Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 2, 1879, Page 4

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: ko has risen by industry and perseverance to & place of influence in the coun< cils of the mation, and of ostimation in tho minds of the people second perhaps to thoso of mo public man of the day. He bringa to the discussion of to-night not only superior general intelligence, but special and protracted study of and familiarity with his subjact. Associated with Bawon P, Cmase during a part of his administration of the Trensury, and afterwanl Chairman of the Commiltes on Banking and Currency, he has hnd rare opportunities—indeed, has been compelled to atudy the subjeot he disousses to-night, An early and most persistent be- liover in and advocate of Resumption, he cannot but spoak upon the subject under the bappy auspicea of this day with peculiar foelings of satiafaction, and consequently with peculiar earnostness and power. The oceasion aud the man both deserva of the intelligent citizens of Chioago the largest sudionco that the hall in which he speaks will accommodate, and we doubt not they will have it L?fiw Trbbmre, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. RY MAIL—IN ADVANCE—FO! Club af 1wenty, Epecimen cop! Glve Post-Uice address Connty, Lemittances may be made either by draft, express, Tort-Umce order, or in regiatered lester, st our risk. TRAMS TO CITT SUBACRIDERS. 3:#fls, dellvered, Bnnday excepted, 23 centa per week. Drily, delivered, Sunday Incinded, S0cents per week. Acdress THE THIBUNR COMPANT, Corner Madizon and Deatborn-ata., Chieago, T, Onders for the delivery of Tns Tainuxe at Evanston, Enzlewoud, aud Hyde Park left in the countlog-room Wi recetye prom fall, tacioding State and CIT OFFICES. ‘Tz Crircaco TRINUAE has established branch offices or the receipt of subscriptions and sdvertisementsas oliows: XKW YORR—Room 20 7ribune Dullding. F.T.Mer anprs, Mansger. VARIS, France--No. 18 Rue de 1a Graoge-Datellere, M. MAnLER, Agent. £ng.—American Exchange, 449 Strand, 11110, Agent, BAN FRANCISCO, The annnal statement of procions metals produced in the States and Territories west of tha Missouri River, inoluding British Co- Inmbis and receipts in San Francisco from the wost coast of Mexico, shows a decrease of $17,267,132, ns compared with the aggregate product of 1877, the falling off being for the most part in Nevada, where the bonanza mines have fallen far below their average of last yoar, Nevada still loads the list in point of productiveness, the figures for that State being 855,181,949, against $18,020,461 for Califorpia, $9,768,640 for Monlana, 80,282, 747 for Colorado, 82,287,988 for Arizona, $2,215,864 for Dakota, $1,858,122 for Idaho, $1,2133,724 for Oregon, ete. SECRETARY SHERMAN'S MISTAKE, The Chicago organ of the gold monopo- lists is still engaged in the falilo cffort to defond Becretary Suenmax's discrimination ngainst the standard silver dollar as a co- equal and intregal factor in the American monetary systom, and contends that tho re- cent Trensury circular concedes all that the ‘¢ gilver partisans " onght to demand. Yet the organ of the gold monopolists faila ut- terly to explain why the Bocretary exacts that there shall be redemption in silver out- side of New York only in sums of $1,000 and maultiples thereof, 1t is forced to admit that if tho Becretary has any authority to redeem elsewhero than at the Bub-Treasury in New York, that authority would enable him to redeem in suma of $50 as well as sums of 31,000, Then why hasa't he so ordered 1t? But, asido irom the question of the re- demption of notes in silver, tho organ of the Chicago gold monopolists ignores the other evidences of Becretary Buznaan's dotermina- tion not to recognize the silver dollarass full and equal legal-tender, of which the Governmont should avail itsclf along with ita other resources, During tho ten months sinco tho Remonetization act was passed, the Bacretary has in no single instance that ‘we ore aware of tendored silver dollars in the discharge of any current indcbtodness, but hes permitted theso miver dollarsto sc- cumulate in the Treasury vaults with the purposs of cresting the impression that they will not cireulate. In fact, Becrotary Smea. 214N has publicly declaied in interviews with Washiogton newspapor correspondents that he does not intend to pay out silver dollars to bondholders, officeholders, or contractors oxcept whoen they are speclally demanded sud preforred over gold or greenbacks. The Qovornment’s option iu thas thrust aside, This recent o:rcular, purperting to have in view the facilitating of tho circulation of the standard dollar aa currency, merely advises disbursing officers that they may uso silvor ¢ when practicable.” But it is always practic- sblo to pny the standard dollars when the Government has thom. Tho disbursing officers knaw very well that Sccretary Smen. MAN desires to have n differont construotion put upon the word, since he himsolf doos not order the poyment of silver in the Gity of ‘Washington to officchiolders or bondholdors, whero the main stock of silver dollars is at hund, and where millions of dollars aro dis- bursed in paywmont of interest and official salaries. Tho real point in the controversy is, that Becretary Surnaan hea porversely miscon. strued the theory of the double standard to mean that it gives the creditor the option of dowanding the soarcerand doarer metal in- stead of giving the dabtor tho option of pay- ing in the more available legal-tender metal, As tho chief finance oflicer of the Govern- mont, he has deprived tho latter of the buneflt of this option, which all other debtors onjoy, and which it was the purpose of the law to restore, and nt the kawms time will thereby prevent the silver dollars from com- ing into activo and ganeral clreulation, His policy assists in further dopreclating the value of silver bullion as rated in gold. It this course were not suflicient remson for complaint on the part of the ‘*‘silver partiaans,” then they would be a patient and long-suftering people. McVicker's Theatre. Madiron xireet, between Dearborn and Riate. Evgege: wment of the 2itus Opera Company. ** Bellsof Corne- ille.” 5 Haverly’s Theatre, Dearborn street, cornerof Monroc. Engagement of $hic Verger Famlly and Sol Smith Kussell. Jloaley’s Thentre. Nendoiph strect, Perween Clerk and Lasalle, Eoe gaeeincatof Miss Fanay Davenport. **London Assur- e, Academy of Sfusic. Tnlsted street. between Madison and Monroe, tiety entertalnment, Va- Namlin's Theatre, Clark street, epposite the Cour-House. BLaughaun.” “The Metropolitan Theatre, Clark street, opposite Sherman House, tertalnment. Varlety en- Tlershey Musle Tinil, No, 42 Madison street, Prof. Carpenter's Lectures on Parchology. White Stocklnk Park, Lake shore, foot of Washington street. Orand Bkatiug Carnival, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, )\ pnb‘llz: whipping on n bigscale has taken place at 8t. Petersburg, where 200 rioters were flogged as a penalty for resistance to the police authorities. 