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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-23
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The American people have not formed the
most Cordial and exalted opinion OF the gov
erninp or discovering character OF Spain.
We must ayow this with all candor and with
due enpbasis. They have been reading, OF
course that Spanish authority, as at Cadiz and
Havana, butchers. its subjects without remorse
that Spain is bankrupt and improvldent' anu
that Ter oficlals-on this side the water az
least-are as little trustworthy as are her SOL
ders hardy or fiery. Nevertheless they WILL
we Venture TO say, rejoice to cherish
any better judgment of their moran
adversary in the art of government ana war
They will do this if only for the sake Oh inc
party of earnest Republicans, the intelligent
and we'll ordered efforts of whom will, we hope,
at some day give tone and shape to the national
character of Spain. But it may be the time
for a higher rating of Spanish capacity and
feeling has come. Gen. Sickles, if the reiter-
ated London report is to be accepted, has be-
come alarmed and has withdrawn his note.
This result Spain owes to her own fearless
ness, SAYS The London Times. She has met
ian imagined affront with immediate deli
"anCe,r and while her conduct may SAVIOR OF
"unreason, it does not partake of the nature
" of bravad0.' 1t is further said that If driven
TO extremes our national contemporary will give
battle. Altogether it appears that the people
of Spain, determined that Cuba shall pay
in blood and bitterness OF soul the
evil expense of their pride and unthrift,
are vroth with these United States. Let us
be pardoned if we say that some of this anger,
if NOT fictitious, is INDUCED in the spirit OF
fear. Let us grant too, that the Spaniards
are Chivalrously though gnorantly attached to
the ause of their territorial integrity. But
what if it now turns out that the Spanish
Government have shown no disposition to
quarrel, and that Gen. Sickles has found no
occasion to withdraw his note
Su,h seems to be the tenor of our Washing
ton advices, and the inference We are permitted
to withdraw. To the proilered mediation OF
the United States the Government OF the
Regent have replied with simple and ami
cable declinaton. We have not as yet
officially heard that Gen. Sickles has conveyed
a threat of recognition to those to whom he
was accredited with friendly instructions. All
that wo positively know is that the
Spanards are exercised with an imaginary
trouble, and are aggravatlng a real danger.
Further, we have the assurance that our own
Government is in 10 manner moved by the
news from Madrid. But one theory remains
to us for the temper and activity which the
Spauards have shown on the first hint of Gen.
Sicklcss communication, and the retlcence OF
their Government as to its actual contents
and the expressed friendly disposition of the
United States. Spain is about to play her last
card for the unhappy stake Of Cuba, and per-
haps is not sorry to avail herself of an arti-
fetal crisis to stimulate the tagging energies
OF her people.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-23
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-23

Wall-st. was frantic yesterday. The gam
blers of the Stock Exchange held such high
carnival as has rarely been known before in
the memory of the oldest member Of the
Board. The immediate cause was a report
that Mr.. Fisk had obtained an injunction from
an accommodating Judge restraining the Di-
rectors from making the long contemplated
consolidation of the Central and Hudson River
Railroad Companies. Central opened at 1884,
declined to 175t-23 per cent-and recovered
IS per cent, all within about fifteen min
utes' time One may possibly imagine,
but would perhaps find it difficult
to describe, the babble and Babel of Wall-st
about that time. Although the principal fiuc-
tuations were in Central and Hudson River
(the latter declined from 175 to 1867, yet other
stocks felt the effects of the panic severely
Gold advanced to 1419 about per cent. This
result, however, was aided by canard current
during the excitement, to the effect that Min
lister Sickles had demanded his passports, and
that war with Spain was imminent. How
much money was lost and won in these huge
gambling transactions it is impossible to say,
but that the amount was enormous may be
gathered from a careful estimate that nearly
or quite One-half of the capital stock of the
Central Road changed hands yesterday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-23

Tie Marquse de Boissy-CountesS Guiccol-
has of course her word TO say upon the Byron
question. 1t is, however, not much of a word,
although we can readily believe the statement
that others more pOrtentous are impending.
At present she confines herself to announcing,
through n writer in La Libcrtt, that she is in
constant and direct communication with Lord
Byron, by means of a process similar to that
known in America as "Planchette," and that
she was informed by the poet two years ago
that ian American author was preparing to
"write on his life book full of false and
horrible things This is interesting, if not
concusive and it is not ut all improbable that
We may before long be favored with Byron's
direct views upon the subject of Mrs. Stoves
revelation, through the same trustworthy and
unimpeachabe channel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-23
THE GOLD SPECULATION.

