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v CONGRESS. Tho Kao Hinx Bill Introduced in tho Senate, Speech by Senator Wor , of Vermont, on the Acquisition of St. Domingo, @ Garefal and Exhonsiive Review of the Quostion. The Moral and Political Results of Annexation. SENATE. Waenrne to, April 7, 1871, THE KU KLUX KILL, ‘The Ko Klux bill was received from the House. Mr. EDMUNDS, (rep.) of Vt, moved It be read twice and ‘weferved to the Judiciary Committee, : Messrs, Davis, (dem,) of Ky., and CAssERLY, (dem.) of Cal, objected, unicss it was agreed that the bill would not be taken up in the Senate till Monday, Mr. ANTHONY, (rep.) of R, I., on the part of the majority, @eclined to enter Into any such arrangement. Under the order of business the bill vould be acied upon without any ‘Teference, ‘The Viow Presw went remarked that if ported back tomorrow a single objectic ‘would prevent its consideration tuc sane ds 20 Monday. The objection was withdrawn and the Dill read twice and weferred to the Judiciary ¢ ini iee. BLELCH OV ML. MOLRILL, OF VF RMON, ON BT. DOMINGO. By unanimous consent Mr. MORGILL, (rep. of Awarded the floor to aderers the Senate, Speech, against ihe St. Doming Aneaation. While ailte: Sram the P esident he ed to him the purest motives in whatevey to promoe tue exit accomplishment ‘The climate, Poll anc prodneta of St to us from anthentic he Dill was re- under the rule nd lay {t over jeb needed no vindication—the personal integrity of the Wresident nnd thatof tho negotiator ©: Lhe deteate! treaty. Our bullying over neighboring American republics in the w munition of Texas, the fuibuatering of Waiker, the Cuban gnd otuer questions hil naturally excited the jealousy and Apprehension of ui o eudent governments. The annexation of St. Domingo would make tho ( mied States ‘the great land shar "i Continer e the Infer- ace that any nor country might count ty the flag and Yreasury of the United Stier as an ally whe evertready to betray andsell his country. Forced and ardicia growth, aniike dhe national expansion of a {ree couniry, Was early always « pusits’ ity. ‘Whi « of homogenety ‘Detwoen the peop! cently acy pose¢asiuns and the rest of the nation and the socia! lawurbances vetween the masier race and ()e freedmen of the Souk, "48 former, embittered by defeat, studyluy political vevenye for the fur | gare, ib menished ho rieks of the fusure ought not to be multiped, thoe the rayged a awe kinxdoms of | ‘the world sh: ation Une of the argue ments for annexation was tia el the harvor of the of Samana to protect our extreme eaateriy location we and by {ts remoteness entirely » mana by its comme: pomt, because we had ni tenths of our miiftary and n: testy that eron with an expendi ana would be a sor The Dosiinican ing there to defend, and n al ofleers youl doubt or vuldiens the say of ce Of weakness to the United stare me homogeneous in mans mers, © tnuguaye ith our people, Grossly ign’ » Teeking in fl Yaxiners, marriage or” tte to us &_ serious bre Before low: elligence by adanitting them to share | educate and train our four mile was no: (o be acquired by pushing dhe equator, where even free: fervent heat. Our proper Natural lnwa had ordained our provinces north of us, and our fase rihtch nelgbbors shoul not be in 2 that the rabbis of the West Indies or an midiserim{ ering oor standard o in governing us we shot aon of frecduien. American inst dom's purcs: meta! yiei’s to devel iprocnt wes 10. peed with the Brine’ \ifous Ang!c-Raxon duced to belic ward treaties were nil ba Mr. MOURILL then reerrod to the provision in the Clayton- Butwer treaty of 1850, that the Unite! states shail not exer- dominion over eonstpuous tervit troples so long as Fopean nations nre also excini jean construction of what w uely un the Monroe Docuine. ‘ic contended that we had ‘ebundance of sugar and ectton ianda in the Should not acerapt to postp. ae the developinent Ir ous States of the (Ye. in order to hatch out a new brood o} Staten in distant seas, Tuo earthquake shocks which so Jace as 1844 submerged the Dominican shores for sixty miles ‘Were not more portento 1 than would be the shock to our Priltioal syatem irom meralitayce with one or al. of the West India Islands. ‘The statistic: of Dominican commerce were in Sact mere bubbiee. The exports had ateadily and immensely declined. ‘When the »'aad consumed ite and offered no markt for us. Tre vaine of ite products had been spoken ef, but cocoa 8 cud Lopanas would not pay off the public lo revenue wonld be derived from the isiand, but while it hisd not an ncre of public land and its peopie would mot labor, we would Lave to provide an expensive civil ser- ‘@ permanent naval sqraucon, and station regiments of poidiors, tvere. r and harvor improvements would tobe made and raiiroaas, with subsidies (laughter), ould be josjal or wwilitary ‘necessities; the unhealthy gumate would prevent emigration y “ie ‘Fhe popu. vote obtal aucement of Piez aud the moral f the United 4 through i the presence of Was & delusive jucele. He (Mr. Morrill) «laced « Teifance upon ied evidence that the Domixfean peopie wore in favor of belng anuexed to the ‘United States, though he» imired President Grant's inflexible verance Mors than uis politica cact adhering to annexation policy w!.aout any supporting public or party | sentiment. He coucladed with an allusion to historical warnlugs of tho consequences of undue territorial uggran- dizement COMMITTEE YO INVESTIGATE GONTHERN ATFAIR: U; ‘s speech the Senate oy rom the House for a joint wpectal investigating comrittee on the South. The pending amendment to require the committee to report from time to time during recese was with Irawa. Mr. DAVi8, of suid when the resolution was first in- troduced he vote t eo as to obtain information upon which to bare lezislavion, but as that legislation hal been de- ined upon by the Senate in advance of tformation there was no propriety now tn appoinitug tue committee, and ho ‘would voie ag inst {t. Mr. SAULSHUGY, (Wer.) of Del., could not vote to take ‘money from the pubilc treasury to further # partisan acbere. Mr. Hr11, (rep.) of Ga,, had been in favor of a committee Seine down to Georcia wad seeing the poopie there, but now tm Mil was pendiug he doubted the necessity for any in- vestigation. No oi uized aWieseness Ku Klux existed in Georgia, vevailed there, In the » where he resided, inate, it could be testi: fiec by forty Northern tamil fect tranquuilty prevailed, and that they could travel Eaywhere, day or uight, in perfect wecurity. Tt was eruel to make tueke charges ugainet the people of Georgia as a whole, and he did nov like to hear them as azalast the Fihole, South, | abe peasle of Georgia would ‘compara favorably with any ocher under the sun. He would have this commnt! ey come to Georgin look into the anical industry, that they might ed, and that crime, wherever ft did @ecur, had not tnterfered with the material tuterests, would have anything done that would expose and eradicate exime without seriously interfering with the liberty of the ‘ittzen; but le had not yet seen anything practical. Mr. Gaserncy also stated the reasons which induced him the resolution. The pending question being the House amendment in- greaxing the number of tie committee to fourteen from the Bouse and seven from the Senate was then voted upon and fe amendment concurred in by a party vote—yeas 37, 32. "Ihe ‘Viok PRESIDENT then appointed to represent the Benato on the committee. the present select cyinmiitee on eaars, Scott, Cuandier, Nye, Rice, Wilson, Bay- ard and Blair. 