Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 21, 1876, Page 4

AN TN AN LIS VR e THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE : SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1876—TWELVE PAGES. The T, TERMS 01-‘. SUBSCRIPTION. 4 PAYADLE IN ADVANCE—I'0STAGE PREPAID AT THIS OFFICE. Lll"y Fditlon, postpaid, 1 ye: arts of T & year, permoiith.. afled to any address four Wecks Bunday K Lite d Srechmen coples sent freo. ‘To prevent delay and mistakes, he surs and give Poste Ofice address In full, Includiog Stato and County, Remittances may be made elther by draft, cxpress, Post-Ofice order, or 1a registered letters, atour rlek. TERNMS TO CITY SUBSCRIBERS, Dally, delfvered, Bunday excepted, 24 cents per week. Dally, deilvered, Sunday Included, 50 cents per week Adfress ‘THE TRINUNE COMPANY, eago, il Adelph! Theatre. Mozroe strect, corner Dearborn. taloment. Afternoon and evening. Varloty enter- McVicker’s Thentres Madison street, between Slate and Dearborn. Engagement of Joseph Morphy, **Kerry Gow.” Af- ternoon and eventng. New Chilcago Tientre. Clark streetsLetween Randoloh and Lake, Hooley's Minstrels, Aftrrmoon und cventog. Haverly’s Theatre, Randolph street, between Clark and LaSalle, Emers #on's Minstrels. Afterncon and ovenlng. Waood’s Musonm. Montoa sireet, between Btate and Dearborn. Afters noon, **Dreams of Deluslon® and ‘' Our Coustry Coualn," Eveniug, **Sunlight.” MEETINGS, SOCIET CMICAGO COMMANDERY KO. 0, K. T.—ATTEN- tion, Sir Knights!=Tho 8ir Knights of Chicao Coms mandery are hie! notified to At the Asylum Sun- oy moralng, Uct, 22, at 00 shar tp accompany st lcrnard Commandery No. K. 1., tnattending” the uneral cerenionles of the Inte 8ir Knlght Alvin Adama, s reacsted.Visiirmg Sir. Rnisis.courieomiy Cuarly Tequested. | VIsitng BT coby futica, "0 QNN MCLAREN, E. C. Cuanrrs J. TROWHEIDGE, Necorder. SA'TURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1876, To Advertisors. ‘ihe patrons of Tue Suxpax TRisuNe will confer a favor upon the Publisher by handing iu thelr “ads™ to-day at thelr carllest conven- fence. A compliance with this request will greatly ussist in accomplishing an nccurnto classifieation, and {nsure n bandsome and skill- ful display of the advertiseincnts, s em——— Greonbacks at tho Now York Gold Ex- change yesterdny closed at 907, Mr. Moory's rovival movemont has ro- teived the official sanction of the Illinois Baptist Union, now in scssion in this city. Warmer sud pertly cloudy woather, with rain areas, succeeded by a lower tempera- ture, is tho programme marked out for this rogion to-day. Another military movement of n mystori. ous character Is announced from the Indian | country, Gen. Stunars with ecight compa- nies of cavalry is moving southward on the enst sida of tho Missouri River, and Gen. Teary with four companies is advanoing in thesamo direction on the opposite side of the river. "Tho object of the inanenvre is un. Lnown to any but the commanding ofiicers, nud they pressrvo the customary reticence, ot e s e ‘A point of diplomatic etiquetto prevents tho neceptance by President Graxt of the addrees from Ifeland conveying congratuln. lion and good-will in conncotion with the Ameriean Centounial, Tho nddress may not bo received exeept through tho hands of the Dritish Minister st Wanhington, and the trouble sbout this 13 that the wording of the doewnent reflects sovoraly upon British oppression in Ircland. But America will take the will for the deed, and apprecinte the friendship and intercst which prompted the address tho same as though it wont through all right. poveohhdn Jeiviiobil iy In tho report of R. . Waruacn, United Btates Marshol at Charleston, 8. C., to Atty.- Gon, Tarx, tho true version is given of the offnir at Cainboy, From this account, which tatlies closely with that which was telegraph- od by tho specinl correspondent of the Now York Times, it is perectly clear that the white Democrats tock the initiative in acts of violenco and fired the first volley, In- stantly killing nn sged negro who was in attondance upon the meeting. Then, and mnot till then, the nogroen showed fight, and by a wall-dirocted firo dispersed their assaile ants and drove them from the ground. The fact that the usual rate of mortality wns re- versed only proves that in this solitary in. stanco the Confoderato intimidators wero beaten at their own game, The Repul mittes tinds ample causo for encourngement sud congratulation in the result of the fall elections thus far, In an address iasued yes. terday by the Committeo attention is called to tho truo significaum of inerensed- majori- tios in Maine, Vormont, and Ohio; of the success of the Republicans .of Colorado in overcoming a Domooratic majority of 2,000, and in electing their Governor and other officers and o majority in the Legislataro whereby is sccured the election of two Ro- publican United States Souators nund the Presidontial Electors; of the largoly-reduced Demoerntic majority in Indinua, and of tho goln of four Republican Congressmen in that State and five in Ohio, In tho light of this unmistakable ovidenco of the drift of popular sentiment the Committee porccivea Plenty of renson to rojojce in the prospect. m————— * Tho Committes on Purgation who have undertaken the task of purifying the Demo- emtio Legistativo tickot in Cook County aro not meeting with the success that all good citizons hoped for at their hands. They have sccomplished vory little in the way of im-. provement, aud have left untouched entire districts in which not a single nomination of n rospectable or oven a tolorable character s boen made. The Committee is evidently moro concerned in -fixing up o Legislative ticket that will win than in scouring for Cook County o delegation that will decontly rep. resent the important Interests of the people, They aro consorting with the Greenbackers and taking candidates from that crowd whon. ever they can sce o chance for defenting Ropublican by the operation, What they ‘want is a Democratic-Independent