New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-22

waro Bay and over the embouchure Of the Mississippi.
E" a,sS !. The rule Bay nay
Nova Scotia and xSC s.va
through treaties tho American case that the Bay OF
excepting Ss o snss o that sG the who Bay
belongs exclusively to British Jurisdiction, inougn ~
would easy to show that IN otncr sSc
them from making the Ire'on nssSs might
tho question is IN itself one whIS aw o. Estions
provides rules but the correct apptsrnniionai
rules Is matter Of fact and se ever facts
1t no doubt true the other hand, that te
in one %n9 any sSt cord easily settle BY equitable
compromise and In fact during the ,vcysy has
virtually been asleep But there very many motives
which at the present moment may lead the Anin,Ji u
spirit and the feeling Of the Canadians, which must po
carefully reckoncd with since The eonsodnIo' ~ s
sale very respectful concessions which this
country is in the habit Of making TO the United states
have occasionally has been compared to the
ono Popcry" cry In this country IL is very VgdrNey
much dscredted, only taken uD In the last resort put
Il is seldom without effect Few Englishmen who nave
convcrscd with educated Americans on the subject nave
40 OF popular appeal Is sctupuOusly avoided ana
utterly despsed by all respectable men Yet true as
of refinement from the United states so far from reflect
ing tho abiding popular sentiment 90 hot
present his opinions when under stress OF PDHICn
cxiSency; nor indeed even could we believe eaen sue
eessye popular outery to DE hGG ~ n ano dansro
For Americans are very apt to commit IN pol tae
CoS th0 sne r often committed In literature Many
travellers who wrote Of the United States Thought oh u
their Engsh readers and forgot uderestimated the
effect which their idle and superficial eavs might have
IN America 1t il probable tLaI American pohtclanS
"n in tbs eonniy nv their political demon STATIONS.
NO dangerous miscaicuatiOn could DO Inade; an
American party campaign may DE nndeTtaken 70 en- n,
force particular view OF international question TO
which tine leaders attach no special importance, a.u
hardly expect any TO he attached. some dlp0matuo
action may, perhaps, follow which IL regarded by ls
authors as mere imnateral sacrhce 10 . passlInS
political exlgeDcy. Aud then suddenly American dpo 20
matiss may find themselves confronted 10y store Oh
public Indignation " Inch has been gradually agcun,
lang in this country for which they were totiy u
prepared, but which no English Government vi" dare 10
resist.
The letter OF our American correspondent,
which published yesterday lrecaptn,atng inc points
hut not surprising phase OF the Alabama discussions
The claims have been heretofore treated simply as poI
caI matter. The American Government has held itseif
TO be wronged by the British Government and has de,
minded @ put N a of Tine the ptre really ag
reyed~the private sufferers by the cruise OF the Ala
,Tns T,c American people through their public men
and the press have said frankly that they are not
anxious for "a settlement They would rather Keep tne
"mcson open NOT spoil good quarrel when they have
It, wait for the day when hey Hhal DC aDg 10
shall he n substantial compensation Tor the hatlOha
wrong they profess to have suffered and tine cessl0h ~
which shall be punishment to England Tor her uiehu
Illness during the war. ,.,..,,,.,, ,,o ,,,,, d,,
In the mean time there are individuals who thnK c d
ernment at Washington processes to maintain mo actua
sufferers by the escape of the Alabama WIN te co on.
sidpratjopS of private interest outweigh inc patrotc
feeling which il found elsewhere. They think, naturally
| that as tho claims are money claims tney shoud Dt
trootrd smny IA matter of business the accounts sent
| in properly examined and settled IA quickly AZ posi-
le without reference to the injury received oy Ahe
con eplpcs or the possible future OF Canada IEey nd
mit-and tue admission Ia of the greatest possible I'M
portance a justification Of Engand-tha, the 9psl.cle
NOT raised on side. England has progressed heseH
ready TO submit the question OF her liability 10 afDr
tior and II that should bo decided against her. t. a
noint mi xed Commission for the purpose OF ascertain
iu the Sums due Two successive Governments III inns
| OF Jle question.