Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 18, 1880, Page 16

16 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNT: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1880—SIXTELN VPAGIS, THE LEGISLATURE. Its Approaching Session Re- garded with Indifference by Politicians, Jtensons Why Legislatures Are Usually Composed of Light- Waisted Statesmen. The Springfield People Dissatisficd with the Present Pay of Members, Ablo Democrats Who Will Ge Present, and Prominent Republicans Who Will Be Absent. Canvass of the Probabilities in Regard to the Election of Speaker. The Railroads Resigned to a Bolief that They Must Buy Up the Whole Outfit. Speetat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Srrixartecp, Ill, Dee. 1%.—The Thirty- second General Assembly will convene in this city on Jan. 5, but the approaching ses ston appears to be regarded with compara- tive Indlfferenze, even by the professional politicians, Asn niatter of fact, the session doves not promise to be an espectally impor tant one, as compared with others of recent years, Judging from present indications. But the body soon to assemble is most decidedly AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY, Bo that all predictions as to its action on any given subject, or ns to the importance of its work, must be the sheerest guesswork, Jt is well understood that.a member of a Jegisintive body requires at lenst one ses- slou’s experience ‘to bo of much practical yalue either to the general public or to his immediate constituency. On this account It Is always desirable that members of the Legislature should be reflected ns many tines as they Are willing to serve their districts, provided they make a falrly good record, But this fact, like many others equally patent and im- portant, Is persistently ignored by the peo plo in selecting their representatives In the Legistature, ‘There are somo reasons for the frequent changes made In the membership of the [Mlinois Legistature not generally under- stood, In the first place, the remarkable cropof “statesmen” annually produced by ench county in tho Stato constitutes a laree, netive, and zealous body of “outs,” and usually results fu. a suceesstul combination nguinst the “tns.? Jn the second place, » legtslator’s lot is not always a happy one, A Inwyvr, doctor, or professional man of any ability who isin netive practice, or a farmer or business-mnn, cannot afford to spend the winter at Springtield during a legislative session for THE MEAGHE COMPENSATION recelved by our Jawmakers, It ts yery evi- dent that, to seeuro good laws, tha Legisii- ture should be composed of men of ability, intelligence, business capacity, und expe rience In alfairs. Such men are able to carn moro than the $35 a week; and, if thoy ac- ecptelection to that body, must do so at a personal sacrifice, either. because they ure actuatéd by an ambition for polltical prefer- ment, or because they have private Interests to subserye by representing somo great cor poration, But the few hundred dollars recelved by a legislator during a session do not stay long in his pocket. Upon the otheer stile of the account will be found his necessary enm- Palgn expenses, his disbursements to the Springfteld — bonrding-houses, hurkely Ine creased Incidental expenses, and the eontri- butions always expected from a man holding tn Important and 'iuerative’? oflce by a certaln:elass of his “constituents.” When at last tho session cds, and the recounts are balenced wy, thrifty Indeed nist be the gen tleman with an “Wonorable” before his name who can find any balance remaining In Vis exchequer. When afl these cireumstauees aro con- sidered, It is not surprising that the best men im the State so infrequently find their way into the Legislature, and that thelr places are too often tiled by men of mediocre abil- ity, to some of whom the slonderemoluments: received augreRate much qnore than they could make xt home by following thelr ordinary avocations, . TRE NATURAL REMEDY for these evils would appear to benn Inerense in the compensation of members ot the Gen eral Assembly. While this would naturally render n legislative numination more attract- ive to irresponsible politicians, It would also inake an election less of a personnal gacrilive to men of standing and Influence, 1f an In- erense In the compensation of members from 35 to $10 per day would proportionately In- crease the nyerage Integrity, abliity, and ins telligence of the Senate and House, it would be the most profitable Investment the State could possibly nake. But itseois to bo tris that the Legisistures were composed of much superior niutertal in all respects before the adoption of tha Constitution of 1870, when, their compensation was but $3 per day, than they linve been since, Whether this was dee to greater care an the purtot the people in tha choice of their representatives, orto the unre stricted opportunities for speculation open te Jegiglutors in tho palmy days of “special Jegislation,” does not clearly appear. Judg- ing from the past experience of the ‘Sinte, It is dificult to predict tho effect an Increase fn the por diem would have upon the composl- tlon of future Legisintures; but, as the sub Ject wilt probably be discussed at tha coming session, the public may expect to be fully en- Nghtened thereon, THE NEXT LEGISLATURE, Ag has already been said, the Legislature gonn to convene [3 win tnknown quantity, ‘This is especiatly trav of the House. In the Senate twenty-six members huld over, and sent live were elected in November, OF the lutter, twenty-three are new te the Senate, though two have Tysontly served ong tern euch in the House. ‘This fs a much larger Proportion of new imembera than the benate has known for wany years. Dut in) the House the proportion of raw Matertal $s stl greater,—surprisingly Jorge, in fact. Out of the 13 members of that body, but twarty-seven have lid any: legislative experience as old members, and the majority of these have served but one term, With twenty-one Senators and 12d members wholly unversed in legistation, cons atituting over two-thirds of the entire body, and with the majority of these new members wholly unknown in State politics, the impos sibility of making any safe predictions ag to the netion of the next General Assembly becomes apparent. It may turn out to be the very best Legisinture, In polnt of, Integ- ty and ablilty, thut has ever ussembled In lHnols; and, on the other hand, it may prove to be the very worst. ‘Tho best that en now be suld of it with Serial, is that it doos not contain a single Greenbucker. nor ' Indes endent.”! Verinin of these specles havebeen he bane of our recent Legislatures, but tha next one, with the exesptlon of Bylvester Artley, the hold-over Sociultstic enator from Ch ear, wilt bo entirely com= posed of stralelt Hupubitenng saul straight envernts, with & good wor! ma, for the former, = one BIH THY OLD MEMBERS, In the matter of returning old members to the House neither purty displayed good sense, Dut the Republicans seem to have hud twice gsinuchas the Democrats, they reflecting miphteen members to the latter's nine, ‘These old members with naturally, by virtueof thelr experience, be the prominent and leading: members of the House, ut least during the early part of the session, On the Atepublican alde the members of thu Just session who have been redlected are Mesum, HH. HL Inuit Chokes Ost Weighs Boones WW. of Cook; O, HH. aint, gone; W, We 'Alles, of Whitestde; “AL. Dysart, of Lee; James (. Voge; 8. F. Ota, Re Mock. of Henry; J. We slmon: gon, of Rock Island, Thomas fF. Miteh- alhof MeLean; Jonn Golden, of Vermitions Joseph N. Carter, of Adams; John M. Pear son, of Madison; Jolin La. Nichols ofClintons and Joseph Viele, of St. Clalr, Of these six- teen gentlemen, but six, strange to say, are sald to be aspirants for the Spenkership. Tho