New-York tribune., 1872-08-15

the much taiked-of Austrian exhibition
promises well, but local political divisions are
likely to initiate somewhat against its grand
national unity of design.
Mr.. Edward A. Pollard, known to general
readers mainly as the historian of the Rebel
Confederacy, presents on our third page this
morning some interesting views as to the
position and prospects of the negro in the
political combinations of the present and
future, as he affects them.
We gladly give prominence to the fact that
the indictment found against the Editor OF
The Times on the complaint of Gen. Kilpatrlck'
after having been unanimously voted, has
been rescinded by the Grand Jury and not
presented. The presumption is in faVor Vi
The Times and against the complainant
1t is evident that the political dissensons IN
Mexico have subsidized materially SINCE 'ho
death of Juarez. Signs are certainly iaVoi'
able for the pacificatiOn of the hepuoiic
Diaz. whose movements have been unknown
but dreaded is now reported on the west
coast ready to lay down his arms ana submit
to the lawful authority of the iand'
Senator Schurz, who delivered one Oh BIS
| stirring and argumentative speeches at mdi-
ananolis Yesterday, made some good points
against the present Administration. lie
sbo,ved that the Republican party, as 1t has
boon conducted for the past few years, has
failed in its most important measures. IL mas
failed. moreover chiefly because the men VINO
have thrust themselves into its management
have been self-seekers and small politicians,
not patriots and statesmen.
Attorney General Williams of Oregon is re-
puted to be a sagacOus politician. lie Is JUS
tifying his reputation by working hard to be
sent back to the Senate, in place OF Mr' Cor
bett, whose term expires next March. 1t Is
well to have two strings to ones bow; and, as
Mr.. Williams can have but little faith IN the
reelection of President Grant, he stakes DIS
political fortunes on the surer chances Oh an
election by Mr.. HOlladay's Legislature. A
grateful Administration aids in this prudent
work.
Some Of the obstacles to thorough enlight-
eminent of the voting population OF North Car
olina are described by correspondent OF IHE
| TRIBUNE, whose letters are herewith printed
| The ignorance of many of the voters gives
| opportunity for Misrepresentation so gross as
| TO be comical to a disinterested observer; and,
| where falsehOOd fails, intimidation IS often
! effectual. 1t is evident that a great deal OF
hard work has yet to be done to complete the
deliverance of North Carolina from the bonds
| in which it is held Will the friends of Re
form make note of these facts and act
| thereon.
| Probably no candid person who has studied
the returns of the North Carolina election and
intelligently compared them with the per-
centages of previous elections, has doubted
| that Mr.. Merrimon is chosen Governor OF the
| State. But since the fourth day after the re-
suit was first announced, it has been clear
that a desperate attempt was making by the
| Administration party fraudulently to give
| Caldwell semblance of victory. All the facts
point to the existence of such scheme and
the latest reports from the State show that it
will be abortive. BY the time the Legislature
meets, sufficient fraud will have been proved
! to overcome the slight majority which the
| friends of Caldwell now claim for him, and
! the temporary advantage VI Jnc hulhInloOiaCiVH-
lists must fade Nothing could more forclbiy
illustrate the desperation of the Ofice-dolders'
party than its extraordinary efforts to gain
| in North Carolina even this feetng shadow
| of victory.
Japan and China have each some claim on
Corea for vassaage and tribute. The obliga-
ton to China has been nOminally observed,
and COrean tribute bearers, great stalwart fell
| lows, have been among the infrequent sights
| of Pekin. But Japan has been less fortunate,
\ and when the MikadO came into full posses
sion of temporal power by the late revolution,
! he sent ambassadors to the COrea, exacting
tribute. 1t now turns out that his demand
was treated contumelOusly, his letter torn up
with contempt, and his messenger sent away
! shamefully handled. All this, with Oriental
reticence, has been kept state secret in
| Japan, and foreigners there resident complain
that if the Japanese authorities had been
| friendly toward the United States they would
have told us what snubDing they had re-
ceiyed, and so we should have avoided our late
| ignominious defeat Possibly; but when our
State Department had once resolved to thrash
the Coreans into civilization, it is very doubt
| full if any knowledge of check to Japan