majority in the Legislature, no matter what kind of material it is composed Of. At tho prosent rate of progress, tho * purged” tickot asit comes from the hands of the Commitieo will be ona that ought to boe purged out of exist. ©noe at the polls, Tho Ohicago produco warkoets wore less sctive yesterday, and gonerally turned down- wards, owing to increased possibilities of poace in the Old World. Mess pork closed Y50 per brl lower, at $10,16 seller Qotober and $15.35 for {ho year. Lard closed 22}@ 256 per 100 1bs lower, at $9.80@9.87} for new, cash, nnd 29.37)@9.40 seller the yonr. Menta woro o per 1b lower, at Gic for now shonlders, boxed, 830 for short ribs do, ond 8jo for do short clenrs. Lake freights wero quiot and ensier at 43¢ for corn to Buffalo, Ilighwineswore ateady, at $1.10 porgollon, Flour wasdull and casier, Wheat closed 440 lowor, at $1,107 cnsh nnd $1.12 for November, Corn closed 1}@13a lower, nt 43)6 cash and 43jc for November. Oats olos+ od Jo lower, at 82Jc cash or sellor Novem- bor. Rye was stendy, at 61j@01ie. ' DBarley closed 3@3}olowor, ot 83}@84c for Qctober and 82Jo for November. IHogs opened nctive and highor, but the advance in heavy grades was lost bofora tho close, Bales wore mostly at $5.80@0.00, Cattle were in fair demand at about previous prices, with sales of common to prime at §2.60@4.50, Sheep were steady, at $2,76@4.60. One hundred dollars in gold would buy $110.25 in green- backs at the close, e e—— Y, The foreign dispatches this morning sre less threatoning in tone. Still it cannot be snid that they are of an entirely paciflo no- ture. Russia is making another aud probn- bly alast effort to bring the Turkish Gov- crnment to a realization of tho fact that the policy which the 8t. Petersburg Governmant has marked outis without question the only rond to the settloment of the vexed Eastern _problem, and that Russia is determined to finishup the job whatever mny bo the cost. The new Russian ropresentative at Constantinoplo lias a dificult task before him when it is considored that the old prejudices between the two Powers, slumbering for years, are ngain awnkoned to the fullest lifo by recent ovonts in tho East. It is sald that cfforts ave still boing made by all the Powers to se. cure & short armistice, but the fact that 8ervin and Montenegro have repentedly sig- nified their unwillingness to con- sent to any cossation of lostilities, ond the other nnd more important foct that Russia confesses to a disinclination to forco n compliance with the will of the Powers,—theso conditions give little promise that the now negotiations will lead to any very important results, Meenwhile Russia is proparing for the worst, if she is not already fully prepared, and the other Euro- pean Governmonts aro inclined to watch the progress of events with no present intention of interforing in the mattor other than by offering occasional advice, Which may or may not have tho desired offect upon the two Povwers principally intorented. THE GREAT DANGER AHEAD, Porhnps the most important issne uf the pending national eclection 18 ono which tho Northern Democrats ovado and the Southern Confederates persistently igunore. It is the payment or non-paymnent to former Rebels of losses growing outof the War, The pur- pose of reimbursing the South for its War losses has been charged upon the Trupen party, and the charge is sustained by the at- titudoe of the combined South, the concession which its Northern allies are ready to make to attain control of tho offices, and the bills Introducod at the lnst session of Congress covering a-part of ‘the ground. Ilow has this chargo been met ? By an ominous si- lence on the partof theSouth, and suspicious ovasion on the part of the Northern Demo- crats. Wolwve yet to see in tho rerords of any Confederate Convention,in the columns of nuny Confederate newspaper, or tho reports of any Confederate stump-specches, sny fronk, open, ond earnest disavownl of the intention. Buch a disavow- al could not be made without endangoring the combined action of the six- teen Southern States so conflldently counted upon by the Democrats. Tho hope for the pryment of Southern claims is tho strong bond that holds the South together as n com- pact, sectional, and poliileal body, It isan interest that sprends through all elassos of society, and even renches tho negroes to romo extent in that it promises more monay, better tines, and higher wages. Suppose thore wore claims keld against the National Government in the State of Illincis amount- ing to fifty millionsof dollars, divided nmong thousands of people in all parts of the State in large sums aud smazll, and the payment of theso clnims depended upon the success of o particulur political party,~—docs nny one think thot there would bo tho .slightest difionlty in emrying Illinols for that party or that candidate most likely to approvo the payment of auch claims? But this {s pracisely the situation in the Bouth. ‘there are tons of thousands of people in tho siztcon Southern States of high and low degreo who have claims large and small for War losses, amounting in the ag- gregnto to not Jess than two thousand mill- ions of dollars, or more than the present na- tional debt; the Republican party hns pass- ¢d 1aws prohibiting the payment of claims for losses mado by men who wero disloyal to the Union ; what nore natural than that the claimauts, and their frionds, and all who hope to benefit from the allowance, should con- tinuo to secura the clevation to power of an opposition party from whom a different pol- icy is awaited ? This is what has been done, and this is why the organs and spokesmen of tho Confederates at the Bouth dare not, even for Northern offect, dlsavow tho purpoese of admitting theso claims if the Titoes party shall come into power. To do so sincerely would be to tear awny tho bond that holds tho Bouth together in this political contest, How is it at tho North? ‘The charge is met with ambiguity sud evasion by the Northorn allies of the Confederato claimants. Firat thoy tell us that the payment of these claims is prohibited by the conatitutional nmendients, Thoy kaow that this is not truo, Tho ouly probibition made by the Fourteonth Amendment s the payment of “any debt or obligation incurred inald of insnrrection or robellion against the United Btates, or nny othor claim for tho loss or emancipgtion of any slave.” 