The New York Herald Newspaper, February 5, 1872, Page 6

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CONTENTS OF TO-DAY’S HERALD, Advertisements, 2—Adaverusemenis, ‘Richard Wagner: An Interview with the ‘Musician of the Future’—The British Par- Mament: Legislative Assemblage on Tues- aay, February 6; Party struggle of the Gladstone Minisverialists and Disraeli aud Other Oppositionists; Ihe Queen’s Speech; Election of a New Speaker; Sketch of Speaker Denison and History of the Speakership; Ministerial Exposition of the Condition of the Nation; The Case of Ireland and Position of Scotland—Mexioo: Heraid Special Report from Matamoros; A Band of evolutionists Surprised by the Juarists—News irom Austra- lasia—The Japanese Ambassadors at Salt Lake City—News irom Washington. 4—Religious: A Great Crush at the Brooklyn Academy of Music; Sermon by Miss Smiley; The Farewell of tie Kev. E. W. Hitchcock, of the Fourteenth Street Presbyterian Church; Dr. Porter on Vital Chrisiianity; Dr. Dix on Married Life and Free Love Heresies; Ser- mous by Dra, Williams, McGiynn, Dix, Porter and Cuyler; Father McNeirny, Messrs, Hep- Worth, Lothrop and Beecher, and Miss Smiley—Dedication of w Catholic Church in Newark—‘he Serwons in the HBRALD—the Assault on Scully—Tne Nun of Kenmare, S—Yachung: General meeting of the New York Yacht Club; Election of OMicers for the Ensu- ing Year: fhe America’s Cujf; Interesting Report on the International Races; Principle in_ Regard to cg erag, Cups Clearly Detined; Another Letter from Mr. Asnbury on Time Al- lowance; The Charges of the English Yachts- man Aguinst the New York Clav; His Prize Cups to be Returned—Alexis in Kentucky: A Briitant Keception at Louisville; Story of a St. Louis Furtation; Ihe Grand Duke Charmed by a Kansas Girl; Visit to the Mammoth Cave; Mrs. General Custer Avenged for the Miss Spotted Tail Kiss—Music and the Drama—The Inveruational Musical Peace Ju- bulee— Domestic Infelicity -Brookiyn Affairs— Pickpockets Arrested, G—Euttoriais: Leacing Article, “The Alabama Claims and the old Bad Faith of England; Shall it ve Peace or War’—Amusemen: An- '—Editortals (Continued from Sixun Page)—Snali It Be War? Great Excitement in Engiana and the United States on the Alabama Treaty Ques- Uon; The Subject trom Both standpoints; Engiand Wants to Recede; America Will Stand Firm; A Full Settlement or None; Grant Putting His Foot Down; Eight Hundred Millions Sterling the Lowest estimate of Our Full Clatin, Direct and Indirect; The British Minwster Begging America to Reconsider; The Counts in Vue Indictinent for the Geneva ar- bitrators; Fish Anxious About Hts ‘Treaty; The British Parliament to Discuss the Posi- Mon; The Wasningtou Treaty, 8—Europe: Pio Nono Lestowing Blessings on His Visitors in the Vatican; The New Mail Route w India: Effect of President Tniers’ Protec- uonist ldeas in France: ‘The Agitauon tn Jre- Jand Regarding Denominational Education— The Sicighing Carnival: Fun and Frolic in Central Park ; Joy and Jollity the Order of the Day—The Pacific Cuast—Not So Good as Might Be—The Chicago Fire Fund —Crushed By the Ice—Fire in Thirty-third Street—The February Term oi the Courts—Court Calendars for ‘'o-Day—Marriages and Deaths, 9—TheT. A. Li. Teetotaliers: Convention of the Ro- man Catholic Total Abstinence Societies—Im- portant Ratiroad Meeting—Legisiation for the Poor—Financtal ana Commercial Keports— Domestic Markets—City Government Proceed ings. 10—Shali It Be War? (Continued from Seventh | Page)—Telegrapn: What Has Been Accom: Diished by the International ‘Telegraphic Conierence; The Convention Concludes Its Lavors—The Sandwich Islands—Im- portant to Shippers—Obituary—Weatner Re- port—Miscellaneous Telegrams—European and Havaua Magxeta—New York City News— Art Notes—Naval Iptelligence—Shooting Af- tray in Central Park—Personal Notes—A Relic of Colontal Times—Violating the Excise Law— Supping Intelligence— Advertisements, 11—Uur Railroads; The Railroad Builders of This Session of Congress; What Tney Are About— ‘The Kusso-German Alliance: The German and the Old Russian Parties; German Sympatnies of the Emperor and the French Sympatnies of the Heir Apparent; Enormous War Prepara- tions; What For?—Romance of whe ged Mountain: Born a Pauper, Viea a Million- naire; Strange History ol a Successful Specu- lavor; Struggle for a Miser's.Money Bags— Another Victim of tne Chicago Fire—Cristield (Md,) Oyster Trade—The Proposed Interna- tonal a. Race—Governmentarms for Sale, 19—_Murder in Iilinois: A Refugee Prussian Nobie- man Killed by His Hired Man—Advertise- ments, Ir We Go To War wits Exeranp it will settle all trouble about tariffs. Every manu- facturer in the land would rejoice. Pennsyl- vania and pig iron would rejoice. War with England means the triumphant development af native industry. Tog News From Mexioo.