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Year: 1867

Of the preceding night to say nothing Oh tne
singing in the parlor after he had retired, shall
have left him even a rag of temper to go out
with. Then, for breakfast! Think OF what
Delmonico gives us here in the city, and then
give glance but only glance, at the board
ing-house table, the good, wholesome country
fare that one reads about so often In newspa-
per advertisements. Who would on this far
Manhattan leave to feed and batten on this
mOOrg


What we are ridiculing just now Is the notion
that the country for three months III the year,
on the terms our city folks get it, is preferable
to New York City, with its cool sea-breezes, lts
Croton water, its excellent walks, its adml-
rable DelmOncO, its beautiful Park, and its In
Vulnerable opportunities of getting away from
IL whenever one wishes The idea IS prepOs-
ferrous, and could never have been entertained
by any one who had ever tested his prejudlces
by actual experience. We want to convince
our rich people that they make a mistake in
going so far and spending so much money as
they do, to get fresh air and GOODNESS, and the
auiet pleasures of life. All of these are to be
found in the very city itself. Here are all the
delights of the country without its discom-
forts Who spends his Summer in the country,
gets his vegetables, his fruit his milk, his
eggs, his meat, his poultry, bis fish-if, indeed,
he gets them at all-at the third remove; he
exchanges abundance for scarcity, gives up the
best for the second best, and loses the most
delightful part of the year in the vain pursuit
of happiness that exists only in the imagina-
ton Os city-bred poets, and cOckney romance
writer's
Year: 1867

few DAYS since brief paragraph found its
way among our personal items 10 the enect mat Mr
Chase went into the Treasury possessed OF very little pr
vate means and came out of It, ana Is now very rich
We assured By Oh f OF b no.
ever an advocate of his financial policy that the story Is
utterly without foundation lie assures sur @ u.s. ed nmd On M a
vae Of the CmefJustice are now about Ihe same
they when he the same s1 enc in nominal
amount In fact OF much less value Tor the purpose OF
m understand in these days OF high prices. We regret
that in compilation Of brief personal items, this mis-
statement got into our columns and IL Is but Justice 10
give it this prominent contradiction Tins "oru'


This handsome paragraph induces us to say
something in reference to the calumny recently
mt in circulation about Mr. Chase to the eff
feet that, having entered the Treasury poor
man, he now possesses an income OF SIO0OOO
year.


Mr. Thurlow Weed seems to be the author OF
this story. AS the libels of this representative
scamp are tOlerably good evidences OF the IN
tegrity of the person libeled, we have passed
it by. 1t is very hard that a man with the
stainless record of Mr.. Chase, with a life of
purity. courage, earnestness and fidelity, should
find himself charged with stealing the public
moneys. We happen to known that this is the
one sin from which Mr. Chase is free, and,
without attempting to drag n gentlemans pn-





yate business before the world we also believe
that the statements of our Washington cor
respondent are substantially true. Mr.. Chase
is to-day much poorer man, by reason of his
public life, than when he entered the Treasury
and a great deal poorer than if he had re-
mained at the bar.


This we say in justice to cruelty wronged
man. 1t is not the first time that we have no.
tccd Infamous assaults upon him and his
family. Even his high station is no safeguard
from these pcstilent creatures who, unable
to do or appreciate anything great, gain noto-
riety by assaling the greatness of others.
These cowardly attempts to iDjure Mr.. Chase
in the confidence of the nation, however, will
have the effect attending like assaults hereto
fore made. They will serve to arouse the de-
termination of the people to vindicate one
whose life has been devoted to their cause.
Year: 1867

Mr. Stanton has been removed from Office.


but the principles he represented remain. We


repeat that although the Presidents action is


unjustfed and likely to have evil results, yet


on the whole the country may gain by it, Mr.


