Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 24, Number 16, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 November 1874 — Page 4

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THE 'INDIANA STaTJJ SENTlNEir UflSDATyQEMBElTSlST"

TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 24.

'Sergeant Bates," who baa woa some notoriety by carrying the stars and stripes, baa undertaken to eolicit aid for the Orphans' Home of Mississippi at Lauderdale, from the state of Indiana. In doing bo, he he 'will visit all the principal cities and towns. He has made arrangements to take subscriptions for the Sentinel, daily and weekly, by which tbo commissions usually paid to soliciting agents will go 10 the bonefit "of the Orphan's Home. The Sentinel will be sont whenever the subscription price is received at the office. The chief signal oflicer of the army, BrigGen. Myers, has jnst submitted his annual report to the "secretary 1 war. Since the last report sixteen additional stations of observations have bean established. Of this number 6even are near the 100th meridian, while nine are on, the Atlantic coa9t. The weather bureau exchanges fifteen reports with the Dominion, as a A ' matter of courtesy. Stations have also been established in the West, Indies and they now extend even to the Farther Point and Halifax. No additional etations have been established on the Pacifio coast owing to the difficulties of telegrapic communications. The one on the Aleutians Islands, however, halfway across the Pacific has been contln ned as has also the one in Alaska, the latter connecting with the Russian system ot ob servation. The proposition has been made to receive simultaneous reports from various cations in the northern hemisphere, and the consent to this arrangement has been obtained from Russia, Turkey, England, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Algiers, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Portugal, .Switzerland and the ' Dominion of Canada. These reports are to be made at the sme absolute moment of time, and then transmitted to each central observatory.As it is the opinion of scientific man that it is necessary to study the atmosphere of the earth as a unit, great and valuable results are looked for frcin such a system. The Commissioner of Patents, Gen. M. D. Leggett, submitted bis report to the Secretary of the Interior only a few days previous to sending in his resignation. He says that the number of applications and patents granted during the present year slightly exceeds those of the previous one. The publication of the Patent Office Gazette has been one of the valuable improvements of the Commissioner, since now, by the aid of this jonrnal, the knowledge of the granting of a patent is made known as soon as the patent is mriled to the inventor. In this manner many useless patent applications are prevented, whereas, by the old system, there would be in existence during two or three years, from twenty-five to thirty thousand patents, the substance of which would be unknown to all except their owners. Since 1830 there have been issue over 155,000 patents. During the past year an index has also been made of all the patents issued up to tho present time, a want which formerly led to many mistakes. The index has been stereotyped and will be sold for ?30 per set, thus reimbursing the office for the cost of its preparation. The work of preparing careful drawings of the old patents has been continued, thns rendering the duplication of patents less likely. In the one class of "harvesters" enough have been sold to more than defray the cost of their production. An appropriation of 100,000 is asked for this one feature of the department work. During the year there have been received for applications,extensions,6tc.,$15,4S0. The money expended for salaries, for photographing, and for other office expenses, amounts to $694,075. The numbr of applications for patents during the year is 21,077, while the patents issued are 13.541, and 200 patents have been extended. There can be no mistaking the signs of futuredecay in the commerceolXewYork City. Her commercial pre?s does not attempt to blink tbo situation, but boldly raises the word of warning to the merchants of New York that unless specials nieasnres are taken to retain their trade it will slip away from their finders. It has been the belief of New Yorkers, and, indeed, of most other peeple, that no influence could divert the commerce of the country from that great metropolis and its established channels. But every succeeding year develops new tendencies, to seek other thoroughfares. Both Boston and Baltimore are rallying energetically to draw the Western trade to their points. For thia purpose vast and comprehensive schemes of transportation have been planned and undertaken. The tremendaoas enterprise cf drilling a passage through tho obstinate rock of the Iloosac mountain has been successfully carried out. Whether it will subserve the purpose in view or not remains to be seen. Yet no thoughtful person can doubt that a northern line of com ' merce will ultimately be opened of great importance, and which will affect the present, routes terminating at New York. The success of Baltimore appears more nearly impending. The spirit and energy of her people are fully enlisted in promotiDg her commercial facilities. She ha the shortest railroad connection between Chicago and the sea by 86 miles. But the route ' is not only the shortest, the railroad is also the best. The new link lately completed through this state and a -portion ot Ohio varies only about two miles from an air line, only eleven miles have a grade a high as twenty-six fret to the mile, and forty-four miles tavo less than five lect zrade Der mile. Added to the natural advantages of the road, it now seems to b? oo'vrd' .1 (hit it U the best managed. financially, tha soundest and most favorable to shif prs of any through line of railroad in the United States. The effect of this road to advance the commerce ot Baltimore and proportionately impair that ol New York will certainly to very con

