New-York tribune., 1873-02-25


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II ought to be mentioned in justice to eX-
Mayor HAL that closer examination of the in
iictments lately found against the Ring men,
bers reveals that none have been brought
against him. 1t would have been thought un-
gracious, and perhaps q little ungrateful, if
such action had been taken after the retiring
Mayor had so kindly put Republican at the
mead OF the Law Department.
The defense in Senator Pomeroys case has
substantially closed. 1t consisted of a denial
ii everything; the witnesses who confessed to
1,iug corrupt means to secure POmerOys
election generally plead that they did it on
heir own account One innocent lamb test-
led that certain Kansas legislator, ODriscOll,
was approached with a bribe " to find out
whether he was mercenary :" if he was mer-
,enary he was not for POmerOy. This was
not intended as joke but it is very good
w publish elsewhere the report Of the Com
mttce on the award for Steam on Canals"
lt appears that the Committee, after two years
study and examination of the subject and of
he various devices of inventors, are as yet
unable to admit the claims of anybody to the
coveted 100000. The success of steam motive
power on the Delaware and Raritan Canal
seems TO have attracted more approval from
The Commissioners than any of the inventions
intended for our State.
II is not very creditable to the statesman
ship of Congress that the President has felt
obliged TO send a special message to remind
members that the Fisheries bill ought to be
passed That he considered it his duty to go
down to the Capitol and use his personal in
auence in favor of the bill is, perhaps, a mat
ter of less clear responsibility. The House
seems 20 have taken the Executive reprOof to
heart it passed the bill without much ado,
though a Massachusetts member thought
.reaty concluded by the executive branches of
.he Government was a matter of little mo-
ment 70 the House of Representatives.
What was few days ago mere conjecture
Is now certainty. The Obstinacy of the Count
lie ChambOrd has prevented any fusion with
he Orleanists, and the Committee of Thirty
has fastened to adopt resolution which at
once indicates purpose of the Right Center
70 abandon the reactiOnary party and to lend
partial support to NJ. Theirs. 1t will be in
teresting to observe, when the report of the
Committee is considered in the Assembly next
Thursday, whether President Theirs can in
duce a sufficient number of the Left to unite
with the Right Center in order to form ma
iOrity.
The action of the British Conservative
leaders shows that they are disposed to make
he policy of Mr.. Gladstone on the question
Of Education in Ireland the means for again
obtaining control of the Government. 1t
Is hardly likely that the NoncOnformists, how
ever strongly they may be opposed to
seetarian legislation, will 60 so far as to assist
the Tories to power, although if the question
were between the Government and themselves
alone, they would bitterly oppose Mr.. Glad
stones policy. In the course Of the session,
then. the Premier may be in the anomalous
position of owing his safety from defeat to
the opposition of the Conservatives.
The President is justified in his anxiety that
Congress shall make some disposition of the
Louisiana case before its dissolution on the 4th
March. Reports from New-0rleans indicate
that the contending parties there are only !
waiting TO see what Congress will |
do in the premises. The McEnery !
party is strong in numbers and |
in the apparent justice of their cause. The
President says he has felt obliged to support
the organization which the Senate Committee
has decided against he must continue that |
powerful assistance unless the action of Con- |
guess shall indicate another course for the |
Executive branch of the Government To do |
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