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macy OF Russia IL patience. II she bides
her time quietly to the north of tho Bal
kan. the day may come when the coveted
capital OF the Byzantine Empire will drop
into her lap like ripe plum; but this is not
the auspicious moment, and no one knows
1t better than the Car. Hence his perfectly
sincere protestations hat nothing il further
from the intention of his Government
than the acquisition of ConstautInoplo.
Its occupation by British army might,
however, be preciptatod by another con-
tngency.
There are already sundrv suspicious in
dications that the crossing OF the Pruth by
the Russians would be the signal of a
rising of the Greek population of tho
southern provinces of Turkey. In that
event active interference on the part of
England would become exceedingly prob
able, and complications might arise which
would give an entirely different aspect TO
the Eastern question.
To sum up: II the Greeks do not rise, tho
war will probably be II duel between Rus
sia and Turkey, beginning and ending
north OF the Balkan. If they do rise or If
the Russians cross the Balkan, England
will not be able to keep out of the war.
and In that case we may expect her to find
an ally in Austro-IIungary. But this con-
tingency is still too remote to speculate
upon with any certainty.
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What Grant Cannot Decide.

Gen. 10. SHELBY OF Missouri is reported
rs declaring that in case there should be a
disagreement between the two Houses of
Congress in -egard to who was elected
President in November, he should hold
President GRANT to be the decisive au-
thority upon the subject, and that to
oppose his action would be rebellion.
Gen. SHELBY was an enterprising Con-
federate officer, but we have never known
OF his being quoted as an authority upon
questions of constitutional law Indeed,
II would seem that he must have evolved
out of his own skull his views of the sub
ject about which he has so much to say,
for If he had troubled himself to consult
the Constitution Of the United States he
would have discovered that the President
is precisely the official of all others who
mas no right to decide anything in the case
except TO get out aud make room for his
successor.
The provisions in the Constitution for
the election of President are very plain.
Where there is no election by the people,
II is provided that the choice shall be made
by the House of Representatives from
among the candidates for that office re-
NtlNluE Aut highest hummer OF votes. anu
Ms If anticipating that "A case might arise in
which "A grasping and INSCRIPTIONS Execu-
tive would seize upon disagreement be-
tween the two Houses ms pretext for
maintaining himself III office by holding
over as il is called, the first Congress that
ever assembled proposed an amendment,
which was made part Of the Coustitu-
ton. providing that If the House of Rep
Ioscntaiives should not choose a President
before the 4th of March succeeding the
election, whenever the right of choice de-
VOWED upon il, then the Nice-President
should act rs President, las in the case If
the death or other constitutional dlsabil-
~ OF the President"
Thus by the express language Of the
Constitution GRANT is declared to be
as dead man so far as his elgi-
biIty 10 exercise the authority of Presi-
dent after the Attn of March is concerned,
while there is nowhere to be found, either
In the Constitution or in the laws, any
thing which can afford the President the
shadow of an excuse for meddling with
the decision OF legal or constitutional
questions relating 10 the election Of his
Successor.
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Why Not Have National Returning
Board

Mr.. GRANT, whose processes of thought
are always peculiar, and whose present
condition OF mind is not favorable to nice
distinctions, apparently confounds the
Government Of this nation with the party
which now has possession OF the post
offices No other hypothesis, except that of
deliberate disregard of law, can account for
his acts and utterances since the seventh
Of November.
1t being assumed, however, that GRANT
T. night and that the people sovereignty is
somehow vested in the Republican party,
there follows every conclusion which
could possibly be desired by either CHAND-
IER or CnAMBEELAGN or Dos CAMERON. To
be "A Democrat is to be traitor, and the
casting Of Democraticv vote Is an overt act
OF treason. Every Official elected by a
Democratic majority Is IA pretenler before
he gets possession of his office, and n
usurper afterwari. TO bafie such pre-
tenders by means of Returning Board ma
chinery, and to suppress such usurpers If
necessary by the use Of troops. becomes
high and patriotic duty and one which, on
numerous occasions, GRANT las declared
himself ready 10 perform.
