Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 19, 1877, Page 4

Bnarley closed ensy, at A6@5630 for March. Hoge were firmer, at 36.50@6.65 per 100 1bs. Cattlo wers fairly active and steady, with sales at 92.50@6.00. Bheop were unchanged, The Tribwne, R i i TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. hundred dollars in gold wonld buy $103.76 N ADVANCE—TOSTAGE PREFAID AT AESMESRS in greenbacks at tho elo IS OFFICE. ity Fftton., postpald: 1 year e & Aa dny el i an"‘!a';yu';'l'l’& Literary ana ltellgi HE ‘The Washington prototypa of the Chicago Tulldozer goes a step farther than its com- panion in infamy, aud, taking up the refrain svhiero the Iatter leaves off, carries it to its logical nnd inevitablo conclusion,—an ont- spoken and unmistaknble suggestion of as. sassination asn method of defeating the nc- cession of Gov. Harzs to the Presidency. Yesterday's issue of the Capitul contains an article calenlated, snd no doubt intended, to incito some Domocratio desperado of the Wnses Boorn or WrLpox stripe to the murder of DPresident Haves, Very nat- urally the Demoerats in Washington, mora especially those of the majority whose votes and influenco prevented the success of the revolutionary faction in the cancus of Saturday night, are greatly dis- trossed at this open advocacy of nsaassina- tion by a Democratic journal, and have has- tened to oxpress their condemnation of the Capitals bloody ravings, The publication of such sentiments Leing aa atrocions crime, theso distressed Domocrats havo now an op- poriunity to domonstrate the sincority of their indigaation by joining with the Repub- lican authorities of the District of Columbia in the prosecution and punishment of the criminal, S—————— The Finauce Committee of the Common Council have acted very properly and judi- clously in reporting sdversely to the exten- sion of the leaso of the Adelphi Theatre building, which cxpires in October nest, and in recommending that the building be occupied by the city as a Public Library, and that the roomsof the Board of Education osnd the Library Doard also be located in the building. This disposition of the building will be In keoping with the spirit of the original contract, When the city exchanged the old Bridewell lot with the Government for the Post-Office lot and building, it was with tho tho distinet understanding and sgreement that the building was to bo used for a free library., The Corviv gung of bummers bowever, instoad of carrying out tho intentions of Congress and the city, violated the contract by leasing tho building for three years ns a second.class theatrs, with tho intention of erippling tho library as much as possible, and compelling tho city to hiro rooms elsewhore, T'hore should not bo o voto in the Council in favor of extonding the leass to the present parties or giving it to any other parties, Lot the building bo devoted to its original purposes, according to coutract. THY DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS, Thero was naturally a good deal of effer- vescing spleen nud chagrin among the Dem- ocrnts which necdod to be blown off in much tho samie fashion ad too high a pressure in a steam boiler is relicved. To have como so uear tho coveted offices of which they have buen deprived for sixteen years, and thon to loso them ; not meroly that, but to have had hope deferred through the controversy that arose, and nursed by the Prosidontial Com- misslon, brought on an overwrought frame of mind which nceded a cortain nmount of frea and forciblo expression to restore it to n normal and poaceful condition, 'Fhe Flori~ da declsion let off some of tho bad blood {n the shapo of noxious gas, and now the Louisiann decision has opened tho safety- valvo again, and tlio Democrats are sbout ready to relapse intoa quict and patriotio acquiosconcs in the fnovitnble, We refoice, as will tho whole country, that the better connsels have provailed nmongthe Democrats, and can afford to pass over the protest which hns been ndded to the resolu. tion to procead with the count of the vote without dilatory opposition to ‘the cxecution of the law creating the Electoral Commis- sion. When nearly two-thirds of tho active Domocratie politiclans in Congross agree to abide by the result of the arbitration in good {falth, it is safo to estimate thet ninoty-nive out of avery one hundrod Democrats outside of polities will approve of this decision, and would have opposed and defeated any other course, 'To have declded upon tho adoption of nuy tactics to render the action of tho Electoral Commission juoperative would have beon at onco trencherous and revolutionary, and tho strife that would have grown out of it would only have been limited by tho number and jufluence of the traitors who subscribed to it. The Honso alone would be powerless. to nullify the Commis. sion in any lawlul manner, and an unlawful attempt to do 80 would have been put down by the samo stroug hand of the poople, as the rebellion of the Bouthern States was crushed out. It iy again worthy of nota that the counsel for moderation cumo from the Houthern Democrats, and that it was through their combined votes that the contemplated resist- ance was defeated. 'This was entirely in keeping with tho position assumed by the Bouthern Democrata early iu the controversy under the leadership of men like Lasux, My, Bavasp, and Srteenens. Thero are soveral remsous for this unexpected conservatlum among the Southern mem. Tostage prepald. Fpecimen caples aent free, To prevent delay snd mistakes, bosure and give Posl Oftee sddress In full, fncloding State and County. Temittencesmay bemade either by draft. express, Post-Oftice order, or tnregistered lettars, st oor risk. i TENAS 7O CITY SUBSCRIBERS, ) Dafis, delteercd, Bunday excepted, 23 centa per week. Tally, delivered, Sunday tncluded, 30 cents per week Acdress TIE TRIBUNE COMPANY, Corner Madison and Dearbort Chicago, Kt Javerly's Thentre. M street, between Clark and Lasalle, En- 8 menrol the Oste’s Comic Opers Compaoy. Ls fille de Mime Angot.” ) ![ 5 MecVicker's Thentres i Randot son street, between Dearborn and State, En- p‘:':flu':ul of Mir Lettle Allen, '* Crabbed Age.” Adeiphl Theatre. Monroe sircet, corner Desrborn, Alnment. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1877, Varlety enter- urday gveenbacks were worth 94}@91} cents on the dollar in gold. | Atthe New York Gold Exchangs on Sat. ; N Two interestingZsermons on the snbject of {. ¢Miracles,” preached respoctively by Prof. { Bwixaand the Rov. Dr. Rirpen, are printed ¥ in our columns this morning. Both have reference more or less direct to tha recent i remarkablo cure of a case of paralysis in ;] Chicago, snd both reach the same concla: ¢ sion, though by different routes,—tbat tho + alleged miracle was no miraclo at all, and ;' that thie ago of effects produced by super- natural causos i8 some hundreds of years past and gone. Tho report of the South Carolina Investi- gating Committtce, which will bo submitted to tho Honso to-day, is & weak and spiritless presentment,—a conclusion 8o lnme and im- potent that tho Democrats will handly like to insist upon referring tho disputed returns to the Tribunal. It is shown in tho roport that *“ on the faco of tha roturns the entire Ropublican Eloctoral ticket ro- ceived a majority of 831 and upwards, and, 23 no claim of incligibility is mnde, thereis not o peg left on which to hang a reasonablo pretenso that Tirpex is entitled Lo the vote ‘. of Bouth Carolina. The fact will not escapo attention that the v snnknof thereckless revolutionists in Congress +, are for tho most part filled up with unsuc- " censful candidntes for ro-olection, politicians " who have been relegated by their comstitu. % cncies to a privatoe life nnd an honest living, : ondwhosersgennddesperntionat thodefeat of T'1LprN proceed from the loss of the officesand . emoluments which wero to have been theirs ! in the ovent of his election, Fortunately for the country, and not less for their party's , future prospects, these soro-hended malcon- " tents are iu a hopeless minority, and the Domocratio policy in the present emorgency . 1a controlled by wiser and wmore honorable " conusels, i . It is to ba feared that the Democratic members of the Arbitration Tribauoal in " voting oyainst the validity of tho two Repub- ¢ licau RElectoral votes of Louisiana. on tho seors of inoligibility cut off an avenue of * ratreat which thoy would gladly avail them. * selves of when they come to the Oregon case. ,. Bolely on its merits, the Onozry infamy ought % and probably would be kicked out of + . the Commission by n unanimous voto, but for tho sake of consistency the Democratic .. Justices aud Congressmen will probably foel L compelled to vote to reject the votes of both " Warrs and CroNty, If they would throw * consistency to the dogs, and lot justice and o+ decency rule, it would bo a neat nnd grace- + ful thing to do jast at this juncture. Make it 15 straight for once. The substantial settlement of the Presi- | . dential question has brought into prominence " another question, in the treatment of which not a little prudenco and moderation are * requsite, and that s, the adjustment of the 51" local or purely Btato branch of the Loulsisna ', case, Hot-headed and inconsiderate Repub- * - lHcana are pressing Presldent Guant for the .. immediate recoguition of the Pacxaup party n Louisinua o3 o necessary outcome of the Qecislon of the Electoral Tribunal; but it is . urged, on the other hond, and with great propricty nnd good sense, thst the ".tetlring Admninistration should not undere « ‘take the mnanngement of this offair, but slionld leave it undisturbed and unchanged .+t0 bo bandled by Prosident Haves, whose " Bouthern policy will constitute a leading - “fenture of his Adwinistration, and who " ought to be left free to pursuo that policy . vwithout any previous entanglement. Presi- - dent Gaaxt will doubtleas be only too glad to surrender this troublesome questlon into - /such safe hands. ' Au oceasion will soonbo sforded for o | bérs. The Southern people want mo . test of publio sentiment in reference to the | Wore war, “"‘1 thelr represontatives - sottlement of the Presidentisl complication kuow it. The men who bLave been clamoring for a resort to violence in case TizoeN should not be iusugurated were the Northern Copperheads during the Rebellion, ‘Their voice was for peace in time of war; it {s for war in tiwe of peace. But the Bouthernera have suffered enough from civil strife, know its horrors by sad experience, and do not desire it to be agaln precipitated upon them, Besldes, thero is a goneral fecl- iog in the South that Haves, as P'resident, will have no disposition to glve the carpet. baggers, so hateful to the Bouthern people, the influence and support of the Uenoral Government, Confidence has been estabs lished throughout the Bouth in Gov, Hayes' goodl-feeling toward the Houthorn peopls, in his high and honorable character, sud in his strong seuso of jusfice, IHis adwmirable con- duct throughout tho whole of this ocon- troversy, which is in decided contrast with tle intrigues of his opponent, has contirmed this coufidence to wuch un extent that a large part of the Southern Democrats now actuslly prefer o bave Hayes inauguratod. Nor muat it bo forgotten that the desire fs growing in the South fora divison of the untive whites awong the two parties, and it the Administration of President Havea shall asaure them what thoy call *‘home-rule,” it cannot Lo doubled that such a division will tnke place, to the decided sdvantags of tho South and the whole country, "These are somo of tho reasons why tho Democrat- io members of Congress from the South bave persistently discountenanced tho revo- olutiouary suggestious of sowe of their Northern associates. ¢ ‘fhe dotormination reached by the Demo- «by the Electoral Comimission. The New Hampshire elections occur on the second ! TTuesday in March, and tho camnpnign will be . opened 4t once in vigorous fashion, T'he *two parties are very cvenly divided, anda s~chauge of 1,000 or 2,000 votes either way would have a peculiar significance if, ns now scems certain, tho leading issue is the justice " or Injustica of the result of the Arbitration Plan. If it 1s true, a3 the Democrats so - wtoutly assert, that the great mass of the ‘ Awcrican people, including all the Demo- o~ eruts aud o considerable portion of the lle- ) publicans, regard the defeat of TiLoEN o o . monstrous fraud, the returns from New . Hawpehira should show fmmense Domo- . crutic gains. Gov. Cuexey 8 ponfident, . +however, that the Republicans will carry the State, sud, reversing the present representa. tion, elect two out of the throe Congress- ' meu, if not the whole aumber. ‘The 18th of “t Mlarch will tell, The Chicago produce markots were gen. = erally quiet Baturday, breadstufls boing dull, + :Bess pork closed 100 per brl lower, at $15.16 .