Democratic members of the inst House returned arc Messrs, Austin O, Sextonand [, F, Weber, of Cook, James Ierrington of Kanes BK, Durfee of Macon, Starkey I, Du Wright, of ot Sarg A. oWell of Scott, and John N. English of Jere sey. ‘There are also members of eneh party who served one or more terms the Inst session, POLITICALLY CONSIDERED, While tho Republicans will haya a dectded advantage over tha Democrats Auntonteally, and wilt ensily ottvote them, It Is feared that tlie minority will have somewhat of an advantage in orn torleal ability, and political sngacity, and shrewdness, ‘The party munagers fondly hoved tocapture tha Legislature at the inte election, nud were much more successful than usual in having thelr ablest men noml- nated as candidates, Some of these fell, buried beneath stalwart Republican major Stlos, but here and there one was saved from the wreck of ‘Trumbull and crash of Ian- cock, especially among the Bourbon dis- tricts of Egypt. ‘The Demnerntle minority upon tho floor of the next House will Include some of the ablest men in that party in Lilnois,—me who, though not at all expertenced fn legls- Jntive aifairs, have mntde themselves known shepughous tha State elthor beeattse of their orntorical powers, natural abiiity, politieal keenness, or success 3 Wwire-pullers and par isan schemers. To this elass belong tho ental and witty Joo Mann, of Vermil- lions the impetuous Jha Ilerrington, of Kane; Daye ‘T. Linegar, of Cairo, the renegade Republican; Bob Wilbanks, of deiferson; E. B. Buck, of the Charlestan Courter; Brad Yuriee, of Deeatur; wd i, L, Cronkhite, of Freeport, whois nothing If not asctemer, These and others tike them will lose no opportunities for attempting to manufaeture cheap politienl ‘capttal, ond promniae to make things lively for the ma- jority. The Republiean side will miss from its ranks such veteran, able, and experienced leaders ag_the Hon, LL. Morrison, of M ans the Hon, Jnmes Shaw, of Carroll; Cal, x CG. Matthows, of Pike: the Hon, BK Gtanger, of Metlenry, a ulfted parliament arian; the fon. L, 13, Crooker, of La Salles the Inlmitable Sol” Hopkins, ¢ able young orator, HH. A. Jacob Wheeler, of Mason; ° of Randolph, and others, Dut few of the new members ure known to fame, All he orntorical, political, and parliamentary ability needed may be developed among them, but; untll their mettle hes been care fully tested, the lendership of the Repub Hean sido will devolve upon sien men as Collins and ‘Thongs, of Cook; Wright, of Buone;. Mitchell, of MeLean; Pears son, of Mndison; Mock, of Henry; and: Carter, of Adams, who will soon fud able assistants nmong some of tha new Inembers, pravious to THE SPRAKERSIIN. 2 The first question of interest to como be- foro tho House will be the choice of n Speak- er, There are o number of alleged candl- dates in the field, several of whom are mat- Ing mn nective canvass.’ Much less than the ustial amount of interest Is shown, As yet the result is very uncertain, In the natural order of events one of the men first named ag the leader of the Republican side will be- come the next Speaker, All are can ilidates except Collins, Thera are on few others who belleve themselves to be in the field, but: their chances are not worth considering, At the outset Gu ‘Thomas, of Cook, appeared to have some 2 vautage over his competors, with Mitehe n_elose ‘second; but at present ‘Thoms, Mitehell, Mock, Pearson, and Wright are so evenly matched that the tace promises to be- come excittng on the homestretch. ‘hey are alt goad men, cnd none las any particu- lar advantuge over the others so fac as char neter, abllity, and fitness for the responsiblo and exneting dutles df tha Speakershlp are concerned. Mr, Mitchail Is perhaps the most confident of success of nuy of tha candidates, but tha others all: have faith to belleve that his can- didaey Is rendered a hopeless one by the fret. that he hails from Bloomingtan, the home of Tieut.-Goy. Hamilton, who will be President of the Senate, And since it tas been discovered! that Gen. ‘Thomas hns | been unable to secure the hearty support of one third of tho Cook Cotnty delegation, his eliinees have materially decrensed, Mr. Pear- son, Who has served ‘through several ses- sions, was: a inember of the Rallroad and Warehouse Commission under Coy, Bey- erldge, and js developing considerable strength, while Col, Moek’s candidacy ig re- garded with favor, by a large miuuber of members from the western part of the State, Sume of tha shrowdest politicians are begii- ning to predict, within the past few diya, thut the race will eventually be between Mock, Pearson, and Wright, after Mitchell and ‘Thomas shall have effectually disposed: of each ovher. ‘There Is A GENERAT, SCRASOLE for the minor oflees within tho gift of the Sennte and Mouse, whieh never go beg- king, notwithstanding the very mud: Grate compensation nttiched to them, In tho gout old. days when cach committeo “in ench House was nllowed a clerk, these places afforded easy Jobs, with- out any work worth mentioning, tu those who secured them; but under the more economical inethads that have Provaltid of fate yerrs (he muinber of elerkships has been greatly re- duced by grouping the committees together, junl glvlng but one clerk to ene: group. This jag rendered It extremely dificult to secure these positions, and has at the same time agrently Increased the work of the clerks, tits Inaking the positions anything but sinecures, itis generally understood that Dan Shep- ard, of Ciilengo, Is tobe elthor Clerk of the Hotse or Sucrelury of the Senate, probably. Mo former, Hemade the best Clerk the Jlouse ever had, and the party lenders desire that he shall aecept one of the places named, in order to prevent any mistakes belng niade in the work of redistricting the State, There ara Miuneraus candututes for tho as- sistant clorkships in bow THotses, but nono of them have courted a contest tor the first places with Dan Shepardand Jhamy Pad- 2. Who Lins been lovked tipen ns thy conte ing Seerctury or the Senate. ate as Mr, Paitdock Is to be fiver the chief clerkship under Seeretary-of-Stule Dement, it is not probable that ha will cara to go Into the Sen- ate for a few months at a lower salary. AFRAID OF A RAID. Owing, probably, to tho Jarge proportion of newand unknown mombers in the next Leg islature, and ty the Inerense of tho uld Granger”? feeling of hostillty to rallrauls, the great corporations of the State are pre- paring for an overhauling ut tha coming Beason, aud will undoubtedly be represente by stronger lobby than usual it ty understood that the repillne: representutlyes of some of the most finportant corporations have already held secrut conferences ta cons sldor the situation, aud endeavor to devise ineang for averting the onsinughts feared. ‘There ly good renson vo believe that the tele- gr h companies, the express companies, the Unlon Stock-Yardsy Culmpany, the Pullman Palneo Car Company, and ‘other wealthy corporations will recelye unusual “atten tons” from the next Legistture In the shape of inyestigntions that do not Investl- rate, and proposed bills that aro Intended to utlinidate but not to piss, THY STATE HOAINS, Sinco the recent electlon Gov, Cullom has probably received as miny applications for appolntinents as it he were entering Into uf- fice for the first thig and was expectud to make a clean sweep In all the oftices withtn his cift, ‘hore are but few even among the professional pollticiuns who understand the really limited axtent ofthe Governors pre trontyp, so far as lucrative olives wre con- cemed, ‘The malin oftices within his gift to which salaries ure attached ure those of Commissioners of the Railroad and Ware- house Board, the Canal Board, and the Boards of the Jollet and Chester Penttentiaries, mak- ing In ull twelve. oblces, "The members of the Honrds of the other State