The New York Herald Newspaper, September 12, 1876, Page 3

ae } . THE SIOUX WAR. Terry’s Movement Along the Yellowstone. NO INDIANS DISCOVERED. Termination of Operations for the Season. THE OPERATING COLUMN DISSOLVED. Unfortunate Result of Theatrical Campaigning. ADOPTING INDIAN METHODS. Movements Without Tents and Cooking Utensils Not a Success. NBAB GLENDIVE CREBK, Sept. 2, 1876, Via Bismarck, D. T., Sept, 11, 1876. ‘The movement made by the column under the tmmediate order of General Terry on the north bank of the Yellowstone has clearly demonstrated that RO considerable body of Indians has crossed the Yellowstone since the fight on the Little Big Horn. General Terry’s column returned to this point by the valley of Deer Creek, through which runs the old Indian trail to Fort Peck, and no indications ‘were found that Indians had this year passed Over it. ‘WRRRY’S CAMP ON THE YELLOWSTO! } NEWS OF A FRESH TRAIL. On the morning of the sist of August, just as the column had begun to march, a courier arrived from G.endive to General Terry with information that a fresh trail had been discovered of an Indian war party, supposed to number 150 warriors. It was also asserted that a party of Sitting Bull’s band had attempted to cross the Missouri River near Ber- thold, but they had been driven back by the Rees, Mandans and Grosventres. General Terry im- mediately resolved to send the Seventh cavalry, under Major Reno, to make a circuit of forty miles to a point designated on the Yellowstone, with the object of determining whot?s any large body of Indians had crossed to the usrth unk of the Yellowstone. A number of Indian scouts accompanied Major Reno, and they were to be posted on as far as Buford so as tocompletely scout the north bank of the Yellow- Stone. NOTHING DISCOVERED. A messenger arrived yesterday morning from Major Reno bringing word that no signs of Indians had been encountered. Colonel Hughes, of General Terry's staf, was immediately sent with a company of the cavalry, under command of Captain Ball, to look for a ford to enable his command to cross over to the south bank of the Yellowstone, DISPOSITION OF TROOrS. In obedience td orders received from General Bheridan the Fifth infantry will separate from the command and move to Tongue River, where it will order directs that the Twenty-second regiment also mhould proceed to the same point, but as the order (s based on the idea that General Terry had con- tinued his march toward the Little Missouri the latter oMficer does not consider himself bound to obey it literally. He will, therefore, take with him fm his march to the Little Missouri the Twenty- second infantry and the Montana troops, as well as the Seventh cavalry. This will give him an effective force of about 1,000 fighting men. Up to last night no rumors had been received from Gen- eral Crook, although he promised to communicate ‘within eight days. Asa result it is impossible for General Terry to so direct his movements as to in- ‘“elligently co-operate with Crook’s column. WANT OF CO-OPERATION. ‘There is no doubt but that the want of success of the present campaign has been caused in great part by the absence of a frank co-operation among the higher officers. It is openly stated that rivalries and Jealousies have in great part contribued to the want of success and have been directly the cause of the Little Big Horn massacre. It would be well if Con- gress would investigate the whole matter. Some curious and important light would be thrown on the minister events of the campaign, and the responsi- bility of the gross mismanagement and blundering that has marked the operations from the beginning bo the present day would be fixed on the proper parties. THE CAMPAIGN ENDED. ‘The campaign, so far as General Terry’s column is considered, is generally regarded among the officers @s at an end, and all hope of achieving anything this Year is over. ‘It is needless to say that the reports published in gwome of the Eastern papers of a great battle be- tween Terry’s column and the Indians is wholly un- founded, and we have not seen halfa dozen hostile (ndians since we left camp at the mouth of the Rosebud three weeks ago. When Major Reno went on his last scout he was furnished with positive orders not to engage the Indians in case he should discover’ their trail, but to report immediately to General Terry. WINTER QUARTERS. If we fail to meet with the Indians by the time we Strike the Little Missouri the Twenty-second regi- Ment will be sent back to Tongue River in order to @nable them to build thelr quarters before the ‘rrival of the cold weather. The Montana troops Will also be sent away so that they may be under shelter for the winter. They are sadly in need of ‘Fest and food. Their cavalry horses are in a very poor condition. Captain Ball has just returned, and reports that he has found no practicable ford. A heavy smoke is visible in the Had Lands on the south bank of the river. It is thought to be made by the camp fires of General Crook, who was to have reported to-day. Despatches have just been received from Colonel Reno. He states that no Indian trails are visible between here and the Missouri on the North bank. NO NEWS FROM CROOK. No news has been received from General Crook, although the time when he should communicate has expired. General Terry is sending out B party of scouts to determine whether the smoke in the Bad Lands is caused by Indian fire or Crook’s camp fires. ‘The General is greatly puzzled as to what course to parsue in the absence of information from General Qeeck. As soon as he has word from Crook opera- NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. tions will be vigordusly pushed on the south bank ofthe river. General Terry is confident that there are no Indians on the north bank, so that our fu- ture operations will bein the region of the Little Missonri. Colonel Reno and the Seventh cavalry will return to camp