Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-03-26
Bismarck on the American Claims
Against England.

From the New York Mail
Prince Bismark bad, on the 18th Of
February, long conversation on po-
litical affairs with one of the repre-
sentatives of the city of Hamburg in
the German Parliament, an account
OF which has been published in the
kielen Gazette. In the course OF this
conversation the Chancellor Of the
German Empire alluded to the con.
troversy between England and the
Unltad States in regard TO the Treaty
OF Washington. The deputy from
Hamburg asked the Prince If war
was likely to result from the difficulty
between the two governments? ooh,
no" replied Bismarck, "never fear
there will be 30 war" and whom the
| deputy then called his attention to
angry and defiant tone of the British
Press in reference TO the American
Interpretation of the treaty of Wash
i0gton and the claim of the United
States for indirect damages, Bismarck
went on TO say; "there is no need for
you to be so greatly alarmed on that
account. | have necessarily been
obliged TO devote much attention TO
the subject, and have no hesitation
in saying now that England is again
clearly 10 the wrong, as it was during
the American war, from which the
claims of the United States have
arisen. 1t seems to me all nations
have an interest in putting down such
practices as those for which the Unit
ed States demand an indemnity.
Eight or ten years ago | made no Sc
cret of the conviction that theEnglish
government would eventually have
TO pay very dearly for its singular
conduct during the American war,
and, believe, repeatedly communi-
Gated my views on the subject to Mr..
Wright, the American Minister, as
well as the representative of the Fog.
lish government And, when / read
the text of the Treaty of Washing
ton, | thought England would have
to pay very heavy bill, but that,
nevertheless, she would be thankful
to extricate herself even at such
price from an exceedingly unpleas.
ant, not to say dangerous, predica-
ment."
at is surely far better for "a pow
cr that has plenty of money at its
command TO make pecuniary sacri>
fees, be they ever 80 heavy, than to
plunge for manifestly unjust cause
into long, doubtful, terrible war.
| am sure that this opinion will pre-.
vail in the long run in England, and
that the threats OF hostilities will
speedily die away. l have no direct
informatian as TO the intentions OF
tho Washington Cabinet, but, to my
mind, the case is clear that one can
not have much difficulty in guessing
the policy which it will adopt. There
fore, | believe | can assure your
merchants at Hamburg that there ia
no cause for apprehending more Sc.
rious complications"
HeA- just before his death, a NAM
Der of Democratic journals made
great cutlery over the alleged power.
ty Of the late General Anderson, the
hero of Fort Sumter, charging that
his straitened circumstances compel.
led him to go abroad, and blaming
the Administration for not increas>
ing his pay. A statement of his ar.
my income, made at the time, show.
ed the falsity Of the report, and it
now appears that, in addition to re-
ceiving the pay OF AN army officer,
which was sufficient to place him in
easy circumstances, the gallant Gen
eral was by marriage one of the heirs
TO the estate of the late Nicholas
Longworth, the famous wine manu-
facturer of Cincinnati, and was
therefore, wealthy.
sG-Sumner, Trumbull, Schurz, Fen
ton, have had repeated conferences,
and have agreed not to abide by the
action of the Philadelphia Conven-
ton if it dominates Grant, but look
to Cincinnati for q candidate. Sum-
ner is understood to favor Davis. A
combination is forming to make Sena
tor Scott the candidate for Vice