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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-18
THE REPUBLICAN, OUTDOOR.

A patent fact in the present political situa-
ton is that the Republican party is not only
stronger to-day than at any time since the
Inauguration Of President Hayes, but stronger
than It's most sanguine friends could have
hoped SIX months ago. Events have been
shaping themselves favorably ever since the
opening of the special session of Congress.
1t need hardly be denied that six months
ago many Republican leaders had gloomy fore
holdings. The course of the Administration
with reference to the withdrawal of troops
from the Southern States and the adoption of
the policy of Federal nOn-interference in the
affairs of the States had given offence
10 large numbers of active Republicans
of extreme views upon the Southern question,
but this disalectiOn was felt to be merely
temporary. 1t was not doubted that so soon
as the circumstances of the case and the ac-
tual necessity of such a course came to be
fully understood and the motives Of the
President appreciated, the dissatisfaction
would cease, and the most radical
members of the party would accept the in
evitable with philosophy, If not with cheer
fulness. But the apparent purpose OF the Ad-
mlnistraton to build up party at the South by
a policy of Cancellation, which to many had the
appearance of a surrender of principle and an
abandonment of Republicanism, had excited
the grayest apprehenson' in the minds
of the most thoughtful men in the
party and the possible results of that
policy were viewed with unconccaled alarm.
Nor did the course Of the President
with regard TO what is called the Reform of
the Civil Service have any reassuring effect.
The remarkable advertisements and prOcama-
tons issued under this head, and the more
remarkable appointments following them, had
80 bewildered everybody that Democrats only
were encouraged while Republicans were dis
heartened by the hopeless confusion.
1t was III just this state Of things that the
country entered upon the November elections /;
the Republicans having more cause for de-
spondency and Encouragement than at any
previous election for twenty years, and the
Democrats correspondingly elated and hopeful.
To the establishment of the Republicans
themselves, they more than held their
own in the general summing up of results.
The TRIBUNE took occasion, at that time, to
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PERSONAL.

Mrs. Samuel May of Boston, the niece of
the late Nathaniel Goddard, ninety years old on
saturday; and has withal clear mind and charming
spirits.
Professor MOmmsens sixteth birthday has
inst been celebrated. congratulatOry address was
presented to him by depuaton of about sixty uniyer
slty professors.
Mr.. John Ruskin does not wholly agree with
Mrs General sherman the subject Of dancing lilo has
found ont-and says so In F0rS-that music and pre-
else dancing are safeguards OF morality.
Ogman Pasha, who was made out suicide
10y Dame Rumor for little while, has been de
scrbed as an athletic man. in the forties with superb
head and regular earnest features. lie was tacturn
plous and sefrelian and man that could NOS endure
the sight OF "a newspaper correspondent.
II il somewhat strange to read that his Ex-
cellency Kuo Ia,cD, the Chinese Ambassador III Eng
land visited oxford with his suite the other day to near
Professor Iegges lecture Chinese, the subject being
immortal Confuciausm the sixteen Maxims OF the
Kaustsi Sacred Edct Truthful james GlSnIation
uof failure and the Caucasian Is not played OUT
John Bright wrote lately note i'll which
occurred this passage: II children at school can he
made TO unders nd how IL ia just and noble TO be hu
,nc even 70 what we term inferior animals, 1t viii do
much o give them higher character and tone through
fe There nothing meaner than OalbaiOus anu cIueI
treatment OF the dumb creatures VINO cannon G
or resent tho misery Wnich Is 30 oi'o" ~ '' nm
upon them , n
AgassiZs family have presented to the Mas
sacbusetts Historical Society the branch oi pam Doo
Inv tho students at the funeral of Humboldt ana gwen 70
,iz by Mr. winthrop. who brought 1t to TINS country
A. Wnsor at the last meeting Of the society bore tes-
,ov to the great Labor bestowed by Mr. AgaSz on the
,',',I1y,tipn of his address on Humboldt lie spent
dlvs ri the public library III reading the numerous
works oil that Distinguished sayant III all the lang udsts
IN which thcy appear
Governor Blue Jeans Williams, OF Indiana,
t. not distinguished for financial hberality Not long ago
several ladies' engaged in tie work OF helping the poor
~ INDIANAPOLIS called upon the Governor Tor cohtrDu
tiou. "why don't you stop building churches, ho
naked "and leave addressing IN such hne clote'i Ih'h
voni have more money to help the poor, ana Wouun
need 10 como begging OF other people Anu ne gave
them nothing
Webster's opinion of Byron, conveyed in IA
pryate letter has lately been made public property Tor
the first time II was gentle opinion. The brilliant
American says OF tho great poet have tried hard 10
And something In him like, besides his genius ana W.T.
