The New York Herald Newspaper, March 28, 1872, Page 3

TOR STATE CAPITAL, An Exciting Debate in the - Senate. The_ Seventy’s Charter Hotly Discussed. Failure of the Attempt to Strike Out the. “Cumulative” Clause, O'BRIEN ON THE WAR PATH of the Tammany Ring. THE DEBATE ADJOURNED TILL TO-DAY. A Death Blow to the Rapid Transit ‘Schemers. The Erie Amendment Bill Scotched. Pamago of the Brooklyn Billse—What Members of Assembly Think of the Dignity of the House—Senator Wood Not To Be Ex- pelled—New York Harbor Masters— Consolidating Savings Banks Acts, ALBANY, March 27, 1872, THE DEBATE ON THE CHARTER. ‘The Senate in Committee of the Whole took up the Seventy’s charter ‘again to-day. It was gener- ally velleved that thege would bea lively time pe tween the republicang and the democrats over the cumulative voting cl: and the expectation was realized to the full. {here was an immense crowd 4 the ante-rooms and) lobbies long before the doors leading to the Senate Phamber were thrown open, and orice the Senate nad resolved itselr into Com- Mittee of the Whole every available seat was occu- Pied, not only outside the railings which divide the common herd from the Senatorial circle, put also ‘within the circle ttselt. There were a lurge number of ladies among the spectators. It will be remem- bered that the discussion last evening was particu- larly in reference to the fourth section of the charter, which provides for THE CUMULATIVE SYSTEM OF VOTING, and that the debate was started by a motion of Mr. Tiemann to strike out the entire section. The dis- oussion that ensued on the strength of this motion was exciting m tne extreme at one time, butir toned down considerably when it became an almost foregone conclusion that the republicans were de- termined to “swallow the cumulative pill,” ag Senator Madden put it Winslow,’ who seems to have constituted himself the champion of the Committee of Seventy, made an effort to get the fourth section of the bill, as 1t came out of the hands of the Assembly, substituted for the section Qs it stands at present, but was unsuccessful, Mr. Johnson then weat for the section in his gsual style, and argued to show that the cumulative idea was an absurdity. Mr. Murphy also made a few remarks to the same effect, ana was followed by Mr. Lewis, who said that he was willing to TRY THE EXPERIMENT, Mr. Benedict mae a strong appeal in favor of the section, but got considerably muddled before the close of his remarks by the persistency of Mr. Vock m propounding questions to him as to whether he considered the cumulative notion a thoroughly dem- Ocratic idea, consistent with the views held py the fathers as to what @ republican form of government really 1. Mr. Cock, alter bothering poor Mr. Benedict to such & degree that ne finally sat down rather in a iretiul mood, paid his compliments to Mr. Lewis, and suggested that the latter might nave put the cumulative system toa good test in bis own city charter (Buifalo) when, a few weeks ago, he was advocating its passage. Mr. Cock uad an lueg-that what was sauce ior.the goose ‘was equally GOOD SAUCE FOR THE GANDER; but Mr. Lewis begged leave to disagree with him, He contended tuat New York was @ good thing td experiment on. A great many experiments had been tried tor ner benefit before, in year: gone by, but they had one ‘and al proved of no avail, The one which it was Dow the wish of certain people in New York to give ber would at any rate do her no harm. If it did Rer good, then he and hs colleagues who felt as he feist On the subject might be quive willing—nay, aly too eye ee jor their own cities Lhe same t of the gods."” section was linally put, after Senator Paimer had alared'that the Senate might as well strike out the enacting clause as to strike it out, and it was LOST ON A DIVISION by 8 vote of 6 to 16, the followmg Senators voting im the affirmative:— Messrs. Cock, Lord, Tiemann, Murphy, Jonuson and O’Brien. Alter tne vote was @mhounced Mr. Lord got up aad challenged the count, “Why does the Senator challenge the count?’? asked the Chairman, who looked rather taken aback at the demand. “Because,” replied Mr. Lord, “we who voted to | strike out the section have not been set down at our Proper figure. The clerk has announced six in tne afirmative, By the decision of this Senate we are entitled, being ibe mimority, to vote s1x times.”” Lord then sat down amid general laughter, in ‘Which the cumulative voters hearuly jomed; but, in order that no wrong conclusions may be come to on the matter by the auimitiaced, it must be distincuy understood that Mr. Lora’s chalienge was RULED OUT OF ORDE! The cumulative clause havi the Clerk went on reading the bill by sections, No attempt was made to amend any section until the minetetpth was reached, which provides that n member of the Common Council shall receive al salary, fees or compensation Whatever. Senator Weissmann arose, and aiter expatiating upon th general merits of the bili for quite a while, move a8 & substituie to the section that the Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen siould be paid $2,000 a year each and ve fined $10 jor. every time they mignt be absent from tie meeting of the Board, Tas brought THE FIERY MADDEN to his feet. He was opposed to the substitute, for the reuson that he wanted to give the sulid men in New York, who had grown with ite growth and be- come rich in doing business in New York, @ chance to serve the great city for the sake of ‘patriotism alone, They liad been for years grambiing about the ciass of men Who got into oMce, and he desired Wat they should go to work and give a littie of tne aud attention to the government of te city. Ihe section as it stood would PUT THEM TO THE TEST; md the men who had given certificates of good conduct to Dick Couanolly in order what their prop- erty snoaid not be taxed beyond a@ certain rat would “ @n opportunity under it of doing a litte good, Mr. and déclared rhat he knew “any quautlty’! of nighly respectable men Who Were “dying” io getsome un- ‘and honorable position in which they could do e people some good. Mr. Lewis then proposed as an amendment to the amendment that the mem. berg of the standing ot special commitiees of the two Boards be paid $10 a day for every day of ac- service, ‘This, With the original amendment, wa finally voted down, thus it is de cided that our City Fatners must do the city sdrvice hereafter for the love of doing it ana not tor sake of @ vig salary. Tne twenty-first section then taken hold of and so amended, on motion @ Mr, Benedict, that on and after this year TUB ELECTION FOR MAYOR ‘shall take place on the second .Monaay of April of every year, mstead of on the fourth Monday. An attempt Was made to aiter the twenty-eighth sec- / on Wnich relates to tbe Mayor's expenses so tuat nis Salary should be $7,500 Instead of $10,000; bus the later ure Was finally allowed to remain ‘untouched, it beng understood tnat in another sec- tion of the charter the Mayor is pronibited trom Mavorkiiy. ne twenty-eugifn secuon was amend: oralty. The twe 8 " ed, on sabe of Mr. Vodden, bo that the Mayor is en given the ment of the superintendel 01 Public Markets, instead of giving 1t to the Board ot iM making the motion Mr, Madden of Aldermen. 