Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 15, 1878, Page 4

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Giwttg, llk,nun MeVicker's Theatre. strect, between lDeatborn end Btate. Madizon “*The Extles.” Hooley’s Theatre. Randolph street, between Clack and LaSalle. #'The Exiles.” Taveriy’s Theatre. Monroe street, cotuer of Dearborn. Engagement of Kiralfy's Opera Doufle Troupe. **The Deluge.” Now Chlengn Thentre, Clark street, opposite Sherman Houss, performance. MONDAY, APRIL 15, Vartety 18 In New York on Saturday groenbacks wero only one-fourth of 1 per cent discount, and tho coin of thé realn, which had so long ns- sorted ita proud pre-cminence, came forth into the light nnd cirgulated freely withont demanding or expecting tribute. — . , 'Tho crop dispatches which we print this morning from all parts of the Northwest tell ‘but one story regarding the ontlook for win- tor and spring wheat—n biggoer acreage and a finer show above gronnd than ever before known at this season of tho yoar. The rormons of yestorday in Chicago, of « which liberal abstracts aro given in our col- umans this mornlng, ivere thoso of the Rev. Antnur Epwanps, on the **dission of Sacred Music”; of tho Rev. Dr, Tuoxas, at Prof. Swino's Chureb, on ‘ Heavenly Treasurcs”; aud of tho Rev. M. M. Panguunst, of the * First Mothodist Church, on tho Sunday ques- tion, Dr, Epwanps hna something to say nbont the newly-rovised Methodist hymn- book shortly to appear, which ha is cerlain will bo rocognized as a vast umprovomont upon all that have procoded it. Mr, Pang. nunst onjoins upon Christians tho duty of witlikolding their patronnga from the Suu- dny papors, tho publication of which he de- clares a great calamity to public morals. With the presont desiro of tho Great Pow. ers to oxplain their recent belligoront ox- pressions “on tho basis of tho prolim. innrios " set down in the first chaptor of ¢* Pickwick," it looks as thongh RRoumania nt San Btefono might, in tho ond, fare nbout as Vonico did at Campo Formio, and, with such a conclusion, Russin and Germany would lay clalm to a roputation for ns much meanness aud selflshness as Franco sccured under the initinl oporations of the Napolconic Iden. Unbappy Ronmania protests in vain against lier treatmont by Russin, whose armies vio- late her bordors as though marching through sn enemy’s country, and an appesl to the Powors for protection is said to bo contem. Olarksville, Tenn., what the 9th of Qctober Is to Chicago,—the nuniversary of a confle- gration which well-nlgh awept everything comnbustiblo from tho face of the earth, At Lalf-past 11 o'clock Saturday night the Clarksville people heard the alarm.bell ring out, but, thinking it sounded tho renewal of a disturbance with tho uogroes, were slow in leaving their homes. It proved to bo a far worse disturbance, and bofore the flames had burned their fill fitty.seven bwldings in the Lost part of tho thriving city wore in nnhas, the loss belng nbout §500,000, nnd the insurance ®150,000. Thoro nro susple clous of incendiarism by malicions ne- groos, whicly, for tho sake of pesce and good order botweon the white nnd black ruces, it is to be hoped may not dovelop iuto & cer- tainty, 2 —— I, as oppears from tho sintement of n member of tho Republican Congressional Cowmmittee, given iu oftr Washington dis- patchies this morning, the retiroment of Sec. rotary Henunz from the Cabinet is au indispousable condition {o. the placating of tho Implacables, it is very certaln thut tho reconcilistion is far distant. It will be found next toim- possible to persuade tho Prouldent that the continued services of a Department officor who hunts down thieves and puts into practico rofdrms heretofors only kuown Ly name will prove n stumbling. block to tho success of the Ropublican party in the coming campaign. The Presi. dent, like many others, doubtless prefors to tako the risk, uud try what cffoct will be produced on thoe popular mind by the carser of an Administration of singular purity and eflicivucy in all §tu brauch Wo callod attention a fow days ago to tho demoralized condition of the present Coue gresy, out of which growa thy fuct that tho House of Represeutatives fs incapablo of considoring auy measure of legitimats legis- lation. For several weeks the bill from thu Beunte, autborizing tho Becrotary of the "Lreasury to isauo ond sell &t par one huu. dred willions of dollars of 4 per cent bonds fu sums of 325, the proceeds to Lo spplied to taking up 6 per cent bonds, lins beon on tho table; but this bill caunot get » hoaring in tho Houso, whon saven whole days wero devoted to tha exclusion of ony ‘sx-Confederate and tho clection of an- other Confederate Drigudier ns Doorkeep. er. Tho fuct fs, Congress iv deworal. Ized by the introduction of lobby schemey; hat is, bills to appropriste money frow tho Treasury under the naume of wubsidies, for which legislation the recipients of the gratuities aro willing to pay liberally fyom the plauder for the votes necessary to pass the bills, Thus, there i "l'ox Bcorr's sub- sidy, by which the United ftates assumes o liability equal to $10,000,000, for whick Tox Beorr can well alford to pay down iu bouds or cash §5,000,000; the UorLp. 4 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE : MONDAY APRIL 15, 1878 Hoxrinaton scheme, championed by Bran- Ley Marrnews nnd Dax Vooruees, whereby the Union and the Central Pacific Railroad Companles escape for all time tho payment of the major part of the $100,000,000 which these Companies owe the Government. For this legialation enncted into law thess Compa- nies oan well afford and nre doubtiess willing to pny §10,000,000 cash, Even if they can defeat ths countor legialation compelling the Companies to pay, they can afford to distrib- uto a million of dollars a year out of tho twelve millions of dividends which tho two Companies divido annually. Then there aro grabs in the shape of pension claims of the most wondorfn! and oxtravagant charactor, involving hundreds of millions of dollars, hesides schemnes approprinting bonds or money by the fifty or buudred millions to each of & scors of wild and visionary im- provement scheines. The thirst for special legislation and the granting of bountios and pensions to individuals fs at fover heat; the lobby is thronged with full.haunded spec- ulators and brokers, offering prices for votes compared with which tho ordinary salaries of members sink into insignificance. Tho recent donation by the Canadian Gove crnment of forly Winchestoer rifles and 20,- 000 cartridges to the chiofs andliead-men of the Bluckfoet appears lo have et with very docided mauifestations of disapproval among tho poople of the Dominion, It i complained that the gift of su deadly and .efqctivo au arm s the Winchoster wonld place nt o dissdvantage the Mounted Polico, who aro not so well provided, and who, in the event of an encounter, would be in danger of repeating tho history of Cusren und his nmon, whose speedy massacre was owing to the fact that their weapons werg inferior to.