to-morrow. CLOOK FOLLOWING UP AN INDIAN BARBASSMENT OF TERRY—PRESENCE OF SAV- AGES INDICATED—SICENESS AMONG THE ‘TROOPS. TERRY'S CAMP ON THE opt a| ‘TRAIL—EM- NEAB GLENDIVE, Sept. 4, 1871 Via Bismanck, D. T., Sept. Ll, 1876. Scouts arrived in thia camp late last night from General Crook with despatches dated September 2. Crook's command had reached the head waters of Beaver Creek, and was continuing its march in the direction of Sentinel Butte, near the Little Mis- sour. THE HEAVY INDIAN TRAIL which had been followed from the Powder River divided up near Beaver Creek, some of the minor trails going im the direction of the southern agen- cles, while the larger number led eastward. Although the trails indicate that the large band had broken up the bands may come together again before the Missouri is reached. + CROOK'S MOVEMENTS, General Crook is following up a fresh trail, which shows some 150 lodge poles. This trail is thought to be mo more than two days old. General Crook will continue the pursuit along this trail, and hopes to be able to overtake the Indians. His rations are nearly ex- hausted, but he will not allow this te stop him, but will depend upon turning into Baford for supplies. Though this news reached General Terry last night nothing has been donc in the way of co-operating with Crook’s movements. The Seventh cavalry were told this morning to hold themselves in readi- ness to move toward the mouth of Yellowstone, but this afternoon the order was unexpectedly counter- manded, and we are once more in ) THE OLD MICAWBER STATE of waiting for something to turn up. General Terry is greatly embarrassed by the necessity of supplying the troops who are to be stationed at Tongue River for the winter. He is in constant consultation with General Gibbon, and it is conjectured that there is some intention of putting the whole force into motion; but if the General spends much more time in consultation the Indians will have slipped across the Yellowstone or the Missouri before they have exactly made up their minds what todo. Had the Seventh cavalry been sent down the north bank of the Yellowstone immediately on re- ceipt of General Crook’s despatch they might have had an opportunity of cutting off some parties of the Indians retreating before General Crook's column. There 1s little doubt that are on the other side of the river, as the fires seen the day before yesterday we now know were not caused by the presence of Crook's column, but probably were caused by the grass catching fire from some Indian camp fire. The present action destroys all hope of Terry’s column catching any Indians, and unless they come after us we are not likely to see them. SICKNESS IN CROOK'S COMMAND. General Crook reports having encountered severe weather. There is a great deal of sickness among his troops and he will be compelled to come in with sick men. This is # natural consequence of the scandaiousmanner in which the troops are fed in the fleld __. of the, policy which compels them to march -without shelter tents or cooking utensils. Men cannot live for six months on hard tack, fat pork and bad coffee and remain in good health. Bergh ought to be sent after Crook and the Commis- sary Department. TERBY'S OPERATING COLUMN DISSOLVED—DIs- POSITION OF THE TROOPS, ‘Teugy’s CAMP ON THE YELLOWSTONE, NEAR GLENDIVE, Sept. 5, 1876. Via Bismaxcx, D. T., Sept. 11, 1876. General Terry this morning issued an order dis- solving his operating column. General Gibbon, with the Montana troops, leaves in the morning for Fort Ellis. Major Reno, with the Seventh cavalry, and Major Moore’s battalion of the Sixth infantry will patrol the north bank of the Yellowstone, in order to prevent any band of hostile Sioux, that may be retreating before General Crook, crossing the river. Colonel Otis, with the Twenty-second infantry, will remain at this point in charge of a subsidiary depot. General Terry and staff proceed to Buford by steamboat. ‘The General will give his whole attention to the for- warding of supplies to the new post on Tongue River. END OF CAMPAIGN. The campaign may be regarded as virtually at an end, so far as General Terry’s column is concerned. Everybody in camp ts delighted, as it has been evi- dent fof along time that we were not likely to ac- complish much good by remaining in the field. THE NECESSITY OF PREPARING FOR WINTER QUARTERS EMDS THE CAMPAIGN—NAVIGA- TION CLOSED ON THE YELLOWSTOXE— CROOK'S MOVEMENTS. Sr. Paci, Minn., Sept. 11, 1876. A Pioneer Press special, dated Sioux Expedition Camp, at tho mouth of Glendive Creok, Septe:nber 5, via Bismarck, D, T., the 11th inst, says:—‘“The recent order of General Sheridan, designating the Fifth in- fantry and the battalion of the Twenty-socond aw the garrison of the now post, and directing these troops to fit themselves forthe winter, has practically put an end to the campaign for this season, as far as the Dakote column is concerned. The season is so far advanced that, with the utmost in- dustry, the troops will hardly have time to shelter themselves before severe woather, and consequently the organizations designated to remain have been de- tached from the marching column and set at work. NAVIGATION CLOSED. The Wigation of the Yellowstone has suddenly closed by the rapid falling of the water, aud the sup- piles for the new post, instead of being conveyed to their destination by steamer, must be hauled in wagons from Fort Baford The question of subsistence for the troops who are to remain bas become so grave that all supplies brought up for the active column must be devoted to the use of the cantonmoat, in order to provide against the dancer of actual suifering; consequeatly our small army must be sent home GUNERAL SHERMAN AT FORT LEAVEXWORTH-— THE INDIANS TO BE WHIPPED INTO LASTING PRACE Leavexwortn, Kan., Sept. 11, 1876 General Sherman and Secretary Cameron ar- rived hero hia morning und are now at = Fort’ = Leavenworth. General