The New York herald., 1869-05-20
nary claims of Senator Sumner. with the following

the early and not premature acknowledgment Oh ING
belligerent rights OF the South to have been one
we are no more responsible for the sins OF indvIdu-
| ais among our people than are the Uniteu o.a.es
iSr tnose VINO nas9 and before we could be
| compelled TO admit what no fragment Oh t1e povp,o
believes TO be true, and TO act upon tne @ a.
the resources OF an empire probably now as rich as
America because unexhausted by any recent con-
| nict much more concentrated far reader Tor q
great struggle than the United States, nearly II not
| quite as popuous, and containing much larger
class available for the army and navy without dram
ing away the springs OF wealth than tne ohl,en ,en
what result neither party would be wise IN AZ,
tempting TO predict. huger and more fearful
calamity to the world at large 1t is Impossible 10
conceive than such war-except the calamity,
which would be greater still, OF the loss of seli-
respect and the respect OF other nations which
would be involved in such an event as any mean
submission on the part OF England TO an act OF vu
gar and osentatious intimidation by another Power.
We do not write this because we In the least believe
that the United States mean war, but only because
we do believe that there Is as false an opinion pre-
aenr u IN as 70 WnaI gs Sere pc as in
England nine years ago as to what Southern dlplo-
macy OF very much the same kind could extort from
the North. Is important that this error OF Amerl-
can opinion should be rectihed, or 1t may lead the
President into steps from which he cannot draw
back without loss OF sefrespect to America, and
the inevitable issue of which, therefore would be the
most fearful event Of our century-a fierce and pro-
longed war, waged not for principle, between
races OF equal power and OF the same blood, Ian
guage and religion.
The London Telegraph drains cup Of cold COM
fort from the manner in which the American gov
ernment is practically treating the Cuban insur-
gents:-
y American Alabamas are almost openly
fitted out for Cuba at the precise moment when the
Americans are demanding from England damages TO
be counted by scores OF millions sterling for the
depredations OF cruiser which we perhaps
detain, and the American administration
practically recognizes the belltgerency OF the
n
make sufficient atonement for recognizing the bel
ligerency OF Power which possessed capital.
ests, and undoubted military strength wherewith
to maintain them. True 1t Is that after the indul-
gencemnay almost the enconragement,Mwh WI Gnn,a Mr;
ravagers OF Canada and invaders OF Ireland, we did
not need anything to furnish US with an effective ~
Q,toQe against the United States by which to meet
their charges OF failure to maintain neutrality. But
the action, or rather inaction, OF the Washington
government in the Cuban AFFAIR, furnishes a still
more striking instance Of the extent to which en-
lightened and reasonable men can forget both con-
sstency and the obligations of public law when pas
sions or ambitious desires are reused.
The Weekly Register, Catholic paper re-
views the difficulty in an off.hand manner, and
speaks in tone that cannot be very highly relished
in England The article in the Register proposes to
deal with the question it is and not reopen the
question as to whether the federas Confederates
were in the right and to which side it was the duty
OF England to lean.
The real explanation OF our conduct, SAYS the
Register, the matter we hold to be this:-That
matter IN what country rebellion RISES England
sides with that rebellion, and shows her sympatheS
with the rebels. If, during the civil war in Ame-
rica. sides could have been changed, as I'm game OF
crcketf the Coniederates had been the established
government Of the country and the federals had
risen against that government-our sympathes
would have been with the North and not with the
South. Just as II, at any future day. 1t could be
possible that the government or Rome was In the
hands OF secular power, and the clerical authority.
headed by the Pope. was to rebel against that
England would be plDStirat
and Catholic In her sympathles. Thus, and only
thus, can we account for the mania which
possessed almost every man and nearly every
newspaper a few years ago. We had not then had
and 1t Is TO he hoped that we never shall have-occa
TO feel what it Is for So-caed friendly nation
10 help as far as possible revolt against the const
tuted authorities Of the land II Ireland was in
open rebellion, and II the American government at
lgerents; II piratcal cruisers manned by Americans
and sailing under the Irish nag but which had never
anchored In IRISH waters, were looked upon as re-
gular men-Of war, although they did nothing but
prey upon our commerce upon the high seas II we
and our merchants lost millions by the culpabe
negligence OF the American government; then, and
only then would we fully understand what we did
to foster the dislike and hatred OF America which
has now attained its head, and which constitutes
our present most serious American difficulty.
But 1t is useless to look to the past Let the dead
bury their Dead The question now is how is this
difficulty to be overcomei What are we to pay for
the bygone pleasure OF subblng America when she
was at her weakest There can be ,1, no doubt ont
this the correspondent OF every paper to say no
thing OF every private letter from the States fully
concurs. The Pan MoH Gazette for instance, Is a
paper that all throughout the conflict favored the
South, and still continues to do so. Yet how does
its American correspondent write, ana tnat cores.
pondents take their views from the papers they
work for Is well Known
people (wrtes this correspondeut forgotten
at his mercy your leading your Leading journals
than cheer him ssos S Js sr pSs on ss wrote OF
verminoahsome veminnot even of pure breed OF
how That sSsf, rankiss and snss to-day for we Know
now as We knew then hs. = was prompted By mos. sin
al sis woandsWthas tS hurts us.
| Here Is a brief but true statement OF the case
| and as the same authority states, ''Mr summers
| speech has been well received by the country as
good expression OF the prevalent feeling on the sub
papers must know fuI we'll The question remains
how are we to get out OF the difficulty We have 20
| intos
The Relations Between England and America
The following letter has been addressed by Mr.
Goodwin Smith to the editor OF the London Beehire:
sIRThe information respecting the prospects Of Ens
ected TO the best my ability, send 70
in your columns j. but The speech OF Mr. sgmns
England and the continuance OF friendly relations betweer
that fear promoters organizers Engsh smirra
ton canno. for the present prudenty turn their thoughts
Judging from what know Of the general temper of tn
ners speech which held esnvsrsstion should sa
there would be no rupture but a. The time hod myse
| GoLDwIS SMITH.
BOSTON, April IS, 1869.
| The Confederate Government md Its Agents
The Liverpool papers OF the 9th INST. contained TIN
following
| Vice Chancellor James had before him yesterda,
| morning the OF the United states OF America vs
McI,ae. In which the government OF the United State
| called upon Mr.. Colin J. McRae, who, during tn
| American civil war, was the agent In England o
the Confederate government for large quantities o
| goods and money, which, II was said had been sen
| TO him by the Confederate government and were II
| his possession on the conclusion OF the war; Coun
| sci or Mr. McRae said that this suit was founded OF
| the hallucination that large SANS OF money wer,
In the hands OF the Confederate agents In this coun
try at the time OF the dissolution Of the Confedera
| government. Every line and syllable OF the cor
| respondence between the government and Its agent
| breathed the utmost desperation as 10 means TIT
correspondencesdid not show that Ar. McRae had II
| q solitary instance received a remittance IRON
| America. He was sent to this country simp
to carry on negotiations for loan o
f3 600 900 to the Confederate government and to
that interest was paid to the contractors OF the LOAF
In accordance with warrants Issued by the Coniede
rate Secretary to the Treasury. AS the correspond
ence showed tnat at the conclusion OF the war MT
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