Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 22, 1876, Page 12

AN I 1 § PR 14U LyyLiduvls L naUlage . gy iTH BRISTOW, People’s Cemtennial Choice for President, The Skotoh of the Qarser of the Present Heorotary of the Treasury An Tonest Man, a Chvislian Gentloman, o Patriotic Statcsman, erd a Reli- able Republican, ‘Tho Mary-Merwitt Case, and M. Bristow?’s Conncction with Ity A Complote Refutation of the Standerous Chargo Against Him, BRISTOW'S CARCER, TUR MAN WIIO 18 A PLATFOUM—TIIE PEOILY'S CEN~ TENNIAL CilOICR FON PREBIDENT. 0y D, 1. 3ulicr, D. D, of Costngton, Ky, in the A Rochester Demoerst and Chronicle,] . To cantribuze a ohapter to history, furnish tho pubtio with information, and do justicoto s modust aud noblo man, aratho Inspiring sourees of this articlo. Not flnding any camplote and entiafactory biography of Col. Bristow - pub- Tighed, I havo boen ot pains Lo gathor the follaw- 4pg faota concerniug the lifo of the prosent Hoce yolary of tho Trensury, Thov wero obtmmed from varicd aud authontie partlos, and are per- fectly rollablo. I know of no pablio man named Tor Lbo ollico of Fresidont whose charactor con~ manda anch univeral rospoct among sll mon of honor and fotogrity, irreepoctivo of party,— whoso ruzged bonesty nud firmuocsn, soen in thoe puritying and neceswary work of tho past mionths, nppeal so wiraagly to t4d pudiic con- woionco and popular soaz0 of right, a4 bnt of L, IL Dristow. #uch is tho confilen3o of the poo- ploin tho man that a papular and unmantpu- Iated voie of to-day would ahnost unanimounsly place him at tho bead of the Lopublic, DRISTOW'S DIRTI-PLACE AND ANGEITORI, Danjnmin ileln Delotow, tha subjsct of this: Btcteh. wes born in Ellitou, Todd County, Ky tn July, 1832, and was tho accond ol a family of four childron. Tho vamo Donjamin wsnn his- torfoone in the family of Bristows, Lach Lranch of the fomily had o momber ealled Bonjanun, thus to honor o noted uucle sho fell in the bat- tlo of Bravdvwino. 1lio father, Franeis M. Lris- tow, wae widoly known throughout the Btato ng alawyer of ablity, and o geatloman of comi- mandlog influenco snd charactar. Politienlly, bis fthor waa an old-line Whig, n persoval triond of Ilenry Clay, and lind doep moral con- wictions of the wickedness of Slavery, which woro ntensificd by tinta sud hia aasociations. Iuheriting slaves by Lequeost through his «ifo’s yolatives, ha neeopted tho gife that he mignt better benatit thoe onsluved. Al of his slaven, when ecoming logally undor lus coatrol, wore grauted Mwir Gboty at asy timo they desired; eud, if any remoinod with bis family, it wae becanso of ipability to Lolp thomselves, and & large sonso of humnnity provoutad Francis Dristow from turning thom into tho world to stavve, I 1T, Dristow’s grand- father, an old-gehool Baptiat ministor, wan bit- terly opposed, aud very oxproesed in bus hatred, to tho aceursed ingtitction. I have seen a cor- tificate of dischargo fram tho army of 1812, given to his paternal ancestor, signed by Col. Johuson. It bears witness Lo the bravery, do- votion, and integrity of tho Baptint pareon, “Tho fother of our Becrelary onco represented tho Third District of Kentucky iu Congress, -several times vias Btato Senator, nad n member ~of the Conetitutional Convention in 1850, which RGN N0 present Btate Gunvention, No man wos wmoro Jrenounced W s loyeity®to {ho Union, and fow sufiored more fer hiy pattiotism during tbe War. Ho was drivon from his bome, and endured poraccutious and in- juries that only & Obrave and honesl ptrict would boar for his comotry. Hin ' profcesiousl ehnractor was Epotlees, caring more for justico ttan fees, refusing clienis wherc his courcienco could not defend them. 1ia intes- rily made nm o upib iy his moral nuture, and Lis political record will bear closest serutiny to delect the flaw of solfislncss or corruption. Tho moiber of Becretary Drisiow, who sur- vlves bor husbena and nos lives iv Elkton, was Emily liehn, and o member of the disibguished fonniy of Helmy, Bhois s woman of guot avd dovoted life, lier face beaming with intelhgene and beueeth her even, modest Ifo Is a remark ble fiumnies and enorgy., 3 From {atbor aud wmother H, Dnstow iu- horits theeo qualitios of character which, by fn- croneod accntuulation and sirengil through pe sonnl j ractico, bave won for bitm pant succo: ond achieved for Lim uational fame, Twe sig- tora, Ma. Potroo aud Mrs, Gitl, and lis brother, Frank Briwtow, 8 4o rosidos In LLULATION AND 1BOFLSSION, "flio ndurativn of Col. Brintow was bogun i «his nntive pinos, and complutod at Jefforsun Col- loe, Cannonsbiirg, Ie. On leaving collego in 1853 ho enterail tue law-ofiice of his father, uud poutinued the study und practico of Iaw with g ashier until 1667, whon he removed to Hopkivs- ville, Jiv,, whero, in )lmtumuip with Judgo It. J, Yetrea, ho pursuod his prcfenson with reuuon- blo succosn, Whau tho War comwenced, ho AU prolpt to oilur Lis services 1o 1o Goveru- P 1S WAR AND POLITICAY Ll Heoretacy Biistow entored tho United Slatey worvice ag *Liouteusnt-Colonol of tho Twenty- ifth Kontucky Regimont, commanded by Col Bhiaokiefurd, and distinguishied bimuselr for cuol- geky and bravery at thy basilos or Tort Honr: Fort Douclgon, sua, Pittsbuig Landiog, Rotur l:g humo v 1862, beeaune Lis 1egiment wes so cut 0 preoes nt Fore Donclson, olo., that it was cou- wlisatod with auotkior Keutucky regiment, Lo nesuotive in maimog the Bighth Kentucav Cav- " Mlty, with which he azain ootuied the scryloo ag Licutenant-Colonol, aud was soon made Colonal, This regiment wns i musy momoravlo buttlos, wnd was with thut portion of tho army which nlectod the capture of the coletiated Coufed- erato rajder, Gou Johw Morgan. The subjoct of this eketch counted all tbnigs but loss for the excelloucy uu® naivation of tho Uujou, und sul- forod tha loes of all things that by might gmu this eud, [his family wore driven fiom thewr bome, thoir rosidoico was destrosed by the Rebals, sud tho Colonol was furced to flea for s life, ‘Lo bo o Unicu wan in those duys in Kontucky requircd s sucrilice sud porve lttio Apprecinled by Lhoso w remote sud more secity ‘Taity of tho couutrv. .\Without bid fatler's fam- ily, nomtly wil lus selatives wore leakued with tue Bouth, Friends romonstvated sguines his en- trauca into the Union srmy, to which bo gave no heed, flls fatherru-law, who was s obel, threatoved 1o disinborit bis wifo i lro enifsted In the United Staten servico ; but his patriotic . mud emphatic roply vindicutes tho mau: 1 will uoy sell my country for gold aud silver, s You muy take jour yroperty and go to boll.” Buch was hus devotion to too canse of Freodom that he was wullng to employ any meany to do- stroy 1he Lioboluou, Whon u relative yemon- &lratud sgainst the nao of the negro by the army, hodeclared limsolf 1n favor of using BOGruve. wid Loasts, or any ather forces P'rovidonce migbt zive to quench tho fios of Becession, I -tho tidst of thie soclnl, profensional, domostia, sud puli.ical o) position and disloyalty, the pa- tritla Bristuw tuight Liave approj ristely used the woras of tho Apoetie, ** Bub wouo of thoso tbiogs move mo, moithor couut Iiny lifo dear uuto myself.” #TATE BENATOR. Tho fall of 1803 saw bim elested to tho State Benate srum Hopkineville District, sud for two years, until the War cluned, he wassacourazeons, * able, and efliciont in the batiles at the Capiiol A those ou the bloody field, In 1865 he ro- tlgued bis soat m tho Beuate, and removed to Louisviite to practice i profession, UNITED BTATES DISTRICE ATIOUNEY, Iu 1807, after merving ss Aesstart Unlted Blates District-Attoruey for Kentucky fors yesr, be was appoiated to succeed Joahus Tevis sy iot-Attorney, This oftice be hold wheu tothing- bnt most nuflioching courake would vo sustainod su ofifcor of the Umited Btates, s vigilance and ability in the prosacution of Tawlees bands tu Kontnoky, who perpotrated out- fagew on the colored peoplo, was & grau Tovelalion of persousl sod ofiiclal = olarac- ) A8 in the ?rowanunn of many s growipg. ook of the threateued “gous D, flict of Stato with Federal aultiority, It was the capncity be hiero exhibiled to teot every ex; ea: tation of tho Uovernment, and his apid and thorongh acqunintance with the Internal Revoe nuoxsatom, that brought him_ promine: tly bo- foro tho country. 