@15.20 cashand $15,20 for March. Lard loscd So per 100 lbe lower, at $10.37) ‘210.40 cush und %10.40@10.42§ for March, Meats closed firmer, at 530 for loose shoul. derd, Bic for whort-ribs, and 8jo for short- ears, Ilighwines were stoady, ot §1.05@ ,05§ per gallon. Flour was in light demand wd finm. Wheet closed jo higher, at $1.31§ sl and §1.324 for Murch. Corn closed §@ o higher, at 42}c for March sud 4G}o for sy, Oats closed jo lower, at 8ijo cash "wud 4o for Murch. Kye wes dull, at 68c. at $1.0026.00 for inferior to extra. One’ THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY ‘19, 1877, cratio cancua i as important sa the Lonisi- ana decision itsolf. The Ilatter assures tho award of the Presidency to Mr. Hares, but the former assures peace, The last menaco of disturbance seems now (o have disappeared. Many of the most influentinl Democrats, like Davanp, Tacruay, and Jere Brace, take eoven a more reasonable view of the defeat of T1r- ory ihan might have heen expected; and Gnozsarox, who has been of the Domooratio counsel, aays that a precedont of going back of the Blate's right to appoint its Eleotors in itsown way !‘ once established, might lead to tho destruction of the Republic.” Alr, Tiz. oy himself is offectually barred from dis- sonting, becauss the Democrats admit that the scheme for the Commission was submit- ted to him and received hia approval sevoral days befora it was adopted by the Demoeratic caucus. Gov. Hairzs was not given any such privilego, and ‘probably would have declined to consider it if it had been submitted to bim. Nothiug but rauk des. peration and iafamy can now thregten the peacoful ncceptancs of the result, and the decision of the Democratie caucus will leavo only a fow isolated sorehends to etorm and fame; thoy will make themsclves obnoxious, Lut thore the matter will end. The conntry may be heartily congratulated that modera. tion lias prevailod in tho Democratic caucus. 1t assuros a realization of all the hopesof a complote and satisfactory solution of the controversy which were excited by the agroe- ment to arbitrate, and it is an honor to the spirit of our people and the civilization af the country that the prinaiple of arbitzation is 80 universally racognized and observed, as it wonld have been a lasting disgrace had it been repudiated. THE DEMOCRATIC PROTESTS, That thera is considerablo discontent among the Democratic masses is but natural ; most disappointed people are discoatonted, and many of them make. themsclves dis. agreeable as a consequence, The crufty demagogues in that party aro seeking to ex- cita popular animosity against tho Court, and are londly abusing Judge Braprer be- causo of his decisions, Fortunately, how- ever, the American peoplo are a rending and a thinking people, and, when the truo state of the case is presented to them, they will readily concedo that the clamor against the Court ia senscless, and after the feeling of digappointment has worn off the Democrats will confess that not only the Conrt did right, but had it decided otherwise tho Democratic party and the conntry would have fared in- {initely worse, The complaint against the Court is that it refused to go bohind the official can. vass of the clection returns in Louisiana aund Florida; and, refusing to do this, tho votes of those States wero connted for Harxs ond Wiexten. Now, what wers the facta in the case of theso two States? By tho laws of thoso Biates thero was in cach an offivial Board of Canvassers, whoso duty it was to canvass tho roturns of the votes of all clec- tions, Under the law of Florida, this Board of Canvassers oro made the judgesof the validity and honesty of the returns, and are sauthorized by law to reject or rovise any re- turn which in thoir opinion demands such action. In Louiaians, the law not only au. thorizesbut commandsthe Canvassing Board, upon complaint of violeuco or intimldntion being used ot an eloction whoreby o fair cloction was defeated, to refect from the <count the vote of overy precinct where such fair clection was by tho means mentioned defeated. DBoth Boards aro clothed with judicial power, and the law makes thom, at lezst in Louisiang, final judges of their own action. 'This was the law in Florida and in Louisiane,—laws certainly within the province of each Btatoe to enact, and difforing only in degreo from the laws of all the othor States in the Union. Tha various counts in Florida may be thus stated : Jlayer. 42 ‘This count, under tha order of the Court, was made Dec, 28,~nearly a uonth alter the Electors had met, voted, and exhausted their functions., In the meautime, tho Electors appointed under the first count hsd boen commissioned and had performed their duty, their voto having been cortified to by the Governor, Haro, then, were no less than three roturns, The original returns, had they been accepted by tho Board, would have elected tho Hayxs ticket, and the Dem- ocrats demanded that the Board should ro- Joct certaln roturns in order to clect.the Trre pEN ticket. Tho Board rojected and correct. ed various returns with the result indicated, giving Harea an increased majority, ond that waa filed a3 the officlsl canvass, The examination before tho local Court took place severnl weeks later, and {a still pending, In Louislana the case was oveu moro com= plicated. Taking the two highest Electors on each ticket, the results were as follows: Hayes. Tiden, Democrstic count.. ... 77,174 81,72 Demucratio majorit 0,540 Returnlng Uoard cuunt, 70,508 5,415 Republican tajorit, 807 On Electors, the average Democratic mon. Jority was 7,870, nccording to that elaim, and {he average Rapublican msjority accord. ing to the Returning Board was 8,081, 'The material changes mada by the Board of Canvassers wery in the now hiatorical parishes where the reigu of torror prevalied and which woro the scones of murder aud violence xo often depicted. The votes of theso parishes were thus computed : W Taton Rtou Fellclans, Veliclani Uraot. aing Board in theso uix porishes awarded the Republic. ens o wajority of only 1,485, where two years 8go, when the Democrats carried the Htate, they had 4,017 wasjority. Compelled to throw out so insny precincts in those stroug Republican countles, they had to roject over 1,000 Republican votes conceded to them by the Democrats. Thers wero s fow other corrections wada in the romainiug parishes, but *ue work of revislon was genorally con- fined to thowo bulldozed parishes, and this rovision gave the vote of the State for Haves. 