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mont of thin aneation by oot of 1660 will nat bo ioniried . that 1 wiinat bo in o powar of o Domc ocratia party of Tndinna to reopon tho Tm"u"l n:i taat tho Natlonal-Dank agstotn, il o o nbotlsed. 12 'pany nlao bo msumed thint tho plodgo contaiiied fn Thonctof 1804, that tho whoto smount of greonbincky paould mover sxecod $100,000,000, will bo nccopted ns 3a nad coptining ¢ nnd thint the policy of maklng a0 dasuo of groenbacie boyond {ito S400,000,000, cither a8 n suvstitute for Naljounl-Bank notes or for any oth- or catise, lns been nbundontd, and, in f\\etd thint tha votume of greenbacks will never exceed £182,000,000,— Yoo amoust now in cirewlation, Aml tho grecuback proviemn whileh remaing to bo calved {8 tha rodemption of theso notea In coin at tho carlicat pragiicabls iarlndl ‘s promised by thie act of 1300, Thas thls periot is nol Do present seonw to bo eomeeded by neatly all 3 sud Mt 3t Wil ot arrive until aftee the effects of tho panfo have peasod away, good Prvo boon Temtored, und tha Dainheo of trad Haa consed to yin ngainst us Ko Atrougly, Our gt oy In satiaactory, and it furtlor fmprovoment will T ntaadty, natural, and hoalihy, | The §66,000,000 of Dankechrentution votod to tho Went ‘will bo taken up, and thion tio domand will bo Tonwwed for free bauking, Sehieh will bo Aually granted, and the monopoly fco- Hiiro of tha bunking xystomn, alwnye ite pajular tem. * Jubie will Lo dono awny with, And, with thess conaider- {intie, T contont ta awatt the further doyolopuments of tlit futnro un tho fushioiat questiott, 'OIVIL MAHTA AND NEGKO EQUALATY, In #ta sovemihs Tenviution, the Deutocrucy wont upon 1ta Knoen in 1ta presuico sqalust color, Whe passaite e 1% Tiights il Ly E1io Hevato 18 mad tlo oce flon of apecil atiack ngainst Senator Leatt and tiy- Rts “They thitk to mako n fow yoles by appealing to Tho brojudicos nud fears of (ho whita peuple about ieed “schools, Tn towns nnd commuuilies Mlioro tho children of caclh color are wumerous onough o Do formed nlo wwpnrato sehiools, v will bo 1o trowbls on tha subjact, and thore ok ot heen, Dub, ndistricts aparacly populoted, o Helglvorhoods i which there are fow colurail clitld- Yous and whero thele proportion of tho sohool-faid \ould Le wholly insufliclent to maintain separuto vchools, aud tholr parnts aro not abls o maintain Yirivato schools fot thom, If thoy aro not ndmiitod it 1hio pusbite sehiaola thioy rutiat grow up i jguorancound Wittiout edueation, ~And what harm sould theso thildren do in (e public school? They woulil futer- Tupt nobody, though In maty_placos thoy would Lo The victinu o dnsult and_oppresalon, Tho man who Hotld tay tiat, under any eiroumatances, thew color o chilren sutst geow wujp without edueation, o bo poor, {gnorant, heipless, and porliaps vicious, throughs it tholr iives, simply becauso 1t would be offensive to Havo them go tuto tio snmo rehovlliouso Wit whito chilaron, biinself needs education I the principles of our common lustmonlty, "Thio Democracy arriign Benators Pratt and Morton for an attempt.“ totuka control of the schools, colleges thurchies, liotels, ailroads, stcambouts, (hoatres, au fravesards, for tho purposo of cetabilshing noyro- ity mid entorelug it by euormans Snea aud pen= Witicn,” 'T arraigu tho atitliors of this resvlution for grosy’ Ignoranco of tho provistons of tho Clvil ghts Il o bill docs nothung of the kind horo charged § 4 Icaves tho cantrol of all tiione things precinely wiero it i8 now, but simply declaros tiat o negro shall nat bo ‘oprivod of au equal shure in_thom by reason of hia cator or muee, 1f colored chlldren zecoivo an squal Ticuoft of tho commotsehaol syatom of a Stats, it in o complianco with tho Civit-Rights uct, aud the control of nchools s left withs local oflicors preciscly sa nt Jresent, Tho Fourteonth Amendiwout makes sl Jorsons born or naturalized within tho United State Likizous of tho ramy, snd of tho Stato wherefu thoy Teside, The Qoustlintion of Iudias declares it Lo bu tho duty of tho Geueral Assembly o provido & yoneral ayatem of education ond o systom of comion Beliools wwhereln tuition shall bo fros and equally open to all, This doclulon I evon moro expliclt than flio CivIlTtights Ul ; and 16 Ius beon declded that, undor tho operation of tho first section of the elghtll articlo of the Const{tution of Tudisua, colorod childron Tuve cqual righta with white n the publio schools, aud 2ol ot b excluded from tholr cqiial benefit aud en- Joyment, This duclsion wan mindo by Judgo Terkius, a distinguished Detocrat, und for many yesrs o mein- Tier of tho Suprowo Coutt of the State. " ‘Tl Achgol Iatel, and yravoynid yuestious aro bout the last aud Tent Dold of {hio Democraey, and they should make tho st of thow. Iu the Sonth, the ldea of fho Democratie party 1s_opposition to tho elvil aud yolliieal rightn of the niegro, If the yarty in the Bouth las auy otlior priucipies than this, tiey are wholly subordinate, aud wonld bo scrificoil ot any o, Demoeracy {n tho Houtl means contlict of ruces, ol has 1o s for tho Democracy in the North, excopt ao Zurny di recoguizes ilis raco-coulict, Al liera ik Jrenenicd u groat and vital Issuo betweon the Lo par- tiow, The Domocratio party is pledged, by its coustl- {utlon, ita histary, afliiiations, oud kopes of the futnre, 10 undylyg hostility {0 the negro raco, Tho Hepub- Tiean party in plodged, by its history, ith sacred prin= ciples, o siand faiufilly by tho D000 of ew-bors freemon, and must cont{bue to bo'fu tho futury, ox it i o o past, tho ariy of Uberly, equall, Jisileo, and the indissdlublo Unfon of tho Hiates. ‘T impression lne been cunningly mado in tho Hontls thut the President would voto_ tho Civil Iights L. No word of agt biua glven risoor color o (s suspi~ cion ; aud 1 ropel with fndignation {ho_ suggestion that tuw President will prove false to the principles of {lio Republicas party, INE TEMYERANCE QUESTION, Tho Domocracy demand the repeal of thio * Daxter faw," ond the endctmient of oo thnt * will profcct so= viety amd produce n Inrga fnicraase of tha achonl-fuud," s motives for thls uro ot protection to soelety, biit o necuro tho votes aud influenca of those who fuvor tho tralllo i intoxicating liquors, 'Tho Ropublican Conventon propased to refer tho_question of tho sala STluor to tho declsion of each Total community or Teigbborhood, ud let the mojority determing whicther mch wnles ehal bo pormitted ar probiuited therolu. Tlia failuro of Jawa to promoto tlio cause of temper- &uco can gencrally bo traced to tho absence of o jub- $io opinion in the particular locality baving sufiiclont sircigth to onforco them, Lows of this olivractor cun only o sustuned aud oxocutcd by a strong publle apinion n thelr favor, Undertho plan proposed, of Tenving tho decision of this question ta each locality or neighvorhood, tho uxiatonce of sich au opinion wil Le dotermined I ndvouco by & voto of tho people. 3 ihe majority of the people in & porticulur Jocality boliova~ iu the - traflio o utoxicat- ing liquors, they ~ can hava b under Jense regulationa, I, {u anoflier communily, o mnjority nro_ophosed to guch traille, belluving & imaoral, uubealthy, and 1o overy way injuriots, +liguld not tholr wislies provall? ' 18 not thin solution of tho question 1n hurmony with Republicsn princi~ Dles and (ho right of Jocal self-goverument? If, in a Fiven communlly, a wajority of tho peoplu ura opposed {0 tho trafilc, should by bave i forced upon thew by verlinps & vory small uiitority? Aud if, ou tho otlier [ietic, fu wnollier community o madority'ef the peopls oro i favor of the traflic, should they bo prevented from havizg It in their millst by s Like wiluority 7 “Tlio power to decido_tho yurious quioatlous “arisiug out of 1hu liquor-traflic, s (o its proprivly er fmpro- Dricty, whothier 3t will b rostraiued or yrohibited, un~ Fouttedly bulongs to the people of the Btate fn thelr voverelgi lepislative capacity. Any weueral law pro- biiting or ségulatiug ho traili i intoxicuting lintiors woutld bo offetisive u somo localities und_acceptabla "h othiors ; and, for theso reasos, would b executod In om0 wid uot {n obliers, What ls fairer, and whut uttor can bo done, thm 0 refer the destslon of this ynestion under tho'law Lo cach particular locality 2 KTATE TAXATION. Tho Democracs, Luyiug tho control of tho Legls: laturo in 1871, reduced the sate of ftato luxution (o5 “sonitu on the 3100, This lovy produced b tie Stato Trcanury, Jn_ 1879, tho sum of $495,050.04, Tho State xpenbes waro $1,060,040,59, horg wad i tho Yreas- Ty $165,024.81, liaving u deficil of $345,637.6, to meet Whieh Josi of $910,040 wus msde, Tu 187110 Roput- Yenns had tho Lughsluture, nud fised u 16-cent lovy on 3 ttul valuatlon in the Btate of §950,000,600, Thia