1879, The Mafne Logislature orgauized yester- day, and celebrated the advent of specie re- sumption by the adoption of a resolution in tho Sennto requesting the delegation ia Con- gress to usa their best endeavor to maintain the new order of things without intsrrup. tion. s e On Tuesday night the Rockdale Mills, two -miles from Dubuque (tho only structure left standing in the awful rising of Oatfish Creek in July, 1876, whereby forty persons wero drowned), burned to the ground, the confla. gration being the result of an explosion of the mystorions dust which Las lately by ita works created the impression that flour mills are more likely to go off than any other kind of riches. The reduction in the wages of masons, plasterers, oto,, announced by the mastor buildors of Bhef8ld to go into effect Jan. 1, has uncxpectedly resulted in a general strike., It was thought that the reduced woges would ‘be nccopted without trouble, but it appears that theso British workmon havo elected to join the great army of the unemployed rather than submit to a decrense in componsation for their labor. A double event of interess to tho people of Jiichigan occurred yesterday nt Lansing, bo- ing the formal acceptance and dedication to public uses of the new Capitol, and the In- auguration of the State officers elected in November. Both Houses of the Logislaturo organized at noon, and will ba ready to-day to receivo the Governor's message. 'The now State-Houss hns occupied six years in build- iug, and cost 5,605,000, ‘The Porrzr Committee yesterday recelved the communication of Secretary Snznuan's osunsel, in which that gontleman refused to furnish testimony, for the resson that his witnessos would be ruined by the mere fact of thelr appearance. The Committeo there- upan proclaimed its mission to Now Orleans fulfilled, and sterted for Washington,leaving two Commissioners bohind to take certain dopositions which are wanted, —— Tt will be noticed Ly our dispatchcs this morning that the year 187 has hegun with an unususl list of deaths of persons of prom- inence, including Cuanceal, Snenyay, for- merly United Btates District Judgo ut Cleve. land, and a brother of tho Becretary of the ‘Irensury oud the Genoral of the Army; the Hon. Ronert W, Macxry, ex-Statol'reasurer of Pennsylvonia, and a wan of strong in. fluenca in the ocouncils of the Republican party of that State; the llon. Cmanrrs I Pursries, State Benator-elect from Jofferson County, Wis,; aud Josera E. Fanuen, a forwer resideit of Galena, IlL., and latterly o uowspaper proprietor and an extensive land. owner in Colorado, ‘ ESTICATION Mr, Brame being the father of the TerLuen Invostigating Comumitteo, it wus natural and proper that tho Chsirman of tha Committes should desire hita to specify the particular clisa of frauds, outrages, and vicleuce com- mitted in the 1erent elcctions which the Committeo is expectod to investigate, and to furnish them with such information as he mioy have bearing upon the subject, and the names of wilnesses to ba summoned, Mr, Bramse evidently tokes the same view of the cusw, for, whilo deprecating auy purposo to trench wpou the prerogatives of the Heuate, ho Lias wmade some valuable suggestions to the Comwitteo which will enable them to act futclligently and at the same fime ex. The Fiatists of Turkey are experlencing all the dQelighte of an unlimited fssuo of paper currency which nobody ever expects will bo redecinod,—a currency **lased on tho faith and resourcos of the nation,” snd having no remote relation to a possible conversion into coin, ‘'Flo result ig | Pedite their labors. Obviously, his first that zpounoy s cheap 'aud plonty, suggestion is to investigate tho ballot.box but somehow busineas does mot | Stufiiug by meous of tissue.paper ballots in Houth Curoliua, by which a solid Demo- crotio delegation was returned to Cougress from that State, This fraud, the mout in. famous ever practiced in this country, and certainly the most extensive, mot even ex- copting the worst of the Tamwany frauds during the Tweep-TiLoex zeguno, has sitracted the attention of the whole country, aud has not yet been denied by the South Casolina Bourbons, If the Comumittes succeed in establishing the truth of these charges, they will bo sufiiclent to vitiate the title of the Bouth Carolina delegation to their seats, and, though there is no hope that their Northern allies will evor vote to unseat them, it will brand them with fraud and expose them betore the whole country as occupying seats which have been stolen. 