'This prohi- bition does not include tho assumption by the Nationn! Government of-the Btate dobts of tho various bankrupt Bouthorn States,—a bill for which, ingenious in its construction and with amploe margin for, lobby exponses, {8 in charga of ex-Gov, JWarkes, of Virginia, now a member of Coungress. Tt does mnot include the refunding of the cotton tax, amounting to $68,000,000, besides tho interest which has accrned there- on sinco the tax was collected, It docs nob iucludo the hundreds of millions of dollara of claitus for the use and occupation of proper. ty by the United States army,—a bill for the sllowanco of which wus introduced by Mr. Ttwoze. It does not includo tho other hun- dreds of millions for tho destruction of fences, the burning of houses and towns, tho strippiug of corn.fichls, tho foraging on 1igs, and chickens, and turkeys, and the loss of crops inevitably incldont to the progress of largo and successful asmics in un enciy's country,—billa for which were also intro- duced at the lost sension of Congress, Thus hundreds of thousands of cluiuis, amounting fo thousands of millions of dollnrs, may bo sot up and allowed without any violation of the constitutional amend- ments, DBut, say the Northern alliea of tho Sonthern Confederntes, tho Republicans havo nllowed and paid War losses, and why shouldn't we? The War losses pnid by the Republicans have boen claims rocognized by international Inw and approved by universal principles of equity,—losses sustained by Union men who suffered for thoir loyalty, losses from Confedernte raids, repayment to States of moneys advancod to nssist in the prosecution of the War, reimbursemoent to loyal men for supplies freely tendored to the Union armics on their march. But, in the allowance of thess claims, the Republicans havo been sustained by a law of their own mnking, requiring positive proof beforo Conrt of Clnime of the loyalty as well as the losses of the claimnntsy this restraint tho Democrats proposo to remove, and a bill for that purpose was nlso introduced at the Jast sessfon of Congress admitting all claims without rogard to the statns of tho claimant during the War. 1t ia for the people of the North to con- templato the consequences of the policy tacitly admittod by the South and treach- erously evaded by their Northern allies. It can only be provonted now,—in this present election, Give the Confederates tha control of tho Executive, Logislative, and Judicinry branches of tho Government, and there will be no lawful nteans to oppose their project. Admit them to powoer by a vote of the ma- jority of the people, and they will have the lognl right—as they now claim tho moral right—to indemnify themsolves for the losses incident to an unconstitutional coercion of their return to tho Union. They will not, jmmedintoly upon their accession to power, pnss o Lill ndmitting all claims indiscrim- inntely, approprinting two thousand millions therefor, issning bonds to that amount, and inctensing taxation to pay the interest. Thoy- will proceed in o moro cautious but not less dangerous fashion. The Fronch have n by- word,—** C'est le premier pas qui coute,"— and it is the first step in the reckless coursa of tho South that must be arrested. Give them the power, and they will first admit cloims of sympathy, so to spesk,—losses sustained by widows and minor heirs, whoso husbands and fathers took part in the Re- bellion, but who wore themaelves pnssive spectators becauso they could not bo nuy- thing else, Next will como non-combatants of all clnsses,—old men, ministers, and those engaged in poculiar civil pursuits that cxompted thom from military service. From this on, tho progress will bo rapid. One precedent will admit a dozon claims, a dozen nhundred, a hundred o thousand, and a thonsand oll the rest. Up to a certain amount theso claims moy bo allowed and paid without percoptibly increasing the burdens of the people. Reduction of the public dobt may bostopped and the sinking fund ap- plied to claims, ench of which will give twenty or thirty millions a year to pay the interest on new bdnds, Then the issue of tho National Bank notes may be called in and greenbncks substituted, which will give $300,000,000 more. And so on until the public dobt shall be increased a cool thou. sand milliona beforo the public sense shall be fully awakened to it. And what will the people of the North'do nbout it. if they eball have voluntarily re- signed fall power into tho kands of the Con- federntes? Humon nature and self-interest’ will prompt the latter to earry out the rald on the Publie Trensury to the utmost ten- sion, and there will be no lawful moans for restraining their rapacity, Tho time will surcly come whon the peoplo of the North will be gonded on to ropudiation or revolu- tion, or Loth, In repudiation tha poople of tho Houth will readily join, after baving had tho benefit of tho sale of the bonds, and the credit of tho nation will bo destroyed forover nand the whole country will be borno down under n panic tho like of which was nevor known. If revo- lution shall bo the outcome, then we must again pass through tho terrors, tho cost, and demoralization of another war, the scene of which will not bo bounded by Masox & Drxox's line. This is the perspactive of o danger, clenrly outlined though it be some whay off, that can only bo surcly averted by a refusnl of n united North to follow the course indicated by a solid Bouth, If gectionalism there must be, let it be on the side of na. tional integrity, safoty, honor, and prosper. ity, sud not on the side of national bank- ruptey, disruption, and decny. A DEMOCRATIC