Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 22, 1879, Page 4

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WADITANSIA 4,00 100, Ae Fe & AL Mim Rozular Communicator thits (eilav) evening at Mae outs Hail, 4a Monmne-at. forlinsiners und work, Via- a e : {ng Dretiiren cory Te OWKLL, Secretary. FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1879. The application of so important a railway -liuo as tho Grand Trunk for admission into ‘Chieago.is an ovant:of no ordinary interost. Proceodings looking to the condemuntion of certain ands for a right of way south of tho city limits wore begun yestorday, ‘It has boon deoided to organizo the Trlah- American Olub of Chicago, avd ‘from the numbers present and the spirit mnrifested at Inst ovening’s mecting it is sifo'to -antici- ‘pate that the new organization will rapidly nequiro atrankth and influenco in local po- litical affairs, , Proliminary staps-wero taken in Chicago t-n meoting Inst evening toward ‘the organi- zation of o local auxilinry of -tho Americen ~Philological Association, with a-viow to pro- moting ths cause of spelling reform, A con- stitution was adopted, and committees wero sappointed to draft by-laws and nominate pormanent officora, ‘The second day of the Voteraus’ Reunion at Aurora was'filled with pleasant procecil- ings, with a Inrge crowd of people in attand- anco. Tho speeches were mado by Gov. Curtom, Congressman Suerwix, nud Senator Loaan, and ns it was ‘these the peopla -chiefly went to hear, thero js:the best of ‘ronson for supposing they wore all satisfied, Tuo first annual reunion of tho soldiers of Maconpin County ocourred at Carlinville yos- torday, with ‘addresses by ox-Gov, Oorrspy oud Gen. J.-C. Brack, Tho ‘iuadequacy of the water supply at ‘Lincoln Park is unpleasantly apparent in -the great nso of burnt-out grass within tho park limits. A long-continued drought hay out off tho usual supply from natural sources, and it is found that the artificial facilities nro totally unequal to the extra domnnds. ‘fhe beauty of the park is even now sadly marred from this canso, and itis to be hoped the Commissionora will take warning by tho :prosent oxperionce and provide liberally for . tho recurrence of mich a contingsnoy, ‘Tho appearanco of Secretary Scnonz as n public speaker in the Ohio political cam- paigu bas been the occasion of unusually: ‘marked domonstrations of popular interest ‘in tho subjects under discussion on vithor sido. In Columbus Inst evening, eas in} ‘Cincinnati the night before, it was found impossiblo to obtain a hall of; sufiicient capacity to accommodate alt who exirod to listen ‘to his addvoss, Tho omi-! nent Republican speakors now in Ohio find much to tall about that is of vital concern. to the pooplo of that Statu, aud their success: iu securing public attention is proof of tho! fact that Republican prospects were nover brighter in Ohio than now, ‘i If tho reoout dolegation of negrooa to Koausas was really sent by tho Miuslesippl planters, those gontlomnen mada a serious stake in introducing their nogro delegates ‘to Kansas in the ripe, succulent month of* August, whon tho weuther was of a kind best, sultad to the negro blood “and the flelds were: -teoming -with a bountiful barvest. It was nota wise plan for discouraging the negro exodus, as the royult hay proved; for many of tho negro delegates were so delighted with tho situation that they would not oven return to make a report, aud othors have gong back only to induce thelr neighbors to propuro for | & renewal of tho exodus, ‘Ihe planters should not have sont the nugrocs into Kansas at any timo before Deceinber, whon raw winds and a falling thermometer might havo produced a different result. ‘Tho practical workings of tho funuclnl schetno devised by Congress known as tho 1810 certiticntes prove it to-havo been an almost total ‘failure co fur as the popular savings feature of tho plau is concerned, It was hoped and expected that the great bulk of the cortiflcates would find thuir way to tho possession of ‘tho poorer classes, to be held by them asasafe invostweut of thoir sur plus earnings, “but {it turns out that tho ‘capitalists and not the workingiueu have -nanturod tho certificates. Outcf the 240,000,000 issued over 235,000,000 have already found their way back to the Treas. ury iu payment for + por cont bonds, and it la now ovident that only a minuto fraction of the issuo will remain in tho hands of tho people, 8 ‘Tha derrick doomsday ia atill dolayed, but it would not bo wistto expect that equally armless results will continno to attend startling necidonts like that which occurred yesterday on the Court-Hou3e building. Ono of these dayn tho efemont of Inck will bo wanting, and with tho sacrifice of a dozen or 50 lives on n crowded thoroughfare will como tho firm conviction that the contractors ought to have bton compollod to uso stronger apparains for hoisting the woights of ton tona or moro to the top of the high walls, ‘Tho Inter developments in (ho Srracvr- ConnLING casa are cartainly not calcnlated to place the New York Sanntor in n eredita- ble or onvinble position, The New York Times, in a recont nrticlo based upon tho Gorman Professor's cecond stateniont and upon other ovidence that has coms to it, states positavoly that Souator Conmitxo did not proccod to Narragausatt Pier in order to inke .avy part in a conferonce as to the Spnaqus estate; that neithor Gov. Senaaur nor his wife hos the slightest coutral over any part of the estate; aud tat Sonator Connurxo’s advice, as a lawyer, had not boon solicited by anybody connected with tho presont management of the estate. It in further stated ia tho same articla that Sunn. tor Cosxtina awaited Gov, Senagur’s de- parture from the Canonchet mansion be. fore he went there, that he war met at the Ianding by Mrs. Spnaaue, and that ho installed himself in Gov. Srraaue’s home during the Intter’s ab. senca without invitation from tha head of the honso and