roduced, during 1874, §1,925,730, " Tho oxp SF tho Government wero 81,262,000, Tho Domoeracy Genounco thio inereaso to 15 per cent av %n wauton autrge,” and propoto to relurn to {hu G-cent lovy, Dn e prescit valustion this would praduce }476,000,000,—ouly a littio miore” thau one-tlird {ha amount necedsary to defray the expenscs of the Gtate, By tho ald of theso Ngures we cati understaud low denisgogleat and shallow s thy resolution_on Blato taxatfon. It du an aitempt 1o develva the peoplo Sy concealing tho fact that there would bu a deticlt of 100,000, which would have t0 U6 miet by the fustio and Yalo of Londs, nadlug (o tho State dubt, and fnercasing fhio uxpenditires by (o futerest yeurly 1o be paid on 10 amount borrowad to meet 1ho duticlency, = It thy Uyht of the flagrant reolution We may read the char- \etor and purposa of tho whole platforat, CANADIAN LECIVNOCITY, Tho draft of a'Trealy of Reelprocliy with Canadn foes not meet my ouproval, & Duvo failed o meo in it auy sdvintieds to the whole sountry, aud eapeclaily to th Northwestern Stales, Htt, uBido from tho terma of tho treaty thomselyen, Jhera aro palitical constdorutions which soem Lo mo o tender tho treaty unwlse, While Catadu remnuing o part of tho Dritish Lmpiro, I think she ought to b freatod o such, while tho tréaty gives hor substantinl- iy tho advantages of & tato fu the Federul Unlon,—rox Dining ot the same time, all tho fwmnuitiea of tho British' conueetion, Candda 18 quito capabile of sub- st e o ndpeudont conniry, Her trads sud \illations are virtually with tho United Stutes, and, Tox ive months of tho year, sho can_ havo no canimers clul Intorcourao with EUrope, uve over aur Territory. Vit Cunada judependout, Wa can_ treat o mntual {ne lorosta muwy dictite, All questions of auuuxation it bo postponed tHI that ovent, Withonl the Preaty, T believe Lor indopendenco will o secomplisled bt th nox decude 3 with 1t 1t will bo Judelitely postponeds = THE TARIPF, /The Democracy resulvd for “*n Tarl(r*for Revo- nue,” intending fo havo It undoratuod us b declaration Tyafust the policy of protcation uid fh favr of Yrea elle, A Tiovenue Tarl, not to by probibitory, must g Alapriminating, sud caunat bo Yevied ut un oqual rato Wpon oll artlcles imported. Yeurs ago, Indfaug Dowmornia wanted the Tordfy tho heavieat wpon it Smuported articles which wero not and could uot bo praduced's tho United Htated, auch 68 ted sud coffeoy Buch articitaaa could bo produeed horo woro to comg In free, or thy Tarlff upon then was to Lo put ko low s not to affou] protection to bome-productlon, It Avus 60 abvlous a¢ o Tardil lovied upon theso prin- ciples would booy s favor of forelgy industry thit thin o Of argumint bos been sbandoned, Juslice, Catniion ettac, and yatriotism allkg dictated thuty o B “DuriT Was & nectwily, it should bo lovied, not it thio Sutereut of forelgn or hotmo monopoly, biit Ko 08 to sfford fale and reasuublo eompetitfon betwoen Lomio tud forelgn ndustries, relying upon compotition Lo Lring about a reduction o1 prces to the peoplos and it {n upon this principlo that ths Republican party hua attempled tu regulate tho Tarilt, How utterly seubicless {8 shis ‘ory of Froo Trads to tho poopin of tho Northweat? Nov, whon the tho s comio for tho cutabllshment of olr resources, and 1o place oiiF Industries upon sury_fouddntiond, Wo are Tuet With tho fuwane ery of Yreo Trade, and advised to throw down_every protection to homie-inbor, Tho fitated of tho Nortliweat buvo coarod to bo cegardod us outlying proviuces to the Enat, und_hnve hozome opu- Tont, poworful, oud Intelligent communities, capably af formlug thele own poitcios, aud becomubug, ty tho dovelopient of tielr own résources, tho most{ido- pendent snd proaperous smong 1ho Hintea. TIE ELECTONAL COLLEAES, Another queation of yurawiaunt intozest {8 the anend- mont 1o tho Coustitution praviding for tho dicoct lece tlon of Prenldent und Vice-Presiifout, The danygow and Jmperfoctions of tho proaent aywtom aro well wdor- 3lood, and sy plunge tho natlon into eivilwar i any Uume, ‘Tho theory uwnd ronsons for thy estasiinli- mueut of thie Electoral Gollege liavo all fatled, whils ft 14 possiblo o gontrol & gresi Hiuta by tho ‘correption and fraud of w given locality, s s beon dons i Now York frequently, Thow, in'caso tho election {8 thirown into_the House of Reprosetntives, Novads, with 40,900 population, hm‘l‘:’t‘num infiuonce ag Now York with 5,000,000, In 1895, Mr, Adnma was eloctod Pron- Tont by the Hotino, while hio d1d 1ot rocelyo one:third, of Lho popular yotv, defeating oi. Jnukaon, Who hnd Tecolved & Jarga pliirality of ‘1l popularand eloctoral Voo, “Tiio patl of duiy fn ho potl of sstety, o Wotlld brish away the Eloctoral machineay and tho aloction by tho fouso of Ropresoutatives, aud chooeo Tiio Irosident and Vice-Preaiiont by tho direct voto of tho pooplo,—giving tho cleetion to the candidntes re- colving the lugliest minber of votes, OIIFAT TIANAPORTATION. Bonator dorton then argued at Jengih tho right of Congreas to. roguisto and. suporvise inorBiato coms merce, aud the contral of each Biate ovar fts pately interukl commeorce, 1t would bo inpossible, ovident- Iy, for Congrees 1o s reneral Inws catablishing retes of frofgt and_pasouyerfuren ovor all the lines of road ¢ tlicns 1Kt bo_ Auliject Lo cotmtant cliangs and 1hio operations of local Inilucticon, Bub 1t aeoma to mo 10 o clearly within (ke power of Congiros, and to be practionbie, 10 eatablish Bonrds of Nsllrosd Commis- Bloucrs, to bo vosted with certain powers, to ho govs eened by genoral reguintions, within which they shall Tiavo tin power (o siiperviao and regulato tho ratos for frelght ant pavsangors uipon hior-Sitslo ralroads, so an to prevout unjust disorlminations botweon differont Tocalitics or clumos of porsous; 80 provout combinne tlotn Lebween ratlroad corporations and othior porsons {0t up the pricos of frelghla or passongorfarod: b provent raflroad corporationa from taking advantago of the cbatfuotion of Inkes, rivors, and cannls, by froat ar by law wator, $0 put up frelghts aud faron bo- yonul what would b o reasounblo, fair, nnd honcst profit; nd, in sbort, to provout oxtortions and S sltdons by Follcosd compation, Wpion Ui peoplg of o country, howeyor atiompted to bo practiced, Tho fu- forvatn ond righth of sl pacties liould Lo protected rith equal caro st viglianco, ~tho raflrond companics £0 Do left In ihe cohtrol of thelr praperty ns fat as may Do conafstent with public intorcats, and not to be fn- torforcd witlh by {heso Donrds of Roflrosd Commis- slonurs axcopt In clonr cuaos, Tho peoplo of tlio Slales slionld remembor, huwuver, that, whilo Mo rallroada hnve thelr abuwos, which ought to bo coreeted, yob thioy aro fndispeusabla to tlio growth atid proferity of tlio countey, aud tho constriction of mord hoconies important from year Lo year; and that oapital s tinfd, and_men will not ju- Veet thelr monoy in billding now roads if logislation is hind whereby raiirond-property {s mada Jess valusblo and loss sccure, Ureat moderation sbould ba excr- cined nud caro taken (hut legisiation mhould bo aimed only i ranl abuses, and inlorfora ss littlo oa possivla it tho coutrol of rallroas by tlolr owners, 8o thnt thora bo 110 iscatimgoniont to tlic constructiou of new Tonda and tho oxtonslon of the systom, Thio great problem of iucronsed and cheapor trane~ poriation Is one to which iho Republican party must addrces {taclf with cotirnge and untiring Industry un- 4115t J# polved, 1t gavo carnest of ita purpoio during thio Jast sosston of Congresa by ontering inlo thoss prolimivary _invostigations Uist mnust procedo tho Gottloment of so great & question, Tl Importanco of tiio aqueation must fucreasn from decado to decade, and s 40 vt I it proportions tiat, 3t will requiz yoars for la scluilon but tho licpublican paciy bts addrens. ad Haclf to the task, aud will not patieo uatil o way hna_ been found out snd accomplishod ; while tho Dermocratlo party will doubtlcss cantinne o devolo its aal crierglex to iloviaing ways and nueans- to provent tho aociul cquality of Lo niegroes, and {0 tho onlsrge« ment of thu achiol-fund by fostering tho tratlioos {oxicating liguors by the licenso-syates, CONOLUSION, Tn conclusion, T am proud 10 gay that, whils the Republican party may have erred, St 1ins not proved Talse to uny great principle, nor cownraly u tho prea- onco of soy great question, e afine afe uoblo nul poisiolte, and 1 dots ot seck n continuauce lu power )y pandering 1o vico and projudice, but refors toits past rocori uf_qreat actions in Lelialf of the Unlon 3t " iliverty, education, equality, ond the material growil and_improyement of tho uation, ba n carncst of what it sockn to accomplish in tho'future, And $iiero munt ba no cossntion in ife Iabors ; it mist not prosumie to e tipou (Lo glorles ond’ memorios of tho past, Itafirstand evor-present duty fs introspoo- ton, nelf-cxamination, tho correction. of orroms, tho intrdduction of reformy, It must look to the sxoou- ton and.enforcement of tho Constitution aud laws: and, sshilo asserting tho oxistenco of tho Nation and the Just powors of the National Government, it shotld ever ho vigilant o prosorvo In all thelr just bxtent tha righta and powers of tho Slatos,—over currsing beforo 11, 28 o lamp to guido it stops, (hoso grest fundument~ al'prineiples which have givon'to tho purty ita powor and glory 3 equal rights to all,—oqual and oxact Justico toallmen, e S SHORT HORNS, Another Sale nt Paris, KXy Spectal Dispatel: to The Chicaao Tribuns, Pamn, Ky., July 81.