The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-03
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
New YonK, Thursday night, July i. Is


search and visitation and that Lord Mamesburys des
patch TO Lord Napier which han been communicated to
our government merely lodging of the question not
defnitiye abendonmenfof the obnoxious claim Per-
sons whose intellect is less keen than that or the writer's
Of the above journals fail 20 the deliberate pcrdy of
her Majestys ninsters and think that the assurance of
Lord Mamesbury that the British government recog
Mise sound the principles Of international Law as laid
down by Gen Cass In his despatch oi the 10th of April
to Mr. Dallss founded on the opinions Of Lord Stowe
and the Duke of Wellington, and Lord Malmesbury's
speech In the House of Lords wherein he states that
he has admitted General Cssss Interpretation Of
the law after that Interpretation g had been approved
and fortified by the law officers Of the Crown fully warrant
the belief indeed exclude absolutely aud entirely all
possibility of doubt and suspiconhat Great Britain has
formally and deliberately abandoned the right to search
on visit American vessels in time Of peace for any pur-
pose under any pretext whatsoever believe that
have quoted correctly the passage in Lord DIanesburys
despatch to Lord Napier and unless General Caxs state
ment TO MIR Dallas as to the principles Of international
law which govern the question be defective and am
bguonswhch no one seems to pretend unless the
terms Of the dd of Lord Stowell and the Duke of We'll
lngton admit of Interpretation exactly contrary to
that which they have universally received cannot con.
ccye how 1t is possible to assert with honesty that the
concessions which the British government has made TO
General Cass have been misappehended o. that ex.
pectations have been encouraged which win be dis.
appointed"
The fact Is however that the entire community with
the exception of the two journals to which alde are
completely convinced that Great Britain has abandoned
not only the practice but the principle, of the right Of
search and Of visit that she has done with the frank
ness promptncss, and courage which belong to great
nation and that she has no more intention OF
ing her exploded and impracicabe claim than she has Of
Responding the empty title of sovereign of France TO
that now borne by her monachs, which she genseessy
claimed down to the middle of the reign of George ILL.,
When Lord Mamesbury's despatch Is printed which
probably will when Congress meets, perhaps sooner
Ivy order Of the British Parliament IL will be seen that
the British ministry has made the most complete and
reserved abandonment Of the offensive chain.
The increased ornaments Of France seem to continue
to preoccupy most seriously the Of Europe
and although the oniter has officially and cmphaticay
contndicted the statements of the London Times the
uneasncs is not allaycd. The M,liter says that the
imperial government is only following out the budget for
1883; but, as that budget provided for an immense
augmentation OF the land and naval forces and that
augmentation has been made to the full extent with the
most marvellous mpidity and effort, the European gov
ernments, not unnaturly, ask what ii all Nearly
every State aming and ortfyng and watching in the
provision Of events that may arise - little Belgium
spending 900 900 francs in ortifyng Antwerp and
England Is laying down submarine Geographic cable to
the Channel islands with the evident purpose Of getting
the " latest news from Cherbourg.
The Montencgrn difficulty is the most visible "spcck
of war now visible in the political horizon since Bonn
ba has surrendered The Cagliari paid the indemnity to
the British engineers and released the Sandman prison
ers Turkey is pouring troops into Albania close to the
Montencgrin frontier Is resolved TO assert and maintain
her sovereign right the rugged mounainecrs and
determined to rely the support Of Austria to de-
fend those rights in the face Of France who says
that she is exortant in her demands and has power
full naval squadron in the Adratic.
Private and public advices from England represent
trade and business Of every kind quite sagnan The
money market Is inactive it is here rates of dis.
count extremely low, and the demand, except for the
moment, to provide for payments, exceedingly
limited.
The Tribune as you will Observe is very angry with
the Evening Post for comparing Haskn and Horace T.
Clark to John Wheeler, the ground that tina last
named individual cannot properly be taken an illus
taon of the probabilities of human conduct because
he was 'san egregious fool" and Messrs. Haskin and
Clark " men Of brains.' Tho Tribune urges the
republicans of their respective districts to appreciate
their bodness frmncss and ability This is the I'M
kindcs cut of ALL because it is the most whcringy
satrcal commentary Mr. Cark's culogy on HaslSin,
wherein he states that Haskin and by implication him
self, have displayed such zeal and devotion TO the
principles of the democratic party and truth to their
constituents as TO merit the '.constant admiration
and enduring gratitude of the democracy. If their
desserts so brilliant how the republicans be
pected to appreciate them If Clark be right mind,
tho democrats of decidedly contrary opinion
the other Horace must he wrong and be-
icvo, however, that the Tribune agrees with the Post,
and will ultimately treat the two rcnegadcs they have
already announced their determination to treat Montgom
cry Horace +. and John B. will find before long that
honesty is the best policy and that conscientious scpes
like theirs are dangerous property The conscientious
scrupes Of Mr. Clark with regard to the Irssar treaty
are now the peflOu OF
sion he known to express deep solcitudc about the
passage Of that treaty through the Senate He has been
heard to say that he feared he should be compelled 10
oppose it, because although il might be for the interest
of his beau re, he compelled to regard it nqu
tous, and designed to benefit particular interests The
riddle il solved He evidently opposed the Kansas
bill in order to curry favor with the republicans that
il Joe Whites party succeeded in getting the treaty rat
fed In Nicaragua, he might say TO the Nicaragua
Tractors give and my beau pey your contract
terms will get republican friends to
is necessary to Its passage Ii this the the
Tribune considers him q h of brains 2"
The activity in the money market, of which made
ton in my last, still continues The banks are FOR the
most part busy paying dividends, and business who
have payments to make notes maturing Saturday
or Monday making due provision therefor there
decided indications of rush out OF town to avoid
the noise and fire crackers of the 4th of July Rates Of
interest are quite stationary at my last quotations.
Foreign exchange has been very inactive to-day for
Saturday steamer and quotations entirely unohang
ed. Drawers are perhaps shade frmer.
The stock market rather inanmate, except for
few speculative stocks, chiefly Of western railroads.
which have improved slightly State stocks firm
At the second board prices very frn and the
ket closed with Indications of strength ut the following
rates NJ Y. Central, S2I: Cleve. and Toledo, 32}
Chic and r. !, 73s Reading, A Mich So, 21i; lii
nois Central ~ and Galena and Chic, So. The above
you win perceive, is important improvement the
recent prices of the stock of the western roads.
The railroad convention In session ut Buffalo for
the purpose Of arranging systematic Of action
and at which twenty-sx lines represented have not
yet made any progress towards the attainment of their
object
The business In -four at the Corn Exchange was exceed
ingly limited nj unchanged prices Wheat was dull and