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THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1880—TWELVE PAGES. ci ie COL. INGERSOLL. An‘Interview with the Great Ora= tor on the Political Site uation. His Views of the Present Ad- ministration, and of tho QOutlools. Hayos’ Compromise Exporiment “a Most * Pitinblo Failnre"” — Fair Elootions et No Representation, Opposed to Making Ex-l'resitents JiteSenators—In Favor of Filling AU the oftees with Good and Competent Republicans. Cincinnati Commerciate Wasrixatos, D.C. Dee, 4.~-Meeting Col, Itab> ert Ingersoll, sty hy Beecher the groatest Amorienn orator, your correspondent nsked him a fow questions touching pubic matters. “Who, Mr, Ingersull, will Gartield probably call to his Cabinet?" “Talneerely regret that T cannot auswor this question, If 1} wero in Garfield's placo I know one thing, and that {s, that T would have only, good Hepublicans and good friends. A Presitient bas the right to seteet his friends, and thero can bo Ho god. reuson for choosing cuemles. A President auglt to bo perfectly treo with “hls Catinet. Thera should pe. no eccrots between Heads of Departments; all should pave confidente Ineach, ‘The Prosident fs held responsible for his administrution, and for that reason bo should be left frea to select. his ad visers, [belleve that Gen, Gartietd wilt take ine to consideration tho best intercata of tho Kepub- Nenn party,—and by that Pmenn the best inters esta of tho country,—nnd with that considern- tion in his mind he well select bis Cabinet. It nevor seemed good manners to me to. try und force a Cubinet upon u President. He should be left perfectly free to select bis associutes for four yenrs, * Will he givo us a stalwart Administration?” “Inby: ‘sttlwart' you mean a Republican Administration, thon Tsay yes, My opinion 13, that the experiment tried by the present Admin- [stration hay been A MOST PITIADIA EAILURE, ns all compromises at the expense of principle must be, The people in tho Inst election sult what poiley they wished to hve carried out, and the successful candidate hag no right to adopt sone thor cunrse. No honest man ever thwart ed the will of the people who gave him power, Tho President is linply the agent of the people, and bo must be true to Is prinuiples, He has no right to pursne the polley of the minority, and cannot do sp without being filse to the prin- elple upon which the Government [4 founded, A President with a policy of bia own, contrary to tho expressed willof thy inen who elected him, is sluply a ugurper who depends upon the bribe ery of putronige for nilicht apectabl lity’ *Doyou rogurd tho present Administration na having strengthoned the Repubienn party?” “Tdonot, On the contrary, Tt think that, if only good Republicans had béen appointed to office in the Southern States, we should hive saved North Curolins, South Carolla, Florida, and Tennessee, and a great racing Congressional siete fn other States, ‘The policy of appolut- Ing Democrats to ollice In Southern States wis an ndmission that the country ought to fave bad a Demoernt for Vresklont. Twas grently in favor of a Hiberal policy towards tho South. f Was ging to sco the ‘ollve-branch’ —ex- ‘tended, ‘and to that extend 1 stood by the Administration; but. when Packard was acrerted, kuew — that tho marty in the South hnd beon abandoned. If ackard wus uot elected, ‘ . WAYES WAS DEFEATED. ¥rom tho moment that Louisiana and South Carolina were given nway, thu Republicans knew thot the Adininistration could uot be de: Petes upon. They ulso Knew that most ine ers of the Cabluet were goud Hepablicans, and would do all they could ta counteract the elfect: of Executive mistukes; aud that, under such elrcumstances, it was better to keep from an open cuntilet, The lust four yours buve been tat Mog of trices fhe President wis not quite out of the Repubtean, and net quite inte the Dumo- cratie party, ind 80 he was depended upon by noither. He’ lost custo with the Democrats by the bills he vetoed, and with tho Hepiblicnns by the appointniente ho made. He appolnted Democrats in tho South, and Republicans in the North, The Deinovrats were Ulegusted with hid Hey Inthe North, and tho Hupublicana with is policy inthe South, Ho bus succeeded ji facie | both sections, and beth parties, and hhoselr. | During the campalin he was not ule Jnded to by eithar party, Nelther purty felt re- sponsible for him, The Democrats abused him in thelr platforin, aud the Repubiicans indorsed tin, and from that time forward Adtninistration® wae a toust drantc in ellence, Tho Repubticnns took credit for the resninp- don of specic-myiment, and calied attention to the fact that tho Administration bid been eco- homical and tnanciuily honest, Beyond this nothing was sald. Tho Southern pulley of tho President was ignored, excupt that the opposit das advocated, Lut it'be understood that, whon Tsay Administration, I MEAN THY EXECUTIVE,—THY PRESIDENT, Ii polley 16ft the Sonthorn Repulienns wit outa friend, and at tho mercy of thelr enemies, They wero rendered odlous. He were turnod out of oftice to nuke room for thelr poracoutors, * Yot, in spite of tho apathy of the North and the Hostile neglect of the President, Whar annie fn many of the Btates uw gaitant Nght, Lhoy won, the respeot: nnd ndiniration of | the whole party, It requires no courage be a Kepublican in the North, but in South ft requires tho ¢: c arcatand manly quailty. fb dont Hnyes vees that ho muy wimistake that bi tory will calla crime, ‘Tho truth fs, that tho Republican party won the xreat victory of Lk fr splte of tho Ruyes polley, and by pledging It- self to repudinte it forever.” “What pikes will the Southern question ns- sume in the vext four yeurs?” The next Congress shauld, promptly unscat every member of Conzruss In whore distelet there was not a falr and honest clevtion, ‘Chiat fs tho frst hurd work to be dane, Lepr notico, in this way, bo given: to the whole country, Mat frand cannot suececd, No man should be allowed to- holt a seat by force or fraud, Just a4 soon ns it is understood, that fraud 13 ueeless, {t willbo ubundened, Tn that way thy honest voters of the whole country can be pro tected, An honest vote guttles tho whole South urn question; ind Congrosa has tho power to compel an honest vote, or te leave the dishonest districts without repreacntation. 1 want this Polly adopted, not only lu the Bouth, but In the North, Noman touched or stulned with fraud. BHOULD BE ALLOWSD TO HOLD WIS BRATS Son guoh men home, and let thom stay thera ‘uhtil sent baele by honest voted. ‘Tho Southern queation isn Northern question, and the Wepub- Veun purty must gettio it for ull tine, We must have honest elections, or the Republic must full, Weal vottuy must be considered and punished aa a eriine,” “ukiug 170,000 as tho busty of ropreson tution, the South, throngh her Hated tay therensy of colored poputution, yuing three Klectoral votes, while the North and Hast lose three, Garteld was elected by the ih,0W) calored votes cast in New York, Will tho negro continue to bu the balance of power, and, (feo, Will ft inure to his yenviit?” “ho more political power tho colored min has, tho better be will be trentod; and, It he ever holds the sot pawer, he wilt bo treated 18 woll a3 nuance of Hur citizens, My idon is, that the colured ton should stun on en equality with the white before the law; {hat be should hunestly be protected Mm alt hls. Tighia; that he should ‘bo allowed to vote, and whut ts vote should be cottnted, Te fen eiinpie =! to ho ry t guestion of honesty, ‘Tho colored peopla ure doing wells thoy avo. (ndustrlouss they ate try i Ht wn ctucations and, ot the whole, T to tiie they ie vehaving Toby ne well na tho whites. ‘They are the most forgiving people tn the world, aud about the oly peal Christians in » aurcountry. ‘They bnyve sudered enough, aud torane t on thelr side. think more of hones Ulack people than of