Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 24, Number 18, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 December 1874 — Page 4
THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, TUESDAY DECEMBER 8. 1874.
TUESDAY. DECEMBER 8.
Prol. J. L. (Jay, of Illoomington, promises rejoinder to the charges made against nim. It will bo ready during the coming Tbe republicans are still busy Hogging Oov. linker and the republican legislature t lG9over tbe Shoulders of the Supreme Court judge9- They dtsetve all they get tor Ihey certainly passed a mean, cowardly law.
In regard to the tribulations of James K. Oilmore, better known as Edmund Kirke, the Sentinel desires to remark, with due
Bolemnlty, that a ninst unmitigated liar .nd
oaiidrel is comicg out in his real char
acter.
lated the law be gotten out of the office which they are unfit to fill, with all convenient speed. Postmaster Ueneral'a Report. The postmaster-general has completed his report. An examination of this document gives some interesting Items, of which the following are the moat Important: The revenues of the year ending June 30, 1874, were $2i,.r90,5C$; and the expenditures $32,126,411. The estimated expenditures for the year nding June 30, 1870, are $36,904,031, and the total estimated revenues, f 29,143,150, leaving a deficiency to be appropriated out of the treasury of 17,815,873.
A rapidly increasing me Is being made ol
the registered letter system. A gain has
road. It is not strange that he felt a little out of humor. This same granger remarked that those men who sell in advance at low prices are generally farmers who docline to take a newspaper, and neglect to read and study commercial reports. They are not advised of the conditions abroad which affect the market, and can not form a judgment how to act wisely. There are still left in Indiana a great many farmers who judge of the market by what it was last year or some other year when they sold so and so. One of the most valuable services of tbe grange organization is the stimulus which it has given to reading such matters as make the farmer intelligent and shrewd In his own affairs. They have shown to the inconsld-
been made In the time of transporting malls, era6 eagy g0ing ca9S that they lose a largo
That gallant old sea dog, Secretary Kobe-
son, has handed in bis report, aud professes
his readiness to whip all creation at a mo
ment's notice. The ancient mariner may be
that from New York to San Francisco
bavins been shortened five , hours and a I
half. In the foreign service the postmaster-
general says that its regularity and certain-
ity wcro never la a better condition. The
number of postofSces in operation Jane 30,
1S74, was 34,291, and the total number of ap-
part of their honest earnings, simply by a failure to know for themselves the condition of the country, of the markets, and the crops outside of tbeir own Immediate neighborhood. To form an opinion now it is necessary to know the situation
beyond the limits of one's own county
pointments during the year reach 9,421. Tbe The wholo vast territory is so united by rail-
good results predicted from tire letter- road communications that local conditions
t a . a
asm me nrsi part or nn message. To use
an old simile, he . playj between the two sides of the q jcstlcn like a ferry boat. lie gives a detailed statement In regard to his interference in Louis
iana auatrs and bis failure to
interfere in tho affairs of Arkansas and once more flings tho responsibility for Southern misrule upon Congress. His whole treatment of this subject may be described as vacillating and cowardly, and tbe following may be taken as a rpeclmon of It: A
Is there Bot a deposition on one side to mac-
m ST'
iers, aoa on trie oiner side
regarded as the nation a be3t boer in times carr,er 8tem Rfe m cont,nUed. while are8peedily affected by the aggregated results I
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There is a hot controversy roidc on over
the proper inothod of governing the District of Columbia. The present stjle of manag
ing the affairs by a commission of gentlemen rhosen from different quarters of the Union,
without regard t.t the wishes of tho people of
Washington and vicinity, is a curious anomaly, especially in consideration of the
fact that the party in pdwer prides its9lf
upon tbe establishment of universal suf
frage. It is clear that Congress is afraid to
trust the application of its own doctrine to
tbe affairs of tbe district. Tbe Washington ring is making a strong push for home rule,
confident that by a popular vote the control
of the district would once more be put
Into the hands of Shepherd, who is the idol of tbe colored citizens. It U a poor rule
that won't work in all directions.
nlfy wroDK and outrs
to belittle themorjustify thm? If public opin ion could be directed to a correct survey of what Is, and to rebuklu" wrong and aiding the proper authorities la puuiHhing, a better state of feeling would be inculcated, and the sooner we woclu have that eace which would leave the Mates tree, Indeed, to regulate ihelr own domestic aflat r. I believe on the part of our citirens of tha Kouthern Mates that among t he bter of them there is a dlMiKMdtioii to be law abiding and to do no violence either to individuals or the laws existing, but do they do rhjbt In Iporln the existence of violence and bloodshed lu their resistance to constitutional authority? I j- m pat u I re -with their prostrate condition, and would do all In my power to relieve tbem, acknowledging that lu some Instances they have had mast living gove rn merits to live under, and very oppressive ones In the way of taxation for nominal improvements, not giving benefits tqual to the hardships imposed. Iu regard to which stuff It may be said
our money orders there has been a gain of 0f an regj(ms. If the farmer fails to inform tüat ifc offers little comfort or encourage
over thirty per cent, on tbe amount or fees himself, his disability Is auicklv discern f d m63"-lo n J party.
