New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-19

=, oroo clear to thcm that our relations
':.t' .,,ou, we're in q condition OF what the
Wv" .o;o,a call Gan unstable equilibrium"
- ,hot any trifling event might bring us
''JaonIv into An attitude of positive hostility.
re- This immersion il as general iii the coun-
trv at large AZ it is among intelligent observ-
ers On both sides of tho line, it will exert
stronp influence in favor of the ratification
of the Treaty. The official journal goes on 10
state that the so-called sacrifices made by tho
Dominion in fact amount to very little. Inc
Pigment of sovereignty parted with In slirren-
dering Che FREQ navigation of the st. Lawrence
cost the Dominion nothing. The opening of
the Fisheries to the United States was COM
pensated partly by tho grant OF American
fishing grounds TO the Canadians, and
much more fully by the admission OF
the products of the Canadian Fisheries
free Of duty to the United STATES.
For these and other reasons stated III detail
The Leader hopes that tho Treaty will be
promptly ratified and will serve as lasting
bond OF peace and amy between The two
communities. The fact that this is a more
favorable Treaty than could have been ncgo-
tiatcd by the Dominion alone, Is used to point
moral IN ihYOf or INC OonicucidtiVh 'N" va
the Government policy.
The Montreal Ga,ette takes The same view Of
the Trcaty, and * especially gratifed by the
recognition Of the Dominion Parliament
involved in tho provision submitting several
articles OF Tie Treaty 10 ratification by them.
The Witness of the same city is also OutSpokcn
! in its approval.
The Heold. on the contrary. finds that on
the Alabama o.. On Britain " has lost every
thing but honor" ~ does not decidedly
commit itself against the Treaty, but forcsecs
| the probability OF serious financial complica-
| lions to follow in the wake of tbe commissions
of compensation. The Quebec Gazette gives
utterapce to its fears chat tho Senate OF
Washington and the Parliament of London
may agree upon the ratification without
regard TO the protest of tho Dominion.
| The Toronto Globe makes a violent partisan
! opposition to the whole Convention, evidently
deyoting al it's ingenuity to convert the Treaty
| into an engine of offenso against tho actual
Government. II is especially dissatisfied that
tins agreement, in giving us the Fisheries, has
deprived the Canadians of the arm upon which
they relied for forcing MS into reciprocity.
The opposition journals In Nova Scotia
and New Brunswick, ~ was to he expected,
attack the Treaty with great bitterness az
sacrificing the interests of thc distant Provinces
for the benefit of Canada. 1t is not very
probable that an opposition so unreasonng
and so divided against itself will exert much
influence in the Parliament where Sir John A.
Macdonald counts at present upon SO large
and wcll-dsciplincd q majority.
There has not as yet been any sufficiently
general expression of public opinion III En-
gland in regard TO the matter. We have, by
cable, an a. of The TimcSs preliminary
leader. which seems vi. ,rously in favor of a
prompt ratlcaton The Tories have begun in
Parliament an omnous showing of teeth under
tho leadership OF Disracli, aud find at their
side most unusual though perfectly logical
ally in the person OF Lord Russell, who comes
forward to defend his own endangered record
right in feeling anxious about this Treaty. Its
ratification will be population of that adroia
and persistent labor of his Administration in
evading the duties of neutral while British
builders were fitting out their coIsairs to prey
upon our commerce. But it is to be hoped
that The sober second thought of England has
at last condemned the acts which were then
so heartily approved. The feelings of AZ aged
statesman more or less will probably not be
allowed to stand in the way of settlement 80
imperatiyoly demanded by the interests of
two great nations.