiou. Observance becomes socially Impor-
taut. Il may affect the general morality. 1t
may preserve the peace of the community. 1t
may promote the real happiness and progress
Of men and women. II may keep alive the
activities Of charity. Just 80 far as the body
roltic is STRENGTHENED hy rcclitudc Of purpose
and action, and by the idea Of accountability,
is i, practically interested in this "weck of
"praycrr So il wapin The preaching Of Moody
aud Saukcy. 50 il is in the efforts of special
M onaiics seeking 10 free churches from debt.
This will be, perhaps, better understood, if
attention is given to topics for prayer an
rounced for this week. For instance, We'd
nceday is to he devoted to prayer for
"fmnilics and educational instituton8.' On
THURSDAY H,xt, there is to bc prayer for the
"Na,ion and lis rulers 50 thcgc arc to lc
PRAYERS for "acafarng men, tie Incorporate
"aud ne fal!cn.' These topics s'ggCst sccU-
lar reforms and duties such ~ men not re-
lieious by profession cncag" N as matter
rartly cr policy and partly of morality. The
only difference is that here the assistance of
the DEITY is admitted ana asked for.
New-York tribune., 1878-01-07

tors shall be permitted to borrow, and ordi-
nary commercial paper to circulate and to
mass in clearings, on whatever basis may be
fixed as legal-tender by repudiating Con-
press. This it seems to us, would be grave
mistake. 1t would protect the banks only as
a great leyee with broad gap in 1t would
protect the country behind. Transactions
of the most mischievous and danger
GUS character would multiply. Evasions
of the rule adopted would be frequent, and
the course of many banks would be continual
" suspected by others. Jcalousies and bad
feelings would arise, and it is highly pr0Da-
bic that, if tho Silver Bill should pass, the
banks would soon be forced either to break
UP and abandon their arrangements for self
defence. or tardily and with much needless
loss to adopt the more perfect arrangements
which will secure them full defence.
The Clearing House is the key of the sina-
ton. Put that on gold basis, and the busi-
ness done on any other will not be enough to
cause any mischief The banks ought not TO
place themselves in the ungencrous position OF
seeking to defend only their private inter-
csts, and refusing to give defence to the
whole mercantile aud industrial community,
which needs protection even more. In the end,
the banks will find that they cannot protect
themselves unless they protect all commerce.
If they make gold the only recognized measure
of values in their clearing houses, requiring
that no paper shall pass in exchanges If
made after certain date, say February !,
unless it names fixed value in gold, the
Whole battle is over. No assault upon that
position will be made, because none can be made.
Commerce cannot be carried on except upon
TIE basis recognized i'll the clearing houses.
Whatever is known as the measure Of
values in exchanges will inevitably he known
as the measure of values in all important
loans or payments in all Our large commerce,
and in all tho main operations of industry.
The banks as a matter OF duty, and Is the
only adequate means Of sel-defcnce, ought to
give to the commerce and industry Of the
country the full protection which their power
over the exchanges Of the Continent enables
them to give.
New-York tribune., 1878-01-07


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morrow h", p''l "'' i'""'c' me u""NS "''"''-
mouoly resolve that ln'ic Is hc''a'it! oi ltle-
diate and united action l"r mutual defence
aud appoint Il committee to mature a plan TO
he considered at an ""J'ul"'u 'nc,'InH on
"Wednesday next h'' 'I' ''>t possible 'o'i>,
was also taken 10 overcome "h"l"'r ana
very impm'ani diur"i'}' "h,h 'ie banks
are aroused hom me ''np'iH'AS habt hy
scaNe OF danger ana 'ram To act Tor Sri-
defence, very great mIs'h'ei might DE Done ~
divergent or 'o"iNr'hS '''l"" III th' diii'r.n'
@ti''. RE "pHi'"HHfh "i sa'h c"'ncuuS
action thcn t"cone5 the most serious obstacle
10 any vigorous and efficient course. AS long
a. tiIc as.'cat;d banks are afraid OF each
other and The banks are afraid of the
other financial r.t'rilons' and those Of each
city '.c afraid lost they may not y supported
in ohcr c.tics, il is hardly possible to hope
thai anything worth doing eau he done. In
no other way was il possible 50 far TO
overcome this difficulty as IN the method
adopted. The a>s'cla.'d hanh, meet tor
consultation ari decision; they invite The
trust companies, savings banks and lfe
insurance companies TO meet vita th'm; and
thry especially mvi'c d,itsia"ns from t!a
financial m~Aiu;Ioh' oi h'a'"h' Fhl'adciphl1
and Baltimore 10 be lf'-out ana t'he part ID
ne same '"'',i'',.'' i"' i'''''"'.''' Vi
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New-York tribune., 1878-01-07
rHr LLEE NNING .SCETIcE.