4 At six o'clock, after an executive seasion, the Senate ad- Journed till to-morrow. AN EXPENSIVE Phil Hargrave, the Partner of Jem Macey Charged with Siealing $6,000 from a Com. pantor. On Thursday night George W. Hil, of No. 59 East Twelith street, Phil Margrave (the partner of Jem Maco at the Capitol, in West Twenty-third street, mear Sixth aveuue), William Clark, proprietor of the Arbor in West Houston street, Den- mis Beady, Thomas Wild, Daniel Meritt and George Murphy went on a spree vogiher, Hill having in his Powsession about seven thousand dollars. After carousing around nearly all night drinking wie, Mey brought up at tue house No, 134 West Twenty- sixth sirect, and again commence: to pout down wine, Alter remaiuing in the nouse Hill lay down on the sofa and went tosicep, lis money being In iis inside vest pocket. The balance of the party, with the exception of Hargrave and Clark, also laid bd on the floor and sofa, and aiso went to 8) About five o’clock ta the morning Hill woke up, and iound that $6,000 of his money, cousisting of five $500 and thirty-tive $109 bills, ad been teken from his pocket, Upon looking around he discov ered that Clark had icft the premises, He at once accused Horgrave of taking the money, wiich created a dispute, Wild asserting that he saw Hargrave piaco his hand im Hill's pocket and take out the money. Sergeant Carpenter, of the Sanitary squad, Whowas passing the house at the time, hearing the disturbance, entered and arrested Hargrave, who-was conveyed to ine Twenty-ninth precinct station Louse and searched, On ms person ‘Was found ive $500 bills, whieh Hill thinks belongs fo him. Hargrave; was arraigned before Justice Shandley, at Jederson Market, yesterday morning, when a complaint was preferred agamst him, to whtch he pleaded not guilty; but was committed in @efault of $10,000 bau. PHILADELPHIA ITEMS, SPREE. Disagreement of the Jury tn the Presbyterian Oherch Trial—Suiling of tho Storeship Kee “~~ PHILADELPHIA, April 7, 1871. ‘The Presbyterian Church suit terminated for atime this morning. The jury reported that they could not agree. They stood eleven for Stuart, and oue @ Degro) for the reiators, or Young party. A committee phew the Minnesota Legislature are em route to Philadeiphia, to confer with the Cen tennial Committee in rd t ee ta in the Centennial coleuretion ist i lie? sails frome fund salsa Doge," * SHH 9 France ping? LAND TZNURES AND TITLES, by Judge Larremore at the Law University. mi Judge Larremore, of the Court of Common Pleas, lectured last evening, at the Law University, upon the “Law of Land Tenares and Titles,’ before a large assemblage, mostly members of the bar, law students—those attending for the information to bé garnered—and their friends, drawn by the known ability of the lecturer to treat even so dry a subject in a comprehensive and pleasing manner. The lec- ture, as will be seen, Was replete with law erudi- tion and was Interesting througnout, Judge Larre- more said:— A popular lecture upon law 1s as difficult in tte in- Cepiion as 1618 unsatisfactory In results, The attempt to convey ina brief bour an adequate idea of any one department of legal science might well barie tno skill of the most eminent jurist. With no affec- tation of modesty, then, May one yet In the alphabet 0) jurisprudence bespeak Your Indulgence m the humble effort that is now to engage your attention. ‘th: mght of property and its possesion is coeval with our existence, The infant early learns to clutch the toy and appropriate it to hisown use, AS age advances tids feeling 1s developed and manifested in hore appropriate abd eplarged acquisitions of Wordly pelf, until 1t culminaies in generous compe- tem or princely attiuence, All human effort is biought to the crucible of profit. Wuether it be labor of body or brain, the end sought 1s its equivalent in earthly possessions. But the things that perish with the using, or that by chance or oH ct might alip from the grasp of thelr possessor, could not done satsly that luordimate desire of our race Liat longed lor permanency, as well as perma- nent enjoyment m property. Tue earth, © which Man could ciaim a ttle “derived trom Divine authority, eventuaily offered that security of invest- mneiit, wich 118 occupation and cultivation assured, dn the cu.meculuin or legal studies we Gnd special prominence given to that of land tenures. And deservedly so, tor itis replete with h.storic interest and reflects the world’s progress in civilization and science, land, Sacred writers also have symbolized the both im prophecy and parable, and it as the type of everiasting pos- Wars have been waged and 4d) nasties overtirown li the acquisition of territorial rights; aud we, the descendanis of one common ancestor, calinly review that system of inheritance that has come down iO us through the vicissitudes ol cen- Utries., Our subject suggests a threeiold division in its constitution, #erst—The origin and nature of tenures. Second—ithe means by which they have been acquired and perpetanted, dhird—Their influence upon governments and individuals. , The lecvurer then reviewed the lstory of tenures in England, under Saxon and Norman’ reign, and showed how “by the progress of ¢ivilization the Jeudal service changed in its character; the sword Gave place to the plonghsharo, the spear to the pruning hook and agriculture supplanced chivalry ;? und that under our own law, “although” Jands are allodial, yet their po-sessor must be loyal. So much, at least, of seudalism survived, that alle- glance to government was still the earnest of its | ean and attainder of person was followed by ‘orielture of property. He described the ditferent estates now in use and referred to that of dower to show how Wisely the law had guarded the rights of those who had no votce in legisiation, while of an estate by the courtesy he remarked that in this ¢ the courtesy Was no longer extended, but was 3 nore honored in the breach than in the obsery- ance. ‘the review was supplemented by reference to the statute, from which he dedaced the conclusion that “dn theory the government is the source of ail tities, but m a practical sense the principle of tenure ap- peurs wo be abrogated, ‘he tenant m fee is sor all practical purposes the absolute owner of his estate, Jet ihe terms of tenure are in consiant use, and its spirit so minsed in our law that technically all owns ers aud holders of tand may be called tenants.’ ‘That though escheat was a perquisite of the govern- Ment, yet the State was & gracious sovereign and willingly reltnquisbed her claim for the beueflt of hor subjects, Tnat che only condition to ownership In lands was citizenship, and that was based upon ; the theory “that those who control the soll should , themseives be controlled by allegiance to that gov- ernment, wherein resides the ultimate right of pro- perty ‘Title by occupation, by descent, deviso and aeed Were each in turn explained, The students were advised to acquire a thorough proficiency in dratt- ing any jegal docament witnout the assistance of forms or biaaks, No objection existed as to their use for convenience, but they should never become the substitutes for actual knowedge. The lawyer who selects @ book ot forms for his vade mecum is always perambulating on sults, and wil ultimacely forget or lose the natural use of his limbs, The students were invited to follow the lecturer in tracing out a chain of title, in which the various methods of acquiring it connecwedly appeared. The greatest care and precaution shouid be observed in every such examination, but even then a point of Position certainly could not be reached. ‘There will always exist the locus panitentie of human