National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-15
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The Tweed Example.
From the New York Trlbunei
Mr.. Tweed has set on example which seems
In fair way to be followed. 1t may soon DO as
much the mode for ring thieves to expose their
accompllces rs It was to shield them when Mr..
Tweed sot that fashion. There are definite ru.
mors afoat that ono OF tho parties to the Infa.
NOUS saie ourglary conspiracy has made state.
thing in the way OF Information that he had
about him. IL Is good fashion, which ought TO
result In making the United States Government
and governments generally somewhat richer
now and good deal better hereafter. A series
o. careful Biographies Of the whisky ring for in.
conscience fund and add largely to the general
stock OF interesting Information. The Indian
and the district ring could make the uo"pspers
lively reading, II any member Of It were so dis.
posed. We sincerely commend tho idea 10 cx.
at least know that they had done the public one
good turn.
Country and City Girls.
From the New YORK Herald:
1t is natural that the letter Of "Audrcy, ="
urging the young men OF this city to marry coun.
try girls, as likely TO make the best wives,
should excite the Indignation OF our own un.
sumption that New York bachelor whose IN.
come is moderate should go into tho country 10
unextrayagant girls, who do not demand silk
dresses, operas and carriages, can he found in
town. They are evidently alarmed by tho prop.
osition that our young bachelors shall pass their
summer vacation In fishing for wives instead OF
trout, and will not consent to the percenta 70
O. old maids ip New York increased BY this raid
from the rural districts upon their present beaus
and probable husbands in the future. This
rivalry Is to be deeply regretted for many rea
Of the average metropolitan bachelor. He Is put
up, as II were, at auction, and tho cheaper he Is
bought the better for himself Happily II Is not
far M hav uatIA
embarrassed. Tho pretty girl from the country
would plead her skill In househouid affairs and
swlll milk and real butter from the ali prevalent
oleo-maryarine. The city girl would claim her
superior knowledge Of city ways and her ability
Placed between two such supplicants the eligible
young bachelor might ind Il hard to choose and
could IND Il In his heart TO try to be happy with
either. u Is rare for young man to be placed
In the position OF the wooed instead Of the wooer
and 4 Is TO be hoped he will not be too proud OF
ne d as Audrey Of the held' and Rosa
and we trust he vii display his maguanimity By
arrying ono or the other.
The Queen and tho Eastern Question.
FRI IN the Chicago Timesi
The Queens conviction concerning the course
that England should pursue on the Eas ern cues
tern is II is needles to say, identical with that
OF the party Of the Shopkecpsrs. Considered as
an entirety, the character ofthe q ueen Is thick
blending ,s,In OF personal dignity with business
thtlIt ana executive caution-Just such n
character as German her,dity and English
habits are certain TO produce; and the Queens
views as to the duty" Of England in Turkey
street and the Gentle In the Liverpool ware
houses. duty" and "intercst" are identical
In the caie, and the Queen so informed the
ministers when Lord Palmerston was attempt.
Ing to form the Crlmean alliance without consult
Ing Her Maioitya as frequently. as fully and as
frankly as Her Majesty and the Prince Consort
considered II TO DO Her ajesty's right and the
minister's privilege and task. Tho policy then
d, fined Is thu policy which the Queen Insists
upon now-peace as long as British interests are
leIt intact. when peace is no longer possible
war; war, such as Rer M0Iosty's soldiers have
carried on, unrebuked, in India and Abyssnia-
Tor Her Majesty has shown stout rye, or English
scnsiblllty, in all such matters. The queen had
more sagacity with regard to tho comPensatiOns
OF the Crimean war than he ministers. That her
views-her nominal declaration OF the Prince
CUnsorrs vlows-wero not embodied In the treaty
of Paris, was n stupendous blundsr, to which the
present. conflict in Turkey and the OvershadowiDg
dilemma OF Great britain are directly attTihut-
able. For this blunder Mr.. Gladstone Is more re.
spousiblo than any other man now living Tho
Queen declared, In 1851, IN a royal memorandum
that England should not Interfere in Turkey Tor
ths protection OF the Porte except for the protec
ton Of English interests, and that, II English
arms were lent to the Sultan, England must eu-
act and exercise, In exchange, the right In Tur-
Key to conduct war and manage peace. She
inan!ained, In effect, that, as the alternative of
defeating the scheme OF a Russian professionals
over Turkey, an English protcctorate over Tur.
key must BIO conceded. How completely the Gov.
ernineut Hlleu TO emOOuy these views in the
treaty oflsJS, It Is unnecessary to point out. The
Sultan was not only left wholly 10 himself to do
precisely what the MUM dictated, but an article
Jointly with other Power; or alone, from Inter.
fcrlng at all In Ottoman affairs.
Fred. Douglass Lecture.
From the Richmond WhIg:
We were Inclined at the time of The ap.
polntment to doubt whether Fred. Douglass
would so perform the duties of the marshaiship
OF the District Of Columbia as To Justify the ex.
pectatiUn with which President Hayes a cd in ne
premises. AT tho same time there wasa chance
that events would yindicato the opinion which
the President had formed OF this celebrated col.
oTed man, and we were willing to give Douglass
the full benefit of that chance. He has had IL,
and has so abused It that there can be hardly a
I1uS, S Of hs rcmGySl re- lecture Baltimore
OF the District aud upon the South; iull Of ran.
corous 'nlsehoods, and rejecting by Implication
on tho policy that has been announced by lhe
Administration. 1t is u repitltlon Tthe old
story OF the bcggar On horseback, and the eJI.
ored race have reason to regret that tho person
should have provei so totally unable 10 npprc.
ciate the situation, and to improve the Oppor.
tunities offered him, and through him, 10 his
people.
Specie Pay ments.
Prom the Troy Times
Secretary Sherman Is evidently bent upon
progress In the direction Of specie payments He
believes that without further legislation by Dan.
gress resumption can be brought about by the
beginning Of 1879. The sale of four and one. hal
per cent bonds Is being pushed forward as ran.
idly as possible. We do not see why this class OF
bonds, or perhaps four per cents, mig ut NOT be-
used for the redemption Of legal tender notes,
thus reducing tho volume OF the latter Every
dollar So retired would be equivalent, as tar as
the Treasury Is concerned, to q dollar In gold.
Russian Socialists.
From the New York Times:
These propagandists are represented as es-
pecially active in tho manufacturing districts
near such important cities and towns as Kiei,
Odessa, Ivanovo, and Tonln. They carefully
conceal the location OF the mother society but
they are maintained by 1t, and supplied thrUuE h
with documents and books Tor distribution
Each member Is said TO yield his property to the
society, and hencelOrth 10 give himself up to It's
| service. The books are described often as naive
| and FOOLISH" bat again as "revolu tionary, -
trial have singuarly simple aud apostolic char.
acter. and seem TO relate to certain doctrines OF
"brOtherhoOd," communism Of property" and
equality OF condition held by the members They
are accused or atheism but, so far as the eyi.
dence Is reported, there Is no proof VI this. The
offenders themselves, though undoubtedly ex.
pecting bnnsEmont to Siberia as their fate are
described as singularly hardened and bold IN
their replies to the prosecuting officer.
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