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Year: 1872

The Radical party is well organized
in this District and works like machine
ry. Mex; Tuesday they will cast their
solid strength, white aud black, lame,
halt, old aud young FOR the Grant elec
tors, and for Henry Houston for Con
gress There are many Democrats
who 10 not care to vote for Greeley
because he was not their first choice,
and many who may neglect voting for
Grassland because they think his cleo
ton Is sure thing. Knowing this to
be the feeling, we feel 1t our duty to
urge upon every Democrat, Liberal,
and Conservative, the importance Of
going to the polls, aud casting their
suffrage for Horace Greeley for Presi
dent, and Edward Grassland for Con-
gress. Retween Greeley and Grant no
Democrat should hesitate. Greeley Is
the chosen chisftain Of The party which
offers every term of honorable friend
ship to the South he is the nominee
Of our friends and our party, and We
should wave individual opinions and
objections, to the great national inter
ests at stake. The eongregated wis
dom Of our friends at Cincinnati and
Baltimore designated him as the stand
ard bearer for this campaign, and if
we hate Raaiealism we should rally to
bis standard aud not suffer the defeat
Of the Liberal IDEAS which he repre-
sents


We are as certain of Judge Cross
lard's reelection as the mind can well
nevertheless there are those who
figure up tie possible triumph Of
Houston, The Radical nominee, through
a supposed division in the Democratic
ranks. Our information is that Cross
land will carry the almost unanimous
Democratic vote ia every county of the
District. But those who figure up
chance for Houston say, MARTIN will
carry 5000 or 4 600 Democrats that
1000 or 5000 Democrats will stay at
homo because they think Crosslaud's
Year: 1872

! CORRESPONDENT writing to Us Of
the Congressional discussion at Carrs
vile, says Martin agaiu referred TO
the Hickman CoURIER as a slanderous
sheet Ia regard to the Tennessee
School Fund robbery, Crosslaud came
back at him heavy CSome one has
provided him with the official book 7
He said, Martin must admit that he
was the dppe and toot of Butter & Co,
the corrupt gang who did DO the rob
bing, or, that he was one of them.
He said the pretenee that the business
men sent him to Nashville. was too
his-the money being in Washington
and New fork-anl the business men
could not have been receiving any ben
efts thorefrom.


Martin excuse is q title tim but
in all charity let us hope he was only
the tool Of these bold. bad men.
Year: 1872


cording to the supposed fortune Of the
patient which was neither legal nor rea-
sonable. If that principle were admitted,
there would be no limit to extortion. DR..
Nelaton' s letter to very humble and
obscure colleague, whose covetousness
was whetted by a job, was a compliment
ary one such a one as Lamartine or
Victor Hugo might have written TO any
small rhymer who paid them homage.
Twenty dollars would be very good pay,
and a great deal more than the plaintiff
was in the habit of getting. The court
split the difference, and gave verdict
for sixty dollars. Foreigners should
beware of French doctors, whose claims
for remuneration often far transcend the
dreams of the most eminent practitioners
elsewhere.
Year: 1872

The peril of republican government is in
the easy acquiescence of well-meaning cti-
zens in the crimes and illegalities by which
their rulers perpetuate their hold upon power
The most shocking thing about the history of
the French Revolution was, not that the masses
were turbulent and savage, but that they
were too rarely so. Their greatest fault was
in silently accepting the control of the des-
perate men who managed affairs at their own
good pleasure While they were sitting in
Judgment on the lives and property of their
fellow-creatures, the latter kept peacefully
about their business, recognizing these felons
as their rulers and making no effort to shake
off the odous yoke. 1t takes an enormous
amount of kicking and plundering to wake
an AnglO-Saxon community up to the point
of doing anything in opposition to any
gang of thieves who may get possess
sion of the public treasury. New-YQrk
endured Tweed and his associates without q
murmur, every one knowing what brazen
villain he was, until the accidental discovery
of the precise figure of some of his steafings
reused the city to spasmodic effort which
dragged him from power. Pennsylvania il
just passing through similar experience. 1t
is bound hand and foot by the retainers Of
Simon Cameron, and rather seems to enjoy il.
The subjection must last, we presume, until
it becomes intolerable, and then we may hope
for a revolt which will accomplish something.
There has been during the last few weeks a
fitful effort at emancipation. But it was not
general enough to succeed. It's most prOm-
nent newspaper advocate, the moment the
reform movement was found too weak to


e
corruption which carried the election on Tues
day. submissively makes its allegiance TO the
successful rascality, and covers the shame of
its surrender by saying that the preposterous
majority by which Hartranft is to be counted
in is q legitimate one.


