New-York tribune., 1872-03-14
POLITICAL MISCELLANY.
DRIFT OF POLITICAL DISCUSSION.
"THF LAST COURT OF APPEAL"
-, TAe Led-easrorsh TSules.

"TTr LAST COURT OF APPEAL"
from Led-earorth Tnes
The opinions of great men and great 1onrnauss
a. always less interesting TO the pubic, auu
ra.lv 80 in times ike the present, when new d9es,,
SJa the popular T.nd and al the G pf reS
- eaatng up. and setting down. The whole poiIussaii
.rr,tiou OF the country seems TO 10 SO much mixed
Ct l ordinary o!uzan belonging 70 si,aI & Or 'nJ bc C,e
mite Is liable 70 be seriously puZzed 20 kno" WI. "ote re-
,e nsry traces ID such reckless manner as 10 cause
Sue cf to m.rp utra p'riy peorc very sTtSGS T
~ been regarded since The Repocan paft} nist uIeW
- breath o. life. as the last court OF ePs uon W & az
v Questions, and the fountain ana source OF pure
ll.cgated Repuauoanism: As 20 ITS position at
t. resent ne our readers having its expressions Oe-
=, tn,m may form their own CONCLUSIONS.
TIE SIGNS THAT WISE MEN HEED.
iron qls ssrr1lss S.snGar. -
The lesson of the political situation should
N c o. s 70 iG cSSPSrtSn ePScSaD o PP Pre.dc1ta
srlal,e other than Cen Grant wopid at once oiS1e S
g. aose coubna'oa which Is closing afonhI H & mn h
ise anger Of the rupton OF the party w3'G mus s 20
~ avoided; s success wouid 3e sss,Iec la vTitb,n
tci.st few weeks The revelations OF Custom-house
T Il sca1dll Of the sale OF arms TO the trenco the
,-.i-.,f the grosscst Corruptlons upon grave sen.
.--s 3. wen a. upon legislative clerks and the Voeht
r-,a-. o Lis friends from the h1oir 'ix toI ~ e.
= ,t ircri 20 All seriously weakened his popularity
, II ad ni.' I. rer,ona S on iSlcS;Sd with ali ths
d c.,.-tsgc- uEotr lcu Lc N1CIl @ @-loL - ess Ia
-. t.,-. all The cu.ton hOU-es - the laud sven
v.a -.---cc and al t1o icaioi.ecs increase u -0'
TIE KAN5A'S - GO c9ERTP[i2SlS''' ;i, gst,.S,
We 70 nct dogbt that Pomeroy ana Sa'a- Salia'.
vel vi rssn or De expelled WIN tuls 'Sau "a 80 ., ai -,
. .,- --r uo0n iten tley can no ioSel nS o' 2 2a-I
To- Ea1s i tGcy recommend man 70 clCe, a In nv ~
an Wi. le SUSPECTED; instead OF DeihS Wi he
, DO i-ra- -.ittl. II they brn$ up Stlt ~ S -
,r-ed u0.n .. seal, ard hooted at ana Nple1 oGWn
=. - tg " the i.1Uy @Lu q'I+C9 + "1i
-. ,, nj W. it would be hettcr for kansas 10 nae
e., -i- ti,r 70 have them in tie Senate. What irill-
q Z D. rt L /.
.-.v r.ea u.d ever again Euk oi vos rr , ON,
r W '.i 'i.'i~5i-cli,cd "a tie seua-o o. the United
-t. Poueroy cannot help Atch.son Ca.l%"4 i Gi can
e.. lep I4ayenworh and OolA Of them cam o1not ~ INV R
g.. Or a1y lUDac or priy~te measure "sAoU % sr,{e 1
,.r b. .-,r their soat, from Kansas wiz ia-IV'u
-. .a-l g.... money What pretty i'"'
SOLDIER OR CIVILIAN
ts tba nominee OF one of the great political
a. ao l,u to-day would be strouser oelet+ L9 , % P
,a vo1d greatly AID lin at tne pos :1 for. despite ,.
i-c ecsIt us-,o ,o, ilele4tS OF 5he sG.s -" a.
