New-York tribune., 1875-02-13
POLITICAL NOTES.

The report that Gov. Ingcrsoll Of Connecti-
cut would decline a denomination proves TO have been
unfounded every well informed person expected
would.
Senator CARPENTER beseeches the Republicans
OF Wisconsin 10 smooth the wrnkcd front and geti into
temper and into line for the next political campaign
and in the next breath he gives ex Gov Wash0urn a
mercless rakug the Goals for bringing about his
defeat. The Senator probably prefers TO leave the
"smJOthug" operation u some one ei,e
The President has succeeded in rcviying tho
third discussion with greater animation than ever
but it is an animation which Will not help hm HIS
Arkansas has convinced all douoters that ho Is
willing to to desperate means to secure bis
ends and from one end of the country to the other
there Is a serner attitude toward him than has ever
been exhibited before 1t takes the American people
long get its back but when once does get
,a pr"siort nos tarfed Tho erectloo II he continues
his present course 1t Will proceed win such rapaT as
to give him the worst shaking uD OF his llfe'
Mr.. Wendell Phillips will not be likely to
accept Senator GOTdDn invitation to visit tho South
and SEQ for himself II The Springfield Republican es-
mates him Alright Here what says Of him "Knowl-
edge would bring with 1t responsibility, and that Is
something which Mr.. Wendell Philips sedulousiy
avoids his lne he does not choose toincum
Der aud cripple himselfn any such way Having once as
ceraned the exact truth about the South from personal
observation experience he would be obliged to con-
fine himself to It in bis subsequent speeches and letters
He prefers IT bind thank you. The country gains
in nnint OF rhetoric aud no great harm done since
the number of people who pay any attention 70 Mr..
Phillips's cOunsels and warnings Is very imed Hero
in ew-England the great majority OF Us would as
think OF regulating watches Dy the aurora boreais
as esulatIng politics by Mr.. Wendell Phillips"
Government advertising, it is sad to relate,
does not always have that "stAndingby" effect upon
an organ which intended to have. In this Arkansas
business for example, 1t has failed wretchedly. In
New Eugand however, there at least two
which are "dong beautifully" The Poridcnee Journal,
with its eyes the pap instead OF on the message,
wrenches from the latter document tho astonishing in
formation that the President thinks Mr.. Brooks was
legally chosen Governor in 1872, but has since been
driven from office under the operation Of new State
Constitution" 1t would be pretty hard work TO beat
this effort and IL has not been attempted The Norpieh
Bulctin. however exhibits ITS ingenuity IN another
way and produces this admirable exhibition OF faith In
things unseen IL is well to remember that the Presi-
dent has taken an Important step however mex
pca0le AZ the tme when subsequent events have not
certain that his on the state OF affairs In
Arkansas has the best grounds to back IT, although We
may wholly understand what they are.'
There is no organ in the country which de-
serves more sympathy than The chicago Tribune. It
has had dreadful hard time the Louisiana business
for in the difficult feat OF playing two tunes at the same
time it has got them badly mixed up and you
tell which tune Is coming to the front next II Is most
always the you don't expect. Now, while II Is per-
spring this duet comes order for new tune
the Arkansas business. This TO have broken the
crank for the editor rises to explain follows: I'VE
have hell hands in the South already. This
ls the limit demanded by tho most orthodox creed.
Louisiana is enough. Are We TO organize another Eell
In Arkansas for the sake Of crowd OF Daggersf
Let us keep hands Off Perpetual medtlng Will only
make matters Arkansas Is getting along rcmarka
bly, WE'LL and the executive authorities at Washington had
better let well enough alonG This will probably be the
jud OF the President. II i not difficult 10
recognize in the the bad logic ami worse law
of that marcle OF neticency asd prejudice. Attorney
General Williams" That last sentence ought to settle
the organs fate; for the bad logic ana worse law did
not on Einate with Mr. Williams at all, but the
product Of the Presidents unaided genius The grinder
has our deepest sympathy.