Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 29, 1881, Page 7

MISPLACED MERCY. fnother Chapter on the Way in Which Sentences Are Suspended, Judges Who Ought ‘to. Know Better Are Shamefully Im- posed Upon. apd _fotorfous Criminals, Caught Roid-ifande os ally Turned gLooso upon the Community, Through the False Reopresontations of Friends ond the Maudiin Souti- mentality of the Court, During tho presont yoar 135 porgons who have geen found yullty by jJurles, or who have pleaded guilty, owing to tho overwholming ovl- denco Against them, havo bad tholr sentuncos mspended, or have Neen -pardancd—t is uncor- jinwhiecb—by Judges sittmy tn the Ceimiul Court of this county, The fucts ty relation to thelnst of those susponsions or pardoha—that. of enula ELughesr—wers pub ished intyestor- day's ‘Titinuse, It was there shawn how gamefally the dulge tnd heen fm ose Upon, «and how =n bardoned criminal luud been turaed tooso Upon tho com monty (hrutigh false represontitions. Since juch n seainp ag thls way uble to cacapy punish: ment, It seemed ton reporter that it mizht be orth White to investigute tho cases of some of thoother criminals who bad found merey wt judicial hands, and gianeligs wver the Mist pule SOME FAMILIAR NASLES. Qutot tho numLer of cnacs fn witch sentence yas suspended’ py Judve Morin, tho following: may bo Giken ns samples: Lemuel Hardin, or ganuel Harding ng It appears on tho docket; Willum MeCarthy, George 2B, Iiathows, John Dvoloy, Htichard Murdoch, Lawrence ‘Kearns, Jono Kerwin, John Burns, Thomus Hand, aud Pentel Hankin, Hardie ie a youth of tho Bone no Hughes stripe, and has relatives, why are quite resprotuble, Uving on West Congross | greet. Hels buen known to tho’polive'asa professional thier aud burglty for tipwardd of tro yuata, und svus the boon companton oF such noterivts thieves 18 Bob Stratton, Geore Deul, Jacob Leonard, wd Thomas Whygsrlas, wost 0} whom ure now serving toro [8 the penitentiary. Toe case of burglary tygninst Tardia was a very: Hrong one, Excl; tho auorning uf Doe, 17, / 189, be and his compinions broke into... Loud \xuo.'s grocery, at No, dt West Mudivon street, and stole sume cigars and 1 snuall em of engi, Anight-watehmun naned ducques, who beard jhe crash of the glass thoy broke fit ore der to effect entrance, caniu’ upon thom, gud shots werd exehunged. He: puraned snd captured Hardin, fn whose possuaslon somo atthe stolen artietes were found, ‘This wis neituor the Wrst nor the tug tne that tardin CALGUT "DEAD TO RIGItTA,Y? 4atho police any, but thoy wera Lever ‘ablo to get hint punisbud, Only'a few woeks ugo he was arrested in company with Toniny Dendy, the desperndo, who uttenipted to escape from Shor= it Korn while on the way’ to tha penitentiary, and who was aot by tho Speriit while wit mug tho Kunkakeo Hiver. Willian MeCurthy was a young man of the boantiug-hattse-boxt order, Hehad any num ler of aliases, basing hud t run of {M-hick ainotug BOIL t Division boardng-buuses, forged the. wanig of iin employ of Franklin MacVeogh & Co. to an order tue wouds upon HH, Feank Boies, No. 08 Wabash ayenug,” Ile pro- sented ono too many of thuse ordurs, and was arrested by ne pulicomin who was lying i wate for hin ot Mr. Bulcs’ store, ‘Thy lorgery case of Georg equalty Lhun, but he, ten, bid friends atid fifi. ence, and, thtiy equipped, obtained the mervy of ta Cour oln Deoley and IMehant Murdoch, burglars, bad nothing to entitle thum to tha elumency of the Court. ‘Kho iittler, rathor than stung trial x DB, Mathows was allty. Rehine, Kerwin, Burns, Hand, and Rankin rere bardenent young aiuners fron Js t0 16 yours of oyu, Who, iter waiving the police, to say Hoth- fag of Uitsinioss people, any amount of aAnhoy~ auce by a sevtes of thefts tnd bugsiurice, Were FINALLY CAUGHT REDATANDHIS Theirs Wns a enso for no maudlin syinpathy. Toy were all well knoWn | ta sho pollve os hard) young citizens, and nt tenst two of “than bid served inthe Rouseor Correction, Th remanding them: ude Moran bimself enfd tht he cwukd Wot Alford te overlaule the inisdemeunors of which thoy had heen guilty, ‘The uctlon of Judge Antony In suspending Fi agatnst ‘Thomas Fitinenue, the Fifut Ward politichin, wo wag sown to have planned te $11.UN robbery wt the Union Iron & 8toel Milly, ana in whose possession so inuch of the Rolon money was recovered, occasioned a rent deal of untavarnbly comment at the tine, The sume dttdyse We by some teins induged losuspend sentence ugalnst Grete Jorgensen, 8 dtnoken Harrah, Who, us housekeeper for a fwedish carpenter, had maliciously abused bis Iwo wuthorltss childcen, and bad tatty ina drunken carousal Urokon the youngeal ono's ann, ; oe Fillmore was another whom Judge Ane ouy" »PERMITTED TO G0 IN-PRACE, Fillmore bad been a birtender fn Hickrou's Bas hon, om Washington street, and, having boen abelnargest soy thine before, Went there on tho ughtot March 22, forced an entrance, hetpod dnselt to eaah, (liquors, and eigura, nud made @ bard attempt to forey upen ' the safe, the combination of which hid been changed finnedintely after his disubarge. Ho vus etught ng le Was emerging from tho #aluon, by a night yollvoman, tow Jadge Jameson was Induced to suspend kntunco m the cave of Bam Parks fs a ntystery. Vathe night of Aug. 17 xome eftizens notleed two Lurgiirs in the vet of rangacking Malum & Falth's grocery, on Milwauked aventie. ‘Sho lurghuea gut Gut and rain. and one of thorn, harks, Was captured by k policeman, Its hat, out, dnd shoes, aud a palref hoots,. whieh vl dently betonged to bis “ pal,” were fousid in tho More, to which they hind efecied eytrunce by fowing open tha front door, ue only possible plea fur Willie Carbine was bisuge, ‘tough only 1 years ofd, be was Hit inveterate thlot, and the tudictuient sgainst bin Mltorth that be forced bi Uence of A. J, SLMMUOE, Ot if with about $1u0 worth of property, eft uiso for Judge Jameson ta suspanid tentenco In the case of Catharine Wolf, the no- forlouy shopiitter, wilo hud bron arrested in Oo tober, , with & quantity -of goods Holen from yarlous ‘atures an Stata wtrcet in ber possession. It was undoratoud tat sho purchased Hinmunity for hursoif by fending two fous-experlunced shoplifters to the Peattentiony—un old trick of bers. | Soo Is worth tunsiderable peaporty ie Mitwankeo, aud hus ado italt hy shopliftiug, in which profession ‘tals vuld to have no equal ia the West, THE * BROTHENIN-LAW SHEN," TOO. Judge Jameson was also Iducod to suspend Sentence agiinat Ruldreth and Hicha N's cst Division, street-cur conductors why pleaded sultty to baying deslgned and put jute operition AGalse bell-puneb for the purpose of defrauding Ibelr emplayers, >, ipliut peruupa the moat notublo case of all thoda i which sentence wna susponded by Judge smeson wax that of Jluury Spencor, whe dud ‘Ou cauyht Somerriog frou a private residence Wilban artful of clothing, Ho plouted gullty, And offered {n extennation of hfs offense taut he m drunk, So strong a plea was inude in bis be- wif that Judye Jameson beloved bhin s deserv= ing fetlow, and mapundod sentence on condition Hat ho then aud thery take the plodye. whlub ‘veacer, of course, war only too glad todo, Buc bon tenving the court-rvom he foll) in with ome of bia rintous companions, and go over- doved were thoy to veo Blin that they udourned {iotice to the suloon acrons the way, ond in less < nbalf un huur Spencer, deaplte hia pledge, a gloriously drunk. utd use Of Nichutus Ronch attricted at the ae alinuat av inuch attention us that of Finu- nUe aud thera hus bout no cuted for changing te opinion which seamed eo goneral at tho o—ninely; tat Judge Gardour bad been Sealy tinposed una by some one, before bo Mach wis she t while foroliy uu cntraice to 4 Gzwouds “story on West’ Madison ateeot ied bullet going through bis chevk, un Partin him for Hfe. Ho got awny at civ time, NO EXVENUATING 18 ences ho was B burglar in the nso of the teem, und withat vo clover bultee were acldum uble to cntob bin, ‘yottlua hin off, wud the condician wud that ho ue leave town for ull tiny tucomoe, Not very fond, Mceka thereuftor the pollva rearrysted hlus old huunty, and wong hls old eompantond, Garters a . tendon, bis coundel represented that tebed bean obtheed! ta return to dha city tore: