The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-17
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
Eagland's Advance Towards a Settlement
and Revision of the Neutrality Laws.
rCrorn thu Landau Timea Oct A.

highlands Advance Towards q settlement
and Revision of the Neutrality Laws.
From the London Times, oct al
The speech OF Lord stanley at the Liverpool banquet
calculated, and perhaps designed to sdtyy rs that
with the United States safe In bis hands
Those who may have boon inclined 10 disrust the friend
~ disposition Of conservative Foreign Secretary towards
the American people msst have been treasured BY the
the with which he deprecated the hasy,
partial asd pas'sonos eritcsn' OF their institutions
Lord Stanley Ia entitled TO full credit for sincerity In
the expression OF these sentiments for whatever may
be said Of his party wclshs his words more
dice ia his comments on foreign affairs II IL with some
confidence therefore, that We invite his attention, as
ing between England and the United States. which, in
trucabe seems, may, wc are persuaded be set at
rest II the necessary temper and judgment be brought
wear has now almost elapsed since the correspond
cnce between Lord Russell and MT Adams respecting
the so-called alabama CLAIMS was laid before tho plb
lie II was continued by lord Clarendon, but soon
closed by mutual consent and the two governments have
tacitly agreed TO differ about point which does not ad
nit OF being settled by any established principles Of In.
ternatonaI law Great Britain having declined 70 refer
70 arbitration her alleged liability 70, esr,ares made o.
United States having rejected the counter propo OF
Joint commission for the adjustment OF other out
In allegiance The American government has Mt
wihdrurB fs ds,idnd the British government has
intercourse between them mas no, boon interrupted
When the Fsnisns mcnaccd the. Canadian frontier,
the neutrality laws enforced dn1ina Am wth
rioov wkch dcs President JohnsoR IN hghe6 honor and
N the prosecutions then Instituted against some OF the
leaders have been abandoned, we have been quito
content that good reasons could DO given for
his forbeancc On the other hand u ~ VAN TO indulge
the belief that supposed infrac IONS Of neutrality
during the war have been condoncd BY tho American
public They may or may not support INC PRESIDENT IN
putting down open defiance OF their Foreign Enlist
act but thcy still cherish sense OF injury which
found expression In the bill for modifying the
provisions Of that act and would make very
difficult check awlces rcprsais on our commerce "
Great Britain were uahappiiy involved IN war While
this state OF feeling exists ic American people the
diplomatic enfs,1e cordiaie may be impcrled A. any
moment The exigcncics OF party warfare have always
Influenced the foreign policy OF the United States They
are Just now peculiarly urgent The Irish votc will
probably turn the autumn elections, and the same mo-
lives winch have apparently led MT Seward TO wink ~
the transport OF warKs stores 20 Mexico may possibly
tempt and almost force him some future occasion TO
revive the dormant Alabama claims. 10 the meantime
IL Is admitted all nands thai the obligations OF neutral
Powers In respect OF breaches Of neutrality which
they may have failed 10 prevent have never been
clearly ascertaned. while one ventures 10 maintain
that either own the American Foreign Enlist
Get 10 In oil respects satisfactory. 10 y then,
inconsistent with our national dignity. OF raiher "
IL not a. once tho mest dignned and The mose polite
course, rsccund~ dispasssatey As qsessors arsnno
cSt 81 Ne Aahcma CO.., osd ~ ~ wesNs pvovsdsng
aal,ra Aw rssrnczs would such course D. tAs