The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-05-06

of tho Southern Confederation
Though England is held forth as tho
only foreign power implaoably hos.
tile TO America, IL is unt too much
to say that at Que moment during
tho war the fate of the American
Union depended upon the oicc Of
England, whose sword, thrown in the
scale would have altered tho result.
She declined tho contest, and it
evinccs a degree ofunfairness border.
ing on iuiatuation TO leave this con.
sideration out
The Standard, Tory organ, says:
"Tho American Senate has done more
;han reject the treaty, as II has given
the world reason to believe Sumner 5
speech, which is endorsed by the Su
premo body, covers all questions Of
the foreign diplomacy of that coun
try. The English people now know
what Mr.. Motley will have to aim
at in his efforts to arrange the Ala
bama claims. Ia some respects good
will cnsuo from the candor which the
American Senate displays. Former
ly tho danger was that England
would step beyond duo regard for
honor and dignity, aud allow the
claims but now, when the doma nd
has assumed its proportions, they will
feel assured that, with John Bright
in tho Cabinet. they are safe from tho
chances of dissraceful capitulation
What tho Americans claim, can
hardly bo described in serious Lam
guagc, aud its terms do not excite
indignation. Tho policy Of England
on this subject is no longer an open
question. America has formerly re-
corded her resolution that there shall
bo no settlement Of the Alabama
claims short Of that Eng gland shall
surrender at discretion, and submit
to any punishment which the United
States Senate, in its supremacy over
the affairs Of the world, may choose
to innct. In other words, she has
decided that the Alabama claims
shall not be amicably settled. What
ever may ousuo, tho interval Mt tho
present day is long between Lational
hatred aud bombardment. 1t is use
less to ignore, and dangerous TO for
got, that the focling ia America is
one of intense aud unmiligutod hatred
toward Great Britain, and that n
war with England would be regarded
as national luxury, but expensive.
War is not an agreeable solution,
though involving danger rather than
dishouor, and il may be better to
accept any settlement which the pre-
sent administration in London may
have made, if tho attitude of the
American Senate were less ridicu-
lOus.
At tho Cabinet meeting to-day the
subject of the speech was informally
discussed.
Mr.. Bright declared the cmbarrass.
ment which the publication produced
served England very properly, but
agreed not to consent to entertain the
terms of settlement forcshadowed by
MIR Sumner.
Lord Clarendon expressed tho DO
lief that the actual negotiations GO.
ing on between tho two countries on
tho subject were of n far less extreme
character than the speeches of Amer
icun Senators, or T. o articles in the
public press. lie hoped to find Mr..
Motley as courteous as MIR. johnson.
Th9 ilF iHJETesqRt qHRR!aiFeSQR qHg6&! CO h
friendly relations with tho United
States.
Mr.. Gladstone professcd to have
good assurance from reliable aanuu
ters that the recent reianh& oIr'
can E.sranI1 e5cct by tho Ameri-
u 5hgrois was purely political
movement. The present admln,stya-
ton will cndcavor to settle the Ala.
bama ques tion on liberal and hon-
orable terms.