Litchfield enquirer., 1876-04-13
A DISCRAC E.

A DISGRACE.
 Mir. Richard H. Dana's nomination as Minister to England has at last been re. jected by the United States Senate, the Democrats voting solid against his con- firmation, and about half the Republicans following suit: It is shameful proceed ing, thoroughly characteristic of Simon Cameron, it's chief Republican advocate. This notorious corrupter of legislatures, and Republican ring-master, is reported to have offered as the chief reason for his action that, "them d-d literary fellers are getting too much importance in this government" And from his point of view Mr. Cameron is right. He is polit- ican of the type that fourishes by meth. ods that are injured by publicity-of a type that "them literary fellers' ought to have extirpated long since. We hope they will hereafter recognize their enemy in him and the like of him.
 Another objection MT. Cameron offered to Mir. Dana's confirmation was that, on hearing that the Senate committee of which Simon is chairman had condemned him unheard, he wrote an indignant let ter derogatory to the dignity of the Unit ed States Senate as represented by MT. Cameron's Committee He was not aware that it is customary at Washington to mash any "d--d literary feller" un- heard when so Influential Republican as Gen. B. F. Butler asks it. Mir. Cameron did not offer even in executive session the most powerful of all his objections: that MT. Dana is not politician; and that the foreign missions are expected to be given to politicians. Had the nominee been ''chaperoned" in the first instance by MT. Boutwell,, the "courtesy" that prevails between Senators regarding appointments procured by Senators would have secured his confirmation without objection.
 One other conscious meanness is de. veloped by the Dana matter. The Demo- crats voted against the confirmation of an emiently fit Minister. merely because they were aware that his rejection would create public feeling against the Republican House of the present Congress. It was a contemptible motive, end they must not expect to escape responsibility therefor. Saturdays Tribune gives full report of Gambetta's Lyons speech of Feb. 28, on the eve of the election of members of the lower House of the new Assembly. It is an able, conservative statement of Re- publican views and policy. It has Ho tinge of Red Republicanism but is very outspoken in its condemnation of the two great enemies of French Republicanism, Catholicism and Imperialism. He ex. poses the absurd impolicy of the clerical program which sets France against Italy, merely to please Pope. He claims the sup. port of the rank and file of the Imperial ists-democrats led astray-he says. But he makes no terms with their leaders, - men who conspired against Liberty.
 Gambetta may be ambitious, but he is no longer a demagague, if he was ever open to that repoach.
 The bill which has recently passed the British parliament giving the Queen ths title of Empress of India" is one of tn, blunders of Tory administration whicf is likely to shorten lease of power tha has never been expected to be of lont duration. This bill had it's origin in the de sire of the Queens brood of princes ant princesses to be made equal in rank to tn, family of the Emperor William The, overlook the fact that its age is about thu only merit of the kingly title in Grea Britain. Practically the power which ac companies the title is very smaR and tho mere figure-head which ss Queen is re spectable would be absurd as Empress.
 Thirty or more Brooklyn clergymel were victimized on April Fool's.Day by summons to hotel, there, for the perfor nance os a marriage ceremcny, It turne, out an ''ex-parte council" and gave a little satisfaction as most Brooklyn coun cils. The same joke was perpetsated ii Hartford, last year. If this thing goes on those who really want to marry on the frs of April will find it impossible to do so.
 The Beecher Scandal and projects fo it's suppression still fill the papers. Proi Smyth, of Andover. exposes the partialit of the proposed Commission. and states fact which is entirely conclusive agains it. i. c. that none of the chief witnesse who are relied on to give further evidenc of Mir. Beecher's guilt will appear befor it.
 Official returns give the state to tn Democracy by 3,672 majority and F, ,O2 plurality. The senate has IS Democrat to g Republicans; the House, 16O to 30 { independents): making the Democrat majority on joint ballot S9. Last year was 42.
 There seems no limit to the charge made by distinguished lawyers, in import ant cases. One of the special counsel en ployed in the St Louis liquor cases !. ha presented bill for S26, ,O0O.
 And now Babcock is in hotter wate than even. Whitely,. another detective swears that he was in the ''Safe bul elary" conspiracy against Columbus De Iano.