Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 5, 1876, Page 1

- The Ohicann Dailp Tt VOLUME 30. CARPETS, Etce MANDE| BROTHERS. 121 and 123 State-st, CARPET DEPARTHENT, We must close onr present stock beforo July 1, sad bave reduced our prices on 5,000 Yards BODY BRUSSELS, 25,600 Ynards TAPESTRY BRUSSELS. 3ILYS IN ENDLESS jncRAthg l VARIETY, %lulb Scmfis, e AT ILowest - HATTINGS, ! Prices, We nre determined to close out our atuck af Car- pets. Partles In search of bargains will consult Iheir own interest by givingus n look before buy- Ing. canx Se A T nmnan CARRIAGES, We are sclling at greatly re- duced prices, LANDAUS, LANDAULETS, OLARENOES, 00AOHES, CQOUPES, and GOUPELETS, Our Patont Countorbalanced Front FIVE-GIGHT LANDAUS & FALL- ING FRONT BERLIN COACHES aro the loading Carriagos of the day, pnd, for beauty of design, simplic- ity, and thoroughness of construc- tion, are unsurpassed, Tho Falling Fronts to both arc nicoly counter- balanced by o Spring (which ar- rangomont I1s Pateonted*), and ean with each bo lowerod and raised with the fingor. ‘We guarantes our work to bo FIRST-CLABS, nnd to pleaso in every particular. *No Infringement of our rights under the above patent, will be ollowed, H. KILLAM & CO., 29 Chestnut-st,, New Haven, Conn. C. 0. TEN BROEKE Is onr Areat in Chicngo. RAILIZOADS, Liphming Stries, And Liable to Strike Again, THE OLD RELIABLE BALTIMORE & OHIO B. R. Boston, .. New York. Philadelphia . Baltimore. . Washington Pasgengers holding tick: sverat nny point desirable. For full information eall at the Company'sOfice, Palmer Houre; Grand Pacific flotel, 83 Clark-st., and in Depot, -‘xrn-lllonl)ulldlm:, foot Monroe-st, T I Y, M. COLE, oS, SAR « M, COLE., i Gen. Ticket Agent, Pass. Agent. S, PRBEPIINS - Lol e Lol vl DR PR RN v o 9 Discount on thy Taxes. THE SAFEST INVESTMENT FOR YOUR MONEY 18 IN YOUR GWN TAXES, epecially when you can get n IANDSOME DISCOUNT. The ity of Chicago will, nt aty ttns hoforo Jube 1, 1570, Borrow from persons owing City Tieal Eatath Taxes for mcicn 1875 the smount of such taxes, tlawing tiwa () per cent ducount, and ator Jiino 1, and iror (0 July 1, 1870, allowing onc and one dalf (1%4) per cent discount, and will lsaue rouchera therefor which may bo uscd at once, or aeld until tho owner is propared to pay his other e 1400 Ly this route can stop laxes, By order of the Mayor and_Financo Committce, Apply to 8. B, HAYES, Comptroller, 11 Hoom &, City finll. Cmeaao, June 5, 1878, In consequenceof the dentof John C, Fartridte, of the late it of J. C. I'artridge & Co., it has become nncunril to liquidate his intcrest in said copartnership. For that purpose, and fn_order to reorganize auld drm and continue the business, the Ainirs of the lato fAirm down to June 1, 1870, will be settled and wound up h{ the surviving partner lliereof at the store, No. b7 Lake-st., where all persona having claims against tho sald firm are re- quested to forthwith present them. LINN PALMER. TGOLD MINING-. Tho undersigned dedres to arrance with ono or more capltallsta for working valuablegold property 1in North Carolins and Georgin, by the Califurnia Hydraulic process, and In connectlon with Stamp Mills. No intermediata parties will be treated with, 1, C. FREEMAN, Clvil and Mining Eugineer, Alto Pasx, Unlon Co., M. TO RENT. Desiralle Ofices TO RENT IN THER TRIBUNE BUILDING., INQUIRE OF WILLIAM C. DOW, Room 10, Tribune Building. {_'v{!_lwuu_A ADVERTI PULLADELFIIA EXTIBITION, (ROWFE & BLACKWELL'S PV PICKLES Siaic Vinegar, TRTCIT BATCES Tor ik, Neat, und Gamie, POTTED NMEATS wod FISil, (GENUINE DIUSTARD, SUPETIOR MALT VINEGAT, JASIE, JELLIES, MARMALADES, sad other T eSS, K BSECIED a7 sold by all v vited, aud dealerw In Arst-class filbfl'l"ufl in tho Unfted B Yery ganuine cle ta lal EM'TS, tates sud Cktinds. Cltossk CRWEL e Ol & o Wit S duane, Lownox. =uneynioth UARE LONRON, FINANCIAL, “7PER CENT. B0, 000 SISO R S, ARTHU DR A 2 L0, 31400, SCUDDKR & MASON, 107-100 Dearborn-at, _ POLITICI%L. Blaine’s |Case as Stated by One of His Personal Friends. The Mainstroke Whereby He May Reinstate Himself in Favor, Mulligan No Cagholic, hut a Pres- byterinn Since Early Manhood. Tho Demoorats Anxious to Keep the Investigation in Statu Quo, \ An Argument in Favor of ‘Withholding Those Letters, Numerous Press Comments on the Recent Blaine Disclosures. Thev Are Regarded as Fatal to His Chances for the Cine, cinnati Nomination. All True Republicans Should At- tend the Bristow Meecting To-Night. Fervent Illinois Advocacy of the Man ‘Whose Name Is a Platform. How DBristow Stands in Kentucky-s-He ¢ Can Carry tho State. Political Jottings Abont Men and Things. BLAINE. FRIENDLY AND OTHERWIS WIHAT il WILL DO. Spectal Dizpatch to The Tribune. WASHINGTON, D. C., Junc $.—~The following is the status of the Blainc matter as it is put by one of Blalne's personal friends: The sltuation In the Blalne casp romains un- changed, Tho Committee on Judiciary held a full meeting {uter\lm{ morning for the purpose of dia- cueeing the questlon raleed bé Blalne’s refunal to produce bis private letlers, but reached no con- clusion. Bcott Lord, when the matter was called up, at once sald that this was o matter for the con- sideration of tho House, and Frye, who has acted na counsel for Blaine, replicd that, if that was the Jjudguent of the Committee, HE IIAD NOTHING TO BAY, bat wonid !hnpl( nsk that the previous question should not he called until a reasonable time.—en a day or two—had been given for debate, Lord's proponition met with ittle or no_support from tha other Democrats on the Commltice, and, aftern dlscussion which lasted an hour and a half, on mo- fon of Lord, the ubject was postponed wntil next “f'uesdny, It now [ooks as though the Democrats intended to leave tho mattor just where it is now until after the Cincinnat! Convention. Thoy dare not bring it in the iloueo, for there Blaine would hn;c an opportunity to meef them on equal terms, nn REMEMDERING PAST RXPERIENCES, lhur are not nnxlous for & hand-to-hand content with him on the floor. Another clrcumstance which feads to the concluslon that the Democrata intend to leave the caauas it 1s until after the Con- vention, wna the dlscharge {:nlerdl’ of the wit. nesees Atkins, Fisher, and Malllgan. 1f they had intended to push the matter iminediately, they would have retained the last two, ns their testimo- ny would certainly be desired in connectlon with the lotters, when produced, laiue's peraccutors have probably learnced that, while the publica. tlon of tho famous letters would bo anuoy. ing to thelr author, thelr cuntents are of sucha character aa to throw no discredit upon him and intend, thereforo, to leave the caso as it now stands, Lelicving'that it cannot, by anything thoy may do, bo made more damaging to the Preslden- tial anplrations of the ex-Sposker, Blalnc's fricnds will be very much disapnointed if he al- lows hia encmica o overthrow hlin fu this way, ‘While nothing can be Jearned from hin foregard to his intentions, IT WOULD NOT B BTRANGR it ho were to ask the Housk, to-morrow, or next day at the fartherest, 'to hear him in a personsl cxplanstion.’ Showld he do so, he would probably put the case befora the Houso and the country in the very strougest light, show- ing tho outrage tint the sib-Cominittee attempted to commit upon his righta as a citizen by demand. {ug of him hin privatecorreapondence, not only bo- fure it had been shown that it rolated in the re- moteat degreo to tho subject under investigation, o 17 HAD BEEN PROVED but after that but onc letter, and thatonly Indlrectly, re- ferred to It at' all. 'Au nitack of 'thia kind upon tho Democrats of the Committes who bhave been perss cuu"r him might Le made very eflective, el[u:c nll{ 1t it should Ly the production of the latters and bo followe the l'llldll’l{ of them in the hearing of the House. Many of Blaine's fricnds helleve that, by a bold, dashl “f move lke this, ho might recaver ail the ground Lo has lost within the past week, and AROUSE A POPULAR ENTIUSIASS such as-has rarcly been manifested in behaif o anytandidate. Should the Democrats rofuse him the opportunity, ke would have gained a point, while other avenuce would still bo vpen to him, What his fate wili be if he does not choose a policy 1lke this, or ans equally courageous, Washington politicians find it hard to detormlae, BAD JUST NOW,. As the case now stands, Blalne's nomination at Cluclnnati 1s not only doubtful but alinest impossible. This 18 sdmitted even by hisbest fricnas, and the interest which ia universally felt In the mb{u:t is shown Dy ita constant and excited diseusslon at every public place. AT TILE MEETING OF THE SUB-COMMITTER yesterday nothing new was learned. Ths A(tnfln Adams lctters and a goeneral reso- lution, which had been referred to the Cominite tee, were made the pretext for sn attempt to dlscover the contents of some of the Blaine let- ters, but the move resulted in faflure, and the subject was r‘n(ukl dropgcd. The testimony taken strengthencdthe explanationof the Adama letter given by Blalne in the interview pub- lished a week ugo, and, i1t had not done so, it 1s iord to seo whence the Committoe would de- rive {ts authority to inquire into the matter, slnce the resolutlon referred to did not cover an investigation of the Pdvne deallngs of indl- viduals in the stock of any rallway companics. BEVERAL EWRONEQUS IMPHESSIONB' revall relating to the character of the witness fulligan, aud” the naturc of his testhnony, Bome very fogenfous theores of the motives which have actuated Mulligun’s evidence have been set forth by the ll\;\\'l])h‘)tl‘fl which are thick-and-thin aulmurlcm of Blalne, One of thoso s that Mullfigan is & bigoted Catholle, and is worklng (n the futerest of the Jesults agafust Blalne, and would not liesitate to swear toalle to destroy & strong oppunent of Cathollclsm, TR THOUDLE WITH TIIS TUKORY 1a that it (s not true that Mulllgan 1s a Catholle, Itiaa fact that Mulligan is not a Catholle. He hus, on the contrary, beena Presbyterfan since urfy manhood, and is & person whose character Blalne has not attemptedto fmpeach. Indeed, his character has recelyved the strongest support from lilu'(uu'l own withesses, Flshier and Atkin- sou. 1ltls AL%O NOT TRUR that Mulligan stole the Blaine letters from Flaher's sufe. Mulligan Saturday afternoon, testifled that Lo went with Fisher to the safu before Ieaving Boston for Washington, and took out the letter, o Fisher's presence. The beliet of both Fisher and Mulligan was that the letters might in sume way be nceded in the evidence in Washington, in connection with the testimony of bot of thewm. Fisher, belog proscat in the Comumitteo CHICAGO, MONDAY. JUNE 5, room, Was (fl;cnledmwatnle If this was not | accurate, and he voluntarily sald that Mr. the fact, and he sald jt was. Fishier mado anothet statement to him which CONKLING AND WASRAURNE, ‘The Conkling men are very confident that the decline in the Blaine strehgth increases the Trnspccln of Roscoe Conkling. The number of hose who believe that “‘the great unknown” ls Washburne (s fucreasing, THE INVESTIGATION. BATULDAY'S PROCEEDINGS. i WAsSHINGTOR, L. U, June 3,—The MHouse Ju- diclary Conmittee met at 10 o’clock this morn- ing, to consider the matter submitted to them by the MHunton Sub-Committec, concerning Blalne’s refusal to produce letters obtalned from Mulligan. A long discussfon took place upon the question of compelling Mr. Blaine to pro- duce the letters before the Bub-Committee, but, without coming to any conclusion, the wholo matter was postponed till Tuesday next. THE BUB-COMMITTER, ‘The Sub-Judiciary Committee met st 2 o'clock tolag, Ellsha Atkine was recalled. Sald he does not know anyihing sbout any ssles of auy rafl- road bonds of any rallrond “which reccived sub- sldies from the Government, nor of any sales of Northern Paclfic bonds. e was neqiainted with the Aquilla Adawas transactlon. to which allusion had been made. Fisher proposed to witness at one time fo take sonie Northern Pacific bouds, and witnees agreed to do so. The firm of E. Atkina & Co. agreed to tale §15,000 worth of them. Witness did not recollect what the firm was to reeefve for this amount, Was to recelve them through Fisher fron Blalne, hut never got thein, and the money was pald back by Fislier. IHe never had any other transactlons in Northern Pacifle, nor any transaction in Central Pacifle, Kansas Pacific, Central DBranch, Western Branch, Southern Tirancl, Sloux Clty & Pacillc or Texis & Pacc uads, Blaine—DId I ever have any money Intercst In the transaction you allude to in” Northern Paciie T A.—No, sir. Q.—You gut your money back with Interest? A.—Yes, air. ~Then it was Impossible for me to hove de- rived any benetit from (it A.—Yes, sir, Mr. Blaine asked that the letter written by Atkins 29th May, 1876, heretoforo I)llbllu)lml in regard to this case, be put in evidence, which wid done. WAIREN PISTIER, L., recalled, teatifled that he purchased from Blatne, Dec. 1, 1570, an Interest. in the Northern Pacitic Road, and {mhl $25,000 for it. recolfeet what that' {nterest wos, but knew at that time. The attentlon of witness was called to a letter published In the New York Sun l\lni‘!%. 