Gegbrever medical and surgical uttondunee jhdld Wound—w cluin which, preposterous ad fault weceuded ju acoomplishing al that It was ed fur, . a a A rep BENNIE Ivars CAs, Coy eoBOtter asked un olliver Of tho Criminal of ye sestorday how It nappuned that tho frie bait Hughes, tha pickpocket and thief, wbbened to impose upoy Judge Jumuson 60 ad Heute 8 suspension of his sontence, Wighea”” gald bu, “pleaded guilty of at- rceny. Tha witnvascs tor the people dig dpen court in the regular wily, tid Hugues counsel asked timo to wor furthor og es Io bis veball, be buyin Introduved a Testhinontats ws Wa “a 4 * dete vats aa ter bby cter, wood fart Judge Jumoson set Ratucday to bear tua tsbed fo Sunday's arene ho Buon ran Koross” witb evidence go hard agalnst fim, plended, sentunces + Ti CHICAGG THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 188I—-TWELVIE PAGES, - nee ns een ey Atntamonts and Analty dispose of the enso,. Ape | Peale wero mau by pretty roanactabio pouple~ to not recollect thal niumes—some hy Jettor and some ln porsan, aud Eughea’ mother, who Mus bis chlor covnsel, mada her statomont. To tatters werd (rend at cians, “One gad that Muaties, had oonaimouon, and cautin’s tive fog anyhow. that continemunt in tho nit or penitentines would Kit him. ‘Tho othor doctor corroborated (hia, When the case wes up tho tirat tine tho pollce wero (natruated to sonrelt tho coords and fea If Some Other charges had not heon trade before, Judge mison thinking there had been f foriney, viellon, If thore hud been une, ho wanted to know ft. | When tho ease caine ip jumip, ho asked abont the mutter, and the policy sald Hugnes tad been arrestod twice, but there had been no conviction, ‘What te all {know X= cope that tho sentence wav suspended,” ‘he letters tro net aw on tho flo: THE PREVAILING ENDEMIC. No Abatement of the Disrasc—Necesslty iY Nore Vaccinations Tho amnll-pox rematns in about the enmo con- dition ng [thas Leen for a fow days past, There ig no Increnag in tho number of casos dally ree ported, ov In tho average number of denth. ‘Thu peaplo who lave been stuving of vuccint- tion aro buginning to sve tho error of tholrways, ‘by having thelr triend carriod off to premature graves through gmali-pox, ‘Thu elty barted three doses yestorday. The funeral of uv frieud- Jess sinall-pox victiin 19 Indeed a snd one. A Health Ollicer sees that the body Is properly {ne ensed he earboluted sheot aad phiced In wn alretight box. Itia thon placed in na opon ox-+ press wagon and earted toi pauper’s grave, no oho being ede to ety a pruyer for tho ‘repose of the suulut the dead. Many a corpse tins beets curted off In this way, but thure 4s to otter moda in which Mean be dove, The wuthoritica of Luke View are up in arms agniust transporting bodies of aunill-pox vle- tuns through thefr town. Yesterday morning: the volice of Inte View stopped an express weucun containing two corpres on its way to Gracelund Cemetery. ‘ho “driver got otf “and told tho pollcemnn to get on and drive bimwelf. ‘The thvltation was declined, and the builles wero attewed to bo taken te the cemetery and In- tarred, ‘Tho authorities of the Town of Jefferson yos- serday arcestod an undertakers driver who was, an his way with « body to the Volish Comatury, ‘They havy wt ordinaves prohibittag tho carting theotel tho village of siiali-pox corpses duriny the daytime. ‘Pho driver was fined $12. Tho outside towns want amul-pox budies buried it night, so that no infection may besprend to peo- plo passing. ‘Tue Superviaor uf Milton ‘Vownship, Du Page County, uns written a letter ottormg a reward Of $109 for overy cise of ainall-pox which it eun be ‘proved that No hus sent on to Chicago. ‘The people residing In tho vicinity of the Del- avan House. on North Chirk struct, ura com pliluing of tho tnanner iu while people walk tn und out of tho hose, which ts now tomporirily closed becuse of tho prevalence of small-pox Within Its wails, A few days ago a conductor on tho West Maui- son stroct Hing was tikes duwn with simull-pox, He put off vaectuation because he was aftsid that his arm woutd et sore. Ilo fs now dow with n Vorg dingerous ease, from which ho way hover got well, A young min omployed usa clerk ina shoe ature at No. 100 West Midison strect, noxlected (to net vaccinated, and yesturday tho ninbulance tonit bim to the pest-house, He bas a yt nse, however, Yeople who negieet vaccination must ox+ peet ta pay Of thulr neglect, y the penalty ‘Thorough vacelntton ls neuro preventive uf tho disease. PEOPLE SHOULD REVACCINATE over and over aizaln until it tates, and that is tha only way to prevent the spread’ of aud to blot out tho smuli-pox. Whero pure bovine virus {a used thard cnn be nodaugoer fram blood palsoning. Tho Henith Department used about Ww vaceino points tn the oltles ¥ day for vacelnating those who nine Laore. Five moi wero kept exceed lusly busy In atiendéng to men, women, nd childsen, “Peraons wha come down to tho Health oica tu be vaccinated should at tonat Wash themselves and their childrc, ay tsar toy my appear aicun for once at feaat. Clean 13 next ta godilness, and st is got ut all age tw have gathered togethor ivan wenty-ll¥o to fifty very Athy women and children. Soap and water aro oles p and easily alitalned. Oillcer Siuity was more seriously hurt Rucadity than It watt first: supposed, and It tg not at all unlikely that bis Injuries my result fatally. An operadon wags perforined yesterday tpon Oliver Crowley's throxt, which relieved nite sone, butit is not ilkely that he wilt recover, Otitcer Dononue Is alsu no better, and bis life ia ouly hanging by 1 toreed. ie will hardly ro cover, ‘These oillours weru literally worn out tn the sorvie Now cases woro reported from Nu, 182 Cir- boure ayenue, No, 22 Hurtbut, No. 21 Cloriuda, Wo. 314 West Ituron, northoust corner of West Jtandulpn aml Ann struets, No, 180 North May treet, No, G5 Warren uveni uth wera reportad from No, 20 'fwonty- 0, 14 West Ohio streets, No, bo Thirtcenth ouse a caso tuken fromm No. Pplge: At ta pe 6) Stilton avenue, A Square Dental. ‘To the Lditor of The Chiengo Tribune, Wheaton, HL, Deo. 20-1 seo by your payor that tho Supervisor of Milton ‘Township, Du Payo County, Titnote, is charged with sending out stunll-pox cases, ‘That In not true, Wo ure not onzaged in that kind of work. Piensa do us tho favar of vontradieting 16 in, your culutans, und oblige M08 CHURUHRLLs . of Milton ‘ruwnatiip, Supervi Spreading tho Pestilence Under Official Sanction, . To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Crcaan, Dec, 2.—In tho early prt of Inst Weak atau applicd here (0 West Van Buren strout) fur worl: horse and wagon. There boing such t rig unomploysd, terms wore agreed on anu bo took It, returning rather lute, Since thon he bas had it several tlmea, returning later and tater, until laat night it was neur 10 o'clock when he returacd, ‘A susplelan began to be felt that the mun was doing onuble work, and oo qu . Strong smell of -disinfectants upon the wagon end burnoss added strength ta tho Bitie ploion, and ted to sburply chareing blm with hanging amull-pox corpses. He ut frst denied it, but Hhally ndintteed (ue Lam assured py tho Pat hiduced to suspond, séntonca i wuch a cosG., iatvus finuity eanydt in Milwaukevand brought: «There were ; ‘Al Ube ‘a, Lawler wus the chief of thao instrumental . wd when the caso wis ugnlu ealled to Judge -| owner of (hd rig) that he hadbeon hruling collins to the pestehouss und corpses uway from It in the employ of Mayor Hurrison.” leo Unat be ud tuken B14 meala in public restaurants while thus otuployed, ‘here is Wrent {ndigantion here agalnst tho officials tor thus authorizing an undestgnated and unavapected nan to wit to sprending tho dread pestilence, “should not a spuchi rig, fuitubly labeled, bo employed for that purpose, ond tho driver bo required to kaep way from pubilo resturants and aloof from unsuspeutiige Airangers, and sou to Ht that no oneis ondangered throuyh bis instrumentality? Citizen, —— PENNSYLVANIA TAXES. ~ PHILADELMILA, Dec. 28,—-Atu meoting of tho Btate Revenuo Commission today, the commit+ tev to which waa referred tho furthor classifica. tion of corporations aud tlio impoaltion of nddl- suonal. taxutfon on such domestio