Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 14, 1875, Page 4

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBURE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1875. TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. RATES OF RUDECRIPTION (TATADLE IX ADVARCE), Poxtage Vrepald at ruts OMece. E 3. unday. Pawel $15.05 | Weekly Parte of a your at tho sams rate. ‘To prevent delay and miataker, be eure and give Post. Ofice address in full, {neluding State and County. Remittanece may bemade either bs Arait, expreay, Poat- Ofice order, or in regielered Ictter#, at our risk, TERME TO CITT AUDSCHIDERS, Daily, delivered, Sunday ezecpted, 2.5 conts per week Dally, delivered, Sunday included, 31) conts por woek Address THE TRIBUNE COMPANY, ‘omer Madicon and Dearbo Chicago, Il. ee TO-DAY'S AMUSEMENTS. ADELPHI THEATRE—Dearborn streot, corner Mon- roo, Varioty antatainmont ISEUBM—Monroe street, betwoen Dear- pOTIOAGO MUSE Stee Yours ine Mancirap.” Attor- noo and evening. 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Cuaxpirn’s chances for re-clection to the United States Senate are not considered so good now as they wero a week ago. ‘A chill must have seized tho Democratic Senators yesterday when Mr. Loaax snid that one General had been elected President of tho United States for teaching Louisiana peo- ple how to belavo themselves nnd another might be, It wos a home thrust, That other General was Jacksox ——— The President's message, as it appeared in tho afternoon papers yesterday, was in o arendfully mangled condition, and it is still o little mixed this morning, though it hos been earnestly wrestled with over night. The Associated Press agent at Washington takes tho blame of the blundering. A Compulsory Education bill has already ‘been introduced in the Lower House of the * Illinois Assembly. Wo are encouraged by this carly action to hope that somcthing will bo done at the present session worthy of the State ond of the representatives at Spring- field, An Oppositiun Legislature that shall pass auch o bill will show some reason for its existence, In the debate yesterday in the Senate, Sen- ator Bayanp stood manfully by his statement that Saenman wos not fit to breathe tho air of a Republic, Mr, Looay said that this was an invitation to somebody to assassinate Suenmay. Mr. Bayarp did not moan any- thing of the kind, we suppose; but he ought not to be surprised if such a construction is placed on his words, —— Senator Loan took up the Louisiana de- bate in the National Senate yesterday, and continued it throughout the time allowed for the discussion, with some interruptions from My, Bavanp, The strongest part of Mr. Looan’s speech was, perhaps, that in which he dwelt upon the fact of the existenco in Louisiana of o lawfully-constituted Govern- ment, and showed that Win7z and his confed- erates were really guilty of treason against that Government, The Governor of Kansas sont an admirable messago to tho Legislature of that State yes- terday, fully setting forth the condition of tho sufferersin the Northwestern counties, and suggesting mengures of relief. Tho growth in population of somo of the counties in the State during tho past two yenrs, os ex- plained by the Governor, is wonderful. ‘The abstract of the message printed elsewhere this morning will be found to be fall of in- terest, unite in declaring that ‘civil liborty Hes bleeding in Louisiana,” but they strangely forget to mention the fact that tho first stab was from a Democratic dagger. The first ap- pearance of the “soldier” with blue cont and brass buttons in the sacred hall of legislation was at the request and on the domand of the Democratic members, who cheored him as he strode in, and, withdrawn sword, drove out the police, who happenad to be Itepublicans, The time those “Reformers” in Spring- field are taking to srrango their Committees is something remarkable, The House Com- muittees will not be announced until to-mor. row or next day ; perhaps not untit Monday, In the meantime, business is] at a standstill, and nothing remains for members to do but tofigure up their pay and perquisites, and got into mischief in tho lobby. Of course nobody can tell what mysterious influences . are brought to boar upon the Speaker to de- cide his division of the spoils. argumont yestorday, said Mr. Frans B, Can- PENTER would testify that Mr, Deecurn hed confessed to him, Tho aunouncement was o genuine surprise. Our correspondent says the sconce in court are something like those in Plymouth Church prayer-mecting. Til- ton’s friends, who are classed with the un- godly, alt in the gallery, and the Plymouth Church people take up the ground floor. The atmosphere is thick, ond moist, and unctuous, like that of Plymouth Church on o Friday night. The Chicago produce markets were irregu- laryesterday. Mess pork was activeand 5@100 per br] lower, closing at $18.55 cash, and $18.67 1-2@18.70 for February, Lard was in good demand and steady, closing at $13.87 1-2 @13.40 per 100 tbe cash, and $13.47 1-2@ 18.00 seller February. Mecats were quiet and easier, at G 8-8Q6 1-20 for shoulders; 9 1-20 for short ribs ; and 9 7-80 for short clears. Dressed hogs were dull, and 10@150 per 100 tbs lower, at $7,50@8.00. Highwines wero inactive roquest, and 1-20 lower, at 940. Flour was duil and unchanged. Wheat was quiet and easier, closing at 88 1-40 cash, and 88 5-8c for February, Corn was in amall re- qmost, and 5 shade easier, clouing at 68 1-8 eenh, aud 71 8-40 for bloy. Oats wore more vwitive and stronger, losing at 5258-40 cash, and 62 7-So for February. Hye waaquict and stendy at 95@96c. Barley was quiet and strong, closing nt $1.25 ensh, and 21.26 1-2 for February. Togs were dull and i@2ve lower. Sales were prineipally at $6,00@7.00, Cattle wero uctive and firm, Sheep were lower, The Board of Public Works of this city have dono a very sensible thing, and ono which will commend itself to suffering house- keepers and paterfamilinses, by their resolu- tion to place a corps of men in ench division of the city to investigate the hydrants, and in every cago where one is found running or there is an unnecessary waste of water, to shut the water off