institutions serve Without compensation, While the Governor is not in, tho habit of maki lis Intentions public, it ls woll under+ stood that he does nut contemplate mauy changes In Ue Membership of Stute Boards, and that ther will be a larce number of candidates necessarily disap- polnted., He ts well satistied with the ade ministration of thelr trusts by his appalutees, Io various and ‘not over three or four changes will be made in the Inerative Dae In cases tions named, and these alaly where the terma of the Incumbents soon expire, In one respect, however, the Governor has decided upon a radical change of polley. During the pst year, and espeelutly during the recent campalen, When he wis mude the object of the most bitter and un- serupulous attacks by the Democracy, Gov. Cullom becanw a stalwart among stulwarts, and It ls perfectly safe to predlet that nomore Democrats will receive appolntinents from olin, aud that those now Ju ollce twill be suce eceded by stalwart Republicans, This, of course, means tha retirement af the Hon, Jolin Hy, Oberly front the Rallroad and Wares bouse Commission, and Oberly wil be ae. vomparited to private fife by the few Demo. fen; and a sermon heard by one. The t ean bo heard by ten thonaand will do ten tines the good aa if only istenor to tho thouhts of these great. minds, as they fall from thelr speakers’ Hips, lie 9 matt sRaytni erats holding honorary positions ns Trustees ibe te eS eel Meee a ar tele manner of State charitable Institutions. * and — vole but tho render of those —————_—_-—* BAR his ean read onnd res ny is and THE VOICE OF THLE PEOPLE: | “isthe paners for futuro reference: he I¢ not obliged ta hear what he does not b A Weat-Sider Complains To the Elltor of The Chteaga Tribune, Cricanv, Nev. 17.—Wo on tho Wost Side have eoveral irlovances that I wish to enll attention to through the columns of yourpapert Can you tell why tho partics who do business atong Ful- ton streel, between Clinton and Desplaines, oc- |) are instructive and Enterestings its politicw cupy abont one-half of tho best-paved street on’ sitlon $s tleeidods It does not profess to be *t the West Side asa lumber-yard? And eda you | pendent eleven montha [hn the ont, ant tell why the Commissioner of Public Worka docs | the reverse tho balance of the time; and not take sulllejent Interest to ace that the Bido- walks on’ West Washington street, betweon Jef ferson_ sud Halsted, are kept in, passable cons tlonk. Tene of the CI agree that tt Js not very much below, Vo nrc glad to.bu ony of nt grent_nimber are proud of the course of Tin Tite. and improving, dition? J.B. MCCANTINY. Mo Wants Wagner. Tp the Edilor af The Chicago ‘Tvibuna, Crtcaan, Dee, 17.—Why fs it that tho works of Tere Wagner are rarely—one might ulmost say nover—producet inthis clty? His operas ro genornily mentioned by tho management as be- ing n part of their repertoire, bit the peoplo of this elty never herr then, Stich operns ag “Fanst,” Tho Bohemlan Girl.” * Fra Diavolo,” ore good nnd worthy to keep thelr plices on the operatic stage, bul thoy ought ut thes to give ploce to other operas. The present maniges LH sk repieed eer jlesorving of credit for the production of Holto’s masterwork, | 9 Tho x " n Let then continne thelr ayod work by giviny us oe Poin Acatuiny it tals OE OF WEN Bre Op ae *™ | itis no doubt to every other truly Iherty-loving eltizon of our Repub! From the very commencement of the rec 'Fho Clianges at West Point. Tb the Editor of The Chteago Tribune my senec of gratitude for your ennitd for Dee. 10, I refer tothe articlo keaded Chiuriges at West Point." have met tn auny Inttucntiat Journal, Stop Snowballing. ‘Tb the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Cnroaao, Dee. 17-—-Can anything bo done to stop theso corner loafers from snowballing horses and pasalng wayous? To-day, on Areher avenue, near ‘Iwenty-frst street, J was besot ‘by about twenty, and a ball striking my horse (a fry mustang) in the eye. be started of ata brenkneck speed, nearly throwing me out of tho andes, A train wis ycleitng down an block away, but luckily had passed before I reached it, othorwisy Linight not be writing to you. If tie authoritics cannot stop this danworons price tices probably a blickanaky. whip ikent have # Por his removal President Hayes deserves entail praise and gratitude, Prot, to the International Review, should also bo Jowed to retire from the Academy, altuirs, we muy fustly expect A brighter more honorable future for West Point. Jind the choice of Gen. satisfactory to us than that of Gen, Hor euukl pot porsibly have been nindo, eliove, atid, evith tho nagortinent of thinkers whose minds tho présa represunts, can make his own seleo- Collyer rays that accond ta tho power rot fs tho press, and ho will probably who In culdition to these sermons, Its literary columns 1 pas tute: i be tho genern) tone of its make-up is high, purifying, Muay you bo ublo to progress in jnercasing free, honest, aud true thourhts. omnia ly tes DEI. Monday Pank, Dee. 17,—1 desire to express and sensible editorial found In THe DALY Trmuns Tho Tho views of the rights and privileges of tho Afro-American race here presonted nro by far the moat Inipartinl, sound, and reasonable I ‘Tho netion of tho Presiaont In regard to the Feuctsiog w 18 pation ne lotic and ie. cont troubles nt: West Polut, Gen, Sehofleld proved himself unqualitied for tho position he beld, une George L. Anderson, 98 & compensation for the prejudice that dictated his contribuuon ale With theso tnen out and Gen, Howard placed at the head of and Schotleld’s successor been left to tho Afro-Americans u selection more word xoud clfeet. “Ly Inserting this in your valuable Altow tan taleaud Impartial. opportunity and ore aa will confer/a: fuvor‘on Seger. yoursignestion of wit might be, fn caso wo ized. We wi A Now Antidote for Whisky. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Dwrant, Ul, Dee. 16—No matter how many actesinn wells * Phocion” mny be the means of getting for 8, there will always be some people {n avery community who, no matter what the consequences may be, honestly believe that thoy owen duty to themselves, their fumilles, and society to see how much vile whisky they can pour down tholr throats every twenty-four hours, Wo do not wonder that tho romark bas been mnie that one of “tho surest: methods of draining lauds 1s to drink whisky and spend all your time ata saloon.” You wil be surprised to gee It how short a time you will be dealned of all your lands, ‘3 A fnet enmo tinder my personal observation recently, which 1 have not yet seen in print, and, aa it my serve ost foundation for ws temper- ance leeture, f do not think T can serve tho cnuse in a better way than by giving the fact to thy world through the columns of THETRERUNE. an honest futmer, one who has not yet suc eevded in being drained of all hig lands to my cortain knowledge, hng been wn habiual drinker: of whisky for ten or fifteen yours, Physically he is.a splendid apecinsen of a win, And, were it not for thig habit, would be a good ind useful eltizen. Ry some menns or,other he becane antisied that saloon whieky was gotting the best of tit, At the samo time bu bad nut the com- mon-senee, or, What Ig probably nearer the case, tho desire or wish, to stop; and he made up his wind that, as the whisky was cating blm up, he muse flnd something to ent up tho whisky, Wo have two theories, both ably ndvacated, and both backed up by on army of “facta” which ure perfectly confusing, to sy the least. My friend yous to town nearly every day and irs down lily throat each Umea pint of whis- y. Bul before ho tukes hla whisky ho niakes u trip to the pork-barrel, cuts of 1 ood solld chunk, and swallows it in the raw state. His thoary fs thit tho whisky, belng com~ poxed of fuxel ofl, strychnine, benzine, and old poots, must necessarily feed upon