Year: 1877

New York as city


e Stanley's Triumph,


Tributes to Stanley's wonderful success
in his latest expedition are showered upon


hin from every quarter. Our dispatches
from London few days since exhibited the
warm and even enthusiastic appreciations
Of the press of that city, and to-day we give
extracts of the same tenor from the Paris
journals. Indeed, Stanley seems SO far to
have accomplished in the civilized world
feat as great as he accomplished in Africa
for he has conquered at single stroke the
admiration of all who have any opinion to
express on the subject of his exploration.
1t is the only voyage he has yet made that
no one seems to doubt, and the only voyage
we ever heard Of as to the leading impor-
tance of which all authorities are agreed
and whose results as declared are not
disputed. The Paris Libert< suggests aptly
the probable great commercial results OF
this discovery. It's effect is certainly to have
shown for the first time practicable route
for commerce to the very heart of Africa.
Stanley's portages around the several falls
on the Congo River will constitute in all q
very small proportion of travel by land for
the great extent of country that may thus be
traversed by combined land and water
routes With steamers going up the Lower
Congo to the first falls, and a practicable
route cut through the first to point above
the falls, there to connect with another


o1 I,
comparatively small outlay reach districts
from which may be drawn native products
Of great value in wood, ivory and perhaps
gold, and it is safe anticipation that the
establishment of such routes will speedily
follow upon the proof of their feasibility.
The Nomination of General Mcclellan.


The New Jersey democrats deserve credit
for nominating General Mcclellan for
Governor. Now we hope the republicans
will nominate man of equal character and
ability. Then the people of the State will
have fair chance and need not grieve
whichever is elected. New Jerseys Cover
nors have not only had for long time past
an excellent record as men, almost without
exception, Of high character, but they have
also greater responsibilities than the Cover
nors of most Of our States. The next Cover
nor, for instance, will have to appoint six or
seven of the highest judicial officers of the
State, the higher judges not being elected in
New Jersey. He has also to appoint an
General and other officers of i'm
xyb hold for Of ha-
yond his own. The importance of choosing
for Governor on honest man of high charac-
ter and honorable connections is evident !;
indeed, the wiser members of political
party see clearly enough in such cases that,
if they are careless of the public interests
and allow men Of low character or doubtful
connections to be put in nomination, sue
cess may be even worse for their party than
defeat.


The nomination of General Mcclellan
seems to us unexceptionable but we wish
to give some of his overzealous friends q
little hint. They can very justly urge the
voters to support him upon tho ground of
his fitness for the place; the certainty that
he will give the State an honest admins.
tration that he will surround himself with
competent and honorable advisers that he
will resist corruption in the Legislature,
and that he will select men of character and
ability for the places which he has to fill.
But they will be very unwise if they
brandish his nomination before the peoples
eyes us "vindlcation" Of Mcclellan, or if
they boast absurdly about his military
record and try to make him out "bigger
man than old Grant" We advise them TO
remember that the war is over and that it is
best to let bygones be bygones.