The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-05-14
AFFAIRS IN EUROPE.
Til G Alabama Ciai ms and the Statue
OfCuba.

MR.. MOTLEY AND THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
The London Times of the goth ult., has a
leader commenting upon the appointment
Of Mr.. Motley and the proposed renewal Of
nego tiations on the Alabama claims. The
cable briefly referred to this article few
days since in such terms as to excite much
anxiety to see it. The article is in good
temper throughout though the regret is re-
peaedly expressed that the Johnson-Stan-
ley treaty was not accept by the Ameri
cans ESPECIALLY as Mr. Seward Gas keen q
diplomat us any country could desire) had
accepted it as a iiuality.' Had the result
been otherwise, the editor intimates, "thc
United States would have obtained treaty
which a great many English people thought
to involve excessive concessions on our
part" The article has the following con-
clusion:
'lr we are Invited to discuss the qucs-
tion of England's rights to recognize the
Southerners as beligcrents, it, will be for
Her Majesty's Government TO decide wheth-
er. after all tina has been said and written
on the subject it is worth while to review |
that controversy. There are limits beyond |
which national courtesy cannot pass. and |
when we are asked 10 acknowledge that an
ordinary act of national sovereignty, nee.
'ssary for the security ofour own commerce,
vas an oiIense against the Americans to be
Xpiated by apologies Or payments there
annot be much use in discussion"
AN ALLIANCE To SAVE CUBA TO SPAIN.
The impression is very general in Europe
hat Napoleon is anxious for an alliance
With England to protect Spain in her pos
ession of Cuba, and further that this dcs;r-
d alliance has its origin in hostility to and
'alonsy Of the United States, to whom Gu
Will naturally fall through the melium
annexation, should the ever faithful isle
scure its independence. The London cor.
'spondent of the New York Herald, writ.
ig under date of April 2Sth, has this TO
~ on this subec.:
There is general impression here that
eneral Grant viii strive to inaucura.e
uly American policy and to carry it out
practical result before the close Of his :
lminstratiOn. IL is thought that Cuba +
ould be the staring point Of this new de. t
'rture, and every day news o. a movement t
1on IavsnH IN looked fer. with
r." 10 demand for apology am, lvutur- !
om Spain for the outragrs committed ND :
American citizens. Whatever founda.
ons there may be for these expectations. {
Is certain that never was The time for an
merican policy more ripe than at the #
esent moment The anxiety of the -
ench Government in regard to the An. j
les mas been met coldy on the part Of
lgland, There is good authority for the
''ement that on Monday last Lord Lyons
formed the French Emperor in a semi
c'al manner that public opinion in Eng
I'd vas decidedly opposed to war. and es. n
clally to any chance OF war with tha
i'ed States and that Her II jesty's Min.
PRS could not for moment entertain tbo
estion of foreign alliance for the de-.
Sc OF the Antilles. So far as England
concerned Spain must make the best Of
situation in which she had placed her.
by Der own foolish and impolile action.