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Year: 1872

The day after the Baltimore Conven-
tion had nominated Greeley and Brown,
Mr.. Greeley came out in his Tribune
with a jubilant article in which he CON-
plimented the Democratic Convention
for betraying its trust and stultifying
its party, as follows:


1.-The Democratic party has gained
triumph over itself which is worth more
than any material advantage which can
ever be reaped at the polls Having
thus assigned to that party the moral
share as its portion of the spoils of vic
tory to be obtained by the election of
the new ticket, the Philosopher went on
to estimate the chances of success, and
came to the happy and exultant conclu-
sion that 1--WE are surrounded by omens
of victory" % 'It is difficult to
see how any further doubt can rest on
the issue of the campaign"


Since that triumphant record of vic
tory in advance, two short months have
scarcely elapsed, and Mr.. Greeley now
sings different tune. His peans of
rejoicing are now changed to mournful
lamentations, as he beholds his airy
visions of success dissolving like sunset
clouds. His visit sdown East has
taught him that eall is not gold that
glitters," and both in Rhode Island and
in New Hampshire he has learned tnat
there are twice as many shells as clans.
The skeleton of an old organization
in North Carolina has risen before him
and frightened him with its CHASTITY
grin. The same fearful apparition has
fitted before his eyes in West Virginia,
and he breads to look for the ''star in
the East" in Maine, lest the same hated
skeleton should appear to him there.


A veritable nightmare has come over
his Tribune since his return from his
Eastern tour; and after denouncing fire.
works and cannon, and marking out 6
skeleton organization for his followers
to adopt as substitute for pyrotechnic:
and noise, as we remarked last week
he now walls forth in his personal or
gan such doleful ditties as this ''Or
our side too much trust has been placed
upon the popular uprising and enthu
siasm' for Greeley, and the generou
; impulse for peace and fraternity, ant
revolt against rings and corruption


and our friends seem to imagine tha


they can sit still and let the Liberia
movement sweep the country. The.
must understand that the administra
; tion is not going to be changed by al


earthquake . g q '.We are nov
likely to be beaten unless we do NOR


than we are doing now to get our me
t into the field and secure recruits anon
r the wavering and dissatisfied.


h Who arc the ''wavering p Is it pos
sible that there are any dissatisfied :?


Queer it is that the great apostle 6


reconciliation cannot reconcile th
wavering and dissatisfied, even in hi
own ranks. He tried hard to do so L
e his Portland speech when he told ther


that they should all have share of th


spoils Naturally, the hungry Demo
Year: 1872

BORN DRUNK.-Among the names
registered at the Tombs the other night
was that of a youth about Is years of
age, who had been arrested for drunken
ness. But he was not drunk nor had
he been drinking. He was, moreover,
in good, sound health, but gave all the
external indications of being intoxica-
ted when arrested by a police officer.
Upon protesting to the keeper of the
Tombs that he was not intoxicated, it
was revealed that the unfortunate youth
had been born a natural drunkard, OF
rather that he had always acted like
such thing. He said that although
in good health, he had never been able
to walk without staggering. His speech
was not unlike that q persons in de-
cided state of intoxication, and when
excited he would mutter and reel. The
unfortunate youth was detained until
the next day, and was not sent to the
Courts to be gazed at through judicial
spectacles.


A subsequent investigation of the
case proved that the lad had been tell
ing the truth about himself, but his con-
dition revealed demonstration Of the
natural law that the child is very fair
copy of his parent. 1t appears that
prior to marriage the father had been a
secret but confirmed inebriate, and when
the facts became known to the woman
thus suddenly and unexpectedly, she
wept in a most terrible manner. AL
most heart-broken, she contemplated the
future misery in store for her. Months
passed away, when it was discovered
that the child, at three years of age,
acted strapgs; and at the end of six
months the unhappy woman fully real
lied all Refsforebodings. The effect
produced upon the mother was not with
out its influence upon the father, how
ever. Realizing in the midst of tears
of bitter anguish, the sin that had been
visited upon the clild, the man reformed.
He has now several bright children, and
most exemplary ones, too, they are
But the boy that was brought into the
Tombs was not drunk, but had entailed
upon him life of misery, as it was a
blasted destiny.-N. 7. Tribune.
Year: 1872