The Secretary of the Treasury appears to turn
a deaf ear To the complaints of merchants, who
are grooming under the manipulations of the
Gold gamblers and persists in keeping from
eighty to one hundred millions of specie idle
and useless in the Treasury vaults. This is
very satisfactory and encouraging-to the Gold
spectators. The raiders on Government credit
and the old Copperheads, who opposed the Union
arms in the war; and who would be quite as
happy to embarrass the Government now as
they were during the progress OF the Rebellion
are all delighted. Business men, and all who
strive by words and deeds to uphold the Gov
eminent credit, fail to find in it equal cause
for cheerful satisfaction. Every fraction of adj
vance in Gold is O depreciation in Gov
eminent securities--nOt because they are worth
any the less, not because anything has
occurred to disturb public confidence
but simply because the Gold gamblers
feel sure that the Secretary will not disturb
his hoard, and that with few millions of
dollars they can control the floating Gold and
make a good speculation. That at the same
time they stab tho Government credit, paralyze
trade, and make confusion everywhere, they
find at least no source of undue notification
We fear the Secretary is making a serious
mistake, which he may be too late in discov-
ering. We are quite confident that a policy
which should prevent these mischievous move
ments in the Gold market would meet with
almost universal appreciation, and that the do
nothing policy, which enabled Gold operators
yesterday to push up Gold TO 141i in the face
of such supply in the Treasury, finds but
few supporters outside the interested Ring
Look to this matter quickly, Mr.. Secretary, or
the laurels you have won will be whitening
before frost comes. Gold 141i, Government
securities falling-why must this continue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-23

Judge Dent, the Conservative candidate for
Governor of Mississippi, in opening the cam
paign in Corinth the other day, addressed him
self very much to the few colOred voters
present. His speech seems to have been
singular mixture of coaxing and threatening.
He assured the negroes that the Southern peo-
ple loved them and would protect them in
their rights and then undertook the difficult
task of proving to them that the Republican
party had given them their freedom and en-
reimbursement not from choice, but from ne
cessity, and that therefore they owed nothing
to that party He assured the cOlored voters
that " if they failed to join those who loved
d" and really understood them, they would drift
" away like the Indians to the frontiers of civ
" ilzatiOn, and in few years entirely disap-
pear And finally, he warned them to be-
ware of the Radicals, who cared nothing for
the coored man beyond desire for his vote,
and whose patriotism was made up of a crav-
ing for office. What does Judge Dent think
of the patriotism displayed in his own craving
for office? and what do the negroes think of
his pleasant suggestion that their choice lies
between voting for him and being exterm-
mated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-23

wait patiently until Canada asks to come 10 us
of her own accord
The recollection of Mr.. Summers last ut
terance on the Alabama claims VIII
cause orr readers to turn to what
ba savs of our relations toward En-
gland Although he withdraws nothihg
-frsm the charges brought against Great britain
in his celebrated speech, ne shows no dlspoSi-
tion TO press our claims, and manlfests some
surprise at the excitement with when Dis
remarks were received on the other sde Oh INC
Atlantic. The first preliminary to settiemen.
ia n clear understanding Of our wrongs; anu
enormous as those wrongs were, he Is satlSheu
that international law affords some remeuy'
and that out of the discussion will come some
"enduring safeguard for the future, some lano-
"mark of humaNry.s Upon tue whole his
speech is temperate, dignified, and statesman
like. and while it will have no little influence
upon the course of parties at home, It VIII un'
doubtedly have good effect abroad ..
The Convention, with great unanlmity, re-
nominated Gov. Clahin and the other State
officers with the single exception OF Henry D
! Briggs. who declined to serve longer as Auditor
His place was supplied by the nomination o.
Charles Endicott The Convention was entirely
harmonious, and the platform adopted was
such as might have been expected from Mas
| sachusetts Republicans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-23

Michael w. Burns, Y. S. Weigher at this
port, has been suspended from duty by Sur
veyor Cornell on the charge of having made
false returns of the quantity of dutiable mer-
chandise weighed by him. The alleged fraud
is said to have been detected by an examlna
ton of books and papers containing entries OF
the quantities of different cargoes returned 10
the Custom House by the Weigher, wherein
very large discrepancies were discovered by
way of short weights. The evidence is said to
be reduced to actual figures. This is an addi-
tional development of the many systems pur-
sued to cheat the Government. There is no
doubt much need for investigation, and we are
clad to be informed that earnest attention is
being given in that direction. But can an OIL
Ger charged with the commission OF fraud be
allowed to rest simply upon suspension from
performance of official functiOnsf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-23

Ouakers, who do not fight, can conquer wneie
our fighters fall and where notorious CLASS
of traders have done worse than fail they sue
ceed The proof of this is to-day's report from
Gen. Hazen, witnessing that the Indian reserVa-
ton system, under Quaker influence, is adVan-
tageous and works well. The Indians nave
come to believe that their present agents are
honest, which is marvellous contamination
and so much gain of saving faith. " All that
"was wanted was an honest administration.
saws the General, "and that they are having"
II is wonderful that it never occurred to our
Administrations before now that honesty could
be appreciated by sayages, and might prove
even with Indians, the best policy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-23
TERMS or THE TRIBUNE.
Nem'alotk Daily gribmare.
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER %, 1869.