1 said that ne did not believe it mght to divide the Intment responsibility Letweeu the Mayor and e Aldermen. The Mayor was the execullve, and j an executive oficer should HAYE ALL THE APPOINTMENTS and be neid responsible. (he thirty-first section was finally reached. without any material amend. ment having veen made to any of the other sections, It.should be borne im mind that this 19 the section Felates to the .Vepartment of Public Works, and that Mr. Tieman yesterday proposed an amendment to it looking to the retention in office Mr. Van Nort tor two years. He renewed this it the moment the section was read, by stated imtended 0 oifer ameudmvnt when the .fluance secon Was ‘rhe motion to strike out the | thus been settled, | Bencaict fouowed in the same strain, | He. Denounces Van Nort as a Tool’ NEW YURKK HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1872.—TRIPLE SHEET, its odiect the retention two years, He then went O’Brien, Looking rather excited, he rose from his seat, and, gaining the floor, exclaimed:— SENATOR O’BRIEN’S SPEECH. Mr. CHATEMAN—I am sorry to find my collea; York Mr. Van Nort in Fapkmen ia New York thea hese mes, aud iney are the men in New York aD men, al ey are agents of those two men. E' man in the city of New York Ebows that Mr. Vau Nort has. Been one of the wola of the Ring, You might as well sustain William M. Tweed as to Sustain Mr. Van Nort as President of the Board of Public Works, ‘There is no going to come from the reform movement if Van Nort is going to be retained. He bas the ¢ class of men around ‘Tweed had. Mr. Green ao) im our es by ring Tguidoticer, He muy mace a yoot oficer, Dub his watecedents arevery bad. Van Nort has been a clerk for be has done their dirty work in every way. Itis doliars a day. 1s that the want to cut down the salaries of those men w! teen and twenty thousand dollars ask the Senate, if it is im to vote down these amendments, see the Senator from tbe Kighth askin, the Hing tools kept;in oflce, He knows be bas been the ser vant of the Ring, and he is reauy to serve them again. Now, Mr. Chab 1 shall vote for the charter, provided these men are stricken out, We want a clean sweep there, js whatthe people of New York demand, We Want these corruptmen put out and men put in their places. By shis covering upof these men you wiil have the same bargains ovey again. I don’t say alything about Mr. Green; he ts a oiicer, because he expects favors 1 do know what he would do afer lature —_ ajourned. These things cannot be denied, You must judge men ‘by the company they keep, Task no favors from these men. I represent the reform Mmovement in New York, and, as the Senator from the Twen- ty-aixth has said, gome ‘of these men are only accidentally bere. I know they are. If I bad not been a candidate for Senator in the Seventh district not » man of them would be here. It iano beneiitto me after this charter is decided upon if my seat {s Yacant on this floor. I came bere to rep- resent the intereste of honest dem: and honest repub- fen 4 do St, Saree ath) SS are py ee pee, bes everything tl wwe done a ypose to do, but I represen’ Rett ike meen ae eae eeeningcs. te, ioe ‘opinion these two This of itself ought to be to “have one of mea go. no favors of either Mr. Greea or Mr, Van Nort; but I know them both it reform move! a November will not have been at a great jouato myself. 1 entered the nght came here to destroy the Tammauy arti the Erie rings. purpose has been accomplished, and when & good charte: assed for New York my mission will be ended and my seat n chia Senate wil be vacant, 1 hope the amendment will not prevail. ‘this speech set the entire Senate in an uproar, and Senator Lewis got up at its close and declared that Mr. Van Nort’s or Mr. Green’s character was not the question properly under discussion. The Cnair ruled the point of order well taken, and soon aiterward, without coming to a vote on the amend- ment, the Senate adjourned. While O’Brien was speaking and denouncing the “corrupt combina- tion” Nelson J. Waterbury ani Daniel Conover were seated INSIDE THB CIRCLE, almost in front of nim. Of course, every eye in the Senate was upon them. Their position must have been anything but coinfortavie, altnongh Waterbury looked in nowise disconcerted, and Conover sat coolly chatting all the while with a gentleman at his side apparently deaf to everyting O’Brien was 8 _ Ang pHE ARRAIGNMENT OF MEMBERS, At the opening of tne session Of the Assembly this morning the members who were still absent when the proceedings connected with the. call of tne House were suspended last night were called up to answer tor contempt. Messrs, Buell, Burns, Cran- dail, Fowler, Gregory, Houghton, A. L, Hays, Os- good, Snyder, Squires, D. Tompkine, Woodward and Bemus were each separately arraigned, and all were finally purged of contempt. ‘The excuse given by many of the above-named members was that they were too lil to attend. Mr. Snyder had been suddenly called home to see his mother, who was and had returned as early as p&sibie this g. Mr. Bemus was put through a course of sprouts because he had gone ‘to attend the meeting of ratiroad men and the Ot Producers’ Association in New York. It was proposed to fine him, first $50, then $10, and also’ to incarcerate him in the county Jail tor a period of five days. The House was convulsed ‘with laughter as each p2nalty was proposed, and the Speaker interposed some admonivory remarks upon the impropriety of levity upon a question of 80 much solemaity—one that involved the dignity of the House and the faithiuiness of its members. But the scene Was 80 funny the members could not re- strain themselves, notwithstanding the Speaker's attempts to impress. upon their minds the supreme importance and solemnity of ihe proceedings, Fmally Mr. Bemus was purged of contempt without any penaity bet! imposed further than that of the oraeal he went through in his arraignment at the oar of the House, Mr. Niles, who evinced so much displeasure at the manner of ts arraignment last night, offerea a resolution thig evening for the appointment of a committee of three to investigate aud report woebuer or Nos the cali oftho House was moved ac- ‘whether any ue mem! no rit is been absent, not upon public business, during bd rh days of the session, The resolution was ado) . The régular order of business was then proceeded With, aud a large number of bills which came up tor final action were passed. Most of them were umm. portant local acts, THE BROOKLYN BILLS, which gave rise to s0 much political discussion in Committee of the Whole, were among those which were passed and sent to the Senate tor concurrence. The Police bill went tnrough last week. The o:her two bilis nad been postponed on account of the slim attendance of members, but they will be called up and put upon their final passage this morning. One abolishes the present Water Board and creates tn its place a new Department ot City Works and the other Teorganizes the Fire vepartment. Mr. Jacobs and Mr, Moseley, who fought all these bills so fiercely in Committee of the Whole, on the ground chat a large majority of the beat citizens of Brookiyn, represent ing both political parties, were opposed tu the con- templated changes. which were instigated only for the purpose of legislating democrats out of office and putting republicans In their places, took occa- sion to protest again against the impropriety and Injustice of this special, partisan legislation, advo- catea, a8 it was, by the radical members of Kings county even against the protestations of the citizens of Brooklyn as represented by thelr recognized re« form committee, Both bills were