{he Winchester rifles with which Srrrove Bowu's warriors were supplied. Tho arms and ammunition are given to the Blackfeet for the purposes of hnuting, nud tho danger of thoir beiug traded or sold to tho Sioux, to be used agniust the woldiers of the United States, Aeems not to hiave been teken {nto account by the Canndian authorities, DOWN WITH THE UNION SOLDIER=UP WITH TEE, CONFEDERATE! The Doorkeeper olection opisode which occurred in the Nationnl House of Ropre- sentatives on Montlay Inat recalls vividly to mind the nante-bellum political situation, when the South dowminated the Democratio party and so sbuolutely controlled ‘public affairs, Dunng that period, embracing the growth of slavery idoas in tho legislative, Judicinl, aud executive branches of the Gov- ornment, every attempt in Congress to stay the nggressive tide was met with the most arrogant doflance of both Innguago and acts; and whenover s Northern Democrat, more conscientious and less subservient than the 1anjority of bis fellows, dared to protost, however humbly, he was unceremoniously kicked gud cuffod out of the party sanctuary. The denunciation and ubuso of members of the majority—Whigs and Abolitionists—did not stop with were words. 'L'he voenbulary of sneors, taunts, nnd threats being oxhaust. od, and tho offender still protesting, there wure bullies at haud to waylay him in the street, or even in the Lalls of Congross, ns in the cnso of Suawen, and beat him into onforced sileuce, if mot into mental ncquiescence. But, dining tho whole course of this shamelesas history, thero was never u time when the Democratio party bad not singlo roprosontative in Congresa with dis. cernmont envugh to foresee the rniu to which it wna hurrying and eourage envugh to pro- dtict such hmpending destruction. ‘The rigid proscription practiced against this class, howaver, quickly drove them futo the oppo- sitiou, and, in conjunction with Whigs and Abolitionists, they subsequently became the foundens of tho Republican party, ‘Cho con. toat of Monday last disclosed all the distin- guishing charactoristics observabls in the old contlicts'botween the slavery propagandists nnd the wdvocates of -freedom and equal righta. Thero was tho samo disposition to forco npon the minority the most objection. nblo ex.Confoderato General that was shown by the ante-bellun Dumocracy to forco upon tho Whigs nr.d Abolitionlsts the most offen. rive logislation that conld bo framed, as tho Fugitive-8lave Iaw. In urging Frerp, the old Dowocratio dictutorial, domineering pirit was largely displayod. Mr. Curaten sald: “I do not proposo, s & member of tho ma- Jority, that Lo (Gon, Burren) snll dictate who shall be our ofticors.” And he added ¢ **Wo are neither to be controlled nor tright. oned, nud, when the goutloman appesls to mwo und to others froin Penusylvanis, I tell him that the red flug whick ho attewpts to flaunt in our eyes Luw no tervor for we.” What Mr, Cryuen s plensad to call tho tlaunting of & “rod fiug"” was morely an appeal to Democruts to vote for a lifo. long Dewoorat, the horo of two wars, hoth for his country, ns sguinst anothor Dewocrat, tho hLero of ono war, but n war of rebollion agolnst his country, ut whose expousa be had besn spovially ed- ucated to fight hor battles, In one respoot the luts conteat was quits unique, 80 ubso. lute is tho coutrol of the ex-Confederates ovar the Democratio party in the Houso, that not 4 siuglo mewber dared opon his mouth inwupport of the claims of Geu. Surzrps, Oue Democrat,—S8rmnoen, of Dlinols,— 1ore polltic it not more potriotis than tho rest, saved his rocord by voting for the brave old mun who fought on the Union side and aguinst the mun who fought on the Rebel sido during the late War, Dut it was o si- leut vote, Srumiun, disgnsted at the stu- pldity of Lis party mauagoment, it not oshamed of iLs want of patriotism, voted for Surervs, but ho bud not the courage of his convictions; hv darod not raiso his volce in sapport of hiv old politienl sud per. soual friend, or u denunclation of the folly of his asmociates in Qdis. criwinativg so polntedly in favor of an ex-Robul only two mouths yeclothod with tho rights of citizenship, snd agalnst n vot- oran goldier of the Republic! ‘Fhis foatore ot tho' coutest shows conclusively that the ox-Confederato iembers of the prosent Con. @ross exerclse wore absolute coutrol over thelr felluws of the North than that exorcised over Northern mmembers of tho Democratic party by Southern wmombers i unto-bellun tiwes, This is a sturthng proposition, but itis true; and it shows what thu country sy expect in the event of tho accession of the Dewocratle party to supremo power in Government affaira. It now controls the Lower House of Congress. It §s sure soon to coutrol the Upper lfouse, Shall it be allowed to secure the Presidency in 18802 This is the quostion of paramount impor- tauce, not alone of 1880, but of to-day. In view of this possibility, it is time that senseless wrangling should coaso in the Republican party, Weo are about to enter upon tbe Congressloual contest which is to deternine whether the Democratio party, groveling willingly under the heel of the Fepresentatives of the late Confuderaoy, shall rolain control of the Lower House of Con- gress, and so securo absolate supromacy in the legislativo branch of the Government. The chanees for succesrin 1880 will b largely in favor of tho winning party in the Con- gressional contest of this fall. With so much at stake, the proposition