siderable in any event, and unless decisive measures - are . adopted to create equal facilities on the competing lines, it will become very great. But. the New York Bulletin does not hesitate to recognize the growing trade and traffic of St. Louis.' Iler railroad connections with Galveston are bringing that harbor into importance. A steamer has lately brought to that port a lull cargo of coffee from Kio de Janeiro, consigned to

St. Louis and it is the pioneer of a regular line. Sugar from Cuba is received by the same route. The question is only of that period of time, when political disturbances being fully settled the population and industry cf the southwest shall come to its destined greatness. That day can not be distant. It is absurd to suppose that the vast west will filter her future trade through the tunnel nose of New York City. And when other thoroughfares are once fairly In ODeration. the old way will be less patronized than it is at present. The course of Gladstone in his recent attack upon the loyalty ol the Catholics of England looks like a desperate effort to re gain his lost popularity. This is a harsh sentence to pronounce upon a man who has maintained a character above rej proach for sd many years, and yet there is a fair foundation for such an opinion. Gladstone lost his official position through his effort in faror ot unsectarian education. Previous to that date he had lost the love of many of his fei-low-countrymen by hi3 disestablishment of the Irish Church, lie was so far distrusted that even the English Church was not deemed safe in his hands. The very fact of his having Catholic relatives was deemed suspicious. . It would appear, therefore, that aware of his unpopularity and the suspicions of the people, he determined to state his position strongly to the nation, and by declaring utter hostility to the Catholic Church regain his lost favor. It will be time enough to take up his opinions for raview when the full text of his pamphlet comes to hand. Of his reported thesis, namely, that a Catholic can not be a lojal subject of Queen Victoria, and at the same time acknowledge the spiritual supremacy of tho pope, there is little to be said save in the way of condemnation. The theory is the same which Bismarck has maintained regarding Germany, and the Prussian statesman is adopting an honester mode of warfare in carrying out his ideas than the English one. The former acts by national legislation, and his tyranny and injustice are carefully measured and regulated. The latter appeals to passions and prejudices, which have more than once set England into a sort of fury. lie may be enkindling a fire which neither he nor any one in England can ex tinguish. The doctrine which he preaches is a very old one in Britiäh politics, but it fell into considerable disrepute during the last thirty years. Its resurrection will not do much credit to the leader of English lib eralism. It should not escape the attention of Indianians that at the present time a large part of the hog crop of this State is crossing the Ohio into Kentucky to be packed there for southern consumption. Within the past week several parties from Louisville have been in the city in pursuit of hogs. Among these was the head man of one of the largest and richest packing houses in Louis ville, lie came to the state, not to . m see II ne couia rjuy nogs nor a . what price he could buy them, but he came to buy hogs and said he was going to have them. The L., N. A. fc C. railroad is doing a heavy business, for that road, in shipping porkers to New Albany, a large part of which go directly across to Louis ville. Why this imperative demand lrom that point? Simply because that is the gate to the Southern market, which must and will have pork, and has the money to pay for it. Corn and pork, the great staples of Indiana, always bring a good price south of the Ohio. Yet all our shippers look East, all our lines of transportation run east, and we ignore the richeat opportunities for a sure and remun erative market, which by virtue of position is the legitimate field of Indiana. Louisville is across the river, and apparently more effectively isolated from our trade than London 3000 miles across the Atlantic. Louisville is rich and growing richer as the emporium of the southern trade. She is very quiet about it and self satisfied. No complaints are beard from her merchants about hard times and bad collections. Few, if any failures are reported. She pays little attention to . the north side of the river unless, as now, in a scarcity of some staple necessary to her trade she raids Indiana for supplies. There is the place to whicl Indiana products should go instead of New York. There are two obstacles. First, direct transportation into the cotton states, and secondly, a better understanding between the two sections. It looks now as if the democratic party may find itself in a position to do something to promote the latter object before long. No better work can engage ita attention than preparing the way for such commercial relations between the north and south as shall be mutually beneficial to both sections. An abstract is presented to the people of Indiana this morning, showing them once more the financial status of the Commonwealth. It is derived from the last report of the present State Auditor, the lion. James A. Wild man. lie has completed the document and placed it in the hands of the printers, and the essential features of the subject-matter are embodied in the abstract given. The form in wWch the various funds appear and the sources whence they are derived are familiar to the public eye, even if the actual bistory and condition ot each fund is not un derstood cxüept by a very low. By this report the apparent value ot the fundi passing through the treasury is less by nearly a million and a quarter of dollars than was shown bv the official report of 1373. A rartial ex planation is made, in tho l.st year's report, however, showing that some f 0 000, in that