DISTURBANCE IN CHIOAGO, The harmony of the domestio circle of the Democratic party 1 Chicago has, it seems, been disturbed feriously, and tho family has bean threatoned with want and sufforing. The Democratic party cannot run without money, ‘Triuoex understood this when he sent his barl to 8t. Louls, The Democracy, are not of tho class who work for nothing, They argue that, if a thing is worth having, it is worth paying for. Look at the Con. gressional nominations: Hanzison and Le- Moyne undorstood the business, did what was gquare, and were nominated without op- position. OavrrreLp distributed copies of his speoches boaring his autogroph. Hoxiz ' distributed shorter specches, printed on green paper, and indorsed by Seixwem, so Hoxte was nominated with a rush, Ambition isa epecious villain, o will gain control and possession of even the most unpretending mon, and, tearing them from tho pence and quiot of useful industry, urge them on to deeds of daring and of danger in tho fleld, or fill thom with desires to bless thelr country by service in the councils of the nation. It secms that, all unknown to their noighbors, countrymen, and friends, Mr, W, F, Coornavau and Mr. O, H, McCor- o have fallon victims to ambition, Thisis somewhat remarkable, beonuse, when sixtcen years ngo war broke out, the country waa in danger, nnd the Union stood in nced of troops, theso gontlemen kept their blood cool and thelr judgmonts levol. They were ot led into any oxtravagancies of speech or action whatever, Considering how admira- bly thoy cacaped the war-fover, it {aall the more surprising to hoar that these most ox. cellent gontlomen now havo hold of each othor's throat (Aguratively), and are contend. ing which shall go to the United Biates Senato as tho sucessor of Gen, Loaan ! Wo have no personal kmowledge on this subject. Wo take the facta a3 wa find thom in the Z'imes, the officlal organ of the Democracy, and especlally tho political organ of Mr, Coorpaven and of Alr, McConuiok, and only tell the utory as Stoney himself tells it, for information of the tens of thousands of peoplo who never read tho organ of fhe Ohicago Domooraoy, It scoms that Mr, Mo. Counxick s tho Chairman of $he Democratio Stato Cowmittoo of Illinols, but My, MoCos- Micx hog been absent from the city for months, leaving no “‘barrel” bohind him subjeot to draft, The Committeo hus ro. pentedly wanted money,—in fact, such Com- wiiteva always want imoney,—sad ua‘n noxt richest or groateat mnan at hand wns Mr. Coornavan, who had been hanored by being mado acandidate as Elcctor-nt-Large, This demand on Mr. Coounavan for inoncy pro- duccd an oxhibition, asrolated by Broney, of tho truo inwardness of the cass; His an- swer was that if the Committeo would throw Mr. McCOonsick overbosrd, and put him, Coorpavan in his placo, the Commit- teo . could have plenty of monoy, other. wige nono. Wheroupon it lecome o mottor of curiosity to know what the bauker wantod to put himself into the reaper’s placo for, nnd what it was for which he was willing to put up so liborally ; nnd thon it was dis- closod that Coornaven considored that ns McConutick hiad all the advantages of his po- sition on the State Committeo to aid himself to bo elected United States Senator, hio, Mo- Conaick, ought to run tho Conveation at his own expensg, and that he, Coonnavait, for a liko ndvantage, would not hesitate to pay. Tt was farthor disclosed, snys the organ, that while McConstior wns at the Contennial, watching the distribution of medals for mow- ersand renpers, the soven Democratic Dis. trict Legislative Convontions of this county had nominated candidates for the Legislature all pledged t& Coornavou for Senator. Hero was-richness, ‘This revelation explained fur- ther the bitterness with which the bouncing of tho discreditable candidates on thoso tick- ots hns beon resisted by s cortain fnotion of tho party! Tnx Tnmone stands perfectly noutral in this fight betweon these gallant aud valiant Domocstio nspirants to the United Btates Senate, but it insists that the present Democratio nominoes for the Logis- Iature in this county are porfectly disgrace~ ful, and thinks their appesrance at Spring- field as tho champions of any candidate for the Senate would be fatal to him. In the meantime Mr, MoConartox remains Chairman of the State Committee, and has, wo suppose, put the fiseal affaira in an ensy condition, and Mr, Coornaven must carry on tho canvass ontside of tho Committee. If thoro is a Democratic Legislaturc and a Democratic Senator, wo do not know two gontlemen Iutter qualified than theso rival follow-citizons, Both have thogroat strength of money,—a strength fully recognized by Democrats gonerally, and especially by Democratic logislators, Doth are handsome men, and in the full vigor of ripencd intol loctual qualities, with the ndvantnga slightly in favor of the reapor man, Both are familinrly known to the people of the State, and McContox is known the world over whorever a blade of whoat is produced. The banker is a Democrat in good standing, though he has occasionally relented; but if Jeerenson had the seloction of a cnstodian for the resolutions of 1798 lie could not have found a botter depository for that im. mortal scroll than Oerus H. McCoranicr, Mr, CooLnavon is an orator of a superior order, and herein has an advantage over his rival; ‘but MéConatiox, in hig orations, makes up in solidity and perspicacity for tho graces and adornments of the banker's dolivery. Either would fltly represont this gront commercial city in a Democratio Congress. We regrot that they will havo opposition. There are Parxen, TRuMBULYL, MAnsmAry, Birny Mor. nsox, ConxiNa Jupp, the Grand Commander, O'BrizN, Ropmvsoy, and o score of others, all of whom look forward to a Demoeratio. Legislature, Thore is, howevor, a potoncy with Democrats in a barrel of monoy, and, in this respect, if Democratic mombers of tho General Assombly aro not exceptions to Domocratio politicians, they lave in the aeloction of oither of theso Chicago