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Can Spain Fight

Gen. CUsuING, our Minister 90 Spain, in
his recently published correspondence with
the State Department, speaks OF the at
tnohment of the Spanish people TO the
precious metals ana their implacablc
hatred OF paper ms n circulating medium.
He also dwells upon their excessive econ
omy and parsimony.
A saving people arc always richer than
they are generally supposed to be; and
although the Spanish cXchcqucr is spoken
of rs empty. there must exist the meaus
Of repleni>hing il where such habits pre-
vail as Minister CUSHING describes.
Madrid correspondent Of the London
Times, describing the scene at the palace
on the recent recurrence Of the ann'vor-
sary of the young Kings birthday, speaks
as follows:
"At2P. " tho grand rcccrtion in to palace
was given. called the Kissing ,f the hand q the
King Almost ever party sent us chefs AND
re,rcseutntiye.. and what Win nc .-r.rrf ul AND
gorgeous dresses uf the lad'cs. mi the medal q
breasts nd ricA uniforms of t1c military, tue
scene W. vcr' str.ein-. II j. not TOO r'uch 80
sy hat the Young King. hy his tact and AHA
htitV. and the Princess. his SISTER. bY uer hum
drOd work. ana ncts of charity aud clnacscen-
SION. are daily growing IN rouul,ilty throughout
the county, and when az tue aNp ,ih.cd hour
they led through the tnruu@ toward tue
throne. there WAS q gcutr lmuimur OF NiilHii e.
The banquet AT O'Clock ihe sane nlght was
be tutifnlly nav, even splcudtily - ordered.
Nine hundred lights reflected in ~ many mir
rors. and contracted uY the dark deep green
foliage aud gold fruit OF the orange trees uni
forms absolutely el'ttenng with orders and
medaIs. ladies' dresses Unsurpassed Tor rOsili-
mes ~ NY European country all lent brlliance
and splcudor TO the scene.
The writer then goes on to comment
upon what he regards ms far more signih-
cant than all the pomp and spendor of thC
occasion, and that was the trondlV and
cordial meeting Of NE leading men Of ne
adrcrsc political parties. JovELLAR, who
has since been made Captain-Gcncral OF
Cuba, was among these distinguished per
sons.
A war with the United States would nat
urally tend as strongly TO unite the hos
! tile internal factions of Spain rs such {
war would tend 10 unitethe North and III,
| South here. II might do more than any
thing else TO seat the youthful ALroNs,
firmly on his throne.
Many people suppose that Spain Is help
lcssly crippled and that she could do moth
ing IN an encounter with the Unite
states But the London Times Of ytster
day thinks differently.
Spain has 30 large aud powerful navy. thu
| II she Ahulnd dlspute with America al the enc
oi the ar. she would have great advantage a
| the beginning Of the struggle
OF course we should finally succeed in
war with Spain; but II }, mistake 10 SUP
pose that she cannot nght.
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Auditor Thn,Cr Yields 10 the Pressure OF
Parry Necessity and Rc-i-n-.


ALBANN, Jan. 1.-THE suspension OF
Auditor lhuyer ~ the Governor put tue ie-
publican Senate ia an awkward position. They
knew 1t would not do to sustain Ihayer and IL
they should endorse the action of the Governor
IL would hc c.stiug odium upon a hitherto
prominent Eight in their party and sticking au-
other feather in the Governors reform cap.
There wa but one way out the dHOlnina. and
that Was g. get Sir. rhaNot to resign. For weeks
"a pressure has been brought to bear upon him
TO hruc I'M about. nut without avail, hr. 1haVcr
insisting that ne had committed no crime and
should hive a bearing before the Senate. To-
day. however. lac Niclde to the pressure OF party
necessity and sent his resignation to the GOV
erhor. GOV. lilitn viii send to the Scn-;e soon
the name 81 Mr. SCHUYLER TO be Auditor and he
will dVuh,less be e. uhrmed.
