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Mr.. G1LPIN'S Defence.

Mr. Cabin, the ex-chicf clerk of the Indian
Bureau, makes public. this morning, naEa-
tive of his trial and dismissal, which we are
sure will be found interesting, not to say sur
prising. If it Is strictly accurate story Mr..
Galpn has been disgraccd and removed from
the Government service on charges to
which we can apply no other term than
frivolous. We may be permitted t.
doubt whether an accused man is capa-
bic of giving an impartial account OF
his own trial, and faithful portrait of his
acc,isers but making all proper allowances FOR
personal feeling. the letter Of the ex-clcrk GER
tainly invites Il very attentive consideration.
If the Secretary OF the Interior thought that
the good of the service required Mr.. Galpin's
removal, he had perfect right to remove him.
Bat the manner in which the removal was eff
fcctcd seems, according to our present lights,
to be gross outrage upon what Americans
understand by fair play.
Mr.. Galpin was always recognized as the
appOntce and representative of the reform ell
cmcnt in the Indian service and he is said to
have been very highly estceHVd for his per-
sonal integrity and efficiency. The charges
against him were brought by members of a
notorious Indian ring, whose operations he had
thwarted A slight examination might have
DISPOSED OF them; but the Secretary chose to
resort to a secret Star Chamber inquiry of ex-
traordinary harshness. Ga!pin was first slis-
pended; his books and private papers were
seized; witnesses were examined in private
he was not allowed to question them; he was
not allowed, except under great restrictions,
to reply to their Statements but meanwhile
their testimony was given out day by day to
the reporters OF the Associated Press. Finally,
all the original charges broke down, and after
six months investigation Galpin was dismissed
for transaction which he himself had brought
to the attention of his superlors. We have
thus far only his account of it but unless he
is entirely disappearing case in which he
is certain to be sharply corrected If no is
wrong, the sentence seems TO have been pre-
pOsterOus.
The inference which unprcjudiced observers
will draw from this narrative is that there
was determination to get rid of Mr. Galpin,
whether for personal or political reasons We
do not stop to inquire We care less, just now,
about fathoming the motives Of the prosecll-
ton than pointing out the great danger and
the m0nstrous injustice of tOerating such az
oppressive and un-American method of admin
istcring department. Whatever the charges
and suspicious against this man, he was ent:-
tied to q fair trial, and he has not had one
And we suspect the lessons his fate will teacl
the other clerks in the bureau are only two
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POLITICAL NOTES.

What pity that the voice Of Lamar is not the
voice of the solid South!
The silver agtator is bound that his end shall be
like ms beginning NOISY.
The essence of Civil Service Reform-Putting Nor
rills man in lianns mans place.
The tremendous harmony IN the Democratic party
will eliminate in fight, if the Western brother is
not manacled.
That Bristow dinner at the White House will con-
vince the Boston enthusiasts that they hold first
mort gage on the next President.
If "the League" really means business it had bet
ter be hunting up some fresh scheme of reputation
1t looks now rs if the silver plan wasn't going to
work.
There are gold bugs even in Chicago! Thirteen
out Of eighteen banks in its Clearing House protest
against the Bland bill. The whole lot has evidently
been subsidized
Governor Mcclellan has already sent flag Of
truce to Senator Hendrickson, of Monmouth. The
General returns to his old plan of fighting with a
small sword in one hand and big olive branch in
the other.
General Mcclellan has already discovered that
Governor Bishops plan of campaign Is the better
one. 1t is well enough to Gil the Democratic stom-
ach but it does not stay full. An Office is peIma-
nent investment.
The friends of Senator Voorhees,, in vndication of
his honesty OF purpose, claim that he has no per-
sona interest in the passage OF the Silver Bill They
argue that, to man who never pays any debts it is
a matter of no consequence what material, OF how
much Of it, is made legal-tender.
Senator Lamars fearless stand for honest financial
methods, in the face of the almost unanimous pro-
test Of his constituents, must set good many weak
backed statesmen to thinking. If every Congress-
man had the courage to vote he thinks tho silver
frenzy would have been quoted long ago.
Mr.. Voorhees, is as magnanimOus as he is eloquent.
lie that he will not be Presidential can
ddato because 10 does not wish to obstruct the path
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GENERAL NOTES.