but there Is no other likeable quality bout HIM lie was
AN incarnation Of demOnism. II Milton was alive To re-
cast certain prominent characters IN his great epc no
could estaDlsn them with traits without violating
probability
Mr.. Charles Coghlan the actor, who is at
present living In the stuyye5ant Apartment House In
Eghtcentast, Is described Us man somewhat reserved
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to the German and two to the French drama.
We believe like instance could hardly be found in
the world. English plays are occasionally given in
Paris; French plays are moro frequently presented
in London,-and sometimes in Vienna, Berlin and st.
Petersburg, the latter city having permanent Ger
man house, while the Italian opera finds its home
wherever there are refined tastes and riches enough
to support them but in New-YOrk the German the
atres are open every night of the season, and the
French do, or appear to do good business. Inc
act is interesting as it shows the mixed character
of our population, and the strong national tastes
which some of It's component parts still carefully re-
tain Something of the same Characteristic is shown
in our newspapers, of which we have or have had
German, French Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, He
brew. Welsh and native Irish specimens. The res
taurants cater to every variety of alien appetite, and
almost every stranger may partake Of the dishes OF
his native land. prepared by competent cooks. The
truth is that here rs everywhere else different ma
tionalites aSsmiato slowly. The process is hardly
much advanced in the second generation sometimes
1T goes on for century more, as in some German
speaking parts of Pennsylvania. There are incon-
veniencies and disadvantages attending these differ
ences Of nationality, but thus far we have sur
mounted them wonderfully well In our politics
there il less clannshness arising from our mscella
neous population than might have been expected,
although of course, there is some. What the adj
vantagcs will be Of the intermixture of races which
inevitably awaits MS, time alone can determine; but
there is no ground for apprehension We are in tho
most difficult stage of assimilation, and there 10
nothing in the past history of mankind to alarm us.
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"have submitted,r said he, "to insult, con-
"tumely abuse, Misrepresentation, falSehood'
"and malignity.r at was not" he continued,
"congenial to my nature" He bore 1t only
because he must But he regarded the kepuD-
lican Senators as brutes, towards, ana DlacK-
"guards.n and he meant hereafter TO give
them as good rs they sent IA declaration
which was received with rOars and tempests
of applause. Then, having denounced win
true plantation vehemence the fraudulenG
President" and abused Mr.. Hayes especially
for his treatment of South Carolina %, he
urged the South to stand solid and steadiast
in hostility to the Administration and the lie
publican party, and to range itself in " COM
"pact and unbroken utilization with Tam
many Hall.
Reconciliation and brotherly love is an ex-
cellent thing, when it is not all on one side
Int # seems to be high time for us to thlnk OF
something else. When the long lost son ana
brother undertakes to turn the house out at
the windows and to bring in all his dISrepu-
table associates to break open the pantry
and carry off the plate, the ardor OF affection
cives WAY to the instinct Of self-defence.
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pont out that what seemed then to be the most
discouraging features of the situation were not
SO, in fact but were really when fairly viewed
in the light of past experience, full OF encour-
agement and hope. Developments since
that time have demonstrated the accuracy
of our observation, and fairly verified
the prediction then made OF kepuoh-
can reawakcnng. With our long expert
ence OF Democratic faulty and per-
verseness, and the constitutional inability OF
that party to bear prosperity, we malntaihed
that there was only needed little temporary
success to insure its decisive defeat; that
with rope enough given it, it was morally
certain to hang itself; while Its opponent
steadied and chastened by adversely,
was equally sure TO regain the con-
fdence of the people by incre>Sed
prudence and discretion. The special session
of Congress came to an end the regular SEES
sion began, and now we have reached the
holiday recess; and the event has justified us.
