Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 23, 1875, Page 8

THE CHICAGO DAILY ’ TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, J & —_—_—_—_—_—_ TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. Base or F Por Paes: Parts of a sea nt he natea rate, ‘Vo penvant datar and uitay Included, BO cats nar wook 11% TRIBUNE COMPANY, ni Dearbarn-sts., Chicago, Ut. TODAY'S AMUSEMENTS. Maddie: treat, hatween ent "of {pe Rivakorclt Pearbora acer Opara-Trot AMiguon."” Aida Heed atront hintwaen Mad- sient of Tohn MeCullough. and evening. lonron street, between Dear. ‘ucle Tom's Cabin.” Aiternoon and tem and Monro: Wale Gnedinte CHICAGO N arn and State. evening. Fe ND. OP) OUSE-—Ciatk . atrest, oppzita peeriean He a inom Minwtrote. lis Graco the Du: won and evening, (—Randatoh trast, between Meee atatte. Alternoon 2nd oroning. Olark and Labial: ADELPHTTHAAT! ros. Dearhorn street, corner Mon- ‘Vartty enteriaininent. Afternoon afd evening. SOCIETY MEETINGS. ALP. & AL eventing, at a «for trianaction exes. Ty fs honed that conrentent ‘9 do pret= +R. DUNLOP, See'y. iS NOTICES: WH MEAN ALL We teeth, #3. Nattefneton classy ab bait the u.walri INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS, BEVENTH Pt and Suburban Real Ertate, ort al Dodd, Taxt an Fon Ag "Goals, Agents Wanted, For nsoments, Railroad TIme-Ta- Saturday Morning, January 23, 1875. WITH SUPPLEMENT. Tho report of Senstor Surnaan’s speech on the Loxisiana question will be found in tho regular vecord of Congressional proceed- Ings on the cloventh pago of this paper. Mr. I thiuks there may have been a Satu in the neble army of martyrs who con- stituted the Tacifle Mail lobby, but he does not know of eny such person serving in that way. Mr. Tham. id Daxirn Darw and the benr interest in Wall street. and Washington which opposed the Pacific Mail subsidy for speculative purposes were known to Mr. Tawi end his cliqno as ‘the Methodist party.” ‘The Methodist party, it seems, made merchandiso of its honor, A. S. Pappocs, who was yesterdny elected Benator of Nebraska, has lived in that Stato since 1856. Ie issaid to be a Conservative Republican, and in many respects a strong man. On the whola, the now Senators prom- {se to ba quite worthy of the Lonor conferred upon them, Charges of attempted bribery by Rausry and his friends sre becoming very thick in St. Paul. Ono contleman, who distinetly of- fered to deposit a sum of money for a certain member of the [House ina designated spot, explains now that he wns ‘only joking.” Men havo beca scut to prison for joking in that way. — By tho way,n Congrensional election occurs to-day in the First Nlinois District. Another Republican liny taken the field against Caur- Freep and “Horse” Evry, ‘Tho new mon is J.ML Vaurerre, of Du Page County, Ifo counts on the country votes, Lack-pay, of course, is tho consideration with CauLrieLp ; honor may bo the inducement to Vanurrre. Gen. Bursstpe's friends in Rhodo Island refuse to go into caucus, and stand as a solid Phalanx in tho way of al efforts ata com- promise. The netive rival ef tho General, Mr, Disox, is a good party man, and offers to snbmit tho whole question for the final de- cision of a cx It is almost impossible not to like Benssipr for his pluck and con- tempt of canenses; nnd Mr. Dixon's self-de- ninl, after all, ia not very great, in considera- tion of tho fact (ast he has only 29 votes to Buayawe's 49. ‘Tho Independent members of the Indiana Tegistaturo have issued on aiddress to the people of tho State declaring that there is no hope of efecting any fluancial legis. lation for the benefit of the people sinco both the Republican and Demo- eratic'partics are controlled by tho moucy- power, Docs tho Independont movement, thon, menn an attack upon the vested rights of property-owners? If s0, it is outright Communism, Tet the Independent rag. Moncy peopto call themselves International- ists und we shail Imow where to place them. 6 1-4¢ for shoulders, 9 1-80 for short ribs, and 9 1-2c for short clears, Dressed hogs wero moderately nective but wenk, closing at 36.00 @7.40. Highwines were activo ead steady at Yte per galton. Flonr was dull and un- changed. Wheat was active and irregular, closing at 83 3-f¢ cash, and 89 1-Se for Feb- rnary. Corn was dull, and 3.8¢ lower, closing at G5e cash, and 71 3-f0 seller May. Oats wero dull and easier, closing ati? 1-8¢ cash, and 52 3.8¢ sellor Fobruary, Ryo was quict and steady at 97@97 1-20, Barley wns duit, and little better than nominal at $1.26@ 1.26 1-2 for February, ogswere in demand and ruled firmer. Sales at 0@7.10, Cattle and sheep were dull and weak. Inwiy's latest exhibit, he Mail fund as follow According to M disbursed the Paci master. other of un M AJL Witemey, ‘Aad two Doorkerzo We believo that the examination of tho Company’s accounts showed that inwry re- coived abvont $900,000 in all,—750,000 nt one time and $150,000 at another,—to bo dis- bursed in Washington, Making $34,000 allowance for his lapses of memory, then, it seems he paid out about $750,000 of this f sum, which would Teave him some £150,000 for himself. ‘This was a pretty fair commis- sion, particularly a3 $100,000 of what he paid out is said to have remained in the family ; AHL War y being described as a relative. We print in another column of this morn- ing’s paper an abstract of the report just made by tie Committeo of tho Labor Coun- cil of Massachusetts which hag Intely been investigating the affairs of tho Charlestown Navy-Yard. It has been a common charge, since the last election, that this yard was used during the campaign of last fall to advance the interests of Mr. Goocu, who was running acloso reese with Mr. Baxxs, Tho mattor was bronched in Congress when the Naval Appropriation bill. «was under comsideration, and members of both par- ties at that timo denounced the man- agement of the Charlestown:Yard, and called for radical change. Some of tho Repub- lican members were especially severe in their comments