altogether, Tho misery of poor gas isa suflicient infliction upon suffer- jing humanity without the additional curse of an insuficient supply of water owing to tho folly of injudicious people. Now that we have poor gas and the Louisiana trouble to bother us, let us at least have water enough, The Prosident of the Chamber of Com- merco of New Orleans was summoned by tho Congressional Committee to testify beforo it. Tle lind the courage to tell the truth that State and city taxes had been reduced, ex- penses greatly cut down, tho increaso of the public debt stopped, and other positive po- litical and financial reforms accomplished un- der the Kritoga Government. For thus stating tho facts under oath he was com- pelled to rosign his position na President of the Board, and the bank of which he is tho President has had to sustain o hard run mado upon it by White-Lengue depositors and those whom thoy control, ‘This caso shows the spirit which animates the ruling class in New Orleans, They will neither tel! the trath themselves nor let othors tell it. The Cincinnati Commercial prints “ a page of unwritten history,” communicated by an anonymous correspondent, for the purpose of showing how Annauam Lrycoty would havo reconstructed the Southern States had his life been spayed. According to this corre- spondent, in 1868, when our troops had every- whero met with disastrous defeat, it was the custom of Mr. Lixcoutn to call in the Govern- ors of the States for consuitatiot. Upon one of theso oceasions he summoned Goy. Ton, of Ohio, in whose edvice he placed great reli- ance, end the Hon. Sauven Gantoway, of the samo State. After laying the situation before them and asking their advico as to tho effect of an emancipation proclamation towardssct- {ling the War, he touched upon the effects it might have upon the blacks themselves, who wero * totally devoid of the requisite intclli- gence to take care of themselves.” In this connection, the correspondent represents the President as saying : ‘Thoy canto: he exrected to graep, om the instant, tho tuo principles of repmbiean government, In short, gentlemen, tho now {gnorant blacks miter be educated up to the situation, As with eome, I do not cntertun any foxrs of their former mcaters, that they will ueck to wreelt vengeauce on their former slaves, Jooking on them os the primo causa of their discom: fiture, 1 believe, on the cunteary, the whites will treat the blacks ‘vith kinducsa, Onthem (the former saves) they (tho Whites) will ba compelled to lean for yearn for their very subsistence, To guard against anything of the venzeance crder, however, and to gain time for tav etacation uf tho blacks, I would place the subjued States under a klud of remi-military terrllorial governmont, granting partial volco to iho blacks, alter awhile, in tho Govorn~ ment of the territory, but withholding an indiacriminato ballot, until its purport were better und thoroughly understood by them, Ta this way it would plice tha Southern Bt.tes ond people under 9 Governmental pupilage, compelling them to look to the General Government 28 their purcut aud protector, "Thin alate of thingy should, in Tuy opimon, continue foratlenstten yeure, In that time great progress could Le mado in tho education and general entiiien= ment of the blacks ; tho former master would be en- abled to get ured to the changed aitnation; the poptt- lation would bo beneftetally leavened Ly ‘emigration fron (he North and European States to such 9 degreo ag toinake iteafe and proper to ugnin edmit tho rec want South in a bedy to futl communion with thelr Northern Urutaron. Any other oourae would, in my opinion, Lo dexgerous, unwise, and full of disastrous consequence ‘Tho story is plausible and well told, but it lacks authority. Every one of the parties concerned, except the anonymous narrator, is dead, and there is therefora uo one left to confirm the story, Astrong suspicion rests upon its authenticity from the fact that it runs counter to Mr, Lixconn’s opinions, So fay na they were made public, and in all his public acts, he expressed himself in favor of equal civil rights to both whites and blacks, and of reconstructing the States upon such a basis. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE ‘The country will give the Louisiana mos- snge of the President a closo ‘perusal and a henrty welcome. It isa calm and consider. ate roviow of all tho facts, and a knowledgo of tho truth is essential to any intelligent judgment upon the transactions in Now Or- leans, Tho President roviows the deplorable condition of affairs that hns existed in Louisi- nna sinco the reconstruction of the Stato, This condition has been growing worse until it has renohed that point whon tho murder of a colored man or of a white Republican hag ceased to offend tho public soutiment, and has ceased to ba prosecuted and punished as acrimo. In 1872 occurred the disputed olec- tion; Kexnoaa and McExeny both claiming to bo elected Governor, Tho President at that time was forced to exercise the power invested in him by the act of 1795, and recognized Kenzoaa as Governor. Whether Kettoaa was elected Governor or not, the President thinks his claim was much better than that of McExmny. Under a constitu. tional requisition, he sent troops to Louisiana to protect the Stata agninst domestic violence, In 1874 he withdrow tho troops, and in Sep- tember theo McEneny faction, claiming to have becn clected in 1872, by forco of arms seized the State Government, and for several days attemptod to exerciaa the functions of Government, Upon a legal roquisition, ho again sent troops to Louisiana to suppress this domestio violence, There wore appro- hensions of forcible intimidation of voters, and to prevent this he caused troops to be lo- ented at various points in tho State, In sev. eral districts thero was resort to intimidation by published threats to employ no persons who should vote the Republican ticket, Of the action of the Returning Board the Presi- dent has no ofiicialinformation, But whether thoy acted rightly or not, they had, by law, the power to do aa they did. Of tho alleged interferenco by the military with the organi. zation of tho Legislature, ho