The New York herald., 1873-11-30


tcnoe, tho Spanish Imbrogiio and
Other Matters.
Our religious contemporaries this week
divide their attention between the Tweed con-
viction and sentence and what appears to
them to be matter OF minor confederation
namely, the critical situation of our affairs
with Spain.
The editor of the Evangelist describes visit
to the Supreme Court room while sentence
was being pronounced upon William M.
Tweed. He concludes that that sentence is
''great victory for our oity," and adds:-
''Let us hope that tho day of triumphant cor
ruption is ended; that fraud and swindling
will cease to be covered with certain glory
because of their success; that audacious wick
edness will sink back into the hiding places
where it belongs, and Justice will again lift
up her head in the streets"
The Independent exults that the blow Of
justice has been dealt at last, and that the
sentence Of Tweed proves, by living demon
stration, that legal justice is not dead in this
city. ellis punishment" says the editor,
"though all that the law allows, is, neverthe-
less, mild compared with his offences. The
other conspirators and thieves united with
him in sharing in the plumber should be pur-
sued with unsleeping vigilance till every one
that can be reached by legal process is brought
to justice. Let the whole gang be punished.
Their ill-gotten wealth, their former position
and power and their means to buy the most
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not secure to them any immunity from the
pursuit Of justice. Let the law steadily pursue
its wholesome work till the whole tribe Of
rascals shall receive their dues. Then, and
not till then, should it pause"
The Golden Age AYERS that the recent trial
presents q conspicuous instance of jury
superior to corruption, and of Judge who,
for ability, fidelity and Roman-like rigor of
equity, has written his name not only among
the master spirits OF his profession, but among
the benefactors Of the land. Let public justice
be never lowered from its present stateiness
and majesty"
The Christian Union regards Tweeds con-
viction as among the surprises of the week,
and thinks that Judge Davis, by his courage,
frmness and dignity in the trial of the case, has
earned the gratitude of honest men of all
parties. GAS administered by such magis-
trate," asserts the editor, ''the law is indeed
n terror to evil doers and praise to them
that do we'll Let us hope that the dark night
of political corruption which has so long
enshrouded the country is passing away, and
that brighter day has dawned-a day to be
distinguished by the honesty and integrity of
men in public station, and by higher stand
ard of virtue among the people"
In regard to Spanish matters the Christian
Union pronounces for peace, and exclaims,
BLESSED are the peace-makers."
The Observer, commenting upon the Cuban
butchery, says it aggravates the horror Of the
massacre that the unhappy victims con-
demned to die were allowed no time for prep
aration. ''In all its aspects" declares the
editor, ''the transaction is more like that of
savages than of civilized and Christian
people,"
The Methodist regards the conviction of
| Tweed as "a grand triumph for justice and
public virtue. 1t is consummation which, "
says the editor, seven so recently as week
ago few ventured to hope would ever be
reached, and when the news was first an
nounced it could scarcely be believed" The
Methodist is Of opinion that an important
lesson is to be learned from this event, which
is, that the regular processes of the law, sus-
tanned by healthy public opinion, are amply
sufficient to accomplish the ends for which
they are designed.
The Christian Leader remarks that with a
judge like Noah Davis, who upheld the an
cient idea Of o fearlessly just oracle of the
law, and a jury of twelve men who had not
"been seen" by any emissary Of the dis
honored Ring, cit seemed to be as easy to con-
vict the great plunderer as honest and simple
minded people had always believed it ought
to be. Although Tweed probably never feared
the strict legal penalty at any time prior to the
last few days. it is not to be questioned that
he would have sacrificed all Of his ill-gotten
booty to avert it. This fact tells the story
Even Tweed would not be transfxed before
the world by a judicial sentence. That he is
is at once his bitterest punishment and the
public's sweetest satisfaction"
The FIeeman's Journal throws hot petroleum
in the shape of ''words that burn" into the
Spaniards for their atrocities in Cuba. 1--WE
are going to have war;, afirms the editor,
mot with Spain, but with the outlaws who
are misruling Spain" and he adds: eve do
not believe that the men who are in official
position in the United States government
know how certain it is that war must follow
what has happened, except, he continues,
''they intend to exhibit the United States,
under their management, as big lubberly
boy who, fully slapped in the face, and having