The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-05

that secretary Seward has made Q blunder as bad
as hat in which he pred cted the restoration OF te
nni0n within ninety days and much more iatai ALL. IA
s results. Let any one read the speecheS OF occIe
tary Stanley and Minister Johnson and then say
whether such speeches would have been deiVereu
by such men If the Alabama claims were about 70 ~
settled by the payment OF the damase John Bun
does not part with his money so easy--so nerIny
to use Mr. Johnsons phrase. No; we sre approatX,
different premises and, consequently, upon wrong
premises. am authorized to deny thaL there Is
| any truth in the paragraph In the Dattv
| Ne,os 10 the eject that a mixed commits
4 sion OF Americans and Englisnmen Is 10 SIT
| hut do not attach mich credit 10 this denial. 1
believe that the policy OF Lord stanley Is 10 numDng
tile Minister with professions OF friendship,
i to delude Bm with offers which seem fair, but are
4 really swindes, and TO ho0dwlnk him by means Of
| Inequalities, which appear iinpromptu, but are GER
| talny part OF deep-laid diplomatic scheme And
worse than all, believe that Lorl Stanley has sue
ceeded in his policy and that Mr. Reverdy Johnson,
with all his talents learning and tact. is now blind
American samson IN Inc hands OF the English fhllis-
! tines
1t Is easy to see even Without the exclusive nfor-
nation which the HERALD always possesses,
TO what result the negotiations between Minis
ter johnson and Lord Stanley are progressing. Some
Of the American claims for damages will be allowed;
some OF the English claims Tor damages VIII be
allowed, then balance will be struck and the United
States Will ba offered the few hundred pounds der
in their favor and England will expect Ameri-
cans to be satisfied with this "poor mans plaster"
to outraged patriotism and injured commerce. At
TINS rate recognt0nS OF revolutionary factions and
well. John Bull will actually MAKE money out OF his
own violations OF International law. England sent
lortn privaeers to prey upon our commerce III mp the
ocean with our blazing ships crippled American mari
time enterprise 10 an incalcuiable amount supplied
the rebels with every necessary OF war at high
profit, and now turns about and by the payment OF
few pounds-not enough to cover the value OF
chrOnometeIs stolen from one merchant VESSELS
hopes to save all wounds and cement an everlasting
friendship with the American nation. II this can be
accomplished all the 1uisome batteries lavished upon
Minister Johnson will not be wasted and may profit
AlI hA nn1nIon n dad NM II ltnO
plished the American people must have sadly
changed the character which they displayed during
quito equal to such bargain as witness the Trent
affair." and the Minister from Maryland is TOOL lifted
to his hand.
toriai correction and protesting only to state accu-
rately the feeling among Americans here But, can
didiy, the speeches Of Mr. Roebuck are much better
critsrions OF genuine arstocrao English sentlment
than the speeches made TO and at Minister Johnson.
Mr.. Roebuck declares that the United States Is the
cesspool OF Europe, and Englishmen believe this.
Mr.. Roebuck declares that both North and South
WISH even now, for separation from each other,
and Engiishmen hold this view generally and Sc
riously ON all sides, and rom En9shinen in every
rank and condition OF life among the governing
classes, you hear the prediction that the contest
and that next time it will end IN very different
manner, do not blame Engishmen for this, and
admire them for the candOr with which they utter
their opinions; but do blame them for attempting
10 deceive the American people by hypocritica ad-
dresses and polite banquets to Minister Johnson II
they can outwit us IN TINS matter, they can induce
Us to accept hundreds OF pounds when we are enti-
tied to millions, If they can quietly condone offences
wnicn between other nations and under other cir
cnmstances could only have been wiped out by a
bloody war, then the reputation OF Americans as
shrewd, intelligent people viii have been lost for
ever and Eng and VIII certainly be entitled to the
praise OF having got the best OF bargain In which
she waa entirely In the wrong.
Tho administration OF President Johnson is near its
close. The sands OF Secretary Seward's ocial life
nearly run ont. Ii Is not fitting that great q
question a. that OF the Alabama claims should be
settled at the flag end Of Presidential term by
Secretary OF state In whom the Americans have
shown that they have no confidence and by Minis
Ter who comes from slave state and has no sympa-
thes with the next administration. General
Grant and the soldiers who fought under
him will probably have the control Of the
United States government for the four years ut
least. They know what England did against the
Union In the field and in the southern conmLssaria
They have faced the English cannon loaded with
English ammunition IN the hands Of rebel soldiers
They are the proper persons to deal with the
Alabama claims and the settlement OF these
claims should be their honorable work. Surely
an Executive fresh from the people and EN-
bodying the popular will can treat ali such
questions more safely. vigorously and satisac-
torily than the present rump OF an administration,
weak that 1t could obtain no favor even q
nominating convention and 80 repeatedly disgruced
that 1t retires TO oblivion without the regret the
respect of the American nation. rv tho IAcou-
tive therefore, the Alabama claims should be en-