New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-19
OF the mercantile interests of the people of
those countries, but for the sole and separate
benefit of the English manufacturer.

Inc assassin Hartmann has returned to this city
and published his defiance to the Russian and Amer
lean Governments He proposes to remain here to
become citizen, and to make living out of the
notorety no has already gained and which he may
increase by keeping up the discussion Of his crimes
in the newspapers 1t is possible that bis calcua-
ton may be correct-that in view of the difficulties
In the way of extraditon by international comfy in
the absence of treaties the Russian Government may
not demand that he be given up to justice and that
even II the demand is made our own Government
may not be able TO accede to it. If this be true-a
point IN regard to which have not yet expressed
an opinion, and do not now-it is a matter of serious
reflection for our people. The question must be
asked-as some day it may have to be answered.
whether the right of asylum is to be extended to ali
assassIns To-day it is a concerned In the death
OF the Car of Russia. Tomorrow it may be man
who has compassed the death of the Queen of Eng
land, or the President of France the Emperor of
Germany. Or 1T is not impossible that Mr. Guiteau
NAV make his escape by killing one OF two of his
keepers Is he to be safe from punishment if he es
capes to Canada to St. Petersburg These seri
Gus questions, and they require more knowledge of
law and more common than Mr. Wendell Phil
lips possesses to answer them.
Ihere is yet q chance for further mortality among
the fools, and especially the fools of Dumfres
Scotland. Considering that Robert Burns died
there, it is natural that he should have statue in
that locality, or some other suitable monument. 1t
causes rather queer sensation to read that the
Conservatives of Dumfries have refused to have
anything to do with such an erection on the ground
that Burns was too democratic in his political
Ideas" We should have supposed that the kindly
and benevolent notions which Burns called his pol
itcs, and which were as harmless as possible could
hardy be remembered by any rational man against
him at this time of day. He certainly was not more
democratic than the average Briton of the nine
teenth century, and moi more than an honest man
should have been in those days of stupid blind and
heartless Torysm in which he lived Whoever
cannot subscribe TO whatever politics there may be
in A mans for a. that is behind this age
as Burns was somewhat ahead of his own. The
poetry of Burns is of the immortal class, while his
political errors, if he cherished any, are harmless
now, apd his best political opinions of almost uni
versal acceptation.
The only remarkable feature in the report of i'm
migration for July, just issued by the Bureau of
Statistics. is the marked decrease in immigra-
ton from Canada. Lasr year 12,7I6 immigrants
came from that quarter in July, while the number
in July, 1881, was only 1880. 1t will he remem-
bered that surprisingly large immigration from
Canada was one of the peculiar features of last
years returns, and there has been some donbt
whether the large numbers given represented in
part immigrants from Europe, brought by steamers
to Montreal persons previously resident i'm Can
ada If the movement during the coming season
should continue To resemble that of july il would
go far to settle the gu stion From Germany the
Immigration last month 30 ,374. against II ,275
in July, 1880 from Norway, 2,9O5, against 743; ;
from Sweden, 6,067, against 3.779; and there was
also marked increase in the arrivals from China
The German immigration amounts to nearly 81 per
cent of the whole. and ia unusualIv IarOa