IL was in this spirit that the President re-
marked the other day, as reported by JAY
GOULD : newspaper that he did not think
the Government meaning the Repub-
lcan party would "fail before the olamor
Of a mob" The mob referred to is com
posed OF majority of the citizens of the
United States and Is camor is demand
that the rghtlully elected President shall
be inau2urated. As it is probable that the
mob viii for some time yet continue to
gam IN numbers ana the clamor in volume,
II behooyes the Republican party TO devise
some other mode OF maintaining its divine
right 10 the post Offices than that which il
prescribed by the Constitution. Tho at.
tempt TO accomplish this by concentrating
In the President Of the Senate tho fran
thses OF eight or nine million voters is
clumsy and unworthy of its orglnators
The true way to perpetuate Grantism is by
means OF National Returning Board, sim
liar IN theory and organization to the
Louisiana Board, bnt more comprehensive
IN its field and functions.
inaocordance with the principles already
stated, this Board should be composed of
thoroughgoing partsans who have never
been suspected of the Democratic heresy,,
and to whom every Republican Office
holder in the land could point with
pride SIMON CAMERON, HANNIBAL HAM
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The Plain Facts.

The fragrant instances of forgery, fraud.
md perjury which the Congressional
Committees in Louisiana, South Carolina,
aud Florida have already discovered leave
no doubt that when they have completed
their work the full details of the most
criminal conspiracy this country has ever
known will be spread before the people In
Fuch shape as to carry clear conviction
to ALL
On Friday, Nov. 10, the third day after
the election, The SUN published as the
result that 200 Presidential electors who
would vote for TnDEN had been chosen,
and only 160 for HAYES. From the dis
closures which every day brings forth, and
which are daily increasing in numbers
and Importance, 1t is not improbable
that before the second Wednesday III
February tho fact that there really
are 203 valid electoral votes for TILDEN
will be made so evident that all Republic
cans who desire to maintain reputation
for common honesty among their fellow
men will be compelled to admit IL.
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A l.renI Chnrre.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir. NOT
long ago. lust before the late election. Vale Col
lece AT the head and carl schurz A, tho tail b,d
a Convention AT the F,f,h Avenue Uote,
The said Convention ala not ,ttoni no-b,v.
| at present win me the exalted rcso,u,ions
they passed. but a. remember them thsv we're
lofty ia sentiment. not SO much dealing with
material good as high moral combinations In
fact. as cad them, | had come TO NV mind the
epitaph of a good deacon VINO died. and was
buried down East. IL ran tins way.
ucroi,estno t,,, %, n.,...r ,.d,.,, ,,,.,..,,,.
Who IA lie sery &c VI uOI stood pcrp. udIculaf,
They. TINT is. said Convention. did nor desco,d
TO tell US that England collected sI,5 non,o
from customs last wear. and that we ,ollected
the same amount: England maid t,yoand three-
quarters per cent. for collecting il. and tho
United states paid fourteen per cent. that shs
taxos rtnotaer ,rticics y.a t,o. h, bo, % ooo
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The Union Benefit Tomorrow.

The principal theatres OF this city give ex-
ira matinee performances tomorrow, the
gross receipts from which are to be handed
over to the Relief Committee in charge Of
the sufferers Impoverished or injured at
tho late Brooklyn Are. 1t has been init
mated by an ex-Mayor of Brooklyn that
the care OF the Brooklyn poor this winter
would demand at least $150,0O0 And, az
this statement was made ut n time when
the burning of tho theatre was under dis
cussion, and the duty of raising fund for
the needy was the text, II has been in
ferred that to his mind this was happy
chance to ease up the burdens OF the
Brooklyn taxpayers. We need not enlarge
upon the absurdity of such a plea. When
money by the million was offered to Bos-
ton, after her great fire, her officials cour-
teously acknowledged the tender, but
respectfully declined to accept one dollar.
All thought of general relief should, of
necessity, be blotted out.
The Committee of Relief is composed of
the best known men in Brooklyn. tho
Mayor being chairman, and President
CHAUNCEY OF the Mechanics Bank the
treasurer. According to their report, the
extent of distress and actual destitution
traceable to the Are is much greater than
was popularity believed, and they ask for
a fund of from $4,000 TO $4,000. 1t was
suggested at an.early meeting that, II more
funds were raised than were needed. II
would he n graceful charity to send $4,000
each to the mothers ofCLAUDE BuRRoUGHs
and HARRY MURDOCH; and. rs the relief
comes directly from the dramatic profess
sion, there seems no well grounded objec-
ton to such disposition.
