Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 25, 1879, Page 4

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Thoro was but ono branch of the Iilinois -Logislataro in working condition yestorday, and there might na well have beon nono at all, so far as progress in necessary legislation ‘was concerned. —_—_—_— Tho Rhode Island House of Roprésentas tives yesterday failed to pass by the nocos- sary two-thirds majority tho resolution to submit to a popular yoto an amondmont to tho Constitution granting to womon tho right of suffrage. . Tho rumors of a compromiso between the President and tho Democratic membors of Congross in relation to the political amond. monts become daily moro alarming. Tho President ought not to mako such on ograo- mont without the full knowledge and consent of tho party that oloctod him and put him whoro ho is, | ‘Thoro is another strike among the Monon- * , gohela River conl-miners near Pittsburg, thoir demand Being for an advance from two and one-half to threo cents por bushel for mining. ‘The strike is as yot not general, but the dis- . turbers ‘are in tho majority, ond serious trouble is anticipated if the minors now at work should refuso to join tho strike, | Our local roports this morning ehow an ‘unusual dogroo of activity among the Repub- licans throughont tho city with roferonco to tho approaching municipal election, Tho meatings ara largely attondod, and evidences aro Incroasing that votera havo bogan to ro- alizo that hard work is necessary to provent tho City Governmont from falling into dis- . roputable hands, —_—_—_ A momorablo dobato oocurrod in the United States Sonate yosterday in connection with the stopping down and out of the Republican officers of that body and the filling of their Places by Democrats, It wass dobnto which tho dominant patty in tho Senate had not looked for ond wora not propared for, aud ono which covorad a wide rango, Xt bronght ont Messrs. Antuony, Bratye, ond Consrano in full strongth, ond gave the Domoernta 8 tosto of what they must oxpoct heroafter at tho hands of the mon who for nearly twenty yonra havo held the rolns of power in tho Bonato, and who in the future will continue to hold the supromaoy In braing and enpacl- ty, if not in moro numbers, It ig buts fow days ngo that the sontimont of the Baptist clergymen of San Francisco on tho Chinoso question was very omphatlo- ally expressed by thoir unanimous action in the expulsion from tho local Asseciation of 4 clergyman who had inoorractly roproscntod that sentiment in an Eastorn olty, ‘Tho Itev, Orts Ginson would scam to ba In some dan. ger of animilar robuko from tho Methodist clergy of San Francisco on account of the ropresentations made by him yostorday at tho Ministora’ Moeoting in thig aity. Ib ia {mpossiblo to believe that tho Moth- odists alone of tho religious denominations on tho Paolfic Const regard Chinese imnigra- tion as a blessing, and tho brothren in Chl. cago who dosiro information on the subject ‘will do woll to inquiro furthor befory making up thofr minds a8 to tho views of the Califor. nin Mothodists, === Ald. Tonzy’s nssumption that thore aro moro Demoorats than Hopublicans in the Oommon Council was vory effectuolly dis- puted by tho votes cast Inet evening on the adoption of the majority aud tho rojection of the mluority roports of tho Special Com. mitteo on Election OMleors, which Ald. Turrr, in deflance of precedont ond par- Hamontary courtesy, undortook to pack with 8 Domocratlc majority. ‘Tho minority roport was rujuoted by ao voto of 10 yens to 18 nays, and the mojority roport was adopted by yoau 21, uays 13, ‘Tho Council is not Doiooratio on aatrict party division, even counting tho Domoernts clooted by Ropublican constitu enoles, Ald, T'urey boing among tho numbor, Ald, Pgansons also represents #, Republican ward, but is able to sink partisanship and Yote according to the his convictions of right and propristy, Tho contrast between the two Demooratlo Aldermen will not fall of at- tracting attontion. ‘The ond of the kid-glove controversy In New York iv a comploto victory: for the Western merchants aud tho Troasury Depart. went in thelr protest agatuet dishonest un- dervilustion, ‘Lhe Qollector at New York sustoing the valuation of 52 francs per dozen mado by tho Goneral Appratser, belpg 10 franes highor than the valuation placed npon the gloves by tho importers. The testimony given on tho subject by foreign maunfactur- era aud denters loft no room for doubt that any less valuation than 62 france wonld bo bolow the foroign market valuo of this make and grade of gloves, Dut tho local pressure upon the Collector to roduco the valuation was such that he is en- titled to credit for doing his duty in the face of ndvorse influences, Tho substantinl frutts of tho victory include a gain by the Govorn- ment in the revenne, a gain by Wostern merckanta who have found it impossible to competo with iinporters who had the benofit of the fraudulont undorvaluation, and a gain to fair play and honosty in the discomftura of tho Now York ring. —_— There is reason to bolieve that a large proportion of the buainesa mon, property- owners,'and conservative olasses who usually vote the Demooratio ticket, will refuse to vote for Cartzn Hanntaox for Mayor. This dofection will not be because of any dosiro to abandon their party convictions, nor ovon an indication of any personal hostility to Hanrison, but bocatiso tho feoling is con- slantly growing that tho classes which aro secking to elect Hannigon are dangerous to the woil-being of the community, and that Hannison will not be able to out loose from the vory samo elemonts, and largely the vory same people, that made Cornvin’s Adminis- tration so disroputable and so costly. Demo- crats who havo large intorests nt stake in Chicago aro nverao to making any change in tho organization and policy of the City Gov- ornmont at tho prosent critical juncture. It is admitted that tho policy of the Inst thrao years hag been congorvative and beneficial, and thero is a sonso of soourity