dishonest whites, to Fay the jecat of fi." “Da you npprehend any trouble from tho Bouthern leaders in this closing eesslon uf Cons rvs ny attempts to force pernicious texislas ae thu, ‘The Bouthorn lenders know that “Tdonot, TUS DOCTHINE OF STATE-BOVERUIGNTY 18 DEAD, hey kaow tht they cannot depend npoin tho. Northern Pemoerst; wot they Know that the Vest interests of the Buuth ean only be pro- berved by aduitting that tho War suttlod tho gestions und tens fought for and usaiiat. hoy Knew that th conniry bea Nations and That noe party can possibly succeed ‘that adye- cates eae ing contenry to thet, T They know that the Pentoeratic party ean ever succeeds Ubat it cannot carry the revord af the last Iwenty genrs, and the Chinese letter besides! Ay own uplolon ts, that most of the Southern deaders ary heartily ashamed of the course pure ened uy thelr North friends, und will Giko the firdt opportunity tu say so. The forgery will Ue the denth of the Denineratie party ti tho North, and its epityph will bo written 1 Chineso Memento Morey." “What aunched legislation ia nuodad te come plete and ylve us sound money?” ree coluage and a dollar's worth of sliver or gold tn each dottar” ‘dwhat Mbt da you regurd tho Chluatuan?” * Fan opposed to compulsory formigration, or cooley. save Ininigration, “If Chinaman are sent Ve thik country by corporations of cous pantes under contracts that minvunt to alavery, or uns thing Hike or neur it, thon | um opposed to 2. Aut Data pot prepared to say that) would ‘De opposed to voluntary inuutgration. Lace by + the papers that y new treaty hus teen aycecd » Ubu, that will probably be ratitied, wad he Bute | dfngtory to all pursigs, We ought wo trevs. Chinn with the utmost falrness, If our treaty t+ wrong, amend it. tnt de so urcording to Me recognized tteage of nattans, ACter what las Deen sald ond done in this country, 1 think there fs very litte danger of any Chtonuatn vobiitariiy coming to this: couitr y this thine Chin must have an exceedtigly exatted oplitint of our religion. andof the sietice and hospitality bore of ony niost holy filth.” What is your opinion of making ex-Pres dentesonators for [fee Lam opposed to lt. Tam AQAINST ANY MAN HOLDING OFFICR FoR LET And see nu more reason for making ox-Presi- dents Senators thi for making ex-onntors Prestdonts, ‘lo mo the Ideu Is preposterous, Why should ex-Presidents be taken care of? To this country tabor is not dlegracetul; and, after finan has heen President, he hus still the right tobe nsefnh, dam eis Requainied with Rover) mon who willugres, {iy consternation of behyg elected to the Presidency, not to ask for: anofher office during holt natural Hyves, The people of this ental: should never allow a erent ac tosuifer, The hand, nut of elie but of Justice anit ener open te those who have perforined great pub- Ne service, Hut the ex-Presidents of the future quay not alle great and good men, and bad ex- Presidents wil not mike good Senutors, Tt tho Nation docs anything, let tt give a rensonable pension to-ex-Prestdents. No man feols like xiving pension, power, or plice to Gen, Grant stinply beeause ho wits once President, but be- ecnuse be was a great soldier and led the.nrustes of the Nation to victory, Make him a General and retire him with the bibest military ttle, Let him grandly wear the Inurels be go nobly won, and, should the sky at any tine be durkencd witha ctoud of foreign war, the country will natin tinnd him the sword, Such a course honors tho Nation and the min." “Are we nat entering upon tho era of our greatest prosperity?” “Weare ye show be fore BEGINNING TO TE PtosreRous, Tho Northern Pue Raflront ts to be com= pleted. Forty miliions of dollars his fest been rized by that Company, and new Stites will KOON be born in the: erent Northwest. Tho Toxns Paeitle wilt be pushed ta Sav Diego. and inn few yenrs we will ride ina Pollan car from Chienyo "to tho City of Mexteo, Tho gold nnd sliver mines are yleldinge more and mores and within the dast ten years more ii 40,000,000 sot land linve been changed mn Wwilder= nesa to firma, ‘This country 13 begining to grow, We have Just filly entered upon what 1 believe will be the Brayiiest neriod of Natloml development and prosperity, With the Republican party in with Gnrfeld — Prestilenty; “wlth | the Demo: racy demorallzed defeated; — with the’Chinese forger in the Ponltentlary; with fue money? with tntlnited eredits with the pest Innd iu the world; with (tk miles of rate way’ mz powel with mountiina of gold and silver: with uls of thousands of squire iniles af cone with tron enough for the whole: world: with tho best system of common schools; teleuriph-wires renching every elty and’ town, Ro that no two eltizous hon apurts with, elephone, tit nnkes everybody Ive next doors and with the best folk world,—how ean wo help prospering until to Jontinent fs covered with happy homes?" “What te you think of Civii-serviee reform?” nn in favor of if I want such Civil-Sery- feo reforin that ALL TUE O1 £3 WILL TE FILLED WITT d00D ‘4 NPETENT WEPUNLICANS, ‘The majority should rule, and the men who aro iu favor of tho viewa of the imnjority should hold the offices, 1 nm utterly opposed to the Adler tht a pirty staatd shaw ite Uberallts it the expense of “its prinelples, Men holding office Gan afford to tnke thelr chances with tho restof us. If thoy are Democrats, they should not expect to succeed when their party 13 do- feated. 1 belleve that there arc enough yond, 2 Republicaus in this country to fll all the and Lan oppased ta taking any Dey unt the Hepubllean supply” $3 d, Men should unt Jol the MW Ogotollice. Such.arien are contemprible to the last degree, Nelther should a Republic- an Administrution compel a mun to lenve tho party to get a Federal appointinent., After a great battle bas been fought.) ao not belleve that the victorious Generel should reward the ollivers of the conquured ye My doctrine is, Hewards for friends, The presont "Adimiulstra- tion hus pricticed Ctvil-Service reform: and tts auccess $n New York way be considered a5 al- most phenomemu, us Slustrated in the political blogranhies of oll and Arthur. —<—— HIGH LIFE IN PARIS. Tho Binuc-Sonaparte Wedding—A Sub- sidized Presa~Murrlage an a Political Spcculation—Unpropitions Elements nud Irreverent Workinen—The Guenstny, the Churelh, nnd the Brenkiast—A’ Medley of Jowels und Jeernm Bee splendent Costumes and Humillating Memorion, Corrcapondenee of the New York: Tribune, Panis, Nov, M—Leun hardly call tho Blane Ronuparte wedding i suciul, and still tessa fashlonable, event. ft was rathor nm gratis speatncle orgtnized with a design to start n new Protender, Money) was not spared to mako St go off without a bitch, Boulevardler nows+ pupere were tremendously bribed to praise und putt, They anawered well to tho golden Incent- ive In gushing about tho tenderness of tho bride. for tho poor, tn expatiating upon tho noblo dls- Position of Itolund’s mother, who hus been palnted ta n sort of sublime and sublimated type of Parisian domocracy, The Interested twaddle about tho virtues of Blanes and Houn- partes (Auteull branch) and the ramuntio fent- ures of the courtship and ongagemont, hid bee come guito sickening. The truth is, that tho wamblingshauae connection with which Roland hus become ossoelated cinbarxed, In uceepting: din n8 a sultor of Ste, Blinc, in a grand politics nl speculation. ly giving him that young Indy and 11,000,000 tranes of hur dowry to to 1s he pleases with, they have made a sporting tnvest- ment, Monieo menns to ran tho, bridegrvom for mn pire, and to annex France to tho uuhilng principality. ‘Phe Liye, tho Ordre, and, the Pte Caporat ura full of allusions to” the sword of Roland und the national dellyerance it inuy be expected to nevomplish. | a. Rouhor had wiven out in few days before the wedding that, 11 pursiatice of the Euzeénile’s commands, he was atonce pro to Chiselhurst, and could not therefore