received. ThO exchanges Ot money orders hvhU V-PAnerKifThted neighbors, and he is In his statement of the foreign relations of
with OreatBritain and Switzerland have been niado to pay dearly for hia Ignorance. As the countr-v the Prosidenl makXS several
most marked, and there has been only one I shown above, this is no idle theorizing. Kod suggestions. The hint ot a possible
erroneous payment out of 69,677 payments. Practical illustrations aro abundant in this After referring to tho new method of 8tale to-day of farmers who are postage collection to go . Into effect obliged to " say that their dish is on January 1, the report remarks on wrong side up whea it rains porridge. That
the etliciency or tbe money order 3 to say. they sold early and cheap, and
system. It is said tobe rapidly growing H0W uavo the dissatisfaction of seeing their
In favor and is evidently a great accom- produce making others rich. This prlncl
modation to people remote from bank-1 pieia not an argument lor holding over for
Ing facilities. As at present con- heh prices, but against selling in advance,
ducted, tbls department, nowever, does aealnst contracts for corn yet standing; and
not pay us own proper expenses, ana tne i h0frs before they are fattened. The proper
postmaster recommends that the fees be in- time to sell, as a rule, is when the produce
creased or Bome method adopted so as to u readv for the market at the market
make it self-sustaining. Tbe number and
Judge Oscar Stephenson, of St. Paul,
Minn., has just gained a ridiculous notoriety.
Having visited New York and put up at the
St. Nicholas Hotel, he desired to see the fict laly chronicled in print, and therefore sent
the announcement of his arrival to the New Tork Sun, enclosing with it tbe sum
of one dollar. The Mepbistopbiles of
the Sun published tho personal . with
a sardonic grin in tbe shape
f the following comment: 4 The dollar was
at once returned to Judge Stephenson with be information that the Sun receives pay
for advertisements only; and we take pleas- I marks:
vre in giving his announcement a gratutt
length of the mail routes in the United
States throw into insignificance the cost of
similar services in other countries. For the
year ending June 30, lslo, it is esti
mated that the cost of this item
alone will amount to $3,000,000, while the portion to be paid to railroad will
amount to 110,000,000. The postmaster
general at this point enters i
discussion of the complicated question
transmission of the mails by the
price.
The President's Message.
It is needless to direct the attention of tbe
reader to the president's message, given in
full in the column of the Sentinel this
morning, as public expectancy has long
been on tip-toe to catch a glimpse ot the
document.
movement to put an end to the bat baric war now raging in Cuba will be bailed with es pecial satisfaction. No less sterling In character is tho suggestion that the nefarious coolie traffic, by which the Chinese ot both sexes are imported into the country like cattle, should be put an end to. . The arras of America should be open with a liberal wel
come to all emigrants, but this mo Jam re
vival of tbe slave ttade Bhould Le chr
at once In tbe most effective manner. Uhe
vexed question in regard to putting off
and taking on tbe duties of American citi
zenshipis also suggested for consideration, and certainly ought to receive it. Our courts
have followed, in this matter, old common
law precedents, maintlning the doc
trine "once a sutgect always a
subject" and in modern civilization such a theory is out of place.
Other matters touched upon under this head
are too numerous even for mention, and the
OUR NEXT SENATOR. (SPIRIT OP TILE INDIANA PRESS.
w.u.niis mua ALL PARTS OF THE STATE
M POXALD TUE FAVORITE. From tbe Goshen Democrat. vIfri6w"??ot for the Stftt9 Sentinel and the Terro Haute Journal, no one would ever Imsarlne that the Hon. Dan Voorhees was really a candidate for United States senator. From the Richmond Independent. " The senatorial race has dwindled down to Voorhees and McDonald. It is understood that Gooding will be a candidate. Between the two, the people will almost unanimou&ly say, glvs us McDonald. From tbe New Albany Ledger Standard. The course of the friends of Mr. Voorhees has awakened an opposition . at his own home, which may do tbe distinguished candidate considerable barm. The parties In the controversy all appear to be democrats, and our advice is mil, "Ltua have peace." ' Krorn the uanorte Ilerald. Wo learn that tho Hon. Martin Ilolllnecr.
clerk of Vleo conntr. 1 a nrlwgi
United States senator. This mVe tn
candidates for Vigo county, and it Is ex-
lOTieu air. iioinnser will divide the votes of that of the . state with the Hon. Dan. voorhees. From the Sullivan County Democrat J The Journal informs us that enthusiastic democrats of Terre Haute are staking their last dollar on Mr. Voorhees for senator, and declare they will never vote the ticket again if he is net nominated. Now suppose others should swear they will not vote the ticket again if be Is nominated? Will itnot tret n.
into a sort of a muss?
