The New York herald., 1869-05-25
TELBCRAPhIC NRWN
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ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD
Opposition Gains i'm the French
Election.
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BRITISH AID FOR THE CUBANS.
Seizure Of the Steamer Salvador at
Nassau by the British Authorities.
Wreck of the Steamship Mississippi
at Martinique.
NO LIVES LOST.
Affairs in the Smaller
West Indies.
Approaching Troubles Among the Cana
dian Provinces.
NO LIVE q. L ST.
Affairs in the Smaller
West Indies.
Approaching Troubles Among the Cana
dian Provinces.
THE ALABAMA CL AIMS.

The Subject Again Reuewed-ForcibIe Ar
guments Of the British Press.
LONDON May "a, 1869.
The papers of this morning contain striking arti-
cles with view of the approaching arrival of Mr..
Motley, the newly appointed American Minister to
the Court OF st. James The Times q Gladstone
paper, concludes that Mr.. Motley will make no fresh
Overtures ON the Alabama claims, as no new pro-
posals have been offered to England. The deadlock
on the question would excite no apprehension,
but from the fact that the Americans display no
disposition to divide the material from the SEN
tmental grievances, and 1t quotes notorious anti
American organ OF New York in support Of the
position. 1t says that whatever wrong may have
happened owing to the neutrality proclamation OF
the Queen was purely accidental and asserts reso-
utely that In order TO maintain the claims arising
from the Alabama depredations, as identical with
other wrongful captures, it cannot permit to be
erased from the category the fact that such de-
mands are made on the ground that an unfriendly
spirit preceded the escape Of the depredator.
The demand for atonement Of unfriendliness is Of
another character and be resisted on the ground
that whatever direction the British sympathies took
the government cannot be held accountable On
such point an International tribunal will certainly
separate the one from the other. Let no mlsdirec-
ton Of sympathy, but settled reflection and cool
communings Of conscience settle the question; and
on both sides let the alleged injuries be measured
and appraised by the proper tribunals. That course
may open way for q settlement Of the difficulties,
have discovered it.
The Star (Bright's organ) takes up the theme OF
the recent speech Of MIR. Forster. a liberal member
OF Parliament, and cndeavors TO show that the
trallty proclamation was real benefit to the North
It assails Mr.. Sumner for endeavoring to endanger
the peace between the two countries, and argues
that, while general society In England favored
the South, the laboring classes undoubtedly
sympathized with the American government 1t
further declares that general opinion may probably
be unfavorabe to the Irish Church btl but Is GER
tainly opposed to an ample and statesmanlike settle
ment of the Irish land question, which Is sure to be
the next great act Of the government and will be
established in despite Of such feeling 1t therefore
believes that 1t is impotic on the part Of American
statesmen to spurn the friendly otrer Of few mil
lions for the purpose OF claiming fabulous damages
for the futile arouts OF the oied aud abashed upper
ten thousand.
The Standard "a tory organ bitterly assails the
radicals for addressing the Americans in language
of affection and admiration. The nattery with
which Americans have been besmeared is the cause
of the existing menacing attitude No man with
English blood In his veins could deal with Mr. Sum-
ners speech In such feeble and unmany strain
America is deceived by the belief that England
meeky endures the insult and will humby submis to
the chastisement and all but committed itself by the
message addressed to such o nation as England,
which could but answer the challenge uttered by
America. 1t remembers the plain facts OF the war;
and cannot be humbugged into the belief that the
bulk of the English people approved Of the subiuga-
ton OF the South Such assertions make Americans
believe that England by telling lies wishes to escape
q thrashing. We were never guilty OF meanness
in denying the sympatnies we entertained In order
to escape the displeasure OF the successful party Of
the educated classes who sympathzed with the
South. we are o nation In which the masses are