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THE DAILi n vENINO TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, MAT 4, 1871.
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EDITORIAL OPINION OF TO M6-IS JOUBSALS
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TIIE DECnEANCE OF FARIS.
F rem the JV". T. Tribune,
If there be my flowers to pluck from the
settle of the Conimnnist insurrection, it is
found in the hope that houceforward ParU
ceases to be France, and assumes her proper
flotation subordinate to the nation. For tne
ast eighty years, a a result of the system of
centralization which followed the great revo
lution, the fortunes of parties and of dynas
ties have been absolutely dependent npon the
possession of the capital by a mob. This
has been a fatal fault of former revolutionary
movements. When everything is left to the
nnroason and caprice of the gentlemen of
leisure who live in the gutters, it is highly
improbable that any practicable or wise direc
tion can be given to a popular demonstra
tion. Any unforeseen street aooident may
change the face of affairs, and the political
complexion of a movement, ia a moment.
A remarkable exhibition ef this kind
was seen in 1848, where a
misunderstanding about attacking
a station-house led to a collision which de
stroyed the throne. The crowd was carried
on by the impetus of successful riot until the
emeute became a revolution. The men who
at sunrise shouted Yite le Iioi! from the
height of their barricades, and loyally de
manded redress of grievances, at noon
trampled under foot the abdication of the
King, and stumbled into a republio which no
one had dreamed of in the morning. Yet so
powerful was the moral influence of the
capital that the province gave in their adhe
sion promptly and wit bout exception to
the sew order of things they had done
nothing to establish. Later, when the work
men's insurrection in June imperilled the
commonwealth, Franoe waited apathetically
to see what Paris would do with it; and when
Cavaignac had crashed it with the aid of the
army the provinces qaietly acquiesced. It was
the same when Louis Bonaparte seized the
Government and imprisoned the representa
tives of the nation. He had only to stun aud
Stupefy Paris by prompt slaughter, and the
country, Beeing the city reduced to order,
made no effectual reaiotance to the usurpa
tion, and when the plebiscitnni came to give
its eh am sanction to the theft and perjury,
the peasantry voted as solidly as a hired gang
of our own repeaters.
It is an encouraging symptom of the
gradual progress of the dssaooratio prinoipl
in France under the workings of universal
suffrage, that the capital appears to have lost
this absolute power over the provinces. It
was a rnde surprise to those idolators of Parli
who regarded her as sacred and unquestion
able to And, when the mad emeute of Mont
mar tre bad deluged the city and drowned out
all semblanee of government, that the work
of revolution was not completed. They evi
dently thought that with the proclamation of
the Commune, that vague and uodeaeed
apotheosis of the city, the political problem
was solved. They expected that all the
secondary towns of the country would follow
the example of their imperial bister, and
that the rural masses would, as ustitl,
accept the fact accomplished. Bat the
Republican administration, who had
learned in the experiences ef former revolt.
tions the trne siguidcanoe ef political systems
formulated bv the crack-braised oerv ptoses of
the ruob, resolved to try conclusion with the
spirit of anarchy before tamely surrendering.
It is probable that M. Tniers and his asso
ciates were not muoh lets surprised at the
loyal adhesion of the oountry at large than
were the Montmartrists at the resistance of
the Government and the defection of the
creat cities. After iasigniioant deasonstra
tions in a few placet, the whole of France
rallied to the support of the regular author!
ties, and the unprecedented spectacle was
presented of an insurreotion triumphant and
isolated in ram.
As soon as this almost inoredible fact was
realized in the capital, the tone of defiant ex
ultation and contempt of the Uoverauaent
changed into one of desperation and rage
Tke statesmen who bad been denounced as
imbeciles were now execrated as murderers
and traitors. The mob bad suoceeded bo
easily and so promptly at Montmartre, the
National Guards had shown so little regard
for their military honor, the municipality had
fallen so helplessly into the hands of the
rioters, that they imagined there was some
reagio power about the voice of the gamins of
Pans that would surpass tne ram s noma ol
Jericho in the work of demolition. It was for
this reason that there seemed to them some
thing inexpressibly eruel and monstrous ia the
action of the Mont Valerien batteries, the (Uy
those helpless herds of folly and presumption
marched out on the Neuilly road to capture
the Government at YersMllea. 'lhe mviuess
continued in Paris after the forlorn mob had
flocked back into the city, but it was no
' longer the cheery delusion of the day before
It was the Bullen and melancholy mania of
the patient who knows himself disbelieved
and suspects hiniEelf insane, 1 bey still m
dulged from time to time in wild aud futile
expedients. They issued lyrio addresses to
their unresponsive brethren outside. They
attempted even to fla ter the German pride
by decreeing the destruction of the Vendouis
column, lhe rreemmons organized a senti
mental pio-nio on the ramparts, with fligs
and signals of fraternity, which was steruly
broken Tip with shell from the nnsympathetio
guns 01 the Government.
