Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 20, 1874, Page 4

4 -IOWA -POLITICS: The Demooratic Party Dead, and tho Republionni Party " Dying, Expectation that tho Opposition VHill Eilech Tpll-go or Four Congross- men Nest Fatl Figures Showing on What ‘This Ex- pectation Is Baseds fhe Candidates in the -Varloys Con- gressional Distrio ts. Tssues on Which the Gn'!_nppi‘gx_l Will Bo Conducied. ¢ of The Clifeaoo 2:vibune, cm“mm"'mg Motxes, 1o, Ju e 17, 1674 Tho political situation in Iown to-day la much 1iko tho Army ol tho Potomno qu‘qm Gen, Moado was nusigned to tlio commaud.” 'Tha old ‘Cionorats are all deposed, sud the new o.ues are afrald to ssswme command, and it is only by Soréo of circumstances thot leadors may bo found 40dothoordinary work of proliminary conventon- nl proceedings. Towa atands alono in Ite recog- mitton of the dead Domocratic party. Thore .48 1ot one among us to bal the Dewooratie yicto- liko . many otbior naople, aro only wailing to bo Dotter satisfled witli'tho probubilltiosof the came patgn. 3 'flww aro somo of the sigus of tho timus, ~—tomo of the rensons for,prodicting tho dissolu= ton of o political body fuowh na tho Ropubli- con party. ¢ lnld!vlrhml difforancos, of courso, aro mnrked with similar resnlts, Bvorywhero NEW NEDELS ARE ANNOUNOED. The issnos of tho day aro wo changonblo that am- 1o oxonge is furnished * for any man to declaro is indopendonce, . which menns nlm})ly that ko Tns'gult the Administintion pntly, - Lut’ shiong thoso aro not s fow who rond In tho signs of tho tines thoir chanco for promotion in & now party, not o fow who have given -allogiance to party bo- enuso of .an offlco In expeotaucy, and nota fow who, .through’ repeated disappointmonts, have grown cold towards tho head mon, and resolved to’ try,lhrnugh n now doal. ‘All“chauges in politica‘aro oMooted in this way, aud somotimen tho swarm of .proporly-denoted *' soro-honds dnd “ disappointed oflico-seckors ! becomes 8o rent that Lonest mon becomo disgusted with thelr new associations, and tha offort fails, “Chls I8, "in_fct, tho only possinle hindranco -to “the uiiceotis of tho now party. in Towa.” Tho old Dome.: ocratio Joadors, who aro’hated tho samo ns over by all Ropublicans, aund tho Itopublican lendora and corruptionlsts, who are desplied by all the fotu:or Domoerats,—theso all must’ keop “out of tho vy, and now londors, now cinmplons, will bo devel :fllnd from among tho people. Aud this i~ tlio * disposition among . tho poople, Thoy frown upou all attempts to thirust any of tho old, wotu-out sitagors upon thom as candidites, Thoy ' look with suspiclon upon suy man who makes himsotf prominent as n solker of ofico. Dolitical spoculation, for the prosont, contres on tho 3 . CONGRESSMEN TO DE OITOREN TINIS FALL. Tho State is ropresented at prescut by a solid Republican 'dologntion of uine Represontatives sud two ‘United Bintes Senators,” Lyer siuco tho Ropublionus huve enjoyed this oxclusive ropro- sontation in Congress, the very thought of hav~ fngs to content any oud dtrict i, of courde, not o Jittlo huniliating "to tho mauagers, who have boon enjoying such o manopoly'of tho Fodernl honors; ‘And tho voto'of 1873, as compared with 1874, loaves no doubt at all au to tho nocossity of ontoring the: contosb with armor on, A tab- rios In tho Enst, nor ono who dares to say thas the party should reorganzo, or ity corpio bo res wrrocted. . Tho Ropublican party, too, is dying, if not quite dond. ''ho old loadors ‘are fast parting coinpany with tho party, ond sooking now flotds of glory, and marking out new mothods for pro- motiow. Bat for tho Postmnsters and ilo Tovonuo ofiicers, there would really bo nothing Joft of tho Ropublicnn party in Towa. Tho 40,000 and 60,000 majorities avé no wore & Donst OF | Tio ur; Ltopublicau parlisais. Towa is il CONTESTED GROUND to-day, and, if the indepeudent voters preserve {hoir mnuhood, partizan politics and political profousionals will ceavo to control tho State. {Pho Greoloy campaign in 1873, which was o failure, ~ was, novertheloss, tho beginvivg of o now dawn of polities in Town. It proved that & large mojority of the Town Dewmocrats wera ready to aceepb rosults, to forget the old-timo hatred they hLad Doon taught to cheriah agaivst tho honest and ottspolon jonrnalist, and to form now_allinncos upon tho issios of the day, for ‘aud in ‘behalf of Lionest goverumont, rathor than for, party suc- cess, This was tho boginning of the revoncilin~ {ion botween hionost Domocrats and consorvative Republicans, and thcucnror\vqrd Towa b boon uudorgoing political rovolution, tho rosult’ of Which was partially manifcsted in last_fal's | olection, and the culmination of which is ox- pacted to be the oyerthrow of all partisan com- Liuuuons, and o trivmphaut SYICTOLY FOR THLE PEOPLE _ at the coming clection, Whoro is not a district, »OF o county, which 8 not regarded by both sias o8 contestablo ground.” ‘Lho unexpected yosuly 9,0f last 1all's olection have much to doiu T ing distrust among purtisans ; and that el muon who usually follow the ‘grontost Chond are wirendy convinced (hab thoy cau no S taych, il thio ofico-holdors, Ihis lo- mufi! is nlwnys a3l Importaut onoat tho palls, Ao, in this Stato, hnd composed a gool portion S tho Inrgo majovitics ueually contited for tho lican prrty. e iiow, which was called the * Anti- Mouopoly * pnety, atitl lseks avginization, Thero aro reslly no recognszed leaders, The qonmit- tee-mon {n many locnlities aro ineficient worl- ore; oud, in' otlier places, domagopues Lavo mannged to got control, and they are, of cours, o hiudratica to suceesd. : The Stato Contral Cotn-+ wmittce is an efticiont ono, and, sinco the Fobru- ary Convention, hag dono much towards ro- moving the dengers impending from want of Inrmony or_lack of orgaization. A vofy im- ‘portaut priuciple of the new party, that * U OUFICE BUOULD BEEK THE MAN, has in ono sense. kept the party in the. back- grotnd,. a8, it_does not poruiit avpirants to do Jueh 20F tiomslves or for the parly. On the other hand, this piinciplo hus greatly.increascd the ontidencd of tho massos in tho now party. Mo oflice-seeker is . shuuned. Nowspapers sup- yorting the new party are slow Lo give spuco, to fulsomo pufing “of gentlemon askivg for an oflice. * i Altbough the State Convention is noar ob band, ‘Junc 24, thore is uo ono who' can’ mako up a comploto Staté ticket from names published for candidutes; and it is dificul to find uny one who dares to eny that Lo sooks sny par- ticular ofico, Exiromo modesty of this charac- {er tiay provont tho solootion of svailuble cudi= dates, though this foavuro is A fair indication’ of tho_ pirit of 'tha peoplo who' bavo zeballed augaingt the rule of rings and cancuses according to tho custons of the old parties, “I'io Ropublican partisans aro alive to tho dan- gors threatening tho oflise-holders, and, while Phoy aro contident of atill_baviug the advantage ihrough the completeness of thoir organization and tho willingnoss of the oftice-holders to fur- nish means necessary for efticiont work, thoy aro, nuvertholess, looking woll to the kind ‘of men preeouted for the raco in the coming olection. Ihoiv State Convention will be hold on the st of July, ono weok after tho Anti-Monopoly State Conventlon; and for - weoks *the party press has beon tooming with tho. claims ot this or that locality with its favorito candidate, aud to-day nt least’ half-n-dozon candidnies are named, each being hopoful, for each ofice to Lo voted for at the fall election, Iut the char- netor - of tho gentlemen brought for- ward 8 serutinized much more olosely {han horotoforo, aud good men stand a bottor chance for nomination than over bofore. o fuct that success