Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-04

1 the rings, to silence criticism of their conduct
| and to give more irresistible effect TO their
iniunctions and orders. When the entire
administration of the laws, so far as
railroads are affected by them, is en-
trusted to the ring judges, and the other
courts are placed under their supervision,
where they can fine or imprison for contempt
any persons who dare to seek for justice else
where or to complain of their action then we
may presume an effort will be made to silence
criticism in the newspapers or elsewhere, and to
make corruption, favoritism and iobbery 'rule
more shamelessly than ever. The New York
bar association and other respectable people are
addressing the governor with protests against
his approval of the bill, and perhaps he will be
persuaded not TO sign it; but he generally takes
his orders from different set of people. Tweed
and the ring have taken the trouble to pass the
bill and they want it, and Governor Hoffman
will, probably, not dare TO refuse them.
The English holders of confederate cotton
bonds are still amusing themselves with the
hope that the negotiations of the joint commits.
sion will result in treaty under which their
claims will be recognized. One of the most san
guine of these credulous capitalists writes as
follows to an English paper:
"You appear to assume that it is in the
power of the American government TO
POSTPONE indefinitely the settlement of
these claims. Permit me to say that
this is wholly erroneous. The commission
TO be appointed will take cognizance, not only
of the Alabama but of all the claims of the
citizens or subjects of6oth nations, and it is con-
sidered certain by those best informed in the
matter that a decision of all the questions re-
ferred to it may be expected before August.
Hence arises the great confidence of the bond
holders. Their position is changed from that
of suppliants before an unwilling and hostile
government TO that of suitors before an impair
tial tribunal, whose case is clearly and undoubt-
edly incontcsuble.
This victim of misplaced confidence is doomed
to a disappointment as great as the final defeat
| of the rebels doubtless was to him. Ii is not
within the bounds of possibility that the Ameli-
can commissioners should agree TO treaty
which any ingenuity could so conStrue as TO
afford a chance of the recognition by our gov
eminent of these cotton bonds, or the submits
sion of them to arbitration. If they could so
far fail in their duty, through unfaithfulness or
incapacity, the suggestion of such defect in
| the treaty NOulu Ut idldl ~ us IutluNaAAuA "
the senate 1t is much more likely that Judah
p Benjamin should pay these bends out of the
profits of his law business in London, than that
single cent should ever be drawn for that pur-
pose from the United States treasury.
GEN. DoMBRowsKE AND SUITE.-The Paris
correspondent of the London Times give the fol-
lowing sketch of the most vigorous communist
commander:
"There was a stir in the courtyard, and the
great general clattered in, surrounded by stat
almost as peculiar as that of Bergeret Dom
browsky is little man, unimposng in every
way, with an ordinary face, thin, light hair, and
gold spectacles. l have seen many men like
him among German students-men unmarked
by any particular character, who pass before
you and disappear without leaving any impress
sion whatever upon the mind. He has two
aides-de-camp, boys about 16 or II years of age,
clad in gorgeous uniforms, made tight TO dis
play a slim figure. A fourth figure completes
| the cortege-a tall dark man, of truculent as
| pect, in red Garibaldi shirt and cap to match,
| who looks as if his mission was to protect the
| three little men who ride in front of him. How
| ever unlike commander-in-chiefh he may be in
| outward aspect, believe there is no doubt as to
| the personal valor of Dombrowsky. He GER
tainly is always in front, encouraging his men,
and appears to have succeeded in gaining their
enthusiastic admiration in spite of his foreign
birth and tongue"