without any legitimate busi. ness to eall him there. Setting aside oll speenlation ng to criminal or improper rcla- tions between Senator Conniina and Mrs, Srracvur, it is not possible te conceive that Coxkutxo was ignorant of tho gossip that had boon going on in Washington, for brond hints of the scaadal appeared in many news- papers several months ago, If Seuntor Conxtixa knew, as ho must have known, that his namo bad already boon associated with Mrs. Srraaue's in a scandalous manner, what excugo can lo offer, ns a gentioman, for edding now material for seaudnl by going to Gov. Srnaave’s homo to visit Ates, Senaace in ber busband's absences, without her hus- band’s consent, and without any business that justified his presanco there? WAR AGAINST SPECIE PAYMENTS." In the cdmirable roviow of tho opposing policics of spacie-paymonts and of on in- flated and irredocmablo currency, by Secre- tary Scuwnz, published in ‘ur Tnisuxc on ‘Thursday, the delusions of paper imoney which has no redeeming agoncy wore thor- onghly oxposod. ‘fhe Damoeratio party of Ohio and of the othor States can no longer demand the immediata ropoal of the Its. sumption act; that issuo has passed away, and tho country is nlrendy onjoying the con- fidenco and prosperity incidental to a restora- tion of sound and permanent onrrenoy. ‘That issue having censed to bo a living one, the Democratic party of Ohio oud of other States have fallen back upon the demand for the substitution of ‘Yreasury notes for Na- tional-bank currency, such notes to bon logal-tendor, and thoir issue to bo rognlatod by law oran amondment to the Constiturion, so as to necuro stability of valne. The first part of this “demand” ig rendily understood, Itmenns tho destruction of the National-bank system, The present noto liability of the Government is 9316,810,000, ‘These the Treasury is under obligation’ to redeem, Substituting groenbacks for tho bank-notes will add :2329,500,000 to the paper monoy for whose redemption tho Government will bo responsible. ‘he amount of paper redeemable by the Government having beon doubled, the mnount of coin ro- serve in the ‘Treasury will havo to bo in- eronsod also. The amount of coin reserve held by a bank or Governmont for tho re. demption of its papsr cirenlation so 2s to Koep it ot par depends upon public gonf- dence, not only in the ability but also in the good faith of tho institutions as to the re- demption of the papcr. Where thora is reason for distrust as to tho wisdom or tho honesty of purpose with regnrd to tho redemption of the papor, the danger of alarms and runs is increased, and covery man would understand by the increase of tho grounbacks that such a measure was carried by the opponents of specie payments, and its success would xovercly shuke public confidence both as to tho ability and the honoust purpose of the Government, A gen- eral alarm wonld result in tho exhaustion of tho present coin reservo aud tho euspension of specio paymonts, This could only be averted by strong proof that the party in the majority intonded in good faith to mnin- tain specie paymonts, and such proof could ouly bo tho accumulation of a hoavy coin re- servo in the Treasury,-—an addition of 160 millions nt loast to the coin now on hand. Such nn addition to the coin reservo could only be obtained by taxation or by tho sale of bonds, Docs the Domocracy propouo to raizo 160 millions of dollars by taxation, or Ly adding that much to tho interest-bearing debt, to maintain wpecio payments? Cor. tainly not. If this addition to tho coin ro- sorve vannot be made, then specio payments must terminate, and the country be thrown back into the uncortaiutios, disorders, cou- yulsious of un irredvemable papcr-money system, and all the struggles for o sound financial basis will be lost. Tho scheme to double the greouback cir- culation, not including any measure to pro- vide a coin roserve for redemption purposes, ntust thorofore have the effect of breaking down specio paymonta ; and that this is the purpose and desiga thero oan hardly bo any doubt, becanso thoso who advocate it aro those who opposed a roturn to #pecto pay. ments, and who now denounce that policy even after its success has beon accomplished, ‘The second part of tho resolution looks t6 a regulation by constitutional amendmont of tho umount of paper to bo issued by the Government, ‘Lhiv is simply absurd. Con- atitutional smendments aro made by tho ap- proval of State Legislnturcs, *'Pho power to increase or roduco tha amount of papor cutency must be exercised by the Govern. ment alone," is tho programino marked out by Gen, Ewixa, Is thre ony citizen willing to trast any political party, or any Congress, or auy Adininistration with sue a power as this? What is this power? Secrotary Senunz thus describes it; ** And think fora moment what kind of a power that iv: to determine how much or how Mile money the people wloll baye, and by regulating the voluine of currency tu change ta yulue; to do- ferminu arbitrarily what every dollar in the lund shall be worth from week to week and frum day to day, Aw E suid on auother occasion; the current vulue of overy piece of property, of every article of morchaudiae, of uvery vrivate fortune, of every chance the contractar-has in bie cuntract, of overy dollar the Inboring manhasin the savings bank or the inerchant on doposi:, will be at the mercy of the Government. Ne man can make an invest. ment, no merchant can bny or sell a tot at goods on tlme, no manufacturer ean accept an order, no contractor can make n contract for a pablic or prl- vato structure, no workineman can mako o cons teact for wager, without the Government having It in its power to determine thelr prodt or their lose, thelr enceess or ruin. ‘Phat 14 tho power Cen. Ewrna wants the Government to exercise.” On the subject of the National banka, Mr. Scuunz wast very clonr in his explanations, Are they monopotics? Any five persons aro nt liberty to organize n bank, and