Gratis would feel somewhat disgusted
and lukewarm in his cause, when he
told them, as in July last, that they
must be contented with the moral share
of the expected victory; but the Port
land assurance must certainly have made
alnends for all that, and econciled"
them, if anything would. 1t must be
that they have lost faith in the success
of the old white hat and coat, and do
not believe the second Franklin" will
have any spoils to divide.
Year: 1872

the Legislative body would necessarily result
in revolution. Should the decision of the
Assembly be adverse to the President it is not
improbable that he will resign his position.
In such case it will be competent to the
Assembly to appoint his successor. Is it to
be presumed, however, that the nation would
tamely submit to the exercise of such authority
by body which is notoriously no longer
representative Of the sentiments of the whole
peoploa Everything now depends on the
action of the Assembly on Thursday. The
appointment of a responsible Ministry would,
no doubt, be a positive gain 1t would be
another step in the direction Of solid govern
ment. It is doubtful, however, whether this
single concession would satisfy the radicals, and
we have no reason to believe that the conserva-
tives will grant more. We see but one salts
factory solution to the difficulties which now
menace France and that is the dissolution of
the Assembly and On appeal to the people. To
this it must come at last, and the general feel
ing seems now to be that it cannot come too
soon:
Year: 1872




Our special commissioner to Cubs reports
from Santiago very curious and cool
proceeding on the part of some journalistic
genius of the place in requesting him to write
for the columns of the Diario or for those Of
the Baadera Espa1l0a o full account of what
he had seen in the island and what he thought
of the insurrection. There is a positively re-
freshing touch of the boldness of Rob Row
Macgregor and the diplomatic sharpness Of
Machisvelli beautifully combined in this little
plan to seize on HERALD enterprise. II would
place its foot upon its native tobacco patch.
flourish threat in the eyes Of
the HERALD man and then, if sue
cessful turn an honest penny by pub
fishing news whose collection was paid for by
the HERALD Fortunately there were two
parties necessary to this transaction the
HERALD correspondent as we'll as this cour-
teous representative of what might DO
regarded by carping world in the light Of
journalistic brigandage That there was
greater or lesser threat involved in the
Diario's request is made tolerably evident
in the fact that the courteous Spanish General
AdBuciut tuOuBut IL ucccSSttIy W uloIm OuI
correspondent that he might comply with it or
not at his pleasure. At the same time he
guaranteed our correspondents safety while
in his territory. This is pretty state of affaif


truly Fancy Cuban reporter sent to New
York-if such thing ever existed being called
on by metropolitan journal to give his views
on the chicken pip question that the Washing
ton Market poultrymen might know where he
stood and how to treat him the next time ho
visited them, and in order that the journal
itself might be saved the expense of sending
reporter as far as West street This would be
the exact counterpart Of this Cuban request, If
we only figure General Shaler guaranteeing
the Cuban reporter his safety from the chicken
butchers wrath, whether he published his
views on the pip or not. While acknowledge
ing the keen sense Of the power and value Of
the HERALD as q news collector and director Of
thought, which the Diario admits in making
the odd request we instance it as phenomenon
in modern journalism, II ss~ -.
Year: 1872

The Condition OF Affairs I'm Spain and


Cabinet Estimate OF the Crisis.


The telegrams from Madrid which appear
in our columns are dated in the Spanish
capital yesterday. The contents of the
dispatches are not calculated to allay the
apprehension which must prevail in the minds
of the friends of Amadeus government relative
to the condition Of affairs which exists in the
kingdom If the statements are literally cor
rect-not exaggerated by Spanish party men
for political effect-the Crown has good reason
for uneasiness, for the national situation is
at different points Of the territory. This is
suppressed by military force There are
marchings and countermarchings of royalist
troops, and at the same moment the prevalence
of what may be classed as an itinerant pseudo
revolution. The Province of Murcia has
been placed under martial law. Andalusia
is being prepared for the application
of like plan of monarchical cure.
Minister Zorrilla reported officially to the
Cortes yesterday. The Cabinet picture
is not, as will be seen, encouraging to the
cause of Iberian constitutionalism. Presi-
dent of the Council zorrilla alleged, notwith-
standing in conclusion, that 'but little i'm
portance is attached by the government to the
demonstrations This Cabinet allegation
appears to us, at this distance from the scenes
of excitement, as being exceedingly peculiar,
if not extraordinary. Has Spain come to re-
gard half-smothered revolution as the normal
political condition Of the country? Have her
people commenced TO class the embers Of the
fame Of war and rebellion as healthy, life-
giving fuel for the domestic hearth Or, on
the contrary and before all, are the Spanish
people, the millions, the only true conserva-
tives in the country, and the party tacticians
in Madrid and the other large cities the mere
secret engineers, who, in their scramble for
place. may. perhaps, hoist the constitution by
means of petard fashioned in a mere caucus
Year: 1872