Stanton's presence in the Cabinet may have
restrained the President, but did not change
the policy of his administration. 1t was a neg
ative protection. At the same time Mr.. Stanton
shielded Dir. johnson from great deal of in
dignatiOn that justly belonged to him, and
prevented his policy from fully working out its
own destruction. Now we are to have the lines
deeply drawn. The President has resolved upon
opposing reconstruction Congress has resolved
that the laws shall be executed, and there is
no longer a power in Office TO intervene. We
are well satisfied to abandon Mr.. Johnson's
administration to its own devices; it is useless
to longer hope that Republican in the Cabinet
could patch it up, and make it worthy of the
peoples confidence. "Ephraim is joined TO his
"idols; let him alone"


We know now where we stand. There is
no complaint that Mr.. Stanton had not dis
charged his duties faithfully it is plain that
he is suspended simply because he is a Repub-
llcan. Mr. johnson could not endure that the
secretary OF War should be resolved to execute
the laws In the spirit in which they were laid
down. MIR. Stanton's offense was that he
chose to obey the laws, even if in
doing so he disobeyed the President. The
senate VIII determine whether his sus-
pension was legal !; and in the meanwhile
Mr. stanton has put it on record that he
has yielded only to superior force He could
not resist the combined authority of the Com
mander-in- Chief of the Army and the General
of the Army. When Gen. Grant agreed with
the President, and sent word to the Secretary
that he had accepted from the President the
position. Mr.. Stanton had no choice left Had
Year: 1867

We notice with pleasure the formation OF
society for the purpose of securing change IN
the system of elections, so as to give mlnorlties
everywhere an opportunity to be heard In leg
islation. We are especially glad to notice the
cooperation in this movement of gentlemen
representing all shades OF political opinions
for this is reform in which all parties have
common interest, and which ought not to
be made partisan issue. The members
of the society doubtless have various theor-
les as TO the mode In which the reform
should be attempted and will, we pre-
sume, endeavor so to harmonic their views as
10 bring q united influence to bear upon the
Convention, which will speedily decide the ques-
ton as far as this State is concerned. Looking
70 what seems practicable and attainable, rather
than to abstract perfection, we suggest that the
wisest policy for the friends of this reform will
be to accept the report of the Conventions
Committee on the Legislature as basis,
modifying it only so far as is necessary
to make it conform TO the main principle
that mnorities shall be represented. The
essential feature of the scheme reported
TO the Convention is the election of Senators
by large districts, and of Assemblymen by
counties. The objection to this plan, under the
ordinary system, by which members are elected
only by the majority in each district, is that
the great counties of New York, Kings, Erie'
&c, would be represented exclusively by one
party and the whole interior of the State ny


another. The advantages which seem III tne
judgment of the Convention to outwelgh ehis
objection are the getting rid of little dlstricts'
some of which are notoriously depraVed' and'
by making every constituency Large one' Sc
Year: 1867

curing at least one well known and reputable
man from each election division.


A very slight change would secure every
advantage, and obviate every defect Of this
plan. A moderate increase of the Assembly
would secure three members or more to about
two-thirds of the counties. Then give TO the
minority, in every county eleotng thiee or
more members, the right of cumulative voting;
that is, instead of voting once for three mem
bers, give every elector liberty to cast, Il he
prefers, three votes for one member. The
Republicans of NewYork and Brooklyn, and
the Democrats of 0nOndaga Oneida, Monroe,
and even St. Lawrence would thus secIre
a fair representation in the Legislature. The
same principle, applied to the Senate, would
perhaps make it desirable that three should be
elected annually from each district. This
would be quite easy, if the Senatorial term
should be confined to two years; or if it is
thought best to make the term longer, the
number of districts might be reduced to four.
each electing 12 Senators three every year.
The character of the Constitutional Conven-
ton, contrasting so strongly as it does with
that of recent legislatures, has done much to
impress the public with faith in the superiority
of a system of election by large districts; but
on the other hand the political complexion OF
that body, in which only one Republican sits
by the choice Of voters south of Dutchess
County, and not one Democrat by the choice
of voters north or west of Albany, excluding
Erie County, is an argument of overwhelming
force in favor of representation for minorities.
The plan we have suggested lacks some
desirable features of Mr. Hare's scheme, which
is the only one known to us that provides for
o perfect photograph of the electors in the
Legislature; but the change here proposed is
not so radical, and therefore not 50 difficult Of
accomplishment. If it is possible to attain
better system at once, we shall be glad, but
we advise the friends Of reform to take what
they can get, without rejecting the attainable
for the sake of the ideal.
Year: 1867

From the vote on the important bill con
cerning ecclesiastical property in Italy, it np-
pears that only IS votes were cast against it
a small number in House that numbers over
44O members. AS the bill virtually confscates
the property of the Church for the benefit of
the nation, and as the Church has threatened
with accommodation all who in any way aid
in the confscation of Church property, the bill
clearly shows to how small number the Cath
olic party in Italy has been reduced.
Year: 1867

