THK DAILY KYENINQ TELEGRAPH PIHLADELHHA. THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 18G9. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTEBNOON (SUNDAYS MOHPTRD), AT THE ETKNINO TELEGRAPH BUILDING. NO. 108 & TinRD STREET, PHILADELPHIA. TV ' thite cent per espy (rfonM tVvfl,' er HpftAro mitt per wet, payable te the carrier if wAm srrtvd. IV rubrriftian print by mail U Sine Vellar per otwum, or One DvUar and Flly f ,wo month, invariably in advance for the time entered. TLTLTISDAY, APRIL 15, 1869. THK LAST LEGISLATIVE SCHEME TO ROB TUB l'KOPLE. No commrnt upon the proceeding of tho Le gislature can bo more severe than tho brief telo (jrapfcic report of the iniquitous measures which from time to tlmo reoelte tho nupportof the men who so shamefully misrepresent tho people of Pcnnftylrsula. Their rulsdooiL curry condomna tion ' upon their face, aud It erery day grow more Mid moro palpable that nowhere In the Ooumonwcftlth can men bo fouud who evince an much iiuKioty to Injure and plunder their fellow eitir.es, as among the rapaelou members of the 8Utc Senate and IIouao of Representatives. The General Appropriation bill which recently paHwd the House contained, anion; other inou rtrohHhx, a section providini; for the puymeutof I,A tlSMtV-f4fTeil guoerfluou employe for whom plaet'H were created at the commencement of the sewion in dofltnoe of law. The Senate , rominlttcc of conference agreed to the retention i of thw section, but by a singular piece of ijood fortune for the tax-payero, this report wan de- ! lealed yesterday; and if the Senate steadfastly m&intaiuH iU virtuous rcnolution, the experiment of providing: sinecure for needy follower of Awiemhlyiucn may yet prove u4 uuprotiUblc a It U manifeMly unjunt. Wtiilo the Hotine was unnecesarlly Totina; away money for this and other purpose which Wcr no real benefit npou the public, aud whllo it 1 clearly evident that the precnt reve nues of the State are amply eutllcicnt to provide for all tha legitimate object of State expendi ture tinder the existing fytem, it hastily Im posed a boflt of new taxes, aud the telegraphic report of IU proceeding on the 14th iustunt contain the following amazing paragraph: "It mut be explained in reference to the Tax bill, that it has become apparent since its pasHuge yes terday morning at tuif-iia.t 1 o'clock, that it Im pose new taxei on coal, oil, and whl.sky, and re leases the railroad companity of the State from the burden of their taxation. This was done by talk ing a few sections to the lengthy bill of over one hundred and llftj sections. " We doubt rery much whether there i another ejvillxcd Stato In tho world, ponsenhlng a sem blance of constitutional government, in which equal disregard for the right and Intercut of tie people was ever manifested. The Constitu tion require that bills levying taxes und appro priating money must originate In the popular brunch of tho Legislature, and theoretically it was presumed that thl precaution would enurc a vigilant regard for the pecuniary welfare of jealous constituencies. But It seems our argu eyed legislators lmpoo heavy new burdens with out being even aware of the fact ! They tax wliisky, petroleum, and coal, and absolve rail road comanies from heavy annual contribution to the State, at half-paui 1 o'clock In the morn ing, without discussion, without consideration, and without the (slightest Idea of what they are doing I If tlio biiMutso of the State I turned over to the French Opera Company, to be dis poned of as they K-e proper in the closing scene of G'etievieve or Flxur de Tlie, or to the negro soreiiaders as the grand wind-up of a serie of break-downs, walk-round, and plantation melo dies, they cannot display greater corelesuohs aud recklcNbiiefig than the mou duly nominated, elected, and paid to legislate have shown In this instance. The opera company or the serena des would, indeed, in all probability take inll nitely greater pains to please the public, and, at all events, to avoid giving them just cause of offense; and if they did happen to make an over fight or mistake, they would show greater will ingness to correct it than the Legislature evinced yesterday; for one of the mont singular feu lures at the discreditable transactions there is that whea a motion was made to request the Senate to return the Tax bill, which had been rushed through in such unseemly haste, the reporter tells us that "Mr. Davis mad a short speech, but strong, in which he urged the House -not to make cowards of themselves by undoing their own work;" and this appeal proved so potent that the Tax bill, passed in ignorance, was con firmed at an act of legislative valor. It must be confessed that the Legislature is rarely wantiug hi courage when tax-payers are to be fleeced, and that it advances to the charge as boldly a hungry wolves attacking a badly wounded buffalo. The sections of tho new Tax bill which are published provide for a tax of five cent per gallon on whiky, one-fourth of a cent per gallou on petroleum, and two cents per ton on anthra cite coal, and for the creation of a host of new officials, pfestchslng powers similar