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DRP1RTNEh TMAKING.

A curious illustration of the blind expedlcnts
TO which the exigencies of our Indian compli-
cation drive the politicians may he found in
the Cabinet schemes they have suggested.
| The tendency of the efforts for economy in
which our best public men are engaged is
| toward consolidation of offices and relief from
| the expense of useless officers. The Quarter
masters and the Commissary's duties are to
be united. The Paymaster is to be attached TO
the Quartermaster's service. Routine clerks
are to be dismissed; needless department
machinery abolished; the work simplified, and
fewer men set to do it. To such an extent has
the movement in this direction gone that so
high an authority as the Secretary of War is
found recommending the consolidation bodily
of his department with that of the Navy, and
n consequent reduction in the number OF Cab
met Offices In the midst of this come for
ward the gentle guardians of the Indians with
the true and only authentic and genuine remedy
for the troubles on the frontier. 'Your manage
"ment of the Indians costs too much they tell us
"the trouble is you have MT separate
| Department for them OF course it costs
great deal to take care of their concerns in
"the Interior Department. Your dealing with
"the Indians lacks dignity The trouble is
"you haven't Cabinet officer for them. Of
"course race so proud cannot be satisfied to
treat with mere head of a Bureau. You
"dont manage the Indian quest on as if you
understood it. The trouble is that the Presi-
"dent has no Cabinet adviser constantly
familiar with Indians. OF course no man can
"take their bearings unless he gives his whole
"mind to them" And so the perfectly earnest
arguments run, for quantity.
This whole effort for q new Department il
either the delusion of well-meaning incapables
or the transparent trick of the Indian Ring
What could Cabinet officer do with tho In
dams that is not within the power of head
of bureau-save to draw bigger salary
What advantage would there DO in ODE
"partment" above Bureau" save the peren-
NAL one of more ofcesf 1t is n change of
nature not of name, that the Indian Bureau
needs.
We are advised that sundry Senate Com
mittees have another but kindred remedy for
the Indian troubles. 1t is to gather up all the
struggling or orphan Bureaus, and tic them
into new bundle to be called Department.
The Indian Bureau, the Educational Depart
ment, the Agricultural Department, and the
Land Office, it is explained, have natural and
intimate afinites and IL they are only put to-
gether, we shall have at once an end of steal
ing and Indian wars, and beginning of that
sweet boon, new Cabinet officer. at Is be-
"lieved," say these reformers chat these
bureaus, properly organized into one Depart
"ment, can DO managed at much less expense
than is now required for either the Indian
Bureau or the Land Offce!"
We trust Congress will turn deaf ear to
all such projects. Let us have no pretexts for
moro complicated organizations, and more album
dhnt suction OF office-hoders. Let the Indians
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-18
THE D.R,lMAfft RET1rAL.

