New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-26

given to the principle and practice OF arpi-
tratiOn; but, as the Canadian press has itse1
raised tins point. it cannot be improper Tor
the American press to discuss 1t.
Mr.. Edmunds is in despair about the licen-
tious press, which persists in getting the news
and printing it, without regard to the rules OF
the Senate or the feelings of the Senator from
Vermont. On Saturday he roundly lectured
his committee for letting the public know
what went on inside of the committee-room,
and he scOlded so well that his colleagues are
going about now with their lips tightly
pursed up, wondering how soon they are
likely to burst. On the subject OF executive
sessions and confidential caucuses, also, Mr..
Edmunds feels strongly. He says, with real
pathOs that there is no suer way OF
getting a thing into the papers than 10 hOid Il
confidential caucus over 1t. lie VIII nave no
more of such conclaves, and just to be consist
ent. straightway calls nice, little conilden-
tial conference at his own house. caucus
of one is the only thing to satisfy Mr.. Ed
munds.
II is time to protest against tho loose and
scandalous manner in which the name of Mr..
dence given before the Aldermen's invest-
CATION. Mr.. Swccny was vindicated by
the highest judicial authority from al
suspicion of completely in the Ring trarus'
after he had remained abroad several years,
bearing in silence, for the sake of wicked
brother. great load of reproach, and after
he had nobly sacrificed large portion
of his brothers estate to convince the
public of repentance on that person
part so sincere that restitution came
from even beyond the grave. And yet
Mr.. Ingerso insisted last week on making
wholly irrelevant and unnecessary revelation
about q package of money for the wicked
brother, left on Mr.. Peter b. Sweenv's desk,
whereas that gentleman evidently knew
nothing of the matter, and could not
have thought there was anything queer
in an envelope filled with money,
and simply marked as" And here
comes Mr. Keyser, whose memory is exceed
ingly poor on most points, but who declares
that when he says "Sweeny" he "refers to
Peter b." Refers to Peter g." indeed! Well
in the old times, Peter b. would have mdlg-
nantly-referrcd him to James NJ.
The rapidity with which blow and counter
blow succeed each other in France, imparts
interest to the crisis, and promises an early
solution. The formation of the new Ministry
on Friday last, was succeeded by their state
mcnt next day. That explanation, like the
Ministry itself, did not satisfy the Chamber
of Deputies. which forthwith, by vote
of 1913 to pos, resolved that it could not accept
the new Ministers, deeming their appointment
a violation of parliamentary law. This chal-
lenge appears to have greatly irlitated Pies
ldent MacMahon, who, after entertain
ing at dinner the Premier and Minister
of War. General de Rochebouet, and other
officers, declared in favor of resistance, hold
ing that his overtures had been met by
"violent declaration of war;" and that any
further concession would be tantlmOunt to
surrender. This defiance at once renders the
situation exceedingly grave. The proposed
appeal to the Senate to decide upon
the constltutionality of the Chambers vote
is a futile cxpedient, entirely inadequate for
the emergency. 1t cannot retard the actual
tug of war, which may come to-day, when the
IDENTITIES are asked to vote the Budget. Every
thing indicates that they will peremptorily
decline to do so until, as Gambetta says, Marshal
MacMahOn appoints Ministry in whom the Re-
publican majority can place confidence When
the Chamber assumes that attitude no subtcr-
fuges will avail The President must either
submit resign, or Overturn the Constitution,
punging the French nation perhaps into civil
war.