, 1880-02-09

iinnDc1crs doubt, then In the conrsb
Of twelve years or more a cannt tnay
tIe dug alli some practical question
may bc raised. Meanwhile France has
sssstre,l our Government In language tint
tanIlnt he misunderstood that sl,a )lns moth.
Ing whatever tn d. with n. Ue 1.csseps'
scheme, and Tint icr Government y w more
lln lived in New Turk, and It has not hern
limited that any ntfer cdt!litry is backing tho
enterprise. Under the circumstances all the
taIk tlat Is ftlt!dlgnl IN by some newspaper:
tits country It, II crisis IEkr this; the taking
accnnnt Of our lanl ani naval forces ls
ili0tigh We we're OIL tho verge bl foreign
war; tho criticisms Of the Administration as
70 be tralnplef| ,tnslcr foot by Europe. seems
like chl,l's play. Tho American policy III re-
gatd to intcrnccanic canals Is 0ne thatis
PERFECTLY uSDEf.sTnoI,.
Gen, Grant during bis Administration ..pTac-
tlca!ly committed the United Stnacs tn the
cUiintry, as far ns il f,as founi expression,
ns Improved Of TINT pnlIcy. TIC present
Ait,nintstration Inns done nothing to change
TINT pn!icy. 1t has not favored my other
Y!'n has sf ot cfntsaS oaksS IN te Viii iM1 nGsT: nSf
tia saiaed s"s tosot,old III ' celitra X!a.rca y y
backing 4. canal scheme, for no other '.ation
ni %s St 'se % %is s'f 1ifsp p:y ~ .at IL t'fsstS t%S
Ercat political parties vii! divide; Itfore!gn
nations ttIsregnFd the Monroe doctrine, RE-
tInblunns and Democrats aiko will probably
DEMAND \ yJHoHous PROTEST,
II nothing more. frotn our Government,
Unit! that tine the AtlnlIlstration WILL not
by Dcn!ocratic complaints TINT 1T IS
sLnwn That thore is something tllat
ought 10 be done. T. q there should
Congress viii ''eys'sc the responsibility, anil
the Democrats To- assert that the Atn!nlstu-
tI0n has remained passive thus far. M rpso-
either llo,,se of Congress. When s,tcll i
| resolution Is ndnptctl THO Secretary will prob
ably r.Imrt fully whit correspondence hD
l!ns hast, md tl!si Il will ba. time enough to
decide that he las hctn rc1niss In his duty.
THE LATEST EVENT
which has any hearing Oil this 1ucs-
eS" of tie s INN asysn' wa, oi al SaSE otSeqs,
| llnss, given most evidence ot alarm In reEnrl
g stto H. for the pnrp2sf e ;d "i
Senate and House CulnmlttH.s up 10 Nh equal
degree nf fright with ltiMscff, and the next
thing that will happen vii! be the arrival Of
y; M.,E Ps Lesseps in New York In about a
| TIE HOUSE COMMITTEE.
The Select Committee Of the llolsse IN the
| INternclMMt. Ship Canal considered t0-slay
the subject af 0i,r treaty relations as affect,
tng the prnt"ct Of ship c9nal Tho United
Colombia explained the "Wyse contract
! upon which De lRssel,a' project Is hnSctl and
Admiral A.Mtnen rellenrscd the features Of
the Nicnraguar1 rnutcs.
EX-COSGnEss1t.>S RAlSEY.
DosroS. MRss., Feb. 7.-Ex-Congressmal
Ralnoy, of South Carolinn, WINS one OF the
guests Of tho Massachusetts Club tt-tfay, and
nlatle significant speech oil Southern aentl-
mcllt on the Presidential question. 1t wns
thnnght he would free lis mind, md report
ers wero excluded, but the Sunday Courier
will print Ills speech. lie claincd that the
Republicans of the South are earnest nlltl
tr,lu7 and 1t III the past they have from wan. OF
experience appeared not true and not Ilrm Ia
their convictions, they have now made M
their mintIs that, whatever the Republicans
Of the North shall do Mt Chicago, the man
they nominate will be the candidate Of tIe
Snnthern Stntca. Quite number nf The Re.
puhlicans of tho South nrc IN favor Of Gen,
The speaker said lie hal written to some 0t
the most pre1nsnent politicians to Wsk ths
reason why, they should ha IN favol
of Gen. GFalt,-n. mnn WIN, Wien he weil
Republican, South, and tho betteI part of tht
Northern States Republican. When he wrn
out of power thon' WIS not Il slng'e Republican
State IN the South, CnnRress w9s DeEnncratac
nl1tted tho State Of Mississippi to 20 ont o
tho llAntls Of the Republicans; ha crtsllet
Out tho hpprs of fprty Thousand peoplo Will
a'le fell swnol'. Gen. Grant, had he done l.i
people Of the Soatt ihat he Intended 10 d
Ills iitl,lt,st to keep the Republican party In
| tnct In .hu South. Unt'er Ills A,lministrntse,
the Democratic pariy came Into W'wer, stand
nS N s n ca% 9e u SsnE g. ta ~ ia"2s aasS % 81 @ IT.
gnuntry. These men made ~ their mind
that what tlley. could mt gain By itg!lllnl
they wnitfA glin by Legislation. 1t y not
ma1orltyru'c IN The Sousl'. L Is tho inlnorit.
| ratln,, wealth, anu intelligence. They hay
Nil the machinery Of thu Government IN thei
lantls. They ltnso tlic Judges on their sis!t
md therefore cortro! tha Courts, and the Re
in tlla Southern States. They nro not, how
ever, discouraged, hut nre firm md deter
mined to support whoever tt.n Nnrt!! sllt!t
decide upon ~ the !ttest candidate tor I'll
/ will 0nd that We VIII not be able to elyo n I'll
S0s,tlln single Electoral vote. not even tlato
Iorida, In tlle election that Is 70 l,e held nex
fall. You will tlnd TINT tte DclnocrAts wi
} | Gritty EtG1J t3tttAllGlH unh s1aa
Il majority Of tho votes, but the Dom ocrat
| will count you ont"
ST. LOUIS' AMBITION.
Sptctat Dispatth to 1hs Chicago Tribune
!; Sr. LOUIS, No., Feb. IA call las bee
, published to.day signed by tho cditon ot II
; The Democratic papers In tho city, by IL
; local members of the National De.noernt
Committee, and otller wcll-know1, politician
fora meeting OF citizens irrespective Of part
!. to DO held next Thursday night for the pu
r pose Of considering mems OF SECURING tll
j National Democratic Convention for S
Louis. As matter Of fact, though, tnar
Of tic Democrats here are lukewarIn OIL u
subject, holding that 1t would be hctt,