The New York herald., 1869-06-07

England and the United Stntes-Lord Ciareu.
don's Statement-DIr. Forster and the
British Press.
From the special dispatches published in
our issue of yesterday embodying the opinions
Of the leading London journals of Saturday
morning last on Lord Clarendon's statement
of the preceding evening in the House of Lords
on the Alabama claims, and from the London
| letter and some extracts from the British press
which we publish to-day, it will be seen that
between the liberal party and the tories there
is already drawn distinct line Of demarcation
on the great question. Another thing is ap-
parent-that no speech from emperor, king
or statesman, for many years past, has made
sensation so broad aud profound in England
as Senator Summers mastery and startling
exposition of the Alabama claims. 1t is
equally manifest that until this popular Ameri-
can exposition was laid before them neither
the statesmen nor the press of England had
! any conception of the gravity or the magni-
tude of our bill of damages and our just claims
for reparation.
| The protracted and exhaustive CORES
pondence of Mr.. Seward our late Secretary of
| State, and Of his representative in London,
| Mr. Adams, failed to make any visible i'm
| preston in England, and the degrading John
son-Stanley treaty had so far quieted all Eng
lish misgivings that even the bonds Of the
rebel ten million cotton loan began to
have cash value in the London market
| in view of their ultimate redemption by the
United States Treasury. OF all the grim jokes
ever played upon human credulity this John
son-Stanley treaty is the grimmest. 1t was
not the work of Reverdy johnson, except as
willing instrument, nor of Mr.. Seward, except
as an old man in his dotage; but it was the
parting joke of Andy Johnson. What his
precise object was in this treaty we cannot
divine; but it is fair to assume that his motive
was from Mephistopheles and full of mischief
He knew too well the public sentiment around
him on this subject 10 believe for one moment
that this treaty could command ten votes in
the Senate The British Minister, Mr.. Thorn
ton, was unquestionably humbugged in this
thing by our late Secretary of State, and he
was given carte blanche by the late Presi-
dent Just for the fun of it. Mr.. Andrew
johnson was about to retire, a bafIled and
disappointed man, full of wrath against Con-
gress, General Grant and all concerned, and
, he doubtless saw, and was glad to see, in thi'
treaty something of trouble and mischief in the
reaction and agitation in England sure tc
follow its ignominious rejection
| The Joke has been a succpss The mounte.
: bank was believed to be in England the real
duke, and the administration of Genera
Grant is held responsible for Englands mis-
take. Acting in good faith, Mr. Thornton di
y his duty in the premises, and Lord Stanley i
y hardly to be blamed In being persuaded b
Andy johnson, through Mr.. Seward an'
! Reverdy Johnson, that the moon is made {
green cheese, and that after a while eve
. those English rebel cotton loan bonds wi
: be redeemed at Washington. But with Sun
: ner's speech aud the indignant rejection OF tn
aforesaid treaty by the Senate the barbarity {
: this Johnsonian joke was fully exposed. Th
1t shock and the reaction in England are pei
fectly natural. Those people have bee
J. swindled. Under the circumstances Lor
Of Clarendons statement is that of sensible an
sagacious Minister, wisely adapting himself
-, the situation as he finds it. The tory Standoy
Ell says that ''no English Minister ever had
On make any explanations 50 humilisting - Los