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Year: 1867

When the recent reform decree of Napoleon
was promulgated we were told that it was
received with great satisfaction by the French
people. Now the cable informs us that France
il very generally expressing its disgust at 1t.
Between these opposite assertions a middle
term viii not hit the truth.


Considerable as are the concessions en-
braced in the Empcror's decree, it was not to
be expected that they would give satisfaction
to all parties. Nothing that be could do, tor
example, short Of abdication would extort the
appreciation OF the red republicans. The
clause specially levelled against their repre-
sentativcs in the Legislature-that discontnu-
ing the address from the Chambers in reply to
the speech from the throne-has, as vas to be
expected, excited their furious indignation.
Such men as Jules Favre and Eugene Pelletan
are cut of by it from all chance OF venting
their iuhammatory doctrines in public.
To statesmen of moderate constitutional
opinions, like Theirs, the restriction is
not of so much importance. They will
find abundant opportunities through the
other important provisions of the decree
of making up for this curtailment Of the privl-
lege which they have hitherto enjoyed at the
opening Of the session.


AS regards the bulk Of the French people,
we do not believe that any such feeling as
that described in yesterdays kilograms exists.
They are fully aware that If the Emperor were
to concede too suddenly the reforms de-
manded of him they would at once lead to
revolution. The red republicans are not to be
trusted with such opportunities as would be
thus placed in their hands. Between the dan
gers to which they must lead and the disap-
pointment Of being compelled to wait some
time longer for more comprehensive measures
the people prefer the latter. They have en-
joyed under the political system Of the present
Emperor larger amount of material happi-
ness and greater sense of security than they
have ever before possessed. Weary of revo-
lutions, they are not willing to hazard this con-
dition OF well-being for the doubtful future
opened up to them by the theories OF the red
republicans.


A. to the motives which have actuated
the Emperor in yielding such important
relaxations Of his policy, they are to
be found, we believe, in the convic-
tion that bis foreign enterprises have
been failures and that bis innrm condition Of
Year: 1867

a temporary lull in business; but this occurs
also in specie-paying times, and is not caused
by our paper money. The development OF
our manufactures, mines, agriculture and all
kinds of business within the last few years,
shows the effect of an abundant circulating
medium and easy money market The true
policy is TO let well alone and not meddle in
judiciously with the currency.


The national bank system is favorite one
with Mr.. Morrill,, as with all the other advo-
Gates Of contraction and resumption. He
thinks the saving Of twentyfou millions
year to the Treasury in interest on the debt,
by substituting legal tenders for national bank
notes, is trife compared with the blessings the
banks are to the country. We diner with him.
The national banks constitute great and dan
gerous moneyed monopoly which will absorb
the profits OF industry and exercise powerful
influence over the politics Of the country. The
government has given them enormous privi-
leges without any consideration IN return.
They are, in fact, fraud upon the country
and threaten it with great evils. Nor is the
twenty-fou millions year which is given TO
them trife. That amount at compound In
tsrest would pay OF the national debt in less
than forty years. II is a greater amount than
the whole revenue or expenditure OF the gov
ernment few years ago. Mr.. Morrill, has o
great deal to learn about financial matters.
We hope Congress may not be guided by his
theories and erroneous views.
Year: 1867

THE WHIsKEY FRAUDs-ANoTHER LEAK
SroPPED.-Among the ingenious devices re-
sorted to by whiskey distillers to cheat tho
revenue was that Of manufacturing the article
under the name and semblance Of burning
fluid. This was done by adding to the whiskey
a small proportion Of turpentine, which, after
the article passed inspection, was extracted or
entirely neutralized by chemical agent. Az
burning fluid is exempted from duty the manu-
facturers managed in this way to defraud tho
government of the tax on large amount Of
whiskey. To put an end to such frauds q bill
has been introduced in Congress by Senator
Fcssenden which repeals so much Of the act Of
June 80, 1864, as relates to alcohol and burn
ing fluid, and which subjects to taxation all
products of distillaton, by whatever name
known, which contain distilled spirits or
alcohol. The bill has passed both houses and
now only awaits the Presidents signature to
become law. IfCongress would follow up this
very proper amendment by another, reducing
the tax itself to point which would remove
the inducement to illicit distillaton, ii would
be better fer the interests of the revenue a.
well as for those of public morals.
Year: 1867

The Latest Phase OF the Eastern Question.