to brenk away from tho President, or to rend tho Prosident out of tho parly, sre extromes of folly. Dack of tho Demooralio party, controlled a8 it is by tho ox-Confederates, there sre schemes of robbery and revengo. As & Coufedorate, bearing n pardon barely iwo mionths old for (reason committed filteen yoars ngo, is preferred by Congress to a gallant veteran of tho Unlon, so, with the Democeratic party rostored to power, Gons, Buxmaax and Snenpaw, end their fol- lows now on the rolls of tho army, will be displnced to make room for Confoderate Generals lately eaptured by thom while fighting ngainst their country snd their country’s flag. This for rovengo. The schemes for plunder are logion in number, and comprohend in tho aggregate hundreds of millious of dollars, Let tho country be warned in time | EX.00V, PALMER REPUDIATES THE COM- MUNISTIC-DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM, Tur Trinuye owes ox-Gov. Jomy M. Paturn an apology. The dsy aftor the Democratic State Convention, it stated, on information furnished by Democrats, that Mr, Pawyen’s Senatorial aspirations would induce him.to accept the soft-money plat- form without protest, notwithstanding his woll-known position as & hard-money Demo- crat. It was iu error. Mr. Pawsizn hns ro- pudiated the platform in the most unmistak- able terms. Wo print this morning extracts from editorials writton by Mr. PaLser for his newspaper, the Springfield Register, in which ho monfully nssorts- his own con- victlons, and exposes in fitting language the Comuunistic, unconstitutional, and calam- itous domands of the Democratic Convene tion. Perusal of his articles will show that he condemns soveral foatures of tho plat- form, inclnding tho dbsurd proposition to tux Goveromont bonds, which is a blow aimed diroctly at tho publio eredit, Mr, Parsen objeots to this proposition 8n Stato's Rights grounds, holding that the Federal and Stato systems of Government are independ- ent, and that *tho ngencles and obligations of both [each] should be exempt from tho operation of the taxing powor of the other,” There aro better rensons thon this for oppos- ing the Communistio aim of the rosalution, but Mr. PaLuen's purposo was ovidently to exposo the undomocratic character of AMr. Goupr's platform, His special denunciation, howover, is directed at the eighth resolution, which declarcs that **It is tho exclusive pre- rogative of the United States to issue all bills to circulate s money.” Mr, Parsen docs not hesitate to say outright that, it Domocratic success should result in tho cs- tnblishment of any such power, then Demo- cratio success **would not be a blessing, but 8 calamity, to be doprecated and avertod, if possible,” Ho announces as ** the trinity of eternal verity," in relation to money, *the truth that gold aud silver is monoy, the truth that nothing clsa is monoy, and tho truth that no power on earth can make anything clso money.” Hu has no sympathy or pationce with Democrats of the Voonures school, who bolieve that the Gov emment should stamp pieces of paper with the legend, ** This is a dollnr,” and issue it withont limit as the ouly noney of the United Btates, and ho refusca to stand on Ar, Govnr's platform, made np of contra- diotions and absurditics, even if be §s o can- didate for the United Statos Senate. His proteat is outspoken und mauly, and all cred- it is duo Lim for this refusal to subordinate s own convictions and well-establishod principles to tho Communism with which tho Dewocrata of this Stato have boen iden. tifled by tbe resolutions adopted at thelr Springlicld Conventio: AMEXD, BUT NOT REPEAL, THE BANE- RUPT ACT. The bill to repeal the Bankrupt law, now pending in the Senate, ought not to bo passed. All arguments 1n favor of unconditional re- peal druwn’ from the defects of tho prosont law are partinl and iuconclusive; for tho question is not whether the present law ought to stand without amendment, but whother o uniform systom of bankruptey is desirable. Benator Davis, of Mlinols, who undorstands the subject as well as any man in or out of Congross, snld, in his briof re. marks the othor day, * that in o great com. werelal country like this thers was an urgont nocossity for o uniform systom of bank. ruptey equally applicablo to any section of the country.” Tho Constitution confers upon Congrasa tho power to pass uniforn laws on the sub- Jeot of bankruptcles, and It wag clenrly the opinion of the foundura of the Ropublic that this power ouglt to beoxercised. Mapison said, in supporting the clauso before the Coustitutional Gonvention, thut the want of uniformity in tho Uuukrupt laws of the Btates was severoly felt, The fimt genoral law ou the subject was passed in 1800, It waa ropoaled three yoars afterwards, Chan- cellor Kuxt calls it “an excellont systom,” nnd says *“it was repealed beforo it Lnd a fair trial, on grounds geuorally belloved to bo wholly aslde from its merits, und from causes more easily understood than delib. oratoly vindicated" ‘This law contalned provisions which would not be tulorated nt tho presont day, including oue for bouutles to porsons who should discover property concealed by debtors, aud the obsolate dis- tinction between tmdens und othors, only thoe former being entitlod to tho privilegos of the sot. The machinery for winding up bankgupt estates undor this law was so clumsy that, forty years aftor it was ropoal. od, dividends wuro declared on proporty taken whon it was in forco, But the law, in spite of its defects, was a groat conventonce; uud, in comparison with the conflicting and inofficient laws of the various States, it may well bave been, as Chancellor Kext sald, “ excollent,” The Dankrupt law of 1841 was 50 favorable to debtors that it amounted al- wost to an abolition of dobt for all persons ‘who choso to tako advautage of it. Bzazon said bitterly that it differed from insolvent acts, which were designed to froe the pore sons of debtors from prison, inaswuch ag it wai {utended to froe their estates from debt, Coming iumediately aftor tho panio of 1837, it was largely used. Threo thousand bauk. ruptcies wore rocorded under it in Blassa- chusctts in o singlo yeor. It was ropealod in 1843 out of defurence to a general populur demand. It wasrétrospective ; permitted