The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-06
WASHINGTON, Feb. s, 1872.

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WASHINGTON, Feb s, 1872.
The tenor Of the HERALD's despatch Of yesterday
In regard to the Geneva Conference complications
nothing had been heard from Minister schenck Of
really great moment but to-day advices were re.
ceved from him by the State Department.. Mr..
schencK says that the attacks the english news
papers on the American case and especially on the
claim for consequential damages, were
INsTIGATED BY THE GLADSTONE GOVERNMENT
to forestall the tory attack on the Treaty of Wash
ington upon the opening OF Parliament In this
he has already been anticipated by these dispatches
and 1t Is plain from them, as well as General
Schenck's advces, that Mr. Gladstone, fearing that
the tories might point to the American demands as
evidence that the English liberal administration
mad been Overreached and England betrayed.
gave notice through his organs that the
American view is not assented to by him. and in
this way has endeavored to prevent any movement
looking to vote OF want OF confidence; but
General Schenck indicates much more important
view OF this action, and one which completely
disposes OF the rum0rs put In circulation
by interested persons, to the effect that the
English press has been used as the We
hicle OF grand stock.jobbing enterprise.
This Is that the tribunal not being In session ana
the members, unlike 1urymen, not being prevented
from reading the newspapers the arbtrators cannot
fail to be
INFLUENCED TO OUR PREJUDICE
BY the English cry out Of Indignation against the
American argument General Schenck re-
ports that in English Official circles 1t Is
not considered that the affair concerns the
American government at all. In this he has
been completely hoodwinked, and he stands IN the
peculiar attitude Of Minister who has neither
been used by the English government nor our own
as the medium OF communication; and 30, unless
the State Department here puts q very unjust In
depreciation upon his reports OF the English view
OF the situation, he could not be expected to know
newspapers. and had been the subject of anxious
conferences
BETWEEN THE TWO GOVERNMENTS. ~
The news has made q profound sensation here
and already active congressman were on the alert 10
take advantage OF the occason General Butler
waited patiently throughout the trial contest over
the drawing OF seats TO get in resolution asking
the President If any oficial Information had been
received by our government on the subject, but he
is now uncertain whether he will introduce it, as
OF inquiry seems to have passed. Everywhere in
the capital question was the subject OF CONVEX
satlon, but the only remarkable opinion was that Of
Mr.. Secretary Boutwell, fresh from his Syndicate
experiences, who pronounced
THE WHOLE THING A JOB
The President; adheres to his original determine
ton. He said that ne saw no occasion for an xety
lie had been thinking very seriously upon the SUBJ
ject, and was DESTROYS Of accommodation But
his mind was clear upon the subject We had made
up our case and 1t was for the tribunal at Geneva to
decide upon its merits. He called attention to the
singular fact first published In yesterdays HERALD
that the English had asked our representatives to
consider the Confederate loan proper claim; yet,
SAID THE PRESIDENT,
here we're claims which were in direct violation
OF an especial amendment to the constitution. and
which could not be paid without violation OF our
fundamental law. We had sn own no excitement
when a claim was made which was In many re.
spects an indignity. an outrage upon our national
honor, and why should England show temper when
we presented case which was really only the case
OF one side. ana did not impose upon England the
change Of law.
AS FOR WAR
the President had no concern. He did not think
there was the least danger Of war. He had not
would be ground OF compromise when the matter
was talked over. AS to war, he snrank from It.
He had never seen any war which was in
any way agreeable-which was not unspeakable
pain. He had been through the Mexican war, and
did his duty as well as he knew how He had seen
as much Of war as any man in America perhaps,
ana he knew what 1t meant, and had
NO FEAR OF BEING wHIRLED INTO IT.
AS to our defences, there was no ground
Tor anxiety. To be sure we had no such
navy as England but there was not n nor.
on the Atlantic, and perhaps on the PacInc
that could not be made inaccessible to hos
tile neet In three weeks. BY our torpedo system
alone we could protect them. AS to any naval en-.
cagements, while admitting that in a pitched
naval battle like those seen in Nelson's days we
could not expect to be anything like match for the
English navy, we had
ENGLASDs COMMERCE BEFORE US
and no commerce Of our own to lose. So that, in a
avail point or view aione-the strongest part Of the
| English strenuth-tbcre was no reason for unoas-