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New-York tribune., 1869-02-26

Washington observers have convinced them
selves that the coming man from Pennsylvania
is Mir. George II. Stuart, the late President OF
the Christian Commission. If this be so-and
the account of Col. Alex. X. McClure's pungent
interview with Gen. Grant certainly tends to con-
firm the supposition-we shall have the curious
fact that Pennsylvania is to be appointed
to Cabinet position, against whom the worst
that is said is that the Pennsylvania politicians
don't know him Under these circumstances
we shall have to enlighten them. Mr.. Geo. IL.
Stuart is, we believe, native OF Ireland,
though he has been for over quarter of
century a resident of Philadelphia, where he
has been engaged as q dry-gOOds importer, in
cooperation with brother still residing in
Great Britain He has certainly had very little
TO do with caucuses or conventions, though we
believe he did take somewhat active part in
aid of the election of his friend, Gov. Pollock,
in 1854. His chief public activity, how
ever. seemed to be in the Preshyteries
and Synods of the Reformed Presbyterian
Church, Scotch CovenantersO in which
he was Ruling Elder, Treasurer of the Board
of Foreign Missions, Publisher of the Church
periodical, and noted and very clever speaker
in the Church courts. Republicans will not now
he sorry to learn these facts when they remem-
Der that this Church ranked from the very
outset of the anti-Slayery struggle among
the truest of the true lin its hostility
to the system of Southern Slavery, and
earnest cooperation with whatever po-
litical party strove to limit or uproot
it. Mr.. Stuart thus came into the Re-
publican organization, not like many of those
now seeking to direct it, because it controlled
the Government, but at the very date OF Its
formation He has been in it ever since, in its
hours of weakness as well as of triumph, and
it may be safely said that the party contains
no man more sincerely devoted to the essential
principles on which it has thus far acted.
We do not know that he has ever held civil
office: and if he has really been selected for
place in the Cabinet we presume Gen. Grant
bases the choice upon Mr. Stuarts devotion
and services through the war, his unqucstioned
Republcanism, and tho recognized capacity
displayed in the acquisition and management
of his large fortune.
New-York tribune., 1869-02-26

The N. Y Times triumphantly parades an
extract from a Philadelphia paper, purporting
to be part of conversation in which Gen.
Grant is represented as saying:
We IL they tCOngress do not repeal the law Tenure
9e a eSg nannG s carrys g Of
which would blast his reputation and that would not I've
he y ys ae hold Ses e"1% noI % "s @ hold e
unta 1e end Of ne ter no matter rhatSy desires may te
The Times parades this as showing what
"Gen. Grant thinks" of the act and its pro-
posed repeal, but we believe it no such thing.
Every ones experience must have apprised
him that unauthorized reports of conversations,
made to subserve purpose, are almost never
accurate nor trustworthy. That the above is
f1agrantly inaccurate, The Times may satisfy
itself by comparing it with the provisions of
the act in question. The "being's end and
aim" of that act is 10 preclude the Presidents
supplanting, in defiance of the Senate, officers 10
WhOse remOvdL he Is morally certain that the
Senate icOuh not give q Willing assent. Hence
the provision that the President, in the recess
of the Senate, shall only suspend instead of
absolutely removing, and shall, on the reas-
sembling of the Senate, apprise it of his rea-
sons for such suspension. AS the Senate will
be in session directly upon Gen. Grants ipau-
guration, and will remain so for weeks there
after, or until the President informs it that
he has nothing further to communicate, this
clause will have no present pertinence or ef-
fcacy.
We are confident that Gen. Grant never told
any one that, under the Tenure-of- Office act.
he could make no changes !" for the fact is
notoriously otherwise. The more important
Post-0 Offices, Custom-Houses, Internal Revenue
Collectorships, &C., are held for a term of
years, which, in many, if not most instances,
has expired, or is on the point of expiring.
The President may nominate new men to fill
all these places without why or wherefore
the facts that the places are now to be filled,
and that it is his duty to nominate, being
sufficient. AS to the rest, the naked circum-
stance that the President judges that the eff
cheney of the public service would be promoted
by such changes as lie recommends, would
suffice That Gen. Grant ever said that "The
4" men who hold offices now will continue to
" hold them to the end of my term" unless the
Tenure-of- Office act be repealed. is therefore
morally impossible
The Times intimates that "the inefficiency
+" and corruption of the Andy johnson
regime is an argument for the repeal in ques-
ton. We think, on the contrary, that all
would have been worse-much wOrse-but for
the Tenure of Office act --.----a--
New-York tribune., 1869-02-26
FOREIGN NEWS.
GREAT BRITAIN.

