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Year: 1869

Too MANY LAWYERS. .-Sprague says there
are too many lawyers in Congress. There are
too many everywhere. There is too much law
and too little justice in the whole machinery Of
government, national, State and municipal
especially municipal.
Year: 1869

THE TENURE OF OFFICE LAw-CoUNTINo
NosEs.-We have before us several conflicting
estimates of the probable vote of the Senate
on the repeal of the Tenure of Office law.
From these estimates, or conjectures, rather, we
get the admission from both sides that the re-
suit is doubtful. The democrats, In their zeal
FOR the repeal, have, we apprehend, been scar
ing some of the carpet-baggers over to the
Sther side. But still the pressure of the Office
Aeekers for the repeal is telling in the radical
rtnks, and the repealers are sanguine Of sue
ckss, for they have the right on their side and
the President.
Year: 1869

AN ARGUMENT. T.--Carl sSchurz's reason for
not voting for the repeal of the Civil Tenure
bill now is that he wants to vote for the repeal
by and by. He does not want to deprive him
self of the pleasure of voting against tho
repeal next session.
Year: 1869

The law for the protection Of game, intro
duced in the Assembly by Mr.. Skeels, is
decided Improvement on anything that our
sportsmen have had heretofore. 1t prevents
all deer shooting on Long Island for five years,
and all woodcock, quail and partridge shooting
in the same locality for the same term, unless
by person who has stocked the island with
game. These provisions will hardly meet with
general approval. Woodcock and partridges
cannot be obtained to stock any place with,
and sportsmen are not 80 selfish as to expect
to- keep the shooting all to themselves simply
because they were fortunate enough to obtain
a few quail during the past winter. There is
another provison-that no set nets or pounds
shall be used in any of the waters OF this
State-which must have got in through over
sight, as it would prevent the shad fishing
entirely by citizens Of New York in the
Hudson river, and hand the entire business
over to yerseymen. 1t would also strike a
heavy blow at the Long Island fishermen,
who use pounds and make the Sound shore Of
Connecticut q profitable rendezvous for that
class of citizens. With these and some other
minor exceptions the law is good one and
will give universal satisfaction.


1t reduces the time for killing deer to the
three months of October, November and
December; it allows woodcock shooting to
commence on the Fourth of July, and stops the
sale of all quail, partridges, prairie chickens
and fresh venison on the LIST OF March. 1t
forbids the use of batteries in the South Bay,
prohibits sailing for ducks or killing them at
night; all of which are most excellent enact
ments. Trout fishing commences on the LIST
of March on Long Island and on the 1st Of
April in the rest of the State. Most Of the
provisions are sensible and consistent, and,
even if the law is passed in its present state, it
will be in the main correct
Year: 1869

under this rule. where occasion requires
make compound participles also Clearly, We
may do this. And how shall we make such
q participlef Not by putting together two
participles of the same voice, but by qualify
ing the activity Of the present with the other
form. Such composite expression ought in
parsing, to be regarded as compound nomina-
tives are, because it is essentially single-it is
the name of one conception; and having thus
applied certain words as the name Of COM
mon conception, why may we not assert Of
that conception anything we choose-that Is,
apply to it any verb in the language' Shall
we stop at the word sis" because portion Of
our expression in another phase of its gram
matical life is related to that word2 Shall we
be afraid Of such patent nonsense as "exists
existing" or sis ising?" We might as well
hesitate to say sit SHOWS" because we cannot
also say 1--WE snow, you snow. they snow."
Year: 1869

were wont to take place In this city in the
month of May, pleasant and profitable though
they may have been to many, were undigni-
fed, and, in q certain sense, unworthy of that
sacred cause in whose name and behoof they
were held. They had but one object, and that
object was money. To secure this object the
public meeting and the many speeches were
deemed necessary. Since the HERALD COM
menced to take the churches in hand It is found
that to court publicity is very much q work OF
supererogation. That which is made known
everywhere cannot be made more public.
That good cause which Is set before our
million readers, and which 80 effectively
speaks for itself, requires no further advocacy.
We are not surprised. therefore, to learn that
the May meetings are not to take place this
year. Even the Evangelical Alliance has con-
cluded that it is unnecessary for the present to
assemble the lights Of the Protestant world in
this city We are glad to see our labors so
handsomely acknowledged. The church So
cieties will not be the poorer because the an
niversaries have been discontinued. The
purse strings of our New York merchant
princes are far more likely to yield to the smart
advocacy of the newspaper than to long
winded anniversary orations. We consider
this one good result already gained.