Ia his letter II re- ignation Thayer complains
that the INVESTIGATE commission WoIld not
receive and tie satlshcd win a written defence,
and mat tucN cru~s-cNanined him after tac eN-
animation WAS over. lie also Complains that
the Governor suspended HIN IN tire ~lme uf or
noon That the resolution Of the Canal Fund
Commissioners. requiring the Governor to sus-
pend him, was adopted, when, he thinks, was
PIE flpitatc.
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New Triangular DueI.

A letter from prominent merchant OF
DaranquillA, United States OF Colombia, re-
ceved here Yesterday aud dated Dec. -, says:
There Ia every probability Of another royolu-
ton ia this country IN March or April next. The
Presidential election viii have to be decided by
Congress, and that means civil war
lhcre are al present IN the field two Liberal and
one Conservative candidates, and u the things
are now, ech candidate has three States
pledged To him The only hope OF poacefuI
solution II the question H. thar tue COnsC rvatiys
candidate withdraw In favor OF one OF the
Liberals and this fear is an nproDabihty,
Things look blue.
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The WORTHLESS. Police of Brooklyn.

Ten days ago Mr.. JAMES JoHNsoy II
reputable resident Of Brooklyn, kissed his
wife good by at his basement door, lighted
his pipe, pulled his hat down over his eyes,
thrust his hands into his oYcrcoat pockets,
aud started out into the rain aud darkness
Of carly morning 20 20 to his business in
This city. Three minutes afterwarl n
pistol shot and Mr.. JOHNsON's cries
of murder brought out the ncighbols
lmlf "a blocN away from his dwelling. lie
Ind been shot ucau tho heart. His over
and under couts had been opened, and his
pockets were turned inside out. lie said
uat tNo iu % hal seized Linn, one Of them
p0yrg we want that four hundred doll
lar..' They tore his clothing open, and
on his rcsi'ting, Que Of them shot him.
Thoy hastily rilled his pockets, sprang q en-
the fence into q vacant lot. and dlsapprar-
cd. MIR. IoUNsoN's life has since hung as
/ hy thread.
] Tho police picked up revolver near tho
i tg9L Gus uHaeslQtGiy anpQunced that MI
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HoW II WAs DOVE.
The Secret Of the Capture Of Dir. Scudder's
Church by the Plymouth schemers.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Ply
mouth Church has won the first skirmish IN tho
new Moulton- Beecher campaign. The Central
Congregational Church Of BROOKLYN CDr. Scud-
der's) has declined to receive the letter missivc
How this was brought abous Is interesting.
some time ago MIR. Iilney, now clerk OF Beecher's
church, moved up on the liill, and having been
superintendent Of Plymouth SUNDAY school, and
being a most agreeable, eycr-suiling man, soon
ingTatiatod himself with Or. Scudders SUNDAY
school people. lie was elected sunday school
superintendent, duplicate position which he
stlli holds. Like al new hruoms, he initiated
sweeping reforms. Mr.. Raw. from Plymouth "a
very vounl mani was made Assistant sun r'n-
tend NJ. and MIR Bcnedi g. brotucrtoI Judge Len
cOict leader Of new. large. and vastly imi ruved
adult Bioe class. The leayen has worked ~ 1t
wa Intended. The result appears IN the hpnk
movement e Monday night. nv which the church
WAS committed to policy which une-tenths Of
the members disappIONe. The sunday school
clique voted -plidiy 90 sQuelch all investig suo IN,
so far AZ any rcpro .cntation mi-ht Toe had in the
mutual council 81 the third largest CongreGa-
toual church III the world ut being only eX-
ceeded m numbers and presumably inn Jencc by
Plymouth Church and the Park street Church
Of Boston,. Tilnov, the Plymouth ambassadors
Is not even member Of DR.. Srudder's Church,
and does not attend worship there. lie would
not have heen elected Superintendent Of the
sunday school had he not given people To un-
derstand he wished o. join. An ex-deacon, Mr.