corporaton us uro gut subject to the ndw Constitution ro- Ported itto bo inexpedient to make any report ut tho predunt time, Hatler stated that the Preaunt revenue was about $0,500,000-—n revenuc of $5,009,0W0 would be aullictent for all noods the coming year, Tho appropriqdons to charitable and penal institutions the present your are 81,000,000, but ho did not think so much would be given fy 1883. aA itrgo reduction of the State detit Was aise to Lo looked for, probally $300,000, next your. A revolution providing tor tho appointment of a cominitrog, conslyiing of tho Blate reagurer, a ropresuntutive of tho Audits or-Goneral, and tures other members, for to ‘purpose of conaldbring the quoation of probable resources and expenses Of the State for 18s ‘1S8), ang 1834, based upon tho present laws, an whethor any change wight bo prudently made In the sinking fund, was adopted, with wh underr standing that the conuaiticn report tumorrow, Woes Americu Block Progreast Contemporary Revteu Atnorica owes hur grautiess tu far other causes than her prohibyory tariits. Indved, whou one thiuica of tuo Vaal resourves whivh buve come to Amoriou ag shuer gifts from nature—uer bound> Jeas virgin Both, ber wutroddua forests, hor (nex: haustibie minoral atorea, bor climates favoring every truit aud crop, her teoming ecay—when one thinks of thesy, it is ecurcely poxaiblo for him to hoar with. pationve all these advantaged ignared, dud attributed to tha mura barring oat a1 led Hundiwork of other Havous. fu the unfulrest way—ln a way whic Englishman oved not besiteto te admit Is oft nowt koonly irelhutlay= the lurge part of Ameri ex's wejl-luiny, whish is owing to the untque causes named, 1s fumbled sup confuslugly with other cuused—tll belug ket down ae proot cluur and positive aimiinat Huxiwh views, ‘Some silly ouplo ainone ourselves oven, though Juakiy hey urw tuo fow to need much dwelttiy on, have bad thelr ingeliects obfuscated in the sume wus, Surveying tho.whule scene, it aay, fit fact, be suborty and sadiy said that the politico-euor nomioal ductrinea of Uulvorsul interrolation and cofiporation among mankind, which our chief thinkers buyy mado it the pat tusk OF Euglung te spread, would ut thie hour be fir Tour advanced throughout the world if Amerie wero blotted out, ‘Laie charge of hindering (bo world's provrovs will pot be palatable to Ameri= cunt Gard LUE is it wut the “pininest, most exatly demonstrable truth? ‘The Aiurledn gospel of industrial Wolatdon—whut bearing hid It, or can it have possibly, upon tho world at targu and general progresa? Buch a gospel is for Awericn only, Accurdiur to “her own? doctrine, taken strictly, the world beyond her own Unita should be non-existent; und ty that cuse, doleful for bor to think of, there Would be nu outsida mur ¢ gould ship bee wupartiuons products, ed u0t Jabur the point further, Aiktng tho cuse ut its lowest aad nnvrowest, it Id ua welual fuct that, as things stund, Awerleun prospertty bus furnbbed. a soph fam which perplexca und darkens the whule treo trade leasoning whic Englaud I> Irreyouubly pledged to put forward as ber oWwa; su Nol ‘No. i Winthrop | ‘of the tarkut were sald to be {1 and It fa niso a further fact that In her commers olal errangomonts with the nations of Kuropo, England Inevitably fois her trentics with them mine the harder and tho worse from tole being aldo tu quote Amerion nguinat ie, Only tot finegined tint our givantie relutive had had, na wo from our point of view nro foreed to 1s tho courage ta adopt free trado, bow diferent the caso would atund at tits day? No shred of rhotoriy even, not to npenk of rongun, woukt have remained for use by Btateamen who are atrald of progress, or by incompetent manu- facturors and tradors who shaky tn thelr shoes petition. Whit we onrller apako of as tho modern Ideal for a world in which mechanical selunce Is to play her py would by this tie have ite olslvely overe the old, pre-selentife ident, and rulers overy where would tive found themselves perforce commnitted, by tho mere activity aud oxiinple oF tho tive grout acne tate salen peoples, to the frevst intercommunication dnd widust exchange of products. : ea THE NO-RENT QUESTION. Heply to Col, Rend, To the £ditor of The Chicago Tribune, Citicany, Dew. 27.—Col, Rend has written to Rochester and approved of Mishoy McQuald's pastornt In contemnution of tho " no-rent” pot Jey, and, while doing so, lie takos oveasion to utiginntizo Futhor Sheehy and his reverend cone frdrea—Dut espéctally tho former—in very ute Just and eyuregiously unelustoned Language as tooltin tho hands of tho Jrish-Amerioan dele gates latoly assombied in elem convention in this city Cor the purpose of meoting the prosent erisis In Ircland and solving tho anctent diil- culty ns against the ancient foc. Hu states that the * no-rent" doctrine us held.by tha convene ton and tatucht and aeted Upon in roland is filso. and danjerond, and he proveeds to druw a plete lrg OF tho avis that would result to society If sitch dectring should over bo permitted to hold away, ‘Thon foiluws a personal attagk upon Mi thor Sheehy, wooin he singles out frou tinongat tho visitors und deleiates tor an fal discharge of unmitiqnted yituperation, This appoitrs tu bo 1 bravo Insulting t weaker or an tun The courage of Colonels Ja searcely proverbial gxeont ln tho deawiug-roumor on parndo, and Jam much inistaken were Father Bheoby pres- ent ut the utteriuce of such linguoge, and il. Jowed to wlold bis strength. if Col. Roni would not wallow bis wards and his tooth, 'Phon com: hy With unuthor wengon in defense of the up. preased and porsseutad landlords, now belng driven by thelr lawless tents {nite tho bogs Trotn thoir noclentholds und feudal keeps, and he procluiins gtoud the danger and falsehood uf the no-ront doctrine, and that lie proposition could be anintiined. Yet wo find Bishop Me- Nulty, Ina telegram of today, saying: “The Inud 48 tho contmon property of nll ‘the peapte,” ‘Tho Colonel, however, docs not minintatiells pos attion, Hor attempt to do sa, Ho indulies merely: inthe effete coumonpiives, and walks in tho untiquated grooves In Which betore the Reneral introduation of letters and oven since thy old aristocracy were content to think, But purhita he would goon favor us with the reason that isin him, J shall await with hpationce for his exposition on tho ouestion ut lesue, and if T have Written of him on tho present occasion out of discourtesy or mulivuit ts that, in the pirnse- ology of tho ring, ho bn entlonvored to sulike his country below the belt, and that with wanton forgutfuliesa he bas been baguiled into the hopeless and thankless task of, belping to Tite those feudal * bummers” out of tue bos of des- pond Itrirctaud, Yours truly, Epwanp Cangas, No. 1916 Biato strvot, Chivazo, Sill Another, ‘Te the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, MAptsos, Wis., Doe. 27,—Tho cause of Ireland ling at last bacore of some interest to tho civil- ized world, at least to that portion of It that symputhizes with the cause ‘of humunity when opposed, ng in this case, by tha welghtof ag- gressive, priviteged power, backed by tho.foreo ofeannon and bayonets. But at such wcritical Juneture what shall wo siy to those baving nothing clae to olfur, who, 11 tho namo of Goil and Christianity, briug in (holr churel theology to back up und anetain the alreatly tremendous: odds -against which tho penple of Ireland arc atrugiling for thelr very Hvos? Jn this country the class alluded to have nothing personul at stake save thotr conscience, nsomethtug which is very sensitive regarding those rights (tho ront-roits) of Iria. landlords. De regurdtul of thoso riglta by virtue of your thooloxy, aay our American preceptors, and be qeresful at those landlords, who were always BO meraltul thormselves, and so considerate of the rights aud Ives of thoir tenattty, and who atand today with tho whole power of thy Sritish Gov- ernmunt atthely bnek, ond (860,000 armed men— infantry, cavulr artlers—ars agalnst tna Hnilrmed, poverty-strickan, and plundered peusanty of Iictund, Whit brave, disinter Christin’ men must those religious advocutes feudal despotism be, and ut. such « atte distance, with nothing but thelr