1t will also be in order for the Committee to iuquire whother the Democrats of South Carolins, enrolled in militla, srmed and uniformed, and encouraged by tho presence of Democratio candidates and Wapx Hamr- Fox himself, broke up Republican meetings, drove sway lepublican speskers, and pre. vented that freedom of speech and opinion which voters of all parties are guaranteed, prosper ou that account. Far otherwise, ‘Tuo bokers “of Constantinople, finding it jwposaible to lay in fresh stocks of flour with nothing but paper money of no pur. chasing power worth mentioning, have been forced to close their shops, and something in tho nature of & bread-riot will probably result from this surfoit of flat-money, ‘[lis eveniug the citizens of Chicago will hote the rare opportunity to hear one of tho most distinguished of American states. wen ou one of the most futeresting and jm- jrtant subjects that can ever occupy the attention of the Awerican people—that of natioual finance. The eoting will be in Yurwell Hall, sud the address will begin at 8 o'clock, Gen. Jauzs A, GanrizLp, of Ohio, i too well known to need any ‘special notice in this conncetivn. e is & type of the suc- cessful Awmcrican citizen, and his carcer Irom boykood to the present timo is one of suepy cvidonces of the possibilities within tlke reach of every Indusirious Amerjean Loy, From the poverty and obscurity that Lnve beon the conditions of birth sad boy- Lood of most of our country’s great men and which Gov, Haxrrox himself promised the President should be enjoyed in consider- ation of the withdrawal of the troops and tho relegation of comploto anthority to the State Government to managa its own affairs. The second diraction which Mr, Brames suggests the investigation should take is atill more important, Grava charges have 'been mnde from authoritative sources in Louisiana that in Tensns and other strong Republican parishes armed taobs: of ruffians, reinforced from Miasisaippi and Arkansas, by constant acts of violence, which in over one hundred cnges terminatod in brutal and cowardly murders of innocent negroes, R0 intimidated the rest that thoy " wera eithor compolled to flce from their homes or to tako an onth tbat they wounld vota the Demoeratic ticket or refrnin from votiug at all. 'The reign of terror in Tensas snd Uoncordin, both overwholmingly TIe- publican, is represented to bave beon ns complete a8 any former scencs of a similar character which have transpired in that un. fortunate State, and the result is seen in the large Democratic majorities in parishes whero there is no Democratic majority, In this State, Gov. Nicutorts, remembering his promisen to the President, nndertook to investigate these grave charges, but Liad not the nerve to carry it through or withstand thé pressure nnd threats of the bulldozers, nor has it been porsible as yet for the United 8tates anthorities to gather the witnesses, much loss nrrest Lho guilty parties. These maurdors in Tensas, the ontrageons fraude upon the bnllot-box in the City of New Orleaus, tho still more recent murders of witnesses on their way to the Uunited Btates Conrt to give their teslimony against tho bulldozers, and the violated pledges of Gov, Ntcmot.ts, aro all proper subjects for inquiry, and there ara not wanting allegations of various outrsges in Missirsippi, Arkansas, and Virginia by which Republicans were restrained from voling, and United States ofticers ware pravented from protocting them "in their_ constitutional rights. The wit- nesses whom Mr. Braivg suggests—Tases B, Oawepery, E. W, M, Macxey, and O. G, Msausivaes, of South Carolina, Gov. Nicrorrs and his Secretary, Col. Zaomany, of Louisinns, the Homn. of Misslasippl, J. 0. Davia of Ar. kauvsas, and A, J. Kenren, the ed- ftor of the Memphis Aralanche—are all woll-known men in the South, and, though many of them are influential Domoerats, their statements will be valuable, as they were prominent leaders in the campaign. hoir testimony, couplod with tho statements of the actual victims of the bnildozers, and supplemonted by the docamentary evidence slrendy in the possession of the law officers of the Government, will furnish n sufiicient fiall of labor for the Committea for somo timo to come, They need have no nppre- honsion as to the temper of the people atthis time with regard to the investigation. The Iatter will expect them to be prompt, and thorough, and courageous in their work, and to push it with the same vigor that would characterize proceedings if Mr. BrLamve were wherehe onght to be—at the head of tho Committee. — e AS TO MATT OARPENTER, Some friend of Marr II Canexntea took ndvantage of Tur Tamunz's telegraphic space Yesterday morning—New-Year's Day—to the oxtent of noar a column, forthe purposo of ropolling cortain unfavorablo charges that aro cwrrent against that gentleman, Tha dis- patch comes to us as the substancoof alettor writton by Mr. Oanrexten to the editor of the Milwaukeo Ecening Wisconsin, in which he (CanrenTER) labors hard to prove three things, to-wit: (1) That ho did not write o Tettor to the editor of the Fond du Lao Com- monwealth after the State had doclared for honest money, and anto.date it * Aug. 1"; (2) that he is now and always Las boon o good Republican ; and (8) that he fs now and always has been In favor of hard monoy, Concorning the first charge, Mr. Canrex. TR brings no evidenco except his own word, which is, unfortunately, impeached by cir. cumstantial testimony, There was somo anx- foly at one timo among Mr. CanvenTen's trainers for tho Benata before the elaction that ho should avow his,opiufons on this all. absorbing question, if he had any, but this ho persistontly refased to do, If his friond at Fond du Lac held the letter mow in his possession, why did e not produce 1t at the time the ex-Senntor's views wera a subject of dispute? Another point. Why did Mr, OanPENTER sccept & ‘““call” to becomo a eandidate for tho United Btates Sonato, signed by prominent Greonbnckers and Democratio inflationiats, if he wns then in favor of honcst monoy and insympathy with thoe tepublican party ? And why should be, if in love with a sound curronoy and in favor of resumption, wholly ignore the currency «queation in hiu lotter in reply to the request to become a Senatorial candidnte? Certmmly the opportunity was o most oxcellont one for Mr. CARrENTER to embrace, and let the veopla of Wisconsin know preclsely what Le thought upon the most vital and important pnblic queation that lhas engrossed thelr attontion for years. But he did not do it, and the owmisslon wns o blunder that he will find dif- fleult to repalr, Tt cannot bo douno by pro- duciog old aute.dated lotters, 'Tho simple trath is that, st the timo tho * call " was pn»- mulgated, it looked as if the **Nationalists " would hold tho balanco of power in the next Wisconsin Legislature, as they did in the last, and Mr, CaurentER rests