failibility. The beautiful expression of “Sleeping upon a title” could only be regarded as referring to # species of sompambulism. With all the safeguards We can surround a title, errors, like tares into the soil itseli, will oftumes become ap- parent. The influence of land tenures upon governments and Individuais could be traced in the world’s his- tory, Which, to a certain extent, was a complete ab- Siractof title, Acquisition of iand has alike infiu- euced the consolidation of political supremacy and lurnished the means of its annihilation, The Romaa empire fell as much by weight of ter- ritory a8 by want of virtue. Agrarianism in Europe and auti-rentisin in America were coincident phrases tn the record of pattons. Each in turn re- sisted phe servitude and battied for the freedom of the soll. The man whose Interest was lawfally iden- Utied with the soil acquired that stability of charac- ter which ultimately developed in patriotic zeal for the support and defence of government. Teli re- Kindied the embers of patriotism amid the monn- tams of Switzeriand, and barontal lets tottered to their foundations and the oppressive barons were driven out of the country. Bruce and Wallace roused the war spirit of Scotland to resist the en- crouch nis Ol aristocratic oppression. The attempted reclamation of her old boundaries on the Rmne, brought desolation to France, while it united aud re-established the German empire, From the oppressed tenantry of Great britain are borne the murmurs of dissatisfacuon. Her latest historian wonders how long the people will be content to have some 30,000 meu own all the land of the kingdom, while the poor grow poorer and the rich richer and more extrava- gant. Freedom 1s arrayed feudalism, Self-government and monarchy must soon meet in conilict, After reverting to the iezisiation by Parlia- ment to satisfy public sentiment the lecturer con- cluded as follows:—‘Agricuiture will ever be the handmaid of independence, patriotism the natural product of the soil, and land tenures the sheet anchor of conservatism. How important, then, the study that explains and the leg'sla- tion that regulates and guards their exist- ence, ‘ine stern vicissitudes of trade and com- nierce afford but doubtful satisfaction to their devo- tees, ‘Ihe hoarded treasure may vanish in a night. The airy bubble of speculation dissolves in the full light of reality and experience, put sure and staple as the land itself shall be the interests of its pos- sessor, And when desire shall fall and life's con- flict shall be ended we all shall lie down in the em- brace of our mother earth and yiejd her back what she first gave us. nd CLEVER CAPTURE. Aen Extensive Burglary in Howard Street—Cap- tain McDonalds Officers Capture Two Burglars aud a Large Amount of Stolen Goods. * At twenty minutes to five o'clock yesterday morn- ing, a8 officers Burton and Geary, of the Eighth pre- cinct, were standing at the corner of Broadway and Howard street, they heard 4 mystertous noise in the lager beer saloon No. 44 Howard street, and proceed- Ing cautiously to the place heard what they supposed to be burglars passing goods through the floor of the premises Overhead. They procured the asstst- ance of several oficers in the vicinity and forced the door open, On the floor of the lager beer saloon end a barber shop in the rear they found several bags of goods packed up contaiming valuable laces aud silks ready for removal, Upon examining the promises two young. men were found secrete: in the coal hole under the side- wals and dragged out by the osicers, Upon a fartl examination of the premises it was ascertained they had effected an entrance to the lager beer saloon by means of forcing off the grating to the coal hole on the pavement and sawing a hole through the Noor above, entered the lace and Stk establishment of Francis Ulough and removed $5,627 94 worth Of property, aud passed it through the hole in tie floor to the lager beer saloon under- neath, Where 1 Was recovered by the office They were taken to the Station house and gave their names as James Stevens and John Flaherty. Cap- tain McDonuecll accompanied. the officers before Jus- tice Shandiey at Jefferson Market, where a com plaint of bargiary Was preferred agatnst the prison- ers. Flaherty, in lis informal examination, stated he was thirty-four years of age, born in Edinburg, resides at the Liberty House, and a cabinet maker by occupation. Stevens ts twenty-one years old, a resident of Aibany, resules at the same place, and is a baker by occupation, They both pleaaed not guilty to the charge, but were committed witiout vail to answer, THE PEACE JUBILEE IN BROOKLYN. There are over three thousand Germans in Brook+ lyn who have announced their tntention of taking part in the great Jubilee on Monday, There are twenty German societies in the city, which are to participate under the marshaiship of George Kinkle, His assistants are ex-Register Schurig and Colonel Urban. Various societies are Mad tu to assemble at O'clock Mond morning at the headquarters of the Baengerbuiia Soctety, and at nine o'clock they will form in line on Clinton street, near Atlantic, They will then march throngh Clinton street to thro Remsen to Court, Court to Atlantic, Atl to Bond, Bond Street to Fulton avenue, and thence to the City Hall, where the Mayor and Aldermen review them, After being re New york on NEW YORK i eet THE COURTS. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Legality of Indictments for Passing Counter- feit Treasury Notes—Dependence of Pere sonal Property Upon the Domicile of Owners. WASHINGTON, April 7, 1871. No. 219, The Untied States vs, Seth Howell.—On cer- tificate of division from the Circult Court of Caltfor- nia the defendant in this case was indicted under the sixth section of the act of 25th February, 1862, for passing coucterfelt Treasury notes, and the prin- cipal question is whether an indictment can be found under the act, upon which any one can be legally convicted of any other offence than that of “altering a note, bond, coupon or other security” isrued under it, On this question the court below were unable to agree, and it was certified to this Court for decision, The defendant contends that the indictment 1s repugnant and inconsistent in itself in charging (hat he passed a forged “United States note,” issued under authority of an act of Congress, and that there can be no convic- tion of tue offence clarged because the note could not be “false, forged ana counter- felt? if it was issued under an act of Congress, There can be no conviction under the act because ‘freasury notes were issued to be “passed, published and sold,” and bemg such Treasury notes or securities they cannot be false, forged und counterfeit, Tne government insists that the language of the section, properly construed, tn- volves no such absurdity and that there should be a conviction case submitted on the printed brieis. No. 135. The Home Insurance Company vs. Wade, et al—Error to tho Clreult Court for the District of Minnesota.