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THE uEvfCiN QUESTION.
The Attitude nr the ADMINISTRATION as Defined
by Onc Of it, OGieiais.

WAsHlNGrON, July G. Tho attitude of the
Administration on the Mexican question was
defined this evening by II prominent official
in the State Department substantially in
the following terms; I'm the first place.
tn" Government solcmnly disavows nil
intent TO obtain territory. and at the
proper time tho Admin strat.on stinds ready to
give the most solemn and oNplioit assurance
tNui ii has no SUN int utlpns. lts conduct ~
regard tp th. border troubles has boon hns'd
upon the right Of any Government to max sil-
cill rcIrisals when other means of projecting
s territory fails. Thnsn r'ur-als nre LIMIT
Ell to spe'in' aud future provo 'atons
and signal violation OF American
territory in thg recent conflict between the DiTs
troops and band Of lnrdoi-t- on THIS side of
the Rio Grandc ~ breach Of International Oh
LEGATIONS 50 gross AZ to offer In itself an excuse
for the most cNtr.mc measures which ord gan
tax" under his orders. Diplomatic satisfaction
for this invasion of American soil must b. OBJ
tanned at the earliest moment after this Gov
Crnmcnt is assured Of % settled Admin istration
I'm Mexico Meanwhile the policy of tho Gov
ernmcnt hore In projecting its frontier must ice
not unlike that which would be assumed IN the
face Of wandering and predatory community.
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suppose Thcy should be Convicted.

Suppose the four Indicted members of the
Louisiana Returning Board should he con-
victcd. after a fair trial. and ON legal ci-
dcncc, whore would that leave Mr. HAYES;
What would he do3 Would he hold ON to
nm Office after it had been iudicially deter
mined. although in "a collateral proceeding.
that he had no legal title to IT. UOuM h.
retain tie o0ic, Of Prcsid,ni Of he tHaed
States chic The men WhO cORf,frud Il upon
him icero hngmshbJ il. prison md,r conric-
lion dnd sentence for hdrmD c0aJcyod Il JrdUd-
NicntigY
No trial has over taken place In the United
States, not even the Impeachment trial Of
President JOHNSON on which greater conec-
qucnccs depended than are likely to result
from the trial of these four men. The evil
tlcncc and all the proceedings of the court
will bc read and reviewed by the whole coun-
try. II the verdict of the jury should bc
DuaiM and If that verdict should be approved
by the general, impartial public Judgment.
there would bc no course left open to Mr..
HAYES but IA a matter of common dcccncy
10 bow his head and retire.
A deep interest has already attached To
this proceeding. and from the first step to
the last Il vigilant and slccplcss watch will
be kept over it. There can bc no Interior
cncc or tampcring with the matter by the
Federal authorities permitted. The trial
must be fair to both Sides and then there
can be no escape from the moral more than
from the legal results.
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England Responds.

