The New York Herald Newspaper, July 28, 1873, Page 5

_ NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JULY 28, 1873—WITH SUPPLEMENT. & CENTENNIAL. OR Philadelphia’s Preparations for the Year of Jubilee. QUAKER CITY HOUSECLEANING. Mayor Stokely’s War on Vice and Filth the First Move. THE EXPOSITION BUILDINGS. Glances at the Plans Proposed by Forty-four Architects. THE DESIGNS ON EXHIBITION. Money Guarantees That the Anniver- sary of the Declaration Will Be a Great Success. POINTS OF THE GENERAL DESIGN - A Regiment of Troops from Each State, with Arms, Bands and Banners. e GRAND CRASH OF MUSIC. How the Civil Societies and Labor Organis tions Will Be Represented. ‘THE STATUE IDEA. State Delegations of Departed Great in Marble. WHAT AN ANCIENT MIGHT THINK. é PHILADELPHIA, July 25, 1873, A great man! Select him from any sphere that you deem best, take him trom any calling that you will. Let him be one of those colossal moneyed men whose gigantic speculations astonish the world; let him be @ savant in some particular branch of sctence and literature, whose noble thoughts, o’erleaping the boundaries of his own tongue, live as brilliant, burning diadems in others; or let his work be of that lowlier but no leas nobler order, to aid the poor, comiort the weakhearted, and, from the slums of viee and crime, lead a Jew timid, trustful souls anto heaven. Icare not in what realm you find him=I care not by what external circumstances he may be surrounded— his aims, motives and conquests are forever and eternally the same. Does he work for the present? In the gradual developments of his plans is it at an ephemeral satisfaction that he aims? When the issues of the hour have been wrought is he satis- fied? Has any human creature by any particular act so worked upon the emotional nature ot his countrymen that they have by unanimous popular acclamation decreed him great, and bound about his nead the laurel wreath, which, sooner or later, in earth or in heaven, must grace the brow of every valiant soul ? Ah, no! The end ever crowns the endeavor, but the distance between the labor and its reward is very great; indeed sometimes the reward consists simply in a personal conviction that we have done the best we could, and the world remains forever ignorant of the heat and the agony of the strug. gie. If we analyze the character of the few noblemen we see around us we shall discern in them a determination to gain a certain end—a mad desire to reach a given point, which, though far remote and finally attained after a succession of disappointments, whose bitterness the caim spectator cannot comprehend, still contain in themselves the means of personal glory and the aulfilment of the greatest public good. A GREAT CITY IN THIS RESPROT is precisely like a great man. The earnest efforts of a corporation vary in no measure from the efforts of an individual, for by the iniusion of a healthy spirit, and by a hearty co-operation in behalf of some clearly defined policy, many act inthe same manner as one. When Mayor Stokeley in a single month closed up every taro bank and policy shop in the Quaker City; when under his direction the Board of Health, in answer to the earnest ap- peals swelling up from the ‘heart of suffer- ing humanity, purged the lower districts of their filth and disease; and when, more recently, a number of vagabond harlots and murderers of the innocent, at his express wish, were arraigned be- fore a Police Court, and submitted to a final trial, in which, from documentary evidence, they must all bé condemned; and when, by a sudden flank movement, he sent to the Penitentiary at one time over 700 thieving, murderous souls, did he act simply in view of the present, and only te satisfy the pique, animosity or personal gratification of those who made complaint? All must answer no! When I refer tothe motes scattered here be- tore me I find that THE GAMBLING HELLS AND LOATHSOME PLACES WERE PURGED at the personal complaints of no one; but in an- swer to a specifically defined policy, established at the onset, and which elsewhere has been shown to be “commendably aggressive.” Again, when I reflect upon the remarks which he made to me in a recent interview, I am gulity of no false deduc- tion when I say that the Mayor has had steadily in view the great and, glorieus Cen- tennial Exposition, upon which occasion, should the present administration continue, those who assemble to accept for & season tne hospitalities of ‘this city will find tt to be the cleanest, purest, Most upright in the world. I am urged to speak thus, after a critical comparison drawn between this and every other city in the country. Here in @ metropolis comprehending a much larger area than any other in the Union, which, from its cen- tral position and extensive railway communica. tions, aside from any historical connection, is most eminently fitted to become the scene of THE AMERICAN CENTENNIAL, gambling houses, policy shops, along with many other sinful dens, which te a certain element of Our society prove so attractive, and which at the same time swell to such alarming Proportions the records of crime, have ali been exterminated— )there is not one in existence; and while I regret to admit it, 1 fully believe that there is no other sarge city upon the face of the universe of which 1 could say the same. The aim of the corpora- tion, therefore, as I said above, is