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Year: 1874

hare In New York and exasperates the manu-
facturers and working people Of the district
And now it comes out that the managers OF
the Convention had actually before them o
resolution in favor of Protection to Home In
dustry. written by one of the prominent man !
ufacturers of Paterson but this they rejected,
and insisted on putting in its place the hyDrid
and Free Trade resolution which appears In
the platform. This revelation does not i'm
prove their condition; it adds, naturally, to the
dissatisfaction and alarm OF the working
people, who plainly see that they are to De
sold out by the Democratic leaders, with the
aim of putting the party in New-Jersey upon
quasi Free Trade platform, in order to make
il harmonious with the Democratic party
elsewhere whose leaders seem now deter
mined to turn their party into Free Trade
organization for the next Presidential cam
paign. T r


A proposition was made in. the Democratic
Congressional Convention to nominate the
Hon. VIM. Walter Phelps, the present Gre
publican) member; but the managers did not
allow 1t to come to vote. Perhaps the TACT
that Mr. Phelps is we'll known to be strong
ProtectiOnist, as well as one of the ablest
men in the House, and therefore sure to be
of service in Congress, in protecting the work
ingmen of his district, made the managers
hostile to him. But their squint toward Free
Trade is likely to injure them and help Mr.
Phelps, who has won the confidence of the
working people of the district of both parties
and of the manufacturers. and has shown his
ability and determination to guard them
against injurious legislation.
Year: 1874

The appeal to the voters of the State which
was issued Yesterday by the Hon. Edwin d.
Morgan, In behalf of the Republican State
Committee, is a document which is more in
structiye than it was intended to be. 1t tells
us that the managers of the Administration
party are at last seriously alarmed about the
pending elections, and it lets us see, without
telling U.S. that they have not the most dis
tant idea of what has hurt them. The address
affords only another proof of the wilful blind
ness of the men who have obtained control of
the management of the Republican party. If
it were the work of Governor Morgan alone,
and had been written with free hands, we
should have seen a more persDicuOus and
practical treatment Of the cause and cures of
the present Republican maady. But this ap-
peal is shackled and hampered by those imagi-
nary e1igencies, invented by narrow partisans
for their own benefit, which have made the
canvass thus far unlucky, and bid fair to close
it in disaster.


The address speaks of the personal worth
and acceptability Of the Republican cand-
dates, which nobody dreams of denying. But
it is not possible to dwell upon this aspect of
the subject without recalling the compile
mentary fact that the Democratic ticket has
also the advantage Of perfect irreproachability.
Gen. Dix and Gen. Robinson are excellent
officers and citizens, and SO are Mr.. TIlden
and Mr. Dorsheimer. No intelligent person
imagines that either of them will ever do any
thing in office which will derogate from his
personal honor or his public character.
There are accusations to the contrary in the
partisan papers every day which hurt nobody
but their authors Nothing is made by refer
ring to the high character Of the Republican
candidates, for this instantly suggests
the reflection that the Democrats have
this year had the sagacity to keep
the baser sort of their party vigorously in sub
ordination, and to put forward men not only
of stainless repute. but identified also with
those practical movements of reform which
have broken up the Democratic Ring in this
city and secluded its chief on Blackwell's
/ Island 1t is useless. therefore. TO try W make
Year: 1874

"The Romance of A Poor Young Man" at
traced another large crowd at Waacks Theater lass
night and the representation OF II passed with added
smoothness IL that possible. and with increased
effect This piece exces for purity and tender human
interest," the customary plays from the French with
which our stage has been depressed and soied and.
upon that score continued and increased success IL
much to be desired 1t should By the way, be said hero
that Miss JereysLews does not appear at all In this
drama. The lady, who has been quite prominent on
walacks stage Of late, chanced to be in our thoughts
when we writing upon the first performance OF


The Romance, and surely thought Is well employed
that has in II 80 much innocence and graceand thus
her name got connected with public recall OF Miss Ada
Dyas whom in fact total hoDors of the persona
ton of Marguerite should be ascrbed
Year: 1874

Che issue of this canvass turn upon the rea-
tive personal honesty of the different candi-
dates, or of The comparative economy or ex-
travagance of Republican and Democratic
Administration. OF course the question of the
State finances is very important one. People
Give more attention to 1t than ever. But it
cannot be made dividing line between parties,
because both parties in this State have been
equally careful in planting themselves on the
right principles and in nominating men upon
whom tbey can RELY for economy and integrity
as well as for ability. - ....... =. ......