is largely dopondens on the charnotar of the gontlomen put-forward has intlienced tho press and party-fuglors to put+| Toik,. thoir wits to work to securc hotiest mon, and in- dnice thom to yield to tho forco of tho aygument thut the best men aro likely to poll the most votos, Indocd, tho Ltopublican party hus boon largoly influcniced by “the mdepeudont apiyit which prevails among tho miasroy: and, instead of scving aud heariug apologios for misdemean- ory in public oflicials, e sos moro promph ac- Ynowledguinont of ovil-doivg, and a demnud for rcluru{l_‘ though it must bo done *iithin tho purty. ! TILE PARTISAN TIESS of tho Btate has been divided into. factions, aud, Btrango us 1t may apponr, thara ore deoper jeal- ousies uud greuter Giffarences batwoon sowe of tho Ropublican journals than botwoen nuf of hoso aud thelr oppononts. Tho formor is jenlousy arising from dissppointments ut ox- weclod promotion to oftice, whilo the difforance {mumau journals of opposite politics is ous reo- ognized us o natural difforenco, and oue that amay oxist without professional discord. The “italy loyal” pross iu. hoaded by the Slale Regisler, of thia city, a lost-Oflico and Btate Printer’s journal, The ZRegisler hoy strong allios in tho Dubuquo Z4imes, Pension Ageni's argan; tho Dayennort Gazello, Keokuk Gats City, nud Council Blufls Nonparel. Those are restly the journsls that keep up sny enthu- winsin ab ull in the party ; but thoy avo all intor- csted o largely in tho vificial spolls that party- Yoyalty i & secoud naturo, . Opposed to theso in this purty, aud among those whoso Republican- jum }um ‘een donbited, are tho Durlington Hawk- Fue, of which Dr, Beardsloy has beou editor ; tho Watorloo Cowrer, Andy Tolt's pufior; aud the Slale Jowrnal, of this city, which Jus herotoforo beon regarded s tho ovzan of ox-Gov. Merrill and the Hon, John 11 Tasson. Ench oluss here uvamed hos had s train of followors among tho smuller journals, nnd criminations and revriminations have boon jndulged in to an oxtout which bus soriously affocted the lLurmony necessary to party suce cunth, “'io Itter claga Liag, howover, been overcome by tho graator organs, ' Tho ITurlun fight, which ho Barlington Jawk-Eye aud tho Slate Journal enduavored to champion, proved to ba au unsuccedstul struggle; aud thele disappoint- mont is shown in their opon rebollion agalust the mora vigorous Administration supporters. o Hawk-Ege hos, howevor, beon partiully o etnimed, though ot tha sacritico of It aditor, Dr, Boutdsley, who, it Js rumored, will join hands Wwith his former partuer, Mr. Edwards, of the State Journal, and enrry tha robollion thay have ular_statoment showluy the voto, for Congron- mion in 1872 and'the 'viote for Governor in 1873 will show the cinuges £ ono yoar, and may lead to o' fair prediction "of tho rosult of this yonr, The comparlson i wmado by Cougressional Distriota : FIRST DISTRIOT, Vole in 1812 Vote in 1873 Jor Congreseman. . for Governur, Shelly, Carpenter, - Vale, Connties. Onpre Tep. s Dol gl 1007 P R 0 ors g 208 e 2004 1207 Toni 50 383 Van B ui TSI R 1T B K1) Washiiglon. 169 L5 148 WL 10,058 Hepublican, nijority iz Opuositiow majorily: i 1873 - B o i o Aflingwel arpenter, Vale, Laflngeealy Capenter, Vale, Opn. Jtewy Ths 108 2 Cotunties, * Codar. Qlinton, Juckeon, 1,650 10,474 Total voto Total vole {n 1873, Ttopnblican majority fn 1872, Opposttion wajurity in 1873, THIRD DISTHIOR, Donnan, Slunl]cmun, Carpenter, Countes Rep. mp - Rep Allunnkes, 1,360 1,618 1,010 Duchanun. 1,880 945 Cluyton. . 01 Doluwar 1860 Dubuque . 2,464 Tayotte, Winucshick Totals, ... Total vote in 1. Tofal volo n 187 Jtopublican mnjority in Ropublican majority tn 1 . _¥OUILTIL DISTRICT. Tratt, ' Lusch, Carpeites Hep, Opp. * Nep, P 401 fir] 1,01 40 1,568 Countics.. Bluck Uawke e, o Totul voredu 187 Totul vote in 187! Tepublican majority in X Nopublican majority in 187 FIFTI' DISTRICT, 44 1,041 11,200 Wilso Vate, Countues Tep, opu: Tonton 2,487 1,478 Tows. L 1,612 1,053 Juhmon 4 Leeess $053 bt Linn,. 56 1,67 Mursiull; 1000 ) 2250 3 Powesbiek X 1,154 Tama, (I 98s Totals Total voli Yotai vote in 1873, ... Topublican uaforily BIXTH DISTRICT. Louglertige, Tromble, Carpenter, ' [ *ren, Ttepublican major] Republican maforlty in 187 EVENTIL DISTRICT. Haman, * Pilwer, - Carpenter, Zew, . 57 2 i 1,046 0 o 1,200 1,070 1,01 05 2117 &1 1,750 Totals ,... . 34,008 Total volo in 1874, “Fotul vote In 187 Itopublican majorlty in 15 Ropublican wmajorily in 1878.. . EIGIUTIL DISTRICT, A MeDill, - Merritt, Carpenter, Vile, Counties, " 9 opp d. . Moutgamery. ... Poutuwatomlo L., 1,441 ol [y 1 Republicay mvjority in Tepublican mojority in 1874,.. NINTU DIST] . irr, Duncowbe, Carpentar, [ Joe i e pie 1,88 ohi Countles, Plymouth’,. Toeubontas, s Huo,, Rlou: Hiory Totala . .. 14,403 | Total voto {0 1812, v. v , Total volo I 1673, e +o Topublienn mujorify i 1 Ropublican mufority in 1 Leretoloro Indicated into vi orous hostility, undor a black flag, against (he THopublican party, A recont doniul by Dr. Beardsloy of Lis purposo to snoye to this city and the suspousion of tha Daily Journal hag led to tho bolief that thoy, TILE COMPARISON horo mado 18 botwoen Cougrossmen in 1872 and Uovarnor in 1878, T'he Presidontial year eallod out more voters thau tho year following, aud it 1y alyo truo thay the Oppouition failod to poll a with clinuces in fuyor of tho formr. THE CHICAGO- DAILY TRINUNE: SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1874 [ e —————————— R R R R R AT R A R R s, _————— full voto in oithor yonr. In 1872 many.Demo- oratd rofused to voto for Greeloy, and honoo did- hot go near the palls, In 1878 l‘gm wWas a gon- oral apathy, and niany counties Mailed: to mnko local tiokots ngninst tho .ltopablicans; while, in - othor' countlos, tho':Binlo Lickot was soratoliod or traded for loeal oandldates. ,From Incomplote roturns publishdd, I huve nacortaifgd that, if yoi make the Reprosontatives tlio bosls, the Opposition lncked but o fow thousnud votos of eastiug ns many as tho Iopublicahs. Many Ttopublicans who “voted tho local Onposition tickot voted.for Carponter and the Stato tioket, slinply boontiso thera was no appareut hopo thaf tho ftnmonso majority of 60,000 caut for Grantin 1873 conld bo changet in ono yoar. When you remombor, with® theso facts, that twonty-eight countles. bad no_local Oppositton Liokets 1u 1873, 1t is caay to sco how the Repub- licans saved thomaolves with nuy majonity at all. With theso flgures and faols beforo us, o may form some idon a8 to the probablo rosults of this full, and to rofor to cach district, with tho gosetp nsto the probabla onndidatos 1 TILE FIRST DISTRIOT, whioh gave McCrary a mn{nllty of 4,188 in 1872, {vas carriod by the Opposition by & mujority of 62 in 1878, On tho Roepresentntionvoto tho majority was over 1,000 votes, and sinco last fali tho Op- position has incroasod in strongth boyond ques- tion, I'his was cloarly domonstrated in' tho hPednl election- lield in Decomber, whon tho Hon, 0. 8, Beliwur wns elcetod a Ropresontative from Lee County in Xlauo of n decensed Ropub- lienu prodocossor, At the genoral claotion, Valo carriod tho county bv over 600 majority; aud, at tho apocial olection, Mr, Sohwir raliod tho majority to 1,000, Thoso sigus of changes sro snid to have inducod the llon. Goorge W. Mo~ Orary fo write his lotter declining to bo n candidate for ve-oleotion, Ilo . clonrly discorned tho fact that hin race would be a haz- urdous ono nt best, and ho proferred to retire on Ll Jaurels fu the palmy days of tho party, Mo- Crary is an ambitious man, 1o fecls ns though lic liad mado a record on the _question of cheap transportation which will carry him to tho United Btates Bennto if tho,Repubiican party romaing in power. To run for Congress and bo dofeated would, of courso, scattor his hopos of Senatorial honors, Tho coming candidate ou the Ropublic- an side i ;Bpeuker John H. Goar, of Burlington, Mr. Gear has plonty of money, nnd ho knos how to placo it whore it will do_tho most good. +Ilais & gonerous, good-unturod, nnd so- cinl gontloman. 