Cfeaeral brigade daring tlie peninsular
campaign of 162, and early In the following
winter was sent with the rest under General W.
Simon joi '11 I.DIIIM - "aval 1 laid
nin "l oj;.;u jMV yj fyjr;, .HWTii command and
war transferred to tne statT of General M. l
Patrick, provost-marshal general of Hie armies
operating agatuHt Richmond, as aide-de camp,
and remained there uutil September, when he
waH discharged on the surgeon's certificate ol
disability. In 1803 ho returned to the printing
business In the oHloo of the Trees, and tbere
remalued uutil Oolobor, 1807, when be, with
several of his fellow-employes on that paper,
embarked In the publication of tbe Sunday Re
public. In 1S74 be was nominated by the Re
publican Convention as tho candidate for State
Monator, in tho Sixth district, and was elected
bv a majority of 20UO. Ho was renominated In
lrtii, and again elected, bis majority being in
creased to 27:k).
OTTENDORFEU ON TILDEN.
A Di'mocrat'H Opinion of the Salt Tlmt
Has For Years Preserved His Party.
Oswald Ottcudorfcr, of the JVeio York Utaats
y.eituwj, Is the leading German editor In the
country. He was one of the "visiting states
men" who went to Louisiana after the election
ol 1870 in behalf of Mr. Tlldeu. He now says
in bis paper:
'Tlio Tribune, as well as Ihe Evening Post,
represented that we did not give the necessary
moral expression with reference to the cipher
dispatches which uudoubtedly compromise sev
eral Demeralio leaders. w e can say in our
justification that we have already condemned
these people, and these revelations were not
necessary to open our eyes upon this subject.
We saw through Tilden and bis agents before
tbe Tribune published tbe cipher dispatches,
Tbe transactions in Oregon showed us that
Tlldeu was not the wau we bad taken blm to
be. We expressed our views freely at tbe time,
and hence we are not greatly surprised at tbe
new exposure. It was natural to infer from tbe
transactions In Oregon that similar attempts
would ,bo made elsewhere, and the telegrams
published bs' the Tribune only confirm our ear
lier conviction. The last Presidential election
was a corrupt affair from beginning to end, and
dlgrace to all the American people; bin when
inefault Is thrown entirely upon one party, it is
e7;deut that the people do not yet know Ihe pro
portions of this enormous crime. "
IMtiManr I'jn wr to 773. OHO. OPO. Tllrfl WITH
debta besides amounting to VH61, 70,000.
Total to tbe credit or Democratic rule In this
country, over a million lives lost and about
000,000,000. This was tlio burden 111 at was
opon the Republican twriv. nd wh'-h I
terest, aud it was regarded as a hazardous ex
periment to try to put this ont at par. The
230,000,000 now out In place of as many six per
cents, show what lias beeu done by Republican
management and assurances of honesty and
good faith. In a little more tnan a year aim a
ban 2nu,oim,o'iu oi mese una oeeu iwueii, nu m
interest account reuucea tnree minions a yer.
No sooner was this issue exhausted, than the
Ki.rreiftrv began another exnenment even more
hazardous man tne nrst. this was me euori in
get out a four per cent, loan something that
cannot ne none uv nun a uozwii mtiiuun in uio
world, we sam nau aaozen naiioiis. " r.nii-
land. Holland and France alone can borro
mnnev at four rer cent, interest, and yet such
was the rameortne i nueu mates mat minions
a day have been ollered to it at that rate of in
terest during the present year. This is a trl-
ii m nh or which anv nartv or administration
the world mav face tho neonle, and dial lonue
them to find a precedent lor It any where uot
even in r ranee, oi wmcn we near so niiicu.
THE CASK SUMMED VP.