to those ex ercised by the assessors ond deputy collectors now ajoiutcd by the National Government, to collect these new taxes. The people arc to bo oppressed, and places provided for politicians in this manner; so that tho railroad companies may be euubled to increase their present large dividend. It is reported, to the credit of the two most powerful railroad corporations of the State, that they refuse to aid tho bill, notwith standing the splendid bribe it proffer to them, and it remain to be seen how much virtue the Senate will display in resisting this last outrugo. The reporter telegraphed last night that the bill was "engineered by ono of the most wealthy, shrewd, and energetic men in Pennsylvania, but there is every prospect that it will be defeated, as the members fear that it provisions will be unpopular with the masses," but ho added, in trepidation, that although it was, perhaps, dead, it was "certainly not yet burled." Whether this Is a serious attempt to effect a radical change tx the revenue laws of tho Commonwealth with out any lust reason, or merely a base device to levy contributions on distillers, well-owners, coal ooerators, and railway officials, it Is equaUy odious, and the men who have wittingly sanc tioned such an infamous proceeding have thereby - forfeited all claims to the respect und confidence iA their constituents. bOGBERRY IS COURT. Yrsthkdat a number of committing magis trates, la common parlance termed aldermen, were summoned before Judge Brewster, pre siding in the Court of Quarter Sessions, to give a account of their shortcomings. It appears that it has been a oommon pastime with these worthy magistrates to commit persons to the m ... ,jinl. nA,ijatlkiia and then rnsou uu kr,Uu,R f tribunes on the part of the aldermen, the mise rable creature who have been thrown Into Jnll at their command remain thore without the knowlodgo of tho District Attorney, and, there fore, without any action by the Grand Jury in their rasos. Tho searching examination to wlileh several of the aldermen were subjected by Judge Brewster yesterday developed tho fact that this abuse has become one of nlmost startling propor tions. In one case it appeared that a man had Iecn committed on the third of March, and that no return was made until the 14th of April. My this outrageous neglect tho unfortu nate prisoner was kept in Jail just six weeks before his caso could possibly lie brought to the attention of the (irand Jury! When we remem ber that a very largo proportion of the case re turned by the aldermen arc thrown out by the Grand Jury because the charges are of too trivial a character towarraut their being sent into court for trial, or because the evidence presented is totally Inadequate to establish even a prima facie case, the downright iniquity of such pro ceeding as this will strike every reader in the most palpable way. Judge KrcwMter Informed the alderiten that it was their plain duty under the law to make a return of every caso "before the ink i dry on the commitment." There can bo no doubt that tinch of the official delinquents was quito as well aware of this fact as the Judge himself. Tho only reasons which they could assign for the neglect to perform their duty showed that their carelessness was of that degree which the law pronounces criminal. Whilo they denied any intention of oppressing the prisoners, they eould presont no moro reasonable excuses than flckness, forgetfuluess, or the fact that efforts were being mode to settle the cases In qncstlon without carrying them into court. These excuses are all mere frivolities when the question of a man's liberty Is Involved, espe cially when that man is quite as likely to be innocent a guilty, und when the law adjudge him to be Inuocent until he i proven guilty. Judge Brewster set forth the extent of the offense which the derelict aldermen had com mitted by informing them that they had sub jected themselves to indictment, and were liable to be turned out of their offices. While we con cur with the Judge in expreslng the hope that this public announcement of their iniquities may induce thorn to avoid a repetition of them in the future, by the exercise of more prompt ness and carefulness, we arc unable to agree with hi intimation that a prevention of possible evils in the future will satisfy the demand of jus tice. About a score of cases were cited yesterday in which the neglect to mako an immediate re turn had subjected as many person to an im prisonment ranging between two and six weeks, in direct violation of both the letter and spirit of the law. Arc these men to have no remedy for the wrong which they have suffered at the hands of persons who have been elected by the people to execute the laws, and who have taken a solemn oath to dischnrgo the duties of their office with all due faithfulness? If such i to be the case, the sooner our courts of justice are done away with the better. It is the plain duty of the District Attorney to proceed against the delinqueut aldermen without fear or favor, to secure their Indictment, and to push them to tho wall, without any show of the element of mercy