New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-28

the monarch OF country nc nau no'oi ooO"'
went to Bulgaria with ino principles on tue
subject of constitutional government. lie hoped 10
miriafe his subjects just emancipated from the
Is ranny of Turkish pachas. into the theories ana
practice of popular liberty, restrained by Jaw ana
regulated by a representative body anda responsible
ministry These notions soon vanished, however,
when he came 10 deal with q iactious and hard-
headed legislative body. and his early training rs
soldier began TO assert itself. The skuptschina
voted his Conservative Ministry out OF power. lie
admitted M first with good grace and called upon
thc chief of the opposition 20 form Liberal Minis
Try. When tic names were handed bin Tor his aD-
prevail lie objected to after the other until the
Skuptschina got angry and sent him adj
dress that was hardly respectful In Its tone.
Then he insisted that the Ministry of War should
nor be subject TO change. except at his pleasure.
The Skupischina refused. Thereupon he dissolved 1t
and ordered new election. which Is to take
place. The old members will probably be returned,
and thus the contest will begin anew. 1t is related
that when the Prince was child his uncle. the King
of Prussia. sent him present of box OF toy sol
ders At the same time his aunt, the Empress OF
Russia. also sent him box of toy soldiers He had
a great fondneSs for planning battles with these
TOYS and dad not leave off playing soldier until he
became live soldier himself III the Prussian Guard.
This sort of education was hardly the thing to make
good constitutional sovereign. even OF Bulgaria
II the Democratic editors who are laboring so
hard to make the action OF the Louisiana Return
log Board serve as an excuse for the Maine fraud
would look at two facts they might find the job Of
stretching their consciences too tough to be per-
sisted in The first fact is hat the Louisiana Board
undertook TO make he result of the election express
the will Of a ma orty of the voters, winch had
been VIGOROUSLY subverted by intimidation ana
murder in FIVE Of the strongest Republican parishes.
They may have gone beyond the proper limits OF
their authority, but they able to claim that
their motive was to right a wrong and not TO COM
init one. The second fact IS that Governor Garcelon
and bis coadjutOrs endeavoring not to promote
but TO defeat the will of the people OF Maiue, so
plainly expressed the ballot-box to be beyond
the possibility Of question. They cannot say that
far vote would have returned 4 Fusion Legislature
for they know that there was fair vote and that
the result was the choice Of a Legislature largely
Republican in both branches. In the one ease a
constitutional function conferred for the express
purpose of providing a remedy for violence ana
fraud was used 10 protect the rights OF the major
itv: in the other "A constitutional function
ferred with the sole view OF providing a means Tor
asceriaining the will of the people abused TO sub
vert that Will. The Constitution OF Louisiana, IN
force in 1876, required the Returning Board to
Initiated by fraud and terrorism. The Constitution
of Name does not contemplate the disfranchlsement
of towns and cities for any reason, and least OF all
on technical objections 70 the form of the returns
raised by the Board of Canyassers themselves. The
appeal to that instrument for justification of the
infamous attempt rob the people of Maine of their
elective ughfs Is an impudent effort to steal the
livery of heaven TO serve he devil in"
W rrfl 4of,1. f.l
of his old Waterloo officers: d" Gentlemen. 1t must
be admitted that ours IS damnabe profession"
Probably General Grant is exception to the rule
that great commanders are not fond OF war. They
know best the dark side of it. aud have felt most
keeny the miseries which t occasions. When,
therefore, the members of the Universal Peace
Union called last Friday upon General Grant in
Philadelphia, 1t natural that he should tell
them that, in his opinion. there ought to be some
way Of settling international difficulties without
bloodshed. This good deal for a professional
soldier to say but doubt 1t said heartily and
sincerely Ii is greatly to be wished that all this
feeling favor of peace winch Is boating about the
world, and which Is made the keynote of speeches
upon some festive occasions. could be reduced to
something like practical measures The world un-
doubtedy does not 70 10 war quite readily and
rashly as It did once. Railways have done much to
shorten campaigns. Making war merely for the sake
of conquest is no longer reputable bat 1t is not
known. The difference between ancient and mod
ern wars of this description Is that the selfish ntcn
ton now is not shamelessy avowed. That nation
Is in the best position which neither desires nor
fears wars-which is ready to negotiate. and when
negotiation fails is equally ready for the ultima
ratio.
THE Mission to Russia which President Hayes
has, according to report, offered to Governor Van
Zandt, of Rhode Island, has not been IN great re-
quest OF late. The incumbent has to spend good
deal of his own money in order to keep a footing
socially with the representatives Of other great
Powers. Then the climate is very trying the Court
il hedged about with ceremonial rules which are
stumbling blocks TO an American, and the language
of the country is difficult to acquire that 1t takes
a foreigner hllfa lifetime 10 become familiar with
it. These drawbacks have saved tho President
from being annoyed by rush of applicants
for the vacant place. indeed it Is understood that
he has found some difficulty in finding q competent
person willing TO accept il. Most Of our ENJOYS to
st. Petersburg have been entirely satisfied with
residence Of a year or two, and have gladly re.
turned home before TIE expiration of their Official
terms. Minister Stoughton, whose social talents
fitted him for enjoying the pleasant side of life at
the Muscovite capital, did not serve out half bis
time. Among recent Ministers Ex-Governor Curtin
made tn longest stay. The Car conceived per-
sonal friendship for him and presented him with a
fine portrait of himself in oil when he left the
country.
The London papers 90 too fast and too far in con-
Guiding that The appointment of Sir Alexander Gait
as Canadian representative III England means that
the Canadians wish neither for indeps ndence nor
for annexation TO the United States. The only
meaning that can properly be attached to the APP
pointment is that the people Of the Dominion are