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Carl Sctaurz on Southern Policy. At St. Louis, Thursday evening the 24th, Senator Carl Schurz made an elaborate speech upon the political is sues of the day. The telegraph fur nishes an abstract of that portion of the speech relating to affairs in the South ern States, as follows: Speaking of Louisiana, he reiterates his opinion, expressed in the Senate, that the Kellogg government is a usur pation, but it had been recognized by the President, and when last week the McEneryitcs overthrew it, the Presi dent reinstated it, and that was the end of the Louisiana revolution. But it is not the end of the disease, neither is it the final remedy. A great wrong has been committed. It was when a federal judge, palpably over stepping the limit of his juris diction, and perpetuating an out rage without precedent in our history, was supported by the power of the national government which had not the least evidence of an election by the people. It was when, even after the President had confessed his doubt, Congress neglected to undo the usurpa tion, and to make room for those who had prima fucit evidence of an elec tion. But the wrong was committed even before that, and in more States than Louisiana. It was when federal office holders in the South were permitted to use their authority and prestige as a power in a partisan conflict, and for the support and perpetuation of partisan State governments, and the most rapa cious and corrupt that ever disgraced a Republican country. It was when the keeping of the Southern States was deemed more important than that they should have honest and constitutional governments. Was this the only wrong committed in the South No there was another, and on the other side. It was when bands of lawless ruffians infested the Southern country, spreading terror by cruel persecutions and murders. It was when helpless prisoners were slaught ered in cold blood. It was when neither officers nor volunteers could be found to arrest the perpetrators of such bloody deeds, and no juries to convict them. It was when the better class of sooioty contented themselves with con demnatory resolutions and pious wish es, instead of straining every nerve to bring the malefactors to justice yet now it is said that many of the bloody stories which reach us from the South are inven tions or exaggerations. That may have been, and undoubtedly in some cases was so, bat we know also very many of them were but too true, and they can not be explained as a mere defense against official robbery, as the murdered victims were mostly poornegroes, while the real plunderers went free and safe. We know also that there is ruffianly el ement in the South which, unless vigor ously restrained by all the power of so ciety, will resort to bloody violence as a pastime, especially when it is permit ted to believe itself engaged in partisan service fand safe under the protection of public opinion. The Senator then says, "This state of things we have to deal with," and asks, •'Is there no remedy except the employ ment of force?" He thinks there is and proceeds to say: "There is no further attempt at an anarchical movement on the part of the people of Louisiana, but there is anoth er kind of anarchy which is just as dan gerous to Republican institutions, and to the welfare of the nation, as the law less self-help by force of individual duels and parties. It is the anarchy of pow er. If you want people to respect and obey the laws, convince them that in power you do not wilfully disregard them." He then refers to the fact that the election for anew legislature is impend ing that United States troops are pro fessedly to enforce the laws in that elec tion, but whether they be used impar tially or not will depend upon who con trols them. 'This control will be in a great measure in the hands of United States Marshal Packard, who, besides 'being marshal, was one of the principal accomplices of Judge Durrel and Kel logg in the usurpation of two years ago, and is now the managing spirit of the State central committee of the Kellogg party. This is net a fit person to con trol United States troops to be used in that election. It is of the highest im portance that, especially under existing circumstances, the people of Louisiana should have a fair election. I am sare the whole conntry would ap plaud an order of the President reliev ing Mr. Packard of his official duties, and the substitution' of a man of such character that everybody will believe him incable of abusing his power for partisan ends." He then urged that all federal office holders of the Southern States, who Sure looked upon themselves as mere •party agents, using all their influences to sustain and strengthen the blood-, suckers desolating the country, and probably not in many cases oblivious -to their own profit, should be stripped •of their official powers, and says he was rejoiced a few days ago when reading in a paper that the President was contem plating holding a terrible muster of federal policemen in the South. "Never was it more necessary. Let us hope that not a single one of those who have made the federal authority a symbol of selfish partisan power and greedy pression,, may escape him, and thai beginning be medewU Packard m*.tm*1^%m^m his associates." But, he says the duty a****** -.