'I'he Lnowledge of Internal Tavenas io tsn obtainod has awded bun in the po<tlon now acenpiod. 1o waa nmong the firat oflicers of the United 8tates wio ofticially ane nouncod and nut i force 1he edlct that Klavery wa3 indoed dend. and that tho Insh must Lo put nuido foraver, Il love of Froedom and regard for tite froodmen wero horo denooatiatod. Ho rasened the offion of District Attornay in 1870, and formod a Iaw-" artnorehip with Gen, John M. Tarlay, from which ho was catled in 8 year to 11l thoe oftlcp of ANTACITOT-OTHERAL of {bo Umted Staten, Afier two yoars of fife In Waghineto ho temgned the oflico, nnd rotirod o privats ife, and the practica of him profossion {n Louinvillo, " In 1474 o waw nominated for At- tornoy-Geseral of thn United Htates, to succood Altoruoy-Qeneral Williamw, who vas nominatod for Chief Juntica, T'ha nomiuatlon of Williams not beig conlirmed, Bristow did not 1ake hig ollice. In Juns, 1874, by the resignation af Hec- retary Iicherdson, Col, Dristow waa nominated 18 GECRETARY OF THUE TREASURY, Blneo thig verled, no oflicer of tho Tepublio has beeu more prominent botoro the puoplo, none moie bitterly hated by/tho corrapt blood- siickora that hinve fattened upon their longe nndistorhed and {ll-zotten thefts; nene more fearod by tho dishonest politicians of both praties, whoso records will not bear the light of rovolation ; nono mora honorod and ro- gpectod by tho conselonco nud lheark of every irue American oitizen f aud nove in whoso hands o fustitutions nud fawe of our land will be more sale, mora winsoly sud justly edmintstercd, and who will reflact thie chinracter of the work to e donn these coming voms to preserva themn, Tho record givon verifies tho claim that B. 1L Dristow iy an TMONTHT MAN, IIia prorcention of tha Whisky Ring is but ou outgrowth of his honoat und firn chaactor, Injustico and distionenty, thongh surcounded by purtisan protection and” support, flud vo friend m bim, When holdivg an oflico, it in his alm to -perform its dutios tin nceorduuco with the prin- eylen of riphe and tmpartiuiity, and, x8 an vxocutivo ullicer, adinnister tho jmw withe out fear or favor, 1o nover las beon mn ofico-pecker or office-sucker, Lvery polilical oudica o bns hield was thrast upon bim, and in caeh Lo bns resigued Lefora liis torm expired, and fo cach ha hax been called from privacy to o Tigher poeltion thay the preceding one Ls held. White ornmining o blackmatling case of & 'ro- vost-Marsbnl who Dbad cunfisoated tho chiattols, of & Rnbel named MeDowoll, in tais ¥tate, Iig ronso of fuatiio nesorled ftasif. ‘Tho Ilebel thought Bristow would neceasarily decido aguinst hi, becanse of Iiis Boseeelon vympathios. e~ Dowell went to Washiugton, 1 his simplicity thiokio that, it Lo escaped prison, Lo would do woll. What wes his sucprize to find that tho Beeretary had paticntly and rugdly examinod b enso, uud, thouzh bis politieal enomy, declded that tho uet of tha Provost-Marebnl was o grosy outiage, ard tho property must bo ressored to the onginnt owner, Not only the declsion in hia tavor, Lut the coutteous treatment ho recoived, rent the old gentlemnn back 10 his homo with the thought that Secretary 1nstow wes tho greatost and most honust man iu the country, ~ Unlike Samuel's sony, it cun not be spid of him **thet Do woiked nut in tho way of his fathor, but tuened avido nftor lucre, and took Lribed, aod peryorted juduotent.” The mule-case phowed that ¥ome one othier than Dnstow got kicked, Iio hog-story oniginated witn tho Fathor of Lics, and like the hogy, in whose skiun tho Savior yermitted tho devily Lo entor, that ran over the precipice of Gadarn, no this yam, spuv oot of a reportor's muddled brajn, fas dropped in tho ot of obitvion, [n the fatare os fn tho post, thio poopls will flud buu as honest and fathinl as Lo in nble. Tn the work of Roform towhich wo ure dnveu by inovitablo und irresiativle furces, ho cun bo depended upou. The Rings fiato hiw und upite to erush i Meu of in- competency whom be has dizcbatped, nien cov- ercd with frand and full of swindling echemen whotm bo ling oxpuked, men of dovious wayn and politicsl machinattong, all attost by thoirnrrayed oppoeition that Brivlow possesros” o wmoral clo- tucnt 1 a public oldcer thut is raro. < JII 13 °A CHMSTIAK GLNTLEMAN. Seerctary Bifstow's grandfathor was an old- sehool Baptiss minivter, and his father and mother were Motuodists, and most of lns roia- tivos aro Methodiste, Mo was eu honest rud uo- blo old uncly, the Rov. B. I, Lnstow, hving m Covington, who s o leading ministor of tho Mothoatst Chureli, Dut tho Seerctary io a Pres- bytordan, boing o regular attondant nud n mew- vor, with his wife, of thut church, No man has n higher appreciation of 1eligious truths and in- wtitutices, aud, wiilo having o denomivational prefaronce, 10 fur romoved trom bowmg n scctu- 11an ligot, or an illiberat, contracied, denomina- ticnal devotee, Mia hiears, consctence, and ius terlact, uniled tothe inflnencs of cultiro, make him broad and gonecous, intolligent and charit- ablo, in his Chrigtian casracter, HE 18 A RELIADLE REPUDLICAN, As noticed, Beorotary Lnistow iuurrited from patersal and mateinal encestons w decp bfired of slavary, and ho wau i principle o Lorn Reo- pablicau, 1lis prineipler, so often tricd and firmly establuhod, dismisg all foais of his prov- wyz auotber Tylor ve Jubuson, should lio bo olovated to tho Presidoncy, s education 1 o Northern colloge, b trnls aud sacrifices during the War, his services aud dov to tho Roput- lie, his unflinching aud unylclding integrny awid seductive influcoces seett it bis pablio hile, attest bis reliability, ILs allegiance to Lopub- licau procepts and poiicy 4 comparatlo to any mombor of that party., When the Unicn men of Jeutuci:y ndopted iho policy ax neutrahty, ho wag among the first to reject it, wid laliored to weeure its rewoval. Whou tho Wicklilla wovement started in op..osition to tho Imauci- patlon Yrociawpativu of Lincoln, Bristow uot only oppesed thess sendo-Umon men why cared more for the vlave than for the Union, but with this as an fs:us ho v olucted State Soun- tor in oppositioun to tho Wichiille party. When tho question of enlisting the negro iu tho army was preguntod, lio wan dosperataly in earucst in nidvocaey ot i 3 wiile Garratt Davis, Prenlico, aad others as bittorly oppoved, ‘Lho issucs dur- fuwaud of the War, scceptod by a noble few, climiuuted from tue Union parvty n vaet ni- toriw, who weni out frowm tho party for tho onfit of 1ts true prnciples. Tlus littlo band m 1364 oigauized tho Nepublican party jn Kou- tueky, thouls wany of s moabers bad pro- \iously voted for Fremant and Lincoln. lu all thisna years nud opachs Col, Bristow wus o recog- nized and valiant leador, When Andiow Jolin- sun cama into tho Iisecutive Chair, no foand Pristow in an ofico to which ho knd beon ape pointed by Mr. Lincoln, A uystemalic offort was medo by Johnuon to capturs the Ropublican arly i Keutuoiy, a3 clsowhoro, bmt eigually furled, Col. Lribtow wys not smoug the cap- tives, Buoh was lus manly opposition to Johosose that the lepudlican parly wade him 1l candidals 1 1863 tor Tlmted Blatos Secator, For more than mixteen yoirs Lo bas rtood opeuly nnd squayaly ith the Republican pusty, it bis votes, speucbes, oud acts, In a minority, wherover bo Las beoa laced, lth houosty ana consciontiosness, com- imod with unquentioned ond murked ability, secured for un the respoct sud attention of g oppononts. 