Adyioes from Washington state that Gen. sckes has
strictly obeyed the instructions Of the Government but
give color to the Madrid report that he has with
drawn his note No sign exists OF a disposition
ON the part OF the Spanish Government to
quarrel with the United States. Republican
demonstration has occurred Tarragons ending in the
flight OF Gen Perrad in whose honor originated Prince
Napoleon mentioned again for the Spanish throne
The Porte persists in its demands Of the Egyptian
Vceroy The Prussian Grown Prince will visit Egypt
During the visit of Prince Arthur to London c. w. an
American flag was pulled down and destroyed
The President arrived in Washington yesterday and
the Cabinet meets to-day The Massachusetts, State Con-
venton Yesterday renomnated their State officers with
one exception the Hon. Charles Sumner making an i'm
pOrtant speech. The Democratic State Conven
ton met at Syracuse yesterday, and nOm
mated State Officers for the Fall election. Three
boys their lives at fire in Cincinnati large fire
was raging evening in the Standard Oil Works at OH
City Pa. In mutny on British ship a. Boston the
captain and severely stabbed. Several per-
sons were wounded in disturbance at picnic at River
side, n j.
The Republican Committee ofths city last night agreed
upon plan OF Wallst. greatly excited yes
terday over the rise in gold The California Pioneers
are expected here to-day Bishop Lynch Of
Charleston lectured last night "society
and the Poor" The twelfth anniversary OF
the Futon-st., prayermeetng occurs today. Charles
Muret committed suicide through drink yesterday The
Grand Hotel Broadway and Thirty frstst, opened
yesterday serious fight occurred IN West
chester on MoDday-nineteen OF the offenders
beng arrested. The body Of an old man, probably
murdered was found of the Battery yesterday.
Mrs. Ferguson killed the railroad at Fort Wash
Iugton on Tuesday. William Carpenter is trial at
White Plains for murder. Catherine pine Of Brooklyn
Yesterday killed her in a fit of insanity. Edmund
Russell of the firm OF Wakefield Moore Co., committed
suicide consequence OF money losses. Gold, 1874 m
IHL Temperature, 81. 60. "a. 90.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-23

The Democratic journals are singing the
probity of Packer with an unceasing ardor
and unanimity which seem TO exclude all
consideration of his other qualities, whatever
they may be- But why should not Packer be
honesti And why should his integrity be
proclaimed with such uneasy zealR After a
somewhat similar fashion the people of Ed
gland have for the past thirty years been rap
turously ringing the changes of loyalty over
the VIRTUE" of their sovereign, partly because
it is the most conspicuous meritorious quality
that sovereign has been proved to possess, and
partly because the general deficiency of Euro
pean monarchs in this respect enables her to
shine ustrously by contrast 1t may be per-
fectly true that Mr.. Packer is a bright jewel
of purity in the dunghill of Democratic cor
ruption, and it may also be true that his sup
porters find their excuse for perpetually puff
ing his uprightness in the fact that he has no
other attribute to recommend him; but it will
be difficult TO convince sensible voters that
wealthy mans reputation for honesty is of
itself, and unsustained by other proofs of fit
ness, sufficient reason for making him Gov
ernor OF Pennsylvania.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-23

The cutlery in Canada for a Governor Gen
eral of princely blood having reached the ear
of The Toronto Globe. that journal joins con-
ditionaly in the loyal chorus, and promises TO
do its best TO welcome the royal scion; but
"only on condition that lie behaves HIMSELF
Here arises dilemma. The duties of the
Office of Governor General require that its
occupant should have reached at least what
are commonly called years of discretion. But
it is an unlucky fact in the history of the
royal family of Great Britain that no son of
Victoria has yet approached that period of life
without developing tendency to misbehave
in the manner least calculated to exalt the
divinity that ought to hedge a king If the
Canadians insist upon ruler of this kind they
must either take minor or accept the risk of
unpleasant scandals. The capacity to behave
themselves has curious way of departing
from the young English princes with their
Teens
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-23

