The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-02
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sIYe speech on the American Treaty
GLoNboN, March / .Gsir Stafford North.
cote, who was one of the Joint Commits.
sioners ON the Washington Treaty. writes
TO the London Globe excepting to the un-
favorable comments Of that journal upon
the promotion or Lord Ripon TO Mar.
qnisate Tor his services in the Commission
and says that the ex-C Commissioners are
silent upon the charges Of negligence,
slovenliness, and other faults which have
been made against them from dispoSi-
ton not tofprther complicate the unE6rtll.
nate difficulty. which he trusts may vet
be satisfactorily solved. -
Minister Gladstone, In his letter to q
newspaper correspondent denying that he
used in his speech offensive language con-
earning the Washington Treaty attributed
10 him, says; ut Is an entire mistake TO
suppose l have ever said that every ra.
tional mind must see but one meaning in
the Treaty Of Washington. Nothing
would have induced me 10 use such an ex.
preston. The limit Of my assertion stated
briefly ia as follows;; 7 believe the
meaning Of the treaty 10 be clear and un-
ambiguous, according TO any legitimate
test whatever which can be applied. It
Is this proposition ]. am, Of course, ready
to sustain in the argument, but every
other person Is equally entitled 10 think
II he sees cause that what l hold 10 be
clear and !unambiguOLls is dark and doubt
full, or clear and unambiguous In q
sense contrary TO mine. What / trust Is
that others, upon the close of the exam
inatlon, will not see cause to think
any such thing on stiiis point. U A lit
tie time and patience cannot fail thor.
oughly to- elucidate, and set aside the
remark which l did not use, and which
think open to Severe animadyersion. /
have always understood and still under
stand that any man is at liberty to hold
and to state, with the utmost confidence,
an opinion as to the meaning Of docu-
ment, and this | lave done without being
open 70 the charge Of what / conceive TO
be gross offence, namely his presuming
to restrain from others the liberty which
he claims himself. Indeed, speaking ac-
cordlng to the usages and habits Of Eng.
lish public lie, feelas IL the utterance OF
such propositions were not so much of
truth as u truism. II, however, this truth
or trueism be applicable 10 documents in
general, 1t requires but q moderate share
ofmodesty to adopt 1t in the case Of the
documents such as the treaty and its
protocol." ~" ~ a..-, god. .l'i7i7' ~
Excitement Over tho Assault Upon
@ the Queen. .--..',--.-
The assault upon the Queen yesterday,
by OConner, isi the theme Of universal
comment in the journals. Previous to the
attack OConner scaled the iron railing,
ten feet in height, which surrounds the
courtyard at Buckingham Palace. When
he approached the carriage Of the Queen,
he first saw Lady Churchill, the lady in
waiting, who was riding with Her Males
ty, and was about to assault her, but he
soon discovered his mistake and turned
upon the Queen. Her Majesty's groom,
John Brown, who was riding behind her
carriage, upon witnessing the action of
OConner, leaped tromihis horse, arrested
and disarmed the assailant, The prisoner
will be brought to the Bow street station
this morning, when preliminary exami-
nation will be held. m l q :. e, - II g2a
All approaches to, the Bow street police
station are jammedl by an immense con-
course Of people, who have gathered in
the, hope Of catching q glimpse Of o. Con
ner, the assailant OF the Queen. The faith
er of the prisoner Is an Irishman, while
the other portions of his family arc Eng.
lish and belong to ProteNtant Church.
OiConner's house has been thoroughly
searched by detectives, but nothing what
ever was found to criminate any one with
him in his dastardly Act. ~ gg-r3 I''f
s7 The Lancet, well known medical Jour
nal, gives the number of casualties in this
city on Tuesday last caused by the falling
Of stands and the moving Of the great mass
Of people congregated TO view the Thanks
giving demonstration at 229, only two of
which, 1t says, resulted fatally. Most Of
the injuries consisted of broken legs, rib
dlslocations, and other limb cuts.
I LONDON, March 1.-EVcning -rhu %
sailant Of the Queen was brought before
police magistrate in Bow street, at noon
to-day, for examination. The Cont room
and all Its approaches were densely
crowded. The prisoner presented very
boyish and not unpleasing appearance,
and to.dayawas quiet and unassuming in
his manner. On being interrogated by the
magistrate, he stated that his name was
CConner; that he was born In England,
but his father was a native Of Ireland. It
was subsequently elected that his grand.
father was the well known Feargus
O'Conner, one OF the leaders Of the Chart
ist movement ,........ ,....--
John Brown, Her 1Iajesty's groom, ,Col.
Hardinge, Equerry to the Queen, and
Prince leopold Testified to tho cir.
cumstances of the assault, Of which
they were all eye witnesses. Their
statements do not differ materially
from the accounts already telegraphed to
the Associated Press. One OF the police.
men into whose custody 0'Conncr was
delivered, swore that the prisoner said the
reason he had not loaded the pistol was
because it was broken; that he repeatedly
exclaimed, II wish to God l had sue.
ceeded" that he vowed that he had in.
tended to present the petition for ,Fenian
amnestye to. tho Queen in St. Paul's Ca.
thedral on Tuesday wien she was sur.
rounded by her Ministers; that,hc then
had the pen and ink ready for her to sign
the document with; that he would have
made an attempt, but the crowd was so
great that he could not get near Her
Majesty. sla...e,-.. .sis.4
Two papers found on the prisoner
when he was seized, were produced IN the
court, and each one pardoning all Fenian
convicts, is, in substance, as follows: ~
~, Victoria, Queen by the grace OF
God, make the following declaration
WHEREAS, There arc now confined in the
various prisons throughout the kingdom,
a number Of lrishmen, known as celebrat!
cd Fenians; WHEREAS, They were i'm.
prisoned with my sanction, having rebel.
led and conspired against the Crown, and
to weaken and destroy my power and
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