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Year: 1872

We have done nearly all that can be done
by Legislation for the reconstruction of the
Southern States; but there is q crying neces-
sity for something more. When we restored
the broken machinery of political administra-
ton we only began the task. Civilization does
not necessarily follow the ballot and the right
of representative government; 1t is the fruit
of moral and intellectual culture, and we
never shall get it 10y reconstruction acts or
amendments to the Constitution. At the close
of the war we had some peculiar difficulties
to face in the Southern States. The white
population as a body was dcbarred from par
tcipatng in the labor of regeneration, and
not disposed to cooperate cordially in Northern
philanthrOpic efforts. Nearly four millions of
newly emancipated colored people had to be
raised from the condition Of slavery, ignOr-
ance, and absolute dependence upon their
masters to the dignity of independent citizens
and voters. 1t was upon them practically that
we attempted to build the new political
structure. The situation was discOuraging
but unavoidable; and it is no wonder
that the edifce founded upon ignorance
and social degradation has disappointed the
hopes of the sanguine. In some respects the
blacks have used their new powers wisely. As
people they have grown in manliness of
character, and in many parts OF the country
they have improved in habits of industry and
in material prosperity. Generally speaking,
they have learned how to protect their per-
sonal and political rights. But in the intOxi-
cation of sudden political enfranchisement
they have fallen victims to an infamous horde
of adventurers from the Northern States
whose robberies they lack the sagacity, and
perhaps the instinct Of responsibility, to pre-
vent. The shrewder and more unscrupulOus
of their own people have joined hands with
these thieving carpet t-baggers, and the result
is reign of corruption and oppression en-
tirely without parallel in the history of the
United States. One after another the unfOr-
tunate communities seem to be rushing into
bankruptcy. Whatever little conscience may
have now and then shown itself there in the
management of public affairs is fast becoming
extinguished And as 1T always happens. the
rascality of the rulers reacts upon the people,
so that politically the whole country is lapsing
into decentralization.


The whites are doing nothing TO arrest this
downward course. Many of them are only q
little less ignorant than the freedmen, and
certainly less ambitious. The better class are
separated from their former slaves by great
gulf, which the infamies Of carpet-bag rule
and the absurd Withholding of amnesty are
daily making wider. On the one side we have
a carnival Of theft and license; on the other
the horrors Of midnight scourgings and assas.
sinations The prospect indeed is dishearen-
ing Tho military power has checked tho
Year: 1872

Mr. Bowen, who lately set up as judge on
The TRIBUNE's course in exposing General
Order Irregularities, has suddenly found more
pressing work. Yesterday he spent in trying
to rub the General Order filth off his own
garments and this morning we give him all
the space he asks for the wash. AT best, it is
unsavory work; and, such as it is, he has
i'll luck at it.


We published documents, over his own sig
nature, showing him to have been concerned
in farming out the East River General Order
business for payment of thirty per cent OF
the gross receipts to himself and his associates,
in return for political influence.


Squire and Johnson parties Of the first part and Henry
c. Bowen r. Z. Bowen, and Frederick Lambert. parties
OF the second part do hereby that the parties OF
the part shall pay the parties of the second part
or their heirs and assigns thirty per cent on the storage
Of all order unclaimed goods sent to the store
Of the parties ohe first part on and after this date In
monthly payments as the goods go out so long as the
direction OF General Order unclaimed goods s subject
to the OF said parties OF the second part And
said parties OF the second part do agree that the parties
Of the part shall continue In undstubed receipt Of
said unclaimed goods during the time above specified.


The first name signed to this agreement was
that of Henry G.. Bowen; and he wrote be-
sides an lnulVluual leltcT, HOW III our pOSScs-
sion, giving his individual consent and sane
"tion to the arrangement" and profiering assu-
rance that he had made it right with the
Collector Well: Mr.. Bowen admits it all but
claims that he did it solely for his asso-
cates,-Providence having about that time
shown him that he must devote his own
talents to religious newspaper and enters
besides the plea-i bar that, anyway, the thirty
per cent amounted to but a beggarly sum.
We need go no further. Doubtless, Mr.. Bow
ems successors have improved on his methods,
and are able to make more out Of the plum
but he admits himself the first of the Leets.
He exacted thirty per cent. from the commerce
on the East River, which went to General Or
der stores, giving in return nothing whatever
but political influence. He says he didn't get
the money himself. Mr.. johnson, with whom
the bargain was made thinks he got his share
of it, That is their affair, and is Of no conse-
,quence to the public.