THE suns straight Republican ticket for
iss1 ~ GRANT and PfFRIuEroSr gains sup
port from an unexpected quarter. The
Mayor Of Fulkc-tonr IA the course IT an
address TO GRANT on his departure from
England on Thursday, expressed the wish
that he might have a third term as Prcsi-
dent Of the United States. and vcutured the
opinion that he would have it.
Thus We see that the mother country falls
into line in support of the straight Republic
can ticket for 1850 Tho Mayor Of Folkcstonc
didn't mention PIERREPoNr for Vice-Presi-
dent, but probably he would have done so if
h. had known that his name had been cou-
pied with GRANTS. lie also neglected %
nominate q. WASH NGToN CHILDs, A. NJ, as
Minister 10 England, Poet Laureate Of the
ticket. But he would undoubtedly have done
SO if he had read his poctical works and
pcruscd the photographed eulogies Of
the Almanac.
England as represented by Folkcstone.
steps to the music Of GRANT and PIERRE
PoSr. Now let us see what the monarchics
Of the Continent will do. The future is bright
with hope.
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Mr.. 7R.iIN,s COMpEXs. frTON.
The Evoiutcd Hohcminn Does Not Charge or
Expect $4,000 "a Column.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-lSir: As ab-
solute dictatorship controls THE Sun. its Jokes
arr sacred. But should not quality count as
we'll aa quantity? Joannos admits that he is
patented" nobic. while was born to the ma-
nor. Il not condensed milk moro expensive
than skim? Are not ideas more valuable than
words
Why should the shotgun contributions #
Perkins. Black Fairrhld. Townsend. Hartr.
and Joanncs- Bergh that Kill woodcork across
the yard. be- more valuable than my rife ball
which knocks a grizzly ut a mile? trip ham
mcr in flakes Of iron over a tcn-acrc lot has no
force. but. concentrated in a solid mass of iron.
comes. down with fearful velocity on pile.
Give your column articles bourgeois. Agate
is good enough for mo.
When a dollar. these times looks MS big ne a
cartwhecl. ought not pint oi idcas g. he worth
moro than a hushcl of words When THE
SUNS circulation is moro than Il dozen morning
and evening papers, could not advertls -
make money by cancrlling their other adNer-
tis mcnts and paying you SIX prices
Snr" Childss TRIGGER came Ia grief by los
ing 10000 since the Centennial, 50 that he
has To- prop NJ its fallen fortunes 10y Fourth II
July banuu"ts to ncwshoys. THE sun. ~ the
only paying journal in America. can afford to
pny THE suns circulation makes it, power.
stronger intellectual food ENpciicncy meyer
wins. Do right and no wrong can happen. Tho
pubic. nauseatcd with The padded columns of
the hlanK"t sheets. fan of false hair teeth.
losopls. hips, and calves OF literature bankers
for u healthier diet.
Talking through THE sun 10 900 900 read
ers can AFFORD mod"rat" terms. For instance,
this postal COSTS you. Pint peanuts. &c.. cup
coffee. b.. small plate baked beans. De-; three
penny rolls. 3d.: one pnper torpedoes, Be-; ono
pack iirrraekerS r.. To-day is the Fourth, the
first oyer known without fireworks. parade, or
music. and when the Park ahorers are kept to
work all day. What has raised your circuu-
ton %. 900 a week but G.. +. T.r
While we are disposed to accept Mr.. Trains
conditions In a general way and shall for
ward Ia his address in Madison park. at an
early date. tho twenty-six cents due him for tho
above contribution. our sense Of justice COM
pcs us 10 insist on rcscrvng the right To CONF
pcnsate him at the rIli rate OF s4j0OO a column.
or even more. whenever we are convinced that
he fairly earns it.
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to account are multifoM Socially thoy are
Invaluable If. for instance. new Lion is
caught 10y aspirants to fashion who have
not got into tho charmed circle. before he
achieves succc-s he nocc isarily drigs his
first discovcrcrs up after him, unless
he Is exceptionally ngrntcful; but oven
Then ii is difficult for him to shake them OF.
If they possess the tcnncty and impotence
without which no social cmincnce can he at
tanned When II Lion has once made his rcpu-
tatiun, the highest circles are distinguished
10y his presence. no matter what his own ori-
gin or past history may have been. We have
an Illustration Of this general rrinciplrin th"
case Of our own distinguished cX-Prc7idcnt.
\ Lion can also be- made vcryu-clul for char
table purposes; he can he the attraction at
charitable balls, sermons. bazaars and 50
on. If he H. rich and supposed TO bc hcncvO-
lent. he is n good deal squcc2elh yall classes
Of hcgsnrs, from the philanthrop~t to the
impustur Ihcn he is always an excellent
commercial advertisement, aud is taken to
all places of public Amusement and re-
sort having been announced beforehand.
to the great profit 81 the proprictors.
He is necessarily great stimulus to Ger
y
that supply the luxusics of life. lie multi
plies balls. afternoon garden parties,
and all descriptions Of gaycty, to the mani
fest advantage ~ the millinors, groccrs,
conicctiOncrs livery stable keepers, aud all
the classes dependent on the extravaganza
of the world of fashion. Gen. GRANT has
been the means Of an expenditure Of thou
sands of pounds during this scasonin London
which would not otherwise have changed
hands, and we are surprised that he has
been allowed 10 leave for tho continent
already II Is probable that the Provinces
look to making little out of him later on
in the year.
Meantime We earnestly direct the at
tcntion of our own community to this
important question. New York was guilty
of reckless negligence last winter in allow
ing two Russian Grand Dukes to remain
hero for months without having shown
them any Of that peculiar civility
which might have been source of
80 much profit to ourselves. To be-
sure they were not frst-class Lions, but
they were quite good enough for carlyc x-
pcrImcnts. With Cuba. lIayt and MrNico
SO near, and always furnishing us with an
Interesting Presidential refugee, We really
have no excuse; and We entertain no doubt
that If we earnestly went into the business,
the achievements Of TIA" mother country IN
the Lion line might be- thrown far into the
shade.
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Minister Fosters Explanation OF the Order
TO Gen. Ord.

