New-York tribune., 1878-10-14

is mooting vexatious claims based on the San
Stefano Treaty, which Europe supposed had
become dead letter. This state of distur-
bance cannot but favor the Russian interests:
AS soon as England drifts into the Afghan
war; the Car will be at liberty to make Tur-
key feel again her helplessness and his ire
sistible power.
Secretary Evarts gives his opinions else
where upon the effect Of the cipher disclosures,
the Western elections, and Republican pros
poets in New-YOrk. When the Secretary says
that THE TRIBUNE's disclosure of the cipheTs
will naturally greatly strengthen the Republi-
can party, and predicts that the Republicans
will carry the Legislature in this State, he
will find far more ready acquiescence than
when he expresses the opinion that 1.-THE Solid
South need not any longer be feared rs n
political power" This is q statement calcu-
lated to bring broad smile to the thoughtful
| cOntenances of those politicians who propose
that the Solid South shall elect the next Presl-
dent, and furnish the next Secretary of dhe
Treasury.
There is document printed on another
ner, and all other Democrats for that matter,
both of the Tilden and anti-Tildcn scCts. 1t
is the indignant protest of a majority OF the
delegation which placed Mr.. Faulkner upon
the Democratic State Committee, under dis
tinCt pledge that he would vote for Mr.. Pur-
cell for Chairman, against the course which he
carried out in spite of their protest-that Of
betraying them and making himself the
Tilden candidate for Chairman as against
Mr.. Purcell This Is a quarrel in which
The TRIBUNE takes only a news in
terest. But at the same time THE TRIBUNE
has no objection to saying that no one who
has contemplated Mr.. Faulkner sliding about
in the SinuOus ways of State politics can doubt
the truth of the charge. A year ago Mr..
Faulkner was an anti-TIlden man, but not
without his price this year he turned Iilden
for a consideration. He is one of those
thrifty politicians who sell out so often that
eventually they cease to be worth buying.
Mount Vernon, in Indiana, would be prom
ising field for missionary work, or would serve
as a substantial basis for a large and efficient
police force. If the town is to be judged by
the recent occurrences there, it is composed
too many of them, the worst sort Of
outlaws or mere madmen. 1t is altogether a
shocking stOry-this account of what the dis
match truly calls "a series of disgusting crimes
"and tragic revenges." The crimes were those OF
seven or eight drunken negroes; the revengcs
the assault upon the jail where the men
were confined, the stabbing OF one of them,
and the hanging of four Others-were the
work of men who could not plead the
frenzy OF drunkenness as an excuse,
and who were intelligent enough to know
that they were doing murder in usurping the
functions of tie courts. Yet they were so
eager for the lives of these five black
brutes that they formed a small army
to meet the State troops which were
said to be coming, and actually planted
cannon in the streets. 1t was a highly de-
liberate lynching-a disgrace to the country
that it should have occurred in the midst of
a bOasted civilization, disgrace to the State
which lacked tho self-respect to repress 1t, a
disgrace to the community in which such a
deliIium of crime was possible.
Democratic opinion upon the cipher dis
patches continues to be singularly unanimous.
The Hon. Robert c. Winthrop, who says with
truth, that he is no longer actively engaged in
politics, and expresses an opinion reluctantly, is
nevertheless constrained to admit that the dis
datches /" if true, place an indeible stain on
all concerned" aud adds: al do not
chow they can very well be explained,
"and they exhibit a lamentable want
"of political and moral rectitude." Ex-
Governor Bedle, of New-Jersey, will say
absolutely nothing-which is equivalent to
saying a good deal. Congressman SOuthard,
of Ohio, struggles hard TO believe that Mr..
1iden had nothing to do with the kilograms,
but is compelled to think they are quite
extraordinary" and "Of very compromis-
"ing nature and are likely to exclude Mr..
"Tilden from any further share in the
"party councils" Congressman Hardenbergh,
of New-Jersey, regards the whole at
tempt to buy the Presidency as an
infamous outrage" the perpetrators
of which should be exposed and punished.
And that pure and incOrruptible statesman,
Mr. Leon Abbott, thinks the matter ought to
go before the Grand jury; and when Mr..
Leon Abbott recommends the Grand Jury for
fellow Democrat the case is bad indeed.
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