The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-24
British Scare.

Nothing SO clearly proves the imminence
of general trouble in Europe as the great
haste England is now making to get the Ala
bama claims settled up somehow. That she
will ultimately settle them by simply pay
Eng them, and without arbitration, without
set-off or deduction, is what we have
several times made bold to affirm, having
certain means of knowing her policy III
that matter, and the reasons Of it. The
latest English papers go very far towards
confirming this confident anticipation. The
Times, with that air of manly frankness
which it knows so well how to put on, says:
cit is the turn Of our Government to yield
snow and whether or not their motives
s.be appreciated we have confidence in
"the result Of their efforts to renew those
friendly relations with kindred people"
NC. There is no fear; their motives will
be appreciated. Their one motive is that
England is going to be forced into war,
and that the other belligerents, no matter
who they might be, would Immediately
cover the seas with the flag. of those bellige-
rents flying over American-built steam
cruisers. while the Alabama claims continue
to be disputed, or remain unpaid; that is the
motive, and everybody knows it now. The
Times does not avow any such base appre-
hension; indeed, nothing to be found in
the Times but that fine, bluff, British
downright, upright way of treating sub
iect which We all think SO charming. But
the Pail Mall Gazette, a weekly organ of
immense influence, and one very well dis
posed to be insolent where there is no
danger, fairly comes down this time, and
says the thing must be done lest worse
thing come upon them. Says this Gazette:
GA score Of circumstances might be
imagined under which il would be exceed
ingly inconvenient to have the Alabama
claims pressed upon us, and in which II
would be as difficult to settle them with
dignity as to refuse to settle them with
safety. If the Fenian conspiracy had taken
different turn, -.
Inst SO !; or if any Of the other nineteen
of that score Of circumstances should
ar;se. (which other nineteen, however, the
writer does not distinctly specify, but only
mouths and mumbles about and the
Alabama claims not paid, why, in that
case.-but we will let the Pail-lNaR speak
for itself:
"These are the reasons which make i: a
matter of the greatest importance that
Of al hat IyaS
and the United States should be removed
at the first possible moment, and they form
natural introduction to the question
what the grounds of quarrel in the pre-
sent case are, and how they are TO be re-
moved"
AS to that, the inquiry will be simple.
The grounds Of quarrel are that English
cruisers under the flag of belligerent
against the United States destroyed great
quantity of American property and "they
are to be removed" by paying the damage.
No need of "natural introduction to the
question" The question is in a nutshell,
and wants no introduction but q pair of
nut-crackers.
-~>louIAiuS Luc-nPp1ooC CTlSlS In Eu-
rope, which is thus making 1t SO absolutelv
needful to make friends with the United
States eat the arst possible moment, %
later European dispatches are still accu.
mulating evidence that the struggle is
rapidly drawing near. If Mr.. SEWARD
attaches any additional demand, or doubles
the amount Of the claim, or, in short, in
terposes any delay in the settlement; ii
he does not shortly just hold out his hand
aud take the money, the British Minister
at Washington will some morning take
him by surprise, and force on him cheque
for the whole Of the largest amount ever
claimed Or thought Of, and get receipt
from him on the spot. -