The New York herald., 1869-05-28
ENGLAND.
Tho Alabama Complication.

LONDON, May IS, 1892
The London press has taken o new tack on the
Alabama question. having exhausted their criticism
OF Summers speech, which, by tho way, has moi
been published by any London journal and has been
grossly misrepresented by all. They are now en-
gagged In warmly euloglzing Canada, because Mr.
Gat whose property on the borders and In Port
land. Me-, would be seriously risked In case of q
war, declares that all tho Canadians are loyal to
Great Britain and reject above all things annexation
to the United States The begeront tone Of the
Canadians has apparently revived the cour-
age OF the English WRITER'S and they
now express much confidence In the ability OF
the Dominion to pro ect itself against its Yankee
nelghbors Tho Spectator Of to-day has, howe or,
the only noticeable article on the American compl.
cation, and endeav0rs to show the strength OF Eng
and and the probability Of her Obtaining the advan
tage over The Americans In Of war. The state
ments Of the Spectator look formidable enough on
paper but the truth is patent here that the British
army has never been in worse condition for
half century than at the present moment
and 1t Is very questionable whether her naval supe.
ory could be maintained under the test OF another
war; Indeed allowing for the progress MADE In the
science OF war, England was stronger 1872, CON-
pararively than size Is In 1852 Whine the American
republic tnen, compared to what she Is now, was as
an infant to full grown man. Yet England failed
1872 TO gain The advantage over America and was
in the end compelled to abandon the principle for
Which she fought. But the great error Of the
English writer's including the Spectator, lies IN the
supposlttOn that the South would rise against the
North in case OF foreign war, and that the 'lOst
cause" would DO revived. They count upon the
England; but they overlook the fact that the SOUTH
despite the rebellion Is now enjoying the protection
and Liberties guaranteed by the constitution Of the
conquered and rebeliOus province. TO compare the
Southern States with Ireland would at any time be
hgana south IN woSd Ss found e Sss
keener relish than the North for the contest.
There are o few cantankerous rebels In London who
humbug the easily glled newspaper men OF the city
with the false story Of Southern dsanectlon but the
sooner the sensible portion OF the English people dis
not be a unit IN the event OF foreign war under
taken to maintain the rights ana uphold the dignity
Of the American nation the better Il may az be for
land would be deplOrabe, 1t Is true and all good citi
zens should do their best to avert such calamity.
But at The same time that peace Is but shadow
pretence-which Is secured only by keeping grave
international diifcrenceS In abeyance, and during
which the one Power persists In retaining It's hold
upon distant colony as perpetual threat against
the other.
Tue papers here. taking their cue from the Amert-
can Journals are critcisng President Grants dipl0-
matte appointments with some severity. The f1N
4H0H Gazette OF this afternoon sayS:-'Th0Se who
under President Grants rule are Obliged to admit
that they have experienced great disappointment.
There has been the usual clean sweep, and General
Grants own friends have by no means been leIt
out in the cold' The diplomatic changes were never
more numerous, and very few OF them have been
Tor the better. Some Of the papers complain that
Mr.. Adams was not sent back To England. but we
believe he was very anxious himself TO re tire from
his duties here. and had long solicited Mr. Seward
to get his successor appointed. Mr.. Motley re-
mark several writer's, Is Inferior 10 Mr.. ADAMS.
The opposition papers are especially wroth at the
appointment OF "a mere literary man, II thus ap-
pears that literary are not held In 80 high es-
TEEN speaker at the Liverpool banquet tried TO
make us all believe. The Mini ter to France Mr..
washburne, is condemned by Journals of every shade
OF opinion. lie is says the Nation, and und0ubt
edly always Will be- worse minister than any OF
his predecessors since 1860; indeed in some respects
he Is quite incompetent But, then, lie not the
bosom friend or the Presfdcnty"
The four-oared race between the American and
to excite interest here the oxford crew will most
probably be made up OF y. ID. Darbcshire (Balli0,l
j. G. Tune (Universty), A. @. Marlborough iDcoln)
and I. william (Exeterh all intcr-unversity men. IL
the last cannot row, his place Will be taken. II IL
said, by Mr.. Newbon, VINO Is now rowing stroke to
tne University Collage boat, the present head Of the
river.n