—Wo had 8 grand salp to. dny ot the foir grounds at this piace. . No very high prices woro roalizod, from the fact that most of the prominent broedors have gono home. Wo only give a fow of the principal sales of ihe Scott herd, Noarly the ontiro Clay hord, which waa sold after that of Mr. Beolt, ‘went to Alex, Charles, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he lnwm%lpur- chagod 32 head out of tho 40, which wero sold at prices ranging from $100 to §350, "Tlye first animal sold by Mr. Beott was the im- ported bull Lord Chatham, sold to J. 8, Lati- more, Abingdon, Ill, ot $740; countorpart, 270, for Logan, Lexington, Ky. ; imported cow Lady 'rofotl, 81,050, J. W. Prewett, Winchostor, Ky.: Rowona, 6230, 7. 3, Coon, Cyuthiana, Ky. ; TFauny 5th, 3850, Wesloy, Warnock, CynthisnaKy. ; Tanny Clay, $370, sama; Deouly, $450, J. H. Boatty, 1inois ; Cherry Glrl, $210, same ; Roxa, &260, samo ; Nopple, §700, same; Lizzie, $340, Jowa; Salile, 5270, Willlam Barr, Loxington, Ky, ; Bright Iyos, $265, J. H. Bentty, Iliinols. “['lio othors of Beott's sales were young calves or young cows, nnd sold from $100 to 8250, The Insit salo acours Lo-morrow. ILLINOIS STATE CAMP-MEETING. Correspondence of The Chicage Tribune. Towaxpa, July $1.—Your correspoudent tool n stroll to-day to the camp-grouuds of the State Camp-Mectiug Asaociation, 21§ miles porth of Towanda. The camp ground is_ located in & beautiful grove on the estate of Mr, Moats, It ia cloko to the publio road, aud onsy of accoss, The grounds hayve been cloared of all rubbish, and aro surrounded by a stroug fouce, iuside of swhich uo wagons aro allowed to go. The corral Das boen fenced off for tho convenienae of those having borses, where they can bo fed. Par- tles bave crected s boarding-tont, with kitchon nnd storo-room attached, with sl tho convenivncos necossury to supply the bodily wants of auy number who may hun- ger and thirst for the good things of this world, ‘I dining-room containy twelvo tables, with room for thirty at each tablo at a timo, whilo ar- Tangoments ate made to feod two or threo huns drod at n timo outside. The big stove that did ood service at tho Barclay eawp-meeting has ven secured for thigent, and colored cooks of Bloomington will styoriatend its work, Beats hiave beon set for 4,000 people, with ample room loft for 1,000 chalrs. Hovoral bonrd-tents for private families aro boing orected, and mors will bo. A Inrge spring of cold, pure water bubbles at tho bnto of the bill quito olose to the pulpit, A largo number of small canvas tents will. bo put up nround the soate and back of tho pulpit, sud in front of tho woodon ghsuties, They belong to tho Association, nud are to leb on ressonablo tormse, An immense e!nol:lng-tent will also ba put up. Bo fur oy oon bo oen, tho arrango- ments for making everybody comfortable and providing for their watts, both tomporal and ppiritual, are porfect, A great deal of labor, ll‘ma, aud money bas been spent in pro- paring__ tho place for the great Stata Camp-Mooting. All Christian ~ poopla of any devominntion aro cordially invited to attend, “I'he ground has boen leased for 16 years, and thie Asaociution MYN“ to hold o senson of relig- fouy wervices of this character anuually until tho Ioago ring oub; %o it is ndvieablo that persous Iising in this Stato, who oxpect to attend for some yoars to come, should Luild good, substan- tinl cottnges, a8 they do on their camp grounds in tho Eant. Tho «.-nmp-mnutlnfi opens on Wodnosday of noxt week, and will bring thousands to the spot (rom all puxts of Illinois and uoigbboring States, ji - Porsonnl Gossip from IRames Corveapondence Loston Advertiver, The Countess Sovatolll is probably oue of the mast loarned womnn in Eurapo: she iy alio young and handsomo and is the contre of sclrclo af the most distiugutehed scholnm of tha dng’. Ifer (ather, Duke Sormonota, is woll known fo you {n Boston as ouo-of tho groatost Danto wcholars Jiving, In Italy Lis variod informa- tion is appreciated, and his wit which s g n];nrkllng a it is quick, and often keon ns Sala- din'a waymetar, i deliolous to Romans. Duke Hermonetn's wota ave on the lips of everyone. Ona of the last is ohnrmln{x. An ambitious por- son #ont Normonata his MH8, of the Psnlms or David_vory voorly translsted. ‘fho Duke re- wurned the MBS, with these two biting words on the outsida: Goliah vendicalo,” (Golinth avenged,) ‘This is cloverer than the famons mot of Prince'de Ligne on Madamedo Staol, In 1808 ** Corinno™ wenf to Vieuna, whero sho met the Princo. Kach waw'fond of ncting in private thentriculs ;thoy wore too clevor as actors in ronl lifo Lo mncoscd on the mimio scene, but while thoy wora alive townch other's defects thoy werg ignoraut of their ove. Que night Madaaio do Stuel acted hadly ns wunl in a poor play of hor own callod “Ilngar f the Dowsers.”” Aftor tho play old Prince do Ligne took Ouvoroff uside wad ward, bis malicious, Weked old eyos sparie Nug with fun ; . ‘*Cher petit! Are you not enchanted? Ja fi"f l;w ploeo oxcallent? Byt toll mo, what ia its tlo Y “t‘l Tngar in tho Dosert,"rejlied Ouverof?, iuno- contly # 0 no, chorpetit,” roplied &0 Princo, rubbin Inig hands with dolight. * You aumt Domintakons Iu in wuroly ‘Che Justitiction of Abruham,” Whera I8 u cortafn scholarl man in Romo whouo knowledge of anclaut Jmgnage I mor- vollous. Ouco they spoke of kit loarning, wnd gomo ono sald: ¢ Thut whut a pity 16 Ia thnt X's bresth Is so offousive,” # Not all surprising,” roplled Dulo Bormouota ?ululzln_v, whon you remewber tbat bl mmouth iy wll of dead longues ! CITIZENS’ ASSOGIATION. Selection 'of the Committes of - One Hundred. The Names of All Oficeholdors Aro Stricken Therofroms Address of the Special Committee to the Citizens of Chlcago. Purposecs and Plans of the Asso« © ciatton: A mooting of tho Gitlzone’ Assactation of Oht- ongo was hold last ovening In Parlor No, 27 of tho Palmer Howso, Got, J. D, Wobator ocoi- pled the chnlr and e, H. R, Payson way oleoted Beerotary. Fio Chatrman statod $hat tho chiof business bofora tho mooting was to hohr & roport from THE COMMITTEE OF TWENTS, ; appointed at o provious meotlug, for tho pur- poso of nomiunting & Gonoral Committeo, to couslat of flve membors from cach ward in the elty. Waus that Committea ready to roport ? Col. John Mason Loomis sald that 16 way, and forthusith procoeded to read TIE FOLLOWING LISY OF NAMEN! ‘Your Ooinmitloo of Twonty, to whom was nesigned the duty of rovision of tho nanics proposed for the Coutral’ Commitiee of Ono Hundred, respeotfully feo- amniend thofollowlng natacu t First_Ward—Gon, J. D, Webster, Gen, T, T, Blier- man, Alvin Huribut, Thomss Foloy, . G, Pulling, econa Ward—. T, Watkina, Gon, A,'Q. McUlurg, Eiery A, Storrs, Gliarles Toboy, 11, AL, Wilmarth, Third. Ward~Thomes Hoyus, Willism E, Doggett, B, D, Kimbark, B, J. Hoyos, L. I, Doomor, ‘Fourth Iarll—Frankiin MaoVeagh, Loils Wall, 0, B, Houderson, L #. Leller, Vorthold Lowonthal, Wih_Ward—Willam eKindloy, John Forsyth, Gourge 0, Campbell, Gonrad Selpp, John Jones, Bixth}ard—Goorgo A. MeLauo, '3, W, Nears, John 8. Coaper, Hoary Biroth, Dr. Jacob Daiil, "Seventh IWird—John Durkin, Oharien Kolesig, K, R, Lott, Glurdstopner Tegtmoyer, A, O, Willard., “Righth Ward—Josegh Mcbormott, B, P, Dorlckson, L L, Friabe, Georgy W, Taylor, Jokin Knnab, ‘Ninth_IWard—=W, B, Datohum, Jonathun Olark, Michsel Fitrgorald, Georgs W, Powall, = One vacancy, Tenth Ward—T, 3, Avery, Conrad Fumt, Jacob Beldier, Jobn O, Haines, Pefor Schuttler, Eleventh_Ward—john O, Ttichbery, Androw B, John- #0n, Ald. Kelios, Patrick Stanton, Audrew P, dohnsoi, Zhealfth Ward—S, 8, Hoyow, Bamuel Myers, B, T, Crano, Henry Greonebautn, Phivteenth Ward—Wiley M, Egan, 3ancel Talcot, A, L. Morrison, O, 11, Care, Joun A, Tyrroll, Fourteenth Ward—B. G, G, Jacob H, Little, E, F, Rinysn, Prof, Welch, Ghatlea knlln{. F\fleenth Ward—0, Hiruch, Danic! T Elston, Lars Tvaraon, J, . Aablor, Jobn Mohr, Suizteenth Ward—V. O, Dow, Heunry Stevenson, Georgo Adumy, Thioma