The celebrated copyright case growing out
of Dana's and Lawrence's rival editions OF
Wheaton's International Law has ended IN
the discomforture of Mr.. Dana. We have
already given full account Of the suit. MIR.
William Beach Lawrences edition of Wheaton's
work was unsatisfactory to the authors widow
and to the publishers, Messrs. Little d Brown,
and they resolved to discard it and employ
Mr.. Richard III. Dana to make another. MI.
Lawrence's strong Democratic prejudices were
understood to be among the principal grounds
of complaint against him. On the appearance
of Dana's edition, the discarded editor alleged
that his notes had been freely used without
acknowledgment in the new work. and brought
snit for infringement OF copyright. VI
course i'm the preparation OF law-books every
writer may be considered an authority
for those who come after him: the point at
issue was, Did Mr.. Dana's use OF the material
accumulated by Mr.. Lawrence amount to pia-
giarism, or was it only such use as any com
mentator is expected to make of the labors OF
his predecessors The notes to the two edi-
tons were infinitely examined by experts. In
many instances where the plaintiff charged
plagiarism it was shown that both editors had
drawn their information, in a legitimate man
ner, from the same sources. In Others, how
ever, the court held that Mr.. Dana had used
Mr. Lawrence's annotatiOns too freely, and
ordered-not that the work should be sup
pressed, as the plaintiff demanded, but that
the offending passages should be stricken out.
Mr.. Dana's plagiarism was probably nothing
more than authors of historical and scientific
works are in the habit of committing, I'M
blamed, every day of their lives but his re-
lations toward Mr.. Lawrence were so peculiar
that it is a pity he had not either withheld
his hand or made in the text an ample
acknowledgment of his Indebtedness. Still We
are gratfed to know that his work is not to
be destroyed, and his valuable labors will be
saved for the world
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-23

Victor Hugo speaking at the Peace Congress-
has with Characteristic and noble enthusiasm,
toasted the United States. He felt that Europe
was destined ultimately to become federatively
republican we doubt not that the great dreamer
and thinker imagines the event nearer than
Others can perceive. A severe process of evo-
luton and probably of revolution will be under
gone before the nations see their promised
ground of free government. Europe is TO be-
come not either Cossack or Republican. but
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-23

The execution reported from Canada is bet
ter described as the image of murder done
in Quebec. The rope was too long, and
when the trap went down the victim of the
gallows fell to the ground on his knees The
hangman was drunk. Now, if the murderer
deserved to be hung, what should be done to
the hangman who makes his execution as bad
as a murderf and what should be done to the
law which breeds and employs such class of
vii -doersf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-23

N, Empress and those of the Prince, of whom
the Opin,on Rationale is said to be the organ,
has only come to pause upon the recovery OF
Napoleon. The Spanish throne may be uSe'ui
TO withdraw from France an impractlcaoie I'M
perialst. and, in the event Of the Emper'' .
death, a dangerous Regent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-23

our own and we have no fear of the result.
In New York the case is different. No amount
of honest Republican voting is sure 10 over,
come the Tammany voting machine. bu' ~
such mechanical facilities are arrayed against
ia in Ohio and Pennsylvania. May we ho'
therefore, hope for cheering news on the even
ing of the 18th of OCTOBER
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-23

In our news from Rio Janeiro we give the
note of Secretary Fish to the Brazilian Minis
ter on the abrupt conduct of Gen. Webb. The
Secretary says that our Minister had received
neither orders nor authorization to act as he
did. Whatever view, then, may be taken of
the disposition of the Braziians touching some
matters mentioned in the Generals correspond
ence, he has nevertheless sinned against diplo-
macy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-23
more probably half Republican and half Cos

The World naively observes that should its
hopes in Ohio be realized, and should casa
Packer carry Pennsylvania, the Democratic
party, after the election in New York State.
in November, will start the new year with
"the control Of the three largest States in the
Union" Precisely. And should the sky fall
on the 18th of October, we shall all stand an
excellent chance of catching larks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-23

A Republican excitement in Spain, resulting
in the threat to arrest and in the flight of
Gen. Pierrad, one of the most popular of Span
ish Republicans, is a caution against too great
lengths in the persecution of Cuba The ques-
tion which is to arise In the opening of COrtes
odd anothar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-23

The Egyptian question refuses to be tamely
wound up. The Porte holds fast to its demand
that the VicerOy shall yield all arrogated right
to make budget loans The Yiceroy, there
fore. has recOnsidered his intention to visit
Constantinople, and so there is an end to COM
pliments and Eastern salaams-but only for a
lime What next2
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-23

Gen. Sickles is indicated in the latest of our
dispatches touching the Cuban question. He
has been in daily communication with his
Chief, and his course has been in accord with
clear Instructions The general credibility of
this announcement being accepted, the mys-
terry of the recent mental turmoil in Spanish
quarters rests with Spain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-23

Prince Napoleon is again noticed by Cable as
a candidate for the Spanish throne 1t is not
known whether the Princes differences with
the Empress of France will affect his chances
ITO rule country Of which she was titled
JlatiYe. The quarrol between the partisans of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-23

Four hundred thousand dollars are added to
the monument of gifts which Mr.. George Pea
body has erected to his own generosity and
high-minded goodness. The Peabody Institute
is the recipient of this browning benefactiOn.