The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-13

power over his audiences, and those who
hearken to his preaching cannot soon forget
his appeals. Go and listen to the words which
come from his lips, now with the sweetness Of
Hybla's honey and now with the power and
stir Of the tones Of trumpet. Go and let
him persuade you to become almost a Chris
tian, and by Heavens help you may be saved.
Go hear him and be better men. Amen.
The Alabama Claims In tho House OF
The treaty of Washington, or at least the
main points oft, must already have come, BY
cable, to the knowledge Of the British govern
ment and Parliament. In the House of Lords
yesterday the provisions Of the treaty regard
ing the Alabama claims were, without direct
reference to the treaty itself, severely criti-
cised by Lord Redesdale, who repudiated all
responsibility on the part of England ''for the
depredations of the Alabama and kindred
ships. The argument of the noble Lord does
not, however, hold good, for although
it is commended that ''the Alabama was
not armed when she left British waters"
1t may, on the other hand, be safely said
that 1t was well known to the British authori-
ties that the Alabama and s'kindred ships,
left British ports for no other purpose than to
prey on American commerce. That England
is morally, if not legally, responsible for this
injury inflicted on American shipping interests,
has already been virtually acknowledged by
the English Commissioners, whatever Earl
Granville, who seems to ignore this fact, may
say to the contrary. FL
The British Secretary for Foreign Affairs is
therefore ill-advised when he talks about the
resistance to the payment Of these claims"
There is no doubt that the treaty will yet I'M
dergo q minute criticism before 1t will be rati-
fled by Parliament and the tories, led by
Mr.. Disraeli, will probably make political cap
ital out of it. But loud as the traditional
British lion may roar at first, he will in the
end be brought to "roar you as gently as a
cooling dove"
The Miners and tho Railroad BsonopoIists.
1t is gratifying to hear that the Pennsylvania
miners and their employers arg likely to come
to some compromise, 50 that work may be re-
sumed at the mines. We hope it may be so
for the sake of the poor miners and their fami-
lies, who suffer most by such an unequal con-
test. While we are opposed to all unlawful
combinations and to interference with the in
dividual rights either Of capitalists or of la
borers not in association with others, we must
say that the effort of the great railroad corpo-
rations aud coal monopolists to reduce the
wages OF the workmen or to keep them down
to almost starvation point is monstrous in
justice. The monopolists make great noise
about giving the workmen few cents q ton
advance for getting out the coal, while they
charge four, Eve or moro dollars ton for
transporting it few miles. The wages OF the
miners do not make coal dear in New York,
Philadelphia and other parts of the country,
blu. the extortionate charges of railroad COM
panies for transportation. Through this ex-
tortioa ton of coal that is worth on the sur
face, at the mouth Of the pit, two or three
dollars, costs the consumer in New York eight
or nine dollars. II Is time the American pub
lie should know who are the oppressors and
extortioners. 1t is not the few cents, more or
less, per ton paid to the miners that make thu
difference of price to the consumer, but the
enormous charges and profits Of employers and
the railroad corporations.