Sherman stated this afternoon that the Indian troubles would all be settiod ap this winter by whipping the Indians into & lasting peace. It is probable a new department will be organized in the Northwest, with General Miles in command 4 SUPPLY TRAIN FOR CROOK'S COMMAND—THE INDIAN COMMISSION AWAITING DEVELOP- MENTS. Rep Croup Acuycy, Nev., Sept. 10, 1876, via Fort Lanai, Sept. 11, 1876 t This mort asupply tram of about thirty wagons Jel 8 agency, escoried by three companies of the Fourth artillery, equipped as infantry, for Custer City, eighty miles distant The supplies for Crook's command, which it is reported ig to be there on the 14th inst. TUR INDIAN COMMISSION. For two days past the Indian Commission has been quietly waiting developments. It is hoped that Red Cloud will be prepared to make aome response to-mor- row to the propositions made by the Commission on the 7th inst, A number of Indians from the Spotted Tall Agency came in yesterday, and it is said that the Indians of this agency are waiting the arrival of Spottea Tati him- self, and that whatever he favora they will do. 4 COURIER TO GENERAL,CROOK DBIVEN BACK. Curyennx, Sept, 11, 1876 Advices trom the telegraph camp, noar Hat Creek, this morning, say the Indians drove back the govern- ment courier, who left Fort Laramie with despatches for Genoral Crook. He wil! make another mart from Has Creek this morning. WORD FROM BUFFALO BILL—INDIANS TIRED OF FIGHTING, Rocaxsren, N. ¥., Sept 11, 1876, William ¥, Cody, “Buifalo Bull,” telegraphs to his wife bere that he isen routehome. Ho says his ser- vices are no longer needed, as the Indians are tired of fighting and are anxious for peace on any terms. BUILDINGS AT CHEYENNE AGENCY DESTROYED BY A YLOOD—BOOKS AND RECORDS LOST. Wasuixarox, Sept 11, 1876, 4 despatch from Indian Agent Cravens, at the Cheyenne Agency, received st the Indian Buran to- day, statos that all of the buildings at that agency, ex- cept three, have been swept away oye flood, and that all records and papers are g ne a, bids, and asks if he shal lace, and move to some MARCHING UP HILL AND DOWN AGAIN— OPRBATIONS OF THE COMBINED COLUMNS UNDER TEEBY AND CROOK—MNECESSITY OF DISARMING AGENCY INDIANS. TeeRr's Camp O¥ THE YRLLOWSTONE, KBAR THR MOUTH OF PowbER RivER, August 24, 1876, The health of the troops has suffered severely since the union of Terry’s and Crook’s columns, owing in part to the severity of the weather, but chiefly to the ‘pauguration of a theatrical campaign, attributed to ' the influence and advice of General Crook. This ‘‘dis- tinguisned Indian fightor’? has a theory that it we want to fight Indians we must live like indians. He does not permit his soldiers to carry their shelter tents, which are the most useful and important part of their equipment, and, in order to cap the climax of ab- surdity, he compels the men of his command to leave their cooking utensils behind, except one small tin cup, Tho result of this patent humbug campaigning fa that the soldiers, exposed to the rapid atmospheric changes of this climate, and unable to cook property the miserably insatticiont food supplied to them by a generous government, are readerod incapable of sap- porting tbe fatigues incident to an Indian campaign in these deserts. General Terry unfortunately allowed Crook to influence him on this point and issued similar orders to his column. Fortuvately the old Indian campaigners found means to partially evade tho ill- considered order, much to the satis/action of the good- natured General who, desirous of showing a good ex- ample, left his tent equipage at the Rosebud with the train, and as a result onjoyed sleeping in terrestia! rains for six nights, In tho future operations this absurd ordor will be quietly disregarded and general and soldiers, abandoning theatrical campaigning, will sleep under canvas and cook their food, convinced that sound health and a well ordered stomach are no obstacles to the rapid marching of aon army. If tho generals showed more common sense and went less after sensational effects the campaign would have boen far nore successful. Only that Crook happened to mect General Torry he would long since have been compelled to turn back to Goose Crook, where he left his wagon train 10 accordance with the clever system of campaigning adopted on the Piains, which resembios nothing so much as a Chinese stago battle, where the combatants are constantly rushing inan excited manner after invisible enemies they nover seem to catch, but who now and then manage to catch the pursucra. ILLUSTRATION OF THE SYSTEM. To illustrate tho system it is only necessary to sup- pose that General Crook left Goose Creek with twenty days’ rations ‘This would enable him to march in pursuit of the Indians for ten days. At the ond of that time Crook would have beon. com- pelled to march ten days back in order not to die of starvation, jor this country 1s absolutely incapable ef furnishing food to an army of white men. Having reached his supply train and refitted the General ‘would bave to march ten days to reach tho point from which he first retreated, having thus lost twenty days, tired out his men aud horses, accomplished nothing, and given tho Indians twenty days to rest themselves and graze their ponies, It requires no axe military education to know that a campaign conducted on such principles is little more than a farce, oven if the Gea- eral does sleep without a tent and grows fat on hard tack and alkali water. That a man possesses an exceptional constitution and an ostrich-like stomach does not constitute him @ groat general, and the mere fuct that soldiers sleep m the rain and get dysentery and rbeumatiem will not make them better Indian fighters. sooner this SENSATIONAL CAMPAIGNING is put an end to the better it will be tor the health of the army and the purse of the nati If wo cannes Indians as civihzed men, ict us adopt the essea- f Indian warfare, not tho theatrical