II is certainly most serious and arduous
undertaking to attempt the dcthroncment
of an unscrupulous and corrupt organiza
Year: 1872




The Cuban residents of New-York propose
to celebrate to-day the fourth anniversary OF
what they coll their independence. Four years
ago the first cry of revolt arose at Yara, and
the men who then led the insurrection are still
at the head of the titular Republican Govern
ment. They have made, it may be said, little
progress towards the establishment of perma-
nent liberal institutions. Their government is
still camp. Their capital is mountain
bivOuac. Their army is flying column, some
times as effective as lightning, but oftener
impaIpable as a cloud. Their navy Is ut
present in charge of the Collector of the Gus
toms at Newport 1t would perhaps require
more imaginative faculty than Mr.. Fish pos
sesses to see in this phantom Republic those
substantial elements with which the routine
diplomatic mind likes to make treaties and
exchange ENJOYS


But we hope our people will never come to
regard these questions from the rigidly prac-
teal point of view of Puffendorf and Vattel.
We may not insist that the insurgent Cubans
are entitled to our national recognition. We
may not entirely approve all their acts nor
many of their sentiments. 1t may be
none of our business to do their fighting
for them. We are not our brothers keeper.
But the Cuban insurgents are entitled to
what is not often accorded them-Our
profound and sympathetic respect-sO far as
the highest courage, patriotism, and self
yotion can compel it. During the four years
that the insurrection has lasted, hundreds OF
gentlemen cultivated and refined loving life
and it's pleasures like other people, have suf-
fered every species of privatiOn incident to
guerrilla warfare, and have ascended the scaf-
fold without flinching, for the sake of giving
freedom to the soil on which they were born. 1t
is possible that they may not be able to conquer
the rich and well-fortifed Peninsplars of the
cities. But it seems evident that the Penin-
sulars cannot conquer them. They can kill
such Cubans as they capture, seize their prop
erty, grow rich on the products of their es-
tates. But it is improbable that thoy can
make the Cubans love them or honor Spain
by such policy, and so it is difficult to fore
see the end of the languishing war. The
Yankee mind is complex. 1t greatly ad-
mires q man who makes money and
yet it cannot but sympathize with one
who is crazy enough TO love honor and
his country more. We shall probably con-
tinue to give our distinguished approval to
the Spaniards who live in the Cubans' houses
and steal their sugar, while we cherish a
sneaking regard for the Creoles who enjoy
hunger and cold, danger and death, in the
mountains and the forests, rather than sump-
tuous fare and fine linen, with allegiance to
the pateTnal government of Spain.
Year: 1872

about 100000. The legal voters included In


this latter aggregate cannot exceed 125,000 of
whom at least 10000 have failed to register.
The legal votes polled there on Tuesday
ranged from 10000 to 115,000; oil that were
polled above this mark were frauds. Those
who bounded them up to the inspectors were
mainly obscure, characterless persons; but
they were only hired instruments. The real
authors of this fraud sit in high places, and
are addressed as Honorable, General, and
Colonel, and Esquire. Some of them furnish
the needful funds; others use those funds so
as to secure the desired result The former
shut their eyes very fight, and insist that there
is no money In sight; the latter think those
who pay the money as sorry knaves as those
who receive and earn it; and they are right.


