The Portland daily press., 1869-05-26
e U r. o r n.
GREAT BRITAIN.


LONDON, Nav 25.-The Star fBripht,s organ,
takes its theme from the recent snaech 81 NJ
Forster. and endeayors to show that the Nan
trality proclamation was 4 real benafit ~ tbo
North. II assails Mr.. Sumner for endaneer-
ing peace. argues that while socatv i, E.r-
land favored the South. the lahor;1o ,nosse.
sympatbized with the American G,ua,, ,,,'aos't
declares society il unfavorabIe TO- tba Ir;sb
Church bill. and is certainIv onnosed 70 on
ample and statesmanlike settlement Of the
Irish land Question ami th;s ul;c1s a. Gu. sno
sure will be the NEXT great at IF tba Go,rar,e
ment, will be established in snite Of soc;atv
The Star, therefore. believes it is imnolific f3r
American statesmen to spurn the friendly mil
lions for the purpose Of claiming fabuions
damages for the futile affronts of the fn;lad
and abashed upper ten tbolAapd
The Standafd (Toryl bitterly assa;ls tba
radicals for addressing the Americans in Ion
puage of affection and admiration Tha Aa+-
terry with which the Americans have hean he-
smeared is the cause Of their nresent manoc-
ing attitude. No man with Enelish blood in
his veins should deal with Mr.. Summers
speech in such false and unmanlv strain
America had been deceived into the hel;ef that
England would meekIv endure ;nsnIt a,eJ
humbly submit to chastisemenf and had all
but committed itself. A MESSAGE addressad to
such a nation as England coi1ld only he an
swered by a challenge America remembers
the plain facts of the late wa. and cannot he
humbugged into the belief tbat the hnllx of
the English people approved of the snb;noo.
tion Of the South. Such assertions ,nsLa
Americans believe that ENGLAND is telIiny lies
to escape from thrasbing We ara y,,res NC.
guilty Of the meanness Of denv;ng tha ho norer
thies we entertained in order to escane tHe dis
pleasure of successful party. The educated
cl sses sympathized with the South and the
nation. The masses are only their followers
The papers this morning contain striking ar
ticles in view of the approaching arrival of
Mr.. Motley.
The Times concludes that he will mal,a no
fresh overtures in regard to the Alabama
claims. AS no fresh proposals are offered to
England the dead lock might excite apprehen-
sion but for the fact that the Americans show
disposition to divide the material from their
notorious anti American organ in New York
In support of its position, and says whatever
wrong happened through the neutrality proc
laMa.iol was purely accidental 1t asserts and
resoiuGeiy MAINTAINS that the claims arising
,roli l,;4i .ne aiapana Gepredations are identical
VIII otner rwfongfutoaptures, and they cannot
~ .dnem ~, ou. u @ sne catego[y o. such demands
as on slo .ounu .las au unirienuiy spirit pre-
eeqea re me escape OF the dePredator.
~ " T- a,nes tn,s norning, IN an ealtorial on
.e ~, eie1.aons says .ne cnleI cities re-
~ asa,;s;i sno iuoa u .uo ana revival
=, pJ,'loal avasy viii result rom verdict
restoration of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES govarn,,a,, ,as, nao
copciliate the existing FEELING Rvsncb r,aars
Only can the Emperor expect to- mtioate an
opposition which has mot vet becoma anti Il.
dvnastic. ' AAs'-
The EPSON races commenced TODAY The
Woodcate stakes for two years old wera won
by Mr.. Merny's f1lly. Sunshine bv Therman
by beating the field Of nineteen Tbn Eo,rs
stakes were won nv Mr. Watts, f;llv Musot;s
beating President Lincoln, Lord Hawthorne
ana SIX others. The Derby will be run to-
D ,,.. ar M.
e,ecto, ;s rroot "a th over sne
e.ecIion Is very great, and the boulevards are
erImoeq s,3ts Will psop,e ANXIOUS 70 near the re-
81 ad;5 ,eeJ;5s announce t1e eiectlon
a.. y. o'fns as thre1 inaepenaent,