New-York tribune., 1880-06-26

while waiting their return. The third killed
q boy who was to be witness against him in
larceny case. Such brutal readiness to
take life argues had blood or bad education.
Could these young ruffians whose necks 'were
broken Yesterday by the officers of the law have
been made useful members of society II they
had been well brought up, or did the structure
of their brains fOreOrdain them for assasslns I
If we arc ever to have science of crime, such
interesting specimens of moral monsters rs
these Canton boys must he studied before
they are put out of the world.
The civil war in the Argentine Republic
appears to have ono feature in common with
our recent rebellion. The government of the
country is federal in its form, like our own,
and the State of Buenos Ayres, which doubtless
holds to some South American imitation of the
State Rights theory tf our Southern brethren,
has defed the National authority. pitched
ba tie has been fOught-to such lengths has the
unpleasantness been carred-and the National
troops won victory, but were afterwards
repulsed in an attack on the city of BuenOs
Ayres.
Senntor Thurman, who has studied states
manship for his own benefit all his life and
expounded constitutional law for the benefit OF
the Democratic party, has suddenly dis
covered great statesman and consti-
tutIonal lawyer under the uniform and
shoulder straps of the military gem
tleman the Democrats have nominated for
President FIVE are to beieI G Thurman, the
way to be a statesman is not to study law and
aoA -, oo,,rte opd loUiS1ot,Iroc hut IN n
commission and buckle on q sword. 1t is
pity Thurman did not know this when he was
Young. He is too old now to begin anew, brt
he might borrow cooked hat ana an Old par
of epaulets and see how much they would
improve his knowledge of constitutional law
The Marqr4s of Lorne made a neat speech at
a banquet IN Quebec, Wednesday night and
talked about the advantages of Canada as
though he were native and to the manner born.
What he said about the United States in
expressing the hope that the French Canadians
who have come to this country to better their
condition will return to their old homes, was
in no way unkind. If he should study our in
stitutions q little closer, however, he would
learn that the waves of moral heat from which
he thinks we suffer at our Presidential
elections serve to keep in motion the vital
currents of patriotism and public opinion
and prevent stagnation in the body polite. He
would learn, too, that the moral cold which |
he fancies comes from Presidential and Guber-
material vetocs seldom hurts anybody except a |
few persons who have succeeded in passing
unwlse or corrupt measures through legislative
body. The Canadians may have some things
to boast of which we do not possess, but their |
Governor General did not succeed in pointing |
them out in his recent speech
President Hayes has returned from Ohio and |
is going to NewHaven next week to attend |
the Yale College commencement. He Is doubt |
less enjoying the closing year of his admins |
tration. Few Presidents have had an
to complete their labOrs so screnely |
and comfortably. Franklin Pierce felt |
bitterly at his own party for not TenOminatlng |
him, and was roundly and righleOusy de- |
nOunced by the opposition for trucking to the |
slave power. James Buchanan closed his |
amid the gathering storm of |
civil war. Andrew JOhnsOns career in the |
White House was one long, bitter struggle with |
the party which elected him, and he went
out of office with few friends in either party. |
General Grant was vchrmently attacked by the |
Democrats during the Presidential campaign
of 1876, and had to submit to violent abuse
from the Democratic newspapers up to the
day lie left the White House. Mr.. Hayes is
respected by his own party and let alone by
the other because his administration is not
open to serious attack. 1t has been intelligent,
buslness-lke and free from scandals. The
Democrats can make no capital out of 1t
30 they say nothing about it and allow the
President to close his term in peace.