sometling. Ife is of the Holton ‘that the whisky will con- Bitine or ext upthe pork, and by that means savo bis digestive appuratus, and ho be Ina condition, to stl indulge bis appetite for strony drink. How long this man will pork and whisky fim unable to euy, but whon 0 Wes L will let you know, Samune T. KK. Pring, hindrance Imposed, In removing obstacles and promoting our re speattully yuurd, Additional Reforms Suggested. To the Kultor of The Chicago Tribune, sesalon of our Legishuture to better regulate Kurd ugaingt tho abuses of Constabulary Juatico Courts. On reading it, it forcibly occurred to mo thore was at least equal need of divers and ary corrections touching tho administration dispensing of Justice in the higher courts ought to be enyagiug the consideration of which is now #0 neur at bi J mind For instance, seme tecting Grand und Petit Jurors, to the end ons, Who thut reuds the history or obsorves Progress und gutcomne of by fur too muny of erlminil trials does nut: feel both ashamed of Justice too often witnessed, and thut high timo that thore wag an end. to much of What can snd ought to bedone with Any pructicing shyster or porjured client 1s able to beget delay and multiply expense u tholr twisting sud turnlog attorneys? Streot-Paving. tori to term on all sorts and To the Editor of The Chicage Tribune, Crcaco, Dec. 1%.—I notica that your corre= spondent, C, 1, King, eriticlses the fact that a realdent of the West Side should give hls views at the recent meeting, composed of proparty~ owners on tho South Site, who met to consider what kind of street-pavoment should bo used on certain South-Side streets. Tho Chulrman on that occasion remarked that the pavement question interested ovory resi- dont of tho city, ond ho thereforu desired to hear from any ono haying an {den to offer. In response to thutinvitation Mr. Klug, who hid a turge box of stone-paying material in tho room, gaye his views, £ guve mino In opposition to stone and In behalf of wood, which 1 brivtly reenpltulute as follows: ‘Stony payemont is exponsive for our people, in the first place, It becomes su wort tnd rough inn Tew yenrs ns to necessitate its being turned or replaced with new, #8 4 now belng done on virious streets in Now York, It is sllppery and dangerous, is reugh and cannot be kept cloun, 44 nolwy aud Allanyreen blo, drives trade from a street, weure out borseshoes and wagon-tlres, and is unhealthy from its boiding stagnant water upon its surface In low plices, sprains horses from alipping, prostrates nervous peaple Trom nolse, and catises sunsiroke and various troubles from Sts Intonsity of heat. The mugadani Ja wee Inds of Iyiug anees by straw Justices and Judgest Court to save -the necks of whole platoon aily encountered Inthe attempt to adininlster Souths 80 euaily our legldtaturs, to thy end wrace: Can nud will there be unyming don worth 11s cost to Chicago and Couk County? Clvil-Nervico Hoform. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, for reform; aud this gives good hope thut marily duaty an dry weather, und Is muddy after a rain. The asphalt is etippery when wet. but possesses Inuny Vite tuea, prominont amung which ts cloanliness, Taye preferonce to the cedar block, from the fact that, if ial ona tirm foundation, it will wear woll, Ia cheap, is noiseless, ensy for fect ang sufe for honies, suves borsushioes and wagons, ig cool and healthy, becuuse, absorbing molsture, it coola and refreshes the air by evaporation in hot weather, With miles of streets paved with wood, Chi- cay is conceded to by the healthiest lige uly to-day on the Atmericua Continent ‘Coie te largely owing to eviporation of moistore in. tho hot days of summer, keeping tho ulr cool, As- sted by the prevalling breeze front luke and rire. Paid this as a private clitizon, huving seen and studied the pavements In many lurgy eitles from San Francisco to Boston, 1 mild thls, have ing no interest in any paving contract und uot knowing & paving contractor. Leald it, knows ing that on tho most dunsely-crowded streots of London, Where the henviest teaming te dong, sey ure throwing out one and putting in woot, Who objects? Mr, C. 3. King, Who ts bo? order of nobility, The English Civil Servi gg onrSouthorn vlaveholder was from the whites by who he wis surroundod; a8 our thoy ave supposed, to Koryo; a4 M. the working pale faces, who Aro tuxed to sup} hit in idloness. Tho War nbotished ‘the frat de j tute, Ile or good ‘be succession in their head clocks, have oficial faniilles as distinct aa the Lr! Knight or Squire. ‘hls wo propose to do b: of vecuring more faithful service than ig be nblo to swallow raw {ustico Js nt Inst tov often balked and rascals we lowed to go scot frey except Lelng wall bled by Ad “had men guetta’ Tor the plitces"” will be real~ il produce and qualify tho men in cuse hindrauces ara not thrown’ in tho way, Indeed, In spite of obstactes, we do 89, only our training could be aceomplisnei earlier were no a\ proper moral sentiment willbo very effectual pre, Now, with the intluence of such Journals ts yourson the right aide, a healthful moral xentitment will bo created sgoner or tater. Res Rowent U. HENDERSON, Cnrcaco, Dee. 17,—In a recentnumbor of your paper there were some very sensible remarks In reference to needed lugisiation at the coming ond und tint sune aud that our Anibitious legislators and dlstingnisbed tegul Bur Association,tn order to be in sensun for un carly olfurt whon tho session commences, the ume fur additional safeguards thrown nround our system und munnor of se- ‘unat, at least decont und reliabte men may, us a rule, be secured to the exchision of ll bisminers nod bribe-taking professional hucks, more or 1038 of whom, under our present slipshod management, are quite sure to elthor get on ur be purposely placed upon every tmportunt Jury, Grand or petit, elther to pravent indictments or convia- tho our and Inortified, 1f not swenring mtd, at the mockery: it ia ity our ebunge of venue Inw and practice. by which now anti) The humbuy of now tras granted on trivial technicalities, and’ the Buyin ae of trints from pres tenses, und the talcuyg of atraw ball for appears ‘Tho granting of supursedenses by tho Supremy Ws of imurdcrers uutll nurderers’ row ts overtiowing! ‘The foregoing are n few of the evils continu- Juatice In the rapldly-develapiig Sodom of Cook Thoy re cuslly pointed out, but not remedied, Lan painfully aware, Stl, {i dows Seem ng If tho inogt of them pight be we feast mengurably remedied st tho forthcoming gestion, If thoso of our nble and: reputable lawyers who understand such discasea and thole cure would olther collectively or individually alve, thom the attention they geom to murit and ¢o-work with und strengthen the hands u that our’ jutls may not continue full and overiiowlug, nor our good sme tsa city sulfer further or deeper dis- io to suve us, or untke tho next texisiutive session. Tot us hopu so. Who will move in thoso Sr Ua? Cricaao, Deo. 17.—Tho result of tho Jast clec- tion proves tuat the American pcoople are not go Ilkely, ls any supposed, to mistake change thoy will not be decelved by the ery of Civil-Service reform go far as to rush from known evils lito those they know not of by establishing a third ico is hold upto us ns aimodel,and this secures an olliglal eluss as dlatinct from the common people poor rege ulir army aud nayy oilicers are from the peaplo Polo Ig frou port In'tho good ofd aute-War times we ba these three cligses of pobillty.