New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-22

1 Mr.. Bancroft Davis. The arbitrator eX-
: pressly acquit Great Britain on the aecusa-
2 tions SO bitterly brought against her by the
administration at Washington. but as the
latter had already retracted these accusa-
= tons, humbly and on its knees, in order to
gain hearing before the court at all, it is
not surprising that the court should now set
the seal of its official condemnation upon
our selftonvicted executive. From great
question of policy, the conflict between
England and America has been degraded
by the act Of President Grant to miserable
question Of police. We come out OF count
admitting that we have unjustly accused
and abused Great Britain, and Great Brit
ain comes out Of court admitting that she
ought to indemnify a few of our citizens
who suffered through the carelessness Of
some of her authorities. England can well
afford to toss these paltry millions into the
: out-stretched hand OF an American Presi
dent, who lzneels to receive them.
The New York Tribune, in commenting
Rupon the text of the award, says:
1t could scarcely have ended worse. We
have lost every point we have tried to
make. Byasking too much we have gained
nothing. The thousand millions, which
would have made our case sublime II they
had not made it ridiculous, have dwIndled
to fifteen and half This trifing
sum is positively all we have gained. In
every point of view the great moral advan-
| tage is with England and against US.
The English government is in position to
say that it will respect the decision Of the
| court to which the settlement of the present
differences has been referred, but that it
does not agree that England is justly liable
| for the damages which, in the interest Of
universal peace, they consent to- pay. The
very point upon which such stress was laid,
! of the importance of inducing Great Britain
to make frank avoWal of responsibility,
THIS falls to the ground.
! The Tribune concludes its comments thus:
/ The cheerfuInes8 of the London papers
! over the award is, therefore, easy to under
| standO 1t will be difficult for us to extract
I any satisfaction from theoconclusion of the
! mattero We are to have few millions, it
| is true, at the end of year. provided there
| IS anything Peft of the sum awarded alter
! it is decided what English claims we are to
| fopayo Otherwise we have nothing on orr
side of the account. There was a great
opportunity presented for an important
and beneticent Improvement in interna- |
| tional procedure. But it has been thrown
away on our side by the vacillation and in |
competency OF our government. We may |
consider ourselves fortunate if we do not |
lose by this treatySin the long run more |
than the amount of gold over which Wash |
/ ington is now rejoicing and Mr. Clews is |
clubbing his recently naturalized hands.
Governor Curtin is still an invalid at the !
Clarendon III this city, too unwell to- 90 out |
or see companyo He is in the hands Of Dir.
Parker, probably the most skillful physi,
clan on this continent. The GRANTEES 7
have done their best to- capture the Cover,
hors but without avail. Ny prediction
holds good. He has declined to accept q !
Grant nomination for Congress and has
consented to be the Liberal candidate from
the State at large to the constitutional con-
yeTtion. The Liberal State Committee of
Pennsylvania. having the Governors cone
sent, nas publicly nominated bin, ghe
Democratic committee will ratify the nom !
ination in day Os two, whe4 the GaSern6r
will authorize his acceptance 70 De guaGe
public He is recovering and hopes 20 c6e
able to participate &etBely in she ease.ass
before election
The telegraph Ras annoraee& 60 go,s
readers an account OF the great GSeeIev and
Brown ratification meeting intbs city fasa
week. 2t was one OF The moss Ceqnsrkabft,
gatherings ever Witnessed in this city. The
oldest politicians never saw che like before.
Mathematie;ans were puzzled 90 tx upon !
the number OF persons present. Ehe sam
announced "One hundred thousand Ribeqs
ais in council gle World fixed the NUM- /.
Der az '!ifty thousand" Ehe Herald GOT Is
down 90 "'sorty sh"usand." Che grtb4ne
ran it up Ho sevehtyfpe thousand. and so
on. 1t has been compared TO ale great
Tammany gathering at the same place in
1861 I'D point OF numberss saw both
gatherings. But whaS 8 wonderful lfiffrss
ence between she &wo. It cost 100000 to- !
produce the demonstration of 1865, Every
seymour club in The city had an induce
nient TO turn cut. Torches, &ransparencies,
music and banners we've ali paid for and {
furnished theIno The erewd that q,ight
NEST OF thems belonged to these clubs. com ; -
posed largely OF youths who, did not vote ;
)ut VINO nevertheless carried a torch ar :
transparency, and shade show, They 4
we're S,5 constantly "oonteImarching, disturb t
Ig the speakers and destroying the force +
u their speeches. Union square throsglf- +
'ut was hung with Chinese lanterns. s1s- n
pended IN every available spot where :
ORD could be run. The show was gorgeors =
n beautiful in the extreme, especially the
losing pJrotechnic display. Thousands n
we're attracted there merely to witness if r.
Lany were not in sympathy with the object F
= the meeting, as they frequently demon | a.
tf3te@ by repeated cheers for Gram. w.
The Liberal Republican Democratic oath .
ring on Thursday night fast was aItooefber y,
alnerent affair. 1t cost only $4,000 n,
34QOo less than the one in 1868. Thai =,
iuch was paid for rent of TammaDy and n,
rVlng Hail. for the construction and deco. =,
tloh OF i've monster stands located at diff. 20
rent points In Union Square, for fireworks 81
i1slc ana cannon, and a reasonable and -
lfhclent Chinese lantern display. The
Nv clubs that turned out did so at Their
Rn expense, supplying themselves with a.
'ie1es' banners and music, and were com sAl
ie o. actual members and all voters a.
hey dld not make it their business +o ~ ~
IN the square to disturb the ~
3uG they went to hear. After the W
W sleaV haIls We're filed to their utmost ~
Tween foufth avenue and Broad Wv ieI
ID from Fourteenth to Seventeenth st1 tJ' ing
Id fourteenth street from Third ia Fo1,r+L, ael
cnues, were soon covered viii, . g - "a INT
ass OF human beings. A more orderI vel
ass OF citizens never assembled. They- tsyargo ca
I lheFes under orders from the ei1s+o,,, am
use OF the Postotfice. They were NOT AZ a an,
Ily q oLl99cehoiders; theyi8ere not there 10 ora
ooI iQE Grant, Tor his name was NAT mon mo
heG i III an that vast multitude fo ~ ca
95% tI during the FIVE hours if occn. pre-
" me ~ square. The people turned ont ~ the
d. Ne aolest speakers were nreso1,t 1he
L "a every section of the country. rs 90 me-
aogrs nave undoubtedly learned ~ fo 81 occ
tp1' seven monster meetings =1rara. III nor
aS on at once. The evidence If a. - mel
ilSe3t character of the people istnn4 = Get
e4ch stand and in the halls 80 ~ a &C
GIiy shown bye the prompfness r III, YaI
- lnGy seemed TO catch ey-ar- CO..