THE PAH j i EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA , WEDNESDAY, . DECEMBER 1G, 18G8. SriRIT OF THE PRESS. EDITORIAL OPINIONS OP TBB LEADING JOURNALS OFON CDRBBRT TOPICS COMPILED KVEBT DAT FOB TBB EVENINQ TELBUBAPH. da!l7 Abolishing Legal louder. From the If, Y. Tribune. Suppose the Supreme Court should adjudge the Lrg&l-tedr act unconstitutional, what Would be the ell'oct upou existing coutraots, tipon currency, and upou business generally? We answer: I. Much must depend upon the scope and terms of that decision. We presume there is 110 likelihood that the Court will affirm broadly and absolutely the inability of the Government, under the pressure of war and with the peril of iiaUunal overthrow and dis solution blaring it in the face, to make its own paper a legal tender. We feel confident that the Court will make no decision so sweeping as this. And, if it merely holds that the power to make its own paper a legal tender ia essentially a war power born of necessity and peril, and dying with them it will say no more than thoughtful, observant men have very generally held. Itwilldeoide only that (in the language of Burke) the extreme medicine of the Coutstitution must not be con verted into or confounded with its bread. II. The notes of the United) States known as greenbacks derive their value from the facts that the Government issued them, recognizes them, receives them for internal taxes, and promises to redeem them. That they are a legal-tender may add somewhat to their cur rent value, and may not; but it does not create that value. Divest them of that peculiarity, and it is quite probable that they will buy as much beef, batter, and even gold, as now. III. We do not fully concur in the assertion of our Washington correspondent that in case the Supreme Court decides against legal-tender, forthwith "gold would be the medium of contracts and business, and greenbacks would be quoted at their value, just as they are quoted in California aud London at the pre sent time." On the contrary, we suspect that greenbacks would continue the circulating medium, being gladly received for labor, for goods, and in payment of most debts. For our own part we expect to take them and pay them out in our dealings at their nominal value after each decision just as we do now, and we expect others to do the same. Home creditors may refuse them; but we suspect that most creditors will be glad to get them. At all events, we should like to receive forthwith a large amount in greenbacks, whether in pay ment of old debts or as the consideration for new subscriptions. IV. But, if such a decision be rendered, we cannot doubt that it will hasten a general re sumption of specie payments. It will divest neither greenbacks nor national bank notes of the character of money, but it will impel as to base that character on substantial grounds. Hank notes were seldom or never a legal tender with us; and yet most of the payments of the seventy years preceding lbti3 were made in them. Once in ten thousand times, you might encounter a human hog who would say, "1 will not take your bank notes they are not a legal-tender I demand the coin;" but these extremely rare instances did not affect the general rule that payments were all bat uniformly made aud received in bank notes or checks of some kind. True, those notes or checks were theoretically redeemable in coin; but creditors accepted them not in tending to draw the coin, but satisfied to honor and hold them so long as they were equivalent to coin. Banks were sometimes run, and even broken; but generally by other banks, seldom by mere note-holders. V. The one great obstacle to reconstruction long ago was the reluctance of our citizens to measure their property and pay their debts by a gold standard. The farmer preferred a high price for his produce, the merchant the same for his goods; while the debtor wanted to pay his debt with the least possible quantum of his property, provided he should ever be compelled to pay it at all. But this widespread reluctance to coming down to hard panoloaked itself under a shallow, if not dishonest, appre hension that resumption, if attempted, could not be maintained. And there is now danger that those who wish resumption to fail will achieve their end by croaking and panic making. "Give a dog a bad name and haug him;" and, if every one were to insist that we can't maintain our currency at a specie standard, we might possibly fail to do so. There was never an hoar when our banks could have