-v-.w-i^^^^ t**«*«pflw*a tmam (SMMMH --, irf^wlMtUweae?.* -*-..: -.*.,•*., miJni»wMurjft UWMHWTH should at once, on re-assembling, undo the usurpation set on foot by a federal judge, and supported by the United States marshal and federal bayonets, and make every citizen understand and feel that while preserving intact the lawful authority of the government, they are ready to throw aside all selfish considerations of party interest, when the rights and welfare of the people and integrity of Republican institutions are in question. On the other hand citizens of the South must not be permitted to forget that they too, have a duty to perform. The people of the North sincerely de sire that they should have an honest and consitutionai government. Even a large majority of Republicans in the North have long been heartily disgusted with the government of thiev ing adventurers which plundered the South but when that public opinion was on the point of becoming so strong that no partisan spirit in power could have long resisted it, what happened? The bloody riot in New Orleans in 1866, the organization of ku-klux all over the South, the butchery of Grant parish in 1873, the murders of Coushatta, the slaughter of helpless negro prisoners in Trenton, Tenn., not to speak of minor atrocities. What was the effect? The growing sympathy with the victims of plunder was turned into sympathy with the victims of murder. It is to be hoped chat by this time the people of the South have learned that those who disgrace them by deeds of bloody violence are their worst ene mies. Let them act upon that lesson Let them dissolve the white men's league, for every organization based on a distinction of color is not only wrong in itself, but harmful to both. Let them let the poor negro feel that he has not only a fitting but an active pro tector in every good citizen. Let them understand that the efficient method to fight the thieves who rule them is by relentlessly suppressing the murderous ruffians among themselves, who strip them of the sympathy of the country. Silent disapproval is nothing good in tentions are nothing mere resolutions are nothing only vigorous action will avail. Only the practical punishment of malefactors will serve. Let party spirit cease to be|a shelter for the criminal. No white man's league will do them any good. An anti-ruffian league, ot which every good citizen is an active member, is the thing the South wants. say this as a true friend of the South ern people, who has. more than once raised his voice against the wrongs they have suffered, and I hail with gladness the spirit animating the gov ernor of Tennessee, who does not rest until the murderers of Trenton are in the clutches of the law, and the charge of that Kentucky judge who tells his grand jury that if they fail to indict not only the man who committed the murder, but also the sheriff who wil fully neglected to arrest that murderer, he will find grand jurymen in another county who will do their duty. In that spirit which will relentlessly pursue the lawless elements of society as a common enemy there is solvation for the South ern people. Let that spirit prevail in the South, and no partisan spirit in the North will be strong enough to baffle the sympathy their lisfortunes deserve. The South will again enjoy the largest constitutional measure of self-govern ment, and one of the greatest of those dangers will disappear which threaten the most vital part of our Republican institutions. After showing the bad effects of teaching the negroes that their safety lay in their organization as a race against the whites, and making them partisan supporters of corruption and robbery, and denouncing the men who did this as the crudest, most treacher ous and most dastardly enemies the colored people ever had, he discussed the civil rights bill, saying that he could not support the bill because he regarded it as unconstitutional if it becomes a law it will break up the whole public school system of the Southern States, and nobody will be greater sufferers thereby than the col ored people. Would the law reimburse the colored race for all that The colored man might then indeed enforce his rights to ride all over the country in a Pullman palace car, to board atfirst-classhotels, and sit in the dress circle of the theatre but such things can be enjoyed, under any circumstances, only" by the very small number of the wealthier people among them, and these pleasures and conveniences of their few men of means will be pur chased at a dreadful price. The inter ruption of the public school system, the advantages of which they now enjoy in separate establishments, would de prive the children of the poor of a thing which as necessary to them as daily bread. But in still other respects the met is that such a law would not be beneficial to the colored men. It would be a dan gerous venture to the colored people, if their social position were made the objective point of a new strife, under circumstances so unfavorable. Now that they have the political rights of citizenship, it is much wiser and safer for them to trust the means they al ready have to make themselves respect ed, and to leave all else to the graduaL progress of public opinion, which has already outgrown many a prejudice that a few years aco still seemed invincible." :•, As soon as the colored citizens in the a partisan P°w« ran a .green op- South shake off the *tim*vHu£*Sm. ion may escape him am that the from th«b ,.» .. ^u*z!2™r*t mingbemadiwith Packar and ^Z 2S! I £7***2**.ml&SSi of the worst kind of pattieeaTruleT-an »ui,n says xn aut tn govern soon at every one of them caste his mont does not end nere. Crafross Ttfo on this side and on the other,!