CRY OF MEXICO. juno 30. spirit Of
the order to Gen. Ord Ia cross the Rio Grandc
has been misunderstood by the press. which
has made bitter attacks on the American Gov
eminent
Tho official journal charges the United states
Government with tho violation Of treaties and
International law. alleging that the Rio Grande
movement is a protest for territorial aggran-
dzemcnt or for forcing Lcrdo upon the Mcxi-
can people. Those attacks have called forth a
addressed to the GoNcrnmcnt and the foreign
representatives. Tho following are the prin-
cipul points of the memorandum:
The instructions given 70 Gen. Ord are moi
tue announcer mt 81 new measure on the
part of the United States Tho dcprcdato ns
committed during th" past four years were not
common 90 both sides NJ the frontier Mexico
took no adequate, no vigorous measures to
prevent tn" dcpr daiions. or punish the out
laws. Mexico frequently ACKNOWLEDGED its in
ability To- dis barge lis duty regarding the
preservation Of order on the Rio Grandc
frontier giving rs reason Internal discussion:
The instructions 10 Gen. ord are nisintnrprctnd
by the Mexican Govcrnmcnt Thcr,fore the
declaration made by the Mexican Minister Of
War is unwnrrant"d in ON inlly asserting that
the instructions tO Gen. ord are In contrnVcn-
ton oi treaties between Mexico and the United
States.
Topographic dispatches announce meeting
between Generals ord and TrcVino at piodras
Nrgras. Vt which amicnho and satisfactory ar
Engagements were made for the suppression Of
raids.
The Mexican Government insists upon n
modification OF the orders 10 Gen. ord. and
fears are rni"rtHnrd that modification VIII
nor be- conceded There IL considerable excite
mont over this affair IN the capital.
senior. Rafael liena,dcs has been commits
stoned by ID" Mexican Government 10 make q
special and minute study Of the situation on
the border and report measures deemed cXpr-
dent for putting stop to raids and disorders
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h1i0fh- u enc OF eur part, had an int, rest
'hi n- '' N"'nn- '"n The editor OF Tine RHINE wa ielc
I'm. iir rr,. ,l,, , rr.,,,' ,nc o,.,,, or .o, NV.
,'or II. wa. ,on.c,cr,nod, .uicud. with nothing to
q. ' TOO l'N' care d" .'h,r 'l' ".n'.'. ,i."ruer.
Thanks Tor it either four nnhs oil u,,.c people were
Sem away without what th's wanted. only To become
,o ,r, and s,an, one demand nodonnfo, NE Other
MN
tia. M ,,, ,,,, ", ,',, ,,,i, ,",.''''
source OF profound .nu,acnon io 70. mat nice -,lcr.
WI hc'p".om IRON dictated candidate who has not
wiener arrcted under N. Se'',,' a,'''i ,n'
deputy .uuas.-tad tomporar, clerk INTO the paste pot
, ,, we ,'n- r,' W. a'. we shan he let alone
wiiont being called al. e,cr, hour , helm is,, ,,o
Whom we don't hnow and to spend our strength incGor
@ ~. ..i n, l,r ",' "' 's ,
political hcrrn- and ro about our daily work with tho
'@u'l1'u,n OF hno".g mat not the most crdnou' Of
he aiIonln. rowcr. rGa, i. one of in. r,.i,. of
Iucsday'- election Tor which we own our.oiscs pro
Inc punli'a'lon oi this article as " COM
ing from himself caused Mr. GREELEY the
most poignant distress II was read ny
"'h'is with ainalcin'ht anu disgust Every
one WIS astohlsh'u al thipE 50 contra
u''"rN ol the gchorou' nature whlch had
u'cn u"lN'isally u'HeN'u 10 pvIVhs 10 MI
uLhlLlh' lie himself regarded IL rs uollT
MN 'h' crosses. wrong ne pronounced II
industrious l"o''' anu 'n'ioul'l'ly set
" WIN W u'S"N"N H. an" th"7 10 correct
'"o i"'7V anu injurious in'licf7ioh IL HUI
made.
II was haro that tbc oinnt cvncricnonJ bia
''' Wv = '''. NI y" ''7
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The Public Deiusion that Made Hayes
President.