A Democratic majority has been on eX-
hibition for three months in the House, and
only succeeded IN disgusting the country
with It's ridiculous pretence or leglsla-
ton, while a Democratic minority IN the Sem
ate has been making futile attempts to con-
vert itself into a majority, and incite quar-
rel between the President and his party.
Meantime, the Republicans in both House and
Senate have behaved discreetly toward their
adversaries and refused to be drawn into IT.
reconcilable quarrels among themselves or
with the Administration.
Discussions in the party there have been,
but these do not involve its fundamental
principlcs. and are not necessarily lasting.
Now let them cease, and let personal rival
ries be forgotten in the cause of n strong, con-
solidated. harmonious, and hopeful party. a
Solid South that has no ground now
for complaint against a Republican Adj
ministration or the Republican party, still
OPPOSES the party that has conceded to it all
its demands, and opposes it for no other rea-
son than that it does feed fat the ancient
grudge, and will not let byGones be byGones.
Thousands of independent Republicans ID
the doubtful States who have been voting
the Democratic ticket because they opposed
Federal Interference in the States are ready to
come back now that that question Is settled.
When they voted to give the Southern states
their rights. they did not mean to restore the
condition of affairs before the war, or place
absolute power in the hands of the alliance of
the Northern Democracy and the Solid South.
And there are thousands Of men who
have not been voting the Republican
ticket of late, who want the public
debt paid and the national credit maintained,
and who must act with the Republicans here
after or be false to their convictions. Again,
we say the prospects have not for long time
been SO favorable to the Republicans rs at this
moment. And we are confident that the pres
ent session of Congress will strengthen the
Republicans and weaken the Democrats still
rlLnr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-18

FoHE1GN.-The Gar has arrived at Bucharest on
his way Lomewarl. =- In Santo Domingo the
revolution has become general. == The Russian,
have advanced eastward from Elena, to Bamoya.
- In France, the Senate is about TO vote the d.
rect taxes and part ofthe budget
Acknowledgement are leaving Washington
for the vacation. 80 A special message on Civil
Service Reform, accompanied by a report from the
Civil Service Commission, is preparing. -= din
ner was gwen to the poet Whittier, on the compile
ton Of his SEVENTEEN year, by the publishers Of The
Atlantic MOphly. - The reports of the Mexican
border troubles were greatly exaggerated.
CRY AND SUBURBAN.-It has been discovered that
the National Trust Companys funds were mi,man-
aged corruptly and scandalOusy. = The posi-
lie removal of the Police Commissioners was
much discussed, yesterday. in the city de-
partments. - About 200 ale and beer
licenses were granted. == The money re-
ceived from Sweeny and Woodward, $444,9S2 Is,
was paid into the City Treasury. == The Board Of
Education WAS charged with excessive estimates,
amounting, IN seven years, TO $4,67J.S92 81 -=
The Church of the Holy Trinity raised $40 900 more
toward its debt. -= John Riley, who murdered
Officer O'Brlen, in 1861 was arrested. - A cat
show and an exhibition Of colOred babies were
opened "a burning oil car caused disastrous
fire at Paterson. = Gold 1929, 1929, 1929.
Gold value of the legal-tender dollar at the close,
$3.50 cents Stocks opened higher but subsequently
declined and closed weak.
