National RefOrlners.
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National RefOrlners.


These latest of the latter day philosophers held
meeting last evening at Croton Hall As they are
now regularly organized. and have taken their stand
as party in politics. we, faithful journalists and
chroncers OF the movements of the age shall watch
their motions and report their progress for the ed-
fieaop OF the readers of this paper. After the ap
ponment of officers, Mr.. Douglass, of Pittsburg
addressed the meeting in speech which embraced
the principles oi the new party, OF which we give
sketch taken by our reporter.


Mr. DOUGLASS stated, that the arstocracy is making
rapid strides the country and unless it be arrested
the fate of the country is sealed We have ne said
and landed aristocIacy composed OF corporations like
the Ohio Life and rust Company who are daily getting
their c3pacous grasp the most valuable Of
tern lands fhs arstocracy be not arrested tho Unit
ed States will in fifty yearsbe as complete arisocra
tic country any in the world He thinks the principles
OF the National Reformers, if they could be carried
out are the only of arresting the evil, and
securing to the United States democracy tor all
future time, and that landed democracy which
would be permanent as the eternal hills, and
40 strong that could hold in the hollow of its hand all
other interests and make them subs. rvient it, These
PRINCIPLES are first that all traffic in the government
lands should that the fee simple of those lands
shall be vested in the government or in the Millions for
gov eminent is the millions that tho individuals OF


millions shall have the right of occupancy OF those
lands specified quantities, 100 equality in
respect quality to exist Let us look ahead said Mr.
and will this country stretching to the
Pacifcwe will it embracing Oregon and Texas and
canada and NoWfOundland, ana process OF time
population will be scae ed all these countries
inc reasing and there may not be land enough give
each individual 100 but the land being thu
government the government will have the right of legs


ating upon it, and those l60 lots be divided
30 lots and the older grow the democratic
we grow Now, If only carry out this idea, what
will the crowned heads of Europe, who have for
wears and years been prophecying the downfall
Of this republic through the fundamentally OF
tocrscy say loud appause9 Why, they will say
that this great country, through the of little
band Of national reformers are getting more powerful
xl,o ttrpn 1omn st,r la,
their subjects catching the infection they will feel their
thrones shake. Aside from this movement look into
the future with horror. that unless the principles
Of the reformers carried all blood that has
been split Lexington and Bunker Hill and other places
in the revolutionary shed in vain,
will end in oristocracy II is so written in the book
Of fate, and can help seeing it, Mr.. Douglass in
recommended organiz Of the working
classes New York. and that then other places would
soon Join in the movement.


collection was then made to help defrayng the ex
penses Of the election, and the meeting adjourned
ELECTRICAL TELEGRArn- Stearns and
White, OF this city, have the contract for finishing
the caps for Company city and
Rochester, end there Is probability that they will fur.
nsh the balance for the line from Rochester to Albany
The number required between Buffalo and Rochester is
,755 and between Buffalo and Albany about 10 0O0--
They furnished with four pins each, one coat OF
black paint and mortce-a complete for putting upon
the postsa cents pioce being cent less than any
other proposal made With their facilities for doing
work OF this kindly steam power--Messrs 8. Il w are
enabled to turn out these caps very rapidly They have
seven hands constantly work on the m and nform nc
that they will have the whole the present week


Several hundred already finished and were sent off on
saturday lsst number ofmen engaged in putting
ny tho posts between this city and Rochester and II Is
expected that they will all be set in about ninety Aava
The line from Buffalo TO Lockport s completed and will
be put in operation in the course Of few lays Buffalo
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