gentle- mon an opportunity that may not offer for o contury to come, THE RUSSIAN CONDITIONS, Tha telegraph yesterday morning Brought us tho speocifio details of the conditions to which tho Turks must submit in case thoy wish to avoid tho impending war with Rus- sin, Che first domand is that Sorvia shall be nbsolutely independent. This would freo Lier from the payment of tribute to Turkey, which is tho only dopendence at presont. Becond, Monteuegro shall also be indepond- ont, with an extension of torritory and tho annexation of tho port of Bpezzin, Monto- negro ot present is o nest omong the moun- tains without opportunitics for agricultural pursuits, and haslong desired to obtain a strip of the rich pasture land in Southern Horze. govina, Third, the autonomy of Bosnis, Herezogovina, and Bulgaria, both political nnd administrative, must bo guarauteed. Fourth, Russin dosires to have tho strip of Bossarabia returned to her, which was taken away in 1850, and which wonld give her access to the. Danube nnd control of its months; likewiso the es- tablishmont of the liberty of tho Darda- nolles. These aro the exact conditions which Russia has proposed as the altarnntive of war, and wo have the anthority of the Lon. don Ztmes, as woll as advices from London, Vionna, Berlin, and Paris, to tho effect that all the Powers aro in accord with Russin as to theso cobditions, Tho question, thare- foro, is a very simplo ono: Will Turkey ne- copt & six wooks' armistico, a3 proposed by England and indorsed by Russin, for the purposa of deciding whothor sho will accept these humilinting conditions which will strip herof her Belavonio provinces? ‘Therois a rumeor in the dispatches this morning to the offect that the peaco nogotiations may bo ro. apened. If =o, it is an offer of a laat chanco to Turkey, Will sho nccapt the conditions? As one olement to be taken into account, we print the following from the Vakil, the lead- ing paper in Constantinople, which is sup. posed to be the organ of the Porto: When Europu will not look at us, then we shall Iay aside oll European customs whick we have Iately adopted, and shall enter on onr old way, From tho boy of 1:§ years to the old manaf 75, every one of uswill bo armed, and we shall de. fond by the ald of GQod, aud by tho dariog of the old days, tho country wo have held for 500 years, And Jf tho {ssue should come to thls, as Islamism 1a not limited only to Turkey, then we will blend all the different Moslom races into one, ‘Tho Mos- lume of Tndia, of Central Asla, of the Caucasus, of Africa, and of Algeria will come forward, and we shall again tako tho measures we adapted once for the conquost of Jerusalem, We shall send procla. matlons overywhere, and declars a genvrsl war sgalnet tho whole world, Thls is 8 vory essy mat. ter for his Majeaty the Sultan to do, From the preparations we have mado againat a country like Scervia, ono can easlly judgo what we can dolu clrcumatances such 8s we have contemplated. + « o Then if it will not bo posslblo to subju- gate 120,000,000 of Indians with 00,000 soldiors, 1,000,000 w!ll bo lnsnficlont, If the English Government takea theso polats into conslderation, and ¢ Prlnce Goursouakowrbrings beforo hlaoyes thls resulty both wiit doubtless dealst from pushing into war the entlre world. If, which dod forbid, thing reach this polnt, and it the Moslems riso In order to defend thelr sacred rellglon, andif the tressure accumulated every year at Mocca 1 used for the protection of tho Mohammedan falth, then thescenos of thu anclent European wars, whero tho Moslems were both victorious and destructive, will bo repeuted, and wil) destroy tho progress and tho civilication of an entirc country, + ‘This may read like bluster and braggado- clo, but it must bo romombered that the Turks aro o military peoplo who havo shown superb fighting qualities for four centurles; that thoy aro religious funatics, and already look upon this war ag an sttempt of Chris. tianity to overthrow Aoliammedanism, and that onco bofore Chyistianity was only saved almost by mirneulous interposition; that thoy are fatalists, and that fatalisin steols any peoplo ngninat opposition oven when the odda aro fonrful, Will n fatalistic or fanat- ical people consent to their own destruction —for nothing more nor less than thia is im- plied in tho Russian conditions—without making nn effort to save themselves? Will thoy allow the ** Christian dogs " to dwell on n porfoct equality with tho Mohammedaus, which in turn implies the ultimate ascond- oncy of the Christians over them? Diplo. macy has thrust the Tarkinto a corner where hio cannot fail to gco his fate, in the shape of Russian bnyonets, swiftly appronching him, If ho follows his old traditions, ho will not fail to hurl himself upon those bay- ouots and find his compensation in the bosom of Allah, What has ho to gain by ylelding to the Christian without stribing n blow? GERMANY AND RUBSIA, The recont appeal of England to Germany to check tho Russinn advanco into tho Turk- ish provinces nnd prevent war, it will bo re- membored, wag promptly answered through tho oflicinl papors—one of them Dramanck's own organ—to the offect that Germany was not engnged in pulling other peoplo’s chost. nuts out of the fire, and that there wasn Triple Alliance—Russia, Germany, and Austria—still in force. The Now York Bulle- tin rocolls somo of tho historical relations oxisting betwaon Russin and Germany which aro significant in the present erisis, as show- ing tho reciprocity of sontiment botween tho two Powers in the past, and as indicating very clearly the policy of Germany in re- ma ining noutral. In 1868 Prussin sided with Russia in the sottloment of the Polish insurrection, and in turn Russin ceded its claims upon the Duchies to the Grand Duke of Oldenburg when Bismanox wanted to absorb thom. In 1866. Germany had the support of Russin in its struggle with Aus- trin, and in turn Goermany assured Russin, throdgh Gen. MavTeUPFEs, it should have fair ploy in its Eostern