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Year: 1873

" The last growl Of the Democratic papers
is because Government has done what il could to
assist the banks during the panic. They ask,
why may not Government as well csne to the
assistance of the proprietor of . faro bank, IL be
should be brokenf That is the sum total of the
regard the Democracy have for the welfare of th,
public. The institutions upon which depend the
entire business of the eeaatry, the bread and
meat of the laboring men, and the hard earnings
of thousands of poor people, classed with conf
mon gambling dens, and the Administration is
lashed for iatesPAsins to prevent distress and
ruin throughout the land.
Year: 1873

DEAD HkADs.-We shall, in the course Of .
couple Of weeks, slash from our list tie names Of
. lot Of dead heads. By this, We mean men who
have been taking the paper for two or three
years and upwards, and pay no attention to our
bills repeatedly enciOsed-men who are perfectly
able to pay, but do not concern themselves
enough about it to do SO. They are the worst set
of dead heals. We have let mems subscriptions
run for ten years, when We knew they wanted
the paper, but were net able to pay; but We can
not afford to do 4 general business of that kind
with men who are able to pay.
Year: 1873

SOUNDS It's BAzOO.-The Republican says what
is not true, and it knows it, when it asserts that
the Chief had anything to do with the defeat Of
the Republican candidates for the Legislature in
this District, for the past two years. The Chiet
was not here two ysdrs ago, and the fret intima-
tion We had that Mr.. Odor even had opposition,
was the news that be was defeated. Last year,
the Chief supported Mr.. Low as heartily as the
Repablicaa did. We were not voter here; but
every person connected with this office who was
a voter in the District, voted for Mr.. Low-three
votes, all told-and he did not get as many out
of the Republican Office. What some of our friends
may have done, we could not help. We cannot
compel them to vote as We choose.


We are willing TO compare our Republican
record with that of any man connected with the
Troy Republican. But we do not propose to be
made football by sny Central Committee. The
leading men on the Committee claiming to be
the regular Republican organization of the party,
dallied with the farmers movement, trying to
control it. Had they succeeded, the party might
have gone to the dogs for all they cared; but
having failed, they arc now extremely anxious
for the success of the party. Some OF the most
active men in the Farmers Convention, who
should have been in honor bound to support its
action, are the head men I'm getting up OPPOSITION
to it. We think they will find large number
of Republicans in the County who will refuse to
be trihed with in any such manner.
Year: 1873

The ADMINISTRATION To THE FROST.-The
President has given IN additional proof of his
earnest desire to do everything within the scope
of his legal authority for the relief of the coun-
Try, by ordering the prepayment OF interest on
the Public debt accruing In November. This
arrangement will circumvent the Wsll street
bull ring, by placing moderate supply of coin
within reach Of importers, for the payment Of
duties, and should have tendency to check the
upward movement in gnsd.


In addition to this, the president, in letter
elsewhere printed, gives assurance that If the
banks will act for the good of the country, and
do their best to keep faith with the people, the
administration will go still further than it has
already done, and hold the forty four millions OF
reserve greenbacks As ''money in the treasury. y
TO De used TAR the public good as the public ne
cessity may require.


There are substantial tokens of government
sympathy and material aid. They are Just what
might have been expected from an aiministra-
tIon which has never failed to respond to any
demand involving the interests of the country,
and which may be relied upon to do its whole
duty in the present, or any other emergency
which it is called upon to eoufrout- Chicago Post
Year: 1873

z Some people seem to have conceived the
idea that, because a mighty uprising is in pro-
gress against railroad and other abuses, the Rail
road Companies are fit subjects for every fellow
to pluck, and that it is only necessary to bring
any claim against them, however cAtortionate,
to carry it successfully through the courts. They
have begun to discover their mistake. The peo-
pie have not yet established Communism, and
substituted mob rule for Justice. The man who
would try to enforce an unjust or exorbtant
claim, because he thought the state of public
feeling was such that it would be granted with
out regard to law or justice, would steal if he
had an opportunity.
Year: 1873

