New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-11
Where is Blackburn Isn't he "wipIng out
things any more ~


If he new Louisiana lar could be induced to
swear he believed Barnum to be an Innocent the
effect upon the country would be tremendous.
Senator Blaine has upset NIL the calculations oithe
professional Cabinet makers end they will have to
begin work all over again. Oh course they VIII not
20 out OF the business and leave General Garfield to
do the work for himself They are too generous for
an act of self-sacrfce ike thar. They viii have
halfdoZ.u iresi Cabinets al! ready Tor use before
the week Is oll- and whichever one PreSident i%r-
field NAV ultimately select thcy VIII shout: Ana
difulC We tell You soT
Tie Grand National Exhibition Of Democratic In
capacity gOes on at Washington with a fresh pro-
grlinme every day. 1t is the greatest show "h eaf'l'
Chalmers has broken ont fresh spot. IL 10
afraid Garfield lacks backbone. TINS is sad. Chai-
Incls j, authority on backbone. Any man who cCuld
steal seat in Congress tree Successive times would
be. Gar,elon, it will be remembered, was trench
dous backboust. No less q statesman than Hen
drcks sent dispatch 10 him, when 1t WAS supposed
c had stolen the State OF Name, declaring thaC the
Democracy OF Indiana admired above All ihin2s
backbOn Barnum had ~" >&mc trouD!e Whcn ne
bombar,rd tie country with lies alb H. the Morry
letter. and Wade Hampton and B"ltHIo1Ncs u
violent but brief attacks Of H. IL - - purely Demo-
cratC institution, and, OF course, G&lheid BIAS none
Of II.
What has become of William II. English, Of IN
Giaral lie WAS gong to give tE3 press Of thc
country fearful racket with q SORES Of libel suits.
Why doesn't he brgu? Possibly the foreclosure
business l5 more prohi1b.e
The ID murratic pres, does not hail the advent OF
the frr, Louisiana liar win eXu1craut enthusiasm.
john Kelly is jlumeymg ia the West, and IS
dropping the casual remark that there Is no Demo
cratic party in New-lork except Iammany. The
Icurgluzers will find great encouragement IN that
,.I.a has l.p 9tOTc-
timr By having IaumanY out IN the colf, an"
Luc.u- Robinson can tIl how beautifully 1t
Wurked.
The most gifted Democratic editor Of this epoch
appears pc bstowng his talents upon The Register
Of Springfield, Illinois. he slar'cs his readers with
a totally original set OF theories about the Storey
letter. He SAYS the confession Of Truth - based on
the ALLEGED erasUres' on the envelope. aud then
announces that tne envelope was for twenty-f0ur
Lour, IN the Possession Of that dreadful person John
l. Davenport, and "when it was again brought into
Court the appearance Of the envelope hal been
altered and it is quite probable that another en-
veopc had been sub,,ituted.' This is decidedly
fresh 1t IS queer that the fathers OF the forgery ~
these parts never suspected thus "sub'ttatlOn.'
How ever aid the ILLINOIS genus find 1t outf lie
certainly believes hls own evidence. Tor he adds
" here D. not q particle of testimony worthy OF
credit 10 show that the letter was forged, ana the
Republican, uauaFor~ dare not submit TIE question
news 20 Blruun. II VIII possibly rca5>ure hu ~
much that he viii sop d0dgme whenever he hears
any body shout " Hunt the rascal down.
Here. National misfortune. The genial :. s Cox
+, green WIKI jealousy Of the sprightiy Spring.
What PAIR Is there my cogntrymen! Cox had an
apportioumcnt bill IN parturllon when Smnger
cut IN ahead If hun with hitle one Of hls own and
suatched all the glory. Cox says Sprln2ers bill Is
detective and that when he house gets sight of
his perfect bin. Sprngrs viii be indefinitely retired
from view. lie /, probably right, and he might
have added that ms own bill VIII 90 the same way
ultimately.
Chairman Cessna Of the PENNSYLVANIA Republican
Committee, talks with refreshing frankneas about
Mr. Oliver who il the Cameron candidate Tor
United States senator. lie speaks OF him as " Cam
eron's boy7 and adds: Oliver IS very young and
has had 10 legislative experience, Neither - he an
orator: but he can talk some. / believe ho made a
few remarks on the unit rule .Ae Cincinnati
Convention He IS n good, honest business man and
fairly Intelligent lie fOrty-wO year, 81 AK, has
Il dark complexion and is rather prepOs>cerlng but
from his appearance one would b. likely to cun-
meet hun with u seat the Senate OF the United
Staes He - ambI'iO and wants 10 60 up, but he
Is neither lawyer nora parlamentauan"