passed, however, that Cresane, the Department of City Works by a vote of 78 to 27 and that reorganizing the Fire Ve- partment by @ vote of 69 to 23, CROOKED LAKE UVANAL—THE QUESTION OF SELLING OR ABANDONING CANALS, In reply to a resolution calling upon the Atvorney General ior his opinion whether there are any con- fo et Nace ro svennonasas io the Tooke e Can sale - eral Barlow replied 4 at the alxth section ‘at ietiels Tof the constitauon expressly pronibits the sale of any of the canals of the State; but ne was of opinion that the Legislature might practically abandon the canals by omitting to make appropria- tions for their repairs and management, and he derstood that to be the substantial ques- ioh submitted to him. In his answer he goes on to say it may, no doubt, be argued thet tie prohibition against a sale ime lies that it is the duty of the Legislature to keep he canals in working order, because if their possi- ble abandonment were contemplated by the consti- tution the prohibition against @ sale would be ab- surd, It might be sald that if the canals are to bo @bandoncd there can be no possipie reasun why the State should not sell the land which they occupy. The Attorney General does not think that any weight should be rier to this argument, for the reason that it would lead to the result that the Leg- islature must tax the people to support tne canals, even though from changes in the channels of trade of the discovery of new miewuods of travel not a single ton of freight should be transported on them or @ single dollar of revenue be derived from them; and he does not think that such a stringent rule was contemplated, While the Legislature 1s pronibited from selling the canals, and thus protected against the intrigues of ricn and poweriul corporations who might desire to obtain control of them and other interests Which might deprive the State of valuapie bt works, he thought 1t was intended to leave 1b the power of withdrawing appropriations tor their mathtenance when the public Interest requires it, While every form of disposition 18 carefully guard- ed against by the constitution there 1s nothing 10 It which expressly or impliedly takes from the Legis- lature 1t8 proper function of deciding as to the proper expenditure of the Mra money, The At Torney Geuerai 1s therefure of opinion thatthe Legis. lature would not violate its constitutional duty by Tetusing to make appropriations for the repairs and maintenance of the Crooked Lake Canal and thus practically abandon it, ‘ne communication was ordered to be printed ana referred to the Com- mittee on Canals, NEW YORK HARUOR MASTERS. The bill invroduced by Mr. sudd to regulate the Powers and duties of Harbor Masters in the city of New York, provides that their appointment shall be maae jointly by the Chamber of Commerce and tne Shipowners’ Association; that the Captain of the Port and the Harbor Masters shall be compevent sShipmasters In good standing; all complaints shail be heard and decided by @ board ol six mer- chants, to be chosen by the Chamber of Commerce and the ees, Association; that the term of service shall be two years and the compensation the same as now—by fees collected trom vessels on their segalered ton Heavy penalties, both py fine and imprisonment, are imposed as punishment for bribery or neglect of duty. THE SAVINGS BANK LAWS, The Commitiee on Banks will hold a meeting on ‘Tuesday, April 2, at hail-past three o’clook P, M., at which Assembly btil No. 606—"‘An act to consolidate the several acts relating to savings banks into one act, and to provide for a uniform administration of their w@airs’’—will be made the special order, Any and ail parties interested in the same may ve heard on that occasion. THs CASE OF SENATOR WOOD, The republican Senators held a caucus this evens ing, and it is Understood that the vote on expelling Senator Wood will iai!, on the ground that the tes- timony does not warrant a vote of expulsion. THE LAST ERIE RING BFFORT SPOILED—RAPID TRANSIT SCHEMES KILLED, The Senate Railroad Commiyee reported ad. versely to-day the following bills:—The bill amend- ing the Brie Classification act; the New York City Depress Railroad bul: th to incorporate the to appoint commissioners to corporation of the Underground Raltroaa ‘Company, Au these reports were agreed to, and that is the last Of these schemes, for this session, at least, AN BBER AND LAGER BILL, The Assembly held an evening session and dis- posed of a number of bills of no local inverest. dar. Vedder introduced a pill to regulate the sale of aie, beer and lager beer, and fix a standard for the same. It fixes the standard for the sale of ale, beer and lager at eight pounds to each gallon. turers are prohibited from @ barrel or of ale, beer or lager, Ssceenieg, five gallons, unless it has permanently marked upon its head the true weight of such cask or barrel, and also the gross ht of such cask or barre: and contents. The violation of the act is made a misde- meanor, punisnable with from ten to fifty dollars tine or imprisonment not ex: thirty days. The provisions of the act are not to apply to casks filed at the time the bil! passes, CONNECTICUT. Slight Public Interest in the Election. A Comparatively Light Vote Expected—Bright Prospects for the Republicans—The Coming Fight Over the Senatorship—Temporary Truce Between Grant and Anti-Grant Men—No Local Issues of Impor- tance—Two Outside Parties in the Field, HARTFORD, March 27, 1872, During the war there were few States in which politics wero made a matter of more bitter earnest than in this prosperous httle nutmeg fraction of the Union, Men flercely and incessantly abused their fellow citizens as “traitors” and “murderous revels,” or as ‘tools of a centralizing despot,’ and, worse than all, “army contractors; and to give meaning and point to their verbal fusillade @ news- paper office was occasionally laid in ashes or a prominent local leader mobbed to within an inch of his life, Those were stirring times, and the people of Connecticut entered with the characteristic thoroughness of Yankee blood into the spirit of the solemn issues that then hung trembling in tne scales of battle, GENERAL APATHY. Remembering all this, it is.a pleasant thing for a lover of peace and order to come up here and see for himself, at the very height of an election cam- paign, how completely this era of political hatred has passed away. The change, so say the people themseives, nas been a gradual one. Each election since the war, with scarcely an exception, has been milder than its predecessor, and tne politicians have constantly found it harder work to fan the excite- ment to fever heat and rouse the imagination of the people to @ proper sense of that startling fact, which, according to the orators of the stump, is pe- cullar to every election that ever was or will be held—that “this is the crowning Crisis of the nation’s destiny.” There was certainly a perceptible flutter of the public pulse, as Was natural in a State which 1g undeniably democratic by tradition and by in- stinct, wnen Andy Johnson endeavored to form a moderate conservative party; but 16 soon subsided, and at all elections since, even though there has once or twice been a great deal of steady work, and a full vote, the land has been settling down into the profound political quiet of a people who are well governed and have the good sense to recognize the abnormal happiness of their lot. And this state of