From the Fort Wayne Sentinel. Gov. Hendricks has oull ned thfl aitn.it.tnn
in a terse sontence. "The republican partv
can not destroy us, but we can destroy ourselves." How? By listening to the sonhis-
tryof the Cincinnati Enquirer, Dan Voorhees and Jeems Buchanan, the man who has a "plan." If the democracy Is honest rnongh to kick these charlatans out of the I nrty, Its future is assured. From the Miami County Sentinel.
We are opposed to salary grabbing, and
extravagance in all its forms.
of the new reformation is no.nwuse verzins
. . u'cu. or men at least
who are
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usympatny v,th the liviair issues
.I:" '?"1 l wnd if tby are only to
"rve as swe.t-cloths oorhees.
lor sucu hacks as
From the Jasper Courier.! The following characteristic letter from the Hon. D. y, Voorhees we find In the Iew Albany Lodger-Standard. It is char
acteristic of the exalted patriotism cf the
man, ana just what might be expected from , ?u' Uehan ih9 fceart8 of thft PPl with him on the currency question, and the present tight times are developing more and more every day the wUdom '
not rt.Lb,etb8r he ,btM bethd ensu,ror lt y no man w,th wa on thecurITIWT, S? !? lb? ttte platform
",Fariy guinea mccess, and hich he sustains in spirit . n L,,.-
ought to receive tbe vote of a single demo. 1 8Vep.rt0ientaUve- Ve wooM rather fuJAerh0..falry Rrsb than the denn.-
K lanu-scill POIICV Of th Hr.n tVkv
McDonald. The business nt th T" . " .V
, . v vvuui y uu mauds more money.
WHO SHALL BE SENATOR. A LETTER FROM COL. DENBY.
HB HAS BEEN A. M'PO.NALD MAN FROM THB
ubuijum&qwiIILE 50T8EKKIXQ THK SEX--I-i' HR MOULD ACCEPT IF TENDERED POSITION HIS FINANCIAL VIEWS. Several of the Sentinel exchanges have
suggested Col. Denby, of Evansvllle. as the
proper person to send to the Senate to suc
ctu .ur. i rati. some of these have urged that gentleman earnestly, especially tho Martin County Herald, eliciting from him a private letter, wherein he states his position upon that question, and others pertaining thereunto. Mr. II. A. Peed, the editor, acknowledges the privacy of the letter, but justifies himself in making it public on the ground of its great importance. Now that it has gone before a portion ot the public, and is an admirable eontri hlltlltn to imrnnt
We want P OIIt'al history, the Sentinel spreads it be-
men selected to fill all position who nt-. c-u.HK puunc at targe:
tain the fame opinion", and, from what we know of the legislative body, which assembles next month, we are willing, confidently, to entrust to their discretion the selection of a
united btates senator and all other officers
to he appointed by tbem. From the Frankfort CresenL
We hope the friends of Mr. Voorhees, who
are pushing hia claims as candidate for the
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nto a lenethv It may be remarked in a general way that ""uei wiu mereiy say inai, ine use pro- T. , " ttat i should treat you
- "i.. a i .1 ii t i a i v'uivu iai atüi t uic ana Liiab ai r. v tNir l riAt o m nii a ä i.
of the tbe message renects creau upon its autnor, w Japanese inuemnuy iooks hee- however irifta.1 . nd min.ni " irtV. rl VV ",1,!U Bcn.
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railroads and whosoever he may be, and upon tbe presi- umewuai, wmmsicai. man, and we do not like to be driven to the tion on the main question to
(hmt I aent ior aaoptintr sucu a serie or sen- I lunkwruuu ui iue messaire aevoieu to a fu'u,u1 uoiu cuiuiwum w proclaim tne liida. Th
ma uouse
by express companies. At present
" I i . i i t1 rr"i Ä j
is represented as being la a very unsatisfac- M Views upon puouc poacy. xno uocu
tory condition and some equitable mode of ment will go as far to re-estaoiiah tue credit
adjustment is desired. On this point he re- of the administration as any mere declara
"I would suczuest that the time tlons of good intentions can possibly go,
' has come, when a resolute effort should be mala in rlctnrmlna hoar far thA nnotoffiPA
ivinuiorotinn nf tv,n rn,a , . -.i l reason irom
tops. Be a little
tnougbt tnat per naps tne re are newspajer , men mean enough to accept these little
bribes. There must be some such fellows in the profession or editors and reporters would
not so irequentiy meet tue oner or a "con
sideration" for the performance of some
strictly legitimate piece of newspaper work.