account, did not represent actual receipts

but simply a transfer ot accounts. Still, deducting this, the. volume of treasury opera tions falls over half a million below that of 1873. It appears, however, that the j result comes out at about the same figures when tho condition of the treasury is examined, there being now on band $241,203 78, against 9185,175 47 this time last year, an improvement of nearly sixty thousand dollars. The amount of stats revenue reported for 1S73 Is more than double that of 1S72, or ?S31.303 92, against $373,373 10. The auditor thinks that the money on band will pay the current ex penses until the January settlements replenish the treasury. Taking out of the disbursements the amount distributed for school purposes, which is a mere collection and redistribution of school taxes, the auditor puts down the state expenses of the current year at $1,333,517 62. The last assessment gives the total taxable property of the state as 8965.280.230. wbicn makes the expense one and one-third mill- on every dollar of taxables, or a little over onetenth of one per cent. The report reviews briefly the condition of the banks, insur ance and railroads. The work of the past year in regard to properly assessing rail road property has been tally noticed in con nection with the action of the state board of equalization last summer. In this closing work of Auditor Wildman, he alludes to the fret of bis unusual labors consequent on the alterations of the assessment law, and pays a graceful tribute to the deceased state officer, Superintendent llopkins. The full tables of statistical work in tbe report, can not be noticpd until thir publication. Uncle lake Poland to tbe Front. There seems to be a determination on the part of those politicians who have disgraced the republican party by their dishonesty and mismanagement during the last two yea if to press the Arkansas case on the attention of the federal government. They are evidently determined to overturn the settlement which tbe people of tbe state have made of their own affairs. Foremost among the men who are eDgiged in tbe disreputable work, is the notorious Judge Poland, of Vermont, who has just been defeated for Congress in a strong republican district. This gentleman, famous for his swallow-tailed coat with brass buttons, his mild and dignified demeanor, his useles3ness as an investigator, and his folly as a censor of the press, has been, as a member of a congressional committee, examining into the condition of Arkansas politics for some time past. Tbe results of his investigation are given in the telegraphic columns, and tbe ominous information is added that the venerable father of the press-gag law has gone to Washing ton to consult with the man who 6tole the laudaulet Arcades ambo. The attention of every honest man shonld be fastened upon the proceedings ot the party in power with reference to this Arkansas business, for it promises to surpass even the shameful record of political knavery made in Louisiana. Readers of the Sentinel have been kept well posted on the progress of affairs in that state, as this paper has expected some such desperate device as that which is now in contemplation for the re-establishment of the power of a few political adven turers in Arkansas. Observe how tbe game progresses. Tbe claims ot Brooks to the governorship were considered settled by the action of tbe president in May last, and theyeould not be revived 6a ve by indirect means. In a conflict of other claimants, however, Brooks might step in as the governor de jure . and secure recogni tion. With this coup de main in view, the belligerent Lieut. Gov. Smith was brought forward to assert bis right to the chief magistracy of the state, on the ground of Baxter's resignation and the Illegality ot the present constitution. If Garland cocld not be ousted, at least a door would be opened for the re-entrance of Brooks. On the maintenance of his claim it is now clear that the radicals set their hopes. In adopting him as their cham pion they present one of the most . - m amazing pictures oi party inconsistency and self-stul:ification ever exhibited. In ihe first place they are obliged to deny every principle of action affirmed in the Louisiana case. Tnereine simpie net oi leuerai recog nition has been deemed sufficient to secure tho title of Kellogg to the governorship, and it has been held that the president caa not alter his decision now that it has been assumed as the foundation of a de facto state government. To install Brooks in power it must be maintained that federal recognition has no binding force, and that the president can make a new governor every day. If Kellogg's title be considered good, how can Baxter's fall to tbe ground? Moreover, the very fact ot setting up Brooks as a claimant now is an acknowledgment of past rascality. In 1872 Brooks was the opposition candidate, a Greeley republican supported by tbe democracy, and Baxter was the administration candidate The latter was put in office, and was acknowledged by the federal government as the duly elected executive of Arkansas for two years, and now his supporters and political associates come forward and proclaim that be was put In power through fraud and force and that Brooks was really elected governor. There is butlittle doubt that such was actually tbe case, but it strange that the republican statesmen failed to discover the faci until Baxter become a democrat and Brooks a republican. It is even stranger that these politicians should have the impudence to confess their own dishonesty. The position of Poland and his associates on the Arkansas question may bo briefly stated thus: So long as Baxter represented the minority ot the people of tbe state, and Brooks the majority, the administration party was determined to force tbe former upon tho people as their ruler. Now that Baxter has become the representative of the majority and Brooks the champion of tho minority, the republican leaders are determined to foist the latter into the placo of authority. In other words, the contest is ono between a sot of political adventurers fighting for the Interests of a party, and the citizoua of tho commonwealth. 1 As was said in a pre

