Mr. Tilden's Views

jlr. Tilden gives tho death-blow to all attoinpts to force him into the White House. A venerable Southerner called on hira recently and told him the people of the whole country would have sustained I113 claim and made him President had lie taken a firin attitude oarly after the election and insisted upon his rights. Mr. Tilden, accordiug to a correspondent of the Baltimore Sun, replied Uiat he hnd thought carefully and most conscientiously over the subject in all its possible phases ; that he had become convinced that should he adopt the conree sugested it would be resisted by the Raaical party to the extent of dienching tlio land in blood ; that he shrunk from the rosponsibility of precipitating another terriblo civil war upon his countrymen, and conseuted to the compromiso which avertcd so dread a disaster. He feit as keenly as any one thó impropriety of the means by which tho present result had been brought about, but for all that he did not regret bis own action. Aa it was, thepeople of the United Statea understood it ; the Democratie party to-day occupied such a proud attitudo bofore the country as it had navor occupied before, and no mortal power could resist its march to success in 1380. The members of the Legislatura aocketed their own pay to the last nickte, and then requested the Itegents to cut down the salaries of the University professors about $000 eaeh. The legeuts will do nothing of the kind. It is the curse of the University that it is depeudeut upon the Ijegislature for anything. The Board of llegents might as well be abolished at ouoe, if the suggostions of uien who estiruate the value of professional labor by tho prico of farm hands aro to be followed. First-class instructora could not be obtained if the salaries were to bo regulated by the .Legislature ; nor can the University uxpect to obtain a satisfactory degree of stability if it ig to bo Hubjected to the whiuis of uien who are willing to trade their votes to gaiu support for their pet schemes in other directions. Tho Üuivorsity raay have too tnany departroents tacked on it, and may be weakened by such burdons, but that evil is the result of too niuch legislation.- Marshall Statesman. M. W. Tarbox, formerly of the Saugatuck Commercial and Grand Eapids Times, and recently of the Jiickson Times, is about to depart for Texas to accept a newspaper position. Marvin D. Kichardson, dealer in dry goods at Morenci, Lenawee County, made an assignment ou May 23. Liabilitie?, $30,000, and the astsats will 8carcely pay 50 cents on the dollar.