The New York herald., 1868-04-12

| ieum was quiet and irregular. Freights duh.
Claims Questions-Mr. Adams Gnins Two
Points.
Mr.. Charles Francis Adams is likely to ter
inmate his diplomatic career as United States
manner pleasing to the Queen of England,
agreeable to himself, fattering to the American
people and Congress, and encouraging as to
the progress of the great principle Of democracy
in that country By the European mail just to
hand we have reports of the extremely COM
plimentary manner in which Earl Russell, in
the House of Lords. referred to the official pro-
prieties and deep toned religious sentiment
observed and expressed by Mr.. Adams in his
treatment of the Alabama claims correspond
ence while we learn from the same source
that Madame Disraeli, wife of the Premier,
since the formation of the new Cabinet-in
Downing street, at which the United States
Minister was present. clothed in his own proper
breeches of black cloth and the full dress Of
! an American citizen gentleman. Earl Russell,
speaking of Mr.. Adams, says:-"I cannot
mention that gentleman's name without ex-
pressing my high respect and esteem for him )"
"he did everything which honor and good
faith could prescribe :" "his conciliatory con-
duct, and so forth while the Lord Chancellor,
during very pious peroration of speech in
reply, observed :-"Mr. Adams has said the
sum of all true diplomacy is to be found in
the Christian maxim of doing to your neghbor
that which you would he should do to you. "
AS Earl Russell brought all the Alabama
claims trouble about the ears of Mr.
John Bull and the Queen by his hasty
belligerent rights recognition of the jeff
Davis confederacy, he is naturally anxious
to have the matter settled as quietly as possi-
BILE, and hence accords his due need of praise
to Mr.. Adams, acting little on the antiquated
| diplomatic rule of "caw me, cav thee" For
this reason the testimonial of the Lord Chan
cellor is much more valuable to the ex-
ministers for his lordship-who is an excellent
authority, being "keeper of the Queens
| conscience" by virtue of his ofice-fully
pointed alusion to the very essence of the Ser
mon on the Mount during the discussion on
| privateering, and thus eonfesses the great
superiority Of the biblical training of Massa-
chusetts over that afforded in Trinity College,
Dublin.
Mr.. Adams has made our people more
respected in the British House of Peers,
and thus gained an important point; but
this diplomatic triumph does not COM
pare with that which he attained by his
reception by Mrs. Dsraeli, free from the
encumbrances Of "a sword and wig and the
tight-laced formality of knee breeches. On
the eve of the great debate on the Irish Church
Mr. Disraeli was most anxious to indicate
friendly, peaceful purpose and make friends
all round and hence Mrs. Disraei arranged
magnificent reception at the official resi-
dence in Downing street, at which the
Prince Of Wales and Mr.. Adams attended,
as duly chronicled in the London journals
Of the next mornings date. Here was
very graceful method of accommodation
of the sturdy republcanism of our Congress.
Rigid court etiquette had excluded Mr.. Adams
from Buckingham Palace on account of the
length of his pantaloons, and as Congress
would not permit him to shorten them a great
breeches question was likely to be tackled
on to the Alabama claims difficulty. Mr.. Dis
raeli, who notes passing events carefully,
recolected Mr.. Buchanan's former trouble
with sword and wig at the same palace, and
how that venerable statesman ran danger of
great personal injury from his court dress en-
tanglements, so he determined that If Mr. Adams
could not make his official obeisance to the
Queen in citizen suit, the Queen would meet
us half way and afford him splendid chance
of carrying out the Congressional rule in
Downing street in the presence of the accom-
plished wife of the Premier and of the future
King Of England. This delicate arrangement
must be taken as a royal concession to our
principles, and it may be fairly claimed that
Mr. Adams has gained second important
point in obtaining it.
The opponents of the American system Of
government may claim that the Disraeli people
are not at all particular in the matter of cloth
ing, its cut, texture or age, and hence that the
compliment loses much of its value; but this
line of argument cannot impede our diplomatic
progress, and will not most certainly, alter
the traditional usages of the British Premier
The Police station House System.
The facts which we published yesterday,
relative to the case of the poor woman who
was locked up all night in a cell of the
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