in which they have becu fouud so de ficient. In addition to the neglect to make their re turns at the proper time, some of the delinquent oflicials confessed before Judge Browster that they had been guilty of another offense against the laws tbut of discharging persons committed by them after the return day. This evil likewise needs remedying, but as it 1 the maxim of the law that ten guilty men should escape punish ment rather than ono innocent man suffer it, this hitter offense is of comparatively trilling importance. Wo trust that District Attorney Sheppard will look into the whole subject and make a bold strike for justice. lie will cer tainly, in so doing, receive the cordial support of the community, and, we doubt not, of the courts us weu. TUB PORT WARDENS' FEES. Tdk Vessel Owners' and Coptains' Association has published a statement of the controversy with the Port Wardens with regard to the mat ter of fees, in which the whole case is set forth in a manner that must command attention. The fee of two dollars on every vessel over seventy five tons has always been contested by the ship owners and captains; but previous to the orga Di lation of their association in March, 1808, they were unable to offer any effectual resistance to what was believed to be an unconstitutional tax. Since then they havo refused to pay the fees, and In every instance they have been sustained by the courts. The bill whieh was happily recon sidered and killed yesterday, in the House, was designed to annoy the owners and captains, so that they would prefer to pay the fees rather than to run the risks of fine aud imprisonment, before the Recorder or any alderman of the city of Philadelphia, on a criminal charge. The bill permitted an appeal to the Court of Quarter Ses sions, but as the appeal was required to be made within twenty-four hours the privilege would be practically valueless In many cases, and the vessel-owners and captains would have beeu at tho mercy of the Wardens. The bill was one of the most outrageous mea sures of the present session of the Legislature, It would have annihilated the commerce of Phila delphia if it had gono into operation, and, like the law which it was designed to support, it was clearly in defiance of tho Constitution of the United States. It is, perhaps, well that the Legis- aturc took the action that it did in this matter, for the attention of the public has now been called to the grievances of the ship-owners; aud with the support of public opinion, they will be more likely to have the whole mutter settled defi nitely by a Judicial decision upon the constitu tionality of the law in question. J UK ALABAMA CLAIMS TKBATY WhlCU Was negotiated by Revcrdy Johnson on, the part of me tnueu oiuies, and Lords Stunleyand C'laren A i v if . . . . uwii uu irctiuu oi ureal urltuln. contn nod no many elements of weukness and injustice, that its almost unanimous rejection by the Senate Jl J A !.--. .... yuuuc Dy surprise. The mas- ieny speecn niaae by Senator Sumner in ex ceutlvc session has been published, and it con j 1 1 1 1 m uu li h ni'iinun ... reeord In Justification of our refusal to asrree to 'tru7 ih.uuhiubu surrender. Aslda from tho inherent injustice of the plan of sttimut proposed, there was a still more potent element oi weunDusB, wuicu is iuus tersely expressed In lue language ui oeuutor oumoer: "A treaty which. Instead of remnvina an a.i grievance, leaves it for heart-burning and rauoo? cannot o couniuerea a aeuiement of pending autw. turns betw. en two nations. It may mm u settle them, but does not. it is nothing but a snare." When Reverdy Johnson bad been a month in England, it was patent to every one that he was by instinct and Inclination, fitted to be entrapped by jt such mare. The profuion of eatables lavlshncM of the praise which wu showered opo him, were too mueA for the weakness of his garrulous old age. But the Amorlcan people are found U be proof against all such dlplomatio appliances, especially when they are brought to bear upon them through the absorbing channel of Reverdy Johnson's digestive apparatus. SPEOIAL NQTIOFS. COLD WKATIIUi) .-. ., .,." :. "'i utuvr " (JHK8NUT Hlrat. jQy- PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY. TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT, TO TDK WWMolriJSL. VANIA RAILROAD COMPANY. All Stockholders, as regtstcred on the Books of this Company on the 80th day of April, 1869, will be en titled to subscribe for 26 Per Cent, of their respective interests In New Slock at Par, as follows- First. Fifty percent at the time of subscription, between the lDth day of to ay, u, and the Both day of June, 1869. Second. Fifty per cent, between the 15th day of ovcmber, 18f,9 and the 81st day of December, 1S69; or, if Stockholder! , should prefer, the whole amount may be paid up at the time of subscription, and each Instalment so paid shall bo entitled to a pro rata of the Dividend that may bo declared on full shares. Third. That every Stockholder holding less thon four shares shall be entitled to subsorlbe for one share; and those holding more than a multiple of four shares shall be entitled