effects merely. jovessary to take away the soldier's tent why ray his overcoat and blanket, which are less. nd givo bim merely a breech-clout and war "paint; but at the same time give him two ‘or threo ponies to ride, give him fresh buffalo moat and gamo to eat, but above all discharge the Brumagem Indian chiofa, snd give the. command to real savages, wiio will not spend their p bill and then down again, but will apply camps or caches where it Is possitte to pick them up conveniently, while chiels goafer therr enemies with real, and not simu! war- whoops, 7 GENERAL TERRY'S MOVEMENT, Tho delay of General Terry’s column is due to wast of sufficient supply of ratios The General means to vicinity o! retit with very little delay. ean it ts thought that tho Indian trail which we will follow passes nourly @uo east from Powder River O'Fallou’s Creek, themes across to the head wa y of Cabin Creck, thenes rer Croek, by Stanley's trail to the of Sitting Bull con rovable they witl take up a delensive position in the Bad Lands of the uri, where there is @ strip of country admirably adapted for aetence. Here the Sioux fought General Sully 1a 1864, and if they intend fo fight again this year they probaply will wake a stand in this locale ity. In eage the great trail breaks up on tho Litue Missouri, as many @ it will, and that any coasid- erable trail leads toward the ncies, General Terry will move his column along it and on arriving at the agencies will proceed tu disarm tho Indians apd, take away their ponies, if so instructed by the government, 11 this were dono it would render a renewal of th next spring impossible, for uo matter what lyig; dian agents may say, the warriors who slaughtered Custer and his men were chiofly the young bucks trom the agencies. No oue except some member of the Indian Ring would oppose the DISARMING OF THB SAVAGES, and as {t is @ measure prompted by every considera- tion of common sense, justice and bumanity, public opinion ought to strengthen the hands of the generals in the tleld to put au end at once und torever to these bloody massacres by armed savages who despise tho band that gives them food, General Terry can be trusted to carry out the disarmament without unaue se- verity, and yet with firmness. All his {natincts are om the ‘side ot humanny, and if it 10 to accompitsh this ‘necessary work _ without bloodshed he may be relied apon to do it. There w not the slightest bope that the Indians can be forced to fight this year untess they choose to do so themselves, ‘aud they certainly will not fight unioss they aro in numbers so overwhelmingly superior that they may hope to destroy our column as they did Custer's. This ts not provable, und the only chance of obtaining some adequate results for fatigues undergone by tho troops and the expeuses Incurred by the govern- menv 18 in adopting the policy of disarming tho agency Indians, who are Sitting Ball's active reservs With the disurmament of the young bucks of Standing Rock, J Spotied Tail all danger of & be atan end. Tho spirit of the Sioux nation would be Droken, and it would be possibie to inaugurate a policy looking to the civijizing of these savaged, So long as they are permitted to go about armed to the tecth, and i the means of killing by the govern- ents, it is useless to expect them to state of xemi-independence. Lot id orders tor the disarmament and basis of a permauent pence. )MBINED COLUMNS, General Terry informs me that! mbined columns will march togeth far as the Littie Missouri. Their future movements will depend on what can be discovered there about the tactics of the Indians, Both Terry's and Crook's colu will be obliged to put Fort Lincoin unless ie the Listlo uri and follows the old Ft ernment authorizes the disarm the agencies Crook nd Spotted Tau ag Terry will take torty wagons, laden wi i torage, The Jatter i# iudiapeusable, as tho + are supposed to havo burned all the grass in a at to embarrass our advance, The colui starts out to-day, carryibg tweaty days’ rations HAVES. AND. WHELER. Republican Mass Meeting at Cooper Institute Last Evening. SPEECH OF COLONEL INGERSOLL. Enthusiastic A Large and Gathering. “POLITICAL COMITIES.” Wholesale Charges Against New York Democrats. Notwithstanding the disagreeable state of the weather the republican mass meeting lastevening at Cooper In- Btitute was one of tho largest and most enthusiastic gatherings that evor assembied in the hall. Long be- fore the doors were thrown open an immenso crowd had gathered in tho square, and it was as much ag the force of police under Captain McCulloch could do to provent the crash at the entrance from being dangorous to life and limb, Five minutes after the doors were (nally opened every seat in the hall was occupied. The aisles were crowded from the outer hallways to the frst row of seats hear tho stage, while the space behind the last rows noar the doors was literally so packed with men, standing, that it was really a wonder how they managed to breathe at all Thero was quite a number of ladies present, for whom the front‘row of seats had been resorved, and on the stago the local leaders of tho party were as thick as leavesin Vallambroga, thore be- ing among othors Zach.Chandlor, George Opdyke,Pack- son S, Schultz, General Arthur,A.B. Cornell, Thomas C. Acton, Salem H. Wales, Henry Hyland Garnett, Chaun- cey M. Depew, John I. Davenport, Hamilion Fish, Jr., and Isaac H. Bailey. General Sharpe and Postmaster James, as well as sevoral other well known federal politicians, too wodest to goon the platform, contented themselves ‘with seats near the stage among the audience. The meeting was extraordinarily enthusiastic, the names ofGrantaud Hayes being cheered to the echo when- ever they were mentioned. The most enthusiasm was manitested, however, when Colonel Ingersoll read a despatch from James G, Blaine, announcing that -ho Tepublicans had carricd every county in Maine, The offect of