—Tnis action was brought by the defendants in error upon a@ policy of insurance issued by the company on @ stock of groceries and other merchandise in St, Paul. Upon thelr examination under oath, pur- suant to the provisions of the policy, the insured had sworn that their sales for a certain time pre- vious to the fire were about: $130,000, and their gross profits during the year were about nine per ceut, They also testified to their purchases for a certain period, and as the extent of loss rested en- lirely on their testimony, the insurance company proposed to test the credibility of their evidenve by showing the general course of business in St. Paul of the same character, For tuis purpose several Wituesses engaged in the same business there were called to show that grocery merchants in that city had pot tor some years had on hand Inpre tban one-iith their annual aggregate Of sales at any one time on the average, and in other Ways to sow 4 variance in business irom the condi- tion ciaimed for theirs py the insured, ‘The evidence Was excluded, and, under tie ruiing of the Court, the verdicl was tor the imsured. The company in- sist here that the Court erred in excluding this evi- dence, and also in instructing the jury; that on their examination, had aiter Ue fire, by the agent of the company, under the provisions of the policy, the insured were bound to answer any such ques. Uons as tended to inform the company as to we amouné and circumstances of the loss, or such facts only as Were proper to inform the company of the correctness Oi the claim. It ts contended that they Were pound to answer all questions touching thew 7 al of anything ielating vo Weir loss or their claim, No, 134, The City of St. Louts vs, Wiggins Ferry Company.—Enrror to the Vircutt Court fortne district of Missouri.—This was an action of debt against the Ferry Company by the city of St. Louis, for certain municipal taxes, levied by authority of the city ordl- nances providing for the taxation of property with- in the city. The company was incorporatea under the laws of Ilinois, but the stockholders mainly re- side in St. Louis, some in Ohio, New York and else- Where, but none in Iliinols, The ferryboats ply be- tween St, Louts and East St. Louis, in Ilimois, where te real estate of the company ts situated, and wuere its engineers, pilols, &c., geserally reside. The money coilected and received by the company for ferrlage and other dues, and also the books of the company are kept at its principal office in St. Louis, ‘The ferryboats are duly enrolied at the port of St. Louis, under the jaws of the United States, and the company pay taxes on them in Ilinois. When not in use the boats of the company remain on tue Illinois shore and are forbidden .by an ordi- nance of the city of St. Louis regulating lorries to remain at the St. Louis wharf longer than ten Minutes ata ume. Tne company pay a ferry license and also a tax on the value of its Wharf boats to the city, On these facts the Court below held that the situs of the ferryboats 1s not in the city of St. Louis, and, theretore, not taxable under the laws of Missourt, It 1s maintained here that this dect- sion was error and persoual property does net necessarily follow the domicile of the owner, nor does liability te taxation depend upon bis residence merely, but upon the local situation, the situs of the property. It 13 sub- Jected to taxation in consideration of the protection Which it receives from tbe laws of the piace where it is found, and Where the owner or his agent or manager ol it isresident, The fact that the com- py submit to and pay taxes on their boats in Hi- Dois is of no force in determining the situs of this property, with a Vv tolts being subject to taxa- tion in Missourt, The residence of the corporation is where tts business is carried on. It 18 also con- tended that the Court erred in not conforming its jucginent to the decision of the Supreme Court of Missouri, which had adjudicated this very question in a Suit between tne sawe parties, and whose judg- ment should controi in construing and giving eflect lo the laws of tne State in respect of property situ- ated within and owned or claimed by a resident of the State, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—IN BANKRUPTCY. Calendar for This Day. Beiore Judge Blatchford. Cases for Argument.—Nos, 386, Henry Lewis; 387, Philip Lewis and Charles Herrick. Involuntary Petitions.—Nos. 2986, John S. Avery vs. Milton S. Curry; 2999, Willlam M. Whitney vs. George Mercer; 3004, George S. Trimm et al. vs. Simeon Leland, Warren Leland and Charles Le- land; 2005, Hayden W. Wheeler etal. ve, Join H. French; 2006, Samuel T. Coorlies vs. Simeon Leland, Warren Leland and Charles Leland; 2007, Bernard Glaser vs, Herman Bomuard and Richard W. Bey- Tick; 3008, Charies F, Reynolds ys. Thomas B. Day; 8000, Philip White vs. Herman Harris and Jules Prager. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Selling Renovated Revenue Stamps, Before Commissioner Shield, The United States vs, H. Morrisson.—The defend- ant was held to ball In the sum of $1,000 to await an exammation on @ charge of selling washed and renovated revenue stamps, COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. A Day of Sentencing. There hung over the neighborhood of the courts yesterday morning a noticeable gloom, due, no doubt, in great part to the influences of a pervading religious feeling which asserts itself with yearly in- creasing force in this heterogeneous city. The day Was not observed as a holiday, but there was an evident disposition on the part of the few occu- pants of the courts to mark their sense of the sanc- uty of the day upon which the founder of Chris+ tianity died for the salvation of mankind. There Was somethiag sad and mappropriate in the ofiice of t Judges—sentencing wretched crimi- nals to fine and imprisonment, executing ha- man vengeance on the very day upon which a God guve to the world the most subitme lessons of love and forgiveness. The Judges seemed conscious of the anomaly and nur- ricd throngh thelr unpleasant daty like men anxious ww have aoue with it, Good Friday, which is a day of sorrowiul rejoicing to the Christian world, be- came one of unailoyed sorrow to the unfortunates whose crimes exposed them to the vengeance of humaniaw. The juries were discharged, and the only business done consisted im the sentencing of & amber of prisoners, after which the court rose. Perliups no form of crime intilcts greater injury on the honest, Weil disposed Classes of the community than the COUNTERFEITING OF SIGNATURES. Somuch of the happiness and well-being of the people depend upon mutual confidence that any- thing which tends to introduce distrast into ue transactions of | commerci our merchants and traders exerts an evil mQuence on the daily live of each ciizen, Which is none the less real because it My i3 nov ab the first glance visible, The most adroit and SKILFUL OF THR PLUNDERERS Who live at the cxpease of the community are un- doubtedly to be found among the forgers ana confi- dence men, who literally swarm our city and defy the efforts of the police to root them out. Not alone is forgery the most dangerous form of crime, When viewed by the effects which it produces, both on the immediate victim of the thief and on the business lute of the people, but 1t 1s the form of dishonesty for which there can be offered least excuse. Were the forger to exert the same skill and mdustry in the pursuit of an honorabie projession thay he giten dis- plays in the prosecution of bis NEFARIOUS DESIGNS, wealth and honorable position would, in ail haman robability, reward him. The prisoner, ust Reusenuiing, was one of the abléest of a notorious gang Of Jorgers, and was well known to the police, Dut owing to continual change of residence and of name succeeded for along time in avoiding arrest, In November last the prisoner forged an order of ods on Messrs, Emerson, Rhodes & Co., purport- ing to come from Moynatt & Uo., of Grand atree upon which he obtafned possession of a piece veteen. Having victimized several other large houses in the ciy the place became too hot for him, and and he removed to the country, with the intent of playing similar tricks on thé oo However, the esau proved that he hed one wrong | in nig calculations, and he was obliged to forsake | the pleasant groves for the more congenial hatows } oF Now Yous 161g sald Wat mote Wil comunug HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 187L.