The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-18
THE AMERICAN POSITION SEVERELY CRITICISED.
Why Secretary BristOw Was Blackbaued by
the Union League Club.
TAMMANY'S OPPOSITION TO TILDEN,
Action Of the Ohio Convention and
Humans Candidature.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

REPLY OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT IN THE
wISsLow cAsE-sEcRErARY FIsHs POSITION
REGARDED AS USTENADLE-sEvEnE srRIc-
TuREs on THE ATTITUDE OF THE UNITED
STATES.
The foreign mail brought to-day tho reply OF Earl
Derby 70 Mr. Flsh's protest to tho government OF
Great Britain against the violation of the terms
OF tho cxtradition treaty Tho copy OF tho
note was transmitted to Washington by Colonel Holt
man. Charge dAaaires at London in tho absence OF
Minister schcnck. The document piece OF fencing
with government defer the whichM Mr. Fish
has raised Of failure the part Of Great Britain
to comply with tho terms Of tho cxtradion treaty in
OBTAINING tho forgcr winslow. Tho OF Earl Derby
yield to the position taken by Mr. Fish the slightest
and the ground is assumed by the British Foreign
once that tho net OF 1870 has nothing
necessarily to do with tho IN dispute
tradition OF winslow With or without the act OF
1870 the objection would apply to tho surrender
Of person rot duly declared extraditabe by
the magisteria dirt of an English court, hav-
ing Jurisdiction OF extradtablo offences. Tho
process OF law observed
oowed in extracting iugitves before tho law of 1870
upon the British statute books. Thcrc is no rca-
son for varying from what was the custom thcn In
pursuance of this line Of argument II is urged that this
must evidently BIO the because heretofore such
Mr. Fish, whose objection now is regarded mere
techncaity Moro especial emphasis is laid upon the
provision Of the treaty in regard 20 the extradon OF
persons charged with political crimes, as to whom and
its provisions Mr.. Fish makes much ado, but II is
gucd II persons charged with crimc-and the
offence may be political only-are to be
extradtcd, who Is TO judge whether the
crime is political or nots When Great Britain is to
deliver upa prisoner, shall IL not in such case be
Great Britain, and shall II not be through tho magis
tfatcs and the critical examination OF the law: Rut
Mr. Fish question, II not deny, the right Of
magsteral interference and judgment and claims that
Secretary State he decide Tho position taken by
Mr. Fish in this respect Is regarded unenablo II not
absurd Such attempt construe the treaty would
lose not only she men but also the treaty. Emphasis
Is laid similar misstcp when Mr.. Cas- Sec
rotary OF State After treaty had boen negotiated
between Great Britain and tho United
TO Parliament and thus lost the whole treaty It is
further maintained that Great Britain her disposi-
ton the ends Of law and justice, disposed
to extend the Limitation OF the class of cases
to DO comprehended in treaty stipuations
with this country, SO 70 take In all
crimes, while the Interpretation Of American
officials has inclined them circumscribe them by
technical analysis and dissection Tho attitude of the
United States government and its recent OF
the exsradition provisions not regarded fair
equitable TO England within tho purview Of either
m exact or liberal meaning and Interpretation OF the
treaty and It's provisions
TIE BLACKBALLING OF SECRETARY BRIsTow By
THE UNION LEAGUE cLuB--THx CAUSE OF Mr..
DURAxrs xSM1rr-A STORY ABOUT DRAW
BACKS on SUGAR.
leading onlcal Of the Treasury Department. Is
authority for the following version OF tho dispute tho
have been the motive that induced the blackbang Of
the Secretary OF the Treasury the recent prcscnts
ton OF his uamc for membership IN the Onion League
Club Of New York On the supposiion that tho cause
Of the trouble Ia tho assertion Of Mr. Charles w. Duran
that Secretary Bristow had refused to fulfil
ance to him mattcr OF drawback allowance on .
cargo cargoes or exported sugar. this Official goes
TO say that an examination has boon madc OF
the case Of which Mr. Durant complains
and that this examination shows that Mr.. Duranrs
hostility 10 Secretary Brssow is founded the fact
that the Secretary refused 10 follow former decision
OF tho department., which would have given Mr..
Durant over 5000 from the Treasury 20 which the
Secretary maintained no had no lawful claim Nr.
Durants claim TO drawback arose from tho fact tha.
his firm had imported and paid duty large amount
OF sugar which they had refined and intended
TO export The Law provided that In Of exporta-
ton Of articles mado OF materials which had paid
port duty, an amount should be repaid from the
Treasury TO such exporter equal to the duty tho
imported materials used such exported articles, and
no more THIS refund Is called drawback, and some
times bouny," and tho law provided that tho amount
Of this drawback should be asccrancd under rcgula
tons prescribed by tho Secretary OF tho Treasury In
March, lS75 tho regulation made fixed the draw
back expectation OF refined sugars as !oIlows:-
Refined crystalline. three aud threequartcr cents
per pound.
BY this term the department then intended, and the
Now York customs officers understood, hard or stove
dried sugars only but u vas soon found out by re-
nncrs that this expression would also cover tho lower
grade OF refined sugar, known as a. sot sugar, tho
proper drawback on which, under the law, - asccr-
taincd after careful examination Of the "a" sugar by
experts, found TO 10 thrcc cents pound instead
or three and hrccquartcr ccn,s and was fixed accord
insiy AZ three cents by regulation IN December 1875.
This rate was so nxcd bcca1sc, 90 careful cxamina
tcn Of tho sugar. II wr1 fornd that thci rate would
refund TO the exporter tho amount OF tariff that he had
paid out on tho imported material used IN making
such sugar. On December l, 1875, Just before this
change, another New York rm inquired OF the Depart
mctt by telegraph whether tao term 'rcdacd crystal
line sugar" was construed to apply 70 a." ctnce
white ssg>r. and tie dsy informed by tel
esra? thai, ''un'i ca,rsr OF rate, tina. terra wosd
be 50 construed, ard Dcce m.er 2 this arm notified