The Cornell freshmen have accepted tho
challenge OF the Harvard freshmen TO e,bOar race
over 1900 was raised al the first meeting OF the class
although not more than half OF the members were
present
An English lady was so imprudent as TO
walk down stairs and open the kitchen door, The COOK
resented the intrusion r ct GrgS ct serbs. she tod
her mistress that the kitchen not large enough or
two women, and elected her from the basement Tue
lady of the house discharged the cook without delay and
engaged substitute. The cook at once brought CLAIM
in the Runcorn County Court for wrongful dismissal
She said she had lived in Liverpool and Manchester anu
never had had mistress who presumed TO enter lng
nrder. ono lady," she piped in shriil voice, woms
do such thng.p Tho judge promptly dismissed ~
claim for wages and remarked tnat household WY"''
be oleraDe II such grievances were TO be redfesseu
Here is plea for tho children at the seal
Of war south Of the Balkans within the poor she'
OF freless chimney corners, thousands OF s'ar'p.'
trembling children crouch from the and the ifos
and from those sights and sounds of cruel war; whsa
chidren's eyes ought to look upon In hundr'u
of villages the children without shoes, and nnnoe
of these homeless little have scarcely reg 10 COVE
their shvering bodies from tho severity OF the frost s
suow These little creatures wander barefoot trro"s.
the snow their little toes often ros:btoa In search
any refuse wherewith to satisfy thei- hunger, Often W
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not to get in Mr.. Schurz's way, and not to fal
out with the Cherokee Ring.
TIE SOUTH and THE CURRENCY.

Mr.. Lamar has made a strong speech Ill be-
half of honest money. 1t might, however,
have been made stronger. MIR. Lamar appa-
rently did not duly consider the immense ct
feet of the legal-tender paper now in clrcuia-
ton, in quantity exceeding all Legitimate re-
ouirements. 1t is the worst effect, If not the
main object, of the Bland bill, to give to that
paper currency new character. 1t is now
promise to pay gold, and therefore drives out
of circulation the gold which it promises.
The Bland bill would make that paper
promise to pay silver, and it would then drive
out of circulation, not less surely, the silver
which it would promise. Continuing to circu-
late as before, holding all the channels OF
commerce AS the measure of values and the
chief and ordinary medium or ex-
change, this paper would permit little
moro use Of silver than Is now pos
.sible of gold. The silver, as fast as IL
could be brought into use for payment OF
bonds, interest, or customs, would drive goid
out of the country, but it could not itself en-
ter into general circulation. as the gold can
not now, because excluded by a cheaper paper
promise, in volume exceeding all demands Of
commerce or industry.
Mr.. Lamar makes strong appeal to the
Southern people, and one which, following
the resolutions Of the bankers and business
men of Charleston and New-Orlcans, should
have great weight. But the more clear
he makes the duty of the states
men and voters Of the South, the
more remarkable and painful becomes the fact
that he stands almost alone. Thus far, Mr..
Hill and Mr.. Butler alone side with him-a
small minority, while all other Senators of the
Democratic faith seem willing by their votes
to brand the Nation with disgrace.
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WITH SUPPLEMENT.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGH.-Turkey has accepted the peace condi-
tions exacted by Russia 60 Lord CarnaryOn ex-
plains that ho withdrew from the Cabinet because
he was at variance with Lord Bcaconsfeld's Russo
Turkish policy. 60 Lord Derby's resignation is
still in question. GO Queen Victoria has conferred
the Order of the Garter on King HumbertI.
DoNEsTIC.-The nominations Of Williams as Col
lector at New-Orleans and Smith as Collector at
Mobile will be reported on adversely - Ex-
Chief Clerk Galpin, lately dismissed from the In
dian Bureau writes long letter to THE
TRIBUNE declaring that his trial was exparte and
unjust - The polarscOpc, used in testing SUI
gars, was exhibited practically before the Ways
and Means Commute at Washington yesterday -
- The Board of Control of the combining coal
roads yesterday signed an agreement; the Lehgh
Coal Companies have raised their prices. - At
torney- General shoemaker has given an opinion
that it is the duty of the present Legislature to
apportion the State - The New-YOrk State As
SCISSORS have reported to the Legislature. - TIE
application of the members of the Louisiana Re
turning Board to have their case removed to a Fed
eral Court denied.
CoYGREsS.-In tie Senate, the day was devoted
TO debate on Me-. Matthew's silver resolution. Pro
posed amendments b. Mcssrs. Conbling Edmunds
and Morrill, were defeated and the orr einal resou
ton was adopted by vote of 43 to %, and the pre-
amble by vote OF AZ to 20. Tic
Bland Silver Bill came up for consd
Grafton, and the session closed with
Mr Morrill, entitled TO the floor. - In the
House. the bill revising tho Steamboat laws was
passed by vote of 173 TO so. In Committee
of the Whole the bill extending the time for the
withdrawal OF distilled spirits now in barrel. until
July /, 1873 was debated without action.
CITY AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the
Trunk Lines met yesterday. hut tho reduction Of
freight rates from .NewYork postponed until
next week - Owens AID Graft the silb
smugglers were sentenced - Professor
William q. Sumner addressed The Manhattan
Club on the reconciliation Of silver. 49, Tho
taking of testimony in the Merrill viii contest was
begun. - DR.. f. II. Chapir spoke retribuhon
after death - w. II. Vanderbilt was not held
responsible for Matthew Rilcy's death. - The
Rev. DR.. Stephen II. Tying. ST., will resign Oh May1
x Andrew 5. Hall, of Brooklyn, declared
insane yesterday. - A fireman wes killed in As
togia r. Gold, 10lle 1915 1918. Gold value
of tho legal-cadcr dollar at the close, $500 cents
-- Stocks generally duh and lower, closing f.
yrish OF a fractional recovery.
THE WEArIIER.TEIBCNE local observations in.
dictate q continuance of warm cloudy and rainy
weather Thermometer yesterday 80, 46o, 42o.
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to revise the entire list of articles, reform the
whole system, and make everything lucid.
Unhappy subcommittee Unhappier import
MAINE AND MASSACHUSETTS,.