in a plodged continuation of that policy undor materially the samo organization. A chango of party neceasnrily inyolyes a change of men pretty much all around, and it contains a throat, or at least presents tho dangor, of a changa for the worse; and it is no time for oxperl- monts, if a largo number of Domocrats fool this way,—aud wo are confident they do,—and if they aro disposed to vote for Watanr in preference to Hannison on this ground, cortninly no Republicans ought to be influenced by any personal considerations to vote for Hanarson in proference to Waiaur, —_—_—_. JOHNSON AND HAYES~-A COMPARISON, Tos Tnmoxe has charged that tho pro- gramme of the Democratia Congress, in seck- ing to cooreo the Prosidont into an abandon- ment of his constitutional prerogative of voto, is guilty of violating tho spirit and pur- poso of the Constitution, which is but one step removed from a dolibornto violation of tho vory lotter of the supreme Iaw. Without undortaking to controvert this position, tho Bt. Louis Republican ondenvors to justify the action by assorting that a Republican Con- gress holding similar rolstions to a Demo- eratio Prosidont would do tho samo thing, and cites the long and bittor controveray bo- tweon Anpnew Jounson and tho Republican Congress of his time in confirmation of its assertion, Tho rockless way in which tho Republican perverts history to servo its own, theories may bo sufficiently gathered from the following extract: ‘*Asto ‘tho two branches of Goveramont (Con- Breas) forcing tholr viows upon tho third branch’ (tho President), Tim Tninuxs may, perhaps, recollect that something of the kind occurred be- twoon 1805 and 2861, Jounsox's Administration atitl vos in history as the first deliberate attempt ‘on the part of Congreas to crush tho Prealdent, The Tepublican majority then claimed to be duing Gov aervica in fightingan Executive whose only crima ‘was a desire to carry out tho pollcy of hie martyred predecessor, JonNson was simply trying to do what Lincous would havo tried to do, and for thie he was made the victim of tho most unocrnpulots and relentless persecution that has over diagraced Amorican politics, If Domocrats were no better than Ropublicans, Mr. Hayes would tava a very rongh time for the next two years. Ie will cucapa Johnsonizing,—If ho stubborniy resists Congres. sions) action,—not becauso Democrats lack the power, but because thoy Inck tho inclination, If the Republican organs are wiso they will not creata tho inclination vy denouncing Democracy in ad- vance, The majority are in no mood for advice or dictation, much less abuso And threats,” ‘Tho main iden sought to bo convayed by tho misnamed Republican is that the Ropub- lican Congress of 1805, et acg., throntoned, intimidated, and coerced the Acting Proal- dent, and encronched upon the conatitutional powers of tho Excoutive, to a dogroo which it would be impossible for tho prosent Demo- cratic Congross to excced, ovon if it were no inclinod, Whatare tho facta? The fact of ohicf bearing is that tho encroachment came from tho Excoutive nnd not from Congross, Mx. Linco was assngsinated by a Demoorat in April; but, notwithutanding tho oxtraor- dinary necessities for legislation which grow out of tho termination of the War and the work of reconstruction, Jounson, in his capacity of Aoting Prosidont, rofused to onll an oxtra sdusion of Congress, Congrons did not conveno till the next Decomber, and, in the monutime, Jounaon had usurped its log- islative powers, Io bod not moroly pre- sumed to prescribe and carry out a policy of reconstruction, but a polley which he know would not reccive tho sanotion of tho amajority in Congross dirootly roprosonting tho popular, sentiment. It wns to provide himself with an opportunity for applylug a system of reconstruction which ho knaw to be obnoxious to the loyal pooplo of the Union, aud to their roprosontatives in Con- greas, that ho had refused to conveno Con- gtess in oxtra aossion, When Congress came togothar at Inst in tho regular courso of things, Jouxgon announced to that body in an imperious way the things that Ae had done, sunounced tho suit accompli, and thon dofled opposition, In polut of fnot, ho was playing Emperor or Dictator, and no Czar of Tuvala or othor absolute rulor cyor trampled upon tha legislative funotion with moro arrogance than he assumed. Whon Congross began to roaswart ita constitutional fauction of pnssing the lawa, Jonnsox in turu sought to clroumvout aud defeat that function, Ilo votood all the Inwa that wero passed fu opposition to My Polloy,"— tho Reconstruction nots, the Lroedmon's Bureau bill, the Civil-Rights Dill, tho Tenuro-of-OMice Lilt, oto, It mny be claimed, porhapa, that, in dofag so, ho inorely exercised his. conatltutional preroga- tive of veto; but Congress, in nearly avery case, was able to pass the bill over his veto Ly more than two-thirds majority, After this had been don, it certaiuly exnnot bo claimed that auy further resistance on his part, or any attempt to defeat tho exeoution of the laws, was justifiable, But Jonnson continued to uso lily position and the patron. huge attached to Executive power to bring these laws of Congress into disrepute and to dofeat thelr operation. Ho denounced Con- gross in his publlo barnngues a8 on unlawful body, because it has rofuacd to admit Sun. ators und lepreseutatives of hly special ocre- ation at ix dictation from soceded Btatos that had not complied with tho terms of tho Roconstruction laws, Ho doeliboratoly vio- lated the ‘enure-of-Ofion act by his removal of Sooretary Srantoy, and by his persistent efforts to orgauize aud direct the vast army of officoholders ngninst the laws that lind beon passed over his voto, Ho refused to obey the Inw which required him, ns Premdont, to fasuo hia ordora relating to military oporations throngh the Goneral of the Army, So fia. grant was Jonsson's doflance of Congress, and go persistent htrefforts to override and defeat the Inw-making powor, that he wns flunily impeached; aud he would undonbtod. ly have