maintained specie payments if every one had clamored that this was impos sible. VI. And yet we balieve that resumption will Boon result from the apprehended judgment of the Supreme Court, should that judgment be rendered. The debtor interest, the specula ting interest, must soon realize that specie payments are inevitable, and will see that the best oourse, even for them, is to take the bull by the horns, and save our paper currency by making it equal to gold. Let the Treasury pay gold for its notes, and let the banks re deem their issues in greenbacks, each keeping a small amount in coin to deal out to those who may ste tit to demand it. Let us all re solve that we will not break our Government by running the Treasury dry of coin, and we shall achieve general resumption, not without heavy individual losses aud some bankrupt cies, through the sudden contraction of prices, but witLout national bankruptcy; aud in a few months all will be well. Corn will grow and cattle thrive; water will turn wheels aud forests will yield timber, even though money should not be so abundant nor wages so high as in the Hush times initiated by the making of dishonored paper a legal-teadar. VII. There are men whose judgments we rebpt-ct who hold retmuiption a mistake be cause paper ought (they say) to be aud re main our only currency and coin a mere com modity, as at present. They may be right in their abstract assumption; they cannot be right in its application to the existing condi tion. If we are to have a currency of paper only, it should te 'no nominated in the bona" each note thou'd be, not a lie, but the truth. buth was the ourreuiy authorized by the ongl rial Lecal-tender act, which made every green back fundable, dollar for dollar, at the pleasure of the holder, in Five-twenty six per cent, bonds, payable, principal and interest, in coin. Had we simply adhered to the principles of that act, we suoai'l nave quietly attained re sumption (through the funding of our green becks) long ere this. But the stipulated re demption was repealed by a subiequeut aot. in deference to some real or fancied necessity of our great struggle; and, since then, our currency has uees male up ot broken pro mines of promipes which are virtual confes sions of national bankruptcy. From this abyss of demoralization and dishonor, it is Ligh time that we emerged; avd if we can no Otherwise be spurred to honesty, we shall lejoice to see the end acnieveu turougU a de ciaion of the Eupienie Court. Light on u Dark Subject. From "JrU k" J'omcroy't N. Y. Democrat. It is well known that th abolition of slavery in Jamaica, and the admission of the negro to political rights, had a most detri- I mental elleot upon the prosperity of the I island. Its productions ran down to a very low point, and the whole black population seemed to be relapsing into African barba rism. Granted the elective franchise and the light to hold office, they made politics their chief business, and neglected industry and all use ful pursuits. The attempt to place the two races npon a political equality produced its natural fruits, and demonstrated the impossi bility of successfully basing society and gov ernment npon bach an order of things. The consequence was that the negroes grew jealous of the whites, coveted all the ollices, and claimed all power in the island. Finally, under the instigation of their fanatioal preachers and brutal leaders, they formed a conspiracy to massacre the white inhabitants, plunder their property, seize all the ollices, and run things generally according to their enlightened and humane notions. But there happened to be a rather brave and energetic Kngli.sh Governor at the head of affairs, of the name of Eyre, who detected the conspiracy, and made a pretty summary disposition of the ringleaders, which caused a great howl to be raised at the Uub, on this side of the Big Herring Pond, and at Exeter Hall, on the other. Governor Eyre has been pretty badly persecuted lor doing Lis duty, and thero have been times when it appeared as if he would be sacrificed to appease the wrath of the negro worshippers. But, as yet, we believe, he has escaped their vengeance, though re called from his official position as Colonial Governor of Jamaica. Notwithstanding nearly all the public men in England are more or less tainted with this mock sentimentaiism about the negro, they had the sagacity to discover where the diffi culty lay in Jamaica, and the good sense and firmness to apply the remedy. They saw that Jamaica