1878, purporting to have been written by Blaire to witness, asking hin to purchase oiie-elghth or ane twenty-fourth part of an In- terest in the Northern Pacifie Road, and he was, He did not now asked if that was a correct copy of the letter ref cefved by him from Blatne. Witness sald it was, ‘The original was de- stroyed Sept. 21, 1872, when witness and Blaiue had” the toal scttlanent, He gave a copy of this letter to Mr. Allen, The original was not among the letters brought here dy Mualligan. Witness never received his certificate of stock for lis interest, and the money was afterwards returned by Blaine, Ilc did not know why he did not recelve his certifleate. e nover asked about it, but presumed 1t was because dt was net a profitable enterprise. Ile did not know why the trausaction was not consummated, nor HOW BLAINE WAB ADLE TO CONTROL BUCH IN- TEREST. Witness always understood that this wasa purclfi' friendly act on the part of Blaine, and that Blajne was not to have any fnterest in it in any way whatever. On the contrary, Blalne al- ways sald he could not take an Interest in it at alll It hnd frequently been spoken of when Blnine vislted his counting-room, and when op- ortunity offereid Blaine totified witness ubout t. o never supposed that this stock belonged to Blaine. Ifit had been his aud Leen [n'his lmapeulun he could have dellvered it, of course. Ie never doubted that he should get his money back, and on Sept. 31, 1672, [t was returned, every cent of ity with interest, By Hunton—He did not recolleet that any of the letters brought here by Mullfgan related to thls transaetion. He road only four or five uf them reeently. The letters he read did not re- fer In any monner to any of the different Pacific raflroads which had been mentloned this aftes- nuon. . JAMES MULLIGAN waa recalled, and gald among the papers ob- talued by Binino from him was one containing acopy of the law relating to grants to the Nortficrn Puctfic Rafirond. There werealsorom o figures on it, nlmwlu‘,: that it reluted to the ol 1-24 part which had been spoken of. e dl not know whoea handwriting it was In, but it was not in Blaine's, Fialer wus asked at this pofut what the paper was, and where he recelved it, and he replied he Nied no recollectlon of any such paper. Mulllgan said he found'it fn the desk among other papers, not particularly among the corre- spondence of Blalne with Flsher, but among all the papers, Witness was th‘l‘xcntcd to read the receipt glven by Blalve to Flsher at the thne Fisher pald over that 23,000, This reclpt was published in the Aquilla-Adams cnrrcspunuenml May 27, After reading ity witness sald that this was all the contract there was between Fisher and Blatne, He did not know why the stock was not dellyered by Blalne, and afier waiting about a year Fisher réfused to take tho stock becausa 80 long a time had elapsed. Ci.—-And this Is all youknow nbout this trans- actim? A.~=Yes, sir. Ionly know that Mr. Fisher pald money to Blaine, and Blaine paid it back to Fisher Sept. 21, 1871, Q.—DId you cver hear anything more than you have testified ahout the inntter atluded to from uny onel A.—No, sir. By Blaine—Wero you asked to bring any papers with you when you were summonedi A.—No, sir. Q.- ilhy did you bring these letters of minel A.—Idld hot kiow what Iwas to be examined about, I supposed that it would be about the matter referred to in the Aquilla Adams letters, and so I brought these letters to refresh my memory, I brought them because they were written b{ you, and there might be something in them that I should be asked to explain, Q.—Had you any reason to think that I wrote the memorandum” of law Inu spoke aboutl A.~None at all, ir. Only I found it among the papers I the desk, and {6 related to the Northern Pacifie. Q.~You say you are not unfriendly to me. Do you know of ux' occasion for holding u grudge against mol A.—I never had any ocea- aion to feel unfriendly, but thought I was not treated fairly on the occasion alluded to by Mr. Atkins yesterday, Mr. Blalnc was proceeding to make further fnquiry on thia point, when witness sald, ** Do you want o to go over all that? [ will Iet you examine me If “you will let me examine you afterwards. ‘The Chalrman remarked that that was falr, but hardly pertinent to this Inquiry under present resotutlon, Mulligan, Atkins, and Fisher wero allowed to return o their homes, but were notitled they were not discharged, and when wanted would by notifled by telegraph. The Committve then adjonrned till Monday, @l Dispatch 80 The ne. BostoN, Mass,, June 8.~Public opinfon here runs strongly against Blaine. The Transcript this afternoon says: It {s suaceptitle of proof on the testimony of well-known gentlemen now in Boston that Joslah Culdwoll sald in thelr presence, in this city, that he pald Mr. Biaine for his influence in socuring Ierl-lu(lon fayorablo ta tho raflroad enterpriso in which Mr, Caldwell wea interested. It furthr asays that, when on the way to Washington to nu- awor the suwmons, Mr. Mulllzan occupied o seat by bimself, snd by his wide was a groen bag containing the package of mystorious letters the contents of which Mr. Blaine refuscs to disclose. In the seat behind Mr. Mulllgan wers Mr. Fishor and a weil-known lawyer of this city, Wwho tiad jolned the party by aceident, and to whom Mr, Fisher had said the bvening before that he (n. tended 10 tell the whole truth, and should not lie tosave Mr. Blalne. The conversatlon naturally turned upon tho Blafne Investigation, and Mr, Fuaher, polnting Lo the green bag, raid substantially that there was Yveyidence In that IIIE which would His compauion msked what that e h!'llhfir roplled ’Ihll. Ih,l;lfl io rom Mr, Llaine to Mr. Fishor, which sald substantially, ‘*1have had s grout doal of trouble at the heel of the wesslon to get this Little Hock & Fort Smith DIt through,” and subsequently the writer adds: **I think I deserve some compensation.” Tho explauation of this 1s that the mll:flnll grant 10 tho road was with & restriction forbidding tha sale of lands at lcas thun a cestaln prico per acre, and tho “vgrest deal of trouble’ roferred to was in res gard ta the removal uf that reatriction, which wus ultimately accowplished to the docided advantage of the Company. Tho Tramcript sent a reporter to sce the lawyer, and he admitted that the conversation oceurred, and, while he would not authorize the usa of his name at present, he did not deuy that tho version as given shove was substantially correct, though adding that it was not * cxactly was still more damaging to Mr. Blaine. THE LETTERS. TOR LEOALIT? OF THE SIRZURN. To the Bditer of The Tridune. Cn1caao, June 8.