* oif the govern- his opinions or inclination may dictate, each party will make their protection a special object, ia order to attract a majority of those votes, and when the votes shall have become so numerous the colored votess will become an im portant element in both parties, and the fullest measure cf protection will be afforded them. That will do more to stop bloody excesses in the South than any military interference, and mora to establish just and beneficial relations between the two races than any Con gressional legislation. victoria Woooaail Hetaraed* "And then, what right has Theodore Tilton to speak of Henrv Ward Beecher"s adultery By whet right does he accuse Mr. Beecher ot~ impro prieties I am summing up the case. Col. Blood and myself are preparing a statement which will throw'livht on the whole affair. I have kept an accurate and complete record of everything per taining to this business. I will sum up the record and publish it in my owntruth, paper, and then, and not till then, the public will learn the truth.*' Reporter—Did your suddenreturn to this country have anythingto'do with this matter Mrs. Woodhull—Nothing at all. I was worn out and needed rest. My sister and myself were presented with tickets for the round trip, and we were very glad to get them. 1 [Brooklyn Special, 19th,toChicago Times.] Victoria Woodhull has suddenly re turned from Europe. The reason* of her return are believed to be that she was summoned but she says that she did not mean to stay any longer. She says she has read all of Tilton's last statement, and that his references to herself are contemptibly mean. She said to a reporter to-day, "Neither Theodore Tilton nor any one else can speak of my blackened character. He has acted the part of a cowardly fool all through this matter, When I went to Europe, to take a little necessary rest and recreation, after my hard workj and to prepare myself for lecturing by trying to get a little health* he and his friends began to cast obloquy on me, by saying that I had baen either intimidated or bought up by the Beech* er party. He knows that when he says that, he lies. He knows, and Mr. Beecher knows, and Mr. Moulton knows, that all their money cannot buy me and all their powerful influence cannot intimidate me from going on in' the straigh't course which I have laid out for myself in this matter. They know that 1 published the only true, "ungar bled statement of the case, and have al ways been willing to take the conse quences of that publication. Mr. Til-Prometheus." ton is no more to me than Mr.. Beecher, nor Mr. Beecher than Tilton. Theo dore's story that his publishing my "Life," and doing so many favors for me, was for the purpose of bribing me to keep quiet, is a deliberate lie. His statement that he broke with me in the spring of 1872, because I threatened to attack several of the lady advocates of the woman's suffrage cause, is another deliberate lie- He came to me at that time—it was short ly before Greeley's nomination, for the presidency—and told me that he had been detailed by Mr. Greeley to* go to the Cincinnati convention to report it I said to him, 'Theodore, you arc going there to nominate that poor old mantaking for the presidency, and it will kill him. You know in your heart that it will be the death of your benefactor. Do not go I see, in my clarivoyant vision, Greeley's coffin, and you standing along side, driving him into it.' But he went, and that was the last of our inti macy. Did I not tell the truth about Mr. Greeley Was not that conven tion the cause of his death Reporter—Will you inform me whoproofsheets gave themto you Mrs. .Woodhull- I do not think it at all necessary to do so. Mr. Tilton did not expect me so soon. He published his statement when he thought I was in Europe, and the publie excitement would have had time to effervesce and cool off before I had an opportunity to reply. But he was mistaken. My re ply will be forthcoming shortlv, and it will tear the mask off and let "the peo ple see the naked truth of this whole affar. Innocent of Theology- A good story is told of Rev. Mr.B-—, of in Massachusetts: An old lady in his church was told by some one who did not like his theo logical sentiments that he was an Ar menian. She was greatly distressed at the statement, and went at once to her pastor to ascertain, from himself if the charge was well founded. "Mr. ," she said, "I've heard that you are an Arminian, and I've just come right to yourself to know if it's true." "An Armiitia/ny my good woman," said Mr ««n*y *•-.»-} ,--.J«+I-^--. born in va Danvers!" "There, there**' said the. old lady, hastening back to her informant, "I knew it couldn't be so, and it isn't for 1 went and asked himself, and he told me he was born in Danvers!" The old lady evidently thought the term Arminian had some relation t» geography,, and that her minister\ birth in Danvers settled the questior..