engage in tho business, at any time and in any pinee. Avo they the property of n fow rich porsous ? here ara 2,100 bauks owned by 210,000 stockholklora, and of theso one-lialf hold sharos not exceeding 21,000 each, The cir. entation of bank-notes isnot the only nor the principal business of these banks, incu tha organization of thoso banks the country hag passed through n civilswar, has gone through a period of headlong speculation aud reck- lorsnesa iw. the contraction af dobts, and has experienced n terrible financial collapse with widesprond bankeuptey and general Unainoss depression, During all this long lime and upto the lst of July, 1879, all the Josacs suffured by all the creditors of all the Nationnt banks in the country amounted to only 86,415,425. No banking systo:n in the history of this country, nor in any country, can show such a record for eafoty wntler snch eircumetauces. Tho ono. failure of the City of Glasgow Bank in Scotland Inst year in- Mictedt upon its creditors n loss of 26,000,000, —n loss Cour tines ns grent ag the nagregato losses of all onr National banks during tho six- toon years of war, spaculation, panie, aud dis- tross, ‘Lhe Icseos in 1876--1878 front Amer- ican savings banks slono amounted to moro than half of all tho losses from the National banks. A National currency, ixsned by the Governinont, will always be exposed to ex- pansions or contractions according to the yiso and fallc£ parties, and be forever thront- eued with such fluctuations; but o paper cnrrancy issued under the safeguards ond respousibility of tho National-bank system will be stable and permanent, and subjected to inexenso or reduction only as demanded by the wants of tho busiuess of the coun- try, AN OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIO MURDEE IN CHICAGO, At tho recent Domocratic Convention hold in Cook County Lise Buaccnurs was nom. {uated for Sheriff, Tue contest had been a hented one, and one of tha other candidates, Bruxy O'Brien, believing that he had been unfairly dealt with, sud thut Lo had as clear aright to the nomination as Buaccuuny, de- termined to rnu indypandently, To thisend he publicly aunounced himself as 9 candi- date, and organized a considerable following among the more respectable Democrats who resented the manuor jin which Bracksunn hed beon forced npon them, and declared their intention to vote for O'Daiex, notwith- standing tho resolution passed by tho Con- vention thant no Democrat, Ropublican, Groonbacker, Socialist, or any other person uot regainrly nominated by the regular Bourbon Democratic Convantion, should offer luimself for the suffrages of the poop'e. As soon 4s it became known that O'Bar:x would: rnin ag a candidate, the Domocratic leadors met ot Springiield aud passed the following resolution ; ‘Resolved, That we deem it but the duty of Dinar O'BuiEs, for tho sake of the love for bis party, hig friendsiilp for Democrats, und his common love for bia country, as well nu for Is own peace and contentment, and sv demand of him, that he immediately make known to the people of Cook County his willingness and consent to retize from the cauvuss a4 a candidate und as a leader, and thit If he does we can vouchwafe him a common protection, and {f he does not wa hereby warn him to be ready to bear the consequonces of hiv own villainy.” Mr, O'Brien paid no attention to this thrent, bolioving that he had as good a right fo run for Sheriff as nny other man, even if he was not born in Keutucky. Thereupon the Democratic leudurs cf the State ordered the Cook County lenders to organize o mob and compel him to withdraw, on peril of his life. A crowd of Democratic rufMflans and shoulder. hitters was soon gathored from the purlicus and grog-shops, and, one night, armed with bludgeous, and pistols, and shotguns, un- disturbed by the police, they visited the rest- donee of the independont candidate O'Brtey, called lim ont, and ordered hin to retire from the canvass, or they would shoot tho top off his head. ‘This mob was headed by all the prominent Cook County aud many of the city Damocratic officials, aud Canter Hannwoy, acting wndor the instructions of tho State Committes, did nothing to protect O'Bniex, Thera was but ono man who protested, and he was obliged to fly for his life. His wife and chitdron, greatly terri. fled, begged hin to consont, Jndueed by thelr persunsions, aud looking upon it ulso asamatter of policy, he announced, under intimidation, that he would withdraw from the course. On tho following day somo of the moro respectable Democrats of Chicago united in n letter to Me, O'Buien protosting against tho outragoons conduc! of the Bour- bon mob, aud assuring him that if ho would rin for Bhoriff no harm should como to him or to his family. Several . prominent citizens waitod upon him personally nnd gave him tho same assurances, Aoting upon thako assurances, Mr. O'Bnrten published » card in which he declarcd that au agreomont mate wader duress aud thrents of murder was not binding in law or morals, and added ; ** Tt waa never my intention to auido by It, nnd t am now free ¢o say tit Taw atlll a cantidate and will continue le be, and if elected, whicit I fully expect to be, Twit taka charge of the oles upon ‘liug my bond andoathof oilces or test my rights under tho Jaws of the jand,"” Assoon os Mr, O'Har:s's card appeared the Democratic State Committee at Spring. fleld orderod that tho canvass shoght bo con- ducted as it had beon in pravious years, under the “shotgun policy,” the meaning of which was that no Rapubtican, Independent, or Greonbacker should bo # candidate for office In opposition to tho bulldoz:r Demo- cratio nominee, As Me, O'Burrn would not withdraw hirself from tho fleld, the Obeir- man of tho State Demouratio Committes, acting in bohalé of his party, determined to withdraw him, and employed his nephow an: the agent, Ono mormng as O'Unrex was coming down Clark sivcet, and when in front of the City-Jul