viöus article on this subject, - we should nerer lose sight ot tbe one

overwhelming truth that the voice of the peo- j pie of Arkansas has settled this matter, and their will can not be gainsaid 'without doing violence to the fundamental principle ot American government." Tbe It lud or a Man. The Sentinel has already thrown forward its opinions on some of the principles that ought to govern the democracy oi Indiana in the choice of a Senator and wishes to urge an additional consideration on tbe important subject this morning. Even men who differ with this paper in requiring adherence to tbe platform of 1874 must ackno wiege that mere loyalty to that platform is by no means of itself a qualification for the senatorsbip. It may be like the age of a horse running for the Derby, an essential for entry, but no one can claim that it cau be of any avail in winning tbe race. Other qualities, such as speed, endurance, good blood and good management must do that. The democracy, in choosing a senator, should consider his record, bis opinions, his reputation, and, above all. his real character. They are not seeking for a man who is to assume, like Senator Morton, tbe position of a party autocrat in the state, but they are looking for noma one whom they . are about to intrust to a great extent with the responsibilities of a leader, and above all things they should take into account tbe candidate's fitness for leadership. They want a man whhout Morton's ambition, but with strength of mind sufficient to counteract Morton's influence. Tney do not require brilliancy so much ss steadiness of character. They should have some one as trustworthy as the north star, not a man who may veer round to any side of a question, through desire for popularity or to oblige a personal friend. It is well to insist on spotless purity inofficial life, or past consistency in politics, or a record which the party press may use for purposes of attack instead of being perpetually pushed to defend it but the essential qualifications are steadfastness and trustworthiness. The very word Senator conveys an idea of dignity and solidity. Tbe fine, old Roman story of tbe venerable men who sat amid tbe ruins of the city, in such majestic calmness, that the invaders paused in reverence before them, has left a sweet ' savor even about our modern senatorsbip. The Sentinel is not alone in its opinion on this subject. Tbe question of choosing a senator for Wisconsin is now under consideration among tbe republicans of that state, and in discussing the claims of Matt Carpenter, who is tbe most prominent candidate, a Milwaukee journal makes the following clear and striking statement of the rules which should govern in the selection of a senator. Written without any view to an application among the democracy of Indiana, it should come with tbe full force of all impartial judgments. Our cotemporary says of the qualifications fur the senatorship: It should be asked: Not: Is he jolly and showy ? Is he ingeneious and free-handed? Is he glib on his feet? Is he "devilish smart?" Is he genious in making ''the worse appear the belter reason?" But: Is he earnest and steadfast? ' Is he an economical and conscientious custo dian of the public interests? Is he profound and statesmanlike and dili gent in his study of great questions? jjoes ne possess a niga sutnaara oi panne amy and the bravery to live and act op to it? If Mr. Carpenter can stand these latter tests, then, perhaps, he above any other ought to go back to the United tttates senate. If he cannot, then surely there are In Wisconsin, among the men who are competently and bonorablr conducting vast business affairs of their own, or among lawyers who are more quietly devoting themselves to their profession and conscientiously and efficiently discharging toe trusts wmcn it imposes, many men wno would reflect upon this commonwealth more honor if less notoriety than the gentleman who is playing so bold a game to secure his re-elec-ticu to tuat piace. 1 1 this sound and wholesome piece of poiiii"al doctrine nothing further need now be added. The New York Republic has spent a great deal of its superfluous energy in denying the report sent from the South that the ne groes voted tbe democratic ticket in considerable numbers. In opposition to the common opinion, the low caste republicans can see no good in tbo abolition of tbe color line. It may result in the lessening of class prejudice and the security of the negro, but it must destroy the supremacy of the repub lican party in the South, and therefore all men in whom partisanship is stronger than J patriotism will struggle against such a consummation. With the end of . the race ; issue at tbe South radicalism must perish. With a full conviction of this truth the administration has so shaped its legislation in the reconstruction ot the rebel states as to throw the political preponderance into tbe hands of tbe colored voters, and to throw tbe management of the colored voters into the hands of tbe republican leaders. When this work was done it was thought safe to trust the reconstructed common wealths once more to themselves. Tet how worthless did these schemes for the aggran dizement of the party at the expense of the national peace and prosperity prove. In a few years . radical supremacy has gone down in one state after another, in spite of tbe most desperate efforts of the general government to sustain it, and now only South Carolina, Florida and Mississippi remain within tbe course marked out for them. The machinations of those Northern politicians who hoped to control tbe South for two or three generations have come to nought. The knavish engineer is hoist by his own petard. In seeing the control of so many states slipping away, it is not strange that the administration statesmen should grow indignant and appeal to tho colored people to stand fast by the party which ' has done so much for them. It is not to be wondered at that they should feel the desertion of the negro as a piece of base ingratitude and denounce such action bitterly. This fact of the loss ot the united negro support Is so unpleasant that many republicans will not open their eyes to it. The frantic denials of tbo Republic, the Inter-Ocean and the Washington Chronicle. however, will