go. r--+.e Issue he clearly maze between eminent
en- ar asa a- vuir. nt soldier, ad al ClLeI th-Ass oe
e5ai Tie vote yo1lI bc three 20 one for the CIVILIAN
e, .-..Cs ~ n O. soldier The glamour Of a splendid
~ - e-o-r no LONGER bevlhls ~, and it i seriously
LII t.t j ue were under o 51tions 70 elevate the
C--,li ~ armies 10 tle Presidency that oong2n0n
i.sIclfy been amply iuit ed. aud tneTe IS no puO.c
e-t,..r demanding either bs further co1tnnance IN
T5s ~ -a judicial 4 his mind the even teuor OF
g. 10 ~ G. lloiu TIE turm0i.s AID lutH[Ges OF pro
rraer would be enc OF tie best nominees o. great
I..-lc4l party tie country AucGds
"gLw AND PRECIOUS ARE TIT WORDS THAT
WISDOM UTTEEs.n
Tho 0rorositiOn to repudlate the choce ot
t. lYeuGon is one win YER! Wlle ueeIli-Si. lii-Si 80
.. ran zat ,a entirely II is an imput3uon that
L. 7u6lcan rafty no' only Ieid's G 1 ppi y. rest ln
, Uo 10 20 70 election with 10 Organization 81 al.
7. ,r Greeley II con steut with himself he VIII seer
GEAR Ci such caucpscs or c"AVto - ma - -
t-soEli. tue utLcr day. He vii aso steer clear oI III"
labor Eeformer- who convened at Columbus ana OF IN"
loliaiu0Lis who net IN cony cueu az 'Ie s1Ar dce'
ara of tie proe, red Cincinnati Couventon whose man
e,ers ere ist now engaged trying u ceterune AZ
rue tley can meet with the best Chtn'es To Oat
Cra-t" aHd disrupt the Republican party. A 10 me
l. cq ing IT, ~ he was one Tie Committee chosen
by lis :elow-Lepuhlcans for that PurpC-e' among
IN I'd, nee and probably he is not much more IN favor
Of tlc Democratic National Convention.
The WAY. TO DEFEAT Grant.
The Plan. therefore. may be TO run second
Republican ticket so That dlsaiSce4 Eeptnna.i - c4n M
fs.t Gen. Grant. That plan would be mueA m0te
tcser, necessarily, would oe inonsIe Eel l @ rel
fore d.asefal 20 many Republicans and u many Demo
p-Tr il. - get up secoud ticket in that party. such
tcset inu-r- 1he regularly nonated tlcHs' ,r Ii,i "a
under one or-anization. To be sure, TINS thlrd
ucset hods out h0 hope OF political reward; u mus DC
20 t Jeo:atior ~ The regular Democratic organiza-
non. AID therein is the difficulty OF raising powerful
tild party, for, tKe away tie nope OF dect bohent III
rsse al victory and there is little 10 stimulate political
se-0u But many OF the leaders ia TINS thld party
movement already in political places ana o5htls Oh
tue. do not seek places. and hence may Dee a. nter
tStsi rr-yt f. dis Interested ffr rs direct tene-
G. sllu the -p..l- of victory arc cOnCerneu-'i J,
,rgauz-3 gud may act powerfully. IL tAc great Vlyec0
Id H. v-w-tAc defeat OF Gen. Grant
A PEECEPT NOT PRACTICED-CEOss INJUSTICE.
from TIE T,oy Frsss
When TIE TRIBUNE correspondents refused
q ~ FROM whom they obtained copy oT the Washing
tn Treaty stood by them. We believed there was
10 power 70 compel them 10 answer. and deemed tAe
cert tu senators took 20 br most ridiculous. Bat
dd not cOinIIt TO approve al such reigsais'
81 must disagree with Mfssrs. George Jones
Tlt Jennings OF The Nor OrE Tunes il thclr
EltCu Yesterday before the Insurance Inve-tt-
las arisen from articles published IN me It0es ILey
have Aot been only zcesi but in some cases specnc
tLu now "Neh IT. u 7o-eA' ,i'u, q" lhpcd'I " -
tle rufeEhtchleht az Tie Insurance I'tpdItntb't
Ar George ". Miller the proprietor and editor refuses
g anything about it w. believe IN tie liberty OF
tie Press, D.i I'll, is not liberty. i is abuse OF
yr. 70 attack anorler unless he Is perfectly willing
bueA te Igt ie comes. L. give the author OF his IN
oWes u 10 less 10 those who believe Mr. Miller guilty
vel ts those Who consider him innocent n makes the
Gle e,ilu,i t truth Of the en- and the other 10
tnA nci lut deliberate stem OF er-ecutiOu. Such
IL o. Sltb.utA .uccr-, u. W. trust Tie ItDfs editor
TE Sec Tie eros injustice ~ thi- practice. and give full
AZ tf- ~oriC, 81 bitter attack upon Tie
Insurance u partmeIt
GRANT RATHER THAN FREE TRADE,
-, fem ~, pifster.a ros,aer,.l.
hat then Is the interest and duty Of Penn
tNdnia Kerunlicausl Mane>ty to rdiiy in the sup
POI OF he candidate uf tIe party Who. being sound on
- the clements Of party and popular strength. n
sFslt z trtI. thai la tacf ue