New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-16


Iord Paimers'on suggested TO Lord Rusveu -.
piOpii7'y OF joining with France IN recomn-r.
ing an arrangement between the No-,h -, 10.
South upon the basis OF separation :. - us
suggestion Of the Prime Minister thu rr.-- LIS
Secretary replied that he though, N. 80. ~ 81
come FOR Offering mediation to IA. y-,' a1
states government. with a view 10 the - .-.-,e1
ton or the Independence Of the C,onfa4,.
auded that. IN his Judgment II that o~s- 49,.
IaN' We Ohe English government o-,s. - 80
serves to recognize the Southern STATE.
independent state and. for the purno,. :
taxing 50 important step" proposed a C.Lt-1-
meeting in the near future. Lord Pa1r,---.1
thought this plan OF proceedings
ceiient' and was OF opinion that the ors- -.
be made before the middle Of Octobe-.
At this tuncture Lord Russell re+r--.,
London and Lord Granville took his 49, %
minister in attendance upon the o. -
Gotha- Soon afterward Lord Granville ~ =
formed by Lord Russell. from London ,b..
question Of joint mediation would uronos1. 10
brought before the Cabinet-vvas 80 CO. -
doubtless. not for the sake primarily Of o...s-
ing MS own views, but for the inforrnstso, :.
the Queen through her minister IN atta,s--.'|
1T was" says Mr.. Adams. as I surr,Is. -
this juncture, II at al, that the oussn 49,.
PERSONAL veto on any movement. or cba.--U.
policy. calculated to embroil the two ....se o.
Conclusive evidence that she did 80 Is am -.
ing. but some known facts are extrs-,o1 '1.A
can't For example, Lord Granville So. -
Gotha to the Foreign Secretary "a va. -.
letter OF which, so far as appears crI-, -
passage mas ever been published. bsIng -,,..-s
IN Spencer WalpOle's Life OF Lord p,.-.,,,
II was says Mr.. Adams, very r,ucb g =
nature OF cold doUche to the action pro,o,.5.
TOT II ran as follows; 1T Is preratrr. .. =.
part from the policy which has hitba-.o -
ADOPTED oy you and Lord Palneryfo,. -
"nlch' notwithstanding the strong an4i-,.L.-
% the North. the strong sympathy win -.
oouIA' ana the passionate wish to have cot,o,
mas met with such general approval fror.
parliament. the press and the public"
Ihat this very long letter. unniz.,tsbrz
communicated the Queens win to her Fors,-,
secretary IS not yet demonstrabIs. but sssr,,
altogether probable Certain II IA tba. TO-
some tine thereafter the course OF event. bst.
NED even the keen penetration OF the American
Minister who confessed that he was "rnvs.i-
he'd" Just then Mr.. Gladstons made the IA
nous declaration. which long rankled in Anerl-
can hearts. that Jefferson Davis had created a
nation. foreshadowing action adverse To tho
Sti4ol " lil7 bI4llsu government u was highly
indiscreet and It was IN a sense d!savowed. bug
the Chancellor Of the Excheduer made II IN
the light Of a circular announcement 10 all tbs
members OF the Cabinet OF what was IN con.
temptation and OF the knowledge that a Cabi-
net meeting had been called for October q
That meeting was never held. On October Il
Sir George Lewis. Secretary for War. publicly
declared his disagreement with Nrr. Gladstone.
speech, and suddenly the Premier and the For
eign Secretary found themselves between two
fires Lord Granville representing the Queen on
one side. and Sir George Lewis. speaking for
what might be best described as the Golden
Bright element IN the Cabinet. on the othsr
side" Lord PalmsrstOn and Lord Russell vera
consequently constrained TO wait and the tina
20 carry out their design never came. Instead
OF attending a Cabinet meeting on October %.
the Foreign Secretary received Mr.. Adams and
assured him that the policy Of the governments
toward the United States would not be changed
at that time. Mr.. Adams thereupon remarked
that his errand was finished and took his leave.
u viii be gratefully acknowledged that Mr..
Adams has supplied and coIlated In an sx-
ceedingly interesting manner volume Of facts
which strongly support the agreeable tradition
that Queen Victoria rendered a service OF In
oalculabls value TO the United States in tho
supreme crisis OF our history. Possibly his
paper viii elicit from English sources Sonclu-
sivs evidence which has hitherto been withheld
from public knowledge