Tho recent loss of the Huron give, unusual
interest 90 iho auuu Il report of the Life Saving
Service. The public is thoroughly reused TO
tl.is matter, ard anxious to AnD" what work
,his branch Of Government service is dong,
and how ii t. done. No record WAS ever kept
of the loss of life on CIR Goa e. before the or
l-iui1nt:un OF ,hc service, bu, niddc-agcd men
or the Long Island and N2w-Jerscy shores
t,ll of The wholesale sacrifice of human lives
Hf?t every Winter strewci thc beach with
vhilencd bones. As late rs 1881, cnigrlnt
.hins wi,h hundreds Of victims wcut down in
siqht Of shore ON the trcachcrous sandy bars
OF tlcse coasts. rs proof Of the change
effected by the service, the report 0or the year
ending Jane, 1S7z9 states that during the
year 13i disasters occurred TO vessels within
the limits of operation OF the service. The
lives of l.5oO persons were impcrilcd. or
these only thiriy-une were lost As to the
amount Of property saved, though that is a
secondary consideration to this service, the
amount impcrlled was $;3,293.332, and of
This &1,713,Gi7 we're saved. For the thirty
nine lives lost the service was evidently not
II sp0n ,iblc, for seven OF these were lost
from a vessel 80 rotten that she literally went
to pieces at the moment Of striking; four were
sailors who persisted in trying to reach the
shore alone. and the remainder were the
laborers on the wreck of the Circassian, who
remained on board during a terrific gale while
she was beyond the reach of a line from a NOR
tar. A fortnight before, her whole crew had
been rescued by The Life Saving Service.
Since the reorganization OF the service six
years ago, the number of lives endangered
has been 4.730. The number lost, so. This is
a nobler record of service to humanity than
can be shown by any other country. Great
Britain, with its small coast and magniflcently
endowed Humane Society, has none such to
show. "Yet these great results" as the report
New-York tribune., 1878-01-07

The Pliladclphians serve mp the last scrap Of
Centennial funeral baked meats this week in the sale
of remaining forcign exhibits abandoned by their
owners as not worth taking home or the expense of
duty Certain auction rooms in this city have been
selling of Centennial exhibits proitably since
the big show closed, but we warn innocent country
visitors that this is positively the lat appearance on
any stage of that pride of the American people.
The articles 60 be sold are not likely to attract
aesthetic mob Of bidders, as they comprise princi-
pally cases machinery and the linen, cutlery. ETC.,
of certain French restaurants. Souvenirs Of the
feeding department of the great fair not calcu
lated to rouse fcrvor in the public. Who does not
remember the tough beef and tougher charges OF
those foreign caterers ard the sublime faith with
which the Guileess American gtlped and
paIdf The Permanent Exhibition which was de-
signed TO keep up the exposition IN useful fashion,
Is, we are sorry to learn not as successful a. it
,honld have been in spite of the fanfare of trum-
pcts with which the President and State Governors
launched il at the outset. The projectors struggle
braycly. The Exhibition is really creditablc. even
regarded as national. Everything is there bat an au
dicnce. The foreign exhibitors have waited pa
ticntly in .hc vast uuhcated building to catch cls
tom and have only caught colds. The promised
crowd, do not come. Philadelphia ought to have
better understood the condition of the times than
10 try to float such gigantic undertaking on an
chb wave. or at dead low tide. Nothing Of course
can be aid Of the Exhibition itself. Like Rolands
horse. 1t is a good horse, complete horse. But it
has one faUlt-it IS dead.
New-York tribune., 1878-01-07
ln0c. TO Advertisements.

