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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-24

too fast for safety, not merely III uiscaiui"e
what they discard, but in advocating "lat 'ne'
advocate. He holds to the opinion that tno
Greek and Roman classics are unrivaled ioi
the purposes of linguistic culture, are Oh greaC
value in educating the sense OF beauty when
the Greeks possessed above all other races, and
offer. on the whole. better manuals OF humanity
than our own literatures afford. lie would
give them place, therefore, III university
instruction: not the GROWING place 'ne!
formerly held, nor yet perhaps PRIMARY piaoo
but in education properly so cailea' tney
should not he omitted. Of first-rate importance
is his suggestion, that in our Colleges uc
partment of Political Science should DC estao-
lished, that our youth may be trained III MS
tory, political philosophy, the principles Oh po-
litical economy and jurisprudence, the iliS'oiy
and statistics of national commerce anu pro-
duction. This hint should not DO thrown
away. We are a nation OF politicians lno
highest concerns of government FURNISH tho
staple of street and parlor discussion. Every
body supposes himself competent to pronounce
an opinion on matters of legislation and states
manship, matters which, more than any others,
call for able minds. Here is question That
should interest conservatives ana RADICALS
alike. We trust that Mr. Smith will make us
feel its importance, and will make beginning
at Cornell University.
With our impotence to give women q Uni
versity education the English professor cannot
accord. He watches with interest the expert
ment of Vassar College, but very properly re-
CARDS it as an experiment. He says, and truly
saws that before women can be educated
as men are educated in universities, 1t must be
proved that the nervous organization of the two
sexes is alike. SO long rs that point remains
doubtful and more than doubtful, experiments
should be made with great caution, for they
touch the very foundations of society and IN
yolve the deepest interests of mankind. Ihe
warning is given as gently as 1t Is
wisely Our reformers are III danger
of covering up the radical consideration OF sex
beneath secondary and more obvious consider
atons of political privilege and industrial right.
They assume the very point that is most crit
ically in debate, and see no risks whatever III
innovations that may bring direst calamity on
coming generations. One step at time, says
Goodwin Smith. First, let rs discover how
much intellectual training women as q sex can
bear when collected in colleges by themselves.
1t will DO time enough when that is demon
strated to consider tho possibility of educating
men and women together. These are the
conclusions of large, liberal, cultivated, hope
full. and courageous mind. They ought to carry
,vnivbt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-24

just one week more remains to the present
Congress and to the present Administration
What may OF may not pass yet, in the hurly-
burly of legislation in the closing days
of the session, or what Mr.. johnson may
suffer to become law out OF that
which does pass, is not, after all, matter
of very great moment The next Congress is
to assemble Immediately; the circumstances,
as we all hope, will be more favorable to calm
and judicious legislation /; and whatever is now
omitted can then be supplied. 1t is supposed
that Mr.. johnson is likely to use his pocket
veto freely, but his mind operates accordingto
no known laws, and he may happen to prefer
astonishing the world in his closing days by Q
freak of good sense and good temper.
The condition of the more important meas
ures is about as follows: The Constitutional
Amendment concerning Suffrage has just been
referred on the request of the Senate, to Q
Committee Of Conference.-The points in dispute
between the two Houses relating to the exten
sion of the guarantee to holding Office as well a.
voting, and to the prohibition Of property
nativity, or religious tests, as well as those OF
race, color, or previous servitude. The Civil
Tenure of-Office act is probably to remain I'M
touched for this Congress. The Army
Appropriation bill is in the Senate, where
important amendments are proposed The
Army Reduction bill is in the same body, and
seems likely to be lost through the indisposi-
ton of Senators to pass SO important an act
in hurry. The Omnibus Pacific Railroad
bill still sleeps, but is sure to be called
up at some moment when it is hoped
the friends of the Treasury are not watching.
No progress has been made with the Tax bin
in the Senate. and none is expected, unless
the sections concerning whisky and tobacco
should be taken out and passed separately.
The bill concerning National Bank circulation,
and that of Mr.. Hooper prohibiting increase
of the Gold Debt, have both some chance in
the Senate. Four appropriation bills remain.
of which all but the miscellaneous are sure Oh
passage, though all in a backward state. The
disposition of the Indian Bureau promises to
go over to next session. .ss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-24
MUSIC.

