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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17
HOW TO RESTORE OUR COMMERCE.

HOW TO RESTORE OCR COWNERCE.
There was a time in the history of England
when British commerce was more utterly de-
cayed than our own is nova time when for
twenty consecutive years scarcely merchant
ship was built in all England-a time when
the Dutch more completely engrossed the car
rying trade of Great Britain by sea than the
British now engross that of the Americans
time when British merchants were dlscour-
aged, and British ship was not only not in
request at home or abroad, but there was no
object in building One and the sight of one had
become a rarity. Did any member of Parlia-
mcnt disgrace himself, or run the risk o. being
dealt with by mob as an emissary of Hol-
land, by introducing bill to import free of
duty Dutch ships9 No. But impelled by the
resolute, wise, and patriotic temper of the
Puritan manufacturers and traders, the British
Parliament in 1851, with a single short, swift
blow struck the commercial supremacy of the
Dutch with death, and created all over the
globe demand for British ships. They ell
acted the British Navigation Law in these
words of superb wisdom:
"No goods or commodities whatsoever shall be i'm
ported into exported FROM any OF the Kings lands
islands plantations, territories in any other than
English Irs pantationbuilt ships, and whereof the
master at least threeourths OF the mariners, shall
be Englishmen. under forfeiture of ship and goods"
The effect of this legislation was magical.
In seventeen years, the British merchant ma
rine, and through that the British war navy,
had acquired such strength that the Dutch
not only were thoroughly whipped in a war
they declared to force the English to repeal
their Navigation Law, but according
to the testimony of the great mcr-
chant, Sir Josiah Child, the English had
become in measure the carriers of Europe,
and had doubled their shipping and their
trade and the number of their sailors. Child
wrote in 1853. England being blessed with
statesmen and fixed policies, the advantages
of her Navigation Laws were clung to ana
jealousy maintained, until she dcled rivalry
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17

The English Case presented at Geneva has
been laid before Parliament and we print this
morning an abstract of it. As we had antlci-
patcd, it is precisely like ours in the impOr-
tant respect of admitting nothing and claim
ing everything. To read it, one would imagine
there had never been Washington Confer
ence. There is certainly no trace of that
"amicabe settlement" which they insist has
estOpped us from claiming any consequential
damages. The British Case denies our whole
demand; justifes every act of the English
Government during the war; says that we
have no proper claim, even on account Of the
escape OF the Alabama. What pretensc they
can now have for Directing to our Case, ii is
difficult to imagine. The Case even takes care
to say that the English expression of regret
means nothing whatever. 1t merely expresses
the regret of the British Government that the
Rebel steamers got away, and does not for a
moment admit that this was through any fault
of theirs. The final article complains of the
disadI antages they labor under in trying to
meet an unpresented case. But, under the
circumstances they have certainly done very
well. If they mad read our Case, they would
have probably insisted that there never was a
rebellion, and that the Alabama was as myth
cal ship as the Flying Dutchman. The Case
closes with the super1uous declaration that
they mean to abide by the result of the arbi-
tration, whether it be favorable or unfavora-
ble-only asking that it shall be just. If En-
gland reserves the privilege of deciding for
herself whether the award is just or not, as
she has decided upon the propriety of her
Case and ours, one cannot help wondering
whether anything was done at the Washing
ton Conference.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17
2~ello>.21 ork Daily Griblt1l&.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY II. 1872.

The British case" for Genoa is made public The
American Commissioners Genoa have been presented
% NJ Thicrs Ex Emperor Napoleons Private Secre-
tary H. Cont is dead - NJ. R0uher was assailed by
mob AT Copti's funeral The revolt in the Philippines
Is 0uelcd - The British Parliament is discussing the
COoie trade.
The Senate resumed debate on Mr.. Summers "French
arms resolution, but without conclusion. 60 The
time of tho all occupied in hearing Represen-
tatiye Bcck's personal explanation - The New-Y0rk
City Charter is still under discussion.
The first OF the Los Angeles Cal, rioters has been ac-
quilted. only Chinese evidence beng offered. -
Indian raids are reported on the NewMexican border
==- man was accidentally burned alive in fallen
warehouse near Sterling, Ill.
Buckhout the sleepy Hollow murderer. was hanged at
White Plains ==-- The Supreme Court General Term,
has confirmed the judgment Of death pronounced
against VIM. Foster, the car-hook murderer - Inc
Insurance Committee continued its investigation OF the
charges acanst Superintendent Miller Gold, 1lOi
IlOs lIOl. Thermometer, 2so, $40, so.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17

