The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-28 00:00:00

THE AMERICAN PRESS.

The Republicans of. Baltimore had entire control
of the machinery of the election, and excluded all
the voters they chose, as rebels or rebel sympa-
thisers. That they should win under such circum-
stances was considered a matter of course. Nor is
their failure accounted for by saying that the rebels
perjured themselves, and so got their votes in. The
figures tell another story. Two years ago the Re-
publicans cast nearly 15,000 in the city, and the
opposition not quite 3,000. Now the Republican
vote has fallen to 7,500, and the Democratic has
gone up to 8,500. The Democrats have gained
5,500, and the Republicans lost that number and
2,000 more. The aggregate vote is 2,000 less than
in 1864, and 8,000 registered voters did not vote at
all. It cannot be said that the Republicans were
kept froM the polls by intimidation. The truth is
that many of the Baltimore Republicans are conser-
vative, after the manner of Governor Swann ; but
the result is, in part at least, a protest by Republi-
cans themselves against the policy of exclusion.
They saw that citizens quite as loyal and trust-
worthy as themselves were disenfranchised under
pretence that they had at some time indulged sym-
pathy with the rebels •, they saw this year's regis-
tration set aside by those who made it, when they
discovered that the majority of those registered were
against them in politics, and they began to under-
stand that such gross violations of the right of
suffrage would lead to dangerous consequences.
They, therefore, either voted with the opposition,
or made silent protest by refusing to vote at all.
Notwithstanding there was a disposition on the part
of Governor Swann and his supporters to make an
unfair use of power to carry their ends, and the
defeat of their machinations was cause for satisfac-
tion, one cannot help feeling that the defeat of the
Republicans at Baltimore is also a just retribution for
their misconduct. They begin to remember now, in
their hour of defeat, that there are thousands of loyal
coloured men in Maryland, some of whom fought for
the Union, whose votes would have kept them in
power if they had been allowed to vote. And in
this, too, there is retribution, for these Maryland
Republicans, " Radicals," as they now proudly call
themselves, not only refused to give their own
coloured citizens the ballot, but went down on their
knees and besought Congress not to establish
equal suffrage in the Federal district, for fear it

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might hurt their
i party prospects at home:•
n the convention of Southern loyalists at rbi'3
delphia it was chiefly by the opposition of the Marlj
land Congressmen that a declaration for eclul,
a goo
suffrage was prevented. Defeat will bare
moral effect upon them. They will now believe .0
equal suffrage and demand it. The Democrats `vale
of course use their power to enlarge the sat,
among white men, and there will be very fey/ u 7,,
franchised for former treason, whatever the 10(.01
require. Possibly they may plague the R
"re
with their own inventions, and count those b+ej
who do not favour the President's poliel•
all
events the Republicans of that State will baves"'ve
prospect of returning to power unless theY u3d..
the help of coloured citizens, and as they have,ke
thing to lose by it now, we may expect them to L 3
a bold stand for equal suffrage. We look f°rl,o,
similar change in all the border States. It
ported that quite a number of members of the T
of
ne ssee Legislature are dissatisfied with the polleiot
disfranchising white men, and are inclined to t
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of universal suffrage and universal amnesty bold
Missouri, too, it is obvious that the attempt to Ildis.
the State with half the whites and all the blaekshoio
franchised cannot be long successful. Me pr•
thing is hostile to free institutions, and in t° tt,
able among a people trained to self-goverme.euis
Let all the people vote, freely and fairly--,tbrigani
the only right and safe way in a republic.
man is a rebel in act let him be punished lerfiesi
with disfranchisement among the other penu
but disfranchisement for opinion will not answer'