The fear is now, however, that the times,
the weather, and tho near approach of
Christmas holidays will, to degree, de-
feat the purpose sought to be served. So
far as the managers and actors are con
cerned, all Is being done that can be
thought of. The most popular artists have
volunteered their services, and bills of
peculiar attractiveness are announced ut
all the principal houses. Tickets can be
procured of any policeman. us well rs Mt
all the theatres.
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If ex-Gov CHAMBERLAGN should under
take to procure the arrest OF Gov. IAMPToN, or
Of any members OF the HAMPTON House Of Rep
resentatiyes under the pretence that they are
violating laws passed by the pretended CHAM
BERLAIS Legislature, Gen. RCGER aud his
subordinate officers had better study up the
law before they mix in the affair. No law
passed by the spurious Legislature which at
tempted to make CHAMDERLAGN Governor OF
South Carolina ny fraud IL OF any more effect
than so much blank paper, and II Gen. RUGER
should use his troops to enforce such invalid
laws, and any citizens should be shot by the
soldiers for refusing to obey them, then not only
the soldiers doing the killing, but likewise tho
officers who gave orders TO the soldiers, would be
liable to trial by the civil courts for murder.
The United states are not organized as mill
tary despotism, but they ara supposed 10 be
under a constitutional Government IN which the
military are made subordinate to the ciyil
authorities. 1t is time that this truth was moro
fully recognized than 1t has been for the last
few years.
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LIN, ZACH CHANDLER, and j. MADISON
WELLS are names which at once suggest
themselves, but 10 a matter of such i'm
portance we do not presume TO dictate.
The members OF tho National Returning
Board should be appointed for life They
should, by constitutional amendment or
otherwise, have absolute power over the
returns and from their declaration there
should DO no appeal.
The Board should meet ut Washington
several days before tho day appointed rs
the day OF an election, either Presidential
or Congressional. From returns sent In in
advance by each OF tho ninety thou
sand Federal ofIiceholders of the United
States, giving with all possible accuracy
the result of the counting as 1t ouJht TO
be, the Board should determine what States
are to DO counted IN and what States
counted out. In their labors they should
have the assistance OF competent nc
countant like Mr.. WILLIAM KEMnLE OF
Kembleville, and to guard against the oc-
currcnce OF clerical errors his computa-
tions should be subject to the supervision
OF some such close observer rs our Illus
trous townsman, the Hon. H. W. SroUGH-
TON. On the day appointed MS an election
day the decision of the Board should be
announced, this simple announcement TAX
ing the place of the present expensive aud
cumbersome system OF campaign, ballot,
aud count.
Assuming, we repeat that GRANTS views
on the identity Of party aud Government
are correct, the organization of National
Returning Board seems the plain il not the
only way toprotect the Government against
the future clamor OF future mohs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-20

Trouble and sorrow, disgrace and seri-
Gus family comp lcations, resulted from young
HoFfMAN's secret MARI ge with ballet dancer.
Let a man be careful whom he marries. but
when he marres let him not 90 about It as II be
was doing something Of which no was ashamed.
Secret arriages are ant to end In public
trouble. Never yield, girls, to the persuasions
OF fellows VINO ask you to marry them aud keep
the ceremony secret. II a man IL not ready
to acknowledge a wife, he Is not ready to marry
or Of to be married, "a YOU may md out to your
cost some day, IL YOU do not heed the warning
1t is not good sign when girl 10 willing to
enter into such a clandestine union.
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CHAMBERLAIN replies that he does not recognize
HAMPTON as Governor and so refuses the de-
mand Meantime HAMPTON Is gradually estab-
fishing his authority with the support Of the
property holders Of the State. lie is working
quietly and by peaceful methods, but
with the full determination to exercise the
functions OF the onlce to which he
was elected, appealing to the courts for protec-
tiOn in his constitutional action. Meantime a
sedition bill, Furnishing any person or persons
who set up state Government In opposition to
CnAaBERLAIN's, IA on its way to passage in the
Republican Legislature. CHAMBERLAIN may
raise a conflict In whcn he can use troops.
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Santa Claus is tue daughter Of Punch and Judy.
Strange 10 say, she was tall aud slim, aud re-
markedly beautiful, therefore entirely different
from ma or pa Punch a great many wears ago
she vas married and helped santa To distribute
Christmas gifts. Alas, one unucky Chri.tmas
eve she WAS just about to jump INTO The sleiga
drawn 10y reludteTs, thtt were impatient t. start.