—The Heratp special despatch from Matamoros, Mexico, which we publish to-day, brings news of the continuance of a sad state of affairs on the border line of the neighboring territory. The rival combatants are approaching to a condi- tion of savagery. A party of sleeping soldiers were surprised by one of the lead:.3 of an op. posing force and all the officers executed on the moment. Others were held as prisoners. People who were inclined to be peaceful—if many such remain out there—were kept in a continual state of alarm by the operations of Cortina and Palacios, Taz Inish ENGLisH Haters would swallow Canada while we settled with Old England ourselves, NEW YOKK HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1872.-TRIPLE SHEET. The Alabama Claims and the Old Bad Faith of Engiand—Shall It Be Peace or Wart Less than twelve months ago the contro- versy growing out of the hostile action of the British government during our Southern rebellion, which for ten years had been a con- stant source of excitement and angry feeling between the two nations, appeared to be at last in a fair way towards a peaceable solution, by the signing of the Treaty of Washington. The Joint High Commission, through whose efforts this result was reached, were armed with fall powers to accomplish all at which they aimed. There was no limitation to their authority to treat each with the other or to settle all controverted points in accordance with their best judgment, and their work finally received the required approval of the British Parliament and the American Congress. The English members of the Com- mission were made familiar with the position held by the American government, and with the character of the claims, direct and indi- rect, that were to be presented on our be- half against the British nation. The Ameri- can members of the Commission, on the other hand, were sensible of the character of the claims that would be certain to form part of those laid before the Court of Arbitration under the head of claims of British sub- jects. The very preamble adopted in the Treaty of Washington shows that these controverted points were thoroughly understood, and lay at the basis of the pro- posed settlement by arbitration. ‘‘Whereas,” says the treaty, ‘differences have arisen between the government of the United States and the government of Her Britannic Majesty, growing out of the acts committed by the several vessels which have given rise to the claims generally known as the Alabama claims; and whereas Her Britannic Majesty has authorized her High Commissioners and Plenipotentionaries to express in a friendly spirit the regret felt by Her Majesty’s government for the escape under whatever circumstances of the Alabama and other vessels from British ports, and for the depredations committed by those vessels; now, in order to remove all complaints and claims on the part of the United States, and to provide for the settle- ment of such claims, which are not admitted by Her Britannic Majesty's government, the high contracting parties agree that all the said claims growing out of acts com- mitted by the aforesaid vessels, and generally known as the Alabama claims, shall be re- ferred to a ‘Tribunal of Arbitration,” &c. The form and composition of the Tribunal having been stipulated, the treaty proceeds to define its duties :—‘‘The arbitrators shall meet at Geneva, in Switzerland, at the earliest day convenient after they shall have been named, and shall proceed impartially and carefully to examine and decide all questions that shall be laid before them on the part of the governments of the United States and Her Britannic Majesty respectively.” Words could not make the obligations of the parties to the treaty more binding or the duty of the Court of Arbitration and Award more plain. With the full knowledge of the char- acter of the American demands direct and in- direct before them, the High Commis- sioners and Plepipotentiaries of Her Britannic Majesty, speaking in her name and in the name of her government, solemnly agreed that “all complaints and claims” of every descrip- tion on the part of the United States ‘grow- ing out’’ of acts committed by the Anglo-Con- federate privateers should be submitted to the Geneva Court for consideration and settlement, and the Court was required to examine and adjudicate upon them. There could be no misinterpretation, then, of the meaning and scope of the Treaty of Washington. How was the High Commission, through