New-York tribune., 1876-08-22

An absurd attack has been made upon the Presl-
dent and Secretary Of State because they propose to
keep ministers and consuls only where Congress has
giyon them money TO pay the salaries. Democratic
journals have gone far to insist that this
will be IA fragrant violation of statute law, and to
quote in proof the statute of March l. 1855, provd
ing that the President shall appoint representatives
of tho grade of ENJOYS extraordinary and ministers
penipotentiary with secretaries Of legation, TO cer-
tain countries twenty-eght in number, and cOnsuls
TO large number of designated places. The cita-
ton would be good but for unfortunate circum-
stance. The act in question was repealed
in terms by Section SO of the act OF
Aug. 49, 1856. But suppose it had not been re-
pealed. 1t required appointments of envoys ex-
traordinary to Switzerland, Rome Naples, Sardinia
and New-Granada. What should be done about
this1 Again, il required the appointment Of secre
tares Of legation to the second-class Powers.
These are authorized by law and their salaries are
fixed but for some little time it has not been the
practice to appoint them generally to second-class
missions, simply because Congress refused to appro-
pirate for their salarles-the very ground taken by
the President in his recent message. On the whole,
we suspect that message will be found good docu-
ment to let alone.
What has happened down in Wa-st. lately' We
thought everybody was out of town but here is
Rufus Hatch lively ever and seriously objecing
to the political aspirations of his and our friend
Trenor w. Park. Mr.. Hatch Is precise-too precise,
some people might think-in explaining just what
Park he means This is the way he puts it
Mr. Trenor W. Park of
MaripOsa Mining Co..
Proyidential Silver Mining Co.,
Harlem Extension Co.,
Emma Mining Co.,
Boston and Montreal II. r..
Panama r. r.,
Pacific Mail s.. 5.
The ex-managing director of Pacific Mail suggests
that Mr. Park wants to add another TO this long list
and become President Of the Vermont Ohice-hOlders'
Association, Limited and that he proposes to do it
in the same way he got into the Test-by bearing the
market, buying enormously on very thin margin,
and flooding the street with new stock
If a gentleman who works for the party' takes
his pay he goes along is he justified in urging his
services as claim" upon anybody for anythingi
II gentleman's "work" consists mainly in efforts
to secure for himself some position of dignity and
consequence is it not impertinent to demand of the
party some exuberant expression of gratitude for
such effortsf Does a nomination for Governor
stitate legal tender for the liquidation of all sorts
Of claims I" If not. are services rendered in be-
half of a faction of party or devotion TO the
personal fortunes of leader" classed among valid
&" "claimsr Is the adjustment of d" claims" a matter
of absorbing interest to the voters of this State to-
day. Was the Saratoga Convention called merely
for the purpose Of auditing claims ~
People are looking around for the author Of the
unfortunate inscription on the Seward statue. 1t
was understood that the matter had been referred to
Mr. Eyarts, and that his suggestion had been ac-
cepted-the family cordially concurring. 1t turns
out, however that. nothing Of the sort has been
done. Alr. Evartss suggestion was that the only
inscription should be the simple name, SEWARD"
The inventor Of what we have instead of this still
bushes unseen