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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-27
THE DANGER OF OTERZE5L.

II is unfortunate for the Democrats in Con-
gress that their zeal for investigating their OPP
ponents should he so generally mistaken for
partisanship, and not accepted as the genuine
coin Of patriotism which they offer it for.
Something like fatality has followed them in
this regard ever since 1861. During all these
fifteen years they have sought earnestly
to catch their opponents doing some
thing disgraceful, dishonest or uncOnsti-
tutional but their efforts have been so very
vigorous that instead of being received as
growing out Of sincere sOlicitude for the wei
fare of the nation they have been counted
only as the struggles of party OF outs to
change places with the party of ins. 1t has
happened, too, through all the series OF as
saults they have made upon their opponents.
that the nature of their case has made 1T seem
that they were attacking the Government
more than any party. Their policy has been
to show their own fitness for power by
demonstrating the unftness of the opposi-
ton, while their practice was to accomplish
tho latter by bringing so far as possible the
whole Government into disgrace. The logic
of it all was very simple. To get ourselves
in power they reasoned, We must get the
show them to be incompetent and dishonest;
we can do this best and most effectively by
showing all branches of the public service to
be rotten with fraud and crime, and the
whole party in power corrupt to tho core. 1t
is not strange in this state OF affairs that
they should seem TO rejoice at whatever brought
the public service into dsrepute or disgraced
the good name of the nation. 1t must not be
inferred from this that they are hostile to free
institutions OF disloyal to the real interests of
the Government. by no means. They are
only besmirching the reputation of the cOun-
| try, as some heroes of poetry and romance are
represented as defaming lady's character to
defeat a rival and gain her hand. 1t is all
| honest enough and patriotic enough, to be
sure, if you only listen to the explanation, but
| il looks and sounds so much like villany that
| it is quite apt to be mistaken for it, and as
such condemned.
All through the war our Democratic friends
labored under the disadvantage of seeming to
rejoice at rebel victories and to be cast down
at rebel defeats. 1t was not that they desired
to see the Union destroyed. Not at all they
denied it most earnestly. But they did be-
lieve the Republicans ought not to be in
power and they knew that Union successes
were likely to keep them in, while Union de-
feats wouM naturally sicken the people Of
their administration and drive them out. So
they seemed to be rejoicing at the discomft-
ure of our armies during the Wharf.-The dear,
| good, patriotic souls-when the fact was that
they were only showing their qualification at
events which they hoped would open the
eyes of the people to the iniquities
Of their rulers. OF course things are not what
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-27
AMERICAN SILK INDUSTRY.

One of the great uses of the CeptenDial Ex-
hibition will be to teach our own people what
our manufacturers are doing, rs compared with
those of foreign countries. There Is one de-
partment in which this comparison Is sure to
prove very gratifying to our national
pride: we are generally even with and
in many respects have surpassed orr
foreign rivals in the silk manufacture.
Twenty -four years ago the committee
on Exhibition of the Franklin lnstitute-com-
menting on the fact that in certain branches
of silk manufacture the productions OF Ameri-
can looms surpassed those of Lyons or Ste
Etienne in respect to brilliancy, substance and
uniformity of tcxture-broke out into express
sions of establishment at the success. III
seemed almost too good news to be
true. Ever since the settlement OF Amer
lea her economists had been accls-
toned to specify among the extravaSances
that drained the pockets of the men. the cost
of the silks worn by tho women; never failing
to add that the money paid for these silks went
out of the country. And the Franklin lnsu-
tutc Committee declared that the success of
the American manufacture of silk constituted
a new era.
Since then improvements have been made in
all branches of the industry, and the turning
point has been reached where the annual
value of silk goods manufactured here exceeds
that of those which imported. From the
statistics gathered by the Silk Association of
America it appears that another point also is
reached; silks never were so cheap in
this country us now. Nor is this because the
raw silk. e., not manufacturcd-is notably
i ovid tlx IN .atn
where high tariff has not made high prices.
