The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-27
RATIFICATION TO PROCEED AT ONCE.
Minister Schenck Ordered to Garry
Out the Disgrace.
THE SYNDICATE ALONE JOYFUL

mands OF Granville as John Bull In his most AFRO
CANT mood could desire. The statement that great
care has been taken to exclude In the provisions or
the article any opportunity by which the British
government may take advantage to urge SETTLE
ment OF the claims for damages
ON ACCOUNT OF THE FENIAN RAIDS
Is simply absurd The British government has
never claimed that the United States did not use
due diligence to prevent those raids and the ques
ton Of damages arising from them has never been
referred to in connection with the pending treaty
except in the counter case presented by England
for the consideration OF the Geneva Tribunal. The
article as reported by the Foreign Relations Com
mittee was changed from the original Just enough
to satisfy Secretary Fish and to
y...a ArrEAsE WITH !-! Ambiguous RHETORIC
the short-sghted pride Of o few administration SEN
ators, who were content with the phrase, "Great
Britain acknowledges" &c. Subsequently Messrs
Edmunds and Conkling were allowed to tinker 1t
still more for the purpose as already explained OF
"making it better English" which they did, per.
haps, philologically, but it could not have been
made better
ENGLISH IN SENTIMENT.
The debate from the outset was In decided oppo-
Htion to ratification, and the disgracefu blunders
OF our socalled diplomacy were acknowledged even
by the Fish Senator's, while they were severely de-
nounced by the liberals and the regular opposition
The remark was frequently made that when we
make treaty with England we invariably have to
make
ANOTHER TO DEFINE ITS MEANING.
The history Of oil our diplomatic negotiations
with that country was the subject OF frequent re-
vew and 1t was clearly set forth that we have in
variably succumbed to the brow beating arrogance
OF John Bull Humiliation is weak word with
which to express the feeling which pervades all
circles since the result has become known to the
public. In fact, the present condition OF public
sentiment, as indicated from Washington stand.
point, is directly
THE REVERSE OF THE CORDIAL FRIENDSHIP
which the treaty was intended to invoke. The two
nations have gained nothing exceptin SO far as the
stock spectators concerned, by the result, and
the exclamation is on thousand lips tonight
''Wel, we must wait for another chance.n
The unusual efforts OF Senators to preserve
inviolate their obligations Of secrecy have been
remarkably successful, and the result is a very
general
IGNORANCE REGARDING THE VOTE.
One statement, from an apparently trustworthy
source is that 1t stood 81 in the Affirmative to in
the negative, with large number Of pairs
md A ohnNya
that, with Senators Ferry, Of Connecticut;
Davis, of Kentucky and Brownlow, Of
Tennessee. absent, the remaining seventy-one Sem
ators were divided as folows:-Porty- mine in favor
of ratification and twenty-five opposed to ratinca-
ton. Such, at least is the estimate or count Of
noses made by the State Department lobby Mes srs.
Howe and Carpenter, Of Wisconsin, were the only
regularly acknowledged administration Senators
who were opposed to ratification. Mr.. Carpenter
was paired, and consequently did not vote. 1t will
be seen that 1t Is impossible to get exact state.
ment OF the record, for the that vote In
the negative being paired
TOOK TWO FROM THE AFFIRMATIVE LIST,
the vote was in effect on the question Of atifca
ton and two-thirds were required to carry 1t. The
resolution submitted by Mr.. Cameron, accompany
ing the amended article, was so drawn that Its
adoption was equivalent to ratification. 1t read In
eject -. 49,
Resolved Ctwo-thirds Of the Senate concurring),
That The President be advised, &C.
And the consent OF the Senate, as required by the
Constitution to the ratification, was expressly
stated. The only remaining step to be taken be-
fore the Treaty goes into full effect is the
EXCHANGE OF RATIFICATIoNs,
which Minister Schenck will be empowered to do
There Is another report that the vote stood AZ In
the Affirmative and in the negative,
with 20 paired and lodging, but the best
information obtainabe is that 81 to s
is correct. Messrs. Hamilton (of Maryland),
vickers, Salisbury, Stockton, and possibly Mr.
Bayard were the democrats who voted for ratiflca-
ton. II Mr.. Bayard did not vote aye he undoubt-
edy did not vote at ALL 1t is positively asccrtained
that Sumner Schurz, Howe and stevenson voted in
the negative, and 1t is reported that Messrs. Thur
man. Ames, Fenton and Sprague did the same. Mr..
Casserly Is unuerstoou W nave uooscu, III "mcnact
he had a goodly company. Secretary Boutwell, IL
one among the few persons who expressed any
qualification at the result tonight.
| THE INFORMAL PROTOCOL.
WIEN 1t was announced last night that the propo-
sltion OF Earl Granville would be accepted by the
| United States provided that the Senate would
| agree by two-thrd vote TO the propo-
! sition. there was no doubt on the part