—TRIPLE SHEET, to circle round the treacherous flame until at last they are consumed, and some such destiny seems to compel our criminal vlasses ever to return to New York and remain around the Tombs until THE FLAME OF JUSTICE acorches their wings and they fall victims to thetr temerity and their crimes. The prisoner, Neuschil~ hing, 18 4 fair representative of his class; intelligent and pretty well educated, with the outward sem- blance of tho genticman, but exhibited a calious- aia indiference to his position that betrayed MORAL INSENSIBILITY, and showed but too platuly his familiarity with crime, The Recorder spoke at length on ihe enor- mity of his crime, and ended by sentencing him to State Prison for four years. Jobn Farrell and Richard McGovern, convicted of burglary, were sentenced respectively to six and two and a-half years’ State Prison. Joseph B. Nemo, convicted of burglary, with ex- tenuating circtunstanves, was seutenced to one Year's State Prison, A SCENE AT THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE, Prince Erie’s Right Bower Assaulted by a Deputy United Statos Marsh: Some days ago the United States Circuit Court issued an injunction restraining the Erie Railway Company and James Fisk, Jr, Jay Gould and Frederick A. Lane from tssuing any more Erte con- vertible stock pending a decision of the Court upon the demurrer filed by the defendants im the case of Heath and Raphael vs, The Erie Railway Company and Fisk, Gould and Lane. One of the defendants, Gould, had not been properly served with the in- Junction, and a copy of the paper was again issued for the purpose of having it served on Gould without any failure. On Thursday evening two United States deputy marshals, Purvis and Smith, armed with the neces- sary papers, proceeded to the residence of Mr. Gould and remained on the lookout for him for some time, After a considerable wait, and not seeing Mr, Gould, the ofMicers snoke to the porter, asking him when Mr. Gould would be home, “TI cannot tell you anything about it,” replied tne porter. The oficers, disgusted with the ignorance of the servitor on a point very important to them, withdrew, and as the shades of night began settling down over the big city the missionaries of the law wended their way to the Grand Opera House, where they were destined to take part in ascene not set forth upon the bill of the evening’s entertainment— @ scene that has its laughable as well as its serious side, “We shall find him at the Opera House,” exclaimed the oMcers, “If Fisk 13 there Gould will surely be with him. We must act with cautlon and deter- mination.”” OPERA HOUSE. Scene 1.—OMcer Purvis enters and takes a seat close to the orcuestra, from which he can see tuto the private boxes usually occupied by men who have, or are reputed to have, large bank accounts and the unlimited use of money, Officer sees Fisk im _a@ private box, but is surprised not to see Gould with him. He looks around for a moment, and on again taking another view of the box he sees Gould sitting with his friend F Gould stands up and leaves the box. Omcoer Put stands up, too, leaves his seat and “goes tor Gould.’ He has torusn through a crowd of spectators, and as he comes close to Gould two men jump up to oh- struct the oficer, who dashes them aside, tps Mr. Gould on the shoulder, tells him he has some papers to give him; gives hitn the papers by sticking them in his coat or vest; shows Nim “the originals,” and, after remarking that ofiicers “had to do those things,” retires, after apologizing to Mr. Gould for having been knocked up against him by the crowd. The officers retire, fully convinced wat they Lad discharged their duty, Scene 2.—The ofiicers go out into the refreshment saloon and take “something good.’ They return to the Opera Houss, Gould approaches one of them and says, “This 1s the man who assaulted me.” (excitement among the retainers of the Opera House.) Otficer— No, sir, Idid not assault you; I never touched you.”” Mr. Gould turns to ofticer Pur- vis and asks him his name. Purvis hands his card to Mr. Gouid and retires rrom scene No, 2. Scene 3.—Purvis waiking in Eighth avenue, be- tween Twenty-first and twenty-second streets. Is approached by a Metropolitan police officer, who ‘usually parades tn front oi the Opera House, tn citi- zen’s clothes. He has no warrant, but tells Purvis that he is his prisoner; that he arrests him for as- sault on the complaint of Gould, and proceeds to take Purvis, and does take him, to the Twenteth street police station. x POLICE STATION. Scene 4.—Eleven o'clock at night, Enter Marshal General Geerge H. Sharpe in a hurry and laboring under great excitement, which soon wears away when he finds ont all about the affair. He offers to become responstbie for the appearance of Purvis and to be his bail. Captain McDermott, command- ant of ube station, replies to Marshal Sharpe, refuses his request, and gives the following reasons for his refusal:—That the ball must be approved by the buperintendent of Police; that the Superintend- ent had jeft the station house, after teilmg ihe Cap- tain that it would be useless to hunt after nim that Bight, for he could not be found, Exit Marshal ar) pe, Scene 5.—Purvis in the lockup. He hates the Place, and longs for the dawn of morning. Avene 6,—Yesterday morning. Jeiferson Market Police Court. Justice Shandley on the bench. Enter Purvis, Mr. Gould and @ number of Erie men. Mr. Gould holds & conversation tn a low tone of voice with the magistrate, Magistrate seems to be per- piexed what to do. Marsual Sharpe tells the magis- trate that he (the magistrate) has in nis custody one of his (the Marshal's) oficers, and that if any com- plaint 18 to be made agatnst him itought to be made in a tone sufiiciently loud to be heurd. Justice Shandiey observes to the Marshal that the only thing he can do is to let him see a copy of the complaint after it has been reduced to writing. Purvis re leased on $600 ball. K’S SURPRISE. After Purvis had left the Opera House, Fisk, who Was auite taken by surprise at the service of the papers on his friend Gould, madea high old time among the servitors of the place, demanding of them an explanation as to why they had permitted such @ transaction to take place in his opera palace. If 18 supposed that Gouid haa been, for two or three days, expecting the service of the injunction, and the impression of the officers is that he had taken Measures to prevent it. These, however, if taken, failed. The affair will not be overlooked by tne United States oMciais, and it is understood that they willtake such action iy it as may be proper under the circumstances, THE SUICIDE OF MRS. FOX. Investigation Before Coroner Further Particalars, Quite full particulars of Mrs. Emma Fox, a beau- ful and highly accomplished lady, having commit- ted suicide on the 11th of February last by jumping into one of the North river docks have heretofore been published in the Heratp. ‘The matter was yesterday brought to the official notice of Coroner Schirmer, who requested nis deputy, Dr. Cushman, to make an examination ot the remains of the un- fortunate lady at the Morgue. Dr. Cushman also summoned the necessary witnesses, and to-day an inquest will be held at tho City Hall, Mr. Joseph Husson, of Clason Point, Westchester county, an old friend of Mr. and Mrs. Fox, called at the Coroner’ s office