like the aim of @ great man who looks upon present issues simply as successive steps to a bril- liant oulmination in futurity, and each nour of the day in respect to its utility to produce a certain and final result in another hour far remote. The Occasion in view just now is the American Centen. Dial Exhibition. It is not Philadelphia’s centennia 4t is not the exhibition of any two or three assoc; ted sections of our land, but the country’s, Itis America’s; the exposition of the North, the South, the East and the West, add the corridors of its temple will be epen to the world. It is of the developments which until this afternoon have attended the exertions of the commissioners im Americas, Engiand, France, Germany, for they are exploring everywhere, that 1 shall speak, and I be- Meve that I can produce certain details with which but few of our countrymen are familar. 4A NATIONAL EXHIBITION, I have said that this exhibition was to be & national one, and shall proceed to estabitsh this upon the simplest and most conclusive proofs pos- sible. It is national because by an act of Congress, approved June 1, which virtually created its Board of Finance, every member selected for that board 1a @ representative of a nt State. It is na- tional because the same policy in adopt ing the Board of Finance has been steadily carried out in the selection of all other committees. Taxe, ‘orexample, the gentlemen who represent the Exeentive Committee, and we find that they reside in thirteen distinct States and Territories, The. committee appointed to decide Agriculture, Live Steck, Mines, Horticulture and every State in the banded together for the sole purpose of bi view not only the in- dustrial productions own country, bat the eo pre pechaniest irces of the entire worl i also tennial Goimaisaton number: | Of) ; 3 a been rr continge! arise, ‘form ‘har tional ecanse i throughout the en! le} land, and every national United States has been made a ized agent for the distribution of i national, finally, be pecial ly upon ry warded to Vienna, where, at thts moment, the entire universe seems to be represented, and was then reproduced in every known tongue; indeed, all of us can salely say that no other oficial docu: ment ever found a hearing in so many !ands or aroused into warmer enthusiasm the representa- tives of so many distant realms. The honor which belongs to the gentleman who proposed the course now determined upon to celebrate OUR HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY ig claimed by several, th we believe that it was first susnossed the American Iastitute of New ‘ork, sul juent by a similar tion of jelphia, and, finally, by the Legislature of this te. All will remem- ber the animated struggle which was kept Many months between New York and the Qual City for the honor of holding this exposition, and to the tively per! all will admit that it was eminently fit that the latter should gain the best of the battle. Philadelphia is rich in her historical associations and is directly accessible from every point of the Continent, Here was the cradio of American independence, the signing of the Declaration, and to this shrine pilgrims would more readily gather than to any other in our land. Through these streets trudged the defenders of liberty, not with gayly streaming banners, brilliant uniforms and nodding plumes; not to the sound of lively music or in the glory of durnisued arms, but weary, faint, hungry and sore—a handful of men, ri in dress, and armed with almost nothing, save resolve; whose tatters, we are told, fell from them as they rage La and whose line of march could be readily traced by the blood dripping from their wounded feet as ener stumbled over the stones, Back again through these same streets returned those veterans, in number fewer Still, out trom the crash of arms, away from the roar and carnage of battle, the groans of the ay: ing, the upturned faces ofthe dead. And here it was that our forefathers first litted their hands unto Heaven and thanked God that they were free. Oh, it is but right that we should kneel in their places a hundred years after and respondin a solemn amen! Local prejudice or sectional animosity cannot, therefore, enter into an affair like this, and, as I mentioned in my prelude, Philadelpnia will be ready to receive her visitors when tne day of our national thanksgiving is at hand. THE ORGANIZATION OF A BOARD OF FINANCE was effected immediately alter the act of Congress instituting tlie exposition, and subsequently other committees for the various departments of in- dustry, briefly mentioned above. Caretul statistics concerning the population of each State and terri- tory were then prepared and statements made of the amount of stock which each State and Terri- tory was entitled to claim by virtue of its census within one hundred days, at the expiration of whict any State could buy up as many shares as it wished, Thus it is, that while the State of Penn- sylvania was entitled to but alittle more than $900,000 worth of shares, each share being valued at $10, she has, since these tables were made out, invested over three million dollars in the enter- prise, which is almost one-third of the capital re- quired by the Commissioners tor the full manage- ment of their undertaking. THE GROUND ART. APART for the Oentennia! Exhibition comprehends 450 acres of the loveliest landscape of