boon convicted had not tho torror of a “procedent® in this direction influoncedn fow timid men among those who hand previ+ ously resisted his unconstitutional oncronch- ments, Tho effort is simply preposterous and irrational which seeks to institute any com- parison between tho relations which Jonxgox boro to the Congress of his day aud those which oxist botween Prosidont Haves and the prosont Congress, It ia not alloged that Hayzs has ondenvored to arrogate to himsolt, or in any way to onoronch upon, the Inw- making powor; he hag not even had an opportunity to veto tha monstres in dispute, and no mancan say with consistancy whether he will yeto them or not. It must be concoived to bo hia duty to execute and enforce the Inws os lio finds thom. Yet, in this condition of things, an opposition Con- gross is dotermined to atinch tho obnoxious mensures to tho delinquent appropriation bills og a monns for coercing the Prosident to approvo tho former so ns to savo the Inttor. ‘This is in spirit, and may prove to be in offect, an assumption by Congress of the right of voto which tho Constitution vests in tho Prealdont, It is worthy of noto that, notwithstanding tho florca struggle between Jounson and Congress, and tho strong provo- cation which the Repubhoan majority had to resort tonny and-every possible means of rosistance, thoro was but one instance which ‘We can recall where Congross endeavored to enact as part of on appropriation bill legisla. tion which would meot with Jonysox’s disapproval, ond this was o measure cognate to the appropriation bill of which it was mado a part, In tho Army Approprin- tion bill of 1867 Congress incorporated tho provision requiring tho Prosident to isano militery orders through the Genoral of the Army and othorwiso restricting tho Prest- dent's personal use of the army. ‘This was certainly a very differont proccading from that proposed by tho Democrats of the pros- ent Congress, who thraaton to cut off tho supplics for the maintenance of the Civil Government unless tho President will assont to a repeal of the only United States statutes which afford nny protection for the national elections against ballot-box atuff- ing, fraud, aud violence, Tho only way in which tho conditions of tho Jonxson Administration could bo compared with thoso of the prosont Administration would bo through a reversal of the relative positions of President and Congress, From 1865 to 1868, Jounson placed himsolf in a hostile attitude to Congress, and left no means untried (1) to usurp the law-making power himsolf; (2) to dofeat, tho execution of laws passed by. Congress; and (8) the on- croachment was that of the Executive upon the Legislative function. “Now it is just tho roverse: Congress is sccking to destroy tho voto-power vested by the Constitution in the Prosident, and throatena to cut off hia salary and to refuse supplies for tho support of his Administration if ho shall declino to yield to their partisan aud unfair exactions, ‘The encroachmont is that of Congress upon the Exoontivo function. The Democratic Con- gress of to-day is guilty of tha samo kind of unconstitutional ond outrageous conduct that the Democratic Acting-Prosident was in 1865, '86, and '87, LEGISLATIVE BLACKMAILING, ‘Wo can hardly credit the report that comes to us through various sources, apparontly woll authenticated, that thoro iso little mor- senary and corrupt ring in the presont Legis. lnturo that is ‘on tho make.” Rumor bas it that this conspiracy against tho good namo of tho peoplo and Stato of Mlinois has its head in the Sonate and its tnil in the House, or, tobo moro explicit, that tho clique of corrapt members who ore using their post. tion and opportunities for the purposes of lovying blackmail are principally Sonators, with soma sly confederates in tho popular branch of the Logislaturo to look after tholr interests in that body, It is also alleged, in corroboration of tho goneral chargo of corruption, that all the bills, or nonrly oll of thom,—and thoir nomo is legion—that havo been introduced at this session whose protended object is to “ragulate,” restrain, or rostriot busi- ues’ corporations have emanated from this one fruitful and yicions sourco, and for purposes that aro wholly incompatible with the ontha of offlco or motives that ought to inspire an honest Inw-maker, Tho batch of bills of this ohoracter alrendy intro. duced relating to telograph companies, rail- rond companics, firo aud life insurance organizations, wavings banks, and other corporations and interests thot can afford to pay monoy to be Jot alone, number over forty, and, os the session is not moro than half through, it is but reasonable to supposo tligt tho rogourcos of tho syndloate are not yel exhausted, and that they have other ways sud meana for ralelug the wind not yot do- veloped, Another ovidonce of a systematic attempt to make certain interosts pay tribute or submit to unfriondly legislation is found in the lorge number of gontlomon nt Springfeld Inst week representing those intoroats who ‘wore hastily summoned thither by thelr protonded friends in order to protect thelr companias, Lat of all omnes our usually woll-Informod corrospond- ‘out, who gives credonoo to tha rumor that a mombor of the Legisinturo has already pookoted $1,500 as tho price for abandoning aovrtain schome ho was pressing that way considered antagonistic to the prosperity of certain organizations, It ia further alleged that this corrupt ring is compouod of both political partivs, which, if trae, will give thelr nofarlous schomes o non-partisnn ap- pearanco, aud onuble them to ropa in to the support of thoir mensuros the unsophistiontad membors on both sides. ‘These aro some of tho rumors that are flying through: tho air, and these aro somo of tho reasous that are given for balloving them to have some solid foundation, ‘The charges ara cortainly sgrious onough to fill every honost mind with grave apprehensions, aud to call a halt on the part of tho unprinaipled persons at Springfold who groatly misap prohend tho