The New York herald., 1870-01-06
OUR FOR EIGy POLICY.
Tho e-Snrdinc" Of tho State Depnrfncnt-
U0 Lacks RnskhoMc.

From the Albany Arg,s tde nocraticI. Jaa. A.
The LONDON Soect0for. after paving very dubious
compliment to Secretary Fsh's manner OF conduct
ing diplomatic correspon lence says
rhs american case So; on m tho alabama Question strong
cstei bn! Mr. fish does not do II justice
The American people VIII bo str )ngy Inclined TO
agree wth the S,1etdSjr IA THIS opillon Mr. Fish's
assduitg has been exhibited mucn more forcibv In
other matters tnan IN prosecuting claims against
Great Britain for the damage done our co nuerce
By the Alabama and the violations OF international
law permitted By the goyennenL OF Great Britain
during the cary years OF our civil war. AZ the Sp3C
tator truly remarks. though aluding. per-
hans, merely To his recent correspondence
Win the English Ministry Mr.. Fish has
not done Justice to this matter, and people
are by no means sa,lsdcd with tho course adopscl
ny the present administration same 1t Is no,
our policy to wait. Luouyh IT assuredy is that OF
rnaiaha 20 nave Tue Iarther prosecution OF the
to nn indefinite period.
While the matter in abeyance wc could not
cons stently connive at tho fitting out of prvaeers
On the part OF foreign nations III ports for the
purpose OF inluring English commerce, IN that
country should en- rage In hostiites with any r.
England knows LDts, and - not anxious for sc tie
uent Of these claims; beng iully aware also. that
tho longer they arc permitted to remain unset ed
the more favorable IL the cDance Afforded to England
OF getting OH easily. Secretary Fish has only been
playing INTO the hands OF tine English by his apathy
on thus subject. ana has had the "wOo pulled over
his eyes" very eiiectualy by The scheners and dip
omaes upon tho otner SIDE OF ene water.
The mental capacity OF thus disciple OF Machiavelll
and Talleyrand, the 'sardine OF State Depart
mcnt, viii not perni. OF hls having very many
irons la the ire' or OF undertaking more tnan oae
Intricate diplomatic movement ut a tune, and has
attention has been SO particularly engaged of late Ia
learning to walk Soanlsh" t!iat really. nc has had
no time Tor anything esc Spain-nolwl his % ading
the Insults offered to us ny her officials She fear
fui outrages pcrpetated upon American citizens by
these same Spanish representatives In Cuba-niusi
be nwned upon, ana the Cuban insurrcctiOn must
be crushed, aud the efforts OF the Secretary nave
been almost exclusively given to these .'wortnyu OBJ
ects. Over .Fisn' dinners the fate Oi Cu0a set
lied, and at these DLsn3 Oanquets the Spanish repre-
Ecntatlvcs were codded and made mucl Of ana 50
great was Tue distinction drawn between the cause
OF the Cuban parrots and that oi sDal tnat the
secretary was never more deli Rhted tua when ne
could mako Fish OF one and flesh or anGther.u In
thi5 a'nlaDc ana .'honOrable business tue energies
OF our eplcurean Secretary havc Dcea entirely
absorbed, and the Alabama CLAIMS and the outra,cS
perpetratcd upon unolienJin. American citizens In
England, and the murder ana Imprisonment VI other
unoncnding Americans IN Cuba, nave been oil ior-
gotten. or rather, have been conveniently ignore
for fear Of giving offence TO the nations which are
responsible Tor tlcm. 10 our shame Oc II said the
Alabama claim Is not tho only matter which called
for Immediate attention that oar Doneless sarllnc
has neglected. to which has failed 10 do justice
and our people Will yet Ieci keenly tho Illumination
which his want OF sense and courage has boon the
means OF bringing upon Us.