New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-31


.sau 10 nominated considering what has been accorded
he West since the Republicans controlled the destnes
Jfef she country"
The conclusion Mr. Reverdy johnson has
reached concerning Gen. sohenck is that injustice mas
tccp done 10 in the matter Of the Emma Mine hi,
johnsons plea abatement of The present eehsny "a
ths American Minister will DO heard Win universal An
terst He sails home again on the Sth Oh JdhuJ'
A few DAYS ago TIE Troy Times showed
sspostion TO slfen itself up against the third term
.clone but tie attempt evidently q isi-
uro. as the paper has since returned 10 us
former style OF treating the spook. IL declares
its bccf that third term is 30 mpro0ahie as 10 oo
unworthy Of consideration, and then adds; But
speaking for ourselves II shall seem best to nominate
Gen Grant for third term IL in view OF recent ques-
lions h.. have arisen people shall seem to demand
his reflection. have protest 30 enter III Is matter
that br.OnSs purely and solely Win 'neHh i"o '"i"
term has no terr0rs Tor US
The two-thirds rule of the National Demo-
cratic Convention Is receiving almost unVersh oppos
ton from the party press and seems TO have no DEFEND
era The latest journal to call for its repeal Is the Troy
Press which says "The Democratic party Is no longer
IN such state OF inharmony as to render the ehorce
men Of tho rule necessary. The minority Of the party
hapy there should be minority Of any size dSaSrecmS
with t rest will not rebel against the action OF inc SD
peror number. Unity will be certain without 40 uhdem
ooratc law operative in the assembsge. But as there
are likely be several Candidates FOR tho nohlia'i1i
who's respective friends will DO eager ana Zaous w
existins tsohn csiy may force compromise winch will
rot In keeping with ne spirit OF our institutions OF So
yaniagcous 10 the party"
The Nation makes a cOmIcai exhibition OF
ex-Goy Fletcher. the sClfcOnfessed writer OF tho ~
ui lcitcrs By liberal extracts from these letters The
Nation not only justes Us assertion That MI Fletcher
vhls acting IA chairman OF the Investigating Commits
sion was writing letters prejudging the case by ridi
cnlnc Prof Marsh and thus Indirectly defending MeSsrs
Deano and Smith hut il also shows that this Impartial
chairman has d very comfortable opinion OF himself In
one extract no alludos to himself as Governor Iom'
Ior nd F.
ouote. choice specimens Of the "urbane Gov. Toms"
Wit Other extracts contain generous pulls Of the nn'r
wbicboes 10 show that the Ex-Governor is something OF
o donkey III addition to his other weaknesses
The proposition to amend the Constitution
Of Mississippi so reading aud writing shall bo pre-
reoui,es TO voting denounced strongly by The Mem
,bis AppeaI as impotc and undemocratic. 1t gays :;
"The democracy OF Mississippi, therefore, cannot IN
dorsc even by much as silence, heresy so nhuSht
with disaster to the party They must r'ahru tne prom
ises they held few weeks ago. whom they invited tHo
necroc 10 cooperate with them in tho overthrow oil R
salsn They must soennly assert Their repngnance 10
adorinc that carried into effect by law, would lay
the Ak a the root OF the tree OF freedom For II we admit
en- educational qualification. how long Will IT BE- ere we
special flea, until as in Europe the poor would become
he hewers OF wood AMI drawers Of water for the pam
pcrrd and the favored lew suffrage Is inc poor "n
refuge. II is his court Of last resort
Carl Schurz protests, in q recent letter to
The esGiehs Post against all iutimatOns that President
GraNt ia personally interested in such corrupt combna
lions Az the whisky Ring. Mr.. sohurz says; In my re-
mani visit To Europe have met almost all classes OF peO
pe and assure you it is very bitter thing Tor person
who Is really attached to this country 10 see that almost
all mention OF the United states in newspapers devoted
10 stories Of fraud and swindc, and from questions ana
observations W be forced TO the conclusion that they
there consider public service as great hohouse
Infamous corruption from which honorable conduct is
bspisAcd What then would be the effect we gave pup
lie opinion OF Europe understand that here consider
the Pre- dent OF the United States the head of the entIc
Government the member of an Infamous band OF ROD
bersf No more should own people be made 10 Ne
neve that thing fearful Is possible at all Even party
,pirit shonld shrink from such an extreme for the
mind If the MASSES could faniarize itself to such pic
ture OF utter moral degradation the terrible consequences
would be almost ncalculahle Indeed, is 1t possible that
tho President would have permitted the nVcsGatuh 10
GO on Which threatened the exposure Of he whe lau
and all the participant in IL IL he himself had DeOhgcu
20 hemf Surely aud il is certain that he could nave
throtlcd tho investigation in its Dcl ncy he hau 80
des red With such powers as his one VINO leels E9,Is
could have soon found the means 10 do So ana womb hO
have failed 10 avail himself of them Every suspicion oi
such participation. therefore, hold TO DO uniounded ana
min