— £dt*orX*»wer, in Harper** MfMga ztne forOctober. ru^f«2tiLJne «E*f*»*rt this week still reports favorable wee ther and abundant crops in England an-j Central Europe, end the prices of th- cereals in THE GREAT TROJAN SCANDAL The Trne Story of Paris and Helen —Report of tbe Committee of Si». [From the Graphic] SCHLIEXAMN'S NEW DISCOVERY. CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 1.—Among the recent discoveries made by Dr. Schlie mann on the site of ancient Troy is-J statements should one which not only fully confirms tho Homeric legend, but which is in itself so extraordinary as to seem almost in credible. It is nothing less than the discovery ameng the so-called "treas uresof Priam"' of a series of papyri cour taining a full account of the abduction of Helen. The preservation of these papyri is to be accounted for by the fact that they were inclosed in a chest formed by thick slabs of asbestos, which resisted the fire that consumed Troy. They include copies of several of the leading Greek and Trojan journals of the day, thus refuting the popular theo ry that journalism was unknown to the ancients. 1 have been permitted, through the kindness of Herr von Coh woinhund. late German Consul at Con stantinople, to see the original docu ments—all of which are written in Greek—and to make translations of the most interesting facts set forth by them. I am, therefore, in a position to give your readers the most trustworthy account of the great Trojan scandal which has appeared for 3,000 years. The identity of the Homeric charac ters is fully confirmed, and the legend that Paris visited Menelaus nl Messene is substantiated in all its main features. Paris was, however, not the mere hand some guardsman whom Homer has de scribed, but a young Prince of great promise, who h«d already written a number of popular works, and who was engaged while at Messense on a "Life of Menelaus doss noc seem to have sus pected any intimacy between the hand some Trojan and his wife until the lat ter, in a moment of remorse, caused by over indulgence in weak tea, made a confession to him. He therefore met Paris at the house of Ajax—who was .the friend of both-and, after obtain ing a confession from him, agreed to hush the matter up. Unfortunately, a retired priest of Delphos, with a strong desire for mis chief, got wind of the matter—doubt less through one of the Pythoneses— and began to abuse Menelaus in the columns of the Messenean News. About the same time Paris returned to Troy, Helen with him, and Menelaus, in his indignation, made the whole story public. The excitement created was enor mous, and Paris, to save his reputation, demanded an investigation, selecting six troopers of his own regiment as a committee. The investigation was con ducted with the most perfect fairness— a company of archers being stationed outside the door of the committee room, with orders to shoot every wknoss who did not testify in Paris' favor. They failed, however, to hit Menelaus, and were obliged to content themselves with instigating the camp followers to throw mud at him. Menelaus told a straightforward story, which, when published by the Trojan and Grecian papers, convinced nearly every intelligent person of its especially as it contained papers written by Paris, in which he expressed his guilty attachment, and remarked that "Menelaus had conducted himself most generously towards him," but that he should nevertheless be very nervous until he could carry Helen away to Troy with him. Paris,, of course, denied that he was guilty. Helen, he admitted, came to Troy with him, but it was in order to read the of his"Life of Prometheus." His expressions as to nervousness in certain of his letters were due to the fact that his father, the venerable Priam, had frequently been] troubled with deafness, while he himself had for years believed that he was in danger of receiving a blow on the head, from a co coanut in case he should ever visit the South Sea Islands. As to:the rest of his letters, he could not at that dis tance of time remember- what they meant, but rather fancied, they alluded to an attack of measles,, from which his little boyhood had suffered. In closing his testimony he remarked that he considered Ajax a. liar and a thiefon general principles, and informed him that, whatever he might say, no intelli gent trooper would believe him. Now Ajax was (as Homier represents him), one of the bravest of the brave. He was greatly incensed against Paris, and proceeded to. crush him, by making a full statement of the facts in the case. He published letters from Paris, from his sister Cassandra—who Knew him to he- guilty—and from numerous other persons. The guilt of Paris was made as. clear as noonday, and there upon,the troopers who were investiga ting ike-matter hastily brought in a verdict to the effect that, inasmuch as M.nsetans and Ajax had proved Paris equity of a shameful crime, he was un questionably innocent. The report of the committee was fol lowed by the publication of statements on the part of everybody. Ajax and Menelaus each made new statements more terrible than then? original ones. The Pythoneses, who had been away on a voyage to Egypt, returned and mate a weekly statement for three months without intermission. Cassandra made a statement claiming that Paris was innocent because she had originally called, him guilty. Helen and' herthe waiting maid both made statements, but they were so full of impossibili tieR that they were hooted at. The mother of Helen'made her little state ment, occupying forty-eight closely printedoolums of the.Troy Ifftig»imMovet the State, *w=j*-*i^*dk»t f.