New-York tribune., 1879-04-07

Tor the whole empire Is not likely 10 alI'iI
the excitement. The Canadians are con-
ceTned only for their own rights, and Will
not readily forgive the GOvernOr-Genera for
his lack Of resolution and disregard for con-
stitutional usages.
The man who has schoolcd himself 10 a
cynical contempt for stories of Southern
"outragcS" and political murders as the in
vcntions of unscrupulous politicians, should
not read the letter which we print to-
day from the widow of Judge CHS
olm. He cannot read it, even when
fortified 10y incredulitv without having his
soul stirred TO its depths by the exalted
grief and Indignation of this cruelty wIongcd
woman. What others, less coldly impartial,
may feel upon reading her account of the
last moments Of her murdered husband and son
and daushter-that brave girl whose name
viii never DE forgOtten-and the brief descrip-
ton Of the last reunion of the family, the
living with the dead. before the bodies OF the
murdered ones were laid III Northern graves
cannot easily he stated. All those who respect
the great sorrow of Mrs. Chlsom, will respect
as much the instinct which would not allow her
to leave the bodies of her butchcred family
in the State where the crime was committed
aud where the murdercrS are still regarded as
"t the best citizens of Kemper County" Let
the monument that has been proposed be COM
pietcd to mark the reSting-place OF these vic
Tins of savage political intolerance, and LET 1t
remain for all time for a reproach to the State
which cOuntenanccd the Chisolm murders
by refusing to punish the murdercTs, or TO
take auy StpDs to punish them.
There was an Arkansas Legislature once
which now and then found time heavy on its
hands, and always improved the intervals
of actual business by passing "another act
"to raise our paw" 50 there Is a GER
tain variety of Democrat who, when
ever he iaIlS of other occupation. nom
mates H0ratio Seymour for Governor OF
New-York. II has been done again, was done
on Saturday by a considerable numbcr of gem
tlcmen who evidently had a holiday on their
hands. There were two highly humorous
features in the gathering. One-and the
chief One-was that all these distinguished
persons were quite serious about It,
Another was that all profcssed single
desire for unity and harmony in the Demo
cratic party, and disclaimcd any tactious pur-
pose. Indeed it was distinctly stated that this
movement was designed to close mp the ranks,
and that all branches Of the party were rep
resented. And yet it is not possible to single
ont one prominent name from the list of
politicians present which is not borne by a bitter
opponent of Mr.. 1ldcn, from the Chief
Judge of the Court of Appeals down to Mr..
Perrin, the non-parti>an Clerk of that
grave tribunal. The pr,tence of "union
is an absurdIty. This is a council
of war; held in alarm, apparently, at
the rapid strides Mr.. Tlldcn is making to-
ward the control Of the City and State.
Conscious that Mr.. Seymour has the peculiar
affection of the Democratic masses, these
rather clumsy politicians propose 10 use him
for their own purposes. Mr.. Seymour once
declined this nomination after 1t had been
unanimously rendered by a convention, and
after the convention had adjourned, and
he is not likely now TO sacrifice his indIvidu
ahty TO satisfy a frightened minority.