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But ONE caANaR NEEDED.

The Democrats cry out for change :"
But one change is needed, and that is the
abolition of the solid South, which the
Democrats themselves invented. That
monstrous creation once destroyed it will
become possible to introduce and maintain
republican government at the South, but
this can never be accomplished while a
hope is left TO the party which puts its
reliance upon false counts and bulldozing.
The Southern Democrats must be made to
realize that the country cannot and viii
not submit to that kind Of outrage, and
when il understands the uselessness of the
attempt it viii see the folly of longer
maintaining the alliance with the Northern
Democracy. The moment the South sew
ers that alliance it viii begin to grow and
prosper, for then natural political d.
visions will appear throughout the region,
and the temptation to terrorism and fraud
will disappear. It is therefore the very
best thing that can be done for the inter-
ests of the South to break down its solidity,
and at the same time it is necessary for the
protection Of the North that this should
be done. That is the only change required
at present, and it will be carried out next
month.
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THE COURSE op agar1LIrY."

Miss Emily Faithful, in the London
Echo, deplores what she terms the "curse
"of gentility." She expresses the opinion
that all movements for the advancement of
women must come to nothing so long as the
contemplate caste ideas which have eaten
into the very heart OF the social life of
England are not extirpated. She COM
plains that the difficulties encountered by
women who are compelled to work, arising
from this source. are aggravated by the in
adequacy of the education given them.
She says " for the most part they have
hitherto been subjected to process bet
ter described as being dipped in thin
solution of accomplishments which will
mot bear the test of time, and which will
"never place them on the first step of
the steep ladder which has to be
mounted before they can gain enough
whereby to live. The shams of society,
the pretension to seem what one is not.
and the miserable desire to keep up
appearances are the foes they have to
combat" Though no doubt the lot OF
women forced to make their own living is
in some respects harder in England than
in America, because social rank is there
much more settled, and the preiudices of
such rank are consequently much more
oppressive, it is not to be denied that as
regards the slavery of women to preten-
sioDs and appearances the new world
suffers almost as much as the old. The
tyranny of society is certainly felt very
much more in the older settled States than
here. Indeed Californians who make the
experiment of re-establishing themselves
at the East quite generally find themselves
unable to tolerate the rigidity of social
etiquette and ceremonial which obtain
there, and go come back to the less con-
ventional society they have become aocus-
toned to. OF courseIthe absence of conven-
tionality may arise from mere barbarism,
bat in its higher manifestation it is the
token and proof of enfranchisement from
an enslaving and irrational habit of mi
micry. Fashion is essentially barbarous,
and lacking in intellectual elements. 1t is
the common tyrant and governor of the
savage and the civilized woman. It is to
be observed that it rarely dominates
men save in their most callow youth,
whereas women are under its sway
all their lives, and cheerfully sub.
nit to its most ridiculous dictates.
As civilization advances this servile defer
ence to appearances will, however, d.
minish, since the first evidence of real
growth Of intellect is the increase of indi-
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THE REPUBLICAN ADDRESS.