was suffering from an overdose of negro politics, and extracted the poison by withdrawing the suffrage. What has been the consequence ? Order has been restored to the island, the negroes have gone to work since they have found out that this "man and brother" business was played out, and it is said that the sugar orop lias largely increased, and that the coffee production shows an improvement of fifty per cent. Here is a lesson by which this country should profit. It proves, as we have often urged, that making a politician of the negro spoils him as a laborer that the two races cannot go on together in a state of political equality and that when the mistake of the experiment is discovered, it is perfectly safe, as well as wise and prudent, to retrace the steps which have been taken in the wrong direction, and restore white supremacy and negro subordination. We are goiug through this experience, and shall arrive at the same end. Railway Management. from their. Y. World. As a matter of general interest and import ance, we reprinted ftoin the London Quarterly Review an article which gave some valuable facts relative to railway management in Great Britain and on the Continent. The English railway system, from which our own is copied, is shown to be a huge monopoly, a compara tive failure, and a thing of the highest tariff's and the lowest profits. This, at least, is the Quarterly's view of the competitive system of Great Britain as compared with the Conti nental system, where the leading lines are built, own-d, and run by Government autho rities. It is shown that the British rail ways are built and managed, or mis managed, at the highest cost and the lowest return, while the Continental government-built railways are built and run se as to confer the largest amount of advan tage npon the users ot the roads, and at the same time the roads return an abundant profit on cost and expense of running and manage ment. Now, there is a large class of econo mists in this country who say that practically there is no competition in what we call the competitive system; that railways are mis managed monopolies; and that they ought to be under the control of the majority, to wit, the State or the General Government, which is suppoeed to embody, or at least represent, the interests of the majority. But it is evi dent enough that, till we have a civil service, or a purer government than we have had for eight years past, the submission of all our railways to governmental conduct and oontrol would result in a railway "ring," with cor ruption surpassing that of whisky or any other ring. Certainly, however, there 13 vast room for railway reiorm in this country. The article we printed from the Quartet j'ia full of hints which our oompanies might take advantage of to the great profit of themselves and to the comfort and convenience of their customers. It is shown that the cheaper railway travel is made, the greater the number of passengers and the Burer and larger the dividends, it is not the high-priced travel that pays. The second and third-rate passengers, who travel because they are compelled to travel, and not for pleasure, swell the receipts of railways. The railroad of the future will transport pas sengers from New York to St. Louis for $5, and to other points at proportionate rates, and declare good dividends on this business. Uur hotel system is founded upon tne same preposterous notion upou which our railways are run, that the rich are the only people who travel. The majority of those who are obliged to ' keep' moving" are precisely the people who are not able to pay i?l &0 a day for board. They are merchauts, mechanic!, laborers, carpet-bapeer?. colored Congressmen from the South ru States, aud others for whom, on all our railway lines and in all our cities, must be opened great caravan$ena "carpet-baggers' Homes" where hath aud happiness can be dispensed at a pi ice not to exceed fifty cents per day. There is abundant room for railway and hotel leftrni iu this couutry. Our Settlement with Ureat Britain. from trie IT. I. World. The Tribune devotes its columns almost daily to attacks upon Reverdy Johnson, and the settlement which he is reported to have nude of the difficulties between England and the United States. On Monday it republished a long misrepre sentation of the opinions both ot those who approve and those who disapprove that settle ment, in a letter to the Loudon iVett'i from its own English correspondent. Will the 'Jrihune have the goodness to give the