New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-29

monty supposed for the information which they
are based is almost sure to be imperfect or inaccu
rate You familiar with the sort of injury which
such journals as The Springfield Republican and The
heC- York Times able to inflict the Radical
cause. Their attacks quoted as the admissions
of Republican journals when they are not Repub-
can Journals nor ever had genuine sympathy with
the ideas which that party is built. The
Spectator does the same kind of mischief.
It's sympathy with Radicasm is slight. Its char
acterstic is an intellectual skepticsm 1t has
horror of opinons-what English journal has not
They might print over their editorial pages the seni-
ment of Javotte in George Sands CadiO RieR plus
peHiceT qWG ddCOr opinion. The Spectator like
The Ddy NocS, had an American correspondent from
the milk -and-water section of the Republicans He
of The Spectator has dropped off while he of The NGcs
continues to pcryert the judgment of English Libe
Tasm 10y misrepresentation Of facts, deriving its
sole force from the mistaken notion that he is gen
une Republican. There is scarcely prominent man
among the Radicals who is not target for the poi
! soned arrows from this CULVER Chase Sumner,
! Stevens, Wade and many another are habitually
! eliminated aud sneered at. The policy OF the
party is persistently miSreprescnted In the columns
! of The Times or The Standard we expect this, and
IL does no great HARM In Liberal journals 1t has ut
least tended to ALLEVIATE the true Liberals of England
johnson had betrayed and openly abandoned the
Republican cause, he found support in the English
journals that had during the war been the side of
! the North. Now that the Republican party is pass
| ing through another crisis, perhaps not less mOmen-
| tOuS there are i'm the same journals similar symp-
! toms Of GOODNESS and msapprehensOn. | attribute
their mistake largely TO the influence of such cor
rcspondence as is printed in The Necs And delib-
erately affirm that TO the misunderstanding of Amer
lean affairs 10 the wrong estimate of the Republican
/ party and its leaders. which widely prevails in En-
! gland single had contributed so much as
the letters in The Spectator The STAR and The Ne'es
hope should not be suspected of any personal
feeling in matter so grave but Iadd that for one of
these correspondents have personal regard; ano-
ther is known to me by name only the third is known
10 me not even by name Let me illustrate the ac-
curacy of English information by another instance.
One of the best books on the English Constitution is
Walter Bagshots, comprising nine essays, which
originally appeared in The Iornighty Rerac. In ITS
way, the book is quite unequaled It's text IS CO.
piously elucidated with examples and contrasts
drawn from the American Constitution. Among
other things Mr. Bacshot informs the English public
that the Congress Of the United States formerly like
the English Parliament, had control of the public
money and could grant or withhold supplies at ITS
option. But this has been all overthrown by the late
war; 1t has been decided says Mr.. Bagshot, that
the President has power to emit paper money with
out calling on Congress at ALL Mr.. Lincoln actually
carried on the first part of the late in that way,
and the power to issue greenbacks was held TO be
long to him. as Commander-in-C Chief of the Army
This is not the blunder Of a newspaper writer in
hurry Its author is very eminent man. 1t APP
peared in a very respectable review, never 10
have been suspected OF challenged by anybody, was
reprinted in a book and stands to-day in the text of
a serious treatise constitutional law. Lest II be
thought caTicature Mr. Bagshot's doctrine quote
the passage verbatim:
1.-THE authors of the Constitution doubtless in
tended that Congress should be able 20 control the
American Executive as Parliament controls ours.
They placed the granting of supplies in the House OF
Representatives exclusively But they forgot Hook
after paper money and now Il has been held That The
President kas pow 10 emit sucb money uitho~ consult
ina Conqress al aH Tie frsi part Of Tie late rdr cds 80
carried on bg NJ. lincoln; he relied not on the
grants of Congress, but on the merogauye OF
emission II sounds Joke. but it ~ true
nevertheless that s pora 10 Issue gTocabdclS isdc0dcd
10 belong 10 tie President as Cohm0RdT-'"-Cb'G Of me
arm: il is part Of ,rhQt is Caed Tie " ror po1ro IN
truth money was wanted m the late war. and me
Administration got 1t ia the readlest way; ana me
nation glad NOT to be more taxed wholly approved OF
IT, But the fact remains that tho president mas now
by precedent and decision, mighty power 10 con,
perhaps against its wish Against the united VIII oI
fbe American ,cOple "A President would Of course. Ice
impotent such is the genius of the place ana NATION
that he would never think of II. But when Tie
nation was las of latl divided into TWO pItles one
clcaving TO the President the other 10 the congress
The HOtC mqHestiOHa6le poW@ o. ne IIo1iua 20 'etro
,opci mOncg may give HIM the power 10 continue the
war. though Parliament las we should speak, may
/ euiOin the war to cease
! 4fc Eaol;sI Constitution. By WAGtER BAGsnor
| London, 1861. ~, NJ
/ iis !
| greater part OF the American debt - IN Iermnabe
Annuties aud that principal and interest are PAD
/ Parliament meets Oh Tuesday and Lord Derby's
cont is getting better for the occasion. me Abys-
/ sinian supplies viii not be voted without clear
/ statement from Government OF the, why's anu
wherefores of the expedition Mr. Gladstone has Is
sued circular requesting members OI me opposition
10 be in attendance ana me tone OF the oPpoSIloh
press without being absolutely hostile "a inc grant,
is 0ueruous There is a disposition 10 see how things
/ have been managed and Artemus wards Question:
Why is this thus is sure 10 be pressed. The un-
official estimate of the amount wanted IS hive millions
/ of pounds sterling which shop-keeping John Bull
would like 10 know where it is to 60 before he puts
! his hands into his pockets. There will be Speech
/ from the Throne answer 10 which IN the Commons
! will be moved by Mr. W II. Dyke of West Kent and
seconded by Lieut-Col. HoggOf Bath, two extremely
! respectable nobodies
! In addition 10 the Abyssinan business, the Italian
question is likely to come up. lnteuogatorles WIZ
lie put and Lord Stanley must give some answer that
shall be satisfactory to The onse3whien an eisNe
| nothing and jill either case, why VII she assist al
! the Conferefice will she not The House llkes
10 know what diplomacy Is dong ana is 100 suSpl.
o,,s az the Forc IN Office ways 10 be readily put
| off now as il was sometimes BY Pamerst0n: linen
there Is the metropolitan Traffic act regulating tne
streets of London, which legslaes the cOslelobRerS
oil the face of the EARTH and Will need amending LOT
| that and other reasons. The cabnen have grey
once also and demand immediate legislation threat
ching strike If they don't get it. so that altogether
there is prospect OF busy fortnight ana possibly
of longer session than Is now a., sa