—tho atnyeholter, tho regulitr army wad navy olllcor, and the Indian, ly jure if not du facto; and us it was the oficeholding class wo ure lonesome without it and propose a gubstl- Having Wspoged of one class of rulers, wo are gravoly consiloriug the propriety of crunt- dng another by nppoln og 80,000 men to ollice for havior, and vesting the right of If they do not Inck, shrewdness and Huntly pride they will got thelr eons and eer | Jnta Hine, aod wo shall ‘Atish: way now A streot-pavement coutractor, who lyes out of | rendered vy olicers of the Goverument; but the the city, ind fs intereated Inv atone-quurry, romedy Js so much worse than the disease that Honders are left to draw theirown inference | thoughtful mou muat puss boforo apply lug ie why ho favors stone pavement. However, 1 If tho English phim js better than ours, Dick- clulm tut Str. King his 0 right to express hia | ena must have lbeled hie country In hig .ploture oplaton, even though pocunlarily toterested in | of the Clreumlocution oiflve: und that Hbol & stone-yiiurry aNd not a resident of the city. ahould be proved befure wo begin to ‘load our If ho or any one otve bus any good reaguis in bebuil of stone a9 0 paving nuterial, lot them be brought forward, Lot thoro bo wt freo expres. ston or all shades of opinion, {no people should be educated on tho pavement question, After the fivestigation the hope fs t we muy be wiso cnhuuxh to choose the Ledt. ‘Yuos, B. Wie, “Tho Chicago 'Cribuno” as a Great Moral Agoute To the Edllor of The Chtcaga Tribune, Bouri Benp, lud., Deo, 16,—Permit me to bo one of the many renders of your paper who thank you for publlabing so many Intereating and excullent sermons in your Monday's Issue, In thle purtioulnr I bolfove you oxcel all others, elthor Bast or Weat, Tho New York papers pub- Heh a syuopsls of sormons, but do not givo thom: ompleto, us you do those of Prof, Swing, Dr. Thomas, and otbors, : Yrof, Swing's’ gcnorosity in freely xiving his cholee thoughts to the public Is very commend: able, and for any papor to want tho excludlvo right to print thom, aud that privitexe being Tefuisod, to steal, putiish, aud sell thom on tho streeta fn front ‘of the church before thoy are dolivered, 18 too contemptible to be tolerated, A Cow yours ugo seruiona were so dry and une Antervativg that lf thoy bad boon printed, nutone ina bundred would have rem thom; but, now that the moro advanced minds, like Swing and Leecher, ure styling whut the people devsiry to Buns tho number of roudery is rapidly iuercus- ng The congreyation that Prof, Bwing preaches to ih your city, although lurge, ia sinall com. pan with tho Yuet audience that Metens to bie Litollcotual treat avery wuek. All whu read bis thoughts, In addition to tha mental culture they get trom thet, ure benelted by bemg made purer and better, ‘bls fuct must be a frest source of satlafuction to him,—tho thought of which fe fae better thun any pecuniary conslds ry Ship af Stuto with family barnuctes, Itis natural ehatas Gvorgo Willlam Curtis should feel that only: tloinen and sebolira should hold otttoo; Yoprosenté 4 small feuction of the American, verbs, it would be out of place to have them resented solely Wy collewe graduates, + Itmuy do for Nev turned by hard hands, and it te who viro mnnalers of ite rong, and they eeldom rienced mich to tench the new members, No one proposes to cloct Prestionts or gressmon for Wo or xoud belayiers and should we appolut Postmaaters, revenno oflit ote, by more certain tenure than thoy? Ag for Prestlent Hayes’ recommendavion new Ket of oliccholders to duvide who, hold office, tt 1s simply preposterous, » WI o Prosidont? A gun may know the nam judye of thy epiel Free tinpossibte tha Hessot tae wy 6,000,000 be is to disappoints and Congregation, who aro dircetly aruenabie te aug thoir indtorsere? entiemun woud roholar lke gene but ho peo- plo; and this being-8 representative Goyern- ment, and the great muss of the people being fre norant of tho rules of Cheatertuld aud Greek rep: w York to support her Kntoks erbockers, Boston ber blue blood Beacon street culture exclusives, nad Virginia ber Firet F ilies; but tha wheels of this Government aro abet ae fit that hele agents ehauid ruwn front tho misses of tho vople und be subject to cbange like common roti. Custom bas lovg ago scoured to the various dopurtments tha svrvices of tho working bees ‘am= are disturbed In any pollticnt Mpheavil. Like the Sonate, thore are always enough expus Con- why core, ofa shath hore will we tnd oxaminers who will know whut knowledye Is necessary to the eftlefont perforin~ auco of tho duties of ull tho alllves in the gift of of the rivers of Afrien aua not know how tu direct ® letter, und only. tho bead of & department can lenoy of his clerka, messengers, t'nuy President can Judge, of hiy own knowledge, the fitneas or unit. men he te to aphaint and the what better uide cal We buve than the recommendation of Othe poople, and ure presumed to know applicants + As for this plouy horror of making ollice tho roward oF partisan service It lsalleant, Other eration he would have received from any ove | things bein ual, thar man hes the best right yaers dd tu rownrd by (s qurly Wha bag served Ut must ‘ue Homans hud alaw Comppellling a itison who | viliclenth, ‘hy Very fact that one enn render possessed works of urt of public jutcrest to | tinyortuit service to bis party proves Bim to Placa ‘them tn a conspicuous pluce Whur ull could seo thom. Prof. Swing bas modoraized this law, 60 that it will doubtless be but a abort tne when ute winisters will consider thelr sermons us publ property ufter they have de Mvered tbem from thetr pulpit, and that every: head and heart thelr thoughts ‘con be inude (0 retch {8 une mure added Lo their stot followers, A pleve of art cujoyed by batons person tas ts real yuluy iugryused teusfold when exbilited to ] gx way part of Jt, iuty the bunds of hla po! publican purty bag bean fn, tho hi it of cun ouly lve by: moro Just, asa Republican, turt and put the Guyernu have ability; und the party which disappoints ily trends und rowarda ié enciules, ay the Hus doing, yy the magnaninity of those felonds, wud must do Works vivel for repentunce or give place to some orwanization that will bo hy what rule of rieht does a President, elected! nent, 4 tical G Pr hi tho exainple of Gon. Jackson and prompt wi Ui pi Th u an fo ig an al polnted to office BY reet violation of fils contract with th who vlectei in so fi him and te nppo represent those principtes, Well would it have been fer tts had no Republican President ever attonipted to crento loyalty by aiving oll tho suoner our Prealdonts—one and all tho Government in tho hands of the party ¥ elected thom 9) representative. Govormnnent. people elect putty men who repudiate thole party 48 aoon 18 gleeiod abd do it under a pious nre- the whole people,” su long will thoy wanier in a chaparal of doubt ns to tongo of any suiter a trast President’ Garfield will Sorvice by surning every Democrat out of Ltt ottice In bis gift and tnkiny tho advice of atanch Republican Congressmen ns to who shall be ape polnted In tholr places, &Co. report the week? de! ‘vators, ALL x A. hides. C. dian; oul hanger. York to thy Sun say: moving tor n consolidation of the American been tant conclusion pered thut mutters are belng put in trim dorstanditu that shalt be agreuab} big to both, ‘he capital of the American Union dn Gould's name, or is controtied by hi unton of the two companies will Kil tiny future opposition, AB NO ond would ventura to Aight so gl enemies? When tho poople any,through the bal- lot-box, that a-certiin party shall control tho avernment, tho mic! they chaso to execute thelr will are ag inven bound topliee and keop thy the Bands oftrepresontative men of that party’ ne a iorchant Is todaliver gouda for whic no has received thd'cush. livery Democrat, tvory tinropentant Rebel ay Prealdent: Hayes, was ni ttl 0 People All tha talk of botns whole people and not of Insult to common Bense. him realient of “tHe party ts ap It ia Pookstiicy pretensn and ndesortion of tho pari wtf eon {J boven yet olected nm President exe cept ftowd thit he would conduct the Government on the prineiples ho was known to hold sacred nad appoint to office men who would work in aud prinefptes which vlected him. ‘Tho nahington, and ever thon It was undore diemony with bin, A Preatdont 1a Prvsident of tha whole peonle urns to Keo that no injustice Ia done to any, but he fs bound in bonor te govern necord> ne to the prinelples of the party which elected Int toofics none but those who: ly piace which ho ‘sooncr will we have a purely So long as the Inty to * ho is of 3 169f respousible for tho wrongs the! Seat plan of redress to chucea. i’ reform our Clyil JANE Grey SWISSHELSM, WESTERN PATENTS. List of Patents Tnnucd to Inventors of tho Northwestern States Lhis Week. Speetat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Wasmtnatox,\). C,, Dee. 17,—A. 11, Evans following patents issued this ; { TLLINOIB. 