New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-20

refuse 10 go along and the wrong person would
be punished This shows not only that Judge
Sutherland is no Judge Of devils, but that he
he's no svmputhy one Of the most popular
of orr national 50 Which we take the shoot
ing Of unwilling young ladies 10y willing young
gentlemen to be.
In Armenia, Muklnar Pasha has distributed
the 10000 soldiers, exclusive of artillerymcn,
which form his field force in such manner as
To make a show of resistance. The relative
positions of the belligerents indicate conclu-
sively that he has been Withdrawing his forces
toward Erzerum, from the Kars and Bayand
roads. while the Russians are as steadily
| marching on his trail. The Bayazd column
of the Russian army has even advanced 10
| 1oprak Kaleh or castle, whence at the proper
moment it may assail the flank of the Turkish
position. In general, the Russian prospects
/ have improved, while the Ottoman hopes must
be correspondingy depressed.
Mr.. Sberman's letter guaranteeing, so far as
the Secretary Of the Treasury can, the pay
mert of the four per cent bonds in gold,
should. and doubtless will, remove every OBJ
! siacle to the success of that loan. There was
very little doubt, of course, rs to the position
of the Administration on this question, and
| there could he none as to the determination
! of the Government as well as OF the
| peoDIe that the buyers of these bonds
| should be paid in just az good money as they
lent But the camOr of the silver brigade and
letter from Treasury official with silver
souint had created some little uneasiness that
might have seriously interfered with
the success of the loan. All question
will now be removed, as Mr.. Shor-
mans letter is as explicit and straight
forward as can be desired. 1t is perhaps a
little Illuminating that the chief financial officer
Of the Government should be compelled to
make the promise that it will pay Its debts
| honestly; but for that We have the silver
brigade TO thank.
| Judge Van Vorst's decision that the lease by
The Union Ferry Company of the East River
ferries is void makes it likely that the city
will now be able to derive the revenue
from This source to which it is entitled, but
from which it has been debarred for the
past six years The stipulation by which, III
consideration OF a nominal rent, the feIriage
!
hours of heaviest travel, was popular one,
but 1T is a question whether the city dld not
pay more for the privilege than it was worth
| to the poorer claSSes-and at the same
time there would be much regret II
the reduction in ferIiage were lost.
As Judge Van Vorst's decision shows,
the Sinking Fund Commissioners gave away
! 100000 or S1j000o a year of the city
money in order that a certain class of Its citl-
zcns, and probably only a small proportion,
might save their pennies. This does not seem
lust, and when new lease is made it ought
TO be possible to get fair rent for the ferries
and at the same time to keep the feriage
rates down 10 their present figure and the au-
thorities ought to strive for both ends. But
lust now it is evident that the Union Ferry
Company is getting too much for one dollar a
year.
There has seldom been more sweeping
censure passed on a Ministry than that which
the French Chamber of Deputies voted yestcr-
day by 363 against 1913. 1t is obvious from
the figures that nearly every Deputy was
! present. and that the Republicans of all grades
voted solidly in favor of the notion The
minority of 1873 was evidently made up from
the 81 Bonapartsts and 2S Legitimists re-
enforced by those Deputies of undecided
| opinions known as Constituencies. The
Duke de Broghe processes to disregard the
Judgment of the Chamber, but both he and
Che Marshal President must chafe under the
rebuke which has been so promptly gwen them
in the face of the civilized wor d. The Pre-
mier must remember that he was one OF the
boldest sticklers for parliamentary discipline,
when it enabled him TO overthrow Presi-
dent Theirs, and that he cannot now
continue a day in power with any
regard for consistency; but that Is
probably the principle which concerns him
least Should the Senate be incited by the
attitude of the Deputies to reject MacMahon'S
request for the dissolution of the Chamber, he
might be forced to retire, inasmuch as he
| opcnlv declared that he would withdraw in
| case the IegitimiSts refused to support his APP
plication. About half of the 500 Senators are
! Republicans but many OF them lac': tie iir1nnesS
and loyalty of the Deputies who yesterday we're
not intimidated by the Royast howiings from
doing their duty. 1t remains to be seen
whether the Senate viii he a bui~arS against
the Executive power or the instrument OF an
obnoxious Ministry. Yesterdays triumph vindi-
Gates in a remarkable degree the pcwer Of the
press. Without the aid Of such journalists as
Girardin and Lem0iune tine Republicans could
not lave fought so well, nor conquered so de-
cisvely.
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY.
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