Fairmount Park. The front upon Elm avenue extends in a direct line for 6,000 feet, and at the upper corner changes its froitage and proceeds in a way which when crossed by an elegant drive, running from Elm avenue to Lansdoud road, becomes triangular in form, and in this triangle are included eighty- five acres. In this piece of ground the ma- chinery hall will be reare the location being admirably adapted for this, because there aie two large reservoirs which are efficient to supply an ample amount of water power tor exhibiting all machinery. The main hall Will be located at a convenient distance from Elm avenue, ina locality penetrated by the loveliest drives and walks in the Park, from which radiate glens and valleys, grottoes and ravines, while the other buildings wili be grouped in localities near by. No more peautiful spot coula have been se- lected anywhere than this superb tract in Fair- mount Park; for in this area of 450 acres nature has been profuse in‘her gifts and can be seen in al- most all her varied m It is the intention of the Commission to erect THE GRANDEST AND MOST IMPOSING STRUCTURE that the world has ever seen, at an expense which will not be less than five million dollars, and which will most probably approximate closely to eight. The policy adopted tor securing the most periect architectural designs possible has been very admirable, and has rendered it necessary for the committee to choose from forty-four distinct plans. These have come to them from all parts of the country, and will be open for public scrutiny by the time this letter is in print. When the designs were sent in each architect en- closed his name in @ sealed envelope, his design was numbered, and a corresponding number was Lh upon the wrapper containing his address, so hat all are in ignorance to whom the designs be- long, and personal favor or prejudice cannot influ- ence the final selection in the least. [saw all of the plans yesterday, and was astonished not only at the marked excellence of all, but at the extreme difference between each. I was slightly surprised, however, to discover that the architect, whose round plan was admirably studied, in his design for the elevation had made use of THE DESIGN OF THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE OF PARIS. There was aslight difference in the entrance, but above the entrance to the dome the two de- signs are almost identical. The immense wings ich the opera house of Paris does not of course possess, but which are really the main features ef the centennial building, render it diMoult for one to detect the likeness, but it is to be hoped that it may mot escape the eyes of the judges. From these orty-four designs the committee of tue various States do not select any par- ticular one, but the ten which they regard as best, Each one of these ten architects receives $1,000 cash, and then they striightway enter into competition to produce the final design from which the building itself will be modelied. There is one thing that the Commissioners can congratulate themselves upon, and that is the very liberal amount of time afferded them to rear the ntic structure. If we read the history of all tne exhibitions ever held, from the one in Lon- don in 1852 until the one now flourishing at Vienna, we will learn that there is not one single instance in which the building was reaay upon the day announced for its opening. Such @n accident, under present circumstances, seems to me to be impossible, and in this respect I am sure that Anierica will set the world an example. Among ali the designs which in different epochs of the world’s history have marked its industrial buiidings, I select from many which are before me the one over which THE PARIS EXHIBITION OF '67 was constructed, and which it will be a very dim- cult matter to surpass. A wheel laid upon its side would in an indefinite manner represent the ground plan, while the spaces vetween the spokes would represent the great alcoves for the produc- tions of all nations. These spaces are so cut that similar productions of diferent lands can be arranged as it were side by sia so that by making a circie we ca examine any given product in every nation grow- ing it with the very greatest facility. Not so is it at Vienna; here the design is nearly parallelo- gramatic, and in order to compare the product of One clime with that of another we are sometimes obliged to travel the distance of a mile and pass through a thousand other products of an entirely diferent nature. Hence we are glad to see the former system used by France coming up so often in the design for the Centennial builai now banging in the oid Pennsylvania University; and 1 feel gure that+ the design ately adopted will combine all the good points of the one used in 1967. In leaving this subject I would state that the proposed building of the American Exposition will be the largest that has ever been constructed, and will contain 800 more depart- ments than the grand temple at Vienna. Why this is so is explained by the fact that our Commis- sioners are making extraordinary efforts in the direction of Eastern lands, to give them a fairer representation than they have ever had before, and thus exhibit for the first time to the world the rich and marvellous treasures of Oriental art. In the Exhibition at in the Bastern de- Partment has been lar the most gen- erally