We would say that the attempt OF the Com


mittee to whip refractory voters into line by
means of the White League terror was piece
of unpardonable absurdity. if we could think
of any other weapon at their disposition. The
canvass is now 80 far advanced and the ne
cessity for some kind of action Is 80 pressing
that it seems impossible now to recast the


defective plan with which they began. The
fight must, we suppose, be made with that


splintered blade of lath which Congressman Hays
brandished with such effect before the credu-


lous eyes of Gen. Hawley. There is no other
cry which will serve to rally the faithful par
tisans. If that fails, all is lost; and so we
have so sensible, discreet and clear headed q


public man as Gov. Morgan signing his name
to such sad stuff as the "still rampant rebel
"element of the Southern States" and the


"murderous raids of the White Leagues upon
| "the HELPLESS and unprotected freedmen and


"patriotic whites The people OF New-York
| have been informed by better authority than


that of any State Committee of either side,
how much truth there is in these stories.


| The thought which is in most peoples
minds the Committee, for obvious reasons.
dare not touch. Everybody is tired Of the
administration of President Grant, except


those who profit by it. There has been for
the past few months an evident attempt to
pave the way for perpetuating that admins


tration by violation of a recognized princi-


pie of Government. The managers OF the
Republican party in this State forbade its
convention in Utica to refer to this intrigue
except in terms Of approval Mr.. POmeroy


and Mr.. Conkling made speeches favoring it.


Those who were opposed to it sat silent.


Gen. Dix, though strongly impOrtuned to de-
clare himself, refused to do so. In conse-
quence Of this great many Republicans think
they will vote against their own ticket just
for once by way of showing that their respect
for the traditions of the country is as great as
that of the party leaders for Gen. Grant.
And good many others, for various reasons,
will embrace this opportunity to give short
lesson to politicians like Mr.. COnkling and
MIR. Hays, for the blunders of the one kind
and the falsehoods of the other, now, in this
off-year, when they can do it without hurting
anything especially. and with no worse con-
sequences than to give the State of New
York an excellent successor to our present
excellent Governor. These are the facts, and
we must admit they would be awkward to
handle i'm an address of the State Committee.
Year: 1874

midst of population which doubtless looks
upon him as its rightful ruler, it is not within
the limits of reason that the British authori-
ties should spare his life, nor perhaps would
clemency in such q case be safe. But it would
doubtless have been much more convenient
if he could have passed the remainder of bis
life-he is probably at least seventy years old
in dishonored disguise, hiding from police
men, and stunning every white face. Deposed
princes are always unpleasant persons to ex-
hibit on the scaffOld. .
Year: 1874




the Post-Ofice seems to be the order of the
day under the present chiefs of those Depart
ments. The Texas officials are not the only
ones who figure unfav0rabiy in these investi-
cations. Mr. Saville, the late Chief Clerk OF
the Treasury is found to have been enjoying
rather too extravagant salary, and the contract
for Government postage stamps is found to
have paid the contractors I've times as much
as the price formerly found sufficient.
A sad tale Of starvation and actual death
from want of food and exposure comes to us
| from Nebraska. Seven thousand people within
a few hours travel of Chicago are in terri
BILE state of destitutiOn, caused by the ravages
| of the grasshoppers. This statement comes to
| ia on the authority of Gen. Ord, commanding
the Department of the Platte, and can OF
! course be relied upon. There is no class OF
| people more deserving Of our sympathies than
these poor and hardy pioneers on the border.
We trust that prompt measures will be taken
by our liberal citizens for their relief
Very fortunate is it for Philadelphia that the
enormous frauds in registration described IN
our correspondence have been at least In part
discovered before the election. In previous
years the fraud has been chiefly effected by
false counting, and the exposure came too
late. The present discoveries, already includ-
ing 1000 to 5000 fictitious names, almost
wholly registered in the interest of the Ring,
will help to awake citizens to their danger
No honest man can vote for ticket which
employs such means for support. Although
the press of that city may hesitate to do Its
duty from fear of the oppressive libel law,
and justice may be long delayed in Furnishing
the chiefs in this nefarious business, the ex-
posure cannot fail to be of great effect. Phila-
delphians are accounted as rather easy going
people, but there are some things to which no
men worthy of the name of American citizens
can calmly submit.