THE FAIRs.-This week will conclude the Fairs
for the present season. Some of them have been
grand successes and others have been called sue
cessful simply because, through public aid and mig
gardly premiums, they got through without &C.
tual financial loss. The question is being broach
cd, whether it can be made interesting or profit
able to hold Fairs in all the Counties every year,
in the present sparsely settled and partially i'm,
proved condition Of the country. The Fairs COM
Inence the first week in September. aud continue
until the second week in October, thus being
continuously in progress for period of six weeks
Among these several on a large scale, like the
AtchisOn and st. Joseph Fairs. Persons who can
attend but few, go to the best; and all the finest
stock and products are saved up for these large
expoeitions. As q a result, the smaller Fairs are
made up of inferior articles, such as have been
shown to their best advantage at the leading
Fairs People become wearied with the success
ion Of fairs and take bDt little interest in some
Of them. The effect ID, that many of the County
Fairs do not serve to bring out the advantages
of the County fully; for the best has been taken
to exhibit at the large expostions, and the peo
pie interested in Fairs have bad too great a sur
felt to maintain a proper interest.
Year: 1873

Two weeks was as long time - the Repsbii-
can could manage to pass over without finding
fault with something the Chief has done. IL
asks for peace, aud shows the sincerity of the
request by growing and Misrepresentation. Why
could it not devote itself wholly 10 the abstruse
questions Of fDance-leanedly inform its read,
ers that the hard times were cansed by scarcity Of
grecubacks, and that tho only way TO make money
more plentiful, was to increase the amount Of
currency Bat no; its mission 10 TO find fault
with the Chief and it must not neglect that.


A short time ngo, the Repsbfican said that Il
the Chiefs slate was not adopted by the Farmers
Convention, We would go back on it, and abust
the farmers. Well, the farmers have not nomi
mated the men Of our choice, and we have moi
abused them; we have freely criticised what We
thought objectionable in their actions, heartily
commended most Of their proceedings, and Spoken
well Of their ticket. New the Republican growl'
because We do not repudiats the farmers ticket
and take up the cry for Republican Conven
tion.


When men went into that Convention, aud re-
mained in it from first to last, without objecting
to single proceeding, they should have honol
enough to abide by its decisions. When they
unanimously passed q resolution requiring every
candidate who came before the Convention t.
pledge himself, if defeated, not to permit biz
name to be used As . candidate in any other con
uection, nor to support any opposition ticket
they at the same time solemnly obligated them
selves to support the men who should be nomi
mated. Yet men have gone cut Of that couven
tiOn and within the sams hour have pnt in mo
tion q scheme to nominate an opposition ticket
And because the Chief will not give hearty sp
proval of such conduct, the Republican growl
at us for that.


We are free and independent in this matter
and propose to take such course as suits us, re
gardless Of what the Republicaa may say or dc
We have very little desire to receive the appro
baton of that virtuous concern.
Year: 1873

A HEAVY CHARGE.-The Beloit Gazette, in op-
posing the nomination Of Joel Holt for Judge of
the 18th Judicial District, brought the serious
charge against him that he came there last Spring
from Donipban County, where be was beaten for
County Attorney last Fall, on the "Sol. Miller
ticket" Could the Gazette find nothing else to
support its cause, than . re-hssh Of the spite and
malice Of persons in this County, of the truth or
falsity of which it knows nothing at ALI We
can inform the Gazette that we were not dele
gate in any Convention last FALL and had moth
ing to do in nominating u ticket; and that there
was no such thing as Sol. Miller ticket" in the
County. And if Mr.. Holt was debated, he made
an honorable race, and has nothing to be ashamed
Of Permit US to suggest that that District is
rather remote to bring in the "Sol Miller" issue,
and the Gazette should confine itself to its own
Jurisdiction. If that Sol. Miller candidate, un-
known in the District, and not having FIVE friends
in the County, received almost two-thrds Of tue
votes in the Convention, over Q man known
throughout the District, aud backed by all the
newspapers IN it, il would pay better to fight him
on some other issue.
Year: 1873

