The New York herald., 1871-02-24

reiisned this instance OF federal interference,
but no doubt Grady, who was, after all, the
principal attraction of the occasion, was fully
satisfied
The Joint High Observation-Disclosures
Lovely, but Nothing Certain.
Earl de Grey and Ripon, Professor Mon
tague Bernard and Lord Charles Tenterden,
secretary Of the Joint High Commission on
the part of England, with a number of
attaches, arrived by the steamship Cuba at
this port on the 22d February, which Earl de
Grey thought "a most auspicious day for our
arrival, and the distinguished party left yes
terday for Washington. From the opinions of
these eminent gentlemen as given in yester-
days HERALD we might say, if we could be
excused in graphic Northwe stern express
sion, that everything is lovely and the
goose hangs high" Earl de Grey and Ripon
says, 81 have the best hopes for an early and
satisfactory settlement of all questions pending
between this country and England. I have
every reason to believe that both sides will
display moderation, and our object is to pro-
mote harmony between the two countries.
We are on an errand of peace. Further
more," says his Lordship, 1--WE have ample
discretionary powers to treat upon and settle
all the questions that may be brought into
discussion" All of her Majesty's Commis-
sioners entertain the same hopeful views of
the subject.
Thus, then, stands the case. England's
Commissioners come as doves OF peace, each
and all bearing the olive branch as the emblem
of their mission. They have full faith in
our Commissioners, and with full powers to
settle all the vexing questions between the
two countries they believe all these questions
will be settled, and that John Bull and Brother
accord of
John Anderson, my Jo John
and his guide wife, or in the romantic attach
ment of young bride and groom on their
honeymoon excursion to Niagara Falls. We
are glad to learn, too, that General Schenck,
although fighting man of the old Nor'western
school of ''ffty-four forty OF fight" has
become tired of wars alarms, and is devoted
to the charms Of peace There was time
when the General in Fourth of July grafton,
delighted to flop the American eagle Ia the
face of the British lion; but age brings wis
dom and experience teaches the blessings of
peace. General Schenck, therefore, is all
right, and so are all our Commissioners They,
like Englands peacemaksrs, are all for peace
and the prosperity and progress of the English
speaking race, and so we may confidently rely
upon the complete success Of this Joint High
Commission.
Still, though everything is hopeful, nothing
is certain. The claims on both sides are to be
brought in and adjusted, and here the shoe
begins to pinch We have the Alabama claims,
certain claims in the Northeastern fisheries
and certain claims touching the navigation
of the st. Lawrence to put in, and we did not
suppose, until the other day, that the counter
claims of England amounted to anything. But
the ferocious Canadians have spoiled that
happy conceit They, too have their claims
the Fenian raid claims-and upon these there
is margin upon which they can bring in bill
of damages for two millions, or ten, twenty
or forty millions Of dollars, as the case may
require, to Offset our Alabama claims. Next
the rampant Nova Scotians, we fear, will
bring in their bill of costs for watching, ar
resting in or driving off from their forbidden
waters our Yankee fishermen. Then it is
possible that those enterprising English
blockade runners of our late Southern re-
bellion may trump up some claims for unlaw-
full seizures of their ships. Lastly, we ex-
pect to see "Monsieur Tonson come again."
with those famous Anglo-rebel cotton loan
bonds, or for damages for certain seizures of
English cotton in Georgia and elsewhere,
bought of the Confederate States, and burnt
or confscated by the United States armies
1t is against these offsets, and such as these
that we would warn her Britannia Majesty's
members of this Joint High Commission and
our own members too. Let them remember
the English roast beef and plum pudding
Alabama claims treaty negotiated by Reverdy
johnson, accepted by Andy johnson, and
knocked in the head by the Senate. Summers
speech on that occasion is good text to 60
by. He is 6shy on St. Domingo, but he was
sound on these Alabama claims. On that bust
ness heavy balance is due to the United
States, against all offsets, and without it there
will be no peace.
Congress Ycsterday-GeneraI Appropriation
Bills.
Both houses yesterday developed remark
able degree of industry in the right direction.