The Portland daily press., 1869-06-04
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presents any tangible grounds therefor. this
government will be at once prepared TO take
such course as its own dignity and the In
terests OF peace and comfy demand.
have no doubt that the foregoing is q toll
erably correct summarizing of Mr.. Motley's
instructions, and am still confirmed In this
opinion by the tone Of that gsntleman's
speech at Liverpool. It is greatly to be re-
gretted that the administration should in any
way feel itself bound to instruct Mr.. Motley
to repudiate any responsibility for the opin-
ions enunciated by the distinguished Senator
from Massachusetts,. The Country holds to
his views, in large degree, and the admiuis-
tration must in the end accept them. But
with Mr.. Fish at the head Of the State De-
partment it will never be bold iu expression
or peculiarly decisive on foreign affairs.
when 1t Is otherwise General Grant viii be
overriding his respectable Premier.
DIFFERENT VIEWS ON THE SUBJECT.
The ideas entertained by Mr.. Sumner are
exceedingly well understood aud appreciated :.
Whether -the country win generally accept
his policy is another question. As have be-
fore stated he desires rather 10 promote the
reopeuing ofnegotiations. This he holds to
be in the interests ofpeace. But In the judg-
ment Of most public men have met, who are
conversant with lthe condition of our rela-
stions with England, Mr.. Summers view IL
not now deemed the most sagacious one. But
after all there is strong influence setting
in in Mr.. Summers favor. One Of the signs
OIL win probably be found in the republica-
ton of the great argument he MADE against
the Alabama treaty. The Philadelphia Press
win reprint; the Independent 10 also expect
ed to do so, and others will follow probably.
Gen. Grants view is to let events shape
themselves. He said quite recently in con-
versation that we had good case against
Great Britain, involving a procedure which
placed her at the mercy OF even her weakest
foes, and he did not propose to oblige that
government by offering to take her out OF the
difficulties in which her own precedent placed
her. He was willing to let Great Britain
4play it alone"-to borrow suchre phrase,
until she got tired. 2q .aia1' tfaa ms't eo
Gen. Butler presents another yisw--ons
which may perhaps be called the revolution
arS policy. At any rate it 10 aggressive, orig
inal and radical Mr.. Chandler-Michigan's
Pogram- -Chollop-will be its distinguished ad-
vocate in the Senate. lp2rl ~
Then there is the view of President Wools-
ey of Yale College, who holds that Great
Britain Is after all liable only, in the eye Of
International law, for the damages done to our
shipping by the Alabama and Others of the
rebel cruisers that may have been built In,
and sailed from English ports. In this view
the N \. Evening Post, the Chicago Tribune
and other free trade papers win in ths main
agree. 1t is more than probable that the Eng
'ishs Liberal Press and politicians wilI offer
settlement on this basis. Judging by what /
zee and hear here the settlement wiz be on
he Sumner basis, but managed IN the
'hrewdly cool and practical view Of the stu
'tlon. Great Britain win learn that we don't
intend to help her out Of the Slough Of Des-
'ond in which she now founders, and while
hat is being done, the English Democracy win
earn BY enr GOODNESS aud their despair Of
heir rulers, on which side they belong
CUBAN AFFAIRS i,
In few days at most the Attorney Gen.
sraPs opinion as to the extent our neutrality
demands interference In behalf Of Spain
'gainst Cuba win be promulgated. It b un-
lefstood to accept as our guide now the poll
y pursued towards South American Repub-
ics in 1890 e7and riIe following years. Spain
ND the revolutionary governments were both
egarded as neutrals and both therefore al
owed TO purchase in our markets; both pre
iiblted from recruiting, and the shi-.
Countries allowed the .--s---sses "
n. w" - IS ola 10 be considering
~ .rr Ks mad not better recognize the Gu
ans as belligerents. SPECTATOR 80