talked about and yet it is in reality less perfect and complete than any other, Al. the productions pecullar to China, for exampl were brought to Vienna by an Engiist: for thi Chinese government seemed to outer [ato te : 3 ‘| i i i i if : et f b i FF 8 ge’ 8 si 22 5 Fe HA = 4 THS ORLEBRATION OF THE BIG FOURTH. It consists of four , conductor, may render a more pretentioug than either of the two Mr. Gilmore. It is then proposed to invite milit companies of each State, ge | er would comprehend the Masons, Te: mplars, of America and Europe in all their strength and decked in their brightest regalia. Then you would bave brought into @ common union the and the brethren of peace. Then THE IDEA OF THE STATUES. Each State and each nationality represented in the States should send to the Park the statue of some departed hero, cut from bronze or stone, wiuoh, r the Exhibition, could be returned to the different States and set in their various capt Our German population ht erect a statue of Baron Steuben, the author of the army of the Revolution, The French might pro- dace the statue of Le -+ haa the English that of Lord Chatham and the Irish that of Montgomery, while, national Congress might erect a gigantic fig Freedom, ones. whose p panen et should be cut in bold relief the arms of all the States, and which of itself would be suilictent to forever recall the gonous. day. At a certain hour the representa- ives ofevery nationality and the residents or all the States who might be present under the shadow of the great embiem of standing aloit, upon the summit of George's Hill, would seek the pedestals of their various statues, when, in a moment of deafening music and wild huzzas, they would all be unveiled, so that, to use the uage of the originator of the idea, ‘toward the hour of noon from point to point the eye of the spectator would see thronging the broad lawns and valiey and hill tops of the Park, one after another, the great men of our nation in the goiden sunlight, Peaniing in martial bronze or pale im immortal stone. This effect would be as if the beloved and revered dead were rising again beiore our generation.”” Such ig THE GENERAL DESIGN of the pee submitted by Mr. Charles 8. Keyser, and which is by far the best received yet. Ihave simply toucbed upon its main points, and for lack ol space have been unable to explain tne peculiar significance attached to each event as I hurriedly passed it by. All the detail which I have been gbtend to omit is of an interesting nature, and would, I have no doubt, be gladly jurnished to all who would address a letter to the regular Centen- oy Commission, 904 Walnut street. it is perfectly useless, I SUR DONS. to try to im- press upon the American people their duty of sup- porting this Exhibition with their hoartiest efforta and to further its advancement with ali their mght and main. It is idle for me to state what great benefit would result to usin its success by draw- ing from the islands of the Pacific a large portion of that five hundred million which floats over there and which, aniess we are ac tye, will gradually drift to tne treasury of Kurope; and it is omeehy foolish for me to point out to what extent it will create an earnest, healthy rivalry in our own States, in art, mechanics and agricuiture, or to presume to mention the practical benefits that would arise irom such noble and honorabie emulation, The American peopie, ti only from this rapid sketch, clearly discern just what the Bel le Mr. Seward said of expositions of this “They advance human knowledge in all direc- tions. Through the universal language of the ees ducts of labor the artisans o! countries hold communion ; ancient prejudices are broken down; ations are fraternized; generous rivairies in peaceful fields of industry are excited; the ten- dencies of war are lessened, and a setter under- standing betweem labor and capital is fostered." And he concludes by Saying that ‘it is gratify1i to note that these great exhibitions are planne and nourished in the interests of the mass of the people.” Mence | feel sure that our glorious cen- tennial must necessarily, from the patriotism which everywhere 1s the great characteristic of oar pecDiey be such as to awe and astonish the wor! WHAT A 1700 VETERAN WOULD THINK. Turning away irom a pile of the ancient chronicles of Philadeipbia in 1700, 1 cannot help wondering how a veteran of that day would regard this great and prosperous city, could he come back to it to- day. Suppose that he were a real old stager of the generation of 1700, dreased tn his low shoes, silk stockings, knee breeches, buff vest, blue coal rumMed shirt and plaited queue. jagine the olt [ Stlperaenite astonishment, coné€ive, if you can, ow astounded he would be upon beholding this immense city, with its grand hotels, crowded thoroughlares aud elegant palatial residences. How lost he would be! He would at once inquire tor Dr. Franklin, who, about this time, Us before the House of Commons, and @ moment of intense enthusiasm prociaimed that the great State of Pennsylvania numbers just 160,000 human souls, He would ask what nad become of the pigeons which used to fy over the city Fete 90 dense that they obscured the sun, and he would tell you how oiten he had sat upon his housetop and with his walking stick knocked them down, not by dozens, but by the cart load. Indeed, we have no doubt that, posted as