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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-26

~ 49,. nerpetua condition OF inchoate
..,.;r,;o. Az soon az it became evident that
Az. homo must be abandoned there was q
change of tactics. meeting OF Democratic
Senators was held at the Capitol during the
cIosing hours of the debate. The friends OF
the Treaty were overpOwered. They went
into tho cOmmittee-room satisfied that we had
made an honorable settlement Of q long
standing quarrel, and done much to assure
the peace of the world; they came out
pledged to vote against that settlement and
do their best to keep the quarrel open. The
result of this forcing process was shown on
Wednesday night. The Democrats were sub
stantially unanimous against ratification, and
only one doubtful Republican was found to
go with them.
1t must be embarrassing for the rank and
file of the party to hear their leaders in the
Senate shouting one command while their
leaders in the press give another. Here is The
World declaring that the Treaty is lasting
honor to its authors, and triumph of Amer
lean diplomacy. Here are the Senators making
opposition to the Treaty the text of party or
thodOxy. Probably it is too soon to look for
full statement of their objections especially
as The World is just now refuting in advance
whatever objections a reasonable man might
be likely to urge. Why should they not take
up the objections supplied by The Daily Pat
riot, their official organ at the national capitalY
According to that paper the Treaty binds us
hand and foot and forbids US to raise a
"voice or an arm in sympathy with or in aid
"of the struggles for freedom in any
"part of the civilized world" TO be
sure, it is not easy to understand
how the Treaty can affect liberty of speech or
change the current of our syrnpathies; but we
know what The Patriot means by aiding
"struggles for freedom in any part of the CIV
"iized world,' and we strongly advise our
Democratic friends to make that one OF the
planks in their platform. Let them confess
that they don't want 60 be on good terms with
England; that they want an excuse for liber-
ating Ireland some day, ard perhaps Selling a
few disaflected colonies, and getting their
hand into every European row to which Great
Britain may be party. This does not agree
with Washingt0n's advice about avoiding en-
tangling alliances, but it accords with the
advice of The Patriot, which, strangely enough,
calls it % distinctively American policy which
" for half century has been terror to mon
"archical government" We don't see how
the Democrats can do any better
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-26
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Boston Journal concludes an editorial on
Democratic Diplomacy with these words To sum up;
This new departure s a transparent tud, and can de-
ceye no one not willing TO be deceived
The New-Yorll Council OF the Union League
of America adopted resolutions, last evening cohaohn
ing the "new departure" Of the Democracy ~ an en-
cr0aoh ment on the Republican, PLATFORM made soey
aid them in their light for power ard sfllsi "a
ing the Treaty triumph OF the AGtlSt,ay'p a'
sympathiZing with the Grand Army oi inc hep"O"0 1"
its observance OF Declaration Day.
NJ. n. Maginnis, Mayor of Hamilton, De- does
not like the new departure" In conversation wiz"
the Hon L. D. Campbell, which we fad fally reporeu
both The Cincinnati Commercial and The Cmdhnan
Enquirer Mr. Maginnis said the MOntgoneI. 'V"t M,
resolutions went i.f ana in the WRONG an
uderstood the object OF tho "rew departure 70 w
effort by proper concessions to secure lbO's
tne Republican party dissatisfied with TIE Am
zion upop its protective tariff policy lie sald hs' l
subject of the revenue tariff and ultimate Free Iad, an
should he caudidly ana fairy advised as 70 tne
now held by the Democratic party IN reietehce, 20 P
ssues TIE objection by Mr.. Maginls 20 tls Mohv
cry resolution was that II accepted IS a lIil'3 "a
XfIIth XIV:h and XVIII Amendments ne eeti 1
tbnt tho Democracy could In no event coihmit ~,
saives In the support OF those amt ndlehts - an LIS
id,~nent they never had any valdty; VA, w t AJ
gmendments were forced upon The people OF tne ue
Stats as "a condition precedent 10 their readmhsOl
REPRESENTATION In Congress- and that the AVN ADoa
mert was not "A lair expression OF tho "1Snos VI W.
people Of the United states; 49,, ,,,,, "a ,,r "a 10
ss tbof o accept the Montgomery resolutions "o"'
he TO knock my pins from under me-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-26

