New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-05

Judgment by way Of his stomach. The dining
and wininc of the Treaty was exhausted when
that famous Convention was begun and ended.
Those skeptics who have declined to re-
ceive "a genuine the reports brought from
DR. LIVINGSTONE by The Herald expedition,
NAV as well surrender. The British Foreign
Office has formally acknowledged the receipt
of letters from Livingstone; and Earl Gran
ville's letter on the subject is certainly con-
elusive and cordial, as well as that of DR..
Liyingstones son, in which he acknowledges
the receipt of his fathers diary by the hands
of Mr. Stanley. SO one great mystery is fully
cleared up, at last.
President Colfax made mild and
gentlemanly speech at South Bend, Indiana,
on Saturday, in which he explained his de-
Ginning TO take the stump. He was speaking
to his friends and neighbors. who, of course
knew all about the various retirements from
public life in which Mr. Colfax has INDUCED
so, when he told them that he had really anu
truly retired this time, they believed nm 10
be in earnest, because he was not renomlnated'
Beyond this explanation, the speech has TINS
interest: it gives but cold sort of comfort TO
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, and will not be extern
sively circulated as a campaign document.
A curious feature of the Barnard trial. Sat
urday, was the appearance OF DAVID dudley
Field on the witness stand. Mr. Field mas
evidently been longing to make some sort OF
public defense of his course in litigation which
has compromised Fisk, Gould, Barnard, and
the other Erie worthless. He did not get 1t,
however, in the impeachment trial, but he
made the most of the opportunity, ana APP
peared as a shrewd witness who could not be
compelled to say anything which he did not
want to say. The statement that Barnard has
his resignation ready will pique public inter-
est it is too late for such step to influence
his trial.
Yesterdays experience showed that some
thing can be accomplished in this city toward
keeping order on Sunday. The threat OF the
Excise Commissioners to prosecute liquor sell
ers who should sell on Sunday, backed by the
admonitions of the police, actually had tho
effect of closing the whisky dens at least to a
| great extent. More than this, where the law
was broken at all, it was done only by dlnt
of preserving secrecy which kept the peace,
if it did not the law. AS a consequence, the
usual catalogue of crime which must be pub
lished every Monday morning is small. This
is a good beginning, but it is only begin
ming, and the good work should be continued.
Maine is hearing the inspiring story of
| North Carolina from one Of the actors in the
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fresh from the field has been speaking to a
large meeting of Liberals at Biddeford, and
his greetings from North Carolina to Maine
were received with great enthusiasm. More
than this, we learn of some of the disreputa-
Bile tactics employed by the Administration to
carry the North State. 1t seems that arrests
were made by Deputy Marshals and then
| cancelled on condition that the released per-
sons should vote the Administration ticket.
But the most stirring portion OF the
speech of Mr.. DOOlittle was that which coun-
seled peace and reconciliation; he reported
| the honest desire of the South for this peace,
and he fully exposed the articles of those who
would prolOng the war by pretending that
somebody wants to pay the Rebel debt, pen
sion Rebel soldiers, and do numerous other
impossible things We believe Maine is not
only ready and willing, but glad to join hands
in the new Union and forget all dead issues.
Ampler details of the Liberal victory in
North Carolina confirm previous reports.
With returns, more or less complete, from sew
enty-five of the ninety counties in the
State, we are enabled to spread before our
readers q table which gives q fair
majority to the Liberal ticket and
establishes an enormous gain over the
| vote of a year ago. 1t will be noticed
that the chief reliance of the Administration
lists has latterly been on the western coun-
ties, yet unrepOrted, where their last hope
has chung. But if the Liberals should
lose as much in those counties as
they have in any yet heard from, they would
still have a small majority; while if they
gain as heavily as they have in other western
counties, the majority will be very large. We
have no change to report concerning the
previous handsome victories in the Congress
districts, except that the enhanced general ma
iority in the State is likely to affect these also.
Where such extraordinary efforts have been
made to carry State as in North Carolina,
and where our adversaries have risked so
much, any success is a great victory. This
triumph is indeed brilliant and significant.