The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-14

maze right or being the common carrier for the
greater part OF the civilized world was sud-
denly made the victim OF the angry pas
sioas of each party IN ITS turn. Mr.. Jefrer-
son haa by this time succeeded to power.
this respect the general policy pursued by hts
predecessor, ana 10 which he had gwen his assent
as an adviser OF Washington. Gut the dilemma was
= painful one. His love 81 peace prompted the en-
tire withdrawal OF the commerce OF the country
from the ocean, which was equivalent 70 surren-
der for the tine OF the whole question az ISSUE To
us no had been the more compelled by necessity
created BY his e1lsct or the maintenance ana
growth OF navy without the protection OF which
nkey 10 gain respect The embargo which followed
was public confession OF weakness luslIiled only
by secessity.
THE WAR or 1872
Tue war came. IL was deliberately declared by
as means OF bringing Great Britain to reason. An
experience OF Two years, with no decided issue on
eiller SIDE, was found SUFFICIENT TO enect that OBJ
lect Al orer OIL friendly mediation made by Russia
cleared inc way for direct communication, the
issue OF which was the assembly OF commissioners
TO treat at Client In the SPRING OF 1914 On the oath
OF Dece Hber, 1914, tho treaty or peace with Great
Britain was made which has secured the pacific
relations OF the Two countries In period now ex-
tenclny beyond half century.
- THE 1914 TREATY WITH ENGLAND.
~ the character Of that treaty there were opposite
naiiea with universal JOY. II was objected 10 1t
that IN terms II settled none OF the great questions
81 neutral rights, Tor the defence OF which the war
had been declared. and lett matters much In the
conditisn In which they were before. Literally
speaking, the remark may DO true, and yet In point
OF TACT l6 IL the very opposite OF truth. Great
ErtaiD IN terms, yielded nothing OF the pretensons
she had advanced before the war. IL IL not her
habit nor the habit OF any great nation 10 Illuminate
Itself unnecessarily. On The other hand. nom tho
date OF mat treaty down TO this moment not uues-
ton has been raised nor u complaint made OF tho
repetition OF any such scenes the ocean as were
happening every day before. The baIbarous prac-
tlce or lnpressmanJ has been voluntarily aban-
doned. The claim OF right 70 the services or a
subject IN despite OF naturalization elsewhere has
never since been advanced. and has very lately
been explicitly surrendered; and from being fierce
enemy 10 the maintenance OF neutral rights Great
Britain has gradually been becoming our aptest
scholar Indeed she has outrun her perceptor. For
in 1856 she gave IN her adhesion 10 the treaty or
Paris which abandoned the pratlcal practice OF
privateerng, and recognized the principle she had
SO long contested, OF free ships, free goods.
Mr.. Adams closed by showing that thus the
greatest mitigation Of the horrors Of bad been
secured.
FINS.
At the conclusion OF the reading OF the address
Mr. W LfIA1 Nj. LgARTs, In short ana eloquent
commendatory speech, moved the thanks Of the so-
cicty To Mr. Ada ms, and request that the address
be printed by the socett. Mr.. w. O. BRYANT Sec
ondcd THIS proposal which, on being put TO the
meeting was unanimously approved. e1