New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-16
COMMENTS IN ENGLAND on THE !NOMINA-
TIONS

ITS EFFECT on THE WASHINGTON TREATY-TIIE
QUESTION or FREE TRADE AND PROTECTION
DISCUSSED.
,PaoM rHs REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNB.l
LONDON. May 4.-.The kilograms announcing the
nomination of Mr. Greeley at Cincinnati came at so
late an hour last ght that but of the morning
papers has an article upon it, The Times has the adj
vantage of going to press after the other papers and
Is able this morning discuss the work of the Con-
vention Naturally it thinks first of what influence
ii will have on the Alabama negotiations. If the
suit at Cincinnati indicates either great strength or
great weakness speedy settlement of the Treaty is
it says to be expected, while if the balance hangs
doubtfully. further temporizng may be looked for
And The Times is of opinion that the programme of
the Convention does not indicate very strongparty
at the back of it. 1t says;
1.-THE proposal TO disquafy Presidents for reelection
means nothing than opposition to the reelection OF
President Grant and nothing can be deduced from H.
Civil Service Reform Is not yet popular cry ana would
would undoubtedly cOncate the opposition, but they
would the other hand, be discouraged by the silence
Of the convention on the subject of the Tariff On the
whole inclined to think that the platform would
draw away from President Grant limited section Of
the Republican party, without uniting the Democrats in
support OF It,"
Then as to Mr.. Greeley his opinions on Free Trade,
says The Times are those of NJ. Theirs and Col Sib
thorp and we all know that to be PrOtectionist is
in the opinion of this paper, to commit the seven
deadly sins all in one. Round such a name The
Times would have thought it impossible to rally
the broken sections of Oparties'-whatever that
may mean-and it concludes with great sOlemnity
that the nomination of Mr.. Greeley must. like the
platform. be taken as evidence of weakness in the
Convention and that the result of the meeting must
tend to strengthen the hands of the President and
enable him to persevere in dealingwith the Alabama
Treaty so as to satisfy English objections. Anybody
who remembers the record of The Times on American
matters it's curious transformation and the singular
uniformity with which its judgments have been
overthrow by events viii be ready to congratulate
Mr. Greeley on having secured an opponent whose
hostility is almost condition of success.
To The Pail Mall Gazette the nomination Of Mr.
Greeley is q SURPRISE and 1t seeks reasons for his
nomination in his connection with THE TRIBUNE,
whose advice about elections has long been "prn-
cipe of morals" 10 vast number of voters in the
gratitude which the negroes must feel TO the man
whose name is most associated in their recollection
with the long struggle against Slavery that preceded
the war. and III the probable readiness of the South
e States TO vote for candidate pledged to restore
their political rights especially the choice lies be-
tween him and another Republican, "who persists in
excluding them from all share in the government Of
their country" Another conclusion suggests itself
TO The Pail Mall Gazette growing out of the hostility
of The TRIBUNE to the withdrawal Of the Indirect
Claims. 1t is possible that Mr.. Greeley's nomna-
ton may indicate determination the part of the
Liberal Republican leaders TO make the alleged dis
position of the Government TO humiliate America
before England principal charge in their indictment
against Gen. Grant" Hence, though nothing is said
on this score in the platform, they nominated the
editor Of the journal which has protested most Wig
orously against surrender. And it continues:
I this Is the fact IL becomes question Of much in
terest how the OF the Administration will lie
affected by this declaration Of IL Is conceivable
the hand that Gen. Grant may say, cannot afford
20 make any further concession 70 England after this
istakable evidence that what have done In that way
f. unpopular with those who nave hitherto stood my
friends I s conceivable the other hand that he may
say, The surrender section Of the Republican party
is lost beyond recall must at all events not TO fall
between two stools by losing the party which wishes 10
the difficulty with England settled. In the one case
the semi-oficial communication Is his ultmatum in the
other he will be anxious, whsle yielding no more
than is absolutely necessary 10 yield enough TO keep the
Treaty OF Washington alive"
The Echo is Of opinion that the interest Of England
will be best furthered by the Of Gen. Grant
The Globe asserts that the whole Alabama negotia
ton has been a play for the Presidency, in which
England has been used as a catspaw, and that all
Gen. Grants attempts at settlement have boon