People.


Since the early days Of easy warfare, when
iron-clad swordsmen hacked at equally pre-
served foes, as Machiavelli expresses il, ''from
the rising of the sun until the going down
thereof" without any particular result
except awful fatigue on both sides,
there has been jealousy at headquarters. The
instances to the contrary that to our pleading
call come crawling to our mind as we write.
are few and unimportant. Great generals
and great men, when of the stage Of
their particular performance, ore usually
more conspicuous than admirable. Human
passion and human feeling is generally disas-
trous to the best sewed and most glittering
buttons. The swelling bosom Of the con.
scious hero is generally fatal to quiet civil
ian rules of right and wrong. The
man who has once charged bat
terry, put q brigade to fight or
made an army surrender is usually lifted by
the eccentric movements fhis inner conscious-
ness far above the level of his kind. He scorns
opinion he frowns at censure above all and
in defiance Of circumstances he is everything
himself.


Mushroom republics and monarchies tower
ingly built on the shifting sands Of poverty
and crime, have had leaders Of this kind
men who, like the artillery sergeant whom Alex
ander Dumas describes, had the .fe,ir de lis in
Indian ink on one arm and "Vive la Repub-
Houe ~ on the other, and we're, therefore,
ready to offer explanations to sans culotes Of
either party in street fight But in free,
intelligent republic, and under benign
system of government, no such vascil-
lating and pyrotechnic politics is recog-
nized or allowed. Indeed, no general.
no leader of the people, would ever dare to
present himself in such light before the
educated, intelligent Republic which gave him
political being.


1t must be said Of General Grant, our Presi-
dent, that in entering upon his second term
he displays ready disposition to coincide
with the feelings of the great majority Of tho
people who lately voted him into power for
the next four years. Casting aside passion,
favoritism and the many, and perhaps not too
unfrequently pressed evil Influences by which.
from his peculiar position, he is surrounded.
he has entered upon path of duty that
cannot fail, if properly followed up, TO bring
him unmcasured praise. The question OF
the appointment Of major general Of
the army vacant through the death of
| that sturdy hero and savior Of Pennsyk
Year: 1872

From the special report which we published
yesterday Of the leading points Of the Presi-
dents forthcoming annual Message, and
the despatch printed in another column
Of this issue, there will be nothing in
the document calculated to inspire enthu-
siasm in Young America or to awaken
apprehensions Of perilous changes in the
mind of Grandfather Whitehead. It will
embrace very quiet statement Of the work
ings of the several executive departments
during the year since December last, with just
such recommendations for appropriations and
other Legislative measures as are needed to
keep the government jogging steadily along
without disturbance or interruption at home
or abroad for tho ensuing fiscal year, which
begins on the 30th Of June. The impression
widely prevailing few days ago that the
President would turn over new leaf in his
Southern policy seems to have had no founda-
ton but opjecture. for We are assured that in
the Message of Monday next will be no special
recommendation on behalf Of the South; but
that the whole subject of amnesty, supremacy
of the local civil authorities and SO forth, in
that section will be left to the discretion Of
Congress.