8. &. Ament, Aurora, windmill, 3. Arking, Chieuyo, veloulpede. J. yors & Decker, Bushnell, wira-barbing ma- ine, + a J, M, Bell; Ritiayille, corm-pianter. H. F. Billings; Chicago, box-Tastenor, I. Chester, Chten ‘og- horn, 'T. B. Daniels, Chicagy, steam feed cooker and ior, 4 'f, Dwyroe, Kendall, dnd-gate, J. G. Gerding, Collinsville, Bafoty-stop for ole- Hofman, Chicago, plano-stool. Kistlor, Cieao, tupor-burner, Krueger, Chicago, muchine for treating W. #1, Lotz, Chicago, hoisting-machine, IL. Lyons, Chleaxo, damper-regulator, ae Rockford, churn-hend. i. D. Pinney & Dally, Aurora, horse-collar. 13. D, Powles, Blue Mound, bee-hive, F, W. Smith, Freeport, duor-sprity. GC. A, Sinyth, seb nut-lock. J, W. Bwiekard, Gatva, cultivator. WIBCONSIN, AIL Franck, Shoboy gan, straw-cuttor, J, Stoll, Milwaukeo, tuyere. MICHIGAN. D.N, Brownell, Walamazou, stock-car. L, D, Clatroux, Detrott, frult-gathoring rppn- rats. r C. 2, Clark & Lambert, Dotrolt, stove-pipo er, 2, Goodwin, Kalamnzoo, onr-lock, ». Newman, Dimondale, copy-book, P.Sunith & Dunn, Detrolt, hose-coupling. MINNESOTA, IL J. Anderson, Spring Valley, heator and von- HS tlutor. J.M, & 2t. P, Mathows, Owntonna, pump, 1owA. J. ridges, Leon, water-ndicator, a, Gearon, Letolt, seytho-suath, d. Gearon, Beloit, tonl-handie, D. Suydor, Ciydo, hay rue and loader, INDIANA, a. i. & W. BE. Aloxander, Hazelrigg, band- tier, W. HH. Bond, Greensborough, gnte-bingo. 1, Clough, Kast Germantown, plow. * If, Soverding, Richmond, cayea-trough N. Stedman, Aurora, cotton-press. . 0. D. Thompson, Elkhart, wind-wheol, ML. Truby, Elkhart, door-knob alarm, NEBRASKA, ‘W. J. i. & T.D, Morris, Seward, animal-trap, es GOULD AND ELEGRAPHS. Rumored Move Looking to x Consoll< dation of the Two Great Telegraph Companies. Bautimonz, Deo. 14.—A dispatch from Now “Gould is sald to bo inion with the Western Union, and it {a not sa cortaln but that tho management of tho Intter has changed its tunc,and {is disposed to talk ovor’matters and geo what can be done, At first tho Western Union looked down from ite atin’ building on Broadway upon its upstare val with contempt, whereupon Jay Gould took Western Union stock in hand and broke st from Ot ta B04, T ‘hla was serious business, At tho anime thu ho began to move his own siock, and fron an apparent doudness at DO ho udyaneed it Until to-day it renohed 76, or within aix points of his opponent, thy transactions beta grentor than all previous day's put toxethor. With ian Union up to 7 and Western Union down to h Amer here catia quict rumors that reprosenta- ves of the two companies had calted n mecting, nd such meotty, wi initint ono, te sald to have held but with 10 tordny reached. It is impor whis- ory cangolidation, or if not that, a mutwal une Ho and profits $15,000,000, the bulk of which no doubt misode: Mm. % guntio 4 monopoly as that,’ Tho Construction of Tivo Now Ocoan Cables Contomplated—Tho Wropura- tions Comipleto, : By Cable to New York World, Lonnox, Deo. 14,—It is definitly sottted at Inst that twa new cables, to ba controlled In Americn d+ not in Englund, will bo Jold. rendy notified. you of tha I havo negotiations between tho Amorlcan capitalists ongayed In Brothora, and [now send you the interesting enblo messngos which wore exchanged on Satur day nad yesterday between Mr, John Ponder, Mf. B,, President of tho Direct Cable Company, who bus Just returned from a journey to tho South this. onterprise and the siumeons of Europe, aud Mr, Jay Gould, aefing for the A co w sy ah ' pated in by the ayatem, should mect ull tho requirements of ‘your own money Wt laylog cables at progent would be equally Byatetn. SOO erat tha statu go soon dé tho ngrecment with us is rati- fied. Lehatl do all in my power consiatunt with Bey oxtatiae Obiivations to bring about auch an your trumo, My visit to Anoricu is only delayed, and It fs iny fu Nrmation of the ngreoment is next, ‘ don; :Your, dl of my enrefully comt you sone' weeka ‘since, the conccasions our jurgo interests on this side required from {uting catles, und atthe same timo Linformod hint that; hould hy celved unftavoridlo responses, I opencd guiicriptions for two now enables, entire amount: is gubseribed, and woe shall proceed to ly thor, dially reciprocate your sentiments ag to intore nutional telegriphy, and'will do in; wands [ti vigorot lnylng Sudependent cables, mericun enpltalists concerned in tha now cnterpriso, ‘hla correspondence, it wit be seen, acttles the question of the construction of the plagascel and thoy will be procecded with at Lonpon, Doo, 14.—Te Jay Gord, New York: Alayo just returned, after olght weoks' nvsence “in the Mediterranean, whore I hive beon on- deayoring to give an international character to the whole of ‘our syatom of aubinurtuo toloe Fraps, ‘oud with “conaldarablo success, an of which J nm anxtoug should Bs partlots ut American tolegra Tho Freneh cnble, properly warkeds ompany forthe moment. ‘Yo spoid more disastraus to tho naw aa tothe present t the French cablo Ml be put dato o thorough, eticlent working vent as will antiaty the roquircinents of intention te come dut in tha ronch, Company meeting for cone to po held Jan, 13 Jonn Penvan,”’ Deo, 12,—To John Pender, Lone Ispatoh rocoivod, As an evidence vntite ‘Frbendiinoss to your inturosta, unicated through Mr, Ward, to pring. Tio F “New York, he oxe untpee those wero Fret wo "our own cables, Having re- ny iy 0 accor At tho game time I core shure tu» pinent by jOULD,"" us and rapid develo ay TO EHMA, Brom Schiller For ‘The Chicago Tetbune, ‘ Far in foggy mista of distunce, All ny yiuishod plonsurcs Ilo; But, avaye, one Jono star, shining: ‘Through tho durknoss, greets wine eyes Hut, alas! ftaaplondor bright Only can be seon in night! Thou art robed for thy long sluinber; cl in death thine eyes aru now; Thou rt compussed by iy sorrow— An ty haart, etill livest thou, «, LNG tuough thou dost dweil in light, wy Mi gunat nover cheor iy night, Loye's foalres, 80 sweet und holy, + Band, pan they transient bot + What Bus gb forever yaulabed, Xmuiay can that true love bu? Musf ull heuyenty dostras Perish, o'on ws earthly trea?, 3 OsuKosu, Wis, * BLE, Hanson, Noone thinks of traveling without varrying along Ve, Bull's Cough sysup, Pelee 2 gute t HESSIANS. King George's Mercenary Troops in Our Revolutionary War, The Treaties Botween the English Government and the German Princes, Men Sold for $35 Aplece—Ilow the Bargalus Were Negarded by Public Optoton. New York Times, Dnesnen, Nov. 20,—In the negotiations between the Court of Great Britain and the German Princes for the hire of mercenaries toserve against the Rebels in America It ts clear that both siles were enger tocome to terms, England wanted tho men, the Princes wanted the monoy, and whilo tho latter were nnxtous to receive ag urge subsidies as pos- ‘sible, the clilef care of Lord North’s Cabinet was to obtain the greatest nuniber of soldicrs with the least possible delay, Friedrich Knapp, the German historian of these bar- gains, thinks that Col/MVillinin Faueltt, tho British Commissary and Plenipotentiary in the whole mutter, wos extravagant. in the terms he