New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-16

The President seems to be gifted with persuasive
conversational powers
There is this tribute to the Bland bill-a worse
| one could not be invented.
The mission to Berlin remains untitled and the
| memory Of Tom Paine will be kept green.
! 4 silver fnancier with q feeble knowledge Of the
elementary principles OF finance would be a refresh.
| ing change
There is n report that Mr. Tilden was expected at
/ Washington to oppose The Silver Bill This failure
TO appear IS hailed as proof that he is IN favor
/ Oft.
Now that the New-Oreans collectorship Is dis
posed Of, Mr.. Packard is at liberty TO delight the
! democratic EDITORS heart by starting on another
! fishing excursion.
1t will be an awful disappointment to the public
il General Butler allows Congress 10 adjourn before
he has empted lis hat of lis load of brckbats. The
country expects better things OF him than this phe-
nOmena silence.
One OF tho most remarkable things about this re-
markable extra session is the sublime silence Of
Proctor Knott. Not peep has been heard from him.
If his sudden quiet is the result of a deeply land
scheme 20 show that the Democratic party c0uh
make mess Of IL just completely without his
leadership with 1t, 1t has not been wholly m vain.
The advocates of unlimited silver show signs Of
Encouragement by becoming abusive Of all who
differ with them. The stereotyped clap-trap about
cheating the masses for the benefit of the bond
holders has given place TO such cheerful ob,erya-
lions as: lyon ought To be struck with a stuffed
club " You are Nall-st. Shylock,' or "iou
haven't common SENSE" Considered IN the calm
light of argument, this species Of rctort is not
conclusive.
General james Longstrcet improves a good oppor-
tuniy to get a sharp rap at the Democrats who have
never forgiven him for accepting oiiceunder General
Grant. He says in a letter 10 a friend: " II j. inter-
esting TO witness leaders and Democrats Of the line
seeking Office Of Republican President whose cleo
ton they claim was fraudulent, while they continue
70 deu0unce those Of the South who accepted Office
from President Grant, whose election they never
Qucstloued.' The General has the fIaud-sArickcrs
on the hip there
specimen Of the ugly testimony which will con-
front Senator Patterson when be is before that South
Carolina jury which is waiting ior him. Is given in
published affidavit Of J. Fclden Myers. an ex-mem-
Der of the Legislature. Myers swears that Patter-
son sent for him and deliberately offered him 500
for ms vote; that he asked time oconsder the ofer
and that meeting Patterson day later. he declined
to accept il: that Patterson renewed the offer aud
added that If he could control the whole county del
egatlon the control Of the county p0st-Oices would
be gwen him. too. Myers says ne declined both Of
fers and voted for Scott.
The precipitate New-Jcrsey Democratic editor is
dancing with delight around recent assertion Of
HE Tribune that nearly ilIc eH'ie Olc1HDd'A 'V'o
in that State at the last election was drawn from
the Republican ranks He thinks this dsproyes the
popular notion that the Democratic party Is the
Greenback stronghold. 1t doesn't do anything Of
the kind. Greenback ticket never draws votes
from the Democratic party because the Greenbacker
of Democratic proclyities is satisfied that the uila-
ton element in the Democratic party Is strong
enough to attend 10 his wants Whcrca, the Green
hacker of Republican procllyities knows Ice must 20
out,deof that part forald, and he accordingly votes
the straight Grccnback ticket. Third party tickets
rarely hurt the Democratic party, for It's members
nave no need to go outside 10 find comfort Tor any
hcrcsy they may indulge IN.