The New York herald., 1869-05-22
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
Goodwin Smith and the Alabama Treaty.
English Controllers of American Funds-The
ssBeehive'' Letter and the Cornell Institute
Comments of the Press.

English Controllers OIL Amer'c"" H"'' "e
'Beehive'' Letter and the Corneh ins't"te-
Comments Of the Press.
from the Boston Advertiser May 2l.l
MR.. GOODWIN SMITH ON THE ALABAMA BUSINESS.
Mr. G0ldwln Smith has taken an exaggerateu view
M s msy hs eep 'he h Se following letter which
peared first in the London Beeht0e ana was tnence
reprinted in all the London Journals. IL pears the
date, Boston, April 49,
Tho information respecting the prospects Oh ssn
which was to ws. nss ABOUT eeso o
snS G % tSs Sss D' in y o.
Mr. Sumner has had 40 sreas an & enec annuaSos ~
friendly relations between The two countries APP
Pear u: 1s .ud 70 organizer:
T the from %sa. ,n ifs ss
Of . hc
houd say there Would be rupture but a.
the time hold Myss 20 leave 20, the
The following remark from the Introduction to MS
speech at Ithaca month after the above was writ
ten. shows that his apprehension though sosenea'
were not entirely remOved:-"In pleading" ne saiu,
against rupture Of the friendly relations between
the two countries. am pleading not only lor PUBIC
interests and the interests OF humanity but 1or the
continuance in INV own case OF cherished connec-
tiOn with happy prospects OF usefulness IN tne ser
OF an institution for which anticipate as long
and as noble life in the future as that OF my own
English college In the past am pleading m'gn'
almost sav, for my own home"
From the Boston Advertiser ledttoraD same date.!
There are certainly many things in the United
States not dreamed OF In MI. Goldwln Smitn's pnl.
os0phy. His speech at Ithaca can naloy De Juuseu
by tie short abstract which the telegraph gave OF IT,
But his Beehire letter. printed In full elsewhere s
complete in itself, and shows how even scholar
times be- msled whatever he may have seem
thought he saw at the time this letter was written
he must have been soon unSeceived msd wated
a day or two before sending tbe letter ne
never would have sent it at all, and the zee zee
tistics instead 1t was certainly not IN Boston nor
in New England that he saw the evidences OF nos
tty OF which he speaks ana nosnns od out ine SaSe |
suggested to HIM the necessity OF being Ior
turn OF AFFAIRS which would 01llge Englsn resi-,
dents TO leave this country" That means war and
as vet the only suggestion Of war which has been
deemed WORTHY OF O moments notice mas come from
Personally MIR. Smiths career in this country has
been strewn with all the flowers OF the season. ana
trust the time Is far removed wnen ne VIII w nma @
ment sthe continuance OF friendly relations oe-
tween the two countries" Is not In 80 great
observer. We can readily imagine MS dismay when,
with the advantage Of months renecuon ana ex-
perence, he read the letter In the Pay MAJ Ga.ste M
see no to suppose that the case Is at all over
stated in Mr. Goldwin Smiths letter" In sending
news wrote charles Lamb to his friend Barron Feld,
in Australia sthe most desirable circumstance sup
pose is that 1t shall be true. But what security can
have that what now SEND you lor Iru'h sa ~ mC,, ~;
II the news sent from Boston to the Zee
hire in London April IS, was questionable
then, WnaG snail Oe Sdlu VI ~ INV ~ yNSs.y
such foreboding there should be some excite
ment in washington, slight trepidaton in
the great capitals, discussion IN tne ,
pectatiOn among the people. But the Immigrant,
who in spite of this omnous warning, should lake
his life and fortune In his hands, and lmprudently
turn his steps in this direction. would be astonlshed
on landing in Boston or New YORK 10 ma tnat tne
only msgving was that when ne DrousnS ~ M,I nr n,
ing, that the special interest in Mr. sumner ana MS
speech is kept alive by what the English papers say
be noticed is one OF amazement at the STIR and CON-
motion they are still exciting abroad.
Yet this letter Is printed and commenseo ON ~ tn M
has seen and ts supposed to comprehend The leaong
journals, without exception give currency az an
people, and the fall in the United States bonds TO
seventy-six the day 1t appeared ID atriDuteo 10
the importance they attached 70 H. vne GddWis
Smith-tn part by the fact that large number OF
men, naval and military, were on the way to honor
thinks it is due to such ..demagogues" as AMI Mr..
Suences, and need s to Be restrained by rm ana in
dignant expression Of public opinion stu anotner
upon the fars Of the 10
Summer and all who have spoken IN similar spirit
since this controversy became imminent: Ana IN, IN
this way they stimulate one another to greater zeal
and more vigorous Indignation without being trou-
bed with suspicion Of the fact that they are hght.
movement goes on. CLUBS and colonies, according
to an AUTHORITY not likely to be mistaken are organ
izing throughout the Kingdom Not only tne miners r
OF Yorkshire and the weavers Of Preston ana Man.
chester but the machinists Of Birmingham and
Shefleld are turning their thoughts hither, un.
them on these shores II the subject were less
serious and the journals engaged IN these exaggera.
tions were less respectable, some connection mlgns
be traced between this turn in the tide OF emigra-
tion and their sudden outpourinV Of bitterness on
the land towards which 1t is directed.
From the Boston Journal independent republican),
I'LL
We respect Professor Goodwin Smith for frankly
and ably stating his objections to Senator Sumners
speech, as Ire did in his address at the Cornell
University last wednesday evening. 1t is to his
personal credit also that he stands up and does
e uttered ed By M. SUMMER have met with hearty re,
spOnse And we have no doubt that Professor
Smith is sincerely desirous OF promoting q good
understanding between both countries and OF
facilitating the settlement OF their difficulties on some
Just ana equitable basis. For all that, however, he
is liable like other men, to make mistakes, and he
Is not In the speech to which we have referred but
In a recent letter to the London Beehtce. II ap-
pears that he had undertaken te collect some sta
tisticts In this country bearing upon English emf
grafton, but he has finally decided not to send
them forward, because, as he conceived the speech
Of Mr.. Sumner had had such an eject 'in revivng
American hostility to England" and putting the
continuance Of friendly relations between the two
countries sin such peril,n that there would be no
s&nt. & lie hopes there win Be no rupture, but he
turn Of aairs sIs us Which would o6ige English resi-
dents to leave this country"
The effect Of such an announcement, coming from
man OF the high character and dispassonate dis
position OF Professor Smith, may easily be con-
ceved, In the light Of the recent excited manifesto
tions OF the London press. The sudden fall OF the
United States bonds in London the sth Of May is
said to have been largely due TO the publication OF
this letter. or course those British editors who had
INDUCED In hysterical comments upon Mr.. Summers
speech felt that they had been abundantly corrobo
rated, and proceeded 10 lash themselves into fresh
fury. The Pau Adu Gazette, for instance
Wa
representative OF the governing classes Of
Great Britain, and is usually very dignned and tenn.
perate In expressonregards 1t as settled now that
the American people have eagerly endorsed Mr..
Summers charges against England ''of having
broken the law OF nations In most important par
ticular, OF having deliberately inflicted terrible
injury upon friendly State and Of having repeat
edly and knowingly lied In order to evade confess
sion OF guilt" This hard language but II Ia only
the beginning OF the irritating advice which this
aristocratic organ gives to the people and govern
ment Of England. II urges the latter to adopt DIFF
ferent diplomatic tone from that heretofore en-
poyed, and say to the United states that negotiations
can only be resumed the understanding that the