That the Rebellion created a vast deal q pm.
misery, nobody has ever doubted; but when nsl
Of suffering at the South, it must be remembersl
that the North too has suffered. This ia painful
story which we find in The Louisville Leds1 ola Ken
lucky lady who has become insane through the 10.
of her husband and his property, and Who beingdis
charged from the lun9tic asylums az incurable, q
now the inmate of an Indiana jail, having been car
ried there from the poor-house 1t will be long b.
fore we shall know the full extent Of the mischief
wrought by a senseless and indefensibe RebelliOn-
by treason which never from the beginning to the
end had a chance Of permanent success That tho
crime has been condignly punished, and. az q Gen.
eral thing bitterly reponted Of ia fact whicbOugh.
forever to save us from repetition Of The expcri
ment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17

we believe that nobody save a most unrsa,,,,,,.
Irish politician would doubt the honesty Of IA.
Bright, whatever might be thought Of his o,i,;~..
as such. But Mr. Bright having written u v.
ODonoghue that no thinks that two repre.,..
tive legislative assemblies OF parlamens in n,
United Kingdom would be an intOlerable misebi.,,
The Hishman newspaper falls afoul Of bin, and bD,,
that John Bright the minister is yery di6.ro,,
person from John Bright the demagousr Thar.
was time, it appears. when Mr. Bright Wa a,
ardent on Irelands rights as the most ralupan, !,
professional Irish patriots From this We ash,,
two facts First, to sustain the cause Of Ireland . |,
be demagOgue; and, second, there are "ampa,i
professional Irish patriots" There is a rich Hk,.
Man flavor in these admissions which we vii %,
impair by any comments OF orr OWN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17

TIE secret trial of Senator James Wood has
come to an end and the Committee are to hand
in their report to-day. The secret OF the de-
velopments in this interesting case has been
notably well kept 1t attests the CELEBRITY and
thoroughness of the investigation that wit
nesses in the case, scattered at both ends
of the State, have appeared or not, as
the case may be, and yet no word has
reached the public ear. Mr. Wood it is
given out, impressed by the immunity Of
the resigning dodge, cOntemplates the same
easy escape from the scorching gaze of the
public. Is it necessary to remind the Legisla-
ture that a greater than James Wood resigned,
and yet the people were not satisiiedf Tweed
relinquiShed power and place, but the law ne
outraged is slowly closing in about him.
Probably Foster and Stokes, and the long list
of criminals that darken our atmosphere, would
resign if resignation always offered the I'M
munity Mr.. Terwillger seems to find it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17

There is a singular want Of lo,ic :.
minds Of orr Custom-house peculato,. We
their apOlogists. Just now they pretona and
outraged IN the highest feelings Of a.. "e
ture, because Mr.. Lindsay, in the cour.e 10. Va
examination, to protect himself again, US
charges Of the General Order Ring n,.s as
several letters OF Col. Leet to sn.,.'- '
statements. He used 10 written evidsn.. us
ccpt what was required by the Conr,;,'e"' "a
and only brought forward the letters ~ Voc
when that worthy had fatty denied hi. ,,'' e'
nOny. The two men were involved bes,.'
court in a direct contradiction. One ~ a
had sworn falsely. If Mr.. Lindsay hal ,a
the stand with no further proof OF ri, .,'. x"
ments Lcct and his friends would have 60
that bis evidence was nUiified by the br,,o. ~
NAL of the unabashed Colonel. II WA NJ,
and entirely proper that he should produe. y.
letters which showed that 1t was Lee, ana s @'
he whose memory and integrity were a. ,,r,'
We must hold that, even as a matter Of ,.','
it is worse for man to be a Liar h,, g.
another to prove him one.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17