TIE WEATHER.-TRIBUNR local observations indi-
cate clearer and colder weather. Thermometer yes
terday, 400, 81. 40.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-18

The people of New South Wales want man-of-
war; and they propose to pay the expenses of equip
ping and running 1t. if the mothercOuntry Will fur
nish the craft At this distance is not clear what
they want to do with the vessel and the matter il
of interest only because it has revived discussion Of
the scheme tor an Australian Confederation, which
has lain dormant fOr several years. If New South
Wales has "A cruiser the other colonies must each
have one and this idea leads people to ask why it
would not be good thing for them to club together
and support little navy IN common. Then comes
the further question. if navy in common, why not
post-onices, custom houses and minis, too-n
short, why not have a general Government like that
OF Canadai The serious grounds of opposition TO
the plan of confederation are only two and of these
the more important is radical difference in the tar
if system of New South Wales and Victoria, the two
wealthiest and most populous Of the Colonies. One
has adopted protective system, and expects by It's
ad to utilize her cOll and iron deposits
and develop manufacturing interests while
the other, together with Queensland and
South and West Australia, holds 10 the
English free-radc system. Queensland is rcspon-
sible for the second ground of opposition. In that
colony the importation of Coolies is permitted. 1t
has sub-tropIcal climate and Cooic labor is found
profitable upon the sugar plantations, just n slave
Labor used to. be in the Southern States of our
Union. The people OF the other colonies are opposed
20 the Introduction of this semi-save labor, aud if
o confederation were formed they would speedily
prohibit it in Queensland, as they have already IN
their own localities. Ii is evident however, that a
federation Of the Colonies will before long be de-
manded by mutual interests strong enough to over
come al objections. With no powerful neighbor to
fear, aud with need Of British leading-strings, Il
union OF Colonies would be but the forerunner of a
union of States. Indeed. no one who has watched
the rapid growth of Australia can doubt that the
day is near at hand when the vast i5land-contincnt
Of the S1uth Sea will become an Independent rcpub-
tic with institutions closely modelled upon our own
Nothing, perhaps, illustrates moro wildly the
| cosmopolitan character OF New-York than its
observation-disclosures There were open the other night,
beild,s the Engsh-spcaking theatres, two devoted
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while. the Astronomer Royal of Scotland, after
studying the variations of temperature for
most of this century, has hazarded the predic-
ton OF very cold Winter in the British
islands, and people who base their weather
science on the proceedings of woodchucks and
wild fowl have made similar forecasts as to
This cOultry
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-18

Indications increase that Russia is about to
! transfer the scene of hostilities to the vicinity
Of Sophia. that ancient city on the Isca,
whence there is main road 10 Adrian
oplc and the Turkish capital. With Orlihanie
as its base of operations a Russian
force has already been as far westward
as Taskcsen, within twenty-five miles of So
phia, but, according to the Turkish report,
1t was compelled to fall back. After this re-
verse it will probably await the arrival of the
10000 troops which were to have left Plevna
on Monday for Orllhanie, before max
ing any serious attempt to capture So
phia. Meanwhile the Scrvians will be
advancing in the direction of that city
from the northeast, being already near Nissa.
lf they do not come up in time to aid the Rus
slams, they will at least serve to keep large
Ottoman force occupied, in rctarding their pro-
crcss. At Sophia, the Russians would be with
i'm four days march Of the railroad leading 20
PhijippOpllS, AdrianOple, and the capital. Twcn-
~ years ago, it was customary for cOuners To
make the journey from Sophia to CONSTANT
uople in six days, but of course, the invading
army could not move SO quickly, were il even
unopp0scd. While the Russians may adopt
this route in order to enter the
fertile province south of the Balkan
range, the readiness with which they have
pushed forward from Elena, eastward to Bah
roya shows that they are determined to make
use of the Shipka and neighborng passes,
either to threaten AdrianOple or to renew, at
the first opportunity, the invasion attempted
last Summer.
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Rapid Transit was long indeed in coming,
but now that it is fairly on the way. 1t seems
to be travelling toward us with something of
its own rapidity There is such promise of
big dividends ahead that both roads are pushing
their work at all possible speed, and they are
not likely to be disappointed in their cXpecta-
tons. The construction OF the roads will cause
some temporary Inconvenience, and, in some
cases, there is undoubtedly real hardship to
pyopcrty-OYners but, as is often the case, the
few are sacrificed to the many. The mass o.
the people of this city have suffered so much
and 50 long from the evils of slow transit, that
they Will welcome relief in almost any shape,
and will make concessions to get 1t
which their descendants will doubtless look
upon with wonder. But, in a time of
great need, men do not stop to talk about de-
tails. We must have rapid transit somehow
and as the lines now building are evidently
to be the first to give it to us, every citizen
who has croancd under the cruelties of the
horse-cars will rejoice TO see the elevated roads
growing whole miles every Month.
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THE NEUS THIS MORNING.

TUESDAY. DECEMBER Is. 1877.