tempor of the poople of Mlinois it it fa umeginod that thoy will look upon such vonal and immoral proceodings with the least dogrea of allowance, Any attompt on tho part of a loglalator to prostitute his oflice for tho purpose of uccomplishing mer. conary and solflsh onds is aain ogainst tho public conselunce and public morality that the people will neither tolerate nor forgive. For our own part, the good opinion that wo had formed of a large proportion of tho present Juegislature induces us to discredit the roports of its yonalty aud corruption, and wo think that some of tho cireumstancoa Leaving agatust its Integrity can bo explained upon a diferent theory than the one alrendy given, It is trie that a largo numbor of Lills havo been introduced which relate to Persons and corporations that aro woll nblo fo pay for spocial privileges, vithor for n now loaso of power, or to bo let alone to on- Joy the franchises alrendy acquirad; but this may havo naturally happened in n legitimate and honest desire to protect the people from tho indifferonce or tho salfishnose nud og- gressivenoss of so-called corporations, A vory Inrgo proportion of the prosont Logis- Jature aro Inwyors, and some fow among tho number are no doubt shysters and moro pettifoggors who think that tho funo- ton of lawmaker is to make special acts to cover particular cnses that may have ocourrod in hie meagre practice. If ench ono of theso gentlomen should bring in a bill to redross some client's grievance, or to reatify somo caso of hardship that may have fallen under his personal observa. tion, the legisintive mil! would grind for. over and forayor, and our atatute-book would become ovorloaded with ncts not general in their application, And it is probable that it ia just™horo that an explanation may bo found for this influx of a certain class of bills that look asif they designedly aimed at cortain great corporate intor- este, and that thoy wero introduced for sinister ond corrupt purposes, Above all, lect ,us not prejudgo the nse, nor .seck to put tho worst con- struction possible upon the conduct of cor- faim mombers whose course in the end will domonstrnte the purity of their motives and their patriotic intentions. Wo havo also gront faith in tho integrity and ability of the Obnirmon of somo of the standing com- mittees in both branches of tho Legislature, and to them the people will confidently look to thwart tho dosigns of the yount and cor- rupt, ond to protect them agninst tho avila of hasty and vicious legislation, During the two months and over that tho Legislature has beon in session these committees have incontinently squelched a good many bad bills, aud wo hopo they will keop on killing thom with as little compunetion of con- selonce ns tho drowning of superfluous kit. tens and puppie: BUSINESS PROSPECTS IN 1879, Thoro is a general ngreement in all parts of the country that the improvement in trade, which has boen somewhat fitful aud subject to suspension, bas of Inte assumed a dogree of permanency which is full of prom. iso. Tho inoroase of trade, outside of the articles of foad, tolls tho story of tho in- ereasa of consumption, and an incrensed consumption is conclusive of ou. inoronsed ineaus of purchase, which means aro neces- sarily in the form of wngos or tho compon. sntion of labor. In all the largo cities tho current transac- tions of tho banks indicnta a steady gain of the ordinary payments by checks; that is, that tho amount of monoy paid daily in the way of exchange for commodities is steadily incronsing, and this is ono of the best, though not infallible, marks of tho condition of trade, In all tho groat jobbing ventros there is ot loast what appoars to be a pormanont and increasing activity. Tho jobbers ordor moro goods of the importors ond mannfac- turors aod sell more goods to the morchants ; the merchants distribute more goods among tho rotailors; tho rotailors sell more goods to the consumers; the consumers purohaso more of evorything; nnd, to enlargo their purohases, the consumers must have an in- creaso of monns, which, a3 we have said, in- dicntes not that oach man has in overy caso an inoronse of wages, but that the numbor of persona receiving wages has beon largely in- creased, With Increased consumption thera must bo incroased produotion; the greater domand for raw material and for labor; and heroin is the great bonofit to the country. ‘Thora is gront oncouragementamong manu. fneturers, In many branches thoro is 5 strong activity succeeding comparative dull- ness, ‘Tho hopos that have boon so long do- forred have nt Inst had substantial respouses, ‘ho iron manufacture, which has to somo ex- tent suffered a longor and severor doprossion thas mostof tho others, haslargoly recovored, Mills and furnaces long idle have resumed, and the manufacturors aro doing more busi- uess than thoy have enjoyed for yonrs, Whilo this is gonoral, and the improvoment is folt in all parts of tho country, the South is ndding its demands upon the productive industrios of tho country. Tho Sonthern peoplo aro again purchasers, not only of pro- visions but of manufactures. Dospito the calamity of lant year, there ia n Southorn do- mand for building matorials, machinery, aud the wholo rnnge of manufactures, Monoy ja becoming plonty iu that region as compared with tho stagnation whioh has almost beon continuous for yenrs, Tn Chicago thore has been more than tho usual netivity of trade, It is truo thot the States immodintely tributary to this olty havo population whose production ling novor coased, and whoxe crops can always find 9 sale, Tho producora of brendatuffa and pro- visions aro always purchnsora, nnd thoy soll forensh. ‘To this circumstance is due the foot that the trade of thiu city baa never ex- perionced that degree of prostration which has attondod that of other citiog, Thera is another healthful chango that is rapidly tok- ing place, aud that is tho purchasa by farm- ors of all that they need for cash, ‘I'he Granger organizations taught tho losson that ho who bought for