gratuitous, consalentiqus seruplod to urge thom un tothe courge neaiust that very pernicious commnuistic principte of ponsnnt-propriotorabip in Ireland! sone people will probably gay that it iso cheup courage, and uf doubtfnt rigoteousness, that denounces the tenant-furmers of Iroland for refusing to pay rent ctornally for land whieh thoy and tein predecessors havo wlroady paid for in feo sinplo several times over tn rack= rontk—lunds which tho majority of landlords navor owned stall by any moral right. Yho people of trefant’ seo the juils crammed full of their friends and relatives; thoy ure dragooned by armed police, who runaek’ thule houses without uny warrant of luw, for there is hone; tholr footsteps ure duged by epies snd stotectives; and {t, uuler these canditions, the mon of froland fall buck on tho dhenity of manhood und refuse to pay rent, tt is “communism” torscoth, and contrary to the doetrines of the Cuthalic Church, according to Wabop MeQuald of Mochester and tho pious: Trish Cathohg solher, Col, W. P. end of Chi-- cago. Was it communism id contrary to the doctrines of tho Cathole Church, when these sume tandlords duomod to ruction by a tore turous death « million aid a halt of the peapta In the years 1840, 47, wid “48, and who are bub tuo oagerly disposed to repent tho samo again? Waa the voice of Bishop MecQuuid or that of vol. Rand aver ral in denunetntion of that monstor of crimes, the proportions of which ox- eead that of any othor in the history of ¢lviliz ton, whily ite dollverate cracity has no parnilel? We sover heurd of thega gentlemen utcertug ong word ugainst those wholesale murdera: and. doubtiess, were tho people of Ireland the do- ervily vlaves to ngaln surronder them- selyug to tha dame ordeal neither Bishop Me- Quitd nov the redoubtable Cot Mond wantd be Heara* from, aud the thoolugy, of tho Cutbolle Church would be entirely sitont on tho subject, ng it wus before, Theology, ltacema, can only work onw way, againat the ‘pouplo—nover fortham, When was iCatharwise? ‘Tits ls woth Ing now, We wore always uecustomed to It, and our futhora boforo us, ad far ag the mamories of generations can xo, und which como dunn to us in bustory und tradition, What enn Col. Rend mean by bis loudly roligious qualitioation? Duos lio dealre to creuto n Cutholic conapivacy itgalnst the catso of Ireland? ‘Thora ts, apparontly at igast, 4 moat uunatural luconalstoney here, ‘The great body of Irish landlordy ure Protcatants, while the great body of the Irish people are Cutbolics, and the present movoment i to aecuro: the natural rights of the luttor agaulist the tyre annous ‘fights of tho formor, Yet, by what suoTns 1 BITANEG perversity, ainuny the most Fonounced opponents of the Catholle peuple of Yrolana are such Mgnitarios or the Cuthulle Churet ue Archbishop MeCabe of Dublin, Arche + bishop Croke of Cusbol, Bishop ScQuald of Rogheator, etg., ten whose vory subsiutanice 13 Airawis from tho yeople whan they suck te and neo straining tholr theolugy to atfvct it, man of all others why Juys ‘the heaviest personal sacrifice’ on tho ultar of hin couutry, and whase. proud spirit ohafos today bebind the bars of a prea decease of his bnuvolent, distiiturested yirtucs—this yon is 4 Protestant. What aro we combs tot What strange things aro theso which this Iriab movement presents to us? There tau Just Gow abaye us all Do Cuthollo fboolowians, in thatr doxiblo reasuniny, ignore Itty Justice? Or who dmung non Are wo Ww trust? PD. K. WaLan. ‘AMONG THE SCALPERS, Notes and News (rows the Bfulto, ‘Tho Bourd of ‘Trade voted youterduy to ade Journ over noxt Saturday,and Blonday, The wns tual Jamborey will take place Friday, if It takes pluco at all, These tuadingoos buve become very taine luca tha boyd who fornierly touk tho lending parts baya reached tho scgoud stage of ndolescence. + ‘A potion waa olrculated on "Change yoster- duy which requests tho Diregtors’of the board to grant Bycrotary Randolpd u slx months’ leave of Abaenco, his salury to continu during tho ine torim, aid wise te Morcage bis ealary jn propor ton. to.the gain in the work of the otic of the comlne year, Tho. potion reculved a anull nusmbor of signutures, Muny of thy oys are unable to understand how the Directury would bo ubly to gee, gorencl wix Jauiquing aE without tho ald of the bralus of the board" a It id uow uuderatood that Str, Handolpy cone Commplites resigning Ou teeaune Of poor Luultl, and hav no other positius undor cousideration. Dir. A. . Tooume ls named aaa young man woo 4a well qualified to nil the position uf Becrotury of tho Huard of Trude. ee ‘the News Yorkers who wuro on the short sido we buyers year turday. It is supposed that they got hold of the Feport that the Beoretury wae woing to resign, and huvicned tw veil out, fearing tho bourd would go all to pleocs. + ‘Phere 16 wredort ut PB. Weare and Char Jey Hutchinson Intend to Join Oscur Wilde, the Hugiish esthete, iu a lecturortaur through tho West qext mouth, buch wu combination of urt- lovers ought to be suceeseful, Itig whlsperod that Armuur ang MeUcoch aro elonoy of Batary now paid to the keepers of fife. waving and lfeebont stations 10 por centiin of the Koepers of aid atauions have withirawn from thelr rosponsibic poxttions, aud thet 1 mne Jority of tnore now remalning wilt leave Inn ody ot the apening of navigation to the spring unless proper feyisiation ba secured increnaing thete pass and WHERKAS, Tho survivors of tho life-saving crown stationed! on the coasts of tho great Jakes aro deema to he of the utmost iinportanee to tho commerce of tne porta and citios aituated thereon; thorotore, to It Henylved, That tho Hoard of Trade of tho ‘City of Chicngo. in neknowledemont of tho merito- rlowa services heretofore rendered by. the keepers and surfinon of the United States Lifor Hont tutions to. life aad property iinpertiad on theso inland aens, do most respnetrully: and stronoualy urge tipon Congress proinpt and tes Yorable netton on all mensures tending to Reeure st adentiite compansition, not only ta keeperaot stacions, but to all othor ginployés ofthe United States Lifes$aving Servico; and be It turther . Reanlved, ‘Thut the senso of this body 18 ox- prvsuud {i those resolutions be communicated to hoth Houses of Compress, and of tho sante bs transinittad fo ench of the United Btafeaeonators and Representatives of tho State of fHlnols, ———_—__—_ OUR SOCIETY. Reception to Manntbal. Hamlin Jr. at Idenes of Mr, Perry Sintth. The boapttubic una clexant residenco of Mr. and Mra. Perry H, Smith, corner of Buron oud Pine Streots, Wus the sceno of # briliiunt assemblage of youth and beauty Inst eventing, the ovension boing u reception given by the host and bustess: Heunlval Hamlin dr. son of a former Vieo= Yrnsidont and Senator of tho. United States, of Maino, at present tho Americin stinister at tho Court of Spain, and to Mp. VID. Suith, thelr sort. Hoth young gentlemen-aro having their holiday vacation at prosont, and nro nesoclates and companions in tho kophomoro tines at Har- vard College, and the reception was given in tholr honvr in ordor that thoy mizht meet abd become acquainted with the young Indics and yentlemen of (Chicugo society. Mre. Perry HH. ‘Sinith, aralsted by ber daughter, Mle Buia Binith, and her sous, Mr. Erucet i. aud Mr. Wit D. did tho receiving ink manner that made every oue thoroughly wel- come, ‘This house {9 pectllarly titted for outertaluments, and its rich art bangings, devorations. cluborate furniattiux, clogunt stit- uary, and aro pulntlugs furnished a buck- ground to 0 gua of beautiful. fuces aud magni eent eostumes. Tho upuer. ball was deed for danving, on tho atige beme located Joba H, Hand's orchestra, whieh furnished w delightful program during ‘tho evening. Among tuoso rey nt wore: Mr. tind Mrs, Perry H. Sniith, Sr. Will D, Sinith, Mist Eine Bmlth, Mr. Lernust Fy Smith, Mr, Hronlbal Hamlin de. Maines Miss Florence Henderson, Misa Eva Kimball, Mr. and Kciunball, Miss Fait Sra narle: wil Fake, Dit, Mrs I eaduweruft, Cuse Van Schouck, Mr. Eat Me. Rodger Watkyns, Mr. bal. Me. Arthur Gere Mr Ed P | duhn Kulos, Mr. Hop Norto, Gen, and Mrs. Martin Seem, Mr, Fred spravuc, Mr. James Quun, Miss Mirdia Dulg, dias Aines Potter, Miss Ldith Brakine, Miss Annie