on the facts, and confessed with shame rnd regret that the Republicon party was chiefly responsible for them. But these preliminary developments had uot propared us for tho revelations which are made this morning, ‘Che Labor-Council’s Commit- teo finds that threo weeks before tho election 1,700 men wero employed; on the day of lection, 2,450; two days after, 1,950; and now, 250, The singular incvease of forea about election- timo was explained by Mr, Goocn, from his seat in Congress, to bo required for the pur- pose of protecting somo live-oak timber, ‘This story was regarded at tho time as very thin, and it is pretty thoroughly pierced by the statement of the Labor Conumittec, that neres of live-oak timber aro now, and have been for years, lying about tho yard in the open air, and rotting. If half that is told about Mr, Goocn is true, we ore not sorry that ho was defeated in, the last election, THE ILLINOIS FARMERS’ PLATFORM. ‘Tho * farmers'" Convention at Springtield resulted in the adoption of a platform which 1s intended to express the politieal eonvic- tions of that class of citizons, or so many of them as agreo with it. Tho platform shows most commendablo progress in somo things, and at the samo time shows that its makers havo yct much tolvnrn. ‘Tho discussions of tho last two years have had tho eifect of re- moving soveral old notions and projudicos, but thero are, nevertheless, somo things upon which many farmers are yet Inboring under the delusions of the past. A few years ago, tho great body of thom bolioved that thesalvation of all thingsAmorican demanded that Amorican industry should be advanced. and prospered by tho most enormous taxa. tion, At last it has dawned upon tho farm- ers that there is no reciprocity in ** protec. tion,” and that it means nothing but taxation tothem, ‘They havo discovered tho truth that tho agriculturists of this country soll their surplus products in a free-trado market, aud pay their own transportation; ond have tomake their purchases in a “protected” market, paying not only for the goods but tho excossive tariff taxes thereon, Jlero is what they say in their platform on the subject: Reeatved, That the right to exchango tho products of labor ia cooxtenslvo with tho right of ownership. We enbiult to all needful taxation for the eupport of the Governniont, but denounce all taxation levied for tho Lonenht of spectst clases, Wo hold tat. the existing: duties on clothing, htumber, salt, fron, aud steel are wot only unneccesary to the succcanfill prosecution of there {udustries, bat oppressive to labor, and teud to create monopoles, whlie, at the samo time, they furnish o [retort for extruvagunt charguy for railway tranapor- jon, In common with the producing classes of Secretary Burzzow's plan for raising addi- tional revenuo is outlined in our dispatches this morning. ft contemplates an increase of 10 cents in iho whisky tax, the yestoration ofthe tax on tca and coffeo, afd tho ro- vival of the 10 per eent tariff-duty on a largo number of articles specified by the President in hiv annual message, It is Wearevly possible that all of theso proposi- tons will be favorably entertained by Con. gress, We shoukl Le sorry to see any ine crease in the whi:ky-tex, or in the tariffduty on artleles in whole or in part manufactured . in this en-utry, Se naa Mr, Dax Voonrueys, who rushed holly to ‘Washington to swear that he did not get any of Inwis’s Vacitic Mail money, made out his case by proving an alii, But he showed that, during a cession of Congress of which he was a member, ho went to Indianapolis to defond Mrs, Corus in her trial for murder, end got ao $1,000 fee for his servicos, In other words, whilo drawing pay from tho people aa @ member of Congress, ho om. Picyed the time he ehould have given to tho public service to the pructice: of his profes. sion, Ho spent a mouth on Mro, Crew's trial, drew 1,000 from her, and then went back to Washington and drow 8300 from the United Status ‘Lremsry for services which he had not rendered. We foar Mr. Voonugrs’ explanation will uot do him much good, atin minneneeaneemnns ‘The Chicego produce markots wero unset. Wed yestorduy, Mess pork was active, and 25@208 por blower, closing ut §17.65@ 27.70 euch, and $17.73 1-2@17.75 for Febru. ry. Lard wes uctive, and 10@12 1-20 per 200 Ibs lower, closing af $18.12 12@13.15 Oash, and $1.17 1.2G14.20 for February. Mente ware Lore sotlve und wtandy, at 6 18@ the people they now begin to under. stand that in a country like this, whero there is a surplus of food, an abundance of cheap fuol and raw materials at tho mero cast of producing them, “ pro- tection” to manufacturers is wholly nnneces- sary, and is literally nothing clxe than robbery of tho farmers, Hero in the United States wo havo the breadstutfy and provisions produced at tho very doors of the cotton and woolen and iron mills, aud the raw material used in these mills procuruble within a day's journoy. They find the iuanufacturera of leathor ablo to collect the hides near athand, ‘Thoy find acon! mine almost within every county, iron oro in ineshaustiblo deposits close by, forests near ot land, and overything necded by human industry for manufacturing of all kiuds of goods and waros liberally distributed St convenient points by Nature. To “protect” 9 class thus bountifully supplied with food, fuel, and raw material, ian so glaringly unnecessary that any tox levied for that purpose is of neceasity an act of confiscation of tho prop- erty of the farmers and the general publio for tho benefit of tho privileged class, These Ilinojs farmers have at last discovered that equality demands that, if they are compelled to sell in a froo-trade market, bearing the ox- penso of traneportation, thoy should be al- lowed to purchase in an equally froo market, Protection, which taxos one olass to give ape. ciul bounties to another, has become in their oyes legalized robbery, But the farmers have not yet mastered tho curcency