Other results will follow. We certainly ex-
pect that the style and tone of pulpit oratory
will be greatly improved. We want ideas.
We want taste and elegance and oratorical
power, of course but we want ideas
above all. The pulpit has been
little too slow. There has been too much talk
ing for talking's sake. Anything was good
enough if only it covered the requisite time.
The preacher must now be prepared to see
himself in print and to know that his intellec
tual measure is taken by thousands who never
saw or heard him. This publicity win no
doubt be the ruin of some; it will also be the
making of many. It will no longer be pos
sible to complain in this city or neighborhood
that the lights Of the pulpit are hid under q
bushel. This new missionary movement, which
we have instituted and with which we identify
ourselves, whatever may be its effect upon in
dividuals or upon church organizations, cannot
fail to have powerful influence in Fastening the
day when Christianity shall be the religion Of
the entire family Of man. The press is to b
the great power of the future. With the press
at her back Christianity need fear no foe
Year: 1869

The Board of Excise, at meeting yester-
day, had under consideration the important
subject of reduction in the rates Of licenses
as charged at present to liquor dealers, hotel
keepers and others engaged in the sale of
spirits, wines and other taxable intoxicating
fluids The question came up in the shape of
report from the Committee of Applications,
in which it is stated that the members, having
given the matter due consideration, had come
to the conclusion to recommend reduction
from the present scale ranging from two hum
dred and fifty to fifty dollars, according to the
class to which the dealer belongs as laid down
in the Excise law. The report appears in our
columns to-day. We are told that the liquor
traders are jubilant, but whether the public
at large, wives, husbands and children have
good cause to join in the rejoicing remains to be
seen. The Board took action Of great public
benefit in donating the sum of 1920, 158 from
the Excise fund, under the provisions of the
new Charity bill, to various public institutions
in New York and Brooklyn. This constitutes
slight reparation for the social evils which
have resulted from the hitherto indiscriminate
sale and use Of liquors.
Year: 1869

TIE DISCRETION OF THE Court. There is
one point In the Pearsall- o 'Connor case
worthy Of more discussion than has been
given IL. Did not the Judge venture little
too far with his discretion at the first step In
the case? Instead Of giving the custody Of the
child to the father when the mothers character
became known the mother was permitted to
keep the child in the hope that this might In
duce her TO reform. She perhaps did not re-
form, but did leave the jurisdiction Of the
court, and now the court seems to be without
o remedy. Much harm to the child Is likely to
come from that mistaken clemency.
Year: 1869

What is the meaning of the excitement In
England over the Alabama dispute? Why
does our statement of the case give rise to so
much irritation thereP Is 1t not something
quite out of the ordinary channel that whole
nation of respectable beef eaters and beery
shopmen-a rotund and jocund people, from
his worship on the bench to cabby at the cor
ner-should thus fall into paroxysms of out
ragged virtue and startled decency because we,
their dear friend on this side the water, have
ventured to tell them how we look at the mat
ter In dispute between us? Surely this ought
not to be very great offence. Especially it
ought not to be an offence in q friend and we
know that England regards us as her warmest
and dearest friend; for she has just told us
this in spasms of reproachful utterance that
quite remind us of what the chambermaids
say on the stage when they declare their devo-
ton to that mistress who Is sending them
away for robkery. Have not the Times, the


Sur, the Pal Ma1 Gazette, and the uni
versal CT ceteru Of the British press
dinned in our ears for many days
the whole story Of how Britain
loved and loves us-how she refused TO pick
our pocket in the row, and would not Join
with France to cut our innocent throat? Could
the force Of affection go further than this, that
IL should induce England TO refrain from mur-
der and robbery when safe opportunity was
before her? And yet with all this fondness-
this excessive tenderness and Partially for us,


her dear cousns-she will not hear with COM


mon patience what we have TO say on our side
of story that has been tremendously stated
and restated on her side.