Gen. Grant refused to have anything to do
with the arbitrary and possibly the illegal sus-
pension of an officer whose only crime has been
fidelity to his duty, Mr.. Stanton might nave
taken another course. AS it was, resistance
would have been useless.
Year: 1867

The Charleston Courier garbles an opinion of
THE TRIBUNE to show that we don't want
colored men in the South to vote the Repub-
lican ticket. On the contrary, we want as
many voters, white and black, as good can
vassing and sound argument can bring.
Year: 1867

SAD INCIDENT.-An instance of al
most superhuman endurance and per-
severence occurred in San Mateo Co.,
California, a short time since. A
wood chopper was caught by an oak
tree, three feet in diameter, which fell
across his legs. A fierce storm was
progressing, and during the entire
night the sufferer madly cried out for
assistance, only to be answered by the
mocking winds that howled through
the surrounding forest. The next
morning the sufferer observed his ak
within reach, and hope sprang up in
his heart. Lying PROSTATE on his back
he began the weary task of chopping
the tree in twain. At each blow of
the ak the huge tree settled closer up
on his limbs, crushing them almost to
a jelly, but he still persevered, and at


ter two days of unremitted toll bis
task was completed. Mangled and
crushed as he was, he crawled to dis
tant cabin. Medical aid was employ


ed, and both legs were amputated.-


Incredible as it seems, the man is like
ly to recover.
Year: 1867

HAsTY MARRIAGE OF A DIVORCED
HUsBAND.-We find the following in
the New Albany (Ind.) Ledger:


We yesterday announced the mar
riage of one DR.. Wight to Miss
Chamberlain.


At the last term of the Floyd Cir
cult Court, this man Wight made ap-
plication for a divorce from his wife,
the principal witness against the wife
being the woman Chamberlain. Judge
Bicknell heard the evidence and re-
fused to grant the divorce administer
ing to the man, Wight, a severe and
merited reprimand for his proceedings
in the case.


Wight, however, determined to mar
ry his swift witness Chamberlain,
again sought a divorce in Hunting
ton county, where he obtained it, that
court hearing but one side of the
testimony-that given by the woman
Chamberlain. Having his divorce in
his pocket, Wight and the Chamber
lain woman were married yesterday.


Wight's wife is a hopeless invalid.
Wight married his first wife when she
was young, beautiful, and in good
health.


She is yet possessed of good looks
Notwithstanding the aflictiops which
have lowered over her. She is lady
of rare accomplishments. She was
Of a good family, and wealthy at the
time of her marriage. But after serv-
ing Wight for thirteen years she was
put away by divorce because she was
an invalid.


At the wedding yesterday this di-
vorced wife stood beside the woman
that was to usurp her place-stood
there like living corpse, like smit-
ten, withered fower-as bridesmaid,
the bridesmaid of the witness against
her in the suit for divorce-the only
witness. IF she stood there volunta-
rily, we have in her an example of
woman's devotion such as we never
before heard of. If she stood there
through compulsion, the curse and
blight of the Almighty will follow the
husband and his new-made wife (form-
, erly his divorced wife's nurse, to
avenge the wrongs of the wretched
woman.


Wight and his wife and his divorced
wife left the city in company yester-
, day.


We are sorry to learn that one of
; the parties formerly lived in Vermont
! To what are we coming?
Year: 1867

Wewere weeping round her pillow,
For we knew that she must die,
1t was night within our bosoms-


1t was night upon the sky.
There were seven of us children,


the Oldest one of all;
So l tried to whisper comfort,
But the binding tears would fall.
On my knees my little brother,
Leaned his aching brow and wept,
And my sisters long black tresses
Ger my heaving bosom swept.
The shadow of an awful fear


Come DER me as I trod,
To lay the burden of our grief


Before the throne of God.
"Oh! be kind to one another"


Was the mothers pleading prayer,
As her hand lay like a snowflake,
On the baby's golden hair.
Then glory round her forehead,
Like the glory of crown,
And in the silent sea of death


The star of life went down.
Her latest breath was borne away


Upon that loving prayer;
And the hand grew heayier-paler,
In the baby's golden hair.
Year: 1867