question, That is, to them, com. paratively a now subject of investigation, and, misled in the beginning by the sophisms of the juflation classca, thoy have not yot discovered that monoy is a thing of value, to be earned by labor, On thiy gubject of the surrenoy the Convontlon was wild and chi. merigal. The position of the Convention is this: Resolved, That we demand the reveal of the National Wanting tev, and that thy Government aball aupply por money dircetly from tho Treasury made tender fo all dabie, pubile and private, n= ties on Intporte, to be iulerchangeable for entding repietered bonds bearing J.CB interest, Stated in other and plainer words, thera shall be no resumption of specie payments at any time ; the amount of greenbacks in cir- culnion to be doubled, and the whole to bo declared permanently irredeemable, That ia the extraordinary position taken by this Con- vention of farmers, and it is as wild as tho protection doctrine, that tho best way to pro- tect American Inbor is to tax it to the utmost limit of endurance, Suppose this supreme folly should find ex- pression in tho form of a law, and should be- come the financial policy of the uation, wherein would it produce any benefit to tho country or to individuals? Tho United States owe n very largo debt, represented at home and abroad by bonds, the interest of which are, by the terms of the bonds as well as of tho law, paynble in gold. How is tho in- terest on these bonds to be paid according to this plank of the Farmers’ platform? ‘Tho amount required is a Jundred millions per annum, Is thero any conceivable way except by the sale of greonbacks to tho gold brokers? And what will thogo never-to-be-redeemed greenbacks sell for to the Wall street brokers? Unless they buy them and give gold for them, the lawful interest contracted for by tho Gov- ernment caunot Le procnred, for the Govorn- ment will not be in receipt of a dollar of coin for taxes or duties. ‘The Convention do not seem to have thought of this point. If, after tou years of peaco and n redue- tion of the public debt of several hundred millions of dollars, the repeated declarations of Congress that the greeubacks should be re- deemed in gold nt tho earliest possible mo- ment, tho greenback is still worth less than 90 cents on the dollar, what will it boworth if the amount in eirculation be doubled, and it be stamped as a permanent irredcomnble loan, bearing no interest, and exchangeable for nothing tat has intrinsic value? It is truo it is made a legal tender in payment of debts among our own people aud debts due tothe Government. ‘lo reduce the valuo of the legal tender to 40 or 50 ccnts on the dollar, or less, may bo 4 seeming temporary advantage to the ‘debtor clags," but really it would bo of no advantage, We are all debtors and all creditors in thiscountry. Tho man who owes must have something duo him or he is bankrupt; and, while he may pay his debts at the rate of 60 conts on the dollar, ho in turn will have to take what is due him in tho same depreciated paper. If the Government now has to expond annually $300,000,000 in gold, and in currency worth 90 cents on the dollar, to meet its current ob- ligations and pay its interest, it will neces- sarily requiro double that sum if the purchas- ing value of the greenback be reduced 60 por cent. ‘Thoman who now sells whent at #1 per bushel, and recoives therefor a greenback worth 90 ccuts, in ense tho currency fall one-half in value, will seem to receive $2 in greonbacks for his bushel of wheat, but the $2 -willhave only the purchasing power of 90 cents, the samo as now, ond no more, Greenbacks tony, by an unwarrantable stretch of legislativo power, Le mado legal tender in payment of debts; but there is no power to compel any ran to give his Inbor ox his goods in exchange for groenbacks; any such ox- change must be a voluntary one, and tho greenback mst be valued by the seller and not by the purchaser. If, in 1874, it required o lovy of twenty- eight millions of dollars to pay the State and local taxes oz Itlinois,—tho’ oxponses of tho State and local Governments,—that cost must necessarily be increased in the exact propor- tion thot tho purchasing power of the green. back is reduced, Look at it whatovor way they chooso, the farmers in tho ond must sco that watering and debasing tho currency ro- duces its value, and, to the extont of that re- duction, increases taxation, and weakens, and must eventually destroy, the credit of the uation, publie and private, ‘This Convention appointed delegates to a Convention which meets in Clevelund on the 11th of March to effects national organiza. tion on this greenback question, The leader of this movoment and its probable candidate for President bears tho historieal namo of Janes Buowanan, and was ono of tho defeat- ed aspirants for Senator in Indiana last Tues. day, We have hopes, howover, that long be- fore 1876 the farmors will havo soon tho wretched delusion of an irredeemable paper money, and will, as they have on the ques- tion of protection, discover that honest labor can have no just compensation save in honest money, and that no moncy is honest that is not worth tho samo aot all times and places, and worth as much to make a purchase as it is to pay a debt, TRE VICE-PRESIDENT'S LETTER, In the midst of the present confusion in the Republican councils, and when so many injudicious and dangerous counsclors aro proffering their advice, the recent letter of tho Vice-Presidont comes with a dogreo of power and conviction which ought to com- mand universal attention and respect. The Vice-President speaks the words of wisdom, and ho speaks them fearlessly and warningly. His propositions for the auceess of the party are; 1, ‘ho removal of corrupt office-hold- era, 2, The reconcilintion of those who havo left the parfy. 