popular feeling has reached 1n the pres- ent election @ point whico might almost be deseriped ag general apathy. The committees of both parties are working well; but their chairmen frankly con- fess that it 1s a “very quiet election,’ though they add, for reasons that any shrewd observer can easily understand, ‘out there ‘ll be a good deal of excitement at the end of the week.” Of course there will, there could not nelp being; but when an election only begins to be interesuing three or four days before 16 comes to @ vote there cannot ne much strong political feeling among the people. N AL ES, (0 LOCAL I88U: ‘The great reason for this indilference is the abso- lute absence of, important locai issues in ihe. contest, except e question of the personaly or the cant» Much 18, of course, not a of the leas to the people at large. It 18 admitted ou all hands that the affairs of the State have been weil adminiziered by the republicans. The devt has been reduced by $800,000 during the past year, und there are no crying grievances or scandals Of importance m any branch of the gov- ernment. The contest, then, 18 not to ousta corrupt crew of unworthy ofiicials or unscrupaions legisia- tore, but simply to show the feeling of the peopie in regard to nacional issues, and indicate the popularity of certain mea. And national issues, as considered only two months betore the Philadelphia Conven- ton, and witn the certainty of another election in the fall to specially dispose of them, are powerless to raise much excitement. Even the politicians Who have gone on the stump touch them, in many cases, very gingerly, anu, content- ing themseives with a review oi the past, ‘leave the future shrouded in an appropriate obscurity. 1b May, therefore, be laid aown as a pretty certain thing that the vote at this election will not be a heavy one, and wiil be but an imperfect indication Of the way the State wiil go in the fall at the Presi- dental elecuon, OUTSIDR PARTIES. Between the two State tickets it seems most likely that Governor Jewell will be re-elected. The situa- tion, nowever, ig very “mixed.’? Two elements, which may be described as unknown quantities, eater into the struggie, and very much depends upon what they turn out be worth, ‘These are the temperance and the lavor reform par- ties, euch of which seem determined this year to Tun @ separate ticket. How many votes they will muater 18 an enigma which the event alone can sulve. Tne temperance foiks,1 have heard, put down at all tne way trom five to fifteen hundred, and the lavor reform people at about as many more, though the republican leaders claim that the two pte will not oe ane than ar Mtoe The ugstion becomes all the more complex irom the fac that all oP the temperace men have hitherto voted the republican ticket, while a fair proportion of the labor reformers—probably a two-thirds majority— have peen democrats. Then either of them may at any Moment back down ana sell out, thouga hitherto they have remained stanch to their colors, and announce in the strongest wie language their resolve to persevere to the bitter end, If they. should draw more than a thousand votes this very curious result may possibly come to pass—that the democrauc nominee for Governor, Mr, Hubbara, may individu beat his Oppement, and ‘yet Governor Jewell be re-elected. ‘The law ot tne State is that a caudidate, to be elected Governor, must have a majority of all the votes cast; and should no candidate nave this popular majority, the respon- ibility of sélection falls to the Legisiature. Thus these petty tactions, though absolutely powerless to make themselves, have considerable influence in marring others. If 4 were out of the feld the chances would be slightly in favor of the republicans carrying the Btate, though by an infinitesimal majority. But as the case stands the whole ciection becomes shrouded in doubt. It is just. possible, though not atall lo 24) that the democratic candidate, if ne does as well as last year, may have a 1ew votes over the necessary popular majority, while the chances are that unless some bargain can speedily be ar- Tanged with the temperance men, the contingency I have just spoken of, the submission of the whole case to the oath which wiil almost certainly have @ republican majority, will intervene. THE FIGHT FOR THB SENATORSHIP, The election also determines, by tne composition of the Legislature, the selection of a United States Senator, Senator Terry, the outgoing incumbent, like most other incumbents, is desirous of re-elec- tion, He is an able ana pupular man, witn hosts of irlends among the masses of the people, and not a few among the politicians. His rival is Gen- eral Hawiey, and the fight will be an in- teresting one. r at one time held 'y Strong anti-administration views—though he has since moderated in tone—while jawley has been and 1s@ firm supporter of General Grant, The struggle between taese gentlemen, therefore, wil be @ lair issué between Grant. and anti-Grant men, lor thougn Seuator Ferry, as he has already shown signs Of doing, may, lor tue sake of avoiding an Open contest, effect a reconciliation with the friends Of toe President, he could never be as reliable a Grant man as General Hawley. The latter gentie- man would undouptedly be the first choice of the supporters of the administration, ana to have to ac- cept any one else will be a half defeat. For the present, however, lest the State should slip out of their hands altogether, and the bone of contenuon be carried away by the democrats, a temporary fusion of forces has been effected, and both sides are working for the common object of a repudlican victory. Senator Ferry has himseif taken the stump, in order to show that he 18 thoroughly earnest in his support, His speeches, however, 80 far—or rather, his one speech, for it is the same oration over again in various places—have some very curious features. He carefully avoids say: anytni in personal praise of neral Grant UWwough he clatms that his admunistrauon has been eminently successful and just aud wise; and he seems painfuily anxious to never let slipa single word that can be twisted into abuse of demo- crats, Whereas, in the stormy days of yore, there were few men whose denunciation of rebels rebel: frankly and the friends of biter, The aemocrats say, vhese things, that the Senator entertains the hope Of forcing the Grant men to elect him, in the event Of taeiy not Raving a clear majority of the Legisia- » ture, by leaving the path open for a compact with the democratic minorit: bd m ve ot bas at least haa already the ef- the Republican State Committee y announce that this present election 1s not @ fight between the friends and Joes of the adminis- and that none of tneir caudidates or sup- porters are to be regarded as for tne re- nomination of the President, joubt there is @ great deal of qutet underground Work on both sides; but it Das not yet taken the form of negotia- ons With the common enemy. WHAT A CONNECTICUT GOVERNOR AMOUNTS TO. Coming back to the question of the Governorship, it really matters very little whether a republican or @ democrat is Chief Magistrate of ta sa I not sovereign of @ constitutional monarchy, His patromage 18 very unimportant, and bis duties are purely Ornamental and “ministerial.” He has the right-of veto, but he never exercises it while he remains 1p bis sound mind, for the sufficient reason that @ Empie majority of the Legislature can override it, A