Chaplin, banker in Canal street. and an tnfiu-
entail member Of tue church. Is brother IN
law to AsSo late Pastor HALLIDAY Here wss
another element Of strength to the Bcecherte
minority. The policy of silence OF the cuttle-
fish Of Brooklyn Heights hss been cloriously
NinGicHtcd. while the brethren ana TX Brother
Joe boast that with their suckers they have
CAPTURED Scudder's sunday school and they
may think they have captured the church. They
Will hnd themselves mistaken. they have been
smart, but the outwitted mai rity are not In
humOr 20 BE dragged 81 the chariot wheels Of
the aged Alcoiaucs Of BROOKLYN Heights:
IRANAIiIEUh Dg hEH.
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An Illinois correspondent, signing hltil-
self "a Christian" tells us of his pleasure over
the religious attitude Of TuE Sun. He says e IL
"a truly hopeful sign TO mud the press advising
people to read the Scriptures IL ~ a mover
sign also ; but rnL SUS is not rCpelled from any
course bvits novelty. On the other side, we
have letter from ID. NJ. H., an advocate OF in-
fidelity, expressing gratitude to 1nE Sun Tor
having given him show, aud adding;
win their 0lpouU. ia the columns o the pubic pt' ss,
mat it makes one think The golden age IL dawniug,
when rt can be heard
In addition to such letters rs these. We have
number Of communications from prominent
Jewish citizens, informing us OF their satisfac-
ton with the course Of THE suS In defending
them from unjust attacks, whether made Ivy
brother MOODY in Philadelphia or ~ a philan-
thropic meeting In this city. Wen, we are de-
sirous that Christians, Istaelites, and 'kentics'
should have equal rights aud fun justice in this
country. We desire for these parties, and for
every other party. fair field and no ihvor.'
It Is well that our Christian. jewish, and un-
believing citizens should know something about
each others position. There are Christians who
do not understand the character Of modern
Judaism there are jews who do not compre-
bend tho genius Of Christianity there are be-
levers who have not 'cxamincd the new forms
Of skeuticism, and there are unbclievers who
have not studied the true grounds Of faith. a
comparison Of the views held by The cOmbatants
IL desirable so that they may not 90 on struR-
ghng In the dark.
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expectation evidently dwells in the mind
of the lrorid for, otherwise it's sprightly
joco,ity amid the circumstances OF this
question cannot be uuletStood.
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TO say that an opening for a land grab VIII he
found concealed among its provisions, although
no lands are reserved connscatsd for the use OF
railroad companies by the terms OF the bill. Nv
treaty with the occupants 81 tho Indian TERN
tory the United states solemnly covchanted
that no state or Territorial Government should
be placed over them without their consent, ana
a. this consent has not and probably VIII not
he given at present. the passage Of Senator Don
sry's bin would involve shameful violation Of
the nations faith, for which NJ excuse can he
found.
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The Lawyer" who argued, IN our col
umus, SO deliberately the other day, the question
whether Mr. COLUMNS ALfXASDER's proposed
act extending the time for she prosecution ~
the safe burglars would be an CO }. st fdct0 law,
did not change our view OF the matter. Ills ar
gument "a superficial and partial. We do not
believe lch a law can stand and that It ought
not to il very clear.
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One Argumen, for War with spain.

Oncargument in favor OF IA war with spain
is thai il would do much 10 thoroughly Re
unite our own people. and TO heal the
breach left by our civil war. And this Is
true 1t would probably do more than
any thins else to make our people one.
Former Confederate and former Union
officers would be found fighting side by
side for the same cause, and Northern sol
ders and Southern soldiers would be united
in the same army.
II is astonishing how the Devil, when he
wants fresh human sacrifice from the
battlefield, can find humane ana Christian
reasons for bringing victims there. Oh,
yes, IT would be glorious 10 be reunited
like II band of brothers once more; and
marching in the same common road To
death and destruction-and victory-wlll
certainly unite u.s.