the discharge of debtors without tho cousent of a wajority of their creditors; and’limited involuntary bankruptey to tradors and bank- e, ‘The present law has advantages over both the previous ones. It is more goneral in ita application, protects cruditors aud debtors wore ¢qually, and is wmore specific in its direction of courty, thereby mukivg the sys- tem, what it pretends to be, practically uni- Jorm throughout the United States. Tho chief objection to it is that it allows exor- bitant fees. An articlo in Tne TRIDUNE Fos- tonlny threw light on this branch of tho snb- joct, estimnting the cost of mdministering the estates of bankrupts to bo nbout one- third of tho total nssets. Tho sum of nearly $200 I8 roquired to begin proceedings, and from thot momont until tho last dividend ls declared, Register, Marshal, Assignes, and lawyers ongage in a scramble for the pro- ceeds, For ench warrant tho Register hns an nllowanco of 32; for cach day in which n meoting s held, 83; for ench order for a dividend, 83; for overy bond with suraties, $2; ond for ovory day's servico, 5. These charges—particularly those for meolings and sorvices—are scandalous, It is hold that,under the law, parts of dnys count as wholo days. Tho Registor is comsequontly enabled to charge for as many meetings nnd as many days’ sorvico as bo can crowd into one dny. The Marshal also hns rich pickings, boing allowed 32 for each service of warrant, & conts mileage for all necessary -travel, 10 cents for each nota to creditors, and expensos inearred in taking care of property, serving noticos, ete. It Is not surprising, in view of 1his table of fncn, thnt, in 800 cases in 1877, all the nssots wera consumed by officors of tho Court and lawyers, that in many others the costs were 5,0 per cent, Aud the whole avernge not lower than 83 per cont. Jomn Ranvorrir used to say that o bankrupt estate in the keoping of an Assigneo was *‘likon lump of butter in & dog's month”; he needed to havo lived to this day to justify his assertion, A national Bankrupt sct, to bo satisfac- tory, ought to be simple, economical in its oporation, and efficacious. The prosent Iaw covers thirty pages of tho Rovised Statutes, ond is so complicated that the courts are not yot through with tho construction of it, It has been in operation eleven years, and during that timo sixteen large volumes of reporta on bankruptey have been published. Miillons of dollars must have been spent in its intorprotation. Itis truo that this work of interprotation is now nearly completed, and it will all be thirown away by the repeal or the passage of anew law; but it ought never to have been necessary, and tha loss of it will not be seriously felt. The now act ought to show some 1mpravement in this respect, Bocondly, it should strictly Hmit tho coats which in any case can be charged upeon tho bankrnpt estates, considering funds of this kind & sacred trust to bo protected from the rapacity of United Btintes officials. ‘Thirdly, it should be eflicacious to scoure and distribute all tho assets of bankrupts, Under tlio present Inw, concealmont nnd fraud ave oxtonsively practiced, and tho penalties are saldom enforcod. A discharge shiould only be granted on tho consent of some propor- tion of oreditors in number and valuo higher than at presont. Extensive nlterations in the old lnw, or tho substitution of a new oue, will insuro all the roform that is nceded. Even n bud bankrupt law, like the prosont, is bottor than nono ot nll. Under the old sys- tem, with varying jurisdictions aud practice, crodit was limitgd and commerce embar. rassed, for no merchant could trust a cus. tomer in auother Btato with confidenco that ho could got his dobt whon duo or his pro- rata share in cnso of failure, The fact that the present law haa beon in oporation eleven yoars, in spito of its dofeots, is pretty strong tostimony in favor of a good, uniform sys- tem, and against unconditional repeal. bribo of $1¢,000 for hia corrupt offices in awarding contracts for acids at tho Mint, Buch are the chiarges made by the Chron- fele; and, whon taken in comnedtion with those made in the Cincinnati Commercial, it is certainly remarkabla that no moro atten- tion has been pald to them, If thoy are un- true, Dr. Linpensan cannol afford to rest under such a fearfol impntation of malad- ministration and corruption, If thoy are true, ho should not hold the rosponsible office of Director of tha Mint a day longer, Seorotary BeLenar was oxpelled from office for loss serious offenses than aro chinrged against Dr. Taspersan. If hie is innocent of them, ho will certainly call for an investi- gation. If ho {s gullty, tho House of Repre. séntatives ought to ascertain the {nll mensuro of his guilt immediately, Charges of com- pounding felonies, defrauding the Govern. mont on contraots, accopting bribes, conspir- acy with bullion-fund rings, dishonorablo jobbarics, and nopotism of tho worst deserip- tion, mnde in the columns &f respectable newspapors, and accompanied by afidavits and official vouchers for their truth, ought not o be passed over in silonce, TAXATION TO SUPPORT OCEAN STEAMERS, Among the many kinds of subsidy bills which are corruptly appealing to Congresa for monocy from the National Treasury are those msking fiva or ton yenrs' contracts for running ships on tho occan. MHow many of these schomes thore are now actually represented by bills in Congress we do not know, but thoy are all wolcomed. Tho groator tho number, tha greator the demand for votes; tho more monoy that ie voled, tho more moncy there will bo to pay for votes. Tho schemes involve the payment of monoy for carrying the mails from tho United States to Europe, Asin, and Africa, to Australin and Iiindostan, to Rio Janeiro, and to Norway, and to all other parts of tho world, It is true tho mails are now carried across the Atlantio and Pacifie Ocoans for tho postage,—which posinge is n uniform rato per ounce,~and that thia is all the compousntion now paid for the servs ico, for which thore is strong competition ; but, unless Congress will vote liberal sub: sidies undor pretoxt of paying for what is now done gladly free of oost, there will be nothing o enable membera of Congress to ronder their service profitable as well as distinguished. As