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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-29

The Democrats in Congress have been in
some doubt as to the proper course 10 pursue
with reference to Senator MortOa's Mississippi
spcech and resolution. We do not think they
need give themselves uncaSincsS. Answers to
the speech are pouring in from several quar-
tiers simultaneously, more convincing than any
set address in the Senate or the House. Gov.
ChambcrhIn's letter to Senator Morton. the
Memorial of the Alabama Legislature, the dis
closures in the matter of Senator West, the
old story of Louisiana revived by the nOmina-
ton OF Billings 10 the vacant place OF Durol-
all these illustrations of the rotten borough
system are destroying the polite effect of
Senator Morton's words about rs fast as he can
utter them, and the Democrats can hardly i'm
prove the situation by interfering. The con-
yiciOn is very strong among Republicans oi
the better class that the Force aud Fraud sys-
TEN of governing tho South must be aban-
doncd at once or the party cannot survive an
other election. They SEQ that i'll its attempt
to retain hold of the carpet-bag States the
Administration has lost the confidence OF the
rest of the country, and it is better for them
10 rive up a part OF the South, if the South
does not want them. than to sustain them
est devices which all. ont the moral sense of
the whole Union. The best course for the
Democrats is to let this just and sensible feel
ing work ont lis natural results. They will
only mar if they mcddle.
As for the possible discoveries of com
mittee of inquiry into Mississippi affairs, we
do not see why either party should shrink
from them. If the investigation he honestly
conducted, il cannot fail of bringing to light
IA multitude of scandalous transactions which
both parties ought to be eager To correct aud
if it be dishonesty conducted, it will certainly
damage those who take it up. Merely as a
matter of political strategy, the Democrats can
go ON, just as Mr.. Morton wants it. Nothing
should suit them better than 10 see the
Republican Senate range itself on the side of
Ames and the system which he represents
nothing should 80 fiji them with confidence
of victory as revival Of the outrage
cry which did such enormous damage to the
Administration party i'll 1874. No Committee
Reports are necessary TO satisfy the people of the
United States as to the true condition Of Mis-
sisspp. Alabama, Louisiana, and South Caro-
lima. They understand how those and other
States have been misgOvcrncd, and what
lamcntablc results misgOyernmcnt has produced
on all parties and factions and what is more,
they understand both the cause and the remedy.
These are no longer open questions. Senator
Mortons blundcr is that he remains about a
year and half behind the times.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-29
DTPLOW4TIC PRIVILEGE.

It il objected that Gen. Schenck is exempt
from prosecution by his diplomatic character,
and therefore the report that writs have been
served upon him in the suit of the Emma
Mine shareholders is discredited. The action
is against the vendors and original trustees OF
the Company for conspiracy to defraud, and
also to set aside the contract and while it is
quite true, "a our London correspondent men
toned some time ago, that the American Min
istcrs privilege could he pleaded as bar to
the suit. so far as it affected him, it was per
haps necessary TO make him defendant with
the others, and leave him to interpose that
plea if he saw fit. Hence the dispatch which
VIC published yesterday is not unlikely to be
substantially true.
Now what will Gen. Schenck doi For the
American Minister to appear in court charged
with fraudulent conspiracy would he DIS
grace which this country could not bear IN pa
tiencc. For the American Minister to plead
his diplomatic privilege and refuse to appear
would be still worse since it would he gen
orally interpreted as q confession OF guilt.
There is ono course remaining, and we hope
Gen. Schcnck may be induced to take that
course if only for the sake of those friends
and wcll-wlshcrs of his at home who believe
in his innocent intentions while they lament
his extraordinary indiscretion. 1t is to resign,
and stay in England to face the result of the
suit. We see no other means of saving his
personal reputation.
Whether Gen. Schcnck's property cannot he
attached should the shareholders win the suit
is not clear. II Is settled that when public
minister engages in trade the property of
which he may he possessed in his mercantile
capacity is subject To the local laws. How far
his transactions in mining shares come under
thi, exception to diplomatic privilege - Ia
ycrs will have TO determine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-29
MUSIC.
GERMAN OPERA AGAIN