It's question how far young poet may be spoiled
by praise OF any poet, in fact young or old. Some
men of letters work on steadily alike regardless OF
approval OF condemnation, but such writers either
of the abest or the stupidest Sort tho poets, both
the Theban eagles and the tomtits, seem to fatten
on encomums as cage birds do on seed and sugar.
newspaper before US apprehends that young
Mr.. Carleton, Michigan verse-maker lis
in great danger lest the sudden lame
into which he has been born may spoil him by
kndng his vanity" But is poet any the worse for
being vain Most of that SORT according TO our ob9er
walton, have been 80. Mr. Isaac Disraeh speaks OF
"the wonderful susceptibility of praise to which
poets seem moro liable than any other class OF
authors as indeed their common food; they could
not keep life in them without this nourishment"
and he quotes Nat Lee, who says: =" Praise Is the
greatest encouragement we chameleOns can pretend
to- There is nothing transports poet next TO love,
like commenting in the right place" Our news
paper entreats the literature mongcrs to let this
honest young singer alone but how would the
young fellow himself like it The truth is youth
full poet of the best strain is in but little peril of
being spoiled. Pope famous when hardly out
of his teens, yet as O poet, he grew stronger and
stronger Our own poet Mr. Bryant, was greatly
praised when @ mere boy, and deservedly, for he
wrote better poetry then than he has written since;
but everybody knows that personal vanity is as far
as possible from being of his fOibles. The Cam
bridge set did all they could to make an ass and
pig of DR.. o. W. Holmes; and Whittier, as young
man, was greatly applauded-but both these came
well out of the ordeal. TO tho great delight and
emolurnent of Messrs. 1icknor 81 Fields We will,
for penny, insure the Michigan oard against every
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-26

One gratifying evidence of returning wisdom
in France is the deliberations of the Commits
sion appointed by the National Assembly from
its own members to inquire and report upon
the needs of French industry. This Commits
sion has invited the industrial associations to
give their views, and has received from the
Hayre Board of Arts and Manufactures a re-
ply, recommending the National Legislature
"to enact such measures az, while assuring
"ample revenue, will give national industry
"protection against foreign manufactures"
This recommendation it is clear will not be
rendered in vain to the veteran Protectionists,
President Theirs and his Minister of Finance,
Poyer-Q uertier
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-26

We publish on the second page of this issue
q report of Mrs. Howe's eloquent arraign-
nnent of Society for its restrictions on Mar
riage and Maternity. This is a social topic
rapidly becoming of paramount importance in
the New-England States, where maternity is
said to have somewhat lost caste of late years,
and where inequality in numbers of the sexes
condemns many thousands of women to lead
single lives. There it is frequently and fully
discussed in lecture-rooms and in print; bat
here, where an equal need of light exists, the
voice of warning is not often heard. Mrs.
Howe tells a terrible story, and points pain
9ul lesson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-26

EX-Judge Stuart is emulOus of the fame of a
Conklng and, full of chagrin at his failure to
save Foster, yesterday sought it in aTaign-
ment of THE TRIBUNE. Judge Cardozo's
Court, not the Senate chamber, was the scene
of this minor exhibition of impOtent wrath
and it was the dignity of that august tribunal
which the distinguished counsel made ill-ad-
vised haste to assert. 1t would seem from
this ridiculous exhibition, which Judge
Cardozo had the sagacity to interrupt
as soon as possible, that there can
be no man quite so absurd that he will not
find imitators. Judge Stuart, as Common
Jaers COnklipg and Carpenter rolled into
one on a reduced scale, may be dismissed with
this ignOble comparison; but not thus super
fcially all consideration of the practices in the
Courts which he rose to defend, and which
skillfully employed in the defense of Foster
nearly succeeded in again proving that law in
New-YOrk Criminal Courts is but burlesque
of justice. What has been said of the grow
ing corruption and the evil tendency of these
practices was not denied by Judge Stuart, and
is freely acknowledged and openly asserted
by honest lawyers whose pride in their pro-
fessiOn refuses to cOndescend to such bubbles
and tricks. No man doubts that all the legal
chicanery of the law was employed to save
Fosters neck, and it is indeed still question
whether it has not succeeded. The palpable
packing of the jury with uniformed men
whose INDIGESTION was mistaken for impartiality
is patent to ALL and the truth of what
we have charged is confessed in the con-
Trajectory verdict which they rendered.
The complicated charges on points of law
by which it was sought to confuse the jury,
appear more absurd tho closer they arc sclVl-
tinted 1t was not the fault of the quibblors
that Foster dill uOt got OIL absolutely. Against
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-26
TIE SENATE YEHTERDAY.
cover.