ons and rau no bills made a largo saving, and this lesson has been extensively carried into practice, Country dealers, thoreforo, as their cash solos increaso, can in turn pur chaso stocks on shorter time and on bottor terma than was possible undor the exclusive crodit system, ‘Che grontor tho oxtent to which farmpra nud atl others can purchase all thoy need for cash, tho greater and more profitable to consumers, to morchauts, nnd to manafacturora will bo the exchangus that tuko place, We are informed that the propa- rations for building dariug tho coming sea. son Jn this olty are more than usually largo, ‘This notivity aud improvement will bo both in the number and general charactor of the ‘buildings, and alrvady there ig a demand for mechanics, whoss wages will all porhaps be Advanced from the rats of last your, * ‘Tho grent mass of the people who had bo- Noved the prodictions of national disaster and ruin 8 @ consequence of resumption” havo boon happily undooetved. Rosumption took placo without tho alightost disturbance, and was followed by an unoxampled growth of confidence in tho Governmont and in the stability of tho flnancoy, ‘The Government ‘was promptly offered all the monoy it needed at 4 por cont, and bas been able sinco Janua- ry to take up $80,000;000 of 6 por cent bonds and replace them with the uew bonds,—n saving of one-third of the annual charge for interest, ‘There is, howevor, a degree of uncertainty aa totho possible action of the Democratic party on the subjact of the currency, Lad Congress adjourned in Moroh and remainad adjourned witht December next, tho business of the country would have become by that timo so aottlod, and prosperity have become 89 gonoral, that the popular will would then forbid any interfororco with the ourrenoy, Bat the Damoacratio thirst for office, and its intense dosira to gain possossion of the Gov- ernmont in 1880, rendora it inenpablo of re- sisting the wild domands of cemagogues, If, however, Mr. ‘Tnursanand Mr. Ew:no will rostrain tholr lunacy until resnmption bas had one yenr's falr chanao to domonatrato its wisdom and its restorative influences, tho country @ yoar honco will not thlorato the in- flation and doprecintion of grocnbacks, nor any stop baokwants in the way of financial orodit, Should Congrors at ita prosent sos. sion let the currency nlone nnd nbstain from any legislation entontnted to disturb the porce and business of tho country, the country dur. ing tho prosont year will soo industry in Prosperous activity, labor employed, and trade in progress, such as has not boon wil- neased for many yorrs, THE NEGRO EXODUS FROM THE SOUTH. ‘Thore wero printed in the Inst iaste of Tar Trinosz the affidavits of a large number of tho fugitive negroes from the South in St, Louts, en route to Kansas, Tho ploln and simplo statoments in theso affidavits confirm the reports that have bean mado from timo to time in a genoral way of the perscoution of colored mon in the South by bulldozers, Thoy show that some of thom fled to save their lives; some of thom because they’ waut to vote but cannot do so with. out being shot; somo because they wero not only afraid of being shot, but be. eauso thoy approhonded starvation, Some of them had tried to educnto the illiterate blacks, and wore throntened with danth if they persisted. One quite intelligent colored man sald: ‘Lho condition of tho black people down South for tho past fow yearn has been vary bad—tho ill-trentinent of tho white men; no matter Low good a crop you made, you couldn't make anything.” Auothor says: “Yinadon very bad liviug there, bo- causo I was charged so high for rent ang provisions that at the cud of the year tha lond-ownors had it all." Anothor saya; “TI left tho South because I couldn’t make o living thore, and couldn't vote as I wanted to, because the planters, on whoce Inud we wero, made them vote as they wanted or wo would havo to lenve.” How thoy mado them voto as they wauted them to, or altoguther prevented them from voting, is told by one of them as follows: . ‘The reason Lloft tho South wae because wo had organized a clud to get a reduction in rent and Iwas Preeldont of the club on Widow Cnann's place; was accused of teaching tho people to leave the South for Kansas, and heard that threats had boon made against my life; wae afraid they would make away with ma at night. A young man who Uad Hyed richt noxt to me moved into Tenens Pare Ish, and told mo that tho oulidozers along in An- gust or September, 1878, came into that parlah and Klltcd aud slaughtered mon there just for fun, His name was Ep Danny; he wasn preacher, and said that if he told the people how to vote he would be shot, Ile (anny) also told me that after tho rlot in ‘Teneas Parish tho Democrats compromleed the matter with the colored people, and tho colored men went to work again. While they wero in tho flalde the white mon, about 200, mounted on horse- back, went around, broke into their houses, took tholr guns, and, golng to tho felds, shot and inne some of the men; the others wero afraid to atay there, because they had no protection." ¢ ‘Theso poor wrotches in St, Louis, thongh thoy wero inducod to go to Kansas by false reports, and have boen cruelly deceived, novortholoss rojoice that thoy have escaped from the Sonth, ‘and are at Inst froo from persecution, Not ono of thom expresses n regrot at loaving, though they have been do- ceived. They prefer thoir wretched, home. legs, penniless condition, and thoir dark prospects in future,—thoy preferevento wan- der off into o strange country to carn a sennty subsistence, or even to subsist on ohnrity,—rathor than to return to theirhomes and ouduro afrosh thoir terrible ordeal of persocution and the daily uncortainty of life, Starvation and ovory form of hardship in the North they oro willing to ncoopt rathor than return ogain among tha bull- dozers. ‘Tho general reports hithorto received havo appertained to outrages during clection campaigns, in which shooting, hanging, whipping, and overy form of throat and in- timidation