The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-03
Last Nights Dispatches.
FOREIGN.
ENGLAND.

LONDON, May In an article headed
"A First Snub," the Pail Mall Gazette
says: Ii Is somewhat significant that the
advent of the Liberal party to power
should have been seized upon by the
American people as an occasion on which
they might offer with impunity slight to
England. 1t was under Gladstone's first
administration that Russia committed q
gross breach of inter- national faith by
deueuncing the treaty of 1856. The
President of the United States now has
been solicited by Congress to commit an
another and even more cynical. 1t is true
that the Committee on Foreign Affairs of
the Senate and House of Representatives
need not of necessity be acted Oh by the
Executive. But when it is remembered
that one Chamber is governed by the
Democratic party and the other by the
Republican majority: aud further, that
the Presidential election is at hand, there
can be little doubt that either President
Hayes or his successor will be or
dered to withdraw from the engage
ments imposed on bis Government
by the Bulwer- Clayton convention.
The revival of the Monroe doctrine In it's
most extravagant sense is too good q cry
to be discarded by the managers Of either
party. England's duty to her colonies re-
quires that she should assert their rights
in this matter. France. Spain and Hol"
land and all American powers can scarcely
accept proclamation of Yankee sover-
eighty over the whole Western Hemis~
phere. Brazil and Chill are not likely to
submit to it. Powerful as is the North
American Union, it is not 60 strong as to
be able to deity. The public opinion of the
world would assuredly, on such a question
ia ha do Of ho nI
took its stand on legality, Even the most
jealous advocate of peace must
be anxious to uphold the binding nature
of treaties voluntarily concluded between
friendly states, and therefore it must be
hoped that Gladstone, Lore Granville and
Bright will not be blinded by Yankee
bluster into any concession of British
rights SO wisely stipulated for by Lord
Palmerston thirty years age. They will not
be able to do SO if public opinion will keep
close watch on this affair, and having
understood whose interests are involved
in the execution of the Bulwer Clayton
treaty determine that this convention shall
not be set aside for the mere sake of max
ing things pleasant for the United States.
LONDON, May q The usual banquet
given by the Conncil OF the Royal Acad-
emy took place Saturday night The
Prince Of Wales 10 replying to the toast to
the royal family" alluded to the work Of
the Duke of Edinburgh in ireland. He
said bis brother had had the opportunity
of taking supplies from the Constellation.
on that gallant ship sent over by our
American cousins, who are noble and gen.
erous. Gladstone replied to the toast to
Her Msjesty's Ministers" The Presi-
dent of the Academy. SIR Frederick Leigh
ton, in proposing toast to Science and
Literature" took occasion to welcome
Bret Har.e, who responded in an humor-
Gus speech which was much cheered
The laying of the Channel cable connect
ing with the new French cable at Brest. is
completed, and telegraphlc communics-
ton Is nov open between Pedenrounder
and Brest.
Lord Wolverton has been appointed
paymaster general, aud MIR. Osborne Nor
gan, Judge advocate general
The Pal Mall GGzettes leader, which
may be regarded a Editor Greenwood s
valedictory. is q 1ter protest against the
political immorairty which seeks to quiet
abe apprehensions regarding the new gov
ernment's foreign policy By the assurance
that it will not differ materially from it's
predecessors.
Greenwood writes to the Standard
giving his reasons for quitting the Pail
Mall Gazette. He says we do not propose
to allow our independent paper to be
sxtinguished. Its spirit resides in us, and
will soon reappear in new shape. Hoping
to redeem the paper from the assignment.
formally offered large sum for q copy
right. which was refused.
The proprietor of the Pail Nail Gazette
writes to the Standard cmphaticaIly deny
ing that his paper will hencaforwagd be a
ministerial Journal