New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-22
CUE NEW YORK LETTER.

PeHnsy fVanIa sure Tor SSFeeley ant
Brown-Liberal Coalitions in New Eng
land-H0vements of MIR. Greeley-Tht
Monster Greeley and Brown Demon
sfratiOn in New YOrk-Fifteen Acres
of Human Beings in COunciI-NeW
York VIII Give lee, OOO Majority fol
Greeley and Brown.
Especial Correspondence of the Republican
New YORK, September 16, 1872.
The tribunal of arbitration at Geneva has
opened its doors and permitted the world
to know the result of its secret doings, A
very large quantity of whitewash appears
upon the surface of its work 1t was evi-
IDENTIFY very difficult to induce England TO
admit that she committed any wrong gainst
American commerce, or was under obliga-
ton to pay cent of damages. The princi-
pie persistentIy coutended for by the United
States government, from first 10 last that
it was want Of "due diligence" on the
part Of the British government which en-
ab1ed the sAnglo-Confederate cruisers TO
escape from English ports, is not admitted
| by the court. according 20 jts decision,
that government is not responsible for Sheir
conduct on the high seas, and England did
not violate her obligations as an honest
neutral toward friendly power The
| award is NOT to be paid in the sense OF an
acknowledgment Of wrong done to this ma
| tions but rather to compensate certain
! American citizens for damage done their
vessels and property. by certain privateerss
diligence" which Senders England
! liable for such damages. It has taken
about five months for the learned tribunal
to do all this whitewashingo From the
stump in Vermont, where Secretary Fish
has been rentilating his rhetoric We are
informed that we have achieved q great
diplomatic triumph. The deag people wall
be called upon TO go through the mockery
of rejoicing at this ''great consummation.'
Thus at enormous outlay this junketiug trio
bunal, the political offshoots of the Jay
Cookies OF Washington, Long Branch, New
York, London and Paris. have lumiliated
the United States in the joint interest of
the bloated bondholders of Europe, and the
Grant ring at Washington. The whole
thing was put up" by Rose. now Of Lon
don banking house, Jay Cooke. Schenck.
the Syndicate" and to secure the ge-eiec.
ton of Grant,
The'press of New York is out IN <lenun.
citation of the Geneva count and its award.
The Herald says: ''Probably more
thorough imposition chan the treaty OF
Washington has never been palme6 off as
great diplomatic triumph upon credu. I
lous people. We have gained by it neither |
honoro credit nor pecuniary advantage. AS |
a settlement of eur direct losses that treaty |
as neither so honorable nor SO profitable as |!
was proposed by the terms of the johnson. |
Clarendon treaty, rejected BY the Senate in
1863" The treaty of Washington has
turned out to be. adds sne Hera}A, "a gilt !
fering fraud, pulled int Importance by tile
breath OF seheming politicians. and ending
in less practical benefit TO the United States,
in masteriy point of view, Shan the ye.
jected treaty would have secured" The ;
first and popula: Interpretation Of the treaty
OF Washington was that it would dis.
pose OF sit untriendlr differences be
tween. England and America, inc?ud.
ing the repetition of unfriendiy neil.
frality'' ON the part of the former. BUT
as the Ie.'a'd truly says, Mr.. Fish yielded
chat strong position, "'sacrifcing the honor
Of our government at the impcsious de.
mand OF the English Cabinet" II is in.
.imated that large portion Of the sum !
awarded wil5 be swallowed up in the
awards 70 be shade 70 British su!..
ects by the claims commission.
THAI na evS,N a : !
he estimation Of the statesmen OF England, /,
c is only necessary 90 quote from tie great
peecb made By Mr.. Golden. oE tie shir.
eenth Of May, 1864. when he warned the
louise Of Commons of the great losses which !
he United States were sUf.yine from !
'gebei cruisers lie said:
YOU have been carrying On fostifities from ]
hese shores upon che people of the United
states. and have been intictjng an amount I
# damage on that country greateg than
would be produced by many ordinary wars l
t IS estimated that the loss sustained Inv 4
he capture and. burning of american YES c
els has been about $4,000, 000s or nearly I
IS ,OO0,OO0, But that is a small part of the c
injury which has been inflicted on che a
american marine. We have rendered the ! c
est OF her vast mercantile property for the ; '
resent, valueless. 80 [ lave here \
ne or two facts which should like 10 Law d
et0re the learned and honorable gentle S
lenp III order to show the way in which this
as been operating. When heard 10 will be e
cen what cruel satire it is to say that our 9
tWS have been found sufficient to cnforca .
ur neutrality. hold in my hand an ac- Il
CUNT OF the foreign trade of New York for Il
he quarter ending June 30, 1860 and also a
II tho quarter ending June 80, 1863 te
inch IS the last date up to which n
comparison is made, / find that the total 81
mount OF the foreign trade of New York te
IT the first mentioned period was 500 00O o.
10 of which So, 100000 were carried in tc
neFican bottoms, and $30, 600 900 in p
reign. This state of things rapidly L
ranged as the war continued, for it a6 &C
sars that Tor the quarter ending June 80 70
70, the total amount of the foreign trade w
New York was S88,000,000, of which ca
mount $23, 100000 were carried in Ameri- DC
n vessels, and S65000,000 in foreign, the an
ange brought about being that while in an
6G two-thirds of the commerce Of New az
)rk was carried ON in American bottoms. nj
1868 threefourths was carried on in clt
reign bottoms You see, therefore, what no
complete revolution must have taken no
zee IN the value of American Shipping; ar
Il what has been the consequence That 6h
very large transfer has been made of ITO
nerican shipping to English owners, be- kn
use the proprietors no longer found it pc
1titable to carry on their business. he
Easing over many valuable statistics r reo
ed by Mr. Golden in that great speech, / or.
try to a single sentence made by him in goi
sing, as follows; tel
Jam not sure that any legislation can tin
ct this question What with the high wb
e OF insurance, what with these caDtt1res moi