has no informa- tion that has not been published, Ho had no knowledge that any such thing was onticipat- ed, and no orders or suggestions were given tothe military upon the subject prior to tha occurrence. He freely admits that any mili- tary interference with the organization of the Legislature of a State, or with any civil de. partment of the Government, is repugnant to our ideas of Government, and he eeys he can conceive of no case, not invelving rebellion or insurreation, when such interference ought to be permitted or can be justified. But there ara circumstances connected with this legislative affair in Louiginna which acquit the military from on intentional wrong in the matter. ‘They were there to prevent domes- tio violence; the revolution wos seemingly but not really abandoned; each branch of the Legislature was judge of the election of its own members; but if a mob of unauthor- ized poreous wolze and hold the logis Intive hall in a tumultous and riotous manner, so as to provent an orgnni- zation of thoso legally returacd as olected, it might became tho duty of the Stato Executive to inlerpose, if requbsted by a majority of the membera-clect, to suppress the disturbance. ‘Lhe Governor might call upon the Stato constabulary or Stato military for this purpose ; but it must bo remembered that any altempt by the Governor to uso the State police wonld have, aa it did in Septem- her, precipitated an armed conflict with the White Lengue, Both sides seemed to recog: nixe the presence of the Federal troops as a preventive of bloodshed, Doth sides appealed to tho troops. No person was disturbed by the military who had o legal right at that time to oceupy n seat in the Legislature, Tho Prosident holds fiat the proceedings by tho minority, their seizing the organiza- tion, was all preconcerted and was part of 4 general plan to obtain control of both branches of the Legislature, depose Ketroaa, and revolutionize the State Government. Whether it was wrong in Kentoae under tho circumstances to uso such means as was in his power to defent this Inwless combination may be debntable, but when those who in- augnrated disorder and anarchy disavow such proceedings it will be timo enough to discuas the measures by which the desperate schemes were prevented, The President states that Gen. Sienman sas in Louisiana to observe and report tho ituation thera ; honestly convinced by what ho had f#een and heard, ho denounced tho White Longue leaders, and suggested proceed. ings which, while they cannot be adopted, would, if legal, put an cnd to the troubles. Gen. Sacnrpan never proposed to do an ille- galact, nor expressed a determination to pro- ceed beyond what the law might authorize, 'Che President reminds Congress that in 1875) he urged such legislation ag would set. tle this vexed business in Luuisinna, and he very justly suggests that the failure of Con- gress to act has had the effect to encourage the strife, Repeating his objections to being oatled upon to employ the military in any- thing like interference with Slate Govorn- ments, he again urges that Congress shall take such action ns may dispose of the mat- ter, promising that, so far as such legislation requires action on his part, Le will rigidly enforce it without fear or favor. 'The President, having thus answered tho resolution calling for information, places this whole matter where it properly belongs,—be- fore Congross,—nnd that body cannot do bet- ter than give its prompt attcntion to the sub- ject, and not Icave Louisians and the country exposed to the danger of renowed civil war, excitement, and bad blood, GCLD BANKS. ‘Tho National Banking act provides that o bank wishing to issue notes, redeemable in specie on demand ean do so by depositing at Washington £100,000 in bonds for each $80,000 in currency and by keeping a specic reserve amounting to 25 per cent of its circen- Intion. The circulation of any one bank has been limited to $1,000,000, A Dill repeating this limitation has now passed both Houses of Congress, and only necds tho Presi- dent's signature to become a law, It met with no opposition, except from Horman,, of Indiana, Now, Wouzay, of Indiana, is trying to got into tho United States Benate by keeping his financial views unknowz, so that any chance exposure of them has something of interest attaching to it. We opposed the bill on tho wondrous ground that it would allow specic-paying banks to circulate all the currency thoy could print! Itis necessary for us to go back to the AB O of finance and teach Mr, Honan etal. his letters. A bank which redecms its notes on demand in gold can never keep auy more currency in circulation than the public absolutely needs, For as soon as the supply cf paper money exceeds the demand, its value deecrensos. It can then be bought ot o slight discount. Its holders, in order to avoid this loss, present it at the bank-counter for redemption. Thus the amount ontstanding is reduced until sup- ply and demand are equal and the papor is at par, ‘Lhis is one of the simplest proposi- tions of finance, and Mr. Morsran had better devote n day or two to mastering it, As long as the gold banks havo their circulation se- cnred by a $100 gold bond and $25 gold ye- sorve for every $80 of currency issued, they can safely be allowed to increase their issues ad libitum, Tho trouble with the Indiana Democrats, whom Mr, Horssan represents in Congress, is that they prefor irredcemable pa- per issued by tho Government to redeem- able paper issued by the banks. They like to have money chenp,—cheap and nasty. The greenbacks fulfill thesa requisites, but the Pacific Slope wisely prefers gold and pa- per as good as gold. DARE NOT TELL THE TRUTH, The agent of tho Associated Press in Now ‘Orleana had not the courage to report truth. fully the eventsot the ith of January as thoy occurred before his eyes, but sent forth lying and distorted accounts of whnt transpired in the House of Representatives, doubtless at the instance of his White-Leaguo censors, whose purpose was to conceal the truth and mislead the peoplo of the North. Thus it was that he telegraphed that the irregular and illegel organization of the Houge was leyal ond