They tiew OIL before Santa gave ms whistle,
and poor Mrs. santa Claus was knocked down,
and the sleigh ran over nose.
The result WAS that her nose swe.lad to m
enormous siz', and strongly resemulrd hor
papa's nose. IL never rrseined It's original shape
Alter that, ,nta made his YEARLY visits alone
his wife rem hned at home, buslly engaged in
dressing dolls Tor each succeeding Christmas.
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The Congressional committee to inquire
into the legality II our city's vote In the Presi-
dental election have begun their work. We
hope they will sift the matter to the bottom. and
pump JOHNNY DAVENPORT dry. They will lnd
that the only reason why HAYES was beaten In
New y ork by over atty thousand votes was that
the vast majority Of the people Of New York
didn't wish MN fpr President, and all JoHNNY
DAvENPOR1's bulldozing couldn't prevent them
from voting for rILDEN, though he did succeed
in keeping away from the polls some persons
entitled to vote and who intended to cast their
ballots for IILDEN. Yet lILDEN poled l20,OJo
votes. he Tunes talks about twenty thousand
illegal Democratic votes. WAY doesnt It say
nifty thousand while II Ia about IN The truth
would only be more outraged, and the assertion
would have the attraction Of greater audacity.
fu.DESs majority in TINS city was all Of It fairly
his. and no honest Investigation can cipher any
Of II away. Both Republicans and Democrats
know that.
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Not the OrizinaI Picture.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir In
the article Of rnE SUN on the Johnston collec-
ton Of pictures, you have called the readers
attentonto Holman Hunts Isabella with the
Pot OF BASIL and stranger might be led to
believe that this was the original picture. Such
Is not the case. The original Is life size.
d. not DOUBT that Hunt painted this one In
the Johnston collection, As /. has his cast iron
stle, but 1t is prot. bly, the 1nished sketch for
the large picture. The original Is well known,
having been exhibited throughout England after
II was painted, some ten or twelve wears ago.
AIICu.
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GRANT has got so far in his threats of
sufing opposition to the Inauguration Of HAYES
As to proclaim to those about him his right to
call out state militia Tor the purpose, over the
head Of the Governor. This is dangerous Ian
cuage and dangerous doctrine to come from a
President at this troublous period. But
GRANT knows moro about military force than
law, and he Is IN league with the most desperate
men Of the Republican party, which he saws he
represents"
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The interest which has lately been
aroused ton hing the rettment OF The Insane in
the asylums for their seclu.ion IS something
which Is of periodical occurrence, but we hope
the present agitation OF the subject viii have
practical results. There Is no question about 1t,
the entire subsection OF the insane to their
keepers encourages gross abuse Of them. Their
malady makes them oftentmes exceedingly
Troublesome to their attendants and the cir.
cumstance Of their misfortune causes little heed
to be given to their complaints, no matter
how serious. Their stories may he called de-
lusions by those whom they accuse. and they
are 50 In very many cases, but that they are true
IN others has been unquestionably proved.
'rhore is no department Of medicine so unsatis-
factory as that which concerns the treatment OF
a diseased mind, aud no nialadies arc 30 per-
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picking, so vorous, and so contradictory In their
manifestations as those OF the mental and
nervous organization. But the best informed
specialists here and abroad dincountenance
physical violence In the management OF the in
sane. In our asylums the trouble does not lie
with the physicians In charge, except 30 far as
negligence OF supervision Is CONCERNED; 1t Is duo
to the cruelty OF brutal or exisperated attend
ants, who have the immediate charge and can
always oppose their sane denlals to the insane
accusations OF their patients.
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About one thousand soldiers are now al
Washington and the number Is to he doubled.
Yet neither IN Congress nor the country is there
the slightest Indie tlon of any purpose TO re-
sort to violent measures even for the man,en-
ance Of law and right against fraud and menlce.
The people mean to win their cause but not by
folciblo resistance, which would play into the
hands Of their enemies. GRANT and his crew
would snatch at a preteXt for military interfer-
ence, but The people will not give them chance
TO play the partst they are 80 anxious to assume.
Of the prescrver7 Of the peace.