Kales, Migs Katy Van Behauck, Mise Limilig Lyon, Mr. Henry Guy Carloton, 3us8 Eunory, Mise Saud “Martin, Miss Helen Brewer, Miss Florence Martin, Miss Muttty MeLuren, Migs Nellie Newell, dir. Joun Newell, Mids stenrns, tho Sit Hamilton, Bir. M. WU. Chandler, Milwaukee; | M Mau 5. Sturgess, Miss Gibson, Loxtuston, Ky.3 Mr. Ed May, Mr. King, Mr, aud Sire. C. V. Kitnbull, sir. Wiit Noyes, Sixs| Mollie “Mitchell, Mr. Georye Meeker, Miss Ackerimmu, Mr. and Mra. raunid, dir, and Mrs. George L, Duniap, Gen. A. J. Chetlain, Dr. Jones, Mr. Arthur Chotlain, Mr. Hempstead, Slide Susie Wash bourne, Mr. W. Bishop, Mr. Will Gregory, Madison, Wis. 1 1. Robbing, Mr. U1. Watit- er Mr. G, M. Alezanaer, Sir GS, Willett, Siiss. Farns, Miss Addis Suwyer, Br. C,H, Dougias, Miss ‘Mary Douglis, Mr, James U. Wailer, Mr, tenry Date, Mr.dobu dt. Durand Jr, Miss Aunn, Farnsworth, Mr. Adama, S183 Helen Bwing, Misa Bello Quan, dir nod Mrs. J MeCurinick, Mr. G. 3. Hogers, Miss Ashb: Migs Surguerite Walker, Mr, Georgie Wadsworth, Mr. {umsey, Miss Eminio Run c.f. Vito B a Busy He. Mr, Edwards. Flint, Mr. uM. MeNcill,” Miss MeNcill, | Mr, if. bt ea Macy Ls. Campbell, Clifford Johnston, Miss bavel Waller, stiss jo Waller, Miss Neenab Jobustom, Prot, rot. Swing, Mr.d. DB, Waller Jra Mr. Ghesbrough, Mr. Duwrence Willing, dtr, Crocker, Suu Prine ujsuoz Mies Emin iodgers, the Siisses Libby, Miss Bora Humgey, Mre Hanna, Mr. Mido Wie bur, Mr. it. W. King dr, Mee A. K. Lailln, Mrs. Cole Mulligan, the Mi DMiulllgan, Mr. ft, b, Howe, Kenosha; Myr. M, Whitchuuse, Mr. Moaus Wentworth, Siva Roxina Wentworth, Mr TL iL Belknap, 3r. P,P. Knott, Miss Porter, isa. Josie Hotaling, Miga-Florence AleNoill, Sttés Neltto Wiikingon, Mr. Dawis, Sr. Wall. Niukorsony, Mr, Henry. Crawford_de., ‘Sr. PS. Ge Reed, Mr, Val Lo Moyne, Mr. Cyrus H. MeCorniuk Jr, Miss Virginin MeCornttak, Mies Ruby McCorinick, Mr, Mi! H.C, Pillman, Miss Hawes, Virginia; the Mi Monroe, Miss Kent, Miva Julia Furnas worth, dtr, W, nyory Mr. Fessenides. During the eventing an elegaut collation was sorved by Kinsley. CHURCH MEETINGS. Wirst Congregational, ‘Tho annual business meeting of the First Con- Rreyutional Church, bald in the lecture-room of the church, was Inrgoly attended by the active members of tho congregation. The Rev. EB. P Goudwin, D, D., presided, und J. W. Sykea alte elated ag Seeretary. The Pradontin) Committee, fn a lengthy ‘report, congratulated the church most heartily on 18 tinal freedom from debt. The roport, spenking of the uilsston tleld, co Sldgred tein general very aatistactory. Sho Cen- tral Park Mivsion bad ‘had some diifcultles to contend with, partlouiarty in tho way of wuny chines (u' the population whure located. Randolph“ Streoct Mission, located whure the population Is characterized alike by ignorance, intemperance, lawlesness, oud Vloo! ‘wita represented us i tit sdiatug joa durk place and duing most needed wid valuable work, Tho varloud departineuts of ludles* work showed undiminisied interest. Accoftling to tho report, thu ebureh benuvoiences furnished a pleasant and suggestive record, The plan of weekly of- fertngs, on trial during tho. pust year, though only purtially adopted, bad proven a sueccss, aud bad carried tho amount of benevolenees ter the currunt yonr $1,000 beyund tut of any pro- ir coiling your, Gletk Sykes’ report showed ‘the total nuin- ber of persons recolvel Inte thy chure oper, and its mission branches, to be as follows: By profession, Ty lutte, 05 total, 70; membors retuatuted, }y making a toad ofl. ‘Tho dismissals hud been 64; denths, 8; excommunications, 23 total, 75; thus showing it logs in membership of four for the year. ‘Lhe present mumborabip of the mala ebureh [4 1.05 estera Avenue Church, OO; Central Park Branch, 10; making an aggregate monbership of 3,158, aguinst a membership of 1,12 last year. Be Mice, ‘Treasurer ut the -Busavotent: Fund, ‘reported the puymont of appropri: tons ag follows: = Congregatlonal Union, S82; Miinols Teme Mission, minis- ters’ Tuintilos, $433 poor ‘#4; Amoricun Moard, 81,067 dgnaot Unlun, sth: Wes Prepare to take hold of Whent, Clittou ts authority on lard. “The lato rise fo. the price of the urticlo La attributed tu the doe mand for ft to use in miukiog Christina ples, Memberships to the bourd ure quoted ot 1G, ‘by board adopted the followings Wirntkas, Tho fuct having Lecawe knowa to this buy tat fu consyqucuce of the Saute #300; American Sisstonnry Association, $4! Now West Commission, & Women's Bunrd of Miadloutrioa, $227; mission work and migcul- Juncons fund, $1,806; sundry Guutributions, $884 otal, $7511. ‘ ‘The buperintendent's report, showed the pre: ‘ont condition of the sohoul tu bo very encourag: ing, with its sixty-threo clissex, 1,225 “persons, aod a average ‘woukly wttcadunee through the yenr, 409, . ‘ athe anuual election of offivara resulted ag fol lowa: Voucons, Kobort Ul. Currier and Murk Ayera; Clurk, J. W. Sykes; Troagurer, Ikea; Auditor, | Atbore sues prudential Came mitteo, H.C, ings, the Huy. Prof. Curtlas, «A. 8. Hopi James i. Moorg, A. i ‘Moud,'and B.M, doore, =~ - Pounding tho retutt of tho balloting, un tho stiggestion of the itov. Dr. Goodwin, the hut wus mused mid G1F wore collected, with which a horso will be purchased for Jun A. Grittin, a missloniry stutioned ut Dunvillo, to enwble bin to travel about tho dlatrict with moro faullity. Fourth ‘Presbyterian Annual. Tho aununt business aecting of the oficers and eoelety of the Fourth Prosbyterian Church was bold In the church Icclure-room Inst even tug. Mr. T. 3, Charinloy sulinttted the Trustees’ veport, containing the Treasurer's’ atatement, which showed that tno total recolpts fur tho Yyonr 188t wero $17,514.87, of which amount $12- “W08,70 was recolvod from pow rents, $4,875 froin subsoriptions,and $242.80 frum overdue pow rents of 1880, Tho rogutar dishursoments, juciud+ uw the pastor's salary of €4000, ond bill for ss, fuel, and repairs, umounted to $14,416.83, and thoro were besides eprciul disbursements tur paying Hush etrovt, draping to church, wid Ine ‘olduntals for churgb entertalnwmonts, and a hqui- i 7.407. iit oaetand of giheh besides #162 due from ule nee on Hand 4 OF 5 fe ull pu Tate o i. : ey eropare of tho Trustecs stated that only. €0),061.60 could be reatlacd this your If ull the pows wor rented, | wherow the estinute of oxpensos was 4,0. Tho Trustee thererory recommonded ‘that the. pews bo rented nest oyear | upon 0 basis of 22 por cent upon the total vufuation, Ahatquit uf 20 por cent ag ut presont, or 9 yeneral iuerease of 1U per cult Upon the present prise of pews. ‘This would «ivy an income from thls Bource dlune uf $14,720.25, uukiug uo fued sulle clent tu moct all unticiputed expenses. he nator was refereed ta the ‘Trustcos, with a Mr. 1, G, Yow presented the report upon the burch benevolent tund, showing cash on band Jan. 11861, of $425.83, und collections during tue Year winouliting to §12315.01, waiting a total of $12,771, b 3 disbursemunts amounted to $12,176.04, of which $3HL51 wenl to the Thistriot Jourd of Rome Missions und $0 to the Farwell Hail Calnuss Sunday-sebool, ‘The old olllovra sid Hourd Qiantinously regiected, ae follow: if ‘Trustees were President, Beauty Douslus; Vice-President, Albert a: Day; Heeretary, Robert Hownrd: Trustees, C. M. Chafmioy, FW, Croaty, Ta. O, Yoo, H. We Iisa op, and 16 ff, MeCormick 2 Leavitt Street Conzregntional, An adjourned business meeting of the Leavitt Btreat Congregational Church was hold last night, Mr. B, W. Fowler auting aa Chaleman. Tho principal buginess was the reception and fling ot reports. Inthe estimate of uxpenice forthe coming yenr tho eum to boaplied for maste was increased from £600 to €800, making the total. including pastor's salary, $4,300, Mr. G. Lyman was elected to hil a vacancy in tho Credentluis Committco and Bir, O. 1. Norton to Mitn vucancy in the Music Committee, The he Hav. George H. Penko, representing in Credentials, muro recomimens for churhh and sunday-school work, which worp accepted, and the mesting closed with prasar. Bethany Congregational, ‘Tho annual meeting of Hethuny Conyregation- al Chitech wan held Last evento in tho lecturo- room of tho church, corner of Huron and Pau- lina streets. The ‘lreusuror'’s report fur 189] showed that there had bevn colleated for charita- lo purposes $115.04, and uxponded, $101.60, The Deucons' report stated that the pust year bad been a poor one for the conversion of “sinners, but fow lnving Joined thovhureh. Tho Clerk's Teport stated thit thore was an Corolled tnein- Derahip of Mit amealt gain ver 150, Tho tole lowing oltioers were elected: Deacon, HX, Hare risony Blanding Committee, Dr, 8. 