Hu, for an extraordinary and anomalous
condition Of public sentiment existing at the
time. the Electoral Commission would not
have been created. and Mr. HAYES would not
have been declared elected President Of the
United States The anomalous condition Of
the public "ntmcnt 10 which wa refer con-
sisted In an almost universal belief that a.
soon as the Presidential election should be-
settled, no matter how. the hard times
would improve and business would revive.
Added to this were the fears Of the timid of
the possibility of bloodshcd; and hence
arose demand, as If The nation spoke with
one voice. that the question who Was elected
should be- settled one way or the other
without unnecessary delay. There was Il
general impression that il was more inn
portant mat It should he determined quick
IS than that the decision should be- right.
The expectation that good times would
necessarily follow the inausuraii,A has been
found now by bitter experience Ia have been
dclu-.on. Ii Nj HAYES should feel him
self Obliged, by "A judicial decision that his
election was Fraudulent, To retire from Of
flee, the event Would not seriously or CON
sidorahlv affect the business of the country
while the hnal triumph Of the Cons tuition
over the temporary device adopted when
men took counsel only Of their unrounaod
hopes and grouuio-- fears would show the
Sulllcicncy Of ouro~ti,bli she'd institutions iur
all the purposes OF free government.
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AGrririoy .iuova rosrnfsrnns.


wAsHINGToN. JulyG -Commmicationsar
daily being received by the P,-t Onl'o Depart
mont from rostmust r. al small OFF 3 through
ont The country. saying that they have resigned
positions us members OF county political CONE
mittcrs hut it seems that no postmastcr has as
yet considered il advisable to rclinquish his
sulariod oniac in preference To- retiring from
one Of tho merely political positions covered
10y Mr. Hayess recent Order. Many of those
COMMUNICATIONS addressed to the Postmaatcr-
General contain tho amusinely inappropriate
phrases. - hrrrNV resign my ro- lion nS a
member of the --- Republican Committee
The postmnstor-G General .rd3ty received
a letter from J.. W. kryr-. Postmaster at Muli-
son. Wis, saving that four ont OF every 1--WE
mcmbrrs Of the Republican St1te Executive
Committee are PO-tmHst"rs, and iuuuiriug
whether their signature 10 a call iur a State
Convention will violate the spirit of the
order. Mr.. Reyes also writes that no and the
other three OH 'ehul,linls mumbers Of the COM
mitteo desire fully 10 conform 10 the order.
cncc which can receive their designations or
I'LL their places on the EXECUTIVE Committee.
and the couNyntluu cannot be- called 10y any
other means thnv hope the performance of the
formal duty above indicated will not be cOnsid-
cred as "A violation of the order.
The posimastrr-G General replied today that
although he would prefer that cnch oflrl
should interpret tho order for himself
yet hc is ut opinion that to merely provide
order without Attempting 10 control IL organ
iNHiion or future az tion. would not be incon-
slsteut with the spirit or purpose vi the Prcsi-
dents instructions.
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Mr.. w. W. WARREN of Boston thinks that
the conspirators who secured the Inauguration
Of HAYES H. President. through series of unc-
qunlcd frauds, may safely be left To the verdict
~ history No'douht that verdict will be- sum-
cicnuy damnine, but it Will be- a great dead
safer to administer an adequate punishment
beforehand. not merely by way of doing justice
To the criminals themselves, but rs "A warning 10
others against any renewal Of their offences
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Drinking men are increasing the fire.
ducncy u their potations ~ We drift toward
hot weather. and tho reports Of deeds of vio-
lcncc arc becoming, more numerous and more
startling accordingly. Don't drink too much ;
hut II you must drink, make sure that what you
drink is Of the best; and not u few will say that
the best is Croton plain.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-07
A Mournnul View of the Death of
Horace greeley.

