Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-13


The time has rot come for the question OF the
abstract right OF secession To be discussed in the
national counssls. How far the constitution. as
framed by the founders Of the government ,contem-
plated the right OF a state TO withdraw from the
union, is problem for iursts and historians But
the practical fact is that the Doubt II 10 exist
Cd, Is n0w removed The civil decided, by the
appeal 20 arms, that the compact or states was
fndissoube; and that being 40 IL Is not profitable
TO discuss at this time question which 50 deep
feeling still exists. There viii come a time when
tia constitutional aspects OF the late rebellion
be considered as calmly the historical relation
ship OF England 70 scotland, but we have not got
DO far away Vet from the smoke OF war 10 debate
these questions without passion. There are other
subjects more profitable ard more timely than the
pavis-Sherman controversy i n which the Senate
can occupy the few remaining OF the session.
Phelan seems TO be recovering from his wounds.
and he promises to ''Iaale IL warm" for ali con-
cerped IN the recent attack upon him In spite OF
the very natural denias OF the parties involved in
this assault. 1t vas evidently premeditatsd, and
was Occasioned by Phelan's exposures of the de-
signs and operations OF the Rossa gang.
No one can fail ID observe the marked change OF
tone In the American press since the ARRAY. Rosa,
after years OF braggadOciu, Is now In danger of
being taken at his word and if he is, he will
have cause to regret his loud mouth. This country
II MOI haro0r for prOfessed murdsrers, though we
do toerate good many fools and bopbastic eranks
But 1t Is unjust 70 put the United States into an
attitude Of indifference TO conspiracy because we
thus believe In free speech. There are fewer con-
spirators against the established order of things in
America to-day than In any other nation in Chris
tendon. It 10 absurd to regard this country as
eulpaois In this respect beyond others VIII II be
asserted that there are Organizations here corre-
spending TO those which are TO be found in every
European monarchy There are, 70 be sure, the
Rosa gang, and the Schwab gang, and few
others IKE them, scattered through the country,
but all attempts TO popularize societies like the
Nthflists OF Russia, the socialists OF Germany,
tho "Black Hard" organizations OF spain have
AGaaly failed And they have failed for the very
reason that there is nothing fatal to such organ
kations as free speech and liberal laws
1t Is diamond cut diamond, or, rather, dog eat
dog, in the ShLron-EIil case. Yesterday Sharons
attorney produced evidence to show that Mss HIPS
lawyer had paid an expert t25 600 to declare her
documents genuine When this sensational teSti
mony was produced IN court, however, Tyler, Miss
HIPS counsel. only laughed. instead of sinking
through knot hole In confusion. and. asking to be
sworn, proceeded TO prove that the evidence
terrsd to had been arranged decoy, and
such had been sold TO Sharon's lawyers for co.,
Upon this statement Sharons counsel acAnowl-
edged he had been '.sold," and the case proceeded
THE Senate, after its spat In open session yester-
day on Jen. Davis. settled down to work on the
Nicaraguan treaty, and two elaborate speeches
were delivered, one In its favor by Senator Miller,
OF California Chairman OF the committee on foreign
relations, and enc In opposition by Senator Sher-
man. The opening OF the debate, therefore, shows
That IL Is not 20 be made party question: and,
moreover that IL is going to be carefully debated
The Western Union telegraph company has at
length decided to do away with its overhead sys-
TEN in New York city, and viii substitute for 1t
the use OF the pneumatic tubes and cable wires
The feasibility OF the change has been established
and the demand for IL cannot be resisted. And no
doubt there is good time coming for Washington,
also
The Paris merchants complain that their export
trade in art products has been cut down two-thirds
BY the excessive duty. In 1882, when the law was
altered the exports were OF the value OF 81 600
IN 1888 this sunk 10 81 100000, and during 1884
only 100000 worth We're sold to America. No
doubt the tariff had something to do with this
decrease, but the hard times has had more When
people wish TO economist they begin with such
Injuries as expensive oil paintings and brie-a-
bfac.
Barnum has offered Grant 100000 TO let him ex-
hioit the generals relics and trophies The great
Snowman forgets himself. He says that the peo-
pie love 10 DO humougged. ana proceeds on that
1dea; but there is no humbug about those relics