8. ‘he advancement of real reconstruction in tho South and the adoption of a moro conciliatory policy, These throo points the Vice-President clinches as follows : It seems to me that Nepublicans everywhicro, in oftice anil out of office, should wutordinate all personal de~ alrea, esplrations, and ambitions, sacritice thelr iptor- euta if need bo, rally again for tho party, invite every- body, crowd its ranks, and bring to the front to the toyortant positions of the Government all the oxperi- ouce, ability, and character they can command, A broad, wise, aud magnanimous policy should be promptly inaugurated and stoadily and honestly pur- auod, When tho country already secs, os {t will goo, the unly alternative presented, the real lavues involved, tho policies and men to bs supported, thefr records {a the past, aud their preseut afliations, who and what shall provail {f the Republican party bo set asido; when the country seca where the loyal men of the land are found, aud where they stand—who bollova ia tho per fect equality of tho races, and who, come victory or defeat, lifa or death, mean to malntain in ite completo- ness tho equal righty of Awerican citizens of evory race, nationality, and faith—then will the Republican matues rally sgain, achteva new victories, and give the party a now loasa of power, ‘The Vico-Presidont has spoken boldly and in tho best interests of his party, and he has had tho courage to do so inside the party, aud his advice, therefore, should command the serious and respectful attention of its leaders, ‘hero is truth in his words and there is safety in following them, Any other course leads to inevitable defeat, It romaius to be seon whother ita leaders are dotormined to court overthrow, or whether this warning, coming fom a man who is competent to give advice, will cause them to take steps which will call back tho bolters and heal the breach. oa in the ranks, lis lotter has alroady pro. duced a deep impression upon conservative Ropublicens, and among thom the Boston Adcvertixer, which has for some time been a Inkewarm supporter of tho Administration. It says: It is no common event for a pubile man to speak in thin way of the dutica of an Aduinistration of which hota himeelf a part, But Mr, Witson bas nover wanted the courage of his convictions, and har nover withheld his counsel when tho bent tntoresta of lls party or of the country havo acamed to require tt, Hin words now ought to have tbo greater welght, not only on account of hia position, but also and mainly because. they aro spokon out of a profound and rincero regard for the ruccess of the Admintstration for ita own ake, and forthe principles on which tia grounded, This Urucly exprension of confidence {n tho futuro of the Republican "party, and couragoous statement of the steps by which its power and usefulness may be pro~ fonged, ts overy way worthy of tho Vice-President, aud will add ono more to his many claima upon the respect and regard of the country. Onea more we commend tho Vice-Presi- dent's letter to the lenders of the party in whose hands its fate rests, Advice coming from such a high and honest authority, from a man who has deep convictions of the sncred- ness of principles, and from an official who is ina ‘position to know whereof ho speaks,” ought to receive grave attention. If his ad- vice is not followed, the disastor of Inst No- vember may be repented upon a most ruinous scale in the Presidential clection. eerie ENGLISII BLOOD-BUYING IN 1770, Wo publish elsewhero in this issue an ar- ticle by Prof. G. W. Gneene in the February -\tlantic on “Lhe Wessian Mercenaries of Our Revolution.” It will richly repay rend- ing. It is the best nccount ever published in English of the trafic in blood between Great Britain and Germany during our struggle for liberty. ‘The first few skirmishes, sinco glorified as “battles,” of the Rovolution showed that the 15,000 British troops betweon Nova Scotia and Florida could not conquer 3,000,000 American colonists, To be sure, many of tho Intter, far moro than we caro to admit now, were faithful to the King. Now York City was a stronghold of his. But their faithfulness did not generally go the length of inducing them to bear armsin his eause, ‘They were not of tanch uso tothe Royalists. Recruitingand con- seription could do little in England, whero the Whigs opposed the war from the start, London was hostilo to it. Tho aristocracy furnished oflicers in limitless abundance, but where were the privates to como from? From Russia, Gronax thought, and forthwith offered to buy 20,000 troops of the Empress Catnertine. Tho English Minister at St. Petersburg, Guxxinc, opencd negotiations, Ho preferred his’ request and the Empress politely said sho “would gladly pay her obligations to King Gronor in the manner most agreeable to him.” ‘Thereupon Guy- Nina wrote that tho 20,000 Russian merce- naries were duly bought. Gxronor wrote aletter of thanks to Caturnme in his own hand, and was unutterably disgusted to re- ecive a roply from her private secretary an- nouncing that her reply to Gusnrva was morely a polite expression, and that sho did not care to sell a part of horarmy. Tvidont- ly Carurnine had spoken in French, the lan- guage of diplomacy, of compliments and cle- gout falsehood. If she had used rugged Rus- sian or straightforward English, Goyxiva might not have been tricked. It is strango and true that Russia and America havo al- ways been steadfast friends, Wo owe tho Czar and his subjects many a good turn. Holland was tempted next. Shecame near yielding, Then there arose an apostle of right, Baron Van pen Carznten, who stung slumbering public opinion into hearty con- demnation of the schomo of sending tho “sons of rebels" to put down ‘ robollion.” Tho people spoke aud the Court heard. Tho baffled British envoys withdrow in disgust end dospnir. Tho petty Princelings of Gey. many were next fished for and bit cagorly at the bait. hoy used thoir serfish subjects ouly n3 money-making machines, Why not ‘use them as such in this now way ? thoy asked one another, They drove a hard bargain and put up their prices, Six States, Bruns- wick, Hesse-Cassel, Hesso-Ianau, Waldeok, Anspach, and Anhult-Zerbat, sold 29,166 men! Tho first detachment, 4,300 Bruns. wickers, was a poor lot, Its centre was com- posed of very young or vory old men, sick men, tiny men, worthless men. heir uniforms wore unfit for uso, nnd thoy had no overconts, cloaks, shoes, or stockings, ‘They wero fitted out by swindling British contract- ors at Bristol and sent to sea, Whon the voyago bad fairly bogun, the stores woro opened, ‘I'he shoes wore found to bo women’s + shoos, thin and small, ‘The pillows wero pincushions, 6 inches by 7, A mattress, blanket, and coverlet togethor waighod 7 pounds, Tho food was rotten. Thoy suffor- ed from both German and British avarice, Tho first division of Hessians, 8,897 strong, ronched New York Aug. 12, 1776. Fifteen days afterwards, thoy tasted blood on Long Teland. 