10w speechios all beeaihe tho truest devotion to Repubiioau pranciples ana progross, ‘Thoy give forth no wucortaiu sound, uud aro romarauble fu thoir riug and clearness whon wo considor that tho spekior 14 & Kortuciian, lu s ypeoch befure the ltepublican Btate Couveation iu Kewueky, ho declaved: **To-duy it is tho boast of thu Nopublican party that every nan born in this.county or uaturalized, no mattor what e condition in hife, bis race or coloy, 18 an Amerteun citizon, and as such Is entitlod to eqqual righita bofors the law, sud to participate in tho clective franchise, . . . Alibough we lLiavo passod through o nn.ugumny BLIUE- gle, fu whbich thousanda of our biave Sud pawriotio cwgona bave vieldsd up their lives, yot we counov loss sight of the fucs that, at tho close of tho contliet, the imwmortal privetple 50 Luppily sunounced in tho Doolara= won of Iudependouce hos not only beon pues seryed, but has grown imto & practical and living reall ‘This 18 tho eesoutisl crood of tha Lo- publioan party, snd we aro bote to-day for tho putposo of declaring wur unaltorable attachtnent 1o that party,” Lo pleading for 1roe schools for ally 1 Lam ssked Liow It is proposod Lu yatso tho munm{)w roj.ay thooxpouscs of such kchooia, 1 answer by taxing tho property of the Buuto, 1 would tax tho rich wan’s property to sducate e pour noighbor's chitd, I would” tax (Lo white mau's property ta educate the black tman's child, and vioo voras, [ua word, I woald tax all the praperty of the Btata to educuty oll tho ehule aren of tho State.” Hpoaking of the Civil- Tignts bill, be said 1 ** Without stoppiog horo to dofeud thiy act, L only say that, if Congreus, of- {or haviag takeo part in tho eniancipation of the nogro, had not bassod Bome kuo oL 1o secura his froodom, snd give bum the woaud of viudi- cating lus nghts 10 tho Biaten where all suoh woaus wero withheld, 3t would bave boon un. faitbfut to duty, and justly cousuraola Iu tho cs- tisation of the civilized world, No pescuful or law »mdlnf citizon_haw apprelieusionof injury or oppression frow this action, A Goverumout that cannot protoot its Lumblest citizeu from outrago aud ivjury is uawoitny the uame, oud ought not_to commaud tue supportof a froo people.” Bpeaking of the missiou of tho Ite- ublican party, Lo declared, * It is nop euded, The loyal people who preserved the Govern- mont in war, aud baye maintained its bonar in peaco, are not yet eady to hand {t ovor to tho party that conspired to dewtroy It. and hn tosluted overy afiort to mako it Indostruc:fule, Theso grand utterabices wero sroken not for po- litical effect, i are tho exnressions of wirons woral coavictiona, Btanding sbore he did and auice the War. 1t demanded & solid kind of moral Lerolsm to oxpreas them, N 18 AN INCORREPTIDLY OFTICER, 1o hay vevor sought for oflico. hence knows nothing of pulitical jugelory und wire-pulling, Haviug nover fmn-muod political pusition, ha in unpurchasahlo whon elovatud to its dignition nud dutics. I1ia rocord of war with orookod Whinky and Rovenno thilevoen Lins been road and i kuown unto tho roumn. His officlal morality inof a plecq with hily peraanal morality, and both wtand befora the country in unbroken puiity and houesty, A corrupt heart and opportunityrs tho Aole factors in all offictal corruption, The freat question ahovo all partisan rees ia thin on0 of puro public life, backed by pure pereonat charactor. This work of Iteform ia the one for tho period, and which raquires herolem iu par- Lios to do. Aud publiio opinion demands that it Lodone, Tho yoarning of the peopls for n nquaro, honost man at the liead of the Govern- ment I3 one of the finont and moat en- couraging uigna of the times, Thoy ask for an expienslon of ihelr clioice through s party, 1athol than a party fores its cholco upon thom. Col. Bristow In strong evarywliore cxcept with thieves, 1iis oflicial prouity makes him aa botd 6o lton when falso acousatins aro arrayed ngoinse im, Consctons of lonoconce anid = cloar aud uncorrupt record, ho Lns no fears of oxposure, which rovesl thomsolved mm the guilly who ttompt,_concenlment, When n falso ac- cusatton hine'bacn _chargod upon lum, ho han yromptly and maufully denied and refuted the calumny. In theao ders of testing, nothing can stand but tuth, On old oallor paid : ¢ 1t ja ni- woyn wine to diop Lhie beds anebor ;" It 1 betlor tu be sufe than to bo sariy, 'Lhotoughness and truthfuiness underlio Dristow’s ofticial carcer, and tench grand fosons to. Young Awmerioa for the right fountution for public ofices, THL PEIAON OF LRIATOW. 1T stands over 6 fect i Lelght, with » nquaro, large body, woll-developed mukcles, and weighs about 220 pounde, His hair and oyes sre an:t, and he woars heavy whiskers and mustache, which, to cur nation, do not impair Lis appear- sucd, With bilious teruperamont, bLroad, high foienhead, largo pereeptions, good complexion, he s tho embodiment of strongth and viger, sud oapabls of groat endurance, lis lutelleetuat facuitice oro abuve the nverage of our prominoot public men, aod Liy socisl aud eonversational forces vastly suporior. 1o troots slt perscus with whom [1o comes [ contact aa_a gentleman, with frankuess and uvrosorve, and ho posacssey the Lappy forco of waking all Teol ut easo 1n his presenco by tho suniliclty aud notwrale nous of his specch and habits, Ilo s as odest a4 brave, disliking sby conversation fa which I pewonaliy fs tho subject. In puntic sddress liw oratory is atirective and convincing, 1l wealth {4 amplo to seenio lim from waot, having inberiled sonia property, aud by juduatry neenmulnted more, 8o that o may Lo worth &100,000, Iis practico in Loufe- +itfe, which he lofy whon calted to Washington, " un‘timnlud at ,000 b year, Ilis domestic n-‘lauunn are wost delightfal. Hiws wife, nee (Abme) Brivcos, 19 ono of tho most attractivo aud graceful (adies fu fhe Republic. Daring thin War sho was as Joyal to the Unitod Btates as hor dintiuguished husband, sud endurod encri- lcoa that testeu that foyalty to the utmont. Bho 16 n devoted wifo and mother, having two chiltren now geowo, o von and o daugnter ; an uuassuming and polito Iady, with Lho tnauners, wordy, snd life of o siucero and bouost viomau. Washingion lifo has only burpished tho trus fold of churactor of this lndy, whilo tearing o tho gaudy tiuscl of wany wore preteutious, Buch {8 tho men ond oficor whose newmo is sooken a8 o probablo candidate for tho nowina- tlon of DPresident. e, moro thau suy one vamied, posserney thio qualitios of o popular vau- didato or tho oflico, 'Luo intercuts of tho coun try would bo_promoted ; 1eform 10 ndminsiras tion would be recured § wcompeteuoy, oxtrava- gauce, and traud would bo revaked snd dieon- vred, the peoplo beliove, by s momiuation, Aot o much n {raditional statesman, an inde- finile vud shadowy nothing ; nos o much o eil- ver-tongued orator, whoso toues, captivaling thd ear, tail to secaro for thelr possessor thio bolloty of tho bearor, will win this contost, they Le- licve, nu n seatcsmanslip of nprightness, ree 1orm, und fairuess,—o atateswooship which will command the confldence of the whole people ; accord oqunl cousideration shd adininistraiion ol jaws to sl soctions; bring in a now ora of political_totalitys & new adminis- tratton of national affairs, 1 which the lixocu- tivo uud the party will ha public agonty, iustend ol porsunal rouarders and vindicators; concon- frute as oxecutivo omicers around it men of 03- pooity and _courago, of tslent aud zeal. nod whoso golicy at humo whil bo tho best vindiea- tion of tho Rapublio abroud, 'Lhis tho peoplo domaud. Living 1 tuo ligh noon of tho nine- teonth contury, uot as vln.cs, but freo,—not ay Lieathon, but o8 mciligent Cbriatians,—their voices yhoald bo headod, ~ If tho Crucimuati Con ventien will g1y itsdll to securs this object 1 ity candicnte, success will attend itw decisions, An un oz onent and illusttation of theso nesded clements in o President, tho poopie buliove that Lenjamun Jlehn Brintow iy the tistest wan. et THE MARY-MERRITT CASE, A BTATEMENT OF THE FACTS, Tv the Liditor of 3 he Clacaau Tribune: Mmwavgsz, Avril 21,—Au evening journal of thix city bus recontly mado s attack upon See- rotury Biistow in regar L 1o tho cesoof the vark Mury Merritt. Tlus stiack Las mada no inpros- sion upon tue mivd of ruy intolligent man of cithor party hore, whoro tho facts are genctslly uudorstood. Of all theso charges and innmune tions, nothing wilt remain