undor the sus- piclon that his snswer to the “call” was writton moro for their eyes than to plense the Republicanu, As to 3Mr, Caneexntea's loyalty to tho He- pullican party, the charge sgainst him is not fully met by his referonce to his votes iu favor of resumption while he wes in the Benate, Hix open latter to the editor of this paper of August lust, which he printed in that stanch Republican jourual, ths CbLi. cago 7¥mes, ralsed the question whether he was mot guillty of conduct wun. becoming n good Republican when he sppeared before the Electoral Commisslon to argue in favor of Bawuer J, TiLoen's right to the PTresidentinl office, Mr, Cax- peNTER 8ays In the Wiconsin: . , . “In reply to an unfriendly criticism in Tue Om- oigo Trivoxe, I published a letter defylug it to point to a single act or word of mine disloyal to the Republican party.” True, ho did; but he with. holds the otber fact, to-wit, that on the very next dsy Tux Tuinune did point to certain sots of his that wero disloyal to the Republican party, and to which charges Mr. Oaprenten has filed no answer to this day. ‘We sald then in brief that Mr. Tiupzw wanted Mr. OCanezwrza's influonce as 8 politician in that great controversy, and not as & lawyer. It looked to us then, as it locks to the Republicans of Wisconsin now, that & man somewhat famous as & Ropub- liean orator, who had been twice honored by an election as President pro tem. of the United Statea Benate, could mot Reupex , Davia. TIIURSDAY, JARUARY 2, 1879, take sides againet his party in a great national crisis without incurring the dis- plensuro ef his old political nssociates, and baving his fidolity to his party seriously caled in guostion, In much a case, when mighty national issues are involved, the shal- low professional dodge may satisfy the law- yers, Lut it can have no weight with the minss of the cominon peoplo, Wa are willing to give Mr. Careexren eredit for voting in favor of the passago of the Resumption act. Mr. THURMAN voted for it, too, but * flopped " over in favor of an absurd and illogical *‘ides” abont the same time, and for n similar purpose, that Mr. Canrevten was coqnotting with the Groanbackers and soft-money Democrats of Wisconsin “LITTERY FELLERS'" AT WORK. The “Literary Bureau” has excommuni. ented Tne Coicaco Trimmunz. Republicans will perhaps be intercated enough to know how, by whom, and for what Tog Tamusa hins been expelled the Ropublican party, for- over oxcluded, and doclared hencoforth and forever an ontlaw, outside of all recogaition, under pennlty of connivance with treason, The affaira of the 300,000 Repnblican voters of the State of Illinois arq now managed by o number of distinguished publicists and statesmen who are in permanont session in this city. Among the other labors of these gentlemen is to protect the party against tho habitual ignorance and imprudence of the orgnna; 8o for this purpose they have, in imitation of TiLpex, made themselves a * Literary Burenu™ to write editorials and communications for all the wunpledged *organs,” and thus protect the party againat the evils of bad grammar and worse logic. This Literary Burean ia composed of ** Long" Jowes, Postmaster Pararen, Ool. Prxw, and G Bourmopoy, Dr. Logax, ox-Forolgn Min. istor, Dax 8nepanp, and ex-Senator Looan. The excommunication of Tne Toroune was considored of such importance that the prep- aration of the proclamation was the work of many honrs and of many hands, and finally the Bureau produced the following: THE CRIME, At thie time, when great national Intereats nro at stake, it [Tur Citicavo Trinunx] in wiliing to {rorlrduu the election of o HNepublican to the "nited States Benate by a personal war upon Gen, Louax. Knowing his_election to be desired by a iarge mojority of the Republicana of the Statc, 1t has no resnect for thulr will, but sccks to snbvert 1t by political tricke, by stander, ond misropresent- ation. Chicanery and’ ring methods are arrows in 1ts quiver, Finding that Loaax has an overwholm- ing mojority 1n the Legisiature, as a last resort to compass his defest iteceka to dlsorganize the party, and to hazand the vital Interesta at stake, to combinations of anti-lepublicans in & promiscuous scramble In the Jolut Convention. Then follows TRE XICOMMUNICATION, TRepublicans of 1llinois, we warn you that Tnz TRIBUNE 1a falee to Republlcanism” and false to you. It s not a Republican paper. It Ias jour- nalistle guerrills. ‘It stands npon the same plano u8 the Chicago Zimes, It is more dengerous, be- canse more covert. Let these facts be made known; and let the Republican papers of the State advertise 1ts character and purposes that the peo- plo may realize to whom they hnve Lcen giving support and encouragement, That, of course, ends the existence of Tug Trinuxe, ) L ‘Without veniuring to dispute the author- ity of the * Literary Bureau" to decide who is and who is nota Republican, wa wish to call attention to the awful consequences of this “curse” hurled at Tae Tamuse. Tox Cnzcaco Tnmune, uunble to discover any good and sufficient reason why the Repub- lican party of Illinols should discard and ropudiate the old veteran, Gen. Oarxsny, hos had tho temerity to advocate his re- eloction. That,' in the judgment of the *“‘Literary Bureau,” is pronounced treason. To ndvocate the election of nny person to the Sonate, othar;than Mr. Loaay is de- clared to bean attempt to defeat the eloction of a Republican Benator. Wa never heard of but one Republican dofeating the olection of & Republican Benator, and that man was Jonn A, Looax, Holis now the brains of the Literary Burean, and again assorts that Tooax must be elected Sonator, or the party will be defeated in 1870 as it was by him in 1877, It tho sontenco upon Tux Trinuxe bo cor- root from his standpoint, ond we will not disputa it, then Gon. Oovrspy, who also op- poscs Looax, is a traltor to the party, Thon the forty to fifty mowbers of the Legislature who support Oareany are also fellow.traitors with Tig Trinuxne, sgainst whom the Re- publicaus of Iilinols aro warned. No man in Tlinois possosscs to a greater Jdogree the friondship of tho Ropublican parly than Senator Oaresny, and