1t only remains to note that ex-Collector
Barney fatty repudiates Mr.. Bowens proiessod
authority to make any bargain about the matter
at all This, If accepted would seem to the car
nal mind ~ reduce tue whole transaction to
Year: 1872

Mr. Thomas Murphy testified before the Gus
tonl-hOuse Committee that he paid money to
defeat the election of Horace Greeley as q
delegate to the State Convention from the
XIth Assembly District, and described the ar
rangcments which he made for that purpose
with man named Bennett, who prOfessed to
control the primary meeting:


Bennett told me what he could do, and told him
that any arrangements Bliss made with him would see
were carried out. I recolect simply and dis
tinctly that paid $500 to Mr. Bliss to hand to Mr.. Ben
nett for that purpose"


The following act passed the Legislature of
this State while Mr.. Murphy was member of
the Senate, and we presume that SO careful
and efficient public officer must have been
aware of its existence:


CHAPTER An act to protect primary meetings. cau-
cses, and conventions OF political parties Passed
April %, 1906


The people OF the State of New-York represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:


SECTION III any person shall by bribery menace, or
other corrupt device whatsoever either directly
or indirectly attempt to influence any person. delegate
substitute, entitled under the call or any political
party OF this State vote in any primary meeting, eau
GUS or convention OF any such party in giving his vote
or ballot or deter him in giving the same. or hinder him
in the free exercise of the right OF suffrage at any such
primary meeting. caucus convention, and shall be
convicted thereof such person offending and con-
ycted shall be adjudged guilty OF u misdemeanor, and
shall fined imprisoned according to the discretion
OF the Court before which conviction shall be had
such fine In no case exceed five hundred dollars.
such imprisonment ono year.


SEC. Q. This act shall take effect Immediately.


Since the U. S. District Attorney has been
instructed to take measures for prosecuting
under the Bribery laws merchants who testi-
fed before the Committee as to the corruption
of minor officers of the Customs, will it not
be in order for Attorney General Barlow to
inquire whether the ex-COllectOr Of the Port
is not liable to prosecution for similar
offenspf 49,
Year: 1872

the level of confidence game. But we do not
care to pursue it. Mr. Bowen appears to have
some pretty lively issues of fact on his hands,
with ex- Collector Barney, and with party OF
the second part' johnson. He has two
newspapers, which he is welcome to devote to
the discussion. Our purpose is attained III
satisfying the public that he is not the person
to undertake impugning anything THE
TRIBUNE has said or may say Oh the subject
of General Order
Year: 1872

We have already mentioned the original style Of
prayer adopted by the Rev. Mr.. Cudworth, Chaplain
of the Massachusetts, House of Representatives. The
other day, the chaplain made some pretty strong
illusions in his supplicatiOn to Woman's Suffrage
When he had said Amen" up from his knees, so to
speak. jumped Mr.. Kimball of Boston, who wanted
to know whether it was in order for person not o
member of the House to speak on questions before
the House. There could be but one answer to this.
Another member objected that the prayer was clear
insructionto the House how TO vote ON the mattero
Woman Suffrage. Nothing came of a not very cred
liable debate; and we suppose that the chaplain VIII
continue to pray as he pleases We see no Pariia'
mentary way Of stopping him.
Year: 1872

All who have been upon the Island OF Nantucket
Mass, know that in warm weather it is one of the
gems of the sea- Nevertheless, in cold weather, ts
not precisely the place in which one would care TO
edit newspaper, that is if took pride in turn
ing out fresh and lively sheet. They have jour
nal there called The Inquirer, the editor Of which
says on the 10th inst: "This is the second week we
have gone to press without mails" They are ice
bound there you see just like the Arctic nayigaors
who cannot navigate. The editor is thrown
upOn his own resources Nantucket b
particularly small town in which nothing ever hap
pens except births marriages and Deaths and of these
everybody is informed without the aid Of the news
paper. Cowper's lodge in some vast wilderness"
might haye been there but not his "bOundless con-
tiguiy of shade" for there are only two trees and
six shrubs upon the island We congratulate our
brother of the Nantucket newspaper. People have
no right TO complain of his dullness, when he might
reasonably suspend publication altogether; andits
perfectly clear that he can save in scissors and paste
what he loses IN equanmity
Year: 1872