uecept tho invitation which he hud received, Hows ever, he changed Ils inind, telegraphed to tho Bipress that be was too severely idispoacd to cross the Chanuet in rangi woithor, and not only ocenpled a plice of honor in the Church of St. Itoch, but wus at tho collation given at Madame iane's, POLITICAL WENDING NULSTS, You will bo able to Judge of the polltion! siz nificance of this various bridal when [give you tho mines amt antecedents of suine oF the ite wcroud Bonnpartiats who went to it fa M. tou. her's wake: Haron Eiussinuni, the ex: Hnuss. mnnnizing Prefeet of the Boins, attonded with his daughters and sons-ln-law, ‘he Marquis de du Vulletto ts the adopted son of a Minister of tha Iiterlor of Tani Sapolgon, the son of Mra, Welles, whom thut Minister espoused, and {4 tho husband 0! » Rowher's eldest danhter, Barrow Lurrey is Mspector-General of Miltary Hospitats, Nie father was the head of Nu- polcon's ambulance corps, and in that eapaclty wus attached to the army which Tell to pleces iy tho Russian coinpaign, Gen. Therton de Mone tatrbua 1s son of tho decensed Gen, Pallkan, who flouted: the Summer Palice of the Emperor of Chim. Gen. Ney, Duke of Elehingen, 14 grands sou of the untortumite Marshal of tha: stme nano. Prince d'Arenenbory Is descended fram Marshal oerthter, and contributed tnder the ith Mary reaiene 1,000,000 trines Tow Morat Order eluotoral fund, Count Zaraisth lan Volo, of antique Hneage, owning hirge estates inGallleh, AUs rathor, Count Andrew Zamoteld, was jinpll- ented against his wit Inthe Polish Insurrection crushed nineteen yours age by Mourhuviult. Yhe present man ivonneyed to Milo. da Mali Kot, daughter of Marshal Pellisier, aod a niece af the lute Countess do Montijo. The Duo de Feltre $$ gvandson of) Marshal Clarke ind of Fouche, He fe one of those Ronapurtists who the other day in tho Chat assaiited tho sole dlers sent to take Haudry d'taason to the lock. up. Ernest Dreotle was chiof editor of tho Vatric when It was the oraan of the Tallorics, anu bes Torys to the Cassageite lot tn Parliament, Jules Aumigues wis quite os mich ie ie Caseagiie, the jute Princo Inperiat's confidant, and ts now the director af Le Pelt Caporal, whieh was until quity recently, for want of fundd bat dapilie fated state, Prevost de Lanny 1a a Bonnpurtist Doputy of faiivenee in the department which he represcuts. ‘The sane thing miny bo sald of tha Corsican Cuneo WOruune, of | Abatthicel, of Guyinl, of Col, Villette, and of Levert. Vie~ torlen Surdau, who bas coma round to Moral Ordor notions, muda haste to the wedding, as did Emile Villemot, Muxime du Camp, of the Acaido- mit Frangalao, Theodore de Grine, Fernand dy Todays Adinieal Runelere do la Noury, Prase ident of the Geagrnaphical Society, Jeon Dettbes, A. St Albin, Cloaliger, the suulptor, Paul do Cyagagnae, and tho Princess, Dolzourouk!, alster of the Emperor of Russia's wife, and huraelf Married to an ex-Governor of Warsaw, Tulse find da the Uist of pucets the Marquis de Carn Kievan, Ho belonged to the Madrellne sep OF tho Euprogs Buxéaic, und bia ott ried hut year the danghter of 1a the Jelzlin Minter in ira ey Mirles OF the Austrian Kimtussy ashamed to touch the gilded-o Munyvo, foro ton dinner at Prince and: Princess {ulate will’s to meet Roland nad Mile, late, and ne~ copted Wo invitation, Of courte n fete of tly kind would not kaye been porfeet without tho high-Hyiny Cocodeties, ‘Tho Princess de sagan, the Maryulae de Gullifet, the Viscountess de Courval, aad her slater, the Duchess do Brinclos vano. tho) friend of the Dache of Edinburg, altunded (a aller their congratuiutions. ADSENRE COMMNATIONS, > a ‘fhe weather protested suulnst the finporial pretensions of Molund nud hls Monaco bride. 1 fuver remomber a inore dupresstigly wel day teluris, Nobody could stand div the atreets: thout belie auklusdeep tia mid. hls pros vented a Parialan crowd from guthering along the foot-wiys from the ¢: Rte the howd of dine, Shine in the Bue de tvoll, from which Une oridal party set out, and to which it returned after the corumony. = ‘Tho splondid: crimean Vellum which sheltered thy church stops wus drenched and discolored, owls ta the continuous downpour, and water rain Cram every twist of Roluen curd tn the fringe borderiug the vellum, sho Out-of-qoors spectators wery exclusively Were, not vr piteh, uf had been nsked 1 tow diys' bos og: masons, hotmen, and others angiged, build~ fie uel demotiehiiur houses clowe To St. Roch. | T have often noticed that unedtiented minds Nke peetie Justicn. A driv ty Hint $4 not well punished, and the necordiing to 4, never fakes in te ity, whieh is the popular in Wednesdiy the rougi4 “who rin fron ings to ghince at tho bridal party tp ed to resent the triumph of Monaco, which certainly docs not plinder the working elass Rut this dit not matter. Monaco panders to 01 ‘af Chemost dangerous views that can take hold ofahumun being. Th is an embodiment of In- fquity, #8. the Bastille, in which courtiers only were’ locked ut, was of tytn and therefore did not deserve to prosper, lenl erfes ycre: raised of Via pour it roulette!” or S Strecess to the rouletic.” | There were alto cries of “ Where are tho akeletons of the sufeided gamblors? Tho Peterine blood In Raiane’s velng must have bolied ns this question was shouted. A ROYAL WEDDING PARTY, Ho give bia atin to Mine, fate, 0 little, sharp. " vulear- looking Wont oking ‘in her fie Ules an outlandish ie She was in blue a velvet, trinniied with appliques of Aten> ity And cheniite Iringe, Tho robo a satin xkirt, and fellin a train tho bonnet. it was a mere pros text for crowalng on fenthers and dinmonds, Rolane is very tall and strongly buslt, Ite 190 romurknbly flue young mat, Ganidgome, but re- sembles Pierre and fuherits his: vulyar stamp. ACSt Cyr bo was liked. Tan told that he has 2 atromy temper and alone memory for benellts received nnd fijuries done to blin and his rela- tions, file wore ut the bridal a Sub-Licutonint’s uniform, and etrried his head erect, The brite was taken hi by her brother, Ed- mond Bling, the future ‘husband of Jeanne Boniparte, je ind he looked a opin of “ponies,” Mme. Holand Bonaparte ig a dot. with a big head. Teoult detvet inher piestnge nomy tha blood of a German Jowesg, whieh abe hus derived frem ber mothor, née Waseath dress wits the usual blending of white lice, sittin, and ornine blostunts, which tn this Instances were not artificial ho eame bee MMnd ter were deanne, athe, and a tnddling Pelnecs« do yours old. Teincess Constantin Ratalwill was of coursd in = Snmedinte following of tho bride, of whont 8 four years the seutor, Her dress uppeared to weigh her down, too houry for Te wing mnt Antere dot, such ns sho is, bt belng in Wenreid , velvet trimmed with thick bars dad border of Zebellne Tir. aA train of diamonds, and feath- era, and bows of Alencon lney formed tho leads antr, which was set upon a voluminous head of onde hiir dressed da atyle approximating, to aoe Marle Antoinette, Mile. Wagutha was’ f tie, e Mime. Hatazzi, the orlginatar of the matets lee tween Toland and Mite. Mtune, and now tho wifo of Seior Rute, has bevn Cor a fow years lying by, WEFORD THE ALTAR. St, Itoch was pute with the sky-biue velvet curtains whien ind draped Notre Damo at tho Thurrhuge of the Rinpress Kugénie. ‘Theso han fogs were bordered with silver fringe, There were nixo to eorrespond tt duis for tha. family of the bridegroom and fautentis set out upon ty, whieh thoy vecuple arin chairs were. for tho Tune eonneetion, Those routs wero tn the Empire style, nd inight properly have Oyurcd on the Imperial plattorm at the opening by tho Emperor of the Chnm- bers in the Salle des Etats. Great pressure had deen brought to bear upon the Archtishop of Paris to wet hin to ollielate at the weddiyy, and: to nuthorize Its eclobration In the Metrapoiltan Cathedral, Any sutn of money’ that ho chose to ask wowld have been given hiing but his cobper- to be obtalne