If we felt any resentment against Senator
COnklng on account of the valuable service
he has recently done THE TRIBUNE, it would
be disarmed by the spectacle of yesterdays
proceedings in the Senate. The investigation
over which he has wasted so much time came
to an end. 1t developed absolutely nothing
The Senate refused to hear the report of the
Committee and Mr.. Conkling made an attempt
to relieve himself of responsibility for the
oJous proceedings by stating, in effect, that
the inquiry was instigated by some
body else, and that he had kept aloof
from it. Corrected in this statement by Sena-
tor Wilson, he trampled the rules of secrecy
boldly under foot. and "took the response
"bility" of making public all that passed in
the Executive Session wherein the inquiry
was agreed to. Thus the attempt to vim
dictate the dignity of the Senate ends
in an angry personal debate. The
inquiry which Senator violates the rule of
secrecy touching Executive Sessions leads to
gross and defiant transgression of that rule
by the very Senator who has been most
Jealous in the investigation. And, finally, the
long labOrs Of the Committee lead to nothing
but report TO which the Senate will not
even listen. 1t is crushing, a pitiable
defeat.
1t makes no difference who first called for
the Select Committee. The call was a proper
one it is the illegal and disgraceful uses to
which the Committee was put that excited the
public indignation. Mr.. COnklng was origi-
nally the guiding spirit and inspiration
of the Committee. Dir. Conkling and hlr.
Carpenter afterwards divided the glory
between them; and whatever credit or dis
credit belongs to it they must bear. They
have had a severe lesson which may do them
good for the rest of their terms Mr.. Car
penter went to Washington with fine reputa-
ton. His friends called him the Daniel
Webster of the West. He has failed to dis
tinguish himself by anything thus far except
this polce-court examination, which has ut
terly broken down. AS for Mr.. Conkling he
can do nothing now to Support the Dignity of
the Senate, unless he will fling himself into
the dungeons of the Capitol for betraying the
secrets of Executive Session.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-26

Mr.. George T. Angel, President of the Massachu-
sets Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami
mails said in an address delivered last Sunday in
Boston: items of thousands Of cattle between
Texas and the Atlantic are at this moment under
going the horrors of the middle passage, and amid
the roar, and smoke and din of rumbling wheels,
means of agony are telling Heaven of the barbarty
of man." We do not know that animal food can be
obtained for mankind without certain degree of
cruelty but there is enough of this, apparently in
eyitable without putting beasts to unnecessary dis
comfort. OF course bad treatment deteriOrates the
quality of the meat but how is the buyer to know
whether the beast which furnishes his joint was
badly treated before slaughtero not If Mr. Angel
with his Society, will take the trouble Of watching
the drovers, he should be literally supported. and
whoever subsorbes to help him will probably make
a good investment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-26

Nothing remains of the power of the Com
mune. The Versailles army has swept across
Paris, driving its troops from the last barri-
cade back upon Beleville. Devastation has
marked it's fight, and many of the finest pub
aic buildings of Paris have been destroyed, as
previously announced. The preservation of
the Louvre and its art treasures is among the
most reassuring of later announcements but
this comes coupled with other statements
which show that the wanton destruc-
sion has been more general and extended
than even the first reports gave reason to
fear. Life, too, has been cruelty sacrificed,
and the streets of the city, according to M.
Thiers, are strewn with the dead bodies of the
combatants The massacre of the Archbishop
of Paris, fifty priests, and ten other hostages
in the Mazas Prison on the night the city was
taken. is also announced, but on authority
which we do not care to fully accept without
fuller confirmation. We print it as news
which may, unhappily, be true. This cruel
action and the insane resistance of the mob
will go far toward destroying forever the
sympathy of foreign and native theorists with
the Commune and its leaders.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-26

The Special Investigating Committee, con-
eistent to the last, have reported two en-
ploy6s OF the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany to the Senate for contempt in refusing
10 surrender the manuscript of messages in
trusted to them for transmission. We dc
not suppose any further action will be
taken in the matter, and on one &C
count we are sorry for it. The attempt to
seize the confidential files of the telegraph
Office is a violation of private rights as gross
as tampering with the mails. If the law makes
a distinction between the unauthorized open
ing of letters and the confiscatiOn of tele-
graphic messages, the public ought to be
warned of it, and we should have been glad
TO see the case of Messrs. Tinker and Kirby
tested in the courts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-26
THE NEW DEPARTURE.