The good people of Portland, Ne, are a little nef'
vous at the talk of war with England. In the event
of such hostillties, they apprehond that Their city
being. As theysay. the natural seaport Of Canada
must be the British base Of supplies, a'Ordins the
only means Of easily reaching the Canadian frontier
by railway. Does it not SEEM says forHa1'
newspaper. az if the combat IN the impooaO'
event of its ever opening. would begin with a'uur
gle for Portland Harbor and the Grand lrunk nsH'
road p Yes; if it be not more probable 70" DT
gland would abandon Canada TO her fate ana .Hd
base of operations further south. But the fO'''ua
ers for the present may POSSESS Their SOUS VI Wv"
IL is too soon TO begin to tremble yet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17

The Swiss authorities deal severely with on'N
defaulters. They lately placed one Eslmann' %
Treasurer of the Confederation on trial tor eln,e
element. He practically admitted bis guu' !.
pleaded that no had refunded SlOOOW pe'ns =
full amount he had cmbezzled during Tue "
years ho was in Office Tho jury ho"s'a
returned verdict of Guilty. without extehOs'..'
circumstances, - and he was sentenced TO iO"i IL
penal seryitudc. few days after he was ieD'y...
to the prison, where he was dressed IN eOn.H,'
attire. We do these things differently in Nev'i% -,
We accept the resignation Of the criminal P ,r,,
poor fellow for getting into such trouble -,
savagely upon the newspaper when sH'N
makes fuss about such tIinc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17

Poor Mozarts great Opera has had the honor % b
specially denounced from the pulpit by clergyman
in Providence. r. l. This reverend gentleman hS
found out that the ibrettO Of Don Giovanni Is Of
an immoral tendency, as he proved by reading Tie
spcest parts of it from the sacred desk TO IN, edf
cation, we trust of the boys and virgins Of he co..
gregation We do not incline 10 take a despOndns
view Of the probable moral devastation which thn
opera may occasion. since nine out Of ten Of thos
who 60 to hear it in this country do not care ponn'
for the lbretto, and do not understand enough Of
to be much demoralized. Besides we have always
supposed that tho deaoucmen. conveyed fine or.bo-
dOX lesson,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17

Mr.. Thomas c. Fields endcavOred to signa'-
ize himself in the Assembly, yesterday Dy
assailing Samuel j. Tilden for representing a
District in which he did not reside. Mr.. lllden
is gentleman whom any Democratic D's'iic'
may be proud to claim as representatives
Mr.. Fields. has been lately indicted as com
mon thief. The District which does Itself the
honor TO elect Mr.. Tilden can well afford to
look down with pity upon the District dis
craced Ivy the thief exposed in THE TRIBUNE
of Feb. 2 as having swindled the Volunteer
Firemen out of untold thousands of dollars.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17

For the week just ended two Masked Balls vers
announced in Boston. one Of the West End and the
other in Turner Hall. The law Of Massachusetts,
against these assemblagcs is highly stringent, ioi
whoever sets one of them afoot, TO which admission
is to be obtained by the payment Of money OF Other
valuable consid Grafton. may be fined $50 LOT tns
first oense and for the second sent to the HOUSE Of
Correction for one year. To ovade this cruel satuN
various ingenious expedients have boon rosoiedt o
but the main safety OF tho masquers from puniS'
ment is in the dissemination Of the police TO entn
the law, and the indifference of the public as 4
whether it be enforced OF not. In spite Of - thu,
have been and will continue TO he every Winter 10
a few masquerades IN Massachusetts,.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17

What has become of tho Cardiff Giant' We 10.
because they nave just dug up stony piO'"'. wan
in Nebraska a petIifed gentleman measli" Us h.,o
feet across the shoulders. 80 that he must and
a marvellous proper man in his days OF L. s-., bv
blood His remains now are eighteen ieo' ',0r.
head to his heels; and he was found Il" ,sr.v.
quarry. We confess that we are ineiineu ,;'.o,.
in this giant just little; for those VINO .S,, N.
cred" him must be idiots If they suppose ting
public is quite ready so soon to swaIiV" zee.
hard monster. One such marvel was uO''
onL would be hltle tedious.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17

