New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-06-14
0UR DIFFERENCES WITH ENGLAND.
From The Y. Y. Times.

From The " Y Times
Whether not Mr. Sumner persist in his attempt TO
the Alabama question Il quite evident that the udg
ment of the party is against him Outside OF the small
quarrel with Great Britain the new feature Of the Penn
syyana PLATFORM we nowheretrace the falnest approx
Sronounred in its favor The TRBusE Of this city
decidedly against as The Times me CIncnng Gaseue
And the Republican press generally refers to It only to
condemn the madness that wonld Iasteh upon tne party
q policy pregnant with National danger
THE TRIBUNE begs leave most respectfully
to be counted out of the above category. 1t is
quite possible, indeed, that we do not agree at
all points with Mr.. Sumner respecting our diff
ferences with Great Britain; but we do concur
generally in his able and forcible presentment
of the wrongs which were inflicted on us, with
out cause or provocatiOn, in the darkest hours
of our recent trials. But that Mr.. Sumner has
made any "attempt," persistent or otherwise to
hold the Republican party responsible Tor his
views, we 10 not know, nor that there is any
such "Pennsylvania platform" as The Times
talks Of In short, we protest against the as
sumption that there is anything theatrical or
aflected-whether for party purposes or other
purposes-in the attitude OF Mr. Sumner and
those who substantially agree with him, and
we beg the British friends of peace not to act
upon the contrary presumption; for they cannot
do so without prolonging and aggrayating the
grave perils already existing. If the two coun-
tries are not to drift into needless and every way
deplorable war, the press must enlighten the
people of each with regard to the public senti-
ment of the other. And, in our judgment, the
paragraph above quoted from The Times
is calculated fatally to mislead the Brit
ish with regard to the views and feelings OF
our COuntrymen.
From The World
The first question that presents itself In connection
with this desperate project relates TO Its motives and
Whence the necessity. which Is so widely ielt
by the most active leaders and managers OF the Repub
party OF getting up new and exciting issue IN the
President This desperate attempt grows out OF the
universal feeling, and almost universal confession
that the Administration OF Gen. Grant Ia already
failure; that he has disappointed ana m0runed
his friends. and given grounds OF derislye triumph
blanket which three months OF Gen. Grants Admins
tration has laid upon the flaming enthusiasm by
leaders feel that something must be done 10 ne party
The public mind they think, must be hnded by new
about for the new issue quarrel with England has
struck them as the most feasible and promising.
SO desperate have they become, In view OF the
impending ruin which hangs over the party
IN consequence OF President Grants imbecuty ana
buuders that they will stick at embroug the coun-
try foreign war, II they can succeed IN uniting their
party on the new issue In their view the Alabama issue
has two great recommendations In tho first place itis
c , ~ tb Ra5icaI love ~ Heitation and In the
place they count upon the chance Of deiachng by
means Of IT, part OF our citizens OF irish birth, and
especially the Jealous Fenlans, from the Democratic
negro vote. which the Republicans have chiefly relied
large portion Of II be controlled by the Southern Demo
Gratis To counterbaance this fatal loss the reckless
political gaUesters who manage the kepaohScaa party
have decided to make desperate effort 10 divide the
e sR Fe y2S ~ FOR Ss arc the Which
lie bottom Of this attempt 20 make the Alabama
THIS IS Of course foolish project which win reGo
with damaging eect against the Republican party BE
that Il ia in the Jaws Of impending destruouon-t VIII
only hasten ia downfall aud render It's ruin more signal
and complete.
Comments Jy The Tribune.
II has pleased the People of the United
States, maugre The Worlds protest to choose
Gen. Grant as their chief magistrate. As such,
he has charge Of their relations with foreign
powers. They-not Gen. Gant-haye claims
against Great Britain for many merchant vessels
pundered and burned in orr dire extremity
by British.built,2 British-armed British manned
corsairs sailing under the British flag until
they had decoyed our unarmed merchantmen
into their clutches, and then suddenly hosting
the. Confederate rag. When they came within
sight of our National ships they ran up their
true flag, especially when running into the
Southern harbOrs we blOckaded. If Great
Britain is now ready to pay for the wrongs
then inflicted upon u.s. THE TRIBUNE is in
favor of taking the money and squaring the
account. Ii she proposes to lihgate each
individual case of destruction before arbiters,
and try to trump up something that will serve
as offsets to our claims, We should prefer TO
let the matter stand as it is rather than have
such settlement, which would add insult to
injury.
The current talk about the escape of the
corsairs from the British ports wherein they
were built and manned, ignores the most ma
terial facts. Suppose we forget the hasty re-
cognition of the Rebels as belligerents while
our ambassador was on the point of reaching
London, and the givngs out of British Min
listers that we were fighting for empire, that
Jefferson Davis had founded nation, &C.,
and forget too, the heated, noisy craftsmanship
of the Rebellion by every British officer that
passed Through our City during the struggle
on his way to or from Canada, can we fail to
follow those British corsairs into the British
ports to which they HE'D directly after mount
ing the British guns sent them from the very
docks in which they were built and equipped
for sea, and note how they were cheered by
the mob and feted by the aristocracy-even
the mulatto dandies of Jamaica forgetting
their negro parcntage in their John Bull exul-
tation over the calamities of this RepublicR
We are now told that the British masses were
on our side; but our naval commanders never
found them so. What was Nassau but Rebel
QUILTING port where an outspoken Unionist
was scarcely safe from outrage, and where the
cheers for Semmes, Malit and their compeers
lii e.