ANrsrNENTs- Sd PG0e-6th column
SaSKISC ANp TINANCIAL-7h PGG6-3d column
TANkING House AND BANKERS 1M Iidge-Oth cO'uii'n'
RoARD AND ROoMS-3d PdGe-5th column
I,rsISrsS C!ASVUs- Gu Idge--jd column
J,rs,NIss No1ICt stu Td0c-lst column
CoPAITNfEsnfr NoTiCES-6h Pdcc-1d cO4t'ihi.
COUNTRY BOAED-3d IGQe-7th coi4n'tt.
DANCING ACNDENIEs-6h Pdgc-5d cO.'lIh'
DENTIsTBY--6tt Pd0c-3d column
DIVIDEND NOTiCE--1h P0Qe-O.h co.dNln'
DRY GOODs-3d POOc-0ih column M ,
TTroPrAN NDvi'.Tis sEMENTs-3d PGae-5,A coiumN'
FINANCiAL--7M IC0c-oth columns
TURNITURE-TM FGJc-Gth column
HELP NsSTED--jtn i00C-oth column
Icr Crr,M-6A YaQc-5th column.
INsTRUCrI0N-GN Pdgc-2d and ) columns;
IrrTtrrs AND HEErINGs-}d FOge-6.h d column.
NAEELr AND SLATE, MtNTELS GL1 PGlr-'ih cnicilh
NAEKlAGr> AND DEAT!Is-5U PtJc-GfA c0.u;nn' 80.
MIsCTIIt tNUCUs-Gh IGge-3d column eW i"9t-''i''
ana 9th columns.
NiTsltU INsrroaENrs--3d PdGc-Gth column
NEW PUBLIC ,IoSS-6M F0Qo-lst auj - columns.
REAL i.TAtl fOR SALE-CIIN-CH IoJc-Gth co.uhlu !
COUNuN-GH IoGr-Gih column; TO EAChAN"t-o"'
PAGE Gih comm.
s.VISC> R,NE--1M fOGe-6th cOiur1.
SpFcI,r Nor..c, -HN IUgc-6th column
SITUtT,OVs WANTED -NALES-6'hl Iugc-Jth coiAmh :
FEMAIFs-Ctq Fdrs-5tn column: 90, , az,
STEAMBOATS, AND HAILROADs- IdGc-3d ana a."
SRI, iWTr, Oor.N-Ch Page-Gth coiu;on.
TTAcIfERs-Gia PGgc-3d column. c.,.
10 lIT-CE> IT0TEBTY-Gh IUge-tih Vo.l4'h' 'O'-
TEY-GH fsg,--Cth column.
WTNTER i.tsorTS--;3d PdJe-Jth column.
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nunisled much the larger number were SEN
fenced to imprisonment, their terms running
from one month TO ten years, lew were
fined. few more were degraded in rank. and
only twenty were sentenced to execution. THIS
is civilizations fastest time a little more than
ten years ago, the japanese army were stlll
using bows and arrows and wearing arm0r.
Mr. Weeds statement of his reasons for
thinking that Tweeds captivity has lasted long
enough. contains one point which has not
been much discussed before. 1t is that Tweed
is held now simply as a prisoner for debt. and
the question aIises whether he will not be
LEGALLY entitled to his liberty in time, or
whether. in any case, we should not lose more
than we should gain by making any man per-
manently prisoner for debt. But this is only
a minor point in Mr.. Weeds argument.
He holds that if Tweed gave his testimony be-
fore the Aldermen on any official pledgc or
assurance Of liberty, faith should be Kept with
HIM. Undoubtedly; but it is difficult 20 under
stand who could have been authorized to give
anv such pledge. Mr.. Farchild surely
did not give It, after having once
rejected his testimony. And no one
will claim that the Board Of Aldermen
had any right 10 do more than it has now
done-pass a resolution. II is very likely that
Tweed did have assurances that certain dis
tnguishcd people would use all their influence
to secure his release, but with such fompactS
Mr. ScLoonmaker has nothing to do. Nay
more: nothing that Tweed has said or done,
nothing IN his revelations or in his bear
Ing, gives him any claim upon the peo-
pie. II lie has served the politicians
let. the politicians reward him. The At
tolhoy-CcncYal must consider only what ser
vices he can render to the State, and he must
have a qniver-ful of good reasons il he re
leases this arch-tnf whose punishment We
suggest, with al Difference to Mr. Weed. has not
leon "all that public justice demands The
fact that Tweed is iho only Ring thief left to Us,
is the best reason in the world for keeping bold
Of him; the fact that he once before deter
mined to make restitution ana did not, is not
a convincing argument in bis favor; the fact
that the Tammany politicians have spoken for
him, is a presumption against him.
New-York tribune., 1878-01-07
BRANDH OFFICES or TIE IklBuNE.
UuiIn @~l}b2l11e,
MONDAY. JANUARY :. 1873.
TIE NrrS THIS t.nRAING.