building, ho was bailed by the Domoeratio Ohairman's nephew, who stood on tho opposite sido of the street, with a shotgun cocked and pointed ot him, Mr. O'Bwes hod not seen bim until le was hailed ond covered by the gun, He turned to got out of tho way, Wheu tho ofticlal nesnssin fired and put four buckshot ito his buck, O'Baew foll mortally wounded, and was teken home aud died a fow hours afterwards, uurrounded by Lis distressed fumily. ‘That night tho av. count of the shootiug was telegraphed all over the country, and with it a statement, blackening his character, prepared under the auspices of the Btaty Coutrat Committos, ‘Tho Chairman's nephow was arrested us o matter of form aud triumphantly acquitted os a matter of fact by a packed Democratic ao (ide AUGUST Jury inn Democratic court, At tho election shortly after, Luxe Rracknunn was cloeted Sheriff without opposition, Wantaaim O'Baren having ceased to bo a candidate by tho order of tho Democratia Stato Committce, and having retired not only from the canvass, but alxo from life, ‘This did not happen in Chioago; butanbsti« tuto Yazoo County, Misstssipp!, for Covle County, Iilinois, Janes 11. Banzspare for tho Chairman of tho State Committee at Spring. field, aud DTesny M. Dixon for Wint- tam O'Bnten, and it is oxactly What has happened nt Yazoo City, ‘Tho act itself was that of 9 cowardly assnasin, ‘Timo was in the South when’a man seoking tho life of anothor waz chivalrons onough to give his victim an opportunity to defend himsolf. If tho Intter were unarwed, ho was bidden to orm himaclf, aud the two met faco to faca with no nnitue advantago on oithor ule. Now it is tho custom of Southern chivalry to spring upon their opponents unawares and shout them in the back, Timo was in tha South whon men killed each other bo- causa of porsonal affront, or what they wera pleased to term * wonaded honor.” | Now ton aro killed by order of tho Democrativ State Committea beeauso they have tho effrontery to run for ofilce without recciving the nomination af the Bourbon Democracy. ‘This savagery and bloodthirsty brutality are Worse even than tho methods of the Moxi- cans, 'Thero thoy revolutionize oMecholders after they aro in oflice, and prepared to defend themselves, In Mississippi, liko the Italion brayos, they shoot inen in tho back, who can- not defend themeetves, before they got into office, Aud this is-the mothod by which tho South is kept solid so that a Democratic President wey bo elccted in 1880! ‘This is tho cowardly, rnMlanly, brutal policy which Northern Domserzats anust indorse,—which finds its mennest, most cringing apologists in the Nerthorn Demoseratic leadors! ‘his is the Democracy of the Okolona States pat- tern, earried out to its bloody, infamous re- sult Ly oflicinl deeree of the State Central Committes of Mississippi! Is thero not warrant, nud is it not time, for the National anthorities to inquire whether the peoplo of Mississippi are living undor o republican form of government, and whether they aro nat trampling the Constitution under foot in 1379 as boldly and dufiautly as they did in 1861? THR OPPORTUNITY FUR THE ENGLISH. When Tuy Trinvuse recently pointed out the hopelessness of tho mission undertaken by Mr. Porren, M. P., and other gentlomen of-prominenca in Engloud, the purpose of which is to urge partial abandonment of the protective theory in this country, it was suggasted that English enyital and Inbor should rather locate in this country to the oxtent of the opportunities offered to them than endura the hardships they are suffering at homo. Tie trouble in Eugland is that there are too many poople to tho sqnare mile. In an area not larger than the State of Ilinois, England and tho lowlands of Scot- land contain rbout 28,000,000 son!s, or more than tho entire population of all tho North. ern States in tha Union, Four-fifths of these peoplo live in the towns, and only one- iifth avo engagad in agricultural purauite; of tho latter, {le yroent mass are oppressed by the system of land-tennre, which cats up tho prafits of tho English iamners as .rolentlessly na tho rent and croditsysioms of the Southern Cotton States dovour ‘the substance of the negroos, In England the overcrowded popu- Intion has not the inexhaustible agricult- ural resonrees to ‘fall back on that enable the American people to tide over na long era of depression without actual suffer- ing, Lelief must be sought in emigration, aud, whilo the British eslonics in the fonr quarters of the globe offer homes to a part of tho surplus population. tho manufacturing opportunities in the United States present the most desirable and crpacious field of operations 1m tho lino of British akill and experience, A million workingmen of En- gland, properly backed by English capital, ean find employment in this country and eari a genorous support for their families, thereby reheving England of 6,000,000 peo- ple who cannot sustain themselves upon tho resources of that conutry, and at tho namo timo contributing to the devolopment of American industry. ‘The first great inducemont hald out to English emigrants is the abundances, cheap- ness, and reliability of the fool-supply, ‘Tho besk quality, the largest varioty, and the most gonerous supply of food can bo obtained in this countty st tho armatlost outlay of labor, Munts, corenls, vegotables, and fruits of all kinds avo produced in such quantitios and with such case that tho working classes in timo of activa employment and good wages enjoy an overy-dey dict such ns thoy only hopo for on holidays in tho mother country, In times of commoreinl and in. Auutrinl depression, the laborers in factories and city life can (nen to the conntry und always find o liberal return for thelr work, No class of people ablo and willing to work ig over threatened with starvation in Amer- iea, no matter how- hard tho timos ere nor how long the doprossion Insts. ‘Chis condi- tion alono assurca an onduring advantage over tho resources and