He folt tht Mo- eredibune, and kept atool from it. er, thy Abbo Galtat wis permitted to Dies Koland's sword, as well its tho beidegroont und bride, and to emphasize tho relationsiip of the former tothe great Captain who re ort the ehurehea which the Revolution had closed, Roland was alsoa unme, tho Abbo made bold to Roy, Of good augury, It was ussuclated with the axplolts of avallaut, chivalrous, and Christin Knight. CONGRATULATIONS AND COLD CHICK Tho bridal party rettirned to tho house of Mune. Blane tn the Rue do Kivolt to dojuuner at a butfot, Cho carringe entrance, the courte yard, statrs, ante-room, and splendid satona fn whl tho company were teasted, wero redotent with M orunge-blossama = fimported fresh from a. Bardou delayed in tho ante-room to old tapestri Rotund and tho bride, ho Prineess Radziwill, dime. Blane, Prine Merro Bonaparte, und tho Wagathas, stood fn the finite of the fourteen silons to reeelye tho grevtings of tho well-wishers who poured in. Tsybell of Spin bad been prevented from hone carlug the fostat hy the death of an old servant, to whose widow | Mine. | Hin tha Ine Blunt she received her MnJest, apolory, gent ow gratuity of S00 francs. | The taste was qiivstionable, Mime. Blane’ shoubt have assuined that Isabella was rich and gene eroug enough to take enre of the family of stanch retainers und if she wanted to be charitable ought not, in such a cise, have al- lowed ber eft hand to kaow whut her right was doing, much less the newspapers, The room in which the members ot the twa families stoad was lined round with busts of Bonapartes on pedestel4, and Jn the salond'h neur there warn fulldengek portrait of polvon HL, by Horaeo Vernet. Buoing It was another, by Baudry, of Ediiond Blane, and to tho right sind feft Mine. Hinge and hee dangh- tera, uy 4 tl ibanel, Monaco, Sedan, aid Auteull ir hands to one another at this bridal, aMuities avserted Uremselyes triumph Teuceforth T shall be unable to diss. to the “Vive lEmplrot of the Bon purtes from tho * Vian pour In roulettel,of the {intent workmen outside the Church of St. tock. PROHIBITION NOT REVENUE, Southern NM: tCucturers Mandicapped by gho ‘Tarii¥— Cotton Machthery Menvily Saxed—Thirty-noven nnd 1 MNalf Per Cont Duty on Minported Ape paratun, AtbANTA, Ga, Dee, 1—To the Editor of the New York Herald: The Herald of Sept. 6 dise cusses tho polley of the Government toward tho shipping interest. Cun you not apply the sume acute erlticism to another pict of tho governmental policy quite ag objectionable? The duty on hnported cutton muchinery, uns lesa recently changed, [8 8 per cent on tron and: 45 per cent on stecl used fn tho construction of tho machines. As tho proportion of ateel fs very enuill, tho entire duty Is 37g percent, It is nimost prubibitory. It was Intended to be entirely so, Tho mandate of the Govern tment la, * Buy Amurienn machinery or ubandon tho cotton manufacture," just as It Is, Buy American ships or forego American registry and Government protection.” The puble Journals huve recently mentioned an Instunce of a ships plug inerchant who was asked 200,000 for a Blip inthis country which bo afterward bought for 100,00) In Glasyow—Just one-halt. Te is nvout the same thlug with cotton muchinery, Tho shipowner ean sail his Scoteh-bullt vessel with+ out Atnerican registry, buys spinner must pay. the onerous dity or pay the bigh home priccs, or be cannot spin iy Amer! ‘Tho 'Vrousury ts full ta overtlowing, but bow Taueh Of its teeing: Hows eatne from this source? It would be interesting to know, but It would require Bim Weller's “patent double nultion magnifyln’ gas miproseope of hoxtra power" to discovar the insignificant mini tn the ovoercrowied Treasury, Even New York, with all ite cupnelty, enniet secommodate tho allver tongs uf the Government In its safety> doposit vattltas Ts that nt probibltory tax unconstitutional? Tho Constinition authorizes laws “to raise revanue,” nit whon the ostensible purpose fully, agin thie dustance,—-whore the revenue fentiure yanivhes, Is It constitutional to eantinie tin act in forve for w purpose not authorized by tho fundi- Tmontal law? Can Congresd constitutionally olfcat by tndireation whut tho constituent povers tes efine kadelugite tu ita direct notion? |: All the world over tho solter sells ng dear a ho enn iu the buyer buys ng cheaply as ho on, it our Governinont steps In between buyer and koller and says pructieally, You nist’ buy at howe.” Of course the tome muichinist avails Dhnwolf of this privilege and adds to hls price at least the amountof tho protective ute else whit the nso of ity Tt enables bim to add ahout $176,000 to tho prio of every million dollars’ worth sald, Of course bo will do thls, or he has not the business sonse usually. weeradited ta tin The duty on the 15,000,000 of spindles and thelr accompaniment nce it the Next twenty years, if all iported: andor the present: tact, would winownt, S10y,000,000. ‘Take this load off, ‘Tho Gavern- itdocs not need it, adit ahi would not pive (t, and you will see perhaps 13,000,060 or 21,000,000 of new spin at work bofure tho chil Of tosday renches mature yours, The home. muchiniste ouuht to be ablo te hultd machine nacheaply us thoir foreign compotitors now {ft they overveat. Uf thoy cannot ts tho burden to ho called tly Tho tnfant wnchtalee of Lome ava needed Hie upholding band of Government, Ho has hud ft for nuny: yours, and bus grown gray. toddting nlong underGovermuent " protection.” Ills efferts talenrn ta walle alone have been Jong enconnyred and bindsomoly rewarded by patient people, Hh Bond gud secessurd HURht Ost atone, or alt: down-one or the other, Tio has “ant dawn" jong quough In nother synge on the American cotton munufaoturer, All pointy of differences having been obs Miorated, lot saa a united people invade the inurkets of Bouth Ainerien and of other lands beyoud tho seas, with cotton cloths and locornas tives, with Hour and steam-couinga; with elec * trlo lights, telephones, and telexrupha; Ww Wigons, plows, aud sowing-machings: | coul, and fron, and ste Hottons, | Wa c er the oer With’ ships, istry, whenever one whieh iy ita anys ts We, the poo privilege of buying ail muna ficture and the wine munutieture are yet in thelr infancy in the Union, The growth of woot hay yet to ine treage chormonsly to clothe the. $2,000,000 of peuple, who will hail the tug oft our fathers in Wa, Shepherds willleura witer a white, when Utstraction aud iisrepresentation and miscon- ception have dituppeared, what tho south hoe hundreds ut thousands sar ucres which sheep can find their aL tho yer round, withaut tha need of shelter from icy Winds, or uf stored provender, aa where tho curth is covered with suow and {cu formoany moutha In the year. Thu test wool vor pe aduoed ty suid to have grown ig Kens tucky, Shave myaelt wou lomgelbred Texas wool almost as fine as the singio thread from a elikwornr's cocnon, Dur all these numerons folks will want cotton nts a1g0, Jighn us to prepare for the inerensed ant, We din certainly feed tho hungry, for POW CVETY YO: 00,00) bushels of wheat and more corn thin Joseph of old necutouiated In Beynt during theentice seven years of plenty; and ours are the enttle on 1,000 fils, Tho init grants who come Into the country “whh thelr pantson”? and the Httle xaus-endotica, ton, with al Heed cotton under-inveatitures, wn Aisensats gulned wt that! Helen's little fellow, “who wants 1o sve the Wheels go woul," is the very bos, to 3 we become the great American cotton manifae, turer of the future. Let us get the "wheels rendy for him! Hinsity V. Mstas,. THE NEW SOUTH. Eecanona for Helloving that North Care olinn Will Soon Becomo x Republican Stnto— gos Going On, Netw Yaek Commerctat Advertleer, Col, Robert M. Dougins, who fa the younger son of tho late Stephen A. Douglas, and who, it will be remembered, was private sceretary to President Grant during hls frst term, has been: stopping at the