regular, and that a “ lawful Legielature ” had been broken up and turned into the strects by the United States soldiers by ao chargo of bayonets! He concealed tho fact that the minority of the Heuso had seized upon tho organization; that it elected a Speaker pro tem. by viva voce voto of tho affirmative only, refusing to let the negative side vote ; that it proceeded to elect new members by the samo one-sided vice voce method; that it refused to allow the ayes and nocs to be called, in direct violation of the Constitution, which provides that thoy shall bo called ond recorded on the domand of two members, Ho concoaled the fact that the Democratic mombers of this illegally-or- ganized House, by resolution, called in tho United States troops to quell the row they had created by their high-handed proceedingy, and to “restore order,” and that thoy thanked the offlccr in commanil for using the United States troops to eject the police and other perions from the hall, and cheored them whik thoy wero doing it. ‘This same Associated Press agent, in de- seribing tho ection of tha troops who were subsequently employed to remove tho five in- truders who had beon illegally admitted as members, foot (?) to toll that the soldiers acted under the command of the Govornor of the State,who gave the order upon the written reques of a majority of the members of the Touse. He failed to state that Gen, Suearpan was tt in command of the troops in Now Orleansat tho time, and ho also neglected to statithat the President was not asked by eithor sib for the use of troops, The fact 4s, thaagent of the Associated Prous dare not hay: given a plain, straight. forward report of what did occur; he dare not make known tho truth, else tho White- Loagners would have made Now Orloans too hot tohold him, Te was obliged to color, pervert, conceal, and falsify tho record, or get ont of Louisiana as fast oy steam-power could carry him away, Tho White-Leaguo gamo was to mantfncture a ‘terrible, unprece- donted outrage” for Northern consumption. Tt would not do to Iet the “ outrage” go North in any milder form than that ‘ Presi- dent Grant, by his minion, Gon. Suentmay, had broken up the lawful Legislature of Loulsinna by the tyrannical and high-handed employment of Fedoral bayonets!" And for sovernl days, with tho willing aid of tho Now York press, thoy suceceded in palming off this reckless and wicked falschood upon tho American people, The White-League ban- ditti thrive on the outrage business, So do the Northern Bourbons, It is their capital in trade, A GENUINE OUTRAGE. One can scarcely beliove that the Democrat. ie nowspapors which are now most violont in thoir donuncintion of what they call “Federal interforenco” in Louisiana wero oneo equally onthusinstic in thoir defense of genuine ontrage perpetrated by the oxplicit order of am Democratic President, Gon. Hawzey has very aptly recalled the occur- rence in his paper, the Hartford Courant, and the montion of it will rovivo in the minds of those old onough to remembor it the universal wensa of injustice which spread over the entire country at tho time, resulting in the defent of the Demoeracy, We refer to the dispersing of the Kansas Legistature by Col. Sumven, of tho regular army, under orders from President Prerce, It was in 1950, when tho Free-Soilers had achioved the right to or- ganize a State withott tho taint of slavery, after a gallant struggle agginst the “ border rufians” who had made war upon them. They held their Convention ond elected their Legislature, which convened in Topeka, July 4,1856, Horace Gnenury, in his history of the war, says of it: ‘The Tagislsturo choron under tho Froa State Const! tution was ennounced to incet at Toreka on’ the 4th of July, 1956, and {ta members asyoinbled accordingly, but were not allowed to organize, Uo!, Suan, with a force of regulars, dispersing them by order of Preai~ dent Prenoe, A proclamation had been issued by the Lresident prohibiting ‘‘all porsons claiming legislative power and authority from assem- bling, organizing, or attempting to organize.” It was under this proclamation that Col. Sumven collected his troops of United States soldiers, consisting of several companies of deagoons and somo artillery, about the State- Mouse. At tho hour of noon, while the Clerk of the Houco was calling the roll, Col, Scuyer walked np to the Speaker's chair aud spoke ag follows: Gu:triewen? I ara hero to perform tho most painful duty ot my whols Hfo, Undor tho authority of the Prerident’s proclamation, Tam hero to disperse thia Legislature, aud therefore {inform you thet you cannot mcut—I therefore order you to disperse. God knows that have no party focling 4u this matter, and will bold none co long as T occupy my prosent position in Kansas, In reply to a question whether the mem- bers of tho Legislature were to be driven oat of the House at the point of the bayonet, Col. Sumyer said that he should use all tho forco at his command to carry out his orders, It was then that the members of the House dispersed under protest, The same scene was enacted in the Senate, Here was a ‘flagrant act of Federal intor- forenco,” under the direct ordors of a State- Sovereignty Democratio President, sustained bo a Domocratic Congress, and approved by the Demoeratio press throughout tho country. An entiro Legislature, representinga majority of the people of Kausns, and without any internal dissensions, was dispersed at the point of the sword. How different o casa from that of Louisiana, in which a minority of the Legislature had seized control by a coup d'etat, and where the United States troops were called in by the recognizod Governor of tho State at the request of 9 majority of the Legislature! If there was interference in the Louisiana caso, is was in conformance with the law and the Constitution ; the inter- ference in the Kansas case was in gross vio- lation of law ond the reckless uso of Federal power ond Foderal bayonots to disperse a whole Logisleture ropresonting the majority of the people.’ Yet the Democrats who ap- proved the gross outrago in Kansans havo raised a demoniaoc howl over a squad of sol- diers in New Orleans who ousted five persons who had beon illegally seated in the Louisi- ana House of Representatives, This is «fair specimen of that Demooratio jewel called con- sistenoy. THE REGISTRY LAW. The Bourbona of the State Logislature haye put forward another cardin the game which they ara playing to concentrate and conserve their power as a party, in the shape of a bill introduced in tho Senate by Annr- zun, of Adama, to repeal the Registry law, which is at present tho only safeguard of olections in cities, What tho offect of this bill will be can be best seen by exam- ining the law itsolf, These rogistors contain n list of the persons qualified to vote inecach election district of cities, alphabet- ienlly arranged, soos to show inono column the name of the voter and in another col- umn his residence, and the list is preserved for the use of the judges on cleotion day, and amplo penalties are provided againat false or double registration, The number attached to thu voter's name is placed upon the back of tho ticket which he votes, Thie does not interfere with the secreoy of his ballot, but simply identifies it in case it is brought before a court of inquiry in a contest, There is no hardship connected with this system, no invasion of personal right, no injustice of any sort. Ample notice and time are givon the voter to register him- self, and, even should he failto do so, he still ig not debarred from the right to cast his vote. Thia he can do by furnishing to the judges an identifying witness and his affidavit in writing, stating therein that he is an in. habitant of the district and ontitled to vote, ‘This system has proved itsolf to bo the best safeguard in elections,—the only check upon fraudulent voting yet dovised. It not only guarantees the purity of the ballot-bor and the expression of the will of the majority, but it furnishes the only practical reference which ean be made in case of a contested election, Even with this system abuses can creop .in, growing out of the dishonesty and corruption of judgos; but with honest judgouit turnishes the only practical mothod of securing an hon-* est clection ; aud this system the Bourbons now propose to break down in all the oitles in Ke State. In the small villages of tho rural districts, whore overy votor knows every other voter in his district, there is less necessity for registration, but ina great city Uke Chicago, where no man knows more than a handful of neighbors in his ward or pre- cinet, he cannot intelligently deny the right of any one to vote or affirm that any mon who odors his voto ig nok a senldeut of the -ward. ‘The rogistor is the only guard, and without it the ballot-box is open to overy kind of frond, as it waa in the days of Ohicago when the most flngrant frauds wore porpetrated at the polls with impunity. Tho Nourbon proposal to break down the Registry law simply places the batlot-box in the possession of the slums. It paves the way for fmportations, and makes ‘ repeat. ing" a safo ond ensy process, It places ovory olection in tho hands of the gamblora, shoul- der-hitters, rowdics, and depraved classes of tho large cities, nnd, as these classes form tho chicf matorial of the Bourbon party in all large cities which is utilized in elections, of course it is for tho interest of the Bour- ‘bon leaders to utilize it as much as possible, —to vote it early and voto it often. The repeal of tle Registry law furnishes tho means for doing it. It would inaugurate such an cra of ballot-boxr-stuffing, and fraudulent voting as tho cities of this Stato have never seen beforo, ond Chicago and ovory other largo city In which the brutal classes are numerous would be Icft at tho morcy of ruflaniem, Tho slums of Chicago would rule it, fill its offices, and dic. tate its Inws, and Bourbonism would repeat hore the frauds, and corruptions, and villainies of Tammany in New York. This is tho Bourbon programme, Now, wo would like toask the Independont Republicans of the Legislature if they are in favor of this inde- pondent style of voting; if they aro disposed to romoye the only sefeguard wo have of tho purity of clections, and hand the ballot-box over to the control of the lowest and most depraved classes of the communi- ty; if they are going to join with the Bourbon League in virtually disfranchising the moral, honest, and respectable classes of the community, and giving municipal control to political bummers and sociat vagabonds ? If so, then they had botter drop the name of Independent Republican and put on the Bourbon collar at once, that they may bo known hereafter as such, THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER. Wo print this morning, in detail, the amendments, prepared by the Citizens’ Asso- ciation of Chicago, to the general act of in- corporation of cities, ‘Tho Legislature is to bo asked to adopt them, 'Thesa amend- ments substantially provide : 1, That when one-cighth of the voters of ony city shall petition the Mayor and Com- mon Council to that effect, the latter shall, within sixty days after the presentation of the petition, submit the question of incor- poration under the general law to the vote of tho people, and shall fix day for such elec- tion not less than fifty nor more than ninety days after the passage of such ordinance, 2. If atsuch election the majority shall vote for such organization under the general law, a goneral election under such new charter shall be held on tho third Tuesday of April succeeding, and the officers elected thereat shali servo until the noxt regular election at the time preseribed by such charter, which is in April of every odd-numbered yenr, Tho question of incorporation under the genoral law shall not be submitted oftener than once in four years, but it may be submitted in No- vomber, 1875, nnd quadrennially thereafter. 8, That the Mayor shall have power to re- movo any ofiicor not elected by tho people, making report thoreof, and of his reasons, to the Common Council. In case that Board, by a vote of two-thirds, shall, within ten days thereafter, disapprove the action of tho Mayor, the officer shall be reinstated. 