The chief business of the Democratic poll
ticians consists at present in explaining to the
rank and file the nature of the new de-
"parture.n Without considerable study, 1t Is
not at first very clear what these politicians
have departed from, or whittier their course
now tends In the Pennsylvania Democratic
State Convention, held at Harrisburg, on
Wednesday, there arose hot debate on these
mementous questions. Mr.. c. K. Boyle, promi-
nent man in the party, earnestly desired TO Dc
informed why it was necessary for the Demo-
cratic party to say that it submits TO the pro-
visions of the Federal Constitution. Should
tho party approve what it had always de-
nouncedf Should it approve what 1t had uni
formly hitherto stigmatized as fraud lie was
opposed to any such course. He was disguised
with the idea that the Democratic party should
" 90 down on its belly" and do homage before
the Republican party.
Mr.. BOYLE having delivered his indignant
opinion, up rises Mr.. Riddleman, one OF the pro-
gressives, and expOunds the "new departure"
According to this gentleman, the resolution
simply means that the Democracy recognizes
the fact that there is a negro anG that ne
votes. and that amendments have been made
to the Constitution. These propositions rest
on the testimony of consciousness. They are
therefore to be accepted, but simply in do
1acto sense. The philosopher may hold to the
opinion of the nOn-existence of matter, but
nevertheless, he does not run his head against
q stone wall. hen his head approaches
stone wall or other like obstacle, he simply
takes "new departure" still holding, how
ever, to his disbelief in matter. After these
lucid explanations. it will hardly seem credible
that the resolution was adopted only by %
majority, no fewer than 90 philosophers being
anxious to try their heads against the stone
wall once more.
But, in all seriousness, after giving to the
"new Departure of that unstable element OF
the Democracy represented by Tho World and
Mr.. Vallandigham the utmost significance
which any one can claim for it, what does it
mean more than that the politicians now at
feet to hold opinions precisely opposite to
those they proclaimed in 1867 Then they
wanted to repudiate the public debt and re-
enslave the negro. Now they confess that
they cannot do either, and pretend that they
don't want to. II is character, and not mere
pretense, which Weighs with the people, and
this Mr.. Vallandigham will doubtless dis
cnvpr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-26

1t is almost incredible that the KuKlux,
desperate and merciless as they are known to
be, should have murdered their wounded com
rade lately captured at Newberry, S. c., to
prevent him from duplicating them in the out
.1ages committed near that place. We should,
indeed, refuse to accept the statement as too
,monstrous to be true, but that il comes from
IA source upon which we place implicit reli-
ance. OF the fact of the murder as stated, we
have no doubt, and the conjecture that the
Ku-Klux committed it is the most natural
TO make under the circumstances. The law
abiding people of the district were anxious to
briDg the man to justice, and test the force Of
the new acts of Congress. They were not
likely to put the fellow out of the way, but
rather disposed to protect him. He had
been imprudent enough, after his release
on bail, to threaten exposure of his cOlnpan-
ions in the marauding expedition in which he
was wounded; and they have not hesitated,
6or their Own security, TO assassinate him rs
thev would more obnoxious Republican Office
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-26

There is something about the character Of a French
mob which we do not exactly comprehend that is,
assuming the mob to be composed of human beings.
The sacriiege the goth nst at the Church of the
Holy Trinity in Paris, one Of those outrages
which, when we read of them in history we suppose
can never again occur. Daring the first French
Revolution, the resting places Of the dead were
sharnefully desecrated; and here is the dread
full thing happening in 1871. We honestly believe
that this hideOus wicledness would be I'M
possible anywhere else-certainly in Great
Britain, Italy, Germany, or America. But the
annals of France are full of precisely such
Notifying Incidents; yet the French nation
from time immemorial has been regarded as
one of the most polite and refined in the
world. We might find reason for the facility with
which the monkey is discarded and the character OF
the tiger assumed in religious fanatcism, if there
were any such fanaticism TO which it might be at
tributod but French mob runs into bloody eX-
tremes not for the sake of faith however mistaken
but apparently because it believes in nothing
neither in God, man, truth, or falsehood; and is
hopeessly devoted to certain outrages simply be-
cause they are strange awful, unparalleled. 1t Is
hard to say what goes to the making up Of a charac
ter like this for now, certainly, it cannot be at
trbuted to hunger OF ignorance the two causes to
which it has been common to assign popular eccen-
trcites in France The secret Is more recondite,
whatever ii may be.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-26
,orr tho new enterprises undertaken az the