to subscribe for an ad ditional share. Fourth. All shares npon which instalments are yet to be paid under Resolution of May 13, 1368, will be entitled to their allotment of the 86 Ter Cent, at par. as though they were paid in full. TllOMAS T. PIRTn, Treasurer. && TO ARCHITECTS u1.!1 mt?dmi to nibuiit plans will reocirs oiron T?h?. min" information a to the uroeral oliaracWr . . f"'!'0" building, tiio amount of aocommo.iaU.in tSlr.,".w'rSd,Pto;,b7 "PP'""". eiWior personally or by lottor, to the underoignod, tx-crodtrj of Um Hoard of l,N',lI1!.',0?er, ' tho uthwet corner ot Walnut mad A premium of JWIOO will be paid for the deidjm powteasinii Uie moat merit, (,1400 lew tho second beat, WWW tor the tuird, and IfWA) lor the fourth. The deoiaton upon Mio j j wu" maoe, ana ne premiums ta De awarded, by tho hoard of lAmmuaionors, oa or botore the tut day oi October noit, at 1J M. i. itTjiiuitMi uiib win oe recurnoa. By order ot the hoard of Cmnuasionera. 'BST OLD OAKS CKMETEKY COMPANY OF PHILADKI-PHIA. OI'FICF, No. 318 WALNUT KTRKRT. This Company is now prepared to din nose ef Lets ea RKASONABI.KTKUMS. The advantages offered by this Cemetery aro well known to bo equal if not auporior to those poHaeescd by any other Cemetery. We invite aU who desire to purolutae Burial Lots to oall t the office, whero plans can be seen and ail particulars will be Rivon. Iceds for lots sold aro ready for delivery. RICHARD VAUX, Prenldont. PIOTkK A. KKVSKK, V ice-Presidont. MARTIN LANOKNBKKUliU, Troaaurer. MichakXj NmiiKT, Secretary. 1 U 6m fligy- "A PENNY SAVED 13 EQUAL TO TWO F.amod." Tho tinio to save mouey is when you earn it, and the way to save it is by depoKiting a portion of it weekly in tho old FRANKLIN S V ISii FUM), Wo. l.tts M. FOURTH Street, below Choenut. Muney in Lartfo or small amounts received, and tire per cent, interest allowed. Ouen daily Irom S to S. and on Mnniiuv Avpmnm fnun 7 a o'ciovk. OYKUlfrOADWALLADKB. a IS Treasurer. nfiy- OFFICE OF TIlE FRANKLIN FIKE Tvt:iin A unn '" T r.r Pkiladpxpitia, April 6, 1R6T). At a meetins of the Board of Inrootom. hnld thin Hl a semi-annual dividend of MX PKK CKNT. and an extra dividend of ThN PKK CKNT. were declared on the Capitul Stock lor the last six inonthB, payable to the Stockholders, or their legal representatives, on and after the lfxh inat.,clear of taxus. J. W. McALLISTKK, Hocretary. fi CAMBRIA IRON COMPANY. A rt-viiai iwu'wiujf vt i,ud tiAitvj rmi in tun iuuunn Iron tympany will beheld on WKUN1WDAY, the liJtk day of Aril, proximo, at 4 o'clock P. M., at the Ulfioe of the (Company, to take action upon tho act of Assembly ap proved March 16, lhbV, amending the Charter of said Com pany, and the exercise of the power therein granted. iiy order oi uie jioara. 8 2tM j JOHN T. KUXKSoeretary CITY TREASURER'S OFFICE, riiiiiAiijuiriuai ayni u. low NOT1CK To holders of FlVH AND SIX PRR CENT. LOANS of the City of Philadelphia. Ioaru of the City of Philadelphia, maturing July 1. 1869, will be paid on presentation at this office. Interest ceasing m.m elate of maturity. jusivrn ji. rraiwub, f la tntnslJt uity i reasurer. ELLIS' IRON BITTERS T1IE MOST nnnuUr ajiH nalatable Hitters m the market. To persens having weak or thin blood or suffering from dys pepsia, these Bitters insure a speedy reliof. Carefully pre pared on strict scientific principles by WILLIAM LLLIH, Chemist. Sold by JOHNSTON, HULLOWAlf COW DKN, No. tW2 ARCH Street, and druggiau everywhere. x 4 vuuiis "K oslzw. DnA-LLimrcoii." (if. J. Don't spell that baclneards, or you vaitt JUUt OU 10 OUt M VI.) Do yon want your boys to grow up (rood men? Cloth them of JioethiU ii WBnfa Do you want them to look respectable? Then VtulM litem at iwcmntu ac w tunii a. Do you want them to shun whatever is bad? Clothe them at KoekhiU J ITtJson' Do you want them to make their parents jriad? Clothe them at HockhiU Jj Wilton'. Do you want to save cash for a rainy day. Buy Clothe at JioekhiU A ITtfwi Do yon want to deal where you've least to pay? Deal at Rockhill ds Wtitort. Do yoa want to wear elothing at for a klnir? Buy it at HockhiU Js WiUott'. Do yoa want a suit for the present spring? Ifs ready, at lio:khtll J Wit-volt?. Be sure, when yon shall come nuxt to town. To eome to HoekhM WtUton'i. That splendid hall, so biff and so brown ; There' none Hke JiockhiJl d rfX . RocKnnx A Wilson offer to the masculine public, the best assortment ever seen under one roof of spring clothes, and materials from which clothes are to be made. Ar I'kicks so low that the bare mention of them will open the eyes of any reasonable man. jOf Htylks so magnificent that Solomim in all his glory wasn't rigged out half so hue as KockhUl fc Wilson's customers. Or Kxcki.i.knt Durability, so great that you will almost wonder what you shall do to we-ar them out. Of Accurath Pit, to such an extent that everj'MJy who buys of us goes home feeling that be Is a gentleman, and not a scarecrow with some clothes piled on it. Gentlemen! Oentlomenl Gentlemen I The Rls ehorr Coatings, the Himonl Hack-covermgH, tho Rhine Cloths, the Cashmere Vesting, the American and the Banuockburu Cheviots; In a word, all man ner of goods, of