The telegraphic news OF yesterday relating
to the affairs of the East is specially interest
ing. The Crctan war is said to be ended, the
volunteers having returned to Greece. Infor-
nation Of similar nature has, on more than
one occasion already, been contradicted by
subsequent kilograms. 1t will no. in the least
surprise us If our telegram of yesterday met
similar fate. II is notorious that for some time
past Austria. much to the annoyance of
Prussia and Russia especially the latter, has
been concentrating her forces in Gaicia. and
tha. the Poles in that province, rightly or
wrongly, are OF opinion that Austria fayors the
resurrection Of Polish nationality. II does
not, therefore, surpt.sc us to learn that Prussia
has demanded from Austria an explanation Of
her conduct The most important item of in
tclligencc is that the French, Russian and
Prussian governments have agreed 10 negotiate
with the Porte settlement Of the affairs of the
East. What does this meant Negotiate is
term OF large significance. Has the Sultan
made up his mind to barter away his disaifected
provinces? Have the Powers above mentioned





terms OH which they are disposed to secure ii
What of Aussrias What of Italys Above
all, what of Englands Are they oil three to
he left out in the cold Is the territory of the
Sultan TO be rearranged or partitioned by and
in the interests of Russia, Prussia and France
alone? Such we may rest assured is not to be
the case Austria, weak as she is, will not
stand passively by while the affairs OF the East
are being settled. She is not yet SO COM
pletely exhausted as tamcly to submit to such
humiliation. She is too near q neighbor
and too deeply interested not to sum-
mon up her remaining strength-a strength
which her past history shows is by no means
easily exhausted, and demands that her voice
be heard. Italy is but little interested and
may well be left aside. But Engand-is 1t for
O moment to be imagined that she will remain
either Indifferent or inactive while the settle
ment Of this long vexed and deeply important
question is being arranged by others Ger
talnly not. Anxious as she is for peace and
unwilling to embroil herself in continental
war, the interests which she has at stake are
too numerous and too weighty to admit of
such course.


What, then, is the explanation of the present
aspect of thingss II is manifest that there has
been correspondence between the Porte and
the great protecting Powers in regard TO the
affairs Of The East, and specially in regard to the
conduct Of the Greeks of the kingdom. The
Sultan is highly indignant at the conduct Of the
D~,~ A.
alton Of war against that government he re-
Gently notified his intention to the great
Powers The kilograms Of yesterday inform
Year: 1867

pend the sales Of confscated whiskey unless
the price offered be equal 10 the tax on the
article. This is very good resolution, and is,
no doubt intended to restrain certain opera
tions Of government officials and others in the
purchase of confscated liquor; but Mr. Dar-
ling should have gone little further by sus-
pending the sales in cases where the market
price was not realized. This, we opine, would
effectually cure the evil intended TO be removed
by his motion.
Year: 1867

health will not permit him to retrieve them.
He is too sagacious to suppose that be can nm
part permanency to the system of governments
which he has initiated. 1t would require
ruler of equal ability and daring to maintainit
after his death against the assaults to which IL
will be exposed, not merely by domestic con-
spiracies, but by foreign combinations Whas
chance would feeble woman and an inex-
perienced boy have of contending against such
dangers? None. And no one, we believe, ap'
preciates the fact more keenly than the Em-
peror. Therefore it is that while there is yes
time he is beginning to experiment in the way
of political concessions. He, no doubt, thinks
that by reverting again to constitutional forms
there may be . chance Of perpetuating .
dynasty which has hitherto only looked to in
dividual energy and success for its hold on the
popular affections. He must not be expected.
however, to move too fast in this direction. II
requires infinitely more judgment and boldness
to relax the restraints Of q despotic system like
his than to build it up anew from its founda-
tions.
Year: 1867