whose labors it was brought about, called into existence? By the efforts and at the earnest desire and solicitation of the British government. The government of the United States was in no haste or anxiety to press a settlement of our differences with the British nation. The American people were well satisfied that the controversy forced upon us by the unfriendly attitude of England during our great struggle for national exist- ence should be suffered to work itself ont to a legitimate result in the due course of time. But Her Britannic Majesty and Her Britannic Majesty’s Ministers were anxious that the dis- agreeable precedent of the Alabama should be placed out of the way and that friendly relations should be established on a surer basis between the British monarchy and the Western republic. England’s prayer and England’s plea were then for peace. France and Germany had been at war, and the re- sult of the bloody strife had been the prostra- tion of England’s old ally and the overtoppling of one of the supposed strongest thrones of Eu- rope. England, wisely profiting by she lesson, proposed a new alliance of commerce and peace between the two stron, English-speak- ing nations of the world. Let us settle all our old quarrels, was her appeal to America, and cement such close friendship between our people as nature prompts and approves. The government of the United States responded favorably to the proposals, against the sentiment ot two-thirds of its people; the Joint High Commission was named, the Washington Treaty was signed, and the Court of Arbitration and Award designated under its provisions was called into existence. Nothing remained but the trial of the causes to be brought before that tribunal. The citizens and the press of the United States, although better disposed to suffer the national claims against the British nation to remain at inter- est on good security than to entrust them to the verdict of a foreign Court, endorsed the plan of settlement and accepted the rose- colored termination of our heated controver- sies with perfidious Albion as an accom- plished fact. Such was the situation but yesterday, as it were, and to-day all is changed. England, true to her traditional bad faith, so bitterly manifested in our darkest hours of trial, repu- digtes in advance the action of the Court she has herself created, and essays to overthrow the settlement for which she has so long been an importunate beggar at our doors. Her press teems with violent abuse of America and bombastic threats of Movements of the City Reform Democ- racy—No Quarter to Tammany. The City Democratic Reform General Com- mittee, under the guidance of Senator O'Brien, A. R, Lawrence, Jr., H. L. Clinton, Samuel Courtney, Benjamin Wood, John Foley, Judge Spalding and other conspicuous reformers, had war in preference to the payment of any award that may be made against her. Having, through her High Commissioners, agreed that all claims of every description for depreda- tions committed by the privateers she herself sent forth to prey upon our commerce and aid in our destruction, or for damages ‘‘growing out” of their action shall be presented | a rousing meeting at Apollo Hall on Saturday to the Court, she insolently threatens | night last, After certain routine proceedings to withdraw from the Geneva Con- | strong resolutions were adopted, in which these democratic reformers declare ‘war to the knife and the knife to the hilt” against the remains of the Tammany Ring; that ‘“‘the Tammany Society or Columbian Order is un- democratic, dangerous to the liberties of a free people;” that the dem.cracy owe this secret Order ‘‘no allegiance whatever, but spurns its authority and-regards with indiffer- ence” the attempts of this played-out concern to re-establish the council fires of the democ- racy in the old Wigwam, “‘which will be here- after remembered only as the graveyard of the Tammany Ring ;” that to put an end to its frauds upon the democracy and its depreda- tions on the City Treasury the Tammany charter ought to be annulled, and that no countenance must be given to “‘any pretended Democratic General’ Committee” emanating from Tammany. Here, then, the tables being turned, we may say to “‘the Boss” and his Tammany braves—killed, wounded and missing— “what are you going to do about it?” You may put Mr. Tweed at the head of the “Americus Club,” with three cheers and a tiger; you may make him again, if you like, thechief ofthe Sachems ; but flanked out of the New Court House by Mr. Green and his seventy elders, and out of Albany by the Holy Alliance of reform, such as it is, what chance is there in these days