5 We do not propose to discuss the subject of fraud sud intimidation in theso parishes ot this time. But this Board, created by Iaw of the State, and requirad to excrcisa the power of rejecting theso precluots, did so, and declared the Haves Electors as elected. Now what was the Court todo? Wasit to resolve itself into a Guneral (auvasing Board, and try the questions of the legality of all the elections at all the precincts in Florida? To hear evidonce of witnesacs brought from all parta of that State, a8 to the right of various persons to voto, the qualification of the election officers, and the countless and inexhanatible questions of n contested clection? And was it to st day after day and liear testimony of the multitude of witnosses brought from Lonisiana to prove and disprove tho nllega- tions of intimidation, violence, and frand all over the State of Louisiaua, and hear the re- cllais of murders, bentings, oppression, moral and violent intimidation exercised to compol voters to vote agninst their wishes and convictions? If the Court had gone into that question in theso two States, when wonld it bave closed ita labors? A few years ago, in the contested election cpso of Le Morxe and Fanwrrr, the hearing of tes- timony concorning the voting in a single precinet of this cily ocenpied over 100 days. Had such an {nvestigation besn begun, does nany ono suppose it could have been closed within the few weeks eonding Mareh 3?7 It will not do to say that this testimony had alroady boen collocted by tha Congressionn] Committees. All theso Committees were more or lees partisan, Each had taken testimony to sus- tain its own gide, and nefther party would have accepted the evidencs taken by the other, The result would have been that the 4th of March would arrive bofora the Com- mission had heard the evidenco covering a single county in Florida, and the vote for President would not have beon connted at all. To meet that emorgency, the Bennte would have to elsct a President to serve until an olection conld be held, and for this pur- pose the Benata would in nll probability haye olected Mr. MorroN. Wo neod not tell Democrats who Mr. Morton is, nor point ont what would have been his policy townrds the Southern Btates. Under his Administrn. tion andthe vigorous measures that he wonld adopt, it may be eafely estimated that there would bo Republican majorities next Novem- bor not only in Florida and Louisiana, but in Alabamn nnd Mississippl, thus excluding ovary hopo of electing TiLDEN or any other Democrat President. The Commirston, oven if there wersno legal objections to entering upon an examin- ation in detail of tho electious in Florida and Louisiana, might well decide not to do 5o be- cauge of the {mpossibility of reaching a con- clusion within the lifetime of the Commis- slon, They therofore recognized the exclu. sive constitutional right of each State to de- clare how its Presidentiol Electors should be appointed, and to sccopt as flunl on that point the certified declaration of the officers appointed by law to make that declaration. In the justico of that decision thare will be, in time, an universal concurrenco by men of all partics ond inall gections, And whon the Democrats, and ospecially thoso of the South- ern Blates, shall havo experiencod the con- sorvative and roforming Administration of Gov. Haxes, they will rejoica that the Com- mission refused to enter upon the investiga- tion of tha details of the Louisiana election, nnd thereby provent a count of the vote, making Mr..Morrox Prosident during the special election, When they roflect upon what would have boen tho inovitablo result had thelr demands boen granted, they wjll rench the conclusion that matters might have been considerably worse than they aro, THE S80UTH PARK MATTER, The bill introduced in the linofs Benate, by Sonator Burnrrs, to amend the Bouth Park act, by abolishing the present Board of Commissioners and appointing a new Doard by the Governor, nnd tho resolutions intro- duced in the House by Rousrr from Ma. coupin County, for a Jofut Committeo to in- vastignte Park Commissoners of Cook County, urs efforts to nccomplish Lhrough tho Logislaturo what 6o far bas been un- successtully attempted throngh the courts of Cook County and tho Soath Park Com. misaioners, nawely,the procuring for swamp- lands six or eight timas their value, and theraby to swindle tho taxpayers to the ex- tent of over o miltion dollara, Tho South Park Commissioners rofuse to purchaso these wet lands of the DuNrevy- Coveitoun combination for a price in excesa of what they have salready pald for similar, aund even far bottor, grounds immediately odjoining, All attempts to indnce tho Board to submit to the fraud of exorbitaut prices have failed, for which: reason tho combina. tion of laud-owners and real-estato ngonts who have contingent fntorests in the amount over n fixed valuntion seek to get rid of Commissioners who caunot Lo manipu. lated by abolishing tho present Boand, with the hope that through such- political and othor influenco as can bo brought to bear upon tho Governor mow men will bo ap- pointed who, owing their position to the efforts and influence of Dusievy, Coske sous & Co., will either compromiso at fig. ures to suil, or fight thew in the courts with such friendly fouling as to permit verdicts that will be equally satisfactory,—and thus permit real-estato agents baving coutingent intervsta In ol that can be procurcd over a fair valuation to get pay for the servicas rou- dored in behnif of D,, U, & Co, ‘I'he resolution to Investigate by a legisla. tive committee, ot the expeuse of tho Btate, has for ita object tho polsoning of the winds of those membery of thoe Leglalature who take littlo or uo interest in tho subject, sud who niny vote upon first impresaions, ‘The Bouth Park nct providos expreasly for fnvestigation of the Commissionens' acts, and setd out the mochinery for such cxamination before the Judges of the Circult. Court of Cook County, whore rests amplo power for tho production of papers and cxamiuation of winiesses ; it alio provides for the removal of all or any number of the Commissioners it such investigation whould show them guilty of auy misdomeauor or walfeassnoe in offico. Where, then, i the neccasity of a comwittee, composed of members of the Legislature, absenting themselves from their places and datles at Springfleld at the oxpense of the Btate, to conduct an