Year: 1872

began to give way under thcSo Icpo""ou "hAoH''
There were no symptoms OF any touch Oh
shame in the President, the Secretary OF State,
or the Senate. Even the able, independent
anti-Greeley journalists could not see what
WAS the use of making noise about slap
in the face moro or less. But an omi-
mons prowl came up from the rural dis
tricts. and convinced our Government that
the final limit of retreat was reached. Sir
Edward Thornton saw this also, and the Brit
;sb Ministry ceased their merciless torture OF
Messrs. Fish and Schenck. The Crown law
yers were consulted and decided that
the supplemental rarticle was complete sur
render of our national claims.


Armed with this opinion, Mr.. Gladstone
TRANQUILITY faced the House of Commons last
night He could not yet make full explana-
ton. He must wait until the Senate got away
from Washington for that But he assured
the House that the supplemental article LETT
no opening for any present or future
presentation of the indirect claims. There
could be no misunderstanding. MIR.
Schenck had given him full assurances
But these explanations seemed to satisfy
nobody. A half-dozen members at once
wanted assurance made dOubly sure. They
evidently did not believe that our Govern
ment was yet at bay. Mr.. Osborne said that
the Government must inform the House that
unless the indirect claims "were fully,
"fairly and Immediately withdrawn" Great
Britain would refuse to proceed with
the arbitration. This plucky speech was re-
ceived with cheers. Mr.. Bouverie, emulous OF
applause, then added that he hoped the Gov
ernment would not accept Mr.. Schencks
verbal assurance. How does Gen. Schenck, as
gentleman and soldier, relish thatf How
does Gen. Grant, as a gentleman and
soldier, digest this style of remarkf Lord
Bury gave notice of motion to break
ND the Arbitration. Mr.. Otway said "they
had been warned of the danger of any fresh
engagements with the United States" But
MI. Gregory, not being able to think OF any
thing more insulting 60 say, returned to the
subject of Gen. Schenck's assurances, and
asked if he had given them in writing


By this time the Premier thought it was his
turn to say something pleasant for American
ears. lie said that no price had been paid us
for the withdrawal of the indirect claims We
commend this statement to the Wall-st.
organs who pretended to find such profit for
us in the supplemental article.


In the House of Lords we received even
scantier courtesy. Lord Granville was less
sanguine than Mr.. Gladstone, and said that
the negotiations were at present without
result. Earl Russell went back with the
ouerulous obstinacy of age to his first propO-
sition. and promised to renew his motion to-
morrow for the repudiation of the Arbitration.
Lords Cairns and Westbury joined In worry
ing the Ministry, and finally the Marquis of
HertfOrd gave a grotesque turn to the discus
sion by denouncing the Ministry for allow
ing the Guards Band to go to the
Boston Jubilee. His Grace the Duke of
Richmond was also deeply scandalized at this
Unprecedented proceeding. But Lord Gran
ville's reply was worst of all Instead of con-
tenting himself with saying, what would have
been enough that every European power had
contributed a band to Mr.. GilmOre's festival,
he had the incredible folly to intimate it was
done to show good will to the country for the
sake of the Treaty.


After this, what can surprise MS further in
English opinion of Americal a few weeks
ago a civity shown by the Queen to Miss
Grant was to heal all international troubles.
Now Mr. Godfrey is to sOothe us with Lydian
measures. Our rulers have been managed
so easily, and the masses have been
so good-natured and apathetic during
all this miserable muddle, that we have
hardly the right to blame the En-
glish for their contemptuous treatment of
the Case. But sooner or later they will learn
and the sooner the better for them, that this
fostering quarrel will not cease to be danger
Gus until it is healed in way to satisfy all
the just private and national demands of the
citizens and the Government of the United
States. But such settlement cannot be
hoped for while Mr.. Fish and Gen Grant are
in charge of the matter.