for a Tammany General Demo- cratic Committee? There is not the ghost of @ chance. The cause of Tammany is the ‘lost cause” of New York; and there must be an iron-clad oath of loyalty on recon- struction, a removal of certain political dis- abilities, a weeding out of the Tammany Ku Klux, a general amnesty and a new depar- ture before the badly crippled braves of ‘‘the Ring” can be admitted to the communion of the reform democracy. What the capture of Richmond was to Jeff Davis and his Confede- rates our last November election was to ‘‘the Boss” and his Sachems. It was the battle of Sedan and the déchéance of the empire of ‘‘the Ring.” We Wourp Manuraorure Our Corron in case of 8 war with England. The pauper labor of Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and Sheffield would be driven into revolution for bread. If they went into the army they would be food for our powder. ference unless the American nation will con- sent to stultify itself by agreeing to present only claims of which she herself approves. According to the interesting cable despatch in yesterday’s World the Chief Justice of Eng- land has officially counselled the British Cabi- net that they must recede from the Treaty of Washington, leaving America to decide be- tween a new treaty or war, and a declaration to that effect is by some looked for in the Queen’s speech, Whether this report be true or not, it is certain that the English press is as overbearing and belligerent in its tone as if the armies of Lee were still entrenched around Richmond and the Anglo Confed- erate privateers still burning our ships and murdering our seamen on the ocean. It is also true that the representatives of the British government at Washington have been instructed to make proposals of accommoda- tion and compromise to our government, the very mention of which is an _ insult to the nation. There is no doubt that a great deal of this British clamor arises from political causes. On one side stand the tories, eager to create a public sen- timent against Mr. Gladstone and his sup- porters; on the other side, the partisan organs and orators of the administration stripe, anxious, by the adoption of a bullying tone towards America, to force a concession from our goveroment that shall suffice to satisfy the popular whim. The American people have confidence in President Grant, and will be satisfied to leave the honor of the nation in his hands. Of one stern fact the English government and the English people may rest well assured that a deplorable war must almost inevitably be the consequence of an evasion ofan honorable settlement of the differ- ences between the two nations under the tri- bunal which they have themselves selected. We claim no more than the Court of Arbi- tration shall decide to be our due; we will accept noless, By this high Court, and not by a British rabble or partisan press, must the claims of the American aation of every class and description be adjusted. If in the opinion of the tribunal selected under the Treaty of Washington the action of the British government makes the British nation liable for the loss of our commerce and the prolongation of our civil war, the dawages that may be awarded therefor must be paid peaceably or will be collected at the point of the bayonet. The Colombian Government and Steamer Montijo. It is seen by our correspcndence from Panama, published on Saturday, with what adroitness and petty quibbling the Spanish- Americans endeavor to get rid of claims against them. It is always the same when any claim is made against them by citizens of the United States. ‘they appear to think our government will bear any amou: +t of provoca- tion with patience and without resorting to ex- treme measures toenforce the claims of our citizens. The Montijo was an American steamer, having an American register, and sailing under the United States flag, was com- manded and manned by Americans, and had permission from the Colombian government to enter and navigate rivers within the State, She was seized while at anchor by one of the contending factions at Panama and forced to carry arms and ammunition for their service, the same faction having been so far successful in their enterprise as to compel a treaty of peace with the Colombian govern- ment, The United States took up this case in behalf of our citizens, and because the flag had been thus insulted. By instruction from Washington our representative at Bogota made reclamation of the Colombian govern- ment. It was so plain a case that any one might have expected the Colombian govern- ment would have paid damages and have made the proper apology at once. But