This isolation must in time have a atrong
effect npon the population of Paris. If the
administration ea resist the disintegrating
influences or delay, n if the Prussians can
eea that their interest do not suffer by the
abnormal situation, the fall of Paris and the
collapse of the rebellion ill point a moral
which, if taken to heart, wiu be worth all the
blood and disoord it has com if the nnn.
Tiction can be oaoe firmly inipisg6( oa the
general mind that Paris mesa nothing
more than two millions, more ot of
French people, each counting oa fa' re
spect 01 riguis uu luaaence, n will beriiffi
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cun to igjjiio iu importance of the
achievement. Of course, it will always Le
inevitable mat so great a city snail exarcU
a great moral power among the raoe of which
It is the glory and tne pride. Bat if Prance
is to remain one of the modern family 0f
nations, if there are to be any gaarantasi of
eace and order among Continental power,
t must be settled that Paris is not France,
and that a ka-ek of niM or a eoavirajy of
advent or a ej uA tLr plMute
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GEB3IAN-AMEBICAN9 AND DRINKING
HABITS. ; , .
From the Jf. T. Ttmt.
The comments of the Tribune on our pro
position for a compromise between thetlv
raaa and American ltepublioaos show s
mach more common sense and wisdom tha
have heretofore characterized that journal
when treating of such topics, that we begin to
hope for good results from the discussion.
The present position of tne tribune is at
least simple, logical, and consistent. It is
that "aleobol is essentially a poison," and,
therefore, that its traffic should be placed
under the same restraints as that of all other
poisons; that, accordingly, the distinction
between diflYreut kinds of alcoholic
drinks is oi.ly a ditnction between
more and les of poison, aud of no
account to the true reformer; and that all
sale or partaking of this poison is a wrong
aad a sin. Such a pition is perfectly
cowprenecaible, aud, allowing its premiss,
capable of defense. But on the question o'
aloohol being a poison the best physiological
authorities are against the Tribune, and the
experience of mankind shows that if it is a
poison, it is a "very slw one," millions of
men having reached the most advanced age.
in : the highest condition of
mind and body, who had habitually par
taken of it. In fact, (He number who never
take alcohol into the system is an exceed
ingly small fraction of mankind, and mainly
to be found in New England and the Mi idle
States, and, so far as we have heard, is in
no way distinguisned from tue rest of
humanity, either by longer lives or greater
physical power or superior intellects. On
the contrary, our stroug impression is that,
as a class, the total abstinence party of
this country (for whom morally we have
the highest respect) are solely distinguished
from the rest of maukiud, in a p'.ivsioal
view, by a greater proaeaess to dyspepsia
and nervousness.
Even if alochol were proved to be in itself
a poison, it might eatirely lose this charac
ter when combined with the fruity elements
of wine, or the large dilution of water ia
lager beer. A very slight chemical change
ia sugar makes it a poison. It is certainly
possible that a combination of othor ele
ments with alcohol may make it not only
not injurious but beneficial to the tinman
stomach. Apart, however, from the soieuoe
of the matter, we rest on the broad expe
rience that to most persons who are over
woiktd, or unduly strained, or otherwise
weakened, tne partaking ot a ligut wine or
mild fermented dtiek at their meals is
healthful and useful; while to the young
and vigorous, though there may be no neses-
sity for suoh beverages, a moderate use of
light wines at a social gathering is promotive
of sociality, and is not injurious. In this view
(which we cannot hope, of course, that the
lrxbune will share), we thin? there is a vast
practical ainerence to tne reformer, tee legis
lator and the Christian, between the social
and moderate beer aud wi ne drinking habits
tt the Germans, and the whisky and rum and
brandy drinking of some Americans and
almost all the Irish. Lan former has no per
eeptible bad effect on the general, order and
morality of the community; ou th contrary,
it promotes innocent sociality. The latter is
the source of nine-tenths of the crime aud
pauperism of the city.
Let any investigator go to tne Lombs prison
and examine the records for the mouth of
murders, burglaries, abase, aud quarrels, aud
he will find that ninety-nine out of the huu
dred are caused by brandy, rum, or whisky,
while the offenses auder the influences of
lager or Ilhino wine are trifling and compara
tively innocent. Let him visit th wretched
drunkards' homes in this oily, where every
thine is sold for liquor, and wife and chil
dren are beggared aud driven to the street,
and in ninety cases out of the hnudred they
will be among the Irish and American aud
English drinkers of whisky and strong drinks,
No, these are facts which are koown to every
one. We assert tht they ouht
to be recognized by legislation. We
urged them under our old License law; aud
we Kelieve, bad not tne reformers, like the
Tribune, taken their ultra position of ''drink
ing as a sin," and "aloohol as a poison," we
should have eaeeted a" compromise which
would have put the Germans oa the American
aide in this question, and check id the tra ho
ia strong drinks, and thus immensely dimin
ished intemperance and all its evils. B it tne
reformers wou'd have all wr aothiag. Alooh
was a poison, aad lager and "gunpewdar
whisky" were alike curses. The results were
the Democracy restored to power, aa unre
strained revel in liquor oa Sundays and week
days, and crime and drunkenness are rampant
through the city. ,
lhe compromise wnien tne mount now
suggests that the traffle in liquor should
be regulated by each city and township for
itself is not new. we have always sup
ported it. Every Republican member of the
Legislature voted for it in the recent session.