r. me Editor Of Ths Irtbune
SIR: You was fayOrOus to ME some uino
ago by obligng my wish about the Lohensih PERFORM
ance: Who shall sing Elsa therefore alio" nis
again to write you and ask you for the same when ths
Wachtel Opera troupe broke up In PhadeipnH
Nile Pappenheim undertook it to join the mtnbersW
the troupe together and she now so far IN constituting
new German Opera Troupe, when VIII give . per.
forn,sncss next week to which call your attention. -
Tenor she won Mr. Alyes from Baltimore o very nne
artist ask you sir respectfully TO make out OF tins AZ
Article In you worthy papers. You nave SHOWN yvSf
salt can saw IA friend OF the German Opera ana
hone You VIII further oblge the same with your hnu
attention First performance Will be Faust on MohaS
noxt W tn Margaretha Mile Pappenhein, and Faust, NJ
Aives-yalentino Mr. 9unEburger ETC. "Wednesday ro~
ID Merry Wives OF Windsor" and friday fep , -
4th "Freischiitz' Please let me Know, II you WIZ w
me this favor aud sustaln you. Very respeeIuiy
Ns,c- York, Jan. 70, 1879
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-29

Morton's partisans to influence the delegations
from those States, and saying that OF all the
candidates mentioned he is the most objection
able to the solid citizens of the States which
border on Indiana. There is not the slightest
proof that he could carry more votes In his
own State than any other candidate, and it is
perfectly clear that he would damage the
ticket materially in other Western States.
Speaking directly to voters, over the heads OF
State Central Committees, we would advise
them to use all their individual influence,
before the Convention. in effecting tho nomi-
nation of that man for President who seems
to be the best and strongest candidate, with
out regard to his place of residence. Not a
vote will be lost, if such man is named, and
thousands will be gained.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-29
AN OBSCTRE LIFE.

Here i, the re ord OF an obscene life which
may bo worth the att, ion OF that intclli gent,
w.ll-to-d0 m ljonty, which Ia ma lc no, after
all, of obscure people. 1t 10 a story which
suits Ill classes or any time yet perhaps this
especial time best when men ard women in
the cities who have anxi0usly tried to be Of
,er,ic to God and their fcllow-men are apt
t. be daunlcd and depressed by the contrast
between the great work 70 'omplishcd by others
and their own domestic quiet labor. The
story Is Of n poor seamstress in mill town in
Indiana who was LETT widow some fifteen
years ago dependent on her needle for
her daily bread. She lived near ono of
the factories where hundreds of both
sexes were employed, and night and
morning large gangs of girls and men passed
her door miserlhly hungry and gloomy, or
more mi,ciably boisterous. 1t was a mill
where the hands are driven like cattle and re-
garded as cattle in every other sense. The
woman who saw the young girls pass so often
that she learned to know their faces pitied
them "a IA mother might have done. Indeed,
we question if she had any exceptional quality
or means OF influence in the world other than
her motherly nature. She was an uncducated,
homely little body, but with patience and ten
dcrncss enough in her heart to serve all tho
children in the world. 81 wanted she said
"to give these girls a chance like other women (;
" they had no chance rs it was to be anything
better than the mules which drew away tho
" stuff they spun"
Our readers will imagine, no doubt, that by
some virtuous hocuS- pocus, such rs we read of
in reform novels, she suddenly converted the
-, al, ,c
mcnt. and made of its drunken, vicious in
mates amiabe Christian characters. We have
read of such change being produced by
bringing the mil-girls in to listen to Beeth0-
ven and Mrs. Browning. Our poor reformer
took one-just one girl into her kitchen. She
half starved herself to do that She made the
girl clean, and taught her TO remain clean I;
taught her too to scrub wash, cook, and tell
the truth. 1t took years to accomplish so
much years of patience and sclf-sacri-
flee. When she had finished, instead of
a coarse dirty animal, she had nodded for use
and service in the world a clean minded honest
woman, with skillful hands and intelligent
brain. She took one after another of these
wrctched girls and trained them as seam
stresses, cooks, chambermaids, at her own cost
of time and money. Situations were readily
found for them; the housekeepers of the town
soon discovered how different the women were
whom she had trained from any others; but she
never parted with them unless she was conf
dent that the work she had begun would be
carried on in the same hearty spirit. In two
cases the girls whom she thus adopted We're
deformed and sickly. These both remained
with her until her death, supporting themselves
by some light handiwork. In other cases they
were rescued from worse places than the mill.
few of the girls became sincere Christians,
but all Except one) led virtuous honest, use
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-29