When the special dispatch to this paper, detailing the action of the Brazil school
board, turning thirty-five colored children
into tbe streets, came to hand last night, the Sentinel was inclined to interpret the whole affair as apolitical trick designed to increase
the lying and slander that has been circu
lated in regard to the recent decision cf the
Supreme Court on the school question.
a limit to governmental interfer
ence, and, happily, it better suits the
) rranini r f tVia A mnri nan nonnla f ft haln
themselves, than to depend on the State,
To communicate intelligence and disseml-
nota Information ar th nrimarv fiinc'.lnna
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of this department. Any divergence from Im Inirtttmaf o enfiorA of nnrat.lnna tAnda to
'disturb the just rule that, in the ordinary
4 business ot lilo, the recipient of a benefit is
th nroner nartv to pav for it. since there is
me aiuerent aepariments needs no review, From the Seymour Democrat.!
as those reports have been already made! The Hon. Wm. S. Holman is a candidate for
familiar to the readers of tho Sentinel the United States Senate. Mr. Holman is
The sad experience of tbe people, nowever, vj le.egrapaic synopses, it is enougn to I one or tbe foremost men in the United
will teach them to look with cynical bus- 7 that the president is cordial in his praise States, and deserves all the honors that our
But we can not afford at
V,w mnrtorotalv fair nratt-a OU3 meaSUr63 Which thOV nronosn. On thA I "" """ " "OCT iotoiihh vo io IDK8 a
"J " 4 f senator. When we have made a lust annor-
tt i.i a!) I. kl I nAü(A nn IPV Wh rn hg hrnnvht nn moui It a I . s . . . . ... .. L 1
xieretuiorc, ut-itucr .no pxosiucui uui uia t . t .Jt "v"b". uv, uu uuuuiBDt ui ine Biate. tnen we can spare
friends have so harmonized their perform- I sun no I as nis o.a opinions. In recrard to I bim, but not till then.
From the Rochester Sentinel.
oas insertion ana in in;s more conspicuous I i . . ..... . . . I .; i , . . , , na, uaatnm Tj,,f
m(.nnpr m probablv the iudce will never do ' department can properly go in its efforts Piclon upon tbe best or professions until re- ouL-uruiuates, uu enuurses tue van- rv -; ""f.1 manner. rrobaDiy tne judge will net er do . . f -.,v. deemed bv moderately fair practice, ous measures which thoy propose. On the I8"m6 J "Presentatl
aw.-a a. . h 4 a a. i .ig mil ii 1 1 nit ii i .Ln Liin iriiiiui: n iliiiiii 1 a, i mi m. i HHM'4i.iir nun uro n a vtcx m a n a
so any uiuru, uut uis ntiiuu suggests inei
passing unwarrantably upon tne sphere of
private enterprise. There must be
ance with their promises ai
their perform- I ""1 bolds bis o.d opinions. In regard to
to render the cheap transportation he is non-committal,
Evansville. Ind.. Nov. 23. 1S74.
nfie?iddV PE,1, EBQ"t tor Mrtln otT Dear Sir: You did me a great honor in your editorial of the 19th Inst, In recommending ine for United SUtes sonator. Such distlcguished commendation, comin from a gentleman of your high character and
nuiiity, wiii utj irensnrea up by me, though I am undeserving of lt. I thank you he rtily. lour article demands at mv i,nn.
fairly. I can
honorable men-
ss to my pesiwbich vou at.
position of United Stt
wilt never be sought by me, bot would not
do aecnnea 11 it were offered. I had thought that tbe democracy bad generally conceded that the Hon. J. E. McDonald was to be tho senator. I say to you frankly that I approved this conclusion. It did not occur to me to make tbe financial question a test, but I favored his election on account of the long services, tho faithfulness, the many virtues, the ability and the high character ot tho man! I came to this conclusion before I know that Mr. Voorhees was a candidate, and I have not changed lt since. During
THE IiATK STRUGGLE
all financial
spoken wisely."
The most important part ot the
perhaps, is the portion treating of the finan- I an his former delusions, or else he has the cial situation of the country. If the sub- hardihood to speak with more than his
no Pru from th iintveraai law that vAr Meet matter be of less vital political value in Mormer hypocrisy. He declares his full
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QArtA miiaf in nmA waxr lw naiH ior v,tt I tbe lonz run than the policy to be adopted kllu system, dui asserts that
anm on toward the Southern states, it is certainly of its failure thus far is due to the opposition
-
The nostmaster-eeneral pavs a hlizh comnli- I more Immediate interest to the people at the I which It bas met with from congress and the
Later information from a thoroughly trust ment to his predecessor iu attainingtbe aboli- Present juncture. On this one point, it mav leading politicians. Upon their heads be the
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i.. a l . TT.. Unrl harrl Itt t onf n reo to enrrrract I lOW CüIDeS UaVKl fS. linnmnrr Or MUnwiclr I . .