facilities of England ag a home for working people, ‘Tho iuducoments which this country holds out for the mvestmont of capital in manu- facturing pursuits are na attractive as those offered to thu workera.. There fa a rich supply of raw material, Ina conl and tron, which are tho main rolianco of English manufacturing, Armerica's supply is not merely inexhanstible, but this mineral Wealth is moro accesible, In many of the richont mineral. regions of this osun try itis simply necessary to make an opening in tho side cf a mountain to Heenre the treaiures whioa in England can only bo reached by penetrating to tho regions of Pluto nt great cost and constant porsoual danger. Bat the supply of raw material in this country iv not Huited to iron aud coal, Gold, and miver, and copper, and lead abound on this coutinont ss nowhere elso, We supply most of the cotton, and wood, and leather, and a larga part of tha wool used by tho world. ‘lo these supplies must bo wtded the univercal fecllities of water- power from the nize of n brook to tho dt mensious of Niagara Falla; tho meuna of trausportation furnished by tho vast systems of lakes and rivers, end the 80,000 iniles of railroad which, though much of it has been built extravagantly, reprosonts a small in. vestmout as compared with railrosd-building in England, and thus insures cheap rates; finally, a variety of climaty snited to all ine dustrics and pursuits, oud a perfection in machinery which no othor country has at- tained, ‘These aro somo of the attractions which the United States offer to the capitalists aud workiugmen of Great Britain who complain that they can uo longer compete against the American tari, ‘They may avail themselves not only of tho superior advantages of cli. mato, resources, transportation, machiuery, {879—-TWELVE PAGES, food-supply, and natural powor in this conn. try, but likawiso of tho artificial barrier which tho tariff hos sot up ngainst outside compotition. ‘l'ho effect of this tariff for the time being is auch Laat solf-interost will close the onrs of tho American people against argu. monts based upon principle and considera. tions of enduring poliey; but, if the English cannot persundo tha Amoricaua now to aban- don the protective theory, thoy inay como over here with their money, their tools, aud their good, strong arma, aud.set up shop with an assurance of working ufon equal torms with thoso who aro olrendy here. POLITICAL MURDER AT THE SOUTH, The current numbor of Harper's Weekly has a cartoon by Nasr in which two South. orn bulldozers with nssoa' houds are confront- ing onch other with shotguns in thoir honds, cach ordering tho othor to quit the country. Tho pteluro is comploted by old Father Timo and o negro standing upon an elevation at tho back nnd laughing at the fools below whoso methods hinve led them to bulldoza cach othor, Nasr bulldod bettor than ho kuow when ho designed this eartoon, His purpose was to picture what might happen at.somo fuluro day, but tha assassination of Dixox. contemporancously with the appcar- anco of tho cartoon lins turned Nast's possi- Dility into an actuality. No ‘artist on the spot” conld have depicted tho situntion moro truthfully, Senator Laatan, in Washington, Is reported to have exprossed rograt ot tho murder of Drxon, Leeauso the people at the North would uso tho caso ns an oxcuse for obarging political murdcr to boa factor in Southern campnigns, It will be difficult for tho most ingenious apologist for Bourbon practices to make anything olso out of the Drxon caso. Cho fuct that Dixon himself bad been ono of tho most-activa among the bulldozers when the Democrats wero “ rescuing tho State from Radical rule,” may, porhaps, do- {ract from tho personal sympathy that would ordinarily be extended to a victim of political nssussinalion, but it only strongthens; tho enmulative ovidence of Inte years that there is uo tolerance of freo political action in tha South, ond that any man, nativa or im- migrant, black or white, can oppose tho dominant faction without taking his life in hishands, If any one donbts that Drxon's death was duo to bis temerity in running as an Independent candidate for Sheriff agninet the regular Democratic nominee, tho follow- ing letter, written July 29 Inst by Drxoy's wife, at their home, to Drxon’s mothor in Washington City, will set sueh doubt at rents ‘*Butmy heaviest trouble, to which the bnrtal of all my Mitle ones wonld bo nothing, fe about Henry. Anarmed mop of 600 men, from all parts of the country, cumo after bli Friday last, and at frat ordored him to leave the country, never to re- turn, Te told thom that he wag os good a citizen on any one of thomand would nat leave. ‘Thoy thon starved uto our house, tramphug over mo and my Inttte baby, which we sappoaed was dying, whon Drs. Moore, Gudterry, Meyers, Hudson, and Kelloy pro- bused to the mob to spare him If ho would with- draw from the canvass. Somo sald, ‘No, nos rope him,’ Others yolled ‘Run Lim out of the country," A great muy specchea wero made to the mob by the most Influential eltizens who were op- posed to Henry, sud thoy Gnally agreed to spare Mts life if he would withdraw, which he had todo or bo murdered, Now you can understand his feclings under the circumstances, to be compelled to knuckle down to a vilo mob headed by men of wealth, position, and Infiuence, who ought to bo tho Least rience to us, just bocateo Menry would run independent of the Conyention, No one knows the end of this, Henry's friends aro influenttal, and wish to rise an indignation mecting ana de- mand hie righte, but I am unwilling that he should riek bia fife in any euch way. . Wo would leave the State thle minute if wo could possibly get away." This private lctter, datailing the actual in- cidauts of tho first attempt to drive Dixon out of tho campaign, makes it certain that the purpose of tha sulldozra from tho be- ginning was to kill him unless he compticd with thelr demands, Wis lifo was’ only