New-York tribune., 1872-09-16

not our battle, but for Mr.. Curtis's sake it
would be pleasant to see Civil Service reform
vindicated by the defeat of the officer VINO
deserted bis post for months to stump his
State in his own interest
King Amadeus yesterday opened the Cortes
at Madrid. He made the speech he will often
make in the future that he had trouble in re-
establishing diplomatic relations with the
Papal See, which trouble will certainly not
become less under a Radical Administration;
that he intends to carry out his plans for re-
form in Cuba, when the war is done, which Is
discOuraging, for the war will not end wlthout
reform, and probably not even with 1t; ana
that there is a deficit in the Treasury wheh
he would like the Cortcs to fill, which Is
phrase which will become very familiar TO
him before his reign is over.
The second trial OF the new system of secret
voting under the Ballot bill, recently adopted
by the British Parliament has just taken place
at Preston, England. The bill seems to have
| failed, in two important particulars, to satlsiy
the expectations of its originators. On satur-
day we were informed Of boiserous proceed
| ings at the polls, and to-day we publish the
announcement by cable that the election has
| resulted in the success of the Conservative
candidate. The Conservative majority at the
last election was not very large, and would
probably have been overcome in this instance
if the ballot had, as was expected, set free
any number of voters who wished the success
of the Liberal candidate.
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| the Liberal camp of which Mr. Sumner spoke,
which was so numerous that he dld not marx
the absence of Mr.. Blaine, is receiving import
ant accessiOns every day. Gen. VIM. BTney
of Florida, son Of the AbOlitionist candidate
| for the Presidency, has written strong letter
! giving the reasons which compel him to take
sides against Grant and in favor of Greeley.
He has resided in Florida since the war, and
has seen enough of the disastrous workings OF
csrpet-bag rule to convince him Of the necessity
of ovcrthrowng the corrupt organization
which fosters and sustaius it. In many coun-
ties, says Gen. BiTney, the taxation amounts
to the entire rental of the property. Seven
years. rule of these extravagant gentlemen IS
as much as any State can afford to endure In
the interests of Loyalty and Grantism'
We published on the 26th of August letter
from a valued correspondent calling attention
to the fact that Mr.. X. II. Dana, who is now
writing somewhat infammatory anti-Slavery
letters to negroes, made a speech in October,
1868, in which he deprecated the evident IN
tention of many to make the struggle for the
Union q war for emancipation. He spoke IN
strong terms of reprobation Of the "armed
" fanaticism, the militant metaphysics" OF
these ardent souls to whom he now pretends
always to have belonged In commenting
upon these facts we quoted story published
! by 7he World to the effect that
Mr.. Dana had demanded a large fee
for the defense of fugitive slave.
We arc now informed, by letter which we
publish elsewhere from Mr.. Edmund Quincy,
that this statement is without foundation.
! Mr.. Dana gave his services gratuitOusly in The
| case OF Anthony Burns, though Lc charged
and received fee of $500 for his defense of
the Shadrach Rescuers." The World Of yes
terday insists upon the truth of its former
stoly, but we regard the word of Mr.. Quincy
| as conclusive. and make haste to give 1t to the
public. 1t should have been printed weeks
ago. but that, according to general habit
which sometimes proves inconvenient, it was
not add esscd simply to the Editor, but by
name to gentleman OF TIE TRIBUNE staff
! who Glanced to be absent at the time OF Its
arrival, and for nearly fortnight afterward.
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