hnve beon suecessfily employed to provent them from voting, but theas afl. davits show that porsecution is kept up just as porsistontly when thoro is no campaign ponding, The bulldozors are determined not only that tho nogroca shall not vote, but that thoy shall not enjoy any of the rights guaranteed thom by tha Constitution, They aro dotermincd not only that thoy shall not be citizone, but that they shall not be froomen, nud that if thty remain in the South thoy shall bo: reduced to the conditions of servitude, with- out being nominally chattels, ‘They can no longer own thom as slayos, but thoy aro do. tormined that their relntiona to tho white taco shall bo of aservilo character. ‘To this eud their schools are broken up so that thoy shall uot bo educated. Thoy nro not al- lowed to vote unless they cast their votes In accordauce with tho directions of tho ox- slavo mastors, ‘Thoy ara debarred from nc. quiring property, aud, if they rout property, tho rental and other charges ara made so enormous that thoy cnnuot earn a living. ‘They ara not allowod to servo upon jurios, and they ore donied juatica in tho courta in any case whore a white man is party to a suit, If any one of them dares te assert his righta, ho is killed, or porsacuted, or warned tolesve, In fins, the negro is still tronted 496 alavo, though not ns slave in fact, and, though all tho conditions have changed uluce. tho days of slavery, almost au entire gonoration has boou born and grown up in freedom sinco the negroca were emancipated, and still the old slave-masters continue the practices of the system, Ex- cept that thoy sro freed from tho name vf slave nud have tho Hberty of going ond coming, thelr condition is not iinproved, It iy not remarkable that under such ciroum-. stances they ongerly seize evory opportunity to excapo from their persecution nnd fly to the North for protection and tho right to live and cnjoy the frulta of thoir labor, If this persccution ja continued and ts followod by any considerable exodus, the peoplo of the South will have on opportunity, ax thoy look upon their untilled folds aud docaylug industry, to reflect that thoy have ex. tinguished the vory source of tholr pros- perity : 1 ican Almauac and Treasury of Facts, Statistical, Finauclat, und Potitheal, for the Year 1870," has come tohwnd, The editor is, as before, Ains- wont 0, Srorvonp, the Librarian of Congress. We rogret to bear that tho first issue did not meet its expenses, owing to “he heavy coat of tabular matter and the stnall number sola; ond the contlauance of the publication is atlll prob- lematical, depending upon the encouragement vecelyed iu tho sale of the present volume, The cossation of the undertaking would be, under the circumstances, a public misfortune, The Almavac{s moro complete than apy of Ite rlyals. It covers tho enme ground as tho polltien! al- mianaca, and does for Ameriean affairs what (ha Btatesman’s Year-Buok dues eo fully for Euru- pean affulre, Tho londing articlea of this num- ber ara “Somo Facts Concorning the Corigus,”” “Taxation, its History nud Prinetptes,” The Climate of tho United States, “The World's Block of the Preclous Matals,” “The Cotton Protuction of the United States, “Sitk sanu- facturea of tho United States,” * Populn- lion of Cittes Having 100,000 Inhabitants,’ “Legistative Bodies of the Worlt,” "Paper Money fn Antiquity, “flomestead nn Ex: emptiou Lawa of the United States,’? Sugar Production fo the United States!" History of the Confedorate Currency,” “The Budgets of Nations,” “Population of tho United States, by Blates, nt cach Census, 1700—1870;"" tables of Nativity, Niteracy, Acreage, Vatue of Cereal, Domestic Animals, Puvlte Indebtedness, Manu- {actures, Statistics of Churches, Immigration, Lowest and Highest Prices of Commailties, Record of Bustness Failures, Specte Resump- tion in England, Statistics of Conl, Penslons, Land Grants, Foreign Trade, Insolvent Lawa, Consular Service, Organization of Congress, tho Executive Department, Judiciary, Spealore, Prositents pro fem, ete, ete. This partial Het of contents exbibite the value of the publication to avery person who has occasion to use polit- {eat or economical statistics. Besides the gen- eral {uformation on these subjects, the Alinnnac contalus tables of election returos which we have to suppose are moro accurate than thoso printed in some of its esteemed contemporaries, Indeed, the nameof Mr. 8rorronp Isa sul clent guarantee of the accuracy of his work. aia ‘Tho tramp question has become go important. and gerlous in Wlavonatn, that Gov, Sautic called attention to ft in his annual message, and the Legislature has enacted a very atrin- Gent low upon the subject. ‘The trainps that have Invaded and infested that State have beon in the habit of taxing pvescssfon of railroad trains, driving harvest bands out of the fields, buru- Ing reupers, intimidating women und children, and stealing and robbing at their own ewevt will and pleasure; in short, they have become such apublic nufrance that the Legislature felt Im- pelled ‘to provide for the common defense,”® and enoct a taw that would discourage that aortof business. It provides that any able- bodled male person, over 16 years of age, without visible means of support, shall be re- forded asa vagrant, und if found fn any town, city, or village whero he ts uot a rest dent, slolt be deemed a tramp, For this offense he is Mable, on conviction, to be sentenced to fmprisonment at hard Jabor for six months, or for a perlod of thirty days in solitary confinement on a dict of bread and water, Municlpal atithoritles are authortzod to set theso tramp convicts at work on thu atrects and other public Improvements, nud, if they re- fuso to work, may be cent to the Penitentiary for two years, Any tramp who {s found én the premfses of any citizen without permleston, or Kiudles a fire without leave, or earries flre-arma, shull be sent to State's Prison for two years, Any flyo tramps that congregate teether for the purposes of envourauing vagabondage are to De sent to prison for two years, upon conviction. Other features of thu act haye a sharp grip upon this class of loafers, and, under ita rigid en- forcement, the trainp business is not Hkely to prove a very profitable industry in .10 Stato of Wisconsiu. ee The Bt. Louls papers avo tytn fm atimulate the Legislature of Missourl dnto Jung honest by comparing its vicious conduct with that of other States. ‘The Globe- Democrat evon holds up the ilinofa Legislature as a model which the Missourians will do well to pattern after, which {s a comparison, we are constrained to admit, thatought not to disvourage anybody. “ Mis- souri,” says the G.