When the debt was at its maximum, it was
all in five and six per cents. Now i3s,iil!,
000 only bears Interest at that rate, and be-
foie tlio end of tne year that sum will tie
reduced to less than seven hundred mill
ions. The five per cents, outstanding
amount lo 703, "Jki. Coo, and there Is $250,000,-
000 in four-and-a-halfs and more than a hundred
millions In fours. In that time the debt has been
reduced to 2. 5J.W, 205, I2. The total net debt is
now 1,9'JJ,382,1."0 4 which Is a reduction In
thirteen years of VJ57,051,2'J1, or almost sixty
millions a year, and considerably more than a
million a week. The annual Interest charge is
now !4,S54,472, which Is .ri(i,323,275 less than it
was then. The total debt per capita Is now
SMI C7, a decrease of iMi! in, or almost one-half.
The Interest charge has fallen from SI 29 per
capita 10 tm vt, wuicn is a reduction oi con
siderably more than ball.
We need not undertake to draw any conclu
slons from this statement. It is very plain
Debt Is a baid master, but we bave beeu con
stantly getting more and more the upper hand
of it, until now we bave It where it cau be car
ried with perfect ease. This has been done by
Republican rule, and It has beeu done while at
the same time the burdens of Ihe people bave
been steadily reduced. If there bad not been
economy of tbe strictest kind In every depart
ment this would bave beeu impossible. Under
Republican management tbe government has
taken less aim less eacn year mini fh pockets
of Ihe people, and yet lins accomplished
mis glorious resuu, which will still further
reduce the amount, that is called tor in the
future. The amount that has been saved
by tlie funding operations and the econnmrnf
me nepuniicsn pany ine last thirteen years
win puy u ujtJ eApeuseoi lliuiniuinillg ine ov
eminent of this great country for five montn.i
and not leave any deficiency to be paid out of
nf,Yf VKar'it Annrinrlarlnnii alihov
vim. , tlie power to clmrlot
reserved to the States; SI
ply a constitutional pa'
State rights question I
to the surface again, i
LI 1 1113. 1' 1-
and of all later effort. A beginning
lias been
The be
od to tho
ullmlled
then, to
made under unpropltious conditions,
ginning would quickly wilt If couslgt
frosts of lrec trade, the terrors or i
uaner money Issues, tbe want of mat
mi? and commercial energy, ana a nu
development of resources. In order.
achieve what was tne ultimate dbject - of
Republican labor, the party must, be
lowed lo reduce tlie debt and its interest;
so that they will not oppress Industry; to inani
age the finances according to financial .laws,
and perform such other service in this iflrecllou
as is appropriate. The restoration and enlarge
ment of our commerce is another .fulfilled
service. It Is true that Republican attlou bas
placed a steamship line on the Paaiac and
brought Asia direct to us; thai it has accom
plished the sameservlce with Europe and South
America ou the Atlantic. But as many keels
as the war destroyed are lo be restored,
aud our iuliuite products, welcomed wherever
they appear, must bo scattered everywhere
by a maritime revival in behalf of domestic
Industry as well as of capital. Tlio manu
factures of the country must be raised from
tbelr stagnation. Population must be lured
from Europe to extcud western railways, and
reclaim wild prairies, and open new mines, and
graze new fields. And the character of the
rising generation must be moulded tn bear so
great a legacy well. Democracy, seeks office.
11 considers none of these things In the right
way to the best result. It is a foe where It
should be a friend. Therefore quite as much
lor what remains tn be done as for what has
been done the country should retain tbe Repub
lican party in power. It Is the duty and privi
lege ol every mau lo help tbis consummation,
and he Is a fool or a knave who neglects because
"the inlnHion ol tbe Republican party is ended. "
The voters of Pennsylvania .are not fools;
neither are tbey dishonest. They cau see wbat
has been done, and what tbe result is. We do
uot think that tbey want to reverse all this; to
stop the reduction of Ihe debt; Increase expenses
aaaln, and rush Info another era ol extrava
gance and misrule, only to pile up a burden that
onr children will feel for years aftprward? If
they want to undo all that has hcendone, to
turn bark the hands and mock the wheels of
progress, there is a very easy way to do It:
Vole the Democratic ticket. The way Is easy
and the result certain.