1o fs tempotato, and yot ho bins, it is anid, tho largost winc-collarin lown, and ho has boen_running for Congross for four years. Indeed, Genr is o strong man to war nqflhml; but tho vory fact that hio 1s o politician all ovor, and his oxtromo liborality, combiue Lo mark him a8 one of tho oflice-nookers who_are not to Lo trusted if olocted. 1o will spond five ttmes the amount of a Congrossmen's salary for his elec- tion, and theso aro hardly tho kind of men sought by tha peoplo. The Opposition kave no candidato, though Judgo J. ML Bholly, of Keokul, who mado & vory croditable rato two yoars ago, has mauy frionds 3 ond: ox-Unitad States Nouator A, C. Dodge, of Burlington, has boen importuned by his frionds to pormit his namo to go hoforo the Convontion, Ic Mr. Dodgo wonld consent, ho would got o unanimous nowination and o triumphant “elece tion, * Tho Tiret District is gonorally concoded to tho Opposition, there bolng cqually avallable candi~ dates. TIHE BECOND, DISTRICT was olosoly contesited in 1872, Judgo LefMng- woil, of Clinton County, was & popular eaudidato, and drew enrly 8,000 Yepublicnn votes from his Ropublicna oppoucnt "atd presout ‘mowber, Ayletto R, Cotton. In 1873 tho Ofmoalflml cur- viod tho distriot by 1,139 votos, whioh mukes tio distriet sacure to the Opposition if & good candi- dato is put forward. Unfortunatoly for tho He- publicans, thoy have got iuto a quarrol about tho niomination, Mr, Cotton {s very desirous of roturning, snd ho bas had tho Postmastors committed long in ndvanco. But thoe Davouport Gazelte rofused to bo bought by o little adver- tising paivonage, and it boldly dssorts that the Tiopiblicans are Inviting a dofeut by making Cot- ton o candidato, whon tivo yours ago ho fell 3,000 votes behind bis ticket,© Cotton cnnot be uowmi- uated. With Lis dofeat In convention comes hig dissntisfution und gonoral demoralization. Of those who sro socl iuy & nowmination era the Hon, Jobn Ttussell, ot Jones County, tho watch- man on the Nepublican tower at the Capital during the thieviugs committed by tho ox-Stato and ox-Deputy-State Treusurers; tho Ion, Hiram Prico, who for threo torms, aud during the Wer, roprosented tho district; v, Waldo M. Potter, the editor of the Daveuport Gazelle; and Judgo Carskadden, of Masentine. Thore saoms to bo a dotermined sffort to bring out Mr, Price, ns lie {s rich wud expeeted to in- Tugo good deal "of the old-tiwo war-fover iuto bis followers, " 'I'he Opposition is somewhat divided also, nl- though tYnm is_mo such fecling a8 oxints among thoe friends of tho Republican aspir- ants, ~'Judgo Murphy and D. N. Richardson, of Davanport, each have warm friends who will argo thoir claims, Tho Ilon. D. €. Cloud, of Muscatino, author of ** Monopolies and the Peo- ple,” is glso & prominent man for the pluce, Judge Thuyer and Judgo Morrill, of Clinton, oach have frionds; and it is diflicult to aucortnin which of the five is likely to gat the nomination, ‘Any ong of theso would make a ‘good run, and stand nine out of ten chances for olection, Thoso well informed claim tho Second Dis- trict for the Opporition by a handsome majority. THY THIND DISTRIOT i another with the chances for tho Opposition. T'ho proseut Hepresontative, Maj, Donuun, is tho only one of the Iowa dolegation who pocketed ‘the enlury-grob, and, n 'bis Tecout letter of do- clination, hio suys he apologizes to no people ou earth for it, Donuan is Lold bevause ho doos not expect or want a re-cloction; but the party suffers from his ingolonce, Hi majority iu 1872 was 1,180, but last year tho district gave Car- pentor only 428 majoritys and Winnoshicl Couuty polted but 41 votes for Valo, whilo 1,116 votos were east for the Opposition in 1872 Counting theso votos, iho Distriot would be Op-, position by ut lonst 700 votos. 5 Dounnan's declination lewves the Ropublican const alear for Senator Uodley, of , Dubiiquo, aa ho is seid to have the nowspapers and oflico- sockors uil pledged already. Heunator Willatt; of Winneshiok County, will bo presented_as & cundidate, hough with'uo show of succesd, T'he Opposition counts_three candidates: Dr. I, H. Guilbert and 1I. B. Fouke, of Dubuque, aud the Hon. Ed Aiuewoith, of Fayotte, Tha contest will bo botweou Guilbert nud Ainsworth, Dr. Guil- bert, who was the Preeidont of the Liboral Con- voutlon in 1872, where the reconcilintion between tho Liberals asud Democrats was effacted, wou the candidate for Socrotary of State in the snme year, i a high Mason, aud eujoys & £0od roputa- tion all over tho Stato. 1fe 1 n groat' favorito, and- would Do olocted beyond question if nomi- nated against Svnator Cuoley, who was Indian Cowmmisstoner under Harlan, & THE FOURTI DISTRICT may bo concoded to the Ropublicans, and aleo to the presont mewbar, the Itan, IT, O, Pratt. M, Pratt hag ‘mnde a fair Congressman, und has concedo ability, ‘o Opposition spenk of no one i’ yot, oxcopt Capt. Itozello, of DButler County, & lawyer of reputution, and n membor of the Inst Genoral Assembly, with a good oivil and I | militury rocord. THE FIFTH DISTRICT will bo closo, in all probubllity, thongh the chuncos are in favor of the Ilou. James Wilkow, the provont member. Ile will Lo renominated for thesecond torwy, and, as ho hiny mndo no rocord agaivst himself, ho will probably be eleetod. g Jumes Willkduson, of Tama County, tho lec- turor of tho Biate Grango, will bo tho probablo Opposition candidate. ~ {10 is-a fine stumpe Wikl caryy o vory strong vote smong I, THE BIXTIC DINTRIOR guvo B mejority for Carpenter in 1878 of 36, though & ninjority of about G0 was cotuted Tor the Ollguniuuu on the Ropresontative vote. “Tho Bixth s an Auti-Monopoly Districs™ is tho boust of its pooplo, “nnd, With caroful nominatious, there is litle’'doubt bub that the eluim must boadmitted, 'Tho Republic- ang inthis, as in the Hooond Distriet, mrein trouble, .Judgo Tonghridge, tho present mom- bor, wants g fourth torm, and _ho will only yield when he must. Gon, J. B, Woaver, of Davis Cuunnty, will bo his strongest contestaut; nud Dr, Wardon, of Ottumiwa, Lius consontod to come und heal the Lrenoh by taking off the prizo. ‘Tho on, J, W, Dlxon, ‘ot Wapsllo® County, will probably bo tho Opposition caudidato, though thore are threo or fonr othors with fair chancos. Among these ocour the numes of J, N, Dixon and I R, Hurbour, of Malhasks County, lix-Gov, Btono, who s boon uamed, lus }muluvnlv do- clined to appesr sgain in the polificsl arena, TIE BEVENTIL DISTIIOT Is tho Capital District, and the one which hins at- tractod tho wmost attontion thus far this yoar. ‘Tho romriablo lotter of the Ilon, John A, - sou, In which ho declinos to bo again a partisan nomineo, kot tho managors at howie to thiuking, iy #ocond Jotter, in”which ho snys liv hus yot biddon Fatowelf £0 ono party. nor il Ladl to anothiery kins only mado his position more mys- terious, and very naturally hoth eidos stron; condomn tho Jangurite of ‘tho Ilonorable gontia- nun, Kasson was & 'popular man o fow yourd ago, and ho hng pecullar fuoultios to maintain 155" 1old upon 1ts fullgwores but. his' alle anco’ with the Iatlan “faction of tha' lte- publican party, and’ his bosom companion- ehip with tho Morelll-Elliott-Rankin-Brande olique huye %o lmpaired bLis stundlig bofora sponker, nnd the Grang the i thnt ho was loslng his popull\rlli" ond with thnt wa growlug cowardly na a politloinn, But Kas- Bon s proparing formow dénocihtions with tho Opvuuluml. and I'hnve no doubt ho will bo found netively worlking with the Opposition bofore L campaign closes, 1o will, howeyer, nob bo oandidate. 