~On Wednesday last the final Republican Btate Convention sxsembled, and Towa practically lsstructed its twenty-two delegates to Cincinnad to vote for James G. Blafne for the Reputlican nominatfon to the Presidency, The prize scemed to be surely in his grasp, as his frends could clalm neare ly enouch votes to nominate him on the first ballot, and he wes doubtless the second cholce of enough to nominate him on the cecond or third. Now, all scems changed, and Mulligan has donc it. There ia this, however, to he said. Blalue had a clear legal, a8 well as moral, right to sleze hls letters without Mulll- zan's conrent, a8 apppeirs from the language f’:r l!lncknlmula: "W’fi’u one hath deprived ane other of his property in goods or chattels person- al, the owner of the gueds may lawlully claim and retake them wherever he “happens ‘to find them, %0 it be not in a rlotous manner or attended witl a breach of the peace.” To the sane pur‘}! seare Lord Coke's Institutes (Vol, 8,134). This proceeding I8 denominated *re- caption fn thie common law, and is as fully vecognized ns & part of ftas the nction of tres- ass or replevin, Even dereption in such a cose s legaily ]upullnlflq though of course nut mor- ally. Even Mulligan, however, does not cluim that, when the letters were given to Blaine the tast thne, there was any promise to return thein. Whatever, therefore, may be safd of the polley of Blaine's taking and ku-[xlng thome lctters, :}u:,rucnn be no doubt that fu principle it was it. ‘iu the eyes of any thinking man, also, there can be no wonder that he don’t want them pub- lished, though they be wholly free from corrupt matter, To Hiustrate: I have myscll scen o letter written by Abraham Lincoln nfter one of his Senatorfal campaigns, that, i€ published in 1660, ust before the Chlcago Convention, would very Ikely hiave lost lim the nomination, That lei- ter contajns some yvery uncomplimentary allu- elons to some of tho ‘most prominent of his supporters fn I(linofs, which would eurcly have created troubledn theIllinolsdelegation, and de- stroyed{tsunanimity, In lkemanncr, also, who can doubt that {f any private letterof any of our Presldenta ainco \asiington had been sprung on the world at the critieal moment, so much trouble of one kind or shuther would have oriecn that those men never would have oceupled their lofty positions. I could name the mon, AU IIving, who has fn his ossession o letter from one of the most ampu- ar and; honered of all of them, which, if pub- ;lished atathe critical day, would have utterly | destroyed Wis chances for the White Iouse, 58 Mt contained a confession utterly inconslstent with his nue)poml character. On the other hand, a very prominent lawyer of this city hus a letter from Mr. Disinc In which he “expressly declined to center foto o speculation he had contemplated and had the money in hand to Invest it, on the single ground that a measuro ealeulated to advance it would surely come before Congress. I vinderstand this letter may be publlshed, and, If it {s, it will do much to clear Blaine from all charges of corruption, on the ground that o corrupt man takes everything that” comes in his way. Yours truly, ACHOW. PRESS COMMENTS. TOM SCOTT AND TIHE DEMOGKATIC FREaS, Xew York Staats- Zeitung. It I8 known with what zeal Tom Beott worked 1ast year for his Texns & Paclfic Rafiroad, and eapecially how, after the comedy performed in 8t. Louis, he wns confident that he could ob- tain frown Congress the desired guarantee for the interest upon two hundred or more millions of bonds, But in this session it could not he done, on ac- count of the Presidential clectlon standing at the door. Neither party dared to enter upon the campaign with the burden which such s meusure would have Imposed; and with all the ald of the lobby, Scatt was not able to obtain 2 favorable report either from the Committee of the House or that of the Sur -te, although ftis notorious that inthe first-uaried Committes, if not{n the sccond, a majority of the members look with very favorable eyes upon Tom and his bonds. He was allowed to withdraw, with the fricndly counsel to be patient. ‘Tom had to make the bestof this, and, with his colossal energy, set to work to pursue his chances, Oue needs to look arcund only a little behind the curtain to find bim now everywhere. 1lis business Is to turn the nut¥gn elections in liis intercst, and he is not luz) s Jay Gould once safd hefore o committe ur Legisla- ture, *In Democratlc districts, 1%um a Demo- crat; In Republican districts, a Republican; In doubtful districts, doubtful, but everywhere an Erle man;” so Tom 8cottis a Demoerat with Democrats, a Republican with Republicans, but ¢verywhere n Toxas Pacific man. Like Jay Gould, hie knows how to estimug@the value of the press, and hie has recently | harticularly busy in making surcof theservif prominent journals. Tom appears to have confidence in the chances of the Democracy, We have latterly met with Lils articles tu the speelal Tammany “organ, the Ezpress, of this «ity, and {t has now been stated in tho Sun that In the recent sale of the World Tom was able to assure to himsel! an essentlal interest in that organ of the Democracy, Allthe answer which tho IWorld has to make to this Is that, If it were correct, Scott would have octed very prudently—-just as prudently, In fact, asthe reat financiers who at another thne lent a help- ng hand to the editor of the Sun. In this way. tho World admits that Scott is to be countéd among its owners, and we may acmrdlumg be reparcd to seo the World performing for Scott th same ecrvice which the Tribune renders to Gould. Sftce the Erpress also is working for Scott, it is uot rleky to conclude that there lsa eat intimacy between Scott and Tammany, [nmmany’s itimacy with Gould was proved 1ast autumn. This unfon of Tammany with the rallroad kings s not new, Every one remembers the noble aillance_of Tweed and Fisk. The pros- pect that the Democracy, if it should come (nto power and take the Texus Paciic Road under its protection, is not u{wlnny calvulated to render the people entbusiastic for the Democracy. The uurru\:llon of parties could mot be moro fully revealed than by the ong prescnting in Blaine a tool of the Unlon and Northern Pacific speculators, and the other wominating some servant of Tom Scott. But for the present we will hope that such intluences will not triumph elther in Cindunati or St. Louls, but that the Goulds and the Scotts will be ¢qually disavowed at buth places. sibany (N. 1.} Argus. The New York Sun mnkes the astounding dieclosure that Thomas A. Scolt,of Pennsylvanls, is the person who lately purchased the New York Vorld, The Wourld of yestcrday may be taken as confirming the statemient made by the Sun, The appearunce of this great railroud magnate, who I8 pressing upon Congress an en~ terprise for which he asks assistence frony the Fuderal treasury, in tho politls certalnly o slgnificant cireumstance. e moeraey of New York will not receive with patlence the suggestion that Thunas A, Beott shoula dictate tho actlon of their delegtes to the Natlonal Convention. FIRST BLOOD YOR DON CAMERON, Phiiadelphtn Times (Ind.) Blalne has tullen. However justly he may merit the confidonce of the country and howev- er generously his immediate friends may judge him, as o Presidential candidate, either now or hereafter, he will live only in the history that ante-dutes the 1at of June, 1876, On the duy that Mr. J. Don Caneron accepted o seat in the Cabluet to aid fn Bluine’s overthrow, Blaine Dbrought the freshest gurlunds of victory from the Republican people, uud scemed "strong enough ta bid deflance fohis enemics. Forty- efght’ liours thereaftor thy uew War Minister drugs the lm}vctlu\u Commoner