New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-17

Gen. Grant has sent across the sea his contribution
to the literature Of the reform which has broken ont
with such violence in the environment Of the Balti-
more Custom House. The General is a trilc uncer-
tain as to historical details, but he cannot be Els-
taken as to the compelling motive which inspired
his cou SO in such capital crisis the appointment
of Collector of Customs The benefit of the party
4" in Maryland was the single end for which the
President and all the princes of his house were
struggling. Mr.. Jewell, too has vivid recocctlons
of efforts to promote harmony" And Mr. Booth
and Mr.. Cresswell and Mr.. Fulton and Mr. Thomas
and Mr.. wilkins and the rest stood winl<ing By in
readiness to be set up sacrificed in the inter
ests of the party and of harmony. But
all this was under the old regime.
Not vet had Cabinet officers begun to talk beaut-
fully about disestablishing the machine and con-
Quoting the business of the country on business
principles. Not yet had an Executive circular like
flaming sword which turned every way, warned all
Federal placemen away from conventions and COM
mittee meetings But now the announcement of
thorough radical aud complete revolution in mo-
tiyes and principles has been blown through all the
speaking trumpets and fog-h0rns of the Admin
istration Under the debauching influence of the
old system officers expected TO serve their par
ty; while under the benefcent workings OF the new
dispensation they are to serve their country. Them
business all the time. And yet it is rather
bewildering to find the same old machine
men waging the same old fight the same
old lines, for harmony and the spos. The
reflective Irsbman, while leading the canal horse
along the tow-path was finally convinced. that, but
or the name OF riding. he might have gone as COM
fortably and proftably afoot. And captous citizens
are beginning to suspect that if the new plan of con-
Quoting the Baltimore Custom House wasnot tagged
and labeled as a Reform 1t would hardly attract /
tention as conspicuous Improvement on the old one.
All sorts of extraordinary things come out of New
Jersey-seyenteen year locusts, Jim" Scoyll, and
the potato-bug but the strangest of all just an
nounced 1t is nothing more nor less than conspr-
ocv 70 kill off the whole thirty Governors of
these United States at clip The author Of the con-
spracy is a citizen of Haddonville, ewJersey. and
he disguises his diabolica purpose under the inge
NOUS pretense of Convention Of Governors. The
ayowed object IL a comparison Of financial, CONNER
cial and industrial views All of tho Governors, it
ia solemny announced, haze promised 10 attend
The first meeting is to be at Philadelphia August
o. the second at NewYork few days later, and
the last at Boston. In Philadelphia there is to be
grand banquet at independence Hall, which is we
are told, ito be perfectly American-the food
cooked in American style, and the table set
with American wares" lhis IL the first
attack upon the Gubernatorial stomach. AT New
York the conspiracy begins to be disclosed THE
grand dinner is to be altogether foreign comprising
.'dshes cooking etc. after the style of foreign
tries Not one country, mind you, but all Of them.
Those who survive this attack expected to be
finished by the Boston feast, which is to comprise
American and foreign material" The whole idea
il that the first is to represent home; the second.
foreign relations the third, America and the rest of
the world combned.' The great question IS, what
will the Gubernatorlal stomach represent" at the
close of the performance If there Is survivor OF
the Boston conglomeration. he Will bo taken to
Rhode Island and finished with clambake.
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