ITALIAN oPERA-LEToILE DU NoRp.
Nobody can complain, certainly, that the
present of italian opera lacks variety OF that the
manager ia wanting enterprise large proportfon Of
the works produced thus far have been those which re-
ouire good deal Of pre- paration, aud much moro eab
rate stage effects than needed for the ordinary stock
OPERAS and in the manner OF their production there has
been little to find fault with. Meyarbeer's beautiful
Star of the North satisfactorily represented Lass
night with good cast strong chorus, decent array
OF weldressed auxiaries, and an orchestra Of which
there was no complaint to be made, except that vas
often too loud. The Catherine was Madame La Grange
She plays tho part exceently and much Of It she sse
sings extremely WE'LL Especially the famous Veotta dsS
eel, at the end OF the first act Mas Durand. In the
character Of uscovid strengthened the favorable In
preston which she made Zrlisa last season. end hs
duet with Ia Grange, the Qndi d. won the hsuor Of
On encore The best thing Of the evening the P<e
Of sgnor Antonuec This admirable artist never disaD
points u.s. We cannot say the same Of signor Brxnon
He was the DaniIouits and seemed uncomfortably OF
pressed by a Of the inferiorty OF bis part
Tonight, tho new baritone, Reina makes his debut u
"ErnanL"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-24

Gen. Grants OutspOken statements yester-
day concerning his Cabinet pique almost as
much as they crafty the absorbing pubic
curiosity. He means to appoint Schofeld as
Secretary of War; but only for little whlie J;
and who is to succeed Schofeldf lie means
to appoint Pennsylvania to his CABINET
one who is expecting the honor rs little as the
nation is expecting him to receive it but VINO
is this Pennsylvania SO soon to blossom INTO
abrupt greatness The President-elect is I'M
automatically frank and direct in talking about
the matter; but in the midst of all his frank
ness he cOntriyes to keep his own cOunsels as
well as in the time of his most absolute re-
ticence.
Readers Of THE TRIBUNE know that VIC have
not attached great importance to the TACT thaC
Washington wire pullers and quidnuncs could
not prevail upon Gen. Grant to take their
advice and bestow his confidence i'll the matter
of his Cabinet. What we want is q body or
faithful, honest men, who will AID HIM IN en-
forcing the laws. These we make no doubt
lie will select; and with such selection we
assure him the country will be entirely content.
The choice of Secretary schofeld is wise and
will give satisfaction while more will arise
from the knowledge that his appointment il
exceptional and is to be temporary. Sehoheid
has been an excellent Cabinet officer, perfect
godsend in the midst of Johnson's appoint
ments But lie is q Major General in the army.
and Congress and the country agree in their ap-
proval of Grants belief, that the civil service
should not he supplied by men drafted from
The ranks of the army and navy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-24

The XVIII Constitutional Amendment was
thought to verge upon the against-the-
comet style of literature, when it provided
that neither the United States nor any State
"shall assume OF pay any debt or obligation
incurred in aid of instruction or rebellion
against the United States. but all such debts,
obligations, aud claims shall be held Illegal
land void" Yet we read in The Baton Rouge
Qa.) Courier that the Police Jury of that
Parish have been issuing bonds for the pay
ment of any claims Of whatever kind against
the Parish, and that these bonds are now used
to discharge the Indebtedness incurred by the
Parish during the Rebellion, and even to
redeem Confederate scrip! The removal of
the State Capital from Baton Rouge has doubt
less done something to diminish the intelligence
of the people in that Parish; but we confess
we had hardly supposed them so ignorant as
not to know that new Administration comes
into power on the 4th of March, and that ono
of its main duties will be to enforce the Con-
stitution of the United States -...e..sr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-24
oryypocrp plrrWAY FINANCIERING.