116 haa “thrown himsélf overbaard for tho prosout at lonst, ., Tho Bovonth District in vory hard up rof candidatos on botH sides, and a8 yot thoro aro really no candldates in tho fleld, 'ho_contost will-bo “cluse onsqually-svailablo candidatos, © ' THE EIGHTIE DISIRIOT - waa Ropublioan by ouly 118 votou 1n 1873, whilo in 1872 tho Roptiblicans carried it by 5,676. Tho small majority of last yenr inducos the Opposl- tion to the belief -that-victory is enusy to thom thia fatl with Bonator, Melntife, of Pago County, o, Cul. Bonityémioty, of Coutiell! Bhulfy, sa et enndidate against tho prosont incumbent, Judge MeDill, Melntiro hins beon. Ropublican all nlong thl this fall,whon ho thought Lio might gratify his \desiro for konors a littlo bottor by tha uso of hig monoy nmong the Opposition than in tho 'innpu lican' ranlts,” This rcont conversion and mmedinto candidaoy is_rathor suspicious aon- conduct, and honed it mny bo said that Mont- comory's chnnces are rathor tho bottor for nom- nation and election. o " TUE NINTH DISTRIOT. Tho pooplo In-tlie Nihth District have beon fighting ginushopydra'for sovernl years, and pny- ing vory hittlo attention to politics; " They 'oast obout tho same voto In the yoars 1872 nud 1873, and it camo out about the same, though in 1873 thoro were threo countlos _that did nob’ cast ono --vote for Vale. Thiy indicates tho interost talkon in tho elec- tion, - Thoro nre a great many peoplo in the Ninth who nro cutitlod to_voto who do not go noar tho polls, Tho proscnt year may bo an ox- coption ; ‘but, a8 the grasshoppors are busy at worlk, it may bo that 110'ono csu Lo found with money enough to run for Congross. Jnok Orr is accusod of quiebly proparing to ba bis own suc- cousor; while Capt. J. A. O Yooma, of Wobster Comnty, and Col, W.A. Clark, of Hamilton Qounty, are montionod as fit mon by the Oppo- sition, ‘ e 5 SUMMATIZING tho nbove, it may bo fulr, from prosont proupects, 1o pradiot'tho oloction by tho Opposition of at lonst threo or four Congressmon ont of tho nine, ‘I'his will bo a chango to be hiled by tho friends of Reform throttghout the laud. Iowa hus beon misgoverned for many yoors by tho caucus- manngors and party-fuglors, and has boen mis- roprosouted thoso many years in tho Uniled Btates Congrosa. i i THE 195VR8 upon which the campaigin will bo gonductod are mniuly uance and tmnn{mrmflnu. T'ho Repub- licans will declaro gonerally iu favor of Congres- sional control of railrouds, tho wubstitution of Natiounl-Bank notes for greonbaoks, and freo bnuklu;i ; whilo the Oppesitlon will' ndopt, in all probability, tho plank of the Iilinois In- Uependonts, which fuvors tho repenl of tho Na- tional-Bank laws, and the substitution of » con- vortible natiousl ciroulation, Thoy will renssort tho authority of ‘Statcs to rogulate and control all " corporations of * their own - crea- tion, and yield to Covgross tho control of - railroads of ils own crontion, Tho tariff quostion will bo handled without gloves by both sides. A tariff for rovenue only is the policy of the wholo pooplo of Towa, The Republicans will eundenavor to roviso tha old war insues, as usual; while the Opposition will not forget tho Oredit Bobilier jobs, the Teot & Btockings, and tho more recent dovolop- Jnents. of Sanborn-Juyno contract-frauds, tho Shephord pavemont-gwindlo, and the near-lonie thievings of State ofiicinls, Thoro is onough wntorial for any man to go to the peoplo with, and ab presont the Opposition certniuly enjoys & gront advautago. . THE GRANGERS . aro an {mportsnt elomont in lowa polities, Tho Ordor is not a politicsl organizatton, but it tenchos good principles for the soveroign pooplo 1o practico at tho ballot-box. Tho diseissions in the lodge-meatings all tand to & growing ndo- pendenco of tho mau and citizen. A boud of tanion and karmony of intorost is croated through the associution in tho ladge-room, and this destroys tho partisan political projudico which® exists ~botwoon moighbors. ° Tho active Grangers aro all Anti-Mouopolists ; they aro all opposod to tho Iepublican pitrtisnn load- ors, and lionce will be found activo 1u their oppo- sition to tho Ropublicun caudidntes, I'ho foregoiny may give your ronderd a gonornl iden of the political horoucupe lu Towa, with the possbilitios aud probabilitios, In those duys of political changes 1 18 always dificult, howover, to toll how tho clection iu likely to go until the bal- lots are counted. Wanr, THOROUGHBRED CATILE. Snle of the ¢ Woodsido Ilords’ at Washiburn, Woodfoid County, Il . Special Corresponilence of The Chicayo Tribune. WENONA, 1L, Juue 18, 1874, Tho following {8 a completo roport of sules of fino thoroughbred cattlo at Washburn, Wood~ ford County, yestorday,—I A. Conn’s ** Wood- side liord " 0OWS AND IILIFENS, Tady of Athol 8tl, Ell Stilson, Oshilcoot, Win,, prieo $650 Ist 1ted Rowo of Woodsidu,' Bobinson'& Biirgess, “Wonitu, 1L, 3600 , Goodness, Jobn Niclols, Bioon ton, Tit,, $700 ; Jtedbud, samd’ firm, $47 5. Muzarki of Wooilnide, ‘Jumes OFr, Wanoun 1L, EN3; towe of Woollside, 3. Joies, Towanidu, T, $0; G yrems Duchers, Bavis Lowman, Totion, 1., $4 Lady of Athol dud ealf, ‘0, 0, acks, Walukogiu, Til, 35003 Drido of tho Vale, Noali Fraulin, Loxington, 0005 Sophis, ' Mile Drockton, _Wetugu, * Maud’ Mulier, Davis ' Lowman Oxford's Bloow, O, U, Parks, Wi 3 Anus Wiley, 2d, £, Stiiison, Oshikosk, Uypress Gem, Davis Lawman, Toulo Tous flose, 4ib, S, 3, Burioss, Toic, 1 e of Oxford, W. 1. Dinhain, Fowiudn, dy Lanrs, oty A, Edwards, Springueld, B, [tukkes, New Ruthud, 1., Mills, 3it, Palatine, T, ¥ s, Net Ritiand, 10, $305, BULLK, Bugon Bellovillo, 13407, K, 8, Norrls, Galenn, 1., S0 1) of Coustande, 14,160, Jofn Gullagher, Tlorld) 11, $210; Galiant Dk, 14,703, Josopls Bronr, Waghbrn, Til,, 135 3 Thind Duko of Woudside, 14,155 ©. Muuahell, Bioomtigto, 1il., 5005 Fifils’ Duke v Woadwde, Johu Josoplt, WashUnra, £230; Longrullow, . A Paltbn, Florid, 1, §115:_ Ovhstuncs Duke, 8, Hurgess, Toutca, i, $210; Chullouger, Jo L. 8. yault, . Laltose, '1ll," §1603 Buson Beloviio Goorge Hensliaw, Bidomiugton, TiL, $100; Earl Muzu! ki, J. A, Hauniers, Cazeuovia, il., $160, 2 Jolin " Alexnder - 4d, poperty of Temgo Gazenovla, wuld to Williain Harpor, EI Paso, 111, Eellpse, 0,091, J. B, Ripor, Low Loint, §125, THE INTERNATIONALS. Ited r 0 To the Faitor of The Chicago Tribune 3 Blr &' Ay tho besb answor to your froquent un- favorablo charactorization of tho M Interntnionud ‘Worlingmon’s Association," I copy for publiea- tion " tho followiag platform from tho ofiiclit Tondon pamphiot cdition of tho * Genoral Kules and Administrative Rogulations™ of tho Asocintion, issued by its Geouoral Council in 1871, 'his platform iy subscribed to sud ne- knowledged by every membor of the Intor- uetlouuls " throughout the world, and should be takon, thorefore, us an oflicial simumary of their prineiples, 1 regrot thut 1 Luyo not » spuro copy of thie pamphlet to present you fov your library, 0 that whon Tuy Tumuxe may. bo tempted to nunibiinte the ** Intornationals in' n wingle “wrtiolo, it shall at loust bo fully informod s to the priiples and objooks_of tho Asissocintion, Youts respoctfully, Epwanp N. FuLLen, * Ouscauv, Juns 19, 1874 L GENERAL RULES OF THE INTERNATIONAL WORRING- MEN'S ABSOULATION, ' Qonsldoring— Chut the %Innnui[\:\tlon of tho working classes must bu conqticred by tho working olaksea thoi- selyes 3 that tho strogglo for the umuuci}mliun of tho Working eloscos meutis 10t & #teugglo oF class=priv- $leyes and monopolics, ut for equal