New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-21
pomattox the Democratic partly mostly spelled
patriotism with an uncommonly small p.

patriotism with an uncommonly small p.
The Syracuse Courier quotes approvingly the re-
mark that the Sponsorship of the next House can
be easily settled by the election of the Hon. Samuel
s. Coxv 1t IL strange that this capital idea should
never have suggested itself to Mr. Randall.
recent number of The London Spectator contains
q strong editorial protest against the destruction oil
Niagara. foreign nation has aptly been caied
a contemporaneous posterity," Hence by perusing
The Spectators article the citizens of this State can
form a pretty accurate idea of the nature OF the
Judgment that the New-Yorl.ers of the future
would pronounce upon them If they refused or neg
lected to restore and preserve the wonder of the
world that is within their bo,der. Our contem-
porary doubtless voices the feeling Of all England
and OF all civilization outside Of New-York. for
that matter-yhen il declares "That Niagara
probably tho most gigantic natural phenomenon In
the world. apparently so immutabe that 1t has be-
come the favorite symbol of eternity whose very
is said to have passed unchanged into every
language spoken by civilized manklnd-that Mig
ara of all things under the sun. be 10 any
danger of man. seems simply Incredible" And yet
the danger of such destruction for some years has
been imminent, and even now, We regret to say,
unless the Commissioners appointed under the bill
of last winter adopt the most comprehensive oil the
propositions before Thorn. 1t will be only partially
averted The Spectator. it is interesting to note is
IN accord with the enlightened and progressive
sentiment in this State in regard to the policy that
oaght to be pursued. That Is to say. it favors Mt.
Vaux's suggestion OF a reservation ample enough TO
protect all ths scenery that properly DO called
the Falls scenery. On this point 1t cogontly re-
mar6s: "A common error is to suppose that the
Falls themselves constitute the chief interest OF
Niagara. Nothing could be more mistaken; tho
Falls arc merely one of the constituent parts of the
whole spectacle. The rapids, the islands. the cata-
ract, the cbasm below the cataract, tho whirlpool
rapids. the BASIN of the whrlpool-all these are in
cluded: in Niagara" This wonld seem to be tho
only Intelligent view possible of 81 hat constitutes
Niagara and nevertheless 1t is seriously proposed in
some quarters to provide O reservation which shall
pro lido merely for the preservation ana restoration
of the scenery about the Falls proper. Another
meeting of the Commissioners was held yesterday
and although 10 decision was reached In regard to
the boundaries of tho reservation growing feeling
was developed in favor of the liberal policy. What
is worth doing at all Is wortb doing we'll is an ex eel
lent motto for the Commissioners.
Oscar Wilde calls the American girl an oasis Of
unreasonableness in a desert of common sense" The
American girl is more in her characterizaons
She calls Mr.. Wilde donkey
The philosophers at Concord yesterday went
calmly with their discussions rs II no such thing
a teiegra ph STRIKE was in progress. What dis-
turbed them most was new word which Professor
James introduced to stand for the extreme of con-
sciousness" "Psychous" is what he calls it. SO
far az the unphilosDphcaI world is able to grasp
the points presented IN the discussion. it Will be
likely to stick to the old term" feeling"