, 1869-05-02
EUROPE.
,f.onments Of the London
Press On Senator Sum"
ner's Speech.

An apology Demanded Of Spain for
the Seizure Of the Brig
Mary Lowell. |
Great Britain.
7uE ALBANIA C1A1xs-srAxKns srEEM cox-
xTNIED on BY EAGL1Sn JoE1kSAIS-
LONDON, April -.
The Inndnn papera open their editorial pa1e4
with comments on the speech lately delivered by
lii. sumner on the subject Of the Alabama clstms
ond the Erlatlous geuer1ly existing between Great
BHtstn" and America The wrtters supneesa the
text Of the speech, however.
The Star, Iohn Brgnt'a organ, says the clalml
Of Ar. Sumner are 10 new, Startling and 80
vaguely but that they must be regarded simply "a
eRormous, and w1thal unexpected md that II they
convey merclr the shadow Of his Instruct
ions, Minister Motley. will come 70
the English metropolis In q vc.y different on1-N
gutsc from that rnder which Minister johnson ('he
genial dlner-out, now about to bid adlca to the
Court and people1, arrived. The St11 dcplorts the
Rejection ty England Of the carly orcrturcs mile
br ex-Aln1ster Adams for settlement Of the ques-
whole -soulet lover Of peace, aa well IS L!nco.n
he ns1 Intense determination Of character. but ID
Western mAn, without thai natural genlus which
serycd lincoln. who, instead Of reading had actual
experience OF the world President Grant Ia. ID
training, either 1s laxJU or pai1r44n, Ind he in-
tenscly American, ind tie entsro world acqualut-
ed With his resolute purpose. After defending Eng
land from the charge Of general sympathy With
the C1ufcderates, the wr1ter tonfesses that the
.c,cape Of the Alabama from England was both de-
piorabe and dlsgraoefu1 fo1nl1g the worst pre-
cedcnt Great Bltatn could establish for the future
in such Ike contingency. The Star expresses,
howe:er, its a1nazement At the character Of At.
summers demands IN repafattoI, and says Il NJ
MolerA Instructions arc couched In sl1ilaE
spirit, hia mission will he fruit1esa the cxtrava
Eance OF the propositions Will strike the public at
once, ard that every one knows ho# anxious the
British people are to deal fair]J on the subject,
Int they Justly consider that II her concessions
are to be merely used u standpoint fo1 further,
and, 1T present, unreasonable demands, England
must carefully conAdcr the position. lest, b.
Yielding uDads1sedly, she should establish
worse precedent than that Of burning ship on
the high seas, by admitting to discussion de-
T1snds utterly untenahle and which ought to bc
resisted.
The Tm<s argues that the conocseion Of belalget-
ent rights to the South Was simple act, and the
fact Was not dependent On the Union blockade,
for had not there been blockade, It would not
have sitcrrd the case to any appteclAble degree.
The prevailing tone oi senator Summers speech Is
characterized as passionate and FcMonstr1ttEe,
a1d his meuace bctza5s q one sided partiaanship,
l1mentabie a. coming from representative OF
EFrac country. Summer makes, 1t Is said, no COIL
p.aint against Franco, 1thouEh Napoleon WAS de-
E!ro1s OF recognizing the independence Of the
Southern Confederation. 1t is alleged that though
England Is held forth a. the only foreign power
Il
to say that one momcut during tbs VIII
the fate o. the American Union de-
pended on the voice Of England. whose
sword thrown Into the scale would have altered
the result She declined the contest, and It
cy.nces degree Of unlatTness bordering on in
fatua1on to lexre this confederation out OF the &C.
