New-York tribune., 1868-11-04

morning. saying; II certainly do not understand
how any loyal American can dine win Laird' i""o
am an EmglishmaH woutd not"
Sill another report seems to have been manufsc-
tured in order to divert attention at home from Sr.
Jobnsons determination with Laird and his nest OF
Iiverpool pirates This was shrewdly sent to
Liberal paper which was 80 far imposed upon yes
terday morning to state in Its money articie thaS
Lord Stanley and Mr. johnson had agreed upon an
international commission to determine the Alabama
claims But this put out day too soon' Tor 1he
Globe the evening Ministerial organ, declared, the
same afternoon that the statement was not only
without authority but without foundation.
And Mr. Roebuck comes once more upon the stage
with an American speech. He was asked az oher'
field on the 10Th, whether he did not do his best 10
bring on a war with the United States in order 10
promote the Shareholders Rebellion. His answer
was what the lawyers call q confession, and avoid
ance. What Mr. Roebuck did and thought are TOO
well known in America to need to be restated; Dut
he told story of Lord Pamerston. which quote
entire. Mr. Roebuck had just made the infamous
speech at Sheffield, which We all remember, advo-
eating the instant recognition OF the Confederacy;
and he says:
"After that meeting in Paradisesquare, went back
to London and In day two it was necessity OF the
casefor member Of Parliament there Is often under
waited upon Lord Palmcrston. The moment got into
hs room-he was standing writing at his desk as he ar
ways dd-he turned round and put out his hands, and
said Roebuck ROebuck, phdt dersh good speech you
made in Shegield' Cheers and laughterl said, MY
Lord am greatly Obliged to you and hattered Tor tno
kind phrase you have used about my speech-hough IL
was rather hard one, you know aughterl-'l am very
much fattered! 'FlatteredP he said. Why. Tam en-
trelv Of your opinion bit dare not officially say co.
Now that struck me- according to the old wonanS
phrase all OF heap that man In power Shouid say 10
me- openly and without disguise. that he was ehfey vi
my opinion and lead the people OF England directly the
opposite way That said l. Ia modern political moranty-
lLaughterl did my work with the gay ana piesSans
old lord and boz ed my way out Of his room"
Whether this story be true not, Mr.. Roebuck
violates all the decences and securities of private
life in telling it, But it IS probably true Lord Pai
merstons desire for the success OF the Rebel
lion was no secret 1t was polcy, not
principle nor good will to us, which re-
strained him from recognizing the Confederacy
A statement about Lord Palmerston, made by Mr
Bright may be apty quoted in connection with Roe-
bucks anecdote. In speech in Canada. delivered
IN the House of Commons March 1S, 1866. Mr. Bright
said:
"Two years ago the Noble Lord at the head Of the Gov
ernment lord Palnerson and the Attorney General
addressed the House asked the noble Lord-l do not
often ask him for anyhing-to speak only for ve min
ues ,cords Of generosity and synpdthy 10 the GorerTe
and people Of ne Unied Sfaes He did not do It, Fer
haps was foolish to expectit It,"
Mr.. Bright referred in the same speech to the
words of unwsdom and offense" which both Lord
Palmerston and Mr. Gladstone had gone all the way
dow to Newcastle 10 utter in respect TO America
lie challen ged Mr. Roebuck-this in 1855. the
war ALMOST ended-to say whether he retained all
his old sentiments; to which Mr. Roobuck answered.
"Exactlyr Mr. Roebuck repeats 1T on Monday
three years and half later His sentiments have
never changed. He is stu for the policy which he
advocated throughout the war; still thinks the
Confederacy ought to have been recognized ana
that the policy OF the North-"t the scum and refuse
of Europer-was "base, corrupt, cowardly, ana
cruel" More than this His views on American
affairs have recently been refreshed bya confidential
aud afiectonato intercourse with Mr. Reyerdy John-
son. the American Minister Enlightened by that
high authority Mr.. Roebuck believes that nobody
feel, mi. lyiz: that We should have taken that OPP
portunity of separating the United States moro Adn
hev ,rho oorern the United States noc Ihoy are sur
rounded with difficulties; they cannot heal the
| wounds which were ithen made. and believe. II
they dared TO speak the truth they uoud say they were
,or1v peace ,ras NOT made upon the terms that proposed
Mr. Roebuck does not give his authority but his
interviews Mr.. Reverdy johnson too recent
10 leave any doubt that point. Possibly Mr. John
son reproduces correctly the views of tho President
and Cabinet at Washington, but what do the Ameri-
can People sayf How long will they consent TO be
In England by minister whose associates
are Roebuck and Laird and who tells them that Con-
gress and the peope-for they ii is who govern
are sorry peace not made upon tho terms Mr..
Roebuck proposedf G W. B.
MIR. CYRUS FIELD AND THE LIVERPOOL BAN
QUIET.
The following letter appeared in The Daily
News Of the 2ist:
sm: A paragraph copied into The Esws from Liver
pool paper states that Mr. Cyrus Fields departure from
England prevents him from being present AT the Liver
o make such use OF tho name OF who ia abseut
am sure Mr Field did not intend To 20 70 dinner
iaxsi American and know of none such who will
regard presence Of the American Minister at this LY
erpool festival g q humiliation. am, DC,
| london. Oct. 40. AN AMERICAN
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS
The Globe OF the 20th denies tho truth OF statement
made By The Daily Neus that II has been agreed be-
tween Lord Stanley and Mr.. Reverdy johnson that the
respectiye claims OF British subjects and American et
zens arising ont OF the Southern rebellion. shall be deter
mined by AN international commission composed OF an
| equal number OF British and American members"
RELIGIOUS RIOTS.
The bitter religious feeling which was provoked by the
visit OF Murphy the an,icsthoic lecturer to Birmng
ham, and aggravated by position taken up and the
language used by the Conservative candidates. has CON-
menced TO show itself as the election approaches Two
meetings Of the Conservatives have been uproarousy
broken up by Irish Roman Catholics The Irish listened
qnley for some time TIL some outrageous statement In
made Of and then proving too strong for the roughs
and tho Orangenen little nothing Ia heard from
the cand dates the meeting being turned into sort OF
wild beast show Ia felt that
there Will be disturbances before the contest Is finished
aud the pensioners OF whom there great number
tho town. have received notice to be In readiness If
| quired ..I lfsa.