he most assuredly would be upon the practical literature of his age, he would repeat the couplet of good old Thomas Makin: Here in the Fall large flocks of pigeons fly, So namerous that they darken all the sky. Then he would ask still farther as to the number of earthquakes sustained and would enter intoa graphic description of that memorable Sunday morning when Jonn Penn first stepped upon their shores ATTENDED BY AN RARTHQUAKE, which set all the clocks running down and shook ali the china from its shelves. Here he would no doubt shake his bead dubiously and tell you that there was something strange about John Penn— an earthquake came with him, he leit in the midst of a territic thunder storm, and, upon his second return a hurricane carried the roofs of the houses miles upon miles away. Perhaps he would seek to learn the fate of the old veteran, Christopher Lenman, who, upon the 4th day of May, in the year 1748, did_ positively see the heavens rain brimstone. ould he turn to FINANCIAL MATTERS, and were he, as we strongly suspect he would be, @ member of the speculative school, he would doubtless ask how many tickets had been disposed of in the lottery organized to build @ spire on old Christ’s church. Tnis question might serve to refresh sportive reminis- cences, and would be followed by another, as to what had become of old Jim Allen, who dealt in choice Virginia leaf, and of good Dick Warden, wno sold clay Pace at four shillings pe: 88; then, again, as he reflected, his hollow cheeks would suddenly dilate, his, body quiver in convulsions, and, doubling himself up in merriment, he would tell you how “‘he boys,” once upon a time, when the members of the First Presbyterian church found it difficult to ‘ee upon & minister, took an old sturgeon, stuffed it, dressed it, put upon ita pair of spectacies and a wig, set it up in the pulpit and then laughed on the sly as Cg | tet oe ae a held its service in a neigMor- ing orchard. He might tell you, too, of one of those wedding ceremonies, in which “aA WIDOW OF PHILADELPHIA” was married in her shift, without any other ap- parel upon her, from a superstition, prevaien’ then, that such @ procedure would secure her hus- band in the law from being sued for amy oi the debts of his predecessor. ‘Then, as if tearing that Bhan feelings had been shocked at his innocent levity, he would suddenly grow serious and relate how old David Rittenhouse, after digging in the round at the northwest corner of seventh and roh streets, found a A pogteane. formed tree at a‘depth of cighteen feet, man, whose name was pans Goon aa Wied the Log in be scnaep street a regular @ pavement. Then pulling & copy of the Gazette trom his pocket he would read how a bear “was shot tn this town,” and hew a gto mill found @ deer sleeping along killed it by beating in its head with @ stone, then—well, then the old man would tell you that there are ne times like the old tim: ant ask you to lead tim back to hp uch 18 THE DIFFERENCE BETWERN THR NEW AND THR OLD. Thus you have in this letter the two extremes of @ single century; but between them, oh! what marvellous issues, What grand conquests, what noble struggles, what sublime victories! FIRE IN CITY HALL PLACE. A fire broke out last night on the first floor of the two-story building No. 30 City Hail place that caused a damage Of $13,000. The house was owned and occupted by Michael Russel, and damaged to the extent of $3,000; insured for $5,000, Damage to stock $8,000; insured in the Lycoming, Par! Pacific, America, Astna and Westchester insurance ba tg for $4000 each, and in the Manhattan woman the r SPAIN. Terrible Fighting Between flte Republican Army and the Insurgents. Valencia the Scene of a Five Hours’ Battle. Unconditional Surrender the Ulti- matum of the Loyalists. San Fernando Repulses the Secessionists. CARLIST RETREAT FROM BILBAO. Political Caucus of Parliamentary Seces- sionists Broken Up. Commerce and Mail Communica- tion Interrupted. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Mapap, July 27, 1873. The government troops attacked Valencia yesterday. After a desperate struggle of five hours’ duration fighting was suspended and the in- surgents offered to capitulate; but their terms were refused, the government demand- ing an unconditional surrender.” Heavy reinforcements have been sent for- ward, and the attack will be resumed and the town bombarded to-morrow if the insurgents do not yield. SEVILLE IN SACKCLOTH, BUT SENTENCED TO UNCONDITIONAL SUBRENDEB. Seville has also proposed to return to its loyalty to the national government on certain terms; but, as in the case of Valencia, the government will accept nothing less than un- conditional surrender. It is believed that the insurgents will soon give up the city unless relieved. SAN FERNANDO REPULSES AN INSURGENT FORCE, San Fernando was attacked on Friday by an insurgent column from Cadiz, The loyal garrison made a brave and suc- cessful defence, and in the evening tho in- surgents withdrew. CARLIST RETREAT FROM BEFORE BILBOA. The Carlist force which was threatening Bilbao has retired from the neighborhood. THE BOYAL DON OUT OF IMMEDIATE DANGER. e Don Carlos is reported to be at Arcos, in the province of Logrofio. PARLIAMENTARY PRONOUNCEMENT AGAINST CAPI- TAL PUNISHMENT. The Cortes has declared itself in favor of the.abolition of capital punishment. RAILWAY COMMUNICATION INTERRUPTED, The