whon stripped of tho wolmsational twist with which thoy wero made nud persistently spread beforo the public. Tho epace allotted to this commumcalion will not allow o rebearsal of tho Listory of tho caco, “Ihosb who deslro tho infarmatior, I rofer to tho ¢ Iuternel Rovewuo lecord * of Jan. 3, 1874, whore, on page U, tho caee is fully reported, togetuer with tho OPINION OF THE UNITED STATUS AUPRENE COURT afilrming the decreo of forioituro of Judge Drutnmond, of the Ubited States Circuit Caurt for this Circuit. As this opinfon is adapted lo cxplum tho tinal action of tho Becretary of the Truusury upon tbe petition for rom?ulau of the forfoituro, I quote from it ns followsd : The informution alleged that tho bark Mary Morritt wwan the property of citlzensof the United Stalo alio wau & fozolgn-buiit vesrol; that ut tho tin Beizura sho wus omploycd in traneporting furcign ooy, products of tho Lritiah domintons, to tho jorta of the Unlted Stales, “f'o thintlo clatuiait answered, fourtbly, that at the fimo of kich fmportations neltler tho Linporisl Goie crumeut or thie of the Dominlun of Canada biad adopt- el uny regullfon wimilar to that contatned fu the acy of March, 1817, Tho Unfled Stutew excupled o thin auswer, which oxusption wad sustained by (e Cireuit Judge, and 3t js upon this answer tlat the quustion Leforo us rises, [l first acction of thoact wo aro consldering pro- iLite 1ha inportation of any goodn or viares from any forcigu port_futo the United Btates, ox:at in bwo cason: 1, Thoy mny Lo hmported 1 vestols uf tho United Slalca: or, 4d, in auch forelgn vearols sa truly sud wha.ly belong to ' the eitlzens or suljco.s of the country of whlch tho puoda wro tho pro.uction, or frotn which they aro moet usually frst shipped for transportution. The fourth articte of the clalmant's answer does not briug bhn within eitlier of these cluszes ¢ 1, Tho, M)l"v Morrilt f not & vessol of the United Btates. Tho [nformation alleged. 1t wua ot dended,— aud ibat s al thet the case contuins upon fho subjoot,—that tho Merdit was tho property of cltizons’ of the Unitod Btates, sud thit she was & foroign-bullt vussel. = 'Chat who way owuod by citlzens of the Unite1 Btates did not ko hor o vesvol of (Lo Unlted Btales. Dy tho siate uto of 1702 (1 Stat, at Yarge, 287), ouly shijs wileh have boow registered dn Lo mann:r thorefu doa ribed wliall Lo denomivated or deomod vessois of tho United B ates, cutitien 10 tho Lonofits or priviloges apper tolutug to such ships. There is no allogation that the Morrits bud been 80 reglstored, Indusd, sho could not huvo been under the’ provisionsof the act lastro- | forrod to, ; 2, The cargo of the Morritt was {ron and lumbor, tho predu pon of the Leltih Proviucos of Canada Whilo ber owners wers citizeus of the United Btatos, Shs did mot, Aherefors, come wilhin the second @duscription of tho tute of 1n17, aa & forelgn vessel truly and wholly b.onglug %o itins of tho country of wulh tho carud A0 This rowit oF productiu, On tho cuntrary, It e Sonsedsd by the plca tugs that hur owners wore Aicr- foans cdtizens, Tuo Merritt, theretore, folls wilbin the Pprolibiiion of the sctuud {8 linldo t0 furfulture, Ste Jau noltiior & vessel of the United States, uor u torcign Voass] wholly belvuging 1o citizens of e couutey of Wieh ler carga was the production, Bat tho claimant sooks tho beuefit of the proviso of Mo aot, Vie,: *Tist (his requiation shl ok esteud L0 tho yesecla of uuy forclgn uation which lss not adopted, and shall sict adopt, & similar_rogulation,' Ho Lifeges that uithor the Kingdom of Greut Lritain nor bhe Provineo of Canada hus sdopted aimilar rogue Lations, “I'tie o1s0 docs nob show that tho Morzitt baw any evidouses of bolng & Brithil siip. Bhe produces uy Fogiater, o curtillalo, OF do-uueut of iy wiud, o Sunitle Lur to wake that claa, Tho fast she is foretun built dove not prova ii, Froof even that she Was buut fu Great Lntain wouwld uot establish it, Pirutoa and roveru may fssue from the mot ol and wou frieudly ports. The doouments & vesvol carries furuish bho ouly evidence of hor ustionslity tao ) Parautia ou Sbip & Ady 2y U0). O these tha (e e tiruly duatltute, w0 far s tlia_cass shiovw, There { nutiiog, therofore, o Lelug ber wiliin tho tornuu of to ProvidG. ocrve of tp Clrowt Court waa right, and must bo attirmed. . Thus it will be geen that the bark Mary Mor- CIMICAGU LRIBULv: oAlLURDAY, :ill wan soizad, libeted, nud adjndgod forfolted, or A VIOYATION OF THE NAVIGATION LAWS, and rot, an iy rockle:aly nuo‘;ml, for amaggling. ‘Lhore wan o gieat nmbiguity as to ths mesn- inz and lutont of the Navigatiou act of 1817, Tlhe praviso toitm first acction, quated i.x tha above opinlon, waa o puzzie to tie Judiciary.na well e Lo the Tressury Department and ita agonta: and, tosolve tha pama, eoveral suily wora commeuced againat vesrols moized, aimi- Inriy circumatsuced ss tha Mary Moriiit. tho 10tk of Mny, 163.—henco one year previons Lo the seizura of tho Blary Merritl,—the schoonor Victotia wos seized by the Collrotor st (hia port for having imported ltmber from Canada con- trary to tha provisions of tha sct of 1817, sbovs roferred to, 1t wa alloged and adadtied that tho Victorla wsn Canadian-b erty of Amorican citizoos Lipson, Georgo McCheanay, and James McClioe- noy (tha latter, to mako'tha offenso worse, thon being a Custom-1ioune oflicer st Oawega). Whilo this cnso was ponding beforo the Diatrut Court st Milwaukee, the tirn Bolicitor of tho ‘L'reasu- 9, Jhirdan, sont & weitton instructin to the thou District-Attornoy, which flatly says that tho “ownera of the tessel had tlalted hia office wils a view of .obkaning th ‘relcasc af tielr vessel ;" and that. fu tho faca of maid provieo, it way very doubiful whether o forfsiturs eould bo clwimod § nnd which winds up with the Instraction to ¢in- continuo proceedings uatil forther mders, On 8 motton of tho attorney for tho Victorin, tho Diattict-Attornoy flled this romarkablo fnstruc- tion wiil the Conrt, and tho hibel was disimieand accordingly. Apparoutly tho right of Drtieh- bulltaud American-0wned vaeseln L) import goous 08 Dritioh vessols was ostablishiod ; snd, nukled by this insiruction, oxpounding authortatisely tho law, and by this declxion of our Ristrics Court, tho Mary Merritt, and a numbor of otber vessols siwllurly situsted, reanned (hetr trado with our ports, and eatited on tho samo undil thoy were naturalized by Cougross, WITIL TUG LXGEPTION OF THE XAILY MIBRITT, whoso ownots, it seams, did not understand how to uanage tho **hoolt and e100k” in fishing for American nailing papers, ‘Lheir potittou was disregarded by Congrass, and tho Merritt slone among them il ¥as coized, libeled, and cone demned for vioiatlon of the Navigation laws. Yrom the deereo of foifoiluto agnival hor, an appoal wna taken to tho Buprono Court, and, st tli0 namo time, o potition for reousslon wad mads uudar tho act of 1797,} Tha Bupremo Court, at fbs October tonn in 183, sitirmod tho decroo of forfeituro : aud the potition for temission wos distnienad by tho beoretary of tho Yteasurs, Murch £0, 1874, upon tho “ground that the pe- tition wan illegal,—uo pacty in wuch cises Lemg allowed by Iaw to oppeal to a higher Court, denying tho forfeituro, and simnlaneouely potition for seminsion, aduutting tho torfeitnro. A warrsnt of non-remiesion was awarded and eout to tho District-Attorney, with justructions 10 collect the Judgment rendered agaluy: Wilinam Yonug sud G, D. Nottis, upon whosa bond the voseel had boen teloaszd, During the pondency of tho proccedings wndor the exceution, in Mav, 1874, tho owners of the verscl medo au application to the Secretary of tha ‘krcasary for w rohearivg, filwg With 1t aflidevits that their aitorney, Mr. N, J. Lmmous, had neglected tho case, and faed to presont fta’ resl merite. Upon this application, thus ntrongly fortified, tho petition wus wrain tazon up, to be decided upan fts morils ; aud it was < 1MBN THAT 3D, BUIBYOW AVPEAL LD bofore beeretary llichardfon in behalt of the Trico brotburs,”of Haphinaville, to arius the cas0 with o viow of obtaluing relief for iho vea- sol. ‘Pho decision of tho Secretary of the Treasury, howovor, 4 16 wall known, wasuveree to thu petivoners, and tio case vas8 remanded 10 the Dstrict-Attornoy, May 21, 1874, Thus tho matter rested in Washington till Amil, 1875, when anotber petition way tiled with the Beere- tary of the Treasury, sbowing abundant cause that tho remiesion of forfeiture should bo grant- od. 