New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-23
THE HIGH COMMISSION.
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ever 10 presume that President Grants overtues have
been made In sincerity. and there y no reason 70 spp
bend that such party motives "A innhenced tne hae
against his predecessor viii preg,d9' ~, ts dim
Guilty remains aud cannot be conured away by recence
or observation-disclosures n Is enough % say that no
adjudication founded peto priaeipfi could be nc
by the United states. When Lord ki.seH Doomed 10
allow the good faith Of our Government 10 De Pls W.
issue directly indirectly he adopted as we THINK an
unciable position; but what would have been thonght
he had proceeded to require That our nonis3ny ,or
the escape Of the Alabama should be taken f0r
grantedp However The inquiry !. to be- conducted tbs
be the MAN, II not the first question 10 De ceter
mined and when 4. determined, the questions arising
out Of individual claims viii prove comparatively e@sy
one condition. however is necessary for the res
tOTatiOn Of thoroughly amcdlc understanding between
America ana Great Britain u s me reciP,ocai cul{a
ton Of good leeLngand cOTc-y on beh sides especially
by those who are supposed T. represent popular opOn
whether speakers or writers. Mr. D.rtFTs protest
against the habtual tone Of America. dcBaSOgue ana
Of American statesmen, on az subjects anecubZ
Great Britain, neither unfoundcf nor illtimcd and
Far be II from ms 10 Justify a that ~ have been done,
written, said, felt by Engi,hmcn bring the American
war. All these views may nave ft"h IfiFeIse ~ ~
short-sighod but they were as5urd not inspired po
any malignant hatred Of the Amerl an people, anu IN
such hatred found expression either j. Parliament " W
the Press We defy Americans TO hodnce any "a o.
indicating this sentiment from TIE rp,sChe ,r.,a, or
public man, or from the columns Of any heWsp ,fry
can az much be said Of public men or n'So $780,
in tin United Statcsl Can there. DC aly s,ssccb
regarding and The ordinar, ws 5ny Eneb
dents regarding England ND i,i"g dar fa
5ttT .icb iblyertiye. against friendly nation 10 rara-
s. m0u that CEN Bntldrl Would any Town Coun
ell not 70 speak Of the House OF ComWo33' ~ - 10 ~
raso,liio i'm honor Of American Rehesi u p ne ior
dted men in The United states q consider bow iar
these practices are consistent WIN s@uDl1' W.
MIR. DIsRAELd C 5.,sIII;
Mr. Disraeli sinned most deeply last nigh.
when he came to the .u2sS' sr co. and Amerlcan
Ministers like President Grant, speak oi ls we sre
td Win an nsolcnce which they address 10 no oth'r
DnUa npi ~ y
offensive expressions which they nllB ~ '',l'u W
i. hCy with jmpnnity Mr.. Disracj cails upon u 10
make known for all, that we VIII no. 'AI' su,h
treatment But again we must point ous thdL y hs
woyds mean anything, they mean r0r We 'ouia DOG
protest against the lnsOence OF va; os' ~ iVMaI
dispatches We could not demand conference 70 teach
him manners. The whole world WOMB lon Auienca IN
laughing at .uch dpomacy we PPnt th az o 81
that we should declare war against tLe ClSeq state.
because some Of their puDc men sbea VI Lns4ad
with scurrility or insoence u tle WIZ p.ypOs.gA
ever made by the responsible lealer % g'e@. parry
alOnc-neyer mind Mr.. sumner-and me ii'ASsuantc
statesmen will learn to moderate their EralA Inc MY
sion Of Lord De Grey is the best feDuAc u 0' NIALls
freedom Of Presidential utterance.
DANGER OF DELAY TO ENGLAND.
Tho "lotent wars as Mr.. Fish recently called
H. has lasted already at least three years too long and
has cost America alone hundred millions sterllhg IN We
price OF her public securities once cOrdiay ia amy
with England America OughttO De able u b0irOW t ne
per where she Is now paying seven "edo 10Y AhSs
sueecb II Is only rhe ADicrcl is hostile that Grai
Broia loses her Wstyht ~ Etoopean politics, weigns
which, may remark, tie Americans cO IA" desre Ler
10 lose refined Of that spcca ddhGer-a dangefo
! which other Power IN Europe Is e1pos+l-Jfe.s
Britain ia unburdened, and can Il her rulers pe@s.
exert her just authority A. favor OF moderate
cOunses of the Observance Of trtatrts anu OF INC r.'
every civilized people to remain under the govern
A PROTEST AGAINST CONCESSION.
! Prom The saturday R,riso.
! 1t is difficult to ascertain the course OF the
Transaction from the slpsop phrases in which Mr. Glad
stone as makes the Queen adopt the style Of lite
rary hOusemaJ; but it may be collected that the auds
cIos encrOachnens Of Gen. Buffers constituents aud
posed their vessels the risk Of lea. capture The Com
mission is to resume consideration OF matter whieht
has before consldered aDdSa hope OF an adjust
ment consistent with the honor OF England may pos IDLY
be kinded rekinded in extraordinary sangune minds
As 10 The Canadian FISHERIES, there was really no qu
10 consider discuss The Americans had, m 10
exercise OF their strict right ond for the purpose OF d
playing unfrendy teenng, terminated treaty under
which they entitled while IL lasted, to the use
the Fisheries Some OF their fishermen have since tree
passed on the hshinggr0und and exposed tAemeIyesb
capture and to the condemnation OF their vessels II The
Government OF the United states desired the renewal Of
former relations they liberty make Oyerturrs
for the purpose The President IN his message limited in
menacng language an intention OF forciby interfering
with the rights of the Dominion, from which, with wini
dscourtesy, he withheld its proper DIES gnaton. Tho
the dispute will be most cfectualy settled By the annex
OF Canada. IL not the business Of tho Queens
which neither England nor canada had anything
The S' Gonference nov Being employed" to fsal
! tate tine Reputation OF the Treaty of 1886 would
in itself have sufficiently encouraged the. pre-.
! tensions OF aggressive Government
! :. The choice OF American Commissioner concerns
the Government of the United states, and the names
which mentioned by Mr.. Gladstone not specially
| Objectionable TO England. The main objection 70 tho
whole scheme il the want OF an arbitrator who may DC
eide questions which the Commissioners are dNloel
joint Commission, though IL may be well qualified 70
settle matters of detail, must necessarily como TO
standstil when the main issues between the Two oouh
tries MIR. Gladstone declares that the Instruction
furnished to Lord De Grey and his colleagues viii prove
that the honor Of England has been carefully guarded
but Mr.. Gladstone sometimes holds peculiar views OF
national honor and 10 Is not yet certain that ls Gop1
ment may not hare geidea Le oniy po.ht; WHicH egs
redly IN dispute. Tie whole history Of diplomatic trans
! actions between England and America consists OF az
gressOns and threats the part Of tnc United State
too often provoked by excessive English piabliiy. ~
oUcrbedrig rudeneSs prOreS TO be once more seeest
il may be predicted that the next demand Will extend 10
the eXatOn OF the English domnOns Ia Norm Amer
! lea.