Greatly to the surprise of his supporters,
the vote in the Episcopal Convention failed to
confirm Prof. G. f. Seymour as Bishop OF
Illinois. This is the most important action OF
the Convention since its sessions began, and
is regarded as a victory Of the opponents OF
ritualism Nothing was alleged against the
candidate except his favor toward rituallstlc
practices. A careful analysis OF the vote,
given in another column, indicates that go far
as this action may be considered as showing the
position of the Convention in regard to
ritualism, its friends and foes are nearly equal
in numbers. Prof. Seymour had majority
of the votes of members but the decision
was made by votes of diOceses, and thus went
against him. At Boston the meeting of the
Presbyterian General Assembly is in progress,
and our columns contain also a sketch of the
Disciples of Christ, a denomination of cOnsid-
erable numbers at the West which is holding
its General Missionary Convention at Cincin-
matt,
Year: 1874

The position of Mr. Abram S. Hewitt on the issues
of Protection and Free Trade has been perfectly we'll
defined for years and perfectly understood. He is
less of PrOtectiOnist than Pennsylvania Demo-
crats less of q revenue taIif man than some New
York Democrats, and no more an actual Free-Trader
than anybody else known to be now living on Man
haitian Island with the exception of Abram s.
Earle and the Editor of The World. Mr.
Hewitt takes occasion in the speech made
last night to define again his position in reply to
attacks from the Democratic organ The speech is
able, but was scarcely needed. 1t is as absurd to
suppose Mr.. Hewitt capable of any deceit as to
his position it is to imagine that he is likely to be
defeated by beating the Free Trade gong. New
York City Democracy has rarely done itself so much
honor as in nominating Mr.. Hewitt. and is utterly
unlikely to do itself much dishonor
10 let him be defeated He will be one of the very
best representatives the Metropolis has had in Con-
gress within quarter of century. He is not THE
TRIBUNEs sort of PrOtectiOnst; but he is better
than this city has been in the habit OF giving.
This is what one irate Minnesota editor says Of
another for whose life he is evidently thirsty: I'VE
have no feeling that of pity for his suerngs
from dyspepsia, that terrible disease which tinges
nearly all his writings with bitterness" Isn't this
rather roughf Personal appearance moral char
acter, daily life and conversation may be all fair
game; but to slander a mans digestion must be
maddenng to the unhappy object, especially il the
libel like many called upon great men, is founded
ON fact We remember to have read of duel be-
tween two British officers in India, the challenged
party having charged the other with "tubercles on
the lungs" But dyspepsia is much more provok-
ing, as it is more ignobe complaints and its
introduction into editorial discussion much harder
to digest.


The refusal of Mr.. Clarkson n Potter to run again
for Congress Will be real source of regret to many
outside of his District we'll rs to his immediate
constituents. Mr.. Potter was one of the most
Thoughtful and intelligent of our Congress-
men. one Of the few with positive ideas as to the
limits of legislation and the precise nature of the
work that needed to be done ut Washington lie
was able and 0"neray sound. and his hands were
clean.
Year: 1874

Those who take an interest in tales of
destruction will find entertainment in graphic
description, given in another column, of the
recent explosion which rendered fifty houses
in London uninhabitable.
Year: 1874

The jury is at last impaneled in the Safe
Burglary case at Washington. and the trial of
the conspirators is now fairly under way.
Ali good citizens of the District will Irejoice
that this case is begun before the removal of
the capital to st. Louis.
Year: 1874