tho reading of {is deape-h was electrical, but when Colonel Ingorsoil announced that it was signed by that “knight of politi- cal chivalry,” James G. Blaine, the scene that ensued fairly beggars description. The entire audience sprung to their feet as ono man, and for several minutes the choers were deafening, while men apparently beside themselves wildly threw their hats in the air, aad even some of the ladies, catching the iafection, rose in their places and waved their haudkerchiofs enthusiastically over their heads, The meeting was called to order by Mr. Jacob Pat. terson, Jr., who nominated Mr. George Opdyke as chairman. -The nomination was carried unanimously. REMARKS OF MR. OPDYKK Mr. Opdyke, who was warmly groeted on coming for- ward on the platform, made a brief speech, in which he eulogizod tho republican candidates on tho Presi- dential and State tickets, and declared that it would be hazardous for the people to elect the demo- cratic candidates, becauso they wero men who, if they had not openly aided the rebellion, bad at least withheld their active support from the Union cause, and whose warmest tup- porters were to be found among men who had done their utmost to destroy the government and divido tho country. Mr. Opdyke closed by introducing Colone) Robert Ingersoll, of Illinois, who was loudly choerod as ho camo forward. SPRECH OF COLONEL INGERSOLI. ‘The Colonel began by saying that he was.on his way home from the State of Maine and that ho bad been followed by a telographic despaten which he would read. The dospatch read as follows :— Every Con rg) district and bed county in the Mholminge The majority think, will exesed todd o" JAMES G. BLAINE. , This despatch was loudly cheered, and a voice brought down the house by crying out ‘That's re- form,” whilo great amusoment was created by another calling out, ‘We’ro on the homestretch.” Quiet bav- ing been restored, Colonel Ingersoll went on to say that ‘two politi¢al parties were asking for the votes of the paces. ‘The one wished to retain the power that it ad held tor sixteen yeara, the other wished office. (Laughter.) The democratic party bung nd with starving oyes, like a woll, had been looking in and ‘at the door of the White House time, occasionally taking itself off to some ee near by to how! about the constitu- The republican party came to tho people with i# recora open, asking every man to read every word, Thore was uot # line, nota paragraph, not a page of that record that was not an honor to the party only but to the human race. On every pago there was recorded some g jus at cone for tho liberty of maa or for the preservation of our common country, The demvcratic party caine with its record biotied and stained with slavery, injustice, inbumanit; and treason. it asked the people, not to road it but to take is infamous promises as to what i will do Good charactor rested on 28 Prospectus. A man’s good what be bad done, what what he promises to do. If.pi mekes good reputation for a man Samuel J. Tildem would have one in twenty-four hours, (Laughter.) He proposed, be sal tell a listle of the bist of the republican party and a little of the history of the democratic party. He then went on to show tbat until the repul party came into power,jn. the United States and freed the y been # real tree republic in the world; and then at considerable lougth he pictured tho condition of the country at the time the party came ® graphic description of “a DISGRACE TO HELL 1 1ts palmiest dava.’’ He told how, under the black laws of the Western States, vegro husbands aod wives wero torn from one another, aud men who called free became the persecutors of the siavo, and showed how the courts were shat against tho black man, how he eould ve ‘at will by the white man without hi of redress, This thing, he said, coutinued gatil republican party, with the mailed hand of war, tore overy ialamous black law {row the statute book. Whea Lincoln was elected the South sand 1} would gos stay in the Union, because the North ‘had uo rightto elect a who was op pe y the amen corner was a litte fellow was so—and bis name was Samuel J. chanan, altor reading the conatit democratic platiorms, decided could do overything but delous ti ‘The speaker then ed his audience that baman was a bachel e people sbould take warning now, that and not again mako the mistako of electing a man to the Premdency who himself to the embraces of the demoeratic and allowed all the prosperity and upon the tucroase It was, be continued, the Joctrine of the y South, before the war, that we were not a na- jou; that the constituiion was only @ contract, that could be broken at the pleasure of vither party. That of the democratic party North aod a yy did not dare to comtoss i openly. When gold, during the war, went up to 200, and green- backs were quoted at 34, whet became of the other red sixty-six cents? They were, he said, siande: out of the dol the democratic party of the North. Two-thirds of present debt was brought about by the conduct of the democratic party of tho North, If # working maa when bo blistered his hands in laboring to. pay his sharo of the debt took of the blisters he would Bud u democratic hie under evary one. The republican party was proud of ecord lor the pust sixteen years, The democratic party was ashamed of their record during those years. All the ideas of the democratic party were in a political cemotery to-day. The history of the party was an epitaph. 