Doubtless the recent political squabbles and
disturbances in Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas
and some others of the reconstructed States
have had their effect at the White House,
although it is said that, touching the pacifca-
ton of said States, the President has yielded
to the advice of experienced politicians in
concluding to let things remain as they are
for some time longer. It must be borne in
mind, however, that the term Of the present
Congress expires on the 4th of March
with the present term Of the Executive
and that in the short interval the two
houses will have their hands full in the
regular appropriation bills and other rou-
tine measures Of the session. Should the
law be revived under which the new Con-
gress assembled on the 4th of March imme-
diately upon the heels of the retiring Con-
gress, General Grant, in addition to his inau-
gural, may have on the 4th or the 5th some
special recommendations to make to the two
houses Otherwise the new Congress will not
assemble till the first Monday in December a
year hence. 4


In any event, however, the new Senate will
assemble and organize on the 4th Of March,
in order to install the new President of the
body, the Vice President elect, Wilson, and to
act upon such nominations for Office as the
President may have in readiness to submit for
confirmation We expect he will submit to
the Senate on. the 5th of March, if not sooner,
q new Cabinet appointment or two, and per-
haps some two or three nominations for mis-
sions abroad, including the mission to London
and that to st. Petersburg. Meantime, we
Judge from our Washington foreshadowings
that the Presidents Message to the two houses
on Monday next will be as peaceful in its in
structions as Quaker sermon to camp of re-
constructed Apaches.
Year: 1872

TIE WNrRY STORM of yesterday we fear
puts an end to our Indian Summer, but we
expect from it change which will give us an
old-fashioned, bright and bracing Thanksgiv-
ing Day And the turkeys are oil right
Year: 1872

Absurd Reports About tho Inside


Workings Of the Herald Once.


Our country contemporaries are frequently
imposed upon by persons claiming to be cor
respondents in regard to matters and things
in this city. These letters ore generally
stereotyped and sent to the country press in
every section for nominal price, the COM
pensation consisting in the pufs and adver-
tisements contained in the correspondence.
One of the principal objects of interest to
these irresponsible scribblers is the HERALD
establishment and its inside workings. We
have before us copy of the Elmira ADVERTISER
paper usually conducted with care and judg-
ment, but which in this issue gives currency
to the most absurd statements concerning the
internal machinery Of the HERALD Office.
This is one Of those stereotyped reports
sent to the country press from city
advertising agents in the pretentious form Of
correspondence from the metropolis" and
other attractive headings Now we do not
solicit the favorable notice of our country
brethren Of the press-although when in mat
ters of enterprise we challenge their commen-
dation such commendation is always gratefully
acknowledged we must protest against
the circulation of these ridiculous fables about
the internal workings and management of our
establishment. If these or any other writer's
for the press desire to enighten their readers
about the inside or outside workings Of the
HERALD let them call upon us personally and
they will be freely furnished with reliable in
formation on the subject. They will thus be
saved the trouble Of relying upon their inn
aginaion for facts concerning the manner in
which the great HERALD business is managed
Year: 1872

Urinary and Womb Diseases. Gravel, Diabetes, Drop
sy lncontinence of Urine. Brghts disease Albumin
ra and in where there are Brick dust deposits or
the wator is thick cloudy mixed with substances Ike
the white of egg threads like white silk or there
IS morbid dark, bilious appearance and white Bono
dust deposits, and where there is pricking burning
sensat and pain in the small of the back and along
the lOins. In all these conditions Railways Sarpar-
Ian Resolvent, aided by the application of Roadway
Ready Relief to the spine and small of the back and
the bowels regulated with one or two of Railways
Regulating Pills per day will, soon make complete
In few days the patient Will be enabled to hold
and Discharge =sS- naturally without pain. and the
Urne will be restored to its natural clear and amber
or sherry color.
Year: 1872

Men and brethren a new leaf must be
turned over or there are breakers. ahead.
The proposed Cincinnati Convention may
prove a ffasco or it may name the next
President. Ii you desire the latter, you
may well pray that Roscoe Conkling &
Co. shall have the running Of the Grant
machine for few months longer.
Year: 1872

STFAMBoATAIEN have reason to be hap
pyover the passage ofthe bill agreed upon
by the Western river interest, with little
change, by the lower branch of Con-
gress. There is good hope Of its passage
by the Senate so as TO go into effect ON
the first of July.
Year: 1872

POLITICAL economy in modern times
consists in the multiplication Of office
holders, and in the illustration of the
idea that governments, city, county,
State, and Federal, were made to inn
apoverish and rob the many that the few
: may riot in opulence and idleness
Year: 1872

Democratic journals Of Tennessee favor the
onc-term principle for a President, but dis
card il in the case OF a Governor. They are
almost unanimous, in favor Of the reelection
Of Brown.-KN0XvILLE CHRONICLE.