What is the reason Of this2 Whence this


unaccountable loss Of temper-this tipsy stra-
tegy that slips out Of an argument by accusing


somebody Of wanting to fight? England per-
ceives, for the first time, that she stands face
TO face with the Power that bears TO her the
| same relation that Rome bore to Carthage.
This idea has had such an effect upon her as
| is usually due to the contact of O cart rung
| with ones mazzard. II has awakened her TO


the fact that she bears quite different relation
10 the world at large from what she thought,


and In important semi-bewilderment she vents


q fume that Is half maudlin hypocrisy and
| half rage at the one that has disturbed


her selfcomplacent sense of her own
dignity and might There is peculiar
irritation that proud old gentlemen seem to


feel when suddenly compelled TO contemplate


again, despite all self-respect, some half for
gotten villany Of other days-some act Of tur-


pitude that their own partial reasoning had


almost brought them to look upon as piece
of special virtue. There Is disappointment


that congests the liver aud utterly destroys


the temper of your avaricious old trader
doomed to witness the success of energetic
younger rivals in the same line, and there is a


bilious bitterness Of spirit that makes hang


dog rogue of the champion prize fighter ruled


out of the ring for trick Of striking foul. Eng
lands present wrath has something Of all these


qualities ia IL, and II does not answer what we
Year: 1869

Our DETECTIVE POLICE SYsTEM.-Is It wise
to maintain q system for the cultivation of
roguery under the guise Of police detective
force2 Is it well to maintain body upon
which the charge of encouraging crime for the
purpose of detecting it is openly made, and in
many judicial cases has been established
We think not, and we suggest that a radical
change in the whole detective system in this
city is absolutely needed. 1t is question
worth considering-if we had less detectives
should we not have fewer thieves? As the de-
tectve force is now managed it is evident that
il does not operate for the prevention Of crime,
while there are q thousand reasons in the form
of greenbacks, diamond rings, magnificent
shirt studs, comfortable bank accounts and
other potent considerations which tend to
encourage crime in order that 1t may be ''de-
tected" when liberal reward is offered.
Year: 1869

BRITISH GoLD.-They who make the greatest
parade of their wish to enlighten the people
are not above appealing to the worst and
meanest prejudices for the flrthering OF
favorite purposes. This is seen in the course
of the organ Of protection in opposing free
trade. It holds it to be an argument against
free trade that it is supported by houses inter-
ested 10 foreign trade. 1t is, then, an argument
In favor Of protection that its main support is
from manufacturing monopolies. And IL
this an argument that will touch the people,
Year: 1869

There are O number Of offices that the Law
declares must be filed by doctors, because
proper discharge of the duties requires special
education. Not one Of these places Is filed BY
man whom the profession here would accept
as its representative In any sense; and the
majority Of these appointments are disgracetnl,
as they were obtained by disgraceful means.
None, however, is so bad as that at Quaran-
tine. II is an outrage that o man like thia
swinburne should be brought here and given
absolute sanitary authority in the port Of the
city that has more medical ability than anx
other city Of this country. He should bo
hustled out forthwith and his place given to
some practitioner,or professional man resident
in the city, some man Of ability and urbanity
like Carnochau, or, progressive in science
like Doremus, who WOULD make quarantine q
practical teacher Of Its own sanitary necessities !
or some well freighte4 professional veteran OF
the metropolis liketAlohzo Clark, whose know.
lodge Of tho c;daranyfnc history Of the city
would be great public benefit; or, If pro-
fsssional character and position are not held
10 especial honox at Albany, then put into this
Year: 1869




The Associated Press i'm Trouble Again-


Another Leak.