an {llustration of how easily some in- tolligent members of Congress are carried away by sophistry and induced to support such mensures, wa call attention (o n brief oxtract from n recont spocch by Mr." Hun- nELL, of Michigan, who is reported ns having aaids ‘We want ships, ships, ships, and we must have thom; not by m{lnx oack those that wero sold and ealled under Torelgn tlags during and aince the War, nor hg admitting 10 registry foreign-bulll vessels; and this for good and substautisl reasons. but, first, by the must gencrous enactmenta of Congreas for remission of the duties upou all forelgn goods enteriog Into the construction ond eyuipment of vesacls of nil kinds to be built, und npon all stores for vestels salling to foreiwn ports. Second, by Hb. eral subsidies to ateamship comypanles runming on approved route: ‘hird, by au udvance of money in certaln cases ta reltablo campanie, to be em- ployed tn the construction of ships de-lgnul to carry the muils, themuney to pe roturned by sery- fce tuux rendered. The building of ships and the sailing of ships are two very distinct branches of busi. ness, The entire shipbuilding interest of tho United States is not, hos never baen, and probably never will be, equal to the busincss of building furm wagons; nor i the * com- merce” moved and trausported in ocean stesmships equal in valuo or bulk to the commorce carried on in the common, ordi- nary farm wagon, which transporta the “ products of the world"” to and from the farma of this country, We do not supposo that tho value of tho ocoan steamera horeto- fore or which may hereafter bo built on the Delaware River will ever approach otio-tenth of the valuo of the farm wagons built in tho State of Michigan alone. ‘The State of Mich. igan has produced and furnished to all the Btates of the country farm wagons to a value ton times greater than that of all the ocean steamers built by Jonx Roaon, or that he will ever build. Building wagons is pre. cigoly of the same importance to * com. merco" ns is the building of ocean steamers, und fully s much entitled to subsidies from tho Natlonal Treasury. Owning nnd oporat- ing ooean steamors is a8 wholly distinet from building them as s tho owning, using, and ocoupying A warchouso distinet from build. ing it. Wo ave short of ocean.going vessels earrying our flag; but the fault is not the waat of ability to build them, or the want of capital to purchase and operate them, or tho want of steamships, but to the laws which prohibit their use and owner. ship. An American merchant cannot buy an American-built vessel, bocause the cost of buildiug such a vessel 18 so gruat thut ho is driveu to purchase one built in England. The law prohibits a vessel bwilt in anothor country from carrying our flag, so all the ocsau.going vessels owned by American cltizens have to carry a forelgu flag. ‘Khe shipballder is not a merchant; he buildy vessols for sale; ho cannot sell them becauso the materiala are so heavily taxed that the vossol cannot compete with those built of untared matorials, MMr, Husbewy says that the taxes imposed on iron shall not ba re- moved or reduced; ho also says that the American mgrehant shall not buy ships clse- where and carry tho Americau tlag, and that the only way to have American ships is to vote mouvy out of tho ‘Ireasury to enablo certain moen to build ships, and to voto more money each yoar to pay the cost of ruuning theships. That {s Mr, Huppert's advenced idea of statesmanship, The taxus on fron produce no revenuo, but they probit- it shipbuilding, Remove the taxes which produco no rovenue, and ships can be built cheaper in the United Stales than in En. gland; or, remove the probhibition ngainst the importation of ships, aud the American worchants wiil raise their country's flag ou all American-owned ships. Spain aud the United States alone of aivilized nations cling to the old navigation lawa which belong to an alinost barbarie ago, Mr, Huspxiy, with the cousistent incon- slaténcy of all ultraProtectiontuts, proposcs to let foreign iron for shipbullding bo admitted freo of tax. Why, if the tax be defeusible inany caso, should there be au exception in tho case of shipbullding ? We hava roferrad to the farmers’ wagons produced all ovor the Ugited Btates, and espeotally in Michigan, ‘Their sggregate valuo outstrips that of the ocean steamshipa. The commerce of which they are the vohicles isas ten to oue of that of the ocean stesmers ; thoy are of prime and absoluto necessity to the counlry ; thoy are o3 essential to commerce as sro the rail- ways. Iron 18 an indispensable item in their construction. For saveyteen yesrs the wagon,building interest bas been taxed inordinately. Every ounce of iron, every bolt, rod, and spike has had its cost doubled; overy tool ewployed in their building has paid its 80 to 90 per cont; every pound of pant, every gallon of oil, and every brush employed havo paid the exaction. Nor has tho tux ceased with building the wagon. It MORE CHARGES AGAIRST DE. LINDERMAR. ‘We lately commented upon tho sorious chnrges made by a San Francisco correspond. ont of the Cincinuati Commercial agalnst Dr. LixpERMAN, the Buperintendent of tho Mint, no denial of which has yet appoared, Theso charges involved nepotism, gift-taking, suspiclous contracls, and corruptions in other high places than those about tho Mint. Tho Sau Franolsco Chronicls of the 7th now reinforces thoso charges with still other sorlous onos. It allegew that he was first np. pointed to o clorkship in the Philadelphin Mint obout twonty-seven years ngo, nnd during Jouxsox's Admiuistration succeedod by low intrigne in supplanting Dirootor Porroce. Immediutely upon his elovation ho sot afloat on old appropriation of 890,000 which had been left iu tho Treasury by his prodecessor. When President Granr was olocted ho ousted LinpermaN and ruinstated Porroox. 