The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-10-02
fEON ABROAD.
The Beautirui Middle that English
Paper, Make OF American Politics

. The r.eautirui Middle that Enghs'
, Papers Make OF American Politics
New York Tribune.l
The young Eaglishmau VINO recently
went to Boston for the purpose OF hunting
} buffaloes ~ss perhsps little n,Irs 'guoi'
ant than the msjority of his ccuauy men
and vet lis mistake was not surprIsSng
The British pres vas accustomed unit.
very lately TO regard America as nothing
more than a rude land OF waterfalls and
painted ssvsges, which could have no IN
Word except ga the csmpirg-sround OF
adventurous travellers. When American
whea. began to supply the deficiencies Of
English harveats, and American factories
to rival the English mills, it gradually
penetrated to the mind of the British
journalist that here was proper field for
The news gstherer. The result Of this fresh
and imperfect perception is seen in the
publication by the London press Of
variety OF absurd reports about American
sffair-, which muddie the head of every
Englishman who tries to understand them,
sod fill our travelling countrvmen with
establishment and disgust. The next
step will be an attempt 10 obtain
the truth. The first reports from
strange lands are apt TO be
half fabulous; the Hucs, Humboldts, Liv-
ing-tons and Bsysri Tsylors are preceded
by the Mspdevillss and Mendez Pintos.
The romancer serves good purpose in
stimulating the desire for knowledge; and
then the real explorer soon follows. Even
the American correspondence OF The London
Times Is not without its uses. The readers
OF that solemn journal, who were RECALLED
awhile ago with a telegram to the effect that
the New York Democratic Convention had
been hard at work for two days, 'endeavor-
ing to put an end to the conflict between the
Tilden and the Tammany Hall Democrats,
can scarcely have obtained from the dispatch
| q perfectly clear idea of the procee dings CT
the Syracuse peace makers; but a. a feeble
| tribute TO the importance of Americ an poll
tics, the very laundering of The I INES may
be significant of better things coming.
| The Saturday Reyier, which may be safely
depended upon TO say more foolish things
about the United States than any other paper
printed In the English language, has lately
been dissemi nating mi.information with its
/
| uufrequently il at this time of the yesr-to
discuss American E'eclioneering," and We
need hardly say that it has reached some
bewildering conclusions. The fortunes OF
General BItler, az we learn from this
authority, nave been seriously imp aire
by the failure of the Workiugman's party
in California, where the Republican candi
date, formerly a Baptist minister" has
/ no.. Oh oil ahsh
'by the outrageous attempt OF one OF his
opponents TO murder him on the eve of his
election The assassin, we are assured,
will probably be punished, "ss he is OPP
yosed to the dominant party" and indeed
any other excuses of the kearneyites will
| be prevented by repetition, if necessary,
| Of the summary proceedings OF the Nigi-
lance Committee, of which the citizens of
| California have been particularly proud.
At present it ia highly improbable that
General Butler will become the nomined
| either OF the Republicans or Democrats"
| for President of the United States. In
| this Judgment we are prout TO concur. OF
course If Mr. Kali, Oh had not been
| elected Governor of California by the Re
| pubIcan', in spite Of the attempts OF the
kearn-yites To murder him. the case
| would be quite different. Just 80 the
| chances of Lord Beaconstield "a the anti
lingo candidate for Governor of the Isle of
Wight would have been seriously imper-
| Tiled il John Bright had not been elected
Lord Chancellor ny the Conservatives OF
| Devonsh;re-snd 40 the whole aspect OF
| English politics might have been Oh angel
With regard to the regular party nomi-
nations. the Judgment OF The Saturday Re-
| rieu is entitled to the most careful consider
alton. The Republican,, we are told, re
| ceive a regular per centage on the salaries
of Office holders" and Mr.. Sherman, more
! over, ''disposes for the purpose of his pat
ronage OF the Treasury" and yet the pros
poets are by no means clear. We presume
that the Ire ssurer of the National Com
| miItee would be much relieved il there
we're funds al his command representing a
percentage, however small, OF the salaries
! OF otfice-bolders, or of any other persons
| and MIR. Sherman must be n much more
| adroit man than he is supposed to be If he
can use the patronage OF his department 10
secure his own nomination. Experienced
| managers OF eleciions," continues The
Saturday Rerier, doubt the pruder &c
Of allowing candidate TO deliver
series of political speeches; but Mr.
Schurz, one of the most generally respected
clared himself in favor OF Mr.. Sherman"
The bearings OF this here observation lies in |
the application Of it; We leave IL to be inter |
preted by ans body who may have the time, |
talent and inclination for that exercise
If the chances OF The Republican candi- |
dates are in doubt, the situation on the !
Democratic side appears TO our foreign OBJ
server entirely simple. "rhe Democrats are |
practically unanimous in the election CT |
candidate" and their frat, last, and only |
choice is Mr.. Tilcen-which will be inter
esting rews at No. 10 GramerCy Park The |
RsUier accounts Tor 1t by oh 'erving that Mr.
IIlden'a adherents "are gratilied by learning
that a successful specul alton on the Stock |
Exchange has placed a sum Of G200,0OO
at his disposal for the purposes OF
the contest" This il even better
than percentage on the salaries
OF office holders, and it makes Mr. Tildel |
40 formidable a rival to General Butler
that we rather wonder TIE Saturday Reuie,r
does not consider the probabilities of his
assassination. But "in the Northern
States" "a our British reviewer handsomely
admits, the Assassination OF political OPP
ponen;s ia 81 wholly unknown "a in Eng
land" Even in the South atrocities Of
the kind are not of daily occurrence
The American papers perhaps exsggera;e
the roughnes5 OF Southern society By the
appreciative playfullness # their comments
on shocking crimes"; aud although the
Iazoo murder was PROFESSIONALLY a crime,
yet Dixon may perhaps, if he made him
self leader OF negro mslcOntent., have
been regarded as a traitor and sp)state"-
Which OF course puts different face on the
m after. "In the Southern States" COM ,
placently observes Tie Rgrielr, " the white,
since they have recovered their natural SUI
premacy, entertain friendly feeling to the
colored race but renewal Of the contest
for political power would arou5e angry
passions." To us it mas seemed that
"sngry passions" have already been pretty
efec,u.i'y aroused in region where men
are shot for presuming to he Republicans
but perhaps, a. The Saturday RsrieU sug-
gests, the roughness of Southern society
hiss been exaggerated by the "appreciatIve
playful whatever that may bel of
the American newspapers. Well, We can
not accu-e The Saturday R.rilr Of sppre-
ciative plsyfulness-not even in its cage
conclusion that "the election Of next wear
will excite more interest than the nonina-
ton of either party"
The Eagle. Feathers go Up.
SAN FBASCIsCo, Sept 30.-The United
States steamer Itsc rorI has, it il reported,
been ordered to leave this port for Mszat-
Ian Thursdsy next. Her mission is IN
doubtedly to look INFO the In sttsr Of the
arrest Of C.ptain Mi,zyer, Of the steamer