probably 200,000 Re- publican voters in Ilinols desira his eloction. All these fall undor tho censure of the ** Lit. erary Bureau,” and of course must be ox- pelled the party. According to the law expounded by this litorary corporation ot the Facifio Ifotel, Topublicanism in Illinois bogins and ends with the support of Jomn A. LoaaN for what- ever offico o may claim, to the exclusion of all otber Republicans, Against that law Tme TrinuNe protests, and to it refuses ns- sont or obodience, If for this it is to be pro. scribed, it acoepts the martyrdom, nud feels proud that u that martyrdom it will have the company of tha intelligenco and of the numorical majority of the party in this Btate. EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS, Harper's Weekly. hos studionsly avolded any discussion whatever npon the merits of the subject of allegod groat frauds existingin tho conduct of the New York Qustom-House, Durlug tho last twelve months tho subject Las ogitated the country. 'The Bacretary of the Troasury constituted an extraordinary Commission to investigate, and upon its ro- port the Presidont summarily susponded from office Collestor Antaum. Up to that timo tho press of Now York hnd absolutely ignored tho very existonce of the Iuvestigat. fug Commission, tresting it with contempt. Lven then it waas gencrally assumed by tho prass of New York that tho causeof the Presidont’s asotion ' was solely palitical, ‘When, later, the report of the Commission found its way into print It was depounced as not affording suftivient gronnds for the Presi- dent'saction by every daily journalinthe East- ern motropolls, except tho New York Tribune, Jlarper's Weekly alous took the ground that the suspension of Collector ArTuur had been ordered on Civil-Bervice principles ; that the President had determined to break up the aystem of political appolntinents—crush tho macline. For this position there wag some warrant, since the Dresident Lad also suspended Naval-Officer Conszrr, agalnst whota or whose sdministration no charges were preferrsd. But the Weekly did not maka the distinction, It chose rather to as~ sume that there was no difference between the case of Axtuun aud that of Comngruj that they were both suspended for the sola veason that they wero presumed (o be ad- beronts of the macbine system of politics. 1t carrled this presumption to the extent of refusing to recoguiza the fact of the exist- once of the charges preferred by the Investi- geating Commission against Deputy-Collector Lyproxzs, for disregerding which, upon their submission to him, aud ueglocting to romove Lryozcxxm, Collector Arriun wos bimselt summarily susponded. Frowm time to time since Collector AnTnun’s removal 2arper's Weekly has undertaken to show that the Presidont is not bound by tho Constita- tion or the law to give totho Benate the ronsons for his action in suspending exacu- tive nppointees, Whether it bs 8o or not, it is not our present purposs to fuqnire. In tho curtent number of the Weekly the argument in support of the Indopendonce of the National Executive is repeated, and Senator Coxgrivg s criticised for domanding of the Becrotary of the Treasury the reason of the suspension of Collector AnTnun, It is assumed in the ar- ticle in question that, ns Mr, ConxrLine was formorly in the habit of recognizing the right of the Exoculiva to remove his ap. pointees without communieating to the Sen- nto his rensona therefor, his present demand jo an nssault upon the prerogative of the President. And while a denial of a purpose to influence the President against a compli- ance with Mr. Coxxrixa’s demand for the ronsons for the romoval of Antmun id inter- posed, it is plainly intended to exert anch influonce to the extent of the power of the Weekly. ‘What motive prompted Harper's Weekly to maintain an ottitude of studied silence during twelve months’ agitation on the sub. ject of' the notorions frauds that have so long disgraced the mnnagement of the Now York Custom-House? And what motive now prompta that journal to advise the Pres- ident to withdraw his reasons for the iasu- nnce of tha order of suspension ogainst Antiion? Tho Customs Investigating Com- misslon made sgrious charges affecting the integrity of Jomn R. Lroroxes, Chief Dep- uty Collector of the Port of New York. They submitted the proof with the charges. The case wns promptly referred to Collector Antnun by the Scerotary of the Treasury. Colleotor AnTRUR either neglected or refused to act agnlast his Deputy, and the result was his (ArTmon's) summgry suspension. The name of Mr. Antaus's successor is now be- fore the Senato for its favorable or unfavora- blo action. If Gen. Merritr is not con- firmed, Mr. Antaun will resume his old posi. tion, and bLis reinstatement involves the probable reinstatement of Jonx R.Lyproxen, Is this, in the opinion of -Iarper's Weekly, a case which warrants the President in standing upon his technical rights? Will the President, in tho opinion of the Weekly, be justified in sacrificing the good of the customs service at the great portof New York to a nice sense of honor regarding his prerogative? We do not ecare what the motiva of Mr. CoNxriNo may be in demand- ing of the President ressons for his sction i this case. Nor ia it, in our opinion, any moro noceasary for him thamn us to inquire, It is sufficiant that he had reasons affecting the good of the public sorvice. If the Senate doclines to act without being placed in posaession of those reasons, the President is bound, by his presumed fldelity to the intorests of that service, to communicate them. In advising him not to do =o, Har- per's Weekly urges that n shadow shall 'be given more force than a substantial fact. Is it possiblo that the Weekiy desires to hide behind the President's prerogative the Com. minsion's grave charges againat the New York Custom-House management? Has it no word to say against frauds on tha cus. toms rovenuo provided thoy are committed at the port of New York? THE ENGLISH BERFS. The distress of tho agricultaral population in England ie severe beyond all precodent, and there is not ‘any reason to belisve it will soon be reliaved. The London