'I'ho proof presouted with the petitiun was 0 completa that it became tho duty of tha Bue- retary of tho‘lrensury to gront volief, By reforenco to the opiuton of tns Suprome Caurt, given sbove, it will bo obuerved tnac the decroo of forfuiturs was affirmed for the reason that ** Tho caso doos nol shiow ihat tuo Jlaty Merritt hine any of tho ovidences of Dbeing o British shup ; thatebie hud prodiced no register, uo certilicats, or documeut of any kind, to entitie hor to muke that claum; that of theso docu- ments she way eutirely destitute, 80 fur as thio case whows; snd that there wos potling to bring her within tho tors of the proviso o Boe, 1 of tho net of 1817, rbove refurred t0." Batd penticn YLUDUGED_THE CANADIAN MLGISTIR under whieh tho Mary Merrist, bod eitected her entey nb tho Amcrican Custoin-1louscs, whilo carrving ou tho trudo. for which oho wee seized, libelod, sud condammed. Batd pelition ulso pro- duzedncopyof the famonsstriction of the lato Sotwitor of the Tressmy Jordsu, oxpoundiug tho net of 1817, and. o copy of tho record of tho isiries Court of Milwaukes in tho e¢aso of the Viotorie, to show thut, undor tis instruction of tho Lressury Dapartment, and under the decis- 100 of tho United Siates Conts, o Drittel-built, American-owned vesssl had o legal right to carry un tho foreiygn trade betwoou Cauads and tiso ports of the Umiud Stuten; and tiat the Mary Meritt wan ¢eereed furfeited (v covso- quenco of tho neglect und inadvertenco of her ntiorwey i ot alizigug snd provivg thoeo facts ‘bofura tho Courts. Upon these fncts and rovelations, the votition of romisson was agan counside ed, und fuully granted,— ROT DY MR TRILTOW, but by the theu acting begiolury, Conant, This it all of the Mary Mottt ease, tud Hr, Biston's alleged *eroohodncsn "' fn ¢ uucction with it Tho ecttlement of tho molety elaim of the Cus- tom-}{onsc oileors is whully ox parto, zud bos 1o councetion whatever with tho tiusl activus of tho Becretary of the ‘Ltoasury. “Tho ifon, Nowton 8. Murphy, tho whilom Jackall of ex-Senutor Catpeuter, the lero of Dowil's Luke, o utockloluer fu the famony red- loungoe, W0 brayiug uss of tho Milwaukeo Senli- nei, hag Ju-b returned from VWashivgtoo, flled with tho profound econvieton 1hat Secrotary Brictow 18 8 hvlug exomplar ot the doctroe of total depravity, and fu, thorefora, an unfit fopublican caudidato for tho Presltoncy. Muny of tho best DLepublicazs of Wis- consin rogard this as tuo highest judorvoment that Bnstow could roceive. 1 Lnow, from parsonal conversation, that tomo of tho leading spirits in the Wisconsin dolegntion totho Ciucinnati Conventiou are docided.y and uucomprowsingly i favor uf the noaunation of o wigh-toned Becrotary of tho Treasury ns tho € ptnudid-boatar of the Republican parsy 10 tho Centenpial cawpaigu of 1670 LELUBLICAN. —— - HOFE, 0 lovely Hope ! thou fairest goiu An richest gift of dod to men “Whou Juad 5t us on tolauda of Lies, 1,008 yot ulitouched by Rarrow's Lise, Unnwistied by grief's oft-lowlng tear, Unthuoits to uught of we or fear, With thiea wa soar above onraclyes, And, youngt again, 1iko haypy clves W dince bout u chifldish glor, Estrauced by ail wo bour and po; o Lioura of daubt, no gricts or gloom, Yalr lend of Jtope, n thioe tind room Toor thou art cloeo alded {o truth, Tuo joy of age and pride of youth Ancall thy sliades are swectest dre OF lavo Hvid 0 vr, aud friendabip scenis “Tlo rarcat, fairast, Lrigbtest flower “That o'er found boow i earthly bower, Thy flolda nrospread with grassos groen, Aud flowers eeattered in Letweon iy moantain sids are sweel Lo elimb, Aud f10m thelr helgita a view subiimo 14 aproad, 1o grovt tho traveler's sight Ero yot bo wan lors no uight. The pavements of the m-ny strcots At fudd with 70/ica formied from swosts I yraiises a0 rich aud mro That time HOF Fust caunoL impsir, “flay shorea aro washed with watera bright, Ani strown with mady u beacon-tighits Thy hesven-resred casties, rich aud old, Contain anmeasured wealil of gald, Urtarnisbou stiver from 1o wiho} Al thieso—aya | muro th st Hhuse—ire thing With uncnor east i fulth and love, “Thou'rt blest whth gitts of Huven above, Falr Hopo! 1) leavo thce witls regrot Vihen, soou, sy sun of life suall ety Aud I'must tid farewoll ta thes Whio oft in 1ifo bath chcrished Bus b | 1 kuow—nay, do ual wiart— “That thou wrt uut of Heaven u jurt, Yorsake me not whilo yet I eling Mo e'an ouie Lroath of lite, but alug Ay loving song, o'vn then, 48 1oV, When doath willy o'er my yailid Lrow, Aud staring eyes, snd lpe apart, And tbrobblug pulsea of my hort, Let fall (4o last drcad cures of b} Mill then, ol | Hve my soul wituln, ©1110400, Mareh 30, 187 il T S Cleoulug Floors with Orauges. £t Nichotar for Muy. That's shocklow, leu's it? But thon thoy have moro of thow' than wo do, for it is in Juwaica that they make scrubbiug-bruslios of oranges, aud you may be suio it 18 irue, because Mr, Gosso maw ihow do ib, Tho tloor was of burd, polished wood, and before the family wore out of bed two or three colorod servants scrubbud aver the wholu of it with sour oranges, cut in balves. Whou the jaico was rubbed out of ouo picce they would take anothor, and so thoy used :p a tlw:g mylmhol thom, ‘Al\‘poluh vavuhpu:! on y rubbing “with ococoauut-husk, and the slovr 1ooked as ¢ it had bosu wazed " THE LIQUOR QUESTION. How Kt Is I’robmmdccl by Thirty Wisa Mayors of iilinols, With Abont Thrce Exceptions Thoy Favor the License System., Ten Citles Try Prohihition, and Go Dack to he 04 System, Tleven Deolare Their Intentions Never to Try the Maino Law Hpecial Correavondence of The Chicano Srivune, Rockrony, 11, Aynl 0.—Ayrovos to Hock- ford's haviug eiectad the Frobibition tickot, st ita municipat elaction thin spring, Tur ‘Priauxe correspoudent nddrensed a lotter of inqalry rela- tive to thio workings of D'rohibitory enacimonta to the Mayors of tho folloaiug citics in the Htute of lilnois: Alion, Aurors, Beiloville, Bloom- ington, Braidwoud, Caito, Contraha, Champaign, Danitle, Dixon, Decatur, Lant St. Louls, Efiug- bum, Ligin, Freeport, Galena, Joliot, Xaokakee, Laialle, Lincaly, Litchitiold, Moliue, Monmouth, Ottaws, Leoria, T'oru, Quincy, Rock Island, springfiold, Bterling, Ftreator, Waukegan, and to Jancasville, Wis. As Tun Trinose clrcu- lates largely dn )l tho above cities your Tockford correspondent hes prepared o simnary of the information obtaivod in thia way, which wili bo read with s great deal of n- torewt by Prolbiioniets and ndvocates of licenso in all the sbogve-mentioned citios, Out of tho thirty-turan Ifayors wiitton to twonty- rovan answored promptly; the romaining six Lavo not yeb been beard from, As this asticla 14 morely lutended a8 o reoital of facts, that wilt Loof value to thoze intorested in trao temper- auce reform, ail partisan coloring has been avoid- ed, and tho juformation obtained 14 presontod to tho teader, a8 far aa posible, in tho lavguage of tho cowrespondenta themselves, Ono thing throughons this correspondenca is vory striking, and that 13 tho remurkabie unavimity of opision in favor of w eirict licenso system cud the inva- riablo discaters that bave followed the attempt 10 culoreo probibitory tensures 1 THinois cities, ‘I'hie twonty-soven loiters received may bo classj- fled into six clacees. IT'l:st, those containing no opinion pro or con ; kecond, those stating that prohibition had been tried cud bad proved o fail. nre : third, lelters from places whero prohubition had not been tried but wiich cited reasons for not attempting it fourth, lctters declarng it liad been tried with moderate snccees 3 fifth, letters tating uo othor Inw Lied everbeen tried ; sixth, 1etters waying it had wever