New-York tribune., 1868-12-22

and we a able to test It's stateIhens just as he
those Of our Consecutive organs The result Is consider
eonsned to admit the accuracy Of his account Of
tive not q the nation but Of party and from this point
Of view inquire what the party really wsnts In speak
once more repeated his statement that the Alabama
received with new marks OF satisfaction. But TIE
TRIBUNE correspondent hastens TO throw his dash Of
e INTO the There % Il the Usa m osn.o Sses 70
that twothrds Of the members of the United States
senate yothrds Of those present being required by the
with e r1a a Stanley we'll Il 4@S
x s % ss the PrsSs we
ground mentioned before we venture TO hope that
ths hope BY the S belief that The treaty will be fully as
beneficial 10 America to England, and that Americans
to which they consider themselves Entitled il
may yet give them more than We admit their right to
vi ss 9sns o he
better than bread When We are told that we consider
and dshonorable to America We reply that the state
ment completely misrepresents US exhoits only one
most and ought 10 be agreeable TO Amer
ca and that not dshonorable to England And the last
that our statesmen had taken up position the matter
which could not be abandoned without some national dis
sosticn. IL is great credit to the conductors Of the
late that they have been able to overcome
on either side Tho object could never have been at
tanned II either party had insisted ON retaining not so
much positive advantage, but what may be called a
balance of Insult IN his favor. Tnr NEW YORK TRIBUNE
seems TO think that the possession Of such balance In
some way favorable TO It's political friends and therefore
perssts in the arOnt which 1t alleges to
have been offered TO the States IL Is happy thing Tor
both countries that the supposed interest OF extreme
parties has never much influence ID pracucal polcs
The birmingham dinner afforded an opportunity for
one SPEECH which earlier stage OF the negotiations
might have served to promote the views Of THE NEW
YoRK Tribune Its pretensons on be half Of the United
Rcates they eNtrayagant, can hardly 20 be-
yond tho concessions which Mr. Bright made on the part
Of England We not abont TO reopen this old contro
yersy howe tempting may be the occasion, but we
are Certainly at loss to know what good purpose Is
served by Englishmans recaptuaton OF the wrongs
inflicted, as he thinks, by England upon America
After ail the correspondent OF THE TRIBUNE Is right
In saving that the treaty is not yet ratified, and
seems hardly worth while o furnish opponent In the
Senate with English testimony TO the fact that 1t does
not eoucee nearly much might be justly demanded
As for modifying the extreme anti British party IN the
States Mr. Bright has already received his answer NO
10 America will have any effect In rehabitatDg Mr
johnson IN the good opinion OF bis country. He might
observe we thDk, continual repetition charges
Ike those he made at Birminghan tends inevitably IN
direction exactly contrary 10 HIS Intention. Persons
who hear their country laid under such lmputauons,
gin to fear that any concessions may seem 10
imply some acknowledgment OF their truth The
whole question has passed into region above the
passon Of popular controversy and should not DC
brought down again by tho "reminiscences Of eager par
Uselcss as 1t OF course would be 10 address suen AZ
tapy be expected TO weigh with the most ardent part
sans Of the United states In this country they cannot
preend 10 be dissatisfied with the terms which are ac
oeptsbe tho American Minister and they ought 70 aD
stain from suggesting considerations which may make
unwelcome TO the people he represents ana
ghen opposition TO the Government which com
mssioned him. II is possible that diplomacy gains at
best doubtful profit by the publicity 10 which We have
lately been aecstoned but at all events sIe can De DO
prudence n giving the country with which we are con-
racng ground TO suppose that ts EnDassador mas been
over.moderate IN his ultimate demands