New-York tribune., 1879-06-09
P1IR or CONsPIRATORS.

Alexander SOOYieH who attempted 10 aSsaSslnate
the Emperor of Russia on the 14th OF April Iast'
has been found guilty, and has been sentenced 10
be hanged. He seemed to have acted upon MS Sole
personal responsibility and not TO have been the
agent OF any conspiracy. In fact, he mas beeh uis
owned even by the Revolutionary COMMITTEE, Which
has kindly announced it's intention of letting the
Gar entirely alone. All the madness OF the tiine
appears TO have been concentrated in Solovef, who
upon his trial declined to be defended, acknowl-
edged the deed for which he condemned, anu
behaved in q firm though dIgnifed manner. lie
will undoubtedly be hanged.
NJ Banqui az Paris, the well known aeltator has
been more fortunate having received pardon. lie
was sentenced to death by the Government OF Ma
tional Defence in 1871. Having escaped, he was
rearested March II of that year. and was not there
fore, engaged IN the operations of the Commune
which began March 1S. NJ. Blanqui has been I'M
prisoEed twenty-One times in as many different
prisons. having always been radical Of the Radl-
Gals. He is scventy-four years old. He figured in
the revolutionary troubles Of 1880, 1889 and 1olS
He was first condemned to death as far back as
1870. 1t was he who founded the Socicte RepHb-
licaine Centrae. and for this he received
sentence of five years imprisonment In 1851.
He seems TO be fatcd to die in his bed, for over
and over again he has been in danger of
capped it.
good life of ". Louis Auguste Blanqu would
be remarkable publication. Here is man of
good education who has been perpetually com6fo-
missed since 1927 He appears to have been equally
opposed to al governments. whether royal, imperial
or democratic. As as he got out of one prison
he organized a new conspiracy. and got into
another. The chances that he Will soon be In
prison again. Neither the happiness of tine human
race nor social Advancement can result from the
spasruOdic eXertiOns of men OF the Bianqm ana
Soloyieff type. While they have accomplished
nothing desirable, they have not failed to do
great deal OF mischief. 1t is true that a bad Gov
ernment gives them their opportunity. but there
10 no evidence that they would be peaceful and
orderly under good one The bees would still be
in their bonnets and the daggers in their hands.
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The condition of the poor-houses in some of our
States has long been reproach to our civilization.
In too many instances, they breed paupersm instead
of curing II. contaminate the innocent and uniOr-
tunate by close contact with the vile and the ndo-
lent, and by uegecting to provide proper barriers
between the sexes, give rise to grave evils.
Our State Board of Charities has finally taken the
subject iu hand, and President Letchworth has SUBJ
mitted an exhaustive report upon the poor-house
as il is and as it should be. This pro
yides plans and diagrams, and makes many
commOn-sense suggestions, to obyate the
evils apparent in existing pOO.hOuses, TO give such
AN arrangement Of buildings as will make discipline
and good order possible. enable proper ciassIica-
tion of the inmates to be made, and provide
thorough drainage, sewerage, etc. While there are
a few good pOor-hou,es in the State, the report
states that there are also few which would not
profit by the suggestions made, and that there
are many which sadly need Improvement in
these particulars. The Board of Charities will fur
nish the report, which has just been printed to
county officials application. 1t Is to be hoped
that its teachings will bear fruit.
In speaking of the death of Mr.. Garrison, The Lon
don Times SAYS: " For single life to have wit
messed the overthrow of the institution of slavery
was an enviabe distinction -; but The Times adds:
ITO emancIpate the spirit of the negro population
of the Southern States is work of many lives and
several generations" 1t might have been more
judiciously comprehensive to have included the
white population in this suggestion. Emancipation
found both classes equally unprepared for the new
social arrangements. Thus far the balance Of good
conduct, of thrift, industry and obedience 10 the
laws does not appear TO have been overwhelmingly
upon the white side. The suggestion of The Times,
so tar as il indicates the necessity of rational pa
tience, is a good one. We cannot crowd the work
OF fifty years into iiye But the great social change
can he carried on without violence, personal Oppres-
sion aud bloodshed and what we have mad of these
is clearly not attributable to the blacks.