Leen tried, but in favor of trylng it . THL NUMELR OF DACH CLASS. Of the fiet class I 1eccived three, from Joliet, Ottawa, nnd Freeport, sll thoso cities baing un- der a licenes kystem, sud no othor fatt could be gleancd fram tho letters. Of tho second clasy, from cities whero prohivition hed feiled, I re- ceivod ten,—all thoue cities now Lefox under a license-lav,—Dixon, \Waulopan, Champaigy, Urbunn, anville, Lincotn, Janesville, DBlooa- ington, Moline, aud Spunefield, O tho third class eteven came to houd,—Llgin, Decstur, Teoria, Guiney, Rock Ielaud, Kankalkeo, Galona, Alton, Centrala, Cairo, and East 8¢, Louls, Of ile fonth clase only oue—~from tho City of Sterling. Of tho 8fih closd only ono,—[rom Monwauth, and of the sixtl claes only one. It will not bo neceduary 1o look at the contents of Ictters of tho firet class, aud, therelore, the recond claes come flrst. DIXON UNNLK PROYINITION, ‘The Hon. James A, Hewley, Mayor of Dixon, wrote ¢ **Tho lant attept 1o cnfurce prohubis tion in Dixon woa daring the gear ending alarel 1, 1872, and einco that timo thoeslo of iatoxicat ing liquors bay Leen under the Jicousa syetem. During the yesr meutioned onr probibition oidinanee had'but littlo cftect, either to check or 1ucrease dravkennexs or the cousuraption of liquor. 'Thero was woie apuarent dritnkconess lum.ly for tho 1cason that parties who wold tauor in vioiation of the law Wero mlways snxions lo get 1id of iotoxicated persons. and turn them upon tho streets vs eoou o8 pozaiblo 10 nvoid detection. T'ho sttewpts that were made to enforee the ordwducy wero barren of resaita.” TUE BON, T~ f. DICKAROX, OF D VILLE, @PCARS. I'ho abovo xontloman kaid : ** The Prolubito taw bas been tried 1 this city, Do vot thin! it u benefit, but ratber “a disadvantago, Tor the year cuding May 1, 1676, we have col- ectod £15,000 liceuso fees, snd aw eatisfied that thero Lias not been one drop more liquor sold thau to former years whon liccuso was dented, Think prohibition dyes not leasen the amount of drankennese, thatit 13 not practi- cablo und sm eatistied it caunot bo enforced beto," D, L. WHEELOCK, MATOR OF NOLINK, Hay8: *We havo trnied every plan from no- licosRe to o Ligh liconse, and have come to the conctusion that, all interests considered, o fair licouso §s the true pluu, Insswuch ps saloons tinvo always oxisted bere, and, 1 think, will con- tinuo o to do, notwithstandivg tho offort that Ligs Leeu made to remove them from tha ciiy, my expericnca bos been tha' wo have nono tho losa ditukiug. and st @ $300 liconso woget a 10venuo of £9,000 por year, with no moro expouso 10 thia city than would arso from no-licanse, In 1875 oir Comwmon Couucil fixed the saloon licenso ut §400. ‘Ilo ealoons rofus- od w pay moro thuu £300, as stipulatod iu tho tatntes of linols, Tho ~result was an expeusive lew-suit, acd the saloou- interest ¢amo ont suoend. Binco I-have boen hiero, thero havo been large suus of money vx- pended in the eitort to xnid tho city of the ovil ol Jiquor-solling, but without any good result; and i for ouo Liave mado.up my mind to accent the situation and uso every ootk to coutrol the evil by legslasion,” WUAT AULOBA'S NEW MAYOR THINKS AROUT 1T, The oo, Thomns 12, 11ill, tho now Mayor of Aurura, wrots os follows on Aurors’s experionca with probibation : ** Proliibition has Leen Lried hare, but nover with euccors. Duriug the timo it wan _ostenmbly m forer, draukenucss moro genornlly prevailed thau at aty otker time. Pro- Dibition would be very oxcellent if it actually prohitited, but fu thig town, with our popula- tion, tho uttempt to ontiroly suppress the salo of 1wtoxieating drink {8 fouud to rosuit in the loss of about 9,000 licenso feoy, together with the niitetion of & _hoavy tex upan our peoplo for 1‘l'xuu, while as much hiquor ia drapk us over, BAD TATE O AFTAINS IN WAUKEOAN, Thoe Msvorof Waukcgan, the Ltun. W, B, Werduen, auawered my questiond in the follow- fog sty c . “ First—Di1 prohibition increaso or chock drankentess ¢ 1 roply that, in my opinfon, it was ahout an cven thing—1 think wore whisky was pold (as it may be by tho gallon) sud lcss boer. Iam also of opinton that tho means aud ways adopted to obtan 1t, by thosa who will have it, are more do- woralizing than the open honee, Bucond—Dul it chuek of juoreaso whisicy-sell- ing 7 "I'ha answer to tho first inquiry shows it in- creagod it ‘Lhird—1s it practicablo ? Fo far asopon saloous it is a succoss ; and in ro- gard to dinks at the bar—most of them sold by tho galion. L'ne vo-leonsa svstem was sdopted i tho spring of 1474 'Ll oloction was to some extout wlinsuced by thio hieouso question. Iiwas eiectod Mayor, entltely fros fram suy pledge either way, by the small wajority of fourtocn, stier (he hiotiout clrction over held fo this ci Wo wons through the year with no liconss. In tho sprug of 1976 I was elected withont oprosition, and I bolieve with » gouersl nuderstauding that licenses would be grauted, | The Councll were in favor of it, and Wwo gove' liconsed, You will seo that the no- Jiceneo svatem did vot accomplish the much-to. be-dusired objeos suught—a decreaso of druuk- ouness. THE MAYOR OF JANLSVILLE RE3IONS, The 1lon, J, W. Bt. Johu, Mayor of Jones- viile, raid, ** Junesvitlo moyor 1ad the Prohibi- tion law bat ouce, ana then it was & (otal failure m every teapeci, ‘fue dlayor at that time, tried to'eatorco the law, but fuiled, and restgued within o fow months, A pew Msyor was olocted sud heensos grantod.” LOW IT LED 10 PERIURY IN STBINGYTELD, Tha Hou, Chiarles B, Iav, Meyor of Sprugs flald, smd, ** Liceuso has boou the rate herw for 80O yoars, and seouss to wive porfeul satisfuce tiou. During tha prevalonce of protuuition, soveral years ago, 18 1.d to porjury and no oud of complications, aad &l classes linally beeamo en- tirely disgusted with it, No vftort s been made to try it again.’” TUE RESULT IN OIAMFAION AND URBANA ‘fhe Mayoroloct, the lov, Henry Trevet, gavs of Clatwpuigy & ** Wo ouce tiiod prolibi- tion in 1808, and wo found it did not lsezen tho driukivg of lktua:u in fact, thoro was ‘more whaaky by quite a wuber of barrels broughy e to town than thers was tho precoding yeae ; in ehort, our peopla were effectusally convincsd that high liceuse was tho best way to handle tha qnention, and I think we will not soou iry any other ulan, Urbana, adjoining us, tried prohi- bition lant yoar, but it did not work, and thoy now hiave licsnse aud like the piaa better. Pro. hibition, In mv opinion, masna *free liquor.’ " THR PROMBITION COUNCIL ALL REHIGN AT LiN- coLN, The exparience of tha Probivitioniaty ac Lin- coln munat hava bosu bumiliating wn tho extrame, Baya tho Ilon, A. Mavfleld, Msyor: '*In 1870 our fll'{,udoptml probibstion and It did uot mork ¢ ail. It thorougliy and completolv do- moralized everythiug, It sot about balf our citizon agsinat the other half, and- stirred up bad feching among our citizens gonerally, Our polico lind Lo bo increased. A fow saloons throw open thorr doora aud gave away hquor in dofi- anco of law. Wo prosocuted them vigorooaly. nnd made about two couvictions, Drunkautisuy increawed ; countrymen woutl come in snd club togzethor and buy several gallona, and _go iote wegou-yardy and get beaatly drunk, Thia was kopt up about balf tho year, aud the Counait conclhidod 1o liconsa them, and tho Mayor and 8 portion of thio Cotinei! reslgned. Tho city was #0_cumpletely demoralized that prudent men did “uot like to awsume tho positionm. I was, howaover, inducod to rou for Mayor, which pince I bavo occuplod until now, Mavo studied thn question, and am satiatied thiat the best mods of bandiing tho whisky gnestion is fo put it under wholesome restraint. No mau undor Leavy bonds can afford to vio- Into tho lawas, but with proaibitory laws tho lowest claza of men will buy a jug of whiaky, aud rotail it to the low and viio lu tho outsluria of the city, whera the police seldom go, and will ou discovery move from place to place, and their customora wil not teotiry sgalost them, LEITERS OF TUE THIRD CLAYS BLIEFLY MEN- TIONED, Tho, Hon. Ilenry