The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-31

FlELD-It has been some time sihce we nave
had a Speaker, or regular candidate Tor
Speaker Of the House, from the proud. fiery.
and independent State of South Carolina.
Under the regime OF Mr.. Calhoun the South
Carolinian was taught to despise all Offices APP /
pertaining to the federal government. as sink
ing to some extent, the more important ale
glance OF the individual to the State But
since the success OF the Compromise measures.
great change has taken place 10 the minds OF
South Carolina politicians. They have not only
consented to accept Office, but have even conde-
scended to ask for Office the very best proofin
the world that South Carolina has finally re-
solved to take the Union "for better or for
worse" Offices and all.
Hence We are not surprised to learn that
there Nay b. two or three candidates for the
Speakership q the House of Representatives at
the next session, from the Palmetto State. The
friends Of Hon James L. Orr, in any event, it
is sad. intend to give him trial And his
claims are Of no ordinary character. His talents
and experience in the first place qualify him for
the post; and secondly, his active services in
quoting the secession excitement of 1851
have given him just hold upon the
Union democrats Of the whole country. With
out waiting for instructions, he promptly APP
proved the democratic Baltimore ticket and
platform of 1852, and in this act he gave the
finishing blow to the seces ion question through
ont the South. 1t was considered "a the voice
of South Carolina, and when she capitulsted,
the conteft was rightly judged to be at an end
Mr.. Orr. therefore, has something like a tangible
claim upon the administration. But what is
the prospect! Linn Boyd is up for reelection.
Will the old fellows abandon Mr.. Boyd? Mr..
Breckenridge of Kentucky, is said to be the es
pecial protege of General Pierce. If SO, will
Virginia or South Carolina resist him? These
questions the unterrifed" must settle among
themselves. We have only suggested the name
Of Mr.. Orr. a good Union man OF South Caro-
lina as a proper man for the Speakership If
the place is not otherwise engaged Perhaps
it would quiet our Northern free soil Buffalo
democracy to give them Speaker from South
Carolina. Perhaps.
The KOsZrA CAsE-IMPoRTANr OFFICIAL Do
cUNENT.-We publish to-day, a lengthy but
highly interesting article on the Koszta case.
1t is a learned, logical AID patriotic review of
this extraordinary affair, thoroughly American
in it's views. and as we consider it, perfectly
consistent and unanswerable in it's conclusions
And this paper in our judgment, is the more
important from the strong suspicion which we
enter tain that it is the authoritative produe
ton of no less a parsonage than the Attorney
General Of the United States-not General
Caleb Cushing, but our Attorney General
Cushing-by and with the advice and con-
sent Of tie President. And why not? Is it not
in full accordance with the letter and spirit of
the inaugural the constitution. our insttu-
tons. and the great unwritten law of our de;
mccracy? To be sure it is. Mr.. Gushing, the
Attorney General need not be ashamed oft,
for it is worthy the man, rs q scholar and
patriot, and fully up to the foreign high water
mark of General Pierce Sound it, dear reader
and hear the clear ring of the metal. No bogus
there.
SETTLEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS Be
TWEEN ENGLAND AND THE UNITED SrATEs.-We
desire to call the attention of the public
specially to the terms of treaty celebrated Dy
the Observation-Disclosures of Great Britain and the
United States. on the 9th of February 1853
and ratified by the President o. this republic
on the goth instant. We published the docu-
ment in full in our columns on the 25th but
we think it our duty, besides, to allude to it
editorially.
The treaty creates q commission of two per-
sons, each to be named by its respective govern
ment, with power to choose an umpire or arbi-
traitor, to hold a court in London at the earliest
convenient period after their appointment anl
there to examine and decide upon all claims
which have been heretofore made by the cit-
sens of either country on the government of the
other, eince the signing of the treaty of Client
ON December "a, 1914, or which may be made
within six months after these commissioners
have held their first meeting for the trarrsac-
ton Of business. There ia clause for extend
ing this period to nine months, in cases where
sufficient cause can be shown for the claim not
having been sooner preferred
Judge Upham the commissioner appoint
ed On behalf of the United States. is already
in London. and General Thomas appoint
ed as our Judge Advocate to support or
contest claims is at present, we believe. in
this city. All American citizens, therefore,
having claims to prefer against the British
government. the settlement of which is intended
to be embraced in this treaty. should forward
Immediately the particulars of their Demands
and the documents supporting them, eiIhe. 10
the State Department at Washington. or to
Judge Upham. care of the American legation,
London. or to General Thomas, here. The
claims against Great Britain amount to some
half a million Of dollars ano ii is important
thai none should be neglected now. US the pro-
poeed settlement is to be final, and 40 old de-
mands between the citizens of either country
can aiterv ards have any force whatever,
Or-p y ppp i, d;nan1t IN p,alya a ca,par-