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Deacon RicH ARD SNIrn Of Cincinnati Is
greatly .deOici - TuR SUS for thc Dr. unrnn iis-
uuctun Of slJdacss M these naughty unc'. ID.
disfort So l.tNiri.
This compliment TO ne. though honestly and
kindly meant, Is ons that We must di-,laim. II
ia mistaken. The fact that u aeon RICHARD
sNIIH OF Cincinnati is truly good man is not &
fact OF our creating. IL is ia no sense due 10 Us.
All that We have done IL t. recognize ana pub
lsh il. The TACT itself belongs to Deacon
HICuARp SMITH alone, and all the admiration
1t merits should he ms. And when we consider
the peculiar TRIALS and obstacles with which for
So many years he has had to contend IN the
depravitv and the wiles Of his wicked partners,
our admiration T. intensified and elevated
Happy Cincinnati, the city wnicn POSSESSES SUCH
a truly good mani
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The correspondent who proposed, in yos-
terday's Sun. the removal Of Judge VAS BRUNr
by two-thlrds vote Of the Legislature may
have overlooked the fact that the Assembly Is
decidedly Republican, and that Judge VAN
BRUNr went over to the Republicans when he
ran the last time and was defeated. How far
party feeling will control the action Of the Lcgls
lature 10 such a case remains to be seen; but 1t
generally proves pretty powerful. We know
that some leading Republicans have been threat-
eninc impeachment and saying that IL would he
moved very speedily but so far the Judge is
permitted to hold his seat uudIsturued.
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who Will Have the Chief Command ,

In the event Of GRANTS precipitatlnG
war. viii Gen. SHERMAN take the chief
military command, which by reason of his
rank he would expect to geti We do not
think it AT all certain that he WILL
BY law the President rs Commander-in-
Chief of the Army and Navy, is permitted
TO select his own immediate subordinate.
He is not restricted in his choice byrank,
but may assign which officer he chooses 70
the leading command. Gen. suUnNAN. it
is well understood, has not won GRANT's
regard for several years past His self
laudltury Memoirs especially displeased
me President. who thinks SHERMAN
stripped him of honors entirely his own. TO
enluc himself with them The sentoutious
remark he is reported 10 have made alter
the publication of SHERMAN's Memoirs
sugg, sts his feeling. " seem to have had
nothing 10 do with the war, was GRANTS
pithy speech, and il cannot he denied that
SHERMAN gave him occasion for making H..
These ana other reasons lead 10 the in
ference that GRANT would not be likely to
trust Gen. SHERMAN at the immediate head
Of the army IA a war, III the conduct Of
which was wrapped up So much Of his
DtI~tlitl anu W lilNi ANN
to keep him four years longer in the White
| House.
The man 10 whom GRANT is most likely
to turn in the emergency of war Is Lieut.
| Gen. PHIL. Sheridan. la him he has a
trusty lieutenant, who does not stop 10
plilosophizc about the meaning Of events,
but Furnishes up his sabre, mounts his
charger and goes forth to battle. When
GRANT made war upon the Lopisla-
ture Of Louisiana, he passed over Gen,
| MCDOWELL, who was in command of the
Military Division of the South, and Gen.
SHERMAN who was in command of the
whole army and was at ST. Louis, nearer
New Orleans, and went to Chicago and
picked out SHERIDAN TO perform the sc-
cret mission. And Sheridan followed his
instructions exactly, not hestating TO en-
gage in the outrageous military interior.
eucc, and to assail the white people OF
Louisiana, whom he denounced rs ban
ditti and threatened TO treat rs outlaws.