rights snd dutics, saudt thio abolition of ull clase-rulo 3 "Fhant tho eoonomical yubjetion "of tho man of Jabor 1o the monopolizer of the Bicany of lbor—that {6, the ‘ot ilfe—iics at tho botton of korvitude fis‘ull 1tn £01 10, of il yocil misery, montal degradation, vud political dupendence 3 "Chat tho ccononienl emancipation of the working olaysos fs, therefore, tho groat oud to which overy qrcat poliiieal moveutent ought to bo subordinut se i Ineaun; “hut ‘sl efforts aiming ot thiat great end have hlth- orio failod, ‘from the want of suliduelly Botwoen Thio manifofd divisfons of Jabor ju euch cointry, und from tho sbaenco of o fruternal Loud of un b= twaels tho working clavees of ahToront countrics ; "Lhut tho omanclpation of labor s noithor lucal nor wnntfouud, it w sdclal problet, owbracing all coun= Sriod i which modern soclety uxiats, and doponting For its solntion on tho coucurrenco, practical aud th= wretical, of tho most udvanced countrios ; “rhint Io present revival of the wurking olasses in tho most fndustrious countries of Luropo, while it ralucs u now hopo glves solomn Warniug ugniust o ro- Tapao nto tho ofd orrors, ond_callu for tho fmediate uumhll‘lnliuu of 1ho stlll disconueeted Jovements 3 Tor theao rexeoit— “Tho Tuternatioual Workingmen's Assoctation hug begn fondedy g b declares ¢ Wiat all soctotios sud fndividuala adhoring to it will nektiowledge truth, Justice, sud 1sorality a tha Lisly of thelr gonduet towardy each oblier uid towards all moti, without regard to color, ereed, or natlouality § That . ackigwledges 1o Tights’ without duties, no dutiea withot 1phcs. e — —The farms known as the ** Allan Dalo,” sud #qranglewood,” fu Riehmond Connty, were sold adey or two ugo for 10,000, to n” gontloman from Margland, ‘Tho snme | farma bronght $18,000 siuco tho war,—Richmond (Va.) Whigs ooplo, tint it . beoame apparont.long ago. " THE-LAW. Address of the Hon. J. R, Doolittle "To, the Graduating Linw-Class of the Wisconsin 8tate Uni- y versity. The ITon. Jamos I, Doolittle dellvered the followlng addrdss to. tho graduating Inw-clasd of tho Wisconsin Stato Univorsity, it tho Ansombly Chambor af Mudison, on the evoniug of Monday last : ¢ 5 THI ADDRESS, Youxa Gentrnstey ¢ Tho profossion you have choen ia Iaborlous and Lonorable ; as fnborious ‘and Lonorabla a8 _any other. 1n Howmo rospeots, ‘it stands boforo all otliors. ! 1 ropeat: 1T 18 A8 LANORIOUS § it roquires long and exucting umay. and pationt remoutch upon all subjects luvalving rights and dutics in human alfairs, Lo attam high omi- ‘neuco, it iy necossary to have kaowledgo of all ‘other businoes, and of all othor Yrmoufliouu( not in detail, porhiaps, but in genoral ; espeocially of thoir modas of acting sud denling with all ‘others, Al the logal rights, dutlcs, and obliga- tions of all mon, clissey, aud professions, mist be, in somo measuro, undorstood by those who ssumo to bo their counsellors, and to_ giva di- roction to thoiraffairs, Lot no ono, tnerefore, who ontors upon tho logal profession, over hopo £0 attnin bug cminance, or aven toa good atauds iug in it, without long years of pationt and por- sovoring labor. Lt me newtiro you, young gon- tlomen, though your courso in tho Law Sohool is finished, yous study in tho profousion is bub just ogun, R L navo snd, IT 18 A8 HONORADLE ns any other profession. I do not now refor, to the well: wit fact that out of tha lognl profos- sionall who fill judicial positions must come; and that s large proportion of thiose who Ml all othor high ofiicos of state aroy iu fact, choson. I epouk of tho profossion as fucl, puro and simple, and of thoso who confiue themsolves ‘strictly, to its duties, rofusing to be drawn {nto any other pursuits. It Is’ honofablo, bocauso all” men aud all profossions honor it. ‘Intho timo of trinl, whon fnvolved in troubles which thoy cannot solve, all othors come to tho logal profossion for counsol and direction. 'They yleld, aund, bocause kuowledge is power, are compolled'to yiold the homage duo to o pro- fouuder knowledgo of humun Rffairs,—of Lu- mon rights, dutios, obhigations, injurles, and Quugors, with the trus modes of provention and of rodross, In a siuglo word, tho logal profession is honored becauso it is_the world's coufessor, counselor, patron, fricud. When all i8 prosperous, othor _profcs- slons and olassos olton lau g, aod #ome- times sncer, at tho logal profession, aa use~ loss or somothing worse. DBut, when serious troublo_comies, tho man who but yestorday do- clared ho hod nover cwployed a lnwyer 1 bis Jifo, and that o wover intonded to do_ so, will rush In hot uste to the lawyer of bis naighbor~ Thood, ready Lo give him Lolf his fortune 1o uwve tho rest; or bLalf ho can rcover to bring tho man who has wronged him to trial and to judg-~ wmont. ‘Iho ‘laugh and sveer yestorday turn to Liomnge and respect to-day. It cunnot bo doniod, somo who bear the namo disgraco the profession, aud douorva condamuu- tion s promotors of stiifo and litigation. Iut, with un oxperionce of thisty yeurs, 1 huvo nover known n man_of eminonco in our profession, or one who hold its esteom, whoso inlluonco, coun- sel, and advico hayo not always * TENDEDTO PEACE ; to restrain tho passions of wen ; to compose aud pacily; to ‘settie aud comprum[nu i to" avoid or to oud stnfo and litigation, No claws of mon _uudorstand 8o woll tho evils of litigation ; non saciifico more to provont it. No otlier clasy doos, in fnct, tho ono-touth patt as much to bring about actusl soltloments aid peace between partios whoso pussions or intorosts aro clgshing agninst cuch other. Qo into any town or_villaga whero you will, sod_you will fiid the iutluonce of tho leading membors of tho profes- wion always in fayor of concilintion aud peace, It is only when {ho partics thomsclves insist upon an nctual conflict boforo the courts that thoy ap- puar before them, I liwvo kuown ulnfil}u ‘men in tho profession-—T could name thom—who, in theirtowuns, have done moye to preserve peace and’ ;:agd-liofghuorhnud than all tho other mon of the noighborhood put togother, not that thoy were batter mon, but for tho simplo rensen that, from their loarning, thioir puporior kmowledge, from their position and standing a8 wise, true, aud safo counselors, thoir opinions and advico bring penco, restridu the passions of parties, when all othors fall; for knowledge upheld b{ strong charncter'and i corrupted integrity 18 power. That lnwyora wortby of the uame should bocome promotiars'of strife und litigation for any purposo, and, of all y buge purpose of puttivg monecy thungs, for tho in their purse, 7 I8 I3POSSIBLE, 1t would bo_us dishonorablo, if not ns wicked und cruel, asif membeis of the medicul profes- wion should sprend smull-pox and cholera to in- cieaso thoir practice ind their profith, e ‘whio, in tho nnuie of our professiom, would stir up wwrifo, oncourngo litization, for any pur- pose, and ospeeially to put mouey in his pockot, is unworthy ul‘ it. Such o man is not; and cau nover liuvo, the confidonca of true mon. Loast of all has he tho rospect of that noble profes- sion o would prostitute and disgraco. Lut one namo describes such o man nad suck o charaeter, and but ono person has done it_full Justice. L rofer to tho Mon. B. G, Lyan. Tt in nawe so expressive and so well undorstood, and yot so hurd to deflue, 50 newly colned from’ tho wint of slung, that it hns'not yet found' its way into Wobstor's Unabridged, yet is too good to bo lust ; and too Intoiiso i moaning’ not to bo used ; that numefs ° A b 4 BUYNTER," | Though not fo bo found in the diotionary, it has boen adjudicated libslous iu tho' dowvts of Chi- cago 3 and all will concode that if, in the' wido world, there i a place whero that word is under- stood, and whero' tlio courts should bave full ‘jurisdiction on tho question, that’ placo is Chi- cago, 1t T como, gontlomen, novw, to speals of tho truo oflleo of o grent aud o good lawyor, which [s ¢, 1 trust, of your honorablo ambition. 