Year: 1866

poSitiOu III rogeru 70 tno lovee0 on ! stf
Mississippi, calling for some twenty MILL
more. Tho national banks now have a s
Of thirty millions paid them by the


ment, In the shape Of interest on bond
inducement for the parties interested to
In banking business and initiate the o.
Instead Of remedying that evil, thor.
inclination in Congress to increase 1t by ex-
tending the offer Of this bonus to other parties.
In addition to this there Is proposed loan to
Mexico Of from twenty to ffty millions, when
treaty upon q commercial basis with the
legal authorities Of that country would accom-
plish the result looked for much better than by
. loan.


We have here enumerated jobs which amount
in tho aggregate to two hundred and forty mill
lions Of dollars, and Of what benefit s any one Of
them TO the country at Target They will simply
increase the taxes Of the people, without any
corresponding benefit In the way Of developing
the country and increasing Its prosperity. But
Ways and Means now come forward with
crude bill for protective tariff, which will
take other thirty or forty millions out Of the
pockets Of the people; not to meet the expenses
incurred by the other jobs but TO enrich few
manufacturers, capitalists and merchants who
have large stocks Of goods on hand. The radi-
cal Journals and tho organs Of Congress at
once set up the cry that protective or pro-
hibitory tariff Is necessary to the resumption CT
specie payments and to restore the losses of
the war. In this way they hope to delude the
people into oying the tariff scheme, little
thinking that the whole dodge is easily seen
through. A few importers manage to
got q largo stock Of particular
quality Of goods on hand, and forthwith
depulation is sent to Congress to increase the
duties on that class OF goods The committee
recommend the increase, and these goods are
Immediately marked up in price corresponding
with the increase of the tariff, without one cent
ment The manufacturers find themselves with
q large stock Of their goods on hand with the
market price gradually falling, and they also
send deputaton, who unite with other dele
cations in pleading for an increase Of tariff to
cut of competition and enable them to secure
higher price for their goods on hand. A few
capitalists in Pennsylvania, anxious to increase
their profits on their iron mines, also join in
the cry for prohibitory tariff that will enable
them to charge just what they please for the
products of their furnaces and mills. Out of
all this comes the new tariff, which We are told
Is to secure Immediate specie payments and
make up for The losses Of the war. In reality
it is like all the other jobs Of Congress-
scheme TO enrich sew at the expense Of the
many. Thus it is that the present Congress- has
become one of the most corrupt and jobbing
bodies that have ever assembled at Washington.
Monopolies and capitalists receive special
fsvors from their hands, and any project, how
ever unjust, that furnishes good margin for
distribution is pushed through in hot haste.
From this record the Issue must be made at the
coming elections, and Congress elected which
will pay more attention to the interests Of the
public and less 70 special jobs, or ruin and
repudiation will soon be forced upon us.
The Coming Fourth and Its Celebration


in this city.


The Messr Edge, pvrotochnsts have addressed CON-
munication 70 Mayor Holman expressing their readiness





have not funds from which TO spare the little cost Of the
usual pyrolechnc celebration Of the anniversary or
American Independence so dear to young Gotham The
following Is the Mayors ropy thcreto:-


MAYORS Oyricz NKw YonK


june y, 1855
GrrLs.xs in rccep. Of your favor o. this date
d.rng snch display Fireworks IN the public parks of this
sy on s sns wSss Of s G be By s Comp
influence with the nex Legislature 10 appro
Hss'cn or Tor the payment q the same regret e.cesang
for city contingencies and the legal prohbition against In
curing any liabilities In OF f. tho city authorities
cannot make the AMI for the
the first time In the history of the country has
pcned aud hope win be tho last WHILE therefore, wa
cannot incur obligations In bchalf OF the city
for the fireworks which you propose exhibit gve yon my
that viii whatever influence may possess
with the merit Legislature 10 an appropriation from
will do the same and will arrange With regard
the which you via be limited Very respectfully
~ JOIN T. HOFFMAN,. Mayor


MATTHEW r. BRENNAN. Comptroller.
PREPARATIONS PoR rHR FOURTH IN BpOoELyN.
Tho Fourth OF July witt be celebrated In BROOKLYN in
tho usual patriotic manner The Common Council have
Appropriated three thorsand dollars for pyroachnic dis
utcs will DO fred at sunrise. and sunset and there
10 be OF medals 10 tho heroic Fourteenth
regiment Of Veteran Volunteers


C0mme ncement or the Academy OF the


Visitation, villa do Sales.
INTERESTING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or PRE-
MIuMs-ADpREss oF BISHOP LOU0HLIN, or
BROOKLYN. ETC.
Tho commencement exercises At the Academy Of the
Visitation Nov Utrecht, Long Island took place yester
dsv anorrooo nm sha .-ounds ntachcd N This rsvn0