epared in the Syst inslance, oven when ho ogreed to withdraw from tho canvass, at the sclicitation of «certain influential porsons who supposed this wonld be the last of the affniy, But when Dison repudinted tho pledge he had signed under compulsion, aud again announced his intention of exorcising his right as a froo man to run for ofiice, tha bulldozers naturally revorted to their original plan, and BankspaLe was 9 mero agent to do tho killing. If this was nota caso’ of political murder, then there never was and never will bo an instance of killing on ac- count of political differences. But Dixon's case not merely proves that there is no freedom for political conviction in Mississippi; it also proves that no relianca ia to ,bo placed upon Southorn houor. When Dizon re-entored tho canvass, he wrote his mother in Washington that ho did so, first, because his withdrawal at the domand of a mob that would otherwise have banged him was not binding, and, secondly, be- cause he had tho pledge of the chiof men in the community that he would be protected against personal violenco if ho desired to re-enter the enmpaign, Tow has this pledge boen kept? Just a3 well as the pledgo mads by tho Nicnorts Government in Louisiana, that thero should bo no political prosecutions aud no moro bulldozing in that State if tho Stato Government wero turned over to the Domocrats, Just os well, also, as tho pledgo of tho Vicksburg Convention that the abuso whieh lave boen diving negroca of the South to seek homes in Kansas should bo correciod, ‘The fact seems to bo that the chivalrous Southrons have forfeited every elnim to good faith, No more reliance can be placed upon their pledges. Tho ruling, olaga iu the South consista of outlawa, who lio as veadily na they kill, "I'he Yazoo Demo- erate have simply contributed another evi- dence of this fact, DR. LUKE P, BLACKBURN, If tho Governor-cluet of Kontucky is tho Dr. Luxz DP. Beackuvnn who attempted, during the War of the Mebollion, to spread discase aud death throughout the North by means of infected clothing, thon the Demo- eratio party of Kontucky is the most shamuc- lesa and abandoned politheal organization known to modern annals, The ordinary offenses for which the law provides punish- mont aro as nothing in comparison with the erlme of which the Dr, Luxe P, Buackuuny of infamous inomory stands charged, ‘Iho undonied charge is ,that he conspired to in. foct with loaihsome and deadly disease en- tire communitics; that ho proposed to mur. der women und children by whotosalo; that he tried to plant tho seads of suall-pox and yellow-fover in overy housohold at tho North; that ho sought to poison the North. ern ntnosphero us savages poison ntrentns, go that to breathe would bo to dio by a pestilonco, In a word, that he conspired ogainst tho life of every porson in twonty populous Statew by methods from which the common essassia would shrink with horror! Dr, Bracanvay’s intent was to transform the citios of tha North into char. uel-houavs, to mako doath more common than life, No more atrocious, diabolical thought was over harbored in the heart of juan, From his retreat in Canada Dr, Bracguvay, it is charged, sent his emlsserivs into the country bearing {nfected clothing ; that ho hoped that the polson might bo spread to every city of the North; that he doaired to compass tho death of thonsands, hundrods of thousands, millions! ‘Iho law takes no cognizance of orimes so mopstrous as those contemplated by Dr, Bracrnuny, Tho law deals with human beings, not fionds, No law-mnkor ovor yot preaumad that a wrotch so abandoned, so vilo, so lost to evory sontimont of compnssion, would cumbor tho carth with his presence. The scheme failed; thoro romained nothing of it but tho intent. Tho Robellion was snp- prossed, tha Union restorod, and Dr. Boacrnusy sneaked back from tho scouo of his conspiracy to tho companionship of hia old friends and neighbora, Hla in- foamy was publishod abroad, Every South. ern manu and woman, especially overy Kon- tuckian, who could read n nowapaper rond. of Dr. Buaoxnunn’s infamy. Toro is not n civilized community on the faco of tho carta, ontsida the Southern States of this Union, whore this postilonca-broeding mon- stor would not have beon treated with scorn ond contempt, outlawed as an cnomy of his kind. Whonh certain Dr. Luxe P. Butux- Brun was nominated by tho Democrats of Kentucky to tho Gubernaotorin! office, they wero inquired of as to whother thoir enndi- date was the samo Dr, Luge P, Diacknunn who planned and nttomptod to excouto a scheme for tho introduction and propaga- tion nt tho North of two of tho most hid- cous and most deadly forms of pesti- lenco, ‘They maintained a atudied silence. Then the Cincinnati Gazette and o score of other journals charged tho fact to bo that tho Dr. Lure P. Buscxnuny, the miscroant whom wo have desoribed, and the Domo- cratic candidate for the highest offlea in their gift, wero ono and tho samo person, Thoy novor disputed it; their condidato noyor disputed it; nobody disputed it, And Dr. Lose P, Braoxnuns, with all the odium of 9 repniution worthy only of the * thugy” of India resting upon his lead, was chosen’ Governor of Koutuoky by tho usual Damo- eratio majority! Wilt somobody riso and oxplain how the poople of Kentucky could so sully their honor? Ifow could thoy so far forget tho claims of deccucy, of humanity, of solf-respect, as to indorso, by their yotes,' tho man. who coolly plotted to slriko down innocent women and holplesy children with tho awful scourge of smallpox and yellow-fover? It must bo prosumed that the Democrats of Kentueky know that thelr candidate for Gov- ornor was in fact tho identical Dr. Luxe P. Bracsnury who in Cavada conspired to as- sassinate through “tho postilence which walkoth in darkness,” For it t& to bo pre- sumed, the charge having baon made, that it would havo been promptly and indignantly donied wore deninl, cousistont with truth, possible. If this be