Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-08

was detested by the republican ma;o,;.u
In throwing the treaty overheard tty'
have done us no harm, Gs il ia not lii
that more favorable terms will be concaJIE
by any government of England. Tn "a
pudiatiDg his official acts they are now 10
less to mar the moral effect Of Mr.. L.
sons mission or detracs from the rarnLI
which we all feel over here for the Sot
who, wherever he goes, carries our bo"l
wishes with him and deserves our kinJostt
remembrances, 0sI
The Liverpool Post of the 18th plt h..
a long loaded editorial on the snhieot'
which it treats in frank, indepenTon!
manner. It says: 0nt
Property has been destroyed, and sorro
body should bear the loss or someboJ,,
should pay Tor 1t. The Americans saw nv
English must bear the loss, for thew No"
mltted the Alabama to leave an EngIiSb
port and commence the destructioo On
property. Such destruction of pro,-a. VI
had not, and could not have, the remotny9,
influence on the war. 1t exercised no or,H
influence. But we must not disonise 81
ourselves the fact that jonathan has out
the right end of the stick in his hand al al
that therefore the sooner we adiprt W
matter the better. Experience has shown
that in every quarrel with us he aIwarl
wins. In this case the common sense os
mankind is on his side, and perbons -
would be wise to pay the money and baro
done with it; for paying the money womb
have better effect, would seem mo,o
honorable, than objecting to Diet ais and
automatically Directing here and tbera
which objections will ultimately come ~
nothing.
We cannot afford big quarrel with
America /; We can, perhaps, still less afford
a little quarrel. We want trade we wat
cotton ; We want u market for our mann
features and quarrel little or big. will
interpose, little or much, to our disadvar,.
age In this affair. The apprehension of 4
war will affect the growth of cotton in the
southern States of America the appreheL-
sion of war will encourage extravagant
expenditure in American manufactures in
order to rival our own and the apprehep
sion of war will interfere in Il mater
perhaps not less serious-the growth O,
cereals, the imports of which we stand So
much in need of. The Americans will
probably say, eve don't want Lancashire
to purchase or use up our cotton; the Con.
tinent will take it all. We could do with
out exporting our breadstuffs to the Mer.
sey, because France and Germany would
TAKE all we nave TO send, and send the
produce of their fields 20 feed the English
people" The principles of protection
would be acceptable to the American PEG
pie owing to their absurd misconception
of free trade; and thus Jonathan NAV
think he is in a condition to press hard in
the argument with John Bull. and wait.
assured of the ultimate success of his ar.
gument. We cannot afford experiments
like this Some member in Parliament
ought to get up and ask the Foreign Sec
rotary what is the amount claimed for the
damage done to American trade and ship
ping by the Alabama. 1t is considerab G
sum, but, comparatively, it is triAing
sum; and, whether large or trifing, the
debt should be adjusted honorably and
honestly as speedily as possible There is
danger, too, in delay-very great danger
in delay for the anticipation of delay may
encourage the Opposition to defeat the
Irish Church bill and fill Ireland with act
i've treason. Active treason in Ireland
cannot be otherwise tnau adverse to the
peace and prosperity of Great Britain; and
the prosperity of Great Britain, though
essential to herself, may be regarded with
Indifference, with tolerable dislike, and
with positive hostility by some Of our con,
tinental neighbors.