New-York tribune., 1869-05-25
GREAT BRITAIN.

THE TIMES ON THE ALABAMA QUESTION.
LONDON, May 24.-The Times to-day continues the
discussion of the American claims. 1t argues that
the depredations committed by the Alabama are
identical with of wrongful capture, and cannot
be removed from that category on the ground that
an unfriendly spirit was shown in this country pre-
vious to the occurrences. Whatever direction our
sympathy may have taken, 1T cannot be taken INTO
account before any international tribunal Let the
question of misdirection of sympathy be settled by
reflection and cool communings with conscience on
both Sides and let the alleged injuries be measured
and appraised before the proper tribunal
THE PRESS ON mr.. MOTLEY
The journals this morning contain striking articles
in view Of the approaching arrival of Mr.. Motley.
The Times concludes that Mr.. Motley will make no
fresh overtures in regard to the Alabama claims As
no fresh proposals arc offered to England, the dead
lock might excite apprehension but for the fact that
the Americans display disposition to divide their
material from their sentimental grievances. The Times
quotes a notorious ahti-American organ in New-York
in support Of its position and says whatever wrong
happened through the neutrality proclamation was
purely accidental. 1t asserts and resOlutely maln-
talns that the claims arising from the Alabama dep
relations are identical with other wrongful captures,
and they must be taken out of the category OF such
demands on grounds that unfriendy spirit pre-
ceded the escape Of tho depredator. The demand
for atonement for unfrendlness is Of another charac
| ter and we must resist it on the ground that
whatever direction our sympathies took we
owe no account on such point to an
| international tribunal, separate one from the
other. Let the misdlrectiOn Of sympathy be
settled by reflection and cool communings
with conscience on both sides and let the alleged in
jures be measured and appraised before the proper
/ he way
tlement of the difficulties aud we rejoiced that
| the Americans have discovered it.
The Star CBrights organ takes it's theme from the
recent speech of Mr. Forster, and endeavors to show
that the neutrality proclamation was real benefit
| TO tho North 1t assas Mr. Sumner for endanger-
ing peace; argues that while society
| in England favored the South, the
laboring masses sympathised with the American Gov
ernnent declares society is unfavOrabe to the Irish
Church bills certainly opposed to an ample and
statesmanike settlement of the Irish land question,
and this Which The Star is sure viii be the next
great act of the Government, will be
established in spite of society The Star, therefore
believes that it is impolitc for American statesmen
to spurn the friendly millions for the purpose OF
claiming fabulous damages for the futile aronts Of
the foiled and abashed upper ten thousand.
The Standard Tory bitterly assails the Radicals
for addressing the Americans in language of afec-
ton and admiration The fattery with which the
Americans have been besmeared and are the causes
of their present menacing attitudes No man with
English blood in his veins should deal with Mr..
Summers speech in such feeble and unmany strain.
America had been deceived into the belief that En-
gland would meekly endure insult and humply
submit To chastisement and had all but
committed itself message addressed to
such nation as England could only be
answered by a challenge. America remembers the
plain facts Of the late and cannot be humbugged
into the belief that the bulk of the English people
approved of the subugation Of the South Such
assertions make Americans believe that En-
gland is telling lies to escape from
thrashings, Wo are never guilty of the
meanness of denying the sympathies we entertained
in order to escape the dspleasure of successful
party The educated classes who sympathzed with
the South are the nation-the masses are only their
followers.
... SEARCH FOR CONCEALED ARMS.
Cork, May 2i.-'The police here are taking unusual
precautions to prevent an outbreak Several houses
have been searched for concealed arms