granted, This docs not ap- pear, however, to have been the opinion of the Earl of Suffolk, Lord North's Seeretary of Stata for Forelyn Alfairs, who constantly expressed Ilmself as well satisfied with his agent. ‘The British Cabinet had been disappointed In the hope which it had entertalned in tho summer and carly autumn of 1775 of obtaining 20,000 mon from Hussin, Its nexotintions for tho uso of a so- called Scutch regiment, actually In the ser¥> fee of Holland, were destined to fall. Five Dattalions of the Manoyerian subjects of George ILL were dispatened to Gibraltar and Minorea, setting the Englishmen who had been In garrison ft those fortresses free for other service. No further source of supply wis left but tho small indepentent Principal- {ties of Germany, On the other hand, tho hereditary Prince of Iesse-Cassel, netual relgning Count of Hesse-annu, had written tu express to his Majesty of England his zent and attaelsnent to the best of Kings, and to OFFER THB BERVICHS OFF Ing HEGINENT or MEN, “all sons of the lant which the protection of your Majesty alone instres to ine, ‘and. all ready to snerifice with me their Ife and their blood for your service.” Lt must not be im- agined, however, that the Prince was think- ing of putting his own procious blood fn any danger, and the eagerness of his subjects may also bo consldered rhetorical, ‘The Prince ot Waldeck wrote In the same atrain iu Novein- ber, 1775, offering 600 men, tis oflicers and solulers, like thelr Prince, asked nothing bet- ter than to find on ocension to srerificn thom- selves for his Majesty. ‘The Duke of Bruns- wick-Luneburg and tho Landgrave of Slesse- Cassel did not at first offer their services, but Cot. Faneitt found no siiniouiyy in_ entering into negotiations with then, The Margrave of Anspael-Bayreuth made on offer of two battalions in the autumn of 1775, but the treaty with him was not entered {nto for niore than. year afterward, and finally, in Vetober, 1777, an agreement was made with the Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, who had long been doling all in his power to bring one fbout. Onters of troops on the part of the Elector of Bayarla and the Duke of Wur- temberg led to no result, partly on account of the bad quality and equipment of the soldiers offered, aud partly, in the ease of the latter, through the trouble made by Freder- lek the Great about the pussiige ‘of troops through hls dominions. Proyosats of several other sinall German Princes came to nothing, THY TREATY FIST CONCLUDED was that with the Duke of Brunswick, It is dated the Bth of January, 178, ‘The Duke yields to tls Britannic Majesty a corps of 3,004 Infantry men and 330 unmounted dra- goons, ‘This corps fs te be completely eaulyped at the expense of the Duke, except as to horses for the Nght cavalry. ‘They are to mareh from Brunswick In tivo divisions in February and March, and the King is to tnke menstires to prevent desertion while they pass through his Klectoral Domiiuton of Alunover on their way to the sea. ‘The Klug ig to pay nnd feed them on the same keate us hls own soldiers, and the Duke " engages to to let his corps enjoy all the emoluments of pay that tls Brituinie Majesty allows them,” thatis to say, not to pay them on a lower seale und pocket the difference. ‘The British Government, however, did not trust hin From the tino of the arrival of the troops in America their pay was sent direct to then there, and did not pass through his Most Serene Ducal Highness’ hands. ‘This pre- caution was adopted with all the German mereenaries but those of Hesse-Cassel, whose Landgrave succeeded In getting the handling of the niUtiey Tho Brunswlet sol- diers were to bu cared for In tho Britis hos- pitals, and the wounded not in condition to serve were to bo transported Into Europe at tho expense of the itn, and landed in-a port onthe Elbe or the Weser. The Duke ugrecd to furnish tho recruits that should bo annually necessary for the corps, to disclp ine and to equip them, but if it should hap- pen that any of the reghnents, bathiulons, or companies of tho corps should suiter a loss altogether extraordinary, elther fn a battle, asiege, or byan uncommon contagious mal- ady, or by tle loss of any transport vessel in tho voyage to America, is Britaunte Majes- ty jas to, junke coud tha loss of oflleer or soldlur, and to beur the expenas of the neces Bury recruits to retstablish the corps thit should have suffered this extraordinary loss. ‘The King of England agreed to pay to his Most Surene Highness, UNDER THE TITLE OF LEVY MONEY, for every soldior the amount of 30 crowns Dancy, equal to £7 43. 4igd. Lio was to grant, moreover, an annual subsidy sinounting te £11,517 17s, 134d, from the day of the signature of the treaty so long ag the troops should en- joy his pay, and double that amount (viz, 2553,055 Liu. Sd.) for two yenrs atter the re turn of the troops into his Must Serene High: ness’ domlnlons. | In, consftleration of tho haste with which the troops were equlpped jils Majesty granted two months’ pay pre- vious to thelr march, and undertook all ex- penses from the thine of thelr leaving thelr quartets One more provision of this treaty eserves espeoin! notice, ns it hag excited the woll warranted Indignation of ali who huve execrated these bargains ‘for tho sale of hinnan blood, It runy: “According to custom, three wounded imen stall bereckoned ay one killed ann killed shall be paid for at the rnto of Jovy money.” ‘This clauge, which docs not appear in the subsequent treaty with Hesse Cassol, stands in the Brunswick treaty In. the same -ardele with, and Immediately before, the provision” for making good any extraordinary loss frou battle, pestilence, or shipwrecks, If inay be takon to mean that the King of England un: dertook to bear thy expense of a recruit ta Mit the place of a Brunswick soldier actually killed in pattle, but that the Duke must re- piace at hia own cost one who deserted from the ranks ur died of sickness, unless in casa ofan “uncommon contagious malndy.” [ut if this ba the interpretation, what. is the meaning of the “three wounded men? Atany rato, the fact rematns that the Duke of Brunswick contracted to revelve.a sun mmounting to: about $35 for every: one of his soldiers who should be killed Jn battle, and $11.60 for every one who should be maimed, it is probably now impossible to discover how mueh England actually paid out on this account, ‘The payments wers not entered under their proper beading in tha bills sent to Parllament from tha War Oftles, Kapp suggests that the Cabinet did not care to incest the eriticisin which this item in the ac- counts would have raised, » TUR TREATY WITH HESSE CASSEL, dated Jan, 15, 1776, differs from thot with Brouswick principally as belng more favor- able to the German Court. In the trat place, the King of Great Britain was mane ta en gage tna defenalve alliance with the Land- at eat HHessy Cassel. ‘Wils condition ene ‘abled serious responsibilities upon England, and was much eriticised in Parilament. “The Hesslan troups were tu be kept together un- der thelr own General unless reasons of war should regitire them to be separated, Thelr shek were to remaln in the care of thotr gure aeons and other persons appolited for the purpose under the Hesslan Generals, ‘and everything, was tobe allowed them whieh the King allowed to his own troops. ‘Tho Landgrave of Hesse Cassel was to furnish 22,000 ae under this treaty, completely equipped, tnd with artillery if desired. Hu was to be pald levy inoney “ut the sume rate asthe Duky of Brunswiek—viz.: thirty crowns buneco, or £7 43. 