, 1869-06-12
Tbe Trihune,
A BOGUS POLITICAL ISSUE.

An effort seems to be making 'o some
quarters to convert the AafaHa enn.nS
las'''on INTO pohtlcal lss'ss. "h" Is tne
lnsne1 81 LUIS bruhant conceH'1'n Is not
disclosed. 1t seems. Ao"eses, TO nave
originated ut Washington.
N making pohucal issue OF eny k1nu
1t Is usually found convenient TO nave some
points Of disagreement or difference OF
OPINION clearly laid down. SO tnat men eAii
vote ar:eEiSently upon them. WHAT po'nss
OF 0hekeneo are hkelv 10 afise a.
sh's behalf upon which tl' Ah'etse''n peop'
can take Opposite SIDES: ~ eneto pe ~ !.
thing npon when the pe'p'' nso aS'ssu, ~. -
Is t:lat ,feat hf'.alo = tl'I.s 49, u,n;tt.,
respons'nie loF tns uep4eu'o Az ~ thoso
hy the Aiaoam' lne ...I , VS. fla, 1,nc
c'a'nas' ~ oo,s-, 80 ~ ro-ci,-n oa;ce. lis
aso IL 1ne e..;nant anorie,ns who have
s.a.e. ., = Gne,o,d ond conra,srd with her
s,.s H4s1,su NON that tb.v ao not DENY their lia-
f - ,h..o 1anra.,st;o,. v.hv. thru, do
49,, n,t n,r7 The onsuor Is. TINT they do
sst ,;ra ~ .d,;t tha ,;,,,il;tv themselves,
~. ut .o,,,o,,,,<- ~ ;7aci1a acajrst them.
o,lths,, th.r viii nav They eyon admit that
i ,ron,d bo n misfortune to them if the de-
.;s;on ,va,e not aoainst them. II this be
the t1,e state of the c,.se, We may assume
thst. as soon rs Or English friends can
overcome their bashfulness, they will pay all
Tint our government has ever claimed from
them, At al events, there is nothing in the
mere question Of their liability for these
specifc damages to divide the American
neonle upou, Public option is united and
,t.s,lute ur,oa this branch Of the subject.
II ;s rt,s,jble that n uatioaal issue NAV be
,,.de ,,non II t,,t n party issue cannot be-.
NJ, c1uc next to tho visionary dauares
the 1,sss, inflicted indirectly by the sail
inc If the Alaba1na. Is there ANYTHING
hs1. to make q division apon We ina
eire that pelit,cal parties will be very chnry
IN hnill;nc mn war rlatforns upon the al
Tentative Of Encland,s paving or not payine
Ill tie uoncr We u5yEt have made if the
,1.s,, ,nc Ind not sailed. It is a fayorite
,,av;u with 9 certain class Of politieiaas
,lat all wars are popular. It has been OBJ
s-rrcd that when once the nation IL On.
;n,,o3 in war the ne,,,,, vota
s,.';,r+ o,..r r,.n ,.h, ,.a.o,
u vbo,co tba cnrc,,e;,, i I-on.n
That the neonle are naturally nupno-
cious and nrefer wor to ucace The con-
clus;on is erroneors TIN neon1c nrefcr
pcace to vnr Mt nil times. If neaee c1n be
had without d;shono7 Esnec7,,11v IL, tbov
prefer peace at the pr:sent time, Ther
l..y. lad I'll the w.,r 1t..ys,,7v to est,l1ish
,he;r r,,l;tar- n~owess--,,! .hat Was naedc,,
10 give them :. taste Of its burdens. Tlov
ire mt coinr to uar wifi, Enc]on1 +, cn.
force new claims which nobody ever pre-
tended f., n.eori uniil 1Jr Snn,,or 1;sc,r-
49,, 49, ct. :,
etcu 1neln. Nol A1c 'nes gong ~ i8ut III
order to compel England to say that
Ill.,, :
hue Is so11y LOT ce1ta1o tn1a59,
when perlans she Ia not sorry
-,
aoi '4eA- IL WILL oe uuu14Ataou
enough when she pnys the t1;tH f1S Ala
.,or,a ,,o;,,,e ~ -,,., ,,;,1 u.,,;,a
pdn14A c1isuuss aAa SIG suetJ MIL uhFNlt,
steadily refused to Osv ur even in consider
t1 r,- 1
'AelAs lol h11 years, sne Nls a41eaay been
l71-lblad bv sicuiuc 4 protocol for their
1'@'0N ~~- 1890