New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-31


their professors by means of serenades'"
This would be a harsh measure, probably, even
if the music was intended to be good-out
this is case where harsh measures are Jusn-
fable.
An interesting London letter, printed on
another page, groups the recent achievements
of various Americans in different nelds Oh
art in that city. An American artist mas
painted picture which is now the focus OF a
balf-legal, half-artistic controversy. the PANT
ing having been considered good enough 10
be bought for the Royal Academy under tDe
Chantrcy beouest for the encouragement OF
British art, and the brilliant objection that
Mr.. Parton was an American and not Britoh
having occurred to no one until the purchase
had been consummated. Mr.. Whistlers en-
barrassments have not prevented him nom
painting some pictures that are good as well
as striking, and two American singers nave
been winning unexpected laurels on the oper-
attic stage.
General SCHUYLER Hamilton made remark
able Decoration Day speech yesterday. lie
distinctly apolOgized for his speech OF last
year which encouraged the practice OF DEC
Grazing the graves of the Blue and the Gray
alike. and declared that those words were
spokeD Gin n fit of sentimental generosity
aroused by Misrepresentation Of prominent
"rebes." He urged that no member OF the
Grand Army Post he was addressing might
clay a flower on the grave OF rebel lhey
Z" were traitors in 1861 they are traitors now
GAN Winter long they have been plotting urea
"son in the halls of Congress-" Many VIII diher
"
from General HamltOn's views, ana some may
criticise this expression of them. but the
speech itself, coming from General Hamilton
and considered by contrast with his speech
of last year, and in connection with the pO-
ltical events OF the past year, must be re-
garded as highly significant, TO say the least.
No part of General Garfeld's vigorous speech
TO the Ohio Convention, full report OF which
is given elsewhere, contained more truth TO
the square inch, than his eXOneration OF the
Southern Democracy from the chief responsi-
bihty of some of their mistakes. The South
ern people have had occasion many times to
know that their "wOrst adviser Is the
Northern Democracy The false hopes
of aid and comfort in rebellion held
out by the Democrats of the North
in President Johnsons time, the South com
united the folly of believing the promises of
the Northern wing of the party; and again,
to-day, as General Garfield points out, the
men OF the North were originally responsible
for the attempt to staTye the Government,
and the men of the South blindly cast their
fortunes in with them. II would seem strange,
but for the fact that the Democrat is the one
man whom experience does rot teach.
The admirable letter from our CONSTANT
NOBLE correspondent, which will be found IN
the news columns, Is a compact summary OF
the Roumelian Question Since it was writ
ten the new Governor has entered PhilippOp-
oils as Bulgarian rather than a Turkish
ruler. and thus confirmed The Judgment of our
correspondent, expressed weeks III advance.
Stress is laid upon the changes wrought IN
the population of the province since the close
of the waT. The Moslcms have moved on,
and Lord BeacOnsfcld's Eastern ROumelia Is
practically Bulgarian territory. A complex
body of laws has been put together for the
protection of a minority which has quietly
evacuated the country. This is a weil-estab-
hshed fact, and yet the leading English news
paper sees fit to keep its readers III the dark.
Our correspondent states that the well-knOwn
repre- ,entative of that journal, M Mackenzie
Wallace, has gone among the .BuigarianS,
felreted out the facts. ard attempted to lay
them before the English public, but the let
tiers based upon these observations have re-
peatedly been suppressed. This statement
will be likely to attract attention IN London.