iuvestigation on & mat- ter of purcly local juterest to m portion of Cook County? Tho auswer js opparent to those fawiliar with the character of the men who are urg- ing it. Rither it iy intended for & blind, or from hopes suggested by CoLruouu's con tinued visila to Springfield there may be ex. pectations of obtaining a committes that can bo usod and abused in a wauner that would be impossible with tbe Circuit Court Judges, before whom, by law, this invostigation is specially provided for. The trick is wortby the fertile broin of its suthors, DBauing their calculations upon the idea that no one will dare opposs the resolutions for fear of such opposition being construed into an unwillinguess to submit to investige- tion, they ure confident of success. The muain offensos of the Bouth Park Commissionons are, firs!, that they canoot be mansged and coutrolled by & ring of grasping laud-abarks; and, sccvnd, thatthoy will not lory taxes to the full smount of their power. Under the aot, they are ompowered to levy 300,000 annunlly; this year they levied $£200,000, leaving $100,000 in the pockets of the taxpayers; and thia isnot an exceptional easo. Defore this last lovy thoy hnd ra. duced their appropriations, on their own motion, £140,000, thus making §240,000 loft with the taxpayers, instead of putting jt where contractors and schemers would want it. Last woek Corzmoum visited Springfleld again, to look after the fnvestigation he iz there urging, and from the 8t, Louis daily papers it appoars he visited that oity for the purpose of another matter of investigation beforo the Criminal Court of that city. It wonld be a disgrace to the State for the Leglialaturo to lend itaelf to the accomplish- ment of the purposes of such a combination Ly prostituting tho powers with which it is clothed to aid individuald in procuring from the public money to which in justice they bave no elaim. It cannot be doubted that, it the subject is properly presonted, neither the bill nor the resolutions will receivo tho support of any cxcepting such fow as are so far under tho poculiar influence of the parties for whoso special bouefit thoy were introduced sa to Lo blind alike to duty and decency. The taspayers of Chicago, Hyde Park, and Loke have some rights which should be respected. R e Y THROUGH FREIGHTS, It will be remombored that the basis of the compromise between the conflicting Enstern railrord intorests was that thero should be a uniform through.rate on foreign shipments, but that the Pennsylvania and Daltimore Roads should have their milengo ndvantage on domestio shipments, That is, Vanpeeettr conceded that a lower rato might be made on freight consigned to Balti. mimore or Philadelphia than he charged to Now York or Boaton, except it was designed for export, in which casa tho roto was to be the samo, ‘This concession resulted just s we predicted it wonld, Foreign shipments from Chicago nominally ceased. Grain and other froight wont over the Baltimore and Thiladelphia Roads at the domestio rates, and the New York Central and its Wesfern connections didu't get auy foreign ship. ments, It only took a weck or two to de- monstrate that A uniform rata for foreign ship- ments, which necossarily included an agree- ment by the various stenmship lines from Philadelphis, Baltimore, Now York, Boston, and Portland, was not practicable; and that, even it agreed upon and maiutained, the for- cign shipments would disappear, aud the Western shippers would take ndvantage of theloyest through rates offered to tho sen- board, leaving the ocean mtos to bo deter- mined at tho pointof transshipment. So the railroads havo abandoned tho effort, and there will be the same cutting on foreign rtes that thero was before, This still leaves tho advantage with the Pennsylvania nnd Balti. moro Roads on oll domestic shipments, whilo thoy are on at least equal torms with the Now York Central in contracting for foreign ship. monts, Proctically it vitiates the spirit of the compromise, and it i only n question of timo whon the Now York Oentral will have to nbandon the suleidal policy into which tho greed of its managers betrayed it. We ro. gard tho failurg to establish and malutaln a through rato a3 a domonstration that the whole theory of the compromise was falso; for, so long as the two roads have the privi- loge of underbidding the third on domestic ‘business, this privilego gives them the ad. vantage on all shipments. The only truos theory Is 8 uniform rate to tho menboard from tho point of ship- ment in tho West, no matter which rond tho freight goes over, or whether it is landed at Now York, Dalthnore, or Philadelphis, or whether consigned directly to Liverpool. T'his Is the principlo for which the Now York Cuntral was contending during tho railroad war, ‘That war'should never have boon obandoned until tho principle was recog- nized, and it will have to be renewed sooner or later to euforce such recognition. The failure to agree upon foreign rates I tho first step towards a renowal of the waror n compromise on the basis of uniform through rates on all shipmonts, ——— MALICIOUS PARTISANSHIP, The ‘maliclous partisan chbaracter of the Chicago 2'imes I8 shown by an article which appearcd in its columus yesterdsy morning upon the decision of tho Board of Arbitra. tion in the Louisiann case. It devotes,in the first instance, a half-column or more of mud-throwing at Republicans in office and out, It stigwmotizes them na **political monstors,” * political mountobanks,” ¢ ju. dicial prostitutes,” ¢ unmitigated scoun- drols,” ‘‘revenus thieves,” *‘conspirators,” 4 felons,” *‘official scoundrels,” *¢ political humbugs,” ** ministers of election-dsbauch- ery,” “pilgarlics,”" *beefwity,” and other opithots of a vuigar aud dirty description, such as abound in the vocabulary of the Times and in constant use by that paper when it wishes to attack s public ofiicial or a private citizen, It Is but justico to this foul-mouthed concern, however, to say that the bull, belog loose in the china shop, smeahes up the Domocratlo dishes quite g ferociously as the Republican, After ox. pending its forca at mud-throwing at Repub- licans, it atops for breatl, and then gather. ing up another load of mud hurls it at the Domocrats in Congress. They are * {diots," #imbecflos,” * oraven cowards,” ¢ traiturs,” They have *‘ earned the political damuation which the people will certainly award them at the earlieat opportunity,” They have “covered themselves with humiliation, disgrace, and obloqny,” It ia *the fooblest, most pusillanimous House that ever assen. bled.” Its reputation is that of * contempti- ble weakness aud poltroonery,” It has * the most disgraceful record in American history,” Evideutly, in the catiniation of this brawling, bullying, billingsgate blathorukite, Loth par- ties nre in a bad way, and there i3 no virtue, or decency, or patriotism left except on Fifth avenue, Heaven save the mark, It will be yemembered at the outsat that the Chicago T'imes opposed tha Arbitration plan; then it advocated it then it was com- paratively in favor of it and then it was com- paratively opposod to it; and at last it got to turuing round so rapldly that no one could toll whetber it was for it or sgainst it, orwhatit wad for. 