New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-15

that its navment had been promised. The mo-
t;on of Judee Speir's counsel that the suit be
dismissed upon the ground that any cohtrlDu-
ton of money to aid the election OF any per
son or ticket is illegal and that such an assess
ment is necessarily illegal, was Immediately
granted.
THE TRrBUNE's special correspondent III the
South notes in the letter printed to-day one
curious result of the still lively southern PREY
udice against the honorable work of the hands.
The correspondent found young Nirglnlah at
work in Texas with poorer results than ne
could have obtained in his own state, but ne
explained that it was not yet 1.-THE fashion Ior
"a young Virginian of good family to engage
Gin hard, rough work in his own neighDor-
hood" 1t would "be too much of an anne
ton" for his family, and he would lose
caste with his lady friends" lie would DE
classed with the poor whites and negroes
The same talk makes itself heard IN various
States, and Texas seems to be the common
resort of these refugees from social sehu-
ment which has been out of date ever since
the Emancipation Proclamation was issued
1t is only another form of thiImean sentiment
that makes the sight of a well-dressed ana
prosperous negro abhOrent to certain classes
of Southern whites, rs our correspondent re-
cords.
The Democratic ounces cap ought 10 nc
handed around in the Senate at the ehu VI
oocb DAVIS session. to be bestowed upon the
| Democratic Senator who has made inc auiilIS-
sion or assertion most damaging to his party.
! Senator Brown clearly earned II yesterday
First, he set up the claim that II all the per
sons DISTINGUISHED in Massachusetts for Hitter
acy, drunkenness, paupcriSin, etc" were a.
lowed TO vote, that would be Democratic
State. Concerning which il is only necessary
to say that if illitcrate and incorporate per
sons and paupcrs We're i'll majority every
where. all the States would he Democratic
senator Brown also showed that during the
time that he was a Republican ne c"uu not 20
about in Georgia without an escort OF armed
friends, but since he had become Democrat
hp was not only unmOlcStcd. but had hcch
elected n United states Senator. ON the whole
Senator Brown made good Republican speech.
and. from the Democratic point ot view i
entitled to wear that ounces cap toI twenty
four hours when no doubt, Mr.. Ben llill VIII
get it again.
! Having found it impossible 10 rescind the
Robertson resolution 10y an open vote III the
| Assembly, its opponents are now, II appears,
circulating q paper for signatures at Albany III
which the subscribers are made tO say that, IN
voting for the resolution. they did not intend
to EXPRESS an opinion which should prevent
tbe United States Senators from exercising
their own Judgment. The appearance OF
this paper is the clcarcSt proof of the straits
| in which Judge RobcrtsOns opponents hnd
themselves that has been given yet. No one
can doubt for moment tnat II they
believed themselves to have even chance oi
success, they would boldly attempt to rcscnd
| the resolution and cause it 10 he understood IN
Washington that the NcwfOrk Legislature
had approved the nomination under miNap-
prchension. Instead of this, the ingenious
course is adopted OF circulating a private pa
per. giving an opportunity 10 use all the arts
| of persuasion or intimidation with each Re
publican member. The desired number of
signatures obtained, the paper would he sent
TO Washington, where, the members OF
the Legislature may depend upon it, 1t
wonld be made to appear as com
plcte rctracton Of the Robertson
resolution as if it were signed and at
tested by the clerks of both HOUSES. The value
of such device depends upon It's success. II
will he n matter of curious interest tO sec how
many Republicans of the Assembly are ready
to write themselves down ~ men who. when
they say thing, mean nothing 10y it. The lit
of the persuaded and bullicd men. If IT Is ever
complcted. will make good reading.
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