As soon as the plants are large
enough, transplant to rich, light soil,
one in hill, and at least five feet
apart each way. At least once week
scoop the earth away from around the
plant and pour on quart or more of
soap suds. When the plant COM
mences to branch, cut off the outer
branches; this will have tendency to
increase the size of the stock and cause
1t to grow bushy. After the plants are
sixteen to eighteen inches high, they
should be provided with frames. I
make mine by splitting standards
from pine boards five and q half feet
long, aud sharpen their lower ends.
To those standards are nailed slata by
saving four feet laths into three
pieces. The frames are made sixteen
inches square, mailing the lower stats
ut fifteen inches from the bottom Of
the standards, the upper ones at the
top, with others midway between the
two. Frames made in this way have
been in use five years, and with little
repairing will last some years longer.
When the branches extend beyond
the Stats and over the top Of the frame,
clip them, leaving one leaf above the
fruit stems, and continue to do this
throughout the season. The plant
trained thus and showing its ripe and
ripening fruit, forms most beautiful
object, and one tomato grown In this
way Is worth dozen as usually cult
waited. Last year I had twenty-four
plants, from which / gathered an
abundance of fruit for table use and
canning for family of five persons,
besides distributing from five to six
bushels among my friends. No one
need to be afraid of using the knife
freely, rs there is no danger that the
plant will not fruit abundantly. In
my experience the difficulty has been
to keep it from fruiting too much


The H0rtictslt,srist.
Year: 1872

THE San Francisco Call thinks 1t Is not improbable that the Pennsylvania Central Railroad party have come over to see what can be done to induce San Francisco to form connection with the Texas and Pacific Railroad, with which the Pennsylvania Central is connected. It is understood that the Directors are connected with Hon. Thomas A. Scott, who is now actively engaged in forwarding the interests of the Texas railroad. The Call is good guesser, and very likely guesses pretty nearly right, this time.
Year: 1872

How much the heart may bear, and yet not break
How much the flesh may suffer and not die
i question much 1t any pain or ache
OF soul or body brings end more nigh.
Death bides his day-uutl that fatal morn


All, all things may be borne.
We shrink and shudder at the surgeons knife
Each nerve recuIlirg from the cruel steel
Whose edge searching tor the QuIvering life;
Yet to the bitter pangs reveal
That still, although the trembling flesh be torn,


This also can be borne.
We a sorrow rising in our way,
And try to fee ITS approaching ILL.,
We seek some small eScape-we weep and pray;
And when the blow falls then our hearts still
Not that the pain Is OF Its sharpness shorn,


But think it can be borne.
We wind our life about anOther's lite
We hold it closer. dearer, than our own;
Anon it laints and falls in deadly strife,
Leaving stunned aud stricken and alone.
But on We do not die with those mourn


This also be borne
Behold, we live through all things famine thirst,
Bereavements, pain-all ErIefs and misery;
All woe and sorrow life inhicts the worst


On soul and body. But we cannot die,
Though We be sick and tired aud faint and worn -


80 all things can be borne.
Year: 1872

A bare headed man rushed into one of the
police stations, with hair bIistling, and inform
ed the officer that over in their street, at No.
so,and-so, they had a thief in the closet. Over
went the police, and found three strong men
braced against the door, behind which they
supposed the thief to be, since the women had
seen him enter by it. The officers drew their
clubs, and, after this act of simple precautlon,
onened the door and found-nObody
Year: 1872

With the near approach OF the lZth
Of July, they are appteheuding 10 New
York n renewal Of the riots which dis
graced that city on the same day OF la's
year. The Orange Societies. to the
number Of some Thousands, have determ'
ined to parade, and it also rumorcd, have
determined to arm themselves with re-
volvers. lf this be true as to the arms,
it offers quick incentive TO their OPP
ponents. the Catholic Irishmeu Of New
York, to attack them and bring about q
sanguinary conflict, compared with which
the affair Of last year we fear will prove
to be but childs play.