Quissle, I, M, Clapmad. Scventeenth [Fard—0, W. Potter, . Trindivlite, John McEwen, G, 8, Hubbard, Eighteenth Ward—J, W, Bloltz, Dr, R, L. Leonard, Johu Hertiug, Govrgo Engle, Oharlos B, Browx. ‘Nueteouth iVard—W. D. oughtellin; 10, A, Towner, John DeKoven, Goorgs Taylor, Twenlteth Ward—Gen, W. B. Strong, A, O, Heslog, Georga Webster, D, O, Uregler, Thomius Mackis, R, M. ¥, TULEY #ald that thoy ought to b very carofnl in the se- Jection of names, He noticed among thoso on ihe Committeo the names of a fow county and clty oflicials, Thoso ought not to romaln, bo- cause it would look as if tho movoment was not wholly uninfluenced and judependont. Ho had no fooliug againgt thosa men, bus thera was no doubt in lus mind that itwas bottor to leave them ont. Mr, L. H. Davig agroed with Mr, Tuloy's {dess, and thought that it would bo much botter to gat along without auy oflicials. Ho moved to strike out gm nnames and substitute othovs. Mr, Joln O, Dore did not see any good renson for cxcluding such mon as Louls Wabi, Red- ‘mond-Prindiville, and John Jones, A fow other gentlomon thought tikewiso. EVIOTING THEIL Mr, Davis' motion was then put sna carrled. Iu tho First Ward, tho namo of Philtp Conloy was substituted for that of Ald, Foloy; in the Fourth, tbat of W. W. Kimball for Louis Wabl; in the Fitth thename of John Jones was abtioken out, aud power given to Comwittoo to fill va- couoy ; the yacanoy in the Ninth was also loft to be uflcd; in tho Eloyenth, W. H, Campbell was substituted for Ald. Kehoo; Commitics to fill vacavoy for Andrev I. Johmson; in tho T'welfth, 11, Gray was substituled for B., B. llayes; the Comttteo will fill vacancy for Ald, Hoath ; in the Fourtecnth, Committeo will 1}l vice B, F. Runyau; in tho Boventcenth #atno, vice tedmond Prindivillo ; in the Bight- eenthisame, vico John Herting; in the Lwentioth satne, vico D, 0. Cregier, ongiucor. i THE ADDRESS, Tho Committeo on Addross then read their report, by Mr, B, A. Btorrs, as follows : To the Citizens of Chicapo: The machinery of our City Government is un- nocessarily cumborsome uod exponsive, Oity loglslation 1s crudo, Lasty, and conse- quontly in many instancos injudicious, Our Firo Dopartment is imporfectly organized, inadoquately pupplied with engines,—in many localitios with wator,—laoks othor facilitien necensary for the oxtinguishment of fires, is do- fectively disciplined, and thiough composed of good material, is nocossarily ineliicient. *The Police Dopnrtmount is composed of dis- cordant elemonts, injurlously affecting tho police force, and impairing ite ofticionoy. I'sxation is burdensome and oppressiva; and, unless some moaus aro spoodily found to correct thioso aud other evils, which “cortsiuly will not corroct themsolves, tho credit and Fraupnrity of the city inust and will bo soriously injured. T'he power to correot theup avils rests with tho citizens of Chicago, United action upon their pars is all that Is_required to Insure a wiso and faithful administration of their public affnirs. 'Au earnest desiro for the good governmont of this city, and for its continued prosperity and welfare, 18 not couflned to any political party, to any soct, nor to any natlonplity. Yo sccure theto onda, rich and poor ahke interosted, Telieving that the publio sentiment of our citizons is sound and Lealthy, and that, whon propeily organized and cloarly oxpressod, it s coutroliing, it has boon doewed advisablo to rdopt nome means by which the citizens of Chi- cago may meet together for tho disoussion of suoh questions of publio intorest as muy from timo to time arise, and devise and mature such 1NENEUrOR aX mifiht be doemed necossary to pro- mote the growth and wolfare of the city, aud to atrongthed, dovelop snd protect tho industrial, business sud property intoresw of its citizous, Acoordingly, atops hove beon takeu to offoob suoh zu organization, and have grocuudod to the extent of the prepsration of n Constitution, for what hag been nunmed * Tho Citizens’ Associn- tion of Chicago." Ikl Constitution was submitiod to & meetlng of citizons, way by them adopted, snd bug already been signod by soveral hundred of our cltizens, 'Whe work of orgunization, provided for by the Constitution, Is Tapidly progrossing ; and it is hoped thnt, within o few days, tho or- ganization will be lmrnu:nfl. It has dovalved upon us, a8 a comitteo appointed nt & mooting leld at tho Palmer House on Mondey evening, tho 27th jnat,, to set forth, more in dotail thun lins boen done in tho Constitution, the purposes of this Assoointion, = 1. The Association is designed to be ma- nent in Its charsoter, Tooms will bo furnished for ity wsocs, supplied with papers aud such docnments as may be of interast, These roomy to b kept opon, as sall durlug tho day as even- ingg, thus supplylng ® placo whore members may meot -and counfor with oach othor, at any time, and at all times. 2, Regular moctings of tho Association will be hold, to which any and all propositiony, alliug witbin the goneral purposo set forth in the Coustitution, may bo prosonted for discussion aud aotion, % 8, 1t will be within the province of the Asso- clatton, at any of Its rogular mootings, to ap- poiut commitices to investigate, aud make re- port npon, any subject pragentod. ‘I'he bost mothod of reorganizing the Fire Do. partment; the bost method of rolnnnm&; aud corroouing suy abusos whioh may exisb in tho Palica Dapartinent, or in any other dopariment of tho Oity Govornment ; the proprioty of reor- gnnizing, and reconstructing, the eutire frame- work of the City Government—tloss, and many othor subjoets, might bo named as among thoss which will probably be broughtat onca boforo the Association, ot 1t {8 not within our province to endeavor to antioipato what action u{mn thosu or upon suy othor topios the Asociation will take, Lint, sub- mittod to full and freo dixousslon, sftor careful investigation of the fuoly, it 1s Dbelioved thut snbh conclusion will bo reached, and such intelii- gont action taken thoroon, as will bo productive of yesulty, the niost salutary and beneticial, 4, Tho Assoociation witl ignore partisan politicy altogethor. 1t will rofnso to bo used to promota tha personal sohemes and atbitious of any indi- viduala or purky orgunizations. Dut Itn effort wiitl bo to oxoite such an intorest in the goud goverument of the ult{, and to oroale much publio oplnion ne will” socuro the nomination aud olootion of fit sud propor mion fo THE CHICAGO. DAILY TRIBUNE: SAT! RDAY, AUGUST 1, 1874, tho city offloes, rogardloss of the polittosl paety " to which they may Lolong, om- ployihg atch means to this ond as moy bo cone sidorad novossnry, In consoquence of thoe dia- inclination of business man to attend primary mootfugs, nominating conventions, and thio polls, miany of our city ofiicos have boon fifled by uniit and improper mon, It i hoped that, throngh thia Assnciation, o moro deelded fntoraat in thoso questionn may ho aroused; that good citivans of all pattios may bo lod to seo dml, to aconre good govornment, good mon must bo olacted to oflico; and to accomplish this, attondance nb primarics, at nominating conventions, and at tho polls, is an lndm{mnmhln duty, the performanco of which no gaod oitizen ahold avold, 0. Close and continned scrutiny of tho offiolnl conduct of all porsons connooted “with tho Citv Government, and of all measuros of an offioial oburactor, affecting th intorasts of our citlzona, 18 ono of the prominont purposos of the Assooine ton. Tosnch serating no upright offleisl will nl)jl:mt, antl no oorrupt or incompetent one ought ta ba parmitted Lo oseapait, A bad Govermnant is not 8o bad wlhon conscioua that it 18 olosely watehed, aud & gfinu\l Governmont 18 Lotter wheu knowing that it i sorutinized. 0, Memborship fn thls proposed A=sociation Involyen tho surrendor of no fndividuat opintons, nordoes It in tho slightest degree hampor indl- vidualaotion, of » religious, mornl, or palltioal chiarastor. To the ond that oll good oltizons who oppre- clato the dangors which motince the futire of our great city, and who enrucstly desiro to nvert them, may not only in the presont emerganey, but in the future, act togotlior upon all questions In which the gmnnumy and honor of thoeity aro {uvolved, all jssues of & sceinrian or partisan charactor aro oxeluded, and thelr active co-ope oration with tho proposed Association is onrnests 1y solicited. L. B. Doowmen, Tironas 1ovNe, Eneny A, 8ronus, A. L. CurTuAm, Jouy 0. Done, Oitroaod, July 30, 2874, The Ohalrman announced that tho Genernl Committeo of Ono Ilundred would meot in the same plnco Monday oyening for tho tranasction of busiuoss, and the Assaciation adjourned. " INSURANOE.NEWS, Dissatigfaction wwith the Mayor's Npeoch Thursday. Considorablo oxcitoment provailed among tho insuranco agonts yostorday. 