drawn to the question Of improvement in the
tenement house system of this city, and we
have . right to expect that it will receive due
consideration. 1t is subject which affects
not only the inhabitants of these dens Of dis
comfort, danger and disease, but, as sanitary
question, enters largely into the interests Of all
classes Of the community. There is really no
substantial reason why New York should be
so far behind the large cities of Europe in pro-
viding wholesome dwellings for the working
classes. We have fewer poor to take care of
than Paris or London. The earnings Of our
laboring population are on an average greater
than the same class in Europe. yet in many
portions Of this city we find them compelled to
live in tenements more wretched than any
known in the capitals of the Old World. In
London the average number of people dwelling
in one house is about twelve; in New York 1t is
twenty-five. If our property owners who have
frequent opportunities to visit London and
Paris would only devote little Of their time
while On their travels to observation Of the
dwellings where people Of moderate means nre
domesticated, they might learn lesson which
would be profitable to themselves Il,
instead of constructing buildings where
a large portion Of their inhabitants live
under ground, in damp cellars they would
build houses four and five stories high, with
ample provision for light and ventilation by
means, say, of skylight conducting light and
air through the centre of the building, and
furnished with ear modes Of ingress and
egress by stone or iron staircases, large de-
gree of comfort could be ensured to the occu-
pants, the danger OF infectious diseases would
be avoided and the community would be
spared those horrible recitals of death by fire
and suirocation which almost daily comprise
part of our newspaper reading.


1t is true that we are somewhat confined
for room on Manhattan Island and can hardly
accommodate our fast growing population ;
but there are many ways by which to remedy
this evil. One Of them is to build higher
tenements in the lower part Of the city, with
suggested. Another is to make the thousands
of acres of waste land which surround the
city and its suburbs available by some system
of drainage which will give us, for building,
agricultural and other purposes, a vast area
now lying idle because of the tidal fow, which
leaves them wholly improbable, and as easily
reclaimable by the aid of little enterprise
and capital as Holland was reclaimed from the
sea, and portions Of England were converted
from worthless swamps into fruitful farms and
gardens


There is no necessity for the miseries en-
dured in cellars and filthy tenements, the dan
gers to human life, the germs of contagious
disease which the cramped and crowded con-
dition Of the city entails upon us, while we
have ample space around us requiring only
the application Of little energy and capital
70 render it available for useful purposes and
make it afford us relief in the most effectual
way. The Legislature, while it is employed
upon providing a remedy for the evils of the
tenement house system, might profitably divert
its attention to these points.
Year: 1867

APPROACHING ELECTIONS In THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA MOVEMENT OF THE BLACKs.-In adj
vance of the coming Mayoralty election in
Georgetown the blacks Of that city held Q
meeting and adopted platform embracing
perfect equality between whites and blacks,
which they succeeded in getting candidate to
accept. This action may be regarded as the
first practical development of the impartial
suffrage system, and win probably be followed
up at the election in Washington. The gist Of
the principles Comprised in the Georgetown
platform are contained in the following
questions - ss


will you II elected so execute the laws and .ordi-
OF the city to admit Of no distinction on &c
Of color required BY the act Of Congress knowA
as the Civil Rights bilis Ra


Will you, when laborers and mechanics are TO b
employed by the corporation, distribute the labor
to give employment TO whites and blacks alike


This may be considered as opening the ball
on the part of the blacks, and Is significant ~
indicating the probable shape which impartial
suffrage would take elsewhere, as well a. in
the District Of Columbia.
Year: 1867

