The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-03


Sourbrtick is situated on The Saar river,
forty miles souihslut4cast II Trcvcs. ten
miles south of Saaloiis and about forty
miles east of Metz.
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only correspondent; nllowct VIA Ia ma,
,an army is DR. WILLIAM II. RUssrLL TnE
Suns correspondent
Will the Demo cracy Break their Chains
and go Free
The eagacious among the leaders of the
Democracy recognize the importance of Sc
curing the majority of the next House of
Representatives. not only as nm essential step
toward success in tho coming Presidential
election, Lut as the necessary means of main.
tanning their resent political organization,
A failure to elect Democrat in 1872 would
lead either 10 the complete dissolution
or the radical reorganization Of the party
for il would not survive another and n fourth
defeat in Presidential contest.
The rock ON which the Democracy seem
likely TO founder in their attempts 10 secure
the next House IL, that because of certain
embarrassing entanglcmcnts and corrupt
combinations OF some of their leaders, the at
tack lie not carried on against the weakest
point in GRANTS Administration. That
point doubtless is bis foreign pol cy, which
from the outset was conspicuously feeble,
and soon became shamclcssly corrupt.
Before leaving the State Department, Mr..
SEWARD made vigorous effort TO dispose
Of the Alabama controversy. 1t was the
tender subject in our relations with England,
and the national honor was involved in its
settlement. Notwithstanding some unfor
iunate phases in the diplomatic career of
Mr.. REvERDY JOHNSON, the probability is
that the Alabama matter would ere this
have been settled except for the rhetorical
extravaganza of Mr.. SUMNER when the
treaty was pending before the Senate, the
selection of so incompetent q Minister TO
England as Mr. MOTLEY, and the iptrusting
Of the seals Of tho State Department 10 the
always weak and not now stainless hands Of
HAMILTON FISH.
II the course of the Administration on the
Alabama question has been laundering and
imbecilc, its conduct respecting Cuba has
been criminal cruel, and corrupt 1t has
been criminal in that it Las sacrificed the
cause of free institutions ON the American
weakest despotism in Europe 1t has been
cruel in that il has allowed The myrmidons
Of Spain TO build gun oats aud fiji out cxpc-
ditions in our ports for slaughtcrinp the pa
tr,ots Of Cuba, and by cody looking on
while our own citizens were put TO death in
that island without warrant of law by the
'emi.l arLarians that ravage IT, 1t has been
corrupt in that member OF the family Of
the Secretary of State has been the retained
attorney for these Spanish marauders, shar
ing their counsels and pocketing their gold,
with the full knowledge of the Secretary
and the Pr, sident, and il now in Europe with
their connivance, maturing q scheme for the
ultimate purchase of Cuba, whereby the
plotters hope to make millions Of money!
The only other salient point in 9cn
GRANTS foreign policy is his attempt to
acquire 81. DOMINGO. This was one of the
foulest jobs that ever eoiled the national
rapital aud the country witnessed the un-
prccedented spectacle of the President
descending TO the lobby of the Senate with
q corrupt treaty in one hand and the Federal
patronage in the other, and trying TO use the
latter os a qUid pro quo for the ratification
Of the former; but, thanks to come Rcpub-
'ican Senators, without success.
Now, why do not the leaders and journals
Of the Democratic prrty in this section of tie
Union assail these weak spots in the lines Of
The Administration and why do some of
them make its foreign policy and the charac,
tcr of the Secretary OF state the subjects Of
hcr special culogy2
Diminishing the Alabama controversy with
the remark that il IL not perhaps surprising
that, inasmuch as tho Northern Democrats
rely upon the late insurgents TO aid them in
elect n9 the next President, they should not
b. very Jealous in pressing this matter to n
settlement, the question recurs, why do these
Democratic leaders and journalists deal &C
tendcrly with the Administration in respect
70 CuLa and st, DomingoH
The answer il obvious. CALEB CUSHING
who was Attorney General under PIERCE, ant
who stands ready for liberal retainer or mu
niiicent contingent Interest in fat job 10 writ,
an able diplomatic despatch on either eide OF
any question, is one Of the ncutest lobl yist
In Washington. lie shcad and ears in thcs,
Cuba and ST. Domingo schemes, and is yer,
influential with the mOgnNtes and nrstc
cratic editors of tho Democratic party Q
New England SmNEY WEBSTER was pr
waite secretary Of PIERCE, and an unscrup,
lous lobbyist all through bis administrator
lie Lac nlwaye been the conldant Of CCsI