1t was searching cemeteries of the bygone ages lor standard wearers, and hero the speaker in. stanced Charles Francis Adamgas one of those standard bearers whom the democratic party had ‘ished out’’ of the “CEMETERY OF RESPECPABILITY.”” Ho said the law against the violation of the sacredness of the tomb ought wo be enforced against the party. (Laughter.) Colonel Ingersoll here aliuded to the monoy spent by Jacob Thompson to get Northern cities burned and to bring about en uprising of demo- crats in the North, and argued to sbow that many of the men most active in 1564 as Thompson's tools were now rpg “hy Tildon and reform, spoke of riot of Bs & democratic riot, and evlogized the repubjican platform, which was “broad as ihe continent.” In the ropublican air, n sad, there room for every wing, in the republican sea room for every sail. The next question to be dis- curred plause.) Sorfe people had an idea that the payment of a debt can be delayed so long thet it will amount to actual fulfiment, There are other peopie who think that you can pay a debt with a piece of paper, fo be renewed with another piece when it wears out. Recollect, said ihe speaker, that the gov- erument of the United States is a perpetual pauper, It passes the hat for alms all the time, and it holds a musket behind the hat to make people throw in the cash, It produces nothing: it is perpetual consumer, and consequently the government cannot support the people, but the latter have to support the government, ‘The idea that a government should issue money for the people to live on is the same as though you should say my hired man can issue certificates of my indevtedness to him for me to live on.” (Laughter). The Unwed ‘States “got broke” and had pot any money, I have been in. that fix a hundred times myself; and tho gov- ernment had to do just as I did, and had to give its notes just as I did, only tts notes were legal tonder while nine were not. Now the debt ropresents the Joss inflicted upon us by the war, aud wo have got to pay it’ We will never be # goivent people unul our het profits a8a nation since tho war amounts to as much as our losaes «luring the war, here ig no use in talking upon any subject to a man who cannot under- stand that” Upon the question of currency the speaker said that gold was the best medium of mark- Ing Vaiues yet discovered. He bad seen a gold piece of the ago of Cawar. It had stamped upon it the “sove- reigaty” of the Emperor, just as the greenback peoplé talk of stamping thé “sovereignty” of tbe State, When ho saw the coin tuo power of Cwsar had been almost forgotten, but tho piece of gold bas about the same value still It the Romans had stamped the “sovereignty’’ of Cwesar upoa paper and it had been preserved it would be worthless. The debt was going tobe paid. Tho democrats should be made to pay it for they lost the case—(laughter)—but all the repub- licans usked of them was that they should pay weir share For its payment there was a mortgage upon a continent of iand and anothor upon the honor of the republican party, ‘At this point a messenger entered with a telegraphic dospaich, which Mr. Ingersoll stopped in bis address to read. «It was as follows: — We have triumphod by an immense majority, carrying every Congressional district und every county in our State, something we have not wehioved since 18s, The telegram was received with loud applause, which increased when the namo of James G. Bluine was given as its author, and three cheers were given for him. Resuming bis speech Mr. Ingersoll proceeded to ridicule ‘an ossay on finance written by a gentleman named Tilden and called by gomo people a letter of uc- ceptance.” He would not, he promised, speak of ‘Tilden as a man, for he sympathized with him in the loss of his brother, but would cunsider him exclusively as a politician. Tho essay referred to Stated that the great obstacle to paying the national debt was having a time fixed upon which to pay it. The speaker had never taken a nute which did not con- tain some allusion to a time when it was to be paid, and he considered it a very necessary point, Mr. Til- den had said that the approach to the payment of the debt must be made by a very slow and gradual pro- cess, and if dato were fixed perhaps the process could not bo made gradual enough. (Applause.) Tho speaker proceeded to laugh at many passages quoted from the letter of acceptance, and ended by asking if the re- pubiicun party thought that specie payment could be resumed on the 1st of January, 1879, how did the Democratio Couvention know it could not? (Ap- plause.) PROTECTION OF GITIZENS. The next question discussed was the protection of citizens, We had to pay the debt or we had no honor aud we bad to protect our citizens or we bave no honor. A government which could not protect its citizens at home and abroad ought tobe swept away, The flag that would not protect its protectors was a dirty rag. (Applause). The flag that would not protect ite citizens ontaminated the air which it waved, The govern- ment must see to it that every citizen in she United States must havo bis rights “peaceably 1. we can, forcibly if we must,” The speaker accused the South of harboring principles contrary to these. Some meu in the South who had laid down their arms were honest, loyal citizens, but as a general thing the population of tie South were turbulent, and the best imen there could vot control the mass nor prevent them from hounding and shooting negroos. “It is a shame,’’ he said, ‘that every man in the United States has not the right to go and cast his vote for the man of his choice without being interfered with.” Describing at somo length the massacre of negroos at the South, the speaker declared that the dom- ocratic press of the North laughed at tho outrages, and, ho added, ‘if Tilden is clected Presi- dent of the United States it will bo by assassination and murder.” The payment of the debt was impor- tant, but the protection of citizens is still more impor- tant. The democratic party had nominated for the oflice of Chief Magistrate Samuel J. Tilden. ‘It is enough,” said the speaker, “to say of him that he is a democrat, a member of the democratic party of the State of New York; and that party, as we hear of 18 at the West, never had but two objects—grand and petit larceny. (Laughter.) Wo have always heard thero that Tammany Hall bears the same relation to a penitentiary that a school house bears tu a charch. (Applause.) As I understand, when tho democratic party got this city it did not owe adotlar, but it has stolen, stolen, until now it owes $160, 000,000, Lunderstand that every election held hers ts a fraud; that every contract they made was a larceny in dis- guise, They had their hands in tho treasury contin- uaily—and oh Lord! what hands !