" We learn that Dr. H. 7. Macy is spoken Of
as Republican candidate for Treasurer of Brown
County. He is ono of the sort of men that are
needed in Office. A better and squarsr man does
not flourish on top Of ground. He is thoroughly
competent, and may be depended upon all the
time. He would make an officer that Brown
County would appreciate.
Year: 1873

RATHER ONE.SIDED.-On March 10th the
lower House of the Ohio Legislature adopted
resolution censuring the Ohio members Of
Congress who voted for the retroactive salary
bill. Some member made motion to amend
the resolution so 10 to censure the President
for signing and approving the bill, which. after
being warmly discussed, was lost by vote Of
"a to Sc. If it was an act of public robbery
for members to vote themselves such an In
crease of salary, thus stealing 81 100000 from
the treasury. why should not Grant be classed
among the thieves and scoundrels for sanction
ing the act. and giving force to the measure by
appending his signature to the bill II it was
wrong and an outrage for members of Con-
gress to rob the treasury by passing such a
bill, is not Grant equally culpable in approving
the act, and making it law. by signing the
bill'" But Grant got little of the stolen
pork MS the bill raises his salary from $25, 200
to $50, 900 per annum. The people throughout
the country regard this action of Congress as
nothing more than grand larceny, and the at
tempt to shield Grant, vino stands upon the
record. as particeps criminis, in the disgracefal
proceeding, will prove futile. rs we have had
about enough whitewashing for years to come.
The passage of this bill alone should damn the
Forty second Congress as the most venal and
corrupt that ever disgraced the halls OF the
National Capitol 1t was equivalent to the


members voting for relief bills for themselves,
individually. to the tune of couple OF thous-
and dollars, or more. apiece. and giving sop
to Grant to prevent his vetoing their action.
For such cattle as we had in the last Congress.
the people would be better off if they had paid
them little OF something to stay at home


Bpt as people learn only from experience, there
is some hope that the lesson viii. not be lost on
them. and, from all appearances, few, If any.
members of the last Congress will be called
on by their constituents to serve them again 10
any official capacity.
Year: 1873

Nearly the whole sea is, four
times q day, subject to change
in its level by the movements
of it's tides. The motion pro-
duced by the winds and known
by the name of waves is much
less regular. The wind, .strik-
ing the surface of the sea in an
oblique direction, pushes some
Of the water on the surface over
that which is contiguous to it,
and thus raises it above the
common level until so much


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Year: 1873

water is accumulated that the


wind is unable to maintain it
in that position, and it falls
down. Each wave presents a
gently ascending surface to the
windward, and a particular de-
scent leeward. The elevation
of the waves varies according
to the strength of the wind. A
very heavy gale raises them
from six to eight feet above the
common level; but in very,
strong gales they attain an ele-
walton of thirty feet. This mo-.
ton of the surface of the sea is
not perceptible to a great depth.
In the strongest gales tits sup
posed not to extend beyond
seventy-two feet below the sur
face; and at a depth Of ninety
feet, the sea is perfectly still.


The form and even the size
OF the waves vary according to
the depth and extent ofthe Sea-,
In shallow water where the
lower part of the waves ap-
proaches the bottom and meets.
with resistance, the waves are
abrupt and irregular, and this
is also the case in confined seas:
whilst on the open seas they
are wide and long, and rise and
fall with great regularity
When the waves run to a slow
shore, the slope of the ground
breaks their force and they ter
inmate in a tranquil manner J;
but when they are impelled
against an elevated rocky coast,
being repelled by the rock, they
produce what is called surf.
This evident rising of the sea
on a rocky coast sometimes at
tain an elevation of one hun
dred feet above the sea level.
This surf is always dangerous
to pass, except in boats of a
peculiar construction. The
waves do not subside simulta-
neously with the wind. The
sea continues in an agitated
state for many hours. The air
being little agitated or none at
all is unable to depress the un-
dulation of the Sea, and there
fore the waves during a calm
after a gale rise higher and
their elevated part forms a
more accurate angle than dur
ing a gale. Such a state of sea
is called a hollow sea.
Year: 1873

