, 1869-05-31
ENGLAND AND AMERICA.
senator Grimes' Letter 10 the Lon
don Times.

LONDON, May 10, 1863.
SIN: VIII you permit an American, who has
read all the articles published In your columns
within the last two weeks on American affairs,
and who thinks he has tuleF7bly correct iudg-
ment Of the public sentiment Of his country, TO
assure ypu- ..........
/, That there never hiss been time within the
IT, ty seeTe 70 as eo1
try leas. Of al with Great Britain than there Is At
the present moment ..
| vote on what Is called 1.-THE Alaba1ns treaty,
simpy agreed to the conclusion ut which Mr. Snun-
ner arrived In hla speech u tho executive session
| of that body. and NOT to the processes By wh'eh
). That sir; sumner delivered N elaborate
| weeks preparing, ind from which he desired tne
| Injunction Of secrecy to be removed, request
that Is always granted bJ the Senate, Al ofnei ne,
conversational, and the speakers neither felt nol
expressed any similar desire for publicity.
| 1. That there we're various causes not genesau!
Known and which 1t Ia needless 10 Rllude to, ina
consplred to secure the rejection Of the tr,at!
j NOT the least of which were the unWlse declaEa
ions 81 members Of 5ne b5sse A. l:a1oa
| constituting the commission, as agreed upon i
the treaty, gave an appearance at least OF rroba
bic uniatrness tn tne arbitration T. o. =, ,..,
cans Is NOS "that she conceded bellQerent nsht
10 the ConIederacy at time when the s3uthet1
States naa apparently ,neT sa
| their heiigcrent lights ut any tune 1ot that y
did not enjoy the fnll sympathy o. neI ehazen
during ne rebellion p,,, Tne5 n u; Ts y st gIeTane "a
s English port, never ran into Confederate POI
80 Is to acquire the legal character Of Contet
crate tefnn1Gay o. p1asTne saSg o !nt
! British port under the British t1ag manned =
British sailors, vas everywhere cordially fecelsef
supplied and coaled at British stations while sne
denied tn American CfulSG{3
: she nescr hat1 any other bone man me POT
:, Liverpool. from which she originally departed, M
D until she sank beneath the watcs This 15 OF
4 grievance. All Else Is the establishment OF Il
J. advocate and orator.
a &, That while it is not TO be denied that there
9 o desire in the Northwestern States or the Int
to see the british Provinces added TO their 20
i crnment for the purpose Of securing contloI
"a drains large portion Of the!t territory, It Is al
tue that rnanF Of the ATLANTIC States arc oppos
10 their acquisition because taey tea[ % tnat ~,
J, communication with Eurore, without passt
:. through and being tributary to them. The tnt
tei9 n the, nt IL the @ fnii M faith that when the 6ril
T. Government concludes, as they sooner o. lal
Will conclude, that the PROVINCES arc an element
~ support thcn, tiny viii he guilt, ~ aas!eus
~ jotn the En,,ed State9 M thelf pQt'Hc TIER
Utmost exslas!yely enjoy ne eenn!{ vN
m to DO SO. There .s rot respectable minority
~ apv party In anr State in the mon thnt won'd
=, q lnomcnt justify IN ATTEMPT to Wrest the Cana
III py force nom the British Crown.
III !. am not prepared to say what may be
H. specific instructions with which A1r. Mot
a. nav come 10 England: but am prepared To
- that thes will not be other than Of the m
pacific character. 1t should he borne In N
* TINT under orr government the senate ls par
ut the treaty -lIlhkng power, that the rejection
m amendment Of treaty by the body 1s Of freau
-. y. occurrence, nnl that such q rejection furns
ol no 1tasHn tu the American mud Thy effort
IT. necotiattot should not1 be renewed again
rs | again. Possibly sfr. Motley may not be 1ilstrne
aa to take the Initiative In new treaty, hut
-. =. should not be the cause Of uneasiness on the
~ uf ans one, and certainly cannot be the cause
x | Wnr. AN AMERICAN LITTLE