Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-06-16
"John Bull" in Print,

Our plethoric friends of the Bull family
have had of late, as late arrivals show.
much business Oh hand pertaining f..
Brother Jonathan in some way. In
the first p lace our Government having
caught its hare, our good neishbor., with
the Atlantic INTERVENING, have commenced
to give instructions as to how it ought to
be cooked. 1fnot instructions, their prof
cred advice amounts to the same thing
Mr.. Jefferson Davis, who has been the i'm
mediate cause of our woes. and the procu
ring cause of a remarkably good contra
band trade in England with the so called
eonfederates, has many strong friends who
mourn his situation. The Times is sorry
that he was caught and hopes he will
not he hurt. As this Journal speaks
for ..all England" we must regard its
wishes.
But the great bone of discussion has
been the rumor that the American Gov
eminent had renewed its demand for in
demnity for the damage of the Alabama.
a British built and manned cruiser, On
this point there is considerable feeling,
and evident, soreness. 1t is ..sorc spot"
that the caustic truths of current and pa
tent facts irritate. But cur ncighcors blus-
ter up and say they wont pay. We copy
the following extracts:
ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES.
From The Ont.
The inevitable moment is rapidly ap-
preaching when we shall have to abandon
IA policy of expectancy for one of dcfnate
and determined character. In every mans
experience, however auiablc. there occurs
a moment when he must say No - and in
the manner when great nations. to use our
trans Atlantic cousins phrase. are "cor-
nered, they must give a detinatc answer
Within the last few DAYS we have been
definately asked, by the Cabinet of Wash
ington to pay for the depredations of the
Alabama and other vessels,whcll escaping
our vigilence. cleared from English ports.
and then under the Confederate flag in
fiicted severe damage on the commerce of
the Felerals, To this demand, Our reply
Is. that our conscience is clear, that the
law is patent. and that as we do not owe
We do not intend to pay one shilling of the
damage sought for.
From The London Times. MAY 50,
Lord Palmcrsten's answer 10 Sir John
Walsh shows that the report that formal
demand for damages had been made by
the United States for the captures of the
Alabama, and had been met on the part
of England by formal refusal. is highly
colored version of what has passed. 1t is
well known that soon after that notorious
vessel began its rayages, the President in
structed Mr.. Adams to inform our Coy
crnment tina: this country would be held
responsible for all losses which had been OIL
might be inflicted on the Federal CON-
merce. The demand was made public at
the time, and was commented on Will
exceeding appreciation by the American
press.
On the other hand. the disposition o.
the British Cabinet was promptly disclosed
and Lord Russell gave it to be full,
understood that we did not hold ourselves
responsible for the acts of the Confederat,
cruiser and shH,ld not admit any claim
for compression. We presume that prac
| tically this is the position in which til,
matter still stands.
From The GtoJe
That synod of Owls, selfdelncated
weekly. amid the sheltcrng foliage of it
ivy-bush. in various hcadgear. cpiscopa
feathered or feminine, does not on all oc-
easions, justify the ancient association o
its species with wisdom, 1t yestcrda,
huttcred itself aud emitted its omniou
note. and we have reason to believe quit,
false alarm. We refer to the article o
''Our Relations with the United States,
which we extract in another column, an,
which was calculated to fright from theil
propriety all who arc addicted to read pol
tiles by Owl-light, to accept for oracle
the alarmed and alarming hootings of tn
mid weekly night-bird. "Within the las
few days" says this highly suspicious in
telligencer. "we havs been definitely ask
ed by the Cabinet of Washington to pa,
an indemnity" &c. "To this demand on
reply is, that our conscience is clear" sc
We should like exceedingly 20 know
where this owl Of exclusive intelligence, {
diplomatic cxigences, balls from. We arr
strongly led to suspect. from somewhere
far South; aud we are sorry if the amaz
ingly wise-looking owl who sits supreme il
the synod. has allowed some downy Deli
lab of the defeated Confederacy to nestl
too near him with promptings purportin,
To he facts, but in connecting which tn,
wish is father to the thought.