4, In case the peoplo shall, at the tima of the adoption of the general charter, vote for minority representation, every district in the city shalt be entitled to six Aldermen, who are to hold office two yonrs, except those elected at the first election, when one-half of tho members shall hold offico one year and tho other half two years, At such election of Al- dermen, each voter will be entitled to os many votes as there are Aldermen to be olected, and may cumulate or distribute them as ho pleases. . 6, At the samo time that the people vote on the question of incorporation under the gon- eral law, they shall vote also on tho question whether the Common Council shall consist of one or two branches; if a majority vote for two branches, then the additional branch shall be called the Board of Councilmen and the other the Board of Aldermen, together forming the Common Council, All legisla- tion ‘hall have tho concurrent approval of both Boards, Allordinances making appro- pristions or levying taxes shall originato in the Board of Aldermen, The members of the Board of Councilmen shall number thirteon, and shall bo eleoted by general tick- et and servo four years, one-half going out evory two years. 6, That there shall be clected every two years @ Mayor, City Counsel, Attornoy, and ‘Treasurer ; the Treasurer and Attorney to be elected at the sama time and for tho same term os the Mayor. No person to bo eligible to the offloe of Treasurer oftener than once in four yoars, 7. The Common Council may by ordi- nance, adopted by a two-thirds vote, provide that the Mayor shall appoint, with the approv- al of the Board of Councilmen, a City Mar- shal, City Superintendent of Streets, Corpora- tion Counsel, Comptroller, and City Clerk, or either of them, and any other officer adjudged necessary, 8. The Common Conncil shall within the first quartor of the coming fiscal year pass tho Genoral Appropriation bill, and thereafter no further appropriation should be mado during the yoar, Tho Mayor shall cortify to tho Council tho estimates of tho various heads of departments for appropriations for the year, which estimates the Council shall not exceed. 0. In cities having a population exceeding 100,000 the Mayor shall appoint, with the approval of the Board of Counoilmon, a Comptroller, a Corporation Counsel, Com- missioner of Streets, Commissioner of Sow- ers, Commissioner of Water and Gas, Com- misaloner of Public Buildings, Commissioner of Local Improvements, Commissioner of Police, Fire Commissioner, and Health Com- misaloner; these several officers shall be the responsible heads of the several departments, and with the Mayor shall hold weekly con- sultations respecting the affairs and interests of the city, All contracts for each of these departments shall be let for the city by tho chief of the department, and all bids shall bo opened in the presence of the ‘ Oabinet” Counoll Board aforesaid.” 10, Any citizen, upon giving proper seaurity, may, in the name of the oity, institute suit to recover any money misappropriated, or to arrest any illegal or improper expenditure of public money or property of the city. ‘Two things aro now univeraally conceded : 1, That the existing charter of the city is wholly inadequate for a rosponsible and logitimate Government of thocity. It is a headless, indirect, irresponsible, and riost costly form of government. Unless there be immediate reliof, there is danger that the City Government will be brought to a stand. repeating, | still, 2, That the genoral act of incorporn- tion, aa it now stands, ia inappropriate to a city like Chicago, and inadequate for tho re. forms which aro absolutely necessary. Under those circumstances, these amendinents to the general Inw are essentinl. ‘The nidditional powors noaded for a city liko Chicago ara made optional, so that other cilies organized under the goneral law may adopt thom or not at their plonsure, ‘Tho most radical change proposed is that of having the Common Conncil consist of two Chambers, 'Chis is the univorsal Ameri- ean form of government. It prevails in nearly all tho Inrgo cities, It is on additional check on hasty and corrupt legislation. Whoerovor the Logislature consists of but ono body, it becomes a reckless despotisin. In or- der to leavo all othor cities in the State un- ombarrassed by the amendment, its adoption ag a part of the Municipal Govornment is made optiounl by the people of each city. In this city it is one of the necessities of the day. Wo wish to renow a suggestion made by Gov, Beveniper in his message to the Legis. Inture. ‘Che poople of Illinois hoye in their Constitution surrounded tho Legislature with tho moat rigid restraints and restrictions, in order to protect the people of tho State against reckless, improvident, and corrupt taxation and exponditure; while, at the samo timo, the Municipal Governments, which owo twonty times more dobt than the State, and which raiso by taxation and expend ten times og much money as does tho State, aro almost left without legal restriction, and are compar- atively irresponsible, The oppressions of taxation are those levied by the local Govern- ments. Itistime that these Governments be not only surrounded by proper legal re- straints and checks, but that they be mado responsible tothe persons who elect them, and who sre now plundered by them with impunity. AGRAVE QUESTI0: There is one phase of the Louisiana trouble that has failed to receive the earnest and prayerful consideration to which it is entitled at the hands of tho Constitution-savers, What sentonce shall bs passed upon the United States soldicrs who so ruthlessly ‘* in- yaded” the legislative balls of the ‘ sover- eign State” of Louisiana at tho call of the pro tem, Speaker WiuTz and the Democratic members? What right had they to be igno- rant of the constitutional prohibition of Fed- eral intorferonco except under certain condi- tions ? Did they give the subject the proper consideration beforo acting? If not, why not? Hero is material for new indignation meatings and suggestions for new constitu- tional deliverances from Messrs, Cann Scuonz and Wits M. Evanrs, Let us briefly restate the case in the most lurid light that can bo cast upon the horrible mon- strosity, The successive developments show that President