1o then obtained from Beoretary Bourwews an appolntment as Special Agent of tho 'I'reasury Dopartmont, with authority to visit and inapect tho Mints, In the fall of 1872 he wont to Ban Francisco under instructlons to investigato the chargoe that Navston had beon unlawfully using the butlion fund of the Mint for the profit of the Bank of California. Iustead of investigating the report at tho Mint, he conducted his business at RarsTon's elegant mansion, with such good results that at the close Ravston cousented to carry 83,00 of mining stock in tho name of Mm. Dr. Livpensan, The Doctor returned to Washington, uatiafied that the bullion funds at the Alint had not been improperly used, and then commencod badgering Ravrstox with letters and dispateh- s nbout hia wife's *‘stock Investinent” As the Doctor was in a position to know the prospective oparations of the Mint, Rateroy made & cash uso of his facilities, snd realized for Linpxuaan’s wifo £25,000 on a mero uominal investmaut, although hor atock had Leon forfeitod over aud over again under the ordinary rules of stock speculation. In the summer of 1875, provious to the suspension of the Bauk of California, Livpensax tol. egraphed to Ladnanae, the Miut Buperin- tendeut, to see TarstoN and draw Mrs, LiNperuan's money. Lacnaxae made the demand, but, as RarsToN had roinvested the money, ho declined to return ft at tho time, Rarsrox then bought Consolidated Virginia, a portion of which belongud to Mrs, Lixpea- MAN, By readon of a sovere broak in the market, Froov and O'Briex bad to carry the stock for ItaLston; but, bofore this, Linoga- aux's stock Lad sunk out of sight aud he was in dobt $60,000, 1aLsToN'S eatato mean- whilo was auwsigned to Baaxon, upon whom LinpeaMan at once opened siege 1o recover tho §25,000. Ou tho day following tho an- nouncement that the bank wonld resume, Lispenuay sent SzazoN the following dis- patch: “T congratulato you wupon the success of your Lierculoan effords to re-estab- lish tho Bank of Californla. Can't my wife's claim be seltlea now?” ‘o got rid of him, Suanon sent him a clieck for the amount, The Chropicls farther chsrges directly that, at the timo of the complotion of the Ban Francuco Mint, H. J. Booru & Co., who had s contract for machinery, made a claim for over 20,000 above tho conteact price, which Lixpramax ot irst opposed, but subsequent- Jy allowod upon receipt of §1,000 from the firw, and that LiNprewmaN’s brother, who now holds o position in the Mint st Phils. delphin, and is kept therv by the Director, swindled tho Goverument by fraudulent pre- ,tousus of being an expert, and rocoived a conld not be moved without horses and har- ness; tho shoes on the horses, and every steap, trace, buckle, and belt have paid down tho penalty dsmanided by a parontal Govern- ment, Ins Mr. Ilunnent no howels of com- pnasion for the millions of peoplo who have no intorest in oconn ntenmships, Lut whose farm wagons havo been taxed 60 to GO per cent for so many long years? Must ho now, in addition to continuing this fax on the wholo internal commerea of the country, vote algo to tax tho owners nnd mnkors of these wagons some additional millions annu. ally to pay men for building ships to run on “approved rontes " for their own profit ? with? tho Fmpress, whose pet aversion be has always been, and herclerical advisers, by pnbigy. Inginthelast numberotthe Zeviedes Dour Monrtey a noteworthy article vi the alliances of the Enplre In 136070, 'The late Emperor, hie 2y, would persanally have been glad to evacuate Rome, but he was uverruled by the Clericaly against whom hls falling health, nuzmenuné his natural vaclllation, prevented him from strugallog. After the defeats at Forbach agg Woerth, swith which the war opened, Prines NaroLEON wns sent on a mission to the Court of Florenco to ask for armed assistanco from Aus. trinand [taly, oncondition that Italy mizht o sy she pleased with Rome, but Italy asked for A few days to consult with Anstrin, and then the defeats bofore Metz made an alllance Impogy. ble. The Princo does not think thot sych n allfance would of necessity have redeemed tye consequences of France's terrible milltary infy. takes, but he docs contend that they would bave glven her a bettor chance, and have Insureq less disastrous conditlons after defeat. The Gier. feals—that Is to say, the Empress—lost Alsace and Lorraine in the vain hope of saving Rome, All that the Princo says Is doubtless true, ang had already been suspected, but it {8 not likely that Bisstanck went into that war without nay. ing previously made his arrangements wiy Victon EMMANUEL, even as before, In 1863, by bad purchased tho Italtan diversion agains Austria by the promlse of Venice, ————— The report comes from Rome that the Popy and the Cardinal Sccretary of Btate, Mgy, Fraxci, are of accord {n the bellef thay Italian Catliolica should taka part in the election ‘This, il true, is n most fmportant plece of news, ‘The policy thus favorably reaarded 4s that for adyoenting which the eminent Jesuit theologiap, Father Cunct, camo recently under the ban of Pope Prus IX. It had alrcady been ndyo. cated—Indeed, hud been tried, thoueh only yp. on a amall acale, In the local elections at Ny. ples, under the sanction of the late Cardinay Archblshop Rianto-Syonza, Slnce then the reoresentatives of the princely familics of Rome have come out of thelr seclusion aud taken part Inthe clections tothe Pariiaments,—action which waa especially desirable, as It gave property fig duo share of representation and promised to stay the extravagance of which these bodies have too often beon guilty. The participation in politics of the old Catbolle familics is further desirable as turnisulug a conservative element In’ Ttallan politics, where the demagogues—i that {s thought to be too harsh n term, Jet yy say the theorlsts and impracticables—have tog frequently had exclusive vontrol of the Repub. lcan movement. —————— Judge DAvis, of Illinols, sald In the Senate last week, when tho bill for the repeal of the Bankrupt act was called up: ‘That the proposition to repeal it was ane of the grentest importauce to the commercial community, and was desorving of the fullest discussion. The Conmmittes on Judicinry, which had repotted {g. vorably onthe bl to repeal the law, wasnoy unaniions in thelr actlon. Onthe contrary, & had only received a bare majority, As for himscll, he was opposed to n repeal, but” would unbesitar: ingly vote to amend tho prescnt law. There were many valid complaints nqnlml the administration of the rmv\nlum of the Iaw, but in a greaf com. merclut country like this there wis un urgent nec. ¢ty jor a wuniform system of bankruplcy equaly appiicable to exery s:ction oy the country. 