The Evening critic., 1881-06-14
The Albany bribery Case Conspir-

x-Congressman Roberts paper says of
Bradley's charge that he was bribed: "The
money which Speaker Sharpe has turned
over TO the sergeant-at-arms was never in
the possession of Senator Sessions. IT Is
money that was contributed by the recall
citrants, at the same time when Mr.. Brad
ley reported that he had had conversation
with Sessions under circumstances which
rendered it impossible to put forth such u
story as has been invented to fit the case.
We are aware that this view conveys u
most grave accusation against men of whom
we are most reluctant to believe such devil
ish wickedness. But we are confronted by
the desperate condition of the cause which
they have sought to bolster in this manner.
We know that every other resort to retrieve
impending disaster has proved abortive.
We know that the very thing we are COM
PEELED to charge these men with doing is
not in itself, though penal of
Tense, more intrinsicaliy wicked than
their whole proceeding, in setting them
selves doggcdly TO defy the will and wish of
the party whose servants they are. The at
tempt of the Conkling members of the in
vestigating committee to flood the country
with Bradley's charges, while refusing to
permit Sessions denial to go hand in hand
with it, was the final and conclusive evil
dence of the design and character of the
plot that has so speedily miscarried. Only
in that way could the conspirators have
hoped for u temporary crcdencc, which they
thought would last long enough to start u
reaction against Mr.. Depew, They have
failed in that-Eiled utterly and ridicu-
lously as they have failed in everything
else they have attempted Will they now
submit to the popular verdict; or shall we
yet be RECALLED with other plots and conspi-
racies for lil<epurposeY-7he Utica Herald.
A Poor Opinion of the English Army.
Major-General Synge, of the British army,
is now in New York. He is small of stat
ure and slight figure, wears eyeglasses, and
is apparently about fifty years of age. In
conversation with Tribune reporter last
week he was very emphatic in the express
sion of his opinions as to the forlorn con-
dition of the British army. He said that
the men were of light weight and under
sized, and that the impression seemed to
prevail that one man was as good AS an
other for a soldier. There was no unity
of feeling between the officers and men,
while the whole standard of the troops was
much lower than formerly. Ever since the
adjustment of the Duke of Wellington'S
rule, or perhaps since the Crimean war, the
English army has deteriorated. At present
such II deplorable state of things existed
| lHat lHe Objects were frequently Hlaue u
appear ridiculous. The war with the Beers
had been conducted in a most scandalous
way, English officers and men being muir
dered under u flag of truce, and this almost
with the connivance of English statesmen
The condition of Ireland being referred to
the General said "Thc late administration
warned the present one that there would be
trouble if the peace act was repealed, but
to no avail. The act was repealed the in
habitants Immediately armed themselves
and now the British government has sent
over troops to shoot down the inhabitants
that it has been the means of arming."