Every Democrat voted against it. it is a
reasonable measure. But for once we find
the Iribune not sufficiently radioal for us.
Such a law would immensely benefit the
rural districts, but would do nothing for this
city. We disoover that of the 42,000 pri
toners in our city prisons last year, 27,OOD
were habitutl drunkards, and of the re
mainder a large proportion were under the
iaflueace of liquor when committing their
orimes. We also find that of the 72,000
arrests by the polioe last year, 32,000 ware
directly for intoxicatioa, and some 20,000
more for offenses under the influence of
liquor. We also disoover that of all those
arrested, 34,000 were Irish-born, aud only
7000 were Germans. Now, we desire to con
trol this horrible revel of crime and drunken
ness, especially among the Irish drinkers ot
strong drink. We think that the million of
dollars which the traffickers in these drinks
used to pay to the Board of Exoise ought to
co towards the healing of the wounds they
have made. With fifty thousand Gernita
votes drawn to our ranks, these reforms can
be accomplished. And this can only be done
by a reasonable compromise on our part
What thall that compromise be r
TIIE PRESIDENTIAL DIFFICULTY OF
TIIE DEMOCRATS SOLVED GENERAL
SHERMAN THE MAN.
Frrm the X T. Hergld.
"I probably have as good means of infor
mation as most persons in regard to what is
called the Ku-klux, and am perfectly satisfied
that the thing is greatly overestimated; and
if tbe Ku-klux bills were kept out of Congress
and the army kept at its legitimate duties,
intra are enough good and true men in all
tbe Southern States to put down all Ku-klux
or otnor bands of marauders.
lhe remarks we quote were delivered by
uecexta Sherman lu a snort impromptu al
drus rtucttly at New Orleans. The Atuari ua
I'aien CIbK,,,,,,, mostly of raiiailo ti )e
W'J? o.tvo.1 tV (Jeu-1 ou hi wty to
tVUA f d trsd hiuj, tt.j;m
as.-. H W uw 4 TUo geutiumaa
twing to tLtiu, the radical party aai tLj
administration.' Bnt General Sherman is a
fearless, honest, and outspoken man. Tie ii
flatterer, time-server, or partisan. Though
a brilliant and nuent speaker, this little spcit
was almost as snort as General Grant is m lue
habit of delivering. But how full of mean
ing!. How significant J " What a reproof to
tbe radical patty and administration for their
pretended Ku-klux leginlatioa and ooercive
policy! The pasnagn we have plaoed at th
head of this article is only an extraot from
tbe remarks General Sherman made, brief as
tley were. Referring to the growth and des
tiny of the country, be said: "Bnt in order
to gam this much desired.eud, aud to main
tain ourselves as a free and independent
republic, we have got to show more
chanty to each other. no believed, he
udded, "that if tbe que. Hon, and all matters
as to the Rtttlement of the differences between
the N rlh and South, were left to tUe armies
it vi rtn Id be settled at once, and everything
would heconie quiet and orderly. I so be
lieved, he wint on to say, "and before Kiln
ing the agrtenient with General Joe Joimt u
I cnllnrt together all the other generals
ur 3er my commsnd, and without a dissenting
voit e tb y sgreed with me. I believed they
(the Confederates) surrendered in good faith
and would have lived up to the very letter of
the agreement; at.d, in my opinion, if there
bud been no reconstruction acts of Congress
and lhe armies been left to settle all qus
tior.s of differeDee betireeu the different sec
tions of tbe country, the pi-ople would at once
lime bcome ouiet a"d u-acoAble." Then
follows tbe pssssge quoted above; aud who
dot s not believe thAt General Sherman Ins as
good means of information ns most persons
in regard to what is called Ku-klnxr What
ut prejudiced citizen will Dot agree with him
when be sbjb he is perfectly satisfied this
tliirc is greatly over estimated, and if the
Ku-klux bi Is Were kept out of Congress aad
the army kept at their legitimate duties there
are eiiough good and true men in all the
Southern Slutes to put down all the Ku-klux
or other baads of marauders?
On this spontaneous and patriotio speech
wo nominate Gtneral Sherman for nextPreai
deut. It is better than all the platforms of
pkity conventions. It shows a large heart
and brosd and liberal views. Peace and har-
mouy are what the couutry want, and General
Skeru.au 'b mind is imbued with that fact.
Kindness, or charity combined ith firmness,
oa tbe part ot tne uovnrnment, would heal all
our stctioual difficult ivs. General Sherman
pofesKes tbeEO qualities in au eminent
detrte, and if he were Prssideut thore is no
doubt t tat the troubles perputnated from the
war by radical nnru)o would soou be eudsd.