scarcely weigh against the reports of the1 Associated Press agents and such correspondents as Gar, of the New Tork Times, and II. V. TL, of tha Cincinnati Commercial. The latter declares of, tbe colored people in Tennessee that they are beginning to think that it will be well to make ft lends among the people of their own state, rather, than depend any longer upon support from tbe North, where public opinion is liable to such a sudden revolution. They will, therefore vote the democratic, ticket as a measure

or prudence and conciliation. The latter declares in regard to the negroes in Texas: The general apathy felt about the election wa8 something surprising, bat it showed one thing very plaluly that we must not count on the colored vote. Herein Han Antonio, where so much has been done for the negro in the way of schools, where the flrmest friends of the negro reside, very few voted at all. and of tbose voters the great majority deposited democratic ballots. We can have the colored vote so Jong as we are supreme and do longer. The democrats here talk of the colored man having found out the carpetbagger, and say that he baa )e-rneo,.rherehfs true 'n'erests lie. I will not discus either position, but it wem to me that the fact is not so, that the negro vote belongs to the conqueror. As victory inclines to one party or the other so will the negro vote fall over. It has to stability in itself, and is sirnplv so much ballast which rolls naturally to tbe victorious side, some one hat declared that republics are always ungrateful. 1 think that those who have warred lor an idea will always meet with ingratitude. It is fortanate for us that we freed the negro out of regard to a high principle, becanne If we expect any gratitude at his hands we shaU certainly be disappointed. If this estimate, made by the trusted correspondent of the toremost republican paper of the country, be a sound one', it contains in itself a striking commentary on tbenseless nessof all political trickery in the long run. It establishes beyond a doubt that when the reconstruction policy was framed to put Ja vast and ignorant mass of the population in the hands of the party in power, it simoly insured the absolute supremacy of the oppo si: ion throughout the South for years to come. They play s desperate game who endeavor to shape national issues in tbo inter ests of narrow ideas and for the sake of ephemeral triumphs. Woman is by nature a reformer. If she can find no wider sphere for her operations she will reform the rooms of her dwelling by shiiting tbe furniture around from side to side. The good man comes home from work or office and finds himself bewildered in his own bed room. Every piece of fur niture has assumed a new position, and all the relations are changed. This is reform, and it goes round tbe room until in the course of unavoidable changes there comes a final relorm which ranees everything in the original position, yet the last move was also a reform. It is not necessary to enumerate the fields social, moral and in dustrial in which the adventurous spirit of woman has led the pioneers of improvement within tbe last quarter century. They are numerous enough. Whatever may be said of some of them and of the methods adopted to reach tbe ends desired, the last one, that of dress reform, is certainly a legitimate direction to which woman may dnect ber studies and exertions. It is said that the first definite impulse given to the movement, which, of course, has its origin in New England, and still more of course, in Massachusetts, and moat certainly, in Boston, was by an address upon the subject by Miss Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, read before tbe New England Woman's Club. That ciub was never en gaged in better business than listening to tbe same. Briefly, that impulse led to a se rles of lectures on the subject by men and women eminent in the medical profession, which . will very soon be published together in a book. Tbe engagement of this topic by the Woman's Club drew upon them such an avalanche of interrogatory correspondence as forced them to open an official headquarters, located at No. 25 Winter street. From clerical work they have now enlarged their scope to that of manufacturing some classes of the new fashioned garments which have been devised as improvements essential to health and prolonged life of women. Three sewing ma chines are kept in constant employment to supply tbe demand for samples only. In their rooms also there are kept on exhibition for tbe benefit of tbe public specimens of the garments, which so far pertain only to underwear, such as have been recommended. Tbe principal point of attack in the prevailing costume is against corsets. In this the reformers have shown good war strategy by assailing one point at a time, and thus concentrating power. It is no part of the design of this article to discuss the style of woman's dress Let them do that among themselves who know the most about what they want. But it is a good omen that to this important matter, concerning which many acknowledged abuses exist, the serious and scientific thought of good minds is to be applied In a practical way. The various and always varying style of woman's dress are not produced without thought by any means. But it is the study and Ingenuity of the dress artists, the fashion leaders, which is applied to the subject. Their study is directed not so much to utility as to beauty. Their external appearance rather than comfort, convenience and health engages their genius and skill. So that while marvels of grace and beauty are continually invented, but little attention is paid to anything else. No doubt the women, well understand that Nif they are to make their reform go, they must not attempt to impair the ornamental element of dress. Within consistent limits the adornment of woman's natural beauty by the embellishments of graceful dress and artistic devices is as legitmate as to have regard to the safety of life. Reform-should not mean and does not mean an invasion of the right of woman to render herself . beautiful by her costume as the Creator has in add ber la face and form. But the two things can doubtless be made to consist, the safety of health and long life and also the graces and charms of artistic ornament. Such a study ia noble, it is wise, and called for. That this view is held in common by an enlightened society is proved by tb.9 spontaneous enthus'asm with which the new dress reform is received. Dr. Santiago Smith, commissioner of agriculture and internal improvements for the state of Coahuila, Mexico, is in St. Louis asking for capitalists to invest in that country.

AFTER TTTE VICTORY.

