New-York tribune., 1880-06-30

tbis Mr.. McDernott. ave don't mean" ne saiu'
a To meet England on tho open battie-neiu' 'H"O
rould be folly but we do intend to carry Oh q
varfare on The principle of NihiliSm." Are Wo T"
nnderstand nv this that these fervent gentleraen
ore oin into the business Of deliberate and wnoe-
sole aasasSination3 Because If such be their pur-
nosa n NAV not be arniss to remind them tnaU
NibiIlsm thns far has not accomplished anything
and st present does not seem likely to accomplish
ANYTHING Tho British rule In Ireland is hardly
be abolished by the explosion OF any amoune "a
dynamite. We do not remember that In all history
any nation has ever been liberated by the PROCESS
which these seventy Irishmen In FhiiaoeiPn,s
propose to employ. Lives may be saclncee'
property may be destroyed, savage crueItles may
be inflicted but revolution by such means ls ''o
slov, the risk Is too great and the moral sense u
the world is utterly against o resort to them,
even in cause altogether good. Another delegale'
who did not apparently take tho dynamite view
declared that Ireland must fight, and seemed to
think that a largo army pledged to her Liberation
would soon be in the field Ono hardly knows
whether TO laugh OF cry at these unfortunate
proceedings. The sufferings of Ireland are 30 real
that this travesty Of revolution Is quite as sao aS
it Is ridiculous.
There is no telling how much mischief was done
Cincinnati Convention suddenly broke loose ana
nominated Hancock. Dir. Watterson thinks he
had things all fixed for Tilden stampede on the
third ballot but Mr.. Watterson overlooks joel
Parker. The Joel Parker movement had been IN
preparation for long time and 1t had been observed
in New-Jersey for the previous six months tnat
Joers countenance grew more and more wlse every
day, and his manner more and moro impressive. On
the FIRST ballot Joel Parker obtained one vote. being
10 less than the eighteenth part OF his delegation
On the second ballot his strength rose suddenly to
two being an increase of one hundred per cent In
single night; and he held this force together even
during the exciting finale which witnessed the
smashing of booms and the general explosion OF
combinations II the Convention had k'Nt on
ballotng as long as tho Charleston Convention
did In 1860, aud IL the Joel Parker movement had
gone on doubling It's impetus at every ballot, it Is
apparent that Joel Parker must ultimately have
reached the goal unless somebody else had got there
first But such is lifel
General Poger A. Pryor is an impulsive sort of
person. Being so We can understand WHY no gushes
over the nomination Of Hancock, and plunges into
top-lofty hgh-daddy on account OF it, It's not
strange PERHAPS that after he gets fairly warmed up
IN speech he should represent Hancock as having
unlimited power offered him, which he spurned, and
gave the people freedom when he might
havo euslaved them. He exaggerates just
tri1e; but they all do thati and
lie says II was a Memorable Event Unparalleled
indeed p That IA all very well. but when no chal-
lepges the New-York City Democracy to search
the annals of classic republics and tell him if such
conduct be not unparalleled in tho patriotism of
Greece or Rome be Is laying out too much literary
work for his audience. The men whom General
Pryor was addressing have got no timo TO " search
the annals of classic republics" for parallels; It's
all occupied with searching the Kennels Of the mod
ern republic for repeaters.
There seems to be an impression among Democrats
that General IIaacocHs " Order No. 40" is about
the best thing Judge Jeremiah s. Black ever wrote.
General VIM. +. Smith, Of this city, at n meeting
Of a Democratic Union the other night. said he
would rather bo the man who penned
that order than any other living American.
General Smith expressed great freIdiiness like
wise toward the man wh3 signed it-General Han
cock We arc glad to $40 these signs of a newly
awakened appreciation Of Judge r.eck'e al'ility.
We have always considered him an sxcseui.-
able lawyer. though his methods arc sJ@ = mes
open to objection as being disingenuons and indl-
rect In this very ease, doubt II Gen Sral Orser
No. 10 would have mot the snecess II has, had 1t
not been issued over General Hancocks signatuya.
Lis announced that Mr. Leonard Jerome has
come out for Hancock. and some of our Democratic
friends are making quite lttlo hurrah Oyor II,
upon tha snpposition that he has been q rampant
and raging Radical Republican up TO date.
We dislike to disturb the prevailing good feel
ing on this subjects but wo believe Mr..
Jerome has not been much depended upon
as n Republican for some time past They
have way Of detecting the boys who insist on 60
ing into the public baths four or ave times day
by feeling of their They say that after q
boy has been IN II takes three four hours for
his nose to get warm. Wouldn't 1t DO we'll to ap-
point committee to find out II Leonard's nose Is
cold.