New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-12
ENGLAND
THK TINES on THE ANGLo-AMERICAN NEGOTIA-
TONS.

THE TINES on THE ANGLO-AMERICAN NEGOTIA-
TONS.
The Times of the Goth says There has been
some delay In carrying the negotiations between this
country and America andfortlwth rumor astens the
ideny. On the American side It thus; There has
been change Of Ministry since the protocol instead OF
1.-the friendly disposition OF Conservative AdminstTa-
Radical Cabinet This sounds like joke, but 1t is a lit
statement Of what many persons the States actu
Seward Is imposing an obstacle here and a difficulty
no R6RSs oeSoad tho
signed by the ambassador OF course the substitution Of
lord Clarendon for Lord Stanley at the Foreign Office
viii difference in the spirit OF our policy
Our position is clearly defined aud 1t is one OF
far judging orr own that satisfies every de-
Iuand Of Justice and equity We in fact prepared to
9assionaae bystander. There s no Government which
can 40 more no Ioyelameat which can require more
press settlement not is, venture TO think,
DE the composition Of the Executive Government it al
he Legislature II is Doubtful whether in ali the inter
pourse during the atO troublous years between the
Omitted states Government and our own we have ever
peCialy tho Representatives have done things
~ which um1rage might fairly be taken, but the
peproash Under these circumstances. OF what moment
~ whether MT Seward pressed forward the completion
oi she sSolatons between the two hndercd
att III he presents Convention TO the Senate ne pre-
sent sent 20 hostile body which might, nevertheless,
esluy ~ OF mgot peremptorily reject it, or might keep
~ skept the Danish treaty open 1t is plain that
no oenaeo were READY 70 ratify the Convention now
the succeeding Administration fndlno The fpDvsntiSyn,
Pepolng sEd actuated as have said by that keener
% % winch always attaches 10 an Tx
scuve WOULD Jorio't take it MP and present il TO the
Senate TOT ratineaton Under this hypothess Mr. as,y
stu ucIy %ouo De harmless IT, the other hand fLe
FehACo Soulo reject a. Convention presented by tLe
NJ d,ay nav S hAunhslfauon' or would put 1t aside
he Iau 4a!t Gazette Of the nd says: "Presde,t John
svu nnAucAi theores are intert sting not from thcr a.
srin.c value but as showing how nisch,eXoni Tr an
honest man, without political education Tnav ousiy an
tnese SUBJECTS President johnson aetnaIv Droo ou
tnst an pnI OF interest on the United taie AM
SHOULD cease from the present time and that the 6'
self should be paid on IN seventeen hayesrIv VD "
ments IL he suggested tins avOwedy as Tnca sn ~
Ssrp1 % u wonu eau Ior no comment but he puts II
holders and the public Mr. johnson "a eyid.ntIy t Vnu
prey 20 the ola eupersttlOns about usury lie E shocLd
AT tho rGiection that interest at the rate OF x pep @
covers IN sixteen years and eight months the who, ~
fhe principal originally borrowed That was the W
a OF tue United States 10 borrow on those terms ~
was ouly BY Offering SIX per cent that il was
whole affair Is a simple matter Of contract i'm i1
which the lender calculates the risk and the bnrroe, ~
necessues and so fair bargain Is struck-has
never occurred 70 AiF Johnson The process to Lin
almost AZ much sin against nature ~ was 10 Done
Is fair, however 20 add that s gnoronce ON crrency
questions little explains his financial immOrnlties II
fortunate that Mr. Johnsons appropriately affords n
sure guarantee that these views viii Ike any Trc
roots IN the minds Of those 10 whom they are addressed
The House OF Representatives. was promptly IrriiateJ
tnto financial Resolution Of unimpeacLabo orthodoxy
noa Will be equivalent 10 siding with Mr Johnson against
congress, II may DO expected that even Mr. Peudeon
VII Be esutious and Gen. Butler honest
the HOAX or THE loss or THE STARRY BANNER.
Tue London papers o. the Goth nit, brought by the
steamer Union yesterday contain a long account Of tho
oss OF the steamer Starry Banner pre- iOusy leeraphCd
more and afterwar1 said 10 he hoax The account STATES
Wal sse vessel traded between Now.YOrk aud Aexau-