public the benefit of its own opinions as to what the basis of a settlement of our difficul ties with England should be f Some settle ment or other it will not deny to be desirable. What, then, are the Tribune's ultimata? What are the points which it would refuse to concede, though war were to be the result? What are the demands which it would make and back with "the last dollar and the last man"? Mr. Johnson has made a settlement, it is said. Criticisms are of course in order. But precisely what criticisms has the Tribune to offer upon the settlement wlloh has b?en made ? Aud precisely what settlement does it deem the Government of the United States obliged to in interest aud in liouoi? . Butler en the Tenure of-omcc Law. front the A". Y. Herald. Butler's proposition to repeal the Tenure-of-Office law is the first step yet taken in Con gress having particular relation to Grant. This is the third proposition for the repeal of the same act that Congress has heard since the beginning of its present session. The first came from Mr. Cary, of Ohio, and the seoond was made by the President in his message, and these two Congress scarcely heard the one, while it derisively laughed at the other. But the same proposition, coming from Butler, seems naturally to claim a significance that would not be accorded to it as ooming from almost any other man in the country. Butler's relations to the House are peculiar, and so are his relations to the incoming President. The Representative from Massachusetts is a man who must be heard, as the House knows. He cannot be snubbed as any chance man in the crowd of Representatives may be, nor can he be laughed down, as has been sufficiently I proved by the "bottle" experiment in that way. Moreover, his political sagacity has come to be recognized in a very palpable de gree by the fact that his simply turning his attention to a subject gives it importance. People recognize that he has been among the first to discuss many things that subsequently grew to great proportions in our national agi tations, and thenoe infer, perhaps rather too readily, that whatever he touches is likely to do the same. He has grown to be a leader of thought in the House, however others may nominally lead its action. Yet, with all this, the House is not sure of his fealty to party not sure of his motives and bo hesitates what 1 to do with his proposition. The merits of the case are clear. This law was made to tie the hands of a President not in sympathy with Congress. It was made to cripple the Presidential office, because in the exercise of the powers given him by the Con stitution the President could be tolerably in dependent of the dictation of the radical ma jority. This tyrannical majority, jealous of every power that could oppose it, stopped at nothing in the effort to make itself supreme in the government, and framed this law as the most effective blow it could deal at what was always regarded as the proper constitutional authority of the Executive. Having made this law to control a President hostile to it, people would naturally suppose that Con gress, now that a President is elected of its own views, would be ready to wipe out that law and return to the true basis of the Constitution. But there are some rea sons why it is not ready to do this. It has enjoyed the power of holding the Executive hand and foot for months, aud it is not will ing to lay that power aside. This was one of the dancers that the framers of the Constitu tion endeavored sedulously to guard against in adjusting the nice balance of our system; but Congress cares l3s for the danger of the Government as a whole than for its own power in that Government. This is a piece of short sightedness that is universal in the history of similar bodies. Another reason is that there ia a large section of the Republican party which remembers that Grant waseleoted with out any pledges, aud that he has never yet given any evidence of that kind of radical temper that would satisfy Massachusetts. They contemplate the possibility that they may by-and-by be as eager to hold Grant as ever they were to hold Johnson, and rightly judge that this law onoe gone they cannot re- enact it. As must Inevitably be the case with a crip pling law, this statute operates in two ways. Made to prevent the Executive doing wrorg, it equally prevents him doing right, and it is obvious how necessary it is that it should be repealed if Grant is to do what is universally expected of him. He is expected to make a wholesale