Grand Central Hotel In this city. Cal. Douglas is now United States Marshal for tho Western District of North Carolina, and Deputy Marahal Grotter accompanies him, both gentleman being rea{dents of Greensboro, nearly tho geographient centre of tho State. Col, Dougins was born in North Carolina, although ho did not reside thore permanently until after tha War. Mr. Gratter, although born in Vir- xinin, was renred and educated in North Chrolna, has always resiled there, nnd cons aldors himscl€ on, thorvugh North Care olintan, Areporter of tho Commercial was no- corded an interview with theso yentiemen, In tho course of which thes: gave much Instruct five Information [In reginl to the condition of pos Hitleal and othor attains fe "Ol North State.” — Ln reply tou suggestion from the porter that people here were now much interes ed In tho political feeling in tho Bouth, Donyiis suld In substances *Vollteally, Novth Carolina is in many re- Bpevts nu remarkuble Sta Tt is the most con: fervative of all tho Southern Stites, and was torgely Union, Thon there fs a large body of vaters of tha: same cliss—original Union men— who now vet with the Democrats, but who tre getting to be decidedly Independent, and aro by no meus blind followers of the purty. “That Is shown," sald Mr, Uretter, “by tho vote this yeur, In 1870, the Demoerats evrrivd tho State “by about 15,00) majority, while this year thoy have only about 5,000." er “1a thore inde bulldozing. Colonel? Col, Dougins—" Noy 1 minty say practically none fn tho wey of violence, There was con aldernble of it in 1876, but I has nll beon put down, and toa greatestent, Lintust any, by tho netion of tho better cliss who bid Joined the Kue Klux, but withdfew when thoy began to seo what the tendency of it was, Of course, there dro other methods of proventing colored Heptbe eins from voting. and thesu were largely pric- teed tn the southern and ester counties, whieh, being cotton counties, bave tt laren cot} ored population, all of whom are Kepublicans, Yor thy eau give Democratic majorities. firmly bell that if there wero 1 Cew more white Republleaus seattered throvigh | those counties, suns to seo Lut the culured vote wits ntl brought out, the tables wont bo turned, ln the Roakinghun County Congressionu district, for Instiince, where the Republican voters oro about equally divided between white and col+ ored, there wisn full vote. and the Demoornts curried it) by only a sinnll majority. In fact, I believe the Sinte wilt soon be ttepubtican!” Tlow ts that to comu avout?” By tho oporution of seyerit causes. In tho first place, we have the colored people with 13; thon there are tho independent Demoernts, who. will, T belleve, oventuniiy take up thoir minds toenmo over to the Republican party.” “ What nbont tho moonshiners?” “1 an glad to sry public opinion fs changing and {s rapidly comlug to support'tho authori ties, no tht now we meet ttle violent opposi- tlon In kerving processes, At first tho people, wero naturally averse to pryfing any Fodtoral tux, Cecling that the revenue went to puy tho dobt Incurred In whipping them. ‘Then the Stato courts helped on the feellng by thoir partisan action, 1 nd threo Deputies killed, aud not one of thelr murderers was judieted; but, when n Deputy Killed n man, he was alyitys indicted and tried for murder, though always nes auitttod. ‘Things are better now, though thoro willuiways bo illleit stills atong those mountain recs, Where you enn only tad thent by: stuin- Wine aver thein as it were, We still have somo trouble, and some tidicrous scenes occur, hut wo ure getting used. to It. For instance, tho southern Hie of North Carolina, the Ine be- tween Sennessco and Georgin, meet in form of nes that n man could evade a process issued Inoue State by crossing the Une lito another, ond to catel: him would require threo write, three Collectors, three Deputy Marsbals, and threo posses. Ono smn had a'atill in my dis- trlet and his house a. few rods dlstunt in Georgin. When my Deputy went to arrest hin ho went to bis honse, asked the Deputy in, set out a bottle of whisky, and snvited him totako asoclaldeini. fho Deputy came to mo for instruetions, and 1 told lm if he was In doubt about the Hine to mike tho arrest, but if tho Huo was marked ho mist respect it, Many Buch cases come up, butalthough thoy are yexu- tous thoy nre at tho same timo intyzhnble.. Ono of my Doputies went to arrest n tnan, and catch~ ing sight of hin gave chase. Both were mount cd, Dut tho fugitive had tho best harse nnd was gainlng rupldly whon ho suddenly pulled up, aud when tho Deputy reached hin blankly asked, *Did you want to see mez When tho Deputy proceeded to make the grrest tho follow grinned, nnd poinung to a binzed tree said, * That's the Georgy lHno, nd soit was, ad ho eseuped.” THE COLORED EXODUS. A Curloun Result in Louisiana—The Movement Systentatlently Spread! Wasitinaton, D, Cy Dees of tho colored cxodus has recontly, itis reported horo, mide tteett yisitle fn Louisiana, . Labor haa become somewhat seurce In soveral parishes, and, n8 8 consequonce of the Inerensed domand thereby) produved, tha colored luborers are ink unions to secure higher wages. In Hives strikesure threatened, ‘Chis ismora expeciully true of plantation districts nour New Orlenns.” The exodus moventont, Instead of de- crenslug, 1§ oxtondliys itself syatumaticnlly, and many of tho best class of workers nro evidently preparing for migration. Thera Is 1 grent deal of correspondence going on as to pluces North where such fabur miy bo needed. ‘Che offort ia Leing mado by somo land-grant interosts to turn x portion of this population jutu Now Mexicound Bouthorn Colorado, ——[— THE PRESIDENT ANDE SECRETARY ON SIL- To the Editor of ‘The Chicago ‘Tribunes Cu10Ago, Dee, 7.—Hoth tho President and Str. Sherman recommend tho inereasy of puro silver inour silver dollar, for the purpose of oyuulize ing the bultton yalue of the two motala, silyer aud gold, _ Tho disparity between tho bullion valucaot theso metals can only bo removed by removing tho enuse of this disparity, What, then, ia tho enuse? Where thoro is the froo colingo of m money motal, thomonoy quality subsists In the button of that metal, aud tho dilforence between {tg bullion aud coin yaluo Ja slinply the cost of changing It from the one form into the other, Whure there ts a restiscted coinage of a metal, tho money quality ts confined te tbe coln, and ite bulllon fs uerchundive. — Under tho existing law, wo hive tho free coinage of gold and tho restrletod cofange of silver, Honce this ney quatity subsists in the gold: bullion, but not in thu sliver bullion; and this is tho reason why thore faa dierance between the Luliton vale of tho twometaly, | This aebarity, eur only be removed by iuvesting allver bullion with the monoy quits and that can only bo accom nilshed by allowing the free or unrestricted votnuso Of silver, ‘Thin is nanbject in which tho peoplo of tho whule country, espectally of its producing seve tons, wre Interestod, and tho Interests of the owners of xald or silyer bullion. should not bo cousulted, “‘Thoy shoul by pinced under tho Jaw inf position of perteot oquulity, 11. G, M, ———— 'Tho pptro of Brazile Wasmtxaton, Dec. BA gentleman who bas just returned from ite do dianetro gives some teresting Information about altars in Brazil, le suys that the question of successorstip to Dom Pedro ts sane wilked of, dnd it ts wt come ion prediction nimons progressive polltichins that the Lnperial form of government will not outlast tho qoud Emperor Whoso popialarity’ hus been 13 uninetay for inany years, Che hele to tha throng Is tho son of Hom Pedro's eldest dhinghter, 0 hoy of 6 yenrs, and If the Emporor dies during the boy's mlnority the Constitution makes the mothor Hexunt. Bh fd so much under the Intluones of the Jesuits that sho is very unpopular, and her aveession to tho relis of goverment would be pretty sure to provoku a