railway from Madrid to Valencia has been cut in several plifces. Parliamentary Party Oaucus Broken Up by the Police, Mupan, July 27, 1873. A meeting of Intransigentes at Alcaniz, in Aragon, has been broken up and twenty-four persons, who were present, arrested. Who Are the Intransigentes? They are secessionists from the Spanish Cortes. They retired from the legislative hall on the 1st of July. Their number is said to be under forty, all belonging to that extreme section of the Extreme Parliamentist Left, now known as Uitra-Intran- sigentes; for even the small Intransigente minority has contrived to divide into two camps. The retraimiento itself may, it is thought, lead to a second split, and Spain may see a third section of, say, Né Plus Ultra Intransigentes, who will carry out their threat of going into the provinces to ex- cite rebellion “against the government, and be thus distinguished from the mere Ultra Jn- transigentes, who threaten to go from Madrid but go not. Itisupon this contingency that the im- portance of the movement chiefly depends. The provinces are some of them in such a state of anarchy and agitation that even a handful of the club orators who figure prominently in the Cortes Extreme Leit might possibly imcite them. to revolt en masse from the central government and deciare their independence. Barcelona, in which the reds are very powerful, has taken this step. Even provinces which have little sympathy; with the In- fransigente movement do not regret to make it a pretext for @ quarrel with their old municipal enemy, Madrid. i. ‘The Justicia Federal, of Madrid, the leading organ of the Intransigentes, headed its columns on July1 with the following notice :— Now we can understand why so many battalions of troops have come to Madria di the last few days. ie Assembly yesterday evening voted the suspension of the constitutional P hypashonons They invested the government with extraordinary owers and thus made the government sovereign, Phe government being sovereign it is evident tuat the Assembly is no longer so. And the embly not being sovereign itis not a Constituent Assem- bly. The result of all this is that the Constituent Assembly is dead, The foregoing proves the displeasure with which the Intransigentes look upon the two facts alluded to by their organ—namely, the suddem concentra- tion of troops in Madrid and the passing of a bill conceding extraordinary faculties to the govern- ment to cope with the Carlist insurrection, Portuguese Mails Interrupted. Panw, July 27, 1873. The Portuguese mails are interrupted in consequence of the troubles in Spain, THE SHAH. Arrival of His Majesty of Persia in Milan. ‘TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonvon, July 27, 1873. His Majesty the Shah of Persia has arrived at Milan. CHOLERA. South Sweden Visited and Elsinore in Danger. ‘TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, Jaty 27, 1873. ‘The cholera has appeared in the seaport town of Helsingborg, South Swedep, om the Bound, opposite Risinore, CZSARISM.. Public Opinion as Expressed in the Country Press. The Third Term Conspir- acy Denounced. (From the Petersburg (Va.) Index (democratic), July 17.) @ © © Tho press of the country has become excited on the Hgexap’s’ powerful article on the subject of Cxsarism, and responses are pouring in trom all sides, Those responses, appearing from day to day in the columns of the HERALD, are im- parting to that paper a degree of interest which, added to its wonderful stock of news from all parts of the world, makes it just at this time not only more attractive, but more valuable than any of its rivals. What the Journal af Commerce has to say on the subject of Cesarism will be found on the first page of to-day’s Mdex. It will be seen that the great organ of the business potentates is loath to move, so painful ts ‘motion to its tender, gouty feet, “An earnest discussion of the third-term question is useless at this time.’ But “the question will keep, and we shelve it forthe present.” A liste more sleep, @ little more slumber, a little more folding of the arma to asleep, and——. So came the Deluge, [From the Atianta (Ga.) Constitution (democratic— Alex, H. Stephens), July 16.) ‘With the news from Washington that the radical party managers have determined to run General Grant for still another term comes a report ofa conference that was held towards the close of Mr. Johnson's Presidential service. In that confer- ence General Rawlins acted for General Grant and Mr. Forney for the party. The radical man- agers were very anxious to turn to party ac- count the popularity that military, success always brings, no matter under what circumstances it ts won; but General Grant, who always keeps an eye on the main chance, was not willing to give up a life tenure of his position as General of the Army, with a largo salary, toaccept the office of Presi- dent foreven two terms. He was therefore as- sured, it is said, that his service should not be limited to eight years. It is also said that the doubling of his salary was done to discount his option onthe third term, The party manager hoped in that way to retain his favor and at the game time get rid of a hazardous effort to secure a third election. But, owing to General Grant's grasping cupidity, the effect of the doubling is likely to be just the reverse of what was intended. He wants and is determined to