Winter, Mayor of Cairo, FAYAT S A Lmhlbuary luw would hava no effecs in'Cairo.” Tho Hon. B. #. Hako, Mayor of East 5t. Louig, gays : ** A prolubltory law licro would Lo impracticable, and I think it could not bo en- forced.” Tho Hon., D. P. Darclay, Mayor of Elgn, ramarked: “in citlea of tho sizo of Tiockfora and pf Elzin 1t would bo'tmporsible ta enforco prohibition thoronghly, sud tho effect would be fnjurious rather than beneficial.” The Hou, W. I.'Chambers, Mayor of Docatar, Bays & *[ donot think e probibitory law practicable, sud do not thivk it can bo enforced in any city tho eizo of ours or youra' Iu speaking of Dloomington, the sawnoe gontlo- wav suys: “Ths City of Bloomington bad a prohibitory tiro yearn sgo,and was very glad to got back to o liconse syatem ngatw," Tho Ian. D, Itobjuson, Mayor of I'coris, thought aw totally impracticeblo in its work- ‘e Ilom, I, M, Binizu, dayor of Quiney, Vo use plonty of boor aud whisky in Quiney ; eapecially an milk ia scarcs, Do nat think it possiblo to enforce tbe Matue law in Quincy.” Tho Mayorof Rock Islaud thonght Profubition wonld not work bore; Lave sixty- pive saloous, aud liccuse €100 per year,” Tho Ton. Johu U, Bhaffer, Mayor of Ravkakec, saya : “]t is the opinton of tho writor, as'well asof very many men whoaro interested in ihe wel- fara of our city, that o prolibitory 1aw cannot Lo enforced, and that a failure 1n that direction would Lo dissstrous, fo that sll respect for law and ordor would vaoish on the part of the victors.” 'The lon Thomas J. Shoean, Mavor of Galeas, says: **It can only be cuforced in amall places, whoro o consldera- Llo majority of the votera are in tavor of it. Wa Live an iustanco of this in our eister city, scross the River, Duvuque, Jona. This Btatd has & faw Brohllxhing lho sele of in.oxieating liquor, yet Dubugue sells et rotail perbaps more iutox- icating liquora than oy city of lor size in the coautry.” ‘Ihe llan, Alexander W. llope, Mayor of Alton, enya: * Qur sister city of Jere geywile tricd tho prohibition eystem for a singlo yoar, and during that year moro whisky was s0id oud moro drunkenueas provailed than in uy threo yeors uuder the liceuso bystem.” Tho Hou, i, B. Sadler, Alayor of Centralis, gaid: * Tho application of their (the Prohible tioniste’) remedies 18 erroncons and founded upon fulse theorios, and aa long as they con- tiuao thetr quack-like practices tho canso of the rewl penuine reform will suffer from these very evils, sad to behold and fnjuriovs to tho very fonndation of our republican form of govern- wen iteelt,” ONL: LETTEL LACO OF THE POULTH, FIFTH, AND SIXTIL CLASEES, Tho Ion. B. C. Chutch, Mayor of Sterling, was tho only gentlomau out of tho thitty who eaid prohibition in Lilinols hnd beon wodorately suc- cessful, 1lo eays: * Wo havo no! entiroly stopped tho salo of intosicating lquor, snd bardly expect to do 803 but we Linya reduced sho ealo to ope-fifth of what it was undor = licenso system. We believe it practicabie, and feol that our city {8 1 every way better under no licenzo. Thero ure but t¥o or thtoo placea where liquor cau bo obtained” Tho Hon. Jacob H. Holt, Mayor of Monnouth, said that city bad alwavn been prohibition, and that they *“have usually been Bucceasful {n onforcing thelawa and ordi- pances when wae havo orocoeded properiy,” ‘Tho Hon. L. 11, Goodrich, Msyor of Binidwood, tho only Mavor out of thir Btato who bolieves thas & probivition ordinauco ¢en bo onforced, thus oxprecsos himsolf : “1bo- hiovo_such o Jaw cowld bo enforced, even in Braulwood, whero thors are over forty saloons.” With this 1 cloze, aud oa my object was merely to pive tho fontimont of the Hiato of Ilitnois relative to] the Maine Liguor Iaw, with ite effect on cities of over 5,000 fubabitante whero it has beon ndopted, my taalk is dono. U'he facts aro befora the reador ; he can form his own con- clusions. HOG-CIIOLEEA. What Llinois Swinc-Breeders Sny Abous fte Special Dispatch to 1he Chicago Trivune. Srmixovrerp, 1L, April 2l.—Pursuact toa yosolution of the Btate Board of Agriculturd, tha Seerstary, Col. 8. D. Fisber, on tho 27th ult,, addressed o circalar to tho leading swino-breed- ers of tho Btate, putting a sorics of questions designed to.eliclt lnformation s to tho couses, oxtent, snd romedios for Hog-Cholera. Tha re- sult of theso inquiries is to show that the loes to the hog-brecders ‘of Ithuois from thio ravages of thin discase is nbouy ten million dollars annually ; while a8 yot the cauges, treatmont, and romedy for tho disease, ato matters to which thero is, gonoernlly sponke ing, profound ignorance among thoso most large- ly interested. Anong Lho responsas received by the Doard to thoir circular, ono of the most interesting was from George Runter, of Carlinvillo, a brocdor of puro Berkshirea who gives the following diag- posis of the dissnae : The following aymploma ars more or less prominent among those exhibited in Hog-Oholera : Dulluess, loss of appetite for foud or wuter, creepluf beneatt thio atraw, or sceking dark places, with tho head Jow, eara dreogiug: dlapostion 1o lls on tiie bally} g aud vou{tmg of food, wmucus or bilej diar- rhas of dark sud fetid stoois, or conetipation auze fous nnd stariug look 3 inability to stand ; moulh hot and clammy ; spaumodio breatuing ; parilal or com- plete parulysls ; nistioa stiff and dry ; sometimes tho znbmal fs wild nd frantic, and soinolimes quito un. consclous; nabliity to ucroam; subdued and painfal cough ; Wiscoloration of thie akin—a red or purplish tint, especially on the bLelly and juner suifico of 'the hind extremitios, ‘on {he back, carw, cte. Deaths within twenty-fobr hours to threw duys. 1n hogs that dlie from cholers, froquently 13 foundun ceuulstion of blovd or congestion uf & lucal chur- actor, womotimes external, bometimes miorual—at Uinoa j the lungs, at other Umes i tho stonsch and vowels, aud frequontly {n tho tender wurfaces of the Dody, éapecllly about tie oyes, bebiud the oars, anl ubout tho foet, Thess ~eymptomatic evidence lxlvc{boendul{y obasrved,both post-mort :m and durto; tho dissass, and the runcliuulon 14 reachs od_that thoy, together will otaur wvideuces, confirm t'- s thoory that TEog-Chulers (4o called) fs Easential wineaso of & gencral character, aud not dee pendont upon any local atiestion, Mr. Huntor roports that— The cholcrs made ita sppearatico generally durlng unsotiled woather, OF Buch Weatler us exjoses thy Loge 10 suddon and sovers slmospherlo chunges, Hlgady wet weather, howaver, scems vajachully pros Hiio of chulera, Sound atock, gond caro, mtid_ s clally good drainago und cleanly surroundings, nse uot ouly causs o escuo, but well uigh an iufuibul pro- veutive, 1 ueithor s Dor Fucomuiend wny otlr provoutives tian thoso Lt ubove memioned, 1 Would add that tho kexping of ewiuo fu largs numuera together prociudus tho pussbiity of good care sa above understood, A large herd of ewine in o drove {8 iuevitsLly an vasy proy o the fatal walady, Georgo M. Caldwell, & bracder of Berkshiros, of Witliawsville, ropurts ¢ 1 am satisfed that the chiolera (s owing to the sud- de ttanuition from ® kborious, ball-starved coudition 4 0ue of high feod; and 80 cunvinced ain I that, whils T linvo s pug, 1 futend 1o foed bim Nibcrally uutil aold, During tho isat thrco years wy best Lrkabices were Tunbiig by the aide of the disvssed stock, aud sowie of Tho ollor sowa with them nearly all tho tine. 1 have always fod 1y youn Burkshiros, and Liaye st nons f thiom. 