all conceivable styles, await you, cheap for cush, at the msgnlhceut Brown Stone Hall . o ROCKHILL & WILSON, JfOS. 603 AND 605 CIIESNUT ST, 1" H E STAR. THE LARGEST ONE-PBICE CLOTHING HOUSE. No advantage taken of a want of knowledge of goods. FINK GOODS AT THH LOWEST RATES STRICTLY ONE PRICE. PERRY & CO., NO. 609 CUESNUT STREET, t IS tfaatuist AliOVS SIXTH. THE FORT WARDENS' FEE3. STATE MR vr OK THK VKSaKL-OWWErUT' AND CAP 1AIN' ASSOCIATION. t A oiKt'i'e lisvmg arisen between the Port wardsns ot the city of Philadelphia and the Vessel-owners and Osteins' AMwclatlon, to the Justl e and lertlitrof the Port Warden"' and Harbor Waiter's fees, the Ves pel owners snrt Caplam' A"ocitlon hare refused to paythesuid fees, al'eglnn that they are tinnoe4ary .xnrtioi s npon rnmmerre, and contrary to tin Consti tution ol the United States. ... . The Port W aideiM claim h right to collect the fees, unimiiiiioff ost least flUOiWper annum, under the ant of A-ixndily nf the t'nmmonwealth of PennsyWania, rnwrt theOTth day of March, lb03, and the seTeralsus plmiPDls iberfto. ... ... j,y the eersl mpplerients to the said act of Ara I'ly. the fee for einernn and clearing the pirt of Phlla dcl hlslsnedat 8 J for errry vessel of oyer 75 cons, srrt by the surp'cin'ht "t Febrnary 4. ISM. It Is directed 'that all finMi. lees and oenaltlrs aa are directed by this art . and the Tart. -in acts to which this is a supplement, shall, from sn-i alter he first iay of A pril ties, be re tln rl hy ihe Wardens of ti e Port f Phllailnlphia. and applied by them. In conjunction with the fees herein Rportfied, to the payment of the salaries and contingent expenses of their office. " . t rom this niieplt mcnt It Is n-t dlfBcnlt to understand that the Poit Wardens' i fflre endowed with aa Im mense Income, erer wt Ich hey had and hare now the ei.tire control, and without acconntnldllty to anyone; therefore it was not snrprl-lns; to And that the Pert W'aidpns at a meeting of their Hoard, on the th day of Mivrrh, A . I. 1H6. passed unanimously a resolution, "lint fnm and after the 1st ff April. IS4S, the Master Warden end Oh ra be authnrir..d to receive ad collect the f-estrom nil vessels arriving at the port of Ph la oelr bia, and llkewiso atrlctly to enforce all penalties, free and forteiture-. in sonformity with the variim eels of Assembly of the commonwealth of Pennsylva nia." W:hlletho vesel-owners were acting In their Indi vidual carartths. the Port Wsrden", who were a power ful orgatdzstlnn. met with little or no difficulty in cfl-lei-iing the tees; but sinro ihe first Monday of March, 1HV), the date of the organization of the Vessel-owners and aptains' Association, the vessel owuers have stonily lefused to pay the exaction, and In every In stance where the question has been brought before the c-nt tor decision, thev have, without hesitation, de cided In favor of the ship-owners . By section a of article 1 of the Constitution of the United Htates Ii is ordained "that Ciongress shall have power to r gulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States." Ac; and this clause of the f (institution has been interpreted by the United 3tnts Supreme Oonrt. In 18 Howard, 411, to man every in er cotir e with thoe nations and among the several Htates f r the purpoces of trade, be the object of tho trade what it may; and this lnterconrsemust include all the means by which it can be carried on, whether by the free navigation of tho waters of the several States, or by passage overland through the 8 1 ft tea, where such passage beconies necessary to the commercial inter course between the Htates. Article I section 10 of the Constitution of the United Ptates further directs, "That no State shall, without the corsen of Congress, lay imposts or duties on im ports or exports, except what may be absolutely necea sary for executing its inspection laws; and the net pro duce of all duties and imposts laid by any HMte upon imports or exports shall be for the use of the Treasury ot the I nittd Mates;" and further, "that no State shall, withont the consent of Congress, lav any duty of tonnage," Ac. It la certain that Congress has never authorised the Stale of Pennsylvania or the city of PhilRdelphln, nor any oth-r State or corporation, to lay or collect any du'y or tonnage. And It Is equally certain that a fee. Ilko that of the Port Warden, im posed upon and eolbetrd from a certain class of vei srls. to wit-thnee over seventy tons burden, thereby mnklrg the tonnage of the vesselsthe criterion for tho collection of the fee. is a tax on tonnage. And to go still further, by section 9 of article 1 of the Constitu tion of t-e Uni ted States it is ordained "that no tax or duty shall I e laid on articles exported from any State. No preference shnll be given by any regulation of com nierre or revenue to the ports of one Stato ovor those of another; norshall vessels bound to and from one State be obliged to enter, clear or pay duties In another. Congress has been especially jealous of this right to regulate commerce conferred npon it by the Constitu tion, and although it is not denied that Congress has the right 10 grant to any State the privilege to lay and collect these taxes and foes, yet it has never dons so, aud when the city of Georgetown, some three months ago, asked Congress for the privilege, it was denied by an almost unanimous vote. Notwithstanding the ex press language of the Constitution, the repeated deci sions of tho Supreme Court, and the refusal of Con gress to grant the privilege to the States to lay a duty on tonnage, the Port Wardens have exerted every meant, to collect such a duty. At their inituuce and through their influence, the Lecrislature of Pennsylva nia, no longer ago than this week (April 13. 