New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-21
Mr.. FORSTEEs RECEPTION IN lNERiC4.
THE REPRESENTATIVE or ENGLAND THAT WAS
WELCOMED FRIENDLY COMMENTS on HIS
SPEECH BEFORE THE UNION LEAGVE CLCB.

THR REPRESENTATIVE or ENGLAND THAT WAS
WELCOMED FRIENDLY COMMENTS on HIS
SPEECH BEFORE THE UNION LEAGVE CLCB.
FROM The Lonioa Ezas.ia,r
We do not know that MIR. FOrster's cordial
reception IN the Uuited States should he taken as
matter OF course. It quite that tho OF
free government aud Of humanity was bound up vita
the triumph OF the American Union oyer separatist
attacks aud when TO all who haf not perfect faith IN
tue Inherent energy OF great PRINCIPLES the prospects Of
that cause were ut their darkest Mr. Forster was one OF
small band OF Parliamentary politicians who rep.e
scented In public affairs the true instincts of the English
people ana made the voice OF England heard sodotlIes
on me side or liberty and progress Next TO Mr. Golden
ana MT Bright, perhaps even more industrlonsy ana
sssdnolsy than either OF these great orators, Mr..
Forster constituted himself the defender In tho
House OF Commons OF those political doctrines which
the Government OF President Lincoln asserted against
the Southern Stce>sOnis;s AID his advocacy was
most Valuable both 10 the Anne rican Government and
l" lhe Liberal party IN thl5 country 10 Mr.. Fors,er
and L!s .ew fellow aboT6r 1t "a mainly owing That El-
gland was not dragged by the late Emperor OF tue
french and by the ignorant tecLes1nesH OF her own
rulers Into disastrous Interference with the course OF
TIC cyl war, We say TINS without forgetting that Mr.
frHL's subsequent pohtcl career mas Zone almost A'
nuch damage to the Liberal III another direction
~ NJ, detDse OF Gle Federal GOyrrnmen did good ser
wee rom l5bl to 1854 But OF Mr forsters original
merits and OF his later baOk~ld Hg the immense
hlIorly % Ametca9s are. We ke9iIre to say sito
~ The DARK IL one average american out OF ten
Knew anJtbiug more 0i Mr. Forster before MS
recent visit to The United states than his
bare maine. the fact would have been matter
Tor surprise. aud indeed th6 kn0"icdgo OF the
csreeis and regulations OF Eugliah statesmen even OF
MI Bughrs rank, of which Ameticsns IN general are
posses,ed Is extremely meager. W. do not mention
this In any way a reflection upon the intelligence
OF the American people, ami We are quite sure II IL
matched by the ignOrOnce OF American ponies prevail
ing among Engi,hmen. But It Is worth while 20 draw
attention TO the lest the war1th of Mr. FOreters
welcome should Oe held 10 have a. really personal sig
nfcanCe OF course, when late Cabinet Minister OF
England paid yslt America, ~ natural for his
hoste To inquire what was his record ana having
made the inquiry theT would Team how true friend
the United states had IN the member Ter Bradford.
But hrIr gratitude has probably 10 deeper root than
I'M II was not the individual Lleohlnln. nor oven
the English statesman, that the Union Leds 10 CLUB Of
Newly 0rk delighted to honor three weeks ago. IL was
thc representative OF England that Was weiSOme.-the
rpokesnan for Engand- best mind and warsest heart.
IL VIII be admitted that hardly even OF 0uf great
est orators statesman could have grsp'd sei an OPP
nortuny 1ith more strengi aud subtriy than d! Mr.
Forster His speech appears to have produced a very
remark tbie effect, and Its fame. Yet 1t was
by 10 easy speech to make Mr.. Forster mad
boon thanked for HIS services the interest AmeI
ca and had been assured that the inner sentiment Of
the Am rlcan people friendly 70 England. tie had
Ia reply not merely 10 assure hi. auditors that In adj
yOcsug the Interests Of America he had $50 IaDored
for the interests OF his own county aud had always
held these latter to be paramount IN tue Last resort but
lac had 10 ali this in tone that would AIRY convic
ton II - simple enough 10 Utl"r IOTts ntOu erpe-
cally a nation morbdF SENSITIVE, as the Americans
are European opinion but tbe worth or tins nat
terv scou becomes apparent even 10 those who swat
wrapped no In - likely 70 he rel cted with something
ko d. gust manly nody 81 Americans will be much
more inclined to rvsp'ct an EaHusn politician WAC
comes 20 them and say am au EnEli+hnan nrst or
a.-thcn IL you TX, "a friend of AmeIica'-than one
VINO drops brthrght out OF sight when Ito talks with
sentiment al JUNCTION u ana 10 our fahsataItls hinS-
mon Mr. Forster took former tone. but he did so
with that subtle under lis Hupcncld puhtneSs
which In the House OF Commons has sometimes da-
word ia FOrster's speech that could Do interpreted
10 import a coWardy policy Of coucc ssOn toward tho
would can " backing down" Yet tho friendship when
the sp,aaer proors Is maniicsty sincere and loyal
Trustworthy ana H"d nut lvul!u3l up3n v"d w
caaon " bai'arius interests, but srngng out OF real
warmth Oi heart