New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-24

Pc IN ne decision Of such matters renders II sut nsur.,
that u Opportunity should NO given Tor the discn
son Oh scn treaty and no harm whatever can In the
iOng run, come from tho OF their righf TbSs
question WI evidently not find ia solution In tho tcmpo
fary imprisonment Of a newspaper Correspondent
TIE SENATE CUTTING SORRY FIGURE.
From The CbrsLosd L>Gtv.
1t IL generally conceded that The Senate II.
RHs,g rs Of the leak by which the Brhsa
TRIBUNE correspondents ia cutting a rather Sorrv III
The persecution OF THB TRIBUNE news gatheters cs
line Of their duty, the press and tho peo ,Gs
a. large understand that duty. and Sch@s
backed Up by TIE TRIBUSB those two vonnss
men can afford to be martyrzed to any oxtont tla tbs
Senate chooses. AT all events. this sx piping Tor
the Treaty itseif, IL piece OF bad S
Senate Should baye avoided People look to he Pres 10
give tho news, aud Congress must expect hi eo9re
hpondent5 VIII take every honorable u keen nm
with the times. W ~
THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE plE,LIs,tpn
TIE TREATY.
From The philadelphia Iaonsr.-
Senator W ilSOn very wisely said he be
eyed IN the liberty OF ie press, AID taat III mnber.
had right 20 make public al the Information Eey eond
OBTAIN" This Is the true doctrine, for the prs owes
e e@S 9G teS people to keep e qy posted al
moss important State paper that has ben
drawn since the close OF the Robcslon. r.
the only MISTAKE that we can discover in the psbii,t
o, t1o document, about which the absurd muddls AZ
washington has boon raised was ia the Government pot
gVg IL 10 the pfos5 The moment 1t was signed Instead
81 LIVING y 70 De done ~ newspaper enterprise Tho
Dtsb support dignity By
the press but ny placing the utmost Confidence hi ~.
country, anu letting understand at the earies noS
everything IN regard 10 those matters oil loo, afian
IN which II is primarily and particularly interested
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.
FsOs Tie 7Ci,d0 B1GS
The Senate is making much ado about moth
ing IN invest eating the way manner in which ~.
text OF the peiong Treaty found its way 10 the nnbs
IL n good for the Treaty and good for the ,rcct.
"a satisfactory settlement OF the dincnte. bcfyccn
the two countries that the Treaty got before the eonnrv
just when i did. The people Of this countI arc moi ons
Ut having their public servants keep secrets or tbe o,
In any other manner TO Withhold cOugfsnf Iii
tio Treaty been Kept secret the tor <les M
the enemies of the Administration you2 have
published thousand misch.eyOus msuE rnr@t,,
IONS and Misrepresentation OF its prEysons
Tneso IL reports would have made an excuse M Dsmo
cratic Senators to Offer factOus OpposiiioE % me
Teeaty with view 20 weaken the AdmnistratlE ASH
l. fully before the people. the Treaty meets wiz an
prevail Of the best thinkers in the Democratic IErty In
demagOsues offer iactOus opposition they DO Et with
out tho support Of their party. The peaE Of Tic
two countries Is sUprcmey importEDt as to
over shadow ali inc customary e0nslderaLOnH about
which parties differ. Let the Senate tel the
pOrcr 20 about their usual business and Nit waste
the time OF the senate IN treating as glayE OGeuSs
what everybody is glad was done,