No trio need be reminded of the inexorable
firmt ess be exhibited during the struggle
to preserve the Uriou, and, in fact, ou all
ocrxsions when the riuhts of the Govern
ment aud the law were in question. A more
conservative and patriotic mm could not
be found, or one that would mote faith
fully exfroute the laws. He would bo a
teiror to ewl-doeis at all times, let he was
the first to bold out the olive branch of
pesce to the erring. He wauted, in the large
chanty of his nature, to bnry the past in
oblivion, and be still wants that. He believes
this is not only pent-rous, but the best policy.
The American people think so too, when
their minds are divested of party politics,
influx Dees, aud misreprt hentations. Ho says
emphatically that lu his opinitvu there was no
betd of reconstruction acts of Congress or
cot reive Ku-klux legislation. Ou this plat
form tbe people everywhere should make a
spontaneous movemrut to nominate Gene
ral Sin ruiau ' for the Presidency without
waiting for the notion of any j'arty conven
tion. The peoiilo if the Southern States
particularly ougbt to take the initiative; for,
tcrnble lis l.o was lu
war, tbey nave no
belter fiieid in pt-ace.
11 e be wise, will take
Tne Democrats, if
mm up at ouoe as
available man they
the si l ongest and most
cm find.
JSo military cniel nns sncn a brilliant war
record, except General Grant, if, indeed, it
be fecoud to any. On the sjore of military
fliy Sherman could make a close raoe witn
Grunt. Then it is generally oouoedei that ass
oultivattd and intellectual man he is superior
to General Grant. Without being a partisan
politician, Gtneriil Sherman has always and
consistently favored tnoe broad an 1 liberal
views of iiatioual policy which the Democrats
favor. Not even his friendship for General
Grsit, or tLe exalted position he holds in
the Government under a radical admiuistra
tiou, has changed his political cred or affilia
tions, lie is a mau of great mental and per
sonal vigor, is ot ripe age and not too old,
atd would make a most tffioient head of
the Government. Possibly General
Sherman might not like to run againut General
Graiit, and he might oonaidr that bis high
position as General of the Army for life, with
a salary almost equal to that of the President,
is though to satisly the ambition ef any one
He may think this preferable to a short term
ot cfhee in the Pretideatial chair, with all the
trouble, labor, aud anxiety attached to it. lu
truth, the change could add nothiug to his
neHns, for he is not a man to aecept gifts in
such an office, and it would be a loss to him
pecuniarily. Nor would it exalt him much
above his present position. Still, to be Pre
sioent of this mighty republio is a great honor,
and to a patriot like Ueneral Hberman it is
one neither to be sought nor rejected. Let the
people, then, move in the matter, and this
distinguished man may be the successor of
General Grant in 1873.
The history of the country for a long time
past fchows that a Presidential dynasty as
we may call the perpttuation of power in the
bands of one man for two terms of office is
hardly possible, except in such an exceptional
case as that of Mr. Lincoln. One term of
office has become the rule. The vast and
varied interests of tbe republio, the labor and
difficulties of the Presidential office, the rivalry
of public prominent men for the position and
the difficulty of maintaining party cohesio
and discipline all make it highly improbable
that a President can be re-elected in these
times. In the early days of the republic,
when the country and population were muoh
smaller, parties perpetuated tueir power
longer, and a re-election to the Presidency
was common. Washington's rule was a sort
of dynaBty of the highly conservative aud
semi-aristocratio British school. After Wash
ington had ruled eight years the same policy
was continued under Jonn Adams lour years
longer. After tbat a more democratic party
or, as it was called then, the Republioau
party took tbe reins of power. This dy
nasty the Virginia dynasty began with Jef
ferson, and lasted under him, Madison, aud
Monroe, all of these Presidents from Virginia
serving two terms. The four years term of
John Qnincy Adams was the firot break npon
this kind ef dynastio rule. Suooseding that
was the Jackson dyuusty, the new Demooratio
power, which ran through eight years of
Jackson's office aud four ef Van Bureu's
lltie euded thii two-term Presidents aud the
dri!-'tio rule of tl.e out oiu! executive ao.
loiiitiii! its succ?-iors. No l'r-tiiut after
tki'.t nn le-eboUd except Mr. Lianln, aa 1
ho, prubuMy, tiJy bsJrus iio evaauy via
in the iidit ol a UmUa civil war. let
N I I ' I
almost every one has aspired to
for a re-election. ' 1 !
and worked
General Giant is following tbe course of his
predecessors, but every effort be makes with
a view to secure his re-election seems to fad.
The St. Domingo annexation soheme. out of
which he expected to make popularity.-his
utterly failed. The Ku-kluX coercive polioy,
which was intended to put the political piwer
in the South under the control of the a diaiuis
tration, and to operate upon the prejudices
of the North, is likely to prove as disastrous
as the San Domingo afi air. liVen lae nego
tiations nader tbe Joint High Commission to
nettle our difficulties with England bein to
be unpepnlar and to look like a fiasco. The
financial policy of the administration and its
t arty, far which so much is claimed, is repu
diated by the mass of the people. In every
respect General Grant's administration is de
cliniug in popular esteem, while the opposi
tion is daily gaining strength. Wo conclude,
then fore, that by the time the PreMdeatial
election takts place Geueral Grant's chance ol
re-election will be much diminished, and that
the Democrats, with General Sherman for
their candidate, will have a good prospoot of
rc gaining power. Let the Democrats, thoa,
take the tide at the flood and resolve at once
to make General Sherman their candidate.