1t is, slrst of all, to' mnke peaco ; to comtioso strifoa} to nvold litigation ; secondly, if all’ of- forts full {n that, his socoud duty is'to aid-tho Court to analyzo the caso, to'xouch and todocilo it upon by marits, and thus to aid in the farthor- ango of justico aniong men: ; T Bofore euteriug upon tho consideration of this socond duty or branch of 'the oflica of attorney aud counsolor, which pertaius to his conduet in actual litigation, I'wish to micntion one’ more reuson why our profession holds so Lhonorable a position among men. ¥ It is thie: Tlocauso tho wholo conrse of our studios leadn to tho cultivation of tho * " HENHE OF RIGIT AND WIOKG, Our pleadiugs befors courts aud juries aro al- ways nddressed Lo tho conselence, to tlo obliga- tions of duty. Wo plead for meroy; to sustain whit {6 right, or to punish wliat is wrong: As the painter or souiptor cultlvates and’roflues his wonso of boauty in color’ and in forin, 80 does tho truo Inwyer cultivate and roflno tho souse of Juntico, tompored with chuslty, in tho affulrs of uations aud of mon, It boing tho dnty and tho daily duty of tho conuselor to know what is jist, and how it ean bo uttainad, it is not clalming too much to sy thut, in some dogréo, the charactor ituelf s olo- vatod by such study and such duily duty. You must be aware, too, that, in a groat ma- Jority of cascs, controversios aro, fu fact, sottled turo roflootion - upon tho - nnturo of things, tpon’_Lho' laws " of | tho ll\ugm\ mind, upon tho offioe and dutiok of the Judgo, tiis' vory antngonism ‘of cotwsol, this roprosonting of both ides of a controvorsy, thig ‘foronsio Lattlo of. intolloot, is the simplost, best, and ;only mode of Attalning justico:bofora humau tribunals, Judgos aro men liko oursolves, with fhnito knowlsdge and fiuite ecapnoitios, Nono but tho Iufinito Judgo of all ean know tho right of & case without ovidenco and ‘understind it without aygumont. Iowovor. giftod the Judfiu mny be, vrossod as o always 1 with Jabor, the mind will somotimon flag, and in ils weary wonrol ovorlook the real merits of a causo. Noth- fug ean bo conceived 8o well calenlated to rouse tho nitoutlon, Lo quicken tho conscionce, and add to tha montal power of tho Jtidge as to hear able counsol (the ablor the botter), when they bring, to their work tho knowledge and experivnce of yoary, and whot, from long #tudy of thoir caso, . o8 well av from intorast nud duty, thoy do their utmont Lo prosont cach thoir own side in ity strongest llght, . This llviug antagonism, thiy conflict of mind with mind, linding exprossion In tho prosotice of tho Judge, TUROWH NAGNETIO LIONT upon the cnso, and tpon the roason nnd con- sclonco of the .}udpfo who I to docide ft. When greatsonls, strugglingin tho judicial foram, glow, nob so huch with the hont "of passion ag with tha white bont of loglo, tho powers of tha Judge. aro oxalted, aud ho noes, as 1f flash of lightutog rovenled it, the truth of the caso, with a cloar- noss of vision otherwise impossiblo, It i ovly tho iguorant and conceltod Judge who would dig- poso of important cakes, involving gront prinel- 9’“"' wiltiont. Lionring opposing coueel.” Gront udgos #0o tho. aid of their couukolors, nut in private, but in open court. Of thoir own motion_for thiat purposo, thoy order important and doubtful cnses to bo argued agnin ‘and agsing nob in written arguments, which ave all well snough for referenco, but in oral arguments, by living counselors, viva voce that thelr own ‘minds may bo exalted ond “wlrengthonoil ; tho justness of thoir own opinion vorified by srgument; trled and tested o the only cructblo known to men, by which to sopa~ rate truth from error, But, gontlemen, in‘ordor to propare yoursclves to dischinrgo thoss bigh dutios of tho oflico of counsslor, yon ean woll uniderstand thab GREAT BTUDY, AND THOUGIT, AND LANOR 870 necessury on your part. -No suporfieiul hasty briof, gathorod from fragmonts of casos, roforred 'to b tho doluge of digesty which, ovorwhelm us iu thin book-makiug age, but a caroful study of fundamotital principles, and a comparigon of the autlioritios which diséuss the subjects iuvolved in the oaso in haud, uutil in your own minds you have cousidered, comprehonded, and weighed : them, appropristing tho true, repudiativg tho false, until you have * learned aud inwardly di-,, i;numo thom,” aud have mado them #o complete- ly your own that you can express them i situple, couctso, and direct Inugungo, whothor you would state tliom to o child, ropeat. thawn to-yoursolt to your most intimate frlond, or to ‘tho groatey Judga'upou tho Bonch. ' To.do that, itis uot ouly a good thing for youto write down your thoughts, but to do so again and again n\mn the subjoct., I ao nob mean that you should copy again and sgain what you Lavo” writtou, but ly asido or ‘doatioy your manusoript,.and write anow, It iy 6eid ‘of Lord Brougham thut ho wrote hiv conclualon toa great argument thir- toon times, and thiricou timos destroyed Lis mavuseripts, Whay did he do that? It was to train the thoughle of hig gront mind into such clearness, simplicity, aud forca of statomant, ay to make them powarful when uttercd, and thoro- b|y ludxl powor to the tribuual to mako o just do- cision, ‘Whilo, as I havess\d, Judges sool the aid of connisol to eulighten thelr minds, and to aid them in the dischargo of tholr duties, nothing is moro trying than for them tollston to tho argumenty of thoss counselors who havo but earelessly and superlicinlly prepared thomselves, and who, ine stond of shodding light upen the merits of & caso, divert attontion and confound it. Let mo, thon, gentlemon, urgoe upon you asaduty to your- selves, to your clients, and to the courts of which you are to set ay coungelors, that you nover con- nent to appear in any caso, or in auy court, nob oven tho Justices® courts, without DUE PREPARATION, Iny down for yoursolves that asa duty nevor 1o bo disregurded, unless in cases of impo- rious necosmty. I kuow woll hov many temp- tations arc rondy to steal away your time; bat,* it you would succeed, you must fix your _rosolutions flm ay “stoo), sot your fuces lke fliut against thom, Tirst of all, and most tempting of all, is tho dutger of spond~ ing too mueh timo in reading uewspapers, aud that light reading which dissipates thought and unfita "the mind for tho long-sustuined study nocessary to wastor'a -caso of “diMeulty, OF courso, in this day of tho press, aman should look over the headings nnd road tho bes.articles of oue good' newspaper; but hfo' istoo short, if o would become great ‘lawyer, dfor Lim to spend moro time than that, Lhat Ind botter bo done at his breakfast-table, and not tt his oflico. ‘Thera aro othor temptations to sfiend timo and waste nervous enorgy, and . theroby: rotard the youug luwyer in Lis progress to ominence, I do 1ot stop Lo montion what ahl have obstrved, how many of the mogt briltiant and promking havo been ruined. by intoxicating . drinks, and tht still grossor form .of sonsualky which makos tho heart rotton; but I cnouct forbenr oallmyg your attention, young gantloman, to what weomy {0 bo more iutidious, but bardly less nlarmiug,—n hoabit growivg constantly upon onr profession aud upon all others ; I mean tho }.