have anotner lease of office on the present basis of pay. The newspapers of the whole country are discussing the subject, and thus far no republican journal has dared to stop the growing belief by a denial. To use a classical expression of the President's, the third-term proposition has received a good “go-off.”” And there are many reasons why it will be tried, why the President will be renominated by his party. In the Orsat place, he wants it, and the army of office-holders already understand that they must rally to bis support, They would do it without coercion any- way, because General Grant isa party man. He suits the politicians; he uses every inch of his power for the welfare of the party. Does he not steadfastly support the infameua Kellogg conspiracy in Louisiana? Would he or any sane man do _ guch_ work it the suct&as Pas Mtpot haat was fot an element of political strength? On what other theory can his determined and unscrupulous sup- port of Back-pay Butler be accounted rational? Would he, @ cold, calculating man, thus shock the Moral sense of the country tf he did not have an axe togrind? He keeps the Caseys and Holdens and Newmans in office for partisan reasons. In short, he is the candidate of the office-holders and party magnates, and they can and will dictate the nomination. If the political situation remains as it is to-day we may as well accept the fact that the chief salary grabber, the apologist of Colfax and of the other Crédit Mobilier patriota, the champion of Kellogg and Durell, will be the radical candidate for President in 1876. (From the Athens (Tennessee) Post (Democratic), July 18.) Arecent date from headquarters says the well understood hankering of General Grant for a third term has prevoked a speech from ex-Congressman Porter, @ radical, to the Virginia negroes, in oppo- sition to his candidacy for @ third term. The republican politicians are said to be very uneasy about this political complication. A prominent Senator of that party is reported to have said that the increase of the President's salary would remove his desire fora third term. Some interest- ing extracts on this subject (from the New York HERALD) will be found on the preceding page. After the miserable affair of last year, wherein the democratic party deliberately committed suicide, just as the old whig party did some years before the war, we dom’t expect to see any combination or organization effected sum- ciently strong to defeat the republicans in the Presidential election of 1876, But, while making this admission, we cherish a hope hope that, know- ing their power, they will give ua something better and of more statesmanhke proportions than the present incumbent, whose official vision is rarely capable of extending beyond a very centracted circle, The republican party certainly has more capable men in its ranks. {From tn@oston Traveller (republican), July 19.] President Grant, like all hia double-termed pre- decessors who lived to retire, will go out of office calmly at the close of his second term, and enjoy himself quietly for the remainder of lis days. Were he to run for a third term he would violate no law, nor would he disregard any provision of the constitution; but he would offend prescription, and prescription is stronger than law, mea making of it a thorough constitution provision, which binds them, and a law that they gladiv obey. Prest- dent Washington “laid down the law’ for them on tnis matter, and we yet feel the weight of Washington's shadow. It was Washington’s inten- tion to retire at the close of his first term; ut the persuasions of men of various views led him to de- part, though with general reluctance, from his pur” pose, Had he adhered to his original intention the “one-term principle” would have become s hard fact from the beginning of our constitutional career asa nation, and Mr. Clay and Mr. Greeley never would have been able to immortalize themselves by becoming its champions. {Prom the St. Louis Republican (Uberal repubit- can), July 18.) ‘The Presidency is an eternal question in Amert- can politics, and so, although President Grant was inaugurated for his second term only four months ago, his re-election for a third term is already sug- gested, Indeed, Mosby proposed it two months ago, aud Brownlow, we believe, actually suggested it last Fall, Whether President Grant wants a third election or would consent to be a candidate fora third term or not, we know nothing about, His personal friends may know; but that the organs of his party are ignorant of his wishes ts evident from the surprise into whjh the New Yor Heratp’s prediction has thrown them. They are very indignant, though what about it is not easy to make out, unless it be their utter helplessness in the matter, Faitaful as the organs generally are to the President, they have had enough of him and would like to have the privilege of trying somebody else—particularly as hia leading champion for athird term is General Mosby. Some of them want Morton and others would like to in- vest in Speaker Blaine, both of whom are strong men, and beth of whom possess the rare merit of not being guilty of bribery or perjury. Not the least wonderful feature of Graat’s wonderful suc- cess in politics 1s that he has been able to achieve this success with scarcely a trace of those qualities which are usually held to be essential to eminence in the