The Massachusetts House of Representatives
being absurd enough to pass vote OF thanks
to the Senators HOar and Dawes for defending
the historical reputation of that State against
the attack of Mr.. Blaine. the Massachusetts
Senate had the good sense to nOn-cOncur, ana
to leave the matter where it belongs, to the
tribunal of history. The responses Of Messrs.
Hoar and Dawes were feeble, and did not
touch the facts cf the case at all. Wherefore,
q leading newspaper in Boston desires to know
why they did not hold their tOnguesf 1t GER
tainly seems to us that there was no occasion
for debate. In presenting tho statue from
Maine to the Capitol, Mr.. Blaine made his
torcal speech, and gave his view OF the po-
litical record of the first Governor OF that
State. There was no occasion for reply but
if any was to be offered, it should have been
something more than rhetorical eulOgium or
cheap taunt.
Something more. too, than the passionate
and undgnified squibs of the Boston newspa-
pers. What kind of q way is 1t in which to
dispose Of an historical dispute to say that the
gentleman upon the other side is angry with
Massachusetts, because her delegates did
not vote for his nomination at Clncin-
natl. If the people of Maine and .Massa-
chusetts love each other, is it not attributing
a great deal of remarkable ability to Mr. Blaine
to say that he can by single speech make them
sworn enemies forever Where is the argument
in talking about "Bombastes Blaine?" Hard
names do not kill anybody. He is not the first
man who has said that the attitude OF Massa-
chusptts in the war of 1912 was thoroughly
"unpatriotc, il not reasonable" John Quincy
Adams, who was a good deal Of Massa-
chusetts man, was Of the same mind,
not to mention many other citizens OF the
State who entertained and did loudly express
that opinion. We do not say that they were
right or wrong, but the course of the Massa-
chusetts Federaists is matter of record, ana
there can be no rational dispute about
what it really was. "The remains of the
"latc Daniel Webster" says leading Bos-
ton newspaper, "must have sqnirmed on
"Tuesdayn; and at the same time we
are told that Mr.. Blaine is not native OF
Maine, so that his interest in her early history
must be an aifectatiOn. Well, neither, for that
matter, was Mr.. Webster native OF Massa-
chusetts. Probably if he had been IN the Sen
ate on Tuesday he would either have kept ST.
lcncc or he would have said something to the
purpose.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-26

Another interesting letter from our staff cor
respondent at Hartford, who has illuminated
the dark history of the Charter Oak Life In
suiance Company, is printed to-day. Refer
ring to the probability of the adoption OF THE
TRIBUNE plan for reOrganizng the company,
the letter incidentally mentions the fact that
in that event Governor Jewell will he de-
barred from Office in the concern because he
Is not a policy-holder. All the objection
able officers will also be left out. a
similar exclusion of old officers has, we under
stand, been effected in the Universal Life In
surance Company, of this city, notwithStand-
ing rumors to the contrary. The object III
these cases is to leave the companies solely Ill
the hands of policy-holders, in.occordance with
the plan. This will pat property in the hands
Of those to whom it really belongs, and there
seems TO be no just reason why they should
not do what they wish with their own.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-26