\nbi\. of BMOXING AND OIEWING TOBACCO, It is my conviction that this "hablt is tep-fold greater in our profession thau it was thirty years ugo, Lardon me, young ' geutlowon ; I camo liore to speak to yowtin all sincority the words of truth and solorness, and you must allow me to soy what I verily belioye, that tho moutal forco, povwer of labor snd endutatco, of our profossion s decrensiod at lease 25 par cont by this constang uwo of tobucco. - 1ts poisonous and narcolic of- fects roduce the power of ‘tho vital' organs, und tend to puralyze thom, while tho usoless con- sumption of time aud monvy takos way 25 por conb of tho worlking Liours, if it ‘dacs ot con- sumo 25-por cout of the enrniugs of any young " man in the profession who induiges in it. Tn o cortuin senso it takos away a man's moral power; it decronses tho mtrength of his will- powor and of his-own'convictions ; it lossons Lls power to move the convictions of others, this to 0 bound; and to feel himeolf bound, to a lsbit 1o cannof throw off ; to- fool himsolf robbed of his pur}uuual freodom, froedom of thought and'of action b Ol how much would I rojoico. if anch ono of you, young gentlowon, as you loave this Univor- sity to entor upon thoe logal profession, would resol o, aud-foraver keop that resolution, nover in any form to uso tobacco ; nover to become its slavo and woar its filthy collar, - 1 do not say that some men “havo not risen to eminenco in our profession in spite of all forms of diusipation. But how much groator and uoblor woulld they have been without suck habits | Dut thore is oue other subjoct of - GREAT IMIOIEANCE to ralso tho charactor of the profession; to ald the Judicizry; to decronso tho uuinber of appeals ;* to expedite the ministration of justicy, nud to Josson the nx}muuou of litigation, to which T wish to eall attention betorol conolmle. 11 it-wero possible to reach the enr of all the coutts of Inst resurt, aud of tho Logislatures of the States, and to arrest their attention loug enough to consider and act upou. the' question, wo might-hope for its adoption, Whether in the Btates whoro tho-oude of procodure ot New Yark or tho conon luw syatom.of pleading and prav- tico still provails, it might be adoptod with equal good rosults; "hat is; to AIOLISR QENENAL TLEADING g0 far ag to compol tho parly to disclose the real cause of action or dufouso relled upon, and to provout more then oo dofonse from being plead- od to tho gnme cause of uction, without a special r?‘unu shown to the court, and upou leaye graut- od. and compromined’ under the advice of wiso coun-~ solors for ‘both perties, It 18 no uncommnon thing for parties, with their counsel, to meet, and in & friondly wnr to discuss all mattors in differonco ; and, undor their ndvice, eath yiold- iugg somowhnt, porhaps, to closo the mattor for- evor, and from such a confarence to part as warm and lasting frionds, instead of angry liti- auty, ! ' & 8 1In Inrgo towns, many of tho ablest mombors of tho'profession do not appour fu courts at all ; they do not tako part in detoal Ntigation; Thoy dovoto thomuclves whotly to the business of nd- justing controversies. If they do not “suceead, thoy pluco the matter in othor hands, to e aon~ ductad through ' tho varied stagos of notual liti- gation, Aud this brings ue back aguin’ to oonsldor, gentlomen, TIE OFFICE AND DUTY al\jlm lawyer in conducting the business of Iiti- gation. Bear in mind, frat of ail, that in this ho {4 aot- fug ug un oftieor of tho court; although ohoson nud puld by his olient, and thoreby bound to hlin in vonfidoutial rolations, ho Iy still an oficor of the court, * 118 ‘businoss is to ald tho court in I‘mnl:zing tho caso, and declding it upon theinor- bs, Iut one asks mo, Ilow can this bo? Tow oan to mniutaln opposite sides of tho same coutra- vorsy, bo aotiing us oficors of tho samo’ court ? Aund’how can'this aid in declding the vase upon tho inotn?* T not thut n pavadox? Upon frst two Inwyers fu antagonism, onrnestly struggling | { pRllng viow, it muay uoomta'bs u puradox ; but, upon uis- Tha uh{]uut of this toform—for & graat roform it would be—is to analyze tho cuso und roduce it to 1A slmplo olomenty bofore #ob for trinl ;"to comwpel tho parties in tho oftices of tholr Tuwyors, to put forward the true cruse of uction or thoir du}nnu upon the merits upon which thoy stake their cause, ' Thiy’ would compol iho Bnrty to stato tho (ruth of his cago, and lonvg the othor purty elthor to dony i, or, by demurrer, to dony that, 1f true, it wakes n oaso for judgmont, Evory lawyor of exporionceo knows that in nine- ty-nino ensos in overy huudred, thero is not moro thau one defeuse ujion the morits, and thut iy oithor ono of lnw or onp of fact, s ‘Phnt ouo issue of law or fact should bo made upon tho record, by the pleadings of the Inwyoers, 0 that, when tho ¢aso is called by tho Judgoe for trlal, it had alroady beon aualyzod by the purtied or tholr counsol, . I am awaro that thoro are serious objections to spocinl ploading under tho old rulus of strivtuess, ' but ull theso objoutions 2 ® o G CAN IE AVOIDED, it tho pleading is required to be mlfl‘lclml!? dofi- nito not to mislond tha' opposite purty, aud thon, undor a liberal powor of amendniont by the Court, in furtherance of justico, ovm‘{ onie of ity objectlons may bo avoidsd withoub expouso, withouf delay, aud without injustice. I would not, therafore, fuvora roturn to the old strictness of special ‘pluudhlg. But I would avoid, on_tho other hand, tho far groutor objev- tonn of that looso, iudoilnito, gonvral plowing, whiloh, upon the rocord, makos 1o unalysls of the ©oaue Lotre, 1t 1y oalled Tor wiiul i w0 thut, lu the' Inngnago of ‘Lord Brougham, *“In tho groat mne' jungtyn%r onyos, -instend.of, exhibiting & plain viow of what, each parfy :l4. propgred to prove, coutnins o nultitudo of words from whiol, 1t the ronl matter In disputo.conbo gathorod at all, it it ls only by guosy worlk, or by communicationa out of tho reoord, jrelating to things,of which it glves not oven n hiut,” Lhat nualysis must bo mndo at somo thmo, x Firat—Yither befora tho trinl,-by the lnwyera in thoir oflices, by menns of n logical statomont of tho canko of agtion and tho defeuso upon the renl morits in the plendingsy or, Second—Upon the mnl?:y tho lawyors in prese onco of tho conrty or, 2hird—Aftor tho trial, upon sottling the bili of oxceptions, Au it is natural for all mon to shrink from prosout Inbor, Jawyars naturally dosiro to.poste pufio 'i‘bm worlt of ‘atinlyais until thoy aro forced to do it 1t {u Ro oasy for tho plaintif? to pload in gen= oral torms npou the comuion courts, and for the defondant to plead tho gouvral {88ue, to put tha lflulmll\‘,tu‘vrnvo overy altogation of lis plond- g, whon, undof i¢, it s permitled to prova alé most suy kind of dofonso, that it may never ba oxpeotod that the lawyely, ns ‘s clags, will move for o chango in this rogard. But what is the cousoquonco? Tho merils of the onso i : ATIE NOT DMOUGHT OUT upon the record. 'I'hey do not uprnnr to tho Judgo untll prosonted 'in s wranilo botweon couwol and withousos, in the midst of a rabule of collatoral and immateriul fssuos upon which testimony {s offorod, and porhaps a hundred ex- aaptions talkon wpoil matters mado nocokenry to bo proved by tho goneral issue, but which Aavo 1o ren! boaring upon oitbor side upon tho real quostion upon the morits, - 77" Mr. William I, Groone, & lawyer of distine~ tlon, of the City of Buffalo, in n very' vigotons troatise, gave in siroug torms tho Yonsons why tho raley of apocial ploading waro reluxed, avd why thie Bar aro opposed to speclal planding, Pho roluxation of its rulesand the abiscs wo hiave Epeciiied of n multiplicity Of counts aud plens, togather with tho ‘porvorsions of' the use of the goneral fssue 4l it was worso than worth losss, hud their motive, riso, and propagation in tho slovenly and unecientiflo inclinations and ' habits of the Inwyars. It {s human nature. Tho poor ones nevoer wish to enter upon o contro- ! vorsy, oxcopt at large or at randow, fn tho first ingtanco. 