cornt. 1t Is common practice unworthy Amer
can journalists RuI pollnciRna to yillify England
and the protective tariff plan 1s popular with them
merely a8 likely 10 inllct 1n}ury on Great Britain
Let atonenent be madr for the use OF insulting Ian
EuaEe by individuals, and 1t will be seen whether
England and America, by the retrospective YER
die: Of public opinion, VIII continue the cultivation
Q: thxt mutual respect which Ia a. necessary IN
Pirate relaous In the life Of nations az such
ony deal tn overt acts, and these constitute metr-
Ira possible suhicct !or peCunlarJ compensation
Tie Timts ileAigpates the estimates Of American
dsmages put forth br Nj. Sumner a portcntous
As It has already reached f429 900 900, and may tl
future embrace tic possible earnings Of ail TIT
soldiers drawn from the ne1da Of pr. .duc;lre labo
by the war. The speech, 1t adds, Is wozthy Of Ar
Sumner, and deserves an impartial consideration
He ~ants, however, something more than Nations
PREPARATION from England, asking for contr4uo'
md public humiliation. The 7imea asse1t& thu
In this England IA cruelty Wrongcd, and Amer
lea has had no useful object served EIrreH!on
OF rrgret and pentence arc required BY the treaty
T1cas,ta OF pence, however, dictated bY con
guc1ors 1t the head OF armies, are found to he IN
c1euuabered br such expressions, and an acEnowi
cdk ment Of moral liability for these claIna mad
beforehand would prejudice the controversJ Ant
ssuitify tho proposed settlement In the cyent o
al arbitration, the government declaring EnX1Ant
not lt8blc to pay damages, the apology would b
consElcrcd under the VIEWS taken by Mr. Samne
on the4c points as pueI11e, unreasonable and IN
etnttslnanlIke.
The Lcndon Standard {Tory organ) says: TIL
American Senate hAe done more th4n reject tht
treaty, rs It has gtEcn the world reasoa 70 be
1icye that 3tr. Summers speech, rs cndorset
~ that srprcme body, covers ali the questions q
tosc:eu diplomacy Of the country. The Engt.sl
people now know what Ar. Motley will hare Il
am at In ia c1loytH to ar1angc the Alabama clatm
on the tasis now put forth. In some respect
good vii! eusue from tho caudoE which th
American Senator dispiays- The former dange
Was that England and its terms seou1d not excit
our Indignation They might aB we'll a1gu
aGaIust proposal for American uoopd to hold tn
Tower Of London as msteEia1 gnatante
OF that the Prince Of Wales should ht &C,
TO WASHINGTON ond placed In the hauds Of Il
FeIefA authorities AZ hostage Tor England
q Cd behavior In the future policy 0! Eng1a1
On this subject it Is no longer an open qucstio
America has formally recorded her resolution tn
there shall be no settlement Of the Alabama elatu
short Of that by which England shall surrender
discretion nnd gubmit to ans punishment Will
the United States Senate, In Its supremacy or
the Affairs Of the world, nay choose to irnics-
o,her *or1a, she has decided that the A1abar
claims shall not be amlcably settled whatever m:
ensue. The interval at the present day is lo1
between national hate and bomh1rdment 1t
nse.css 10 tSnore, and dangerous to 10
get, that the feeling in America ss one
intense and unmlusated hatred toWa
Grcat Britain, and that var With England won
te regarded as national luxury. but expenstv
England hns not only admitted that such T
xuald be expensive, but deplo1ablc- Under
circumstances it Is probable ths' the America
x1tl eject to keep tho Alabama claims In rcscT'
md await their opportunity for revenge nc
coeaply. War is not an agreeable solution, thou
invoking danger rAinH than dtsoonor.
unav be better TO accept any settlement wh
the uresept administration tn London may hi
noade Is the attitude Of the American Senate l.
ridiculous:
Summers speech creates IN intense cKtatemen
po.itca! circles At . cab:nc: meeting, sestcTd
tie subject Of the speech wAs informally discuss
AroLqGY DEMANDED Fob TIE eKtxCRk or !
BRIG NARY LOWELL
Loxpox, Msy
Instructions have been sent 70 Commodore r
1imose, commanding the british West lntlia SOU
ron, TO demand Of the Spanish authorities tn G.
the restoration Of the brig Mary Lowell. and
a7o1oR! for het selz1rr.
Yua43n.
KKFoRNs TO pE 1SAU0rRATKD.
ST. PETERSBURG, Ma!
The Russisu Council Of State propose to gr
more power to the Municipal Council: through
the Empire, to enlarge the number Of voters I
modify the press law.
Spuins
woaK on TIE NEW CONSTITUTION n rHE CoR1
MADRID, May
Estrada'a amendment 10 the constitution u
Lining the peroEatlse Of the croRn In ecc1eslass
matters Was rejected In the Cores JestctaAy.
The limitation OF the spiritual Jurisdiction o!
CHURCH WAS then discussed ill the adjournnlt
France.
7EE41T Will EEiE1rN.
PAE1s, May
a protocol for conference between France
Belgium h1s becn sisne,t
The Eldorado Wine.
M1. II. ". Higgins has lately assque,, en-
control Of the management and sale Of the fan
Esao:2do vine and bsAu1y. Heretofore i;
bcea Endc7 the direction Of what WAS KNOW