Most business men are familiar with
the printed Endorsement on the envel-
opes of a majority Of business letters
nowadays: If not called for within
ten DAYS the Postmaster will send this
letter back" to the writer, DC. A
Schenectady man has got up new IN
dorsement. on envelopes, which is an
improvement. It runs thus: :" If Mr..
Blank don't pay the bill in this dun
ming letter within ten days the Post
master may open this and send us the
money himself"
Year: 1867

Scarcity OF LABOR. While per
sons need employment are crowding
into the large Eastern cities, the
West is still greatly in need of labor.
ers, especially farm hands. The St.
Louis Republican says:


Farm hands are difficult to be got,
in many cases, and command very
high prices. Laborers and working
men III almost any branch of industry
pursued at the West, are in scanL
supply and great demand. 1t is
probable that if all the workingmen
who are suffering for want ol work at
the East, would move to the West,
they would not begin to supply the
demand for their skill and labor in
this section OF the country. The
present inequality should be rectilled.
Men able and willing to work need
not starve or bc ut Tie East while
there are such openings as there are
in the " est.
Year: 1867

An INCIDENT OF THE ELECTION -
The Newburyport Herald says one OF
the intelligent aud Independent vo
tiers, on Monday last, with brick in
his hat, was given dollar to vote u
certain ticket. He reached the bal.
lot box safely, but was little con
fused in mind, and through his wat
ering eyes all things appeared dim,
like the fag end Of disolylng views,
when with a sudden jerk lie thrust
the greenback into the ballot box
and put the ballot in his pocket AMI
started for home. Some of the boys
tried to tell him that it was not Il re.
llgious meeting, and the box where
he deposited his money, was not o
contribution box; but he hurried
home neither wiser or richer from
his days work.
Year: 1867

Once on time, in Ireland, man
was charged with robbery. In the
course OF the trial the prisoner roar
ed out of the dock that he was gull
ty; but the jury found him not gull
ty. The astonished Judge exclaim


ed: Good heavens, gentlemen, did
you NOT hear the man himself de.
clare he was guIlty2' The foreman
said: "We did, my lord, and that
was the reason we acquitted him, for
we knew the fellow To be such n no


torious liar that he never spoke Il
word of truth in his life. therefore
we could not believe him on oath -
Year: 1867

A little incident transpired in a
family circle up town the other eve
ming that Is too good to keep, and
shall be conlided to the readers Of
our paper. The kitchen of the ex-
cellent family of which | speak is
presided over by good looking do.
mestic whom we will call Mary Ann,
she rejoicing in the attentive devo-
tions of manly young servant, EN-
ployed by neighboring family,
named John. Now such were } ohn's
relations with the fair Mary Ann
they were engaged" just like any
body's folks--that he was in the hab-
it Of entering his inamorita's do
mains without the formality of knock
ING. And be it known that the lord
of the mansion had been absent sew
eral DAYS, and was expected home
by the evening train. On that eve
ming the mistress of the house sat in
her boudoir painting with expectation
of the coming of her husband
Shortly she hesrd--or thought she
did--his familiar footstep at the side
door, (his usual place of entry, and
dashing down the stairs in the dark
ness, she precipitated herself into
his arms. There was an earnest EN-
brace. A loving, lingering kiss was
imprinted upon the lips OF the rep
resentative OF the steiner sex. lie
answered not, but pressed her closer
to his heaving bosom, How long
this thing would have gone on is not
for us to say, had not an adjoining
door been thrown open by the pretty
Mary Ann with light in her hand,
and what sight was revealed to all
three! Mary saw her handsome
mistress in the arms of her own lusty
lover John; the mistress saw, not her
expected spouse, but Mary Ann $
young man; and John--well he was
so dumfounded (supposing he was
hugging Mary Ann all the time that
he couldn't see anything. In the
midst of the muddle the husband
entered and the tabieau infant was
complete He soon comprehended
the affair, however, and had TOO much
good sense to scold his wife for her
"carelessness,' or to keep so good a
ioak to himself, but he never imagin
ed it would get into the papers,
Boston Herald.
Year: 1867