Mr.. BRIGHT ON OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE.
LONDON. Feb. 25-Mr. Bright made speech at thu
banquet of the Associated Chambers of Commerce. in
which he urged the Importance and necessity Of
adopting the system Of ocean penny postage.
THE PARDoNED FENIANs = THE TERRITORY or
THE HUDSON BAY C0MPAEY-THE TRRATIEs
WITH THE UNITED STATES.
In the House Of Commons, this afternoon, an IN.
quiry was made as to whether the usual legal nyes
tgstion before pardon had been made IN the cases Of
the Fenian convicts lately released from prison. Mr.
Fortescue replied that what investigation the
Government had made quite sufficient, as thess
cases differed from ordinary combinations of pardon
In reply to question, Mr.. Monsell said the nego-
tiations for settlement between the Hudson Bay
Company and the Dominion Of Canada were
still pending, and it was undesirable to make any
statements as TO the prospect of building telegraph
line through the territories of the Company to con-
meet the Atlantic with the Pacific coast until COM
plete adjustment was reached. In reply to request
of Mr.. Torrens for information, Mr.. Otway stated
that the Government had received no authentic ad-
vices of the rejection of the Alabama Convention BY
the United States nor had it any information what
ever in regard to the ratification of the Naturaliza-
tion protocol.
New-York tribune., 1869-02-26

The strength of the several parties in the
Spanish Cortes is not yet known. A few weeks
ago our Spanish correspondent stated that the
following estimates had been made by
Monarchist: Republicans so; Progresssts, 14O;
Liberal Union. so; Espartero Monarchists, 10;
Absolutists, 81; partisans of Isabella, 2; total,
83s. The elections in the Colonies had not yet
taken place, and quite a number of deputies
having been elected in two or more places,
supplementary elections had become necessary,
which might somewhat modify the original re-
suit We publish this morning the first Cable
dispatch giving the result of O vote in the
Cortes. On the question Of thanking the Pro-
visional Government and leaving the Executive
power in the hands Of Marshal SerranO, the
vote stood: for, 1S0; against, 50. 1t has already
been announced that all the Republicans voted
against the proposition; but it must be pre-
sumed that the Absolutists and tho partisans
of Isabella also voted with the minority. The
total vote cast (24s) was 90 less than the num-
her elected
New-York tribune., 1869-02-26

The Times saw fit on Wednesday to parade
q prospective Cabinet, wherein the name of
the Editor Of this paper appears, commngled
with those of John Morrissey, George Francis
Train, &c, &c.--to all which we paid no at
tention. If that is wit, it is certainly of the
very cheapest kind; if it is courteous, we are
thankful that we have small repute for courtesy.
But The Times sees fit to try again. saying,
1--WE suppose we must accept the denial of
"H. Greeley that he desires the Postmaster
Generalship" &C., &c. The Times may as
well now state the we'll understood truth that
III. Greeley" never declines, nor evinces q
purpose to decline, an Office or nomination
which has not been rendered him. Adherence
to this rule has generally obyiated any necessity
for declining at all. We venture to assure tho
Editor of The Times that he may try the recipe
with well-grounded trust in it's efficacy.
New-York tribune., 1869-02-26
ru xoDu nAuv TRIBUNE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26. 1862

l " ~ II
until we get at least as high as the chimney
pots. We are modest. We do not expect to
"spring upward, like pyramid OF fire,
:S ne wild e1panse and III aes ffounS md
Environd, win our way"
II would be blessing in the present state
of the ferry, comparatively without danger, 10
he able to 20, upon a pair of private pinions,
over to Brooklyn
AS we reflect upon the possible we grow even
more inordnate in onr desires. When we nave
the boots and the "mighty pens" we shall stiii
feel that it is rather hard if VIC are to be cut
off forever from fms. 1t is true that the human
race can now swim after a certain frog-hke
fashion, but we know that DR.. Holiness taii
young oystermann was taken with the
"cramp,n and was ignOminiously drowned.
Legs are not to be despised on land (and when
we get "the bootsp they will be still more
highly respected), but we want natatory ap-
paratus which cannot possibly be taken with
the compromising which shall enable us to
"yisit the bottom of the monstrous world" and
pay our respects to the Nereides-or something
at least which will permit us to flop about in
the breakers without danger from the under
tow. ,.e. tf.
These innocent aspirations the reaucl VIII
not regard as unreasonable when he considers
that the whole tendency of the present age is
to "go it." Advancement" and Progress"
are the watch-words of the century, and for
forgetting the things which are behind, and
pressing forward to the things which are be-
fore, there is no existing people like our own.
The moral bearing of the Velocipede Move
ment upon the question of Manifest Destiny
may not at present be discovered; but that
there is such bearing, If we could only stop
to find it out we have every reason to sup
pose. Our business is "to go ahead" leaving
our children to study the why and wherefore.
We may break our limbs; we may fracture
our heads; wo may encounter all manner OF
wreck and catastrophe; but that III. Satanic
NJ. will inevitably get the hindmost, We must
continue to believe.
New-York tribune., 1869-02-26