0. Twining, ‘Thums Matthows, Jones Watuborst, George Jaowson; Clerk and ‘Treasurer, C, R. Lawson; Auditor, James Wauhorat. STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS. Tho American Doctrine av Defined by Min In 1859-4 Forcible Prosoutaston of Ge Caso Sabetantinily as Now Pat Forward) by Secretary Blalne=The Clayton-Balwer ‘Treaty. Witshingtow Post, Dee. 2. Ht Is tu be understood that tho following {s Mr. Douglas’ exact lauguage, and dictated with a view of subsequent publication.) . CENTRAL AMEMCGA--THK CLAYTON AND DULWER TREATY. Tho oldest possession which Grent Britain elulins in Central Amorien is that which is known 43 Iho * Balize Sotclemout,” dividing Nicarmua und Honduras on we one side, sud tha Mexienn ‘State of Yucatun on the other. Moro thun-a century ago somo British mer- elante sent out ships and cut and toadeg thom with lowwood nt the Balize, which at tit tine buonmed to Spain, In muakiug a treaty of peace Latween Spain and Enginnd a elute was ineurt- ed continuing the periulssion to cut logwood, without conveying any right of soll or dominator toEnyland. Under the perniasion ty cut lox wood Lngtand founded a settioment at the Ba- New, with ny fixed or detinit boundaries; und sb ‘bus eulurued aud extended it frou thine to Uh and organized it Inte a colon: attention to the territorial right Of tho adjoining States. About the sane thie England protended to have made a treaty with a smntt tebe of Indians culled the Mosquitos, upon the coust of Central America, aud to have gunranteed to the Tudians the protection of tho Hritish Government, Somo Yeurs syo—purhups treuty—the British Govern- nent sent au agunt ta the Mosauito cost, and found no indian boy—purt tidiae and part mu- latto—who Was sald tp have beer the son of a Mosguita Indian chief, and took bin aver te Ja- tavien und had him crowned as the King of the Mosquitus, took bim back again ty bls own coun- try, wud put him in notaimt possession of his at- Joged inheritrnee,but, fn fact, under the direction gnd contro} of i’ British Consul ou that const, ‘ols Stosquity country was within the chartered Minits of thy Stute of Nicaraguy, and consee quently the Indian tribes, che Mosquitos Ineiud> ed, were subjects of tha State of Nicarayiin, and incapable of catablishing a Government in- dependent of that Stile. ‘Tunis was the conditen of affatrsin Central Aterica when the war between the United States and Mexico was brought tonclose. It waa uiterstood, and the fact net dented, that Ureat Britain ured her eutire powers of diplo- ‘Macy to oncuuragu Mexiounnd defeat any treaty. of peace by whieh tho United states would nc- ‘ire any Mexicin territury, On tho day that ft became known at Verw Uruz that a trenty of yuace hid Leon signed by which Catifurnia end ‘ew Mexioo were transferred ta the United Sintes, the ritish teet set sail trom Vern Cran, ‘ind proceeded directiy to. the mouth of the Sau Juan River ia Central Ameren; and took pus- session of the Town of Sun Jina, at the mouth of tno river, changed its pune to Grestown, aud established Beltish authority there inthe nano of tho slosquito King, to bu exercisui by tho Urttlsh Consul, and, in Tact, converted it tito a iiritish dependency, ie United Sttes pro- texted against this act as being an augression upnn the territorial rights of Nicuraguu, and oa being prompted by hostile motives towards the United States, tt buvluy for ite utgect to clogs uD the only chuinnel through witen the Gaited Bhitea could establish and maintain communica ton'Letween thu Adautic States and our newly- aequtred possessions ou the Paciie. The vontroversy growing ont of this solztro ‘of that iransit rotity led to the Clayton and Bile wer treay. It fs proper, huwaver, to reuutl that during the hut years of Mr, Polk's Adinin- istration bo bind nppoliled Judie Ilse, of Ken- tueky, Minlater to the Central American Stutes, and that Judge Hise bad negotinied a treaty on the purtor the United Suites with the state of Nearnvan, by which tha Uiited States were Ine vosted with tha exclusive rivht of coustructiug wablp-canal Between tho Atiautic and Pucitie Qcenng, thratgh the San Juan Wiver and Lake Niearngun, together with tho right of establish iny towns’ and fro ports at cuch end of tho cunnl, aud of fortifylng the same and placing tho whole fing of thu cane) and sta bunks, from ucean to oven, tader tho erelusiee protection of tho United States, ‘This Hise treaty: was algae in Contral America whilv Mr, Polk was I'reale daut, but did not reuck the United States until after tho iniuguration of Gen, Taylor, and after he nppolntinent of Mr, Clayton us Secretary of Suite, Mr. Clayton rofused to uccept tho treaty, sont au unent to Central America to huve i cu eeled, anu a iow treaty wide by whieh the eal eanal abould he pinged uudor the joint protec: ton of Great Britain and the United states. Sr. Clayton then negotiated with Sir Henry iulwer the Cinyton treaty. by which hie sulivine uf a Jomt protection to the transit route was recoe= wizad wud n provision inserted by which Great Reitaly aud tho United states pledged tholr faith, cach to tha other, that nulther of wen would over colonize, unex, fortify, or exercise exclusive dawinion over any portion of Central Amerlea, After tho terms of this treaty were agreul to by Gayton aud Bulwer, Mr. Clayton rotusuil to vign ft until bo could procure from twosthirds of thw Senators a private pledge that they would ratify it, wblel bomy dune, he signed: tho treaty, aud sent It to tho Senate for ratitica- ton. Mr. Douglas was the only man iu tho Senate whu made any active opposition to the ratidcas tion of tho trenty, He upposed it upon tho ground that be wanted no partuerships with Great Drituln in respevt to tha transit: routes that such a yairadrenip would be productive of constant mdsunderstandings and disputes, in- stead of belay a bund of penoo; and be urged that the Senate reject the treuty, and call wvon tho Excentive tu acad to the Nonute tho itso treaty, that ft might bo ratiflud, with such ammondwents a4 the Senate mightsce tt to muke Jn order that we should bave the exclusive con- trol over the transit route, aud might open it to tho world on stick termsag were compatiile with Aucerican intercata, Mr. Douglas capuctitty 0 posed tho treaty tipon the ground that Lo would nover entor into any conipact with Gre or any ouior Europeay 1 ey without pdytog or boundaries at ritalin ower In respuct to the be pledged for all tae to come nevor to ninex or colonize Buch portions of tho continent a8 our tuterest aud aufety would lie evitnbly compel us to annex at seme future duy, io dii not desire tu annex the cauntry thon, but tnslated that the thie would come when we would bo compuliod to excrelao jurid suotion over that transit routey All ebjecuon, howovor, to the trouty proved selon, us cit] tuo wholu Senate hud been committed to privately in advance, and when the voto was twkon taro wore but cight votes recorded in the nognuive. : ye ‘Tuo treaty bad no sooner been ratified than Grout Mritain did claim that ber protectorate was attll tn oxistence, recognized aud noknowl edged bs the United States, and she hag frou fot day to this persisted in this claim toa pros lectorte. A All thls occurred In secrot soaslon tn 1800, and within tho next three yenrs I tried often tu yet the Senate to remove tho Sujunction of secrvuy go that f might publisly my views, In 3855, throw cars afterwurds, thy Engilst extended theif ine Huonce aud took posseasion of Ruatas, Cass, tn the Sunaty, bran to gut frightened, All thut Bad predicted bad come to pass. Cass ute a speech donaunelng Cluyton and tho treuty, ‘Suis was occurring avout tho tine whet Clayton wis retiring frum the olllce of keerctary of Atte, Soul Gnterod into the Wlscusalon, end ti the coune of thelr speeches Loi