state—that he should gain such absolute power over his party with out having any quality of a party leader. It could aiways be known when Jackson Gnd Clay wero moving Wy the Gagyts of Dassyquale delight that rang about them, and even those pa popular men, Webster, Calhoun, Buchanan and Benton, were wont to make a commotion whem they appeared. But General Grant's power over his party is the silent, uoimpassioned authority which he wielded over his army, There is no de- light in the obedience which the party renders to him, and the party is plainly tired of ft. And yes it feels that it is bound to the irksome duty tlk such time asit shall be reteased by the grace of its master. It does not want him for a third term, and yet it feela that it has no voice im the matter. It all depends on the President himself. If he will allow the party to select some one else the party will be delighted; if he shall de- mand a third term, or, which is the same thing, he shall permit the ofice-holders to demand it for him, the party will have no alternative but to yield it. This is the exact position or the question, and all that the party can do isto wait with docile patience till the silent President shail make known his wishes, (From the Springfleld (Ui.) Journal (republican), July 19.) ‘The question of electing any man to the Presi- dency of the United States for a third term is one which, if ever submitted to tne American people for discussion, would form one of the very chiefest issues of a national canvass. This question came up in 1796, at the close of President Washington's second term, and he, then incomparably the first citizen of the nation, refused to allow his name to be used as a candidate after his second election, Since then no President has ever entertained the idea, as far as we can know, of seeking a third election, We have uo hesitation in saying that we do not believe that General Grant would entertain the suggestion fora moment. He will follow the example of the Father of his Country and become, as Washington did, the grandest living example of the strength, the genius and simplicity of repub- lican government, The people of this country have awarded to General Grant the highest honors within their gift; they have done so because they believe him worthy, and General Grant will be the last man to take a single step toward unsettling the precedent establishea by Washington in 1796, and followed by all his successors for more tham three-quarters of a century—a precedent which the myriads of tne people of this country belleve to be written law. CHINA. Amoy Swept by a Typhoon—Damage to Property Ashore and Afloat. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Hona Kona, July 26, Via Lonpon, July 27, 1873. A destructive typhoon visited Amoy on the 21st instant. Great damage was done to foreign prop- erty and to shipping tn the harbor and river, CABLE TRLEGBAPH INTERRUPTION. ‘The telegraph cabie between Amoy and Shanghae is broken, HOLLAND AND ACHEEN. ENE See Asiatic Report of the Dutch Losses im the War Against the Sultan. A despatch from Java, dated at Batavia, reporta as tollows:— From the further particulars of the incidents of the Acheen expedition that have been made public it appears that besides the eighty-five Acheeuese slain and buried in two pits on t of April, the seventy-eight found dead inside a fort on the 9th, and the sixty dead leit behind in a mosque when the latter was stormed on the 14th, 108 inore At- eae werd d when the mosque was car- tied for the first time 6 the 10th of April. Dur- ing the last attack on the outworks of the Kra- ton the Acheneese in a fort drew up from the walls, with ropes, three Amboynese soldiers into he fortification; at noon these soldiers were seem Raging alive by the heels with their weapons on; they were thereupon killed by well directed shots, from sharpaliooters among tte troops. Some fifty convict coolies deserted from the expeditionary a forces. a1 On the ith May de Batavia portion of tne Acheen fieid force landed at the former place and met witha brilliant reception from the citizens, who had subscribed 7,000f to receive them in & suitable and proper manner. The government have appointed a strict and searching in- vestigation to be made into the means and requisites afforded aud the manner in whicl the naval and military Operations have been conducted. The ep « the 2lst May says tha tue blog ade of the Acheenese ports has not etbeen prdclalinéd, ahd that proclamation wilt ave tobe made to ensure its validity, and aske what is the advantage of blockading the coasts with only three or ‘our men-of-war, which form the disposable and serviceable portion of the Dutch navy. The same journal asserts that, whilst the expedition waa at Acheen, the vessels were 80 oc- cupied in bombarding the coast forts and support- ing the land forces that the commander of the naval forces could not spare asbip toclose the port of Acheeu to prahus which were entering the same under all sorts of flags. According to the Java Bode the total strength of the expeditionary forces was 144 0Mcers and 3,426 privates, Of these 4 officers and 52 privates were killed, and 27 officers and 411 privates wounded. The total loss was thus 494, or about 14 per cent of 3,569 men in about a week's desultor Died. Kang.—On Saturday, July 26, 1873, Mra. 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