Among the new enterprises undertaken az 'no
soutb by Northern capitalists is the railway me i
Mobile through New-oreans TO Houston Texas uo
tance OF AIS miles, under the name Of the ,ss
Mobile and Texas Railroad The Company na'Ihs IN
work in hand comprises such prominent DuS,. lin
and bankers the Hon. T. D. Morgan, tst Iao' M
a Criswod, the Lon. Oakcs Ames, Messit. n".toN = @
a. Co, j. Il ". Sougnan * Co., J. Won hohiu'ip 'Nnnr
lanes H. Barker Harrison Dufkee, james =. bsye
William y williams and others These ger.elssh M a az
already built with their own funds, nearly I'm tns
fhr entire lire, having paid IN ana eNpcnueu smile
work nearly ten million doars before asking tLV pe,d.
10 buy bond or "a share of stock Sueh ~ , mo
tlre of their own means without dtehuu,o', axe
sgie of bonds is rare among companies VIZ Te n5Ss
tbp construction of railroad routes i,",certiOn
ivsion OF the road constitutes the Only ie ie Gnif
let wesn fhe TWO leading conlnerclai Cil4' ony
and fine line from New Orleans MeSl WaIu w 49, 1eat
,aiirond communication between thst cry a15. AZ
state of rexas with all it enl rGous 'art OF
-,an cotop cane. aud cattle. To" Nalue o. 49, Il,y-
Inc line can be easily understood 10 he NcptS' nj he
if,, MAYED fhelr own faith IN tc ultimate Crnany
rS1arrnre nv the larye expenditure n tu' eas luon
ba ,nv, ,.ned eight per cent forty wear , II
70 IN ANA div VISION which ale the hi's $3.50 The
"y Lind which they have pat a. on We v ~, river,
ysiII'n liy on, from Nov Orlcaus TO the - fhs
- .st milo. lo.r Ihe tlrot Acrtas' n"il' - RAJ Is
of StA SO Ter mile, and second NOT AMI M
49, ..',,ai alnoJnL are guaranteed, pihtti "'r'ay
$50. III tho sac al l.ulsl'na. p t' 49,,
,n.nslea ay5o a s,.ons financial basin 70 '-' """'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-26

The local legislature of wBrunswick lew
days since, wound up its solemn deliberations by a
mock session, its members behaving like mob OF
great, overgrown, unmannery schoolboys' throw
ing books and water ut each other knocking oil mats
and overturning the desks In fact, legislative dig
nifty seems to be upon the wane everywhere except
in Washington where it il maintained with seri-
pulous nicely awful to contemplate The Senate OF
Pennsylvania has had a great quarrel with the he
prescntatiyes about the return of It's original bis
which somehow when sent below have tendency
10 stay there Tho National Senators have not vet
bttuiou themselves 10 knocking oi oscn oiiefs MATS
IN public; hut nobody knows what antics ttey N2y
ipdl,gb m WHOM thuy are cOistafcd up M secret
Si.,.Ou.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-26
THE DEMOCRATS AND THE TREATY.

I'D to the very day before the ratification Of
the Treaty of Washington, several of the
Democratic Senators freely expressed their
satisfaction with it, and declared that they
should vote for ratification. The World, and
some other prominent Democratic journals,
approved it very cordially. We were assured
over and over again that the Democrats would
make no factious opposition to the settlement;
it was not party measure, but great ma
tional matter,ain the consideration of which
party differences were to be FOR the time com
'pletely forgotten. No doubt there was a
hone that in the discussions the Republi-
can organization might be badly shattered
IT was hardly supposed that any treaty
could reconcile the differences supposed
70 exist between moderate statesmen IKE
Secretary Fish, the stcnef disciples OF
Nh. Sumner, and the Western warehouses hko
Senator CARPENTER. who wanted 40 ircdtY III