The remarkable genius who writes letters
from this city for The Macon (Ga) Telegraph,
fairly distances all the Democratic journals of
this region in the construction of Cabinet for
Gen. Grant-one that shall unite the country
and give us peace-by suggesting that the late
Confederate Army and its friends be repre-
sented in the. Cabinet in the person of Gen.
Robert E. Lee. The correspondent is consider
ate enough not TO insist upon Gen. Grants
giving the War Department to Gen. Lee,
but he thinks "the brave soldiers of the Con-
"federate Army v would be satisfied to sec their
chief in the Cabinet, even though the position
should be no more important than that Iof
New-York tribune., 1869-02-26
POLICE IND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

Our City is rapidly extending Der built-up
area so is her sister across the East River.
Our Police is well manned and generally efi-
cient but two thousand men cannot be every
where at once. The cry, "Where is the PoilceT
whenever daring crime is committed, Is child
ish: many patrolmen have beats two miles In
extent some are expected to keep watch ana
ward over three miles of streets. Burglars and
thieves of course know this they watch for
patrolman's passing, and calculate nicely now
soon he will pass again: the interim being
their allowance of time for breaking into the
house they have determined to rob and conceal
ing the fact that they have done so. Hence
forth, they work inside under cover, while
confederate watches outside, ready to sound an
alarm in case of danger. Manifestly, the abso-
lutte prevention or repression OF crime, IN the
presence of such a desperate legion of expert
enCed villains as now infest our City, Is I'M
possible. And yet, there must be no relaxation
of effort
The Police Commissioners, it is understood,
desire an increase of five hundred patrolmen
which. with all the incidentals, must add about
81 100000 per annum to our heavy tax-Dlll.
We trust the desired result may be attained
much cheaper; and here is our suggestion OF
q way:
We have a Fire Department composed OF
some seven hundred men, nearly all intelligent,
sober trustworthy, and efficient. These are
now paid somewhat less than patrolmen; hav-
ing less to do. They would like better pay,
and arc willing to give more work for it. We
propose, therefore. that the Police and Fire
Departments shall be 80 consolidated or con-
federated that each fireman shall be also
policeman, each policeman, if required, fire.
man-(though this would seldom or never be
required). But give the fremen the pay OF
policemen, subjecting them to police duty and
discipline, leave but a minute-man or two on
guard at the engine houses, ready to fire up
at the first stroke of the bell, and let those
policemen who nre now fremen be under or
ders to rush to their respective engine-houses
at tho sound Of alarm; and we may have an
addition to our Police force equal to five
hundred patrolmen at cost of not more than
two hundred.
' We do not enter into farther details, which
the Police and Fire Boards may readily devise
and perfect Suffice 1t that the plan is feasible;
it involves no considerable initial outlay; and
IL will add at least twenty-five per cent. to
our Police force at cost of hardly ten per
cent We pray those in authority to give it q
candid consideration.
New-York tribune., 1869-02-26

The Cabinet question, at the latest ad-
vices, stands about thus: For Secretary OF
War, Gen. Schofeld for some place, (possbly,
as seems to be believed in Washington, the Sec
retaryship of the Treasury, though we doubt
i0 some Pennsylvania, most probably
Mr.. George II. Stuart of Philadelphia for
some other place, some Massachusetts man.
In addition we have very positive
statements from Ohio that Gov. Den
nison is to go back to the Pest-Off
Departments and a movement of the South
erners to insist upon the presence in the Cabi-
net of Horace Maynard. or some such man from
their section.
New-York tribune., 1869-02-26
xusin.ss TOtitts.
IMPORTANT STEP IN PROGRESS!
AND BENEFICIAL TO ALL