THE " ALABAMA " CLAIMS.
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We may assume as true, by virtue of enbraa /
esu
intelligence, that the London Times, of rre
last, contained an article setting forth the pr011;00
of appointing a joint commission to settle the °,„00
of the United States against Great Britain nrour sl
account of the Alabama depredations. That j°7lool
having been violently opposed to any repartialf
upon account of those wrongs, has been grau° the
preparing for a change of tactics, approaching
unpleasant subject by degrees. A few data
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scarce half a month, the Times, after the cable'', f,
bration and the friendly speech of Lord Sta,,,An'eli)
suggested that a commission might be apPoilli:7; Of
determine what ought to be the reciprocal dliti—,,ts
nations in time of war, and what rights belligereely
might ask of neutrals. This was a suggestionnleireo
to prepare the British mind for a further eb3°boro.
the tactics of that journal: It was entirely ulake
bable that the United States would agree t° dis'
part in any such evasive attempt to
cussion of the amount of indemnity which was., be
for past wrongs. What international law 131111 lot
in future may be agreed upon in future,."
the injuries of the past indemnity is demand ea 13„ded
The article in the Times could not have been fOu'eccie
upon any belief that the United States would goo
to the proposition. It was put forth for
consumption, and was to lead the way to the v4cio.
published on Tuesday last, which is perhaps
tive of a future and further change, and the °Air.
cacy of the payment of the Alabama claims,: "-ofisi
avoid the due
out the appointment of any commission. 1.,"„,
not be understood, however, that the Times "Tit it
thority to speak for the ritish Ministry 'bf that
may be supposed that the change in the tone ° asetit
jcurnal is indicative of the desire of the Pl.'oll.
Cabinet to settle a very ugly question iibieb Coo'
not be disposed of by a determination not to itg
sider it, and which will continually obtrlldme 0r
ugly visage, unbidden, into every diplomatic Gres!
plication hereafter. It is to the interest 01. oleo
Britain that this controversy shall be se:; the
exactly as the United States wish, otherso'Zrest
precedent will be of evil example, whenever who
Britain gets into war with any other nation. .'the
considerations must also have their weight 1:1100
matter. If, as the article of the Times foreehay.niot,
the British intend to make an offer for the a, i13r1;303A
ment of a commission to examine into the l'lrTB,3itel
claims, there can be little doubt that the food
States will accede, provided it is clearly tun, 01°
that there is to be a bona fide settlement the
claims, and that no delusive trick is disguisea
offer.—Philadelphia Inquirer.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

BRISTOL—TUESDAY.
There was a fair show of wheat to-day, and the (I°l3o1A
was slow. Wheat firm, and no advance in prices' Dell
ley fully as dear as last week. Oats is dearer.
ore yo
and peas as before. Stocks of grain in this Pot ter.
heavy, and high prices seem likely to rule this ifim

LYNN—TUESDAY. °,
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New wheat, 54s to 58s new red, 40s to 48s ; 01-d py f°hit
64s to 67s ; old red, 55s to 62s por 36 stone. Btu:2oA
malting, 46s to 52s ; secondary, 37s to 38s. Os peg
24s to 28s per 21 stone. Beans, small, 42s to 40*
36s to 40s per 28 stone.

LEEDS—TUESDAY.
Thwe was a very quiet demand for wheat to•dt 00$
very few transactions took place, at no advance it Nei;

Tuesday's rates. Fine burley 'brings previous re Or
other sorts nearly unsaleable. Oats and beaus We
changed.

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LIVERPOOL—TUESDAY.
At this day's market there was a thin attead3a9epotTh‘g
the town and country trade, and wheat met w►th tPta,
demand at no advance on the week. Flour 11,13.1,:a
JV 1
without change in price, but oatmeal declined
Barley was in large supply. Beans and
in
e °-1
former rates. A fair business was done Indian -°
40s for mixed American.

MARKET HARBOROUGH.—TrEsDAI•4s rer
Old white wheat, 588 to 68s • now red, 56s to 6'er 0:j
stone. Barley, tine, 48s ; other' kinds, 238 to 36s V" o'l
's'
Oats, new, 22s to 23s ; old, 30s to 34s per qr. 1'
oos to 555; now, 46s to 48s per qr.

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SHEFFIELD—TUESDAY.
, Od to 24.: Vj,
Red wheat, per load ot 3 imp. bu5he15....208,7 .. 'k - OLI
White do do „ ..25s v", 23, pd
New red do do ....218 ,°,`,,.. 200.1
New white do do ....243 = 2'2,,y'yi
Beans do •do ....203 v“ 10 04
Peas, per qr
tr Grindin ba ley, per qr 353 ", 0(i
Maltinebarley, t o los 01 j 23
Oats, . do 27s 0'
F10ur....1s 10d to 2.s cd per 141 -

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.
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&ustralia and New Zealand, via Southampton. .•'.oco.
Ditto, via Marseilles . ...........
Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet. ..... • • •
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Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Ilelena•• • • ee. 3„:,
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Sou' hamptoo• . ;4'o„,
Ditto, via Marseilles .....
Faikland Islands ......................................
Gibraltar, via Southampton ................... Sea.
31.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southamptoa•"„joy.
Ditto, via Marseilles
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India (Bombay), via Southampton...... » ....... .
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Ditto, via Marseisies ........................ „;f.
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton .......
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Aanritius, via Southampton .... .....
Ditto, :via Marseilles. .......................... ye,
Newfoundland ••• .... pee.
Portugal
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Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon ..........
United States and British North America, b7l3r
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tish packet • ........ • •
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Test Cout of Africa, Madeira. and Tenerife .
West Indies and Paola° (except Bahamas and yor.P.A
Honduras) • • .......... ••• .
Cuba vsd Mexico ................. ..... nett.
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Bahamas, via New York. ..........................
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