The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-21

work is accomplished, and that his return te
the coast has been prevented by the
jealousy Of the native chiefs. Should
such be the case, and should he now be
willing to undertake the homeward journey
we may rest assured that, in company with
our daring correspondent, no native chief will
be powerful enough to prevent the homeward
journey; nor can there be any doubt that in
telligence Of the restoration of DR.. Living
stone, the greatest traveller of his own or any
former age, to the homes of civilization will
be received with delight by thousands upon
thousands in every land. Should his work not
be done, and should he desire to remain, Mr..
Stanley may not be unwilling to remain with
him and assist in the completion of his work.
In any case, we must soon know what are the
actual facts; and it is no longer presumptuous
to take it for granted that, with the discovery
of the long-lost Livingstone and with the
solution Of mystery which is older than the
Pyramids and older than the colossal gran
deurs of Thebes, the name Of the New YORK
HERALD and the fame of HERALD enterprise
will be lastingly and forever associated.
BcwiIdering Old Time Diplomacy Versus
Modern Progress and Frankness.
Mr. Secretary Fish has not the ideas Of the
present age. His mind dwells in the past
He believes in secret diplomacy. Though the
Cabinet Minister of republic, where every
thing should be open and above board, and
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consulted and followed in all questions of
public policy, he thinks the government
should hide its proceedings from the people
and act independently Of them, He is indig-
nant at the publication Of the proposed sup
Elemental treaty with England and the whole
correspondence between the Bnkish and
American governments which led to it by the
HERALD, and would, no doubt, punish oil con-
cerned in the exposure If he had the power
1t is dreadful offence in the eyes Of this old
fogy Secretary to enlighten the public on the
doings Of the government In Europe there
is naturally remnant Of this ancient
system Of secret diplomacy and DISCUSSES
remaining; but even there statesmen
begin to feel the influence Of modern
progress and to deal more frankly with the
monarchical statesmen even in this respect.
In this free country State secrets and diplo-
matte chicanery are entirely out of place.
Everything should be made known, and on
expression of public opinion invited on all
matters of great interest. For the President
or any member of his Cabinet to act otherwise
is an assumption Of unwarrantable authority.
The executive officers of the government in
this republic are the servants of the people, and
not their masters.
All through this deplorable controversy with
England about the Washington Treaty and the
claim for consequential damages the Secretary
of State. has studied his own will and views
and paid little regard to the public; and, now
that he has brought himself and the country
into the worst kind of ENHANCEMENT, he is
more DESTROYS than ever of Disgusting his con-
duct. He thought, no doubt, that he was
doing remarkably clever thing when he left
the treaty in an ambiguous form, and then,
for popular effect, made a claim which was
subject to dispute. But the British statesmen
proved too much for him. Then, to extri-
cate himself from the dilemma, and to save
his pet treaty at all hazards, he continued
to pursue tortuous policy. Contemplating a
surrender to British buster, even while pro-
testing that the United States could not and
would not recede from the position taken, he
tells our Minister in London to suggest to
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proposition to withdraw the claim for indirect
damages came from Mr.. Fish, but it did not
accord with his bewildering diplomacy to avow
that. He wanted it to appear and tried to
make it appear that the proposition originated
with the British government. The next step
was to inveigle the Senate into an expression
Of opinion in favor of his plan of surrender
while he kept the people ignorant Of what he
was doing. He brings all the power of party
and administrative influence to bear upon the
Senate, and gets the State Department lobby,
the Alabama Claims lobby and all the stockjob-
bling interest he can get at to urge that body to
adopt the supplemental treaty He has had no
regard for public opinion or the honor Of the
nation. With these facts in view we ask the
President if it be not time to remove this in
cubus from his Cabinet and to return to the
manly, straightforward way of conducting af-
fairs with foreign nations which characterized
the republic in former times and which is in
accordance with our popular institutions?
Political Movements In the South
How stands Grcclcys
The voice of the people of the South, as ex-
pressed through the democratic papers, is de-
cidedly Greeleyish. Many of the veteran Henry
Clay wings are declaring for the Usage Of Chap
paqua," in response, no doubt, to the stead
fast manner in which he stood by the "Mill
Boy of the Slashes' in the canvass against