The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-18
SUMMERS SPEECH.

The British Lion Irritated and RnraRed-wiII
he show Fight or Pays-An Interesting Ques-
tion.
The New York Tribune of this morning publishes
an interesting letter from G. w. Smalley, dated
London, May 6, i'm which he says:-
say to-day that so far as know we have not In
that sense, single friend in England. or course
do not mean that men long conspicuous for their
sympathy with us have on sudden become enemies
or that they recant anything they ever said on our
side. But they dissent wholly from Mr.. Summers
statement Of the American claims and grievances
They find fault with the tone Of his speech and the
extent OF his demands. In more than one particular
they are mised, or some OF them are by the mlsre-
presentations of the London papers, all OF which
make Mr.. sumner say some things which he clearly
does not say. Comment on the speech continues
daily In the press and everywhere else, aud while
there a difference in the degree OF resentment eX-
pressed IN different quarters, the agreement OF
opinion is practically unanimous. England VIII fight
rather than yield to the claims made indicated in
this speech. She will fight rather than nego-
tate on any such basis. If Mr. MOtleys instructions
cover anything like the ground taken by Mr. sum-
ner, he will be met 10y point blank refusal to
slider his proposals. AT this moment, doubt whether
any proposals whatever would he listened TO. III
popular feeling counts for anything in the Foreign
Office, they would be simply secuted. OF course,
don't mean that Mr.. Motley Is likely to be received
with incvility. The most furious would greet him
with polteness enough, but all parties will resist
with equal resolution an attempt to enter upon any
negotiation which does not dsavow in fact II not In
terms, Mr.. summers authority to speak for the Ame-
rican Government
/ do not care to follow the London papers auy
further in their attacks on Mr.. Sumner. That would
only be to rewrite my last letter. Language intem-
perate enongh at first has grown daily more violent
Mr.. Sumner is bracketed with Mr. Chandler and the
two are held up together to public hate men who
have gone mad I'm their aversion to England. The
Tribune comes in for its share OF vtuperation, spite
OF Its dtgnihed protest against Mr.. ChandlerS eX-
cesses Its real otfense is In being the leading rad-
cal journal in America; radicalism being in England
the chief OF the seven deadly sins, of which new
catalogue needs to be promulgated by ecclesiastical
authority The talk about Canada innames the
popular fury, and it does SO notwithstanding the
known opinion of leading Englishmen that Canada
ought to go, and some day must go, and when she
goes must be absorbed into the Republic. The most
thoughtful among English statesmen would rejoice
to be rid OF costly dependency which keeps them
in perpetual fear lest il should be lost dsgracefully
in the first war that may break out. But they
never will let 1t go under menace, or while its
cession might expose England to the sus-
picton OF surrendering IL from fear. Hence even
the suggestion that England might offer it to America
with the consent of the colonists themfelves, pro-
vokes wrath, The Daily ketCs, misled suppose, by
the Spectator, denounced 1t as 'scandalOus" pro-
posal that England should be required to hand over
her province as penalty for her Alabama wrongs.
Next day the NeS, which certainly does not mean to
be unfair corrected its mistake, and to-day it copies
enough of your article on Mr.. Chandler to show its
real drift But the Netos is swept away by the
irresistible current OF popular opinion against Mr.
Sumner and his speech, and every American view on
the Alabama question.
do not however, think the war party is majority
here any more than il is in America Between dis
senting from Mr. Summers speech and declaring war
the interval is long one Some OF the men who are
vehement against the speech are most emphatic in
protesting against war; and even those who say they
would fight rather than negotiate on Summers basis,
do not all desire hOstities They persistin in believing
that Mr.. Sumner has a bill made out for some four
from believing that Mr.. Motley is going to present 1t
| for payment.