t!'""'"" wuuc... . , . - , . , . M l.j , ; uemocrats oi an financial views stood what sort of legislation may fellow this mes- left-handed subsidy for the Pacific county, and announces himself as a candi- Lhoulder to shonMor' viiÄ - , V ........ . . .. f-n r, . IriotA fr.i. i Tn i t i i v.., .14. BUOUmer shoulder. Since victory has
sage, it is but fair for us now to welcome tne v.umpnujf. awui, mo lisinctoi w i w wu f been"won. we must comnromisA M,rHimi
president's utterances with Sallust's maxim: lumbia he has talked very moderately, and m J!?JJVBl0. i9 ences. If the public irood '.h.n rpnni
It is well to have acted nobly in behalf of the telegraph has managt to confuse his i6n of In the mlÄ McDonald : nor Mr Voo heL
therepublic, and not inglorious to have figures lu a strange fashion. The centennial tion, eitherof whom will do donor to the shall be tho recipient of the irrest honnr of h
he damns with faint praise. But on the i-f i m v - I
message, suujeti ui civu service riorm ne preserves
worthy source eoes to show that the outran tion of the franklnz pnvilesre. which he be- w said, ail tne pumio curiosity nas oeeu iuKuter ui tuo muocems. no ssys:
Is really a but it is
piece of political chicanery; lie ves has also opened the way for other concentrated. Aware of that fact the author
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based upon no such far-1 measures of retrenchment. The deü-l" uiöaaÄo um wuvoutmtou
tbe discussion
financial problem. His
party choosing them, but we ask to be de
livered from "the tall sycamore." 1
fFrom the Martin County Uerald.l
The tall salary-grabbing Sycamore of the
Wabash, Dan. Voorhees, is presenting. .hia
claims for the Indiana senatorship, with that inate modesty for which he is so justly celer
brated, Mr. Voorhees is a pestilent dema
gogue, with a great capacity for bowline.
and is as ignorant of statesmanship as he Is of political principle. It the democrats
of Indiana can make no better use of their
recent victory in the state than to send this
senaiorsnip, tuen some new and untried man must be eelected. I. presume nearly
every man has some sort of financial
theory. The platform, whether so intended
or not, was such that every man mizht
find a plank to stand on. The result of the elections and our own knowiArio
demonstrated that no democrat voted against his party, whatever financial views
ne migot nave entertained. Wa it h
honest, if curious, spectacle of the ehiir-
man of the democratic central committee
ana tne president of the nominating con-
' der these circumstances, therefore, I an-
. , i ! ii :.L..irww"' .uUU.,uaU m douu tuio ana mo president or the nnm nxin n.
measures or retrenchment, xüe defi-1" v.uuuo v, 1 mau tu tue unuea otates senate, iney may vention repudiating some portions whila
sighted and subtile policy aa at first supposed, ciency of this department has varied rorce upon lDe mscU8Slon or lbe ?. lT I 0
It has for its motive one of the meanest and of late vears from 15 to 20 ' rer nnanciai prooiem. ills argument, on yiiD luwui, i mu iCKiU utu uu mi r--r';- ; " uo u"unou l.umr mpie. I und no
moft foolish designs that was ever generated cent, and for the year ending June 30, 1374 the subject Is clear, sound and strong. He 'a disapproval of the system, and will bv low eunnia and want of nrincini. Th there will he. nrohablv. a deficit of ts.nnfi.- procoedson the assumption that the nation abandon it, except so far as to require ex-
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board of trustees for the Brazil publicschools 000 and about25 per eent. of the revenues ot brouguout tne season or aepression which miuauous ior certain appointees to aeter
Un;j, rih.u mn v a ir,, .u:. n.r,non Tha nnaimf.Mni it nas passeu turuujiu as pusaesseu tae main u..reM. wu,r'"'" "aiulUi'
I . " " li .. l s.t sl Unna will ha a Han
rnan, repu blican ; Dillon V. Bridges, dem- I acknowledges tne ditnculties of adopting a
ocrat, and William Torbert, republican, policy of economy which, while guarding
The political complexion of the body is
therefore thoroughly orthodox on the negro question. How could it come to pass, never
theless, that tbe trustees should commit an
act of sucu flagrant injustice against the
colored people ? The explanation is a
shameful one. It turns on the de-
tho revenues of the department shall also
give to tne new portions or the country the mail facilities to which it
is entitled by its euergy ana growtn. in
closing, the practice of economy is empha
sized as follows : " I deem it suitable to say
4 here that I propose to guard, with strict
vigilance, the expenditures of tho depart-
elements of prosperity, namely, capital in abundance, labor at command, and rich
harvests. Tho panic and the evil results
which flow from it, he attributes to the pecu
liar and disordered currency of the country.