-2,, “will tlud out to her cost when she sees the nelghboring States of Mlinofs and Kansas crow, flourish, and advance in Wealth and population, white she recedes to 8 position below that which sho held ten years ago. For every dollar stolen frum public cradit- ors by yielous logislation the farmers and prop- erty-owners will pay $10, in ihe depreciation of values frum one end uf the State to the other," ‘This ie afl trug, und some other Legislatures aught to take warning by the frightful example that Missouri presents, a Somo of the countics iu Missouri are trying to play the same game of repudiation that seyeral counties and cltivs in Wisconsin tried somo years aluce, and the result will probably be the same, Recently judgmont was obtained {n the United States Court against the County of Buchanan, und the Treasurer ordered to pay, This ho re- fused, and, when urraignod for coutempt, plend- ed tho State statute which forbids county of- ficials to pay such indebtedness. But Judge Ruexe, after hearing the arguinenta, fined the County Treasurer $1,000 tor contempt of court, and sent him to jall, where he now is, If be oboys the mandate of the United States Court and pays the Judgment obtatned against the county, he will then be lable to bo punished fqgyiolating the statute of Missouri "in such cases tnade and provided." Jt isa ttle touch of State-Sovercignty, you observe. na Ex-Govy, Pangan has unintentlonally dono Corporal KEENAN 9 erent injustice, He hos traced the famous article In a Southern paper which began, * Yea, thank Gop, we have cantur- ed the Capltol,”? to Corporal Ksxxan, Now, the truth {s, Corporal Keenan (s at present in Europe, holding Bisaaxck by’one ear and Beaconsriety by the other, and pouring Into the mninds of these reputed statesinen counsel and reproof which they adopt publicly. 1t can- not be, therefore, that Corporal Kaunan fe cd> {tug a Confederate newspaper in the Sunny South. A similarity of names has ilsled ex- Gov. Pauaxn, and the Indlanapolls Journal, aud several other usually well-informed und able authorities, er ‘The nomination of Gen. F. A, Wauken, Su- perlutondant of the Inst ceneus, to a similar po- sition In connection with the approaching ong, shoulit not be allowed to pasa without a word of approval. Gen, Waren {s an honest and palne- taking man, He brought to the work of mak+ ing the last census all the experience und seleu- {le methods that could be desired, If there Wera any scrious defects fn the results they were due to the want of propor co-operation with his plans on the part of Congress, ile should bo contirmed this timo, and recelve fram Congrear larger powers und more liberal appropriations than he bad before. a ‘The Voudoo superstition, ag it exists among the St, Louts darkeys, camo to the surface the other day in the Pollee Court of thnt city, Fan Crary and “Sis” Henny had been living together og man aud wife, with all that the term implies, whea Frank got sick of “Bia, and showed her a little cofin with her name doll- eately fuseribed on the Inside. ‘This was to hand ber over to tho Devil, according to tho Voudoo faith, But Sis" deiled both her para- mour and the Devil, and went for Mr, CLay’s scalp. Durlng tho Aght the Devil appearedin the shape of an ofllver, aud carrlud them both to the lock-up, —— The Momphts Appeal cries out, ¢ Hong the tnurderere!” It refere particularly to the mur- dor of Cul. Atstox, at Atlanta; thy murder of the woll-known uctor, Mr. Pontsr, ot Marshall, ‘Tex.; the murder of Mr, Anpamws:and Mr. Fitzagnanp, at Vicksburg, Miss.; und the mur- der of Mr. Hutu, of Mumphite, by Gouty Bonn. flaoglng would unquestionably be the boat use moat of these murderers could be put to. But iv la somewhat unusual for Southera newapa- pors to advocate auch ap extreme cours, Can it ov possible that murdor fs no longer regarded as an affair of honor at the South? 2 nnn It scems as if the tendency to over-productton was likely to show iteclf {0 legislation in this country a3 well as Iu manufacturing oud fa other branches of busincas, ‘Tho present session of the IHinols Luglalaturo ts only half through, everybouy anys, nul yet there hag been over 1,200 bills already {ntroduced,—over &0¥ fn the douse, and over 400 ju the Senate. 1f a small fraction of these billa ever become laws, Uie people wil hardly bo abio to sec what they bayo galned by blonnfal sesatans, But thora Is one encournging aspect to this genoral diaposttion to regulate everybody ant everything by n jotut reaolution, whlob Ia, that very fow of thesy bills havo ns yot been passed, and the probability tg {hat most of thein Qwill die In the committee. rooms, “The world 1s governed too much,” [a o trite trulem that was probably first suggested, by this tendency to over-legisintion on the part of tho State Leaistatures, ‘There fs too much tinkering, too many changes, and too many cx- Periments inde with our laws. Simon Cantrnon's avowed newspaper organ in Philadelphia says that tho Ouiyen breach-nf- promisc suit *scems tu be a blackmailing cosy organized by two lawyers anda drab.” As to part of this thero fs Ilttle doubt, and tho de. fondant deserves crodit for holding ott. But the iniiicin the cocoanut fs the eviaence that Simple Sisson bled profusely before he gaya hinset£ up, The receipts produced fn court show that he was blackmailed ton large amount, Ho only resisted when ho couldn't stand it any longer. ee Speaking