The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-06
BRITISH AGGRAVATTON.


TIE cable informs us that Mr.. Dixie has
given notice in the British House of Com
mons of his intention to offer resolution of
regret that the Government had assented to
the holding of the Black Sea Conference on
the conditions dictated by Prince Gortscha-
koff. Such q resolution as this may do to
inform the world, upon the authority of the
House of Commons, that a large portion of
the British public would much prefer not to
yield to the demands of Russia, but what
other good end it will serve it is somewhat
difficult to understand. In fact, Mr.. Dilkes
motion is something like Mr. Disraelis speech
IN re Ben. Butler and the Fenian resolution
passed by our House of Representa-
tives it is ''mere sound and fury,
sigrifying nothing" The London Conference
has not yet concluded its labors, but in spite
of the British bluster which greeted the
notice given by Russia of her determination
to no longer regard the treaty which excludes
her navy from the Black Sea, it is tolerably
certain that all the Russian demands will sub
stantially be complied with, for the good aud
sufici ent reason that England cannot help
herself. The Tory leaders are endeavoring to
make some capital out of this circumstance
and also out of the unsettled difficulties be-
tween England and the United States. But
it would have been just the same if the Tories
instead of the liberals had been in power,
and the bluster of Mr.. Disrael, Mr.. Dixie,
and other dissatisfied Britishers will have
about the same effect upon Prince Gortsoha-
koff as it has upon the irrepressible hero
of Big Bethel and Fort Fisher.
Go io NJ ol;
have great cause to be thankful that they hap
pened to be out of Office Just at the present
juncture, for they are now able to criticize
the liberals for doing great many humiliating
and unpleasant things which they would have
been compelled to do themselves if they had
been in power.
Mr.. Dixie who proposes to offer the above
mentioned resolution, is a Liberal, which
may account for his only desiring an express
sion of regret. That he should desire even
such mild censure upon the Government
only proves how irritated men of all parties
are at the peculiarly pacific attitude England
has been compelled to assume of late. Mr.
Gladstone can reply to his resolution of regret
as he might have replied to Mr.. Disraelis
demand that the United States House of Re-
spectfully than it is in the habit of doing, by
simply asking the question, "What do you
propose to do about it ?" and Mr.. Dixie, we
are afraid, would be unable to give satisfac-
tory reply. The fact is, in the Black Sea mat
ter England was Obliged to submit to the de-
mands of Russia any how, and a conference
was the best method of doing 30 with as little
humiliation as possible, and the action of the
government in acceding gracefully to an ar
rapgement which gave England at least a
chance to be heard was undoubtedly polite.
But polite policy is not always popular;
and We can readily understand and sympa-
thize with the feelings of the belligerent
Britons, who have the disposition but not the
ability to resent the snubs their government
has received of late from Russia and Prussia,
not to mention the plain language of Presi-
dent Grants message and the Fenian resolu-
tion passed by the House of Representatives.
The SAGE. "A change has within few
days past been made in the management of
the Age, which we hope will conduce to its
future prosperity. The firm of Robb q
Welsh has been dissolved by the retirement
of Mr.. William II. Welsh, to whose ability
mucn OF tne success OF Ine paper hitherto has
been due, and the Age will hereafter be con-
Quoted by Mr.. James M. Robb and Colonel
Charles j. Biddle, under the style of Robb &
Biddle. Colonel Biddle has for some time
been connected with the Age as an editorial
writer, and he has vigorously and ably repre-
sentea the interests of the Democratic party.
AS one of the publishers of the Age he NAV
be expected to devote himself with more
energy than heretofore to the work he has in
hand, and in future contests his Republican
antagonists must be prepared to resist more
vigorously than ever, if they do not wish to
be annihilated. The Age has been obliged to
fight the battles of the Democracy almost
single handed in this city, and we can bear
testimony to the fact that it has fought them
ably. We wish the Age all material pros
perity under its new management, and we
hope ultimately to have the pleasure of con-
verting it from its political heresies to the
true faith.
SPEAKER BLAINE in his address to the new
House OF Representatives said that "the most
wholesome Legislation which the House pro-
duces and perfects is that which results from
opposing forces mutually eager and watchful
and well-nigh balanced in number" II this
is sound doctrine, the interests of the people
will be better protected by the new Congress
than by those which have preceded IL and