The address of the National Congress
sional Committee is striking and agree
able contrast in tone to that of the Demo-
Gratis. While it necessarily and properly
opens with hearty congratulations ON the
outcome of the recent elections, it imme-
diately proceeds to point out the necessity
OF earnest and united work until the day OF
election. The Republican managers fully
appreciate the importance OF the gains al
ready made, but they are none the less
alive to the necessity of pushing the cam
paign even more vigorously than before.
They rightly dwell ON the fact that the
party has to do with a desperate and reck-
less adversary, and that therefore nothing
must be neglected that can tend to make
assurance doubly sure. OF course it was
certain that the fight would have to be
fought cut, whichever way OHIO and In
diana went, and though the splendid Re-
publican victories just obtained will un-
questionably bring great moral prestige to
the party, they cannot make up for any
present apathy or wait of activity. It is
indeed very desirable that the defeat of the
Democracy next month should be so con-
elusive and overwhelming as to leave
nothing to base q hope upon. The solid
South must be extinguished so effectually
that recourse to that device will never be
thought of again. The determination of the
American people to have free ballot, full
vote and a fair count all over the Union
must be recorded SO emphatically that no
party will ever again try to seize the Gov
eminent by suppressing the franchise.
This is the most important duty OF the
coming election, and all other considera-
tons are subordinate to it. 1t is true that
the Democracy is utterly untrustworthy
in all things, but it is specially and par
tieularly true that it is now engaged In an
attempt to overthrow free government,
and to disfranchise not only the Repub.
lican party of the South, but the people of
the North and West also. This great
crime against the Constitution and the
laws must be rebuked and punished
promptly and severely, and to that end
every Republican and every conscientious
citizen must rally to the support of the
ticket headed by General Garfield From
this time forward there should be no in
Permission in the work. It should be
carried forward as energetically as though
nothing had been done already. The occa-
sion is momentous. The issues at stake
are of incalculable importance. The out.
come ought, therefore, to be even more
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urEs AND SETTLERS.

The Ute difficulty is beginning to take
ineligible shape, and to present itself as an
attempt on the part of white men, settlers
they are said to be, to prevent the con-
summation of the treaty with the tribe,
presumably to the end that the lands
granted it may be stolen by the aforesaid
settlers In order the better to carry ont
this scheme it had been arranged to cause
the arrest and removal of the Indian Agent,
and it is not impossible that raid would
then have been made upon the Indians,
similar to those which have several times
been perpetrated in the past, to the eter-
nal disgrace of the white scoundrels who
figured in them. In the present case the
Interior Department seems disposed to keep
firm hand on the reins, and we hope that
the resolution of Mr.. Schurz viii not
diminish. II ever the stains are to be re-
moved from our Indian record beginning
of fair play and honorable fulillment of
treaties must be made, and if it is neces-
sary to make an example of the murderous
and thieving white men who are forever
plotting to swindle and strip the Indians,
in the name of justice and good govern
mens let the example be made, even
though it should cost the vote of Con-
gressional District at some subsequent
election.
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naturalization. When men and women be-
gin to live their own lives, and cease to
be controlled by the opinions or customs
of their neighbors, they begin to make real
progress in vigor and energy of thought.
and the more this Independence grows the
greater viii BE the opportunities of advance
ment within the reach Of that community.
The truth is that when it has been OBJ
jected that there are SO few things to be
done by women, it has usually been
implied that there were SO few things
they were permitted to do by social con-
ventions Let the conventions be
broken, however, and the daring innovator
soon finds that the area of occupation is
much larger than had been imagined. 1t
is only when they are tyrannical, irration-
al, and injuriously restrictive that they
should be broken, but in such eases there
ought to be no Hesitation about rupturing
them. The great need of all society is
more independence of thought and action.
Whatever helps that helps civil
zation, and while there is great deal OF
very vigorous progress being made
in the Western States of the Union, even
here there is to be remarked tendency
towards the old deadening conservatism
which needs to be checked.
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Jews OF TIE MORNING.


