New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-23


IFROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS
LONDON Oct. 9-TmBUNE readers who for some
thrteen years have known French politics, htera-
ture, and art, through your Paris correspondence
will hear with regret that Mr.. Huntington has re-
signed his post. His last letter will have Deen
printed before this; his resignation was put INTO NY
hands more than six months ago. and MS successor,
widely known as the most brilliant ana piUleSS VI
American art critics, is now in Paris. Ihere nave
hor f,v closer students of French politics than Mr.
Huntington during his long residence In France
There have been no letters in the American press
few in the press of any to his for
wise shrewd, expert comment on the often changing
aspect of French life. political and social The last
instance of his accuracy in Judgment is one OF the
most striking. In his letters of the year past you
have had foreshadowed, and even fOretOld as in
evitable the immense concessions just extOrted from
Napoleon most of whose partisans and opponents
alike disbelieved in his surrender. The first fruit
Of Mr. HuntingtOns retirement from journalism is
to be a translation of Jules Simon's new book
against Hanging Mr.. Fields got hold of it as he
passed through Paris, and will speedily bring 1T
cut in BostOn-a book in all ways specially inter
ssting TO vou
Instead of Mr. Mill, Mr.. Archibald Smiths deemed
BY Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities better man
to represent them in Parliament. Mr. Smith IS a
mathematician of respectable attainments-more
than respectable, prObaby-but very thlrd-rate
man if measured against Mr. Mill. However, he has
the browning merit of orthodoxy, more than enough
to cOunterbalance in the minds of Scotch country
gentlemen the incompatible abilities and reputation
of Mr. MIL Failing the Scotch Universities, there
is talk of bringing Mr. Mill forward for Iipperary
where again some local celebrity will probably have
selfish vanity enough to get himself preferred to
man whom he probably despises as philosopher"
"a word which seems really almost term ofreproach
in England.
The negotiations for the ABSORPTION of The Star by
The Daily Nees not yet complete but IL Is pretty
well understood that the former will not be pub
lished after next week Nothing is settled as to the
editorshp of The Ners. Mr.. Hill, who has been Mr..
Walkers chief assistant has strong claims to succeed
to the post as Mr.. Walker succeeded MI Weir, after
the paper had killed hB,-Mr Walker, by good luck,
leaving off, though much broken in health, before he
is quite killed. Mr. Hill is able and has had long ex-
perience 1t ought to be explicitly stated-though it
can only be needful Cor those who don't know Mr..
MOrley-that the change now to be made is due
wholly to the failure of financial arrangements agreed
upon as the condition of his accepting the editOrshD
of The Star. What the paper has all along wanted
was money. When the prOprietOrs asked Mr..
Morley to take charge he accepted on the
understanding that large sum was 10 be raised at
once-large enough to put the paper on sound basis
commercially. Its owners, or some OF them, are
rich men, but had already large stake IN the con-
Ii
wanted by subscription among the Lancashire manu-
factuTeTs whose organ, in certain sense The Star
has always been. But times are hard IN Lancashire.
The money could not be had and the light of The
Star is to 60 ont The failure Is, presume, dlsap
pontment to Mr. Morley, but it is one for which he
is no more responsible than am in his brief con-
neetion with the paper, his capacity has been album
dainty shown. Pending complete reorganization |
his control, except the editorial page not
perfect, but he put that page on level with ITS
rivals and wanted nothing but opportunity to do as
much for the rest Of the paper.
"a NN0s haa hnh I'M
history 1t owed its birth to Golden, and
much of its early to his inspiration and sup
port. Mr. Bright scarcely less intimately con-
nected with it.. He seldom wrote for its columns
he hates writing-but his counsel often guided It,
and his frequent presence at the Office showed MS
lively interest in its fortunes Shortly before he
became Cabinet minister, he cut loose from II alto
gether; not choosing TO have it said that any paper
was his personal organ while he was member OF
the Government From the beginning, 1t was |
devoted to certain ideas, and defended them amid
successive storms of unpOpularity winch seriously
impaired It's chances of success. 1t was
hailed its first appearance as the rival
that was To crush The Times but The Times
survives still trimming its sails to every breeze and
steering to whatever point OF the compass happens 10
be most in favor for the day. The Star came into the
world early in 1S5G, just enough to catch the
last gust of l-w that beat against the leaders who
had steadfastly opposed the Cnmean war terminated
Dy tne feace OF rars hlghed haIGIl ~ III 'haU SS'
In 1851 came the Indian Mutlny rev can nave lOr-
gotten the vindictve fury with which all Britain
oamOed for the blood and torture of the mutlneers
but few perhaps remember that Ih6StdT almost alone
tried to moderate that passion and keep punishment
and repression from taking shape in the revengefu
policy which will be lasting Teproach to England In
the spirit tCppOsed the atrocities of the Chinese
war, as well as the Odous policy of Lord PalmeTston
which led to and prolonged it again being almost
alone in its minority. Then the American war,
in.which The Star had at the beginning few sup
Porters among press or people IN Its sympathy with
The North Add 10 all this its strenuous advocacy Of
reforms in church and state, always begun far in adj
vance of its party and dropped only when victory
had opened the door TO another effort; and you see
plainly enough why The Star has had hard strug
gle all through TO maintain itself against the unity
of journals which had less difficult conscience TO
satisfy Probably il is best now that it should be
merged in The Netrs which has less radicalisn but
wider influence. For it is doubtful whether, after
ALL there Liberalism enough TO sustain two really
hIst-caSs papers in London What hope 10 see IS
Ihe NerS so much strengthened that II shall chal-
lenge successfully the leadership Of The Times in
journalism.
The dissolution of q well organized journal is not
slight matter to its staff. There has been so much
The Star, that men have had time to get ready for
the crash Mr.. Mccarthy, who editOr-in-chiei,
went 10 America IN 1858 resgnlng without thought
Of ever reSuinlng his post. Mr. DymOnd, the news
manager goes next week to Canada TO take charge,
believe of a Toronto journal. Mr. GOuie was one
of the two men sent out by The Star to investigate
the Jamaica murders by Eyre and ms satellites, anu
is the TO whom it was due that those atrocities
were thoroughly exposed instead OF being white
washed by an indifferent commission as Govern
ment intended they should be- lie Is appointed
Solicitor General to the Mauritus and has sailed for
his new post. Mr.. Wilson, one OF their leader
writers, has for time been on the stan OF the
half-penny evening journal, me Echo. Mr.
Russell leader writer and dramatic critic, takes the
edtOrshp-in-chef of The liverpool Daily Post Much
better known in America than most OF these Is Mr.
Chesson who has been on The Star from its com
mencement, was sub-editOr for SIX years. then man
aged The EroniHg Star, and has OF late years been
leadeT-writer for the morning edition. He was See
rotary to the Jamaica Committee, post by no means
sinecure have heard Mr.. Chesson say he re-