43ad. for every man. His substly, however, was larger in proportion, amounthys to 420,000 crowns baneo, or £108,251 Gs. per anni, to be continued for one yeur after the actual return of the troops to Hesse, ‘Tho Landgraya subsequently Vurluus suualler contlugulus, make ing special bargains for them, tn vantage over the Dike ma Nera Is ite mated from the faet that, barring f cstle mongy aboya spoken of, and canons which wa haya no date, barring, alse, wh ing ever pickings and stonlines tha most sere, rivals managed to gather in, ane counting and subsidies, the Lane only lovsanoney, i rave a ase Cussel reeelyed, on ntyar age, nearly 274 per man sent to ‘Ameey etn the Duke of “Brunswick lttte aver ey nd addition to this, and outside of tho tront® the Landgrave Insisted on the payment of ee old elatin dating from the Seven Years Wart previously fsaliowed by England nt amounting to £41,820 1a, bd, nd THE TREATING WITH THE SMALLER sry: Hesse-Lanau, Waldeck, Atispae sMayreme. and Anhalt-Lorbst, didnot titer In there main features from those already deserts Noncof thom wera quite so favorable ty thy Princes ag thy trenty with Cassel none quite 80 favornble to England ag that with Brung. wick, Liavonot thelr text before ino, nt Kapp mentions the blood-mone lange fy those of Hanan nnd of Waldeck, Fron tine to time bargains were made with i erat of the Princes above-mentioned i sinall additional bodies of troops, dust sharpshouters were espeelatly From, year to year recruits w Atncriea to the varlons divistons, total of men, according to Kapp, up as follow: Brunswick sent Messo-Cassul set Hesse. Tani set Anapaeh-Hayreuth Watdeek sunt... Auhalt-Lerbat sent. In request, Sent aut ty, The sim Wits mada Pers psi oman an austere 2058 these, rather moro tint 18,000 salied t. America In 1776. OF this total or neste 000, Kapp entculntes that 12,563 men did tot return to Germany, Besides the contligents sent to America from Germany byagreeiuent with the rlinets & certain mumber of Gop nians served In the English rehuents, some of which hind reeraiting stations on the Rhine, aud especially in Mie territories of the wt tT ny how tho is clificult to say how the bar tiveen England and the German Pes REGARDED BY PURLIC OPINION IN GERMANY Bauissaads ae THE TIME, ichloczer’a Briefivechsel, the foremos German perlodical of the period, was ake Nshedat Gottingen, in the Hanoverlan do ininions of George TUL. It contains Tyany are ticles on tho aAimertean War, all written on the English side, witn the single exception of a letter from Baron Steuben, who was fight ing for tho Colonles, Tits letter Is, more over, nunotated by the editor ino sense ade yersu to the Americans. ‘This tou may perhaps have been’ forced upon Sehloeer by circumstances, as the press in Germany was thon tolerated rathor than free, Chavo before me, also, an Interesting little bouk, published at Wolfenbilttel, near Brunswick, nn 1778, It gives nn account of Armerien, Ils products, its Reograpliy, and Its history, together with an excellent map. ‘The anthor of the book is decidedly hostito to the cate. nists. ‘Che sending of more than 17,000 Gere mans to America fs briefly, one mizht ahnost any incidentaly, mentioned, though the ear Her operiitions of the war and of these anx. iMarles are described nt some length, Yet the presence of 50 many Germans iu the New World was undoubtedly the prinetpat reason of the book's exlsterice, is falr, also, to consider tat rebelllon was in thosa days looked on with far sterner eyes than at present, and that by people of 2 conservative turn of inind, nt Teast, 1t was treated not ag A political mistuke, but aga helnous erlme, Quite diferent was.the style in whieh the lib erals of Europe spoke of the war snd of the mercenaries, ‘Ihe principles which were ta bring about the French Revolution were at work, and some of the actors of that great dram were already Stepping upon the stage, Mirabean, then a Tugitive in Wolland, pub: lished a panphict addressed “to tho Hessians and other nations of Germany sold by thelr Princes to Enginnd,” It 1s nn eloquent pro- test agalnst the rapnelty of the Princes, A SPLENDID THIBUTE TO THE PATHIOTISY OF THE AMERICANS, Tho Fenlus of Mirabeau could look far enough Inte the future to recogutze in the North American Continent sn_ asylum for the oppressed of all nations, Ils blow at the Landgrave of Messo-Cassel struck howe, Not only did the latter attempt to buy up the edition of tho pamphlet, but he cause an answer to be published, which only had the elfect of calllag forth a rejoinde: which the future trlbune maintains an offense against the freedom of nations ly the greatest of crimes, In the sama spirit wrote Abbé Raynat and others, some Of thom. then batter known In Europe than Mirabeau, and ‘against them a vant warfare was kept up in the Duteh journals, then the most influential, becatse tho freest, an tntere Tie In Frenet pampla, Is attributed by Kapp to Sehilet fen, the Minister of Landgrave Frederick 1 but Ido not know on whut author writer pelted out sttel novel fi mien had In all ages slaughtered each other, that tho Swiss had long been in the habit of fighting ng nercenaries, thatthe 10,000 Greeks under Xenophon dla the sume, and he cons sidered it unjust to blame hiseontenporaries tor whint seemed to be a natural fustiuct of mankind. Sle noticed that tho present let ting-out of troops by Hesse was pertats tho tenth occasion of tho sort since the beginning of the century. Hoe showed the bencits which tho Lundgrave had bestowed on hls country and thes atfection In: which ho was held by his people. Ile drew attention—and | this was, — perhaps, lls best argmment—to the faet that the Landgrave of Hesse and the Duke of Brus wick Wore so nearly connented with the glish Royal familly that. thelr descendants mlght ba one cay'eniled ta the throne of Great Britain, As for the bousted liberty of the Amerteana, she was but a deceltful sire for all history proved that republican gove ermuenty Were ay tyrannical and crust 28 monarchies, = Frederlek tho Great, i1.9 letter to Voltaire (Juno 18, 1776), expressed his CONTEMPT FOR THR MEN-SEULING PRINCES, and found occasion at a somewhat hiter thine to throw tmpedinents dn thely way, Ua the Lan iRtave come ottt of iny school,” le writes, * he would not have gold his subjects to the English as one sells cattle 10 dragged to theshambles.”” Nupoleon, when thirty yenrs afterwards, ho trove away whe then’ Landgrave of Messe-Casset (the Count of Hana of our treaties), expressed the feeling of a tater nae. “The Mouse of Hesse-Cassol has for many yerrs sold its sub jects to England, ‘Thus have thy Electors gathered such great treasures, ‘Els Vis avarice now overthrows their hanse. Turning to contemporary Gorman authors, it Is hardly worth while ‘to notices a slight and obscure sneer at the business by Goethe, Seume, 6 writer who afterward aequired some reputation, wags Limpressed Into the Messlin servieo and tien to Amertes, but got no further than Ifallfax, He his left av account of his nidventures in his autebluze raphy, ln whieh his uatural and righteous tudignation ts strongly expresscil. | Finall nl Sehilller, In his tragedy of “Cabaty int Liebe.” written during the progress of the Anieriean way, has loft an eloquent protest ogalust the Infamous trifle —————— POSSIBILITIES, 0 THE YouNG. For The Chicagu Tribune, Now tho ficld fs wide before you High, profusa, tho laurels strown ‘Which a force of your own purpose Avo atlalned and mide your oWwu, Belf-rellanoo ta tho secret Of the heroes of our race, God juvites vis all to use It, With relianco on His gruco, ‘Think not {2 anothor’s station You would lbor-nobly do; > IIDFOVO Fors sieutlon Js the présent work for you, Loan not, thon, for pele. on others; ‘Due the strength chat God supplies, And, your tulenta thus Increasing, You abail, solf-reliant, rise. ‘Pasalve, wo are made recipicnts Of no good of heart or minds Wo must labor would secure we Value, worth, of avy klud. Architeots of your own fortunes, Bake thom whut you will, you 1naFy Looklng up to Hiin'who aldeth. 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