The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-20
Tho Jamaica Outbreaks
RAVE CONSCIOUSNESS HANGING OVER THE COLO.


London Dec 81 correspondence Manchester Guardian
have just learned, from what believe to DO excsl
lent authority that government Will not atSmps TO 90
sion Of tho miserable outbreak there About the scan
daious violation Of law by Governor Eyre and his sub
ordnaes In the seizure, deportation and hanging Of Mr.
Gordon there is among loyal authorities no second
opinion; and think you will find that am not mista
ken when say that the grayest consequences are con
tionar implicated In this and other sanguinay acts
consequences from which nothing short OF bill Of In
demny can relieve them X such bill can DO obta ned.
Explanations have been demanded by the Colonial ONCE,
and upon the return OF the answers TO them think you
wild lind that a royal commission 2, inquiry INTO the
condition OF the island will BIO issued without waiting FOR
Parliaf.ent TO assemble
BRITISH THEORY AND PRACTICE c0NTRAsTED.
from the Paris Steele, Dec. 81
Our readers remember The declamaions Of tho English
papers AGAINST dent johnson for not committing the
sentence of death passed upon wrz the aor Of Ander
sonvil. prison. We have now the balance sheet OF
British clemcncy in Jamaica The last mai gives US TWO
thousand executions two hundred Of which took place
snmmany upon information supplied by negro boy OF
sixteen fastened to the stIrrnp of the English CON-
mandcr Two thousand NEGROES shot or hangod Let US
hope that this will be contradcted Unfortunately there
will still remain sufficient number Of victims TO show
In what manner tho English authorities understand tho
claims Of mercy.
Our War Claims Against England.
MENAcIN0 ABUSE FROM W. II. RUssELL--ENGLAED
BErTER ABLE TO BEAR WAR THAN THE UNITED
STATES. :
From the London Army and Navy Gazette, Dec. 81
Although M Caleb Cushing has not,becn very success
f, In Some domestic negotiations he may come TO a
pan OF the position taken by this country
with regard 10 the ella ms Of the Uni ed Stacs which
will save great deal of trouble MS at oncc determines
the question whether any right minded sane people
see in that position q casus belli and act upon t. The
Americans North end South, very sore because many
people here hoped the Southern States would cstab sh
their ndependence and because gave tho Southern
States positive aid in defiance OF the homo government
We have long ago forgiven them the expression or their
svmpathes with Russia and their ad-vcry deadly 10
their friendsn the shape OF Amerc can doctors as we'll
as their 10y at our defeats We forgive them now their
irrepressible Fenianism But Il 10 da,qersus fir them IN
encora0r desOns oyd 10 f1mper ,cth the passicns of
ve,v eyc allie peopk thcv do not really desire var sSih
n, on ana 0o,uds and AZ ann price The tone Of the
whole American nress and of American Diplomacy. has
been and was to England long ere Southern
war and IL waa perhans natural that republic should
lose no opportunity OF afronnp and sncerng at
archy lust as the wild reckless runaway boy, who
canes from home or school, tws his older brother with
his obedience 70 order and authority and calls it old
fogyism,n imbecility and the like. No wonder then
If there ,oas rome s0tigdction England When TIE inf
fyaI irmlence Of the lxricdn pc ple-,cho al1Ing
a,v1nment and ertAing their rebtkcd "
Hrapens care In the shape Of civil war and
revolt against their system, which caused ono Of the
most tremendous contests In history. But In what did
we ever err towards America, though erring much
towards ourselves! George III Is dead; all Tie apes in
Ydnkeedorn may dance his dappled hide; George
Washington lives forever There is not tory left to
hint that he not the fautless monster TO which the