The Millions subscribed and paid by Office
holders, Government contractors, loan manipu-
latOrs, subsidy mongers, railway land-jObbers,
favored stock -.jobbers. &C., they can well afford
to pay. They can get them back again with
interest exceeded only by the dividends OF the
Credit Mobilier of America. Early advices OF
a single order from tho Treasury Department
to sell gold or buy stocks may reimburse a
score of the most liberal contributors in week.
But the country cannot afford to be governed
by fraudulent votes, no matter for whom cast
or counted. Whenever it shall be generally
understood that the vote returned from any
Ward shall be just what the Tweed or OBrlen
of the hour decides to make it, real voting Will
be abandoned. The ballot-bOx stuffer ana the
miscOunter of votes soon make an end OF real
elections Legal voters will not persist in giving
countenance and character to fraud whereof
they are foreordained victims. Behind the
ballot-box stufler marches the soldier with
loaded musket and fixed bayonet. lie at least
is no sham. He does not mock you with
pretenso of deferring to your Judgment when


he has predetermined to falsify it. very few
years of government by repeaters will reconcile
any community to naked military dcspotism.
Year: 1872

The festival with which sundry good peopAs
In Brooklyn are now celebrating the twenty


ifth anniversary of tho union between the
Plymouth congregation and the Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher is something uncommon in tho
history of American churches; yet its fitneas
must be apparent to everybody. Pastors who
have preached q quarter Of century from
one. pulpit are perhaps not very rare; but q
pastor who has identified himself 30 closely
with the religious and intellectual life of his
people as Mr.. Beecher is almost unknown.
He has not merely endeared himself 70 his
flock, but he has impressed them with great
deal of his own character, bis earnestness, bis
Independence, his acuteDess OF mind, his zeal
for humanitarian works. He has established
with his congregation an intimate personal
relation which goes far beyond the usual In
tercourse between the preacher and his hear
ers and partakes so much OF the family bs
that when he calls his flock about him TO
commemorate this happy event they meet as
members of one household.


The interest of such a gathering extends
far beyond the narrow circle of those who
directly take part in it. For the better part
of a generation, Plymouth Church, under tho
influence of Mr.. Beecher. has been con-
spicuOus light among the churches OF the
land. 1t has been the birthplace of countless
good works which have blessed the whole
community. It has been the nursery OF noble
impulses, of free thought, of patriotism, OF
generous and inspiriting actions. Its pupils
have gone out into all parts of the country,
carrying its fresh spirit with them, to infect
other communities. Its influence is felt from
Maine to the Pacific, and its memory ia to-
day affectionately cherished by thousands
who were never within its walls, and never
saw its preacher. And it must be one of tho
chief causes of coDgratulation among those
who,assemble at it's silver wedding this week
that the man who has made it what 1t Is 10
still, after the accomplishment OF such work,
young, and hearty, and unworn. and ready 10
carry on his labor to still more brilisns
achievement.
Year: 1872

The Grant newspapers and speakers are
constantly repeating the 0ft-exposed fiction
that nobody is now debarred from voting on
account of participation in the rebellion, and
only few arc excluded from holding Office
We have shown that in Arkansas alone as
many as 10000 of the best educated men OF
the State are disqualified from voting, most of
them, to be sure, by an illegal exercise of dis
cretion on the part of the carpet-bag officials,
but actually prevented from voting for all that
We have shown also that all Overt the
South disqualification from office and ex-
cluson from the polls have gone hand in
hand. and do so yet. The Reconstruction
Act of March g. 1867, provided that none
of the seeding States should be readmitted
to the Union until it had adopted, among
other provisions of its Constitution, one
confning the elective franchise to those
persons who were eligible to Office under
the XIVth Amendment. That amendment ex-
cludes from Office every man who, having
previously taken all oath as member OF
Congress, or as an officer OF the United
Estates, or as member of any State Legisla-
"ture, or as an executive or judicial officer of
"any State, to support the Constitution OF the
&" United States, shall have engaged in insur
Erection or rebellion against the same, or
given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof"
The Supplementary Reconstruction Act of July
10, of the same year, made the disfranchise-
ment still more sweeping, and declared 1T to
apply to all who had taken part in the
Rebellion or given aid comfort to the
enemy after holding any civil office what
ever, whether they were holding Office at the
beginning of the war or had held it before,
and even to those who had taken no oath to
support the Constitution of the United States.
This, it will be observed, was not merely dis
qualification for Office, but disfranchisement
as well And so the matter remained until
the Cincinnati Convention, as the first fruit
of the Liberal triumph, drove Congress into
the Amnesty Act of last May, by which the
South received a partial and tardy relief.
Even under that Act, however, Senators and
Representatives in the XXXVIth and
XXXVIIth Congresses, officers in the judicial,
military. and naval service of the United
States, heads of departments, and foreign
ministers of the United States who took part
in the Rebellion are disqualified both from hold
ing Office and voting.