The bitterness with which the Destruc
tives in and out of the Congressional Rmnt
regard the Supreme Court Of the United
States. although in the highest degree rep
rehensible. is not in the least remarkable. -
1t is no more singular than the mingled
hate and fear which the criminal malcfacto,
entertains toward the police and other off.
GERS of criminal courts who may arrest them
in their career of depreciation. AS long as
that Court is In existence they do not feel
certain that any of their schemes Of usurpa
tion will practically amount to any thing -
They inquire what is the use of riding over
fhe Constitution, rough shod, with rrvolu.
tiouary violence, if tribunal is left in the
way that can, upon important occasions. call
them back to it, and declare naught all their
aggressions? From the beginning OF their
march as party what have they done that
will bear legal inspection ard examination?
What one Of their measures that will come
up to the Constitutional standard? As fast
as occasions shall arrive that will bring them
up for review, on points affecting individual
put the proper badge Of uncohstitutionality
upon them. In that sense, the whole of
this so called Radical programme is per-
ieCt ld!Ce, WHICH, as pUsScSSllS no Ieganty,
can be laughed to scorn. These OF us who
are opposed to it can lock on calmly, and
tell the performers to go on with the fantas
tic trick they are playing upon onr political
boards. The time will come when they
themselves will see the folly Of the perfor-
nance, and how little they have realized out
of it. Foreseeing the possibility OF this,
their leaders are full of 1esigns against the
Supreme Court designs against its integri-
ty and life. They are like assassins, who
want to remove every thing that may be a
witness to their dark and terrible deeds. -
In the outset they did not contemplate this,
hut one outrage atA enormity, one usurpa-
tion. but rates the way and renders n'cos-
sary the commission OF another, IN order to
give security to the last. 1t is now the
Executive, then tho Court, and then the
States who are the lions in their path,
which must be remyted from it, no matter
how or by what means. But, meantime, as
they advaree they become involved in new
contradictions and fresh embarrasSments
difficulties multiplying on their hands and
thickcn around them-and they realize the
force Of the old maxim, that the ways OF
error are always devious. and those Of false
hood lined with crime.
Year: 1867

Proverbs FROM SHAKESPEARE There
is no virtue like necessity Two Stars keep
not their motion in one sphere. The bet
ter part of valor is discretion. There arc
few die well that die in battle. The empty
YES el makes the greater sound. Beggars
mounted run their horses to death.-
Bounty, being free itself, thinks all others
n
Year: 1867

HoT.-A satiricaI fellow says house with
a wife is often warm enough; home with a
wife and her mother is rather warmer than
any spot on the known globe; a house with
two mothers.inrlaw is so excessively hot, tnat
it can be liked to no place on earth at all,
but we must go lower for simile.
Year: 1867

How He Cor IT-A man who had won
a fat turkey at a rafie, and whose wife was
very iuquisitive as to the method Of obtains
ing the poultry, satisfied her at last by the
remark that the "Shaksrs" gave il TO him.
Year: 1867

TN referring to our card as above, we would


/ say that in the future, as in the past, we viii
give our best attention 70 the IN terests OF our
patrons on all cOnsignments made US. That
while our facilities are 1t least equal to any,
THE USUAL CH ARGES WILL BE MADE,
aud we pledge ourselves that the result TO the
planter on al business intruSted to us shall be
as favorable as from any other house Of equal
standing, or from parties who may propose to
transact business for less than we feel we can
Justly and safely afford to do oe3-3m
Year: 1867

the tree with a spade-a very Imperfect
method of performing the operation, as
"a great many of the roots cannot be
reached in. that way, and such are
hacked, instead of being cut clean.
Year: 1867

Our readers will remember that we
have frequently recommended the root
pruning of fruit trees, having some
favorable experience in. the practice
ourselves. We only tried it with dwarf
pear trees and generally with success,
but ouly in cases where the tree was
q rampant grower and shy bearer. The
following comments On this subject we
find in the Western RHral, of Chicago,
and we have no question of the value
of the hints given: --. {


When tree has produced nothing
but wood for several years, the tendency
may be checked by judicious root-pru-
ming. This is done by opening trench


around the tree, at a suitable distance
from the trunk. That distance must
depend on the size of the tree, for the
roots extend nearly as far as the branch
es. The trench should be from one foot
to two and half feet deep, according
to the size of the tree, in order TO admit
of an inspection of all the lateral roots.
Some persons cut the vertical or tap
roots, by striking spade uader the tree,


but 1t is not advisable to cut these
roots, as they are anchors which hold
the three firm in its place. In opening
a trench around a tree, care should be
taken not to hack the roots; they should
be cut clean with sharp knife, making
q draw-cnt, the same as when pruniIf9
the branches. Much damage is some,
times done to trees in root-pruning. by
hacking the roots with spade, or crit-
ting them too close to the trunk. :