bill, therefore, passed by a bare ma- jority af one, even if he snould tO Sign It, can be still carried if its supporters will but stand firm. S can ae be price ae that, bss ae 1s very pleasant thing a 0) the distinstion ‘of having ¢@ a cbvernor, Cone necticut politica depend altogether upon the com- paxiee of the Legislature, and are almost abso- lutely independent of gut control. And the same remark applies to tue State officers to be now elected. The whole ticket might be elected, and yet if to come from heavy votea in certain dis- tricts, while the opposiie side, though in @ State minority, won of the & majority seats in the Legisiature by trifing and evenly dis. tributed) majorities, the victory would be but the most miwerable mockery of triumpn, ‘he Governor ana re tee rgenee oe wear the laurel crown, w oes Would grasp power and nineteen-twentieths of tne prize. ~ POWER OF AN OBSTINATE MINORITY. It mignt seem vo outsiders a very foolisn display of fanaticism on the of the outside par taking into account their abject weakness from & numerical point of view, to persist in keeping in the field, especially when it i8 known that the sympa- thies of the stronger of them—the temperance fac. uon—are certainly with the republican party. But in a State so closely contested as Connecticut a very ng Minority may hold the balance of power. alter year, in @ vote of from 80,000 to 95,000, there has been a popu. lar Majority of leas thad a thousand votes, ‘This was the case before the war, and a small portion of abolitionists, headed by General Hawley and Mr. Glilette, forced the Know Nothing party to haul down its colors and adapt its platforia to the model of the then infantine republican party, Some os the very men who alded in that movement, having destroyed siavery—or, a8 they delight to term it up here, the ‘old dragon, down to che very lastinch of his tall’’—have now bevome equally Janatical about the question of. alcohol, and have resolved to carry their views through to gal apd the same tactics that were before successiul. ey Will therefore persist ln keeping aloof trom the re- publicans until they compel the party to enforce he Prohibitory law which already exists and secure temperaace by some means or other, whetuer con- stitational or unconsittational does not much matter. The labor ‘reformers also hope, by the same means, to extort from one party or the other annual concessions, and thus attain all they hove for—if that be possible on earth—by piecemeal instaiments, its leauer, Mr. Troup, 18 a New York printer, wno has come up to New Haven to print a newspaper, and has won the respect of all parties by tne irankness and straightiorward of his course, He has that unusual faculty for a labor reformer of know- be saa he wants and not being airaid w say what THE LEGISLATURE, So far as the Senate gues, the canvass has been pretty accurately completed. The democrats do nov concede a majority, but speak in very doubtful accents. The republicans, On the other hand, are contident of eleven, and pretty sure of twelve, out of the twenty-one districts, and there are two moro seats over which they hope to make @ successful Struggle, In the lower house the tmag nas, of course, not yet been figured down go closely, but there 1s little doubt of there being a repubiloan ma- Joriuy. THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, OHIO REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. A Permanent Organization Perfected—Selece tion of State Officers—Resolutions Favors ing the Prevent A jstration—President Grant Endorsed for Re-election and Dene nisou for Vice President. CoLumBus, Uhio, March 27, 1872, The Republican State Convention met as eleven o'clock this morning. A very large namber of del- egates were present. The Convention was called to order by Mr. James 8, Robinson, chairman of the State Central Committee, who introduced Mr, Alphonso Hart as temporary Uhairman, Mr, 8, N. Titus, of Meigs, was chosen temporary Secretary, After selecting the committee the Convention took @ recess until two o'clock P, M., when the Committee on Permanent Organization reported for Permanent President, General Jonn ©. Ie, of Lucas; “a Vico President from each district;fuaac Buckingham, of Cuy. Jor Secretary. General Lee, on taking the chair, made a strong speech in favor of Grant’s administration, and was wormly applauded, Captain A. 8. Wykoff was nominated for Secre- tary of State on the first bailot. Jonn Welch, of Athens, was nominated for Judge of the epee Court, and Richard D, Porter tor member of the Board of Public Works. A mouon to nominate @ candidate for Congress man at Large was tabled, The following aelegates at large to the Philadel- phia Convention were appointed:—Lientenant Gov. ernor Mueller, of Cuyahoga; Samuel Craighead, of Montgomery; Henry Kissler, of Hamilton, and J. Madison Bell (colored), of Lucas. : Resolutions were adopted in substance as fol- ows :— The first recites the origin and record of the re- publican party. ‘The second declares that the good of the country demands that the republican party snoula continue to administer the government, ‘The third expresses confidence in General Grant’s administration and refers to its achievements at home and abroad. The fourth favors the Jove of import duties with a view to equalize tneir burdens and benefits among the people, so as to promote as far as poss ble the interests of every section and branch of 1 dustry, that labor of every kind may have constant employment and a just reward. The filth opposes furtner land grants to corpora- tlons and monopolies and demands that the national domain be reserved for homes for the people and educational purposes, Sizit—As there can be no productive industry Without the union of capital and Javor, tnerefore we are in favor Of such legislation a8 will give all proper guarantees for the safety aud prosperity of bd one and the remunerative investment of the er. The seventh favors the renomination of General Grant, and Witham Dennison as Vice President, ‘The following district delegates to the Philadel- phia Convention were chosen:— First District—James W. Sands and Henry B. Eck- elman. t ai District—Josiah L, Keck and W. F. Tib- a Thiru District—W. D, Bickham and J. K. O'Neil. Fourth District—Grimth Ellis and A, 0. Conver. Fifth District—David Hi iter and James L. Price. Sixth District—Jet Hildebrandt and Mills Gard- ner, LS ep District—Perry Stewart and William A. eal. Eighth District—J. W. Myers and 8, E. DeWolf. Ninth District—J. G, Sherman and J. 8, York. Tenth District William Crouse and P, 0. Hayes, Pr haga District—John B. Gregory and William as} Twelfth District—N. J. Turney and John 8. Brozee, Thirteenth District--Vaniel Applegate and W. C. Cooper. Fourteenth District—Aaron Pardee and L, J. Springie. Fifteenth District—N. H. Van Vorhes and H, Knowles, Sixveenth District—L, Danforth and W. H. Good- erel, Seventeenth District—W. R. Allison and W. 8, Williams, Eighteenth and Nineteenth districts will choose their delegates in the County Conveation. IOWA STATE CONVENTION. Election of Delegates to the Philadelphia Con- vention—Re-election of Grant Endorsed Wilson for Vice. Dzs Mores, Iowa, March 27, 1872. The Republican State Convention, held to-day to select delegates to the Philadelphia Convention, ‘vas one of the largest ever held in this State, ‘The following delegates at large were chosen:— General G. M, Dodge, A. Ulark, J. W, Card, W. H, Seavers. DISTRICT