We have received the following communica-
ton from an excellent, worthy, active and at
tentive agent Of the Associated Press, Of
which we think 1t proper to take some notice.
Therefore we give it all the space that 1t is en-
titled to. 1t reads as fOllows:-


OFFICE OF THE n. Y. ASSOCIATED psEss,


George II. Stout's news agency is actually cooper
atng with Hass0n's "opp0stion" concern. IN COM
petition with u.s. in serving Philadelphia and Wash
Press WE Whether n it IS IS Obtained @ d from
sure; but the fact that there IS leak again some
where shows the Importance Of care TO cut or all
parties like Hasson and Stout, VINO are In rivalry


J. W. siMoNToN, General Agent


Well, there may be q leak somewhere. We
take it for granted, upon this reliable au-
thority that there are several leaks and loose
screws In the management of the Associated
Press; but as far as we are concerned we are
not disposed to repair them. In fact, we care
nothing about them. We know that there are
no leaks with us, and that is sufficient to keep
our mind at ease. We take care to cover all
the requisites in the communication of tele-
graphic news to the public after our own
fashion, and if there are any 'sleaks" In other
papers it concerns us not at all. We recon-
mend that the author of the above communica-
ton should apply to Mr.. Dana for information
on the subject. He keeps scrutinizing eye
upon all purloiners Of telegraph dispatches
and violators of the rules of the Associated
Press. He knows all about it. As for us, we
are satisfied of two things: First, that it is
ridiculous to suppose that the Associated Press
can keep its news secret-the fact being
patent that it runs of through a thousand
channels, like water through sieve, and
no discipline which the association has under
its control can prevent it from flying abroad az
wildly as the winds of heaven. Next, that
the Associated Press is rapidly going to pieces
from the fOrce-Or the weakness-of circum-
stances, and must soon give way for some
better general system, whether it be by the
exercise of q certain control of telegraph
news by the government, which will not inter-
fere with individual enterprise or the adoption
of some other plan. For our part we care
little whether there are leaks in the present
system of the Associated Press or not, or
whether our government, like that of Eng
land-as recently decided in Parliament
should take the telegraph into Its own hands.
We are determined to continue to furnish
the public with telegraph news as full and
complete as money and enterprise can accom-
plish that object, and to do it after our own
fashion, as heretofore.
Year: 1869

have said, but only gives unconscious utter
ance to her appreciation Of her present place
among nations.


Disraeli was more than half right in the say
ing that England was rather an Asiatic than a
European Power. England's best hold for en-
pire is in India and in her trade with China.
She is at the end of her tether with regard to
development even in that direction, and now
begins to fear that she cannot hold
what she has. She has for long
time seen the growing power of the
United States in that quarter, but did not fear
it, for she measured our foreign policy by the
expressions given to it by such secretaries as
Mr.. Seward and by the general uniformed
character it had before the war. Now, for the
first time, in view of such style toward her
as appears in Mr.. Summers speech, she discov-
ers that there is another great Power in the
world; that the people ON this side the Allan
tic are disposed to assume and to hold that
place among nations to which their strength
and vigor justly entitle them; that there must
be change in the relative power of the nations
of the earth, aud that this change must most
especially be made to her disadvantage.
England's irritation at Mr.. Summers speech
is excited, not because it states a case against
her on this old, old argument, but because 1t
is the first practical illumination against her
traditional policy and power Of the great
people of the future-because it announces
what she feels must be her doom.
Year: 1869

For the fourth time Napoleon has appealed
to the French people, and from the returns
which have reached us it may be considered
an established fact that for the fourth time
the French people have proclaimed him their
chief. Opposition papers in France, anti
Napoleonio journals in Europe and America,
have been doing their best to convince us that
France is sick of Napoleonism. France her.
self has spoken out, and we have no choice
said, ''We will not have this man to rule over
u.s." The French people have once more said
the very reverse. So far as we know the
result of the elections the opposition has COM
pletely failed. In the new Corps Legislatif
Napoleon will have his own way more than
he had it with its predecessor. 1t is
impossible, however, to refuse to admit that
the government machinery has had much to do
with the government victory. A less perfect
machinery would have been made manifest by
less complete success. Napoleon has done
much to reconcile the French people to the
Bonaparte dynasty; but there are many who
doubt whether, if the strong haud of the En-
peror were removed, 1t would be possible to
hold in check the opposition spirit which un-
questionably does exist. France is virtually
a republic. II has for the fourth time elected
its present chief. This, however, is no reason
why France should remain contented with his
son. The welfare of the Bonaparte dynasty
is very tightly bound up with the life of the
present Emperor
Year: 1869