Into his camp 8 manglea political sufclde, and i3 now wbout to wfhistor upon hie poltical eftects. It is o terrible, a hopeless fall, und Blatue greatly slded his foes to make thelr victory decistve. . o Hud Juines G. Blainge been on trial werely for his Hie, 8 un ordinary prisoner struggling for existence even with ‘dishonor, he uflgm with uruPrlcty have culled in the legal cunning of such mien a8 Judge Black aud Matt Curpenter to acquit gullt or ta vindleate lunocence; but he was ou tril for much more than life—for his right to rulo the first natlonof the curth; furhls fithiess to direet the destiny of forty willions of free peaple. HLAINE YERS0S WLALYE, New York Post Und, Rew), Tho most _troublesuing witness with whom Mr. Blaine hasto deal is Mr, Blalue himself, We huve taken bLis own account of the latest aspect of thocase. We havo put aslde the more 1876. Mrgm; enlored narrative of Mulllgan—his story of 'Mr. Blaine's pitiful pleading” In behalf of himaclf and his family, and his threat of aufcfde. Upon Mr, Blaine's own unadorned account it is difflcult tosce how he can overcome the dam- aging evidence which he has furnished against. himsell. If hels innocent, why should he con- ceal anything swhich he has done? If therefs nnmln{; which can injure him in these Ictters, why should he take such pains tosuppress them? These questions are sure to be asked. Ratner than have them asked Mr, Blafine might well consent to the publication of all the par- ticulars of the follfes of Lis youth and the ve- nial sins ofhis manhood; but there was really no danger of such a publication. If Mr. Blaine could not trust Mulligan he eould trust the Judiclary Committee. “S8ome of {ts members are warin friends of his, and have alrcady se- cured for him falr treatinent, if not actual in- dulgence. POINTS IN MR. DLAINE'S CABE, Washington Correspondence lostan Israld. The Democrats on the floor ot the House are exceedingly anxlous that there should be no more Investigations of Mr. Blalne at present. They have scen enough to convinee thein that therc Is a eplendid field for such Investigation n Mr, Blaine's case. If hels nominated ot Cin- cinnatf, there will prohably be a special commit- tee on the Fort Smith & Little Rock Rallroad to hn’chll%nle its formation, the leglelation in its behalf, its Jand-grant, its bonds, and the various suspiclous transactions In them. It is well known that Caldwell set apart a half a wilffon of the sccuritles of the Littie Ruck & Fort Smith Road In Washington and Little Rock. It Is well known that Mr. Blaine had large quantitics of these bonda from Caldwell, that e rold them to Aneon P Morrill, James M. Hagar, Daorlas Alden, Abner Coburnyand others of Malne; and that he refunded the moncy when the honds went down. 1t is well known that fimportant legislation In behalf of the Fort Smith & Little Rock Rall- road was obtalned while Mr. Blatne was Speaker of_the House and a holder of its bonds. Mr. Blaine himself has testified that a large quantity of its bonds which belonged to *acer- taln Interest” (which he did not_describe) were sold to the Atlantic & Pacific sF_ B, Hayces) and the Missour(, Kansas & Texns Ralfroads. The evidence on all these miatters fs arcessl- ble, and if Mr, Blaine fs nominated the Demo- crats, no_ doubt, will u{ togetatit. But ot present they want to help Mr.” Blalue all the can, #o that he can be nomfnated at Cincinnatf, and they can bave some fun with him after- ward, CERTAINLY UNPORTUNATE. Utlea Heratd (Elits Roberts—Anti-Conkiing). Mr. Blaine is certainly unfortunate in having been the author of any’letters, on nn?' subject, ch he i3 not willing to subinit to the public, under the peculfar and delleate cirenmstances which have braught o knowledze of their exist- ence, However eminent the legal conusel may be who advise and sustain bim {n this course, aud however contemptible and suspiclous the motives and octions of the witness Mulligan, the cxistence of the Jetters remalne, and the curfous speculatfon ns to thefr contents must Le tncreased by the reluctance of Mr. Blaine on the one hand and the feroclous determination of Mulligan on the other Lo make them public. The revelations of this investigation have been 8o _unexpected, so contrudictory, and so alto- gether dramatie, that it is Impossible to esti- mate their influcuce 1pon Mr. Blalne's nacend- ancy at Clnclonati until the end {s reached and dofinite conclusions can be drawn with safety, As the matter now stands, the public will not hesitate for an fnstant, on all fssues of veracity, in nevepting the statoments of Mr. Blaine, cor: rohorated ns thcf are by reputable witnesscs, against thosa of the hookkecper Mulligan. MUD THAT STICKS. N York Tridune (Hluine organ). At 1ast it looks as 1f some of the mud thrown at Mr. Blaine might stick, There {8 nothing in the (cmmm:( of the witness Mulligan ealeu- Inted to produce much effect, excepting in the matter of the privato letters. These Mr. Blaine must in some_way promptly explain, It was untural enough that he rhorld demand posses- slon. They clearly belongedeither to the man to whom they were sent or to the man who wrote them. Mulligan had no right to them, und it Is equally clear that no man {s willing to huve his private correspondence with frienda atolen nl)h its publicatlon by his cnemies threatened. But the Imhllr. it this case, will not constder these technieal polnts. Some ex- Ianation about the letters s indiapensable, or t will be believed that they conceal sotucthing” which will not bear the lght. A DECIPERATE CASE, Rufatn Commercial Adrertiser (Rep.) If Mr. Blaine's case is vot o very desperate one, he may thank bis own frupetuosity for the general linpression that it Is. That he has ale- fiul right to the letters which he captured, Is not {sputed. If he wrote themn they are his own, But why he should not allow them to be pro- duced In testimony, and why he should even re- fuse ta let the Committee see thetm, if they con- tained no matter bearing upon the case in hand, s more than the country can at present under- stand, Far better would it have been for him to expose sume little family matters, throuch the publication of these letters, than to rest under the inevitable suspicion which is {nvolved in his forcible suppression of them, taken in connee- tion with the witness Mulligan's testimony However, what famfly sccrets could have be: {mparted in business fetters Is more than wecan fmagine. So long as the letters are withiheld, the people witl bo apt to think that they contafn more damaging testimuny agalnst Mr. Blaine than they probubly do. THE “PPOLICY OF SILENCE' PATAL. Uleteland Leader (Rep.) Whilet Mr. Blniue s correct on general ciples in this position, there are exceptlonal clr- cumstances which ‘make his nervous aunxiety to keep those letters from the public view very un- fortunate. He I8 a lending candidate for the Presldential