m 1..MIHW1I1U.I1 " lll-AMllll II 4 lw"wr
sxpeoud. to follow wnmptlon. IB.
must be gradual, because tbe opposition to re
sumption has been too formidable to pasf away
easily. But after resumption Ihe subsequent
struggles of the Inflationists will be less difficult
.. ,,h Rnntlment will crvstilllze In
,tiniou io8 l.uinq iorii onojl i mni pn iv
"u"oui(nOTaIlouaT-Greeubacfi "parly 'will
come a Congress, so to speak, of patriotic men,
and these men will declare a platform and prin
ciples that shall bave no uncertain sound, but
point directly to tne front, to tbe making of
laTs for the creation of an absolute greenback
iii,ney that shall bo perpetual money of the
United Slates and always a mil legal tender for
the payment of debts, one dollar of money al
ways to pay one dollar of debt. Then tbe de
mand will be the payment of .every United
States bond and claim against tbe general gov
ernment in this absolute money, thus forever
wiping out the national debt.
NO MORE BOKROWINQ.
"Next in order will be the declaration that the
United Stales government, having tho power to
create money, as It Is needed to develop the In
dustries of tlie United States, shall never more
borrow a dollar, moro or less, of any person, and
that It shall never more Issue United States
bonds of any kind or. class, Into which money
can bo converted to draw Interest In Idleness,
and all this Interest at tho expense of labor, In
dustry, morality and correct financial Integ
rity. Then It Is that tbis assembling of wise and
patriotic men, who are Intelligent enough to be
Independent, will declare a Committee of
Safety, whose business It will be to watch the
work of legislators and olbers, and whenever a
President, a Cabinet officer, a Judge, a Senator,
a Congressman, a member of the Legislature, a
Goveruor.or any servant of the people, shall be
tray the Interests of those who elected him, to
kill him on the spot. "
In the issue oi romeroys Democrat ot June
1st, we have the following advice given lo the
Greenback Clubs:
In the organization oi urecnoack ciubs, we
counsel every able-bodied member ol these
organizations to become as proficient as possible
In the manual of arms. In time of peace it is
well to prepare for war. In every Greenback
Club there should be a drill-master that is. in
everv club whose members are brave enough to
stand at all times, under all circumstances, to
defend their rights as citizens. . . . We, the
people, are in rebellion against the untaxed
inhiiitvnf this ronnfrv. We. the tiemile. .im
pose to have our rights, peaceably, and by
means ui hid u i uji , u iu9.iuiu, uy uto uayu
net. if we must. ' '
It is well to remember ihat the Democratic
cart v never falls to surrender to the mob when
ever It exercises local or national coutrol. The
foregoing extracts will discliise soma of the
dangers ot Democratic mio to thejaluds of ru
UOcting persona who wish their country well.
L&,iH&wiL4f , mid loll llio lfciilfl!T?rn?7)o7jA!ia
best tbey might with the mortgages and other
securities. Tbe best" was bad enough; for it
was found as a rule that the pledged lands were
not worth tbe debt, or in such condition that
nothing could be realized. Here 1b what Hutch
inson, tbe historian, writes of (hoso times
is attributable largely to tne muuence ol a firm
adherence lo the protective tariff policy. Dur
ing tbe most of tbe time, tbe Democratic party
has repeatedly attempted to reduce nil tho pro
tective duties, and has assailed all the states
men advocating those duties as corrupt. Incom
petent, stupid and Ignorant. In that period we
bave had but two Democratic Congresses, and
botb of them have made desperate attempts to
abolish protection and adjust the whole scale of
duties so as to give encouragement and prefer
ence to foreign goods over domestic That party
Is now preparing for a renewed struggle at tbe
ensuing session of Congress on thesarae subject.