The first of the Los Angeles murderers has
been brought to trial and acquitted. AS a
matter of comse, no one witnessed the muir
ders but the criminals and the victims. The
criminals will not testify against themselves,
and the Cinnamon are not witnesses in Cali
fornia, so that a Caucasian on that coast, if
he makes up his mind to kill Chinaman in
the bosom of bis family, must take friend
with him to see it done, if he wants to be
puDighed for IT,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17

The day Of the House of Representatives
was wasted yesterday by Mr.. Beck, who took
al uniustiGable time to say you're another"
to Mr.. Brownlow, and to tell his colleagues
that nobody could strike him and live. 1t is
probable that no man ever made one of these
useless personal explanations without dam
aging himself, and yet they seem to be con-
sidercd among the most precious of MEM
hers privileges.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17

The bill regulating the local and through
freight rates on our State railroads, INTRO
duced in the Assembly yesterday. will be
appreciated by every business man in the
State. system so OnerOus, unjust, and
tyrannicaI, would not be tolerated in any
other State in ChristendOm.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17

According to one Of the witnesses before the
Committee which resumed its investigation of
the Insurance Department yesterday, 1.-TWO
"hundred dollars day and supper at Del
"monicO's" constitute the usual wages Of an
Insurance Inspector. Other witnesses init
mated that 900 was considered the customary
If not the proper thing. We have no DISPOSE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17

The salient point in the French Arms scandal
is that the Government armories were en-
ployed, by authority of Gen. Grants Admins
tration, to manufacture cartridges for the
use of the French in the aggressive war they
opened in 1870 against the Germans. There
are other startling features about it, which the
debate yesterday made clearer, but this is the
one point which is admitted by all sides
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17

Mr. Cont, Private Secretary to the late En-
peror of the French, was buried yesterday in
Paris. The crowd discovered and hOoted Mr..
Rouher among the mourners, which was very
disgraceful, but does not prove that the French
masses so ardently desire the return of Louis
Bonapartc as we have been sometimes as
eupp6
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17

The letter of our London Correspondent
gives ii clear and ineligible account of En-
elsh sentiment on the question of the Geneva
Conference and shows the political exigencies
which have made it necessary for the English
Cabinet and Commissioners to seem surprised
and indignant at Case they must have ex-
DpctGU.
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ter now goes over until after the unwIse re-
cess Nav we not hope that, on the reassem-
bling of the Legislature, there shall be prompt
and honest work with it ]
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17

ton to influence the conclusion to which the
Committee will in due time arrive, but this
evidence certainly seems damaging
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17

The Divinity man who stole books from -,;tor
cinnati Library has boon tried by 80 IN.
Council" which has ordered him TO fop ,,A,s
stolen volumes. to be roprimanded before Ms .0i.
congregation, and to give evidence oil pe,ns .Srns
font These terms boing complied with, tho chs ,As
srr ha. we suppose settled with '.s
Police Courtwi be ordained and we nov slr The rest
,yithouf useful and entertaining reading ioi wv
Of his life rather than steal books AGAIN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17
on all seas. See what has been ,ho

on o., all seas. See what has been tho -
The Encyclopedia Britannica sav,. ' result,
0aT ns =, Laws date from the ma,.
ercan Son'u'y ana IN the course Of fifty ys,,, a
Than double Its amount But the great ns' mr.,
was during the eighteenth century. NJ ma ~, nefeass
winch It amounted TO 27O,OO) tuns a, tho eo1
reached 100000 and in 1873 It hal ATTAINED 'soi
tuns' Great a. was this prosperity. II "a Hssss
magn.heen' naval construction Of the yea, ~. as
IN IRON .tenm.hps alone the shlp-yard, OF Wien
launched carrying power equal to 5o)oo bays
slip-" y" sahAs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17

We observe that The Springfield Repao"' 'Ss rub.
other journals. have been loudly ealing iO' siau Of
LEGATION of Mr.. Greeley letter about inc Con.
appcnding his name to the call for NS'O~ have
yention concerning which many ne"Sp1, r...cn.
had ,omcthng to say But. for some occult lr' su,
the call !. not hccdod 1t isnono OF our know. you
There are people who seem 10 "s"' "
know,
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