Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-03-19
TIE ALA1AMA oIAIrs.

Stanley's Speech on the subject of the
Alabama Claims, delivered in the House
Of Commons on Friday, March 8. The
tone there is whatdifferent from the
tone Of Lord Russells Speeches and
communication while we had our hands
full of the Southern Rebellion:
II do not want to revive old points of
controversy, but it would be very diff
cult to Point out one single word in any
speech made by my honorable
friend, the first Lord of the Treasury, or
by MYSELF which could show that we
had preJudiced the issue. Whatever
else may be the matter of the contro-
versy, it is, hope, needless to make
profession of any anxiety to settle this
dispute If possible. England has moth
ing to. gain by keeping it open, and
somthing to gain by closing. We have
vast commercial relations with the
United States; a lengs line of fcontinuous
frontier. We meet add cross one anoth-
er in every part ofttts globe we have
on both sides, on epof1nous load of debt,
which neither car1Swish to increase
Hear, hear. and q laugh.] We can do
each other incaloulable harm, and, L
believe, it is equally the wish as well, as
the interest of both nations to remain on
amicable terms. [Cheers.] l need not
therefore, say that we want to arrange
this matter If we can nor do think In
the present state of the question any
difficulty arises from popular feeling in
England. So far from that being the
case the reaction from our earlier feel
ings is so strong that we are almost too
ready to accuse ourselves of faults which
we have not committed, and to assume
in every doubtful point that the decis-
nIIDllf hn ~ nj NC n a
doubt, an earor on the right side; but
indiscriminate concessions to whatever
is asked are equally likely to end in
mischief. What we have To do in to
try and find out what are the strict rights
of the case; to state the case SO ascer-
tanned, and to tenperately and fully en-
deavor to do Justice to ourselves, and to
appeal to corresponding spirit in those
with whom we have to treat.
am very glad that the honorable
member, with his recent American ex-
perience, agrees with me as to the gem
eral character of the correspondence
| But then 1T is said, you ought to settle
this matter at once, ro You will have a
| quarrel. am as anxious to settle as
eiiy man In any part of this House can
be but do not believe in the likelihood
of the quarrel. Hear l have never
concealed my opinion that the American
claimants, or some of them at least, un-
der the reference proposed by us, were
very likely to make out their case and to
get. their money; To us the money
part OF the affair is inappreciably small
[cheers], especially as we have on our
side claims which, IL only small por-
ton of them hold water and you never
can tell beforehand how these matters
VIII turn, out-Yiil form n by no means
unimportant seeoff to the claims pre-.
ferred againstus. [Heur, hear But /
think it matters were fairly adjusted
even II the decision went against us
we should not be disposed to grudge the
/ payment. Loud and general cheering. I
The expenses would be quite worth in
curing, If only in order to obtain an
autho awe decision as to the position of
neutrals in future wars.
! Speaking az. an isolated individual,
and without prejudice to what may be
done in the future, I should have
thought that International questions
were better settled one by one. But l
am not disposed to reject any reasonable
mode of settlement, and If we can agree
upon tile substance, / do not think
either the Government, the House. or
the country would be disposed TO stand
out on matters or form. Ttheers I Before
lsit down may say tnat the reception of
the British Munster at Washington has
been not only friendly but cordially. and
everything leads me think that the
faelinet t eUnitey States towardIEngland
is improving Loud cheers. Having
stated the facts Of the case, and stated
them as briefly as i could, shalr leave
the matter tofhe Judgement, not only
| of this House andiof the public in this
country, hut shall leave 1t to the judg-
ment of all fair and impartial persons on
both sides of the Atlantic.
The New York Tribune ON the Now
Hampshire Eleotion
Morn brsaksth in the East the purple clouds
| To look the meeter for the SUMS bright coming
$50 said the poet happily. He had
| doubtless been sitting up all night,
awaiting, receiving, compiling, arrang-
ing and calculating the returns of the
last Republican Victory In New Hamp-
shire. si bs6atf uI 9r -es 5rr
If you have u friend who believes, or
would fain be thought to believe, that
the impeachment Of Andrew Johnson is
unpopular, or that the People have the
| faintest notion of electing Copper
head President nskt Fall, just ask him
1 what he thinks of the returns of yes
tssdey's slec.ieq in New IIampshlss-
We here ,tllN the Hon. James r.
4 Dool I L. has detertn mel not to live In
WISCONSIN any longer, than he must Ito
enable him to serve out his present
term In the Senate He was Republic
can for little more than six years, and
obtained thereby " seat ia the Senate
for twelve. AS he thinks he must move
about TO give chance to the lightning
to strike him again, he Is open to propo
sails for u new location. There Is one
State In which we will warrant hin
not to settle, and the name of that Stat
is New Hampshire. W as.
Reports from Washington imply tina
Andy johnson objects to the vote of New
,, Hampshire us clearly null and void
= there not being thirty-six States repre-
, sented In Congress Us there should be-
J And besides, he shrewdly suspects tina
! several of the voters had prejudged tn
: question at issue.
]. 'sViotory Of the Constitution-Demo
!. Gratis Trlumphant-175. Msjority"--i
: The World heading of the election dis
y patch from Biddeford, Maine. Ths
d township has long been decidedly Den
v ocratic, and gave tt00 hundred an
a ftpenty-aine Democratic majority Il
q Governor last Fall. How The Worl
a must shout over the result In Me-
HampshireI 81 4Gr 81 olls
y Is there an idiet 80 flush OF none
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