TIIE'dEMOCRATIC JUlilLEE. THE CLOSING OP THE CH ASM-WaSHVILLK CELEBRATION ON THCICOAT-KPEKCHFS BT rROCTOR KNOTT, OF KENTUCKY. At the democratic celebration at Nashville on Thursday last speeches were made by several distinguished gentlemen, inclujing the Hon. M. C. Kerr, the Hon. James B. Beck and the Hon. Proctor Knott. From a report of the meetine In the Louisville Conner-Journal the followin extracts aro made from tbe speeches of tbe two latter gentlemen. During the remarks of the lion. James B. Beck he said; All reflecting men see that our successess were brought about by a determination on the part of the people not of the democrats alone bat of larga numbers of men who have heretofore acted with the republican party, to stamp with the seal ol their condemnation the arbitrary, corrupt, consolidating and despotic acts of the radical rulers. The E rot est entered at Cincinnati in May, 1S7 y disgusted republicans, under the lead of . such men as Greeley, Trumbull and Schurz, has at last found practical and effective expression in the cordial union of the best elements of the republican with tbe democratic party, in an effort to save the country from radical misrule. The victories in Massachusetts, Michigan and eUewhere can only be accounted lor on this hypothesis. It is equally clear that if the people bad felt that the defeat of the radicals had been possible, Iheir overthrow stunning as it is would have been still more overwhelming. The revolution in public sentiment, developed by the recent elections may have been aided here and there bv local cause hard times in some manufacturing district; prohibition; the third term; the civil rights bill; abuse of power in Louisiana, infUt ion or contraction of the currency each and all may, and likely did in particular localities, iufluence the votes of men; but beyond all and underlying all, as the widespread protest operating equally and with equal significance in Massachusetts and lex a, in Michigan and Alabama, ehows, is the great fact that the country, the whole chur try, has become alarmed at the reckless disregard of constitutional limitation and the absolute, almo-t admitted, corruption and extravagance of every bratiCh of the federal government, from the chief executive down to the lowes subordinate. An investigation into all the facts, and an exhibit of the books and accounts is demanded. THE LESSON OF THE VICTORIES. It was all the more glorious because it was so won. The lesson it teaches is plain and emphatic. An oppressed and justly alarmed people have almost by instinct risen in their might and declared that centralization and consolidation of power,personal government, oppression and robbery of state and people, will be tolerated no longer. They have spurned the dUhohest officials wbo fostered discord and strife while proclaiming loyalty and peace. They refuse longer to throw their .sweaty caps in tbo air and sing peans to those who seek at once to rob and enslave them. They demand the restoration of equalitv of rights, and fraternal relations to and among the states and the people, regardless of whether they wore tbe blue or the gray. They protest against subsidies, monopolies, class legislation and exclusive privileges, and demand equal right and exact justice to all. They emphatically require the subordination of the military to the civil authorities, and trial by jnry under the state laws, the eouality and integrity of the states, with 'fair, free elections, conducted under state authority, and an honest count of their votes by Congress in presidential elections. They will have, hereafter, honesty, capacity and fidelity in public officials, economy aud strict integrity in the management of the money taken from them by tbe