fnl lives. One peculiar effect OF her training
was that her pupils caught from her her own
genial, helpful spirit they were missionaries
of kindness in their humble world; and o
cheerful face in cook, or gentle, tender man
ner in a nursemaid, are not merits 80 common
~ to be despised.
The widow and her work were never known
to fame, even in the town where she liveo.
People supposed when she took larger house
so as to accommodate more inmates that shc
kept kind of intelligence office, or cheap
boarding house, and there were not wanting
many in her own rank of life to hint that she
paid herself somehow from the labor OF these
poor; that she "feathered her nest well"
None of the women whom she had helped
ever wrOnged her by suspicion. Next to God,
whom she faithfully tried to teach them to
serve, they believed in her, If she had proved
humbug. the faith of many poor
soul in His goodness would have been shaken,
for all they knew of the goodness or beauty or
pleasure He has sent into the world they
knew through this poor woman. There were
other women who could preach Of Christ by
words more effectually than she; some of
them. quite as uncutured, had q "gift of
prayer or a real native eloquence which
moved their hearers in class-meetlng or the
church. Aunt Hannah, as she was called, never
spoke in class or meeting; she was slow ana
dull of speech anywhere. She often no doubt
felt her deficiencies bitterly, and wished that
she could serve her Master in some great and
striking way. 1t seemed a poor commonplace
thing to her, az it may to our readers, to teach
girls how to make or wear clothes neatly, or
to cook a savOry dinner to watch and labor
necessarily day after day, year after year, to
wipe ont this or that little fault, to strengthen
weak virtue. She would have been glad, no
doubt. as we all would, to convert the great
masses of vice and uncleanness in the world
into purity and goodness, in an hour-to play
Divine Providence in a word. Instead, she had
small. coarse work set before her, and did 1t.
OF another woman it was said, She hath
" done what she could" when she anolnted
her Sayiors head with precious ointment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-29
M lIJDNESSv