1880), passed a bill, reading, according to the reports in the daily papers. somewhata-t follows: - "That all fines penaltios, forfeitures and sums of money for which the captain ond officers of any vet, el in Philadelphia may be liable, shall be Bued for and re covered by the Master Warden, with the costs of suit, before the B"Corder or any Alderman of Philadelphia, the process thereof being issued and returnable like lawful processes requiring the apprehension of any person charged with a criminal offeuee, but subject to appeal to the Court ot Common Pleas from any judg ment rendered in such a suit. Provided such appeal be tnk'n within twentv-fonr hours after the judgment rendered, and upon the giving of absolnte security, to be approved of by such Recorder or Alderman, for the payment of such judgment, interest and costs, if the same be affirmed by the said Court." This law is rather a remarkable one, and It is only surprising that the Legislature did not make the penalty death, without the right of twenty-four hours' appeal. The Port Wardotis themselves certainly would not have objected. The legislature also, we under stai.d.hkB pa-sed a resolution requesting Congress to pass a law giving authority to the Port Wardens to do these things, and generally making them tha dictators of affairs at this port. Besides the legal reasons for not paying these exactions, thore are ottiers: One of the chief reasons why this unjust tax should not be paid is because it is an unnecessary bunion upon a special Interest, and a particular drawback to tint prosperity of the port of Philadelphia. No bnsinoss in the country labors under the disadvantages that attend the shirping Interest. From the time tlie keel of a vr so) is laid until she is lost at sea or broken up at unsea worthy.she is uot only subjected to the perils of the deep, but to a host of other perils, charges aud exao tious, which are. In the aggregate, much worse. She is is taxed not only in the raw material, but ill her capa city, and she has to pay a round sum for getting this capacity surveyed. Pilots, hospital stewards, custom house officers and Port Wardens regard her as a legiti mate prey to be plucked whenever occasion odors. There are fees and charges tor doing things and for not doing things. The list of port charges eat up a large share ot the proilte. and when compared with the rival mice of transportation by rail, the railroad corpora tions, which are powerful and will not submit to indis criminate plucking, have infinitely the advantage. The fiurtof Philadelphia cannot afford to run the risk nf osing her coal trade by continuing unnecessary exac tions, in return for which no apparent service is ren dered, and which are contrary to the Constitution, when Klizabethporl and other rival coal suipoin ports in the neighborhood of States Island are now mating uch ttrenuous exertions to undermine Philadelphia s roal trade, and invite vessel to come there tree, of all 'Iff from this Port Wardens' fee to a coal veaunl that makes twenty trips a year will be no small advau tage. Becognlzing the necessity of relieving the trade from every needless expense, the Pennsylvania Legisla ture has already exempted colliers, from the payment of pilotage fees in the Delaware river; and nowhere can there be found a good reason for collecting these War dens' fees, which are eoutrary to the Constitution, aa already shown. They are Dot only unnecessary and illegal, but are collected for no eeteuaible service. The sight ot a Port Wardon or Harbor Master along the wharves discharging his duties is one of those rare events that would. Indeed, be a sight ior sore eyes. Captains have traded to this port for twenty year and have never seen one of these mythical personages. One vessel belonging to the Association baa paid 9360 In Wardens' fees, and baa never yet received any service in return. For the many thousands oi dollars thus paid in fees, the only return made has probably beeu an oc casional adjustment of a quarrel between the masters of vessels about berths at the wharves, a dispute which anv sensible man eould at any time settle by reading the port regulations. So small and light are the duties of the Wardens the chlof ones beiug the collection of these fees and attendance at a monthly meeting, where the official labors are supplemented by creature com forU that at a lute meeting of the Board ot Wardens one of their number offered to run the whole machine for SUM a year. Arduous labors like thee probably iuVht