New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-05

on Monday Thus there is ground for the
hope that the trial will close by the end OF
next week 1t has already lasted nearly eight
weeks.
American science, literature and scholarship
suffer heavy loss in the death OF DR.. Draper
In this age of specialists and of the narrowing
of mental effort into single channels, few men
have done thorough and original work In so
wide field. Professor Diapers most endur-
ing literary monument is undoubtedly his
"HlstOry of the Intellectual Development OF
Europe." book characterized by remark
able breadth of view and by profound phllo-
sophie comprehension of the great progressive
movements of the human race Few important
American works have been translated INTO as
many languages and as widely read IN other
countries.
In q speech at Birmingham yesterday, John
Bright pointed out the chief causes OF the
troubles in Ireland. He traced Irish dlsaftec-
ton to a long course of Tory misrule. and
said that much of the present discomfort arose
from misconception or ignorance of the pur-
poses of the English Liberals, while Irish
poverty was largely due to the driving away
ton in nutshell. The past cannot be re-
called, but Mr.. Gladstone and his party are
honestly and wisely doing what they can to
repair the errors of centuries. The friendly
hand they hold out to the distressed lrlsh
farmers is repulsed with blows by the reckless
Land Leaguers Meanwhile the conduct OF the
League is making the problem of bringing
about prosperity and content more dlihcult by
driving out English capital. Next to law
abiding spirit among the people, Ireland needs
above all things the capital which England mas
in abundance to improve her lands and diver
sify her industry by building UP manufactures
The planters of Edgefeld County, South
Carolina who took part i'll or approved OF the
Hamburg massacre, and have been conspicuous
for wears for their zeal in maintaining red
snirtcd rle-clubs to terrify the blacks i'll polItl-
cal CAMPAIGNS find at last that there IS
Nemesis in human affairs. The oppressed
negroes, tired of being deprived Of their politi-
cal rights. and of seeing all the forces of State
and local government used to keep them in
scrvilc condition, are deserting THEN homes by
throngs and moving of TO Arkansas. Accord
ing to the correspondence OF The Charleston
Neirs and Courier, which we copy on another
page an alarming condition of thihgs exists.
The planters see the labolers on whom they
are dependent for crops leaving them in a
body In a district twentyfour miles long and
four or five wide, fcur-ffths of the negroes
have Joined the exodus. Whole settlements
have been depopulated There is no conceal
ment IN the Democratic paper from which we
quote of the fact that the movement is poilt-
cal one. The invariable complaint OF the
negroes who join the exodus is that they are
not allowed to vote, if they vote their ballots
are not counted; that they are without repre-
sentaton, and that their interests are III the
keeping of hostile political party. No one
need pity the EdgeGcid landowners. They
have been in the habit of Boosting that they
had "got the nggers UNDER Now they are
reaping the fruits Of their unjust, selfish and
barbarous policy.