revolution, Te iw tindorstood that the Emperor doslres to ave tio Constitution chimzed so tht the suc. cession Will go to the son Of bls second daughter, Whoso hushand fa Gerimin Prince, This hid: ly 22 years old, and gives promise of tiberlting his grandfather's tnlepts. ‘The Emperor ia enld to ¢sxerciso but-little control over Government ute fairs at present, the deminint Jufluence In the Administration bemy that of tho Visconte do Hain Hetiro, iy yea iiblo stuteeman, A great chinye his been product in “gocknt und business life in Rio by tho development of the Amerienn streat-cilieay system. A single company, maniyged by it C, Shannon, wha wis formerly the Anicrican Beeretury of Legntlon, control thirty-wven miles of proud witha the city Lintts. Swe idads of cars aro runy—one for barefooted people, in whieh the farg id lve cents, and for those who wenr Bhoes, Who pay ten cunta for the nidvantuze of better accommodations And better company, Hefore the rouds were Dulle it wis not sire for a judy to yo out alone, ovon dn the duytine, Now ludies ga out unace companied just as ln American ities. Pear reneee ‘The weakest wounn, sisallcat child, and slck- est invatl cay use Hop Bitters with safety gud WTOAL goud, NEWSPAPERS. The Rev. Robert Collyer on the Press of the Present Day. A Grent Power for Both Good and Evil—Its Prospective Im- provements. Good and Bad Points in American Journalism—Liborty, Not Li- censo, Necessary. New Yon, Deo. §.—An interesting discourse on Nowspapors was delivered Inat ight by tho Rev. Robert Collyer, in the Church of tho Meselak, corner of Thirty-fourth street and Park avenue, Tho reverend spenker siilds Tthink there can be no doubt tliat tho most potent power for gooit or ovil in our fervid mods ern life is the newspaper, In countries that take ton monarehy, itis tho real King, and tn He- publics tile this of ours It isthe real President, und eltizens and subjcats alike look to it for Ine apiration and direction, ne fow of thom, I fine anine, ovor look to the Lord, Tho uewapaper isniso tho most remnrkablo outcome of our modern clyilization. Lknow of no one thing beside that haa gathored into iteell go falthfully the very essence of tho Invention nd dlucovery whieh hing’ made the last hundred years peerless in this respect over all that went before, or which employs ao much of tho fest power to-day in the thoughtand life of man, NEWSPAPERS IN THE WILDERNESS, Tho stenm engine docs no day's work so mire yoloua in its whote reault ns thit whiel Is dono vy tho steam printing press; tho wire Nnshea no such wolxht of interest, the rullroud carrics no such freight na Ste Inst edition, while the artist bas. no such opening beside ns thts transfers bla work atonce to tho block and then sends his pletitre tying into the hearts and homes of n million men. F wont once Into tho Northwestern wilder- nees after trout and came ton log house whero we halted for @ chit, and tho gual womnn told usthat the ladies of our party were the first white women she bad ecen for almost two years. Tt was a very protty house, and was full of rosy ehildren; oul this was to be noted, that she had covered ber wails carafutly and with te taste with pletures from, aur illustrated papers, 60 that the children were living in a sort of art~ watlery which brought the geeat. world home to thom inn very elnvining fishion. Lwas driyen Dyn thunder-storm Mo nnotbor log house, fall of children, nid tho walls of the via room, just like those in Grand ‘Traveren, wero a plet- Ure-gatlery’of our thought, and Ifo, and land, “How do you manage to thal your faves?” T sald once tonn urtist who hus taken a tirst placo on these papers. "Il know the real men, but these othors who aro born of your haad and brain seem to bo 18 genuine and truo to the lite astho rest.” Then Tmentioned one 1 hud just geen, ns ait instance, and Bild, * Te that an ideal portralty"” “No,” ho nnawered, with i sinile, “thatid Just as rentas those of tho mon you know. Vhunted all New York, for that min’s face, and found te in nsiloon. boy wilt remember, did this in his day, pictures are photographs of tho lite don of his-age, But tho modern neweprper prints such pletures, and instend of conhuln: the; to tho portfolios of the curlous and the print-ahops of tho capitals, ft sends them over. the prnirfes and into the backwoods on tholr meseges of good or evil, and to do their work for those who can mnake no more ot a printed page than they can of Sin- sorlt, And a4 tho newspnper mikes tributary 10 [ts purposo the finest results of art. and aclenee, and discovery, so tt captures some of the cholcest fancies fvour current thought md life, Or. Chatmerss tlt rently years sco that the nest ering anda oot deal of the best thinks ing of his day waa done for the newspapers, It wast pextieee wonder to him how such csanys as he rend In thom every day. could bo written on tho spur of tho. moment and in the clash aud chunge of the intensest tIfo of tho world, witos exch question whieh came up for discussion bud been sprung there and thof on the writers, {8 not too muet to say that the nuwspuper neti- oles are much better now than they were then, shot Dr. Chalinurs based his admiration on nein. f DEVOUNING BNTERPRISE AND AMPLE MEANS, It is thu result of this devouring onterprise fod by imple means which senyckes through every corner and eranny of the Jand for men "and wonen of tho fnest abllits, and then fastens them with chalus of gold, ug the old inasters of tho world held thete enptives in triumphal pro- cossions, with this distinction betweon tho old captives und the new, thit tour liny they ara hptto be proud and glad, as most ministers are for that matter, in proportion, to the wolght of the ehaing, and. not content with the best thought, tho newspaper nt tho snino thing se- cures the chalcest cuterprise. Do the hidden forces Dreak, out In an enrthquake, oman springs up with lis note-book and pencil while the land Is rocking under his feut, nut begina to write, and to finsl his words over tho Urat_ wire ho can Jay his hands on. Is tho fire burning up there hols among tho flames sxoratebing at ha pnper—the coolest man yon shall fad, “How uld you come to write that, nccaunt of that fearful morning in our oity?? 1D suld to wonmin who had given a wonderfttl pleture of 16 {fn one of your great papers.“ Lwag Fastin out with all tho rest of you," sho sald, * when meta reporter for that paper, who know aie, He said, ‘Youre the very person ft was look dng for; come right along; you niust write ing the story of this morning for our paper, and It imust 40 oyor the wires to-day. Chey will pay ea more than you nsk.' *Writo you tho story?” erled Esrowu Iny” tenra; ‘why, my hourt Is breaking ~and Ihave lost my folks,—and, just. foole at me with the grime! FAN right! bean swored, ‘put the heart-brevk fnto tho story, leave your face to take cary of itrolf, and lor tho folks seck you. Come ajong. And come £ atet, noross the river toa house, where he found we tuble, pug payer und. ponelt down; and 60 ue it, blotting the thing all eyer with my NTS." ds thore war fur ntick!, the newspaper will give you the news of tho battles farahend of anything: tho Government ean get—who are tho niost deeply fnvelved—and vastly more true, ns a rulo, ‘he reporter is there in’ tho midst of the alot una shell; ho rites out of the battle inn way that would break most men's necks; tires down horse ufter horse If ho ius, and Hashes his words with the very fire and simoke of tha battle: fy them over son und land to tho editors room, Olsiug esenpes this over preaunt and all present ye. ur ah wy, this power ang eu liken best to tho trans of-the great cronture of the forest, whieh cnn plele up a pin or wrench down 9 plo? Temirrors the great wurkets on one page and on another tells you of oyster suppers in the basement of a church, and reports impure tinly a imurdor or 4 surmon, Does the ld "Lion ronr ever