New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-10-31
EUROPE
GREAT BRITAIN.

PREsIDENT-NBW B0oKS-B0RROWIHG AN
AMERICAN DICTI0EARY-PERSONAL.
r''' 0'' ''''-' LONDON. OCT 10. 1901
Earl Derby's speech at tho Manchester banquet on
Tbnrsday evening contains little that is new or
important. What Lord Derby thinks Of past Minis
tries-of Lord Russelis and Mr. Gladstone's conduct
on the Reform questioned his own consistency in
the Same matter-the world has heard before. There
ia no hint Of the policy which he means to pursue
in future partly, perhaps, because tho con-
ditjon of his continuance in Office hitherto
has been that he should have no policy.
Lord Derby takes the trouble to contradict person
ally the rumor of bis intention to retire. AS 10 was
improbable and had been officially de-
MED in the Tory organs the present declaration was
not needed 20 strengthen the conviction that the
Ministry will cling to Office to the last momeht;,
wrote many weeks ago that 1t was scarcely probable
there should be q change this year or the next
Lord Stanley made q hal -column speech, In when
he contrived TO say more than his noble relative
in four He has no doubt that new Parliament TN
1891 will bring with it some new ideas, Snch as
legal reform administrative reform educational re-
FORM and reform in some other OF the Us
MANY of them let me say, think require, IT" he
assures us that in Europe England has nothingeNen
approaching to quarrel or dispute with any power
whatever As to the United states, Lcrd Sa nll
closing that contention which originated during tnoiI
civil war; yet we have dealt with that question:. !
will venture TO say. in fair and friendly sPlI' anu
believe that already the great peacemaker. ume;;
has done much to soften and allay those 1eeiings
irritation which undoubtedly at one time prevsiieu
against us" o.J,or
Englishnan have heard of, cOmprehends the Anerl-
can feeling on the subject of Englands conduct dur
ing the Rebellion To describe it as irritation IL
"a earcature It, and none of the many apologies are
broad enough to the real grievance wmch, 10
Americans is plain that they arc scarcely awuo
that it is mystery here MI. WeIs III ms U l1sS'
G,.ou piol mist
rood said that while the tone OF the Engsn press viz
e1asperatng, the tone of society was kindly ann no
seemed struck with the difference. Bdckrooa re-,
piled that Mr. Wells must DO unaccustomed 10 COCO
society as no would know that politics. espeeiaiy
the unpleasant parts of them, were not dragged INTO
private intercourse The answer y wb su
ever The BlaokCO0d writer may suppose: III Is 'tuo'
"A Mr. Wells saws that American questions are dls,
cussed cOurteously. and with expressions Oh soou
will TO America in these days. Was II always true
throu ghOut the wari Was an American safe from
insult-such insult lies in sneers OF ms
oountry-at private tables, when the south
ern feeling ran high IN Londonf Personally
cannot answer the question, for was not hero anu
would not have been here. But have 700 often
heard the narratives Of Americana 10 have any uouot
az the fact The intention 10 offer insult TO guest
NAV have existed seldom, but the profession OF sym
nafby with the Rebellion was not checked NJ private
tables because MoT5heTth VI now Per-
hans the last vestge of it fingers in such houses as
that of Mr. Beresford Hope, who crowded his draw
and rank. which listened complacently to aS essay
filled with tho coarsest personal abuse OIL hr LIN
cOn - -.
will he likely TO forget that which he Obliged To
meet on board the Cunard steamers during the ne
belion He will not forget the systematic efforts TO
make those ships uncomfortable 10 hoIlne ps' snd
on the quarterdeck was such as nobody put beDei
could endure The officers of these ships did not
scrupls TO insult their passengers. Cap,,
4 Of tha
an American officer on board, boisted AZ the lore
an American ensign out Of which he had blotted ~
many stars as there were states IN repelon n n
swered Capt. Lott, all there Is left OF it-and he
kept it flying. Who supposes that his owners re-
t GSsIa ns%t Who does not know that they took
their tone from good society talking pohucs
after dinnerf
know Consul in an English port who could not
keep his Consular sign at his door: mob carried II
off three times. GOOD society," talking politics
over its wine after dinner, tore down the hated
was Obliged 10 get from the State Department at
Washington permission to dispense with both nag
and sign. . 49, =
know we are expected 90 forgive them all. we
look at them in a scrpturai way, we shall 1otglvt
the more readily IN proportion as tne ouIaPes Neis
more numerous and more wanton. IL may De well
therefore TO encourage this forgying spi1t by got
ting. from time 10 time more complete view ei all
those things which stimulate its activity .,o.,,o.
You will be pleased TO learn that all your troubles
about tho next Presidency are Mt an end Ih Iime'
has been kind enough both to nominate ana elect
him. and Gen. Grant il the man. During the last
seven years The Times has settled many thngs, in
comparison to which the election OF next President
il a bagatelle There IL doubt whether he snail be
the Republican or Democratic candidate but the dis
tnction is unimportant. We are TO have Lee for
Vice president on tho Grant ticket, if IL can be
managed but whether with or without Lee,
Grant Is the inevitable successor of Andrew johnson
What need to 90 through the form of holding conven
ventions TO ratify The Times nomination. Cen Grant
is 8 positive necessity TO the Republicans, lie
combines tho necessary advantages and qnallflca-
tions in his own person more completely than any
candidate who has yet been named" lie IN the idol
of the army" and there has been nobody 30 gener-
ally popular since the time Of Washington. And TO
sum ali up his defeat could not be attempted with
out sacrifices which the Republicans, powerful sthey
are. are not prepared to make" why should we hesl,
tate 10 accept President at the hands of journal
which has been always well informed OF your ne
cessities, always fortunate in its predictions,
always 80 friendly to Amercai ! belieye the last
American candidate VINO hau tne Deip Oh INC luna
was Gen. Mcclellan.
Among Murray's announcements are the third and
fourth volumes Of Motleys History o. me United Meth
erIands completing the work. American as ho Is, Dr
M0tleys work has European audience inferior 70 no
other MUrrays list on the whole an attractive one
Dean Stanley il TO give us Historical Memorials %
Westminster Abbey Lord Derby'sHomer reaches sixth
edition. revised with additional TRANSACTIONS, and re-
duced to fcap svo Rawlinson will conclude
his fps MoIaG' Of % s East with t. the WHICH hi
catches an American eye Isl Eighty Years o. Repabll-
can Government in the United States, by Louis Jen-
nings. suppose this is the Jennings Of The Times.
who has been their correspondent since Mackay grew
too dull to be tolerated longer. But Jennings like
Mackay, has seen America wrong side outline Cop
perhead side. that is. Unless his personal impres.
sons are different from those whichhe instructed
TO describe in his letters it hardly worth while
to get the old opinions into new book. we know
pretty well already what The Times thinks about Re-
publican Government in the United States.
The ong-promised Engiish-Ldh Dictiondryof (prob.
ably not by) Dr. William Smith IS announced. IL ~
should prove TO DO from entirely original sources
as the advertisement says it will offer refreshing
contrast to tho Latin English Dictionary OF the same
yollminona editor which Appears 10 this day with o