Exactly, but there is just this diffe
renee, Brown is not engaged in steal
ing the public money. Moreover the
Presidency is a case which we intend
to leave to the republican party, and
we think they will settle the succession
bv their own action at Cincinnati on
the first day of May. We believe
Browulow had two terms and it will
take Brown about century to get the
finances of the State back to the con-
dtion in which Brownlow found them.
Year: 1872

From the indications we are to have
an unusually brisk and interesting
GUNNER and fall canvass for official
positions. Already the various can
didates are assuming their positions.
Very few of them as yet. have an
nounced themselves through the
newspapers. OF course it is of bat
little use to run for Office unless the
people know it, and the very fact
that a candidate seeks to dodge a
prirtcrs fee for his announcement
stamps him as a narrow man. 4
candidate who cannot make up his
mind to this small demand Of COM
mon custom and good sense is not
apt to make much of an officer.
Year: 1872

We publish elsewhere the card Of
Gen. Cheatham, who announces him.
self a candidate for the GovernOrship
Of Tennessee. He has a perfect right
to 90 before the State Convention on
the 9th of May al Nashville and we
presume he will abide by the result.
If he should not do so the people
will simply decide the matter for
him.
Year: 1872

ALFRED WALTON. Druggist. No. 81 Market
street rectiuly informs his friend and the public
in general that he keeps on hand all descriptions
medicines, and that competent person Is ut all
times ready prescribe for such sick aS call M ina
store, and that charge is made except the regular
price of the medicines. the same price AS they would
pay anywhere else: but that ne one is visited a
their residences
Year: 1872

A little West street boy doesn't think his aunt
is as Pous as she preteRds to be when she puts SO
much starch in his Sunday shirt that he can't
Jump over single post OH the way 2 church.
Daibuya Ne7oS
Year: 1872

the second place; at least such are the
indications now.


There is no doubt but the Missouri
men will press Brown hard for the first
place. Failing in this, it is stated that
they will endeavor to compromise with
the Adams men for the second. Many
leading Democrats state that they will
not support Adams and many leading
Republicans say they will not support
Davis. Many prominent men, among
them Halstead, OF the Commercial
Waterson, OF the Courisr-Journal, and
representatives OF the Tennessee press,
claim that Adams would be the most
acceptable man to the people
of the Southwest 1t is stated
that the Missouri platform will prob
ably be adopted by the Convention.
1t is also reported that Davis has pre-
pared a platform to be presented to the
Convention demanding full protection
Of political and civil rights and one
Presidential term.


The city is full tonight and the SEN
timeut seems to change with the arrival
Of each delegation. All the delegations
are expected. tomorrow, when something
tangible may be CLEANED.


At meeting Of the Executive Com
mi,tee appointed by the Missouri State
Convention, held tonight, it was deter.
mined to turn the Convention into a
delegation convention. Each State is
to he entitled to representation upon
basis Of four delegates at large and two
for each member Of Congress allotted to
it under the new apportionment. These
States are recommended to select dele
gates from Congressional Districts as far
as possible. In case State shall not
be represented by the number OF persons
to which it shall be entitled, then those
present shall be entitled to cast the full
vote Of the State.


The National Convention will be
called to order at l2 o clock Wednesday.
After etfecting a temporary orgsni "a
ton it will be adjourned at once and
the members from the several States
will proceed to assemble in State Con-
ventions and to elect delegates.
Year: 1872

meeting of the Philadelphia Conven.
ton. In day or two another resolu.
tion will be offered fixing adjournment
probably for the first Of June.


The new rule adopted bv the Senate
will exclude all extraneous amendments
from appropriation bills .and enable.
them to be disposed Of in a much
shorter time than is usual.
Year: 1872

PASSING COUNTERFEIT MoSEY.-FlcminS
Mathews was before Commissioner Lynhaln
yesterday to answer for passing counterfeit
note of the denomination of 500. He was
committed to prison for hearing OH Friday
next