In New York yesterday Government bonds were
e1oted 1T 1905 for Is Of 1897; 1923 for IS of 1885,
I1os for as; sterling, 81 s2!@4 So; silver bars
u25.
silver in London yesterday, 52li; consols
9s GIG; per cent. United States bonds, 1888; Is,
u1h; as, ii2s
In San Francisco half dollars are quoted at dis
count to par Mexican dollars, 92I buying, 90 SELL
ing.
At liverpool yesterday wheat was quoted at %
1IdGi0s 81 for average California
Mining stocks were fairly active in San Francisco
yesterday morning as things co. and prices in some
cases were trife higher The gain, however, did not
rise to the dignity of 81 per share in any single
case. The north end stocks showed the NEST
strength and the most business. The Gold Hill
stocks were not SO strong the regular as on the
informal call.
While travelling in the stage from Bodie to Carson,
one Of the passengers shot another for crowding
Kim.
R. R. Parkinson, the well-known Nevada news
paper man. was robbed by footpad Thursday night.
Cardinal Bartolomo Pacca, Archbishop CT Mag
geordowes, is dead.
Net the slightest sign is yet made at CONSTANT
nople Of ceding Dulcgno.
1t is asserted that there are 13 OOOof organized
Radicals in Russia
During the first twenty-four hours after theresult
of Tuesdays elections became known, Garfield re-
ceived 1877 congratulatory kilograms.
The Union League at New York has rendered a
reception to General Grant.
An immense Republican torch-light procession
will march through the streets OF San Francisco to-
night.
THIS Presidential party arrived at Astoria, Or,
yesterday where they remeined last night
Particulars of the recent assassination Of William
Cooper at San Fernando, Los Angeles county,
"wednesday night, by Peter Mckinney, are given
this morning.
On the second page OF to-day's REcoEs- UNION win
be found the 50 Agricultural Notes department. an
interesting letter from ostend, another OF Kate
Heath's breezy communications, the department OF
The Quiet Hour," etc. A further instalment Of
Farjeons story, 3" Set ina Silver Sea, and review
OF Eastern magazines are given on the third page
The departments OF Outdoor Amusements" and
The Household" fashion notes, etc, viii be found
upon the sixth page, and upon the seventh pas {
the regular weekly review Of the San Francisco
kats
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NOT MUCH OF a sEowBR,

The Democrats ought to try and come
to some sort of an agreement as to the posi-
ton they viii take regarding the late
elections. At present there is no harmony
in their views. Thus we find the National
Committee attributing the defeat of the
party in Indiana to the concentration of
all the Republican forces upon that State,
while many of the Democratic journals
affect to think that the contest there was,
as one of them phrases it, "a mere skir-
"mish." OF course it is apparent that if
the National Executive Committee is right
the other Democratic authorities must be
wrong And if the latter are not wrong
it is all the more surprising that the Demo-
cratic managers should seem to take the
matter to heart so much. It is clear that
they do not regard it as mere Skin
mish," for many of them were in the fray,
and know what manner of contest it
was. They are very serious about it, and
inclined to no depreciation of its import
ance, and perhaps the small-fry Democratic
press would show more sagacity if it did
not pretend freedom from alarm which
everybody knows it does not enjoy, and
which it would be exceedingly stupid to
entertain even If it could.
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MR. alAscocK ARRAIaNEp.

In his speech in this city the other even
ing Mr.. Glascock, Democratic candidate
for Congress, was guilty OF misrepre-
sentation too serious to pass unnoticed.
In that speech he denied that Mr.. Page
was justified in voting against the Mexican
Veterans pension bill on the ground that
it opened the door to rebel claimants of pen
sions. He said that this explanation was
not good, because there was another law
in existence which expressly prohibited
the granting of pensions to rebels. The
purpose OF Mr.. Glascock of course was to
excite feeling against Mr.. Page among the
Mexican veterans, and in order to do this
he publicly uttered falsehooi. The facts
of the case are as follows: Section 47l6 of
the Revised q. S. Statutes provides "that
no money on account of pensions shall
be paid to any person, or to the widow,
"children or heirs of any deceased person,
"who in any manner voluntarily engaged
90 in, or aided or abetted, the late rebellion
"against the authority of the United
States. That law, says Mr.. Glascock,
would have prevented any rebels from OBJ
tanning pensions under the bill which Mr.
Page opposed. That is untrue. The
bill which Mr.. Page opposed contains
this provision "Section s. That section
"47l6 of the Revised Statutes is hereby
repealed" So then it appears that the
bill which Mr.. Page SO properly opposed
| contained an express provision repeating
the law which, according to Mr.. Glascock,
would have prevented rebels from obtain
ing pensions. Mr.. Page acted in the mat
ter as loyal and patriotic citizen must
have acted. He refused his consent to a
measure which, as we have shown, would
have opened the door wide to the rebel
| claims for pensions And Mr.. Glaseock
| stands convicted of gross and injurious
Misrepresentation, for which no pretense of
misinformationcanc constitute an excuse, but
which indicates that he is willing to en-
ploy slanderous fasehood for the base
| purpose of creating sentiment against an
honorable opponent. He owes an ample
apology for this wrong, not only to Mr.
Page, but to the audience whom he insulted
by his false representation.
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RUsKIN ON WORDSWORTH.