GENERAL SHERMAN ON THE KU-KLUX
BUSINESS.
From the N. T. WerUi.
There is a manifest advantage, in the heat
of political controversies, in expressions of
opinion by eminent persons who keep aloof
irom tbe party arena, and can be suspected
of no other motive than a patriotio interest
in the general welfare. The most indepen
dent position in the country is that of the
Geneial of the army. Re has little to hope,
aid aotbicg to fear, froiu the mutations of
party politics. He holds a more desirable
fhee than tbe PioH-iduncy, because be nas a
life tenure, - whereas the President goes out
and passes into giiiiiof lieu at the oud of
four years. It is a More desirable position
for a patriot than the Chief Justice
ship of the Siiorome Court, because
the Unlet Justice is hampered in ex
pressing opiiions on subjects which
may come be! ore bim lu bis judtoial capa
city, and is round by technical rules
of law, wbiio tbe Cjrtneial of tbe army is free
to follow the dictates of robust common
sense. (.Met diiMico uuase is not at liberty
to disclose bis opinions on the Ku-klux bill,
inasmuch as it my come before his court for
kdjuriiuniicui. Bn General Sherman is unre-
attained a:.d disembarrassed. Having nothing
to hope, tr to fear, from the political p-ts-
hU LK ol tbe hour, be can say bis say and de
liver bis opinion with the utmost freedom,
according to bis judgment as a man and his
sentiments as a patriot. This brilliant aad
pr pular eoLlier recently made a speech in
Ntw OrUans, in which he took ocoasion to
express bis views ot tne recent ri.u-k.iux
legislation witb tbe independence and direot-
besN of bis personal character, wnicn so wen
suits with tbe soldier-hke fraukness of his
profession. We copy the following authen
tic synopsis of his speech from a Western
paper:
"1 bthVve tuts Government will keep on growing;
until it sT arts Itsell ou r the entire American con
tinent iu r. lu oraer to gam this much desired end,
ami to maintain ourselves as a free ami linlepeurieat
republic, we have gut t ' biiow more charity towards
i-M h ctln r. It lias been reniaiked by some itcnt'e
man who has preceded ine that It was generally
conceded iy the soli b-rsof bi.ta armies at lhi close
ol the late civil war, ihat if the queatittus aud all
n.atti rs ol the Kt-ttletneut of the duTeieuces bet veen
tht North and the M oith were left t the armies it
eould i Bel tied st once, aud everything would he-
I'uii.e (tih-i and orderly. 1 so believed, and neforo
siKi'li K tin . aret-iuKi.t with General Joe Johusioa
1 isiini icgeit'er sn inn trmerais under my com
mand, aud wlihout a dissenting voice they agreed,
iv l'h me. bedevrd tuey surrendered la good lairh,
ai d would have Jlyed up to the very letter of the
Hiin rnmfct, and in my opinion, lr there had been no
ret'oiiHtrnctiun acts of Congress, and the armies
been leit at the tune te seife all questions of diiTer
enc between the Uitterent sections of tbe country,
the peoiil" w nld liave at once become quiet aud
vracr .ble. I probably have as goed means of In
Jormatlou as most persons la regard to what is
callni the Ku-klnx, and am perfectly satiaQed that
the thills J greatly overestimated; and If tue Ku-
klux bills were kept out or CoDgr ss, aud the anur
k-pt at its legitimate duties, there are enough
gei d and true men la all Uuuihera States to pat
down all ivu-Klux or niser nanus or marauders."
Defere General Grant had CAUht the Pre
sidential itch, and had ma le himself the foot
ball of politicians, his views were similar to
tVoso now expressed by General Sherman.
The report w hich he made to President John
son alter a tour in the South in the winter of
18011 (denounced by the radicals in the Senate
as a "wbitewasbing report), was a soldiers
rcogsitin of the manliness aud honor of
the Southern people. General Grant has
btcome debauohed by political ambition; but
General Sherman, who preserves the honor
and ttnthfulness of the soldierly character,
does not conceal his disgust and oontempt for
the dishonest politioal persecution of which
the South is the victim. His opportunities
fur understanding the temper of the South
are infinitely superior to those of tbe narrow,
bigoted Congressmen who passed the Ku-klux
bill; and, unlike them, he has no motive to
fulbify. , They have been hounded into pass
ing the Ku-klnx bill by violent journals like
tbe tribune; but wbat does tne editor or tue
'Jiibuue know of the South compared with
the peisonal knowledge of General Sherman?