TENNESSEE RAILWAI TiHh"N'"-
We hear from Knoxville that IN the u. o.
Circuit Court for the Eastern DISTRICT Oh ien
nessee, the Grand Jury has found Hue oiii
against James b. Hoxie and Chas. A. Houge,
the one former Superintendent OF the Fast
Tennessee and Virginia Railroad, and the other
its Master Machinist, for an attempt TO de-
fraud the United States Government out OF
four hundred and eighty thousand dollars! we
have long had vague reports OF frauds per-
yadne much of this Southern railroad busl-
ness, especially in its relations to the Govern
ment; and while we have no knowledge as TO
the guilt or innocence of these particular par
ties. we are glad to see that the Courts are at
last taking measures to find where the guilt
does lie. If, before the investigation is closed,
high officials shall be found to be implicated,
let us have no efforts to screen them from the
public gaze, and from just punishment.
Four Tennessee railroads owe the Govern
ment nearly three millions Of dollars for mate
rial furnished them on credit, and interest on
the same. The Legislature OF tennessee, we
hear, modestly asks that they be released from
payment, and Congress is soon to be assalled
on the subject. We want to see that PROPOSE
ton, when presented, brought promptly ana
peremptorily under the fire of the Yeas and
Nays of the House. Here are four corpora
tions which favored the Rebellion while 1t
lasted to the full extent of their capacity, ana
were Immediately thereafter set up in business
again by the Government they had been try
ing to destroy. The Select Congressional Com
mittee reported them abundantly able to pay
what they owe, and very decidedly determined
not to pay if they could help it. Now comes
the Legislature of Tennessee, and asks that
they be not required to pay. For warm cll-
mate that strikes us as remarkably frigid
performance. Look at the figures in the case.
In 1856 the Government lent them credit on
material to the amount Of the following sums:
East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad Co... s2ss2ss
East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad Co. So8U59 10
Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad Co. looyIsi ~
Nashville and Northwestern Railroad Co 673,26A 90
Total "
Now, after enjoying these loans for nearly
four years, they ask that we settle the debt by
calling it square! We can do some pretty
strong railroad inanciering in New York, but
we have never been able to beat that.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-24
A poRRERs, CAVE.

Acting upon information received from mo
burglar Francisco Bouge. arrested at jamaica 10 =, w
Sunday night last while in the act OF steanns . NV
800 -, $50, =, NJ Harry Conklin In that village,
Marty NJ officers Yesterday made descent upon lhe ~
iresiment saloon at Morris Grove ABOUT oa asns
search were about 10 leave the premises thnkns tns
they been mised when they nas 70 which
had been dug under the building tho entrance 70
had been carefully covered with brush wood on expo
ing the cellar three found cooking tneir ua
which consisted OF ham and chicken Tue pafm.es W..
AZ once arrested and will be examined today Inc esns
was well filled up with stolen aricles many Q, " hSx
have been stolen while the Harder was well supplied VII"
hams chchens etc. the proceeds Of The robberes eSn
mitted during the past few months 10 tat ts
VII no examIned 10 day. One Of the artesleh patuos
w w rccospled nv tho Keeper OF tho cells as person
whom he accommodated with lodgings lew CUE ~ ~:
nd who nnon in the morning stole the key 70
cells for the purpose OF berang his companions sno
they be arrested The key Was found II. the p''''"
pOssessiOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-24
pUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS.