Yet while our silk manufacturers have been
lowering their terms to meet hard times, they
have not been running themselves. Last year
was to the majority of manufacturers n period
Of great depression, but those who made silk
| goods were among tho few exceptions to
| the rule. They added to instead of reducing
| the number of their operatives; and in Patcr-
| son, n. j., tho production of several kinds of
| silk goods was actually doubled. The import
| ing houses have accepted the indications of Il
change in tho tide of affairs, and are seeking ar
rangements by which they can become sellers of
| American as well az foreign silks. The secret
of this success is principally diligent endeavor
| to make first-rate goods; and the ingenuity
| and good taste of the leaders in these enter
| prises have been quite as largely exercised as
| their business abilities; the result being that,
| as far as silk manufactures are concerned,
Americans control and supply their home
market, thereby giving remuneratiye employ
ment to more than $4,000 operatives, chiefly
women, straight through the "hard times"
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thew seem. Democrats are not. They were
not during the war, when they seemed to DC
rejoicing over national disaster, while as
matter of fact they were only rejoicing over
the effect of the disaster upon the party. 80
now they seem to be gloating over the results
of such investigations as have brought ds-
grace to any one of the opposition, ana 10 DC
eager for nothing so much as to BRING the
Government into deeper disgrace and shame
They hunt for evidences of corruption and OIL
cial crime now Just as they did few years ago
for signs of incOmpetency among the Objects
of orr army; they are as credu0us OF vague
and empty charges of dishonesty now as they
were of rumored rebel victories then, and they
rejoice over any new disgrace, or suspected dls-
grace now, as they did then over Bull Kun OF
Balls Bluff. Not from lack OF PATRIOTISM;
bless YOU. no! These are patriots of the
purest strain, and only wait an opportunity TO
show it. But they have made broad their phy-
lacteries, and over all their door-posts written
I'D. "When the wicked rule the people mourn"
The business of their lives, so long as the
opposition is in power, is to show that the
wicked do rule, and that there should be
change.
Senator Eaton of Connecticut on one occa-
sion was addressing Democratic Convention
in his own State, and after an eloquent ana
imprisoned arraignment of the Admnistra-
ton party for an extended catalogue OF crimes,
Inc said, with great solemnIty and emphasis,
"And, gentlemen, tell you further what Is
"not generally known, but which per-
"sonally know to be true, that there are
"false and fraudulent BONDS OF this Gov
"ernment in circulation" To any person
any plain person not in politics, who had the
credit of the Government or its honor at
heart-such an assertion would naturally come
with something of shock. Mr.. Eaton's au-
dence rose up and applauded it with
the greatest show Of enthusiasm. IL
was not apparent at first sight what
there was in this remarkable statement
to call out applause. For certainly there was
nothing very creditable to the country Ill hay-
ing false bonds in circulation. But these were
Democrats as well as patriots, and it was thelr
way. They applauded the statement that their
opponents had been caught cheating, not that
the country was disgraced. We have taken
pains to make these explanations, because
suspicion of lack of patriotism is beginning to
attach to the party which is investigating win
so great zeal and believing everything with so
little discretion. They do seem delighted with
whatever tends to disgrace the nation, II Is
true, but let us endeavor to believe it is only
that they may be called in to rescue the nation
and drag up drowned honor 10y the locks. And
yet it is possible they may carry this thing TOO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-27
PERSONAL.

There is talk in England that Prof. Tyndall
is likely to be made baronet.
Shakespearc's estate mt New-Place, at STRAIT
has been formally conveyed the Corpo-
ration of that by Mr.. Halwel Phillips. Mr. Phil
lpps has had published recently list Of Shakespeares
'study Books"
The heirs of the late George T.. Cobb of
NewJersey have endowed the chair OF New Testament
Excges. in the Drew Theological Seminary, by the gift
OF SO 900 Tuo Rev Dr. Ii. A. Buttz is the incumbent
| of the professionally.
Mr.. George II. BOughton, the artist, at pres
ont residing in London is engaged upon large picture
illustrating subject from the writings of Washington
Irving IL liz painted for American gentleman, ana
will not be exhibited In England
Mr.. Sims Reeves having been asked to act
referee at musical boe TO be conducted the plan
OF spelling bee. sent the folio ing pthy reply: look
upon spelling bees as an amusement for idiots and beg
tn decline having nytbng to do with the III question
any other"
The monument to Leopold I. of Belgium,
which has long been In contemplation will now 1t Is
believed be erected. The OF 100000 voted by tho
Belgium Chambers in 1866, was spent in purchasing
park site for the monument Another grant Of like
sum has been asked, which with the 100000 raised by
subscription WILL IL Is thought BIO sufficient for carrying
out the project.
