Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-03-29
THE NEW YORK PRESS.
Editorial Extracts From the Great Dahl

Editorial Extracts From the Great DaIlIes.
CONNECTICUT, REPUBLICAN, INsUREs REPUBLICAN
REUNION.
From the N. Y. World.
Within twenty days after JEWELS election Cf
he should be elected) there will have ceased to
be any vigorous opposition to Grant from the
Liberal Republican journals or leaders, and no
earnest man will care a straw what the Cincn-
natl Convention does, or forbears to do.
oFFIcE HOLDERS AN INJURY To GENERAL GRANT.
[From the New YORK Timesl
That is, we believe that the support of the
place-holders Injuries rather than benefits the
President. They damaged Van Buren's pros
poets they never helped Buchanan they did
nothing more recently for johnson. 1t was not
the otfice-hoders who reelected Lincoln it will
not be they who will re-elect Grant. These
thirty thousand officials have an influence, it is
true, but it often reacts against their party. 1t
is the feeling and sober jupgment of the rural
masses which determine whether a candidate
shall be President or not.
THE OLD AND THE NEW JURY SYSTEM
From the N. Y Tribune.l
Under the old system, jurors in courts of rec
ord in this city were paid after the cause was
tried and before the verdict was entered. By
virtue Of clause covertly slipped into an act
passed in May, 1870, the clerks in these courts
are now empowered to collect So as jury fees
from every lawyer bringing Jury cause before
fourths Of these cases, it is said the matter in
dispute is settled without trial, as the lawyer is
obliged to obtain an order from the court in or
der to recover his deposit, and is usually unwil-
ling to take this trouble, the fees have generally
remained in the possession Of the clerk.
THE TWIN REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONS
From the N Y. Times.l
The conventions which we're held Yesterday
were in both instances large enthusiastic, and
confident They represent the Republicans Of
two States where the merits and demerits of the
Administration have long been ably and earnest
ly canysssed, and where the sentiments in favor
OF reform, which the bolting Republicans seek
TO make the basis Of their disorganizing move
ment is powerful and sincere. Their action is
therefore significant and no amount of misrep-
resentation can deprive it Of it's Significance II
u plain that the Cincinnati Convention will
meet, if it does meet, in the midst Of a Republic
can Party firmly opposed to the decetful policy
which that Convention is called to promote.
WAR ON OUR SOUTHERN BoUNDARIEs-THE DUTY OF
THE PRESIDENT.
from N. Y. Heraldl
1t is war, whatever view we take OF it And
the question comes, can the President be true
to his oath Of office and submit to this war
Can he preserve the public peace aud execute
the laws and maintain the nations dignity while
an armed force is committing hostilities upon
our borderhS Is it an excuse that Mexico il
helpless Must we submit to war because the
enemy is on neutral soil and under a friendly
nag No soil is neutral and no flag is friendly
which protects the enemies Of our peace. Sup
pose company Of mutineers were to capture a
Cunard steamer and to enter New York harbor
under the English flag and begin to rob our
ships, would we be deferred from opening our
guns upon her because Of the English flag ?
War is war, and must be resented and suppress
ed and punished in whatever shape it comes