The first step toward relief, therefore, is
to establish the fluctuating, medium
of exchange upon a firm basis, so that all
uncertainty in regard to values shall be re
moved and the tendencies to luxury and
sire ot tbe republican political managers
to hold the control of the workmen engaged 'ment, sanctioning no outlay which can be speculation be checked. To effect this a return
in the mines of that district. During the I ' avoided without detriment to. the service.
periodic strikes that have taken place at the ' and so to conduct its affiirs generally that
mines, the owners have imported a large ' the Interest of the public shall be para
number of negroes to take the place of the I mount to those of any individual, corpora
outstanding laborers, and, this fact, added to 4 tion, or party.
unfortunate race prejudice, has rendered the animosity to colored men very strong, it is said, among the miners so mach so that
the republicans have been more afraid to as
same a square, manly position on the civil
rights issue in Clay county than in any other
to specie payment is urged as the most
natural and easy method. The advantages of
such a consummation are forcibly set forth
and are by no means new lo the readers cf
the Sentinel; the objection to such a policy
tions will be abandoned."
From this brief resume of the chief topics
in the message, it will be seen that the docu
ment is remarkable for its careful treatment
of all delicate and dangerous questions, and
for keeping out of siht the evil tendencies
ot tbe administration party. It may be pro
nounced, as before said, a very able state
paper.
A Tribune correspondent has had an inter
view with Fernando Wood on the situation.
That veteran politician remarked:
The people little dream of tbe frauds and
rascality of tbe party.
mentor tne commonwealth over to the re- each side fniiowon thAiVoT.mnu
publicans at the nrst opportunity. difficulty in supporting the platform cent
From the Beymaur Democrat. on the question ol renealimr tUa s,r
Mr. Voorhees' friends are making war of 1869 and paying the five-
against other prominent democrats who are weQ.iy nonas in greenbacks. If I
supposed to be candidates forthe United i;
States Senaie. Mr. Voorhees says, in a letter done. I can not entpr Into thA i;a.c,inn
to me iew Aioany ijeager-stanaara, that vivriviy or constitutionality of re-
he is not the enemy of any democrat, whether peaiing it now. But my opinion is tLat tho
be is an aspirant for office or not. Let him attempt to repeal it would be utterly
tlinn nnll ift Uta 1 I. : I .
turmoil V.H as luug as uu ucruiiis i msASntOUS TO THB DEMOCRATIC P VKTY
r.nAm r.rt hart of. ttia ho.ra f htnAat- - in v.A I .
.v..o uu ujcu im won Irl lit r it fail on1 -n 1
. ,r buia vu ovuuu Itusuiilllg
may expect retaliation. The democrats of
the state do not telong to Mr. Voorhees, and the bulljing of himself or his foolish
friends will not help him, or deter straight
forward, salary-grab-hating democrats from
expressing their opinion that salarv-erab-
b9rs are not fit persons to be elected to office
by democrats.
From the Vincennes Sun.
"Indiana is fortunate in having several
truly great men. There are no abler or bet-
could not be upheld. If then this question
is the test you allude to in your article, I must forfeit your support. Bat I can not
forfeit your respect, nor can you tleprive me of the pleasure of remembering the high compliment vou have paid me.
I sgree that the national bank currency should be withdrawn, and greenbacks
should supply its place with the provisn
corruption ter men In the United States than Thomas that Congress shall pass lawstubiectinz eov.
.u-. ... u v !..... the remihUrannartv from ft nlacflr.f honomhlA "C"UI"-M n. , uuttws, josepu
on tue grouuu tuat it vyuuiu u injurious menUon; wSe'n-th'e Vransaction. .of the pärty E, McDonald, William S. Holman, M. C.
tu iuo ueuwr uiaasta is biw wiiij wusiuoreu uurm iue last ten or twelve years are buovtu I it... onrl Wiltfam V MtKl!- -it-. 4,,..
up, mere will be notnm left or it; Us very name I """"" novauiui-
part of tbe state. Heretofore the workmen.
whether acting on conviction or submitting
to the control of their employers, for the most part voted the republican ticket; but
in the lat election there was a change, and
the republican majority in Brazil township,
which is the heart of the. mining district fell in rouud Lumbers from about two hundred to one hundred. The petty poli
ticians wera startled at tho result, and, instead cf attributing it to the general disgust of the people with tbe party, chose to assume that the race issu9 had wrought the damage. Laboring under this utterly contemptible conviction, tho majority of tbe school board chose the first opportunity for counteracting, in the most contemptible fashion, the impression that they favored civil rights. To conciliate public sentiment and gain a few votes, they determined to weed the colored children out of the school and turn them adrift! There never was a meaner sacrifice ot political consistency for the sake of politico! advantage; and the Sentinel can only biy that it pim-ertly trusts that tho trustees f Brazil) --ii-ni'fc the sentiment of the peioio of th-tt
vicinity by altogether too low a standard, aad that they will find themselves and their action repudiated by all classes of the community. Let the provisions ot the law of M jy 13, lsG9, b9 pat ii.to operation at once, and let the knaves or fools who Lave
through their own indiscretion. The Sent!