To us who have held so firm confidence in
the substantial good sense and taste of the
modern lovers of the stage, and lamented the
recent carnival of legs and spangles not as a
| sign of the final decay of art, but rather as
| disorder of the hot young blood which must
run its course, the revival of the Shakespearean
drama which has just set in with such brill
hancy, is assuredly no surprise. 1t is the healthy
reaction inevitable after course of debauch.
Appreciation for what is noble and true,
love for. what is beautiful and tender,
are not the characteristics of a small
cultivated class alone, but they lie at the bot
tom of the popular heart. Shakespeare is not
merely the scholars poet, but the poet of the
masses; and we shall see in the new seasons
lust opening at Wallack's and at Booths, and
perhaps in the spectacular revival announced
at Fisk's, that his genius is not only honored
but loved through all classes of society. 1t is
strange that managers have been so slow to
perceive that the legitimate drama languishes
mainly because such care is rarely be-
slowed upon it as they waste
upon the rubbish of play house hacks
and dancers and buffoons The art of theatri-
cal representation has made enormous adj
vances within two or three generations. The
well appointed stage of to-day differs almost
as much from the shabby make-shift of our
grandfathers as that did from the rush-strewn
platform whereOn His Majestys Servants ut
the Globe first detained the noble verse
of Englands dearest poet. The limelight
drama, after all, is but q protest against parsi-
mony and recognition of the important part
which the fastidious refinement of audi-
ences nowadays assigns to the property
man and the painter. Our pictures must be
set in gilded frames, or we viii none of them.
The misfortune is that the gilded frames have
generally been set around daubs which
were only fit for the fire. The true works
OF art have been left bare and unadorned, and
the multitude has been tempted away to the
glones OF glittering nonsense. Now we be-
heve there is to be a change. To the glory
and the glitter their true function has
been assigned. They are to decorate
the noblest monuments of dramatic art. no
longer to be sought and worshiped for their
own unsubstantial sakes. Edwin Booth applied
taste and money and knowledge to the be-
coming presentation of Shakespeare, and
reaped from his venture both honor
and profit He tempts the same enter
prise again, and his reward will doubt
less DO the same. Mr.. Wallacks success is
hardly matter of conjecture, and these two
managers will succeed, we trust, in
giving to tho nascent reaction in favor of true
art an impetus which must soon exercise tho
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-18
MUSIC.
ITALIAN oPERA-BELrsARIo.


WHY 80 good an opera as Bellsario" shonld
be 40 seldom played is mystery which we shaii not Ty
to solve great part Of the music is familiar TO all OF
Ms but OF the large audience that witnessed the perform
ance last night very small proportion had ever DeIore
seen 1t represented the stage at least IN the Unea
States 1t was first produced in America OF Paimos
Opera House, In February, 1874 1t was brought out ny
Max Maretzek the Astorplace Opera House In lS49
and we are not aware that since that me2O years ago
IL has ever been given in New-York until last hght
1t must rank with Of the best OF Donizets WORKS
The style "a bold and Free melody is spontaneous and
music from rst to last, is thoroughly interesting
and effective Donizet left few Ovelier morceaux than
the panve aria for Irene in the second act the duet Dc
tween Irene aud Belisario An. Sc potesse, or the
famous trio SUI ratel sringere The finale or the hrst
act is admirably wrought out and there is abundance OF
inspiration in the choruses There is much fine contrast
OF styles Also the changing scenes OF the sad drama
requre-te joyful elamor OF victory and robust music Oh
the camp alternating with the pathos or exhe ana
love and death Besario found last night competent
and in several scenes excellent representative IN sgnor
Orandn who always sings with refinement and intsi-
gence and bears himself well upon the stage Boettl was
% good AIam,ro, and received hearty applause Mrs.
States made no special mark in the role Of Anonind
though sho did well whatever set down for her TO
do far more grateful part III fact is that OF irene
taken by Miss McCulloch. who will make 1t one Oh
her chief successes In the second act especially
che produced decided erect Inc chorus was
unusually strong and well dressed, having re-
ceived a complete new outfit OF very gorgeous
character aud the great stage several periods OF the
evening appeared to be actually full. The opera mas
been mounted, indeed with considerable caTe-wh WHAT
for tho Academy Of Music ought to be called extraodn
airy completeness-and glad to see that the I'M
provement was appreciated. The attendance was e1'
cellent.
Tonight the company give Tho sicilan 'esperS' IN
Uroo "A Grange
part OF Alice In Robert" which always draws
n full house Brgnoli and Habelmann are both In the
cast On Saturday. EAfrlcane will be repeated at
the matinee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-18
THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT.

