Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-05-05

for privilege to move troops through her
territory is decidedly cool. She will
maintain strict neutrality unless the
Turks cross or violate the Servian 'front.'
Ter. This is what may be termed slap
i'll the face.
SENATOR BLAINE writes TO friend in
Cincinnati: "They are attributing to
me great desire to attack President
Hayes and make flaming speech against
the administration, and that am pre-
pairing speech, etc. There is not aUord
of truth in it.
HAMPToN's message to the Legislature
of South Carolina is fair enough so far
as words go. But he will not be judged
by what the he says, but what he does.
Fair words butter DO parsnip; neither
do they reform any abuses, nor secure
any mans right.
In view of the approaching extra ses-
sion of Congress, shippers, vessel owners,
and citizens of the various cities on Lake
Michigan are clamoring for the passage
Of harbor appropriation bill. Would
it not be well for Cheboygan to look
after this matter Il little?
The war fleet of Russia on the Black
Sea consists OF foar corvettes, six large
raddle-wheel steamers, two gunboats,
eleven large gun vessels, two popotfkas,
or circular iron-clads, and two sailing
vessels. The circular iron-clads are a
novelty in iron-clad war vessels-they
move rapidly, and are easily handled liz
action.
The Salt Lake Herald, in an article de-
Tending the Mormons, says: There is
none of the squalor and filth observable
even among the poorer class of Utah's
cities and villages which are to be found /
in most Eastern cities" If the Mormons
take care of their poor and take pride in
cleanliness, they will receive due credit.
But that doesn't make poly gamy any the
less Objectionable.
THE indianapolis Journal in noticing
the almost unanimous vote of the cOnsOl-
dated Legislature of Louisiana tor Judge
SpOfford for United States Senator the
Republicans generally voting for this
old-line Democrat), says: 1t will be
seen that the day when the lion and the
lamb shall lie down together has come
in the Pelican state-but the lamb is in
side the lion.'
THE eighth annual repOr. of the Board
of Indian Commissioners Gust publishedD
reviews what has been done under the
peace system and deprecates the want of
good faith Of the government in the
of the Indians. 1t recommends
fair treatment Of the Indians ; Il generous
for educational purposes;
the establishment of industrial and agri-
cultural boarding schools. Sc.
CONGRESS will be convened i'm extra
session on the 18th of June. The Presi-
dents proclamation will call attention to
deficiencies caused by too much Demo-
cratic economy" The appropriation
for printing postoffice blanks has been
used up, causing considerable inconveni-
ence. This sort of thing is not '.econ-
omy," but extravaganza, since it causes
needless loss and needless Inconvenience |
in transacting absolutely necessary pub
lie business.
THAT is ringing sentence with which
the Gar closes his war manifesto: PRO
foundry convinced of the justice Of our
cause, and committing ourselves to the
grace and help of the Most High, we
make known to our faithful subjects that
the moment, foreseen when we pro-
nounced the words to which all Russia !
responded with complete unanimity, has |
now arrived. In now invoking the
blessing of God upon our valiant armies,
we give them the order to cross the !
Turkish frontier.
THE New York Times. in discussing
the declared purposes of the Russian
government, says: This must mean to
drive the Turks, as rulers. from Europe. |
Nothing short of this will protect the |
Christians now subject to Turkish pow
er from the abuses of which they COM
plain. Russia cannot govern the Chris
tian provinces through the Porte, because
the Porte could not, if it wished to, gov
ern those provinces in any other way j
than that i'll which they are now govern
ed. The power of the Sultan over the |
local authorities is shanow, for which |
he may fight, but concerning which he
could never give any satisfactory guaran-
tee.r