'Tho mud Rew so fast, in fact, that no one could seo behind the fithy stulf what the mud-throwers were doing. It has, however, found a position at last, After noarly a column of foul epithets and porsonnl assanlty, wo flud it to bo as follows s That way ls to promptly repadiate thia disgrace- ful BeADLEY farce, aud carry the countlng busi neas beyond the 4th of March, thus briuging the Presldent of the Henate futo the Presldential ofico ad Intertin. The consumwation of the Loulsians villainy and the Bravies dlagraco requites that Mr, 8. B, Havxs should be appointed President. That 1t 1a sthil fa the power of the iloase 10 pre- vent. The decision of the four scuundrels In Loulsiana and tbe deciston of the throe judlcial proatitutes fu Washington caa still be overrulod fn sflsck 1t the wajority ia Lbo Mouse wore & body . of emen, or even of falr to middling country politicians, this f the course they wonid instantly determine to take, and wounld pursne wihont hesitation. This dishonorable proposition shows the political perfidy aud infamy of this incon- diary and disorganizing sheet. It was wril- ton with its Washington dispatches in hiand, It wns written with the fall knowledge that at & caucus of jls party, three.fourths of the ableat, wisest, coolest, and most judicions Democrats of the House passed a resolution “that tha count of the Electoral vote shall proceed without dilatory opposition to the ordorly exeontion of the not of Congress creating the Eleotoral Commission, whose decisions ehall be recelved and acted upon in accordance with the provisions of said law.” For passing this resolution, Hewrrr, LaMag, Hiut, Reaoan, Bmvoreroy, Onnaen, Jous Youxa Brown, Bayanp, Taunman, KenNaw, and threo-fourths of the Democrats in Con. gress nre ‘‘idiots,” **imbeciles,” * pol. troons,” and ‘“cowards,” while two Democrats from Massachuseits, one from Wisconsin, two or thres from Ohio, and Davip Duprer FreLp,—the four- toon in fact who voted for the Cocmnane resolution, the most of whom have not boen re-elected,—nre the patriots”of tho Times stamp. Every Democrat in the South and threo-fourtha of those in the North are thereforo stigmatized by this infamous sheet as ** {mbeciles " and *‘ poltroons,” in its rage that thero is no prospect of confusfon, revo- lution, and civil war, Both editors of tho paper are on the mmpage,—Gen. Kxenax in ‘Washington and Mr. Storex at Lome. By some sort of telephone process the home editor is repoating the flery blasts and war- dnnces of the Washington editor over his grief that there is to e neither **wah"” nor ‘*gonh.” Our advice to both editors of the T'émes i to put ico on their Lends and go to bed. 'The people, both Democrats and Re- publicana, aro sick of their bawling and bosh, They are worse than Georoe Francis Trary and DaNies PRATT. STAND BY THE PLEDGE. ‘The 8t. Louls Republican, the leadlng Demo- cratie paper of Missourl, while bitterly de- nouncing the result of tho arbltration of the Presideutial muddle, declares very emphatieally agalust all party bad falth, *‘Stand by the pledge,” 1t says. We quote as follows from its leader of Saturday: STAND DY THE PLEDGE! The vote of Loulsiana, by the decislon of tho Electoral Cotlimlysion yeuterday, will ba counted for Havks. Thin ks the meaning of it, simple and plain, What next? There will ba mome, perhaps many, t favar the suggostlon that the Democratic nicuibers of the Commlseion withdeaw, and that the ouso take sitch atepa &2 will delay, and if poa- siblo defeat, tho verdict. We aro uecidedly op- oved to anything of the sart, and thore s no rea- »on to aupposo that tho Demoeratic members af the Comrrisslon ond tho Democratic majority In the Houso will follow this bad advice. "At tho ssme time we do nat deny that there is abundant provo- catlon for such a policy. For ten weeka the country was kept on the rack af cxcilement and apprehension, and 1t scem bighly probuble that matters would culminate In sonieihing equivalent to clvl) war, A Joint Com- mittco cumpousd of tho leadinig men of bath par. tles apreed upon o compromiss which submitted the questions ot issus fo an extra-constitutional tribuual, This. tribunat was to try the case on its merits, withunt prejudice or partislity, and decldo whetner TiLEN or 31AvEs had been the cholce of the peoplo. Fhe Damocracy would invo been fully Justlied 10 refusing to yleld an inch, but for tho suko of peace they consented to the compromise and placed thelr claims In tho hands of arbitrators, They did this in good faith, believing thelr oppo- nents were equally slncere, and bolfeving that no suspiclun of partlaanship would Lo allowed w taint the ductslon. Nevertheloss, the Democracy should falthtully perform their part of the contract. They ars tho victima of a miserabla cheat, Lut it lu beiter to be chented than to break plighted word, They have prowlaed to abide by thoe declaion of the Coumls. slon, and the promise must be fulflied, no matter what the sacriice, No sacrifice Ia frreparablo which does nut fuvolve tho Joss of honur, and Demiocratlc honor 1# pledged to atand by the result, whatover It way be and huwaver reached, Thure- fore, let the game be played vat, and ot the own. cra of the marked cards ‘walk ot with the stakes. :xuner 10 lose by honesty than win by scouadrel- am; —— Bax Bowrns seys in a letter from Washing- ton to is paper: ‘There was somo ullmuuvn snd much hope that the ivo Jndges would take paine to act {n unfs whero It was morally and Intelloctually pousl! d that even in thefr great conelusions they would strenuously to o shape the verdict as to bring unanimity or an_spprosch to unanimity, and thus make record which would be allke honorable to the Court