80 tho troops pourod in, Misory roigned in Germany, ‘Chere was a common saying among the poasanta: “ Whon wo aro dead, wo ore done with it.” Yet thoy shrank from tho terrors of an ocean voyage, bad enough now ond far worso thon, and from fighting for tho gain of their rulors, “I dic,” said Donor, mortally wounded at the attack on Repnam, ‘tho victim of my own ambition and the avarico of my sovereign,” A Gorman historian wrote: 'The Treasury was filled with blood and tears.” Blood yielded good dividonds, for a man killod was paid for as a new recruit, and threo men wounded counted as one killed. When 2,000 Bruuewickers were taken prisonors at Sara- toga, their ducal ruler objected to their ox- change. Toe feared it would intorfere with futuro profits, In 1778, the lnat lot of pur. ohased Gormans enilod for America. Tho man-inarket was exhausted, Frepentox tho Great had already interforod with tho trafite by remonstranco, by levying a ‘“cattle-tax” on the mon marched through hia territories to the Keaboard, and by finally refusing then passage from his porla, Thia was probably not because he really loved the business less (he was a cosmopolitan kidnapper himgelf), but booauge ho hated Eugland more. Novor- tholesa, it was a good thing for us, Whon the account was finally closed, En. gland had paid Germany what would now amount to about £11,000,000, or $70,000,000, aud 11,853 Germans had beon killed or died of disease, Some deserted; some roturned from Europe, after they were mustered out, to settle in Pennsylvania, Tholr descond- ants, truo to tho Domocratio tradition, still vote in Berks County for Gon. Jaoxson for Prosident, The Hoasians were heartily hated during the war, and not without cause. Brutalized by thoir treatment, thoy acted Uke brutes, France had let loose red fiends upon the Colonial settlements for years, but here were white savages, The Americans regarded thom aa the frontioraman does the Indian to-day, A New Jersey tradition, of which Barr Hanre wrote to the New York T'ribune a year or two ago, epitomizes this feeling, A little gitl found a sorely-wounded Hessian lying in @ field the doy efter a akirmish, Ho begged for water, She ran into the houso, took down her father's gunn without being seon, slipped slyly out of tho room, ran to the dying mon, put the muzzle to his head and pulled the trigger, Another Hessian was dead, and Wintram, Ifereditary Princo of Hesse, was ontitled to draw more tholors from the ‘Treasury of England, What achango 100 yoars has wronght in Ger- man sentiment toward Atmerica! Sevonty- nine thousand German volunteers fought in the Union armics against tho Slaveholdors’ Rebellion, AN UNHAPPY DEMOCRAT, Jrssz If, Rexo isa ‘ Demoerat,” and rep. resents the “ unterrified” of Owen County in the Legislature of Indiana, The Democratic members of that body nominated and elected Mr, Josert LE. MeDonatn United States Sonator, Mr, Rrxo protesting. Unable to defent Mr. McDoxanp, and having bolted his party caucus, Mr. Rrxo is unhappy, aud in his wretchedness is writing letters and pub. lishing them, to show how tlo Democratic lenders of Indinna have cheated and swin- dled the people, Ie recites thet the Demo- erntic Convention of that Stato, in 1874, pledged itself to secure an indoiinite issue of irredcemable grecubacks, andthe payment of tho national bonds in that currency. Mr. MeDoxann, even before the olection, flatly repudiated that platform, expressed himself in favor of specie payments, end had such doubts as to tho constitutionality of the Legal-Tender act that ho would not hesitate to” vote for its repent. This, Mr. Reno continued, was flnt burglary,—treason to the Democratic platform, and a square repu- diation of tho repudinting doctrines of tho Democratic Convention, Mr. Revo, in his own county, promiscd his constituents to stand steadily by tho proposition to repudiate the public debt, and when he came to Indian- apolis ho waa disgusted and mortified to find that every Democrat in the Legislature, except himself, voted to clect the hard-money man, Mr. McDonaxp, to the United Stntos Senate, In vain was tho nome of Mr. Voonnres pre- sented ; the Democrats would not take him. In vain did Mr. Revo present himeclf as the political antipodes of Mr. McDonatp; nota member voted for Rexo! So, in utter de- spair, caused by tho reckless treachery and dishonesty of the party, Mr. Reno tells tho whole story in print. ‘The fact is, the Democratic platform of In- diana, in 1871, was o fraud and a swindle, It was concocted by Dan Voonrures for his own benefit. The party adopted it to go before tho people, to catch the ignorant and thoughtless, but no politician in the party, having the slightest self-respect, appeared or intended to abido by it. Messrs, McDonaLp and Kenn found itnecessary to disclaim respon- sibility for it in advance of the election, and then the party showed their contempt for tho fraud by throwing Vooraers overboard, and electing o man of intelligoneo and ability to adyocnte honest money in tho Senato of the United States. And Reno, the discon- solate, weeps over tho result, THE SOUTHERN POLICY. It