of Mayor Imati's veto of tho ex. trayagant Appropriation bill, the Springfcta Republican sayst “As Mayor Haatit tsa Re- publican, this ought to help the Republican cans dlaate in the elty election shortly to be held. So ft woul in most other cities; but the puro and honest Administration of Mayor Matix is regarded ns 6 peraonal insult by all the jobbers inthe Democratic party, and they are working against the Republican candidates oa if another such Administration trould be a public calamity, ee * A Bt. Louis popor eays that not only are peo. ple from the East refusing to settle in Missouri, but the rule of the chaw-bacon Demovracy? now established at Jefferaunville ts driving thousands of native Missourians to other States, Even the people of Bt. Louis are discussing tho feasibility of emigrating to Illnols co masso and bilnging “their alaters and their cousing and their aunts" nlong with them, fneluding Staw's garden und the Ble Bridge. = om Let all who desire to sce tho eelf-confersed whieky crook, Hitoneri, enpetsedo Marshal Bry. nenatthe head of the Fira Department, vote for A.M, Wrinut for Mayor. —Chicuga Herald, Thia fs pretty low-down lying, nnd the writer of it knew ho was inventiiy a scurvy falschood when he concocted it. The dirty invention was intended to help Hannison and burt Wight, but will do neither, igs The Philadelphia Ledger wastes considerable paper and {nie in talking tu the Democrats In Congress nbout the “duty of looking to the suffering interests of the country.” When did the Democracy over look to'the “suffering in- terests of the country” when by so doing it interfered with their partisan schemes and de- sizns? Ie TnpErnx was ju Old Sisto Camenon’s Place he would undertake to prove three things: (1) That the Widow Ontven was seduded with- out bis knowledge or consent; (2) that Col, PeLtoy was never authorized to pay ber any mones; and (8) that ne would soouer pur- chase an Electoral vote than a widow, a Every Republican vote in wnls city will bo needed to elect the Republican candidates next Tuesday, ‘This isn foct that should not be con- ecaled. The voters who know it and neglect thelr duty will bave only thetuselves to blama iC the City Government goes through ano.her corrupt and extraravant regime. The Massachusetts Leelstature has buried without ceremony all the bills before ft the pur- pose of which was to provide for an elevated railroad in Boston. It is apparent that some powerful persons In Boston don’t approve of such achanica, = -- Chara Monnis takes tho trouble to write a lettor to Dons Prarr encouraging bin to pitch into the heathen Chinee, Cranta evidently thinks it is inuch safer for Donn to pitch into Wine Lu than into McGannanan. Conkisne said the President's late mesengo was the ableat State paper le ever saw. ‘This was “sarkasuin.’* But, Hko much of Mr, CosKLING’Ss “sarkasum,” it was true. a Joszrm Cook's lectures aro over for this aca- son. fe is for woman-auffrage, with somo res- ervations, Herein ho shows his gratitude. Woman-suffrazo fs for him more than avy other kind Is. a See ee The Albany Journal discovers that there Is some pleasure in belug in opposition, after atl, Yes, there is occasioually real comfort in ewiny- ing a bluageon. ——— It Mr. Tinpew " purifies? Tammany, ho will put all the corruption inan appendix, so that the boys will know where to find it. That fa tho classical way, i ‘The first pun of the Ti,pen compatgn is alm- ed at Joun Kesir. But the obstinate old thing refuses to go off, . _ PERSONALS. Essipoff is in Holland. It ia bolievod that tho Lost Cauao will ovents ually be found, One of Mr. Cox's best annual jokes is hia candidacy for the Speakership, ‘The Confederates are in considerable forco, bot, as yet, oll {s quiet on tho Potomac, Simon anya, thumbs off,—alluding, we sup. pose, to the $10,000 claimed by the widow, Mr, Vandorbilt’s will Is to be admitted to probate, Ae i$ was in life, the old man's will le law, Porhaps the injunction, “‘Bowaro of tha widows,""i¢ not unnecessary in tho case of Mr, Butler. Friday was the tenth anniversary of the marriage of the Marquis of Lorne ana Princes Louise, Argogorda the Widow Olivor, wo think Aggie Jenke would have been a better witness la hor place, ‘Tho Court decides that old Mr. Vanderbilt wae in pis right mind, and \Y, Hl. Vanderbilt agrees with the Court, Kearnoy got a threshing the other day, and the man who adminiatered Jt will doubtless receive the Bertin Misslon,; Kalser William {s confined to his room on accoant ofasevere fall, Billy baan't the head for beer that he used to havo, Bimon Camoron refuses to be the husband of Widow Ollver, and some Ohlo man will proba- bly step forward for tho office, Johu Kelly belivves that Mr, Tildon’s re- cent paralytic stroke was altogether too mild, or that paralyals ie not what it uacd to be. ‘Thore aro now thirty-cight “Pinafore” combinations on the road, and never—that Is to usy, hardly crer—has a play had such a popularity, ‘The Zulus are notorious Nars, aud it is atrange that Mr, Potter allowed bis Committes to sdjourn without suinmoulng Cetywayo fora wit- ness, Has Sunn B, Anthony throatonod Japan with @ course of lectures? We luarn that that country is taking Jmmodiate steps to allow women to vote, We tremble for the safety of an innocent, unenspecting young thing Ike Bon Batlor in the hands of an artful, dealgning woman like Widow Ollver, = Apoaking of Phosbe Couzins’ lecture on ‘*+Bome Mlatakes of Eve,"* womay say that one of the mistakes of Eve was to regard @ fg-leat in the ight of fall droae, ‘Tho illustrated papers aro publishing plot- ures of tho pedeatrians’ faces. ‘Thiele all wrong. Why doo't they give us pictures of thelr biletored heels and old shoes? Mr. O'Leary waa shamefully used by the tlyal walkers, and ould be glad toses him turn fo and walk tho signs off all of them, and then do the ssmo by himactf, ‘Thy man who ccouomlzes and walks in- stead of taking the street-care may becomes pe- destrlan, mnake loade of mouey, and syontually OWA & atreet-cac coMmpauy Of bu owe.