New-York tribune., 1872-10-17

only note of victory it is a good tonic for
Liberals everywhere. The review OF the Con
necticut skirmish is encouraging; the CHEEKY
view of thr general situation is timely ana
abundantly sustained by the aspect OF the
campaign.
One of the most experienced and sagaclouS
politicians contributed by the Democratic party
to the present canvass writes from the interior:
There is no slack in the enthusiasm in New
"York state. One of the best meetings nave
seen, so far rs that element was concerneu'
" was at Nyack, the other night. The recent
elections have simply welded the TWO palV,oS
and made them an intense power. DonU oc
discouraged. We carried Indiana, whlch was
"last year apoinst us. and made splendid
show in Ohio. | am sure of New-Yolk state
by 10000. She will not bulge. 1t would
have been 100000 but for the towards at
home and corruption in Pennsylvania"
So II seems that " the era of good feeling"
which must follow the Geneva award has been
set back indefinitely. Our London correspond
ent. whose letter herewith appears, recites
some facts-already apparent in the British
Cockburn's vouminous protest has excited
enough British choler to keep our lrasclDie
cousins in a comfortable heat for some time
to come. 1t is a great pity that we cannot
preserve an enteate cOrdiale with our natural
ally very long at a time; but, while we have
onlya languid interest in this last phase OF
the Alabama business it is consOling to know
that the asperity is none of our awakening
Among other important topics discussed by
the National Board of Trade, yesterday, was
that of Federal Governmental supervision OF
immigrants There was plainly no room for
discussion Of the abstract proposition that
such supervision should cease on the arrival
of the immigrants on American soil; but, as
THE TRIBUNE has shown in the Charles al.
Marshall case, there is need of revision OF
the law so far as it applies to the protection
of immigrants at sea. In that case 1t was
plain that somebody should be made liable
for the ill-treatment of passengers by the crew
of the vessel. While this general subject is
ND. will the assembled Boards of Trade ex-
anime this branch of it'll
1t seems hard for judicial proceedings
I
may be interested to be conducted with open
ness and impartiality. whisky case before
| q. 8. Commissioner Shields, yesterday, Is far
! illustration of this. The attorney for the de-
| fendonts attempted to have the Court turned
| into a secret tribunal, because, as he alleged
some of the persons named in the complaint
might be innocent. This sort OF prejudgmeht
would be convenient and highly desirable Tor
| all defendants; it might be pleaded In the
case of every man complained of or indicted
! The Commissioner, however, was not Wiling
that the names of the persons included III the
complaint should be excluded from the pubic
press.
We print to-day a letter from Madrid Civ
ing a translation of the recent petition of the
Abolition Society of Madrid in favor of i'm
mediate emancipation. We have already
heard by telegraph of it's prompt rejection
by the Senate. The struggle upon this qucs-
ton is by no means at an end, however.
There are no less than so Republicans and
some 80 of the Democratic Radicals who are
pledged to support the movement for imme-
diare abolition. 1t will, of course, not be
carried as long as the Government continues
It's hopeless war in Cuba. But the discussion
is in itself wholesome thing, and it is
cheering to see with what judgment, force,
and discretion these Spanish AbOlitonists set
forth and defend their cause.
After long and patient examination into
the causes and circumstances of the Metis
disaster, so much of penalty as is involved in
the revoking of the licenses of certain of the
officers of the vessel has been declared. The
master and first and second pilots have been
thus censured and punished. That this YER
dict is just One we presume there will be no
dispute and that other persons involved III
the mismanagement of the vessel and boats
may yet be punished if possible, will be also
generally desired But even this revocation
of licenses, severe as it may seem to those
who are obliged to bear it, is poor protection
of the public-inadequate to the requirements
Of the occasion.
Tammany Hall, yesterday, completed its
County ticket, Henry WOltman being finally
nominated for Coroner. The Liberal Repub-
licans have not yet, however, been able to
fhn a