—to grasp and c!utch until they stolo ail that it was possible lor the peopié to pay futerest upon, and then clapping their hands over their bursting pockote yoiled for honesty. (Laugh ter.) I understand that Tilden was a pupil in that school and is now a teacher, I understand that when the war commenced hw said he never would aid in perdetoorn see of that outrage. I understand that he said in 1860-61 that our fathers leit revolution or- . #O that whenever tho public in the Atatos, one vf them demanded it thoy Union, and that they would repet jon. T understand that he stated that, and “if enough for me. 1 undorstant that during the war ho ‘was op) to Ite prosecation; thar he Sopposed tothe Declaration of Emancipation and that ho de- manded that stirring documont to be taken back. I understand that ho repeated when war was over shat tho auction block and the slave driver had departed aud that school teachors and missionaries had taken their laces,” Continuing 10 that strain for a few minates longer tho spoaker dismissed the subject with tho exclamation, “That's enough for mo to say about him. You needn't waste your time talking about him.” Hayes und Wheeler wero then culogiged’as honest and atriotic men, President Grant waa evidently no lavorite of Mr. Ingersoll. He said hedid not mind hearing repablicans abuse the President. but he hated to hear democrats doing it. “I want you to remem- fought for the Taxe the fow out and thero ts no reepectabilit the democratic party. With that exception the cratic purty is made up of the worst elements 11 society. aman ‘Tho worst ward in the clty of New York, where there is most ignorance, most vico and most rime, wil! give the largest democratic majority. There ‘a Hot a pomitentiary in the United States that can and Hendricks cannot carry—ayo, two to one. party you will find the vicious, the violont, the rioto All the men that Sapekins with the South in its efforts to destro; fs yovernment are with the democratic party.” [f want republicans, he continued, build free schools; if you want cemocrats tear them down, Republicans fare wheat; democrats are Canada thistle, A voice in the audi asking, ‘What aboat free schools?’ the speaker said, “I am in favor of them, but I want them entirely divorced from sectarianism. co applause. ) want the school house to purely tomple of science, in whieh children shall bo simply taught the laws of na- ‘tare, and I do not want the school house touched or ‘that pure science of nature touched ow whatever. Chuteh; leavo more than all, Indrvideal any supersti- ion with the family; but. ay, leave religion with each Let every man be ‘every mi do ° man bi a let every map have a heart and a ‘conscience of his own; then I do not care what church you belong to. Do your own thi At the close of the address of the evening Mr, Elliott F. Shepard made a brief yagi offered a series of resolutions, which the gudience was too beisterous to adopt. " tl. THE NEW JERSEY DEMOCRACY. MERTING OF THE ELECTORAL CONVENTION— PROCKEDINGS DETERMINED ON—RAMES MEN- TIONED FOR A PLACE ON THE TICKET. Tuxxtox, N. J. Sept. 11, 1876. ‘The Democratic Electoral Convention, which meets hero to-morrow, promises to bo a large gathering. It will be composed of nearly 1,000 dele- gates, Out of this wumber there ere hore to-night about 100 Several Jeadyig demo- cratic organizers are on hand andythe Stato Executive Committce held a protracted session, matur- ing plans for the organization. Messrs, W. W. Ship- pen, Ashbel Green, State Sonators Dayton, Moore, Hopper, Blackwell, ex-Stato Senator Lydecker and Assemblyman Matthew Campbell are among the prom- inent arrivals. The Convention will moot at noon, when @ temporary organization will be effected by the election oi ex- soul, (Applausg. ag Governor Joel Parker as chairman and Radoiph F. Rabo ax secretary. After the appointment of the usual commitiees a recess of one hour will be ; thon « permanent organization will be effected, The rosolu- Hons will retily the St. Louw orm and will heartily indorse the pianke devoted to retorm and hard monev. After adjournment a mass meeting will be addressed probably by Senator Thomas ¥, Bayard, of Delaware; Hon. Abram 5. Hewitt, of New York; ex-Goveruor Joel Parker, State Senator Leon Abbett and others, Those mentioned tor clectors at large are ex-Goverpor Parker, W. W. Shippen, Rovert Gilchrist, J. Daggart Hunt, C. H. Wintoid, J. R. McPherson, Judge Carter, Carles H. O'Neil and several others. Ex-Govornor Parker and W. W. Ship- pen staud the best chance, although there isa stroug fooling in favor of Daggart Hunt, For district elecwrs, the follow! tod, ‘or lectors the following are rT 20 {0 be choute for cach dies Ferst District—Robort Newell, &. G, Groscap and J. 7 gecont District, Le Blacky, 4 Diat 6 Clayton & Black an W. 0. MoM ichael. ged Third District—Joseph T. Crowell aad Thomas J. Dor, my oN Wistrict—Cart Dunham, A, B, Chamberlin and ¢x-Congressman Joba 7. Bird. ith Distriet—Dr. Quinn, Absalom B, Woodruff, Bec iit hang raphe, x-Mayor Je City—Robert Gilchrist. 