The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-17
ENGLAND.

The American Cusc--John Bull in "A Furry
The Herald Livingstone Expedition and the
Enaiisg, Government.
LONDON, Feb. l, 1872.
THIS week the London papers have given large
part OF their space to the discussion more Or less
acrimonious OF the phase OF the Alabama arbitra-
ton presented by the appearance in The American
CASE, or the claim that England should be
made to pay for the indirect well as Tor
the immediate consequences OF her acts In
waging war under the Confederate nag against
American commerce. The circumstance has at
least shown how much mutton there Is in the CON-
position of the London editors, and how much their
conduct may at times resemble that OF the animal
they eat. The Thunderer was the desperate OLD
bellwether that made for the hedge and went
through, with the bold broad declaration that the
government should withdraw It's assent TO submit
the claims to the Convention, for 1t did not become
the honor OF England to go into a court whose
Judgment she previously determined not
10 acknowledge If given against her. Next
day the Ne1ps saw what the Old bell-wether had
done, and the commonly placid eve immediately
began rushing around in state of great excite
ment and at last went through the hedge Also
bleating mild echo OF the old bellwether. Then
away went the Standard, and away went the Post
and, at last suddenly waxing up from comfortable
corner came the telegraph plunging and founder
ing with characteristic uncertainty as to what 1t
wanted to do; but determined not to be left behind
In extravagant assertion OF the nigh virtues. The
LaH MAI Gazette has taken It's usual part In the
chorus giving utterance to the meanest idea
contributed the discussion. 1t Is odd to
how all those papers attribute the strong statement
oil the American case, not TO the desire to put it
favorably before the convention but to the Intention
TO put IL before the American people "for election
eerng purposes" John Bull Is naturally shocked at
his-he Is such pure and pious old Pharisee; ana
yet, strange az 1t may seem, all TINS camor he Is
making for political effect here and for nothing
else. Grant Is accused OF wanting TO get into the
Presidency q second time on capital made out Of the
American case, by writers VINO try to dlstort
the same IN order to write Gladstone and
pany out OF ONCE
WILL THERE BE WARP
Much inquiry is made here as TO what will be the
result IN the dishonest course proposed by the
Times should be followed, and people wonder If the
case may not yet involve the possibility OF war.
Since England has pledged herself by solemn treaty
to certain arbitration in definite way even
the average Engshman, ordinarily incapable OF
comprehendng any ones rights put his own, cannot
contemplate her repudiatdg that obligation without
supposng there may be consequences. Some per-
tn London say that il England Is to pay
such bill Is limited at the American case 1t
would be can economy 10 6gDt,n which supposes
that England would be the victor ana undertakes
the actual value OF British commerce. War between
the two nations, discussed on even such a shadowy
possibility, has an injurious influence financial
operations
THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL socIETYs LIVINGSTONE
ExPEDTIoN<
There seems now every likelihood that the expe-
dition organized by the Royal Geographical society
10 search for Dr. Livingstone Will get
away as proposed Plenty OF money has been
collected and subscriptions are SIM freely
made 1t VIII be remembered that the government
refused TO give money on the ground that "a
new expedition did not present the only hope OF
saving Dr. Livingstonc.n This was q great puzzle
20 the WISE men Of the Royal Geographical Society,
and Sir Henry Rawlinson particularly curious
10 know what IL could possibly mean. II is now ex-
planned that the First Lord OF the Treasury had the
HERALD expedition IN his eye a thing worthy
consideration, while the wise geograpners refused
10 know that there was HERALD expedition. Mr..
Lowe simply told them that II the NEW YORK
HERALD could not find Livingstone the Royal Geo
graphical Society need not look .or him.