Of this feud We have had more than
enough. AS Americans, We can see no
reason why these transatlantic quarrels
Of religion or politics should be trans
planted to the shores Of their new home
and made to embitter their more hopeful


life 10 another hemisphere. Why should
tho Oransemen parade? What good can


it possibly develop, and what evi S may
it not almost surely produce? What, in
these days, do We care Tor Catholic james
or Protestant William, who figured two
hundred years since? They are not Of
our world or Of our times. 1t is the
merest vaporing Of a wild, and what
should be worn out an,agonism.


Last year the Orange Societies psraded
aud were protected by the police Of New
York in their right Of parade and not as
OraDgemcn. THE year, by nm act Of the
Legislature, the procession will be re-
stricted to an occupation only Of dimn.
ishei width Of the public thoroughfare,
under the protection and direction Of the
civic authorities as to time and route
This gives to them the right of process
sion, which in tbi, land Of equality is
open to all without, distinction, but while
this is so, i, is to be hoped that the Or
ange societies and oil other antagonistic
societies looking to perpetuation Of this
senseless feud Of two dead centuries
agone, will grasp the higher and uober
aims Of American citizens, and let 1t die
out along with other violent traditions
Of the useless past-St Louis Dispatch
Year: 1872

Henry Wilson wasn't Know Nothing
after all. At !ess. his friends say that
be only pretended to be one iu order
to work himself into the United States
Senate. This is very crsditable to Hen
rvs political smar.ness, but it doesn I
display exactly that sort Of honor and
honesty which ough. to characterize the
chief officer Of the United States Senate
A man who would swear himself into a
Know Nothing lodge. and commit per
jury for 40 office, might be tempted 10
peJure himself over again at any conve
nient opportunity. Times.
Year: 1872

What signify the care and pain


That | must yet endure,
The loss of love-the love in vain,


The crime Of being poor.
I've an estate of solid earth,


Nor broad nor very deep,
Where wild winds blow and daisies grow,
And moonlight shadows sleep.
'Tis six feet long and two feet wide,


Shut out from sorrows call.
1t shall be mine some happy day


Enough though it be small.
Till trump of doom it shall be mine,


And make amends for all
Lost health, lost heart, lost love, lost hope
More than amends for all.
Year: 1872

According to the daily reports of
the New York papers, that city is be-
coming an extremely dangerous place
for the sojourn of strangers. With a
police force Of fully 2,200 men, gener-
al lawlessness and murder are increas-
ing to an extent that is alarming, and
in certain quarters of the city it is alb
solutely unsafe for any decent person
to venture. The record of last week
is thus summed up by the New York
Times: During the week which end
ed Saturday eight dead bodies we're
found floating near the docks, an un-
known woman was found dead in the
street, and prominent German citizen
mysteriously disappeared. In nearly
every instance these persons were foul
ly murdered, else their bodies would
not have borne the marks of bludgeon,
the knife or the pistol. If we add to
this list two cases of murder in which
the ante mOrtem testimony of the vic
Tins has already proved the guilt of
their murderers, and the numerous
murderous assaults which have occur
red during the week, some of which
may yet end fatally, We have a record
Of crime and violence which hardly
any other city of Christendom can
parallel.


Boys and girls! try to spend at
least an hour day with some good
pleasant book. An hour seems but a
little time, yet an hour a day for ten
years will give you 1850 hours, or
three hundred days. Nearly a year of
good reading! Think about this.
Year: 1872

y There is likely to be serions difference
between the RepsblcdH and the Leavenworth
1incs, to which deserves the honor for carrying
Doniphsn County for Price-for he is really the
only one elected that ticket by the whole
County. In this muss they are likely to leave
whiskey without it's just share of the honor; and
they make no account whatever Of the money the
contract for which was entered into in . certain
Office in Highland, and in which q certain candi-
date for the Senate, certain "anticorruptionist"
. certain e1-County officer, and q certain high
functionary, figured.
Year: 1872

" y To the Republicans question of last week,
We reply, that we have every subscriber In the
First Distric that had before the election, and
Q number Of additional ones. From the manner
Of the question, we infer that somebody has been
informing the Repmblican that our list has wilted
fesrfnlly, in consequence of our position in the
late canvass. Whenever they undertake that
game, it will be money in our pocket; for we
will receive two subscribers for every one that
quits. These political triumphs are like catching
CREASED pig by the tail-bsfore they know 1t 1t
is yanked away from them. 1t is well not to car
ry matters with too high q hand, and attempt to
crush out every effort, in the hour Of success, for
" white man is mighty uncertain"
Year: 1872