not true, if the Demo. erate of Kentucky desira to honor Dr. Luxe P. Buacxnury, the author of tho pestilence conspiracy, because of his connootion with that diabolic schume, thon there is little rea- son to hope for-the regoneration of tho South, ‘Chis much is cortain: Tha Domo- erats of Kentucky cannot bo ignorant of the fact that tha peuple of tho North believe tha Governor-slect of Kentucky to bo the Dr. Luxe P, Bracknury of pestilenco-sprending fame, In all soriousnoes nud franknoiw wo ask the editor of tho Louisville Courter Journal what ho thinks tho people cf tha North must think of the people of Kentucky in view of tho fact of their choico for Goy- ernor? THE MORAL OF THE SPRAGUE-CONK- LING AFFAIR, Tho details of tho disgraccfal dramn at Narragansott Pier hava boen sufiiclently sot forth, in tho respective statemonta of the principal actora to onablo any ona of aver- ago judgmont to form au intolligent opinion ouits merits, Further than this, tho evi- dence is olready sufiicioutly pertinent and coinpleto to indicate the Jenson of tho drama go clearly that he who raus may rend. In making up on opinion, this much may bo conecded in favor of Mrs, Srraave: ‘thera is no proof of criminal intimany botwoenher- self and Mr, Coninine appearing in the ovi- dovea thus far devoloped. We imay nssumo that there is not oven snfficiont ovidonce to warrant a strong presumption of it. Nona tho loss it ia undeninble that tho relations between Mra. Spragos and Mr, Conseixa have beon so intimate ag to croato much public scan- dol ond to set tho tongues of gos. sips wagging. ‘This intimacy hag been disenssed and criticised in Washington for throe yoars past by membora of Congress and their families. It has boon displuyed so openly and reckloasly that mention has beon mado of'it in the public prints, It has nuver beon questioned that Mr. Coxxtrxe hos paid Mrs, Senacve marked and unusual otten- tions; that sho has received them with aloc- rity and pleasure; and that these attentions” have not beon of tho charactor of thoso nun- ally bestowed by marricd men upon tho wives of athor mon. It is unqnestionabls that he was in her socioty upon every possi- lo occasion and most frequently when Mr. Srragugand Mev, Conxrine wero awny; that ho took hor.to ride and to places of public entertainmont; that he froquently mot her in her own homo; and thet during this timo Mr, Srracus was personally hostile to him, notwithstanding the somewhat slim protenso that Mr, Conxnina was acting as his attor- ney. And Spracur, by the way, don‘os uttorly, and ridicules tho iden, that Conziina ousconced bimyctf in the Canonchot man- sion on nny legal bnutitoss, or as invited counsel, or to influenco or sxhapo any policy in regard to tho manogement of the bank- ruptoatato, Spnauve is pormitted by the Assignee to remain in possossion of that part of the property as placa of residence until tho estute ig settled, or until the croditor in. terest olhorwiso roquire, Mrs, Spnaque's protonse that Consiina came with Spraaue’s knowledge or approval, in his capacity of at- torney, to counsel with Sraaovr in relstion to his affairs, i4 simply bosh, and was invent- ed to furnish a decent pretext for Coxxniia's presence in Srragur’s house, P So far ns tho caso hna progressod, there- fors, wo have tho following situations in this drama,—on unpleasant home, husband and wife estranged and growing farther aud far- ther apart by mutual crimiuations ond re- crimiuations; Mr. Srrsavez jealous of his wifu; and Mrs. Sersave constantly increas- ing that jeatonsy by receiving the attentions of her Adonis lover, ‘This is oll tho testi- mony that can be adduced upou which to form & judginent in the case, and it is suf- iiciont. There is no question that flirting botween unmarried peopty is a very common and popular practica in Americat sochoty, It is regarda] ag a harmless kind of trifling that by mutual consent juvolves no serious consequences,'gud has como to bo tolerated to n degree that is received with diefuvor even in Frauce, where people aro vastly less serupulons about their wayital relations than wo are in this country, At this point, how- ever, Wo vary frou the Preach, Our social policy is founded upon Purttauient princi. ples, Oneo tho knot via tled and mau and wontan become husband and wife, the wifo is oxpocted to drop absolutoly her former lovers, and not to male now ones, Thera is no caso in tho Unilod States jurisprudenoo whora nm mau has boon punished for killing tho sodncer of hig wife, Cnsos aro oven very raro whéro a man has boon punished for killing another whom ho hos suspected of neducing hia wife. ‘Yha old demand of Czzsan, not alono that his wifg should bo innocent, but that sho should ba nbovo tho suspicion of guilt, is tho demand {hat is made by American men, ‘Thore is no othor country in the world where Cxsan's digtum is moro popular, Whatever tho con. duct of the man mny be, or whntovor code of morals ho may ndopt as applicable to his own, life, tho rulo is rigidly applied to tho wife, It hos come to bo tho unwritton Inw that whoevor violates these conditions doos so ot the hazard of his lifo, and that the husband who takes tho Inw into his own bands ang reitresson his griovancos stands in no danger of suffering any ponnlty thorefor, We may ndmit that Mrs, Spnaavc hos not been guilty of adultery with Mr. Congrasa; that tho intiniacy has not Leon carried so far as to bo criminal ; and that hor moral char. actor has not boon tainted in hor unusnal association with Mr. Conmtrxa, Bnt at tho same time sho has gono too far, Ter con. duct haa not boen such as to conduce to domestic felicity, ‘There are millions of mon in this country who would have acted pre. ciecly ns Mr. Spnsaue did, and would havo fronted any other man acting as Mr, Cox. 1in@ did as on interloper on {hoir premises, to bo ejected or to be shot, What effect tho transaction nt Narragansott ior may havo upon Mr. Conxzrya politically is not germane to the