Mr. Conway's last letter from London has
important information about late Mr. Forsters
unfinished Life Of Sw IT. "a paragraph recently ap-
peared in The AenGum lamentng that OF the ma
terias which Mr. Forster had collected for the compile
ton OF MS OF bWnt III u form IN which they
oan be used But am assured by eminent literary
man, better acquainted with the subject Of the memoir
than any living, that there among materials
facts Of the utmo 81 Importance concerning Swift and his
tmcs-facts never printed made knOwn-which will
require further attention and probably necessary
that the biography shali be placed In competent hands
for completion"
Bishop Thirlwall seems to have been won
derfu specimen of juvenile preocy. writer of
his life says: AT the ago Of he taught Latin;
at L. his father tho Rev. Thomas Thirlwau, who was
his instructor report BE rad 0reek with case and
nuency which Astoniahcd al who hard Ain-' Al
hs began 10 write soronA nd eansnnA hs sxsress Of
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1noef 10 Aoperilsemenls.

AuUsEMHNTs-3d od0e-4th 5tb. and 9Th columns.
BANKING AND FINANCIAL-7h Pd0e-3l column
BANKING HOUSES AND BANKERs-7tl Pd0e-6th column
BOARD ANp ROOMs-3d Pd0S-2d an Sd columns
BUSINESS CHASCEs-6M PdQe-5h column
BUSINESS NOTICEs-1M Pdge-1st c Ilumn.
CoPARTSERsHIP NOTICEs-Gh Pdgc-5tn column.
DENTIsTKY-6M Pd0e-5th column
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ExCURsIONS-3d Pdge-6th column.
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FINE AETs-3d Pd0e-6tD column.
FURsIJURL-6M IdOe-2d column.
HELP WASTED-3d Pdge-6th column. ,., .o,,,,,
ICE CREAM-6h PGde-2d column
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IEGAl NoTfCEs-6m PdOe-5th columns.
MARBLE AND SLATE MANIEIs-3d Pdge-2d column
MARRIAGES AND DEATns-5h PdGe-6th column 80
AISCELLANEOUs-6Ah Fd0e-oth coiulhh' o" Auge-"
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SEw PUBLIC nONs-GM Pdgo-1st and I'd columns
RrAt ESTATE FOR SALE-tITY-6M Pdge-3d column;
BROoKLYN-6h PGGe-3d column; COUNIkr-om rag
I'D and Attn columns; AUCTION SALEs-6h Page-4th
column.
INVITATIONS WANTED - MALEs-3d P11e-3d ana attn
eolunps; FEMALEs-3d Fd0e-4th, 9th, and 9TH col
gPRCIAI NorIcEs-5h PdQe-6th column.
BrEAMBoATs AND kAILROADS-6M Pdge-Otn ana ON
columns. 80
6ToRAGE-3d Page-2d CO umD.
SUMMER RETIRE ATs-3d Pdge-3d column,
IEACHERs-6ih PdOe-2d column.
To LET-CITY PROPERTY-6h Pdqe-Ath cOlumni bRooh-
LYN.-Gh PaGe-4th column; CoUNTRY-6M Fdge-4th
and 5th columns
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-27
VICES IND MURDER.

Strikes in this country have seldom been
sanguinary. Something in their conditions
has saved them from that fierce and savage
cruelty which has often disgraced similar COM
binations abroad. How long we may enjoy
this immunity, from which the absence of
much physical want has saved us, depends
partly upon possible notifications of popular
character which we need not anticipate Mean
while there are unpleasant signs of increasing
lawlessness. Some of the turnouts of the Ope-
ratives in Massachusetts, have been quite
troublesome to the magistrates and last Mon
day there was workingman's emeute at Troy
which deserves attention. The proprietor of q
stove factory in that ncighborhood disagreed
with the union laborers in his employ. They left,
and their places were supplied by others glad
TO work for the wages offered. The board
ing-house Of tho new men was surrounded at
midnight by a band of masked ruiiians. Five
policemen who were present afforded an in
sufficient protection, and one of them was
wounded. Firearms wero discharged and
stones hurled through the windows The
premises were then entered. and several men
beaten scnselcss. Two or three others were
shot, and finally, one of the assailants being
also wounded, the towards took to their heels.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-27
TIE "IRREPRESSIBLE CONFLICT" IN
FRANCE.

Until recently, it almost seemed that France
might for time escape that conflict between
spiritual and temporal authority which was
Immediately provoked in Germany and Swift
erland, and to a lesser degree in Italy, by the
action of the Gcumenical Council of 1870.