nel remonstrated early in the fall against
contracting crops on the ground, and those
who were wise enough to read had due warning of what is now realized. At that
time, even when corn was worth fifty to
sixty cents and rising, it came under
tbe personal observation of tbe Sentinel
that buyers were contracting with farmers
in the remote districts for their corn at :
cents a Dusnei aeuverea in tue er id. as a
matter of fact, a good deal of corn was ac
tually bought up from the producers at those
Thus far. the surface has
only been scraped. Flow deep and
sucn a Dea 01 omciai co; will he fonnrf fiJ will fnnvvor
eminent notes 10 taxation as other property
is taxed. It will not do to exempt the money of the wealthy classes while the property of the poor is taxed. The bonds
are now exempt. 11 we exemot all th
money of the country also, the bur
den Will be nnennnilv and nnnnu.
t 1.1 ..(.. , . vn.io 11 1. nr iinth iivun nnmiwrni rea 1 1 v n rcr-oi a ttatMmtn thou . . - L 1
XJUU1L11JK to n iciuiu iu a oirevio uaaia, ik is casjr I v. 1'WL,"'t uwo. i . -- - i 1 vei V borne OV ThA tvuirar "I accaa
to conceive that the debtor and speculator may n.ui,, MM.JtA,i,a .u. ...J11011111 lu any other state, either of However, theory and even hktorv' think it of value to them to make so-called He said in regard to the speakership, that whom would refWt credit on thA afara an.1 . ePry' ana. even- DlilOTJ,
money abundant until tney can throw a nor- 1 aaa nrHnn fall r ,a o,t I k o k .v, .1 may extol specie payment, I agree that W0
tion of their burdens upon others. But even 'J ,.1;" f 1-11 V" "V; Cin not EOW enforce it. Time must develop these. 1 believe, would be disappointed in, the witk the next speaker. The man chosen ior t5Urei-7 ourlfilt.nre can not ?ail to select whether we ever can. In public position I
. a at i t .1 w . a v. 1 I . . . . hti Hin HTin fTfrv.i TTiaTi TYr Gpnarrip irnan xxrtx i . i i . i . . .
result, 11 1 course buouiu uepursueu wuicu that position should be clear hfiarled. dltni-1 r ö..1 " " snouia ooev ma Wisbe8 of mv friends and
While most farmers are now selling their
corn ana nogs ior uigu prices ana Diung nd neatly rebutted. Bv the folio wine re- "i1"".'" . - .. " . .
, , . ... I -- - - c-- win ue a uirace. iu at lensi tnree aepariments 1 msn Dniuant orators ior tne senate and su
tiioix rimu.urj,vu0 ovine i auctl0 aa aosuraum tue injustice 01 expan-1 i mis government mere nave ueen transactions 1 pcrior statesmanship for the presidency. It
vyuo are suueriuS mortiiicatiuu auu ciwgnn sion is plainly seated: nTnrÄ hüh Jro aiM.;.hni th-:.T,Y1 may De truly said that Indiana has a greater
win Keep in üouot tne value 01 tne legal tender . , 1 nave so many." noicMmm .,..,1 ) f .... medium of exchanee. A revival of productive fied and thorouzbly acquainted with the r . , neighbors, w ho are beyond doubt without
icdustnes is needed by all classes by none rule. The aonointment of committees nnd rr u I Z , .Ü "J, niülon' n Indiana, more than the holders of property of what- ruiefl' me appointment oi commmee5( ana Though a believer in the greenback doc- opposed to resumption of specie payment. f r s?.rt' w,llQ d.1b to. iiq;aatef; realization the shaping of legislation would rest with trine, the Sullivan Democrat objects to the 11 8eemi to that the good of the country,
u irvu a is cmct ajui auiiiiiiiuit tiian iura t, t w - v- 11 a a -. - 1 7 hiti 1 a y-i .a-. x 1
cla-sses of citizens are to be benefitted by expan- Dia3 1X0 1U in iacW lD ßeaa proposed election of Dan. Voorhees to the
sion, would it be honest to give lt7 Would not of the party. In Choosing him, every con- United Satr Jfrato Tt rpn indq Daniol the general loss be too great to Justify such a re- ,. , - , . . J I Luiteu ö.aies senate. J.I reminus uaaiei lief? Would lt be Just aud honest and prudent stderation save fitness for the coming emer- I that not rnanv morithi nco he pmnhatirallv
iuuiuunii!iuucumi iviwuo uu unu ickjj- rpr.cv shouiii ne lofö-ottf n. in cnncuision
J 1 - J A 1 . i 1 . s;f. f
tenders to the extent of his liabilities? " J . .. .. 0 . . . .. uiUä,c.J lu''.v u. "M UUk ."
