The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-20

II ID time now that the Alabama claims
against England should be finally settled BY
the prompt payment Of the money, without
any further negotiations, commissions or tech-
nicaIities Of any kind Our government, or
rather the State Department, has been fooling
too long over the matter, and the British gov
eminent has, Of course, taken advantage Of the
fact But there arc indications now, both in
the language Of members Of the British Cabi-
net and the 6utterings Of the English press,
that the question is ripe for settlement And
why should Il not DO settledf We are In .
position to exact from Great Britain the pay
mont Of these claims 10 the uttermost farthing.
II ID exhibiting aweaknsss which = not inher-
ent In ths.condition Of tho country to hesitase
for single day in insisting upon the satisfsc-
Hon OF these Just claims. With an army Of
iify thousand men, which would instantly b
increased TO hundred thousand by Fenian
volunteers, we can seize upon Canada a. q
material guarantee in case Of refusal or delay
on the part Of the British Cabinet or we oan
seize British property wherever we find II, a.
fair reprisal for the injuries done to our COM
MERGE under the shelter Of British connivance
during the war. The subject Of raising an
army Of one hundred and nfty thousand men
by Congress for the purpose Of firmly carrying
out policy for the reconstruction Of the coun-
try, If such measure should become neces-
sary, is already broaohed. A very small por-
ton Of this force only would be required to
overrun Canada and sweep the flag Of England
from every point Of her American colo
MES within six weeks. This is the precise
period allotted for that work by General Sher-
man, and 1t may take less time to do 1t with
the aid Of the already organized force Of
Fenians
This body, 1t is well known, has not aban-
doned its designs on Canada. On the contrary,
tional strength In money, arms and munitions
Of war, and the circles all over the country
are being formed into regiments Of infantry
and squadrons Of cavalry and batteries Of ar
tillery, regularly oficered and uniformed. At
hint from the government they would be
ready to join any force Of the regular or volun-
teer army detailed for the subsection Of the
British provinces.
We have thus the speedy settlement Of the
Alabama claims in our own hands, and 1t
would be well for the British government to
take the matter into serious consideration.
The spirit Of this country will brook no delay
now. We have the will, the power and the
intention to bring this matter to an end with
out further quibbling; and II is well that Lord
Derby should understand that we regard all
"argumensn upon the point a. exhausted by
his predecessors, Lords Russell and Clarendon;
that we want no commissions. nor any other
forms Of diplomacy, but simply the payment
Of the money down. e0
Breakias Up Of tho Theatrical "Rins'' Of
Associated Managers.
As the waters Of the st. Lawrence at the
Thousand Islands run hither and thither, up
stream and down stream, wbirling. tumbling
and distracted, 80 theatrical affairs In this city
are now confused, turbulent, perplexed and
variable. But under all the turbulence OF the
river powerful current still pushes and drives
the waters past the islands and onward towards
the broad ocean; and so, under oil the present
strange theatrical confusion, we 6nd the ire
sistible artistic influence OF Risfori, Davidson
and Dillon forcing the drama along, in spite Of
obstacles and distractions, towards that new
and splendid era Of the American stage which
has been 80 long and eagerly anticipated. An
observant philosopher may amuse himself by
watching the curious eddies, twistings and
whirlings Of the stream; but he cannot help
perceiving that there is constant and posi-
tive progress beneath oil these fantastic con-
tortions and methodless meanderinga
The theatrical "ring" Of associated man
ayers. under Wheatley and Barnum, like the
Corporation "ring' Of swindlers and jobbers,
under Cornell and Tweed, Is being broken up.
Manager Wheatley Is making his for
tune, but all his associates are suffering
from his success The any model artistes, i'm
ported from Paris, have completely eclipsed
poor Barnums single Feejee mermaid, which
is only half woman; and consequently the old
Snowman will soon close bis museum and re-
tire from business, deserted by the public
OF whom he was once the favorite,
and strangled by the very "ring" which
he assisted to contrive. One Of the Bowery
theatres, having literally gone to the dogs, Is
TO be sold OF auction. Poor Wallack has
drifted out Of sight and mind, after vainly
attempting to Offset the exhibition Of Manager
Wheatley by reviving licentious comedies and
hawking about the latest London sensational
plays like . theatrical agent Worst Of sll
the jovial Stuart has discovered that the
''ring" has failed to give his associates, Clarke
and Booth, that monopoly Of the tragedy and
comedy Of the metropolis upon which they
confidently counted. Crowded out Of the city
BY Owens and other good comedians, Clarke
has found management anything but profit
able investment, while Booth Il compelled to
rely upon the engagement Of Davidson a. an
advertisement and to give up half his nights