, 1869-02-25


right ot voting at any election In said
S'ate, because Of his race, color, or pre-
vlou5 condition Of slavery. Such au
amendment can be ratified. but no other
will ever be able 10 commsnd the con-
sent Of the required number Of States.
ouRRKLAr1oNs WITH GREAT BRITAIN.
ia t,Iing unnecessary pain. 10 make i,eclf enc
mils acfoes the Auantfc. With the single e1cep.
non Of perhaps afssss thc G,foslSiaq taston
Ffsnee, nc have not single fiend between the
Baltic and The Mediterranean. locking as the
ai,. Rustia p1steads irlend .np but It Is T. en-:
hroll &C With England. or With turkey that the
antoea may BE- aoe 9 eaEry o. W9 ~ ,b s' Ra R!a
phcrur. We have 70 tdled. and resolved, and
bluetcsca, AID bnliicd, that, were war 70 os.
other power would earnestly pIay iot our DOWN
iall-Caieogo 1fxa<s.
1t is silly bosh to say We have no
friends in Europe. We have hundreds
OF millions of friends. The whole masses
Of the people are our stcadtast friends, |
Whether the crowned heads like OF dis. |
like US, is matter Of little consequence. |
1t is utterly untrue that We have tined !
died in European affairs" or "blustered
or bullied" any power in the Old |
World; and not one has the faintest |
thought Of qusrrelling with us. And if VIC |
cannot "count single ally" 1t is simply
for the reason that ne want no entan-
Cling alliances with any foreign power.
The Union Is abundantly able to take
care Of itself and fight its own battles. Ii
it we're the policy Of our government to
form foreign alliances, there would be no
trouble In making them. Every power
in Europe would gladly secure CUT as
distance in maintaining its preten.
sions and aiding its quarrels; but the
United States do not propose
to play the role Of Don Qui1o'c and go
forth on missions OF knight errantry to
1cscue innocent damsels from rakish
ravishers.
But the occasion Of this eructation OF
the Times is the refusal OF The Senate to
ratify the CIsreudon.J johnson treaty
with Great Britain for the settlement ol
| American claims and grievances which
originated during the rebellion. The
treaty, instead OF giving America sat1s-
| faction for the Wzougs inflicted on her
| International rights and damages to her
commerce, left them to tue ioss Of a cop.
per or the decision OF some unknown
umpire and st the same time opened
the door for the presentation ot myriad
countcr.claims oi British subjects who
lost property while helping the rebels to
dlfmcmbcr the Union.
Tho American Government. ns admin.
iatercd by President Grant and the R1~
publican party. will adjust our dIfll-
cuftics with Great Britain on no such
basIB Tho British violated neutrality
Obligations and pcrfldiouslY destroyed q
vast portion Of our ocean shipping. We
want specific settlement with her on
thosc two points. Thurc ncod 10 no
pnrttcu1at hurry about It. Eng
land IL not go'ng 10 levy war
On tho Un!on 10 lorco thu
latter power 10 present isH claims, nor
IN Thin government go!nE 10 dcclnfo war
IN England tuforo It i'ns i''acmi 'ta ul4!-
,natnrn l,ot"Fa l!or anil Hle haa rrjvcsctl 1t.
We havn mhdo 10 authoritative dumand
on the british Government which IL has
rejtctrd. Hecsetary Seward haa talked
ali around and over tho questions In dis
putc, but has never come down With IN
uItima,um, and no American has right
To say that England will flgh. rather than
make more favorable treaty than the
Clarendon a-J Johnson contrlvancc. Ene.
land iB not SO bclllgercntly disposed Rs
the Coppcrhead press try to make the
: be, John Bu'l il no simpleton, and he
very well uuderstanda tha. he has every.
thirg to lose and nothing to gain, by 6
war with the American Republic. III
knows that he would come ou
: Of such contest second bes., stripped
OF every rood Of his American coloaia
possessions, and with his commercial
marine swept from the seas, and, in th'
end, be compelled to settle the very
points DOW In dispute on more favorable
T. terms than will be demanded by tn
J American Government, if it shout,
. proceed to ex'remities. Deepen
- upon it., there will be no wa
y between the Island of Great Britain an
L the Continent Of America, growing ou
u OF the so.caled Alabama claims, far ta
- good and sufficient reason that Geners
= Grant and the new Secretary OF STAT
70 will make no demands on Great Brltsi
which are not righ', and that power viii
~ accept them as the best thing to be don
" III der the circumstances. England ms
y argue, ard, perhaps, f1!.nuster little an
~ talk abru. her honor" and all that saI
& ot thing. but, In the end, she will CON
y down with the dust and settle the bill
glad TO escape from bad predicamen
u The fact thst q man Of Grams coolnes
= frnness, tearlessntss and fairncss is
- the head Of the American Goyernmen
u will simplify matters very gressly. The
will be less disposition on the part Of tt
- British Government to resort 10 dllator
IT, OF verocse diplomacy. The busine.
a. will be disposed Of in q stratghtfor 81
=, way. When General Grant &c
III ready to take up the su1je
l. be will carefully consider
+ designate wha. he believes 10 ba rie1
Of aid lair in the premises, all things col
i'll sidered, send over the claim 10 The ne,
4! Mln'B'er In L:ndon, and respectfully a:
g It's acceptance by the British Cover
'l tncnt. Our Minister will not set oil: {
another eleciioncering tour, to baDqu
q! and harapguc In all The cities IN the isl N
"l 1lt will not 20 around huRgiEE and ho1
Gu nnbb,rg tht Lal1ds, ,Ruebucks and Whsr
'a' cl fits, and oiher ArRlo.Coppellcas
ph snd ut'ering maulllu sentimeptalltics
g. the b. pc Of placstirg psrly uhe
r, ttneE aesirc ls 10 find out Our ,1ltiMattl
Gu In of,1cr to accprt II. Tho business Vt
"' mt be entrusted II senilc bln'llerskl.