it appears now that the Attorney General, or Procurator, of the State of Panama, has made officially a miserable legal quibble to prevent justice being done, It can hardly be possible that our government will tolerate such a subterfuge. The only way to treat these people is to firmly insist upon reparation. The Spanish-American republics would not venture to act in such a manner with England or any other great Power. They presume upon the forbearance of the United States. Though they are’ weak, and think that our government is too magnanimous to hold them to account, it is time they should be taught to respect international obligations. From AUSTRALASIA we have news advices, overland by telegraph from San Francisco, which show that the export of wool from the antipodes to the United States is becoming a heavy item in the colonial commerce. What becomes of Australia in the event of a war between England America? Wouldshe come voluntarily into the Union or be forced in? Ir toe Irish Wisn ror Home Lipgration, instead of home rule under England, perhaps they will obtain it, as one result of a war be- tween the American government and England on the subject of the Alabama claims. Tae Crxomnati Commercial expresses sur- prise at the hospitality extended to Duke Alexis by the good people of Louisville, Ky., considering that the Duke’s regal father was an abolitionist of the first class. Southern people have seldom been known to be wanting in hospitality to strangers, unless they are imposed upon by some canting or howling carpet-bagger from New England and other pretentious Puritanical localities. Tue Invasion oF ENGLAND has been a ques- tion the possibility of which Englishmen deny since the days of Bonaparte. With the aid of seven millions of Irish enemies within the British Isles we think it could be answered in the affirmative. Dovstiess Corrgot—The opinion that the game of Mr. Greeley and nearly the whole company of the anti-Grant republicans is: first, to move heaven and earth to defeat General Grant at the Philadelphia Convention; and, failing in these efforts, secondly, to out-Herod Herod, Conkling and Murphy, in their burrahs for Grant. Tue Warrior Castes or Inpta—Looshais, Affghans, Sepoys and others—would soon hear of the occurrence of war between the Ameri- cans and England. The Russians and the Chinege would inform them of the fact. We Swat Nor Want ror Votuntsers in awar with England. There are two million able-bodied Irishmen here longing for a chance, Aw Artrempr to introduce the villanous old game laws of England into this country has been made in the Ohio Legislature by the introduction of a bill making property of wild game. A flock of wild geese seems to have taken refuge in the legislative halls of Ohio this winter. Ir 1 Starep that a well-known colored man will be a candidate for Congress before the republican nominating Convention in the Fort Wayne (Ind.) district, Is there anything very surprising in this? The South has been obliged to bow down before ebony idols ; why should not the West have a chance to perform similar acts of worship for the almighty nigger? In Grvine the title of ‘‘God and the Consti- tution” to the Convention of parsons in Cincin- nati, why is not credit given therefor to the author of the phrase—Santa Anna, or some other old Mexican cripple? Toe DepartMENT oF PuBLIO PARKs.— The reduction by Colonel Stebbins to the number of fifteen hundred of the workmen on the public parks is a marked retrenchment, and we are assured it will prove a genuine re- form. We hope so. Canapa Witt Get Into THE AMERICAN Union if the United States goes to war with England. Good for the Candians. A happy chance. Tose GENTLE SAVAGES, THE APAOCHES, are at it again, or, rather, they have not yet left off murdering travellers and robbing mail coaches. General Crook has sent word to them that they must give up these pastimes after the 15th instant, go on their reservations and scalp none but the members of the Society of Friends. If they do not he will send Bergh after them. AN AMERICAN FLegT Baoxkep by an army of democratic volunteers marching through Canada could liberate Newfoundland from British rule in case of war. It would become an important point in our hands, giving us almost the command of the route from Europe this way, Tas Convicts in the Kansas State Prison are at liberty to attend divine worship or not, as their consciences dictate, Whata happy set of Christians they must be! Tar Dosvqve Telegraph hoists the name of ex-Senator Girimes for President, We thought the good old gentleman had gone to the bosom of Abraham long ago. which two can play, as England will find out, perhaps, before the Alabama claims case is finally settled, War with ENGLAND means annexing Canada, We would send the British flag after the British troops that forgot it in the New Dominion. It means freedom and com- mercial life for the Kanucks and new stare for our banner, leave our case to impartial arbitration, and able settlement, PRIVATERRING ON THR OogAN is work at No Backina Dowy.