to be aid for at the rate of many thousands of dollars a year Wardens fees, in audition to the appro kiuduesa of we admit T. w h some one's duty lo control tue port. and that mav rest aa well in thehauds of the Harbor Master and Wardens as anywhere else. We do uot object ither to having them fairly paid; bnt we cannot see whv the Harbor Master and Muster Warden should re ceive nay us large as that ot the President of the Lulled Htates nor why a special interest should alone bear this exorbitant charge. It is levied only on the vessels, not noton shipoers.ore nsiguees.or pilots, or wharfingers. ti.a vessel oiily i liable. In all other oases where ser vices are dore for Philadelphia the persons perloming them are caid out of the public treasury, not by exac tion, from special Interests. As well might a pollcemsn ioHect . from each Market street merchant for strolling that street. It would be very absurd if a RrHn constable should eollect a fee from every foot pas seSger ?oi keeping the sidewalks clear but no more absurd than fof the Harbor Master to collect a fee from SverTvessel for keeping the harLor clear. The vessel owners and captains are anxious to have thiaIputed Question settl.d. They believe the eollee iinn of this tax to be illegal for the reason already stated aid are anxiou to have It decided by tbeOourts. Vh onl way Is to refuse payment and have ilsuedfor: and they have repeatedly but unsueoesslul 1 , attempted to Vet the Wardens to enter suit tor it, m that the l?gaUty of the tax may be tested. They arewllling to LlSde by the decision of the proper legal authorities, and iff the case is decided against them will cheerfully !vthefees7 If, on the contrary, the collection of the Ui is wrong, they want to be and should be relieved from it To bring tlie question to the Court the only .roDer test, the Vessel-owner and Captain. Assocla fion Tha adopted the resolution, "That the Captain, if vessels belonging to the ' Vessel-owner. 'and Cap. tains' Association' be requested not to pay any more ilarbo? Master' or Port Wardens 'fee. at the port of Philadelphia '' They intend to pay no more fee. until the ease ii decided, and by the decision they will abide. This statemeut is submitted to the public on behalf of the ..VKHSHI.-OWNBK8 AND CAPTAINS' ASSOCI vflOH " JOHN W. KVKRMAN, President. ATIvfl. HKNBK MAY. Vice President. CHAS. B. BTKBI.MAN, Secretary. BKNKY R. KDMCNDH, Solicitor. PHILIP ITTZPATBICK, Treasurer. uoxho Of siBKoroaa. John H. Allen, Joseph Bsyniore, A. II. Cain. Joel Cook, Jr.. Francis Kd wards, O. H. Kdwards, K T. HalliwelU John W. Hall, H. ftiokmsn. Manuel MoKhsin, William Moore, Jr A. H. Pharo, I. 8. Htewoa, K1U Homers, Jeremiah Smith, William Koiuers, Ueorge W. Shepherd, Jr., Oeorse A. TwilnU. Jacul Walker. nation oi saw" j-" Jnnronriatiou bill, at HarnsWg, by the the Wardens' Lents stive menus. ,"i?'E1J,i aholition of this office: for JOHN W A O IOT 818 CHESNUT THE CHESNUT STREET FinoHl XfcoiMly-TXfirtlo Olotliiiii? ' "AND FASHIONABLE f AUORINC. DEPARTMENT OF READY-MADE CLOTHING. The design of this Department, in to furnish a Finer Class of matin up Garments than, Philadelphia trade has heretofore supplied. IYT ATX RIALS TJSED.-r flMstof Home Manufactures and the latest foreign. Importations. All the novelties in, Hprin Goods and choicest selections of texture and patterns. STYXiS OP ttAJXJl-TJT,AU garments rut in, the best awl most fashionable modes, and JinisheiiT with a degree of care and. tasto that make them very unlike and superior to wmI is commonly un derstood by "Heady-made Clothing. " WOnnMANJjnir.-o) bub the best. The Tailors employed in, th is Departmen t will be on ly such as could work- on live- finest custom work, good sewing, no ripping, or buttons coming off. All gen tlemen who would, a void lh delay of ordinary clothes' and, the necessarily higher price of custom work, are here offered Gar ments m uch superior to the Ordinary Run of Ready-Made Clothing. Hie public are invited to examine our JfXW BROWN-STOJCK B UILDIJV G. and our FI11ST AND FINEST STOCK. SPEOIAL. NOTICES. jjjgy NOTICE. I AM NO LONGER Ex tracting Teeth without pain for the Oitou 0tUwil Association. Persons winning teeth ettraoted absolutely without psin by fresh Nitrous Oxide tins, will find meat No. 1 0 i7 WAlJfU T Street. Charges suit all. laSam DR. F.Ji. THOMAR Bgr COFFEES ROASTED ON A NEV7 Principle, retuining all the aroma and true flavor, are tiie best. Oa sale by FAIRTHORXK 4 CO., No. '20S N. m.VTH and 1 80 stuthdm No. lUJti MARKKT Street. H- T. T. T. TRFiflO'S TKAKKRRT TOOTHWASH preserves and whitens the Teeth, invigorates slid soothes tpe Gums, purines aud erfumes the Hreeth( prevents accumulation of Tartar, cleans and purities Artificial Teeth, is a sujierior article for Children. It is used and recommended for general use by numerous Dentist aud Physicians. Proprietor, A. M. WILSON. Chemist and Dniggixtv NINTH aud r IJ.UKK 1' Mreets. Kr sale by all Druggista. lu stuth 1m jjfc- HAVE A GOOD HAT; TIIEliKCRET of your looks lies with the beaver in Canadian brooks. Virtue may flourish in an old cravat. Rut man and nature scorn the shocking hat. The