A Mournfui View of the Death of
Horace Greeley.
The close Of HORACE GIEELEy's busy and
useful life, as everybody knows was pre-
coded by mental darkness. His brain had
been ocrwrought in his tremendous strug-
gle for the Presidency. and domestic afllc-
ton had laid its heavy hand upon him; hut
those who knew him best and enjoyed his
unreserved confidence. those into whose cars
he poured his hoartrcnding complaints were
led to believe that his iron constitution. tor
titled as it was by lifelong habits of temper
ancc, would have withstood both Of these
influences, had they not been combined with
another blow which completely crushed Mr..
GREELEY spirit. That blow was his cxclu-
fion from the post OF real editor of the N,,r
York Tribune.
Mr.. GREELEY was a printer by trade, and
mis- sympathy for his own craft retained In
age the warmth and glow Of youthful feel
ing. He had come to New York Il pcnniless
boy, and had built up daily journal then
almost rivallng in greatness the London
Times. In this his fondcst hopes and his
hottest ambition were centred so much so
that he solemnly requested that the only
Inscription on his tombstone should be-
FOUNDER OF THE NEW YORK tribune
Hence, after having been ingloriously de-
Ieatcd as u candidate for President, after
having followed his wife to her grave. is IL
strange that when, turning once more TO his
accustomed occupation for relief, he found
the editorial rooms Of the Tribune closed
against him. his heart sunk within him.
his reason became clouctcd. and mind and
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ocrai4 arc sanguine Of success. On the Same
Tuesday an election will be held in Iowa.
On the first Tuesday in November state
officers and Legislature will be chosen in New
York. Massachusetts. Minnesota. Mississippi.
New Jersey. PENNSYLVANIA, Texas. Virginia,
and Missouri
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Picrrrpont O>erworkcd.

TTTT7
LoNp0N, Juno 49, Glen. Grant dncs not
W,uN un..cr tlr url al; be- even .NaNn@ io1.
II fri nd and attendant. Minister pcrrrpoAt,
however, Ia breinnng to looe rather I0doj.
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Let Him Tell why,

Mr. HAYES says he has no idea ~ making
war on Mexico, and no idea Of acquiring any
part Of the territory belonging 60 that re-
public. On, no, hc has no such purpose.
Then let Mr.. HAYES explain why he ou-
thorized and ordered Gen. ORD to invade
Mexico with forces Of tho United States, ON
the protest Of stopping border raids, when
no such raid had occurred lor the previous
fourteen months;
II is no new thing for rulers and oerocial-
ly for Fraudulent rulers, to say one thing
and do exactly the other thing. 50 let Mr.
HAYES explain himself frankly. Lct him also
be- very careful what he docs.
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The Projected war with Mexico.