slaughter ol the corrupt officials that are in place under this very law; but he cannot remove a single rascal who has credit with political caucuses, cliques, and rings, and cannot appoint a man who does not come commended to all the Senators on similar au thority. Were Butler, therefore, interested in seeing the failure of Grant's administration he might reasonably stand still and look on at the operation of this inlschievons law, and in the absence of any exposition of his motives he must therefore receive credit for a mag nanimous'disposition to let Grant start fair, and for a patriotic wish to get back to the Constitution. But with whatever purpose he has opened the most Important political mea sure of the session, and one the vote upon which will be significant of the temper and attitude of Congress toward Grant, a determi nation not to repeal the law would be a vote of want of confidence in the new President. What General UraBt Wants. from the IT. Y. Timet. It General rant is to be a dictator, as his foes predict, it is only fair for his friends to wait until he gets into office. We don't think he has delegated any part of his dictato rial power to be wielded by proxy in advance. It is quite natural that his views of public affairs, and his wishes in regard to public action, should carry great weight in Congress and out of it, even in advance of his actual accession to the Presidency. But we are very glad to see that it is not enough to secure the instant enactment of any measure, for some lit publican to announce that General Grant is in favor of it; and we think General Garfield made a very great mistake when he endea vored to promote the passage of a bill for the establishment of a military coMege in every State, by proclaiming that General Grant had bten consulted and approved it. One of the best things we have known Mr. Washburne to do was to move, on the heels of this announcement, to lay the bill on the table; and General Garfield again exhibited very bad taBte, to say the least, by a sarcastio congratulation of Mr. Washbuiue on his action as the organ of the iuooming admlnis tiation. Mr. Washburne treated the sneer with the contempt it deserved. No man, in or out of Congress, is likely to gain much credit or in 11 ueuoe by claiming to represent General Grant's personal opinions and views, or to be the orgau of his wishes in regard to public affairs. The General has a way of giving expression to his sentiments at proper tiuis atd in proper form; and saying nothing about them when he 1b not called upon by some official occasion, or in the dis charge of some official duty, to set them forth. Hid views about the transfer of the Indian Bureau to the War Department were given in his official report as General of the Army. His opinions as to the proper treatment of the Southern people were embodied in an official report to the President, by whom he had been comniUsioned to investigate the subject, or were given In reply to direct questions from the Reconstruction Committee. Aud when he Las occasion to Bend a Presidential mes sage to Congress, we presume he will embrace that opportunity of saying what he thinks of public affairs, so far as he deems it important for Congress and the country to know. But we doubt whether anybody has Lis authority or approval for quoting him, or pretending to represent his sentiments and wishes, for the purpose of influencing the action of Congress; and we are glad to see that Congress is not inclined to attach any special weight to such endeavors. Madame Isabella de Bourbon is the title ot tke representative of Spanish ex-royalty Y. P. M. Y. P. Mm Y. P. M. Torino's rt iiK milt whisht. TOIINU'l PIHK 91 ALT WHINKV. TOIHUK I'lUK MALT HMISKV. Thern in no qnpstlon relnltve to the merits of the celebrated Y. P. M. It In tb Hunt quality of Whlnky. n nnfonired from the brut grain atTurdflil bv the Philadelphia market, and It l sold at the low rata or 5 per gallon, ortlZS per quart, at tbe salesrooms, Jio. 700 TASSIILNK K0A1), . nJJ?i 1'IIIL Al'KLl'ITI A. FIRE-PROOF SAFES. 7 ROM THE GREAT FIRE IN MAUK1ST STltKET. jiikijinus imtkxt siri:s Again the Champion! I"HE ONLY SAFE THAT PRESERVE ITS CON TENTS UNCHABRKP. LETTER FROM T MUKRI8 PEROT A CO. 