1 do pot cousider tho disosss contaglous, 31y Boge died 1n tbo Brancn, sud avme of wmy uelgh- et i, Juat tilow, o tho sima Bivent, Were Lioalthy, sud ail the water they got wes from the Vrancdi, Thoso Loge, howover, Were on elover, and fod soms car all thio Boason. Lemuel Mk, of Kunkakos, who keepe onan avorago 1,000 Lead of llxlog}s. r:vnrts t " xperlonce 1, that Ly fat hogs are more llabla 1o Sbekod L ik that logs Laving range of {16104 and woods aro uot 80 Liabls to bo atfected, I be- Ticve the discass ¥ contagious,—bave no doubt of 1t froua wy cxpecioucs :u'clo':mw A'.,“ll:u.';‘a =y vetitiva 8 pounds ¢op| i) s salipair, 4 pounds sulphur, § pounds 1 e used remiedy, wiib good renlt, earbolle acl Etho bedliag of thank OB “Beveen o S the dlseased hogs eocovered, they béesmesttong and mlnneh afior evecy bale bad como of Tus hoge nomlcn full of worms, G o e 0. . Nichols, of Uatlyle, Clintén Oaunty, hso' an extensivo broeder, * ballaves the fl!n?:'s:hl’g bo contagidua, because, as & genotal (hing, from ono-half to thrao-fourths of the berd die whon nllowed to ria and slesp together,” Whilo laat. enr his noighbors sufared” heavy loswds; his - x::‘n“ Le;can'&a'th;( Ehfllfldl‘lq whllu: Az, N, attrib- - s to good fooding and keepin, tuem plouty of nlf Pk Anl by giviagy Iven in slop and s ILLINOIS PRESS ASSOCIATION. ' Programme for the Twolfth Ann.sag- Convention, _ [ A final meoting of tiie Executive Colnmitto of ' the Illinois Prers Ansociation waa hald in.Ohlose R0 ou Thureday, April 20, and she following pros grammo for tho Telfth Annual Convention adopted : Tle Conventlon to be held inths City of Joliet, 111, on ‘lucsday, Wodnesdsy, and Thursday, June 6, 7, snd 8, 1870, v TURSDAY, JUNE G—XONNING SRBSION. HMeot at tho Opers-Hoase at 10 o'clock &, m. Call to ordor by the Presldont, Prayer by the Rav, A, [ Denn, Address of welcome by Mayor Barber. Response by Preaident 8, P, Rounds, Roll enll of members. Readine minules of previous meoting, Aduirsion of members nnd paymont of duse, Appolotmont of committucs. . Adjourn o mcot at the Opers-Tlonse at 2 p. m,, Woore carriages will bo in resdiness to con= vey the Asdociation to visit ths various stone quarrics and other objeots of jutercst, eonsume ing the entire afternoon. ty licensa cities in this. | TUESDAY-EVENTNG BESAION. Meet st Opora-Houso at8 p. m. Original poem by Mra, Matilda F letcher, of Contralia, entitled, *Within Your Hands 1 l‘l]s_cnd L)l Iolliv Trust,” Zssay by H. A, Coolldge. editor of the Litche tl'l:‘lad" (11L.) Monitor, eatitled, * Editorial Coure (General discunsion and exchanga of vie! mattors of iutorost to the craft. & i WEDNESDAY, JUNE T—MORNING BESSION. Call to order at 9 o'clock. Reading minutes of provions scasion. Roport of Committos ou Credentials, Communications and miscellancons business. At 10:30, address by Maj. I, W, MeQlaaghey, ‘Wardon of the Illinoia Ktate Penitentisry. 4 C;Irfmuu ;ilhltllémi’he in attendance for a visi# 0 tho 1llinois Btato Penttontiary and tho Joli Iron and xtool Works. il 5 doltk WEDNESDAY EVENING BESSION. Moet nt the Opera-1iouso at 8 o'clock, Prayer by the Rev, J, P, Philips, Poem by Mrs, Emily Huntington Miller, Anuual addreas, by George Beroggs, editor of tle Champaign (1Il.) Gazette, * THUNSDAY, JUNE 8—JORNING RESSION. Meot at tho Upera-Housa at 9 o'clock, Rtending minutes of previous session. Lilection of officera for ensuing ye! Regolutions, unlnishod business, ete, At 11 o'clock, a collation at the Ilinois Staly Plenucnuary. visit Joliot Iron mud Stecl Works, ote. THUESDAY KSENING, JUNE 8, Complimentary banqnet and ball, at Werner g Hall, tendered the Aasociation by the city. ‘The Cilizens' Beception Committes will bo i attendanco on arnval of traios, to meet and ea. cort visitors, take chargo of baggago, etc, Horrts.—Iicduced ratos hayo been seoured at tho following hotels fu Jollot: Nobertson llouse, et $L.60 Fur day, kccommodating 128 gnosta ; 8t Nicholas ITotel, at $1.25 por day, ace commodatipg soventy-five guests; Auburm House, at 8125 per day, accommondisting twonty-five guosts. Al firat-class hotels, Arrangements have been mado with tho dif« feront railroad hoes of tho Htats to furnlsi trunsportation to and frum the Conventiox Jree, for each editor and his Jady. » Tho catirg programme, with foll notes of ox. planation, snod tho neccasary certilicates of membershiip, tickets, cic., will ‘be at ouce pro- pared and mailed to every member of tho Ase soclation ; aud thoso dosiring to become memn bers will at onco make applivation to tha Sccros tary, Cedet Taylor, Wopona, IlL, or to the Yreeident, B. P. Roonds, Chicsgo, A PRORISE. “Tha waves arn beckoning, Lockoning ma ‘Thetr fingers gleam 'gainzt tho atarleea nightq And their mizercro upon tue shore Thriila me, Alls me-with delight ! They bond with age, bk are young in youth s And their hoary heads have shaken aiid tons'd e Jiava Jaugled at Heaven, have amiilan Karth, Lre Jifa wes born—before man was 10at, . ot Tims firelf but Las bowed to them, . Ko band nor chain but they Liugh 10 ecarn ‘y ¥ bold they bresk ua they broke tho yeara Ezcanan was ast—before lifo was born, tral fingers now bockonmo; Their aurge Ls music—thelr rage la badm? And, rock'd tn thelr bosom, 5y fears shall ceastpe. My strength soburn in thair watery palnl, Each cap 14 & ilvor b Tlat ‘;ua: o clr?nu,—m-mun- the mist 1500 my couch tn the feathery spray, Wrappud Ly wavee, Ly the biliows kisya, Over the wasto comes a white, white form, And {ta golden halr trails the walers gray; And this i the morn, and this {s the sun Boaring my bops—anu my hope is Day! DEAD. Veainly the un was glowiog, And sofs South winds wers Llowings Vainly the Larth awakeoed to bud and bloom¢ "Lingored the Winter droary 1n wy beart, with griel awcary, A8 Tatood with acking breast at tha door ofa tombn My desd lay prone and smitten, | Aerous o euid; AL Yaley L promisa ehone c7oss tho culd, biatik walls, in No Hiot of a fag Torover, & Lut I read the one word, * Nover,"” And mxw thot ageinst iho portal was rolled a stone- Away I tarned mo sadly, No longer weopiug madly, Trusting to tms for dulling the e This yoars went on, slow-swoe) of pain; And oases camo, slow-creeping, And hid the door that nover suall opo sgain, *Tis not fathier or mother, *Tig not sister or brother, /That lles where mosses cover the close-shut door; A droam 1 bad fondly cherislied, A aweol hope, sadly periabied,— This Ja ray dead that siceps to awraku a0 more. Laxy iLis, Wis, ELLEN I, ALLYBTOS- HONE. Where #4 llome ? Doar, melting souzd, That, like a gleam of heavenly light, Caata 3 magtlo Lialo round “I'le stealthiy shades of cuming night. ¥ind we it "inid Nature’s flowers 1 {h some gay and yittering domot ©r i the stately atreugth of lowera? Al uol T foel this 18 not Homol Whiero {s lome? 1ta place of rest No soitary heart can know; Of such It hooda not Lhe bolwat "o wiaunc the Lears Lhat, griel-drawn, fow, 1a it castlo, hall, or Lower, Vo search fn: vain whero'er we roam Waiting ono o’er-ruling power, "Liu only Love can waka a [fomel W. I, B, — What o Sncczo Oost. A sneozo celivored by a drapor's assistant on tho 2-th of Jauuary led to au action which was tiiod bofora the Lumbeth Coanty Court in Xng+ jaud, Tho plaintiff was fu thoservice of thy ter, in (he dropory department, of which defendont was manager, -About 10 o'clook at wigbt, whou seeistiug to take stock, haviog s gold in his hoad, ho was compolled to sneezs. 1fo wnoexed rathier loudly, for defendent came up to whers the platutiff and others weroat work and domanded to know who snoozed. The plaintit? st onco maguauimously admitted thut' L wau the sancezor, upon whiob tho defondant told bim that the uoxt timo he wanted to sneoze o must go outside to doit. Bhortly afterward o pluinuff folt Limself impolled to snceze agnin, sud, putting oo bis overcoat, said to de- fondsut, * Plesso, sir, 1 am going to snaeze.” Ho was thareupon told by the defondant that if ho went outaide ke must go altogether, and, up- on e proseeditig to o 50, tha dofoudant jnslated. upou Lis returning tho wook's wages ho had re~ colved o few bourd proviously, the week's worls not expliing uutil tho afternoon of (ke next day. As be Eecuuud to comply with this demand, the Wefendant touk hum by the collar aud pushed bim down a epiral elaircsse o (ight at a lime, Le was subsoquently marchod off the premiscy be< twoon & policeman sud tho doorkeeper, Ha claimed duwages for the iujwics hohad ro« ceived by his rapld dosoent dowp stairs, After sovernl witnessos bad boen examined, aod tha dered a verdict fu favor of the Encezer for L2 damnges. 4 ' srny nud navy co-operative atores, Wostmiois - defondant had given evidendo, the jury rea-.