, 1879-01-31

5000 n,orc. This, he It remembered, Was mt
before the election, when money might be used
Tor legt'in,atn vnnpatgn purpo'a, but at noon
. corruption t,nd. II the Committee want tic
facts In the casc, let them Summon Mr. Barlow.
cARrxnrER TURNING OVER NEW LEAF.
Benator. elect Carpenter, nf Wisconsin, Is
mnkf'!x platform which il calculated to rrcon.
eiso decent slcn to his rrt,trn. IN tbs Scnnto.
llavinE already bCtn np.ealetl to IL eccilTe
changes IN sotne Ut tllr Federal appointments
in h!n stnte. so rs n turn ont Senator linwc's
ktc paper to the effect tllat mons ct those ns'w
holding oflicu need hare any tcnr OF him kn long
"A they tssctargc tilc dutice of iils p,hit'nn to
the satisfaction Of The ncoole. Air. chTpcittcr
doesn't haze thr eamc ideas uf the tltstY III Il
United stato scnator tl,nt sotnc men have, for
he saye that "whatcvgr influence over Rppoint.
tnctii 10 giycn Unite'l States Scuator is In
tended to he exercised for The benefit Of the pub
This will be distressing intelligence 10 sumo.
LoGuh, for snstancr, t,cv1r would tAyo tesc-
graphc'l Carpnnter his congratulations i he hah
1cari of this in time. THE tenure nf nfc:, con-
the personal rclattuus hctwcrn tho arrulns!nE
or MdvlstnE power afItt tie Official, but uAr the
eascicucy viii, which lic meets fsiG requirements
OF I'll. scrvic"." II the hcw Senator really
thankful that he has beaten boss keyea aid sltc'
recIed Howe. 1lr seems to know nI0ro nbullt
Ctyti-ScrvtGe reform tilAn tho President over
hrnrd Of. asnl us q Bcnator, Il ho stfgks to hts
platform, he will have a rtcat ma,ty tanccs tu
make tho Administration as1lamru Ut Itself.
NEW TRENCH AcqriairloS.
rst-afrafo Rtpntti"aa.
6ome mfsnnprchcnktoti cxiata in the public
mind regarding the late transfer Ut the Island
Ut st. Dasthnfntncw's to tho domain ct the
Frohch tIag, a.tl tho charge has brcn tna.le
tint tls trnnsfur was III violation o! the urin-
cip}c Or sfluUry Of the nuc.l-talked-of Num-
ros Doctrine, wl1cli seems to he accepted
BY tic lininforn,cd rs The s"nlp,an b.
M"'n Of American diplomacy. The truth is
THAT thy is'a'Ii 'n .qucstson. ~ comparatively
miles lot,g utr, four wide, It's cnsirc AREA belnt;
only twcnty. .t'yo square mics. nnl The nnnuln-
tton betug French. 1t has pnsscd alternately
unicr the control of Great britain u,rl Frnncn
several times during the last 1u0 years,
n,nl finally fell Into the possession Ut
Sweden, which Power held 1t Ms an
erpcnsire luxury until in tl,e natural
course OF events the French tendencies Of It.
effort to rcanncx themselves to France. Tie
transfer was t,lryet"rc not In violation Of any
expressed principle Of this unvernMent. for It
ltd not tnYhfrc tic 1ohgtNent or lDcrc1se on
American soil vi any tntmlcn Inot,archlcai Power.
On tl.s cuutgAry. tt was simply II substitution uf
one furcIgn Power for nn0thur,. 6,lt substa-
tution advantageous tu tho United States,
Tor tho rcaeon Tint the nonarthicnt domination
Of Sweden was replaced by tho friendly power Of
fslautl was Offered to This Government, under
certain rcsrictfons, severnl years aGo, nt,d that
t1r offer rejected, because, I'm investigation,
IL was determined tint tho Investment would
not pav,-a discovery tint generally settles
things IN Brother Jonathan's nltnd.