Year: 1869

The following letter has been addressed by
Mr. Goodwin Smith to the editor OF The Beehive:


"srR: The information respecting the prospect OF En-


gsh emigration, which was requested TO procure had
been collected to the best OF my ability and vas about
Uf Mr. sumner has mad go great effect in roviylng
American hostility TO England, and the continuance OF
tins moment 70 be In such peril that fear the promoters
and organizers Of English emigration cannot Tor tho
present prudenty turn their thoughts IN this drecton


"JudeIng from what know OF the general temper or
the American people and from the language respecting
should say there would be rupture; but AZ the same
time hold myself prepared for turn o. affairs which


"YOurs, &c, GOODWIN SMITH.


"Boston, April 49,"


The Pail Mall Gazette OF May says The letter from
Mr. Goodwin Smith to the editor OF The Beehre 70
US be important piece of evidence as 70 American
feeling toward this country II the revived hostility OF
which he speaks had been Immediately connected with
not be an unbiased witness. But In this case
the exacerbaton OF feeling Is attributed 10 the
Which Mr smith has dsseDted by anticipation lie would
naturally incline therefore, 70 make as little "a possible
Of the situation Is correct IL is certainly extremely ser
GUS Irritation Of this sort is always an element OF
danger. 10 may smOder on for n ume ana ~
last die out; but IL may also be famed into sudden
fame by some incident which can be neither foreseen
nor controlled THE policy OF the English Govern
for the last four years has been alternately TO
ignore American hostility and to attempt 10 eoneate y
and strongly OF opinion that tho time for both has
nassad sncb charges a. those brought by Mr. Sumner
against ought not TO be passed We accused
OF having broken the law Of nations IN most important
particular Of having deliberately inflicted terrible IN.
jury upon friendly State, and OF having repeatedly and
knowingly lied In order 10 eyade COMES
sion Of guilt These accusations are not
made in the heat Of passion or under the
smart OF loss they gathered up and repeated
in set speech delivered years afterward, and by
politician who Is doubt perfectly familiar with tho
story The Ofense therefore, lacks aggravaton that
can be given TO 1t by purpose and deil6eraiion III Ia
This we know what TO think OF him, and n any otner
great Power than England were ~ show itself equally
SosSno5E9s %0SS 5g sHG caR OF Gnesa S0' cc.


great Power may pass over the petty insults OF States
weaker than itself but II cannot afford TO lay aside ts
quite that the Americans will not DO slow 20 point
this moral against England. Our foreign policy Of ato
years has not been exactly OF KIND TO inspire other
nations with any very profound respect either for our
strength for courage We have done our
best To deceive ourselves and 20 mislead our
DeiglbOrs into the belief that England Will put
material losses OF great That IS sort OF lesson
which always back laden with anything but bes
sings upon the heads Of those who teach H. We greatly
doubt whether one-haR the things In MT Summers
speech would have been said II English
diplomacy at Washington had taken moro decided
tone Nothing is TO be gained by a persistence In
back 70 see the Continent species Of dstrustful
peace which at most Is only degree better than open
the United States II behoOves Lord Clarendon 10 use very
much hrmcr language TO Mr. Motley than has OF late
been common In the mouth Of English Foreign Secre
tarv The whole case complete both sides, and all
is something OF this sort d" We have made such
and such admissions, and we ready 10 make them
afford basis for negotiation, wo viii send special
envoy TO Washington. But We Will only do THIS on the
that the utmost limit OF our concessions
has already been reached. II you reject this under
you 10 withdraw charges which are Incompatible with
the continuance OF friendly relations.