The resolution in which Mr. Stanley Mat
thews embodied his peculiar phase Of silver in
sanity has at last passed the Senate, and is
now on record as its opinion, provided as
Mr. Edmunds said, the House will allow that
body to entertain it. A number Of votes were
had upon the various amendments, but the few
changes, back and forth, which some Of them
show, cannot be considered significant The vote
by which the resolution was passed was AZ
in the affirmative to % in the negative.
This was within one vote of twO-thirds
on the vote taken, and, making allow
ances for Senators who are paired or
absent, seems to insure the advocates
of Che Bland bill fifty votes, or within
enc vote Of the wo-thirds necessary to pass
the bill over the Presidents veto. Nearly one
half of the Republican Senators voted against
the resolution, while but little more than one
third of the Democrats did SO. This vote
seems to leave the situation more grave than
ever, if possible. The Matthews resolution
WAS II naked announcement of partial repu-
diation, loud declaration that the United
States of America proposed to pick the pockets
of their bondholders, if they got chance
while the Bland bill is "iinancialr measure
about which Senator'S can give their "yiews y
by the hour, and cover up the real meaning
Of their votes with a hundred misauotatiops
and all known devices of the demagogucs. 1t
is difficult to imagine that any one who voted
for this scandalous resolution will refuse
to vote for the bill, and it would seem nat
ural to expect larger vote for the latter
than for the former. However that may be,
the American Senate has declared that it would
not be violation of the public honor to pay
the bonds in deprecated coin, and that il
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The advertisements of deaths in yesterdays
TRIBUNE presented curious feature. Eight OF
them coming directly after each other in alpha
betical succession gave the ages of the deceased
persons, and the years thus given amount to 6iO
being an average of so to each. Two persons lad
reached the extreme old age of respectively 90 and
92 When ii is considered that the average OF
human life is, even in civilized countries, little
over 80 years, it must be admitted that the
chances are many thousands to one against the re-
currence of such record of longevity IN the death
notices of a single day. According to the accepted
tables of mortality, the chances 1000 to l
against boy ten years old Of living to the age OF
uiuety-fve The extreme moderation of the
present Winter with the exception OF few
days has made the dcath-roll of this city much
shorter than usual at this season, and hence the
number Of deaths by old age and chronic diseases
in any daily or weekly report is at present kelyso
bear larger proportion than usual to the whole num-
Der reported. There is current notion that people
generally do not live so long, especially in cities, rs
did their forefathcrs. Statistics do not justify
such view, nor is it confirmed by the com
paratiyo numbers of aged people to be found
in our public conveyances and assemblies Old
age is usually indicative of life at peace
with the world; and although there have been no
table exceptions to that rule we may safely assume
that il was descriptive of the Gao years of life
whose termination was announced yesterday.
4 genial old friend of The TRIBUNE sends us the
following letter:
TO me Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Herein you find $40 for The TRIBUNE,
five ycars aud the Dictionary have taken TIE IRiB
usr ever the first year saredand have been
Greeley uan ever since. have got up three clubs n
different places where have lived and am now almost
eighty five years Of age. and hope to read five years
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Mr.. Vanderbilt seems 10 have been in no way to
blame for the lamcntablc accident which led to his
appearing, yesterday, before Coroners jury And
If must bo said that since the accident, he has Ger
tainly done everything humane man could In the
premises.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-26

Cabinet secrets that were well kept are brought
to light by Lord CaInarvOn's explanation Of bis
Withdrawal from the British Ministry, and Lord
Beac0nsleld's rejonder. Lord Canaryons
candid statement shows that he was iriccon-
GLADLY at variance with the Premier on the
Eastern question, and that he continued in Office
only because he was led to believe that no
mcnacing act was contemplated. Had he
waited few days he would have seen his
peace policy vindicated By the withdrawal of
the obnoxious naval order, directing the Brit
ISL feet to enter the Dardanelles; but
he was too earnest in his convictions
to ac1uieSce for Il moment in the fool
hardy project of Lord BeacOnsiield and
his warlike colleagues. He therefore in
sisted upon Withdrawing from the Cab
met. The position Of Lord Derby is still
in doubt. 1t is certain that he has
rendered his resignation, but it is probable
that lie is being subjected to the same
spccious representations as induced Lord Car
naryon TO prolong his stay in the Ministry.
AS Lord Derby's opinions are less pronounced
than those Of the ex-COlonial Minister, it is
probable that he will remain in Office
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