there In Europe, or the Jienr growl or tho Bugle sereain you hearthom all through this wounderfu) telephone of the ne’ prper, It brings to you the froth and fon Tho chalice of our if awfal movements wh turles and are felt wllround the world. * tho abstract aud brief chronlole of the thie hohlhue the mltrror up to Nature, showlng v! vt Hid ropenty the vage and eh Dolo tu all: the ar tue her own feature, scorn her own tmuge, and 4 tho very nyo and body of the tino his form and prosgure.” ‘THE MAI MUSSION OF THE PRESS, Bo [tis no ygreat.wonder, 8 you will Reo, that tho nowspaper should be about’ tho most potent power wo know of amon visible thinus, or that Taly-tntnded mon should bo glad for this power and proud of It, wherover ite held fered ta ‘Ceattte and wirtuo fi a wide and true sense, LU wilt yenturo lo any also that we, of all mun, should bo ylad and proud of thls power for youd, be- cilisy among newspipers of the Hest rank there fire very-few tndeed that rire not conducted 10 tt broad and Mberal spirit whonever they touch the great queations whieh botong especiaily ta the Pulpit. Indeed, beaw a parigraph not very long ago which profesved ta give the bing,or the belong ings. oF tho most cninent editors In thig countrys and it was something of n wonder to tnd whe mumber of thom wore whit we should cult lbs eral, vntil L remombored how hurd itinust ba to Jad 2 nun of any other mind who can conduct fi Krent paper, Or. conducting one, should not catch this uptrit through his work, Nor ia this truv only of thoxo Btutes, You wantd think that ina city ke Londan—whoro the roate of alt things must run down deep ug the old red sands stone-—thore would bo no room for the totter of heresy, as somo ent ity but thore 1 4 xrent deal of room, for tho spirit don't Inbel your buskot of Reed. and Mr, John will not tronble you much: uny more bout [nature Shall l teil you « story? I was wandering about London or ay. and came ton place trom whioh vide uber of publleations tow: pee otually, and looking nt te pliee with no den of being known a guntioman Invited moe tn, told mo na wo sit {i his ofllee that le wis one of the firm, and) bad heard mo preaeb In an old Meoting-house near by,—was biinself v | ag thoy all wore, Nyt’ then, You 6eo, we have to keep all this to ourselves." he said, "anit tke cure Go Digbtry ut tho leust gets into our books, but thus they shall at bave sometitig in thorn of a broad and Hberal spirit." It ja (he truth about the great papers we pent on this aldo of tho water, When they touch ree Ugion at alt itis ina wile and incisive way, They: give no quarter to religious bizotry on any aide, or bitter or narrow doginas. St scems nit the vory substitics out of which most of the men ure nutde who create or Ktatp thoir tte on a xeeot Journal bolda within it this loaven of free thoumht they ean na more bide than thoy can bide tholr shadow as thoy stand fn tho sun. IN ECNOOLS AND CHUNCHES, it has come to pasa oucy more that for all theo reasons, and others l shall nor nume, the news~ paper bay come to be beyond all doubt more Populus ang more widely real in this countes than the Bible, walle no man bas to make euch A contession about it as quaint BMurtia Fuller nade about the lesen of the day “Forglya te, in this, that when 1 wet mnyeelf this morning to read Thy viessed Word [ Hirst turned thy loaf to seo ft it wasn long chanter,”” You neves tur fy thly spirit tho puro of your paper, wor Aid sliages inthe folded sheets. Most i hot, ave stirred by what thoy read thery ts they: Aro aohlom stirred by the grent old Hooks and tho reason for this fa that the newspaper como richt home. and bears the thought and Hte of tho wortd about us, canght on the wine and transferred to the pruces throbbing with love nod hate, with terror and Joy, with fe and denth, and tis not disinnees how, hut nearness, whieh brings enehantnent. If this, onee more, waa tho wholo sui and substance of tho hows. paper one could want wo better visitor In our homesar aupervisor of our schools and ehuretes, to more [nuregnable citadel and ally of 9 treo fer: raiment and no Nrmer helper to aur whole punuin life thin the, daliy anid weokly prose, But the truth [s, as we all know, that there ta it diving, a hinan, and an Infernot efement in tho nowspuper, tia there fs in all things that have eomu aud do come out of the henrt nnd Nfo of man, It Ia ike this great image tho King saw In his antag! Whose “Urightnienn ws excellent, ‘Tho Head ts fine: golds the breast and airing allvery tho mide brasat’ the legs fron: and tho feet port fren nad) part chy. The nowapnper i glorious and good at its highest and best; nein er as you reach downward, and whon you get clean down to the lowest toe, as mennins dirt. Histhe old dream aver again ty this respect nlao. that theso elements ataud for something outside, the [innge Ltself; for the pawer on tho: throne®ind tho power behind the throne; for those who fashion this marvel of our inedern time, and those tor whom itis frahloned. ‘Tho gold nud sliver, the brass and frou, and mut ire wll found first in tho people who minke tho form and substance of tho newspuper possibles and then they avg in those who made the press to please thingy thoy work for, nid fromiwhomn thoy. expeet ndue reward, Powerful and, wouderttil ns this ctention of or now day ir, it is tho imoge of the people who are looking at ft in hope and fear, or admiration or hate, fa ke ta Churelt, the drama, Congress, the Kenta, nnd the Admintstration, in outcome Orst an then an income. Orllke tho water that runs clear to tho upper stories of our hotises and great buildings (only itdoca not so run in New York)—a proot that we have those wnong ts who work and pm cand pay for clearness, und nt its worst it fs Hike tho stagnant pools and imurshes tht turn to aliine inthe pun to brecd pestilence and malarla—vroof of tho Klistiip to evil some peoplo tolerate avout thom or ercaty out of tho slush and eilme of thelr own nature, AMERICAN JOURNADIBH, Now that the American press—for T spent ot this eapeelully—should distance tho world in on- terprise {4 us natural ag itis that we should don hundred things beslde that rpg, from our wide and free life, ‘That it should be generally keen, brheht, trenchant, quiek and nuinorous inspots 13 also natural, beeduse those are all quaiities that He within our free He also, abut tho ending articles In our papers should cantrive to wick all tho senso Into batt tho pixie at tho lenders fi a paper Uke tho London dines ig nisomitiral, because wo live n lasts, flery, and impatient lite, diferent from tho stow aud sure processes of Ife lod in England, and 80 editors know very well that If they shoulit give us a plece of thelr inind in their columns we should look at tho long chapter, refuse to rend it, and so. not only frustrate theie lnbos ‘but stop our arpa area For wo will no more ablde Jong sermon in the press thin wo will in tho putplt. That we should have hundreds of person) and Impersonal items about everything of any intereat, and every min aud worndn who happens to strike tho public oye, is also natural, Dbeenueo there ty no sich curions dad Inquisitive mea on the (plant us this of ours, It ls trie, no doubt, that (none respect we bave rmonded our ways ainee the duys of Mrs. Trollope anid Mr. Dickens, We uy In watt no longer for the stranger to flnd ont al about him; but thero fs a gon reason for thle,—we hitve created tho " in- tervlewor" and he keeps us quict, in tho full nsauranco that he can do on great dent better than we cat and - we shall Ket the whole truth in the next fasue of our quper,—and, it muy bo, a toweh of lmagination tobhoot. tis natural, also, that every horrible eatastrophe should be vpened out to the mle nuteast fiteldont in some of our papers, with deep hendtines, seeret and’ clreamstance—not 40 uch that the onds of Justica muy bo Rerved, but that tho dish of highest seasoning may soll tho most