place to get the '"good I Lit," Mr, Holmes should have aodod, is R. S. WALTON'S New Establishment, No. lax; MARK KT Mtreot, second bouse uliove Tenth. One ot the finest assortments of BOYS' HATS to be foundinthe city. i la 2w A 8AFE DEPOSIT OOMPANY. E M O OK THE SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY TO ThtAr New Hre and Burajlau-proof DuildliiK, Nos. 329 and 331 CHESNUT Street, Which will bo open for the transaction. of bustneas ON THURSDAY, APRIIs 8, 1869. The Fidelity Insurance, Trust and Safe Deposit Company. CAPITAL, $500,000, FULL PAID. ,DIBKOTORfl. N. B. BROWNn I EDWARD W. CLARK. CLARKNCK H. CLARK, ALMXAJiDRR HKNKT. JOHN WKUH, 1 ii. A. OALUVTrWJ, OHAa MACAUWTRR. OHOROH k TYLKH. HKNKT C. OLB60JI. President N. B. HUOWNH Vlce-Preaideat-CLAKKNCH H. CLARK, beoreuuy and Treasurer KOB KttT PATTKRSON, The Company have provided In their new Building and Vaults absolute security against loss by FIKK, BUIV OLAHY, or ACCIDKNT, and v RKCIXVK SKOURITIK8 AND VALUABLRS ON DK- POSIT UNDKR GUARANTOR, TTpom the following rates, for one year or leaa period Government and all other Coupon ftecu-J ritiea, or those trsnoferrable by de- $1-00 per $MM livey ) Government and all other Securities registered and negotiable only by ea- H " IOM dorsement ..) Cold Coin or Bullion " loaf Hirer Coin or Bullion tvt " lyo Hilver or Gold Plate, under anal, onj owner's estimate of, value, aud rate ltO " 1SS subwet to sdjuetinent for bulk ) Jewelry, LKamonda, etc tS " Hot Deeds, Mortguirea, and VsiuabUt Paper generally, wnea of no fixed value, $1 a year each, or according to bulk. These latter, when deposited in Tin Boxes, are charged according to bulk, upon basis o l)t feet cubic oapacity, a! 10 a year. Coupons and Interest will ba collected when desired, sad remitted to tha owners, fur one per cent. The Company offer for R KNT, the lessee exclusively hold, mg the key, hafes inside its Burglar-proof Vaults, at rates varying from 'JO to lUTS each per annum, so. oording to size. PvpoMTtsof Money received, on which Interest will be al lowed ; 3 per cent, on Cell Deposit, payable by Check at sight, and 4 per eent. on Time Deposit, payable on ten days' notion, This Company is also authorized to art as Kseoutora, Administrators, and Guardians, to receive and execute Trusts of every description from tho Courts, eorporaUona or individual N. B. BROWNK, President. ROBERT PATTKRfiON, HecreUry snd Treasures'. 4 6 tutas4p2nt I DlTV a T TflTf rP BirTl'TrVfl TAD 1 BUCK! V. made by Cole, New Bedford (originator of Dole box"), esuumiioiT nnuuea. lo ue seen at Diablo, back oi No. $5000 TO LOAN ON MORTGAGE. Ajiply U I tWIH It UUI1MUU e.7WAXLrlwet. W A r.l A It E R, III 13Tt, STREET. 823 NEW ESTABLISHMENT Foa CHROMOS. QHROMO EXPOSITION. J AS. S. EAIUJB rSc SONS' IaOOHIMJ ;iSS WARKUOOinH an a VKKK tJAM.KKY OF PAlSTViUH, IVo. 81 OlifMiiut Htreet. Now open, an extremely Interesting exhibition, prepareel to explain the method of producing rhromns, and te snow their remarkable iidnlity to tlie oruunals, giriag afoa an wor to tlie oit-reieated question, "Vhst are Chromes'" With this view are puired, ,!' by ride, several promraesst erigiual paJntings, and the ehmtnos from them, ter oaratnt couipsnHca, among whicii are : Whlttlcr'N "Ilurefoot Hoy. lilt i-Htalt,M " t'uUl'orula Hmm. Lfinmfn'H lonllry Trtl. Xuit'H "Uroup of Chlrkrna" XuifH "roiip ot'tnullM. llrichcrM "Auluuiu In lVlilt ?IountnliiN. Ir. IJllj M. Spencfr'n "It lack. berries,' unci ot Iter. At present are exposed in the show window, on Chesssat street, the ongiiuti pointing and enrorao of LAKK LU ZKKNR, by TnebeL Copies ot tills snd sll other Chronen always tor sale, lly special arrangenumt wo now make a soie i reduction in the nrioo. oTpHA NU'H )H Rl iMlMi H luinrai Group of Chickens or Quails, each .MIS Kix American landHcsiee, each. ,flUi Autumn, Kxopus leek itt Tho Poultry Yard , tit f lorreggio's Magdalen fit) The Kid's Pbrnfruund Ji. 41st "A Friend in Need'' 41 Raster Morning t ga Whittier's "Barefoot Boy" I'lfe Hunlight in Winter. (t a BierstadVa Calilornia Kume T in Horses in a Stoi m ' The Two krieods fit The Cnooafieious Nleeper 4'sft Boyhood of Lincoln . fas Grown of New i.ngland H-fa And all other at the same rates, l all UsUand pricea and Prang's "JOURNAL OV POPULAR ART," oa a. pboajtioO; 4 fa bijrp CLOTHING. c A R D, We will open oaf NEW 8TORK, No. 830 MAEKET STBEET, FOll BUKINKSS, On TTmrsday Morning, 15th In at, Wltlt a reiy large and superior stock oi' MES'S, BOYS', AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHING. And atno a very handnome stork of PIECE GOODS For Customer Trade. Toe pobUo lu ovncral are Invited to call and exam ine theBC goods. Whether yoa want to buy or not, come. A. BROWN & CO., "So. 830 MAEKET STREET. W. BROWN & CO. Will cont inue buainetut at the Old Stand, Birthplace of Liberty Building, NO. 700 MARKKT STREET, UJ? PHILADELPHIA. FINANCIAL. D R E X E L & CO., KO. 34 SOUT;H THIRD STREET. Araericuii uiid loreiffii Iaawo xraAsi and xttrra nf Credit AnUU Tbrwunhout Kursps. ' pBKXx,WnrrirROP4Co.,iDBHi1, HabvM 4 Co., New York. I Pwi. I104-.
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