AND BENEFICIAL TO ALL
discovery Of Prof John Of Saco, Maine for ne"
Of steam n portable FORM for heating aud ventains
Ing, stores oRces &C. exhibition at No S2 Broadway
tracing much attention. Having read very Interesting
cations written by welkBOwB scientific gentlemen
i, and publisbed u The Daily Advertiser and
and from my examination Of the merits OF the in'eh
ton can zee no reason why viii not ere long become mueh more
universally e than ewDgmSchine see it has been extensively
noted in the catering terms by The papers In Paris france ano "
M Practical Mechanics Journal London England And many editors
leading SeYok papers' led to investigate its merits
and from them have quite number Of elaborate editorials
dus It's general usefulness of the utmost importance to the Puc
well worthy Of all who take an interest III our 10
-. -, xssss'a'.
S.. tribune and Times Feb. 20; World Jan. $ &S
New-York tribune., 1869-02-26
CUBA.
THE APPOINTMENT OF GEN. CABALLERo Oh
RODA--sUPPLIEs FOR THE INSURGENTS.

THE APPOINTMENT OF GEN. CABALLBRo Oh
RoDA--sUPPLIEs FOR THE INSURGENTS.
Havana, Feb. 25-Gen. Puerello, formerly OF the
Spanish army in Dominica, left yesterday for Cien
fuegos to take command of the regulars in thai
quarter. The announcement that Gen. Caballero do
Roda is to succeed Gen. Dulce as Captain-Ge General
produces great excitement here The steamer Cricket
which is known to have left Charleston for Havana
on the sth inst, has not arrived at this port and t
is presumed she has landed cargo of supplies for
the insurgents somewhere on tho Cuban coast.
THE INsURRECrIoN IN THE CENTRAL DEPARr-
-.ss MENT.
3 EvENrNG-The insurgents remain IN the neighbor-
hood of Cienfuegos Their main body is around
Villa Clara while large force occupies Manicara-
gua The Government is forwarding all available
troops to Cienfuegos and other menaced towns. iho
Journals here do not publish the report OF Gen. W
ballero de Roda's appointment.
New-York tribune., 1869-02-26

vice. But the true remedy for the disease
must, we fear, go deeper. The whole Breves
business has been brought into disgrace. Con.
gress should make an end of it--wping out
If possible, all such cheap honors already con-
ferred, save where they have been given for
actual meritorious service in the field, in ths
presence of the enemy, and forbidding at apv
rate any further grant Of them, save under
such circumstances and in time of war.
New-York tribune., 1869-02-26

We suppose there is not much probability
that the bill for new nickel coinage Of one,
three, and Eve cent pieces, which passed the
House yesterday, can, at this late day, get
through the Senate. We fail to see what ad-
vantage at any rate is to be derived from it,
save perhaps In its promise that, after this, the
constant changes in the coinage of our small
currency shall positively cease The bill has
Vie novel feature Of providing that the pro-
New-York tribune., 1869-02-26

Will Members who think of following the bad
example Of the Senate in awarding tho printing
of the debates to the highest bidder read what
the lowest bidder has to say about it lin a COM
munication which we print elsewhere) before
they vote on the subjectf We we cannot see
why q hundred thousand dollars should be
thrown away in this manner.
New-York tribune., 1869-02-26

The passing of Gen. Schenck's bill pledging
the faith of the nation for the payment of the
public debt in gold had marked effect yester-
day upon the quotations of American securities
abroad. Our bonds Immediately advanced in
the London market about II per cent, while
in Wall-st. there was. an advance of II in the
b.2Os of 1862, and in other Government Sc
New-York tribune., 1869-02-26
The World says all the mean things it can

1he Wortd says al the mean tmhgs IL can
of the expiring Congress-among them this:
"a bill was introduced for reforming the scandalous
abuses Of the Frankng Privilege, butt has been shelved
The World is mistaken. The bill has passed
both Houses and. unless A. J. vetoes it, it
will put full stop to such "seandalous
abuses as that by which The World recently
choIed the mails with thirty thousand great
handbills of self-puffery, inscribed " Free;
"John Fox, NJ. c." Isn't The World delighted
Mt the news2 f..l ....
New-York tribune., 1869-02-26
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New-York tribune., 1869-02-26

The Washington clerks rallied, yesterday,
on the 10 per cent business, and carried the
increase in Committee of the Whole. We do
not see that the House ratified this untimely
generosity, aud We still hope the members re-
tanned sufficient respect for the inexorable Yeas
and Nays to let it drop. -a. tt 1tA--lhI
New-York tribune., 1869-02-26

