New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-01


pays its way.
The Anti-Tammany General Committee
which claims in its official title to represent
the New-York County Democracy-has met
and given due notice that if it is not given
seat at Utica it will kick out of the party traces
The principles of the organization may be best
judged from its cordial support of Mr.. Morris
sey and its approval of his sentiments as to
laborers' pay.
Minnesota and Indiana, with nine Southern
States, are mentioned unfavOrably in the re-
port Just published in London by the Council
of Foreign BOndholders. 1t is not credtable
to the national fame to find American States
placed in the same financial category as Tur-
key, Mexico, and Spain, but there is unfOr-
tunately in this instance good reason for the
classification.
Mr. Stephen B. French, who succeeds APP
praiscr Darling, is the man who tried to de-
feat Geo. W. Curtis as delegate to the Re-
publican Convention. The President stands
by his friends. To advance this one, who had
shown the pluck to fight so ungrateful rebel
and traitor as Curtis, he has even refused to
consider the claims of so faithful a supporter
as Geo. NJ. Van Mort, who also sought the
place.
Our legislators at Albany are endeavOring to
enliven what is generally pronounced dull
session. As an instance of their eager efforts,
in Senate debate yesterday on resolutions OF
thanks to the Canal Commissioner, Mr.. Nc
Carthy declared his approval of Mrs. Suratts
execution, and Mr.. Starbuck and Mr. Harris
enlarged upon their own respec i've views on
that subject The only observable connection
with the canals, was apparently the remark of
Mr. Harris that the rebels had attempted to
poison the water supply.
The Hon. George w. Julian has for years
made the rights and wrongs of homestead set
tiers a matter OF special study. A constant
series of efforts has been required to secure to
these pioneers fair justice. Their right to
their land is from time to time impcriled by
decisions in the Dcpartments-always in favor
of the rich Spectator and against the poor
settler. Mr.. Julian proposes now, IN order to
checl, these perpetual forays on homestead
rights, that the title of a settler be made a
Government contract. The suggestion should
receive prompt attention from House that
claims to be specially interested in the welfare
of "the people" as distinguished from the
SPECTATORS
The venerable Bishop Whipple, whose noble
heart has been touched these many years by the
wrongs of the Indians in the North West, en-
tertains radical views in regard to our Indian
policy. He thinks that there is no necessity
for Indian wars, and that the lshmaelitcs OF
the West can be civilized and Chrlstanzcd.
During his recent sojOurn i'll Florida his faith
in Indian character has beou strengthened by
the remarkable success Of a few army officers
ana their wives in disclplining and educating
seventy hostages at st. Augustine The simple
but touching recital which the Bishop gives
of his parting with the prisoners, who, as he
beautifully says. had "found the trail to
Heaven" is in striking contrast to the re-
port of the triumphant march of Gen. Crooks
column which we published few days ago.
We warned the Administration at the time
that it must not dream of counting Gen. Bah
cocks acquittal as triumph He had escaped,
but he was not indicated. Subsequent de-
velopInents make it less certain even that he
has escaped. The testimony yesterday Of
the man Bell, whom Babcock, while still
private secretary to the President, en-
ployed to steal adverse evidence out of
the District-AttOrney's Office, is not
merely damaging unless broken down
it is destructive. This matter cannot rest
whore it is. Gen. BabcOck still wears the
uniform of the United States Army. With
Secretary of War just impeachcd for bribery,
with boys at West Point who have bought
their way thither, and with men in the
Engineer Corps who have bought their way
out of tho Penitentiary, the faint is too wide
spread to be endured Gen. Babcock will have
to come into court again.
Prof Timothy Dwight returns to-day to the
charge upon the five distinguished Doctors of
Divinity who have S, N fit to criticise the
action OF the Advisory Council. He does not
mince matters He deals mainly with the
protest of the Church of the Pilgrims, and
denounccs as a traycsty its summary Of the
results of the Council. 1t was well enough, he
says, with keen edge of irony, to vote after
they had set up a man of straw. The most
caustic passage in the letter is the closing one,
in which he insinuates that pipes have been
laid for another council, to be called after the
term of the Investigating Commission expires
by limitation. 1t will not be a partisan tribu-
nal, he says with sheer; and SO all who
believe Mr.. Beecher to be innocent will be
excluded, while all who have lost faith in HIM
will DO given seats. Our readers will naturally
want both sides of this controversy. We have
received elaborate letters from Prof Smyth
and DR.. Dexter, and shall print one of them
next week.