Mr.. Ruskin has of late years been ex-
ceedinely eccentric in his criticism, and
has appeared to take special satisfaction
iii opposing himself to what he regards as
the material and sordid spirit of the age.
This has led him to extol eras which were
in nearly all respects less laudsble than the
present. and has brought him into sundry
dilemmas. Occasionally, however, he
strikes out clear and much. needed truth,
and among these welcome appearances we
must count his recent characterization of
the poet Wordsworth. OF him Mr.. Ruskin
thus writes in the Nmeeeeata Century ::
Wordsworth is simply a Westmoreland
peasant, with considerably less shrewd-
"ness than most border Englishmen or
"Scotsmen inherit; and no sense of
"humor; but gifted lin this singularly)
with vivid sense OF natural beauty. and a
"pretty turn for reflections, not always
"acute, but, as far as they reach, medicinal
"to the fever of tae restless and corrupt.
"ed life around him. Water to parched
clips may be better than Sameian wine,
"but do not therefore let us confuse the
"qualities Of wine and water. I much
"doubt there being many inglorious Mil
"tons in our country church-yards, but
cam very sure there are many Words
"worths resting there, who were inferior
"to the renowned one only in caring less
"to hear themselves talk" We are really
very much obliged to Mr.. Ruskin for this
criticism, for it is time the bubble of the
Wordsworthian revival was thoroughly
pricked. That revival was one of the
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TIE TopHuNrER RAEAK.

The work Of repairing the levee CT The
place known as the Todhurter break, about
| aQuarter OF mile above Washington, On ths
Yolo side Of the Sacramento, is now being
rapidly pushed forward. The contract has
been awarded by the Drainage Commission
| ers to P. a. Miller, OF this city, who also has
the contract for the work at Washington
mentioned few days since The Todhunter
break in the levee is 40 feet long. and not
only the entire levee is cut away, bus what
would seem almost incredible, by the peculiar
action Of the water in rushing through
this escape to the low lands back Of WASH
ington, the ground underneath where the
levee formerly stood, over the space If the
entire length of the break, is cut cut TO a
depth of about 35 feet below what was the
base of the levee, and = small lake averaging
from to rods IN width, 700 feet long and
about 80 feet in depth, now occupies the
place OF former defense against high waters
of the Sacramento.
There were two methods considered for
constructing the levee, one by first filing the
lake aud then constructing the levee above
it, and the other to run the rev leyee around
the lake back into the adjoining field. The
latter method would require a new leves
], eco feet long against zoo feet UPON the for
mer line, but upon sounding5 being made Of
the little lake. and estimates made az to the
number of cubic yards of earth it would re-
quire to ill in upon the former locs-
ton of the levee, it was sJund that
to fill q sufficient width tough the
lake for the base of the !avee and
only to a level with the surface of the
ground, would take as much rial as it
would to construct the entire 200 feet in
circular form around it, and aft it had
been filed to this level there woui0 still be-
700 feet of levee to build across II tt was
therefore decided to build around the break,
and it is expected that when this is done the
deep cut or lske will soon fill by deposit OF
sediment during high water, so that IL future,
II desired, the levee can again be restored
to the former location, and the ma
terial IN the levee now being constructed
used for that purpose. 1t is estimated that
it wouldrequire about 50, 000cubic yards to fill
the lake to level with the surface Of the
ground or base of the former levse. and
this mammoth piece of work it is expected
Will be accomplished during a single rainy
season by the natural deposit of sedi-
ment from the Sacramento STRAIGHT"
The new line of leyee lies arourd
the break in the position of about the fourth
part of q circle, with the ends joining upon
the old levee a little past the endsle By the
break. The base of the leyee will be from
so 70 90 feet in width, the hight ~ TO II
feet and width on the top, when completed,
Sfeet. The work is all being done by blowing
and scraping, and the material taken entirely
from within the circle. Sixteen tssIns are
already employed at the work and many moro
will be added. Boarding and lodging quar-
ters for workmen and stables for teams have
been erected close by, and the locality pre-
sents a lively appearance.
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Tns motive Of the nomination is perfectly clear.
1. will mislead no intelligent man. Tho party was
dsloyal during the war, and factous and mischiev-
Gus in their interference with its settlements since
It has consequently been condemned and mistrusted
Tho nomination Of Hancock has only been another
effort to escape from bad reputation ard bed
past history. 1t must be taken US public confess
sion by she party that they dare not offer either to
the people for approval. Hancock's military record
is put forward TO conceal their own. The soldier.
who in the hardships and trials of the war found
the Democratic party of the North discoursging the
enistments that werc to relieve or supper. him and
embarrassing and opposing the Government he was
periling his life to defend, and keeping up > way
upon him in the rear, has not been quick 10 forre.
or forgive it, have the loyal people OF the eoun
try whose anxieties, burdens, losses and debts have
been vastly increased by the dsloyal conduct of that
party, been quick to trust it again. The nomination
of Hancock is attempt of the party to cajoe and
deceive the loyal people of the country. 1t doea
not chsnge party character but is intended to cloak
It-lWarner III. Bateman.
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THE BEST PAPER

