The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-10-24

tue time, VIZ: II greater mutual col
6dence between the various gres
powers? | must say frankly it is
question can't answer He VIII
solves the problem will be th
greatest benefactor of humanity thi
generation has seeu. 1t Is something
however, 10 point out where the evi
lies, even if you can't point to tn
points though it is perfectly absur
to suppose that it two nations are de
termined to fight they can be pre-
vented by the in 'erVeution of an,
| one else. In nine quarrels out of ten
Dealt with early, much may be done
! towards stopping them bV the frank
Intervention Of neutrsls who have nj
interest except to preserve peace
Ne have lately been disturbed by
rumors of European war. | cans
say that those, remarks are without
meaning or justification, in fact; but
| will sa7 since have had charge of
foreign AFFAIR.", there has been a
tendency not Ia England only,
but throughout the entire world,
to exaggerate dangers of situa
ton, and take the gloomiest view of
things. This is mistake. not only be-
cause 1t Is unpleasant, but because it
is apt to bring about the evil appre-
hended. The same facts are before
US al. | can't say the future is with.
out cause of uneasiness or anxiety !;
but Isay this, that having some means
of knowing, | don't believe there are
statesmen in any cabinet of EurOp-,
who view the prospect of war other
wise than with aversion. Some may
think thatresuld in svItable, aud proO
able; but. without being sanguine,
there IS some reasDn.to b ipe that what
everybody deprecltes W II not hap
pen. Some OF you may think that
l have said enough, or too much,
O European affairs, and may ask why
| ay nothing of Americans. My an
sWer is. that suhjacr has been pretty
well taken out of my hands. Our
guest, who has. it seems to me, on a
nasty computation made good many
more personal friends in England
than he has passed days, aud whou.,
IL 1'nlay say 10, it Is a plea sure to do
business with, has told you much con-
cerning tue rel lLtiOns between Eng-
land aud America. He has stated
with perfect accuracy what two, at
least, Of the pending questions have
been; will not say they we're abso-
lutely aud fu ly disposed of, because
hat would, under the circumstances,
be impossible; but were 50 fairly
dealt withg BY mutual agreement. that
If The American Government should
ratiiy the acts of its Minister, of
which there can be no reasonable
doubt, stheres is hardly any possibil-
ify of a dlficlty arising on them. |
am not IN aposition TO say anything
more than that we nave on both sides
approached the subject with an
earnest deare to fud satisfactory
solution; and | think there is on both
sides, not only, a confident expecta-
ton, but very decided hope that
solufiou may not be very far off /
am 20 nc to make a 81 sch on the re
latiols that o1ght to exist between
the two countries. | say nothing of
the common language. literature aud
origin. Witch are all true. but lack
the charm of novelty. We may at
this time of day take them for grant
ed. This, also, / take for granted,
as civilized men on both sides of the
Atlantic, our duty a. friends and
kiu@men, @it-is the viii or an enorm
Gus majority to be friends As com
mereial countries, conducting a gi-
gantic business with each other, aud
meaning tomake that business greater
before we are done, it IS very decid
edly our interest 10 be friends That
rs astreng Combination motive. When
mems principles. feelings and inter
.ests all sway. it would take strong,
steady disturbance and adverse infu
ence to overcome such inducements
to. remain on g rod terms For myself,
{ don't think It ourht to be denied
that after the close of the civil war
in the United 81 ates, there did exist
considerable iIl-feeling against Eog-
land. Whether this feeling was rea-
sonable or not, it is mot our bust
ness % discuss. yet may affirm with
certain two drugs: frst, that that
feeling, whatever its extent has
been, never was reciDroeated on this
side OF the water; and next, it is
yearly, aud | may say almost monthly
and weekly diminishing IN America
I Ineverl ke to louk Forward confident
lysojthe future. but ifit should happen
within the next few k that the
American Minister aud [ should have
an oppoi tu0ity Of settling those ques
tiOns between the two countries,
thereby rernAying. the last pretext for
q quarrel | can only say that | for
one shall feel thatthe result Is ample
compensation for all the labor, re
sponsibitity and anxiety attached to
the conspicuous. andnot always en-
obliBgy ppsition Of the English For
eign Secretary of State. [ Repeated
II y
Mr.. Gladstone, in reply to the
House of Commons, after the usual
preface, said: / need no re er in de-
tail to the suh;eetIn the matter of the
great contr lversy by which these
three years have been marked BW
oueltopie [ may mention, a it enables
me, on my own part, and that of the
county,, TO acknowledge a debt we
owe for lesson lea ned from the ma
ton which is wof hily. represented IN
the per on of its DIST nguish Mini
7ter. We have been ausht much /
the exampled sfTug ls n which the
several paris of the United States
were recently J eng G Fl; bat [ can say
for myself and for mlny.. that it was
an enormous increase of vigor and
stab 10y which every State must de-
sire. from the extension of political
privileges aud interests, and share
-in the governing power to the
largest possible 1 portion of the
community. La my opinion, the les
son wlll not be without its effecton
the Occurrences marking the history
OF the present PArriHtnent; hut ihase
cons derations are inopporlune. This
occasi on is no more. 1t is tribute
cf mere enjoyment of splendid hospi
talIty. It marks a epoch in inter
national relations. aud | shall be
much surprised, after the. speeches L
have heard, ifah1swili be not long
-a,rnro hnr..d IN Iuarnnnl