New-York tribune., 1872-05-25
THE NATIONS RETREAT.
PRESS EXTRACTS ON THE ALABAMA
BLUNDER.

PRESS EXTRACTS on THE ALABAMA
BLUNDER.
PHRASES uSPLRAsISG TO THE AMERICAN EAR.
From The Boston JoarHa.
The wording of the preamble, we are fIee
Rrs T ponf Ss fo Of S. View as II to establish British e
tency and 10 reflect upon the course OF tne Dnted
cntons verbal passage in arrive at the desired
result IL may be said that this - ony a inauer on
forn ana 80 10 is but while we are abont ~ we msht
inst ne well have the right form as en- one
few verbal changes here would retain tne ~ @
and efce the nvldiOus look so unHelcone 70 our
nstopaI nride With regard to the conelusion aiso, u
IA question whether slight change y no. , o11oe. %
The article as it stands says the President es t
no claim ON the part OF the United states IN 10
indirect losses" before the Geneva Arptaaion; ~ M
case is formally withdrawn, suppressed or wsNso oI
merely that, while we leave u theie @ Iot I =, the 1b
iect OF any moneyed claim We have had alreaay 80
much trouble arising from am6IgHlnes s wasb1gron.
surely this final article ought to be as oieai Dc '''
light.
INFINITE DIscREDT UPON THE NATION
from The Louisslss C0Urt>T7J0nTnaL >.
This whole transaction reflects upon us IN
finite discredit. To err IL human, we know Dut 20 PeI
doggedy In name even when forced 10 abandon inc
thing, is the most contemptiDle KIND OF oosttdy;; an
open and cynical attempt to rob and plunder ana tae
by making the victim party 70 Tue ssea as Os m sver no
an ignOminiOus retreat, mutual CONCESSION 70 saw
great principle and finally 70 20 tIopgh re M which
establishes the very principle which our easS rrpue
as the nth wheel is 10 wagon, and dgnifyng this
square back-dOwn with the triumph or the american
idea OF neutrality" a disingenuous gnent. IL does
Government Of Gen. Grant had done nothlng inorc ~
This bunderng and aounderng over the dishonest at
tempt to wrcst the Treaty Of Washington 70 us
own ignobe purposes compromising the honor ana rep
uatOn OF the country, is enough and more thah ehousn
A NATIONAL HUMILIATION.
from Tie CA~sgo IfDs"~ ~, ,,,.
The whole correspondence on the Alabama
claims is before the Senate Tor acton DpIonat,ay,
the correspondence is not subject for national consa
uatiOn. Il will be noticed that az every step OF INC me-
gOtiai0ns the state Department W. Ss,IS s,r -
that 1r. Fish, although he had made hnsei as.I , III ~
Granville Tie English part OF the negotiations com
menced Sith protest. and ends Wth I1tu,i ~ 9
tory demand. Our own begins Win ueindu, a''. ~ Iii
with n surrender; and II the Senate IS wise u VIII
the and save the Treaty. rather than
con t' ~ dsma npo the contingencies OF war No
other result should have been expected to controversy
eauv m TTiS were sS ali on one de he indirect claims
were tenable, and this fact was known wien Daeto MI
Davis put them into the Treaty on his own respOusiDi
sPECULArrNG on BRITISH TREAcHERY.
from The Indianapolis Trbun& ,
A proposition is now made TO add To the
Treaty OF Washington supplementary article decatlng
that consequential damases sha ne eNer ~, o n h e,
small hole TO crawl of, and barely saves us tho
disgrace OF "A clean backdown On TIM whole question:
t WILL II agreed TO- save the Treaty Of Washington and
enable 10 secure actual damages but IN eOhfllett
we lose the moral advantage had over England Tor
the course she pursued-she played us iarc, anu "o
tried to speculate on her treacheiy sheh perry uSAe
has very naturally alienated from the sympathy OF
other nations, and places us before them u te znl Ol
national shysters attempting 10 compound a grave
national ofense by extoItng lew p,tfy io
the offender. But whatever may De be resuI! thI 1 %
in tbe business as 10 destroy the possibility OF his beng
further useful as a Cabinet 0fhcCr.