DELEGATES. First District—C. W. Stagie, Norman Everson, 8 M, Clark, i coe District—John Green, Sylvanus Yates, S, r. Third District—William Hondriver, Andrew Felt, Augustas, Beadle, fourth District—H, G, Little, A. S, Winslow, Gen eral J. B. Drake. Filth District—J. 8. MoIntyre, Colonel W. 8. Dun- Major Anderson. Sixth District—Isaac Pendleton, L, Williams, P. ©. Conger. ‘The folowing resolutions were aaopted:— Reso! we admit UL 8. Gi in the enforeement of the PX the tant oo lection ue, thé reduction of the public debt and fim: : ‘the Cot 4. ‘that we with will of the A a ‘ours ates to EUROPE. The Sudden Termination of the Lady Twiss Scandal Case in London. A ROYAL LECTURER. What Prince Arthur Knows About the Game of War. THE WASHINGTON TREATY AGAIN CRITICISED The Inman steamship City of London, Captain Mirehouse, from Liverpool March 14, via Queens town the 15th, arrived at this port yesterday with latest foreign mall news. Extraordinary Termination of an Extraore dinary Trial—The Twiss Scandal—A Blighted Household and a Blackmailer’s Reward. [From the London Telegraph, Maron 14.) Yeateraay the Surrey Sessions Court witnessed the collapse of 4 case Which has excited almost as keen @ public imterest as the famous suit of ‘Tichborne vs, Lusnington, Before com- menting on the abrupt termination of this remarkable prosecution it may be well to recall the general outline of the charge so strangely instituted, so strangely withdrawn. About & fortnight ago a Mr. Alexander Chafers was inalcred at the Southwark Foilce Court on the plea of nav- ing attemptod to extort money from Sir Travers Twiss. ‘The prosecutor was 8 man whose position ‘Was in itsel! sufficient to confer importance upon the charge. Without referring to his private repu- tauon, it ls enough to say that Dr. ‘'wiss is Ohan- cellor of the Diocese of Canterbury and Ad- vocate General of the Crown, so that in virtue of these high functions he occupies @ position which ought to be above the breath of acandal, Some ten years ugo Sir Travers ‘Twiss, being thea & man past miduile life, married @ lady of foreign extraction at Dresden. Naturally Lavy Twiss, in virtue of her husband’s oficial rank, fortune and character, was received into the best sovlély in London, was presented at Court, and occupied @ certain position in tue world of rank and lashiop. Down to the other day the houselold of Sir ‘travers and Lady Twiss aiforded no more subject for comment, so far ay the outer world was concerned, than apy oue ol the tens of thousands of well-to-do housholds in this great metropolis, It seems, however, that for @ Jong period of time the Advocate General has been suujecied to threats and demands on the part of the individual who yesterday stood in te dock at Suauuwark On wchsrge ol extortion, Mr Uhaffers either possessed, or alleged that he pos- sessed, evidence as to Lady ‘twiss’ antecedents which, if divuiged, would disquality her from ad- mission into respectable society ; and on the strength of unis kuowieuge he kept perpetually threatening Dr. ‘Iwiss with exposure. What the correct history of his relavions with toe unhappy victim of his per- secution may have been it ts 1mpossibie for us, aiter the abrupt collapse of the case, to slate or even to surmise, All we can say with any certainty 1s that at some period or other, probavly not very remote, the Advocate General resoivead to dare Mr, Chaffers to do his worst. ‘Thereupon this gen- tieman, who seems to have added to his other ein- ployment the busiuess of a solicitor, wrote a series Of letters to the Lord Cnamberiain, the Archbishop of Caaterbury and other distinguished personages with whom Sir Travers ‘Twiss had close official and personal relations, containing a number of the vilest possible imputauons against the lile and character ot Lady Twisa previous to her marriage. Not content with this, Mr. Cnaifers, by some Means which have not veen clearly elucidated, on- tained the signature of a metropolitan magistrate tO @ statutory ueciaration charging the wretched woinan, whose puss he proposed to disciose, with having led a lite of infamy, it 1s with sincere re- luctance we allude to tne nature oi tie charges brought against Lady Twiss, For our purpose itis enougn to say that, it Mr, Chafers spoke the truth, she vad been in former years a com- mon womaa of the town, with whom her trae ducer, vy his own admission, had carried on a low and discreditable intrigue. Supposing tha man’s story tw be true, the wile of the Vicar General had pursued a vicious cureer in London under the name ot Madam Gelas, had been Involved in ail kinds of disreputable adventures and connections, and had gained the conndence of her husband ander circumstances calculated to leave little doubt ag to her untitness for decent socicty. To this charge the answer given was a complete and absolute denial. Accoraing to the story put forward on behalf of tne prosecution Laay Twiss was a person 01 geutie birth, ta fortune and irreproachaole character, Her knowledge of Mr. Chailers was confined to a slight acquaintance with him as having veen the legal adviser of Madame Gelas—a lady of good repula- luon, under woose care she had resided ior some little tune in London—while the allegations as to her imputed gulity intimacy witn the defendant were a joul and wilful falsehood. Nothing would seem at first sight more overwhelming wan the force of this denial, Lady Twiss’ guardians, who reside in belgium, gave most satisfactory evidence as to her Fag i lies and«<character; @ number apparently — disinterested wit- nesses swore to dates und incidents utterly Muconsisient with the circumstantial details put forward by Mr. Chaffers oa the history of his alleged amours with the tady in question, Prools Of incontestably overwhelming weight were ad- duced to show that Madame Gelas, whoever and Whatever she may have been, was a disvinct per- sonage from Lady Twiss; and what, perhaps, told more strongly than anythlug else, the unfortunate woman Was piaced in tie witness box, and de- livered her evidence, botn in the ex- amination in clief and during a vindictive cross-examination Conducted by her persecutor m = person, with @ directness, simplicity and force Whicn seemed almost incompativie witn the theory of her having anything dishonvrabie to conceal, No doubt there were ceria circum. stances which still suggested suspicion. By a strange fatality almosi ali the people who could have absolutely disproved the charges brought against Lady T'wiss—ter lather, Madame Gelas, the man Constant and others of a like importance— were either dead or missing. Still, the prumajsacie evidence as 10 the utter falsehood of the specific im- putauions brought against ner appeared so oyer- Whelming that the commitval, ll not the conviction, of the man Cnaffers seemed an absolute certainty up to yesterday morning, By previous agreement the cas for the prosecu- tion Was to nave been conciuded by the addition of one or more formal witnesses as to the publication of the alleged livels, and the defendant was subse- quently to have called such evidence as he coula produce in support of his disgraceiul charge, But when the Court met Mr. Poland, who has conducted the prosecution with singular judgment and deli- cacy, announced that Lady ‘'wisa had declined any further appearance in the witness box and nad left London, aud that, therefore, he was compelled to withdraw irom the prosecution. What may have