The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-05-07
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BY TnE ATLANTIC Cable.
London Press ea suImmer's
Speech TIE nCfecgiom Of
The Afnbnma Treaty.

LAe Aknnagaa TffAtE.
LoSDoE, April 80.
The London papers open their edi-
torial pages with comments on the
speech lately delivered by Mr.. Sumner
on the subject Of the Alabama claims
and the relations g nernlly existing be
tween Great Britain and America. Tho
writer's suppress the text Of the speech
however.
The star, John Brighfs organ, says
the claims Of Afr. Sumner are 49, new
and startling, so vaguely put, they must
be regarded simply as enormous. and,
withal, 50 unexpected, that IL they con-
vey merely the shadow Of his instruc-
tions to Minister Sotlev, he will come
to the English metropolis in very diff
f-ren1 ol6siGi guise nom that under
which Ninistef johnson, the genial di-
ner-out, nov about TO bid adieu to the
court and people, arrived.
The Star deplores the rejection, by
England, Of the early overtures made
by ex-Niirister Adams for the settle
mont uf This question.
: PRESIDENT Grant is not, IL Is said, 10
h. q rholr-souled lover Of peace, as
vas Lincoln he has an intense de-
termination Of character, but is west.
ern man without that natural genius
which served Lincoln, who, instead OF
reading, had actual experience Of the
world. President Grant has no train.
ing either as a lawyer or politician; he
is intensely American, and the entire
world is acquainted with his resolute
purpose. After defending England
from a charge of general sympathy
with the ConfederAtes, the writer con.
fesses that the escape Of tho Alabama
from England, was both deplorable and
disgrsceful, forming the worst prece,
dent Great Britain could establish for
the future in such like contingency
The Star expresses, however, its amaze
ment at the character Of Mr.. Summers
demands for repsration. II Motley
Instructions are couched in similar spi
rit, his mission will he fruitless, ~ the
ex'rayngance Of the propositions will
s.riko the public at once. Every one
tnows how anxious the British peopl,
are TO deal fairly on the subject; but
justly consider ,hs, II her concession,
are TO be merely used as Ltand-point'
for further. and. NJ present. unreasona
bic demands, England must carefully
consider the position lost by yielding
unadvis-dly, she should establish worse
preoedents than tha, OF burning ship
ON the high seas, by admitting to dis
eussion the demands, which are utter
ly untenable, and which ought 10 be
resisted.
The Times designates The estimatei
Of American damages, put forth by Mr.
Summer, as portentious and says II hal
already reached f422,O00, 900, and MAJ
In future embrace the possible earn
ings Of all soldiers drawn from th'
fields of productive labor by war, Tn,
speech it adds, is worthy of Summer
and deserves an impartial considera
ton. He wants, however, something
more than national reparation from
England, asking for eontrition an,
pubic humiliation. The Times assert
that in this England is cruelty wrongeC
and that America has had no usefu
object served, Expressions Of rsgre
ioni penitenoe are required by the trea
, ~. Treaties OF peace, however, dicts
led by conqueIcrS at the head of arm
les, are found TO be Unincumpered b,
such ezpressonsr an acknowledgment
OF mora. hr bility foI these claims mad
beforehand-and would prejudice tn
controversy and stullify the proposes
settlement I'm the oVent of an arb
triiicn court declaring England no
Liable 10 pay damages, would The apo
ogy hrrv 49, luKen backf The view
taken ~ summers Arguments on thes
points are futile, unreasonable and un
statesmanlike.
The Times argues that the conres,
ion Of belligerent rights to the Soutl
was simple act and fact, and not dc
pendent on the Union blockade; fol
had there not been blockade it woul
uot have altered the case TO any appr.
ciAble degree. The prevailing tone {
Summers speech is characterized Q
passionate and remonstrative, and h
menace betrays q one-sided partizal
ship, lamentable, and coming from III
representative of a great country. Sun
= mar, it is said, makes no complain
. against France, though Napoleon Wi
des'rous of recognising the indepen
ence OF the Southern ConfederAcy.
n 1t is alleged that though England
a held forth as the only foreign pow,
impiicaLly hostils to America, it is N
a too MUCH TO say that 1T one momei
during the war, the fate Of the Amer
!, can Union depended on the voice
England, whose sword thrown into Il
scale would have altered the result.