We do not doubt that our Government
will bc SUM e.cntIy patient with the Mexican;
but. after all. Con. Ord must go his duty. and II
Gen. Ircvino should got in the way. no doul
he Will come 10 grief As matters stand. q bat
tie between our troops md VI 'NlfHn forces Is an
cvent Of which news may como at any time.
Clearly the situation il such that. though orr
Government may exercise the utmost caro- and
lions 10 the commanders on the border. or I'M
less President Hayes surrcnders our border
people to tho attacks Of Mexican thieves. We
may ut any moment hear Of collision between
American and Mexican troops; and that, We
may ~ we'll remember. means war.
II appears 10 Us that unless President Dia1
acts more sensihy than he has done. unless he
allows orr forces To- pursue and punish tho
Mexican Outlaws. there may before long b. So
riuus troulic on the border. Secretary INdrt+
will no doubt do his best to bring President
ia this. Or If Dial, as t!' -.tesi hewS from M"Ni
go hints IL already tOt rim. and III su IN state
Of weakness that he may at nny time be- over
thrown; II neither he nor his successor will do
the justice We ask ami AT lust hOstilc collision
takes llacc-what them
Ron n, rimoe
An officer Of tho army who has Just arrived
here from TcXas says that the opinion on tho
frontier, among army officers, il that tile order
the forces " Gen. ord. should they hc found
on Mexican territory. IL likely TO prccipitatc a
collision, and i Is the current belief among
issued with this object in view. Ii IS bee
li"vcd that nnz ~ not Ivrrse to n collision
with tho United States believing tnat this
would he poru'nr thing among The Mexican
masses. and unit. them I'm favor Of his Admin
.sration The NrNieans are represented us
being unanimously opposed 20 any cession II
their territory. and. however much they may be
divided upon lO'Hl affairs. Wouli unite with en-
them. either hy purchase or conquest, any pOr-
ton OF their country.
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Life being short and space in THE Sun
limited, We are constrained 10 spare Mr., Town
SEND the modification ~ seeing in THE sun tho
most ntcmperate and wholly unnecessary part
OF the paper that he styles an answer to Attor.
ncy General FAiEcHfLD.
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Don't tolk of publication Of politics and
hthNN gnfvrthcnt 'mone the irople oi lho nation "a
IONS u- YOU Reel away from the which ty
demand, , our lntcile etaal scu,iiy.--t,sd Shal-
Don't talk Of publication Of politics and a
healthy government while man not elected hy
tho people sits in the chair OF the President.
The punishment and the branding of the men
who accomplished and who are bcncnlng by
that unpai alecd crime. demand the intel
lcotua activity not only al the scholar hut of tho
business man. the mechanic. the clerk. and tho
laborcr-n short. OF every good citizen. Until
that crime is punished there can be- no real
publication of politics. no healthy government.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-22
GENERAL NEWS

The Federal troops lett Wils-sharre yes
te95ay, ior plt.SrllA, whence taey 20 with
oiLei ;.ovl 10 Nop..na.
K wards are offered and warrants are out
for iheairrst ;oi both Of the CAiusmen an d
the Caae4s.sus engaged in the recent cut
breaks 1t E2chlin, California.
The Secretary Of The Treasury denies the
report .aAt he had approved y paper in~
struenng the Ohi0 Clerk in the Wasting
ton Departments to GO home 10 vote. -
The schooner Harp, from Calais, Me, foi
Winter HarOor, II is feared IS lost. \ bar
rel marked With her name aud quantity
OF boards have been picked up al the laltel
place.
The Black Warrior river IN Alabam
su1deny rose IS feet during the recent rain
sweeping away all the crops in its valley
including 50, 600 bales Of cotton. Great des.
utution Is feared.
A counterfeit IS bill on the Firs, Nation.
al Bank OF TamaQla has appeared. Ii is
80 well executed that the bes, course isto re-
fuse ali bills OF taat bank until the method
OF detection car be accurately ascefia.ned
Various members q the syndicate for the
negotiation Of tie rev per cent loan
were N consultation with the Secretary o
the ITessary, vss;eIG,y 40. tue settlement
ot accounts The s.. e;atv SAWS nc neN
proposition 10 lete- eL.- : lie .oan co.,
I-set Ws> c1AS;1e-sl.