We publish elsewhere to-day a list of the
more prominent persons excluded by this
Amnesty act. Whether they be few or many
makes little difference. whenever 1t is said"
remarked Mr.. Greeley in one of his Western
speeches, "that my captain shall be punished
"for what he and did, | am punished with
"him.' The Acknowledgement of few hund-
red leaders Is q punishment felt all over tho
South. Sometimes it amounts to disfran-
chisemcnt of "A whole State; as when North
Carolina was refused the Senator of her
choice, and majority of the Republican
Senator'S actually put themselves on record III
Year: 1872

The Herald urges President Grant TO adopt
the main plank in the Liberal patform-Uni-
versal Amnesty. That is good advice. But
why not adopt the whole platform Every
plank is as sound as that commended by The
Herald. Even the One-Term principle was re-
garded with favor by Gen. Grant when about
to be nominated in 1868. Why not give it a
good word in his Message next Decemberf
1t will then have ceased to affect him one
Way or the other.
Year: 1872

Georgia election showed that the colorod race
could not hereafter be counted as o unit
Ignorance and superstition, however, make
the negroes still the easy dupes of designing
politicians. How this is done is explained by
a TRIBUNE correspondent whose letter is else
where published. All patriotic mon will re-.
ioioe when there is no party vote of colored
men but that desired contamination will only
come with increased intelligence.
Year: 1872

Our correspondent who attended the scien-
tific convention at Dubuque, stopped while
returning to look into the scientific depart
ments of the University of Chicago, and also
took the opportunity to see something of the
great work of rebuilding that city. Recent
letters which we have published from Chicago
have been written by residents who naturally
notice less its actual condition than the
changes it undergOes; the brief sketch we
print this morning portrays the city as it now
appears to O visitor.
Year: 1872

From the British Journal Of Photography


Concerning the photographing Of


freckled or discolored faces, so as to hide
such blemishes, while promised collod.
ion may be very excellent thing, there
ia something else that ought to have a
place in the dressing room attached to
every studio. l allude, not to the puff
box, but to kind of white liquid cos
metic much used by the fair sex when
dressing for the opera, a ball.. or an
evening party. ! was, on one occasion,
asked by lady friend to exemine some
Of this cosmetic, In order TO say how It
could be prepared. ! made mixture
OF . very similar kind by rubbing up a
little oxide Of zinc with glyeerine, and
thinning it with rose water until il was
OF creamy consistency. | know of
netting better than this for applying to
a lady $ face previous to photographing
her; for, when properly applied BY
means of a bit Of sponge, it leaves the
face Of a delicate white coler, and masks
the freckles and other disceloFations.
It's value will be properly appreciated il
. portrait Of q lady With well developed
freckles be taken first with the face in
its natural state, and again after the
sponge, moistened with the above COS
metic, has been passed all over it.
Year: 1872

great practical ends:


To paoe the security of Its poioes beyond the power
Of adverse contingencies Nothing containing any els
msnt If hazard Is t1nly sa unless more than appar
emily zafe purely Mutual Company has no resource
whatever beyond the premiums charged upon Its poll
ciesj wherefore these premiums must BE- apparently
higher than any fo1eseen contingency will exhaust OF
future solvency is in peril.


SECOND.


To reduce the actual outlay Of It's members for their
policies to the lowest possible rate 70 accomplish
this, and Jet maintain that perfect security without
which all insurance is ds1usan, it charges nominal
premium entirely ample foz any contingency and high
than it expects ever to really need and then to pac
tcay reduce this premium in each year to the actual
necessities Of the Company ft the time being and take
from the polioyholder than present conditions
o ths first premium as permanent credit loan and
to retain from each subsequent premium that portion Of
the previous years full premium actually proved to be
su1plusj 80 that at no time does the Company taxi
from him higher actual premium than is needed to
carry the risk for the year. and provide the reinsurance
fund.


It is strictly Mutual Nothing is diverted to stock
holders and each member has his insurance at ts exact
cost to the Company.


