Year: 1869

development will follow throughout all its
channels, which, borne on the wings Of the
printing press, steam and electricity, will re-
quire but short period of time to make Itself
felt in every centre of population.


Tho Queens spcech-Ensland and the


United States.


Queen Victoria in her speech to Parliament
expresses the hope that the negotiations with
the United States viii place on firm and
durable basis the friendship which should ever
exist between England and America. These
are friendly and gracious words, and, though
prepared for her, probably, by her Cabinet.
they are no doubt the sincere expression of her
Majesty's feelings, for personally she has
always been kindly disposed towards this
country, and even in the darkest hour of our
late civil war. But the Queen is not the gov
ernment Of England, though nominally at the
head of it, and the settlement of difficulties
rests with the Ministry. At the same time
these hopeful words are telegraphed from Lon
don we have news from Washington indicating
that the negotiations or treaty for the settle
ment of the Alabama claims, to which her
Majesty refers, will be rejected by the Senate.
In another place In this mornings HERALD
we publish the official correspondence which
has taken place between the two govern
ments on the subjects under dispute-cor-
respondence which is Enthusiastically
voluminous, but which speaks for ITSELF
There is no doubt that the treaty is unsatisfac-
tory to the American people as not covering
all the ground of our claims in the matter and
as being SO complicated in operation as to
lead to prolonged disputations and un-
certain results. The Senate probably takes
the same view and will act in accordance with
the sentiment of the country. The people Of
the United States wish to see established, as
well as Queen Victoria, firm and durable
basis Of friendship between the two countries
but that is not likely to be obtained by the
Johnson-C Clarendon treaty.


The only policy for England to pursue with
regard to the United States, in order to cement
and perpetuate close friendship between the
two countries, is to abandon its jealousy and
narrow views of us and to frankly recognize
our destiny on this Continent and in the affairs
Of the world. Nothing has irritated the peo-
pie of the United States or kept up bad feel
ing so much as the Jealousy Of England and
her efforts to check our progress and power.
This has been a great folly and has proved ut
terly futile. 1t has been the mistake of nearly
all her public men and successive administra-



tions. Yet England has more to gain by the
growth of the United States in population,
wealth and territorial expansion than by all
her colonies or other movements of the age.
The more we grow the greater will be her
now with other countries compared with that
she has with this country? Her policy, then,
should be to rejoice in our progress and to re-
move every possible cause of disagreement
now or hereafter. She should help to make
us what we are destined to be, Continental
Power, by giving up her possessions in
North America and by favoring the an
nexation of territory which in our hands
would be made to blossom as the rose and
add immensely both to the productions of the
world and to the trade of Great Britain. If
her statesmen are capable Of grasping the
future and can divest themselves of the old
British jealousy and narrowminded rivalry
they cannot do better than to settle the Ala
bama claims and all other difficulties, as well
as to lay the foundation of lasting friendship
hereafter by comprehensive treaty en-
bracing the cession of their North American
possessions. They must come to US in time,
and for the interests of both countries as well
as Of the colonies no better time or opportunity
will arrive than the present. Let us have a
final and complete settlement on this liberal
and comprehensive basis.


Paitry Punishment tor uelnous Offence.


The Cincinnati steamboat inspectors have,
after lengthy and aborious examination, just
come to the conclusion that the collision on
the Ohio between the steamers America and
United States bv which a hundred or 80