New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-21
Tilden "This," says Secretary Sherman,
"is war; and the Secretary is right.

| Tilden. "This," says Secretary Sherman,
lis war; and the Secretary is right
The firm stand which the German Liberals
are determined to make in defence OF a
free press and the right OF public
meeting promises to restrain the ardor
of those over-lOyal courtiers who would make
| HOdeps crime and the growth OF Socialism
pretext for reactiOnary measures. Liberty
not repression, is the true antidote for Com
munistiC yagaries. This has been demon
| strated in France, where the republican sys-
ten has established tranquility and CONT
dence.
| The long and useless debate in the Senate
Yesterday upon the bin to place General
| Shields upon the retired list Of the army, de-
velOped a remarkable willingness On the part
of Democratic Senators to speak well of Cen
eral Grant, whom Senator Sargent proposed
| to put in the bill also, but none to
vote in his favor The Senate voted him
! in, however, and if the bill should
go back tor the House at all, an unwillingness
to offer General Grant public slight may lead
to his being placed upon the retired list, with
out his knowledge OF request. What is more
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erals, the great or the little, will be thus
hOnOred.
The collection Of relics of Washington which
| Congress is asked to buy is evidently the best
in existence, and 1t is offered at price which
would make a refusal to take it fairly absurd
The retord of Washington's private transac-
tons, interesting as it probably is, will be no
already in existence of his painstaking way of
recording even trivial things, but an opportu-
nifty should not be lost of getting wel!-pre-
served authentic portrait, and, for strange
historic contrast, the chair on which he sat
just before he died, with the dress in which he
was christened; and the candlestick by whose
light the Farewell Address-which a great
English historian pronounced the wisest of all
uninspired writIngs-was composed.
Count SchOuvaloff is acting with great re-
serve, and keeps closely the secret of his I'M
derstanding with the Gar His conferences,
going and coming. with, Prince Bismarck aIe
suggestive of very intimate relations with the
German Court, and lend probability to the report
that its agency will be again invoked to re-
establish good feeling between England and
Russia, without humiliation on the part OF
either country. The general tone OF pubic
feeling in Europe undoubtedly points to peace.
This is warranted by what is known of Count
SchOuvalo17s mission, as well as by the
change IN public sentiment III England. When
the House of Lords deals only with the con-
stitutional aspects of the Indian troop ques-
ton, it is obviously approaching healthy
state of mind.
Tammany never can forgive the man who
holds the place Tweed once held, and insists
Oh administering 1t honestly. Commissioner
Campbell has introduced the system of con-
tract labor in city work, and has adhered TO
it in spite of fierce opposition and Unlimited
abuse he has greatly reduced the expenses of
his department, and has cut off many sources
of Tammany supplies. The advocates of the
cxtravagant and wasieful system of days work,
and of all kinds of political perquisites there
fore propose to take active measures against him,
and the Aldermen have been holding solemn
caucus to see what they can do to humble
| him. The first outcome of this great political
movement will be the Aldermen's attempt to
capture the watering-carts. Here they make
mistake in getting out OF their element
| and into one with which they are, neither eX-
ternally nor internally, so familiar as they
might be.
Mr.. Musgrave's Investigations and Recorder
| Hackett's charge have brought forth good
! fruit. The Grand jury has indicted twenty
nine pcrsons-owners of fertilizer factories,
manure-yards, fat-rendering establishments and
! the like. 1t is also stated that 1t was
decided at one time to indict the Board OF
| Health, but no definite action has yet been
announced on that point. The indict-
ment of the proprictors of the nuisances
is victory enough for Mr.. Musgrave and the
suffering people of this city. Whatever action
is taken with respect to the Board of Health,
that body will stand or fall with the verdict
pronounced in these trials. Ii Is subject
| for general congratulatiOn that the con-
troyersy has now been carried where
if belongs, and where the facts can
be ascertained. Even should the decision be
in favor of these particular defendants, which
is not likely, the aid of the courts will not
have been invoked in vain. No Board of
Health, whether this one or new board, will
dare again to leave this city at the mercy OF
| poisoned breczes.
TIE INDIAN QUESTION:.
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