and useful to the country, buth In the ' precedent for ‘fature contro- Jnufu bave dropped into readily astho Congressmen, There was only one question really for the Judges to determline, and that was whether the Commission had a right to go behind the face of the regularly-certiticd returns from the States, and coustitute itself & Returning Board Court of Appeals to re-canvass the votes of the people cast in all the disputed States, to dis- regard the count and canvass of tho Btate authorities, made under State law, and glve tho Electoral votes to whichever candidates they pleased, regardless of the action of the State authorities. A majority of the Judges hicld that Congresa had not the constitutional power to thus trample upon the rights of tho Btates, and, i1 Congress could not do it, nelther could the Arbitration Tribunal, whose powers could not excced those of the body which created the Commission, This view of the case was takon by o majority of tho Judges, It s most oxtrnordinary that Crirpoup and Fierd allowed thefr partisan feclinge to run away with thelr judicial opin. fons. Judge Cuunes, Chicl-Justive of the New York Caurt of Appeals, hulds that it would boa clear violation of the constitutional rights of the Btates for Congress to go behind the rcturns sent up by the States, Jeam Brack, of Penn- sylvanta, and Judge Urorsurck, of Cinclunatl, say publicly that it would be a very serious thing *to go behind the Governor's certifieato and regular returns fu a question of this sort, and that € such a precedent was once estab- shed it might lead to tho destruction of the Republle,” Judges CLizrorpand Fiotnghould have united with the majority of the Judges, and admiofstered a rebuke to the partisan des- peradocs who were striving to violate the rights of the Btates and the Constitution fu thelr wad and bhud chase alter oftices, To 1A Tuuiorours, tollowing questione: Supposs Cungrces should o4 4 law remonetixing sliver, and maku It o legul- ender for all debta, public and peivate, and re- ccivable for duticd on faports,—could we pay the prineipal or intereat on our bunds in wilver 7 ar, In other words, do our bonde read **Payable' in GoLu™? or lmply ** Payadie in core " Jaus T, Kexw, Axswxn.—None of the bouds call for pay- meat, principal or interest, Ju gold. There Iy no meution of gold on the face of the bonds or 11 the acts of Congress providiug for thelr issue. The promise of paymeut wus fu *coln,” which includes gold or sllver, ut the pptlou of the tGoy- erument. It was 10 understood by the creditors, and all tne **rest of jounkind,” at the thne the bouds were sold. [Indeed, the bondholders wauld have gladly stipulated for silver payraent 2 they had had the option of the metals, bo- cause the American siiver dollur for many years before the War, and uutll 1873, when it was de- monetized, was worth wore than the gukl dol- lar. Ouc buudred miver dodlars would buy from 101 to 168 gold dollars for thirty or forty years before Congress abolishied the silver dollur, e ——— e Admiral WiiTTnoRNe, of Teuuessee, Confed, and Chalrman of the Naval Cummittes of the House, takes a sportsmsulike view of the de- clslons of she Arbitration Tribunal. He s op- posed to fiylug from the verdics or committiog any other sct of perfidy or bad falth. He Ullus- trates the case thus, a8 told to the Wells stroet Bulldozer: ‘The wiiola buslaess reminds him of an carly fa- cldeut of Lis Jifo when by visiled 8 countey fulr 1n Tomnessce. -fhere ho vaw 8 wian who appearcd to b drunk, who put s dinv undec bis beel, and then oifervd o bes auy uioney that thy diuie Wus or Wity not there, Aethe man sppeared 1o be very drunk some patcivls bauded wyetber tw beat b out of bis woney. Ouc of (be party stole sroaud bublud bl snd with & crooked twig Jurked vut the dime. This was tha aigual for the Fest tu cowe up aud weku thelrbute, Elglty dollacy was wagurvd suss nunder the heel of the sfmple-minded te. The Intter then nrdered back the crow to#ce falf lay and ruined his heel, The crotedyelied with delight when [t saw'no dine. ** \Vait, * said whie Inebriated fellow, The dust was scraped, and vered, ud 1 wwan dir Abont this time the outslders yelled **Fra and drew their bowle-knlves, Trouble wonld linyg d had it not becn for the vigilance of the . 1t was inally decided to leave the matter o arbitration. Judge Mctikz, n-vers impart man, wan called in. e held. that the fact of e) mover of the crosked twig belng an acconilice of the orlginal better, argued unthing, Tho parijes of the secand patt ‘had intendod {0 pront'by his frand, 1t WAs & game between aharpers. and the uld have the moncy. **'Vhle, ™ sald Mr. Wasrrionse, **explalns my position.' 1t 1y & ganie between Aliarpers, tatesmanshlp dropped outof this controversy long ago. The sharpes; wins, What {s the nss of Kicking?" - ; - R The Atlanta (Ga.) Constitutiongitst has founq out what determined Judge BRADLEY to votg to respect tho rights of the States, and to op. ‘pose golug behind the regular returns of Elect- ors, It ascribes tho wholo blame to his slecp. Ing pariner, who has tho frst word with him when ho awakes in the morning. aud the last before ke gues asleep at night. It rayss It has been found out that the wife of Judge Dravtey {ea bitter Itadical woman, and an espe. cially fervent champlon of Havxs, This puts the Waniwick of the Commissfon, who Is 8 ** bigger man than old Gnaxt," Ina new and interesting lght. Beyond that, it will demonstrate to a larg ortlon of the people of this country, especluliy he Democratic married men, that very little neod e hoved fromn Commiasion whose odd mian le bullied by his estimablo spause, who happens to prefor Haves to Tieoxx, _ If Judge BrAvixe can Tise superior to conjugal blanHeliments or. mens aces, ho s a phenomehon of self-control. \Ve doubt his capacity to da o, but whl sot ltogethier despatr of him. ~ Poor man, ho s ina d plight, With the Democratlc host on one side, and the Radical harde, plus Mra, IRAVLEY, On the othier, he hoy o contend with powers of almust supernataral force, He Is bound to be damined, yoeally, no maiter what' his conrse muy be. lle bas to make up his mind whether ho cau afford to do right, and recelvo the plaudits of the Denioc. racy, or give the victory tu fraud, and thereby re. ceive the congratnistions of HonroN, WL, CIANBLER & Co,,—uot (o dpeak of o promise of peaceandquietness at hume,—a posce that may not e that of & good conscience, hut a triumphant wige. 11 Mra. Bnaprer