itather than to do thi. would it Bot be safer, ior 'he tpoke." says tne report, "in the hichest otnee. cut had in srood faith retired from
figures, not Dy foreign speculators, but by the fear of over issues by "rupwouscriiu; termsot Kerr, of Indiana, and ot other een- Politicf, nd intended to devote his time
tut) luamii ucun uunsuyui mo uuiiicm tu - - - bereaiter exclusively to bis proies-ion. Tbe
in the united states, and now we commence I tiomcn wiiose Damss nave ueen insnuoneu. I t, ; i . t,f . rnur.-
nnour aonh nnuiuieuln oll Vi 1 a a ot tili! 1 1 r,i u I iuui..uo. .i. 'K UIU " vi
free from encumbrance? '
UiuUkOia
shrewd neighbors, who read and think and thus make their brains serve them as well
atucir uauus. au uiutu. -uuiuai Th methoä of resuniDtion DroDOseJis a
notes similar facts. It says: LtmniA nai.f th
We understand that many of the members of I . ; ' ... . . .
West River township erances sold their hoes at tender act, ana tne suosequent aaoption or a
5 cents without the intervention of middlemen, gystem of froo banking, under which the and disDosed of a large portion of their corn at I J ...
i and 40 cents per busnel. I amount or the currency will depend al
A prominent and intelligent granger in a together upon the exigencies of the country.
neighboring county, in a Convention the I And the president tersely remarks in
other day, said that he met a hard working I closing his discussion of the sut
neighbor driving his large bunch of hogs to ject: "The experience and Judgment of the
market with a dismal face, and although he 'people can best decide just how much cur-
knew the contract under which they had 'rency is required for the transaction of the
been sold far in advance, he asked the business of the country. ' It is unsafe to
malicious question, "What price did you get 4 leave the settlement of this question to for your hogs?" Tho agonized farmer ' congress, the secretary of the treasury or
goaded to madness replied, your business and ask me
Dr. E. C. Wines, secretary of the National
Prison Association, publishes its annual re
port under the title of "Transactions of the
Third National Prison Rolorra Congress,
held at St. Louis, Mo., May, 1874." The book
contains tbe history of tbe viewa and labors
or be prominent philanthropists engaged in the cause of prison reform, of whom Dr.
Wines has been tbe leading spirit. Its compilation of valuable facts aud able addresses will prove highly interesting ani useful to
the friends of true humanity throughout the world.
'Go on about
no questions."
The fact vras that tLo man was sell-
ins his hogs for 700 less than
i Yi9-;lt9 nYOYfa, T?orth that minute ia the
f riA ATOnfli7A "
The subject next in importance is, of
course, the condition of tha Southern states; and in his treatment of this thema the president is by no means o clear or eo decided
pinion mat Mr. voorhees'
candidacy would have the effect of destroy
ing connaence in a politician's pledges.
Besides these considerations, Mr. voorhees'
participation in the salary grab has injnred bis reputation to such an extent that a num
ber of democratic legislators could not be in
duced to vote for him.
From the South Bend Union.J There appears to be fome feeling aroused
by the faithful Voorhce3 band with an eyi-
dent desire to bring that gentleman promi-
naDtly beiore the legislature as a can
didate for the United States Sen-
Ate. The world bas moved too far in its little orbit to turn back now and
pick np such battered political- hulks a Dan Voorhees. He is too slow. Tbe politi
cal times have long ago receded from him,
Victoria Woodbull announces that the
publication of her weekly newspaper has post her n hundred dollars a week bevond its
II I l.t - . 1 .t 1 . - . t
income, and that now. being unable to lee- Le .Vr XI !?
ture because of her lungs, she can no more iic disapproval on everything he had done.
earn tbi money, aad so the paper must stop No considerable party ever backed Mr.
unless its iri6i:a. tue "social ireeciomists, i voornees in uis political prime. iO
come to it3 aid with special pecuniary aid. I bring bim forward now e.s a representative
which is dependent on the continued success
of the democratic party, demands that
NO ULTRA VIEWS BHOCLD rREVTT,,
but "that some financial tLccry bbould be
adopted which shall serve as a compromise. Having been a life-time democrat, I can'
faithfully promise that no vote of mine, in or out of public position, wculd tend to mil
itate against the welfare of the body of the people. I agree also that greenbacks should
bo receivable for all public dues. I have
marked this private and not for nubliciiion.
I have done to because I intended it imply as an acknowledgment of your kindness, and because I thought you were entitled to my views. Yours truly,
Charles Dexbt. thesexatorsuip.
To the Editor of the Sentinel.
Sib: Your correspondent Ged. of Terr
Haute, is in error iu regard to my position
upon the senatorial question. I desire to say through th3 columns of your p:tper that I shall suppoit the Hon. D. W. Vooruets for that position first, last and ell the time until the ballot in caucus decides who shall be the senator from Indiana.
By inserting tho above you will oblige
i ours truly, B. F. Havens. -
Indianapolis, Dec. 2, 1S74.