Any open manifestation of such conflict has
certainly been delayed by the preponderance
of political and dynastic interests during the
past five years. But now that the dynastic
parties have neutralized so much of each others
original energy, and the Republican majority
feels certain of q considerable lease of power,
the suppressed passes into its natural stage of
the irrepressible conflict. 1t has taken form
which brings the two powers into such direct
antagonism that the prevailing sentiment in
regard to it IL one of mingled regret and
alarm. But the question is one which allows
no intermediate stage Of compromise; the least
of its aspects includes all the points at issue,
no Les than tho greatest. Its settlement may
b prutracted, but no other conclusion il Pos
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-27
THE EXAMINATION or MR.. DAVENPORT

The Committee on Expenditures in the De-
partment of Justice probably wishes by this
time that it had left the Davenport business
alone 1t made frightful blunder III allowing
an exaggerated charge against Gen. Grant to
emanate from the committce-room with the
presumed sanction of the Democratic members
of the Committee. 1t made another in inviting
Mr.. Davenport to give an account of his ex-
penditures 1t is now making a third in for
bidding him to give the account in his own
way. When the Administration was accused
of using the Secret Service funds to cary
the electors in New-YOrk for its own
candidates, every politician of common sense
must have expected that the agents who dis
bursed the money would come forward to
show if they could that it had been spent for
lawful purposes. And everybody who has
paid attention to the political history of
this city knows that here under Tammany
rule, crimes against the suffrage, by false
registration, illegal naturalization, repeating,
and various rascalites of that class, were
scandal to the whole country. Davenport, 1t
is perfectly notorious, owed his appointment
as Supervisor of Elections to the fact that he
had devised plan for reducing the illegal
Democratic vote; and what these Democratic
Congressman expected to gain when they gave
him an opportunity to come before the Com
mittee and tell all about it we are at loss to
understand.
But now that he has come it is idle to try to
stop his mouth. If we have any of the story
we must have it all. Otherwise when people
find the Committee brOwbeating and insulting
the witness at the start, and then stopping
him in the midst of his testimony, holding
council over it with closed doors, and finally
forbdding him to say a word except in direct
answer to their carefully worded questions, the
suspicion will get abroad that what the Com
mittee particularly wishes is not to hear the
whole truth. Mr.. DavenpOrts methods in
Office certainly do not command our approval,
but he has put stop to a great deal of Demo-
cratic cheating, and there is no use in denying
it, The Committee must let him talk.
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his powers IN that direction for three four years. En-
tracts from these given which certainly bea
the reviewers judgment that any young curate mig
upon his hearers Thirlwal 1t is known began to study
for the bar there doubt that had e
in the career had originally marked out for hmse
with his wise and understanding heart he would utt
mately have become OF the brightest ornaments q
the bench cannot help feeling that In the Church
gained the rare Of iudgeike bishop the SIaLs
lost whose would have stood high In its cat
lOgue Of illustrious Judges"
LONDON, April 26-Miss Emma Abbott, the
American singer will make her debut at the Royal Italian
Opera House. Coyent Garden Tuesday next as Marie
In Donzettis OPERA The Daughter OF the Regiments
BALTIMORE, April 26.-President Grant, Sec
rotary Bristow, Postmaster-General Jewell, several
United States Senator's and ex-Speaker Blaine were
present at the marriage OF daughter OF s. NJ Shoe
maker Of TINS city, at the Emmanuel r. E. Church ths
eyenQQ,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-27
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGS.-The Nicsic garrison made sortie and
we're repulsed 80 New Holland won the Great
Metropolitan Stakes at Epson. 80 In Algiers the
Insurgents were surrounded. - In Denmark the
elections to the Folkething resulted in the Govern
ment being defeated.
DoMEsTIc-1he Republican State Convention of
Massachusetts elected +. X. Hoar, Richard H. Dana
jr, j. NJ Forbes, and President Paul A. Chadbournc,
delegates at large to Cincinnati; the delegation was
left unpledged resolutions commencing Mr.. Bins
tow and Mr. Blaine severally were offered but
not acted on 80 The Democratic State Con-
vention of New-York elected John &. Jacobs
temporary Chairman; the contests between rlval
delegations was referred to special committee
about midnight no final decision was reached, and
the Convention adjourned until to-day. 80
Six hundred thousand dollars in silver coin
have already been paid out; complaint
Is made of scarcity of fractional cur
rency. 80 Mr. Davenport appeared IN Washing
ton before the Justice Committee, but gave no
testimony. 80 Gen. Ingalls, denied that he had
any interest in the moth preventive contract. -=
Dom Pedro viii be entertained in Washington with
ant ceremony - The impeachment trial will be
resumed TO day.
