The New York herald., 1870-09-15

ssRe piace curing the months OF August, Sep
tsmber and October while the result would
doubtless. afford mutual instruction.
1t Still Goes Begging.
The mission to the Court Of ST. James
appears to be stlll in the market, waiting for
some one to accept It, Mr.. Frelinghuysen,
after mature deiberation, has declined it on
the ground of important duties which demand
his presence at home. 1t Is said now that
Senator Morton, Of Indiana, has refused the
honor of representing the United States at the
Court Of Queen Victoria in consequence of
the precarious state Of his health. II the
office is thus going q begging among people
who are not willing to take it why does not
the President offer the place to one or the other
of the two men who are quite willing to accept
It, and who. we may add, are well qualified
for the position? Wemean Of course Horace
Greeley and General Hiram Walbridge. Neither
,ofthese gentlemen would be likely to decline the
appointment if offered to him. No ono can
doubt the capacity Of either to ill the place OF
this juncture of affairs in Europe with great
'ecIat. The man Of war or the man of peace
might be equally acceptable In the mixed up
condition of things, for we know not from day
to day whether the situation" is war or peace
IT the administration does not adopt the wisest
course Of abolishing the English mission alto
gether and leaving our interests In England to
be attended to by the American consuls at the
various ports, the next best thing tho Presi-
dent can do is to appoint ono or the other of
the only two men who appear willing to accept
the place, instead of casting around about the
country for representatives who are unwilling
to take the responsibility of stepping into the
shoes of Mr.. Motley.
Greeley would have his trunks packed and
labelled for the British Embassy in London an
hour after the appointment was in his pocket;
and as for Walbridge, no doubt his baggage is
all ready for the summons to depart. Gen
eral Walbrldge is quite competent for the
place. His long experience and good sense
are eminent qualifications; but, then, Greeley
Is entitled to some recognition by the admin
tstration after the shabby treatment he received
at the hands of the New York republican party.
Duties Of Citizens 10 Our Courts.
The increase of crime which has been 30
much spoken Of by the press and by
the public Of late, and which threatens the
good name of our city has not been unheeded
by our judges Judge Bedford in his last
two charges to the Grand Jury of the county
has alluded to it and has promised to do his
best to check it, and we all know that ''his
best" means o great deal. Judge Barnard
In his last charge to the Oyer and Terminer
Grand Jury threatened swift punishment to
the lawless ruffans who are making such use
pof the knife and the pistol in our midst Our
City Judge, always fearless in the discharge of
his duty, has earned The gratitude of all
good citizens by the just sentences he has
meted out to such criminals as have appeared
before him. The District Attorneys Office
Overrun with work, is making strenuous efforts
to clear the calendar from the accumulations
of the summer months. But in the face of all
this ZEAL all this earnest effort to protect life
and property, lies the great stumbling block of
indifference on the part Of the public. This
very public, the very people who groan over
the increase Of crime, are the greatest obsta-
icles in the way of its speedy punishment.
They shirk the duty Of serving on
iuries by every means In their power.
They avoid the service of subp9nas,
and have to be dragged into court
to give their evidence. Case after case goes
over from day to day, and the calendar of the
Court Of Sessions remains full. And why?
Because witnesses will not come forward
The court room is filled with policemen, who
can i'll be spared from our small force, because
they must come when notified; the officer is
fhere, the judge and jury are all ready, and the
complainant is wanting. So the case must go
of, and the officer robbed, perhaps, of his day
of rest, goes away grumbling to be dragged
down again and again, because the citizen
whom he is trying to protect will moi lose q
lew hours to help punish the offender.
AS Mr. Fellows, the able prosecuting officer,
remarked In court, we are helpless without
the cooperation Of the community. Let our
citizens do their duty in appearing as wit
nesses and we can rest assured that our jealous
and determined City Judge will do his in
checking the great stream OF lawlessness
earnest, active cooperation on the part of the
people is most imperative, and we call on all
good citizens to do their best in maintaining
law and order by supporting our criminal
courts in their able, honest efforts to do their
duty. -.
VINCENT Coll YER writes to Secretary Cox
that the Osape Indians have gladly and In