designs, aud almost immediatoly thereaftér camo the significant declarstion from BisuMarck's or- gon, the North-German Gazette, that * the protensions of Russin to introduco a.cortain unity in the intellectual development of the Sclaves was porfectly logitimate,” In the rocent war botween Germany and Franco TRoyal gifts were interchanged which have an immediato bearing upon the present atti- tude of Russia townrds Turkey. When the waor broke out, Russin gave Germany to undorstand definitely that Austrin should not talke the part of France, and GoRTSCIHA- xorr was quiet when Brsmanck domanded tho cossion of Alsace-Lorraine, When the ‘war was over, the Emporor and tho Ozar ex- changed congtatulations and greotings. For this supremo service, Germany now can do no less than romain a passive spectator of Russin’s operations against Turkey. To op- pose Russia in the interests of England would be to make France tho immediate and fast nlly of Russia, thereby making one of the most powerful military combinations of modorn times, 8o far as the war is confined to the rescue of the Bclaves from Turkish tyranny, Ger- many has no moro immediate interest in the strugglo than tho United Statos, and even hor intorest in the Enstern question is re- mote. Bisaanck, thereforo, outside of the obligations of the Triple Alliance, is entircly consistent in maintaining neutrality. In the altogother probable event that the Russinns overcomo tho Turks, then there must comea reconatruction of Turkey, which means a partition among the Powers. At this point the active interest of Germany commences, sud Byssanox must show his hand. Bat, ovon in this contingency, it is not improb- ablo that Germany will bo found on the sida of Russin. Tho Intter is contending for the unifieation of the people of these provinces inton Sclavonic Empire. Gormnny also is contonding for tho unification of all Gorman poople. What is loft to complete this unifi. cation? The northorn provinces of Austrin, When tho time of division comes, and Aus- tria socures tho provinces of Herzegovina and Bosnia as pay for her neutrality, will not Gormany demand these Northern provinces 88 her portion of the spoils ? THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS, In 1872 the Ropublican party elocted 198 members of the Houso of Representatives to ninety-three elected by the Opposition, ‘This numerical majority was, however, large- ly duo to tho partial abandonment of the contest in many Btates 'after the October cloctions by the Democrats. Two years Inter, in 1874, thers bhapponod the groat chiange. The Republican party was demoral- ized by its great suocesses. The machine- mon grew bold, insolent, and defiant, and the Republicans staid away from tho polls in sufficiont numbors’to enable the Democrats to smash the machino aud eloct & majority of tho Housa of Reprosentatives. At that election in 1874 the Domoorats elected (or saubsoquontly admitted to seats) 184 members, including Democratic-Independonts, and 108 Ropublicans. 'This was nearly n complote roversal of tho figures of two years before, It was, of course, wholly disproportioned to .tho voto of the two parties, 'The comparative numbers elected in 1872 and 1874 are thus correctly stated by tho Bpringfield Repub- lican ; 1874, Ttew.| Dem = 1 2 a [ & 1 £ Conuecticut.. 1 3 Now England 18|10 Now York 17| 18 Now dersoy. a| g5 Ponnsylvaul 20| .17 Delaware. 1 20 | U0 7 pti] & H 81 13 [} i3 b 8 a 8 1 1 i 1 a 1 Oicgon, 1 ‘Tho West, ki3 45| 5o Maryland, q 4 [ Virginin 5 4 1 8 Wout Virglnia, e 8 Kentuck, w| 1{ o 5 1 ! 41-0 2 5| "}l 8] % [ L] o] 441 47| 20} 76 __atalucueeennesvoee| 108 | 08 || 108 | 384 Tho elections in Obio, Indians, Wost Vir- ginin, Maine, und Vermont this year show the oclection of 80 Republicans to 15 Domocrats, agalnst 24 Democrata and 21 Re+ publicans 1 1874, and 18 Democrata and 82 Ropublicans in 1872. The Republicans have in thiose five Btates geitiod Y mewbers as come pared with 1874, and the Democrats have poined 2 mombors as compared with 1872, It is pretiy cortain, howover, that tho party majority in the next Honse will not be any- thing like aa Iargo ns it was in 1872 or 1874, It is well that Republicans who have be- como so neoustomed to large majorities should bear in mind that 20 and porhaps 10 majority will bo as high as either party can hopo for in the noxt House of Ropresentn- tives. Thoy should remember that tho nt- tompt to run two Republican candidatos in ono distriot may result in the defeat of both, and that quarrels and disputes abont proce- dence and rank in the faco of an attacking enemy must bo disgracefully fatnl. Just hero in Illinols we have two Republicans in the Rookford District opposing ench otlior with n bittorness that might bo more ef- fectually directod ngainat the enomy ; and it {8 for tho good momso of the people of thnt distriot to detormine whother to gratify any man's porsonnl/ resentments that dis- trict shall bo represonted Ly n Domo- erats In the Peorin District a somowhat similar condition of things provails, Thero, too, Republicans are invited to take up per~ sonnl resontments of competing candidates, and defent o Ropublican and elect n Demo- crat, The Peorin district is a Ropublican ong, but, from tho causo stated, is in great danger of being lost. { Ilinols is now represented by 13 Demo- crats and 6 Republicans, In this city thore is a strong probability that threo Repub- licans will ba clected to take tho seats of as mnny Democrats now in office. The Repub- licans ought also to elect their eandidates in the Beventh (LaSalle), Tonth . (Warron), Thirteonth (Bloomington), and a good chance in the Bixteonth (Vandalin), and Eighteenth (Csiro) Districts. It the proper effort ho made, theso five distriots, now represented by Democrats, should elect Ropublicans, Add- ing to these the throe Chicago distriots, will give o total of 14 Republicaus to 5 Domo- crats, o gain of eight members, and having o heavy weight in dotermining the majority in the next ITouse of Ropresentatives. While