The best time for this kind of prun-
ing is IN the fall, when vegetation il
suspended. 1t may be done in the
spring before vegetation Commences.
Some orchardists think that August ;s
the most appropriate month for this
work, but the greater number prefer to
operate in the fall or early in the
spring. Some persons dc not open a
trench, but merely cut q circle around
Year: 1867

WARTS ON HoRsEs.-Can you give me
a cure for warts on horses and oblige
a new SUBSCRIBER.


Mix equal quantities of spirits of tur-
pentine and sulphuric acid, stirring
slowly in q tumbler, and afterwards
bottle the ingredients. Rub the grease
around the base of the wart with q
feather once or twice q day, it will
gradually eat it off.
Year: 1867

II has seldom been our lot to record q
more distressing casualty than that de-
scribed in our special dispatch from
pittsburg this morning. A number of
Wheeling men are at work in the va
roas iron mills in and near Pittsburg,
and when the rumor of the dreadful
pews was circulated upon the streets
last evening there was much anxiety
felt TO know whether any of our former
citizens were among the ill-fated suf-
ssrers. So far as we know, none of
those injured belong here, but it is
probable that many of the workmeu in
our own mills may be acquainted with
some of the killed or wounded. We
are Indebted to TIE Western Union
Telegraph Company for the full aud,
VIC presume, accurate report which we
,uhlish
Year: 1867

Legitimate purpose to keep public
school in the township open during
thtee months in year.


The result Of the radical policy in
West Virginia is to cripple and retard
the progress of the State in every con-
ceivable way. Immigration is pre-
vented by the odious and unjust dis
elimination which debars from citizen
ship any man who happened to be upon
the unsuccessful side in the late civil
war. Capital is prevented from seeking
investment here by the ill-advIsed


usury laws of the State, and by the


feeling of insecurity which BoREMAN's
messages and his frantic calls for troops
have caused in the minds of those ig-
norant of the facts, and by the onerous
taxes which are necessary to fill the
pockets of herd of "loyap Office
holders. The same causes are operating
with equal force, to drive from the State
q large portion OF the population
and nearly all the capital it already
And yet the very men
who have brought about and are main
this condition of affairs claim
to be par excellence the friends of the
State and bristle with Indignation
whenever it is limited that the manner
of its formation was little irregular,
or that it is not now the freest, happi-
est, most enlightened and prosperous
on the face of the habit
able globe. If West Virginia ever be-
comes populous or rich it will be whom
she has hurled the Radical party from
power and adopted more liberal and
statesmanlike policy than that which
has been pursued by her rulers ever
since her political organization began.
Year: 1867

INITIATE to borrow; contract to pay.
This is the Radical party policy. They
inflated currency until it was worth
but forty or fifty cents on dollar in
gold. They borrowed then some ST.
SOC, 100000. They now propose to
contract the currency until it is at par
in gold, and then pay their creditors
with it. Is not this beautiful ar
rangement for the people9 Will they
not insist that debt created in infa-
tion shall be paid by initiation; and
that when we have paid the debt it
will be time to contract the currency
and approach the specie basis.-Cin.
En1. l.- -r.rotg a-le
Year: 1867

EXTRACT FROM A LETTER From
JACKSON, LOUISIANA, TO A FRIEND IN
CINcINNATI.-"The freedmen of this
country are holding what they call
Loyal League meetings, once or twice
a week. They place guards around
to keep all white people away, except
a few Northern Radicals, who came
here to organize them and make
speeches to them. They are arming
themselves, and say boldly that they
own the houses and lands of this coun.
try, and they will have them if they
have to kill all the white people of the
South to get them.


"Have the people of the North any
Idea OF the state Of things hereP Th'
negroes say that men and money are
being sent here to carry on this work


"Jaekson, La, August "a, 1867"