light of the morning was SO grand
and awful that the veterans Of the
past were not prepoitl.t to greet it,
yet it was the rising Of the lumina-
| ry of all, most tggand and spiritually
momentous. The terror-stricken
did not divine the object nor faith
ON these depths of light, and that
that should have filed their hearts
with sacred joy and great comfort
struck terror through their souls.
The frantic, widespread and amaz-
ing terror of the enemies of, Christ
only published the peaceful, terror
removing reign of Jesus love and
Heavens blessing. The Reform
went on. Though the roar of its
foes made the day terrible and the
night hideous, still, like the rising
of the majestic tide, onward it
came until it carried back into the
ocean depth thousands who, as
Paul, seemed to resist until the last
and marvellous force took hold upon
him and bore him on the bosom of
the flood. The jails were made houses
OF song and the prison cells cham
bers of praise. The iron doors
were opened and the gates of cities,
unlocked. The tall sons Of Satan.
trembled before the touch of apos-
tolic eloquence, and the Eastern
world bowed before the holy cruci-
fix. All the thunders Of terror, as
it spread its smoke and fire along
the way, could not stop the truth Of.
God, for Jehovah must be the final
Conqueror.


The same tall form of terror ever
rises at the dawn of every new era
or development of sacred progress.
The same steeds Of war are rode,
the same canons unlimbered
and the voice of the scions
of the past and the spirit of the
Gods invoked lest the dawn of re-
form should succeed. The old
guards of sacred precincts are ever
ready to fly to the front whenever
a revolution in the Church appears
or the rise of other men appear
who independently declare new
order of thing or a restoration of
long-forsaken landmarks.


Thus, to-day, the brazen foes of
Union may be seen and heard on
almost every side, lifting high their
hands and voices, declaring that
Union cannot and must not be. 1t
will unsettle the long established
bodies whose names are written on
centenary monuments and chroni-
cled in the archiyes of history past.
1t will strike down the favored pan
ophy Of priestly array and bring
to the dust the harpings ola discord-
dant army. Hard will they toll, and
long will they fight to check and pre-
cent the work of restoration and the
consumation of union among the
people Of God, but as victorious
Christ has decided that we must be
one, and stands as Captain at
our head, we need not fear all the
terror-tones a sectarian host may
fling upon the air. We have at
places many, met this dragon OF
terror and prescription, and felt
how hard he used his weapons to
spread CONSERVATION throughout
the ranks Of Union soldiers, but
have never known his missile to
effectually route single soldier.


AS the Cause of Jesus must un-
questionably succeed at all times
and in all its developments, so will
it prosper in this, our work of
Union. Let the enemy howl. Let
the croaker croak, and all the host
of sin and satan make terror, vet
above it all will be heard the battle
cry of call one in Christ that the
world may-believe.''sa-rs-
Year: 1873

"Come over and help u.s." shout the pro-
moters of the Charter at Albany, and at once
all the little Custom house Clubs throughout
the city get together, and resolve that the in
terests of the Republican party demand that
the government of this city shall be kept in
Republican hands. The Ring Managers are
indeed in a situation where even such aid as
this is not to be despised. The agencies by
which they have engineered the Charter are
all laid bare. The petty rage of Mr.. Bliss,
the raven0us ambition of Mr.. Davenport, the
itching palms of Boss Murphy and the whole
hungry tom-house crew, are as plain
to be seen as the clock on the City
Hail. The whole Legislature understands
the wretched intrigue, the fraud by
which nOn-partisans were induced to
vote for Mr.. Havemeyer with the pledge of
a bipartisan reform government. and the
effrontery with which, as soon as the election
was over, the Custom house Republicans re-
pudiated their pledges and quarreled with the
Mayor of their own selection. There is no
disguise about it any longer. We don't
want to discuss the Charter" say the man
ayers of the Republican Ring; "goOd or bad,
ait must be passed, for the Republican party
"(that is, ourseves) must rule the City of
New York" They have counted upon party
discipline to carry the measure against the pro-
tests of the citizens and the warnings of the
wisest men of their own faction. They have
pushed it through the Assembly with head
long haste. They have listened with uncOn-
cealed impatience to the remOnstrances of re-
spectacle delegations of our taxpayers. And
now that they have met with an unexpected
check in the Senate, they are not little
alarmed.