is represented that the Republican Cau- cus Committce of the House of Representa- tives havo agreed upon a party policy toward the South. This policy is reported os om- bracing (1) tho recommendation of o joint resolution of Congress sustaining the “ gigan- tic fraud,” callod Ketnoaa Government, in Louisiana, and denouncing the ‘Penn insur- roction” ; (2. a supplemental Enforcemont act for tha botter protection of tho biélot; and (3) a Board of Commissioners to investignto all cases of outrage, and furnish tho United States Courts with ovidenco for proseenting them, If this is the purport of all the Cav- cus Committce hava agroed to recommend, we havo no hesitation in saying thot it has ‘been suggosted by narrow-minded politicians who sre utterly incapable of appreciating tho exporience of tho past and of concoiving a policy for tho future, Wo caounot believe that the Republican party in Congress will adopt such short-sighted and inconsequential conclusions. If it does, it will contribute to the stock of tho perils of the future by on- dangoring party succeas in 1876, and givo tho Democrats a still stronger hold upon tho country than they now unfortunately possess. Tho programmo of this Caucus Committoe is little better than imbecile, It provides no romedy for the existing evil. It leaves Louisiana in the samo unfortunate condition itis now. It forces upon the Prosident tho painful duty of sustaining by the power of tho, United States troops what he has al- ready characterized as a “gigantic fraud.” Tho error into which this Caucus Commit- teo has evidently fallen is, that it is necessary for the Republican majority in Congress to sustain the Kezioaa Government in order to stand by the President and justify his course toward Loutsiann, Nothing could bo moro absurd, Tho attitude of tho Presi- dent has been grossly misconstrued if tho Republicans in Congress think it necessary to indorse Kenxeaa in order to indorse tho Pres- ident. All that the President has ever dono in Louisiana was to lend the strong arm of tho Government to keep the peace and quell in- surrections when called upon by the de facto Government of tho Stato in the mannor pro- vided by the Constitution, But he has done even this much under protest. He has, on every possiblo ocension, called upon Congress to take romo definite action in the matter which should retiovo him of tho uncongenial but inevitable necessity of sustaining what he understands and has confessed to bo 4 ‘gigantic fraud,” ‘The passago of a joint resolution in Congress to suatain the Ketzoaa Government would, thorefore, bo opposed to tho Presidont’s judgment and in no sense an indorsement, Asn mattor of fuct, he noods no indorsement, Ho has followed a clenr line of duty, as pro- vided by law, and it only remains for Con- gress to do its duty. The other recommendations said to have boon agreed upon by the Caucus Committea are similarly weak and unacceptable, It is pant the time to condomn and denounce the Pexw insurrection; it has long ago beon condemned, denounced, and put down. The Enforcoment act, as applied to olections in tho South, is alrendy too strong, if anything; ollied with the powor of State Governory, given them by carpet-bag Legialatures, it is now an obstaclo in the way of a fair election. Finally a Na- tlonal Board of Commissioners on ‘ Out. rages" ot tho South would be simply a con- fession that the Ropublican party, nearly ten yeora after the close of the War, have failed to give the Southorn States self-govornment or peaco and good order, Can the Repub- licans in Congress afford to put euch a con- feasion on record? If the Republican majority should adopt these recommendations, it would simply flaunt 8 rod flog in tho face of the Domocratio bull, which is goiifg to mako haveo enongh among the china as it is, The present Congress bas a life of onty five or lx weeks more. Then comes the deluge. The House will be Demosratio ANUARY .23, 1875.--TWELVE PAGES, a by nently two to one, The power which tho popular branch of Congress ean exercise, though curbed to some extent hy the Senate, ig nlmost absolute, It may clog tho wheels of Government whenever it sees fit, and nei- ther tho Senate, nor tho Executive, nor the Judiciary enn provent it. It hns exclusive control of all revonno bills and appropria- tions, Tho Democratia Houso can refuse to appropriate a dollar for the support of an army which it will profess to beliove to be kept up maily for the purpose of sustaining the Krtroaa fraud. It may loave tho coun- try without 1 regiment or # squad of soldiors, I¢ may bring in‘ arti- eles of impeachment against the President, It may refuse necessary legislation for the conduct of any branch of tho Government, and starvo the Exceutive into compliance. And it is not impossiblo that the Democratic Houso will resort to some of these dangerous powers if tho Republicans now bind it to » policy towards the South which it cannot ro- peal, tho Senato still being Republican, The danger ia altogether too great to be needless. ly incurred. Wo cannot help thinking that the pro- gramme which has been announced is the ro- sult of a preponderating strength of tho car. pet-bng clomont in the Caucus Committee, We do not believe that the Republican party will ndopt it. Itisnot only wrong in pur- poso but hurtfal in policy, and it would bring with it innumorablo ovils to the Republican cause and to the country. ———_—— A BRUTAL OUTRAGE, Tho St. Lonis 7'imes, the Bourbon organ of Missouri, prints the following brutal and cold-blooded paragraph in a recent issue: Mr, J. If, OoLesny was not compolied to rosign tha Presidency of the Now Orleans Chambor of Com- merce, After his extraordinary testimony ‘a behalf of tho Ket1oau Government, ho simply fou2d himself iu aposition from which tho common civilities and courtesies of soctal Ufo were withdrawn, A resident and business-man for half a century, bo awoko to tho dincovery that bo was without a single acquaintance