sbonld conguer, the Dew- ocrats can imitate WitLiax TeLl, who refused to Dbow to Grsven's cap, but did not object to salut. ing hls wite's bonnet. Our party fricnds may de. #pise Brantey, but will not say an nnkind word of bls Jady and roler. ]\:l;l bQt Mrs. Braprzr comsent to & compro- mise ———— ‘Tho Infer-Ocean asks *the Citlzens’ Associs tlon to pleasc take note of the fact that Mr, Louts C. ltuck, County Treasurer, thwartel the Cominlssioners fu their schemo to issuo $1,000,000 of bonds without submliiting the queation to the people.” * He refused,' it says, *“to be governcd by the oplulon of the County Attorney, and employed private counsel.” In another article, recurring to tho same subject, 1t says that * the Citizens' Assoclatlon gave Mim not only the bonefit of thelr moral sapport, but employed an attorney to asalst Messrs. Leakn & Vocke, who had charge of the case.” We ary informed that Mr. Huck did not employ attor- neya tofight the caseln the courts, and that LraARe & Vouks did not have charge of It. The Citizena' Arsoclation hired and paid the lawycrs who fought DEVINE'S put-up-job, and defeated Rouxtnee and his Fng before the Bupreme Court, Mr, HUCR, as County Treasurer; having properlyrefused tosign the $1,000,000 bondsuntil 80 commanded by tho coutts, o performed his duty promptly and deserves credit therefor; but tho Appraiser traveled out of his heat to sneer at the Citlzens® Associution, and rather meauly tried to transfer from them the creditot cmploying the attornoys and paylog the fees to Mr. Huck, who did neither, and who does not thank the Appralser for hia super-serviceablo zeal. Wil the Appratser please take uote uf the, factd g e ——i Glve & portion to seven and also to eighe, far thon knowest not what evil sball be upun' the earth. —Alcier., xhy 2 . ‘The *seven® hore mentloned may stand for the conservative men of the South wno rebuked the Copperhieads and fite-caters that wanted to break up the Arbltration Tritiunal, and violate thefr pledged talth, und precipltate the country into civil war, for tho benetit of SamTiLDEN and his crowd of office-scekers. The *portlon™ is probably on injunction to Preslaent Iaxes to Rive a reasvoable purt of tho “bread” at bis disposal to those Bouthern peacemakers. Ile. will probably obey this injunction of Holy Writ, The “wlso to cight” _refers undoubtedly to' -the Ropublicuns, who of course will be cntitled to aliberal #portion™ of the loaf. Tho “evilon the carth ' can only mean the bulldozers and Copperheads, who mako mischisf and annoy the Bouth. ' ————— CrAwroRD, of‘the Pittsburg - Leader, tele. graphs from Washington to tho Wells strect Bulldozer os follows: Justice Bwayxs's opinion was shown In 8 recent conversation with MEwirT. Held the lutter, *+Judge, fen't it palnful to note tho fact that vho Judges on thy Electorsl Comuilision do not rivs above partisanship, but unlformly vote on party lines!” The Judge, assuming u disfressed ex- pression of countenance, replied, ‘' Why, yes, tny doarsir, It was a aubject of mortifcation to me, ond 1 have seriously thought of remonstrating with Brothers Utteronp and: FIZLp on that wub. Ject, Lut you know It wonld be rathier a delicato inatier to o, and perhaps you had better ypeak 10 them yoareelt, " Judge Bwayxz ought not to hove been de- terred by feclings of dellcacy 1o so grave and importaut a matter, but ‘should have severely rebuked them for their scandalous partisan cons duct in voting steadily against the majority of the Court, aud lu favor of trampling upon the constitutional rights of the States L e — e v A Springfleld dlspateh says that Senator Mines Rzmor, of Chlcazo, “‘is now clalmlvg that hils case during the Senaturial contest Is vindicated, aud that the result ‘has demon- strated that by the clectivn of a Unlted States Seuator from 1linols the Democracy of the na- tion have lost & President.” It will b recols lected that Mines refused to vote fur David for & long time, and it reyulred fmmense bull- dozing to forca him to do it Hut Kzuozls wistaken, Judge Davis would have felt cons strained by his cath and the Constitution to de- clde thut Congress bad no luwful power to go behiud tho regular Electorul returus of the States for the purpose of reversing the resultof State clections. b e ————— ‘Tho Durlington Huwkeye must bave special lne formatlon if it Is to bo belfeved. 1t suys: Anothcr duel v hinminent, Lysax Thuxavit says he can whip the witness who wstsried tust **ulgger™ ey, with oue hand tied beblad bbo Lack, ~ And the wltueas saye Mr. Tauwsuis is another; suil 3r, UMBULL 9nYe -the witnuae 14 4 ybting onu xud darsen’s take 1t up, and the wit: uews tolls Ay, THUXBULL Lo O Lhery Kuurmi. and Mr. TuewnuLL hse beon **bollering™ for two days for sumiebudy te hold Lim, und thu wituess bud truveled all Over turve Sistes Lo ilnd some pluck 10 lay down hls bouks, aud vuce btr, TuuMBULL Just on the polnt of bitting bim zight To th Whien he suddenly remombuered thut bis mother 0] him he must never Oght, sud the boys ure still nd howliug sronnd them, in eager expec: tatius of & chinch, bicodshed, and looss balr, If thelr mad only Keeps up s Hitly & e The Clucluuatl Evquirer philosophically ob- sorvess v 1t bugins to look now as though we might as well geeustum ourscives (o tho souud of ** Proaldent v And the Enguirer will feel surprised how 1t will get to like the * sougd " of the name, Be- furew year it will be boasting thay Prusident Havzs, even If b is & Republican, {a o fulr-mlud- ed and upright Executive, und retiscts honor ou the Buckeye State, and that after all it was bet ter Judize BraviLey should givethe castiug vote for HAYEs than that tho bribed scoundrel Cuo- et p—— e = ‘This sentence in an editorlal yesterday might be wilsuuderatood : S Thy advantages of arblirstlon were all on the Democraticalde. The primy jucle case was witl e fira e T8RN Sies yhoperly curute Tbis clalm rests on the sssumption that after. the scundalous revelations in tus Qregou caso the Democruts would not set up any vlalui W Cuonix's boughit bugus Yote, but would be glad o drop It us they would & red-hot crowbur, - ———— Gen. Jix Brexpmaw, Democrat, of Toledy now in Washington, ikeus the political situstion uuto a game of “old sledge.” Ho says: “The Desmoerutie party just now i Uke gu old fellow who went out West, flatteriog. Wmseld that b was mighty guod at ‘scven-up.! Wheu be Ko Loie Lo told his fricuds that he wet & Jousk ‘gucker’ out on tho Plains, with whow be