The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-02

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date, perhaps Il wsuid be ~ wsii for TIE NORTH
snl ths South eseA b set up ono for themselves
70 reprsssat u dilsN,nt sections. But they
must not nut forward Available men. for avail
sble msa are always the won't and most imbe'
Gle Of candidates.. Let them select states
man from esch section, some mao who enjoys
public con6deace, and thus they may entirely
revolutsonixe the system Of electing Presl-
dent.
TAs last Howl fxvm the Lien ~ Albion
TAs IunsstaI nsle LAID Up In OrAa-
nary.
The most important news Of the budget
brought BY The Arabia, and duly spread before
our readers On the day before yesterday, wss
hat appsrtaining 10 the treaty Of amity and
commerce concluded between the American
Eagle, a. represented BY the Honorable John O.
Hesnan, BsnIcis's Achilles. on the one part, and
the British Lion, - represented by Mr.. Thomas
Ssyers, N. p. r., on the other. The account
Of this affair, which was, In point Of brevity,
model for all future diplomatic congresses,
awakened the Nveliest interest among the
governing classes here. There were, to be
sure, . few misguided foreigners and senti.
mental republicans who affected to think the
movements of Gaxibaldi In Sicily Of more con-
sequence than those Of pair OF professional
pusilists; but It Il refrsshlng 10 know that the
general opinion Of the public ran In quite the
opposite direction.
The detsils Of the settlement OF the dis
pute about the belt afford a nne study
for the philanthropist, the politician and
the social philosopher. The fght on
Marlborough commons attracted the attention
and excited the admiration Of the entire civil
lied world, except Lord Lorraine and few old
ladies at Exeter Hall, and milk and water edi
tors in the United States. The Lion of Albion
and the Eagle Of Columbia had q fair stand up
fight for the Champion's belt. The affair wss
like that of Lundy's LAne-a terribly hard tus
sle; but In the end the Eagle had rather the
best Of it. The old Lion, terrible brsggart,
would not give In to the Eagle, nor give up the
belt; whereupon the Eagle offered to fight
again. The Benicisn hero had come over re-
solved to have the belt, If 1t could be won BY
hard Knocks. The Lien was equally received
that the belt should not go out Of the fAstan-
chored and foggy Isle. The question imme-
diatsly assumed gigantic importance. Down.
Ing street was terribly agitated. The Home
Secretary was nearly bored to death by people
who came to Gee him about the belt. Lord
Paluerston took the greatest interest Ia the
matter, and Cambridge House was the scene Of
many anxious conferences between the Premier
and the United States Minister, all about the belt.
Theedltor of the London Times received scores
ofletten eli about the belt II It had been the
Crown Jewels Heenan demanded, there would
have been no more fn1 about them than there
was about the belt While al this was going
on We directed the attention Of Congress
to the controversy, and suggested that
Q special commission of the fighting members
should be sent out to demand the belt which
the Eagle had fairly won; but, ~ usual when
any measure Impractical importance comes up,
Congress did nothing whatsver about It. While
they can hold on to the spells, our Legislators
care for nothing else. The Bird Of Freedom
might have his tailssathsrs pulled out, and they
would not interfere.
On the other aide OF the Atlantic, however,
the affair waxsd warmer and warmer. Heenan,
Departing Of the result which he coveted, wrote
alsttsr to the London Times. The document II
, splendid specimen Of the peculiar literature
Of the p r.. which has lately become quite
ernsss aad disnihsd n it, style. The Eagle
made the most ample, amiabls and acconmo-
aatisg propositions TO the Lion: the Eagle
would 6ght, race, row, wrestls or swim With
The Lion for the belt; or, even bstser, the Eagle,
placing his talops on the paw OF the old gem
tleman, would jump OF the top Of house with
him for the belt. (St Psul's Cathedral would
hsve been good house for the purpose) The
Eagle would even accept the jocose PROPOSE
ton Of Mr.. Punch, and take half the belt
Gould anything be more accommodating than
thlsg
Mark, now, the conduct Of the Lion He de-
clined ell the Eagles amisble Offers He
Laughed 70 scora" the proposition 10 mutilsts
the belt. II u a sacred a. the turbxn Of the
Prophet to the true believer. He admitted
that the Eagle was his equal in pluck, but
would 20 no further than that. He did not pur-
pose to fight again. he did not purpose 70 do
any thing In particular. He wound up his let
ter with poor joke and some Characteristic
brsg And 70 the matter remains in staiu quo
ante bellun,, with the American Eagle on war
footing.
While the principals were thus engaged, GER
tain very distinguished personages had taken
the matter up. II was discussed in Parlia-
1bnt, and the Premier, In HIS usual jaunty way
tried TO smooth things over with fine speeches.
The journals took the same course, and many
persons OF high rank became suddenly very
fond Of the Eagle, and we're never tired Of say
ing what . nice bird he was, and 90 on. Through
our Minister, Mr.. Dallas, two OF the cowress, or
"pslsr--to use . professional term--ct the pm