Is rate Of expense has been from the beginning 1ess
than that Of other companlesl its mortality has been
favorable a and Is rate interest as high as can
be had UPON investments Of the highest order,
Year: 1872

I y AhhCN-- a ALAS
friends the following story, of
which we are reminded by the
new association they have
formed. The moral taught by
the story viii be obvious to
every reader:


Once ON a time there lived,
in a western stall, an old sheep
farmer, whose entire earthly
possessions consisted of large
flock of sheep. The old farm
er's family consisted Of himsef
and two sOns-the eldest, aged
about thirty, a cute canny gen
tleman, who assistedin caring
for his fathers flock; and the
youngeran open hearted prom
ising youth o. fifteen, whose
spare hours were devoted ex-
clusiyely to the nursing dnd
caring for q beautiful pet lamb
named Billy and Billy was
a beauty. His fleece was white
as snow, fine as silk, and tail
ed on the ground. He was a
pUrG-wool sheep, and around
his neck was placed a blue
ribbon, the color OF the ocean
at rest under Il Southern sky.
Theyoung days, Of Billy'smas-
ter were passed in the happy,
careless matter OF all youths
-he went to school and he
petted his lamb.


Bat he fell on evil days. His
father died, ard the only pos
sessions he left to his children
was the large flock of sheep.
But The old man had all along
noticed the avaricious, grasp
ing disposition of his first born,
and the open, confiding nature
Of his youngest, and lie knew
wei that should the opportu-
nifty be offered, his eldest son
would cheaths youngest. Ac-
cordingly, the terms Of his will
We're very stringent. The flock
OF sheep was to be divided
equally between the two-the
division to be made by the ell
der son, and the younger to
have his choice.


But the elder son was not
defeated. he knew the affec-
ton Of his brother for Billy,
and he picked ou5 Of the flock
all the NANCY sheep, and those
that had the sheep rot, and he
put them on one side. But ne
put Billy with them; and he
placed all the good sheep on
the other side. and he chuckled
and said he, My brother is so
fond Of Billy that he viii take
the whole lot with him, and /
will have the pick of the sheep
for myself" So he sought his
brother, and said he, Brother,
according to the terms of our
fathers viii, I have made two
divisions Of the flock; come
now and take your choice. "


His brother went with him,
but on beholding the division
that had been made, his eyes
filled with tears, and pausing
ing but for a moment and then
rushing over he fell on his
knees by the side of his pet,
and throwing his arms around
his neck, he burst into tears.
Year: 1872

Illinois is the great railroad
State of the Union. She has
now in operation three thou
sand seven hundred and twenI
ty-tive miles, just seven hum
dred and five more than any
other State. tad
Year: 1872

This journal is now thoroughly identified with the
greatest political necessity of the hour-uncOmproms-
ing warfare against all kinds of corruption whether in
national local government. For years past the
TIMES has been exposing the demoralizng schemes of
sefnerested politicians and its recent warfare upon
the Tammany Democrats has been received with uni
versal approval 1t has adhered to the pledge given
in its original prospectus, than twenty years ago.
that the public should be truly represented and their
interests faithfully guarded through its columns. Its
record has been pure and honorable and the highest
aim Of its proprietOrs is to render it moro and
worthy of its past history and of the confidence which
the public repose in it. Two out of three of the orig-
nal proprietors still direct its policy and guide all
publicquestiOns They purpose that the TIMES shall
continue to keep clear of all narrow and unworthy
fuences and clques, and aim to represent the great
body of the public distinguished from all personal
factions. 1t occupies perfectly independent position
and is free to speak the truth all subjects and about
all men. It's greatly increased circulation throughout
the country adds to its power and nfuenceIt will
tinue to be faithful exponent of Republican prnci-
ples and advocate with untiring energy every cause
which tends to further the welfare of the people,


The utmost care will be devoted to gathering pOti-
cal from special during the Presidential
canvass This department Of the paper will be unusu-
ally full and trustworthy. Renewed enterprise will be
exhibited in every department of the paper and large



ring elections, other important political Occa-
5ions.


very full summary of news, and many general arti-
cles of great interest published in the Semi
Weekly editions and in the Weekly edition there is
unabridged report of the proceedings at the Farm
erS' Club an excellent summary of political informa-
tion and great variety of matter suitable for family
reading.


The NEW YORK TINES is pre-eminenily family
paper, all Objectionable advertisements Ibeng rigdy
excluded and it has constantly increasing circulation
among the most respectable classes Of the community.