this possibility of success is so promising, the Republicans are threatened with tho loss of the Peoria nud Rockford Distriots by dis- affcotion, not because of any question as to the fidelity, ability, or character of the can- didates, but to gratify tho personal resent. ments of disappointed men who thrust for- ward their privato griefs to elect Democrats, It the Ropublican votors of theso districts will tpke tho matter in thewr own hands, and rejoct oll invitations to, olect Domocrats, they can give Illinois a ropresentation in the noxt Congress as great as they did in 1872, An cxamination of tho table we have given shows that the Democrats have five members from Massachusetts; they will prob- ably lose three of them. Assuming o Repub- lican gain of five in New York, two in New Jerey, flve in Ponnsylvania, two in Michigan, one in Wisconsin, one in Iowa, ono in Californis, and three in tho Southern States, we have a net gain of thirty-four members, reducing the Domoeratio vote in the House to 169. From this is to be de- ducted the gain of nine in Ohio and Indiana, which will leave the Ropublicans ons major- ity, to bo incressed by such gains as the Ro- publicans of Illinois may mnke in Novembor, In case any of the other States shall fall ghort in this estimate, the gronter tha responsibility rosting on the Ropublicans of this Stato of sccuring a Congressman in every district whero such aregult is possible. The fact whether the majority in the next Houso of Reprogentatives be Republican or Demo- cratio will be decided by the result in the Btata of Dllinois. In such an event, tho Re- publican opposition to Larnror and Bovp, should it result in their defeat, will bo a na. tional Joss which we are sure the Republic- ans of thoso distriots will try to avoid, LOOK OUT FOR THE LEGISLATURE! ‘Thero is only one source of political alarm in this State, and that concorns tho relative strength of tho parties in tho Legialature, It has been domonstrated in Indians both this year and four years ago that tho Governor can bo olected by one party and the majority of the Legislaturo by the other. This is pre- cisely what the Democrats of Illinois count upon, and to attain this result is the partion. lar purpose of the so.called “ Independent” or Groenback tickets. Tho acoeptance of the Groonbacker Stewamp as the Democratio candidate for Governor wasa part of tho programme. Every intelligent Domoorat in the northern part of the Stato knew that by the indorsoment of Stewanp for Governor every hope of carrying the State for Truoey was forfoited, but the Greonbackers wore concilinted and the Democratio eys was fixed upon tho Legislatnre and tho next Sonator, 'The Republicans throughont tho Stato do not seem fully to appreciate this compnct bétween the Domo- crats and Groenbackers. They are enthusi- astio enough about Ylaves and Wareren, and there is no reasonable doubt but tho State will vote for the National Republican tickot by at loast 20,000 majority, and clect Cuzron and tho rest of the State tickot by about the same vote, In the meantimo, how. over, their attontion is almost ontirely divert. ed from tho logislativa nominations, as though their succesa will follow the national success as & matter-of course. Thisis an orror, The minority-roprosontation plan as- sures the Democrats one-third of the ITouse to start on, and in every doubtful district they rely upon tho divorsion in favor of the Groenback candidates to give them two out of throe of tho Roprosentatives. Thoy also count, with tolerable certainty, upon the co-oporation of such Greon- backers a8 may be clected,—a hope which is warranted by the experienco of the Inat Legislature. If the Greenbackers prove to b strong enough they will probably dio- tate torms, and such Domocratio candidates for the Somnte as CooLpaven, MoConstck, and Fanxswontn will have to give way to Lew Brewanp, or Hoorow, or Suity, But if tho Republicans thronghout the Stato care. {ully estimato thoir strongth in their respeot- ive distriots, nominate just the number they can suroly elect, reconcile their differences in. the two diatricts whoro strife has arisen ovor the Congreasional nominations, and concen. trato thelr efforta particularly on the Legis- lature, Illinols may easily avoid the disgrace of such a menagerio as gathered at Spring- fleld two yoars ago, and the danger of baving & Greonback Domocrat sent to the United States Bonate from a Republican Btate. This is the most important feature of the Ilinois campalgn, e The European war-clond which rushed above the horizon so suddenly and 8o pore tentopsly hoaas suddenly broken and die. persed; and gold, which bounded up to 118}, has dropped back nearly to the former figurs; wheat and other food have fallen back in price; Russian bonds are recovering thelr former quotations, and everything is settling back to ils old place or price. What has caused &0 quick a change? Russia bas not backed down; but England has, —that ia dho cause. England will noi single- ' roport of tho rocent offra; handed fight Russla in Lopgy o o Gormany lins notified the oll’l:zvrorn: b & willlook on. France By8 the Qi hakthy partienlarly intorest her, Tialy dul;nlo dony 8lio Beca no renson for espousing tlxc thd tho Aslatics aggainat the o[!prem; Sisgct Austrin saya sho will remain p mmsd..,‘ tako care of her own interests, Ty o of tho Powers have compelleq FEnMInPH“ take another look at nsb what ‘llu o mands, and {t tnrns out not to hy i de. or cangerous, but simply jusy o e Russin wishes the nbsoluta inge en';l Tt Bervia, the rocognized Indopenaol:m“ e of tenogro with au extension of lunl'lgomw' the annozationof tho portof Bpufl: o political and administrativg snton i Bosnia, Homgovlnn, and nulg,.finm' o wishes to recover the strip of Ben. BE" token from her in 1856, ang {o lfw abi liborty of the Dardanelics eslnblinlmLn ) is nothing in theso demands whlrl.lnm British intorest, or would instify Ep, |m 5 fighting Russin to Provent, I e ia graats thoso domands, Russia wilt nol‘le tho Balkan Mountaing nt Present; g, bo satisfled with the liboration of |): o pressed Olristinns of Northern Trke; £ qnestion of pence or war between Rflks‘i . Turkey depends entirely upon the dend ance by the latter of thae fermng (lic(al“:l:e : tho former. If Turkey refuses, Rnsxi: b’ qnickly move hor armies across the tin - speedily enforce her demands nt the :i' :M the bayonet. Whother sho wil| u(o; l: l:, Balkan Range when onca in motion i3 g : thing which the wisest eannot foretel), '?: Igndon 1;:’mea BOyA: * ingland has nove the cgn:crnl of m:&:a‘.’