Isaac H. Hunter (colored) was the
next speaker. He said that it must be
apparent 10 every man present that


Ulysses S. Grant did not own every
person Of African blood in the United
States Icheersl, and on the fifth of
November it would be seen that a large
proportion of the colored people SYM
pathized with the citizens Of the North
in their effort to remove Grant from the
power that he had so badly used i'm
keeping a government Of scalawags and
carpetbSggers over the Southern States.
Cheers. Grant, in order 10 perpeuate
his power, had attempted to annex st.
Domingo, but through the efforts of
Charles Sumner that scheme had been
defeated. [Cheers.l Georgia and Vir-
ginia would not go for Grant, and MANY
of the black people, North and South,
would vote for their old friend and true
statesman, Horace Greeley. TCheers.
Though Calling guns might be brought
around the polls on the fifth of Nov
ember by Federal athorities, they would
cast their votes for the whole Liberal
and Democratic ticket-fOr Horace
Greeley-and on the fourth of March


they would 90 TO Washington to vel


come the old white hat to the White


House. CGreat cheers. On that day


they would know no North, no South,


no East, no West, but the only question


then would be, Were you an Amer


lean citizen" LCheers.l Grant had said
during the last four years "Let US have
peace" but the only way he hal illus
trated il, as far as be could see, was by
laying his hands on a piece Of any
thing he could take hold of. IGreat
cheering With honest Horace Gree
ley in the White House there would be
justice and honesty in the administra-
ton. His heart beat in unison with the
general sentiment of the nation for
peace, amnesty and reconciliation. His
arms had been wrapped up in an old
white coat, but he had never dipped his
arms, elbow deep, into the public trea-
sury. Immense cheering. They look
ed to the State Of New York to urge on
the great tidal wave that would deposit
Horace Greeley in the Presidency. In
the State Of South Carolina, owing to
the misgovernmentby by Grant scalawags,
the lunatics in the asylum had to be sup
ported by private contributions; and he
hoped such q thing as this would never
come to pass in the State Of New York.
The blacks and the whites would shake
hands over the bloody chasm. LCheers.l
Year: 1872

ST. LOUIS, November Registration
returns from one hundred and three
counties in this State show the number
10 be three hundred and one thousand
niae hundred and ninety four, an in
crease since 1872 Of one hundred and
thirteen thousand one hundred and
forty-two. The other eleven counties
will probably increase the aggregate to
three hundred and ten thousand. The
registration In this county is now about
forty-fve thousand, an increase Of about
eix thousand.
Year: 1872

ready have a bonded warehouse, and 1t
is a pleasure to state that some of our
merchants are importing merchandise
direct from foreign ports, the duties 70
be paid here. This is equivalent to
capital, as by direct importations the
duties are not to be paid, II desired, un-
til the goods are sold either for cash, or
upon such terms as may be agreed upon
between buyer and seller, which must
necessarily be mutually satisfactory.


DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH LIVER
Year: 1872

should 20 together, and each is indis-
pensable-One to the other-and taxa
ton shsuld be equal. Il may be true,
the constitution may authorize az in
equality in imposing the bIrthens Of
State government, but the principle is
not based in common justice, nor upon
the foundation Of sound policy or wise
legislation.


Within the last twelve months anoth-
er important matter has been brought
before you, which greatly concerns
Memphis, and that is the subject of the
building, aud the establishment of a
customhouse in our city. During the
last session Of Congress a bill was intro
duced appropriating large sum Of mon
,sy 70 be expended in the erection of a
suitable building for this purpose, to-
gether with suitable apartments for a
post-office and United States court
rooms, which received the favorable
consideration Of the House of Repre-
sentAtives, but for want Of time did not
pass the Senate. Doubtless, az the APP
preaching session, the bill win receive
the sanction Of the Senate, End it will
become a law, and Memphis win be-
come a point Of regular expectation
Of domestic commodities AMI the inn
! portation Of foreign goods, and cease &c


be tributary to other cities which have
grown powerful Ia wealth and popula-
ton off the trade Of our city. We al