1t way stated that a prominont undorwritor had roceived a dispatel from Now York that no leay than FIFTEEN COMPANIES JIAD DEOIDED 7O WITHDRAW from this city, aud it s bolioved by soma that in o short timo overy prominent compavy dolng business horo will do likewise., This sudden panic among the insurance companics is mainly duo to tho fact that Thursday, whon the wind waa blowiug o florce southwest galo, no less than fourtoon fires orourred, while yeaterdsy, when tha wind was calm, but to alarms wors sound- ed. "hey beliove that thoro oxists in our midet a rogular OROAKIZED DAND OF FINE-BUGS, who only chooso days for applylng tho toroh when there is o good clanco for a large confla- gration, How waa it possiblo, thoy sny, that tho fire in the M, D, Wolle building could hinvo ob- tafned such diniensions, whon thoro i8 & regitlar ongine-house within halt n block, and tho Mer- chanta’ police and a Jprivate watchman watching thoplace, unless incendiarics had set tho build~ iug on fire, aud seon to it thab it was not dis~ covored until it was doomed ? "'ion thore broke out the irs on the 14th, just noxt door to au oil-factory, aud on & day whon the southwest gale made a largo coflagration n cortaluty, The fire in tho Gilos & Hollister buillding came noxt, aund sltbongh situ- ated on tho busiest thoroughfure, ~ and whero the Bouth Side cars pass during the ontire night, and Morobants' and private policomen wera all around, still tho firo was not discovored until three floors were complotoly in flamos. The fire in the grocory-house of Ingrahnm, Cor- bin & May, which occurred Tum-ufiuy morning, also comes undor this catogory, and its nr)gfi: cannot be mccounted. for. oither the Mor- chants' polico oun duty thero nor the privato watchman of the building discovarad it. Hod it nat beon for tho now Insuranco-Patrol just or- ganizod thoro would unuoubtedly have beeu o« ather targe aud oxpensive conilagration, Commiltee. The compauios ssy thoy couuot sco why it is lott to them to discover such fires, and why thoy arc not ) discoverod by tho regular and Merchints’ police orprivate watchmen, Thoro is no use, thoy tlnim, of doing buainess iu a city whero they have to do the protecting thomsclves instead of the city authonties. Aud whilo they were thus roesoning and consulting with escl~ other, what waa best to bo done undor the circumstancon lh‘?’ thoy soad in’ yestorday ‘morniug's papors TRE MAYOR IAD GONE DACK ON THEX, and deuounced them nt the picnic of the Bt. Gaorg«‘d Sogiety. Of courao the Mayor's spocch added fuol to the fire, and occasioned a rogular panic, beoause thoy had hithorto bolieved hun to bo in sympathy with thom. Although the speech woundod their foelings vory much. Still, that was not tho causo_that mnde them feol so oxceodingly sore. **Wo could have atood tho spoech,” said a prominent insurance-ngont to u Pripuns roporter, “but the ides that s crowd of Englishmen should slng right afterwords “And he's a jolly good fellow * was quito un- bearsble, and a disgraco to this great city which that good fellow roprosents,” Somo of the in- surauce-men even tall of wilhdrawing their patronago from the United States Expreas Com- pany on accotint of this affair. Tho insurance compauies belonging to the Board of Underwritera claim thas OVERINSUBANOR must not be Iaid ot thelr doors, If any occurs it ja ususlly tho fault of small companics out- gide the Board, These companics, who are on the vorgo of bankruptoy, will' take sny kind of risk whorovor thoy can fut It, becauso they nced tho mouoy to pay their liabilltis, and keop them on their logs, If, for exswplo, a large and relia- ble company writos on & val uabie slono building next to which stands a rogular fire-trap which at the time i4 not_insurod, aud aftorwards ono of these smanll and unrolinble compnnies places an insurance on that building sbout throo times its value, and it fs aftorwards set on fire and burny tho fno building with it, then the goodcom~ peoy suffers ¢on times more than the unrallable’ ope, These companies aro tho sbystors in tho insurauce business, and give riso to”all kinds of frauds, and even crimes, as hag Iatoly been shown in TUE PRINGLE OASE of tho People's Insaranco Company of Lhila- delpbia, These small and impocunious com- panies have the city swarming with brokers and sgents, to whom they pay immonsoe commissions, for which tho insured necessarily havo to pay. Tha good end relisbla companies, in order to do any business, must thorefore resort to broker- age. These Lrokers and agents, asa goneral rule, aro not very trustwortby, as_thoy wholly voly upon thelr commissions, and, to got uy much commission na possible, thoy in- duce paople to ovorivsire their proporty. No respousibillly” is attached o thoso mon bayond tho deliveriug of policios and tho collection of tho money therefor, which, in some instances, they nat only colleot, but kaep for themselves, Well-organized and responsible companios employ surveyors, whoso duty it is to oxauuo tho rivks bofora tho polioy iy detivored; bus theso brokots know low to iuspire aoufl- denoe, and the survoyor ia therefore very zpt to to take thelr reprosontations of thoriulsand the charaater of the mon to bo Insured. It will theroforo bo scon that the groatost drawback to a successful insuranco busincss in this city in tho amployment of brokers and tho oxistenco of unrollablo and fraudulontly-organ- izedrcompanios, It is, therofore, tho ‘duty of the Btata authoritios to oxmino rigldly into tho aftairs of doubtful companios, while the com- Ennl!a should 'fortlwith do away with tho bro- orage systom, and countenance it no longor, Sttt e A Ohineso Newspapers A Qhineso newspaper has lntely boon started in Ban Francisco, Tho Dullelin thus dosaribos the first number: *''Cho Ban Francisco Ching Nouws, as the journel 8 entitled, appesrs in tho pan-wan pan-ssu, » written lauguago of tho Chinese, which 15 a8 proiix aimost as tho ocollo- quial, aud I8 dalightfully flexible, Tho journal is composed of four pages moasuring 16 by 24 iuches each. Tho firsb pago is dovoted to an, olaborata artlole on commorcial mattors, and the socond page s given over to the odltorial dopart meut, advertisoments, aud tho usual apol- ogetio remarks, Tha editorisle aro ad- drossed to tho Oblucse pooplo of this city, and dwell npon tho l.lscuuull{ for a Coleutial organ in & country where Unucasiau newspapers are abun- dout and sometimes influential, 'I'ho foature of tho edltorial poge 18 & roviow of the Looolior- ‘Filton guaudal, “'Lhio A'ews rogrots that iu this oulightoned ago tho Ligh priest of a country in sugh oloso proximity to China should bocomo the subject of ovll roport. Tho editor doducos o moral from the ucandal, aud, In a parsgraph roploto with apposite oxpresslons, warus his readors uot to go back on their ancostors, Tho third and fourth pages are dovotod to tholr Quiua nows, 'Lho prico of 4hio paperis 10 conis.” FREE TRADE VS. TARIFF. An Argumeni in F:ivor of Abolishing’ ' Duties on Imports, And Ralsing tho Necessary Gov- ernmentnl Revenue by Di- roct ‘Laxation. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Bt Iwish to keop bLeforo the peoplo the following rosolution, lately adopted by the Dom- ooratlo Btato Convoutlon of Maiue. It fa au fol- lowa: ge 3 That o Protoctive Tarlfl fa a most nnjnst, unoqual, oppressive, sud wasteful modeol rajsing the publio rovonues, ' It f ono of tho mont preguant and frultfnl mources of fhe corruptions in adminsteation, .. We, therofore, {ho Dumocracy of Malne, it convention ase sombled, declaro for Freo Trudo, atld In favor of an unfettered and unrestrictod comunerco, ‘Inis {8 o olenr and dlstinet issnd mado to the poople. It gives forth no uncertain sound. It Tias tho ring of the puve meotal. Lam gisd the Btntd of Malno hns so equarely put forth this quostion. It must becoma = . | AL LEADING POLITIOAT QUESTION of tho country. Its importauce demands for it thint position. Next to freedom and indopond- once, it muat bo tho leading quoation in Ameri- et politics, becauso it embraces the iwhole subjoct of monopolies, revonuo, and taxation. T'ho quostion of collacting rovenuo by levying imposts ypan commerco, with tho modifieations of that policy from timo to time, bas always bad more influonco upon Amotlean. politiés aud logle.. Iation than any othor single question, though 1t has gonorally boon nindoe to oceupy ‘a secondary position boforo tha propls. As an unincumbered political issuo, **Froe Trade” and *‘an unfet- torod and unrestrictod commerco™ has nevor been prosonted to tho American people for thelr cousideration and adoption. Ithos alivays boon oncumbored by questions of rovenus, ot protec- tion to apccial intoreats,—~but, more than all, by aoctional interests and scctianal