Published in California to-day, for the family, the
business Office, the shop, the market and the field
is THE SACRAMENTO WEEKLY USloS, issued IN semi
weekly pats; l. e., every Wednesday morning and
avery saturday morning, an eightpage part of the
naper appears, the two making up paper of l6
large close pages the whole furnished by mail, pre-
paid. one year, for q go The advantage OF the
UNION in being sent out twice each week must be
obvious to all. 1t brings the news oftener and
fresher to every reader and thus forestals the news
in the old style Of weekies But the UNION is also
the best paper IN matter of all kinds. Its editorials
are bold clear positive and logical; its miscellany
choice, ehaste and varied; its news departments
full fresh and from the most approved sources its
market quotations rel4be, its correspondence from
the best OF WRITER'S and in ali its departments Ii IS
by all Odds the leading paper of the coast
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The DEMOCRATIC ADDRESS.

The Democratic National Executive
Committee has issued an address which is a
wall Of CONSERVATION and dismay at the
results OF the Ohio and Indiana elections.
The hystercai mood in which this singular
document was composed has left its traces
all over it. the fiery Watterson never
wrote such screed "between the sherry
and the champagne. It is at once a
laehrymose appeal and epiteful scold.
1t shows conclusively that whatever else
defeat may do for the Democrats it dees
not render them any wiser or more honest.
So much OF the address as is not redolent
of tears is objurgatory. This National
Democratic Committee has descended to
the place of the cayote Democratic
stumpers, and belaboIs General Garfield
with abuse which has already been sui
GENTLY commented ON by the returns from
Ohio. It asks the country whether in
deed fifty millions of people will 60 the
way of Ohio and Indiana. The obvious
answer TO this is that while there are not
fifty millions of veters in the United States,
there are enough who think with the ma
ioritles in Ohio and Indiana to give Gen.
eral Garfield very handsome election.
The committee evidently do not agree with
some Democrats, who are declaring that
the Indiana electionw was ''amere skirmish.
They, on the contrary, assert that
the whole strength of the Republican party
was concentrated there They do not refer
to the fact that the whole strength of the
Democratic party was also engaged, because
any reference to that circumstance would
only emphasize the already patent
inference that the Democratic party