TIE CURRENCY QUESTION. Vienna
correspondents rfsunas of the history Of Aus
trian currency suggests many points for our
guidance and instruction. The idea of taxa
ton currency is an ingenious one. 1t would
be useful, perhaps, if we were to remain always
subject to the present very extensive and
diverse system Of taxation. The danger and
folly of contraction are also made clearly
manifest, even if we had not the experiments
homogeneous currency, moreover, and Mr..
Boutwell, would signalize his term Of Office
should he recommend to and prevail upon the
next session Of Congress the abolition of the
national bank notes ana the substitution OF
greenbacks, giving the country a uniform
currency.
Year: 1869

Governor Hoffman, like most honest men
who hold important positions, is always anx-
ious to perform deeds that are likely to elicit
the public favor and command applause. A
chance now presents itself before the Execu-
tive to do a popular act The removal Of
John Swinburne from the position of Health
Officer of the port of New York is called for by
every interest that contributes to the growth
and greatness of this city. There is not
party or class of individuals-we might almost
say not man, woman or child in or around
this great commercial emporium, save, per-
haps, the few leeches who hang and hunger
around the Quarantine establishment--wh
would not rejoice to see DR.. Swinburne turned
ont Of his present position.


In this connection we call the attention Of
the Governor 10 the following extract from an
article in the Brooklyn Eagle of Tuesday,


II We want to secure Coney Island against the
future covetOusuess OF the Quarantine officer the
way to do it il to press Governor Holman TO re-
move DR.. Swinburne The HERALD is doing this for
special reasons OF its esyn. we second the motion,
simply In order to protect COney Island from the
gmsplng propensites OF this official cormorant.


Mr.. Hoffman has no right to disregard ap-
pcals like the above, coming as tAey do from
his warmest friends and most powerful sup
porters; and If response is not speedily
forthcoming in the shape which the extract
for independence and prompt action which has
heretofore marked our Executive has most
singularly departed.
Year: 1869

ANOTHER RAILROAD MoNoPoLy.-Is every
thing on wheels that runs in the streets to
give way for the accommodation Of the city
railroad csrsP It appears that the Common
Council think so by their decision that horse
cars have not only the prior right Of way, but
enjoy also the privilege Of OBTAINING carriages,
wagons aud trucks, according to their pleasure,
OF street crossings. II Is very well that the
city railroads, which are a great accommoda-
ton to the mass Of the people, should receive
a due amount Of consideration from the
authorities but we submit that they have not
an exclusive right to the use Of the Streets
Other conveysnces have some rights too.
Year: 1869

for the condemnation of the Quaker City for
violation Of the neutrality laws. As the boat
has not left this harbor how can she have
committed such offencep Is the intention
without the fact punishable9 And can any
court know of intention except by the facts
Are we not becoming astonishingly good in
our endeavors to set virtuous example to
the national rogues of Europe?
Year: 1869

QUITE RIeHr.-General Mcclellan will not
come out for the decoration day." He
declines to appear in public ceremonials SO
persistently that we must suppose he does SO
from well considered resolutions and as he
has boon much the target Of pitiful
criticism this course cannot be misunderstood.
It is at once wise and praiseworthy. National
gratitude may be trusted finally to do sufficient
honor to the soldier of Antietam.
Year: 1869

COMBINING BUSINESS WITH PLEAsURE-The
Legislature Of Rhode Island, in holding Its
May session every year at Newport. It looks
like forcing the season but this year the sea-
son for several days has been as good as July.
The next thing, we fear, will be July session
Of the New York Legislature at Saratoga; and
then look out for the tax levy.
Year: 1869

By THE CABLE.-We had the news yester-
day by the cable that it was the horse Ger
dagne and not Sardaigne that was second in
the French Derby. For fear that we may
next have the pedigree Of Cerdagne sent over
by the cable we hereby enter our protest
against the proceeding.
Year: 1869

LEE AS EMPEROR The Paducah (Ky.) Res-
tuckian says If the radicals are determined to
have ON emperor in this country let them take
Bob Lee. An imperial kite with that bob will
never fly, nor will the bob fly with it.