The mattcr-Of-cOurse defense Of Insanity"
in capital cases. and its frequent success, has
at last arrested the public attention it is
good deal discussed now; it will continue to
he discussed until this traycsty of juris-
prudence shall reach the point of intOlcrable
absurdity. Meanwhile, it will bo wholesome
for the public to comprehend how utterly
worthless is a considerable portion of the tes-
timOny offered to show the lunacy of the
prisoner at the time of committing the felony,
made up as it is of the whims, notions con-
lectures, and theories Of the witness. A man
may say and do many things which would bring
no serious imputation upon his sanity, if he
did not subsequently commit murder. So soon rs
he has thus compromised himself the memories
of his friends and wcll-wishing acquaintance
become uncommOnly sharp. They remember
that they were much struck by conduct which
did not really strike them at all tones, gcs
lures, eocentricities, and idiosyncrases become
important when theory is to be maintained
An illustration of this has occurred in the
course of the important trial now going on in
New-Jersey. A witness testified that just be-
fore the shooting, the prisoner "was incO-
"herent and excited, and came near running
cover him, in going hastily out Of the Office"
1t is unnecessary to impute any intentional
exaggeraton to this witness; the plea of in
sanity having been SGT up, his estimate of what
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-29
TRIPLE S ii f E I
The NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoRKIGN.-The Alfonsists gained victory at
earatamcndi. - 1t was denied that British Ritu-
alists and the Vatican negotiating -= There
was a revolution in Hayti. -= Cienfuegos was
said to have been piaged by Cuban insurgents.
DoMEsuC.-In Congress yesterday the WestPoint
DEDUCTIONS were adopted, except that the pay of
cadets was fixed at $40 Mr.. Hale aud Mr.. Cox
became ytuperative in the debate. In the Senate,
long debate on the District $50 bonds occurred
without action being taken the Elections Commit
tee reported no vacancy from Louisiana. thus re-
jectlng Mr.. Eusts's claim to seat. -= bill will
be introduced TO Congress to repay the SGOOOO.OOo
cotton tax to the South. - The summing up IN
the Mckee trial yesterday at ST. Louis, is thought
to have improved the prisoners chances; President
Grant is expected to testify in the Babcock case
* heavy snow-storm and intense cold prevail
west of the Mississippi. 60 kilograms to our
Ministers abroad from Secretary Fish indicate pos
sible complications yet concerning Cuba. == In
the State Legislature the Protection to Animals bill
passed a radical reorganization of the Quarantine
Department was proposed; Senator WOOdin COM
planned that secret sessions of the Senate are bet
ter reported than open sessions bills were offered
looking to the payment of New-York armOry claims
r. Charges against United states Senator West
were presented in the Louisiana Legislature. -=
The Northampton Bank is certified to be sound.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-TheOdOre T. Johnson tcsti-
fed i'll the Pacific Mail matter that TrenOr W. Park
opposed proceedings against A. b. Stoclwell. =-
Mayor Wickham and Others expressed hope Of the
speedy success of Rapid Transit, and favored the
Third-ave route. - Water Purveyor Rhodes
testified that the efficiency of the Brooklyn Depart
ment Of Public Works was much impaired by pOlit
zeal favoritism. 80 The Anti-Tammany Demo
Gratis i'll County Committee, favored a Spring mu-
ncipal election. - The supreme Court. General
Term, has refused a new trial to John Dolan. the
murderer of James ii. Noe. = Gold, 113, 49,
113. Gold value of tie egal-tendor dollar at the
close ssh cents.
THE VEATHER-The Government report predicts
rain OF snow. =-- In this city yesterday the day
was remarkably mild, with clouds and heavy fog
at sunset thermometer 400, 43o, 800.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-29

The reputation Of the West Point Military Acad-
envy is possession of which the country has always
been proud and We do not believe the people are
willing that it shall be tred with. Probably in no
other department of the public service has the
nation obtained such valuable and conscientious
work for so small price, We have already explained
the absurdity and injustice of the proposed reduc
tons in the pay of the staff of that establishment
reductions which will result in making West Point a
sort Of penal colony for meritorious aud distm-
guished officers, and giving the lowest pay 10 the
flower of the army. Such short-sighted rotrench-
ment is not economy but extravaganza, for it will
surely result the long in driving the best OF
the staff into other pursuits. and lowering the pres
ent high standard of education among the officers OF
our little force. When the bill reaches the Senate
we hope common sense will be applied to its consd-
Grafton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-29
PUBLIC OPINION.
Grafton.

When Senator sherman says Gov. Hayes was
not greatly distinguished during the war OF course inc
Senator means that the Governor was not excessively
promoted.-(Cncnnati Commercial (IndD
The latest rimor is that ex-GOv. +. ID. Nor
gan Will DO the NewYork Republican candidate ana not
Conkliug The Morgan movement Il quiet, but Is DO
lloyed to he powerrul.-iSymcuse Courier Deu)
Mr.. Blaine is ahead. The Virginia Republic
can Association OF Washington has passed resolutions IN
favor OF him for President No other candidate has ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-29