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FTVTI III DI7INU IIYl.
one OF the most encouraging signs Of the
dav il tho Indication that the great business in
terests OF the country intend 30 make ther IN
nuence feil M securing settlement Of the Pres
dental question. Tho appalling danger whose
shadow has been creeping over the land for
some weeks past - that the oonspirators would
resort 10 force, under one pretcXt or another, to
override the constitutional and legal opposition
10 thtlr plot Ihis can never be done II the
merchants hnd business men realize the danger
In time and demand th,t law, under which
alone trade can exist, shall not DO Get aside for
arms,
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Senator BOUTWELL, was 81 tho opinion last
spring That the Houses Of Congress back ~
The returns IN counting The electoral vote Springfield
RcpHbhldH.
Mr.. BouTwELLs opinions are very like over
kept oges, not desirable for breakfast diet or
cgihle for producing pullets.
Providence sometimes places agencies, hui
man aud other, In their lttlng places. bout
WELL had no title to any place In the Treasury
or the Senate. At his Groton wayside bazaar
he WAS useful. At the tea caddy and the
sum jar he IS great. In the receipt and dis
bursement Of nickels and pennies he rises to
the high level Of his endowment Up to the
old limit Of silver and copper as a legal tender
he Is ungiyallod in financial GENUS. HIS career
would have been more successful as a collector
Of tolls at a turnpike gate than rs the head
officer Of the Treasury. lie would have gained
more reputation as the tithingman OF Congre-
gational Church Of limited enumeration than
in the seat OF WEBSTER and CHoATE. Let
him retire from the Senate Chamber and offer
himself to an admiring constituency a. a candi-
date for treasurer Of his town With a Louis
lana Returning Board he could be counted 10.
This, with the Sunday occupation OF passing
the contribution box, will be an easy and elegant
retirement for u played-out pretender.
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We call the attentlon of Mr. BLA1NE and

We call the attention of Mr.. BLAINE and
OF the Tunes and of Field Marshal MURAT HAL
STEAD TO a resolution passed on Monday by the
rebel House directing the Judiciary Committee
to report constitutional amendment prohibit
ing the payment OF rebel war claims. Mr..
BLAINE can probably spend a pensive hour, or
hour and half, Ia reading over the reports OF
his Western speeches during the recent cam
paign, while the Field Marshal owes IL to his
position to pass In grand review the imposing
array of head lines which introduced certain
startling columns In his Cincinnati paper.
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Amusemrnts To-day.
powtry Theatre Across the Ccntnent
Criterion Theatre Bufls.que Company
fHth Avenue Theatre The Amefksn.
Grand Opera House aes Cre's. MATINEE.
Cimore's Garden Grand Equ',ulAn fau,ai.
HeIier's woader Thcatre-Orr New YORK lIotL
keIly A Jeon's Minstreis -9Sd ~. ssG s.a Az.
- ceum Theatre--Rlehe leu.
New York Aquarium Broadway and ssh u.
New American haseum-ios fo~sry.
Diy mpio Theatre VARSITY. Matinee.
Park Theatre-Liuls Nell
Fan Francisco MinstrcIs B'o.i-ty and nm 1t.
Theatre Comiaue VARIETY. Matinee.
Tony Pastors New Theatre vsri.,y.
Union souare Theatre NJ. Nation.
W allsek's Theatre shaughrAua,
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There must be a lack of business energy
in the arrangements for sending the mails and
newspaper packages by the fast train which
leaves Jersey City at 4:25 every morning, for
Washington aud intermediate towns BY the
last order, which has been pronounced as Anal
by the General superintendent OF the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. the mail matter must be placed
on the boat which leaves New York for Jersey
city at 3 A. NJ, thus requiring one hour aud
twenty-five minutes for travelling mile by
steam and handling a few bags and packages.
In these DAYS Of steel aud steam when the mails
are carried from jersey City to Washington In
eight hours, 1t 10 clearly an hour wasted to re-
qure 30 long time to cross the North river
Wake up, Mr.. Superintendent, and II necessary
put on a powerful tug that will plough its way
through snow storms and ice. The newspaper
people will see you through 10 It.
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Is there a Republican, capable of forming
4 judicial opinion, who can subordinate parti-
sanship to reason, and who has balanced the
evidence, who does not In his heart believe that
TILDEN is entitled to the electoral vote Of Lou
iaiana7