New-York tribune., 1869-05-20
GOODWIN SMITH ON SUMNER
THE RELATIONS BETWEEN AMERICA AND
ENGLAND.
A PLEA FOR PEACE.

.,,, senator Sumner alluded in MS recehV sle'0n ~
,b Roverdv johnson treaty, delivered tvpS - r-I'
snoocb tb,s evening before the mempeIs VI Ooi'0 -
speeon' tn 15 assembly Of citizens among whom
Nesly ,tst,nguished men from different parts OF
the country. He said; .
'ie 49, yesepee here this evening, my American
,snds sanctions what perhaps on my part is rather
-, ,,pdertaking ! stand before you as an Epghsh-
1oroI 20 England though not to the England Of the
ristocracy but to the England Of the people But at
the satpe time perhaps living Enghshman has more
reason than 10 be grateful and attached 10 Amer
ics In truth, In pleading against rupture OF tno
friendly relations between the two countries am peau
ne not only for public interests and the Interests OF hu
anity but for the continuance in OWL case OF ehe
sshed connection with happy prospects OF useiuihess ~
The service OF an institution for which anticipate 90
and as noble life in the future as that OF my own
college, in the mast am pleading might almost say
for nv own home It would be welh, before any COUNTY,
ent 10 war the question could be formally submitted 10
% reason and conscience OF the whole people and II the
ministers OF religion the moral ghees ol Tue oonu
nifty whoever they may be- could be requeu soieui! "
declare that their judgment there Is no other moue OF
obtaining redress for wrong But at all events, nations
ought "a much as possible 70 lay their minds and hearts
together and understand each other as thoroughly as
they can before they allow themselves to be drawn
lv warke politicians and orators into shedding each
others blood The politicians and orators do not face the
shot themselves; they remain at home, enjoying In
creased popularity and louder applause, while the peo
e by thousands and hundreds OF thousands rot In the
plaguestricken camp manged in fields OF battle
In former times when kings and mobiles led their own
armies 20 the field the issues OF peace and war were II
the hands Of Of war; who at least rsked their own
lives and who, being brave, were sometimes humane
the Of and are in the hands OF men
OF peace who are too often becOse in proportion to the
pacific character Of their possessions and their personal
lack of military prowess.
PARTIES INTERESTED IN WAR
Tn every nation there men and parties inchhed 70
war or 10 course OF policy which points to war There
arc soldiers looking for glory and sailors looking not only
for glory but for priZemoney. There are commercial
monopolists like the old Corn law party in England,
whose instinct tells them that the best security for
monopoly the estTangement Of nations There are cour
tiers subsst the passions demagogues
who subsst upon passions Of the people and to whom
il is necessity that those passions should always DE
kept on some pretense Othe at fever heat DO not
accuse any human being OF being 80 wicked
as actually TO wish for war; but say
that there are against whose natural
tendencies tn community at large ought TO be on its
guard In Tngand there Is a party, that OF the Tory
ristocracy which is depressed and IS likely to be
st more So and to which rupture with America would
be political salvation. John Bright could not and would
not remain in Office to carry against tins coun-
try He and his friends who in the Government
would 20 out The Tories would come into power and
WELD all the resources of England and the united nation
an deathstruggle with American Democracy
NATIONAL AETIPATHIEs.
It evident that this question in fair light we
must minds OF national antpathy on both sides
1t is painful me, and am almost ashamed being per
sonaly surrounded as with courtesy and kindness,
even 10 refer to the existence Of such feeling But
cannot shut my eyes the fact that does exist here as
well as in England In both countries it springs, sup
pose partly from that old quarrel which SO dead that
II ought by this time TO be buried and in which at the
time the English people, who were then ruled
by a demented King and a narrow olgarchy,
had really concern; partly from difference
Of institutions, which, perhaps will not last long
and which, while t lasts is merely the law OF history
mainly, believe because the two nations are lgno
rant Of each other read the other day III an American
Is excellent exponent Of popular feeling an article
ElNns '.C Nj a. ,iI -, eeI gers,-fed ~
late by circumstances over which We had no control ana
in consequence Of the cotton famine caused by your civil
war Tie article concluded with these words; ,
"Itls difficult matter 10 deal with Deggars, except IN
Them down STAIRS or up the area steps-but tins
summary method viii not decrease beegary nor prevent
pauperism Poverty Is never blessing ID disguise ana
tauTeris is curse any nation As there might be some
ectioug on the ground OF morals, to gathering all the
paupers in the kingdom into bag and throwing them
What this shall be leave 10 the English themselves,
and they certainly cannot complain OF 4acA o. TIC ID"
do not think exceed the truth IN saying that the
writer Of this feels that his readers will not be very
deeply greyed by the prevalence OF want ana misery
among the English people II lie had seen the pubic
/ venture to say would admit that kicking the poor
FROM the door or throwing them INTO the sea Is not he
5uuaJ nature If he went among English statesmen and
,ii i.it generally he v0gd lind tIs s9d problem of
paupcrism pressing on al minds and hearts, some
day hen this country is celsey peopled 1t may press
II is the fixed belief Of great part Of the world that
EgaAt IS highly aggressive power ana that you have
10y force OF fraud, and even to agrees your
In former times when conquest was the highest
work OF rulers, and tie luaXm was that
an should take who had the power and all should keep
who could England both took more ana kept more than
IHIN. LOT because sLc Was more 4Lpae4ous lian We
France Of LOus XIV or the Spain OF Philip H. or the
Prussia q freuei-cL the Great C the Russia Of C4tha-
but because her warriors and her mariners and her
statesmen POSSESSED the superior vgor which from them
has passed you Thus II that this continent DO.
cgmC the heritage Of the AuglOSaI0n race. But now
tint souuder pnncIes have prevailed aud we nave an
ar-rtsive rs uclgb0Ts; indeed believe - may be
stnrcd with truth that she has taken the lead in
loAty OF lGoue+alOL oNc yo-uAtSI{ CSutu tie lOnI.u
Islands the other great powers who had put them into
@ w instance of tbe same tbng In history she is think
Gud the tasman Of her cmpre-the rock Of Gibraltar;
OF its diminished value but from night feeling |
and % sincere desire 10 be on friendly terms ]
of rfana fle captiyes was followed by its instant
evacuation Wo charged the other day by speaker
Cretc by Russia because we had designs Egypt Both
Egypt Crete offered 70 MS by the late Emperor
and we not only refused the offer butquarreled with him
Tor having made IT, 1Ou understand suppose "hat Is
meant by Canadian Confederation ludla we cannot re-
s:e without abandoning 10 10 anarchy Tor there s DO
power that eau rule t1t vast ana morley gIouP Ol n@
that IL is a burden, though burden which we cannot
Tris EEpre vii have been tod the morning drum Of
England Will no longer everywhere greet the rising sun
q borrow img-c nom IurntIs famous picture WIlCh
have lately had before my eyes, the old Icmerae will
DE Owcd 20 her last uOoIg-, her tAuHders silent her
borne your beres up through storm aud battle IN
ler U6r-scafrod ai.a weathef-Deateu eide.
IHEEATENED ASNE1ATlON OF CANADA AND THE WEST
INDIES.
There arc some aacfr4. wish pTes4 demands