bo and Cass, fore wotting that tho injunction of secrecy had not ‘Deen removed, quoted what bud ocourred dure Jog the georet seaelon Of 1850 or thorentuuta, Nobody tuterrupted thom wud I ihougat now ts the tims ta wet my speech and my views before the public, Sol went toa Senator aud said ta him, * Look bers, sould and Cass are quote whutaceurred In secret’ sussion; suppose you move the Sunita to wu into sevret susdlon, wn hava the mjunctton romoved so that they, can dogo.” Tho Senator started up wischlevolislys Sunld apolug zed, eafd Bo was not war that (ho injunction Hud net been removed; the denute went t to. acoret session, aud the iujunolion was removed, Chiyton retired from tho office of Secretary of Btu, #ent back to Neluware, and sald Cage haul been abusing and slunderiuy hint, and wot tt war nocoasary for bim to reply in order to vindle eato hirgsell, promising to annihilate Casa, Ho Wha rediveted 10 the Senate, aad could huve Hue nibilated Cusg, for tho latter bad taken the wrong xround, aod Clayton was very powerlul in debyte, * Case Vunighed—sald bis wife way sick, and that ne had to go bomv to Vetrolt. Clayton came on, ready with o speech, which would bave Juat tityd-Cua, and uaked where Ue Was, Jt wus wold Cuss" Wife was alck, und that be bad gone bome, wid then turnlug tome, sulds “No wuts ter, Wout bo fut to suy could equally bo ud- dresavd to vio us Cie’ follower.” When Clayton got througs T made specet, which used bin up. Detated all that L had previously eisid tn the sveret segdion, when the treaty wos ratiled, wid wgood deal wore, ‘Lhe specel made u great fins prearion mpon thé country, and gained me erent fame and roputation, and tne treaty has been odigua aver sinee. TIT MONROF, VOCTNIN:, What Is known aa tho" Bonroo uctrine™ had its origin und namo tn & recommendation af Proaldent Monror, in one of bis mesagoy to Congress, at hme when Spain wus making urrungements to revonquer and subdue her various colontes In America, which had ror volted and established thelr indapendence tt 1A19-"3) and ‘21. It was apprehended by the American Government that the despotic Vowcers of Buropo, after the overthrow of Napoleon and tho retstablishment of tha dcspotio away In Europe, woud lend thelr ald to conquer an aulidue the Spanish entens hich hid then be- come independent Htuter: and chnt while A pore don of them wauld, In this event, be restored to Spal, the othors right be divided among the various Powers of Europe. In view of this prolate, reanlt President Monroe dacelared, in nis message to Cosress, with A view of its be ing taken as notice to all Europe, that no pore {ion of the Amerienn Continent was hereafter tobe deomed open to European colonization, oud that the United States would consider any suck nttempt aa imposing upon then the oblisn- tion to take mich steps as Were nocosmary to pres yent it. This dovitration numed the name of the Monroe dvotring; and it bn frequently hoon Appeated to by American statesine: arule to he tnflertidy adhered to whenever any Buropean Power had threatoned or attempted to oxtend Its Houtnlons upon the American Continent— North, South, or Central America, This doc- trine dovs not’ contemplate any interference on the part of tho United States with the oxteting rights or colonuial posacasions of any Buropean Power, but wets a protent aualnat the cxtenaton of thelr power and poltcy in Uie future. a SPORTING NEWS. New York Ro Riders. New York Herat, Dee, 21. During the pleasunt wencher of the pust fow weens tho “road men" have been haviue a splendid thio of it. Tho roads have been une usually’ fine~-no dust—and tho trotters havo boon extonded nearly as much and as often ad when, na usuatly bappens at this time of yonr, tho “snow path" fs in good condition, Many tew horses with (ast records have come upon the,roud this winter to coutest bunors with the “Old Guard," among them Col. Parsons’ gray stailfet: Valley Chief, recurd 2:25, and the same weutleman’s bay gelding St. Clond, record 2:28, It lexaid that.a road matoh fy on the tuple between Vaticy Colef and Dan Mace’s cheatnut mare for @1,004, to bo trotted at au carly day. Another now one—the gray thare Kitty Bates, by Cloud Mumnbrino, record 2:19, at Bulwlo—has recontly been purchased for_ruvd purposes, and is bal in the stable of U, 33. Herrington, Central avenue, Some of the recornized clippers who stand ia the front rank of road borses this season aro Dick Swiveller, Edward, Prince Artaur, Eibol, voucr, Lysunder, Ulondate, Palma, Witiium It. Boston, Gruov, Richard, and Midaight. Tho Measrs. Harbeek bavea stubla tullof wood ones, 2nd, as uAualure ready Co trot anybody, at tiny tue. un the ruad, The gray gelding Prince Arthur, by Knickerbocker, Is thelr right bower this winter, und be is x very fast, attractive, and ; if Young Loree, br of road raced have beon trotted, of nut much fnportance, wlthough quite large Amounts Of money have been stake} upon thom, The buy horse Tugrim, a very fast one, hi been purchused by onc of the Kockarellow pr F: and ls now used a4.a road horse, The ‘chestnut gelding Capt, Emmons (recur ) is on the Pfeiffer, who threatens to “awoep the board soine pleasant afternoon with bhin. nut mare, and she Bus attractod a quod dea! of attontion, gelding Charilo .¢ aldo a chestnut) mi Dutchess Boy: recobd, 2:29. fast rondster in his bay mare Adeir; record, Mr. Stevenson Is driving Josephus (record (2s Mr. Redioun still rides vehind ble big black Decoration; record, 23th Mr. Haziett is aah a with Fitz- ord 2:214, and inate. seittgu drives behind Nira Gelic, record. known bay trottor John T, He: teer colt Jinmy, who has apparentty jinproved Vers much reeetitly. jen, elip bebind bis bay gutding Eric. Mr. Kubert Honner can de frequently soon Yond every diy driven, by the old veteran Dan Frank Ferguson fs driving « very speedy chest- Dan Mice is driving the gray are and the-bay gelding Mr. Hinckley bas 21198) and Farmer Boy (2:23) au team. getdin; on ron geruld, and Mr. Alion drives Honest Harry, ree- r. Zr, and Mr, Warren atill pilcke to bis well- ald, Mr, Juadoro Cobnteid ts driving his fast Volun- Mr. Wulto comes down tne road “fightin: driving Rorus avd Crafton ns n team. Une of the Wi R Wallace family is driving Darby: sii. Bt. dutien, Santa Clius, Overman, and Hopeful are taken out for an airing early ev blensant day. Waen to wenthersgets stormy the rund inen congregate at some hustelry, ao Jaany a“ Btuve raco" is made in which opinions are the only cuotestunta, Pugilisatic, ; Paddy Golden, from the North Side Rolling Mills, will takea benefit at the Argyle, Third avenue, near Harrison atrect, Saturday evening: next. A number of the beat voxars In Chicaxo will appenr. Golden will spat an unknown four rounds, [ul Seward, who at present holds tha Boavy-wotyht medal, it is rumored will by tho “unknown.” As Suward aud Golden bud n tes- perute contest Intely for the beavy-welht Incdal, resutting io a draw, and both being will- jug tu bave nnuther test, 1 will bon very harl- hitting strumylo if the unknown proves to lic Seward. Golden ta takine exercise on the North Side, while Seward Keeps himself ip condittos by aparring ojwhtly at the Argyll, IRATE IRISHMEN. They of the IrisheAmorican Club Falt to Denonneclag Wr, Willham P. end aud Hie Necont Animadversions on the “ NowBtrnt”? Policy. The [rish-Anerican Club held a meoting lust night In ite roots at thu corner of Clark and Madison streets, Mr. Johu Rarlght inthe char, A cominittoo was uppointed to urraugo for a banquet or other entertninment to be given Mureb 1%, and instructed tu repurt at the next mneeting, ‘Tho queatiun of othor and more com mudlous quarters for the club was retorred to the Executive Committee, ‘Tho Chatr, on siodon, then fppointed Megara, Thonns Lyneh, Joby Guerin, MW, ityan, It. Ve. Johnson, # M. Honnessy, J.P. Scantan, and Jobe F. Finorty a Commitice on Kesolutons. Tho committce ont a rosulutiunury broadside, denouncing ns * false, slunderous, agd muligiowy the iutuck publicly mde by wo secentrio, Inoonsistont, ania, Irie. sponsible individual named Willian 2. Rend on tho ey, shucby, wn Bmornid-iste delegate to tho late congress; repudiating as * suanauivusly uitrue the ubeurd statement that the respecta- ble