The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-24
nectlOn Of Great Britain contained in the aocu.

lection OF Great Britain contained in the docu
ment:-
The President OF the United States proposes u
buy up the claims or ITS subjects upon England LOT
tue losses caused by the depredatlons Of The Ala
cap soI very ma yeas as e Man
creditors OF the latter and purchased up their secur
ties. he could IN this way fa!l upon his victim IN
| payment to the uttermost farthmg. This Is the
1atare OF the proceeding recommended BY
Upon to Authorize the appointment Of a
| commission TO take proof Of tue amounts and
o. me claims ana 70 give n9tice Of them
! Once the amount and ownership OF tie claims are
arranged. authority VIII be given for their settle.
ment BY the United states, SO that the government
shall have the ownership OF these claims ana the re-.
sponslbe control OF all demands upon Great britain.
| II viii be seen that this mode Of action puts the
question altogether outside the pale OF arbitration
Inc representative OF England at the capital OF The
united States could not appear be.ore the Commits
sion without admitting The liability OF his govern.
ment The claims might be made to amount to
fabulous sum Tho seizure Of : Bosten nshlns
vessel By the Canadian cOastguards Tor trespassfig
within toe limits CT the Dominion fisheries is more
recent ground u complaint. IN reference TO this
take seos to noe the rights q 10
Iatls"-G sentence which may mean great deal or
vefy Little. The general tone oi the Message ID not
Of character calculated 70 lessen the anx'ties Of
Lord Granville. 1t indicates not so much a hostile
feeling the part OF the Unitc0 states against Eng
and an incnstior, on tic part OF The United states
10 take advantage OF t There IS one warning i'm.
pressed on the government by these sctlatiuns
flashing upon US from 50 many quarters. IL Is that
the navy should be made az powerful and as numer.
Gus as wealth and energy can make II, and that the
military forces OF the whole Kingdom should at once
be placed upon FOOTING calculated to ensure re-
spect for the national VIII anu safety Tor the ma
uonai domlnioDs Tae question Is no longer one
OF Clippings and savings, but concerns the exist
encc OF Great Britain as one OF the chef Powers oil
toe earth.
The Dublin Ereti'a0 Mail Of the 9Th, strong irish
tory paper, discusses the Alabama claims III the fol
lowing Manner
The difficulty about the Alabama claims was en-.
trey home made, Just as the difficulty about the
Trent would have been but for the courage and
pro'nputude OF Lord Pamerston and just rs the
present Russian difficulty Will be II the manly words
OF Lord Granville should be frustrated by pusilani.
nous acts. II the British government had said at
the outset that they would not hold the nation ac-
countabe FOR consequential damages' IN this Gaze
there would have been no more about 1t. By ralter
Ing and vaciilatinG backing ana Hling Lord Claren-
to be built lii England, III some sort English acts.
They we're nothing OF The kind. II would DC as rca
sonable for Prussia 10 demand from England
damages on the part Of the widows and children Of
Lanawehr men who nave fallen By English rides,
supple, to the garrison Of Parls by Birmingham
gunmakers, as Tor America to claim compensation
FOR losses INFECTED by her own rebellious citizens
sailing IN British built ship. Two motives keep up
the marketable irritation about the Alabama.
1t is available for eec.ioneering specuaols
in America and Tor StockjCbbing specuiations
in England. We do not say that 1t cannot be
made INTO a real quarrel by assduous discussions In
tkose quarters. Alternate blisterng and lomentlng
may exasperate very simple sore iIte gangre-
nous Inflammation. But It the British Ministry con-
tlnues CURLY to deny that they were guilty OF any
negligence, as President Grant says they do The
American people are not sHch fools as to set about
convlctiDg them Of an error OF opinion by force OF
arms. That catastrophe would be too grave TO be
rashly tempted by nation which has no dynasty 10
support upon throne by military prestige. Neither
the English nor the American nation have any de-
sire Tor The interests OF both are all the side
Ct peace. II peaccmUngefs and stock ioobers would
give over discussing the Alabama question it would
Soon drop into oblivion