among reputablo bustnoss-men, and hia bank—that lad becoma famous an 8 custodian of commercial wealth—found iteolf in a singlo day without » single depositor, Mr. Oatzany was as © com- pletely alone as if ho had Uved in o desert, Taolated and ignored by the friends ho had known for Afty years, tho terrible rebuke slruck homo as none other could, and he resigned hla commercial honora for a frendless rettroment, To a nature lke Mr, Oorcanz's, euch 6 raanifestation of public disapproval was crushing in ite effect, Io now llcs at tho polnt of decth, Tho facts in this caso are substantially theso: Mr, Oatesay has been a respectable citizen and prominent business man of New Orleans for over fifty years. During all that time no taint hos ever rested upon his moral reputation or commercial honor, He was summoned beforo the Committee to testify, and, while ho did not seek to justify Mr. Ker. Loae or his Administration, whonasked somo questions touching Kzi1ogo's relations to tho business community, he spoke favorably of them rather than stain his honor by lying. Because he would not lie, ho was ostracised socially and commercially nnd driven into re- tiromont and to his death-bed by mou who contend thero is no such thing in Lonisiana ns intimidation and coercion! And this is a sample of Southern chivalry and honor! Could there be a more notable exhibition of White-League hate and fiendishnesa ? If tho Conservatives of Louisiana thus hound o man to his death whoso honor has been kept intact for fifty yonrs be- cause ho will not lle snd soil his honor to suit thoir partisan purposes, can there bo any more convincing proof that they themselves havo lied in their testimony? Tho ostracism of Mr. Ooxesny ie tho blackost deed the Gon- servatives of Louisiana have yet committed, and should bring upon them tho swift con- demnation of all high-minded and truthful mon. This is a matter which lies outside of politics. Ibis a porsonal outrage of tho Graveat cheracter which will come home to every one who has respect for truth and honor, and it shows, as nothing else could, the fiendish hate and malevolence of tho Bourbons towards any man who will not prostitute his honor in their behalf. A wholo lifetime of Inbor for the interests of his city and his State, and a reputation in politics, in trade, and in society unspotted by a singlo disreputable act, count nothing as against his refusal to lie. This is an unpardonable offense, —_ THE FREEDMAN’S BANK DEPOSITS, Tho carpet-baggers of tho South are bring- ing every influenco at thoir command to bear upon Congress to pass a law which shall force upon the Fedoral Governmont the as- sumption of the labilitios of the Freedman's Bank, ‘Tho number of depositors isatated to have beon 70,000, distributed all through the Southern States. These aro the more intel. ligont and industrious of tho colored popula- tion, and their influence naturally commands the co-operation of all the negroes of the South and the politicians whom they elect to office, Public meetinga have beon held in sovoral of the large citics of the South favor- ing tho Government assumption of theso abilities, and tho South Carolina Legislature has formally memoriolized Congress to this ond. Ronenrson, ono of tho United Stntes Senators from that State, in acknowledging the reccipt of the memorial, says: ‘I consider that the Na- tional Governmont is under a strong obliga- tion to make good to depositors all dofloion- cies,” Mr, Ropentgon isa Senator from a State in which the negroes aro in a majority, or ho would probably nover have made 50 ab- surd a remark, The fact is, that the Government is no more undor obligations to pay tho depositors inthe Freedman’s Bank than it is to pay the depositors in tho Cook County National Bank, which closed ita doors a day or two ago. The National Banks are Nation- ual corporations, just as tha Freed. man's Bank was, The negroes of South Carolina say they believed that tho deposits in the Freedman’s Bank were guaran- teed by the Government. Wo have no doubt somo of them believed it, but it is not tho fact. Such a belief was tho result of their ignorance in the first place, and the decep- tions practiced upon it by rascally specula. tors, But st would be worse than folly to throw the fruits of this ignoranca upon the Government, It would bo a precedent that might lead to the most outrageous abuses in tho future, It must not be contemplated a moment, It will also be better that the negroes ac- quire gome aelf-relianco, The natural reward of ignorance is deception, loss, and suffering. But the lesson in this oase will bavo bean loat if the Government assume the Uabilities of the Freedman’s Bank, It is probable that some of the negroes have been Jed to believe by certain designing politicians in the South that the Natlonal Government would care for their private con- tracts as well as for their political and civil ‘rights, The Govornment has nothing to do with their private affairg, and the sooner thoy escape from the delusion the botter it will bo for the edlored race, The shock of ther ex- perionce with tho Frocdman’s Hank may tq 8 hard one, but it will bo remembored all (ig longer on that account. If thero is any wa: to do it, Congross ought to punish in tho ge, verest manner tho rascala who hava Perpe. trated this gigantic fraud on the colored people; but this is the most that oan ba done, eer A BUNKO-SETTLER, Tho bunkoists have nt Inst mot with nn ugly customer, Fis name is FRevenics, ang ho comes from Town, and ho is nmanof brawn aud inusclo, Arrived in tho city, and stroll, ing about to sco the sights, ho was of ecoursg, picked up by a “roper-in” for » bunko he tablisinent, who of course kuew hin and all his family, was ou old townsman, and wag very folicituus concerning his welfare, It ‘was not long Lofore he had placed himsclf on terms of intimacy with the man from Town, and volunteered to show him the lions of the city, and ono of the very firat lions was ry bunko