FALSE SPECIES OF HONOR.
From Tie Troy Tins
The unfriendly Journals treat the Admins
tration with palpable untairness. They cath a ana
Sssa @ my D DeftSe fse caee They charcterE il by various
choice epithes. Butnow the proposal Is made 70 WIN, IN
draU that claim TO waye the formal decision upon no
legal question which our Government asked iroIn the
arbraor they describe thS aGt WIN ~ me @ c1 gh
II wrongly put in the best act to 90 now u 10 Wiz"
draw it at once IL laiie species oi o ] f rrct
not permit nation, as Wen as ai ai m ~ th 20 6iei
a mistake. The wrong now would DC III thc llZ n.atcl
maintenance OF our position lust pecaass We n0 a
awards for indirect damages. They only seek ~ put-
ting them decision upon an ABSTRACT pot.
For that shall the Treaty aud everything wrapped up IN
it fai That would destroy the repue OF Tine lahAeo
for cuteness."
TOO LATE TO BE MANLY OR DIGNIFIED.
From IAc Gernan0rH Cgoh,Ie 80
The original Treaty satisfied the Senate and
the country and had there been bmderng II would
have sutdced If the state Department has misluter-
preted IL, let IL say so aud correct Us error ls u
way in which the matter seemst 70 strike soou mhy VI
tbe senator's and yet there something else to oe con
sdered The Administration represents the ldtOu aId
into bUmatIng position bat It is our duty 20 helpt
in s efforts to extrcae IL is 100 late now 10 ADOPT
the manly course which should have Deen auopI ~ aug lug
first and the best do Is 70 take things ~ We una
them and stop this dstractng dispute As soon aa pO
bic We hope that the Senate will rty the huppeihehl
Treaty Though We do believe Wi), ana tlat the
next time we have matter OF ths.sor IN hAnd it may
be better managed.
PROLIFIC IN MISCHIEF.
IRON Tie Cilciladh GG.etC
This Supplemental Treaty Is on It's lace an
encouragement TO the neglect OF due dl!@ence i h %
obligations. Such neglect may DC piactcco nut ahouA
not be contracted for It Is cntangilug 0nhgatOn,
which can only raise disputes IL VIII always Dt 70 uo
advantage OF that nation which has the greatest navy
1t is valid consideration Tor our Nlthof H Oh tho
claims TO indirect injuries put on thc co.tl"r1, " =
worse undertaking on part than the wi.JdIa%a OF
the claims II t Is deemed ess nal thd We 'nau pie,
serve the Treaty ami the glorious Arbitration, sDOih o
claims TO consequential lIJ Jufes, nOt ony Do Dai
but just let do t without an attempt 20 cover %
retreat by agreement which would be worse thah tuo
abandonment vi all our claims, noth dlrect ana ldIec'
NATIONAL BLUNDER.
From Tie CtEcinaall CONNER III
If this Supplemental Treaty be adopted by
the senate it VIII withdrawal OF That part
of the American upon which secretary flsh asks
for an expression OF opinion from the AfbraOrs Io
responsibility is shOudered 10 the senate ot sur
rendering the British demand As we are not 70 pe
pecunary benefited even should the whole case and an
the claims be submitted to arbitration, and ~ an eA-
preston 0f opinion as TO he nls iiblty OF the clth
Tor indirect damage would amount nothing more On n
satisfactory proof that we have had the islJ OF tno
controversy the Treaty. would II ne worm Wns W
impeul the whole negotiation by standing out IN -
matter of supposed National honor though aDrOd IL IS
regarded rather a National biunderi
AN OUTRAGEOUS PROPOSITION.
From The PtHsbarga Dispatch , 90 a.,
We shall be very much surprised III inc
Senate accepts and ranes this supplement But what
ever action II may take thing is certain te peope
Of this country will never accept such an G1traseous
this treaty and proposed 10 make IL the grand capstohe
of his civic achievements. But IL l. "a thu 20
must admit ii Every hour Of Fish's conn ia
andc