New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-19
AMERICANS IN LONDON.
MR.. PIERREPoNr AND Mr.. CoNKLING.

BUSINESS PROJECTS WHILE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
| CONKLING A SOCIAL LION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
sCHUYIER's VISIT.
| lFRoh THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRrBuSE1
LONDON, July IA statement has appeared in
some American newspapers, and has been
copied over here, to this effect, viz, that Gen.
Grant is to be at the head of an organ
ization for the construction of Nicaragua canal,
or some other canal, across the Isthmus. and that
negotiations are goiCg on with members of Parlia-
ment, III which the Minister of the United States
Mr.. Pierrepont, is acting, etc, etc.
| have Mr. Pierrepont's authority for saving, and
say at his request, that he heard Gen. Grant
say word the subject; that Mr. Picucpont
never said word to him to any other man on
the subject and that, while he is Minister, he shall
decline, he has heretofore declined to listen to or
entertain or di>cuss, whether with any member OF
! Parliament, Gen. Grant, or any other person, any
business project of any kind whatever, except under
instructions from his Govern ment. and that he has
! had no such instructions from his Government.
That hope, is a sufficiently exact and explicit
contradiction to put an end to that story. III
there other past experience OF others
would be a lesson not to touch or handle any such
thing in the remotest way. An American living III
! London. or anywhere else abroad, cannot but take
pleasure in seeing fresh SANDER of this sort stlcd
|
matte history in which similar accusations
were brought against an American Minister, which,
! unhappy, could not be contradicted They left
| stain on American dplomacy-l may almost say on
| American character-whIch will hardly fade out for
| some generations of Ministers to come They are
current topics of conversation to-day You hear
/ them referred to and dwelt in spite of every
effort you can make to avoid them They were re-
! vved the other day, when New-York jury, in
United States Court, under the guidance of Fed
eral Judge refused to British plaintiffs the restitu-
ton of British money which they had fraudulently
transferred to American pockets, deep is the inn
preston left in England by the Emma Nine rascali-
ties and by the completely of the ex-Mmister who
sold his name to Park and his confederates,
that the English public was only too ready
to believe that our present Minister dabbling in
another commercial speculation. They remembered
that Gen Schenc had been kept in Office long after
his guilt moral guilt, if not legal, had become known
to his Government. His victims blamed, and Justly
blamed the Government well the Minister,
and they have agreed that n Government which
/ wonld tolerate an exposed Minister might well
enough send a successor of the same kidney. They
know little and care less about the change of Adj
/ ministration They know only the Government of
the United States as a continuing power. II Isl
say il with sha'ne-it is an agreeable surprise to
Engshnen 20 find that the United States Is now
represented by Minister who keeps his
hands clean and recognizes the moral oOlga-
tion he has made TO preserve his reputation
from suspicion. How low must we have sunk
when we found ourselves almost praiSlng
our REPRESENTATIVE at the first Court in Europe for
not being n swindler nor the accomplice of swim
dlers beg his pardon for putting it in that way.
The Nicaragua Company. if there be such a compa-
nv or the promoters of it, whoever they are may be
the mos. honest in the world for aught | know. |
| know nothing about it or them. BIT know that II
they were AS pure az Adam before the fall, Mr..
/ Pi rrepont does well to keep clear of them HIS
declaration that he has had nothing TO do and viii
have nothing to do with any business project what
ever so long as he is Minister, takes the right
ground and the only right ground.
One word on another point. The UondOnl WorH
| some time ago gave what pretended 70 BE- report
Of 4 conversation between Mr. Perrepont and sone-
body else respecting some legislative matter NJ
| Washington. Mr.. Pierrepont was rapreSente1 ms
saving 70 this somebody else that if bill invov-
ING moneyed or commercial interests was to he got
| tbronch. the promoter mist bride heavily. quote
from memory and give the substance, not the words
| We'll that story also was made ont of whole cloth.
| Nosuch conversation took place; no such advicewas
| Given: no oninion of this sort expressed by Mt
| pieiropont at any time TO person whatever
! This aqlin Won Mr. Picrreponts authority; and
nerbaps The Nation, of New-York. which noticed the
ORIGINAL story. NAV think 1t worth while to notice
tis contradiction of IT, The statement, IA it first
| o,reorad was not put forward in positive a way
! tbot Mr. PierreDont felt bound 70 take it mp him
self. What he now SAYS about it. he saws in answer
to oueston of mine called out by the more serious
accusation which is disposed of above
This week has witnessed a Sudden DEVELOPMENT of
that nolicy nf obstructng legislation when Is the
Latest form that IRISH efforts for Home Rnle nave
! taken. Half "A dozen men, Mr. Bggar, Mr. ParneH'
MIR O'Copnor Power and others less known 10 fame
reinforced b. Mr. Whalev have set the rest of the
| Commons at defiance They kept the House sitting
all Monday night and till past seven Tuesday morn
no Their tactics are the same as heretofore. They
| ounlov dil,tory motions The House in Committee
divided seventeen times on the question whether
r,cress should be reported. Five votes for IT, 200
oc,inst-then the 300 dwndled to less than so, and
| G,,uv fine minority became the majority
| onJ tbe House adjourned. One honorable
r,o,,rer called the obstructves "blackgards," but
.nsrvard Withdrew it, strong il the sense of
! nro,rietv cxcept among the few to whom the word
| annlied-vas applied, | mean. The block of bust
moss is co serious that all sorts of means to relieve it
! bav. been suggested but the Government having
deliheratcd has come to the conclusion to do moth
inc this session They will have the satisfaction of
saving at the end of it that MeSsrs Bggar and Par
nell are the cause of the barrenness of it, The more
tbe scandal and disgust increase the better the Irish
mon seem pleased They have fresh recruit IN the
nor.on of Mr. O'Donnell, just elected for DungarYan
| Int they get no countenance from the respectable
roornbers of the Home Rule party, who acknowledge