Notwithstanding the large mum
bers OF foreign immigrants who haye
arrived in this country during the
present year, it is stated that consid
erable numbers are leaving every
week Tor their old European homes
Most of those returning are Irish,
who are unable To find satisfactory
and remunerative employment in the
large cities where they land, and are
unwilling to go into the Interior
The German immigrants are Of bet
ter class and generally have some
money, so that they are able to
take time in looking for a place to
settle. They mostly SEEK the agri
cultural regions ot The far West, and
foreigners who choose to do that will
be under no necessity Of returning
to Europe. There is land enough
and employment enough" for all who
may come, but the great cities are
more than supplied with common
and unsklled laborers.
Year: 1867

The Mongrels are becoming so hard pres
sed for political thunder that they are quiet
ly circulating that the Democratic ticket
will be withdrawn before the election. This
is new dodge, and we only incidentally
mention it, SO that all sensible people may
laugh at the ruse. The Democratic cand-
dates are actively in the field fighting man.
fully for great priuciple-that his SHALL
be a white mans government, 10 be ruled
by them aud tbei. pos:erity forever, and
none but tLem--that no Negro, Gilman an
Or other Mougrel breed shall become their
equal. Aud they are fighting too. to defeat
George G. Gorbam and bis lobby thieves
that they shall not govern this fair State to
to their own selfish ends, and fll their hun
cry maws with the hard earned tax money
paid into the State Treasury by the great
laboring masses Of California. Aye, they
are fighting to elect men to office who will
see that the people are relieved Of SO much
oppression, and taxation made lighter up.
on them, and We are pleased to know there
are hundreds Of honest minded Republicans
who are aiding our candidates in this noble
work. Then fight on good people; you are
fighting in your own defense and on your
own behalf. The Mongrels promise you
nothing. From Gorham down 10 the small
est pigmy Of a candidate for constable, their
only cry is Manhood Suffrage" which means
the Negro shall be equal with the white
man-"Cougress;onal reconstruction" and
TRADE of abuse against the independent
press of The State They promise the people
no relief, neither will they give them any if
elected to Office; the political leeches of the
Stale would swarm at the Capitol, as thick
as the flies in Egypt, and burtbeus would be
heaped upon us, that would take generations
Of honest administrations to be relieved Of
The Democracy and its candidates are doing
all in their power to prevent this woful ca.
tsstropbe, and the signs Of the times are
significant that they will be emiuen!ly sue
cessful
Year: 1867

MEssRs. KRUGER AND CRUTcHER.-These
two gentlemen, on the Democratic ticket,
have now traversed nearly every portion Of
the county, and wherever they have been
they were enthusiastically received by the
people. Both being old and we'll known
citizens Of the county, men respected by all
who have the pleasure Of knowing them, ard
understanding their ability for official posi-
tons, we do not wonder at their warm re.
ception by the citizens OF Placer.
Year: 1867

PREPARE.-Let the Democrats in every
precinct begin now TO prepare for election
day. Organize thoroughly and systematical
ly. BE vigilaut and active from now until
the sun goes down on the 4lh of September
Vigilance, friends, is the price of indepen-
dence and liberty for white men.
Year: 1867

AN EXTRA BILL FOR THE TAx-PAYERs OF
PLACER County TO Foor Ur.-Have the
taxpayers of this county ever thought how
much extra they will have 10 pay for the
great blessings Of the Registry Law, with
which the Mougrels are so much in love
with. The old law cost our Taxpayers about
~, 900 for an election and under the present
law the tax payers Of Placer County will
have to pay an additional sum Of four thou
sand dollars This is tue effect of Monerel
legislation: Taxpayers when you 60 to vote
think Of this, for you have got to foot the
bill.
Year: 1867

We understand Col. Tweed in his pilgrim
age in The upper portion Of the county, pitches
into the Placer Herald. Thank you Colonel


there is nothing like advertiziug, even if the
medium has but poor circulation.
Year: 1867

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CoURT-JUDGE
UNDERWOOD PREsIDING-JULY 26.-The
grand jurors were found all present at II
o'clock yesterday morning, and the Judge
proceeded to deliver them a brief charge
before retiring to their room. The charge
will be found at length in another column.


District Attorney Chandler announced
that as his presence was required In the
room of the grand jury it would be impos-
sible to proceed with any trial at present.


The court decided to take up the case
of the United States Us. Crutchfeld on
Friday next.


Adjourned until IL O'Clock this morning.