The Democratic stump orator toll you that
the Republican party Is responsible for the fall
In coal, for tbe low price of iron, and the small
demand for both. The Republicans might as
well claim the credit for the most abundant bar
vests that tlie world ever kucw, which bave re
duced tbe cost of a loaf of bread far below what
any person ever dreamed of ten years ago. The
finest wheat Is now selling at prices a third less
than wbat It would bave cost to grow It five
years ago, and corn Is only thirty-four cents a
bushel. Tills Is not the result of Republican
ism, and yet these prices have been made possi
ble by the Republican theory of building up the
west, Inviting emigration, extending rail
roads over the prairies, until Ihe great farms
of the northwest are the wondor of the world.
Tbe mechanic or laboring man, before he
votes the Democratio ticket, should settle in
bis own mind whether It Is better policy to ship
our cotton to England and bave It made into
cloth and bring It back for home consumption,
or let tho needy and hungry operatives of our
own country manufacture It Into goods. Tbe
miners of Pennsylvania Bhould consider whether
It Is better policy lo dig from tbe earth our coal
and iron and manufacture it Into Implements,
and put It to Its various uses, for home con
sumption and foreign markets, or to bring from
Europe what raw material we use, or what
manufactured wares we need. Tbe Democratic
party bas been and is stili the persistent friend
of pauper labor and speculators In I.uinpe,
while the Republloau party has persistently
labored to protect and build up American en
terprise and commerce.
was by many regarded doubtful, subscriptions
to the loans were considered patriotic; those
issued after the close of the war were Issued
lo provide means for paying off the soldier
and closing np the expenses of the war.
And It is worthy of remark that it was not
,yiiii long after tho war had been brought to a
country ships far more produce than ever, and
at the same time consumes vastly more at borne
by reason of the increased magnitude ol the in
dustrlal population. Thus our farmers and
planters have under the protective system
better markets both at home and abroad. In
all tbe populous States of the. north and west
our manufactures are treble what they were In
tbe old Democratic limes.. Tbe same policy
that protected the American cotton crop inu
existence has made the country self-supplylntl
wool, bides, leather, iron, steel, copper
lead, and fabrics of metal and textile goods.
The immense export trade, that bas so largehl
reduced our foreign debt, and stopped thedrai;
of gold and silver, Is wholly the work of Repui
Ucan policy, and all tbe measures contributlni
to It were vehemently opposed by the Derun
crats as a party.
We present tbese facts and considerations t
show lhat while the Democratic party has flour
lslied by the aid of foreign capital and forcit;
monopoly, the Republicans are truly favorabi
to a foreign commerce carried on by America
enterprise, wttb domestic capital, in native pr
ducts, and calculated to strengthen and enrli
rather than to weaken aud impoverish tl
nation. As tbe export trade Is always the be
commercial reliance, It is the firm belief of II
Republicans that In proportion toour progre'
In that will be the corresponding importation
foreign products. Accordingly, tbe same fur
lhat protects domestic products in advauo
fabrics imposes no duties at all on lndlspensah
articles like tea anu couee, inui we uo not pr
duce, and on all raw products used in (tomes i
manufactures anu nuuiirieu iruiu lureiKU uori
Under that arrangemeui.asounu ana wuoieson
foreign Import trade is carriea on, wnicn inepn
tectlonisis loster anu encourage, wuiie n
steady demand of tbe Democratic party is th
this policy snau do reverseu mai uuiiessui
he l in nosed ou free goods, and that tbe dull
on foreign manufactures shall be reduced.
These principles win oe louuu lu ub luuy c:
rled OUl uy Hie ljeuiiirraur lariu, uiuuu ill i i
gress last winter ny nir. vt km h ciiinmiiiee, i
relented ny me uouse. iiiut tarui was s
ta'lued by ihe Democrat ic Speaker, and by
Democrats or the House, with few excepth
uulil the very last moment, when It was rcier
by a close vote. . On that measure the two i
ties now beiore the people must be Judged, i
same general features marked the Morn
Democratio larill' in the previous Congn
'Mia iiKinocrals sustained both bills, and Uie
pubiicaus opposed and defeated both. By t
record we ask the people to juage.