'Thoy choose to drift away upon its surges or its chancos, Thoy have an aversion to boing obliged at et thoroughly to examine tho controvorsy, that they may gauge and mease ure its toscrutinize, resolve, audstate tho fact, o its la, on ppor, by tho teat of thouo inexo- rablo rules of logic, shaped into theso judicinl formulm, that tho alm]}lo pointa ‘on which ita wierits or its logical futo turns may -bo’ agcors tainad aud publicly adjusted on the record, by which tho litigants must stand or fall, and fak the rospousibility of stundivg or falling, Tuls roquires, ut the fitst, vigilant nitention, CLOSE AND ACOURATE THOUUGHT. Tho facts have to bo ascortaiucd, weighed, and sifted’ their ronl bearing apprecinted nnd ad- {Ilulc\l iuto tuo procision and brovity of tho log- ical formulw with prompt decision. Of coursd, those mou cliooro to cuter uto the controvorsy at largo, and diift down the'stroam of vaguenoss aud prollxity to tho triul, whoto all auterlor re- sponeibility to the publie, or to thoir olients, is lost amid o throng of ' witnosses, o huge, un- wleldy mass of testlhnony, tho shifting tortuosi- tios of tho oharge, & busthng rabblo of points and exceptions; or, still atterward, on testing theso, over and ovor ngain, on ‘motfons for new trinls, on appeals or writs of error in tho appel- Into court. Nor does the good lawyer caro to nndortako nuch a*vigilaut and propuctic labor. 16 may be that ovon Lis cliont docs ot or that he fours to buve it dono, lost thio evont should cool Lis pas- gions, or demonstrato what might make bim un- comfortabe to know at onco, that tho lnw or that facts nro fatal to his caso. DBosidos, this olags of lnwyers find thomsclves piuchod for time, and havo no_opportunitios now, ag thoy think, for inquiries Into or considaration of the ' facty, or the Jaw applicable to or affecting Lhow, or to proparo and ottle, beforohand, wpocial plends ings, Lach of this clays of Inwyors iuwall nwaro that this speclal ronsoniug, or ploading, hus lo ba done somewhere in the progress of tho caso ; but, without stopping to gearch juto alt its cir- cumstances, in order to do it now, shapo and ex- gl‘uus its atops in thoso formulw, it suits much otter hiu easo and accountability to" procrasti- nato tho Lour of undertuking tho task, aud defer it for trinl ; aud then do it, on his fost, in open court, by mutual altorcations botweon thaTudgo, tho adverso-lawyer, aud bimself, 1f nob thon dono satisfactorily to Litwelf, Lo does it aftor~ ward by menns of 2 case snd bill of excoptions on appeal, Yes, it suits, too, much better MIB INTEREST, for no fees likely to bo proper, or allowed, for such & prelimivary and sientifio invostigatin, properiug and goitling tho singlo, roal, and es- Hontinl question in his oflico, by its consumiuato rosoliition, or the logical olarification of the cous troversy, through the wodium of theso formulie; cun compare, eyen inmnonnt with thoso charges, propor suid Yensouable for attending courls uu long trinls, or proparing and settling voluminous casos and’ bills of excoptions for appoals, tho sories of torm fees, aud, soma timo or other, ap- peariug_at coutt In banc; and' thero’ arguin thom, Yot it may, in tho eud, becomo remidl- losly mpnifest, thut, had o Dittlo of ‘thus costly labor ~ boen ° exponded i iosting ‘the easo at the beginuing, it would ‘thon lnve been found that thero was mot in it o polut of law, or fact, fic to Lo litigated ab all. It js tlo lnwyers, thoroforo, who, wit- tingly or unwittingly, have mjigiuacod' this pros judico or contumely. They will perpotunto tho seundsl, because, forovor, both thair ‘inclina~ tions, their convenience, and their intercst, malo them, perbups, unconsgiously, averso to tho™plan of wpeelul pléadiug, Nor wil thoy ever xesort to it of their own miud. Nor; indeeil, can one do it if it s not made compulsory on ull, It wmust,bo compellod by the statosman, Ly yesortiug to the old rulo ugoinst genoral plonding, aud against moro than ono ploa wpon tho merits, unless by leave of the aourt, for reas sons shown to'oxist by the outh of tho varty oy bis couusel, aud thus compolling tho parties ud their counsel to uualyzo tho causes in the oflives of their lnwyors beford tho caiso is sot for trinl, it1s vory cloarly shown by him that, in tho Stata of Now Yorl, throe-fourths of all the appoals ta 1ho Court of Appoals in tho Stata WOULD BE AVOIDED. I¢ tho'nnalyeis is mndo at tho trinl, ioatend of {hio one i#sue upon the marits, tliore may’ b’ s dozon upon which an appeal may bo takon to the coutt for roviow. I douot recommend & rapunl of the cadoy for that is impracticable; and the same cbjection exists undor tho commion-luw systom of Iiinois. Mliat I would urge, howover, is tp abolisk goneral plonding under oither systony, -aud gel rid of, or.liwit strictly, genoral wssuos aud gen oral donialy, and provent doublo -defonsos upon the niorits o the satns canso of notion, excop! whon-shown to ba nocossary, to thoe satiafactior of the gonrt bofore thoenso is sot for trial. Sucla reform would, Ihave no ‘donbt, save luif ofiatl the expenses of litigation in the Clre cuit Court, and provent i DMORE TIEAN ORE-TTALF of all appeals to tho courts of lnst resort, 1t would not give oue-hnlf tho prosout labortr ’ tho Judgos, and would thoroby give to thom,nnc to tho counsol who argue Lofors tliom, mote tiny’ forargumont sud deliboration, Ifbyluwthocoun ol of thorospoctive parties fu the rf:z,\- of Chiouge woro oxpocted to analyza their casos upon the morits, and roduce them to a singlo'issue of law or of fact, Bioforo they woro ot for trial, ong Cireuit Judgo in oayes at law would disposs of moro businoss thsn’ three can wow, aud Lhore would not bo oue-liglf as many appesls to the Buprome Court, e 3 Bub I will not dwell longor upon this importan #ubject upon thls oconsion, S Young goutlomoh,” in ‘conclusipn, in bohalt of our noblo tprofession, lot wo welcome you to its Inbors, to ity dutios, sud to ils Lonord. We bid you gudspeed. . —_—— Tlonoers of Civilizition, A friond of mine who has visited or rosided in most of the Polynesiun Islands * fnforms mo thab an oug occasion ho luded on'a Pagitie wlond, thy oply white inkubitauts of which tvére two Livor pool silors, ouco shipmates, but now mortul euowlos, aud ouch of whow had bis faction [ daggors drawn with tha other. During their stay, tho chiof objout of cithor was to golemuly warn the sailors ngainst having anything to do with tha other, each of them uccusing Lils gnondans friond of ‘holug lost o' ull Faspegt and honasty, Y ovon o farus theso vittuon go in olviiosio, 1o loft thom at tho hond of thoir iival fuctions, and a8 shipy soldom: tonoh at thiat partioular islot, they may possibly be thero still. Ou wuother ocenslon, wy ‘friond found w potly ‘native Kiug who bad two Now York Bowery boys® uy chiof ndvisors and Ministora, 1lis Mujouty had - cortalulyprofited by tholr wtorcourso, but in n peouliar wny,” Mig Luglish was limitod, bug fihuwu. Aftor haillng Lis'visitor with a ohoory 1How goes it, old oss 1™ he anxiously inquired 1f o was * tho bully boy" with tlio’glass oyo,” und flnding that ha was not” that’ oitnent por- Hounge, u8 o dernier ressord, ho fuforrogatod hime . 88 to the faot of his *Lilling for Kcrum‘," and whethor ho * run with the maohine;* tho Poly. noian polontato) uudor tie Luitlon of his uguto: of Mank graco compnnious, avidently considoring 'thut * the purauils indlested by the Now York slang phrasos wmontioned wopd ¢ho highost honors whioli u gontleman with o ‘brags-buttoned cont * anuda pula I':‘n::i vould aituld bol—=Casscli's Luces i