New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-06

going ways, and had seen that they were faclle
prey. OF course there defects in the undertake
ing Too much was trusted to the self-interest Oh
the members, and 80 the notable scheme came 10
grief. But what calm reliance this head rascai
must have had upon the average dishonesty OF MS
fellows; and how unpleasantly his provisions ap-
pear 20 have been confirmed by the prompt accept
ance of his nefarious propositions.
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The London papers are industriously circulating
the report that Mr. Tennyson is to be raised TO
the peerage." Raised" did you sayf
The World has made the exclusive discovery that
Mr.. Tilden intends to found public library, that
his fine double mansion in Gramercy Park, with the
valuable collection of books which he has stored
therein will be used for that purpose and that the
Hon. John Bgelow, Mr. Manton Marble and tho
Hon. Henry Watterson are to be lntrusted with the
carrying out of this plan. Prompted by this DIS
covery the Hon. John B. Haskin, of Tammany Hall,
as the representative Of generations yet unborn,
writes an open letter to the Sage of Greystone dec
Grating him with the gratitude of posterity and
proposing public dinner in his honor. Mr.. Tilden
is not known to have sent any reply 1t Is Thought
that he will see Mr.. Haskin later on the subject.
But Mr.. Tildens closest friends know nothing OF
any such intention on his part as The Word de-
scribes and the impression is ilterlng through the
community, that the whole thing is ono Of the
hoaxes with which The World now at short intervals
entertains its constituency.
We trust that Mr.. Carlisle will find that the
George Washington gavel comes up to " the Jeffer-
sonan standard"
Very little attention is being paid by the rest of
the world to the operations of France In Madagas-
car but from the occasional spurts of news relating
to her dOngs there appears that she is venturing
upon career which wOud bo impossible with
what is called civilized power The lombard
ment of unfOrtifed and defenceess places is by the
laws of civilized warfare prohibited, and it is only
when the Western powers are dealing with weak
and barbarous people that they resort to that
savage and ferociOus proceeding Thus we our
selves sometimes shell Indian villages at the
North, and England does the same thing at some
island in the Pacific. But repeated wrongs cannot
constitute a right, and the action Of Franco IN
bombarding the Madagascar seapOrts is none the
less wanton cruelty. because other powers may
have perpetrated lesser outrages of the same kind.
1t is indeed characteristic of France to carry on her
wars with barbarous people in spirit of vim
dictiveness which almost suggests a positive
pleasure in the doing of unnecessary mischief and
which also seems to indicate that under such cir
cumstances the tiger part of the Gallo character is
decidedly in the ascendant.
Mr. Barnum says that after infinite trouble and
pains he has secured white elephant. The DEM
ocratic party has an elephant on its hands also.
Mr.. Barnums beast comes from Siam. Tie DEM
ocrat halls from Kentucky. Mr. Barnum's
troubles are over. The Democratic agony sjust
begun.
Mr. Carlisle has made an extremely ambiguous
answer to the statement that in a public debatea
few years ago he denied THAT the United States is
a nation" and declared that the vicious national
theory had destroyed sovereign States and OPP
pressed nine millions Of people in the South" He
asserts that there was any verbatim report OF
the speech in question and that the published YER
sion was made by an opponents but he does not say
that the charge is untrue. We suspect that Mr.
Carlisle does not know whether the charge is I'M
true or not There Is no question at all that the
sentiments attributed to him were those of his
party, and were always highly popular among tho
Southern and Border States Democrats, and they
are Just the sentiments that Cynthiana, Kentucky,
where the debate was held, would have applauded
with enthusiasm. 1t is one of the inconvenience
to which many Southern Democrats are liable in
these days that they cannot remember just how far
they used to 90 In the period of war and recon-
structiOn.
Holman, of Indiana was one of the Congressman
that drew q back seat. If The Suns picture did
him Justice, his Is style of manly beauty that
shows to best advantage from just that sort of
coign Of vantage
Mr.. Cox is disappointed with his colleagues. 1t
is not that he cared for the Speakership his own
account but if he had got 1t then the great State
of New-York would have had chance" Now, be-
liz - ;,,Si,,
ence to secure the pettiest Office in the House."
This places the Cox campaign in a new light, and
explains mysteries connected with that memorable
enterprise which have hitherto seemed nscrutable
At least now we know what it was begun for. But
MI Cox should console himself with the reflection
that these little insectivorous questions" of petty
Office are of trfng significance in comparison with
the starting of the great Free Trade movement. III
we may borrow the language Of one OF Mr. Cox's
own kilograms in the famous cipher campaign of
1875, Reverse yourself, Mr. Cox and resume your
Judgment"
Mr. Lowell has been requested to apply to the
English Home Office for respite for ODonnell.
He cannot, however, make any effort to secure the
communication Of the death sentence without obtain
ing the consent Of the authorities at Washington.
IL Is to be hoped that the State Department will
profit byits experience In the case of Dr. Lamson,
and not intervene a second time In behalf of con-
dennod murderer on frivolous pretexts. ODon-
nells citizenship In the United States does not
affect his responsibility to British tribunal for
crime committed within the jurisdiction of that
country. He was fairly tried and justly convicted
and should be speedily executed. There is no pos
sible ground for American intervention for the COM
mutation of his sentence.
Mr.. Gladstone's substitute for Mr.. Goschen as
Speaker of the Commons is the youngest son of Sir
Robert Peel, and is not to be confounded with the
present baronet of that name who is also a member
of the House. Mr. Arthur WELLESLEY Peel has repre-
sented Warwick since 1865, and while no has been