The good old Governor of Connecticut, whose
boast it was that One-f0urth of the annual
revenue of the colony was used i'll maintaining
free schools, would not have been edited by the
protest against the common-school system which
DR.. John Miller makes in our columns this
morning. The number of pupils in the common
schools in 1870 was G,22S,06O, and
the total income was $6],03O,673, or
about so a year for each child. Now, DR..
Miller and those of cur correspondents who
have adopted his views, propose to abandon
this cheap system of popular instruction and
remit the whole business of education to pri-
vate households and to the churches. They
say: " No man should be taxed to educate his
"neghbor's children. Government has no
Legitimate functions beyond those of police"
and an enlightened State cannot with safety
adopt the IaiSSe= fare method The logic of
the Puritans, of Horace Mann, and of the cen
fury is that 1t Is cheaper to support schools
than penitentiaries, and that it is essential to
the safety of the State that its citizens should
be fitted to discharge their duties as such.
" But it may he dangerous precedent for the
Roman Catholics Let us have popular in
telligcnce. and the precedents can take care OF
themselves.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-29

comedy are gratiAed with NJ. Pailleron's Pc
site Pluie." These facts are of immediate
interest to New-York pay-goers, since the
course of successful French plays is invariably
westward
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-29

Among the pictures accepted by the Art Commits
sion in France for exhibition at the Centennial, it
will be noticed that large proportion are on Ameri-
can subjects especially those pertaining TO the times
of the Revolution Our own artists, We learn, are
engaged at Just such work. The signing of the Dec
laration will he represented on scores of canvases.
and every battle be made immortal by its painter.
We suggest that there may be a little too much of
1916 thrust upon our notice next Summer, eSpe-
clay if the pictures are as inaccurate those al
ready painted of the incidents of that time. There
is not Il drawing painting of the memorable scene
in Independence Hail. for example which is not an
anachronism. The instrument was subscribed by
Hancock and Thomson on the 4th and by The other
members at different times afterward, some of the
sgncrs not even being members of the Congress
until weeks later Our artists should dig into old
records little before undertaking such subjects, or
they will make as fatal mistake as did benjamin
West. who painted the treaty between Penn and tho
Indians at Shackamaxon. surrounded by houses,
when tho fact is, there were no houses at Shacka-
maXOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-29

yet received any Endorsement outside Of his own ssta
IL small straw but notable the first Of the seasos
-lChcago Journal (Rep.)
A call for National Convention, to be heI6
at Cleveland May IL, for the nomination OF Presisr
tal ticket has been issued by the National COmmts
the Prohibtionsts The matter Is worthy OF notice moi
by reason OF its political significance but casa n
astonishing stupidity. lChicagO Tribune (RepJ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-29

Tho Democratic mind at Washington is disturbed
by report that the misunderstanding Blaine con-
templates a arrangement of the harmonious state of
things in the Democracy the subject of the cur
reucv by fnging into Congress an apple of dscord
in the shape of bill OF resolution, other in
fcrna machine of his own invention, relating to re-
sumption. But we have it upon good Democratic
authority that some of the ablcst Democrats III Con-
gTc,s arc confident that the perfect unauimity and
harmony of the party upon that question cannot be
disturbed. THIS assurance will send thrill OF JOY
TO the hearts of thousands Of patriotic Democrats
who have viewed with delight tho unanimity and
harmony referred to- but who feared it was too
beautiful TO last Anything that would jar such
a perfect agreement upon important subject
would be almost national calamity. The very
thought Of setting nj variance such leaders as Will
liam Alien and Samuel J. Tilden, or as Senators
Thurman and Bogy. OF such organs as The CiRctn-
matt Enqlircr and The Ncr York UOrif. is enough to
bring tears 10 the eyes of the most hardened. Every
body will rejoice that Baines Vaccinations do not
promise success. The fact is Blaine is carrying it
too far lie il cunning and smart. He might sue
cced in disturbing the harmony and unaninity of
parcel of gamins stealing molasses out of hog-head
by hnging in among them an apple of dscord in the
shape of problem in algebra that would he quite
possble but to interrupt the harmony OF tho
Democrats in Congress by starting currency dis
cu-sion-Do. no, not much. There's too much at
stake.
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The debate on reducing the support OF West
Point Academy, like that on amnesty, has
dropped into an interchange of personalities.
There is the constant endeavOr in these dis
cussions to make them serviceable to one or
other party, by dragging up the weaknesses OF
either side The party which shall show itself
in earnest in urging genuine reforms, and
pushing forward the real work of the session,
is more likely thus to win popularity than by
any success in picking flaws in the record of
opponents.