newspapors are full of reporta of it. As usnal, it is felt that somcbody or some party {s to blame ; nnd the leader-writers are atriking out as if they were trylng to reach this party or per- aon, and put o stop to the wicked practices complained of. It sooms never to lave oceurred to thom—if it has, they do not say so—that it ia A systom which is to blame. While the present land-system of England romains, the agriculiural population must bo perlodically subject to a loas of wages, want of proper food and clothing, starvation and death, It isidle to hold nay person, or set of persons, or any Government, responsible for a stato of affairs caused by the freo work- iug of a system which lids at the foundation of British institutions themselves. The land of England and those parts of Scotland under cultivation are di- vided among 80,000 holders, These rent such parts of their domains =a they chooso to have put - in farms to about 300,000 tonanta. Tho tenants in turn em-. ploy sbout 4,000,000 laborers. The distress in England and Scotland is in tho latter class. In Ireland the tenants and Inborers are the samo, and all alike are destitute and impover- fshed. But in England tho tonants aro farmers comforlably well to do, while all the burdeu of pauperism falls npon the Inborers. In good yeurs, the laborers are paid bare- ly snfiicient to keep them in the ncces- sarios of life. In bad years, or when foroign competition fs particularly flerce, they get only a molety of their old wages, or porhapa nothing at all. Having no reserve-fund to fall back upon, they cannot aversge the good years with the bad, The former mean life for them, and the latter death or pauperism, ‘The only remtedy which the ruling classes of Qreat Britaln have found thus far for this extrome destitution ig a vast system of out- door relief, Pauperism has been officially recoguized and establishod as o British inasi. tution. Not to go fully into the statistics of tho subject, it is sufliclent to say that pau- perism has been gradually but steadily in- creasing. The poor clasies are getting their right to lite, liberty, aud the pursuit of hap- piness in an inequitable and ineflective way, it ia true, but they are gotting itall the same, The ouly question at prexent is how long this rellef will be given ungrudgingly to those who have the right to claim it. When the paupora get above a certain per cent of the population it must ocour to the ryuling classes that outdoor rolief is an awkward sud expenalve way to give the tillers of the soil the compensation to which they are Juatly enlitled, It is possible that before this remedy is reached another and more effeatus] one msy be provided. The lowor classes of England havo Leen like dumb, driven cattle for many yoars, ‘They have beon serfs in everytling but name. At the very time when English philanthropists were exerting themselves w3t excitedly for the liberation of our slaves, thoy had at their own doors, and in their own midst, an'equal number of white men whose condition was no better. But the condition of the serfs of England is no longer what it was, The Grapsronz Gov- erumont placed wospons in their hands when the bill providing for free sohools and com. pulsory educstion was passed. Bince that time the eulightenment of the people hay been taking place. .‘They aro beginning to %00 how and why they are poor and others about them are rick. They have learned that the difference is dus to a certain national robbery which took place about the year 1006, and that their present landlonis are descendants of the robbers, while thoy are descondants of tha original propriotors. Tho aristocraoy holds the land by right of ‘What is mora natnrnl for Jons or Hovar, when ha learna the truth, than to say that theso righta can be taken away as conquest, they wers ncquired,—by the strong arm ? ‘We do not, of course, advocate or desira such a revolution as wonld follow the ndop- tion of theso views in practico; but it is not surprising that the peasant who is beginning to got a little light, and only a little, should think and talk so. Nor is it improbable, in the nature of things, that a complote revolu- tion of the English land.system should take place Lefore many generations, hava pnssed. The French Revolution was more improba- ble before it took placa than the English I tho agricultural population were not weighed down by the opposition and jealousy of the town.poor,—who seem to think that the im- provement of the condition of tho agrienit- ural laborers would make food dearer,— reform would be oven now imminent and imperativo. As it is, the extonsion of the revolution will be twenty yoars hence. suffrage, which must come sooner or later, will bring the reform of the land.system in its train, It shionld be remembered, in turning over thia snbject, that the ono solid and aurable rosult of the French Revolation—the ono which has made the French people ever since tho most contented and prosperons in Ea- rope—was the distribution of the land among the peoplo, and the alteriug of the law of {uberitance. In all France and in the Rhine Provinces which wore, under tho Code Ni- PoLzox, a part of France, the law of inherit- nnce has remained unchanged seventy yoars. 1t has had the effect of dividing tho land of Franco among 4,000,000 small propriotors, who till it themselves. Whon Great Britain adopts a similar system, and not till then, tha distress of the agricultural population will be permanontly relleved. THE GERMAN BAUMER CASE, The publication of the official correspond- cnca betwoen the Btate Depariment, the late Minister Bavanp Tavron, and the Ger- man Minister of Foreign Affalrs, shows that the bullabaloo which some people wero dis- posed to make over the case was premature and gratuitous, The atory of Mr. Batnen's citizenship is ns followa: e ia a native of Munster, Westphalia, whence he emigrated to this country in 1868, being then between 20 and 21 years of age, Ifo tuok up his res- idence in Chicago, and in due course of time became nn American citizon through a regu- Iar complinnce with the naturalization laws, In Beptomber, 1877, Mr, Bavaten rolurned to Westphalia to