The crop statistics attainable thus
early in the season indicate that all sec
tions of the country will be blessed with
bountifu1 harvests. OF course such sta
tistics are very far from being absolutely
trustworthy, for the crops depend main
Iy on the future character of the season,
and the season will be made by the
weather, which is by-word for tickle-
ness. But the fact that crop statistics
are regularly collected tends to place
the trade in the produce of the earth on
a much securer basis than it occupied
some years ago when the grain mer-
chants of western Europe apt nothing but
temporary affluence and krtain ultimate
bankruptcy for their speculations on the
weather, and the grain merchants OF the
Levant by mysterious sort OF weather
wisdom got possession of the grain mar,
kets of London. The old Changers and
uncertainties of grain spfulatlons nave
not by any means been removed by the
publication of such crop statistics as are


now collected, and they are not likely


to be effectualIy diminished until the


international system of crop reports ao-
1acSs Vocated by many eminent meteorolo-


oists shall be established. But, barring
Year: 1874




Does not the while drift of the So
called education of the country run to
a pretense in what people call the high
er branches rather than to solidity in
the three Rs-reading, writing and
arithmetic? And does any one know
this better than the editor of the daily
newspaper, condemned to read articles
badly written, badly spelled, ana based
on very bad calculation 1t is not West
Point alone which rejects half the peo-
pie who apply for admission. There is
not bank which " ants a new teller,
there is not an importer who wants a
new clerk for correspondence, there is
not clergyman who wants a new
amanuensis, there is not a merchant
who wants a new book-keeper, who does
not reject nine applicants out of ten for
the very reasons for which West Point
has rejected these boys, because they
can not spell, they can not write, and
because they do not know what the rule
Of three Ass7 tina =
round again to the question, Would
it not be better to teach three things
thoroughly than thousand things Ill p
Year: 1874

Those nations who eat fish with one
meal each a day, are undoubtedly the
most active in intellect and the most
capable of brain labor without exhaus-
ton or fatigue. Not only is such phos-
phatic food conducive to the activity OF
the brain, but it promotes fecundity and
increases the ability to endure cold,
fatigue, etc., and while the facilities for
obtaining it are constantly increasing, it
would be well for the rising generation
were they made so to partake OF and
realize it as second only in many re-
spects to the staff of life and the hus-
band and father who occasionally takes
half day from his legiti hate business
to fill his basket with delicious fish,
should not be considered as "mere
sportsman" but "good provider for
his family of those things which are of
vital utility.
Year: 1874

accidents, this will prove prosperous
year for American farmers. The wheat
crop is in many sections as well assured
as a wheat crop can be before harvest
ing. The west will have a good surplus
of grain to export, and the south, with
the promise of good cotton crop, will
also have an unusually large quantity
of grain for home consumptiC n. -NeW
York World.
Year: 1874

precious; you will fad the more you fire.
quent throne of grace, the more your heart
will centre upon treasures enduring, when
all else shall fade away! But if you putr
ligion far from you as a thing of gloom, and
make no preparation for the dying hour, re-
member that you are rapidly passing away
upon the wings of time to an unending eter-
nityl Before you are aware the funeral
knell will be rung out for you, prepared
or unprepared! Forgiuen or unforgiuen !
Then it will be too late, too late for repent
aDce


OH let the influence of Gods gracious
Spirit draw your heart from this world, and
place your affections upon that which is to
come. Then when you come to die, it shall
be so happy, so happy to rest your weary
head upon the bosom of Jesus, " and breathe
your life out sweetly there,
Year: 1874

A short poem introduced by him into the Brownie
Of Bodsbeek, has been said by good judges TO o.
worthy Of the nobest bard that ever wrote. That 1
high praise. bat We believe II to be well deserved
and commend it 10 the attention of our readers.


DWELLER IN HEAVEN.


DweIler in heaven high, Ruler below


Fam would know thee, yet tremble to know
How can q mortal deem, how it may be,


That being can ne er be but present with thee?
Is it true that thou sawest me ere saw the morn
Is it true that thou knewest me before was born
That nature must live in the light Of thine eye?
This knowledge for me is too great and too high.
That fly to MONDAY, or fly l to night,
To shroud me in darkness, or bathe me in light,
The light and the darkness to thee are the same,
Ard still in thy presence Of wonder l ami
Should I with the dove to the desert repair,
Or dwell with the eagle in eleugh of the air.
in the desert aiar-on the mountains wild brink
From the eye OF Omniseienee still must | shrink!
Or mount on wings of the morning, away,
To caves of the ocean, unseen by the}day,
snd hias IN the utssym9st parts SS the sea,
Sven there to be living and moving in thee
Nay, scale the clouds, in the heaven to dwell,
Or make my bed in the chambers Of hell,
Can science expOund, or humanity frame
That still thou art present, aud all are the same?
Year: 1874

