New-York tribune., 1869-05-12
MORE ABOUT Mr.. SUMMERS SPEECH.

ENGLAND LIKELY TO HAVE HER HANDS FULL
IFROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
LONDON May 1.-The change of tone III the jour
nails which were once friends OF ours has been de-
scribed in recent letter. On the issues raised by
Mr.. Summers speech their alienation is complete.
The Star discovers that the Americans 4" seem dis
posed TO brood over the wrongs real and fancied
which they received :" talks about Mr.. Summers
"labored indictment !" invites us to punish Semmes
for yourselves; expresses It's amazement at the
character of Mr.. Summers demands pro-
diets that "if Mr. Motley's instructions are
couched in this spirit, his mission will
be very fruitess one" and closes by advising
fusal to discuss demands which are utterly untena-
ble and ought TO be resisted" The DaiIy heC8 seems
to have formed its opinion of Mr.. Sumner on the
opinion of its NeWYOrk correspondent. whose hatred
of Mr. Sumner and Of every other Republican leader
amounts to mania and is expressed at every oppor-
tunity. The Ners at Mr.. Sumner as a man who
is great in speeches if not in measures" and sneers
at tho present speech as rhetorical indictment
against England" 1t sneers at the grievance
Of sentiment" which is made "the vague
foundation Of vague claims" 1t declares it to DO
"worse than puerle to carry on great international
debate with such arguments as these" deprecates
rhetorical discussion by irresponsible persons" as
surrounding business question with all the com
pICatlO0S ana UlbuaCIOnS Oh eAcllcu lccDnR. In
deed The DAILY Nelcs is so Thoroughly English that it
refuses to see any ground Of complaint but pecuniary
losses or to admit any reparaton except in the form
Of dollars and cents.
This is not quite the sort Of language we used
to bearing from these journals, but il is milk aud
water to the language Of The Spectator which devOtes
an article of three columns and half to Mr.. Snmner
Perhaps because it is SO long, there is markedd
ference of tone between the beginning and
end of it. In the beginning The Spectator .
Mr.. Summers speech, from his point of
temperate, dignifed and not wantini
statesmanlike grasp.p Midway the writer has
persuaded himself that it is unintegbo
and unbusiness like, while at the end it Is de-
nounced mOnstrous On the merits Of the
case, The Spectator language hostile as in
spect to Mr.. Sumner himself 1t will not admit that
England did in any respect whatever, violate the
slightest rule of international law by proceedings
in the Alabama case" 1t doubts whether Mr.. Sum
ner eau really mean" that England ought to adj
NIT her liability instead Of referring it TO
arbitration. IL does not believe that there
is q single eminent statesman mot even
Mr. Bright or lawyer in England who would con-
Cede this-coolly ign oring tho fact that Mr. Mill and
Lord Stanley expressly did cOncedo the liability of
England in the debate Of March g. 1868, and that Mr.
BriQhts opinions hundred times repeated in his
nublished speeches. 1t asks: " Was anything so
oustrous ever proposed this earth before by any
man taking the rank Of a statesman ~ Mr. Summers
eonfusion of mind is almost childish his legal
gument very poor &c parte statement OF the United