New-York tribune., 1868-10-22

lt8 M oUE own CoRGENIVN ENrI
.oNpoT Oct lo-I do rot know what men com-
pose the American Chamb,r Of Commerce a: Liver
pool Lut 10 know that they ought to he invited to
take the word American off their name. Ii, as |
suppose they ale merchants interested in American
trade they must comprise the bockade-runners and
pirates who during the war; manifested 'hcir interest
Ina American trade in q manner we arc not likely TO
forgot Thry an, manifesting it now 10 another way
They have invited Mr., Reverly johnson, the Ameri-
can Niuisto; 10 dinner on tho 29d inst. They have
invited 'Lcr of unohjectionahle persons 70 meet
him. and "a IL this morning sic dinner ws supposed
to be such . compliment to IN American Minister as
a body Of friends to America might desire to pay.
Eut 1t is announced, this morning. that among the
S0eSts WHOM Nv johnson Is to is Mr.. Laird, NJ.
T.. the builder of the AlabamGi
YOu may suppose this is intended rs n studied in
suit to Mr.. Revrrdy Johnson do not. 1t IL time 10
tell the truth about our Minister truth which here
tOfore have hesitated to believe but which becomes
only too plain day by day. His extraordinary popu-
arty is not due to the fact that he is an American
Minister. but to the fact that he is Southerner'
We expected him TO resent Mr. RoeDuck insults
ont he did not. because thoy did not touch hhn'
They were Iev,l,d at the North aud Mr.. Johnson is
not q representative of ths North, The EoeOnckS
and WharnciieS were not long in finding out on
which side Mr.. Johnson's sympathics lay. They
liked him because his associations and personal rela-
tions were all with the defeated South. lie hked
them because they were the partiSlns OF the LOST
Cause Mr. Adams was conservative enough, but the
IairJs anil Ieresford Hopes did him the honor 10
turn their backs upon him. because he was loyal.
Why ia that crew flockIng about Mr.. Reverdy John
SON. unless because he and they are kindred spirits
kir Rocbuck described the North rs base, corrupt,
eowardly and cruel" Mr. johnson describes Mr'
fs.r Il, i'm. .Ft4.hV 10 n
personal affection as Mr. Roebuck says he shall re-
member to his dying day. Lord Wharncliiie was
President Of the Southern Association of blockade
runners and pirates Mr. johnson says Lord Wharn-
olife's name ought to be dear to every American.
Dir Laird is the builder Of the Alabama ana MI
johnson accepts invitation to meet HIM al dinner
We may suppose he will call him his friend, ana
show to him. rs TO Mr. Roebuck, such evidences OF
kindness as Mr. Laird will remember to his dying
day. DO you charitaby imagine that Mr. Roebuck
end Mr. Laird repentant and that they fraternize
with Reverdy Johnson as an evidence Of their re-
pentaneoi BY 10 means Neither Of them ever ut
tered one word of regret for any wor act Of hos
tty. 9hey hate us to-day "a they hated us during
the war They have the merit of consistency, and of
openly procaiming their consistency. They have
fraternized with no Northener-I hope there was no
Northerner that would touch the hand of either.
If you care to save the country from further hu-
initiation, summon home its Tecreant Minister. IL
YOU care to preserve much good will as exists be-
tween England and America, summon him home.
Sr. Reverdy johnson has done more in the last six
weeks TO estrange the two countries than he can un
do by dozen treaties. He has disgusted America
by the debasement of his office and the protestations
Of such spirit of forgiyng meekness at home as do
not and could NE felt in America toward England.
He has alenated the regard of English Liberals by
his associations with the ROebucks and Lairds. Sum-
mon him home. and send over here man who will
represent something beside sympathy with dead
COnfedeTacy.
Mr. GladStone's address appears this morning just
a week after Mr.. Disraelps. There has been time to
measure the effect of the former upon the country
and upon his party and infeeutiay the effect upon
Mr.. DiSrae himself. Beyond doubt the feeling is
one of disappointment. The rhetorical ceverness OF
the manifesto excited admiration. but that was
all. 1t produced neither conviction nor enthusiasm
Ii did not make converts, and did not augment the
courage of Tory partlsans. Something better or at
any rate something quite different had been ex-
pected. The excitement of an active canvass has
created among the Tories vehement desire for
and they looked 10 their leader for he p. Com
mitted though they were to the no surrender policy
ON the Irish Church, half of them at least would
have Tejoiced il Mr. DlSrae had given the signal TO
abandon it, They bad tried the No Popery cry and
nobody, alarmed nobody provoked nothing
but laughter and ineredulity. For want OF
them. " Wait TILL Mr. Disraeli speaks" cried the
hopeful 40 we all waited with more or less interest,
and now br. Dsraeli has spoken, and he. the arch
orator, arch magician, Grch-anYthiDg bpt angelhe
TOO has nothing to say but No POpery. " Amid the
discOrdant activity of many factions there moves
the supreme purpose Of one pOwer"-a telling sen-
tence but of practical value in the canvass
than the scrawl in white chalk which see every
day on the walls Of Lancaster Gate. Ii is not be-
lieved that this is Mr.. Dsraelis utimatum. He has
more than this IN reserve, say men who are accus-
toned to observe his ways. When Parliament meets,
or before: higher trump is TO be played but for the
present this S all ne dare attempt 10 do for ms party
aud himself Upon the appearance of the address.
pie confidence of the Liberals redoubled wish l
could add that their efforts were Increased Va pro-
But il Mr. DisraelPs address was failure, Mr..
GadstODes cannot be described as success. Search
into it for a declaration Of purpose, and YOU find an
unaterable resolution to 60 or wiih the olsestaD-
lshment of the Irish Church. The dlihculty Is you
do, not find it, the people do 5t,,Ian,. not hnd IT.
is a failure If Mr. Disraeh had had half as
much TO say Mr.. Gladstone has, be would nave
there is not ringing sentence from beginning 20 end
not one 70 catch the popular ear not one I" serve as
a rallyiDg cry. His defects leader are conspicu-
ous here "a they often are III his speeches. IL was
not to be hoped that he should declare Tor the Ballot
but it hoped that he would pronounce Glsthetly
for a general measure of redistribution winch. not
less than the abolition of the tepaylng clauses ~
necessary TO make the act of 1868 genuine measure
of reform His failure TO do this, and the cautions
argumentatve tone of his address NAV not occasion
any disoOuragement, but there Is nothing 70 warm
anybOdy's heart with new iery1r W VINO no eOula S Ds
thrilled by sentence that Is all parentheses and
qualifications Every paragraph seems WnttSh uh-
der fear that it might be quoted and lr Gladstone
has surrounded himself with every description OF
grammatical pTecaution till one of his clauses Is AZ dit
fcult to get through a. n buckthOrn hedge. he rs
still the Wing Chancellor Of the Exchequer under
Earl Russell and as vet only half believes In his
mission TO lead party of earnest TeformeIs ana
workers into fresh woods and pastures new.
Mr. Hughes is thus far without an opponent at
Freme lie is busily engaged in personal canvass
Of the 1900 voters, which will occupy BIN for
fortnight OF so and which should think he would
he very clad to have done with The Tories have not
succeeded in persuading anybody to stand against