visit Lis parents, and after residing thero a few months tho Royal Gov- ernment summoned him to appear befora the proper authorities, and, on the theory that he hind emigrated to America simply for the purposo of evading his mulitary datles, and that it was his intention to again tako up o pormanent residence in Germany, he was notified that he must leavo the German Empire, or, in case he intendod to remain, muat porform the military duties required of German pubjects, Baumen cama back to America, complained to the Government of the United Btatea that he had been expelled from Germany in violation of the Treaty of 1808, and claimed damages from the German Government by reason of the inconvenience and pocuniary loss to which Le had been sub. Jocted. Bavzn's aceount of tho affply and thef, the German Miniater, after on 6Moalal in tigation, differ in somo material respects. He represonted to tho Wnshington Govern. mont that he was summoned beforo the Mog- iatrate immediately upon his arrival in Mun. ator, and, after his examination, was notified to quit the Empire, and subsequently did so under compulsion. Tho German official statement is to tho effact that Lo had resided thero several months; that the authorities were not satisfied that his sojourn was in- tended to be temporary; that, after the order of oxpulsion, the only requent he made was that tho time for his stay be extended, which request was grant- ed ;-and that he failed to carry up a protest to tho ultimate authorities who, had hedono 80, would have granted him the privilegs of remnining the two years stipnlated in the Trenty of 1808 as the limit of & visit or tem- porary sofourn. It is certain that he did not apply to the American Minlster residing in Berlin, for Minister Tavron, in oneof his lotters to the Btrte Doepartment, expresses o surprise and rogrot that Bavaren ald not soek the nssiatance of the Legation, which had nlways boen able to secure a stay of proceed- ings, anda final decision in conformance with the terms of the Treaty of 1868, when- ever ita protection had been invoked, The reply of tho German (overnment seems to ba rensonable and satisfactory, asit 13 certainly friendly. It refuscs to recognize sny obligation for damnges (1) becausa the Toyal Government lias the right of ordering the expulsion of forsigners for reasons suf- ficlent unto itself,—a right that has long been established in international law and not forfeited by tho Treaty of 1808, and (2) be. cause Mr, Baunmen did not exhaust his romo- dies 1n resisting the order of expulsion, but meroly requested an extonsion, and volunta. rily quit the country before the extended period had expired. The position scems to bo a good one, At the same time, the Min- ister holds himself in reddiness to protect Mr, Bavues in the two years' realdonce if ha dealros to return to Germany, and volunteers the assurancs ihat in all future casea ho will take care that ‘“‘the gencral points of view estnblished by the Imporial Government shall also recelve full consideration at tho haunds of tho local authorities.” It ia not unlikely that the Royal author. ities of Westplinlia were hasty and nnrea. sonable in their treatment of Mr, Bavsen, but this may be exoused to a consider- able extent on soveral sccounts. Yooal suthorilics in the differcnt BStates and provinces of Germmny are not yet thor. ouglhly femiliar with the changes of rela- tlons secured by the Treaty of 1868, and, indeed, not fully accustomed to subordinate their actions to the control“of the Imperial Government in abstrect and political ques- iona. Hesides, the authorities in Westphalia, and elsewhero in Genuany, have been sub- jocted .to much annoyance and trouble by casea in which individuals have deliber- ately sought to use American natural- ization for tho purpose of avoid- ing the duties of German oltizenship after returning to Germany with the purposs of residing there pormanently. Fiually, the naturalized citizens themselves do not prop- erly uuderstand their rights, and fail to seek the aid and proteotion of the proper anthor- itles. The mistakes growing out of these circumstauces will decrease, however, as the terms of the treaty becoms wore familiar, and their oceasiousl ocourrence certainly docs not warrant & bresch between tho Ger- man and American Governments, nor a de- wand for » termiuation of the only treaty which has ever fixed the rights of natural. ized citizens on n baris admitting of n prompt and definite rottlement, of disputey growing ont of areturn of German-Ameri. cans to their native country, Murderers, like other people devoted to a specialty, have been scized with a desire to be- como conspicuous in thelr badness. Unless o fellow has had a hand fo five or six hiack crimes, his photograph is not consldered warthy of a placo in the rogues’ galtery. Tho lnat case is that of ALLew O. Lanos, of Easton, I'a., who murdered his father, mother, and an old man named Scnua. Lanos was arrested by the Bherift of Crittendon County, Arkansas, to whom he had admitled the polsoning of his parcnts. The murdercr says ho pawned a gold ring ot Baltimore, and received enough money totake htm to Cincinnatl, whers ha worked a short time and then went to Memphis, At that polnt he was employed nt carpentering, until Lifa consclence troubled him so greatly that he could not sleep. He mingled with the yollows faver suffercrs and handled the clothing worn by the dead fn the hope that he would be smit- ten with the discase. His object In surrender. ing fu Arkansas was to be sent back to Eastun 10 bo hanged, which punishment he thinks he deserves, Ilesays hiofs not afrald of the gal- lows, and would rather be hanged than return to tho State Lunatic Hospital. The only thing e appears to regret {s that his executlon would bring additionat dlsgrace on his brothers and slsters, ——— The New York Herald publishes a cheery let- ter from LinpA Girsxnr, well known In the West, who has dovotea constderable time and attention to the work of aiding prisoncrs whose term of conflnement has expired to lead better liyer, and in socuring places for them where they can earnan honest living, During the last