The last Republican National Convention was
persuaded to resolve that Suffrage in loyal
States was wholly within the rightful control
of those States respectively. Such was the
fact, as we then undeIstoO and still hold !;
and yet that resolve III not commend itself to
orr approval. In stating the fact as 1T was, 1t
might be held to express an opinion that the
power over Suffr ~ ought to remain where 1t
was then lodged; and in this we do not con-
Cur. The Government of the United States
should have power to protect all the People of
this country from local tyranny, degradation
and vassalage; if it lacks such power, the want
should be promptly and fully supplied.
The Democratic journalists and stumpers, but
especially those of the outright Rebel variety
instantly seized upon this Chicago declaration
as too horrible to be contemplated without
shuddering. How Toombs and Howell Cobb
raved over it, as a Republican proclamation
that "niggers were good enough to vote in the
"South. but not in the North" All over the
country, we were rOundly accused of making
the Black voter in the South out OF hatred
to her Whites, but denying him the Right OF
Suffrage at the North, because we despised and
detested the Blacks.
Congress took hold of the matter at this
session, and resolved to remove all cause for
just complaint of Partially or sectional indig-
nifty. 1t decreed that no citizen should be
disfranchsed in any State or section because
of his color. In Difference to the truth affirmed
at Chicago. it gave this proposition the form
of a Constitutional MISUNDERSTANDING the
assent of threc-fourths of the States This it
may or may not secure; but if it does not, the
| blame will rest on those who so vehemently
protested against the invidious distinction be-
tween the North and the South made by the
! Republican platform.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-18

A modest little six-line dispatch from st.
Louis sums up the work of the army OF the
frontier in the late campaign. NEARLY all the
"Kiowa Indians had come in, to be settled on
"their reservation. The advance of the Ara
"pahoes and Cheyennes had also arrived and
{" the rest were approaching" Some months
ago army officers were boasting that if they
could only have control of this question they
would soon whip the poor Indians into plenty
and good reservations. The boast seems to
have been warranted. Now if we can have the
reservations kept such in reality as well as III
name, we may yet see Arapahoes and Chey-
ennes sending to Congress such representations
of thrift and and requests for admission to the
fuller privileges of white mans government as
came ND the other day from the Choctaws
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-18

A Constitutional Amendment concerning the
rights of suffrage is believed to be earnestly
desired by a largo part of the Republican par
ty. If passed soon it must be by this Con-
gress, since it is not believed that the next
will be able to give the requisite majority
If passed by this Congress it must be done to-
dan or tomorrow. After tomorrow the ten
days allowed to the President for the consid-
Grafton of bills will enable him to retain
it till the hour for adjournment. In
view of this fact we invite attention
once more to the course of the Senate-a fur
Their illustration of which was given yesterday.
The matter now goes back to tho House.
Between this and to .morrow night much may
be done but it will not be if the Senate way
of working should prove contagious.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-18

he put under the control of the War Depart
ment, and let it be held responsible for their
pacifcation and fair treatment. ~, then, Secre-
tary Schofield or his successor should bo found
pressing the suggestion for consolidation OF
the War and Navy Departments we bespeak
for that an attentive and candid consdera-
ton They were united through the first
three Administrations of the Government,
and the union did not then work badly. There
are strong reasons in our experience through
the late war why they should have now, III
least, more intimate and responsible reiatioh,
if not absolutely a common head. We want
no more failures in cooperation like those that
marked with delay or disaster the eliorts Oh 'ho
united services at Charleston and wilmington
For the rest, we might, we think get along Win
one Ordnance Bureau for the two-especlally
if the late report on the performances OF the
present ones may DO trusted. An oflcer
might be found of sufficiently capacious
mind to master the details OF purchas-
ing clothing for both Army and Navy.
Il is even possible that the same surgeon might
supervise the splnts and drug business for
both. In short, consolidation might wipe out
good many bureaus, cut off a GOOD many
useless officers, and stop good many leaks.
There may be sufficient reasons against IT, anu
at any rate, the facts above show why we
might look for n fierce fight against IL.
But we insist that there arc some strong argyll
ments in favor of Secretary Schoheld's radical
proposition. and that, if seriously urged, 1t
should receive respectful and very careful con-
sidpraIiOn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-18

