The New York herald., 1870-09-23

tou persons VINO cOmprl5eu tue cl V" "ofo
washed overheard and lost. The vess el then
righted, and the surviving six men, after
forty eight hours Of suffering were rescue u by
fse bark N. e. Corning, Captain Roach, W DO,
with unusual kindness, turned back on h Ss
voyage to bring the unfortunate men TO New =
York,
The Grsat Repsblic iu ehc EarepeHn Goa.
After our humiliating experience i'm the
little revolution pending in Cuba, where the
rights Of American citizens were treated with
as little respect as a football, it is refreshing
to see the respect which the great Powers lof
Europe now engaged in deadly contest pay TO
the name of the Great Republic. In the onh
instance it is the reckless malice Of snraiR
despotic Powers against great free one; In
the other it is the hearty respect which two
noble belligerents entertain for an equally
noble neutral. While Minister Washburns is
caressed and lauded by the Partisan people,
Minister Bancroft is honored and Jtsted by the
in Paris and 1t Is cheered in Berlin. In Ver~
sailles 1t protects those who live under it as
their own from forced contributions, from
conscriptions, from unwelcome billets, from
insult, and even from cannon balls.
These demonstrations may be attributed In
some instances to regard for the etiquette Of
nations but one little incident shows that
there is hearty regard for America and the
government of America felt among those Of
both armies who know nothing of interna-
tional formulas. An American lady who left
Paris in an open caleche passed the lines re-
Gently with the American flag displayed and was
cheered and applauded by the dense masses
Of devoted Parisians who remained behind to-
endure the siege, and cheered and applauded
alike by the long, glittering lines OF Prussians
who moved stolidly forward with swinging
stride to complete the investment American
ships in the harbors Of France AMI in the
harbors Of Germany. American generals with
the armies of Prussia and American citizens
In the beleaguered cities of France are
all the honored objects of that attention
which the name Of the Great Republic COM
mands from the hostile Powers. The mon
archy and the young republic vie with each
other in their efforts to do her honor.
Is not this the position which this great
nation of ours, this home Of the oppressed Of
all nations, should always occupy-that Of an
honored mediator, whose word is eagerly
listened to by the weaker Power and cordially
respected by the stronger2 1t is not through
dread Of US that these powerful belligerents
show us this honor. They know, as we do,
that we are slow to anger and err oftenest in
the interests Of peace. 1t is the innate
respect which kings and peoples must have
for the free, liberal government under which
we live-for the vital power Of the giant
within US, which we never use "tyrannically,
like giant'-for the dignity and peace which
we maintain amid ''falling empires" and for
the cordial sustaining sympathy which we
extend to ''rising republics"
A WASTE OF TIME AND MoNRY-The time
and money expended by ''the Young Demo
cracy" in their late trip to Rochester. It
reminds us Of the last leap of Sam Patch at the
same place, from which he never rose again.
OPENING DAY.-What treasures 1t discloses
W chBer lomluluo Cycs Wuas cAOAtcO W.
wilderment it causes In the joyous feminine
brain and what elation and hope it raises in the
happy feminine heart! What detection and
grumbing it produces among gruf old fathers,
what anxious warnings it elicits from economi-
cal young husbands and what suave demeanor
ners! Yesterday was the opening day of the
fall fashions, and it could have easily been
known as such by the gorgeously dressed
array Of ladies on Broadway, Fifth avenue
and those modest side streets where the exclu-
sive upper ten of millinerdom do business !; by
the crush of elegant dress material at the
doors of the fashionable modistes, and by the
uniform air Of resignation to be seen on the
countenances of those of the masculine gender
who are known at glance by that something
inexpressible which stamps them. men Of
family.
OAKEY HALL Nor FOR CoMprRoLLER-
The report that Mayor Hall had been nomi-
mated for State Comptroller by the Democratic
| State Convention on Wednesday was ''weak
invention Of the enemy" Mayor Hall cannot
be well spared from his present position as
| Chief Magistrate of the metropolis. He now
holds post Of honor, and it is no "private
station" but one full Of anxieties and requlr-
ing the practice of the utmost diligence, intelli-
! gence and intrepidity to carry out successfully
It's requirements. Besides, Mayor Hall is. not
likely to be ambitious of running for an. Office
for which his amiable friend Horace Greeley
was q candidate, and in the race for which the
philosopher made such lamentable failure.
Mayor Hall is better in the office he now oecu-