Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-26
ENGE.AN ID.
The London ess ON the Dispute with
the United StateS.

The London ss on the Dispute with
I6e United stRtes.
New York, May 25-A London special
TO the Herald says the papers there have
striking articles on American affairs. The
Star, BrighI's organ, takes up the theme of
the recent speech of Mr.. Foster 10 Par
Lament, aud endesVors TO show that the
neutrality proclamation was a real benefit
10 the North. IL assails Sumner for en-
deavOripg 10 endanger peace between the
two countries, and argues that while gem
raj society in England favored The South,
the laboriBg classes undoubtedly sympa-
thized with the American government. Ii
further declares that the general opinion
NAV probably be unisVOrable TO the Irish
church bill that il is certainly opposed TO
an ample and statesmanlike settlement Of
the Irish land question, which is sure TO he
the next great act Of the government, and
will be established despite such feeling
lttherefore believes it 10 be impoliiic on
the part of American statesman 10 Fpnrn
the friendly offer of few millions for the
purpose of claiming fabulous damages for
| futile afironts of the afraid aud sbashed
upper ten thousand.
| The Standard, tory organ, bitterly asssils
4
| the language of affection and admiration
The haItery with which Americans have
been beaneared is the cause OF their eG-
listing menRcing lone, and no man with
English blood IN his veins could deal with
Summers speech in such feeble and I'M
| manly strain. America is deceived by the
belief that England meekly endures the
insult and will humbly submit TO chaslise-
ment, and and all but committed itself by
the message addressed 10 such nation AZ
| England, which could but answer the chal-
lenge uttered by America. 1t remembers
plain facts Of war and can not he humbul-
ged into the belief that the bulk of the
English people approved of the suhjuga-
ton of the South. Such assertions make
the Americans believe that Eogland by
, telling lies wfshes 10 escape 4 thrashing.
. | We were never guilty of the meanness in
DENYING the sympathies We entertained in
order to escape the displessure of the sue.
ce4 fl party. The educated Cl: 8 es who
| sympathized with the South are nation
in which the masses are only followers.
LONDON, May 15.-The Times Of to-day
! in view of the approaching arrival of
Motley, the newly appointed American
g Minister, concludes: Mr.. Motley will
make no fresh oyertures on the Aisbams
: claims, as no new proposals have beer
offered 10 England. The dead loci
on the question wOuld excite no appre
Q hension, but for the fact that the Ameri
J. cans display no disposition TO divide th
3 material from sentimental grievances. i
saws Whatever wrong may have happened
owing to the neutrality proclamation G
q the Queen, was purely accidental
a. and asserts Tesolutely that in orde
il 10 maintain the claims arising from tn
re Alabama depredaliOns AZ identical with a
&c wrongly captures, il cannot permit TO b
" erased from the oaisgOIy The fact that sue
% demands are made on the ground that =
D. unfriendly spirit preceded the escaE
as of the depredator. The deman
De for the aionement of unfTiendlessne
ne is of another character, and csn
resisted on the ground that whatev,
direction British sympsthies took, Il
government cannot be held accountab
on such a point A tribunal will &c
H. tainly separate one from the other, At
hs' let 10 misdirtction of sympathy, b
IN settled reflection and cool communings
conscience settle the question, and on DO
rsa sides lei alleged injuries be measured n
,en appraised by the proper tribunals. III
ia course may open the way for setIleme
,ed of difficulties, aud We shall be rejoiced
10 find Americans have favored il
nd LONDON. May 25.-Gen. Ripley, +
nj | merly OF the Confederate army, has pass
ne through bankruptcy. His Liabilities I
fixed at $S7 900 and his asseIs at $50