Irish peopty of this city, ete. atc., were us theted with teelings of * burning ebaine’ because of any romurks ade by Fathor suceby ut that Teeuption"'; duncuncing * the attumpt inade by tho sald Willinta Y, ktond to connect the prinul- pes at tho Lriah Nauonal Land League with Comuitniam In apy shape a8 false and treneburs ‘ons, and doolapiny that any attampet tO conuect the * No-Hent’ polioy, forced by tho Gludstone Government upon the imprisoned feudcra of tha Irish people, eto, cto., J8 deatitute vf truth, Yogic, aud Justice." THE REST OF THE BRUCTION quontly oxpressud tts Feullngs in. + hile wo Lellove in tularatian of honest Witferdnce of opinion, wa bave no re- spect for uny tut Who, Gke Willan 2.” Rend, seizes upou the hour of Irelaud‘s bravest atrug~ ig wid most fateful crisis tu suw the suuds uf dissension and seek to divide, domoralize, und Intureprodent, 6 Car AB bis personal lustgnill- unnee Wil permit, tho TristsAinerigan people, whosu good faith and honor are pledged by thelr congress to sustalis Davitt, Purnell, Otsu, and thoiy Itnprigoned comrades in the gullunt strug. igo uminat tho Krcatust evil that cree eupped The onergios digipated the wealth or ® nati, ezolved, That we aro woll aware of William P. Renda crnying for notoriety, but wo caunot uf furd tu allow hid waliclous tuladtutemeuts to piss uncontradivted, bucuudo be bud hud the daliiguuot cuniiog to attract attention te blue aelt by uttichiug bls ocherwige unliaportant persouality ta that of a promdaunt Irled-Aniuri+ cau dignitury, woo tas the misfortune tu difer widely fromthe overwhultolng majurity of ble cotintrymen @n vontemuorauvous Urlsb que tions. 0 wnnatinouuly adopted, ‘The resoluuons wera and thy meeting adjourued, ‘Too Third Ward Laud League at its uootlng tuat ight Ukowlsy devoted ueolf to donouauings Mr, Rend In“ govd, set terms. a Windolweitresxora, New York erata, ‘To such a degree tas thu peuchant for shows windows been curried that ut the present two sony Bere OF so OF eNtabiintuuonts employ tbe services of w spacial clasd of meu Hud Women who are known seebnleally a8 * winduwedraser vrs,” aud whoa Foley, or at any rate gblut, Lusl- ‘ness 14 Wo ationd to displayne propery tne roads iu the show-windows, Thuss windows Areasora ure tiberully pati ane yeooiving tt wal of §3,000 4 yeur, und soveral rojoloing fu ‘Ytespuotubte stipend of $380) per une The window-drestere = du sath dross winluws, which occupation, at tbolr vstublishmopts changu the display in thelr widows once OF twice every pionth, dus mands thelr outire workliur tue. “Others come Ding with thelr window-drussiug the scijing of Huudas and jt fy stated by u lunge retail dry-guold dluuler, a8 One OF tho réwuld uf hiy experienced observation, © that any mun who bus suase und tasty cnougd todcess'a window bus and must and tok enwigh ty muken tints ruta Nan.” Tho prepurution of an clabordte wbow- Window is Often the task of muny weelo, Ono of the retail dry-oods and funcy-goois houses Legina to prepare for ite bolduy sgows windows on the Ist of October, An tuipurter of novony bus mado two trips to Para th the course of thy “evolution” of bts dis- play in bis “front of the house,” whilo a Abird cattblisbaieut bas employed two meD and ob wouwn eight hours a day, Sunday tnchu- wlve, for the lust three weeks, to procure the desired resulta. Several potois ace of the first portunce hi dreasing of a show window. "The vading and tho cuntrustivg uf colord mua be = attendell to in avery. dotall. Then tha *back- ground” of the window, so to apeak, must res CCITT ME Attention, BO AS to bring ont” the “effects.” Then care m both “day” and * ight whl not interforg with tho achor, stow baa to bo brilliantly sihumiunted by gARiight or olectric light, as well as to kocritictsedand = * examined by auntieht: and every thon tan, eapealally avery thontrien! mars, wl derstand how bre taken to, offcata,” ut iMiewit it. is to render anything equally attractiy ‘0 by day and Hight, LIQUOR-DEALERS SUED, Rerrows Fates, Vt, Due, 23.—Tho propriotors. of tho ‘Town Hotel have been suet under the Porsonnt Sinhllice net for £20,007 for solltug « Mquor to ono Peter Good, of West Minster, Vi who, It Is alleged, died suddonty tu consequence. et ‘Tho wrlnnry and digestive orgadsarostronuthe ened by using Browirs'l —-_ rons Hittaes, produea you A shuw “wine neeil Aro called, aid soto arrune tho exhitits that one une ‘tthe Large, Hands M Hahed tucation, Jo HAVEL LAs? NIGHT aitulitiont humapapers and attractions, trela over In Oxistence. ur tikuly tO be, 1 Feconsirnited On a Aly heat ArvUrT Ath UP 8 TONIGHT, THIS 4" - AUD Hy iT. THIS MUS. Of tha world plenaing Holiday Haverly’s Original United fastodon ttinsirels, ALO the European £0 Tho Groat Original £0. In theiraroundthe earth roputation purfurnunces— ant have electrinod with 4 the thrones of | Kuroyo to Person th Ameren, und the verdict uf Perochiins them the’ vreatest wud tt Joyons umasent front tho riehust and povrest the mul oat arnt ie: Gnieus could, and mre thy natrod Combination possible, ty the bills. In addition to ali tuo extre THE ONLY AND TIT Matthey noxt. Satuniay, was the Iargest Wednerday matine sire, No Bunday wight prortormances tre. NOTICE—You wilt havo to hurry up IC yun wish to» sea then) suveral thinus, for they al x e Iy—porhaps nuvor to rotuen agai. F day, and one wialitmore td last We VORE ACRE NOUTT wl igiuu) United Mastodon shortly. untny, Su neu stro! ances hin this city. | No shows by Mavoriy's U A: Satu «i srnmereseseMAIInaet Rid DrOpeatts NOVICE! NOVICE! NOTICE! lenge. Mozrimentr of tay at Lnverly's ehh HAVEULYS THEATRE--PATTI ME. HENIY K, ABDEY rospectfully first appearance in Culeago o: MADAME ADELINA PATTI In Three (3) Grand Oj and ‘Thureday eens, and saturday Afternoon, On‘tugeday Evening, di ADELINA TTh, ERNESTO NtConiy cert prumumme, aaintud by x utle Voncat fend ee Fey in conjanctlon pnd Ant 4: anuOry, UL fa vane “ATDA.? MADAM. ADELINA PATH tind other artinis in th Grand Urchesten utider SIG. Gone! aduitsatun ‘Two ¢ Itenoryed seats #1, £3, jente now cation. Si Fr ng dt une CiLalue'n Panos, Ne rhursduy beaning a0 ot Saturduy Matinoy an uct of". bottara, und extra, heading to Ine i & wry J announces tho ris, un ‘trond uel, nk, Sth, MADAME, with SIGNOit wifluppoar in a britliant cis A teltal, Wiser Lori .'T. Crutelinn, Sie, Nulvatl 3 Gornd. Aftor which, with all the accersur! vastumes, and orchestra, Wit be pre FY eg uf 4 en Bundt or Vordl'n Opera, p's Piano vy paO-st. ‘AUST, IL PROVATORE." ie andes Mins ae vary ‘emis ® anes Mitte Pst0, CENTRAL MUSIC-HALL, NEW YEAR'S. oF 0 INAUGURATE THE NEW YEAR THE Chicago Church Choir Co, ‘ IN A GRAND REVIVAL OF PINAFORE, Jan. 2, 3, and, 4 Only. MATINEES MONDAY and WEDNESDAY, ‘ Chorus of Forty Voices. Secure] eeata on sale at Cantmn) Stuste-Tialt. 75 LEONAID GOVE, stanszer. cents ench, GRAND OPERA-HOUSE, Clarkeat, opposite Court-Huuse, OVELWHELMING SUCCESS) MILTON NOBLES - th ‘This e foremost Amoriain chnrsetar netur. Heauns, ale, Friday; Saturday, und ‘Nbtht4, (ho great dramatle wuece THE PHOENIX. Savurday Matince—INTERVIEWS, Monany,Jnn, % tha, tho children, Sart a, My HULRS? Now Feurs Satiave 408) prusons forthe Htewtast chsrictor comedian of TH KUBSHL in KGR WOOD Sunday 7 : HOOLEY'S THEATRE. — ; Every Evening, and Saturday. Matinee'at 2, ae THE FUNNIEST PLAY ON IKCORD, JARRETY Fun on. the: Bristol. Laughter for a wee! SUERIDA PME di ey ‘Builfon fora month, Good, himor tor n vont, ie Widaty- de TUICR'N 7 Brien KK WYICKER’S THEATRE, Tho Madison Square Theatre Company UVERY RVENING IN HAZEL KIRKE. “ SATURDAY, THIRD UA KIRKE WULIDAY Jurmeulate application snduld be made for seats, . Spectal New-Yaar's Matliea Monday Next, THEATRE, dt Standalph, SPRAGUE Munda} OLYME Curk-at., Between Lake mn Seyery avening at & ind inqtinees Weanesday, Bat- ef tity, aid Leavitt's Great Specialty Go, tan, 2 1 CoA Smith's, Uncle, ‘Law's Cabla Co., commencing with the Now: Year's Matinuy, nay, CENTRAL MUSIC-HALL. A MOST BNJOYAULE ENTERTAINMENT, PATIENCE! Gtloort end Sullivan’ port opera, BLIB ADE g An 711) PATIENCE!” PATIENCEL® | Py hind ‘moat auccesstul ectly rormterdd by the BUTI COMILAN W. fas ariialo worl Iotorproted. bya: etelotly: ST. 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