*.t^*»-VJVW partially calling everybody concerned in the scandal horse-thieves and drunk ards, and ending with a request that some ene would appoint her brother Collector at Corinth. Public opinion, wbicb at first had been somewhat favor able to Paris, completely changed There was a universal demand that the man who had been the cause of so many statements should die. The coalition* of the Greek chiefs was the result of this demand, and, Homer tells us how the great vengeance of heaven felt upon Paris and involved his whole armjr pv supporters in his ruin. I The original papyri from which I have taken these facts are now on their way to Berlin, and in a few weeks will doubtless be pablishedi in G. W. S. IRISH SKETCHES. £Fron» "Life and Unpublished-Papers of bami el Lover," London,. 18747 THE IRISH POSTBOV (1835). In the Irish postboy we are not pre sented with the white-jacketed, silk hutted,, top-booted and bright-spurred ^ntleman we are accustomed to in England, as trim as his own horses, and as silent, till he touches his^ hat to get his feefordriving them. The Irish postboy, on the contrary, is as scanty in. his attire as he is abundant in his-in teiligence* having always something, to tell his passenger of the localities they pass through, as though he took him fojva book-maker who was taking notes upon the way. He fulfils a double function—he is guide as well as driver, and his humor often lies as much in what he does as what he says. He will commence something in this fashion: "Do you see that house, yer honor, yonder I suppose you know that's Mr. D'Arcy's?" "Yes, I do. Mr. D'Arey is very rich, I believe?" "Well, sir maybe he is -and maybe he isn't." "Why, I thought he was.-a., man of fortune." "Well, you see, he was purtyvwell off' till he got howld of the property." "Till he got it! What do you mean?" "Why, sir, when he was heir to the property he had great expectations,and so,, on the strength of thaty you see, he got whatever money he wanted." "Well, and so he ought, when he was heir to £5000 a year." "That's true, yer honor, that's true,, sir* But then, you'll understand, that he was heir to £5000 a year that was-, spint." "Oh, I see!" "So, when he got the property, course the gintleman was ruined," "Hillol take care—you. were nearly in the ditch then." "Never fear, sir it's that .blackguard* mare that is always shyin'!—HurrupV* "How close her ears are cub." "Yis, they are, sir—oh, they're close enough but nothing will cure the vilr lain." "Cure her! How do jou mean?" "Why, sir, I persaveeUthat, .whenever she started, she always cocked her ears up, so I cut them off, youa see, to make her leave off the trick" of startin' but,, bad luck to the vagabone! she's just as bad as ever.'" In a particularly dangerous part of the road, with a" precipice on one side of you, you observe the post boy keeps casting an inquiring glance to ward his vehicle. "What's the matter?" you inquire "rather an awkward bit of. roadihereJ' "Oh, it's nothin", sir it's a grand prospect." "Yes—of going over. Why,, it is*. some hundred feet to the bottom." "Well, it may ba-~but look at the prospect, sir t"4em mountains—oh, they're grand, sir they beat the world for dignity. Yom'd never see their likes, again if you were to go over a dozen precipusses." After many o4her tales, andi diflBcn) ties, you reach your jaamey?ser.d,and then the post-boy, as- you. have sur mised, expects a good gratuity. Yon give him what yon consider to be a handsome reward of services,, but stili he is not consented. "Sure," he says^ "your honor wouldn't mind another, shillia' "No," yoaireply*. "I think I have paid you liberallys" "But you'll consider the way I drove you, sir I" "Not a pleasant one, hy any means." "And the-power of stories I tol4 you "Some? of which I have heard be fore." "WeuVthea^give me- another shillin', sir, and I'll tell you soeaetain' which I will undextaketo say yeu never heard before,** "Very good then, there's a shilling. Now, what's* the story I have never heard*" ^WelL.tSen, of course your Honoc remembers* the three miles we cam** along with the oliff upon one side eC" us*?*' "Remember it ?—I shall never Iter* get it!" '•Well, then, you don't know, si** that I drove you them three milej*wth out^a lineh-pin —The Democrats of the third district of Wiseonin hsve nominated "Hon. Chat. Thomson of Green county for Congress. In the sixth district of the same State Hon. Gabriel Bouck of Winnebago i* the Beraocr atic nominee.. —In Tftrre Bonne, parish of Louisiana partieshavti compromised, by agree ing to divide the local ofiftees and legis lative representatives, leaving the two, parties and the employing and laher in*' classes equally represented and it ^hoped,t)b^e«gpjtQu.Jio, may «tenA