Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-01


The New Hampshire correspondent of Bos-
ton paper, writes ofthe approaching senatorial
election by the legislature of that state. He is
warmly in favor of Mr.. Rollins, but the reasons
given for preferring him to Mr.. Patterson are
not of the best. They arc summed up in the
following paragraph:
"The situation of the republican party of New
Hampshire is such as TO require the utmost cir
cumspeetion. 1t cannot, except at its peril,
confer special and long-conunued favorS upon
few of its members. Ii abounds with ambitious
men, who, if the door be closed against them,
and the most honorable and lucrative positions
are monopolized by men no better than them
selves, and no more fit for the public service,
will become weary of laooring for the promotion
of this favored few, and, without abandoning
their principles, become lukewarm, If not ndf-
feTent to the fate Of the party. NelC Ham pshiTe
is eUerg gear carried by precisely this class Of
UOterS, and Hon. Edlodrd H. Rollins is their pc
citlidr representative.
1t is doubtful compliment TO Mr.. Rollins to
say that he is the peculiar representative of that
class of politicians who support the republican
party for the hope of office and will leave it if
disappointed, and it is not fatering to the party
in New Hampshire to assert that it is so far
made up of such politicians that its success de-
ponds upon retaining them in lis ranks. If that
were true we should have expected to hear of
some of them at Cincinnati. 1t seems odd to us
here in Massachusetts, where we are accustomed
to re-elect tried and capable men, especially to
both houses of congress, to be told that the re-
election of Senator Cragin in New Hampshire
was a "mischievous precedent" and the repub-
llcan party cannot safely "ignore the rotation
principle" If Mr.. Rollins friends have no
better arguments than these to urge in favor Of
his election, his prospects must be desperate.
We now have assurances which cannot be
questioned, that the consequential damage con-
troversy is settled at last and settled in a way
which ought 10 be reasonably satisfactory to
both nations interested. The arbitration will
go on, as originally contemplated, the United
States accepting, in lieu of an award on the
| subject ofindirect damages an agreement that
| in future controversies of similar nature such
claims shall not be admissible against neutral
charged with having given aid or comfort TO a
belligerent, As these claims were presented
mainly for the purpose of getting an authorita-
tive settlement of the question, which it was for
our national interest to have settled, as it is by
the agreement now made, their object has been
| accomplished without a sacrifice of interest or
| dignity. The indirect claims arc not withdrawn;
the Cease" remains as it was, but they will not
be pressed upon the arbitrator, except perhaps
| as an addition to the general strength of the
case. Ifit pleases the English to say that these
claims are Withdrawn, and 10 compliment the
president on yielding to their demands, there is
no objection to their deriving such satisfaction
as that view of the matter can afford them The
substantial thing is, that the treaty will be car
ried into effect and the United States secure the
establishment of all the principles for which
| they have commended.