CoSGREss-In the Senate, Mr. Morrill, advocated
the application of proceeds of public land sales to
education: the Japanese Indemnity and District
Government bills went over without action. 60
In the House, Conference Committees were
appointed on tho Deficiency and Diplomatic Appro-
priation bills; Louisiana Investigating Committee
of nine was appointed.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-The tenth annual Conven-
ton of the National Board of Underwriters dis
cussed insurance legislation, protection against in
cendiarism. and other subjects. 80 At the annual
meeting of the Silk Association of America 1t was
shown that American silk manufacturing had made
great progress - The Atlantic and Pacific Tel
epraph Company elected directors, and proposed to
continue the policy of low rates. == Gold, 1928,
112ss. 1925 Gold value of the legal-tender dollar
at the close, IS $40 cents. Stocks dull and lower,
closing about steady.
THE WEATuER.-Tbe Government report predicts
warmer weather, with possibility of rain In this
city it was cool and pleasant; thermometer, 49,
800, 40.
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amnssmsnis ano alsstinqs Co. Night.

ACADEMY or Music" Lurline. the Water Queen"
BOOTHS THEATER.-l:30 and 3 Henry ""
EIGHTH-AvE. AND FoRrY-NISTHsT.-Murray's Circus
FIFTH AVENUE THEAJER.-" Pluue
IYCRUM THRATER" The Field OF the Cloth OF Gold, &C.
OLYMPIC THEATRR.-" Humpty Dumpty."
PARK THEATER.-" Brass"
Ban FRANCISCO MISsTRELs.
Tony PASTORS NEW THEATER.-Vartety
UNION SQUARE THEATER.-" FerreOl"
WALLACK's THEATER.-" London Assurance"
UNION LEAGUE THEATER-The Frog Opera"
AMERICAN INSTITUTE BUILDING.-1 and II Barnums
New Show. AT.
ASSOCIATION HALI~-Reunon Moody and sankey Choir.
ACADEMY or DEsIGN-EXhbitiOn OF Paintings.
LYRIC HALL-Cnapin Home FAIR.
MASONIC TEMPLE.-Enterainm Prof. Cromwell
SCHAUss ART GALLEKY.-ExhbitiOn OF Penelope
sTEINwAY HALL.-Cassical SOir6e.
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Among other outrages the mob cut the ire
alarm telegraph, which renders it probable that
they intended to burn the obnoxious house.
Offenses like these are abominable. Mr..
Filley. the proprietor of the foundery, declined
to pay the wages demanded by the union
men. He was perfectly right in not paying
more than he saw fit to pay. The union men
then left his employment. They were per-
fectly right in refusing to work for less tnah
they deemed their services to be worth. Inc
non-union men being under no agreement 10
do otherwise, engaged to labor at a certain
rate, They were perfectly right in determin-
ing for what sum they were willing
to toll. Thus far all were right. Then
the union men began the wrong by
an act of gross tyranny OF Whlch
any defense or extenuatiOn Is mposslDie'
1t is not often that tho despOtism OF strikes
is more forcibly illustrated. For an employer
who dcfrauds his servants of hire to when
they arc entitled or who refuses increased COM
pensation when it is just, and he is able TO pay
it, we have no more respect than we have Tor
a man who, being unwilling to work at a certain
sum himself, resolves that by violence ne VIII
prevent anybody else from earning the money
he has declined. AT least INC uHjuot OHpiOJN'
has law upon his SIDE whatever may be MS
moral delinquency. But the union man VINO
seeks to force all of his craft into his organ
ization, not by argument or persuasion, Dut by
shooting and beating and other varieties OF
terrorism, does all that he can to defeat the
very purpose he has in view, by intenslfylng
the hostility between capital and labor, while
he also would degrade his fellow craftsmen TO
the level of serfs-each the serf OF all the
others.
Unions if kept within proper limits and gov
erned by the commOnest of common sense, may
be proper and useful. But no union mas
right to force any man to join 1t against his
inclinatons while every man has a right 10
determine what his labor is worth, and to sell
it at that price in the open markets OF lhuus-
try, without running the risk OF being MUIR
dered or manned. There are very few VINO
cannot better afford to work at wages a little
too low than to remain in idleness. he es-
sential element of the question, however, Is the
right of every operative to decide for himself
God gave him this right. The government OF
this republic is ordained, and laws are enacted
expressly to protect him in its exercise. lie
knows best his own worth and his own want;
and if he have the least pride it will make no
difference to him from what quarter dictatlon
NAV come. If he is to be killed for working
at $40 week instead of So, there IS no
slave who is not in as good condition as he.