The House, as was natural, accepts the Con-
ference Committees decision on the Constitu-
tional Amendment, which was so near its
own original action. The real struggle
on this Suffrage question comes up to-day in
the Senate where the Conference Report is
made the special order, and where we trust it
NAV, without further tinkering, be adopted.
New-York tribune., 1869-02-26

Gen. Grant expressed to Mr.. Henry c. Bowen
yesterday some opinions that we commend TO
Mr.. Collector Smythe, as interesting and ad-
menitOry. The General goes SO far as to say
that he believes the Ncw-YoIk Custom House
can be administered without national dishonor.
In that case we beg him to give the matter
trial at the earliest possible moment after next
Thursday e
New-York tribune., 1869-02-26

The Senate has inserted in the Army Appro-
pration bill q clause providing that hereafter
Brevet appointments shall be merely honorary
It might have seen how plainly they have
already lost that character. IL is very well to
provide that hereafter there shall be no
further annoyances on tho score of ambitious
Dreyet rank in Court Martial or other SER
New-York tribune., 1869-02-26

Secretary of the Interior or Postmaster General.
The correspondent intimates that leading ne
publicans are willing to compromise on Aiex.
IT, Stephens instead of Lee, but he seems 20
doubt whether Mr.. Stephens would command
the entire confidence of the South Ihat
do
New-York tribune., 1869-02-26
BELGIUM.

FOREIGN RAILWAY CORPORATIONS.
LONDON Feb 25.-The Belgian Government has
prohibited the granting of concessions to foreign
railway corporations without its sanction.
New-York tribune., 1869-02-26
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
FIEsT PAGE.

FIRST PAGE. Photographic News.
Washington Dispatches Public Printing.
Albany lObituary.
Domestic Telegraphic News. The Purim Ball. .-
SECOND PAGE. The Wesleyan University
Protection. Alumni Dinner, and other
The Fruit Growers Club. Local News.
Municipal Affairs Marriages, Deaths, and Fu-
Local Nows. Eerals.
General Notes. The State Of Trade.
The Courts Especial Notices.
Money Market SIXTH PAGE.
Markets New Publications
THIRD PACE. @ Book Advertisements.
Advertisements. Real Estate.
Ship News. Real Estate Advertisements.
FOURTH PAGE. SEVENTH PAGE.
Tho Police and Fire Depart. Advertisements.
ments. EIGHTH PAGE.
The Kings Friends. The Can-Can.
The Income Tax. Yachting.
The VelOcpedal Mania. Assessor Webster and the
Honesty aud Policy. Brobers.
fOreign News, by steamer Labor Movements.
nrd telegraph from Eu The Polytechnic Society, and
rope. Cuba. and Hayt. other Local News. ........
business Notices. Home News. .......
FIFTH PAGE. Latest Ship News. ...-...
Congress. Advertisements ..s..'..
nraIua
New-York tribune., 1869-02-26
SPAIN.
THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT AND THE
. JESUIIS.

JESUIIS.
MADRID. Feb. 25.-In the Constituent Cortes the
proceedings on the occasion of the passage Of the
vote of thanks to the Provisional Ministry were very
interesting. The Ministers explained their action
toward the religious orders and the Church. 1t waa
stated that the Jesuit College of ST. Vincent was
suppressed because it's members were engaged in .
conspiracy against the Government and three OF
them were accomplces in the assassination OF the
Governor of Burgos. The orders directing the civil
authorities TO take charge of certain articles OF
Church property were also explained, and justified
on the ground that the proceedings of the Clerical
party demanded the interference Of the Government
to preserve objects of art in the churches.
TEST VOTE OF THE CoRTEs.
The vote in the Cortes thanking the retiring Pro
visional Government, and authorizing Marshal Ser
rano to form new Ministry. stood as follows: For.
1870; against, o. When the result of the division
was announced Gen. Serrano rose to speak. and Wa
greeted with prolonged cheers. He made temper
ate and tranquilizing speech, advising the minority
to pursue policy Of Cancellation in view OF the
frmly-rooted and inexorable principles held to By
the majority of the Cortes AS for himself. he prom
ised them loyalty patriotism, and abnegation.
New-York tribune., 1869-02-26

posed coins shall be forced into moro general
circulation by a practical withdrawal OF the ten
cent fractional notes, and to this extent IL
would undoubtedly do good.