New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-03


Probably the Duke of Hamilton, who is now
playing the part of Charles Surface, has less
sentiment about the scattering of his ancestral
books, pictures and other art objects than
many persons who have never seen them.
Very few things have been added to the col
lection by the spendthrft himself, and it costs
him no sacrifice to part with what his fore
fathers gathered. 1t is hard cash that he
wants, and if the sale should bring him n
million pounds sterling, the amount at which
the collection has been valued, he will be more
than satisfied And it is likely that the col
lection will do the world more good after it
has been broken up than it has ever done In
Scotland. Many of the valuable books and
pictures will find their way into different pub
lie libraries and galleries, where they Will be
more accessible than IN the Dukes palace
We hope some of the rare books relating
to America may reach this country The
sale has now been in progress Tor some
time and will probably last three weeks longer.
In pleasant letter from London which VIII
be found in another part of this impression Is
a statement of the causes that have driven
this high-born prodigal to such measures to
raise money He is by no means down to
husks yet, but if he keeps on in his extrava-
CANT way he is sure to reach that unpleasant
diet in time.
The exposure which we publish this morning
of the Bourbon election frauds in the LIST Con-
sressional District of South Carolina is indeed
discouraging reading for any honest man, and
to many perhaps it will seem tiresome. But IL
affords wholesome food for reflection for those
voters who value the privilege OF casting
ballot and having it counted, and 1t ought to
arouse them to sense OF the enormlty OF
Democratic frauds. In their calculations OF
success the Bourbons count largely upon the
indifference of Northern voters toward bourbon
treachery in the Southern States; while the
only hope of the republicans in the South Is
that public opinion in the North Will force
Congress to dispace men who have stolen
their seats, and thus encourage hmld
voters TO cast their ballots with q convlc-
ton that if they are in majority their rep
resentative will finally have his place despite
the frauds practised against them. A new and
interesting point in the dispatch referred to
is made by comparing the recent census fig
ures of population, white and coored with
the Democratic and Republican vote. There
was IN Jle QlSLIlcJ IL COlOltu indJoilty VI o'NOoJ
and the returns gave Richardson, the Demo-
cratic candidate, 90, ~ votes, and Lee (col-
ored), the Republican, 11,G74. Now II Lee
had no white votes he received little
more than half the colored vote; while
even if every white man cast bis bal
lot for richardson, the latter must also
have received 3,246 ballots of colorcd men to
give him the figures he claims. Bat there is
no evidence before the Investigating Commit
tee that any colored men voted for Richard
SON. How then was the 5000 colOred ma
jority turned into a Democratic majority o.
8,O007 1t was easily done. Resort was had
to the usual frauds-tissue ballots and the re-
lection of returns from precincts that did not
suit the Democratic managers. 1t is the de-
cision of the sub committee that Lee had
majority of 2S4 votes. Therefore when Con-
eress reaches consideration of this case Mr.
Richardson must 90.