3..«. Davis declared that he deemed {¢ nuwlse to repes tho Iaw, and in this vicw he wnld Le was runtained by Senator Epunns, Caalnnan of the Judiclary Comoiltiee, Who was not present toeday, Toe Judge stated that the minority of the Commlttes did niot aubmit a report becaure they belleved tha tho Senato would sustain the action of the major- Ity andt repeal tho law, and. therefore, concluded that there was 1o use in making o report, but, if the law was not tepealed, lie wuugesied a recun- ittal of the bill to the Judiciary Commiltee, so that such o bill might be framed us wonid prore acccotable to the country. In conclusion, the Jutge pronounced the umendment propused by Senator SIATTitZws a8 but o littlo Letter thannath. ing, snd in his upinion ought not to pass. ————— 1t is not a wholesome timo for the Democracy ot Jliinols to pass a stupid resolution demanding the repeal of the Kesumption act, when we are within & quarter per cent of practical resnmption, and almost certaln to long anticipate tho date fxeil by |aw throuch the operation of natnral canses.—Cin- cinnats Lommeraial. ‘fho demand of the Iilinois Democratic Convention for tho immediate and uncon- ditional repeal of the Resumption nct atrikes overy reflocting mind as preposterous and stupld to the Inst degrce. Our exchanges oxpress the utmost surprise at it. Apart from the sound policy of the bi-metallic sys- tem of coinage, one of the grent cnuses in. dueing to the restoration of allver was to place the wholo monoy of the country— paper, gold, and atlver—at a parity of value, 8o long na silver coinage was prohibited and paper ot n discount, gold waa held at a premium, and was consequontly kopt ont of circulation, By the contract, in. torest and principal of the public dobt were payablo in coin; thero wns, thorofore, n por. petual demand for coin, which coin was lim- ited by law to gold. For seventeen years thero hos boen on catablishment in Now York, known aa tho * Gold Room,” operated by daring and uuprincipled gamblers, who hnvo ruined and beggared more peoplo in that time than 'hiave been plundered by all the professional blnckiegs of the conntry. Those persons wero - bitterly opposed to the remonctization of silver, Thoy did not want the greenbacks to circulnto at par with coin, They wanted to use the depreciation and fluctuations which would continuo to cxist between searce gold and irredeemable papor to gnmble with, They wanted to contiume tho business of running gold up and paper down until thoy had roped in their vie. tims, and then, running gold down and paper up, lo comploto their game, 8o long aa silver was prohibited from circu. Inting na legaltender, tho resumption of specie paymonts in gold alone was lmpracticn. ble, and, wo may rafoly say, an impossibility, nnd tho deprecintion of greenbnoks was necessarily perpetuated. The romonetiza- tion of silver, however, was caloulated to abate the gold corner if the Governmnent would legalize tha exchange of silvor for greenbacks, The enactiont of tho Resnmp. tion law in 1875 was intended unquestion. ably by those then in the socrot that silver had beon demonotized—for tho people knew nothing of it—to compel tho redemption of* ‘ greenbacks in cornered gold alons, That resumption in gold was to be enforced by evory power of the Governmont, oven if it annihilated the properly of every debtor in tho land. Thore were but two ways to weot this disastrous evil, Ono was {o coin silyer, legulizo it as coin wonoy, available for every purpose for which gold could be used, and let the holders of greenbacks exchango them for silver, and thereby enable them to circulate at par with silver coin ; and, failing this, to roponl the Resumption law. The restoration of silver waa essontinl to the de- foat of the infamous schemo to deprociate all forms of property by advancing the value of aun exclusive gold money ; but the rontoration of ilver money required, in order tobe of any eflective valae, that the green- bock and tho silver dollar should have tho samo and an interchangeablo value, The romonetization of silver converted the Resumption law from being an instrament of oxtortion and conflscation and general ruin, futo s complete emancipation of the country from the thralldom of the gold com. Lination and a pormancnt protection sgainst all further sachomes to ineroase tho valuo of metallic monoy. 1If the cxchange of silver for greonbacks wers mot legalized, then the whola value and benefit of romone. tization would be dofented, and tho Gold- Room would be again put in full operation, and the gold combination would be again {n power, But if the osuwption law be now ropealed, then greonbacks will be an fire- decmablo legally as thoy have horetofora beeu in fact, and the redeemability boing fndeflnitoly postponed, coin will at onco have n promium aud paper be at a dlscount. Gold and silver, being st o prémium, will be re- tired from circulation, and the actual cur. rency of the country, being paper, will bo subject ai of old to the tluctuations and the oporations of the Gold-Room. . Still another atep has been taken toward the ree covery of the peonle'satolen Uovernment frum the thieves. The Drain resolution was formaliy pre- wented in the Senato yosterday and referred to b Commitice on the Judlclary. In flentnfln; i Mr. Dexyis, of Maryland, waw fit to make ade clamatory stump-specch, in the course of which renowed hls yows of fidelity to tho Fraud his v holped to install in the \Whito House, snd nounced his purpose to disovoy the voice of by Btate. Maryland wlll, doubtless, deal with Mr. Dxxnisin due time, —New York Sun. Ocheose it When Scnator Laman “sae nounced his purpose to disobey the volco of bis Srato " when the voto was taken on the Bilver bill, o was pratsed by you fellows, Deslles Maryland has alrcady dealt with Mr, Dxxws, and clected Mr. (roox as his successor, the reason for throwing Mr. DENNIS overboard be- fog found in the fact that Lo wus one of the fow Democrats who followed the Iead of Coxx: Lixa and the Implacable Republicaus in defeate ing the New York Custom-1louss gominstions Mr. DExNx18 didn't forget tho lesson. We say 1t again, with tbo deliboration and distinctoens, of Mr. Ep1son’s