We hope Congress does not mean to adjourn
without final action in the matter of the New
York Post-Office. The ground has been bought,
the plans are ready, and it now only remains
for Congress to vote the appropriation and re-
lieve us of one of the most serious of our
wants. There is no question that the building
is sorely needed, and nobody complains of the
cost. Yet the House delays, and hesitates, and
will neither 90 on nor give a reason for stop
ping. Scandal indicates tho reason, and in this
case We fear that public rumor is correct
Honorable members are quarreling among
themselves as to who shall build the new Post
Office. Each has party of friends--we DO not
say firing '--who are hungering for rich con
tracts and burning to emulate the constructors
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-18

If anything further were needed to make
universal the feeling of disgust with which the
whole business of granting brevets has come
to be regarded, it would be the wholesale
award of these cheap honors confirmed the
other day by the Senate. Here are hundred
or more gentlemen, all worthy We hope, though
worth has not hitherto been the guide III TINS
matter. most of whom have hitherto received
brevet promotion, none of whom have seen
active service since, and most of whom have
long been back in civil life daubed over again
with fresh official plaster and higher title
When shall the farce end
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-18

The decision of the House Committee on
Elections that neither Of the three claimants
to the seat for one of the Louisiana Districts
is entitled to it, seems to be clearly in accord
ance with the facts The circumstance that
the first negro ever supposed to be elected to
Congress is one of the contestants thus re-
jected, will doubtless be seized upon as the
real reason for the action of the Committee !;
but Mr.. Menard, although having, as it seemed,
rather shadowy claims, has been treated with
the same courtesy, and has had his case de-
cided by the same rules which apply to all
similar contests. He is denied admission, not
because he is negro, but because he is not
thought to have been elected. ..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-18
TILE WAR IN PIRdG UAY.

There can be no reasonable doubt that the
war in Paraguay has for several months been
taking turn very unfayorable to President
Lopez. The capture Of the great Paraguayan
fortress of HumaIta proved turning point
The positions to which Lopez fell back in sue
cession-the mouth of the Tebicuari, Vllleta,
and Angostura-have not been so strong as
the Paraguayans expected them to be.
They all are in the hands of the Allies,
and the capital, Asuncion, seems already to
have shared the same fate. We are not
vet prepared to believe the further Brazilian
report that the war is over, and that Lopez has
escaped into Bolivia but that the Allies now
occupy commanding position, is generally
admitted.
GEOGRAPHICALLY considered, the Allied troops
have only control of the bank OF the Paraguay
River up to the capital. Asuncion. This Is III
itself only very small tract of land, and
would no more crush the power OF Lopez than
the capture of Newbern and New-Orleans
could crush our late Rebellion. More import
ant it is that no great fortresses are sup
posed to exist north of Asuncion, and
that therefore the Allies have now
the free navigation of the Paraguay River
along the entire western frontier. But even
with this advantage. they would have made
but little progress, if Lopez had still an army
ms at the beginning of the war; and If the
whole people of Paraguay stood faithfully by
his side But such is not the case. To fill up
the thinned ranks of his army, Lopez had long
ago been compelled to enroll women and boys
down to fourteen years, and as he has no re-
endorsements to expect from abroad, his power
to recruit new soldiers is exhausted.
1t has further been shown by the late con-
spiracy that the people of Paraguay are no
longer n unit in the support of Lopez but that
many of the most prominent men of the country
desire TO set up Provisional Government.
Under the protection of the Brazilian bayonets
the party of independence is likely to make its
strength felt.
These and other causes have long co0perated
for undermining the position of Lopez, and
make il probable that if the war is not over
yet, it is ut least rapidly drawing to close.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-18

The hearing in the McHenry perjury case
yesterday, developed good deal of interest
ing testimony without absolutely reaching
ANYTHING that could be called conclusive.
Commissioner Rollins was a long time on
the stand. He denied squarely the
charges of having received valuable CON
sideratiOns from the members of the Whisky
Ring, and stated that the real property OF
which he had become possessed during his SER
vice was worth about thousand dollars, ana
that he was ready to sell it to the examining
lawyer at that valuation.