animoritics. It Is, thoroforo, of groat pignificance at' this timo, that Muino, casting off all scctionsl intor- osts and projudlcos, prescnts . tuls quostion upon its merits, and npon principle alone. Iam glad it i prosontod undor such nuspices, BPEAKER DLAINE s Y fccs the danger, and haatons to the breack, In L lottor accopting » ronomination to Congress, o veliomontly attacks the doctrino of tho roso- lution I hava taken for my toxt. This attack of Mr. Blaine is-important, from tho fact that Lo is ono of the acknowledged party-leadors of ‘the country, and is sepiring to tho Prosidonoy. But, with sll his prominonce and his acknowledged ability, I must bo permit- ted to 8ay that his argument against the princi- ples and policy of ‘tho resolution does not moot the r{uusuuu. Itlsbut o rohush of the eamo old tactics,—-nu appeal to loeal futercsts aud sneeinl projudices, It falls far bolow the courto snd langungo of » statesman upon a groat quos- tion of vital importance to.tho whole country. ! TIE POINT IN IBSUE I8, How shall tho enormous sum of money annu- ally roquired by the Genoral Govornmont bo col- lccted ? - What modo is_bout for all tho intercstn of the country? DBy duties _upon imports, by oxcisos, or by direct taxation ? The Convontion of Maiuo snys, in effect, by dircct taxation, Mr. Blaino snays, by duties or by exclxes. I wish to- subjoin a fow thoughts upon this question,: 3Ir, Blaine saye tho Governwent col~ loets, in ronnd numbors, $200,000,000 annusily from imports, The consumers pay this. The consumers are_ the groat body of the peoplo. Every dollar of it is pald by the lebor of the country. ‘I'ho peoplo want to know how much of this'200,000,000 {8 roally neceswary for tho mniatonanco of the Goyernment. 'Lhiey want to know if » less sum will not answor all the ouds of oIFrea Government, They want to know if thero is not n more economical way of colleoting tho necossary funds for tho munintenance of the Government, than by duties leviod upon com- morea: ono that will better subsorye the intor- onts of the producing clagses, and _tuat will gave thnt economy to them, so thoy will be individ- unlly bonefited theraby ? A& all the money for the support of Govorn- ment comos ultimately from the producing clasges, thoy want to kuow TIE BEST AND QUEAPEST WAY they can pay it. ‘They want to know: Firsf, which will cost them the least to pay tho-rove- nuos'of the Government,—to hiave them collocted by diroot taxation, by excises, or by s Tarill of dutios upon what they counsume ; sscond, whiol i tho best for their intercsts, sll things con- sldered,—to take tho mouey out of their pook- ots and apply it dirnut!{ to "the supportof the Government, or pay it indireotly tpon what thoy consume, not knowiug how much they do poy; and, third, whother, by Indlroctly paying this revenue in tho way of dutios upon imports, thoy do not, in fact, pay vastly mora than goos in to the coffers of the Goyernmont. These quentions the advocates of & Tariff of duties upon commorcs for the means of rovenue havo slways avoided discussing, nud ospocialy 80 the advocatos of a Profective Tarifl ; and sucl i8 now the conrso of the Hon, J. G. Blaino, thoir cbampion, But the time has come whon they must be disoussed, and MUY BE ANSWERED TO THE PEOPLE. Idonot hnow what it costs fo cotlect tlo £200,000,000 by tho Tarifft-mschinery; but wo ean form a vagno idea when we take into tho account our 10,000 miles of Iako and sea-consts, —avery bay, harbor, inlet, aud orsok of which must Do corofully watchod and guarded, day and night, to provent tha landing uYun our shore of oods the poople want, until the Govornmont ina collectad its tak; tho trunks and boxes of thotravelor aud the amjgrant soarched, and every- thing ho lgs about him overhuuled,~-oven the women stripped and _gonrched,~lost the digti~ fiod Government should loso & few dimes. Daily, nightly, howtly, this vigilanco must bo kopt up on all our immenss oxtont of bordor, and overy stimulaut applied to ingroase that vig- ilanco, And mob slouo upou our borders iu this vigilanoo kaft up; but, throughout tho interfor of tho country, oven in Lho Stato of Towa, stands this watch and guard, IN OPPOSITION TO TUE WISUES AND INTENESTS of tho ‘‘froo™ poople of this country. I wuay, In opposition to the wishos aud interouts of tho country; for, wore it not o, no guard would bo noeded. ‘Thoy would themselves guard tho lince, au thoy would agawst an invading foo, This great forco of mon to watch our extonded bordors, and guard tho pooplo sgawst thomsolves, costs & Vastsum, Tu addition, n Inrge floot of revonuo- cutters, guubonts, and alnra—or—wur, must bo coustautly kopt in servico aloug our whols line of coasts, to prevent tho approach of goods , tho poople want,—blockuding them ag an onomy's country, but with this diftoronca: wohayve to pay for our own blockading. ‘Nor aro theso oxponsive armamonts and forcos all the cost of this modo of collecting rovenuoe. Custom-houses and warohoascs, costing millions onoly, niat be erceted in nll of our large vitics and towus, in which to store tho gooda im- ported into {ho country, aud in which to collect tho tax thorcon; & tax made necosssary, in front part, by thomeans uged to enfore and col- oot it; the meana beiug necessary bocause tho tax so collccted 18 CONTRARY. TO FATUTAL RIOITT, Now comoes, in additlon to all these forcos, the ab army. of Colloctors, Burvoyors, Welghers, augors, Koopers, spios, blackmmilors, ollciul thievoes, and forcign Cousuls,-—-an immenso host, stosped in corruption, coutaminuting asocloty o4 well as tho body politle, All tho cost of this immonse, complicated, and corrupting machinery is paid by the 1)00})10,— unot in proportion to thelr proparty, not in the proportion their property and tholr rights are vrotected by tho 1ustitutions sud laws of the country,—but in proportion to what thoy con- gunte, Lot tho poople understand this watter, and lot them furthor undorstand tbnt no mens- ure or courso of policy ever adopted in this country lins so corrupted tho politics and legluln. tion of tho country #a has the tari-polioy ; and, when they thoroughly study tho quostion, etrip- pod of all mattors oLan{. or aoctional, or per- sonal Interests, thoy will flud a bettor aud niore economical way of supplylug rovenue for tho support of the Govermment j one more in ag- cordanoo with the principles of freedom. Ang, if thove they ohiooso to logislate tor them do not provide that bottor way, tho poople will ro- quire thom to GIVE PLACE TO TIIOSE WIT0 WILL, But, says Mr, Blaine, if_tho Lorifl, a4 & meana of rovenuo, fs sbandonod, n systom of exolscs must be adoptod In its stead; and then he shows tha tyranulenl nature of exclsos, Nob so, sir, A free conntry will nover endura tho oppresston of an Lxolue-systom, Both that and tlio Tarlff- aystom haya their origin in monurohical idons of Govornment; in the iden Liat tho powor of a Qovernmont snd its burdens must b folt by the peoplo batoro they will rospect It Buoh mindy eunot gonciove the juon that that Governmont is tho Dont whiol eovnmu lonst,—whose burdens ure the lightost, Wuon the pooplo tuko up thoso quostions, and mnke thom s distinol and: sops~ rato politieal isauo, thoy will £ TAY DINECTLY FIOM TUEMM POCKETA * thio revenuu for tho support of the Government, and roquiro thoo rovonuca to bo lovied by tho Btatos upon the proporty in tholr bordera thnt can best pay it ; and bo collected by the Statos, with tho ssmo machinory, aud no moro, With whioh thoy colloot thoir own rovouuos, This will bo economical, and more just, and moro in nccordanco with the spirlt of our institutlons, than ‘Lariffs or Excluos. ‘Tho peoplo want to know, in thosecond place, Avhiother it is not_bottar for _thoir intoreats, sll things considorod, to txka the monoy out of tholr'pookota aud apply it'diradtly to the stipport of Government, thun to pay it indlractly on what they consumo, nat knowing whnt tlioy do pay. 1t §g & principle in privato affairs, with pooplo who aro prudent and caroful, to know what thoy pay, and what thoy pay 16 for, Common peopld cannot understand iy this pritciplo {s-not aa good applied to publio affairs s private, yot one of tho strongost arguinonts of tho advocatos of a Tariff upon comnmorce for tho mupport of Qova ornmont in, that the pooplo do nof know what thoy pay, and_consequently do not foal the loua of tho sums thoy pay_ into the Treasury in the way of dution. . Indeod, it {8 nrgued thoy can- uot compinin of this los, becauso they novér lad the mouey in possossion, and therefore could not loso it, and honco huvo no right to complain, i Tsnot thig ! A PLIMSY AROUMENT to address to tho miud of an inteltigent people ? ‘But wo do pay It, and wo do fol tho lows. We 1may not know whonco comos the a);pronzlon