nomination, and the scandals, or elanders, brought up sgainst him and not_thor- oughly disposcd of before nomination will be used with deadly effect after nomination. A frank disclosure may be damaging to some ex- tent, but in the caso of such a man as Mr. Blaine cannot be one-tenth 0s damaging as man- Jest anxicety to conceal, Wecannot believe Mr, Blnine, in any of his business transactions, has been gullty ot a single act that, it laid bare in all it8 detafls, would Injuriously affect him in the eatimation of honorable min, But when the poliey of concealinent (s adopted Mr, Biaine's fricnds are placed at o disudyantoge. They can only vxpress their own conviction of his lonor and integrity. They cannot with this alone allence accusatiuns ‘and inslunatlons of wrong- dolng to which a “policy of silence™ s given force and venom. SENATOR OGLESBY’'S EXPERIENCE. Washington Correspondence Nostan Herald, The same influences which Senator Oglesby, of flifmots, found dominant fn New Hampshire will opernte everywhere. Mr, U’:lcahy‘ who, whatever may bd safd of hia abllities or his olitleal opinlons, differs from his colles Eclng 8 chnn-hnmlul person, and a polit the better sort, went to New Hampshire, two months ago, tu stump for the Republican ticket. He wns very !ricndlf' to Mr. Blaiue, and reck- oned himself one of his supporters when he sct out for the Granite State. During his tour of the towns, ho tatked a good deal with the peo- le, and found out their 1kes and dislikes. " To Kln great surprise he did not fiud anybody who had confidence in Mr. Blaine, This surprised hilm very much, for he had come to helieve, in common with many others in the West, that New England was solid and enthusiastie in the support of Mr. Blaine. When he fnquired what was thought of Mr. Blalne in the towns nlulu{ e Statedine of Maine, the plain peopto atl tol him that Mr. Blaine went to Congress o poor man thirteen or fourteen years ugo, and now they had hicard that he was worth u willfon. e hadd been in Congress all the time, and they did not want to know any more about him. " Mr. Oglesby came back aa” much of & Bristow man a5 ho was & Blaiuo man when he went to New Hampshire, TUE FEAR OF TOM 8COTT. Keokuk Gute- City (Hep.). Weare very much of a Blatoe mian if all in- vestigution still growingly lei man tor Republicans to make o Preaident of. And we are not anbitof a Blaine mman it any facts disclosed shull show ho fsn't. It is becom- Ing quite clear that Town Scott and his Southern Rallroud, the Unfon Puclfic Kaflroud, and the Northern Pacliie Rallroad, intend to fasten on the Governnent a steal of over $300,000,000 1f in thelr power, by trying to make the Govern- wment buy back ffom’the Pacltic Cumpanles the land-grunta at the rate of $2.50 per aere, ov\l 1€t turns out that ‘Tom Scott uud these severa Pucliic Raflroud gentlemen bave been devoted cnough to Mr, Bluine to perjure themselyes to shicld him, then the shudow of the colussal awindlp which rests beyond them,but which will march wpon the Trensitry when they are n-mlv‘ makes thelr devotion to him ove that wil frighten the mass of the people fron his sup- port. rine SAN IMPOSSIHLE CANDIDATE.! Neto Yark Graphlc Ul Hiep. ). The disclosures yesternday deinolish Mr. Blaine's lust hope of “a nomibation at Cincine uatl. Ho is an fmpossible candidute hence forth. Even though inuocent of any crime, o is too deeply involved In doubtful complica~ tions, and i3 too beavily overwelghted with charges to be available. No candidate could be elected on cxrlmuflonn. Mr. Blalne has too many explanations to make; he asks people to read and belleve altogether too much; heralaes too many unanswershle questions to be thought of o a possible eandidate. His smartness has heen his ruin. He has too much apeculation in his eye. He has outwitted himself, and 1t Is with profound regret that we drop the name of this really able, experienced man, from whom the country expeeted 50 much, from the Jist of possible Presidents. His discomfiture reduces the number of actual candldates and Increases the chanees of Mr, Coukling, who. a week 8go, was regarded as almost out of the connt. 1118 NOMINATION O DOUBTFUL EXPEDIENCY. $ Toledo (0.) Crmmercial (ep. ), With much anxlcty we Jook forward to Mr. Blaine's explanation, and desire that it shall be £0 pronounced and clear n every detail, that his Integrity will be unquestioned, and that his many fricnds throughout the country may he convinced beyond the shadow of o doubt that he has been and still 13 free from all possible taint of corruption. Unless this ia done, clenr- y and expliclt r, Iiis preat strength as ncandi- will apeedily dissolve s the mornin before the rising sun. Even asit is, hisc neetfon with rafirond specalations hiaa been such as to render it n queation of great moment whether his nomination would not be an uct of doubtful expediency. Would it not he one of absolute perll to the Republican party 1 BLAINE ' TO PASS INTO RETINEMENT. Fpringfleld Republican (Ind.), ‘There Is not inuch oceasion for the Republican to ecomment upon these distressing revelations, They polnt clearly to facts we have long feared, to results we have for some thne apprehended. Mr. Blalne and his friends will not readlly yield hin character or his position still; but Le I8 cer- tain, saoner or later, to pass into the retirement that has overtaken, within thesc lnst few years, other of vur distinguighed l]vuhllu men, who, in haste to be rich, have trified with their public reputations, and compromised the fntegrity of thelr public satlons.” And it will not be many days before (twill be ngnpnrcm to everybody that hig nomination at Cincinnatd Is an impossl- bl The elates for the Republican Natlogal Convention may begin to be reconstructed at onee. A BPEEDY CULMINATION WANTLD. Aninneapolix Tribuns (Rep.). ‘There {8 this much about this Blaine business, and that {s, we must have a speedy culmination of the evidence nzuiust him or a free hanging of his nceurers, Or more, Mr. Blaine's eweepiug destruction of the charges ngainat his lnm?-u.{ by the disclosure of his whole political and busi- ness record. This thing is getting serivus. We must -know something detlnite before June 14, It Blaine Is guilty, out'with it. If fnnocent, we can't see much hope for the Republican party in sticking to hitn unto a nomivation fur Presldent, it that is posssible, NLAINE'S COAL LAND, Broston Globe. Mr. Blalne hougnt 133 acres of coal land on the Monongahels River, about thirtcen years 0, for $21,000, These lands are now taxed for ,000, or more than twice what he pald for them. They are regarded by good Judges of coal property to be worth about §50,000. ~ They bave never been operated at all, and haye never yiclded Mr, Blaine a cent of Income. So much or the statement that most of his property was “derived” froro this investment. The truth is that this little speculation in coal lands is one of the sinalicst of Mr. Blalne's operations. It has been n saurce of expense to hilt, rather thana means of tncome- Hlis wealth has come from other sources. NFORTCNATH FOR BLAINE. t, Juul Poneer: Press (It It {s unfortunate for Blalne that a complica- tion of this sort should have arisen just on the cveof the Cincinnati Convention, und that he should have in seM-defense to scek the shad; side of the hedge, Hun when he shonld be stanil- ing In the fnil sunflght of day, above impench- ment and above suspleion. {BVIDENCE THAT LEAVER ROOM POR DOUDT.” Newe York Matl (Zep. It is one thing to rave private character from calumnlea, and quite snother to wina r'resl- dential nomination In the face of calumnions charges aud of evidence that leaves room for doubt. 