to learn what nad been done in the matter, and to sce if any of the relatives of de- ceased had appeared to claim the rematns for inter- ment. From Mr. ilusson it was jearned that Mrs. Fox (formeriv Miss Valentine) had been reared in New Jersey, and either before or since her mar- rage came in possession of a large sum of money, FoX aiso inherited a fortune, and at the time of her lamentable jaunch into etermit; se was estimated to be worth nearly $1,000,000 in real estate, bonds, stocks, &c. Their extensive means, however, did not conduce to the happiness of Mrs. Fox, but, on the contrary, seemed to make her miserable. Her great sources of unhappines, it is said, were the various excesses induiged in by Mr. Fox, and the persistent and offensive attentions thrust upon her by & wealthy citizen of New York, who is repre- sented to be vio. apart from his family, These attentions, which Mrs. Fox was unable to repel, ex+ cited the jeatousy of her husoand, and not unire- quently he tantaiized and abused her to an extent Ulat Was almost lacolerable. ‘The gentleman alluded to had written Mrs. Fox Several notes, none of which were answered by her, but she might have thoughtlessly left some of them in her room, aud It is possible they may have been read by her husband, it was ina frenzied state of mind that deceased called on her friend, Mrs. Moser, 452 Fifth avenue, on the evening of the 1ith of February, and then and there expressed a acter- mination to terminate @ miserable existence. On leaving the house Mrs. Fox deliberately proceeded to carry her desperate threat into execution, and s00n sought aeath in the bovtom of the Hudson, Schirmer— Mia. LAFLIN AND HIS NEW APPOINTMENT. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— New YorK, April 6, 1871, The HgRALD of this morning 1s somewhat in error in its statements in relation to Mr. Addison H. Laflin, whom General Grant has nominated for Naval Officer for this port, Mr. Lafiin was a paper manufacturer—first in Ware, Mass., and then in Lit- tle Falls, in Herkimer county, N. Y.—when he was elected to Congress, He was immediately made chairman of the Committee on Mien od je pre- Vented sundry extravagant schemes of printing face lic documents and introduced many i1mperfant im- provements in the publie printing and in the pur- chase of paper. His efficieucy and fidelity will, un- douptedly, equally manifested as Naval OMicer, Mr. Lafin has but one brother, General Byron Latin, who resides in North Carolina, ‘Tho democratic powder maker Superintendent ef Sing Sing state Prison is @ relative and hails from Saugerties; 80 ieeree could not have been Qmouve with Gameral Great in tue nomunayon of ina tot THE COAL CONSPIRACY, The Legislative Report—A Crisis Approaching— Attitude of the Great Companies—Determi. nation of the Men—Stirring Timos Anticipated—Arbitration, WILKESBAREE, Pa,, April 6, 1871. THE LEGISLATIVE REPORT, From other sources you will have recelved the announcement that the Judiciary Committee of the State Senate find it impossible to report any definite action for @ settlement of tie coal troubles, The result is precisely wiat might have been antici- pated when the committee guve themselves up en- tirely to the interest of the carrying companies and admitted such an unauthorized overhauling of | )0'#! matters irrelevant to the work they were instructed to perform, The later report of the committee has been received in this region with an apathy Idle | cating perfect and undisguised disgust at the man. | ner in which the legislative farce tas been brought | to an end. It is believed here that the coal con- spirators have been too powerful for ‘he miners in this matter, and that tne latter have been sold out and delivered over by the corrupt politicians at the State capital, It has been intimated that Governor Ge would interpose in tho coniroversy, and, through a quo warranto, compel the railroad companies to come to more reasonable rates of freight on coal. It 1s well to understand that the | Goveraor has all along been extremely favorable to i the cause of the miners, but it hardiy be ex- | pected, In view of the legal points suggested by the Judictary Committee, that he will tirow himself so completely into the breach as the course lntimated Would precipitate him. ‘The fact 1s, gubernatorial, like legislative, interference cannot affect this matter of a supply of coal at reasonable rates, and | the fight has got to be finisied where it began— among tne miners and their employers, Thus far, it is generally conceded, the action of outside parties has been more nmitschievous than otherwise, and es- pecially so has it been the case with the investigation | at Harrisburg. No good to tho coal interest or con- sumers has been developed by the legislative com- mittee, and it may be satd that the state of things is more unsatisfactory now than tt was three months ago, when everybody was set to wondering Why & general suspension had been ordered at all, The investigation and discussion at the State capt | tal has only had the effect to einbitter the con- testants, as each side has discovered some points of tactics that were not generally known before, and tnere Is less likelihood of their coming tegether for | an equitable arrangement than at the ontset of tne trouble, Passion has now become the ruling prin- ciple with both operators and miners; pride has the Way, and the door seems to be closed to a just and satisfactory adjustment of the ditiicuities, But A ORISIS 18 APPROACHING and will soon be upon the miners in a way that they and their friends may have occasion to dread. There 1s evil brewing, and the day 1s not far dls- tant when it will assume tangible shape. Pully assured that the State authorities are powerless to | interfere with them, the three great monopolists in | this county—the Delaware, Lackawana and West- ern Railroad Company, the Pennsylvania Coal Com- pany and the Delaware and iudson Canal Com- pany—now propose to crowd the mea forinerly employed by them out of the county or make them | break olf their allegiance to the Miners’ Union. | Through their organ in Scranton the 1mers have | been informed that they must agree to go to work upon the companies’ terms or Ueir places will be filled by other men, The 15th tast. has been ap- pointed as “the last day of grace,” and should the men not make the proposition by that time they will be debarred the opportuntty of working at ail in any of the mines of the corpcrations, and tn Juue the works wili be put in operation withoat regard | to the lurmer employes. Such 18 tae ultimutuin | of the coal conspirators; out it is not made | public how tie programme 18 to be cars | Tied out. It may not be premature to fore- shadow the plan briely. When work stopped on | the ist of December last the mumers leit ail the im- | plements of thelr trade In the iuines, und the first | order given will be the removal of the private pro- | perty of the miners from the premises of the corpo- | rations. 1'nis Will be the preliminary proceeding m the war of extermination which 18 to be waged upon the intractabie miners in this region, ‘Then Will foilow movements still more arbitrury and op- pressive. Most of the miners occupy Nuuses beloug- ing to the companies, and these must be vacated at once, und then the miner will have ‘ali tie world before him where to choose.’ This will be the pro- gramme adopted afier the Loth ii the companies maintain their present temper, and there 18 not ihe disposition to concede and concitiate, except actual Prostration at the feet of their would-be and prostitution of their prisciples ad imen. can there be arbitration when the Delaware, Lacka- wanna ond Western Railroad Company declares that ¥ wilt grant nothing bus the terms prypoeed Bs November? These tiiogs are understood 3 it is Weil that the great public should also understand his plase of the qnestion. The individual operatora are wiliing to work, as instanced by Mr. dy He Swover, one cf the largest and most liberal of the operators in the Wyomioy \alley, who 19 OW DFO ducing about fitteer 1 (ons of cual a day, and but they meet witn $o uyance from the mn mucn embar righteous league | pressure. that 1 THE PROS?! are indeed gloomy in this quarter, Business may pronounced as dead; the poor miners buy only Taek articles a8 are absolutely necessary for their daly wants, and eke out, a8 best Uey cin, & precarious existence. As au instance how buaine aralyzed here, I may mention that one firm--one of the ‘st in the borough—iniormed me that thelr sales ave fallen off tl (quarters witiin the last month, aud the end is not reached yet. Ti the miners in the upper part of the county are turned out inte the streets, as now secins probabie, business men, who have been carrying the men thus far, will be ruined, and thus anew horror will be added to the reign of terror Which Is likely to eusue. Those who thorght that the coal trouptes had avout “played out,?” or lost their interest, will be astonished at the events of the coming mouth uw more prudeut couusels do not prevail. CHINESE From the Scranton Republican, April 4.) It ts undsrrtood that codnite propasitions have Deen made to the directors of the great eva ralirgats for Chinese labor, on a large scale, for working the Peanaylvania mines. Some of the most thoughtfa. directors of tuvse railroads (termining ting in New York) are convinced that this ia thelr ultimate resource for steady work. The faithful and quiet work of the Chinamen in Massachusetis ts bringiag many to such conelusions, The above significant paragraph appeared In the editorial columns of the New York Avening Post ot Saturday leat, Ist mnst., and bears apon its face greater impo: tance than the many idie rumors con. ning the Importation of Chinese layor to Work the coul mines, wich nave floated about in the pub he press heretofore. There is no possibility of dou as to what parucular companies the above artich refers to, a8 having received and as vow outertaln- ing proposivioens ior the emp,oyment of Camese Jabor in the coal mines. Whac rallroud ¢o panics, owning aid operating voal mines, heir terminttn New York? ‘the miners know a well aa we do that they are those Whose miamsope- rations are in this valley. We speak advisedly wuem we say that ihe project of subsututing Chinese labor lor thaé U.therlo cupioyed tn ie coal mines is not only sertously entertained, but has been dever- mined upon uniess the suspension ceases aut Work is resumed within a spectiied tine! Though they have taken a dete;mined position from the beginning, 1 so than the puiic generally nave b ed, and since the rejecuon by tle leaders of the Miuers’ Union of their propo sition to arbitrate the mining diffcusies, they have become inore than ever conyticed tiat new and different measures must de resorted to im order to make thelriny: capitat productive, ‘1'ho three Jarge companies in tis revion ace making owt weir case, With which to go before tne county in gay emergency. They point toan oullay of $75,000,000 ed in the wining and transportation of pol to tide water. ‘Tks vast amount eff capital has now been idie for more Ulan four months, at a feartul those Wiose money bow up ia our As coal mines and nts, Shall they ntugance of the present dead-lock for an indeiiniie period or make an effort to reuder tueir cap tal productive? Vrom information wich we caunot doubt.’ wo are warranted in making the prediction that work in this region will ve resumed not laier than the Let OL June, ettuer by the miners now on suspeusiod or other workmen Who Will be brought tere. This announcement is starting, but nevertheless true, We sound a warning note to the miners, and if is not heeded in season subsequent developments Wil prove our position to have bgea well sounded and that our asseruon was based on tacts. We are Impelled to deal —— and terseiy witu the saject for the good of (he miners and that of the comuiu~ nity ailarge. The tine has come when we believe it to be our duty as a public journal, having the wel-. fare of this section at heart, to urge the wien to act ab once aud make terms with the companies. To such men as Messrs. Robert James, Join R, vis, of Hyde Park, John P, Lewis and otners, we suy, DOW USC the great influence you possess with the miners and laborers of your own and neighbor- ing districts to bring ubout asettiement, Do not uuy longer place your trust in politicians at Harris- burg, nor in leaders of the W. B.A. in Schuylkalt county, Who neither under: «tthe trae status here nor care for your true interests, Cast all tese aside and act for yourselves. We teil you, miuers of the Lackawanna region, that if ever ‘there Was & delay in which there was danger, 1t is now. Appoint your commitiee of mteligent men, propose throughs them to resume work atonce and leave the rest to the jutare, Your prospects and your welfare subse- quently will depend upon some action of this ma. ture. We tell you candidly, and with a fall know- jedge of the facts before us, Las you will receive no beiter terms from tue companies one month, three months or six Months hence than you are receiving to-day. Nay, more! Iu less wan one month your day of grace will have gone. Unless you resuma work speedily negotiations will be eutered into by the companies to supply your places in vie mines with giher labor. ne day has passed for IN THE COAL MINES. you to galu anything by hotiing out. The great objective point at which you atmed in the ‘suspension, — V1 a recognition by slighiest doubt that they will recede from tt on litte. Vindicttveness, as weli as a spirit of oppr: sion, how actuates the managers of the coal mouot les, and they are “terribly in earnest’? tn their de- termination to crush out the Mnaie ludependence of the workingmen, son to believe that the moveme: t will commence next week unle men succumb and go to work, trusting enureiy to tie generosity of the cor. | patiles for the future. The miners will be rendered houseless and houeless before their employers will take one sicp to bring about an amicable under- Standing and arrangement o: tie difficulty, We have tn this county abont twelve thot sand miners, quite a little army in ita way to throw out of doors, and a very dangerous | element fo let loose in a community when pressed by deprivation and smarting under a sense of wrong. I have talked with numbers of seusidle, quict men among the miners, and wile they tuily comprehend the crisis which is threatened tueni, they nevertheless declare their determination not to Yield to the conditions suggested by the companies aud are willing to meet any exigency which their refusal to work imay bring about, Being equally ob- suinate in their position with the employers, it seoms to be that the solution of the coal trounie 13 to have @ most disastrous and terrible consumma- tion if the compantes attempt to settle it as has been indicated by the public prints in this quarte.. Un- aerstanding that both sides are mplacabie Ido not see that scenes of disorder, riot und blovasied can be avoided. Up to this point the miners have had the admiration of the country for the good order which has been inatntained by them duriag the try- ing times of their struggie with capital. But when thelr wives aud littic ones are