establishment, Tho man from Towa, howover, had not been in the establishinent long before he saw through the little game, and remonstrated. ‘Then tha bnnko men, intent upon fleocing him, attempted to lock tho door, but tho man from Towa knew a game worth two of theirs. Ho did not suffer himself to bo stripped, and then go and whine to tho police. fo placed himsolf upon the war-path; promptly and ex. Peditiously, nnd gavo them a taste of Grauger muscle, Ono, two, threo, and threo of the bunko men wero piled up and doubled up promiscuously on tho floor, wondoring what hit them, Then tho man from Iowa took the key from one of the erowd, oponed the door, aud departed without molestation. Ifo dis. pensed with tho services of any moro guides, went over to the Univorsnlist Convention, which happened to be tho only religious body in session, aud obtained somo spiritual conso. lation, and then went to his wifo and babes in Iows in a serono and contented framo of mind, and without any loss in purse. We aro glad that at last ono Granger has turned up who is master of the bunko situation, and knows how to play the game. We hope that Iowa hos more of them, and that sho will send them hero early and often. There is nothing which disturbs a gambler so much as a brawny Grangor fist planted squarely bo. tweon his oyes. Itisaquiot, and prompt, and satisfactory method of dealing with the question, and the mon of niuscle from the rural districts should understand this, It is of no use for them to appeal to the police nu. thorities for help, and monoy lost in thes dons is lost forever. A great deal of satis faction, however, may bo obtained as the maz from Iowa obtained it, and wo hope our run! friends will help themselves, No ono will call them to account for it. PIUS 1X5 BUCOESSOR. The death of the Popo is an event whieh may bo looked for at any day. Besides his advanced ago (now nearly 8yeara), he hay beon feeble for many months, and the Ex. ropean dispatches indicate he is constantly growing weaker and worse, Ho can acarcely outlive tho winter, and it would bo no sur prise if his death were announced at any mo. ment, Already it iso matter of very general spoc- ulation as to the character of his successo:, ‘Tho peculiar relations of some of the Euro. pean Governments to tho Holy Sco at tha present time, and the radical principles which have been asserted under tho rule of Poyo PrusIX., ronder the question of succession more important than it has been for conturies, ‘Tho timo was when soveral European Powers ~—Gormany, Austria, France, Spain—vied wilh each other as the Dofonder of the Faith. But that time is long since passed. Germany is Protestant and, to some extont, infldd; Franco, which is half infidel, has a Govori- ment opposed to the temporal power of tho Papnoy in its vory nature; Spain is torn hy factions and enfecbled by insurrections; Austria is too weak to como to the rescue; Itgly is engaged in a crasado against the y0- litical pretonsions of tho Pope ; England hias been aroused by Guapstonr. As opposed tv this hostile position of European Powers aid peoples, the presont Popo has not only 1- vived many of the most radical mensures of the Oburch, but has out-Heropep Henon in the promulgation of the principle of Papal infa!- libility, The question is whother the election of a successor shall bein the nature of a coi. promiso, or tond to widen the breach with Liberalism and Constitutionaliam. The posi- tion which Braauancx has taken in behalf of Germany almost warrants the boliet that Germany will undertake on in terferenco in belialf of liberality, It con!d scarcely be seconded in this by England, but it would have the tacit approval and sup. port of the British people. On the other hand, the opposition of Spain and France, and perhaps of Austria, would bo pronounced if not active against such interferonco, Tho Colloge of Cardinals, too, is thoroughly ia sympathy with the attitudo of Pros IX., and will bo moat likely, if not interfered with, to elect a successor who should ondeavor to crt- ry out ond perpetuate the measures Prus IX. has inaugurated, Altogether the situation is very compli: cated, and it is not possible to foretell what the result will bo when the aged Pru leaves his earthly for a spiritual crown, after s long- er reign than any of his predecossora, Ils death may bo one of tho moat important events of the century in its romults. Tho Domoeratio party carricd the Btato ¢f New York last November by dint of sys tematic hard work, Mr. Trupen is said to have contributed from his abundant woalth 200,000 to the campaign fund, Thee figures are probably somewhat exaggorated, but itis certain that the fund was large and that the organization waa thorough. Cu! vaasers were sent into every eohool district in tho State. Clroulars were distributed to overy Domocratic voter who could read. Every local interoat was utilized. The men 4 Albany and New York know the state of things in every hamlet. The expenditure for postago stamps alone is said to hove amounted to many thousands of dollars, 00 election.day, every bit of this work “told” Gov. Dix had lost none of his popularity: His frienda were numerous and enthusiastic. His Administration had been a great succes His renomination was thé triumph of the best elements of the Republican party, Un der any ordinary circumstances, his re-cloo tion would have been assured. But now days it is “work” which wins the day, Thé painstaking energy of the Democracy carriod the election, Every Democrat voted; 60,000 Republicans loitered at home, There w# probably very Uttlo, if any, corruption. The campaign funds were used for legitimate par ty purposes. ‘The losson of tho rosult should not be loat on the Republicans who will ploo and direct the momentous struggle of 1876 The Naubville Banner congratulatos the State of Tennessee upon the effectivensen of ite sohiead ayatem, According to ite estimate, thore se 4,069 schools orgenixed in the Htate, with 17410