ForYIGN.-Tle Eussiars have captured So2hia
- More Ru-saa 'roops arc being sent 10 Ga'atz
- The King If ..''v j. very e. -= General La
Marmora IS dead
Do,,r-r.- --Ecprj cr;atiyc Springer intends to
ask for a.. Investigate II the Consnlato-Ge7cral
at Shanghai =- Urestcs Cleveland. pIofes-
sor Mollcttc, Of Virginia, and others hay"
been appointed Assistant Commi Sonors {
Paris. - IL is proposed at Washington
to uniform Custom House employees. --
James Z. Ncai is the Democratic candidate for
Speaker Of the Ohio House of Representatives. -=
The New-Orleans Clearing House Association
passed resolutions opposing the reconciliation Of
silver. 80 Samuel Bowles has had serious re-
lapse. 60 Il. I. Ford, Chicago distillcr, has
failed.
CITY AND SCBURBAN-The presidents of twenty
seven New-YoIk banks conferred about protection
from the effects Of silver legislation, Saturday, and
appealed to other financial institutions 10 act with
them. -- 1t was shown that Thomas Lord and
Mrs. Hicks were married both by the Cardinal and
a Protestant Episcopal clergyman. == More Of
BoDner's replaG-ed securities were sold. 60
Efforts are making to prevent tie Erie Railway
from obtaining an Eastern outlet. == Robert
Lenox Kennedy has resigned the presidency of the
National Bank of Commerce. - The National
Trust Company will pay Immediately dividend Of
so per cent -- Fragments of one Of the
bodies previously found were removed Satur-
day from the Barclay-st. ruins GO Trouble
was caused by the issne Of an unsigned
Excise license. 80 Police Commissioner
Smith returned from Europe. - Gold 1929,
1925 1929. Gold value of the legal-tender dollar
at the close, 075O cents Stocks generally dull, but
higher, with the coal shares active aDd Auctuating.
THE WgATHER.-TEIBUNE local observations
indicate fair weather, with slight increase Of
warmth, and at times partial cioudiness. Thc.-
mometer ye, .ciday, 100, 2lo, 2Oo.
New-York tribune., 1878-01-07

states. "bave been accomplished despite the
Limitations incident to narrow means and un-
"perfected organizations" The murderOus pol
icy of petty economy in this matter was demon
strated in the loss of the Huron, as THE TRIB-
UNE showed at the time. If the stations IN
North Carolina had been manned Novem-
Der 1, instead of December 1, the cost would
have been increased by few hundred dollars,
but the lives of the victims would have been
saved. The same false economy is shown In
the miserable pay of the keepers and surfmen.
Intelligence, courage. and strength command
their price among seafaring folk as well as in
other occupations, and you cannot find the
men best fitted to undertake the lonely, inces-
SAINT watch the constant exposure, and the
deeds of desperate daring and risk of life, by
which our coast is guarded during the storms
and tcmpests while we sleep, for sum which
q day laborer would scorn. If we want efli-
ciont service we must pay for it here as else
where.
In view of the facts shown by this report,
Mr.. Coxs bill is most timely. 1t calls for the
establishment of twenty-five additional sta
tons, an increase of the pay of the keepers
from 5000 to $500 per annum, and for the
opening of all life-saving stations from Sep
tember 1 until May 1. Volunteer crews are
to be properly paid, too, for actual and de-
serving service at shipwrecks. feature of
the bill which the public will approve heartily
is that which, for the first time, defines and
compensates the duties of the general super
intendent. The reorganization of the service
and its success is due to Chief Sumner j. KIM
ball. The man who makes the saving of
human life "A hobby, and carries it into effect
with such thOroughness, economy and accu-
racy of detail, assurejly deserves recognition
from the Government he serves.
New-York tribune., 1878-01-07
burdcned, with record Of having opposed ge,.

burdened with n record Of having opposed a cre,,
National blessing. 40"
The readjusters Of Virginia are taking euriou.
revenge on Governor Holiday for his unsrpec,sd
stand in defence of the pnbic credit. 80 long A, n.
confined his rhetoric TO meaningless phrases abou,
the honor of the State and the untarnshed escutch
Of the glorious old commonwealth, they praised
him as whoe-souled man" aud gifted orator.
Now, however that he has been brave enough 10 A.
nOuncc all attempts at repudiatiOn, IN rhetoric th,,
means something. they accuse him OF bOmbast. 4,
Is a kind Of bOmbast which hits somebody prc,iv
hard, else the readjGsters would not be in sach,
paIcls they are at present.
New-York tribune., 1878-01-07
NO COMPROMISE on NATIONAL HoN0P.


Abraham Lincoln was one of the few
American Presidents whose work will take
more than one page in history. When the
war broke out, and at every stage to lis close,
he used all the Executive power and patronage
to sustain the cause OF Che Union. Was there
q strong man doultinc9 Mr.. Lincoln made
him sure that sturdy fidelity TO the Union
would insure him special kindness from the
appointing power. There were no vulgar trades.
But men knew that loyalty to the Union meant
special friendship with the Administration,
and special consideration with the appointing
power. Men who had never cast a Republican
vote were selected for high posts in the Army,
because they were loyal and had influence.
Men who had wayered found quick regard for
their wishes when it was known that they
wavered no more. Southern men were picked
for strong places, because they could help the
Union cause. In brief, all the p0wU IT hc
Government was used to aid those Who were