1113 PROSPECTR DAMAGED, IF NOT DESTROYED. Toiedo (0.3 Bade (fon). ‘That the affair will damage, if not destroy, the very bright kiru»nm:u of the aceused gentlemun for'the Cincinnati nomination Is too evident to be longer questioned. BRISTOW. BRISTOW AND REFORM. + MONDAY'S MASS-MEETING. A massanedting will be held, under the auspices of the Bristow Club, at McCormick Hall, Monday eveniug, June 5, at 8 o'clock, to give expression to the sentiment of the Reput- licans of Chicago favorable to the nomination of Benjamin 1elm Bristow, of Kentucky, to the office of President of the Unlted States in the Centennial Year of American Independence. ‘The followlng are but a few out of 1,300 names uniting in & call for such meeting: E. C. Larned, G 1. . B. Lawrence, J, 1L, Dunham, T, W, Harvey, ¥, 1. dray, tobert Coliyer, George Schielder, Jacob Rosenbery, | T, (alt, A, M, Wright, E. Q. Muron, Franklin MacVeagh, Edmund Juessen, George Sturges, ¥, Baumann, TS Tuthil, Kirk Tawos, E. G. Keith, 1L, Willing, . 3. Lalor. Adolph Moses, George L. Adams, Jucod Giross, €. R. Corhin, M. L. Sendder, A. L. Coe, it. E. Jenkina, A. L. Morrlson, Horace White, 1. Turner, Samucl Bliss, A. € McClurg, Jitlie Roseuthal, Engene A. sinlg, Charles Degenharat, Jahn M. Clark, E. A, Olls, lenry Field, Jdacob Beiresdorf, Alanzo Huntington, L. C. Palue Freer, Dovid Fales. August Bauer, N. P, Smith, 8, Wallln, John G. Shorfall, Godfrey Snydncker, ence, Edwin Lee irown, Jdnckyon, C. P. Kellogg, . Arnold, Ludington, John 8. Cooper, W, Cleveland, William Vocke, Otgo Peltzer, Edward A, Small, Jacob Boser, James L. lligh, Caspar liutz, Jduecph Pollak, Charles V. Dyer, C. T, Hotchkiss, Thomas Dent, D. J. schuyler, Max Eberbardt, Daniel Goodwin, Jr., Philip Steln, Ernst Pruseing, Gwynn Garnett, W, 'C. Reynolds, Samucl Straus, The lullowin; ln%: the Hon Colly n ryan Lathro] ey 1L, I Gaipin, J. B, Adams, g, Medill, J. E. Otls, Jdames A, Kirk, Julian 5. Rumsey, Witllam L. Ogden, it{zens will address the meet- C. Larned, the Rev. Robert cr, Judge C, B. Lawrence, A, M. Wright, Esq.. the Ton. Eugene Cnrykthc Hon, Tsaac N, Ariold, George Scunelder, Esq.y E. A. Small, Esq., the lHou. Willlam Vocke, James_ L, ' High, Esq., Franklin MacVeagh, Fsq., Kirk Hawes, Esq,, the Hon. A. L. Morrison, the Hon. Ed- mund Juessen, E. G. Mason, Esq. BRISTOW IN ILLINOIS, A NEW ELEVATION OF POLITICAL LIYE WOULD FOLLOW 1118 ELECTION, T the Eattor of The Tridune. GaLrssung, 1L, June3.—Since THE THIBUNE renounced afthiiation with the Liberal clement which supported Rorace Greeley for the Presi- dency four years sgo, I have been one of the constant readers of {ts columns. From that tine I have sdmired its unilagging endeavors in furthering that change for the better n political affulrs which (s so much admired by every pa- triot, and which Is so sbsolutely necessary as the chilef source of natlupal Hfe aml strength, 1t has uppeared to mo to be the typleal repre- sentative of the masses of the Northwest, whose conspicuous featires are energy und integrity, As a reader of papers from all vver the country, 1 am obliged to conceds that Tus Trisuxw givea fulthful and forclble expression to the na- tional spirit coucerning general politics, general religion, and general progress. Beyond the possibility of a doubt,the people of this land are practival and woral. Tng TrivuNe, it 1 am u good judge, recognizes tho fact, aud indorses the valfdity of it by constant endeavor to keep it alive and moky it an ever-growing reallty. Ium contident that it is a great satisfaction to the masses of the Northwest to kuow that su potent a power for improving und shuplug the health of the natlonal lfs {5 as untlring os (tis wiso and reliable. That Tus TriBuNx is hon- ost in its dealro for legitimute snd permaneut litical roformation, its chiolce of a man for o Presidency duriug the next four yearsis a mne, PRICE FIVE CENTS. convincing argument. When Tim Trinuns demanded Benjamin H. Bristow for the next Republican President, It announced itaclf as the consiatent. n:)mm‘mm of politleal reform—tha true exponent of the masses who arc honest, and the invincible bater of the pervading core ruptlon now demoralizing the whole country. ke Tig TrinuNe, my faith in Benjamin 1T, Bristow fa abaclute. 1" helieve the election of this man to the Presidency would sipmity romo- thing more than a party trlumph.” To judgs fron his record, (b would signify that Bristow- Isin would he cnl:r{:c(lun"y tranefused Into the whole body politic. By~ Bristowism I mean those noble principles which command the re- spcctn[ nankind and exalt nntlunnmr 1 be- Heve that before the reslatiess forco of his ex- ccutive brilliancy, and the invincible power of his honesty, corruptlanists would find it more comfurtable in back seats. The malarla of political plunder now penetrating every com- munity would ylcld to a new vitalizing and purlfying clement. The rising generation, sa well as nil classes, would have a living pattern of rlgid and practical patrlotism at the head of the nation as attractlve and cxcmphnq to the whole world a8 “the spirits of '76." A new clevation of politieal 1ifo would he a grand epoch In our history o unmeasured extent and of moral sublimity. His uncominon lelity to the whole country would redound as a credit to human intelligence and human free- dom, With faith In the correctness of the sbove statements, I honestly helleve that every man who works for the election of Bristow Is o }v:\trlut, derlrous of the present swelfare and uture glory of his country. Wisdom, courage, and hioiesty are qualities ‘more to be desired jn an Exccutfve than political acumen. Among our leading Republicans, thiere are other brave, unshaken “splrits, but what name could ba mentloned which would be so absolutely the synonym of ubility, statesmanship, and honesty of purpose as Bristow | In what other namo wonlid there be such magic and power for re- organizing the affairs of Government ! { the Cinclunati Conventton lieads the Ree publican t{cket with the name of a politician whao is the leader of pollticlans, and supported unanlinously by the Whisky Interest (with