Secretary of Education.
P. S. May l not prevail upon every pas
tor and stated supply, and even the sessions
of vacant churches to read this appeal to the
congregations with which they are connect
ed, at least one week beforehand


J. n. w.
Year: 1874

Colonel Lee Crandall has arrived in our
city, and taken rooms at the St. Charles.
He is here in the interest of that liveliest
Of American newspapers, the New York
Graphic, of which he is the Southern agent
and correspondent. Colonel Crandall is
well known TO most of our people. Coming
out of the Confederate army with bril-
liant record. he bent his energies to win the
victories CT peace. and was, for some years,
the head OF large cotton house in our
cityo Quito recently he has devoted his
attention TO agriculture in his native Ala
bamao He IS one of the highest examples
of the ''young South we know of. In
Mobile, last week, he lectured on the sub


ject of immigration to an appreciative au-
dienceo He will remain here few days, in
order to extend the circulation OF his paper,
and will be pleased to see his old friends.
Year: 1874

Perhaps one Of the most notable weddings
that has taken place in this city for many a
day was solemnized last night. The wed
ding party met at the residence of Lieu.
tenant Governor Antoine. on Claiborne
street. and from there the bride and BRIDE
groom, accompanied by large number Of
bridesmaids. bridegrooms and others went
in carriages to the Central Church. at the
corner OF Liberty and Gasques streets,
where the wedding ceremony was per.
formed by the Rev. DR.. Thompson. The
happy pair thus united in the holy bonds
of wedlock were Mr. A. B. jackson and
Miss NJ. +. Duncan. niece of Mrs. Iieute.
nant Governor Antoine. The ceremony was
performed in the presence Of very large
number of persons of both sexes. the church
being crowded TO its utmost capacity. After
the marriage service had been performed
the wedding party returned to the residence
of the Lieutenant Governor. wi here the bride
and bridegroom received the congratula-
tions of friends. and then all present sat
down 10 splendid supper provided for the
occasion. There was no end to cake and
wine. and many a bumper was drunk to the
joyous couple who had just entered upon
the sea of matrimony. After supper the
spacious parlors Of our worthy Lieutenant
Governor were turned into a ball room,
where the gay party tripped it upon the
light fantastic toe until long after the wee
small hours Of morning.


The bride was dressed richly and taste
from Paris, as we are informed, and made
of most costly and elegant fabric. Lieu
tenant Governor Antoine led the bride to the
altar and there gave her to her betrothed.
Year: 1874

We are informed that a peddler, whose
name is supposed to be Murray, was MUIR
dered last Saturday about thirteen miles
belo v this place. His body was left by the
road side, where it was discovered shortly
afterward. The above name was marked
on his arm. There is no clue to the mur-
derer.-COncOrdia Eagle.
Year: 1874

precedent they set for opening the door
for unnumbered others. And when they
reached the White House for the Execu-
tive signature, had they found a Demo.
cratic or Liberal President, think you
they would have been vetoed? They have
found man not to be cOaxed or trapped,
and unless bills fell within certain defined
limits, they have been vetoed. Finding
the President lion in their path, the en-
gineers of claims are batfied, and this re-
lieves the pressure on Congress, but re-
move the hard OF Republican President,
and with the cat gone how socn the mice
would play There are many claims that
may be paid to loyal sufferers, and paid
by the humane application of the princi-
pies of public law. l do not speak OF such
cases when Isay that the liability of the
nation for claims to be preferred from
the South is to be serious question in
the future. and one which the nation will
settle IN time or will report at leisure.
Year: 1874

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ousiy, by any person who has


A house ID let,


A COW To sell,


A horse To SELL
or any person who wants to employ a
farm hand, a journeyman mechanic;


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Wants TO buy house,


Wants to sell farm,


Wants to buy farm;
or IN fact wants any thing or person
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it in that way more generally, than any
other for the same price. Twenty
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cases