The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-27


has conceived the idea of negotiating with all
the Powers of Europe with the view Of finally
ending this war panic-a panic which is be-
ginning to be felt in Great Britain as well az
on the Continent to be worse than actual war.
Lord Stanley's idea is no doubt . noble one.
We wish him to carry it out and we shall
rejoice in his success Meanwhile we are
dealing more with facts than with possibilities
and in any view of the case the facts must be
regarded as ominous.
Yosr Alabama CIain-sTwo to One You
DON'T Got It."
We are somewhat amused at the version
given by our Washington correspondent Of the
arrangement made for the settlement Of our
Alabama claims with England. II this be the
true text Of the basis upon which we
are to arrange our difficulties il reminds
us Of the meaning of the three balls hung
up in front Of the pawnbrokers' shops, in
dicating when you place anything In pawn,
''two to one you don't get it," Two English
Commissioners to one from the United States
that's cool, and can only come from the fertile
brain of such profound statesman as W. H.
Seward.
lovemaking Of Mr.. Reverdy Johnson. He is
in every way disgracing us. His diplomatic
dinners mean the payment of the English rebel
cotton bondholders' debt, and it is for this that
we see the English privateer builders en-
bracing the American Minister at the Court of
St. James. Our Alabama claims should first
be presented for payment to the United States
government. The bill should then be for
warded to England for payment, and If this be
refused we have the means close at hand to
fully indemnify ourselves. What we want,
however, is not cash. but an apology for the
war waged indirectly against us by Eng
land during our struggle for national existence
OF money we have plenty, but much as we
have we can i'll afford to allow England to
launch her piratical vessels upon our COM
merce, playing the part of Algiers, whenever
we have any national trouble
seau's Report.
Our Washington correspondent announced
yesterday the arrival on Wednesday of Colonel
Keeler, bearing the report to General Gram
by General Rousseau, the military commander
Of Louisiana and Arkansas, relative to the late
election riots in New Orleans This elaborate
report, which we publish this morning, is
clear, pointed and impartial history of the
events which preceded and accompanied the
election. The leaders Of the republican party
1t appears, advised the negroes not to atte mpt
to vote, as such an attempt might result in
riot and bloodshed. General Rousseau re-
marks :-'Ttw was neither in my place nor in my
powor to hunt up the colored voters who pur-
posely remained in their houses and drag them
to the polls" He adds :--''My duty was simply
TO aid in checking and suppressing violence to
The full extent of the means at my command,
and to prevent the public peace being broken.
This l did" For the strict impartiality and
freedom from political bias with which. as
became an officer of the United States army,
he strove earnestly to maintain the public
peace General Rousseau deserves well of
the republic. Moreover, moderate men Of all
parties must accept as just his strong denun-
course pursued during these troubles by Ger
tain unworthy members Of the republican
party, who, caring little for the United States
and less for the permanent reconstruction of
the State, sought only their personal aggran-
aiming to do the most offensive
things in the most offensive way and seeming
to desire collision and blocdshcd az necessary
political capital OF such unworthy mem
bers" most fragrant example is DIR. South
worth, one of the republican campaign
committee, who, ''while in hiding at General
Rousseau's headquarters, added to his decla-
ration that his committee would advise the
negroes to vote these horrible words :-sIet
them be slaughtered. The more there are
killed the better 1t viii be for our party" 1t
is encouraging that, according to- General
Rousseaus report, such examples Of bitter
ness on one side and corresponding examples
on the other are now comparatively rare, and
that ''the great body Of the people OF New
Orleans are law-abiding and entirely friendly
to the government OF the United States lie.
us have peace.
The Verdict In the Fulton Ferry Cnsc.
We publish in another column communi-
cation from the foreman of the coroner's Jury
in the case of the late Fulton ferry disaster on
the l4th instant by which the boy George
Brewer lost his life and so many people we're