2 jing among the doi is that the State will Tilden and: Hendricks 16,000 majority aad that houses uf the THE MAINE ELECTION. Large Republican Gains Over Last Year Reported. REPORTS FROM THE TOWNS. The Legislature To Be Largely Republican. WR. HALES MAJORITY IN THE PUPTH DISTRICT, PortLaxp, Me., Sept, 11, 1876. Two hundred towns give Connor 48,740 snd Talbot 33,467. Last year the same towns gave Connor 37,722 and Roberts 34,410, Net republican gain this yeas over last yoar, 6,961. THE VOTE IN PORTLAND—REPUBLICAN GAINS REPORTED, PortLasD, Sept. 11, 1876. Portland gives Connor, the republican candidate for Governor, 8,380; Talbot, democratic, 2,824 Republe can majority, 556. Last year’s vote stood:—Republican, 2,499; demo cratic, 2,606; scattering, 4 Democratic majority, 10% Republican gain, 659, In 1872 Portland gavo—Repablican, 2,822; demo Republican majority, 95. Ten towns give Connor 4.625; Talbot, 3,487. Repub lean majority, 1,138, against last year—Counor, 3,631, Roberts, 3,128. Republican majority, 503; republican gain, 635, Theso ten towns do not include Portland, but take im Augusta and Rockland, YOTES IN THE TOWNS COMPARED WITH LAS? YEAR—REED ELECTED TO CONGRESS IN THE FIRST DISTRICT. Portiann, Sept. 11, 1876, Tho Portland vote is the largest ever thrown. Deering gives 439 for each candidate; against last year: republican, 344; democrat, 415—a republicas gain of 71, Sandford—Connor, 260; ‘Talbot, 822, Democratie majority, 62; against last year: republican, 161; dem- ocrat, 211; democratic majority, 50, T. B. Read (rep.), Jor Congress, runs but five behind the ticket there. Scarburo, 56 republican gain, with Reed 4 behind, ‘These retarns indicate tha B. Reed will be elected to Congross from tho first district, in spite of the re publican bolt, by a handsome majority. RESULT IN ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY TOWNS, Porttaxp, Sopt. 11, 1876. * Ono hundred and eighty towns give Connor 44,761 and Talbot 35,007, The same towns last year gave Connor 34,440 and Roberts 31,504 Not republican gain, 6,818. DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY IN BIDDEFORD. Bropevorp, Sept. 11, 1876. ‘This city complete gives Talbot, for Governor, 76 majority, and Goodwin (democrat), tor Congress, 143 over Reed (republican). Goodwin ran ahead of bis ticket in every ward. : HALE’S MAJORITY IN THE FIFTH CON= GRESSIONAL DISTRICT. E.uswortn, Sept. 11, 1876. Hancock county returns show a republican majority of 800, Tho county was exactly tied in 1875. Wash ington county mdicates a republican majority of 650, being @ gain of 800 from 1875. ‘The Knox county towns in the Fifth Congressional district will give Mr. Hale nearly or quite 750 majority, and his majority in Waldo county will reach 600, Mr. Halo’s majority must be almost or quite 3,000, being gain of 600 on tho vote of 1874, In 1875 the district gave exactly 100 majority on the vote for Governor, ‘The Fitth 18 the Baugor district. The majorities are about the same everywhore as in 1872 YOTE OF TOWNS AND CITIES AS COMPARED WITH LasT YEAR. Boston, Sept. 11, 1876. The following is tho vote of the soveral citi towng in Maino compared with last year's vote: MR ——1816.——. ———1878,———+ Connor. Talbot, nor, Roberts, 1,033 009 534 73t 538t 033 4 743. 508 3.492 2,606 623 bot 408 133 436 218 439 415 Biddetord 986 963 Brunswick , 561 390 Farmington os 305 493, 466 2,053 1,045 7 112t 623 628 200 889 609 339 300 400 229 423 316 5 230 610 20 243 214 aL B58 Brewer... » a45 1s4 Bridgton (corrected) 436 2u8 Calats...... 803 414 Bus 166 237 404 133 392 37t CONNECTICUT INFLATIONISTS. PREPARATIONS FOR THE FALL CAMPAIGN. New Haves, Conn., Sopt, 11, 1876. The friends of the greenback movement ip Connectle cut, as an independent political party, will hold a con- vention in this city to-morrow for the purpose of choosing board of six Presidential electors to vote for Peter Cooper, of Now York, for President, and Samuol F. Cary,’ of Ubio, for Vice President of the United States, and to place in nomination a State teket to be voted for on the first Tuesday in November next. Time CALL for tho Convention invites ail voters in the State to participate in the proceedings “who believe the two political parties which control the government of the Inited States are responsible for the present paralysis of Susiaess and the consequent unprecedented poverty and suffering of the peuple.” JOHN KELLY AND THE GERMANS, A meeting ef the Executive Committee of the Ger man Ceutral Democratic organization was held last night at the Teutonia Assembiy Rooms on Third avenue, Ab derman Gross in the chair, Tho meeting was called for the purpose of considering the request made by several members of the organization that Mr, Gross should re sign his position as chairmat After calling the meet ing to order Sr. Gross called Dr. Adolps Berkman to tho chair, and stated — thal the movement in opposition to {tion was the work of John Kelly, with whom, he stated, be was not on friendly the preseut time. If, however, the members of the Order thought that it would be best for the wollare of the socivty that bo x should retire he would willingly do so, (Cries of “Nol” veral other spenkers followed, and stated th: , while they would work ior the uational democratic tic! ney would neither submit to the dictation of Joho Kelly nor the rule of Tammany Hall, aud were in favor of working in the campaign On the simple basis that they were democrats. Dr. Adoiph Berkman then took the floor, and said that Dr. Fresch bad sent the secrotary of the organization to him and requested that Mr, Grost be removed froin bts position, and tbat he [ Bork» man) should be put in his place. ‘his, she spoaker said, was the work of big oon Hall ani John Kelly, and Dr Fi was iu.) ly their agont, on the understanding that he succeeded he was to receive the nomination for the office of coronor. This statemont was corroborated by @ number of othor speal ‘and the sympathy of the meeting was evident, jth Mr. Gross and most de- cidedly opposed to the attempted dictation of Joha ys EAST RIVER BRIDGE. It.was thought that tho “carrier” rope which is te take over tho largo cradle ropes would be laid yes terday, bat Mr, Martin, ‘the stated that it Pasar Phang to-morrow, if even then. FINANCIAL FIASCO, Nows has been received in this city {rom prominent banking houses at Havana that the forty million Cubes Joan contemplvted by tho spanish gov ‘a ty, Bot bo * .