.fi:fimx.':m'fvfn'&"' " allfos. Thora fs no good groand for Imllnlnlulufl wweshould have real mupport from any pogs 1“ war far the defense of the Turkish State, F(; rz“ sosislanco to Rnamian power must progees s Austria and Germany. 1t appears unlikel; (T cither of thom will take o hiostile position (ivm.‘.: Rusula, all having fually rety Toasie, o turned to the Ty, S A short time beforo tho ag ournm; Congress, a Democratic mn;‘nbnr: :rn ‘1;: House from Now York—the on, Seor Lonp, of tha Utica Distriot—introduced the following resolution : % De it resolved, ete., That all attompts fraud, torrar, Intimidation, or o!hn:,wh:rtum:' vent the freo exorclso of thoright of suflage sy Btato should meot with certain, condign, sy o, fectual punishment, nnd that in o0y cate whicy s heretofara occurred or may hereatter veear fn which viotence or murderhas been or shall bo com. mitted by one race or clasa pon the other, the prompt prosecation or punishment of the erfrafnal or criminals in any court having Jurisdlction 1y fm- pqqflvcly domanded, whether the crime by punishable by fine or Imprlsunment or one de Ing the penalty of death, This resolution was adopted by a votoof nyes, 174; nays, 2, and that, too, by a House composed of nently two.thinls Demo. crata and Confederates, The Pprecise slate of things here donounced hns taken placoin Sonth Carolina, whore ‘an sttempt hes ‘beon made by force, fraud, intimidation, and otherwise, to provent tho fres exerciso of (ks right of sulfrage.” *Violence and mnsder have beon committed by ono raco and elase® (White-Line rifle-clubs) * upon the other” (Ropublicans, both white nd colored), Very briefly stated, tho facts aro thess: Gor OnaMpERLAIN, of Bouth Carolina, has noti. fied tho President that tho Confedertes bave organized themselves into rifleclats, and have proceeded to intimidate and assas sinato their political oppononta; that there ex. ists an armed rebellion in that State against thelaws of the Commonwonlth and of the TUnited States; and that the Governor finds himsolf powerless to suppresa the violence, protact the peacable citizens, or disperse the unlawful armed orgsnizations, and there. fare ho calls on tho President for assistance, and his request has been ncceded to. For toking stops to cmry into offect this rosolution of the Democratio House, sul in obedionce to the Constitution, the Trory organs aro abusing and denouncing the Pres ident in the most malevolent and dastandly manner. ‘We refor especinlly to the New York Sun and World, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8t. Lounis Republican, Dotroit Free I'ress Milwaukdo News, Chicngo Ztmes, and tho I dinnapolis Bentinel, Iave those journals overlooked the Democratic rosolution, of do they suppose it was adopted in fun? ‘Why are they so bitterly opposed to carrying that resolution into effect in Bouth Carolins, where civil war had actually broken out; sad the Btate was being overrun by Confederste rifle-clubs, who wero applying “*force, froud, terror, and intimidation to provent the freo exorciso of the right of suffrage™? — The Democratio Contral Committco of I+ diann have issued a jubilating proclamatios to thelr followers, from which we mako thit oxtract + . It 18 the judgment of the people that they hste slready too Jong paid War-taxes in time of pesceld feed public-plundorers. ‘There nre fust two War-taxes that the peo- ple have had to pay in time of peace, Vk: interest on the Nationnl War debt and pet- slons to malmed Union soldiers, Tho frd of thesa War.taxes amounted tho year afiet the War to 147,000,000, which sam L been aunaally diminished by peyment of the principal of the dobt and couversion of high- interost bonds Into low-Interest bonds uatd ong mand: .the interest is now lass than $100,000,000 year, The pension-rolls still call for 830 000,000 a year, Those are the twa War taxos which tho Indiana Domoeratio Centrd Committeo declars *have boen too Iong " Yould it pald in timo of peace” Wo not have been wiser in & pfl'.: point of viow for that Democrati Central Committee to have waited until nflér the, November aloction befora declaring favor of repudiating thoso Wnr-(nxcs—lnllxer- st on tho dobt, and pensions to tho Woul : and infirm soldiers? Thoy have nob !‘¢‘ elected 'Trnpex and Hexvnicus, and it l:lnl ; discreet, 08 well ns promaturo, to pro 7 their ropudiation-programme o adyauce tho cleotion. S tan Mo and Gl ier, in i3 The Chasleston News audycu“r:r C:\I o where the negroes bit back, says that o the sgreemont was entered fnto between Bg:;ubllcann and Democrats that they .‘;{; divide this moeting, and that erms s not bo taken to the locality, and 8 «The Demoorats conformed strictly h‘h’ng agreement.® In the samo axticle dedcy l:ol the trip of the Democrats duwn:a 4‘.‘am"a tho News and Courier e8ys: ‘There i no incident worth noting on the m;::m- Osinhioy, Tho Domocrais swused b selves by firing with their pistols ul:'- ;flmm’ jecta in the rivor a8 attracted thel Dt tion.” We presumo fhis is tho wnynH crats conform strictly to an agrecis the 8outh Carolina plan: book Fow # An Alphabet fn Flosuce w6 press :t G.‘ ll’. PutNan’s Bous, whlu“h n‘l’m::\:' vory uscful If the promiso of its it ulbt . out. 1Itis from the penof 8 ’our:lmns A uax McApaws, aml is desigoc s compact statemcut of the uuchnugin& :rfi”‘cmfl of mouey, with thlclr upplé:n;l:);; Ien;' e slver {ssucs of resumptlon, pap! o project, ste. Issasa lutroduction by cleafy .