New-York tribune., 1870-12-05
DRIFT OF POLITICAL DISCUSSIONS

The hROrrdIe Wing, now a Democratic jour
Hal became somewhat excited when the news Of Gov.
-mth, injunction reached that place. II expressed
itself IN exclamation points as follows: 'smithi Smith
virtue OF negro doInnaion smith beaten 10y the peo
ple for the Office he disgTaccsl Smith surrounds
himself with United States bayonets and refuses yield
the office to which the people elected anotheI He IA
scarcely less OdiOus than treason. smith, your
end is nigh
The KnOrrHe Wing supports the claim, which
Andrew Johnson said have made that the election
o the Hon Henry Cooper to the United states Senate by
che Tennessee Legislature is void The act Of Congress
arb which shall he chosen neyt precediur fhe eX
praton Of the time for which any senator was chosen
shall elect his successor. The WhQ says: after the Leg
stature elected Blr Cooper Convention Of the people
.of the state was called and in remOdelng the Cons
Ou provided for the election Of Legislature which has
under tins provision and this Legislature is he Legsa-
chosen next preceding the expiration OF the sena
t'ria term to which MT Cooper was elected; and ae-
orine 10 the act Of Congress authorizing states to elect
United States Senator'S is the Legislature authorized and
.mpowered t. make the electionl Whatever may
been the intention Of the Convention are clearly
Legislature which elected Mr. Cooper and will devolye
upon the newly elected Legislature To proceed the
cond Tuesday after assembling to elect the successor
90 senator Fowler"
The Alabama State Journal thinks that the
Republican party is liberal fenOugh and its platform
rroad enough, for the accomplishment Of all genuine
1eforms demanded by the welfare Of the country" Rev
reform commercial reform postal reform financial
REFORM and an kinds OF legitimate reform 1t says:
There necessity or sense In going outside OF the
yriv FOR the purpose of carrying them ont for other
larty has the power 20 carry them ont ana no party
eold hone for years 70 obtain the power AT most the
tempt % form party could but throw power mo He
Lands Of the Democracy, which would end all reform.
arl schnrz 10 allow themselves to he catspaws of
fy the Democracy, in the name of revenue REFORM en-
reaching Washington, that be has sold himself too
uhe3py. All he wished to accomplish he cOud nave at-
fompshed in the Republican ranks, without lending ms
tuppOrt 90 any sort Of deceptive 'cOnservatNe move
ne1t For little temporary eelot, he sacrificed his
mate object in an ilcgmate and even dangerous way
7he editor Of The Pittsburgh Gazette, after
rradng the speeches delivered at the Delmonco-ReV-
ruue Reform dinner comes TO the profound conclusion
hat "the dinner was most excellent, and really lacked
m nothing eatabe drinkabe that the guests could rea-
Eouaby desire" The speakers, he continued after hav
Ing given the public the strongest ihbicssion ne & ls
revrd, absolutely SOdTe0 IN thcli O'cI IIcc
Trade. and, though for some unaccountaSle reason,
something every once in while clipped tnG Nlugs Vi
iher imagination, ana gave ihell a @ IIl'tl4"s t ,j j
ge they aid not seem at al discouraged DuI % SDalSt
M Iryant Is one Of those good old fashioned
speaker, that does not propose 70 rest thG success OF any
Ills help aud The assistance OF the FreeITde League
Mr.. Bryant thinks that viii be Jolly Inn 20 Iampe ,9
fragments utterly overthrow rOut, destroy pull up ana
tear down everything 20 which the Free Trade League Is
imicaI Ills authority is found in an ancient book
sonoinr to the sacred literature Of Palestine wherein
he no doubt. also finds his authority Tor AIDING
20 three ssiaSsh eSeers aud "a OF Mr coSs remark that
Protection slavery. it is robbery. it Is burglary
Ihe editor Gasee asks " why not bigamy TOO -
fake II for all I'm all, be says in conclusion We doubt
very much whether the evenings diversion VIII pear e
mornings reflection, ana are sdIlsneu tha1 , ~ 49,
even should t be good one, can prosper under EFFORTS
barren Of everything save complimentary alaIOnS 70
gentlemen present and bitter deuuncatons OF gentle
not present. Even Mr. Bryants three cheers ana
a tiger Will do no good We suppose, OF course. 10 De
consistent, Mr.. Bryant has abandoned his protective
policy OF earnestly advocating an international copy
The Boston Jouraalhas read the report Of the
recent Revenue Reform supper in NewYork and the
mens general made heTeupon by the press with the
intent 70 what this political thing under the sun
ds" The Journal then asks: What do the revenue
dormers wan-what do they propose TO dOl The gentle
1nen themselves not entire in
Of the matter" The editor finds that "whO appears
u0Dt siOuary lu the cause demands explicitly the To-
1al aDouoH a. the duties on coal SAT- lumber raw WOOL
Snd plgirOn.' Another demands "a tariff for revenue |
only which s indefinite while fierce young editor |
from the West declares that ne VIII nave 10 compromise
Whatever with that form Of robbery that is denom-
1nated protection" Having noticed these objects the
accomplish them Mr.. Cox wanted them an 10 Join the
Denocratie party. The coal-Sat- lumber rraw-wooand-
oether Old hut the education Of the people.
y Will be seen, therefore, that the new revenue
triOihefs' Ike some older political as.Ocates' eOmlIe
gentlemen Of very different views and purposes The
extreme night wing the visionary irce uaucIs' VINO
Phillips his, and the nrst effect Of whose principles
would be the reputation Of the national oe3t. Ie elt
benter Of the party To borrow the French d
consists OF those who, in fayOrDg revenue aIln W1 W11
s1oS in practice that discrimination OF duties wign
"ulu operate 10 the advantage OF Am'Il'9h ,;
= though they would srcnuOusly dlsaVOw tho haae vi
pfOtechou'" The conclusion Of the whole inaIltt -
tiFon a. follows: On the whole then We S's ~ ~ Pea
mar harm iu the revenue reform movement INC % %tuoO
t-ts and yisionares embarked IN II VIII ma tns
p The attempt y break party lines and einn0
the old organizations VIII ohly set the @ i ,nve,1ent
g. naugit A. 10 the education promised Dy MessIs
Be,r, The more of il we have the better There is
t0hing very infamnaDe about statistics; anu tDOugn
rOrfect themselves, particularly Win lT"cucai PeoPe
Ike Ours."