Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-02-10
TIE NEW YORK PRESS.
Editorial Extracts From the Great DnIllcs.
BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE

BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE.
From the N. Y. Herald
Premier Gladstones Speech for "buncombe"
ON the opening of Parliament drought down
the house" Let him follow it up, and he will
bring down both houses, and the British crown
and the British empire.
WHERE HE SPENDS HIS SUMMERS.
from the N. Y. Times.l
Leaders of the opposition may magnify thier
frivolous objections to the President, while af-
fecting to sneer at what they are pleased to con-
slider his homely methods, but the people are
eminently practical, look closely to the results,
and have but little time to waste on distractions
ltmatters little to the patriotic citizen of any party
wheTeGen. Grant spends the Summer, if no iunpor-
tant business be neglected, no national interest
overlooked or forgotten People know full well
that it is not because he did spend the Sum
mer of 1871, but because lie did not spend the
Summer Of 1864, at Long Branch, that he is 50
obnoxious to the reactionary element OF the
country.
THE GENEVA CONFERENCE A FAILURE.
From the N. Y. Times
Amid the haze of discussion which surrounds
the American claims" against England two
facts now stand out very clearly-uumber one
that England will not consent to refer the
claims to arbitration as they at present stand
and number two, that the United States Govern.
ment will not modify its case 1t is useless
then to conceal the truth which we shall hay,
". [
Geneva Conference is a failuIe. The most hope.
full attempt ever made at the settlement of ma
tional differences by arbitration has broker
down at the very start-a sore discouragemen
TO similar experiments in the future.
FACTS TO BE KEPT IN VIEW.
IFrom the y. Y. Heraldl
This solemn treaty. signed by Commissioner,
who were specially charged by the Queen of En-
gland to make the concession the nation ha,
heretofore haughtily refused, and to express
her sincere regret at the escape of the priyateer
- under whatever circumstances was rattle
and exchanged by the two governments and be
came binding instrument upon both From
that moment neither could recede from it with
out shonor. 1t is this treaty which the Englis
Queen and government are now urged to repu
dlate because the American case. as presente
to the Geneva Conference, created by the treat
to hear impartially and to determine Justly al
claims ane complaints growing out OF tile acts a
the prlvateers, does not meet the approval q
the English politicians.
THE OLD wH1Gs WILL JOIN THE REPUBLICANS.
From the N, Y. Tines
There is another element in the Democrat
Party which never was there from choice. an
which will in all probability, embrace the fir
favorable opport unity to form more congenif
and natural political partnership. We aIlude /
the members Of the old Whig Party throughou
the Southern States whose traditions and pru
ciples are alike hostile to that party with whicl
the exigencies of the war compelled them to al
tiliate.
Should the passive policy prevail. and ia
Democratic party be dsbandod, or Withdraw
from the contest. as an active organization
there can be little room for doubt that tho erea
bulk OF the old Wings, true to the history an
principles OF their original party, would cheer
iuliy unite with those who now preserve Wha
mas survived OF the honored Wing doctrines.