The strenuous opposition of our best cti-
zens has indeed produced its effect. The great
meeting at the Cooper Institute was not to be
disregarded The attitude of the Germans
was lesson which even Bliss and Murphy
might have taken to heart. The resolutions
of the political clubs have been passed. ac-
cording TO ORDERS but they lack heart. In
the XXth Assembly District meeting, the other
Year: 1873

lSIh1.


If there is one subject in relation to which
a conscientious English statesman may be par
doned for falling sometimes into utter dis
cOuragement, 1t is that of the amelioIation of
the condition of Ireland. When Mr.. FrOude
opened his course of lectures in New-YOrk,
the strongest impression made by his first
serious and sincere discourse was that of the
bopelessness of his task; and when Father
Burke had answered him with equal elOquence
and energy, every one felt that no progress
whatever had been made to the true solution
of the problem. 1t will not be denied, we think,
that the Ministry of Mr.. Gladstone has made
the most earnest and laborious effort ever made
by any English government to satisfy the just
demands of Ireland, so far as due regard for
the integrity of the Empire would admit, and
the end of it all is the fall of the Ministry and
the victory of discOrdant opposition. Three
years ago, when the Premier introduced his
Land bill, he said it had been the misfortune
of Ireland that plans devised in perfect good
faith, and with the best wishes for her well
fare, have often made things worse instead of
better, because their authors had not sufi-
GENTLY comprehended their effect in detail
The history of the Irish University bill is an





other proof of the impossibility of appreciating
the needs of Ireland and of forecasting the
measures which can put an end to her chronic
evils and discomfort.


The readers of THE TRIBUNE have been
kept advised of the nature and progress of
this effort at legislative redress of the faults
under which the cause of education in Ireland
suffers. The details Of the scheme we have
recently published. Its central idea was the
enlargement OF the University of Dublin to
include the ancient seat of learning, Trinity
College, and also the Queens Colleges the
Catholic College Magee College, and other
institutions, the University itself to remain
entirely unsectarian, and its governing body
to be free from the representation of any
influences. The money for the
payment of the Faculty Examiners and prize
men, amounting to the sum OF 100000
Year: 1873

Since we wrote yesterday, the motion in the
Assembly to refer the investigation of Erie
affairs to the Railroad Committee has been
reconsidered, and q select committee has been
intrusted with the inquiry. The commotiOn
created in the Legislature by this change of
programme is a sufficient indication of strong
lobby interest either in keeping back the truth
or in bringing it out, and will certainly be ac-
cepted as a justification of the order TO inves-
tigate. We have no great faith in committees
of inquiry, as a general thing; still the
experience Of this Winter has shown that they
may be forced to find out more than they
want to, especially if their work is done in
public Public opinion will require that this
Erie scandal, involving as it does the reputa-
ton of more than one Legislature and of sev-
eral prominent persons. shall be examined
openly and thoroughly. We gave yesterday
an outline of course of inquiries which
Year: 1873

In Boston circle, few days since. the spirit"
of Theodore Parker, speaking through a medium,
uttered very sensible opinions upon the subject
of divorce. He said that when once marriage had
been solemnized the twain became flesh. 80 that
no court but the court of death could grant d-
vorce-that conjoined nature would hold her own
until death comes in TO break the bonds and the
surviving member of the JOINT life withdraws and
reappropriates the elements that had gone out to
make the twain This is MT over clear, even if
it did come from Theodore Parker; but what fol-
lowed is better. The spirit went on to say substan-
TALLY that married people, instead of thinking of
divorce whenever slight unpleasantness arises,
should make allowance for each others little tenn
pers, and study to compose rather than aggrayate
difficulties. This is true if it had been uttered
by the sage in the flesh and if the spirits always
communicated such excellent commOn-sense, we
should have more constant respect for them than
we can now maintain.