turned out into the world, with no place to snelter them, can we promise that they will be as quiel and passive as now? It 1s he hoped that a more humane course will be ado) by the companies, tustead of the on dimly shadowed to the public. There is no s tion in what I have written, facts, and it may be depeuded upon that we are upon the threshhoid of STIRRING TIMES in the coai regions, unless something turns up not now anticipated. If affairs shape themselves, as 16 is imminent they will do, the state of things la the coal regions may be regarded as more critical thu at any previous time within the history of the rn trade, aud a “coal famine” may reatiy eusue frum causes entirely diferent froin those which h occasioned the deadiock now existing. It is Very well to say that the anticipated evils may be averted by the ‘iiners yielding to the compat but is it not equa ly the duty of the compante something in the way of couciliation, and thus perhaps, the community trom scenes which all may have vccusion to depiore ? If the miners wre turged | out of their houses by the sustained by the power of the Jaw, aud It is 8 an act 1s contemplated, Will tuat be the cheapest way for ther to save their pride, or wili it be a sure ! ! | of making strikes and’ suspeusions less | quent, or place the coal business upon a | niore stable ? The people here tink not and are unpressed witn the opinion that as ue miners have demanded nothing unreasonable tie great companies suould do more than tiey have offered and spare the men from hurniliation in wd- dition to the deprivations which they have endured during the winter. ‘the pubilc sentiment here is that the companies should ofer more adequate re- muveration, say one dollar per dlamoud car, or make some oiler Of concession that will Emootit way to more satisfactory negouations. They ea weil afford to ao thls, for they are ric A powers and can affor’ io be generous tustead of oppressiv Should there be no arrangement wiihiu the aext tea days itmay be cousidered that the plan is to be carried out, and the real Wouble of present complications is to be tuaugurated. The Worst condition possible may be anuicipated for alt | concerned, including the destruction of property aud the annoyauces and terrors of marital luw. Weare drifung to a most lamentavie point in the coal conspiracy and its real dangers are apon us. “When clouds obstruct the sky wise wen put on their cloaks.’? ARBITRATION. Much nas been said about arbitration In connection With existing misunderstandings 11 tue coal Held. There is one thing which the advocates of that mode Of settling difficulties do not appear to under. stand. There is really nothing to arbitrate about. ‘The general suspension upset all existing arrangs- ments, and there ts now no basis upoa which the muuiers, operators and carrying companies can act upon, The miners and operators, with the excep- on of the three great monopolies in this county, are perfectly agreed upon tue question of wages and conditions of working the miners; but they have been shut off by the carrying companies raising the raies of freight to an extortionate figure. fue od should understand that tie Reading Ratiroad Company can have ail the coal it nas } reece to carry; 80 can the Lehigh Valley and the Lenign and Susquehanna. But those companies have conspired to crush out the six or seven thousaud miners wuo might be working for but three companies in this section. Against this unholy alliance how can there be arbitration? How can terms of settlement be arrived at until that fraction of the miners to been trodden tue companies of your interests by submitting the questions at Lssue to arbitratton—would have been gained, had not your leaders betrayed you at Har- risburg. That would, indeed, have deen 4 welcome, Victory to you, and worth ali the 1038 you incurred in tie suspension, ‘That betrayal has changed the enure asp of the diflicalites, 8o far as tae tiree great companies are coucerned. [t_ euidittered tiem, and from that day they resolved tha’, come what night, they wouid uot yield af inch, even it ney should be competied vo supply their mines with other labor. One word more. work before the 15ua day of Miners, make your o;fer to go to Apri. Tis i» our ; etrnest advice, and you will thank us foritiu the fuwure, THE INCOME TAX QUESTION. To rue Eprror or tas Herany.— An objection has been made by some that the efforts of the Anti-Income Tax Association are use- , and that the objects for which it is organized annot be accomplished because section ten of the act of March 2, 1867, forvids the enjoining of Collee~ tors. The words of tho section are:—No suit for the purpose of restraining the assessment or col- lection of tax shall be maintained in any court.” As the Executive Commitiee of this association have announced In their printed circular that one of the objects of the association ts to take proceedings to enjoin the Collectors from collecting the tax, they have thougut it advisable tu make a reply to the Ob- jection referrea to, lest it should deter some from joiatng the movement. The object of the associa- tion as announced in their address, published when this movement was commenced, 1s tw bring the question of jhe constitutionality of the uct imposing the tax on incomes pe- fore the courts, 80 ag to test the of Congress to pass such an act. tains an argument against the consutatic tie Lax, the sum of which is that the con. ntuhem declares In What Way direct taxes shail be imposed; 3 embraced by the words capitation or uuion, and that Con Yr to impose this tax did, and ihat the act AON UL the EXPVESs Pro» The opinion of at r. Spencer B. Milter, ex- 8 the result of tiett careful cousidera- cot, is cited in the address, if this nstiLutioual i Will not, of course, Ve sup «by the judiciary. Cniet Justies Swry says 1 Mis Con th the const ontict of Vongress or States, 1b becomes ty of the jucietary to follow that only whieh no OvltsauON.’ **Bor otherwise,” he of the legisiative and executive departme efect become supreme and uncontrolabic, holwithstanding any proniwitions of limitations contained ia the constitution, and usurpations of the most Quequivocal and dangerous character i osstitued withoul any remedy the cittzens.” s fov which the judictary States government 18 ea 0 Gechie Couto. reasou of Congress passing istitutional Without sich @ 1 the executive and le. liberties of the people wottk! be at ine o: their rulers, A section of an act cannot Sar as from maintatame suits in the coats for the protection of our rights When the ges itseld ism violation of the coustitation, tax tut 1 not posse ia fhe miannec in whic unposing the tax 18 in vi y is Of the conetit E laws eminent we involves necessary the function are conformable to the con- alormiavle to deeinre 1 ‘This is the very Which tle association hopes to accomplis ‘That this act may ve found uncoueltutional clared to be inoperative and vou, Al gress ootaint tloual act cannot be passed by against it by a section jorbidding them to the people be prevented from the courts. if Consress lad tis power pass an act coufiscat‘ng the goods of chuzen, and vy a section of the net at h treason = ands the 7 to take any fr ube act 1m is Unconstitutional the sections of *s provide for its enforcement are invalid. ciation will not be deterred, theretura, from | mencing proceedings when they have the the most learned counsel that the law sustamed on a trial before the Court of the United States, be obtained In @ lower tribunal, the case will ried to the Supreme Court om the consctutionalt. ~ oc ¥ By order of ti © Ars, 2. tim * caunot work under the 1