which the masses are wholly” disgusted), then there Is every reason for helleving that the lead- ers of the purty have descended from greatness of purpaose to th ess and seltishncss of rcrmmnl aggrandizement, But, if on the other and, it heiads the ticket with the nume of o man unanimously and enthusiastically the strongest with the tasses, then the party will, as hevetofore, retain its high Puhlllvln, and cone tinne to stand as the people’s party, in the jne terest of the country and humanity,” If xmi' ong desires proof that " Scerctary Bristow would be the strongest with the masscs, et him learn from history what it i that the people like best and venerate most in leader. A glance ot the past reveals the fact that nothing s more weeeptable to o moral and procfical peo- ple than unselfishness, cournge, honesty, and slpeerity, A glance throngh the Jast year reveals, with even greater clearness, the fact that nothing is more odious to the masees than connivance and the clection of therough poll ticians by politiclans and rinxs made powerful by public plunder. In this age of political cor- ruption and desolatlon, how admirable and re- freshing has been the couree of him who has labored sgeressively for the safety and interest of his whole country,—totally regardiess of personal resulta or advantages. We koow to our eorrow what government is when converted into a machinery ior enriching und agerandizing oliticlas. Who does not hulm that we may know to our joy in the next four years what fuvcmmcm is when run on the principle of honesty and disintercated patriotism. Let us work with him whose uatural justincts com- mand bim, “Let mo guilty man escape.’ Let us stand by bim who looms up os the nearest approximate to o lofty ideal of virtua and manhood, May Trng TRIBUNE contlnue ta work for Bristow, fuor by so doihg it ** Stands by the eountry fearlissly aud” effectively.” Kespeetfully, Anaus. THE KIND OF MAN DRISTOW I8, Ta the Editor of The Tridune. CA1CAGo, June d.—~If you will allow me 1 want to say to Tite TRIBUNE readers, with refer enee to our Bristow Club meeting Jast night, that neither Robert Collyer's fgure of Bristow asa rat-terrler nor the Rev. Mr. Miller's “ go to helf " anscdate {8 * precixcly cxpressive of Gen. Bristow's character.’t This, at least, s my judgment, based upon a personal and official so quaintance with the Secretary of the Treasury, beginning soon after his aceession to the Cabi- net. That it has been Gen. Bristow's Jot to *nose out, aud grip, and break the back of corrup tion " a8 no other manin the nation has had either the vourage or the abllity to do, was not with him a matter of cholee—but of duty. And it is this loyalty to duty, to carefully weighed and definitely settled principle which s the imainspring of of his actlous, the key-note to his whele life. But he is nelther o rat-catcher nor a thief-tak- er by nature; and it is a source of paln and re- ret to those who know him best—and, sa finuwlng admire and respect him moest—that 1 false popllar impression of him {s crystalliziug in_ such expressious s * Bulldoy Ben," s Thicyes’ Terror," ete, I8 Is n large charac- ter; and his, tho ycuple are learning to hope aud belleve laa loftier destlny than that ol “ Watch-dog of the Treasury,’” howsoever wor- thy and useful such Cerberus functions may be, With the sterner tuff of the Roman father, yet _his heart {s as generous and tender as that of Lincoln himselt: and though he has never hesitated to go where duty aud the right point him, no matter what the sacritlee, he {3 nvither vindictive nor bratal, And this brings me to Mr. Miller's litle story, the substantial truth of which, as actad, history ftsell attests, But that Mr. Bristow used the langunge therein auoted no one who knows him_will for a mometit belleve. In the tirst place, Mr. Bristow’s mauner 13 the furthest wasible removed from the meludramatle. * 8ir, will not scll my country for sliver and gold,” might have fallen frow the lps—-it would b fruitless to go decper into the anatomy—of many of those of equal prominence upon the stage of publie life. eon Gon. Beistow such & olnpous, grandiose specels 18 as impossible ns s the brutality of the other sentence, * You may take your property aud go tu hell?!" Seeretary Bristow §s a gentleman as well ns statesman’; as well bired as he {s honest; as cour- teous ns he §s fnflexible; snd his intercourse with the member of Congress and the United States Senutor of the pericd—nay, even with ouie of his brother Cabinet officers—has not yet caused him to adopt the purticular variety of masculine English which these Buffalo Bills of Iegislation and Bardolphs of Minlsters have transplanted from the Bitlingsgato sud the Bowery to the Council Ialls” and Executive Chambers of the uatlun, Iam, ete, Wik P. B.—As it is reasonably certain that, in the tauguage of Col. Jucssen, Denjunin 11, Bristow will be nontinated clther at Cinelnuat! or else- where, Tun Tuinexs will, of course, and with {ts usual enterprise, furnish Its wyrisd readers with an suthentic eumpaign biography of the People’s President. The sooner the better, He eanuot be too well kinown; themore thoroughly le {5, the more triwnphant will be our victory at the polls uext November, WIAT WE NEED. To the Editor af The Tridune. Cuicado, June 4.—In some remarks yom made to some ol your correspondents yester- day you speak very lightly, if ot sneeringly, of the probabllity of Bristow’s nomlination by the Democrats. Although 1 am glad to observe that the prospect of Bristow's nomination by the Republicau party grows more hopeful every day, I think it {s not advisable to be too sure of it. The muching of party s too strong yet, and there are othier candidates in the deld be- sldes Blaine; candidates who, according to thelr own stutement and the tgures of Eastern pa- pers, are ahead of Bristow, Go back to 1500, aud you will find that Abrabam Lincoln would nut bave been nominuted it uot been for the “little squad ' of trus und good putriots who worked aifulust the then favored sons of the party, nauely: Seward and Chase. Both of them wers good'and Lonorable wen; but the “Hitle squad? gave us 3 man who waa the noblest of all, st the calling of whose name the heart of every American bests prouder. As thinge are at prescut, and as yuu state In your edituriuls to-day, we uro I;{ no ueans certudn of the suceess of the Republican candidate, and we must, therefore, put up a uan who would be supported by the good wen of ull parties. The uh& 1ssuvs of the two parties have -}h‘d out anyway, aud what 1y left is slmply the frame and the orzanization, Al the coun- try needs ut preseut i3 the active participation of ull good aud able men in the problews now before us. The party-horses on both sides huve tatked long enough about reform and about tha currency, we HOW want s man gt the head of our Goveruiucat who bas sbown (o us thsthels