This City is blessed with a Board of Health
and Board Of Police Commissioners, each
armed with formidable but none too great pow
era, and each discussing largo amount OF
public money Those powers, that cash, are
intrustcd to them In order that our City may
be kept clear so far as may be, of pestilence,
physical and moral Those Boards have been
generously backed by our better classes and
by the authority and power of the State. In
all this. we have most heartily eoncurred; yet
VIC cannot realize that the public confidence
rcposed in them has been fully rewarded.
Our Police Commissioners, for instance, have
full control of the Liquor Traffic, rs is right.
They have power to withhold licenses from
all whom they deem unworthy or unfit. How
i, il. then that horrible dens of sailor-robbng,
emigrant-swndlIng, prostitution, and OF bestlal
vice md demoniac villainy, are provided with
licenses How is it that dens known to the
polco a. harbors Of thieves, burglars, and all
manner of felons are thus favored TT
The Health Board recently ordered an in
spection Of the horrible troglodyte burrows
in Greenwich, Washington, and the intersecting
streets near the Battery, in which recently
landed immigrants are nightly herded with
dock -loafers, wharf-rats, incurable whisky
bloats, and ewd women OF all grades from the
mere child Just corrupted in these foul dens,
TO the tipsy bag within two months of the pine
coffin IN potter's field, which is her inevitable
goal. These cellars arc wholly below the
street-level-often several feet below-will not
average seven feet high-are absolutely with
out ventilaton-and are made intensely moi
come by sewer-pipes, imporfectly closed, which
traverse and ill them with the most
revolving stenches. IL is quite within the limits
of probability TO say that five nights in one Of
these pest generators would prove fatal to at
least a tenth of our people. Children plunged
into them rarely survive q second month. Yet
we learn that the Board Of Health. after due
incubation on thesolhorrible facts, gravely de-
cided that all these pest-holes must DO closed
on tire lat OF April ensuing. and thoroughly
washed and tfuniigated before they can again
30 used as public lodging houses
We protest against such guardianship of the
Public Health. A Board that realized its re-
sponsbljties would sternly forbid lodging
below the street level-at all events, taking
lodgors for pay in Easements or cellars. If the
power il lacking, ask for it; il not granted,
resign. Either guard our health or spare our
money
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-24

The resolution of Mr.. Shanks authorizing
the stoppage Of further issues of bonds to Pa
cifc Railroads to cover deficiencies in their
lines reported by Special Commissioners, is in
the hands of the Committee on Appropriations,
and will DO brought up this week. The rail
road rings are trying to have it referred to
the Pacific Railroad Committee, where, as
everybody who remembers the composition of
that Committee can readily imagine, it would
be quietly smothcred, AS there remain but
200 miles on. which bonds have yet to be
issued, and the deficiencies amount to $1,000
on the Union Pacific Road, $1,5OO,OOO on the
Eastern Division, and 100000 on the Central
Pacific line, the Government will have lost its
chances of guarantee unless some action is
taken soon. We trust therefore that this may
be one of the measures not left to die in the
crush Of legislation in these closing days OF the
session.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-24
The San has Washington dispatch which

says:
"Iunderstood here that in response TO inquiry Of
friend OF Attorney General Eyarts, Gen. Grant ind
Gated that should mako some new arrangements Tor
the Attorney -Generalship in March next Mr. Evarts
will consequently be at liberty Tor professional engage
would not DO unwilling take charge Of the State or the
Treasury Departments, but he does not care To remain
Attorney General" ~ rr." . -0..
we feel warranted in saying that this story
il essentially incredible. MIR. Evarts has no such
political status as would authorize him to die
tate to Gen. Grant the particular place in the
Cabinet which wonld suit him, nor is there
aught in his character or life that argues him
capable of such presumption. We do not know
that he would relinquish his large legal
practice for a four years term of office;
but, if he would do so at all, he would not
refuse to serve under Gen. Grant in the posi-
ton that he readily accepted under Andrew
johnson. And we are confident that he has
authorized no one to state that he would de-
cline an Office which has not been rendered
him. Whenever Gen. Grant shall apprise him
that his services are desired in any capacity,
Mr. Evarts will doubtless respond that they
can or cannot be had. Until then, all such
paragraphs as that quoted above may fairly
be judged the coinage of some Washington
penny-a-liner, anxious to spice his dispatch
with Cabinet gossip, even though obliged to
invent it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-24