Gnaxt did not give any orders for tho uso of the military, that Gen. Snerman had not assumed command at New Orleans, and that Gen, Exony, then in commend, was not consulted, The responsibility of com- plying with the requests of Speaker Winrz and Gov. Kettoae is thus narrowed down to one general officer with shoulder-straps, ono sergeant with with chevrons above tho elbow, two corporala with chevrona below tho elbow, and twelve terrible fellowa in light bluo pants, dark bluo coats, and any quantity of brassbuttons, This ia tho forocious mob which has outraged the sovereign State of Louisiana, trampled upon the Constitution of the United States, lacerated the hearts of constitutional patriots, aud jeopardized tho very existence of republican form of govern- ment. Now let them bo called tonccount! Let thom answor os best they may the impeach. ment of nn indignant people! Let them ex- plain, if they can, how they dored to intimi- date by thoir ferocious presenco the suffering White Lenguo of Louisiana! Lot them pre- paro, while there is yet time, some satisfactory excuse for failing to resort to that deliberate consultation and solemn council domanded by tho importance ond dolicaoy of the situ- ation. This formidable army of one general officer, one sergennt, two corporals, and twolvo pri- vates, were stationed at the doors of tho State-House to keep out the mob. While in the discharge of their duty as soldiers, thoy wero callod upon by one Mr. Wiu1z, repre- senting himself as Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives, and fifty Demo- cratic mombors, claiming to be a ma jority by roason of superior vocal powors in a viva tocs vote, to make war upon the Metro- politan police and other non-conformists in tho lobby. ‘This savago soldiery immedi- ately proceeded to do what was asked of them, after a feeble protest on the part of the goneral officer, Horo was a flagrant vio- lation of the Constitution; here tha prece- dent prognant with danger to the lifo of ro- publican government, It was manifestly the duty of tho man in shoulder-strapa, the men with chevrons above the sleeve, the two men with chovrons below tho sleeve, and the twelve men in light blue pants, dark blue coats, and brass buttons to rotiro, organize a Council of War around the company’s drum, take their authoritios qut of their knopsacks, ond deliberate as to their duties, They should have called for “Srory on Constitutional Law,” ‘* Wooser on International Law,” Jommni’s Military Writings, Hartzcn’s Commenta, Boort’s factics, and ‘Hanpex's Drill, and thon and there thoy should have sat down too consul. tation and comparison of authorities, to do- termine whether they had tho right to oboy the order of State-Sovoreignty Domocrats who asked them to put out the non-conform- ists, Instead of this, they marched in with all tho savagery of thelr ferocious natures, seeking what Republicans they might devour in tho cause of Waurz and the Domoorats. After tho shouldor-straps, the chovrons, and tho blue,coats and brass buttons had digested Stony, and Woozsry, and Joyni, and Scorr, and Hanizox, and Hanprz, with possibly the assistance of McOnerzan’s military writings and Ovsrzn’s experi. ences in Indian warfare, they might possibly have come to tho conclusion that it was thelr duty to Interfere when thoy wero ordered ao to do by tho representatives of “State Sovereignty” itself, But, even in this case, it would manifestly have been tho duty of the one general officer, the one ser- geant, the two corporals, and tho twelve ter- rible privates to retire and go ovor this ground again when Gov. Kxzuooa called upon them. They should then have gone to their drum. head aud cxamined thelr authorities as aforc- gaid on the complicated and delicate question whether, having responded to tho call of the Democrats, they had any constitutional right to respond to the call of the Republicana, It wasincumbeat on them to decide whether Keu.eca or Witz was suporior in au- thority, together with all the intricate probloms growing out of this main question. ‘Via thoy also failed to do, and we Lave now to contomplnte tho linvoc and desolation consed by an invading army of twelve mon, two corporalx, ono sergeant, and a genoral offlear. It is plainly tho duty of the Domocratio orators to touch up this phase of the Louisi« ana question, Hero is an opportunity for some more resolutions something ns follows: Wurnran, Wo find that nether the Prostitent, nor Gen, BixatDaN, hor Gen, Extony was responsible for the ruthicas invasion of the legislative halls of Loutst+ sna; and Wnenras, A subordinate general officer, one sere geant, two corpornis, and an army of twelve privates firat mado war on tho Iepublicans at the instance of tho Democrats, and then made war on the Democrata at tho inatanco of the Republicans; atid Waengas, Thoy thus imperiled conatitutlonal liver~ ty, State Sovercignty, and tho lifeof the Republio; thorefore he tt Resolved, ‘That the combined shoulder-rtraps, chevrons, blue coats, and brass buttons, to the aggre= gate numbor of sixtcou, bo dropped from ths rolls for ignorance of constitutionat Jaw and conduct unbe- coming students in tho relations between National aud State Governmonta; and Resolved, That wo hereby recommend the appoints mont of anu Sonunz and Winn M, Evaare na Judges-Advocates-Generala to the United Stated Army for the speclal {interpretation of conatl+ tutional law to the military forces of the Confederate Btatos, When the spirit of these resolutions shall have been carried out, we may hope for o final solution of the voxatious question of Stato Sovereignty according to Jost and Tiauircs, “Qmroy,” the Washington correspondent or the Chicago Times, broathes fury against Gen. Suxnipay, commoncing with theso words: “Io company with some 60,000 other misguided pa- trioty I was at Codar Creek, ¥a., on the morning of Oct, 19, 1864. In this, as indecd in sevorat othor comfortable particulars, ouo Purr IH. Suentpan had tho advantago over me. He waa ‘at Winchoster, twenty miles away.’ Hobad boew thore a nuniber of days." He therefore pros ceods to announco that SurnipAN was not presen at all at the battle of Codar Crook. ‘I was thore, and can prove it,” says this warrior, and shows thet Gen, Wnionmt, commander of tho Sixth Corps. deserves all the credit, and that Susnman strived 8 fow moments boforo 2 o'clock. Now, if wo aro not grievously mistaken, * Gipkon” was at thet time dividing his time and attention between rolling and un- rolling 12 or 15 feet of woolen comforter round his narrow throat, and picking up pollce-ftema for a daily paper. If ho over way in tho army it must haya been as a drummer-boy, for his stature in those days, as nov, was auch that nono but 8 Liliputian army would have accepted him. But, evon it be was adrummer, it must havo beon fors Now Engiand suspender house, Of hie valor asa warrior there is no quostion, His briof encountor with Gronox Aurnep TowNsEND proved that. But his efforts to rob Gen, Saxnt~ pan of his fame are go preposterous that thoy deserve only to be laughed at, In tho language of that other military hero, “ Grozon'a” equal in courage ond sntipodes in size: Lord, Lord, how this world is given to lying! ——_-—__—. When tho chivalric nnd honcst-hearted Gen, Da Tronrtanp had fulfilled the task nilotted to him by tho malignant and base-hearted tyrant at Waebington, of dispcraing the legally-elected and eworn rupres sontatlves of this State yentorday, » gontieman ro~ marked to him ¢ “This is a disngreoablo. task for you, Gencral,” ‘The gray-halred veteran replied : "I'm & soldier, ate, aud have to obey orders.” It appoara to ua that tho time is fast approaching when the officers of the United Btatea army may bo called upon, by overy inatinet of honorable manhood and every prin- ciple and obligation of free citizenship, to look this questiou of obcd'once to orders, involving political action by military force, aquarely’ in the faco.—New Orieans Bulletin (Whtte-League organ), Tho point of the above paragraph depends very much upon the way one looka at it. Are weto understand from the Bulletin that it was right for Gen. Dz Trosnranp to oboy orders when issued by Winrz at tho request of Demo- cratic members and wrong tor im to obey ordera when issued by Gov. Kettoca at tho request of Ropublican mombors? If it was a usurpation for them to act in accordance with tho instructions of tho Governor of the Stato, aro wo to understand that it was not o ueurpa~ tion for them to oboy tho instructions of the alleged Speaker? If the military horenfter arq to look orders squarely in the face, sre they te look only at Ropublican and not at Democratic orders, or what are they todo? Aro they te disoboy all orders? Will the Bulletin throw some light on these questions? —__———___ ‘Thero ia an official appendage to our City Gov- ernment known as Gas-Inspector, supported, wo bolieve, atan exponse of $2,400" year to the tax-payers, This superfluous ornament under the “Reform” Government of tho ‘*Poopte's Party hay been heard from just twico; and, a8 ho hes been in office a year, cach of those uttor. ances has cost the city $1,200, Tho first oracular dolivery of Mayor Colvin's Gas-Inspector was to explain why tho city gas-lamps gave forth euch foable light. This he did by throwing the blamo upon the size of tho pipes and roleasing the Gas Company from evory taint of re sponsibility, The second delivery was for tha purpose of explainiug why tho gas-bills havo been so unprocedently enormoua during tho Isat month. Ho explaing that itis all owing to tho kind of burners which the people use; the Gas Company isin no wise reaponsiblo olthor for the poor quality of the article they furnish nor for the oxorbitant bills thoy render! Without tak- ing any sides of the caso, wo would suggest thet the Gas Company could botter afford to pay Mr. Conyin's Inspector than can the poopte of Chica- go, since the chief aim and sole information of hia reports are to the effoct thatin no caso ia tho Gas Company vor to ba blamed. Such , oficial information ought to be worth 82,400 yoar to the Gas Company and not to tho taz- payors of Chicago. a A Washington correspondent tolls in a Pitts burg paper tho story of au attempt upon tho lifo of Gen, Gnanr provious to his olection to the Presidency, ‘fhe story baa nevor befere been made public, but aa it indicates the courage of a citizon of Washington it should bo mention- ed, Gen, Grant, whilo walking down Masua- chusetts ayenuo to crosa Sixth streat, was eud- denly confronted by ® man who brandisbed a Pistol, aud who, in a fow well-chosen words, in- formed the Gonoral that his time had comoy that he (the speaker) was an Alabama man, had boon ruined by the War, and was bont on revanzs rogatdless of conacquonces, Dr. Bown, who ‘wag just in time to prevent the discharge of the plato! a8 o fitting climax to tho sposoh, stepped between Gen. Gnant and the orator and told him he could only reach the Genoral through bis burly body. During tho parley which ensued the warrior disappeared, Dr. Bowzx saw bie oppor tunity, knocked down tho infuriated Alabamien, and picked up hie pistol, which ke koops 55 ® wouvonir of the occasion, a gag Perbapsit Is timo that tho Chicago Board of Trade appointed a Committee on Elections suflicient- ly versed in olementary arithmetio and avfiiciea’ ly abatoraious to make a correct official count of tho votes polled by that body in the recent elco tlon of officers, The majority allowed Sr Azmoun over N, K, Farnpanx is bnt 16, and sine the declaration of tho voto several error hav? boon discovered in other casas. In one alr take of 100 votca was made; in soveral others oirors of eight or nine, These latter Agures at? very wuggostive, A change of nive votes wou make Mr. Farmuaxc President, If the Bost aims to preserve one jot or title of farraess, it will Lave thia matter sottied without furthor de" lny. Thero {s something terrible in the throat of Mr. Frezp to consign the name of Iinsxutt perpetual Infamy by tho ostablishmont of + chaiitable fund to be known aa the ‘Kinset Fund,” and make that misorablo wretch aupolt the material for perpotunting bis own infamy Tt ig Frexp’s declated intoutlon to bestor $15,000 damages wrung, through the courlh from Tuomas Rrxextta upon hie guilly wit daring the term of her natural life, and at bet eat to devolo ib to tho purpose meuslo!