New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-14

and Chaputepec before It comes to the catalogue o,
its Southern battle-felds All these brief historic.
of heroic achievements are to appear no more unon
the pages Of The Register, whether to simplify tho
volume, or from motive similar 10 that which i'm
PEELED the great Massachusetts, Senator we are M.
informed.
Mr. Representative Phillips. Of Kansas was IN,
only man in Congress to oppose the reduction Of thu
army on the Texan frontier the ground that snch
reduction would be an act of cruelty 10 animal,
Mr.. Phillips charged tie haf-breeds the Mexican
marches with the high crime and misdemeanor
Of eating red-pepper pics and he asst - Cat when
these abandoned people die on the piaries "tbev
rcek so with red pepper that the coyotes cannot eat
them" No doubt it is disappointing to n coyote OF
delicate organization when he discovers that an at
tractive-ooling meal s qute too highly seasoned
and tho coyote is entitled TO popular sympathy.
But how would an army, even if augmented 10 Gen.
eral McClelan's standard mitigate the hardship,
Of these playful camiyoral The moro army. pre-
sumptively the more dead Mex.cans, and conss-
quently the fragrant and frequent the BETRAYAL
of confidence which the trustfu coyote would bo
called upon 70 endure. It looks as if these new
wards Of the Government would continue TO have a
frst-class grievance until Mr.. Phillips can invent
some plan for destroying the red pepper crop
The Art lecture Of Mr.. W. W. Story at Chickarinv
Hall, this evening. must not be forgotten By the
readers Of TIE TRIBUNE The occasion has not only
its own inherent interest as the expression Of the
views of n gentleman who speaks with authority
upon n subject, the Importance OF which il ever
more and more nellgently recognized in this coun-
try but it partakes also of the character Of public
welcome 10 one whose long labors and well-eamed
I; 30, 6 l.
men, II Is IN opportunity to indicate to the distn-
guished sculptor and author that, though long alb
sent he has not been forgotten. His glowing lyric,
Cleopatra" his tragedy of Nero" and his de-
lightful "Roba Iii Roma" have made his genius IA
miliar to large circle who have not had the oppor-
tunlty Of seeing It's embodiments in marble. The
lecture this evening will be the first he gives in this
country We are glad to learn that arrangements
have been made for its delivery in Philadelphia and
Boston and therefore our city, which has first in
vitcd him TO speak should follow up the recognition
by bringing together her best men and women as
auditors.
If Governor Hubbard's rangers are allowed 70
patrol the Rio Grande border for a few weeks, the
country win soon discover the beauties Of the Dem
ocratc theory that the regular army can be super
seded bv State militia. There could be no more GER
tain method of provoking a war with Mexico
than to set few thousand armed Texans
at work watching the frontier. The men
who enlist in the Texas volunteer regiment will be
Of type common on the border-rough-r hard
fighting fellows, who have mortal hatred of the
"Greasers" as they call all Mcxicans, and would be
delighted 10 have n brush with them. II would be
cheaper in the end TO support a dozen regular cav
airy regiments on the Rio Grande than to permit
Texas TO carry out her plan of protecting herself.
The Hon. John 4. Logan seems to he out Of en-
poyment Just now and he might utilize some Of tho
political economy which he acquired by his fort
nights wrestle with that science. M. Logan is
lust the man TO elucidate the process Of setting
the wheels of industry in notion on Mr.. Joness
plan Few people besides Mr. Logan could be
trusted to explain how anybody but Mr.. Jones
would be benefited, if Mr. Jones could be allowed
TO take 10 the Mint an amount Of silver which any
one can buy for % cents, coud have the Govern
ment stamp it for him. and then could pass 1t OH on
the Government or anybody else for an even dollar.
The views Of the Hon. Clarison n. Potter IN re-
gard to the propricty OF leglslatng on matters IN
which he has a supposablc pccuniary interest, seem
TO diveree at very obtuse angle from those Of Sem
ator Jones, of Nevada. The Representative shrnks
from touching bill which is 10 affect even remotely
du,rious efforts a. a legislator seem to be expended
for the purpose of augmenting the market value OF
his possessions.
Nevada economists hold that the United states
Government by its Coinage Act, caused grain OF
silver TO lose about onetenth Of its real value. and
- therefore" urges Mr. jones' "the Government
should pay its bonds IN silver If an enteTDrisins
citizen should be detected in passing off light money
upon his creditors he would hardly plead in exteDu-
alton. the fact that he had clipped and sweaed tho
coins himself
The appointment Of r. G. Ingersoll, as an Extra
ordinary Envoy, should have been made before the
recent election, if the recognition" of this yiCo-
rous unbelieyer was intended TO conciliate the
unsanctiied vote The returns seem TO Indicate
than an unusual number of skeptics, of one kind or
another, stayed at home.
POLITICAL NOTES.
The silver movement is the victim of too much
The dollar of the fathers viii rest undisturbed
with their ashes for the present. r. l. p.
The Texas delegation sold ont for mess of pot
taee and before they got it the bottom dropped out
OF the pot.
Why should the dollar Of our ancestors be spoken