tax-gatherer. It is because all these things have been ignored and disregarded by the party in power, and because they hope and trust that they will all be enforced and upheld by the democratic party that tbe people have risen, as it were by magic, from tbe Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the lakes to th gulf, in a great, grand effort to restore a pure and honest administration of the government under and in obedience to the constitution. ' All we have to do, fellow - citizens, to obtain and retainpower, is to do justice that justice which has been so long denied to a suffering and down trodden people. Expos 3 tbe guilty, punish crime, protect the helpless, remembering that rulers are with tn only servants; that government is a pauper: that labor furnished all the means to tbe trustees employed to disburse th funds; that the constitution is the suprem law, and is as binding pn tbe president as oa the humblest citizen. I trust democrats will have patriotism enough to LET BY-G05E3 BE BY-QOXE3, to treat all who unite with us in thlssuprem effort of the people to preserve and perpetuate what yet remains of constitutional liberty and law, as brothers and equals, regardless of their antecedents. That drne, tbe bloody chasm will indeed be closed, and federal and confederate, democrat and republican, will alike have cause to rejoic over the prosperity of a united country and a free, happy and mighty people. The lion. Proctor Knott, in speaking of the results of the great victory and whit they signify, he said they tell us: That there shall be an absolute subordination at all times, and under all circumstances, of the military to the civil authority. The sanctity of no homestead is to be violated by the miduight tramp of an armed soldiery compelled to execute tbe mandates of an irresponsible despot, but that every Moan's bouse shall be his castle, in which be can lie down to the refreshing slumbers of a con science.void of offence, secure under the protecting segis ot his country's laws. That there shall be no more contempt of the judicial power on the part of the petty sub-alters, but that the habeas corpus shall be in fact, as in theory, tbe talisman of the citizen salety. That there shall be an impartial distribution of the hardens as well as the blessings of tbe government over -all sec tions of the Union and all dasses of the community alike. Jio more protected monopolists; no more tariffs, designed to build up one portion of the country at the expense of all otber. r.nd to swell the coffers of tUa capitalist while grinding the face of the laborer, That we shall have the strictest conouiy ia the public expenditures, "snd no more presidents who have so many relations that they can't live on a salary of $25,000 a year. A rigid arraignment of all abuses of power and Eublic trusts, both before tbe established triunals of justice and the great bar of popular opinion. No mere sham investigations, NO MORE WH1TEWASHIXO COMMITTEES, j but a general cleansing of the Augean sta bles, a thorocgh scouring oui of tbe lob bies, a complete smashing up f rinrs, and the prompt ferreting out of friuds, corrup tion, bribery and official theft. That we aH to have no more interference with local eled tions by corrupt Umted States marshal drunken district judjes, or partizan attoineys general, but a ltilous care of the elective franchise, the sole property of the iver?.l states, and the ccruer-htone ot their independence, as it is t all free governments. That the general goerument sbll be supported in'allthe povers delegated toil In the constitution, carefilly and strictly foastrued, as the estabished means of securing justice and fcarmny airorp the severil states; the chosen medium of commuiice- .