been the motive for this extraordinary decision it 1% impossible even to surmise. It would be cruel to add to the misery which has befallen this most unhappy lady by speculating on the exact degree of color the sud- den abandonment of the charge lends to the truth of Mr, Ubatter’s accusations, Uniess we must be- lieve that ail the chief witnesses for the prosecution were deliberately ey of perjury we caunot doubt that many of the worst imputatioas brought against her by the delendant were incorrect, if not baseless, Still common sense forces {rom us the ac- knowledgment tnat, by her own admission, Twiss stands convicted of not darting to face the foul aspersions uttered against her good name, What her exact antecedents may have been we neitner know nor care to inquire; but, uf the least of the tacts alleged against her be true, she never snould have been introduced into the presence chamver of the Queen, to say noting of society atiarge. Less than this we shouid not be justified in saying, EX- cuses may be suggested for the grave oifeuce thus committed, but, be these excuses What they may, Mr. Chatters has succeeded in his threat, and nas blighted a highly-placed household beyond possi- billy of redempuon, With respect to the accused, we shall add but little now, especially as he 18 still on his defence for another attemptatextoruon. But, in dismissing the charge, the presiding imagistrate ad- dressed to him the following observations:—"I am airaid that, to the vulgar and uneducated mind, your escape to-day may convey an impression that ibel may Not be malicious, but justifiable if true. lonly hope that everybody who sees you walk forth a free man from the withdrawal of this charge will consider well the subject aud not come to the conclusion that libel is justifiable, however truthtul the statements may be. With reward to what you have sald as to tue conduct of tins Woman—tuis un- fortunate woman, Whose courage bas fled after being brave lor a lew days, irom these frightful charges wich, perhaps, dome connection or knowl. edge Of ber has enabied you to make--I must tell you that, to the end of your days, for your conduct in making these charges as @ part of your deteuce, you will Meera be an object of contempt to all Weil-thinking men, I have hothing more to say to sou, except 10 caution you against imagining that these unfortunate people—the husband loaded With distress aod shame owing to some weakness of his wife, which might have been shielded from him, and the woman shringing from a painful necessity of attending this Court—can be iivelied With impunity. Let me warn you not to repeat the frightiul tyranoy which, from some Knowiedge you may have had, you have tried to exercise upon them.’ This ianguage, in Se ee and generous in- dignation, reflects with oficial force the feellug of the Viewisy mind, It is bard to say whether the de- fendanv’s conduct was more iniiuman, bitter and monstrous on the hypothesis that fis story was false or that it was true, Be the faets, however, what they may, pity must mingle with condemna- tion in the case of Lady Twiss and of her unhappy husbana; wuiie the worst infamy of @ terribie dis+ clos will weigh most heavily upon lim who las gained the merciless triumph. Prince Arthue’s Lecture on “The Game of War,” Betore a Large Audience of Miliary Dentek the atvacioon ot we 18h Pence Art irnoon ol ince Arthur aeuveced ry lecture, at_ tae Garrison Instructor's Class Room, Dover, on the “Game of War,’’ it con- sisted of a remarkabiy lucid description of the Ger- “Ki and was ned to excite an aan ot nioo Suujoot aunoou His Koyes Ligumeag? 3 4 brother officers in the garrison and district. Among oMcers and gentiemen presens were Sir ward Elphinstone, K. U. B., Lieue tegant Fitagerald, Colonel WW. Parke, c. B., com mandi at pnorneiiite; Colonel McDonaid, Assist- ant jutant General; Colonel Mayne, Assistant Quartermaster General: Mr. A. W. Downes, Districg Controller; General Dalzell;. Major Bienkinsopp, superintendent of tne riding establishment in Can- terbury; Major Crookes, . T. Humpireys, &c, Colonel McDonald, as President of the Dover Asso. ciation for the Discussion of Miltary Subjects, intro- duced the royal lecturer, He sald he hoped he might be permitted to ovserve that the nonor Hia Royal Highness nad conierred upon them py being present on that occasion, and by his tatroduction of @ supject known only by name to most in that assemblage, wouid give @ stimulus to the institution it had never hitherto possessed, Prince Arthur, who was received with applause, in opening his lecture, said he had no doubt that many present had beeu asked, “Waat ts the Krieg- spiel, and how do you play it?’ He wuuld en- deavor 10 answer these questions as briefly and clearly as he possibly could, and, if they would foliow him through some details, whica ne hoped would not prove wearisome, he feit sure they would agree with him that the game might be of the greatest use to all who were desirous of earnestly studying their profession, They must not imagiae that it was an amusing game, not such a recreation, for instance, as chess or whist. The Kriegsplel was really a study, aad a complete study, of the art of war, and to piay it propery required great atten- tion, while to act the part of umpire close reading and hard study were necessary; one, in fact, re- quired to be dn adept in the art of war, He must remark that the game was nota novelty. On the Continent it had ‘been used for a great number of years. It was invented by a civilian after the of 1815, and was suosequently worked out carefully in all its details by his son, a Prussian oitcer of artiliery. In 1824 Marsnal Mufiing, the companion and friend of Wellington, spoke of it io the highest terms of praise. Some twenty years) go a society of officers was formed at Magdeburg: | tor the special opject of playing the game. The chief of this society was Vou Moltke, who attached great importance to it, To attempt a full expiana- tion of all the rules would occupy far Loo long & time, and would, he feared, be wearisome, He would, therefore, oniy explain the geuveral princi« pies which concerned the game. They were simple enough, During the late war most of tnem, he sup- josed, followed the movements of the armies yy placing pins of maps to represent the diferent podies of troops, and wus got am excellent idea how matters stood eacty ' day. The game of war was simply a0 am- Plitication of nis; instead of pins, Dy blocks Were used, and these biocks were cut to scale 508s to SUIL The Maps aod show the exact disposi~ tion and space occupied by each arm of the service, 4S Well as the direction in Which they were moving.’ His Royal Highness tuen, oy the aid of diagrams,) explaimed the disposition of tue troops used om either side in playing tue game, observing that the maps used in the gaine were drawn ona large scale, 8O Loat each small wovement could be clearly saowa and every inequality of ground or obstacie taken advantage ol, a3 1t would be in actual warfare. ‘the blocks used were red and blue, the two colors representing tie Opposing torces, ‘The Prince produced one of the maps used im Prussia, On a scale of eight inches Lo the mile; the Austrian maps were upoad the same scale, but ings ish ordnance maps were on @ scale of only six inches to toe mile. . In order, however, to make uso of hese maps tue War Uitice were now engaged In getting leaden models of troops of a size suitable to this scale, He understood, also, that 1) was lutended to issue shortly @set oi maps aud modeis to each mnlutary district, His Royal Highness pointed out @ Temarkabie peculiarity im the Austrian imap, the pieces com: cane it being turned in any direction one pleased, yet always fitting, and thus enabling the players, while using the same maps, tO change the leatures of the ground. Io expiainimg the priucipies of the game tne Prince gald taal two persons were Cliusen to take charge of the opposing forces, a suid acting as umpire. ‘The two players or opponents need not be very learned, Ali that was required of them was tnat they snould know What tue different blocks were, be able to read a map and nave all the knowledge of the principles which governea the marcnes of troops, tneir disposition in action, £c.; and, lastly, that they should yield implicit obedience to the decision of the umpire, Tne umpire, on the other hand, should thoroughly understand Lhe theory and practice of the art oi war, aud know perkecuy ali the rules of the game, so that he could apply them at once to any case that might occur, Before commencing to play the umpire issues @ “general idea,’ stating tie nature of the opera- tons and the general object which cacn side 18 en- deavoring tO obtain. ‘Ihis should be done a day or two beiore the game begins in order to give oliicers suficient Ume to study ine map. As an tilustration of wis “general idea” His Koyal Highness suap- posed an invading army had landed and esta. lished ltwell at aly.be, and, while pushing rapidly on towards Londou, detacued a corps vo mask Dover apd Chatham; the troops in the southeastern district were concontrating in Dover for a combined avtack on flank oF rear, 80 as ‘LO cut off the enemy's communication with Hythe, Besides tuis a special idea was given to each Cou er to guide his own individual moves; for instance, Cotouel McDonald, Who had Kindly undertaken 10 defend Dover, nad received tue following special idea: ‘The troops 10 Lhe southeastern district had had time to concentrate and numbered about eleven thousand men, as detalied. iney were to advance irom Dover on the ist of March aud take up @ posiion on the high ground In froat of Houghau end Alk- ham, and to throw out their outposts as far ag Swiugtield, Kvendean ahd Sianieye During the night ot the 13th the General comimands ing hears from trustworthy reports that @ strong force of the enemy 18 advancing upon Dover by the road leading towards Hawkioge, ‘iveadean and Swingfel,. ‘The General 18 Ww take up the strongest defensive posivion near his outposts and to old it unttl assistance arrives, Alter describing the jaws of the game His ioyal Highness velore closing mentioned a few instances to show now Closely the game, in Its application, approacued to what would occur during operaitons curried on in the fieid, For mstance, a repore ia sent in {rom outposts that the enemy 1s advancing. ‘The commander Cannot tinmediately give his orders to the troops, because the laws of tue game state that the alde-de-camp cannot carry or- dors more rapidly thau at @ certain "pace, He inust, therefore, wait for a certain ume be/ore he can remove his pleces, He migit make use of signal men; but tie rule is thac uniess ne has given written orders for the sigualimen to 00 with taat corps, time must be allowed tor the aide- de-camp to gallop over Wat disiance, Secondly, an oficer orders fis men to “double,” a0 as Ww take cover in a wood, ‘Ine umpire forbids mm to “double” more than 200 yards at one move, and never more thau three times in right moves. Should they be attacked Immediately after douvlng they receive One Chance less tan is due Co their strength, as (hey are nut then supposed to be so efficient. Haviog said ali that ime permitted in explanation of tue game the Prince recommended the study O16 to ail WhO Were anxious tu Improve themselves In & knowledge of (ne operations of war, wud resumed his seat amid loud ¢ More English Opinions on the Wusilington Treaty. The London Telegraph of the 14th saya:—"With« outan agreement on the precise meauing of the treaty and the iimits of the reference waich it makes to the Arbitrat Court, that Court simply does notexist;and to place before the persons nomi- nated as ita members ere the misunderstanding arose the power of deci(ing on that misunderstand. ing is to invest a virtually oon-existent tribunal witn the power to suinmon itself into existence— @ temptation against which even tne most virtnously-miaded of judges might not be proof. The proposition must ve dismissed as illogical, impracticable, and, m the literal sense of the word, preposterous, We hold that we must go much further in the direction of te Presideuv’s own desires by taking firm ground at the point im the controversy whicu bas now been reached, than by opening up llimitabie possibilities of further confusion, through submitcing to any tri. bunal whatever tne validity of pretensions to which jor years we lave opposed an uuwavering no, The Treaty of Washingtoa, we contend, laid anally and forever the ghost of the consequential damages, and, Whatever ‘escape from tne dilemma’ may be devised, England at least can lend no aid to the present attempt to raise that ghost agata,’’ The London Jost Ol the same dave says “that everything turns on the question whether tue Britisa Commissioners, naving declined the propo- sais originally made by thelr colleagues on the sth of Maren, did in eect make such concessions sub- sequently a8 amounted to that amicaple settiement in consideration of which the American Commis- sioners Waived their Claims for consequential dam- age, or Wuetuer the revusal of the British Commis~ sioners to Close With those Of tae United States by an agreement vo pay a liquidated sum, and to put on record au expression of regret, did not entitie the government of the United States to avail them. selves of the ‘without prejudice’ condition with which taeir proposal was coupled. We have always said that, whatever may have been the intentions of Her Majesty’s government, tue actions of the British Commissioners, and the language sabse- quently employed by them in drawing we tne treaty, remitied the government of tne United States to their original position, and gave them the strict right to make any demaua they pleased; but we have also pointed out tiat as intention 18 an essential element of every contract, the absence of such intention on our part justifies us 10 declinin, to entertain the admissibility of the indirec! claims.” WEW YORK STATE POLITIOS. Port Caester, March 27, 1872, Amherst Wight, Jr., repubiican, was re-elected Sus pervisor of the town of Rye yesterday by 29 majors ity, ana H. L. Marshall, democrat, Town Clera, bs 4 almost & unanimous vote. ‘The total vote is $47, mixed Ucket was elected. Election at Saratoga Springs. SARATOGA SPRINGS, March 27, 1872, A triangular political contest occurred here yes. terday in the charter election, which involved per sonal and local questions that obliterated party lines in a great Measute, Among the consequences ‘waa the success of the democrats in electing ong ‘Trastee by 3 majority and ter President by 1. majority. Charges 01 corruption are ireeiy indulged, in on voto sides, ? THE PHILADELPHIA ELECTION CASE, PHILADELPHIA, March 27, 1972, Tn the Senate this evening a report in favor of Me oa was i ha! Band Le Sage Mogi ype and the nate passed olul ry weak tO Cluse, Who was sworn Md - 7+