1t seems probable, therefore, that when
actual hostilitios occur, Lieut. en-. PuILII
II. SHERIDAN, though second IN rank, viii
yet be ordered to take the head OF the army
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When Judge DrRELLof the Cutc1 states
District Court IN Louisiana resigned % es-
cape imu,aD lmcnt il was hoped by the
bt.inr.e uou If Now Orleans. and thoi"
creditors i'm Now York. that an honest and
competent successor would be at once ap-
pointed. as the busincss of the court was
then greatly in arrears. But President
GRANr, either because he wished to punish
the people of Louisiana for complaining cf
DuREIL, or because he was unable to
dccile satisfactorily to himself upon the
merits Of those who aspircd to succeed
DURELL, has permitted the vacancy 10 re-
main untitled for about n year, until on
Monday he scut TO the Senate the name Of
T.. &. BiLfINGs.
The qualifications Of Bu.LINGs for this
responsible Office are numerous, but we
Will only cnuInyratc few of the more
striking. For instance:
|. BiLLrsus is carpet bngger, and pre-
sumahly a third-termcr, while lac IL gene
rally dc,estcd by the native citizens of
Louisiana, and cordially reciprocatcs that
feeling.
II. As it was out OF GRANT power to
keep DruriL longer in Office, the most
demanded his Impeachment, IL became de-
siiublc to appoint Judge vino would COM
hine within himself, SO far as possible, the
peculiar qualities when distinguished
DUiuIL In this regard BILLINGS un-
doubtcdly ILLS the bill.
Ill. As there IL little doubt that with u
fair election the Democrats will carry
Louisiana in 1870. II becomes necessary to
have United states Judge there who will
have no hesitation about interfering TO re-
verse the action of the people In such an
| event and as BILLINGS is the rcputod au-
thor of the noted illegal midnight order
signed by DURELL, which was made the
prcteXt for overturning the state Govern
ment by the use Of Federal troops, it will
be seen that he is a very handy Judge TO
have about when the people do not vote as
| II is expected at Washington they will vote.
| ". Good iinanciers are wanted to pro-
vide campaign funds for the next Prcsi-
dental contest. The exploits Of BILLINGS
as member OF the notorious Bankruptcy
| Ring attached to DURELLs court prove
that he has the ability to make himself
useful in this important capacity. scua-
tors wishing information about the opera
tons Of the aforesaid Bankruptcy ltna
are referred 10 the files OF THE SrN, OF &c
any prominent mercantile house IN this
city which has been engaged IN the Ncw
Orleans trudc.
V. Il ia necessary TINT the now Cnitcc
states District judge should be thoroughly
acquainted with the actual condition 81
affairs in Louisiana. Here the qualifcN
tions Of BILLINGS stand ont preiimncnty
as he has been personally concerned IL
nearly all of the most villainous trnnsac
uons which have taken place in that STATE
since GRANT and CASEY came into power
We might mention other reasons why
the Senate should proceed to confirm thi
appointment without delay; but IL /
hardly necessary, rs the fact that h.
has nominated BILLINGS is a sufficient evi
dencc that grant believes his Anti-Cath
Ollie and war policy has made him so stroni
with ms party rs IL candidate for thir'
term, that the senate will not presum
hereafter 10 thwart him In any thing.
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PtotE's Theatre JaNa' Cs'tr
ProoLtyn Theatre um no5s
Rowctv theatre san,4'n,, o. NE working a ~ Oath.
toiots,um ssre of raf.
EaRlc 1hcairc--fvnon st,ts, Ac MATINEE
Ihth Avenue Theatre rqi-.
ciJWpic Theatre n.bl. sip NA'iaU.
rarL Theatre The Wif~ Hunt Ne
Pa isinn Nnrictics-lem 81 ,ad n-oad~iy.
Sen Ttancisco Minstrcis vu.t,
n, atrc unique ufsd Az, tons hstin.a
Tsuy Pastors Theatre ,fisty.
1hh d Avenue Theatre lou eirau. Ne VasHJ.
tnion square I hentr Re- bel.
Naiisok's Theatre Nlu.ei il iis.ie.
