, 1865-07-03

ted that be never cou,d hare believed that
Tie Americans would, as the children say.
"baye been. and g:ne and done H,f But
they hare done 1t nevertheless, aud pace
Mr.. C'atksop, they have done what 1t
did not requue much ssgacity TO see that
they were likely to do under any circum-
s'aneea, most Of all under the actual c!rcum-
ntsncts, For, leaving sound or unsonad
theories oi trade aside, we know a. matter
Of hfstorJ that the Americans never imagined
any re*d that they had for the tIsaty, though
they may at last have got something they
VALUED 70, the ebape Of the qu!ettng 6f the
fsteTy dispute, whereas We besousht them,
session afleE session, and atlast, accord nS 70
the testimony Of our Own agents. adopted by
tie action Of our oHn Government, attained
ouz object By meaus Of conviction whicn Il
applicable only to venal conscieuceB. Whsu
treaty wRs thus obtained, 1t WAS certainly
always On the ca.ds that It would be abroEa-
ted in the natural courae Of thinga-hoT
much more when for years the Thole goT-
ticians on that side in poli.ics, were yieing
With each other in ths expression Of the
worst. opinions and the most ev1 wishes
respecting the Government aud p.o-
Pile ct the United Statesl, Let us sup
pose thot, Instead Of that controversy with
which We are sure onr delegates viii be
received at Detroit, to the exclusion Of all dis.
agreeable subjects. some a,aat<ur collector Of
the turfosities oi idle mafeTolence atu0ug the
American delegates should produce file Of
one or two Montreal newspapers, which shall
be nameless, but whose titles easily Suggest
themselves, and ask our delegates whether
the inhabitants Of city Hhfch somehoE
managed to support these newspapers, really
could desire to cpntlnne any relations at all
with nation Of wills miscreanss, towards and
lia&E, such as The Americans we're painted for
four years consecutsvely In every N ,snlng
and evening edition! ,"Oar good friends
across the ltnee,"-ttat We believe Ia now
tit shocked a. the ldea Of intfudine 30 much
proved unWorth Illness as thehs into any near
contact with the unntterable nobleness, 'nteg-
dty nud general virtue, whose 81 pariofity Was
ufte9aentlyaud 90 eloquently demoustrated
ty the able editors before alluded TO. At auy
rate We think that any delegate proceeding
to Detroit and having there to negotiate as a
Rho also respect themselves, would feel that
he ewas much more comfortable at haeing 1t
supposed, that the tone Of bis opinions
retpt citing Americans was represented
by journals who have eppkeu
Of that patton when it Was possible
with coed will, ard always With courtesy
and f1!epdiiness, rather than By those Whose
abuse Of the people to whom the delegates
will be accredited. from the lowest soldier 10
to that "otscene boor," which was the polite
designation bestowed upon the President. We
trust that the maniftat and aeowed need that
We row haze for iicudly Relations with our
ne!ghbo.s will teach both peoples tho pro-
prietT Of cattiERttng q good will thst shalt
not BE- merely from the teeth outnards when
the cham Eagne Is flowing but which. based
or !aif appreciation OF each others charac-
ters, shall hereafter be most strongly mani
tested by each when the other needs sympa-
thy, for tt Is that friendship, which is most
nrni In tlme OF adversely, which does most to
enhance the blessings Of prosperity,