New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-10
.NcIO-AMERICAN TOPICS.


,,,N pRIsoNERs-ANlMATED SCENE Nv An"
ppoposEp STATUE OF MR.. BRIGHT
-, ppeI,IA Ar CORRESPONDENT OF THE li4p"'N'i
I'm" ,,ov Nav 25.-Mr. Pierreponts appoih'ich'
-. if the truth must be told OUT " iane"'u II
-, IN the English breast 1t Is NOT inuo" '"'no
- Go far as the press is conceIEeO haVo seoH ~
"i .;ooo one paragraph in Tie Pail Ma" 0d@c''e,
t wv" Mr. Peuepont with the FAINT praise "
r";nc a very respectable representative OF inc pon
.:.;aos Tie Times discussing the whoio p"''"
g nominations and denominations V0eo''
Sorcludes that their significance Is hoc !"
vorable to the Reformers-that MI
nont's name, though probably h''c"uI -
sot;sfv those who demand high personal cia'"o
%. :. 49, not carry 80 distinct meaning as IL
could have done twelve months ago, nor is IL III o'
..,.yo 90 desirable as that of Mr. Dana" There can
no mn doubt that Mr.. Picrreponts conduct III ano
Robcock case has damaged him IN Ehglan" NV
Inns goes over its history and pronouhces INC Vo
,,re bestowed OH him at the time deserved -V'
,yhatever mistake a man like Gen. OI"'' '''s" W
led into in such matters a uaihco ia"''l'
;hl for the efficiency of public Justice "us"O "0'
20 have Welded to suggestions tehunis W f"i"s'
- Of the law" Nevertheless. hope on the
80 ,radominates " In the negotiations WIN
tbe English Government which are needed 10 re-
establish the right of extradtion on satisfactory
basis Mr. Pierreponts legal capacity, his Inooeia-
con Of character, and the common-sense sagacity
for which he obtains general credit wli' no douo''
~ rseful TO his country and will not lack apprecs-
ton here A.;
..,;c Greeting which Mr. Danas name received, but
one may be thankful it is no worse. Washington Is
no, :, good odor Any man who comes out of the
Cobin,t must submit to q certain degree oi-not
srs,icon necessarily nor disirust, but hesitation
He may he all right, but he has kept bad company
Nobody here, for instance doubts that Mr. FISH is
an honorable man, nor Gov. Jewell, nor Mr. Bristow
What perplexes the English mind is the problem
how such men can permit themselves to be used III
the promotion of policy which inside the Cabinet
finds a representative in Cameron and Chandler and
outside in Butler and Morton.
Since this was written an article has appeared III
The Standard. 1t is almost an echo OF that III Inc
Times lukewarm alike in censure and praise. MI
Piereponts nomination ais, upon Che whole, open 10
little objection" though not quite as satisfactory
as Mr. Dana's. Here, also, the English Judgment on
Mr.. Perfcpont is complicated with the Judgment
it is obliged to pass on Mr. Cameron's appointment
OF Mr.. Cameron nothing is known except that
he Is the son of his father; and when that is
known, the worst is known Rightly or wrongly, 1t is
understood here that the War Secretayship, from
which the father was once expelled, rich and I'M
famous" is gwen TO the the price of the vote
of Pennsylvania for Conkng in the Republican
Convention. Even so bluntly that does the deco
rous English press put the matter In private, OF
conrse. bluntness of tins kind Is the rule and not
the exception.
Its supposed by Englishmen that Mr.. Pierrcpont
is coming over expressly with reference to the WINS
low dificulty-that he is selected in the belief that
lis legal abilities may be usefuy employed, either
in Winslows particular case in the negotiation oil
anew treaty should Winsl0w lee given mp as bad
job-not given up, that is. The opinion has gained
ground among jursts that the position of the In
clish Government, though defensible at home by
municipal law is indefensible if looked at broadly
as an international question. Mr.. Fishs dispatch OF
March 81 has been republished here aud has made
a strong impression. It's ability is very highly
praised Sir William Harcourt is TO ask the Govern
ment question on the subject tonight, and IL IS
likely there will be a debate in one or both Houses
of Parliament
Mr.. Birgar is really a refreshing parsonage; man
entitled 10 gratitude one who relieves the cohNel-
tonal monotony Of political life with PLAIN speaking
about great people. He is coarse, he IS abusive, he
wonld be intolcrabc if there were many OF HIM, but
he provides us with entertainment Hehas courage
He dares 10 stand up in the House and say that the
command OF the British Army is lutruSted TO Ter
man Prince "who can have no sympathy With
s;tber the interest or the homer Of England" He
dares to describe the Prime Minister as man alien
in race and religion, "who truckles to Bismarck"
This SORT of thing really does require some courage
or would if said by anybody but Mr. Bisgar or DIR.
Kenealy.
Mr. Rirrar's remarks were drawn out by the re-
fusaI of the Government 20 release the Fenan pris
oucrs This is one Of those questions which have, as
Mr. Disracli remarked, become to a certain degree
periodical. To the question put ON Monday by MI
Brooks, Home Ruler WHO sits for Dublin--oi which
he was lately Lord Mayor-the Prime Minister
replied at considerable length. There are, ac-
cording to hun, but 10 prisoners suffering pun
lshment for ofienscs in breach of their allegiance
Two others are confined for murder, their sentence
OF death having been committed into penal servitude
OF the -, six imprisoned in England, and OF
these all but one were soldiers three of whom were
convicted of attempted mutiny and of being ac-
Quanted with conspiraeies against the Queen aud
rot revealing them. All the rest have been trans
ported to Western Australia, where it is understood
they epioy a considerable degree of liberty II they
were pardonel, they would only be pardOned on
condition of not retaining to this country. Prac-
tcally the main difference III their condition, II the
clemency prayed for were granted them would con-
sist in liberty to exchange Australia for AMERICA
possibility to which their fcIow-countryInen in the
United States look forward, doubt not. with rap
turc They might be welcomed on arrival with pro-
cessions and dinners and it would not be absolutely
impossible to arrange grand street-fght in their
honor These however, are considerations which
do not weigh with the cod-bloJded Ministers whose
accidental superiority Of place enables them to refuse
the slight boon arden.iy coveted by Irish patriots.
Their refusal was followed by scenc-aniniated
enough at one moment 10 be called row" Mr..
OConnor Power, young Irish member whose ac-
qnaintance you had the opportunity of making in