The tl auks of tbe w ole country are due to
the high-minded, illustrious soldier for his
sturdy honesty and robust independence in
exposing the latest and most egregious
political sham.
"LEGAL TENDER " IN A PACKED COUIiT.
From the H. T. ir Id.
The reversal of the legal-tender daoision
which was rendered last year provokes the
iiidiunaut contempt of thinking men. It is
generally regarded, not as the solemn adjudi
cation of an upright and impartial tribunal,
but as a base compliance with executive
wishes by creatures of the President, plaoed
npon the bench to carry out his views. Even
the Tribune is scandalized by this outrage
upon judicial decorum. It Bays:
' The Supreme uuuu yesteraay announced
decisions in the Legal-tender act and other
cases of less public importance. J. be formal
announcement of the court on the question
of the constitutionality of the Legal-tender
act, as applied to contracts made before the
war, does not differ from that which we
have already published. It is a deuision in
tie interests ef the great railroad companies,
.... 1 3 Al 1. A. I .
and It bas ueen reauea turougu tue instru
mentality of their foimer paid advocates and
stockholders now on the bench. The first
Conclusion of the court has been hastily re
veised, but it will not be as easy to restore
the public respect and reverence for the tri
bunal which this decision has sacrificed."
This means that Justices Dradlay and
S'rong, the feed couusol of great railroad
corporations, were foisted upou the bench by
GeLtral Grant to reverse the dooisiou reu
deied lst yeur, and that they have shown
th.ir subservient gratitude by ignoring the
u enu of the qn6tion aud duelling it lu the
iittiksi f tLur farmer cliusts, acuordiug ti
Ihu l i.dalovl iLe of the Pri bail wuo
sppwuot! thftiu. In tW wor is, tUe hve
gtit it..i.-)ul ts jodv?, Imt as ntrivus ao
OuUi'l:cia and bw&iliciarius of tLe raJrjxi
ring. The Tribune in not alone among Re
publican journals in making, this damning
accusation. The following paragraph is from
along article ia tbe Evening JW;
"After the main question at Issue had been decided
ty the Court, and the decision accepted by the pub
llo mtsS, the U-overnment, itself a party lo the
Isnua, added to the minority of the court Judges
already known to have expressed opinions adverse
to the decision. Is number sultlnient to reverse It.
Usder tnese circumstances the new decision Is
nrsei sari It regarded ss t he voice not ef th law, but
or tne a aii sihir auen. The new pmnt established
ny it is not that tne decision in tne case or np iurn
aaaimt OrlswolS was nroni, but that, when a rteci-
sien is msfle hy the Court which limits ttis powers of
tne Ueneral Uovornment, under the imostltution,
that Government may reconstitute the Ceurt sn as
te sec are a decision" less dlstssreful to it. If this
practice Is tolerated the Uonrltution and Its luter-
ptetation cease to limit the National Qofernmenc
and become just what the appointing power chouses
m mane inoin." ,
Wbat was it tbat encouraged the knaves
who wished to escape the pavment of their
just debts, according to the terms of the con
tract, to bring hew suits in the face of a de
cision of the Supreme Court? Why, the fact
that General Grant bad appointed the attor
neys of railroad corporations to the bench,
with the undisguised purpose Of overruling
tbat decisioa. It is ot law and justice which
speak in the reversal, bnt the icvolo,'sie
juoto, of an ignorant, stolid military com
mander who appointed judges to execute his
orders. Even his own partisans revolt
i it .
agamRi mis snameiess prostitution of our
highest judioial tribunal.
EOUOATIONALi
TIAKVARD UNIVERSITY,
. CAMBRIDGE, MASS.,
Comprises the following Departments:
Harvard College, the University Lectures, Divinity
Bchool, Law School, Me Ileal School, Dental School,
Lawrence Scientific School, School of Mining and
Practical Geology, Bussey Institution (a School of
Agriculture and Horticulture), Botanic Garden, As
tronomical Observatory, Museum of Comparative
Zoology, Peabody Museum of Archaeology, Episcopal
Theological School.
The next academic year begins on September 28,
isn.
The first examination for admission to Harvard
College will begin June 99, at 8 A M. The second
examination for admission to Harvard College, and
the examinations for admission to tbe Sclentlflo
and Mining Schools,; will begin September 83. The
requisites for admission to the College have been
changed this year. There Is now a mathematical
a'ternatlve for a portion of the classics. A circular
describing the new requisites and recent examine
tlon papers will be mailed on application.
I N1VERS1TY LECTURES. Thirty-three coarses
In 1S70-71, of which twenty begin in the week Feb
ruary 12-19. These lectures are Intended for gradu
ates of colleges, teachers, and other competent
as a its (men or women). A circular describing them
will be mailed on application.
THE LAW SCHOOL has been reorganized this
year. It baa seven instructors, and a library of
16,i DO volumes. A circular explains the new course
ef study, the requisites for the degree, and the cost
of attending the school. The second half of the
year begins February 13. . I
For catalogues, circulars, or information, ad
dress J. W. HARRIS,
S 6 8m Secretary,
i
E
D G E H I L L
S O H O
O I
MEBCHANTVILLE, N. J.,
Four Miles from Philadelphia.
