Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-08-17
YES AND no DIPLOMACY.

The Derby Ministry hint their willingness
TO submit our bill for Alabama losses to
arbitration; and ii is likely that before the
autumn elections we shall hear much talk
about that quibbling eVasive, back-up-and
try again machine, dipl0macy-the noble
science. Of Macaulay's Essays. For our
own part, we cannot see why a powerful Re
public, such as ours has grown to be should
not use the plain I-Will and-I-Won Of the
strong man in the right Macedon did it.
Rome did it. France did IT, England does
it. Russia does it. The feeble limbed fox
Is cunning, and eludes its enemy by clever
devices; but the elephant waits in the open
plain for his enemy and crushes him with
weight Of power. 1t Is the weaker and
meaner schoolboy who throws ms stones
IRON behind a tree, or peeps into his book
at recitation. Society is full Of the same
sneakiHg ilk. Ask a Calvinist If he really
believes that little children are actually tum-
bled into Pluto Internal pit, and he viii
say, We'll, some hold thut and thus, while
others say SO and so. Ask q bread and but
ter politician If God and good Government
do not give all men equal chances for hap
pIness; aud he will confess that it looks well
on paper, that the principle Is true but
but
Diplomacy has been dwelling sycophancy
in Europe: but there Is no apology for it
here, where men do not grow grey dreaming
over the balance Of power. We are strong,
distant from other first rate poWe7s, free
from complicated treaties, trmiytZod IN the
prestige Of a successful war for national
unity and universal freedom, bold in plan,
vigorous in action,-quite able to state
just international proposition, 10 defend 1t
raA J. M
lsv it be with our bill against England: aud
let our Republic not fall behind the plain
ness Of speech with which the Russian
Minister silanced Earl Russell. Chicago
9aiJaac.
An A. johnson delegate from Colorado
to the Philadelphia Bread ant Butter Con
yention, has come to grief. His name IS
Hiram Lightner and he Is a well known citi-
zeD0f Denvar On Saturday, the 2sth ut,
Just as he was about starting from Denver,
with crcdential in his pocket for the scene
of his duJies he was unceremoniously arres-
ted ON the charge Of robbing the express
Office in that city, of bar Of gold, valued
at 5000. As the gold was found in bis
pa. session, there was no doubt Of his guilt,
and he was locked up, in default Of $4,000
bail Other stolen property was also found
on 14l4lLHGl. Lit 1 kAAA&ASl p1Ald 1Jtif Llltlti
viii therefore, have one vacancy. This
johnson delegate was also the possessor Of
papers recommending bis appointment to
the Office Of United States Collector Of
Revenue, in place Of George w. Brown,
who was to be remQYea-ia ogleR thak this
thief might get his f6tage
The WashiBgton 81 LATQa,fl Qf SRurdaY,
learns on authority which ii daeps raliabiey
that General Grant, ten days piaeibts, tel
eeiyed adespatch from General Sheridan
which throwsyaddifion liglatioYs thFIate
riots ia New Orleans. lie says theyE4re
Edt AeS1l ladnC Coh EH.A Of In a1aeitAI ndb,
but the result of aprearranged. plan for uhe
murder Of The Badi4gs giii8h ,nfeft dt tie
State Which Yas conclcted. wee K, ai4, 3 lie
does not consider ithe aiEaiF tQ liEFsKBt aver,
b4EhateyeF comfbrt glIe GopFeEhe IDS ariia,y
have borrowed frQHE his daspaU6tj ldtttha lst
inst, will be somewhat cooled b9aths latel
one which is doubtless the result OF facts
elected bHfle dhduibeB iAsthsItd 1F1 bis
kaiS3eII Ff ithg gts za4Ae 'desTtittlf4 SA tire
slCsciatltaf IsEE1l area weltffS4ygf ~ have
bseqeah bsqah iafFtttRad through rebel 7 ) : and
\ fnlshy Of them were dietated BY the State
officials themselves.