New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-22

shuttle double. No reference to Trumbu-nor to AM
body. ~
There are questions of greater moment beror.
the American people than the Of priority between
Wells and KeDner. IL makes very little difference VIII
spoke about IL first.
A Louisiana syll0gism: Major Premse-yo
good Catholic VIII do anything wrong. Minor Premise
J. Madison Wells says he ia good Catholic Concusio
Therefore the Hayes ELECTORAL ticket ceiyed majority
or the votes cast in that State. Logic IA logic ''
Posterity will not willingly let die some q,
the scenes in the national drama now acting The ,va
and solemn proceedings before the Court Of Arbra,o
may fade from memory, but future generations win ~
loih to forget that Judge Kelley stripped the Igb,
fantastic" at colOred ball in New-OIleans while Iut
Trnmbu stood by "studying peculiar phase Of sOab
ern society"
Senator Hereford has exploded prematurelv
His constitutional law proved quite too emaciated ana
paralytc for exhibition. Mr. Hereford appeared 70 h
ter advantage in the House, where he could seen, -
appropriation at great distance and sagacou. n,
his quarry from affair."" speak Every debate an %
and harbor bills spiced and favored into racnes ~
his everlasting zeal for funds for the pnrrose a, 49,
ing ont basin somewhere In the Aleghaues IN o9t ,
Pan Handle Navy His powers to be contracted n
the Senate.
Mr.. Norwood adds his name apoloeeticalIv
TO the catalogue Of statesmen who do not look bfo
they sign. 1t doesn't appear that the objections 10 tho
Michigan eectOr written in cipher and Mr. Nor,
wood could have read them without the aid o, tho
Pelton-Patrick Dictionary but being Of truthful and
cnging nature lie did not read them and Of course ha
went wrong Mr.. Norwood evidently needs guidance
and If lie ISN'T able 10 steer himself he ought IN ain
some rellDle piot who VIII covenant TO hold fast 70 h
helm night and day.
Mr.. Wheeler looks upon the decision in tba
Louisiana case as Just and honorable, and says bad
precedent woud have been had the Commission de-
cided to go behind the Returning Boards declaration.
In recent Interview he said 81 satisfied In Noyeu.
Der that Gov. Hayes elected by the people wa.
still more firm in my when the electoral co.
legcs met and confirmed it, and when n Commission
chosen by the representatives Of the Democratic party
OF the country confirmed Gov Iaycs's election do 10,
tllhK anybody ought to doubt the result"
There is little post-moTtcm cruelty in res.
directing such paragraphs the following from Tie
Pensacola Flordal Weekly Express OF March 49, 1875:
"The Hon. W. J. Purman, Representative in Congress
for West Florida and - -, arrived in the city this
week. On Thursday morning they were both fined SO
in the Mayors Court for being drunk and dis
orderly on the streets Being little booty and
somewhat noisy Marshal TOurat invited them to appear
at the Mayors Court; and, our Mayor has little
State PRIDE he allowed them to plea guilty without ap.
pearance, they paying the aboye-mentioned fine and
costs Comment Is unnecessary" The Cincinnati En-
qarer the M rr b az ne market
Congress, He isn't worth five cents, clothes and all"
Those Republicans who voted for Mr.. Tlden
under the pretense that the Administration Of Gov.
Hayes would be but a weak copy OF Gen Grants
likely TO have agreeable disappointment In the heat
OF the Presidential canvass there earnest
demand for reform than The Boston Journal well
illustrates this in the following sentences: Gov Hayes
stands pledged to reform; he was nominated on that
express understanding at Cincinnati; he confirmed the
Obligation in his acceptance letter. in which, for the
pose OF giving the people the best OF h
aud of qualifying himself for work. lac declared he
would MT be a candidate for reelection; and nov the
whole country expects him to be true 10 MS Wori and
what is quite important, expects the Republican parry
TO enable him to carry out Il reform policy
Dom Piatt, in "a letter TO The Washington
Star attempts lame vindcaton Of himself for publish
ing tie ncendiary article which appeared in his paper
last Sunday. lie makes Ike following absurd comparison
between the President Of the United States and himself;
lave only put in worls what the President has EN-
bodied in acts gathering troops at the national cap
ifal time in the history OF the Republic to en-
force an inauguration lac indicated the danger Then, TO
make the the significant when IL was apparent
that Tden TO be Installed, he ordered his troops
away. Mr. Tildcn, it seems would need no armed sup
port Them after Justice Davis declined and Bradey's
appointment revived the hopes of Hayes the order was
countermanded and additional troops summoned TO
Washington. II there Is ASSASSINATION IN my fngges0n'
there is assassination in the Presidents acts. lie a
are not likely TO De much disturbed by the appeal Mr.
Piat might yell assassination for year steadily ana
the community wouldn't turn Il hair.
Mr.. Tilden's letter of acceptance was buried
out of sight three days after it appeared The letter Of
Gov Hayes remains to-Iay Of the most pithy and
sententous political documents ever written With all
the experience OF the canvass and the long suspense
since the election II is doubtful sagacious policy
could be outlined than his letter contains. The closing
paragraph timely reading. 1t is as follows: with
civil service organized upon system which will secure
purity experience efficiency, and economy with astrict
regard for the public welfare solely in appointments;
with the speedy thorough and unsparng prosecution
and punishment OF all public officers who betray OIL
Ella. trusts with sound currency; with education IN
sectarian and free TO all; with simplicity and frlgay
in public and private affairs ana WIN iernhi sp n
~ 1r as nation WILL by the blessing OF God
be preGmnent era Of good feeling aud period of
progress, prosperity, ana happiness
Having discovered that it has gone through
all the motions OF persuading Gov Ilden TO appoint
Gov HAYES TO Cabinet position for nothing fhe Spring
ed Republican is trying to relieve tue latter OF TUG
embarrassmeuts OF forming Cabinet II says: There
ia bold stroke of relief that President Hayes might take
with great success. That is TO make Abram s. HEWITT
the chairman OF the Democratic National Committee,
Secretary OF the Treasury and NcwYOrks representa-
tive in the new Administration. Why nOtf IL WOuid 10
as good thing for President Hayes 10 do as 1t Woua
have been for President Tlden to call Gov Hayes 10 us
administration. II would never do, OF course Tor hayes
10 invite Tilden into his Cabinet man Ike him. WIFI
out the distractions OF wife and children aud with pas
sion for ndulgng his leisure in ipjunctons, mandamuss
and 0o ,rdrranos would be taking advantage OF the OPP
pOrtnnity and OF these cSSed Lam inaehus'
ior petting HAYES out of the White House ana hm>e m
IIut Hewitt is "A safer sort Of man. Then AGAIN, thnA
of the healing which the appointment OF the son,nLn
of old Peter Cooper would carry on Its wings 70 Tue So
,rcenback grangers OF Ohio and Indiana" what hes
this Editor is. Where will he turn up neXtf
Mr.. Watterson pursues a wise course. he
makes moderate speeches in Congress and then uhou
dens his pentip emotions in The Louisville Co"r'erIo
nal On the 18th inst. he wrote to that paper " ln0
deed IL done aud there is IN this as in most mattersa
certain inexpediency not to say unwisdom in weeping
over spilled milk The milk that is spilled was GOOD m%
The pail that contained it Of stout CEDAR Win o'
nh, hress