The session commenced MONDAY, April 10,
1871.
For circulars apply to
Rev. T. W. CATT BLU
WATCHES. JEWELHY. ETQ.
. i:ntulliMliea iu 1854.
WATCHES.
EVERGOING
STEM-WINDERS, ,
KEY-WINDERS,
QUARTER SECONDS,
MINUTE REPEATERS,
ETC. ETC. ETC.
C. & A. PEQTJIGNOT,
No. 608 CIIESNUT STREET,
4 29 2m PHILADELPHIA.
GOLD MEDAL REGULATORS.
13. W. RlJtHttL.L.,
No. 22 NORTH SIXTH STREET,
Begs to call the attention of the trade and customers
to the annexed letter:
TRAMSIf ?ION,
1 take pleasure to announce that I have given tc
Mr. Q. W. RUSSELL, of Philadelphia, the exclusive
sale of all goods of my manufacture. He will be
able to sell them at the very lowest prices.
"OUST A V HK. IKER.
"First Manufacturer or Regulators.
"Freiburg, Germany.
WINDOW BLINDS, ETO.
WINDOW DLINDS,
Lace Curtains, Curtain Cornices,
HOLLAED SHADES.
FAINTE9 SHADES of the latest tints.
BLINDS salutes and trimmed
8 lOBS fcHADES made and lettered.
Picture Cord, Tassels, Etc, Repairing promptly
attended to.
D. J. WILLIAMS, Jr.,
No. 16 NORTH SIXTH STREET,
I T tntkalm PHILADELPHIA
WHISKY, WINE, ETQ.
CAR8TAIR8 A McCALL,
27 o. 126 Walnut and 21 Granite Sti.,
IMPORTERS OF
Eraneiei, Wine., Gin, Olive Oil, Etc,
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
PURE RYE WHISKIES,
IN BOND AND TAX PAID. 8I
MILLINERY.
M
B 8. B. D I L L O
NOS. 823 AND 831 SOUTH STREET,
FANCY AND MOURNING MILLINERY, CRAPB
VEILS.
Ladles' and Mines' Crape, Felt, Gimp, Hair, Satin,
blik, Straw and Velvets, Hats and Bonnets, French
Flowers, Hat and Bonnet Frames, Crapes, Laces,
bilks, atlna, Velvets, Ribbons, Sashes, Ornaments
aud all kinds of MUUnery Goods.
OOAL.
Jl.
p. OWEN k CO..
( OAL DRALERS,
FILBERT KTKtET WHARF,
WHl'YLKILL.
Iloiyl
Sls,0AT BAU'S COAL DEPOT, OOHNKI
LUJ.WVNaj-d wILLW Str-uL Lefcign au-l
bt'hntlciU MJAL, prpn4 expreiy for fauiny ue
at uie lowest u-ui i-r.w. 1 13
FOR SALty
f ; o
R
8 A L E,
iin 2)'egant Xtcwidcnce,
WITH- STABLE, "
-ATCH E 8 N U T HILL.
Desirable location, a few minutes' walR from depot
D. T. PR4.TT,
S4 8m No, lOSSonth FOUKTH 8treet.
F
o it
A. ' L 13
"SPRING LAKE."
An elegant country seat at Chesnu. Hill, FhlladeU
phi a, ten minutes walk from depot, and Ave hundred
yards from Fairmeunt Park; biwu of nearly nine
acrt'S, adorned with choice shrubbery, everg'een,
fruit and shade trees. A must healthy location,
views for 40 miles over a rich country, modern
pointed stone house, gas, water, etc., coach, Ice, and
spring houses, never failing spring ot purest w it.tr,
(lakh for boatinu), all stocked with mountain
trout, carp, etc., beautiful cascade, with suocesslun
ef rsplds through the meadow.
Apply to J. R. TRICE, on the premises. 4 25
FOR SALE.
HANDSOME RESIDENCE,
"WEST PIIIL.ADEI.PIIIA.
Ho. 8248 CHESNnT Street (Marble Terrace),
THRKE-8TORT, WITH MANSARtf ROOF, AND
THREE-STORY DOUBLE BACK
BUILDINGS.
Sixteen rooms, all modern conveniences, gas, bath.
hot and cold water.
Lot 18 feet front and 120 feet 8 inches deep to a
back street.
Immediate posseeslon. Terms to suit purchaser.
M. D. LIVEN3ETTER,
418 Ho. 159 South FOURTd Street.
SALE OF THE ATSION ESTATE.
AbOUT 28,000 ACRES OF LAND, TO BE SOLO
AT riiULIU AUCTION, T THE WKST JERST
HOTEL, CAlWI'Eni, N. J., ON MAY ft, 1871. AT
1 O'CLOCK. P. M.
TO SPECULATORS IN LAND. PROJE'TORS OF
TOWNS AND CAPITALISTS GENERALLY, A
RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR INVESTMENT IS
PhHSENTEDll
A FA RM of aiMint 700 acres, with extensive Im
provements, Is included.