The functions of the Provisional Government
of Spain naturally ceased with the meeting OF
the Constituent COrtes, and accordingly Mar
shall Serrano on Monday officially announced
its resignation. The partisans of the Pro-
visional Government, being in majority,
PASSED a vote of thanks, which was unanimously
opposed by the Republican members. The
Cortes left the executive power in the hands
of Marshal Serrano until the question of the
future form of government shall be settled,
and authorized him to form new ministry.
Gen. Prim assured the COrtes that the late
dynasty would never reascend the throne. 1t
may be questioned whether the Duke OF Mont
pensier is accounted by Prim as member OF
the dynasty or not. He is n Bourbon, but not
descended from any of the Spanish kings.
Our latest advices from Spain are still to the
effect that Marshal Serrano, all of the Liberal
Unionists, and o few Of the Progressists, favor
the candidature of the Duke of Mohtpensier,
who has Just been allowed to return to Spain,
while the large majority of the Progressists
prefer King Ferdinand of Portugal. A large
portion of the Progressists have always been
in favor of uniting Spain and Portugal into
one kingdom, to lbe called Iberia, after the
ancient name Of the Peninsula, and by the
selection of Ferdinand they undoubtedly ex-
pect to smooth the way for the Iberian union.
This plan continues, however, to be very I'M
popular in Portugal, the press of Lisbon being
almost unanimous in opposing it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-24
The World perplexedIy inquiries:

"what are we to do with Mexico r. 80
"Father," suggested an urchis, Disguised with
hoeing potatoes, [" the fish would bite splendidIv
" to-day.r--"Well, sonny just mind your
work." was the benignant, philosophic re-
Spouse, and not one of them will bite your
Mexico may not be creditable sample Of
American Republics; but, if 50, we should be
the last to proclaim the fact. Our resistance
to the Napoleon Macmillan conspiracy was
grounded in the assumption that she was
of right and in fact nation, capable
of self-government, and already enjoying ito
blessings. And, while her apparently chronic
addiction to rebellion and civil war is unfor-
tunate, our recent history does not warrant
our looking down upon her on that account
Her pronunciamentos with keen nose for
plumber, and her innumerable Generals who
seem to be q cross between Bombastes and
Ancient Pistol, must be great nuisances to her
own quiet, thrifty people, if such there be;
but they threaten neither our security nor our
prosperity. We suggest. therefore. that Mexico
be let severely alone.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-24

= . L. l II
,nernctrators Of this gigantic crime. The preS-
nant negative proof of the same facts aifordeo
bv those who declined or refused to TESTIFY Ii
even more indubitable. He who swears may
nossib)y lie, even to his own damage; but ne
who refuses to swear, with the prison staring
him in the face, makes a virtual confession
which, cannot be refuted nor explained away
Tn the face of such facts, he who pleads
"There is cheating on all Sides" betrays MS
complicty in the fraud. We might name the
men who, being Wings or Republicans, were
zealous advocates of efficient registration ana
other safeguards against cheating in elections;
but. becoming at length Democrats, never
moro lsped "a word in favor Oh
such legislation while others, VINO SO
long as they were Democrats, wanted nothing
done in the premises, on becoming Republicans.
nj once ioined in the demand that fiaudulcnt
voting or counting be precluded and punished.
No man among us is so ignorant as not TO know
ON which side Felony and Vice naturally range
themselves, nor which party would proht most
by wholesale illegal voting and repeating. we
are confronted by comprehensive brotherhood
of crime, and must comprehend ana act ac-
cordingly. Let there be no adjournment OK tiie
XLIst Congress till all shall have been done
that law can do to save us from future repe-
titions of the stupendous villainy that gave
tbe Electoral Vote of New-YOrk to HOratio
Seymour and placed John L. Hoffman III the
station formerly honored by John Jay and the
Clintona
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-24

We believe Congress has practically decided
to have its Debates reported for and printed
at the National Printery, under the superin-
tendence of its own capable and upright
printer, John d. Defrees. On the whole, we
judge this best, provided Mr. Defrees is not
intermcddled with. If he is to be at the beck
and call Of every Member, the plan will prove
failure; but keep hands off, and do not COM
pei him to make place for this Members
brother, and that ones nephew, and the others
prote0e, and he will make it q success.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-24
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