pape: itis natural, also, T suppose, that below all these Hues thore should be papers that minister by letterpress and pictures to the Yilest and meanest passions of our common nature, to the duvil thut 1s within us, rathor thin tho tingel or the many because there are muiti+ tudes In whom tho devil Is master, who do his bidding, and are lod captive by him at hts will. Thoy preter sueb yurbage to What is clean and: wholesome; it fs thelr dram-drinkjing, and suet papers ire tho drameshops of tho pross, where evil passions are fed that end in crime, And here 1 beg not to be oifaunderstood. J stand for the perfect freedom of the press, now and for+ ever, and wint tosee It frank and fearless about mien nnd things, no matter who gets hurt. Lo havo ne exrpatly, with tho mero sontimental — aqueaini#hness which | would cover things up that oneht to revenled: und here tha newspaper often docs n work before which tho wulpie quittls and) tats bnek, coming tp at inst. It it comes up nt nl, ainong tho reserves, “The presy cnn do, and hig dane, peerless work in kenppliniy with publis and person! corruption within tho past years, Wo, need sueb papers, and we have them, One paper TL inve hoard sponen of as tho wookly dudginent Day. We bave others’ that do not have to walt n woul; thoy sot up thogrent white throne every ainorning ngalnst those. festertry ovila that afiilat our lito. FE eay not ono word, then, agnlist a tran and fale discuggion of ny, qmestion; byt what Edo fonth and eomtemn fs not tho freedom, but the Ueense which will buro the breast of its own mother ff tho pubtic will pity toes ncancor, ‘This slimoof scandal in tho- papers that belong to the foot of mud and fron, gieamlug out of tho dark things you cannot traustix with tho apenr of truth and be done with them nny more thin you cin trangilx seq Jelly ond thoso foods of ‘pictures that polson our youth with lnscivions suggestion. This ts tho tid mingled with Iron ut tho base of this oxvoilent brightness, PROSPECTIVE IMPROVEMENT. And now, whut hope is there that this great power for good and eval will grow better, not worso; that tha ot ind silver of ft will grad. Maly: gaia on the bruss, tho fron, and the mud? Well, tls, tirst of alt, f6 to ine the grandest of n great hope—Uiat the best of our Journnda ure atl tho the growing better, and: whnuing tholr way Into large areas of power and the noblest use. Tcount ft a sign altogethor for good tut tho vast majority of our great papors are perfectly free, and, ad 1 belleve, pertectly honest. They want no offlee or plundor, aud will have none, They stund clenr of ull taint, and trust thom. selyea utterly to the honest Instincts of tho elena American citizen. The best of thon reo from afi, 13 nen on mountain tops, the dawn: of a new and better das when the patriot will vorsunde tho mere polltictn, or rather when tho politician will bo i patriot in tho purest sensv, Aud go they stand as horas to encourage us to rise and take our plies and begio with the now opportunity, Journals Uke these are tho tree tenders of the pou ple, na Mr, Lincoln was u trig loader whon ho walted to hear tho tramp of his fellow-ultizens behind blin, and thon murebed on with thoi heart, and mind, and hand to matutaia him, Tt fs niso true that as the pucpto #0, the Journals whieh do not tend, but follow—will go. They will do Just us they have done—wheel swiftly inte Une to save thelr elronintion, Took tor good to muster the ovil in those things that offend the moral, and soolal, and ro» Nutone fnstinets of our people, In ull those things, and for thont, wo wre more or less reasons siblu. It ts our huginess to seu that nothlig shall enter our home that detiloth or maketh a lv in tho Huupe of a newspaper; to mnke our convictions known nbout those things nlso whoraver wo yo, and te court no smile and fear no frown for this from any sida, hose who: come to look at us from abroad sy that this iy our weak plive-this haunting sengy of tho ine quisition of a newspaper that 1 down on use" T think sometinies there is Kometh ng i this sure mise, Tt ts tho most terrible power wo know of when St fs used to ornsth a mans butt any that tho mun who kuows his awn plaice and ia sure oF his own uprightness can dare even the nowspie per, and defy it for the truth und the right, come what intiy. . “Go tell your mastors to go nhoad aud print what thoy willubout mo; FT dety them, and will Nght thoin,” one of the brayost men 1 know aad fon person who came to tell bim, when the alr wis tele with scandals, that they hud wt decu- ment in thor uilco which would ruin blu, but which they would burn for uy prices “1 defy thom, sad tn two hours after the courtsopen tos morrow L wil havea thom fn the dock,” Tt turned out that tho pergna) was an impostor who fal come after bineknuill, but if tt hel been dust us tho seamp gute it was that woutd have Inato NY Matter, ‘hore the nn stood in the siuple integrity of hia own great, spattess life, without feur gad without reproach. Lbellove thot a great and geod newspaper {6 ag ane cred in its. own us the = Biblu. t bag something it al a to min sia Presont Word of “Gol vory present word of man to God. The Dont of both paises ta fr aueh a payers the hand of bath sots tho typo and the spirit ‘of both rends the proof, Tho oll prier in Norwich, when Hewspapera wore In thelr infancy foll short of mutter .to Ml his sheet, ald not, Anow well what to do; but now, when tho whole wortd Ja at ong nolghborhoul, tho trouble fs to find room for tho tuomlny revolutions that pour nas tho sun belts the world day oy day. AMINISTRANT TO TIE SOUL'S LIRR, Nor do Ustang with chovo who condemn anys thing beyond skimming one’s paper and then throwing It valde, A good paper fs as trac n WntstyBHe to the soul's (lo ae good bred {gt the life of the body, aid it becomes nbout ag in- dispensable, U feel now and then us if L would Hk to rend a Rrent leader from tny paper in the pulvlt fd on sort of second lesson, “ho old coteh: uinittors sed ta muy, "1 read my papers jours nd when he. i to suo What the Lord ty doing in the curt." Tt wasn wise and good aaytug. Cunt ministor Hruyé, and praives, and preaches best who eeps Up the steadivst Juthnacy with some good papers ‘peeuttse he is inken cutelie blingell for pig mutter, and dads ble heart Kole out toward tho whole Hying world in supplication and thinksgiving, anil that man prenches beat who, being well grounded in his old suered veritios, watches the mirror of tho puyatng me, and #0 brings out of bis treasury thinws new and old, ¢ advounto no exclusive devotion to ono book. Tho Ube ts the Wivine book ta me, of alt the world and all Une, and thore are gther books that are aldo divine tn thelr own mousuro, and then n good vewspaper makes up the sum, and, Jn Hts own way, ty divinoulsa, and all thes Chings work together for good to them that love God. For in them alt you tad traces of ifs presenco and Tis gricy, and wo, Of wil men, we who look every day tor the coining of His Kingdom, and Tech gure overs nicht tautp It hus come. should be Ja for the revelation of its presey Hour paper—ckeave Lo te yee nil lopalee Ud doour best to develop Its finest powers UY And There ta one wore word. You wee In the hy of saying that innisters are only men ate {und we must Rhy the samo of editors anda 4 a large allowance for them, They do nares in with our feds, but wo know they nto poy mentand tris fu their voeation. Hknoe fed position sa full of difliertty as that of thee ne Hustur ara great Journal. “His congregate ed by tene of thousands, and exere on Ie vn Wants the paver rin’ his way. tote ioe fines if (tis not 80, and writes 1 re iin fe or gives up bis paper, This ls all wrong, ay cr perpetual threat to one of the finest, treasit n we bosaess—tho freedom of the press, Nowe’ have free speech In the pulpit, and cherish We sre should juve it also in tho press, ao ft. 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