KbvjiiuL mills anu additional mm ana manu-
facturtng Bites are on the property.
railroads traverse tue entire length of the
trait.
ATSION STATION is the point of lunotlon of
two railroads.
TOWNS and SETTLEMENTS may be favorably i
located. '
THE CEDAR TIMBKR is of considerable value. m
CRANBERRIES. GRAPES. SWEET POTATOES 1
BOPS, etc., can be very successfully cultivated. I
coou ti ixk win ne made to tne purchaser.
SEND BOR A PAMPHLET containing particu
lars, and apply personally, or by mail, to
uwiMit iu. ua LijAo, Assignee,
8 84 87t No. 222 S. FOURTH St., Philadelphia,
FOB. SALE VALUABLE FARMS SITU-rfJ
ate In Montgomery county, Penusjlvaula,
on the Bethlehem pike, eighteen ailles north ef
Phllsdelphis, near the North Fenasylvanla Railroad,
containing 2tt acres. The improvements are large,
consisting of stone mansion, with bath, water-closet,
range, etc. Two tunaat huss, two large barns,
stabling for loo burses and cattle, and all other no
resssry outbuildings. The farm 1 under good fsuce
aad well watered. The avenues leading to the man
sion are ornamented by two rows ef large shade
trees. There are large shade tress sround the man
sion, and a variety of fruit trees. About 3) acres of
tlmher and aboat 80 acres of meadow, the balance
all arable land. It Is well adapted to grala, bresd
lsg, n4 for grazing purposes; while Its situation,
line old trscb, fruits, and modern Improvements,
commend it as a gentleman's oountry seat. If de
sire, oan he divided lato two farms. There are two
Sets of farm buildings. Atplyto K. J. DOBBISf,
Ledger Building, or P. K. SJUERK, en the pre
mises. 6 8 ws6t
POTt SALT! TOW. at rni?nT
''i mil, an unusually attractive and complete.
country Meat, five minutes' walk from Chttsnut ilul
Depot ; six acres of beautiful grounds, fruit, shade,
stables, grapery, green-house, fish-pond, etc
Modern pointed stone residence, IS rooms: tine
views. RICHARDSON e JANNEY, No. 206 S,
FOURTH Street. 4 27thstuaw
NINETT-THREE ACRES FARM FOR;
sale or exchange for city property, or goodi
merchandise, Bltuated In Richland towrshtp, Bucks
oennty. R, J. DOBBINS,
4 27Mt Ledger Building.
FOR SALE HANDSOME BROWN-STON
i
ItEKiDEENCE, with side yard, BROAD and!
MASTER Streets. Lot 60 by 200 feet deep to Car-1
lisle street. R. J. DOBBINS,
4 27 12t Ledger Bulldlug.
T FOR SALE NEAT THREH-STORY BRICK
Hi DWELLING, with side yard, No. 1418 N.
EIGHTEENTH Street, or will be exchanged.
R. J. DOBBINS,
4 27 lit Ledger Building.
FOR SALE OR EXCUANOE ELEGANTLY
jt located COTTAGE, at CAPE MAY, furnished
throughout. R. J. DOuBlNS,
4 87iit Ledger Buldlng.
FOR SALE ELEGANT FOUR-STORY
; brown-stone RESIDENCE, No. 1917 CIIESlI
NUT Street, with side yard. Lot 44 by 178 feeti
R. J. DOHBINS, I1
. AW - a T i n..ji it l
ziizi iieuger uuuuiug.i
Sf TO RENT, FURNISHED tE-lRABLl
(i Summer Residence, Township Line, neaj
bcbool Lane, Uerisantowu. .
JUSTIUE B ATEMAN A CO.,
Bltf No. 122 South FRONT Street,
TO LET A LARGE FURNISHED MA
' ilnn with nt r V,1 . rr iikh mi asa lnurn Af vJ
lea. Apply No. lsis Luutsr btreet. 6 a 81
. I IWU, nilU PIBU11UK " '. v ienu( I. HU., TV -
TO RENT.
FOR RENT,
STORE, NO. 339 MARKET Street
APPLY ON PREMISES.
4 22tf
S. B. ELLISON ft 80NS.
UMBRELLAS. ETO.
UMBRELLAS, PARASOLS,
ANB
SUN UMBRELLAS.
JOSEPH FUSSELL. Manufacturer,
Nos. 8 and 4 North FOURTH gireet.
4tfmwlm PHILADELPHIA.
HATS AND OAPS.
O WAR BURTON'S IMPROVED VENTILATE1
and tasy O'tlag DKEss UATa rithtentedi. in a
n e in proved raahlots ti sttasun.
Mi t. l eil dour to ISo i ost Otlice.
UHE?NC
PRIME H
Kf 0T8.
EAT
Collins, vni Uisuu.h ca,
fSpe (rrrn,
Noi 1111 and 1X13 atAu.-.T bueet.