o fool, but wo fecl it nona the losa, Yeoling this oppresslon, tho pooplo aro beating about to find tho onuse ;. blindly indoed § noyw attacking rail- rosil-monapolios, and then somd othor objoct of minor importance; but the Elmt monopoly thoy Liayo not,yet rosched, When they doseo it in ite’ truo light, 'be aamured thoy WAL orsh it And the rebound will be in proportion to the op- prousion, 'Thore lios the danger to tho intorosty of tho country, 1t wo would hinve economy in the administra- tion of the Gdverfimont, wa' must”know just ! what wo vy for its waintounnce, add how wo puy {t. Oiliorwlse there will bo _uxtrnvnqnneo, ' rocklossness, peculatious, and fraud, Crodit Mo- Ditiors, salary-grabs, and dofaloatlons. We nood not go boyond the prosent time for proof of this. ‘I'ho Jiberifes of thig country can nover bo over- thrown bub by corrupting legislation and tho ndministration of the dovernwont, and, through :huand chaunels, the peoplo. It must bo don- A0 p AIGITTY BTRIDES hinvo beon made In that dircotion in the Inat few yeara, - No othor uub;uct of lnfilulnllun in this country Ling eausod half as muoh nbhyin;}, corrapt loglu- 1atlon, and oppressive and fraudulont adminis. tration, as has tho subjcct of o T'ariff upon coms moree, e 1 have indieated somo of tho immenso and complicated machinery neceasary to collect rov- onito by this peans, " Bpoakor Blnine gays thoro is now collected 200,000,000 aunually by this process, The somo machinory is nocossary whether §200,000,000, or $20,000,000, or £600,~ 000,000, is collocted by this monve. 1o cannot understand any othor manns of collecting rove- nue excopt by oxcivcs, Isupposo not, with his idona of Govornmont, I havo:pointed out a bot- (. tor way,—ouo loss oxpousivo, moro in accord- ance with tho epirit of froedom, more fuat, bat- ter adapted to our institutions and the varied interests of our country, and ono whioh the peo- ple will some day s . REQUIRE TO BE SUDSTANTIALLY ADOPTED. . whother, by. indirectly paying for the maiate- nance of Governmont jn tho way of duties npon imports, they do not, fu fact, nay vastly more for what thoy consumo than goes into the cof- fora of the Governmont? I boliove thoy do, aud give somo of tho rensons for my boltef, Ths avorage duty lovied upon importations is somo-~ thing over one-third thoir cost. Tho pooplo aro compelled to have thesa: goods, and must pay this duty added to the cost. Of course the trader must havo tho gamo profit on this duty 08 he bns upon the cost; it, in_fact, becomes a past of the cost, The imported gooda whichpay duty aro not more than about ono-tonths the cou- sumiption of tho country, but they arc the goods wo can and do produco ourselves to the amount of the othor ninc-tonths, But this onc-tenth which pays duty ” FIXES THE PRICE OF THE NINE-TERTIS. ‘This is & 1aw of trade the world over, whothor ap- plied to imports or_exports. 7o give s plaiu l- lustration: Lot a farmer tako an ncrount of the stock of wheat {n his neighborbood for nny year, naud of the coneumers. It iu 5,000 buslels. One- third of his neighbors are mechanics, &e., and Linyo to buy thoir brosd, Tho orop laoks G0 bushels to supply thoir wants, ‘Chis must be brought from abroad ; and, whateyor it may cost to get this small amount thnt is necessary, it flxos tha prico of every bushel old in the noigh- borhood. Were there cuougl, or mors thun uunufih, and no markoet for the surplus, the price of whoat in tho neighbothood would be only the cost of production; but, as thero is not enough, tho price of the small proportion lacking estab- listies the prico of every bushol produced. This law i8 so plain’ that 1t would seem no sophism could bofog it, Yot tiis is what Pro- tectionists try to do. Apply this law to tho the Tariff npon our importd. Mr, Bldkao says the revenne from imports is abont $200,000,000 por annum. The dutios belng not much abovo ‘ono-third thoe cost, the importation of dutiablo poods is about 600,000,000 per sonnm. Tho dutfos, of course, aro added to the original cost, and tha soller charges his profit upon both itéms, which the consumer must pay. Tho consump- tion belng ton times the imports, tho country poys for what goods iz consumes TEN TIMES THE AMOUNT that goes into tho coffors of the Govornment. It is this tremondous tax the country focls tho op- pression of, but doos not yet sco cleatly tho canso of the opprossion. TRomovo thiscause. 'Che pooplo have tho same nntural right to trade whoro aud with whom thoy ploase, a8 thoy bavo to chango their placo of residonco. And it is this freodom of omigration that bias 80 grontlyand rapidly dovelopod tho ro- #ouvces of our counéry, But our resources can never be fully dovoloped until all restrictions ‘upon commerco are romoved. Tako off all use- Joss burdens from the people, and 40,000,000 of in- tolligont frogmon, possossing acountry of groator natural resourced than any othor countay in tho tho world, will goon dofy competition iu'all that is worth striving for. ONE o¥ TUE PEOPLE. e e e SUBURBAN NEWS, WOODBTOCK. - J The Common Couvcil held a special meotimng in the Chiamber, ‘Chore wero present, Sherwood, | Dlakosloo, Avoold, Bunker, Austin, and Dar- rows, Mayor Donnolly in tho chair, S The Committen on Public Iroperty roported: that thoy had Jaid tho foundation of the spriug- houae, and had performod other work assigned to thom. 'Fhoy woro instructed to build tho #pring-houso b onco, and make all neodful im- provoments thoronhouta, + L, Joues and J. A Kimball woro employed as spacial policeman for thirty daya, 4 O motion, tho City Olork "was orderad to notify all insurauco companios doing businoss in® the cily to mako out and presont, through thelr agouts, ab tho noxt regular meoting, Aug. 7, n dotailed roport of their not recoipts from Jan. 1, :g'u to July 1, 1874, or suffor the penalty of o {aw, ‘I'ho grocery liconso bonds of Kromor & Yulo, with securitics, wero prosented and read. Whe {nu and noys nuh:F oalled on & motion to M“L}E' hoy were rojeoted. The bond of Goorge F. Btone, with George E, Stono and E, E, Stona as socuritiey, with application for druggist's licenso, was presoutod, read, and, ou motiun, accopted, ordored approved, aud placod on filo. An anonymoty proamble and resolutions woro prosouted by Ald, Barrows and road by the Clork, asking the Council to prosecuto liquor-sellors, which, altor discussion, was tabled. Tho Bonrd adjourned to meot Aug. 7. Josoph B, Tuttlo, ono of tho onrly sotilers of McHonry County, died at Cottouwood Tally quito_rocontly. 'Ho waa o wan of inflnonco, and fi:nntly beloved by all who know him. Ie died s 09th yoar. Tho young ladies of tho Prosbyterian Church Enva asoclul and temporanco festival in the asomont of their ohureh last ovening, 'Tho at- toudance was largo. CIOERO. A grand souool fostiysl was bold fn_tho Tilton Bohool Luilding on tho ovening of tho 20th, ‘About 400 of tho inhabitanta of the place wera prosont, hesides yeitors from tho city and olse- Whero, | Tha gobool 1a_pituatod near”the West Chicago oar-stiops, Tho building is a splondid brick #lruature, 70x80 foot, throo storics and Dbasowont, ‘The Loard of Discotors, I2. O, Hau- raban, Potor Bakor, and Thomss Kouuedy, de- worvo groat praise for thelr zoal and enorgy in it# orootion, and should reclove the hoarty ap- probation of all tho citizens of tho dlstrict, "Ihio oxorolses of tho oveniug wore opened by apprapriato romurks by the Principal, Iolla Toarpall, Eaq., who also doserves groat orodit for tho htorast lio Lina takon in tho oroction of tho building. Mr. Ponruall wos followed by & wolgome nddrosa by Mig Kssio Hanrahan, o littlo gixl of 7 years, 1t was delivered iu a mune- nor equal to Bmun of.more maturo nge. Tho oxoroibos ponsisted of plays, musio, aud nquak- Iug, aud olosed with au addross by Miss Carrle “fn the third place, the people want to know | Bloarott, a littlo girl of the samo ago as Miss lantahan ; oftor which tho nssombly was ine vited to pattake of n ropast, providod for the oconslon by tho pooplo of tho placo, whon s short addresn was dolivorad by Jobn ', Dorby, E!’l-l on tho subjoot of oducation, Atr. Dorby was followed by a short addross by 0. 