Weeds MUSEUM Tho CntGlo,e M,rass
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The official figures of the Treasury look
encouraging IN some respects. aud would indi-
cate that the Secretary was at least able TO meet
the current liabilities. but there are stern facts
which rather cloud this rose-colored view. For
example, tho navy Yards, which were recently
crowded. are suddenly Trimmed out ana silent.
work has been stopped on many OF the public
buildings without previous warning, and there
IA a general scrimping. All this means in PLAIN
English that the money has given out, or II 80
reduced In quantity that MIR. BRIsrow has been
compelled to stop the supplies. Several of the
d,tartmonts have overdrawn or anticipated ap-
propuations for the current hscal year. The
Navy has led tho way IN this business aud the
gates - the Treasury are now shut down from
necessity.
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A striking point made by Gov. TrLDEN
In his message. IA the one showing that the
waste Of national capital by excessive govern
mcnt expenditures Is a main cause Of the ex'
listing business stagnation. These are the Gov
ernors figures In support Of this proposition;
rAxrs ~ Tur UNITED grATFs.
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Tho visit Of the Prince Of Wales TO the
East Indies is the occasion Of many remarkable
Incidents Soon after the Princes arrival there,
Lord NoRrnBKOoK, the Governor-Gencral OF
India, resigned his oficc, which he had held for
only about three years On the sth inst, We
learned by telegraph from Lucknow that while
the Prince was out on a pig-sticking expedition
his companion, Lord CAERINGrON got his collar
bone broken through accident. On the 10th We
learned by telegraph from Delhi that while the
Prince was enjoying the spectacle Of "a military
parade Lord NAPIER. the commander OF the
Eas: Indian armies, was thrown from his horse
and had his collar bone broken. hut the Prince
OF Wales himself has been lucky. There has
not even been any OF the attempts upon his life
which were apprehendcd before he set out on
his tour.
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Before the war the Southern states, rs n
rule, were represented In Congress by men who,
whatever else might be said Of them, never suf-
fercd under the imputttion Of being open to
bribery. In those DAYS a Congressman from the
South, n he had been even suspected Of vcnaitV,
would not only have incurred political anDlhila-
ton, but, likewise, social ostracism. since re-
construction. until now, the South has been
mainly reprc-o ntcd by cirpet-baggots and scala
wacs, many Of whom Obtained their seats by the
most reprehensi'lc means, and have been not9ri-
ously corrupt. II Is 10 be hoped that the naivo
southerners I'm tue new House II Repre- eut ttiveJ
will retrieve the charar ter Of the southern dele
CATION 10y nruly rejecting all inducements to
trade their votes. whether these comc In the
shape Of promised appropriations for objects
beneficial to their constituents, or IN the more
vulgar form Of direct personal emolument. A
Southern Congressman who consents to con-
done any OF the iniquites Of the existing Adj
ministra,ion for the sake Of obtaining legislation
adyautagcous bis own special locality Is guilty
Of IA dsgraceful treachery as one who would
sell HIS vote for cash In hand, or an interest N
the Washing ION real estate pool.
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DIR. ORDRoNAUX has sent TO the Logisla-
ture "A scathlng report concerning the manage
meut Of the Kings County Asylum for the In
sane. lie says, rs the SIN has often said, that
keepers have habtually beaten patients with
the lists and with billets OF wood; that the
food has been unwhoesome ana scanty In guam
uty that Ave and six insane men have been
made to occupy one cell and some Of them
compelled 10 sleep on the floor; that bedding
and clothing have been scanty and uncean
that nurses have been insuhicent In number,
and through ignorance untitled for their duties
that patients have been found uead In their
beds, having died while the physicians and
nurses slept; that political policy alone has in
luencod the management, aud that tie appro-
priations for the asylum have been largely used
to enrich those who handled them. The report
adds that the management Of this Institution has
given rise to more scandals than that Of all the
other state asyums taken together, End II
recommends that the Kings County Charity
Commission be abolished.
The Legislature now has something tan-ible
to work upon. What will 1t do for ihe eight
hundred helpless insane in the Fatnu.h
Asyum2