four years of labor In this catee honorable em. ployment has been provided for 875 discharged convicts. Of this number 200 arc npon farme in the West, concerning whom the lady says: “Their employers do not know that they ever #aw the Inside of & prison, and I am frea to say that, of the whole number I baye alded, not 15 per cent have disappolinted me in this my plan,” ‘Thia s, indeed, o noble record n favor of a cldus of persons who very much need 8 friend’s advice, 4 ————— The Cincinnatl Commereial follows Gen, GaR- PIELD to Chicago with fatherly solicitude, and drops him sundry admonitions against thicken- ing tho dotlar of the dads, thisly: As Ganrizrp passes throngh Ohlo on his way to Chicago to exponnd round dactrine, we desire to hit him with a copy of the Comimercial, in order to glve him fair notico and a lrlunfll‘y warning. He is expected to sposk to tho word *?coin, " not goid, and 10 bewaro of the advacscy of tnlcker silver dallars, Qur atandard dollar 1 not too thin, . He should not permit the gold-bugs who acek to wake & pet of him to spoll him. The thicker dollar doc- trine will nover do, Thicker dollars mean heavier deots, and oll we have to do i3 to honestly care) nut contracts. Itis not the snecial ooligation an chief duty of Govermnent, Mr, (JAnriuLy, to 1. crease the valuo of scenrities, Sfaintain the pub. Tic konor most faithfully, but show the masses of uien who are far frown the monoy changers fair play. —— 4 The New York Tribuns sympathizes with men in a sad fix, saying: Poor Tuunxax has consfructed a beantifal di- lemma for bimeelf by deciining in such unnecessa- ry haste that nomination for Governor-of Ohlo next yeat, [l he had said nothing about it till the time came und, he mignt have got rid of the disngreea! itlon withont creating such & siorm, Lu indus hasty has crented n stispicion in the Oblo Democratic mind ihat o 18 afraid of being Leaten, and the whole party 1s in o ferment, If be persists in bis refusal, he ml{ ou well givoup his Prestdential hopes, for ho will not bo ablo to get o dtlegation to the ' National Conventon in his favor. 1t will amount to the eamo thing, of conrse, i1 he consgnts to ran, for he will ba beaten, unless amiracle {s sccomplished., e —— A Wisconsin correspondent in yester day's Trwuse made the polat sgalost Col. Keves that ho Is now belog warmly supported by the Republican pspers of the Btate becausa the editors thereof have been favored by Mr. Knyes in somie way, That 1s no’ doubt the sceret of his popnlarity. He 18 t0o shrewd a politiclan’ not to know that ,| ino.uobilaman avanthid or ever can succeed who 'fa not true to his friends, ana his present genor- ous support {s because he has been ever irce to belp others, ——— Among other good resolutions that you no doubt formed yesterday was one that you would never take d bad cough to church: or to a lect ure. It {s curlous, tov, how contaglons'a cough {8, and now onc good, healthy bark will set a dozen more symoathizing personsat it as If they were determined to help you out. In this way the polnt of o good aentenco s often lost, and the minister or locturer provoked to indulge in mental profanity, which is almost as wicked as oral blasphemy. . e —— M. BRERMAN can't resumo next January,” sald the flat orators last fall, ** because he can't pav & tweuty-dollar debt with a five<dollar bill. ‘The amount of gold on haud and obtalnable 1s wholly insufiliclent to make resumption prac- ticable,” That was the way they talked, but thero is more wisdom fo the Republican methods thau was ever dreamed of In the greeu- back philosophy. e Tho Boringfleld Reylster has been making & canvass uf the Ropublican members of the Leg- lslature on the Nenatorial question, with the following result: Ocleaby ..., Logan dov, Varwell Unkoown ‘That ls as far as the Hegister got. bt nd il el The Richmond Dispatch drives Benstor Tnua- MAN hard, ns follows: Mr. THURMAX ought, we ar 10 sccept the momination for the Governorship of Uhio. I Le cannotbe clected 1o that otico, no Demacrat cav. 1 elected, ho would be as good as nominated for the Presidency. 1f o wesk man be nominated and defestod, il defoat will e effectu- ally kill off Tirunasx as would bis own defeat. e —— An Impartial judge and a friend of Senator Br.aivs suys of his recent speech: “Itis too studied, too mccurute, too conclse, to be like him, As s whole, it lacks bis usual vobemeoco of expression and tho torreuts of lnvective in which be 18 accustomedl to Indulge,” —— nclined ta think, Don't forget the Resumption meeting to- night, Gen. GanrizLp, whols (o deliver the priucipal address on the occasion, §s the acknowl- edged leader in debate on the Republican side of the House, and is amply able to jutcrest and natruct any audience. ———— The Literary Burcsu at the Urand Pacific Hotet has got tho thing down tlue, Those who take up thele cross and follow Joux will be al- lowed to stay iu the Republican party, but these who deny (his master wust walk futo outer darkness. —— ‘Tan TrivuNs advocated the principles of the 98,000 Hepublicans who voted at the recent elec- tion In Cook County, but it *‘must go.”, The 1.-0.-U. preached tho sophistry of ths 4,000 flat- fsts; it woy stay, Bo saysd. A. L.s Litorary Bureau, g ——— “Some of the old Lopoerheads in Conoectleut waut HoRATIO BEYMOUR 88 a candidato for thy Presidency. Alter 8symous and 11LDXN one woula tbink that “York State men” migzht stand back s lttle when they can ses justas well. . ‘The five pinchbeck subsidy-beggars and salary- grabbers uf the [.-O.-U. Litcrary Bureau bave “resolved” that ‘‘all the Republicag party of 1liuols accree that Tuw TRIBUNE *must go.' Coa vy;: it prefura Uncle Dick to our Jouw. e e ——— (zorax WasuIxaTON is to be hanged (n Ken- tucky on the 21st of February next.. The Judge that fixed the day scemed to haye the birthdsy of the other GKORAN In his mind, snd settled it sccordiogly. —— The Philadelohla North Amierizan thioks the success of Obio iu tho Havzs Administration M will exbaust Ohio in ths same way that Diki- nols was exbausted by LiNcoin's success. No Ilivols candidate Las since stood muct chaace.” ‘Tue North dmerican is oblivious of the fact that