seropnone,—O chieeso it! e — . Presldent Noan Poutsr, ex-Yresident Wools sny, Dr. Lronanp Hacox, and Profs, War- LAND, Bansous, and WaLkex, of Yale Col- lego, together with ox-Gov. Exavist, F-tfm Canstopy, and Dr. £pwin flaRwooD, of New Haveu, have slencd a clrcular-note to the news papers, in which thoy sav: Wo deslre to call your attention to the cheap trashy hterature which fa demoratising the youts of our country, Theso papers contaln storiea of the most mensational and slangy character, fudgiog, by the titles, of which wo name the followingt +* Dashing Dlek, Kinu of the Highway ;" *Yankss Claude Duval, the Davhiug Knivhtof the Hoadi? *tCurkey; 'Tho Tricks snd Travels of o Bupei™ *¢8burt) or, The Son of 11ls Dad;" ** Basg U} ur, 'The Doy Hauchicro,” etc., eic. We #o not ouc redeeming traft lu theso or other of tlfs clusw., ‘Weare Informcd that many of thesd-, yertlsewonts in theie columns are of the most vil- Intnous kind, Wil you not do waol you csa to warn your readers aguinst the perl] that bessts 03¢ youth? We tuclose” Prof, Sumuer's aeicle, 1o+ printed from Scrlbuer's Monthly for March, which we beg you to use uccoraing 10 your judgment B8 wuole of ln part, witi or without credit, ———— Buch Is fame! The Paris papcrs reprint (b3 programme of the memorable banquet held 1 New York lu commeinoration of the last Com munist vutbresk, and this 1s how It begios: PACULATIVE SUFPER G0 cTu.—MAT-nooX 10 €18 PAMILY TIOKETS 23 CENTS, PROGRAMME OF THE CELEBRATION. vART 1 . N. 1 **La Marusillaise," by tho 'orcbestssy under the dircction of Citlzen 8chwav. N\ 4 4+ Sheecn, by Citixen Jubia Bwinthon, ‘I'his Is by no meaus Equality, for woy lbon!:l. tho cditor of the Sun_ouly dellver a *speech) whilu tho assassin of the Archbishup of Paria1s dows for an “adress,” and, though thero I8 Fratornity ludubblog hin® & cttzen,” why shiould thers bo tuken tho Liberty of spelliog hls name with au #L"1 BwiNTHON lndzfdl Next thing thoy will be calling b * Juod. e —e—— Jonx Brown's old friend and treasurer IDOK: very cuvallerly the other day of thy New Y“.ru Lribunie’s decudeuve wluve it fell futo tho ban! of JAY GOULD, and now tho J'ribune gotssquire with him us follows: A statue of Jous Browxls to be the wnullbnlm of aiwus to the Nutional Statusy el Capitul, How can the gaunt nmwrl o Lravu 0id tuan be gracefully put luto wur = ‘Thie esthetic critic Js right, Joux l!uavfln. o more thu LiNcoLy or GRESLEY wsd :a.l » '.vum to * be gracelully put futo marble," but p e liaus {( the urtist should riy up vld Uuuwm:xunx_ navelvet coat and lavender pants, wit s ford-tle shoes and stk stockings with clucl:‘lul a wobogrun o the legs, be might att I‘h i vot to gracefuluess, at lesst to fl.;l_lltlll-l,lll i the eathetic young wich of the Pridune’s .mw could vuss in the Lorse-cars without ROIWE bysterics. 1t would acem as {£ u tnsn could make .1!;::: soine lortuna by luveuting 8o nutuunlh.:fi o keeper, somncthiog on the priucipleof toe g ¢ with a ball and chalo that are used to oncl:m" clos garden-gatcs, The Dewmocrats wou A paid $10,500,000 for the patent fur s w:'d i dourkeeper 8 few weeks ago, and woul wade woney by the trausaction, 00, S i THE STEAMSHIP SUBSIDY SOHEME, Onoof the very worst und most specious achemes of robbery of the taxpayers (s countain- edin tho vill beforo Congress to “ecucournge American commercs on the bigh seas,” It con- ceals o stupendous and rescally steal, The bilt is nosvoner to becomo @ luw than the Post- master-General is to contract with the owners fur wail servico for o period of ten years, at the rato of $3 for evory mile sulled futhe Atlauntlc and $1 for cvery mile sallod in the Pacific Oceans. This blll Is in the Interest of the Pacitic Maill Cotnpany, the Philadelpbia & Liverpoul Line, owned by the Penusyivania Ceutral, and the Brazillan Line, of w bick Mr, Joux Roacu is tlie chief owner and Director, Tho New York Sun has tade s calculation Iu nautleal wiles of the cost of subsldizing these Hues upon the termns of the proposed act: 'I'he Penneylvanls Raliroad Company's steamers make AMy-IW0 YOydyes every youf to Liverpool and return, At the rato of $3 & il their sudsidy wii) siount to Just $347,200 per aonum, ur $9, - 072,000 fu the ten_years covered by the contract which the PFost-OMce Devurimeut will be obliged 1o couclude with Mr. Tox Bcory. Mr. Jous Roacu ospects to_make monthly voy- . ages with bis stoamers from Now Vork and New Orleann to Dreazih, At $3 o susble bo will draw frowm thoe ‘Troasury not less 1han §810,000 per sn- uum, or $8,100,000 in tho ten yesrs covercd by lis contract, “T'ue Pucifc Mail Company, notorluus in the his. tory ot lobuying and corrapl iegislation, will do- rlve tho greatust protis from. thia hew haul. 1t bas alrcady @ nonthly Nue to Chiua, 8 ball-lutereat in 2 mouibly liue tv Ausiralia uud Now Zusland, and 8 tri-onthly liuo betwewn Ban Fravclsco and New York by way of the lstawus, If the Uil passes, the service on the last-mentloned routs will vu in- cremscd to weesly, and tho sabuldy drawn by the Pacte Mall will nulll:llu\": e 2 " ; SISl & Ml e vore B0 YRR v Kiduey Wl Kow Zéainma® Tepurn, 13,500 wiles, at §1 et ol 313 wnd & Lslf YOYaiCs LCEARLUTI . . Tan W Pauaws snd return, x ‘ per wlle, UILY-EH0 VOyuges por_sonu " New York Lo Adpi d rerurii, ‘3,60 wites, 0L 83 & 10lle, BNY-1wo VOyages per BUDUM e corariansotarsen Tota) subsldy per sunym. Tutal under Leu yours' cudl We now recapitulute the subsidies wi Troasury would uave 1o pay undes lou yeal tracts with tne three companics for whose the Lill s drawn; cote's Lt e e e s e e Pacitic Mali's saverul lil ‘Total smuynt uf proposed steal. 600, 0w 831,000 Létd 400 Benator Bunsstoa's bill * to Introduce 50::1' and soctal scicacs futo the public schouls i Dlstrict of Columbla by proyiding by acl Cungress tuat the pupils sball cumulate R other in {llustrating by teir daily muslut'!“ duastry, order, cconomy, puactuality, vld o self-denial, health, purity, tempersace, cied Dess, Louesty, truth, justice, politencsd sty < BT OL R e ‘The Imperialists of Corsica succeeded at the last vlection in deleating Prince NaroLkon, the late Emperor’s couslu, whoss Ropubiican decla- ration after the oveots of tho l4th of May had pecullaply disgusted aud aggruvoted thew. “Plou-Plon ™ Lay in & messure *got squaru