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ALSO, ALL THE NEW ILLUbT HATED WORK 3, toTANDARD WORKS IN FINE BlNJXiNGS, JL VKCHILHS AMI TOY BOOKd.l CxlRiisTAl A S til ATI ON.fc.liV, EXC. ETC. ETC. l or sale by DUFFIELD ABHMEAD, 12 11 fmwst No. 724 (JHKSNUr (Street. AZ ARB'S ENGLISH BOOKSTORE. H lizard's Bookstore Is becoming synonymous Willi good booKH, line books, eltgaiw.y Illustrated books, choice editions ot standard books, book la rich and lahiy biddings, children's books, toy books on linen aud paper, uooks lor all trades and people. The stock being almost entirely of Louilou editions, here will be fmud at all times English Books which cannot be bad elnewhere in lulu city. Particular attention Is Invited at the present lime from those In starch ot a really tasty Present lor tbe Holidays to tbe Elegantly Bouuu or Illus trated Books In the collection, and the Cbiidien's Books, with say bln'JInus and attractive pictures. Prices as cheap as American edition, and ranging from the lowest sum to two hundred dollars the volume, It t No. 722 PA NSQM STBE ET. BRANDY, WHISKY, WINE, ETC' QAR STAIRS & McCALL. Hos. 12G WALNUT and 2J HEAMTE Sis ' IHPOBTEB4 07 Brandies, TV lues, Win, OHre Oil, Etc Etc AND COMMISSION MKIIOIIANTS rOB TSE BALE Of I'CIIE OLD RYE, WHEAT, AD DQUK- HON WHISKIES. t n, SONOMA WINE COMPANY Established for tbe sale of Pure California Wines. This Company offer for sale pure California WInefc FANCY GOODS. p CR STEAM E R." JUST RECEIVED, AN INVOICE OF PAPIER MAC1IE and CANTON TEA POYS. ALSO, A FULL LINE OF FANCY GOODS. WILLIAMS & WOODWARD, & o. 02 3 ( xi x i: t w r. n t y -t w o c 1 1 r. s x c r sIllKir. 12 9 12irp PIANOS. CT?-i STEIN WAY & SONS' UHAND n H V f ' square and upright Plauos, atBLAHlUa miutv jno. iuo uu rutiN b T Bireeu s i u 11 Bit CIIICKEKINQ Qiand, Bcjuare and Upright PIANOS. BUTTON'S, No 914 CIIESNUT Street. MUSICAL INSTRUCTION. A S1F.RICAN CONSERVATORY" OF MUSIC. X. 8. K. comer or TEN 1 11 and WALNUT Streets Tbe regular Winter Quarter will begin on MOMMY, Jauuarj 11, U,it. Names ol new pnpiU should be euttred at early day ouru U s ujoiiin ol Dtrember. J K. WILLIAMS and OAUL UAERTAITR, 12 U lul DlreoiorH. B ALLAH AND SI01IT SINGING.-J- B1S1101', No. 88 H. MMDl'H.V.M'1'U Hi. Vill. WIIITF. ATAtVHA, Ml t itle Y, VI, A HUT, I tPK I , 11 ISCtTI'l.. CllAaifAUXE, AND rrRE GItAPK ltn.VXDT, Wholesale and retail, all of their own growing, and wai ranted to contain nothing bat tbe pure Juloe of the grape. Philadelphia, ltf WATCHES, JEWELRY, ET 6T tWlS LADOMUS & CO. l DIAMOND DEALERS L JEWELERS! II WATCHES, J EH El.lt V SILVKH WAKK. Vs. WATCHES and JEWELS! EEPA1EED. Watches, Diamonds, "tp Jowolry, Solid Silver & Plated Ware. ESTABLISHED 1828. WATCIIK8, JXWKLRY, CLOCKS, bILVBWABE, and FANCY GIOOD3. a. W. RUSSELL, No. 22 NORTH SIXTH STREET, 8 2!J VIII LADELFH.1 A. DRUGS, PAINTS, ETC. ROBERT SHOEMAKER & CO., N. E. Corner of FOURTH and RACE Sla., Philadelphia; WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS. LMP0BTKR8 AND MANUFACTURERS 0 W hite Lead and Colored Taints. Fatty Tarnishes, Etc AGENTS FOB THK UELKB BATED JHtESUi ZLSC TAINTS. DEALERS AND CONSUMERS SUPPLTlcn A Lowiisr prices fob cash. ust CHROMO-HTHOGRAPHS. "A REGAL DESSERT." A new and beautiful Chromo-Lithograph, aftez ft painting bj J. W. Peyer, Just received by A. S. IiOIUXNOX, No. 910 CHEKNUT Street, Who baa Just received NEW CHROMOS, NKW ENWRAVING8, KJtW FKKNCH PHOTOGBAPna, NEW DRESDEN iLNAllELS LOOKING 0 LASSES, Eto. II16J FREE GALLERY, FURNISHING GOODS, SHIRTS.&C H. 0. K. G. Harris Seamless Kid Gloves. ETEBI rAIJU WABBAKXED. EXCLUSIVE AUENTS FOB GENTS' GLOVES. J. W. SCOTT & CO., srjrp AO. 814 I'll EMI UX NTIttKT, TD AIEN1 SHOULDER. SEA H SHIRT MANUFACTORY, AND GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING STORE. FF.RFECT FITTING SHIRTS AND DRAWERS made lioiu niea-.urriuont at very rbort noilca. All olbt-r ami-Its oi GENTLEMEN'S DRESS GOODS lu full varlt-ty. WINCHESTER & CO., 11 2 No. 7JK) CIlEdN Ul Streefc FURNITURE, ETC. EXTRA FINE FU11NITU11E. Latest Designs Superior Make and Finish. A. & H. LEJAMDRE, Iliuiuiuijllil.1 Wiiuiis uuu CliiiUlSlL'llTS, IVo. 1-135 CllHSNUT Street, 12 2 wniBlm PHILADELPHIA. PE1ZES CAPIIEU IN ROYAL HAVANA, KKNTl'CK V. and MISSOUIW LOi'l'rCRIKS. Circulars vvt an1 intmnailuu arlven JO.iKHU B A I Ks, No 78 URJaDWAV, New York. Po OlLcelioi 4iol. 1291m NT I-AV INDOW RATTLER, for Dwi-llinss, Cars, Steamboat, Etc. l'revrnts Rattling and Shnktug of the Win dows by the winU ur oilier causes, tlnilnus the lutli. prevents the wind and dumiroia entertnp, tully ultacued, and require but a Blagta tlbnoe to juUge of ltn merits. Call ou the Cieaerul Agent, ' C. P. ROSE, , Ko. 7i7 JAYKE Street, Jletweeu Market aud Ouesnut, I211fniw3m riiiUuleJputa.
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