1. DBrows stor; of Lombard, on tho honoflts of education. MARVARD, . . Ttoadors of thla finl’m will romombor tho mys- torlous dentlio? a Nrs. Britonfoldt, to ylifol atton-~ tion wos callod at tho timo, ‘Mho District At~ tornoy_has boon investigatiug thie oase, and ro- - potts that in bis boliof tho woman diod from natural causes. Thore stiould st loast have boon - an Inquost at an onrlior perjod, R Tl Board of Trustoos Linvo approprintod 8350 ¢ for tho purchass of uniforms for the Ifiro De-: partmont. A tommEumn will also bo put into | tho public woll on tha south sido of Ayor strook. Tho bndo ball le(nym of this pinco and Jnnca- villo mat on tho dinmond flold, aud Harvard was vantiilsbed—40 to 4. The small gihlns in thls vicinlty hayo tallon baforo the vioturlous chinch-bug and .tho porie patotio grasshoppor. . In somo oasos flolds are ous for foddor, and in othora burncd on the * ground, Tho corn {8 .badly damagod from tuo HAILG CAURO, z ¥ . - ' o' CRYSTAL LAXE, - The Oryatal Lako ico-housos lagh winter poy ' up 14,000 tons, besides ship lng 600 car-loads, {lere Is now shpping trom efght to fiftoon car- Toada por day- Eaet aud South, somoe ot it goln, a4 far as Alabamne, Tho establishment is oyfno; by Mr. Dolo, of the flrm of Armeur & Dole, ol Ohldago, $* NOmWOOD PARR.: [ ¢ Tho Jocturs st tho Bapiist Churoh Thuraday . eveumw by Dr, Frost, of Clieago, on * Bilent Fordcs,”" . wag woll atlonded, aud is pronounced by all who hoard it to bo a most mastorly elfort. . PARKBIDOE, s Tho Alerts of tbis placo will play » match gono of ko ball with the Ocoasionnls this af« - tornoon ag 4130, fn Col, T, P, Robb's park. Tha. Alorts woro beaton by thost sama opponotitd on tho 4th of Juily, and ara snxious to rettlevo thoir , fallon fortuncs, i NAPERVILLE. - ; In addition to some very good frame bnildings whioh have beon creotod this snmmer, theroare & fow fino, brick ‘onos, Dr. Hoss id oracting a ‘yery handsomo and commodious brick reaidoncod Musard, Réuss and Boocker are putting up two Jarge ‘bulldiugs, the 'bascments to bo- used for stores, All 18 quiet about tho collego oxcopt ample proparations ars making for the opoving of-xohool, Aug. 27, - S S Bfmmmum frionids prosented Mr.. Giltard with a purse of 3800, #oon aftor his lows in the. recont fire in Naporville. Ho hnw alroady built small framo o tho old foundationa. Mr. Grafl, proprietor of the Now York Houso is about to robutld. < Foo ¥ . 'I'ho Town Councll prosented tho Aurors firo- imon, who holped so well in tho recont firo, with , 8160, bealdes paying thoir'oxponses, ™ *° * 7 HIGHLAND PARK, . ! Mr, and Mrs, W..W. onlxfizmn q-vn. 8 party. Thursday to their daughtor, Miss Alice Boying- ton, in honor of her 16th birthday. _Abont 100 guests wero prosent, aud spont a dolightful ovening, The wusio was furnished by W. W. Pound, of Chieago. D R TV e g . .. Naval Discipline, i . Commodoro Willlnm B, ‘Whiting, on the ro- : tirod lisy of our-novy, who now-resides av Dolas | fleld, in ‘Woukesba County, Wis,, contributoes to | tho Army and Navy Journal the following in- torosting incidont, which occurred during his, #orvico n8 o midshipman. on bonrd tho vessol in’ question more than forty yesrs ago: ; **In 1833 tho typhoon of the Northom Pacifio was uot s woll undorstood a8 it is now, and thnt sea was Jittlo known to our naval vessols, In that yonr tho Potomae, commanded by Com- modoro John Dowuos, was crossing {ts wators in bor cruiss around the. world, Rouben I. Pinkham was hor Third Licutonsut, & thorough sadlor ; born in a Northern whaling port, ho had mado sevoral voyagos to the North Paciflo a8 & whaler, and was oom[:untivnly familiar witls that rogion, whoro tho -other officera *wors strangors, Hooud Commodora Downes Lave both been long dend, 00 duy was drawing to a_oloso, Pinkham bad the watch, and the Commodoro was walking tho deck. The wind, which belore was fresh, nad jncroaned toa gals; topgsllant sails wero handod, topanils reofod, and'spanker brafled up; whon all as once Pinkham gave the order, * Man the woather hesd-brace—weathor main-brace— wenthor main-topsail-braco—los "erojack (cross-' juck) bracos,” ¢ What is that for, Mr. Pinkhom ?* asked the Commadora. *Wse shall have the'wind out hore in a moment, sir,’ said Pinklian, atreteh jog "hls arm ont ahd pointing to lesward. With thnt the Commodorao ran over to the . les il and Jooked anxiously out in the direction Indicated. , Proseatly ho roturned nnd smd: X Ace no eigns of it, Alr. Pinkham ; lot the man lenvo tho. bracos.” With that s number of tho crow dropped the_ropes, ond Pinkbam called out, *Xeep hold of thoso brages, every man of you,' when thoy rosumod their grasp. The Commodore’s faco. flushed with ~anger to find his_ directions thus disregardod, and ho called out In a peromplory fono: ‘Tob the men loave “the braces, eir.” Again thocrow dropped tho ropes from thoir bands, whon Pinkbom, sbaking bis trumpet a4 thom, exclaimed : *Don't any of you dare to let of thoso yopes.’ At that moment tho wind flninud against tho mesté. Rtoluing his trumpet to his lips, Pinkham shonted: ‘Haultaut! Uau) of all,’ aud tho ponderois Jauds Bwung to asor vorsed ! dirootion, - Thoy Ind ‘hordly dono sa whon tho wind came out from the opposita quartor, nnd struck tho sbip Jike. a nludgn- hammer. Bhe bent over beforo it, but, shaks ing iho spray from hor bows,. dashe forywnrd unbarmed. Commotors Downes said not s word, bab rushed into his oabin; and| prosontly the ordorly came up to Mr. Pinkham and said tho Commodore wisked him to send to ‘tho First Licutounant~to tolieve him for a fow minutes, a8 ho_wished to see him in the cabiu. Enteriug the cabin, Pinkham found the Com-- modore eoated by a table with a docantor of wine and two wine-glaeses before lum. Pushe ingone of the Intter towards bis visitor, ho smidy ‘Tako a glasa’ of wine, Mr. Pinkusm! Mr. Pinkham, I consider ‘myself indobtod tc goumr my own Mfspud for tho lives of ail or oagd this sbip. Had,you not. hauled the yards just whon you did, and had the wind fount tho ship unprepared, and taken tho sails aback not nll the power on carth could have movet tho yards, and the ship would have gono dowr storn foremost. But I "tell "you frankly that had tho wind not como out as you prodict- od, Iwould have put you undor srrest in two minatoes,’ ¢ Commadore Downos,’ replica Lieut, Pinkham, ‘I did not intond any dlumn&ant ant T shiould’ bo sorry 1f ‘you 'thought 1 did, but 1 have beon in these geas bofars, snd am fatilia: with these suddon changes of wind. I snw un doubtful jndieations’ of such chango thon, auc knew that I had no time for explannatio.’" —_——— - A Wonderful Rate From the New Orleans Timea. At tho corner of Tchoupitoulas and Gravier stroots, on Triday ovening, was given a romark. ably interesting and darng wire-walking por- formanco, which was witnossod by & putcrous ‘oncourse of curions spectators. Tho performe: was & full-grown rodent, and bis apparatus wa furulshod by.a telographs wire whicls ay tlo poin, indicated crosses over tho strect from tho roo! of Basott & Co.'s liquor storo to tho roof of the stora diroctly opposite, It appoars thint this gay and fostiva rat ' bay during tho past week mady frequont” ovoriing exoursions, across that' wiro 1o tho edillcatlon of, tho douizons In that quan ter, uo. that for the past fow ovenings it bhuw ‘beon tha,rogular thing for s curious public to watch for nlm at sbout §p. m. each day— that hour, ouriously unu\l[i:‘h, haviug boen dailr soleoted by hin ratahip for Lis midsair journoy Pruo to tho call, ho cnme forwaed yestorday, st .rolnted, aud accomplished tho hiazardous task iy such olover styla-as wauld have put to tho blusl - tho beut efforts of the champion of two-loggot wirg-walkerg, and which wad applauded by the Dbeholdens vigorously and enthusiastioally, apprersd first to view on tha roof of (e Mossr. ‘Tagsott's storo, whero near tho edgo of tho tole craph wire runs along au” upright atan olovis fions of abont o foot. Mr. Rat opanoi tho cor= monies by leapiug from the root to'tha wir, which he olutched with his fore Pmm. and upamy which thoreaftar, by a vory skillful display of Lis grmnastlo powers, he awung himself until lo stood upan it on all fours, Remulving uns utanding for a fow scconds, ag If to tako & cari= ful survay of tha dangerous rond befors him, lo ularted upon his journey, and at o modoraoy rapld .galt” ho. ukipped® slong the slondir wivo as doftly almost as If howere on tern firms, Tla nover swayad to'the rlfht or fott, nk maintained & perfoctly oreot posltion that eri- donced acatm confidence aud capacity as Lo tho rosults of careful traluingaud exparionco, Rogh- ing about midway tho distance hio inlted anin- stant, and looked down upon ‘the multituds of upturned faced batow him. Whothor ha diln', !ifio tho looks af tho faocs, or whother he was in hurry to keep an appointment, hio was off azain in w trice, and at au juoroused pace travoraod the romatudar of his jonruoy to tlio roof. of Mlesrs, Jackson & Oo,'s store, reaching which Lo Jeap 1o tha roof and was scon no_moro. Bpoculath minds may horefn Indulgo thoir fancitul ima nations to thoir heart’s content toucking ti probable, purposo of this rat in thussot only making rogulne ovoning journoya aorogstho wire, but wlso fu roturning, for 1t (s cloar thai lo dooi raturn, slneo ha Always starts on his &ip fron tho samo raoks o 852 not dlo away, but stoppad, and tho alls (