subject at all, fhe politicians aro keon cnotgh to take cara of that, hero is Lut ono phnao of tho situation that is worth, cousiderat.on, and that ia the social, and, looking at it from that point of view, Mra, Srnaauz violated tho duties of the wife that are oxacted by the lushand, ond Mr. Cox. ine violeted not only the eliquette, but tha commonest proprivtics and deconeies of Mr, Spnaave’s homo. Mr, Connurxa has suffered the disgraco of being driven from that homo at tha mouth of a shot-gun,. Ho shonld thank his lucky alata that ho was not thot, The only amevd he cau mako in futuro is to got os for as possible awoy from the infaluations of his charmer, and to mako up in his excossive distanco from Mrs. .Srnacur and conspicnous avoid. ance of Mr, Srnagus what ho has lost heres toforo by his unwarranted contiguity to the former and his invasion of tho dom. icile of tho Inttor. Wo may oven concede that Mr. Spnagur isan hobitual drinker, and thot heisa harsh man when tight; but, oven admit. ting this, still ho was justified in driving Mr. Conxuina awny, as tho latter was occupying his house without his consent, Mra, Senaave know that she had no right to invite men to her housa who wore not wel- eome to her Inusbaud, no matter how fond she might bo of them, aud Mr. Conxuma knew well onongh that his presence thero would not provo agroanble to Spuacve, having mora thau once Lad domonstrotion of that fact. If My, Srracux had visited hig wrath upon Connrina by shooting him, it is doubt. ful whother any jary in the Jand would hovo emivisted him of. auy offense, so deenly rooted is the doctrine which wo hava de. fined, which governs Am Mr. ZL. Witre, « staif correspondent of the New York Yribune, writes’ w very interesting letter to that paper from Salt Lake City in regard to the Mormon troubles. He says that the Salnts unwittingly mado a trap for then sclyes, und fell Into it: The Mormon Legistature of Uiak enacted tho code of eriuitnul procedure of Calfforuia, not knowing that It cuutained a vrovinlon for the ap- polntuent ol trerd ta determing wactaer o Juror iw qualuled or not to surve in the trial of aziven caus, ‘This outs tt ato the ceuthng attorney to weed ont all Mormona from 6 jury about ty try a man -indleted fur polygamy, und to aucuretwelya non who Will being Ina vere diet im accordance with the evidence, ‘hia inv wus enforced in the Mines cagy, and oven Mormen lawyers appointed by the dude ay trives Were oblized tu reject Mormon Jurure, and Mitea was couvicted. ‘ois law cannot be repesied by tho ‘Mormon Legivlature, because the Governor has an wbsolute veto power and will never wign a DIL fur that purposa, Sinca the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the ReyNxoups ease, which took the Mormons ontirely by surorise, they have for the frat tine’ become convineed that thelr cherished Institution is in Gauger, ‘They had believed that tha law ayalust mpolygainy would be declared unconstimtional, © Old rest dents of Salt. Lake City say tint at no time since the coming of Jomnson's army to Utah, more than twenty sears azo, hava the leaders of the Mormong telt thut they had go much causa of apprehension ag now.” Ata meeting in the Tabernacle Sunday, Aug. 10, Josxem Fe Sst made a tong and inflammatory ad- dives, Me said; ©The Mormans bave been living = under the most dam: able oppreasion the world over saw, and lave borne it meekly, but the time bas come when wo must defend our rights with our Jives, if ved be, for the Hfu we now lead ts a miserable burdon.” Repeating then that the Mormons were peacechle nnd sought no quarrel with any- body, but simply acsired to be let alone, he ex- claimed: — “ Neyerthcless, keep your powder dey; nnd If ony of you have not arms of the best kind, atx! plenty of them, for God's sake get them at once! Wo rejuica that the Mor- mong aro ut Inst aroused to the fact that the United States Government means to oppress" polyguiny, Itis the daty of the Government to “oppress”? that and al kindred fnstitutions out of existence. Ifthe Morons don't hike the progmunme, they would be wise to seek avuother bone, a aawer Of tho prose Sa Karte Fictn haa a chatty article about We S Qitnunt, the authorot the words of Pinafore,” in the September Seribner’s, Some voople will be surprised tu lvarn—though theatre-goers wo hopo will not— that Ganuent has been a pro Hide draiuatic author for many yoara, Some of his best known works aro the following: The Palace of Truth,” “Pygunllan and Calatea,” “The Wheked Worldt,'? “Charity,’* “'Sweet- hearts,” “Trlal by Jury,’ “The Sorcerer," *Dan't Drace,” “Pinafore,” and “Engaged.” Some of lis pleces which have hud loug runs la Englund haye neyer been heard of in the United States. Amoug them are “Randall's Thumb," in which Herman Vezin acted 150 nights, “Crcatures of Impules’ (atso 150 nichts) *Duteamara” (120 nights) Pha Vivaue diere?? ©The Merry Zingara.” itpgnt had a classical education, graduating at we University of London, As ao mere boy fd was fond of theatricaly, and gutded Isls compan= fous in spurts of this description. ly is stlil only 43 yeara of ago; anid, aaye Miee Frein, “as hedeclares that no man creates anything worthy of hiuself until the age of 40, {t is safy Lo cote elude that ne has only borin to explore a mine rare in quality and rich {n possibilities.” A lngular fact noted by Miss Frenp is that, uotit the success of young Ginuent, bts father, the elder Gituent, did not scam to suspect that bo had the possibilities of authorship within bim. But, a8 soon asthe young man's success was a3* sured, Gitugnr sere burst into a full-blown author, beyluning to write novels and etorles ab the mature age of 60, re ‘The precisa offense for which Gganag Q. CaN> NoN and his tivo associate executors of ute will of Buraitaat Youxa are now. conilned in the Fenttentiary {3 a refusal to account for the funds iu thelr possoaston. ‘They pald theniselves 854). 000 fees for xetetluye thy ‘estate; expended $1*