The New York herald., 1869-12-26

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ana printed every word OF so important = document
tue Presidents message, had it been delivered on
Nevertheless for an English journal to contain two
columns Of telegraphlc news IS most wonderful
exploit anu ~ ~ not SURPRISING thas u should eAcilo
source Of placid self satisfaction to the Times iIse
The message has bcen on tine whole, well received
herc but there IL an anxiety to read Its full text as
tho skeleton already puDlished Is not very clear Oh
some OF the points. The English press generally ex.
presses satisfaction at the position OF The President
on the Alabama claims although some OF the papers
regreg tnat General Grant should still labor under
the dcusi0n tnat IA great wrong" done by Eng
land TO America in the matter OF the Alabama. Tno
policy OF the United States government IN regard 20
The Cuban difficulties Is admitted TO have been un-
exceptOnable yet 1t Is easy to see thar II ls not
| what Eng anu expected or desired. She was anx-
lously watching for some act on the part OF the
| position OF the Amcr;can government IN the Ala
bama dinlcuty, and ner erroneous idea 0f the hll.
believe that snc would not watch In valn But
| General Grant mas disappointed the English, as
as S nas asG nos y 81 s
the sympatnies OF those at home who would eolce
| IN a more decisive and more generous policy, ne
has least given small comfort TO the enemies VI
| America abroad, who imagine they beneld In Uuba
| fatal stumbling block In the way OF the United
| States government. The idea OF American recon.
| struction As o fixed fact and glorious success can
scarcely be received the English mind. It is to
| them ncomprenensibe that the southern States so
| after terrible war can De returning one after
another INTO their old position IN the Union, winning
| Northern States IN loyalty 10 the common govern
ment. They looked to sec an Ireland In the south
and they believed that new generation must nave
come and passed away before the bond OF brother
hood could 90 restored between the two sections Of
the Union.
principles involved IN the completion OF rec0nstruc
ton are unintcligible. but as England and the
English press never understood the American war
during lts existence II is not surprising that they
should fan 10 comprehend The peace that has sue
cee0ed It.
The sentiments OF the President on the financial
situation OF the Union, says the Times VIII probably
De more closely studied on this side OF the Atlantic
than his views on reconstruction. This Is no doubt
true, for the reason given, that mot few Europe
are directly interested in the financial mana gemens
OF the Union" But their interest ali on one side
and IL shows itself In the EFFORT to induce che Unitel
states 10 pay as high rate OF interest as possible
and 10 redeem In gold all her obligations in what.
ever currency they may have been incurred.
II the English money lenders and specula.
tors can induce uncie sam .d, t. continue
American debt long time as pos.
slDle, and when redemption does come to pay
lUo golden dollars for bond Tor which forty forty
five dOilars were received, their 'interess" will
properly subscryed Hence the Times declares thai
paper whenever presented al n liked price, ana TO
Withdraw 1t from circulation as received, is virtual
promise to pay It's fun lace In gold is the argumenl
OF the British Shylock, and yOa have rgnC 80
rake 1t out OF circulation until you DO so. You nave
sold us bonds and you pay us SIX per cent in gold
on their face, although we did not give more than
half their lace for them. You are therefore
on our Investments, ana we do not leel
disposed 10 let you abandon so liberal ana
caJoled OF bulied into such policy sne is rich and
can afford It, A country that can pay Off a heavy
war oebt and redeem all her obligations In gold in
fifteen years from the cessation or hostlitie3 may
not think much OF throwing away q lew hundred
million dollars, more or less II, on the other hand,
one OF The most audaciOus systems or ROBBERY to
which o nation ever submitted they viii begin to
think OF placing some check upon the rapAcity or
the bondnoders ana spectators. Tney may rest
assured that any scheme however fair that looks to
tne redemption Of American securities or the
VIII be denounced as Yankee reputation. Tne
sharks are contented with the presen. arrangement
by winch they suck the blood from the American
government, ana tney 40 not desire to see any
change.
The sooner America understands these facts the
better.
Democratic Bishop Of the State Church.
Doctor Temple ON Mans Relations to Man.
From the London Timesl
An address testifying regard was presented TO
the Right Rev. DR.. Temple. Bishop eject OF Exeter
By the Friendly Societies OF Rugby, few days since
lhis was signed by $50 persons A dinner Was
given In the evening, aud tue Bishops health having
Dr. TEMpLE, In responding, said:-Although l
know tnat II only speak 10 you just what think
at the moment there Is nothing that you would more
ad not been Very 6usy might nave BEEN able
do, ana might have been able to leave benlnd me
In your memories q more clear conception OF my
nsss 1sa nan to s1 @0ns ws
by the words / shall use.
And while acknowledging all the distinctions that
theie may be IN society-because We ind them here
among Us, as J were sort OF ordinance OF PrOvi-
dence, and we cannot expect to alter them-l feel
comparison with that tie which binds every man to
man-lcheersl which really teaches Us all that
are created IN the image of one G0,, winch must
make US one Whatever else may separate us-(near,
hear)--wncn certainly In the other world Will make
many OF us wonder tnat we should ever nave been
held apart by anything. Loud cheersl nave felt,
THINK, as much ~ nave felt anything at all, that
II should choose motto out Of poets above all
| other notices should like TO have
| The rank Us but the guinea stamp.
The mans the gowd Tor A. that
tvociferoua appause.) And So among all deaths OF
have been no doubt, others That express more hero
ism-tnat express In some way or other lOltier
| acters, that express wnat may deserve at other
times more admlratl0n-the one that has Always
touched me most was that OF Judge Talf0urd tue
bench, when he explred with his last words express
| ing wish that all classes should have closer IN
| tercourse with one another-lcheers)-and that
there should be fewer OF those barriers which keep
agsf Assgs sSs5 Sss aS a2t aleu-. lssl snes e.
O,oe,' nor BY any means do sympathize with those
| VINO fancy that tho intercourse between the Two
the higher education OF the one gives them a kind
OF title to protect ana to rule the other; because
the other-tnearl-an that what we most
want-and IN THIS country feel 1t most
deeply-is thai all classes should understand
| one auotherlcheers,-tna all classes should
mix as far as they possibly can mix;
that oil classes should come, possible, heart to
| heart and that what Is good IN each should pass
! into the other. Loud cheers.) ! have always felt
Tor myself tnat the upper classes nave quite as
much to learn rom the tOtcer as te tOtrer from the
upper nave always felt for instance that In
ters political, although 1t Is by means the
that either the upper classes or the lower classes
claim monopoly or true insight into the neces-
stiles Of the times, yet most certainly, you com.
pare the one with the otner the lower classes are
Qulte often right the upper: and, lattcry, 1t
has seemed to me az II they were more vften right
Of the two. Cneers) nave thought thar the CHEF
things which the two have to learn from another
are o deeper sense OF Justice and q greater refine
ment OF nature. thiuk that II there Is a fault In
the political views OF the upper classes it is tnat.
generally speaking, when there ~ choce rs there
sometimes may be- between justice and refinement,
when tho question Is whetner you will be what Is
Just what Is cultivated, there 10 q perpet-
ual temptation to put justice second and refine.
ment nrst-(cheeiB-a perpetual temptation to