—We are satisfied to will accept of no other than a just and honor- The State Printing Job—Is the Legislative Investigation a Sham? The so-called “‘investigation” into the State printing frauds is developing some interesting facts, but it seems from the shape it is taking that no real exposure of the scandalous bribery and corruption by which these profit- able jobs have been secured'Is intended by the legislative committee. One of the part- ners of Thurlow Weed in the business has tes- tified that he paid the large sum of ten thousand dollars to a man named Phelps to aid in getting the appropriations of one hundred and eighty thousand dollars through the Supply bill last year for that enter- prising firm; yet the witness Parsons did ‘The Livonia’s Races for the America’s Oup— Commodore Ashbury Taras Up Agais. Commodore James Ashbury, of Cambria , and Livonia renown, again rashes into print. , His introductory letter of the series of 1872 ia addressed to the Commodore and Committee of the New York Yacht Club, and is not happy either in its matter or in its manner. The ostensible object of the communication is to endeavor to induce the New York Yacht Club to so rearrange its time allowance as to give English yachts a better chance of com- peting successfully with the Americans in our own waters. This might be a legitimate attempt on the part of Commodore Ashbury, notwithstanding the fact that while press- not know the first name of this well paid and | ing for immediate action on the influential agent, had never seen him before, | subject, he declines to controvert the was ignorant of his residence and does not | equitableness of the American rules believe he has ever seen him since. The} of measurement and time allowance, committee dves not appear to have exhibited any surprise at the confiderce displayed by Parsons in thus generously feeing a man he knew nothing about and who was a perfect stranger to him, and yet it will strike every person else as a singular instance of confiding innocence, As, however, the committee appear to be in search of informaticn, they will probably be pleased to learn that the Phelps in question is a lobbyist, with whom the old members, at least, are well acquainted, and that his name is Edward, or Ed Phelps. They may learn his residence, and probably of some of his means of benefiting Weed, Parsons & Co., by subpoenaing Mr. Thomas Stevens, of Albany, who caa be reached without difficulty, and will, no doubt, cheer- fully throw any light in his power upon the matter. But while the investigation is going on will the committee also make inquiry into the matter of the double printing of the report of the State Engineer and Surveyor for the year 1869, and ascertain how much the State was made to pay Weed, Parsons & Co. for that job, done under direction of ex-Speaker Younglove, and whether any percentage was paid by them to any person thereon? , and professes to have no knowledge that any contemplated international race on this side of the Atlantic during the present year de- mands the rapid decision he solicits, But we cannot give him credit for an honest desire to accomplish this professed purpose when, at the moment of appealing to the generosity of the members of the New York Yacht Club, he impugns their honor and charges them with unfair and unsportsmanlike proceedings. The conclusion is irresistible that the business proposition contained in his letter is a false pretence, and that its real illaudable object is to enable the writer to apply the balm of spiteful abuse to the rankling wounds of defeat. It is universally known, and is admitted by English yachtsmen themselves, that the arbi- trary rule of measurement prevailing in Eng- land is altogether inequitable when applied to vessels of American model, English yachts, measured by American rule, are under no such disadvantage as are American yachts when subject to English measurement, The scale of time allowance determined on by a club is regarded by its members as fair betweom yachts of alltonnage. The owners of small yachts arein a majority inthe New York Yacht Club, and would not assent to the adop- tion of a time allowance calculated to oper- ate unjustly against them. But Commodore Ashbury charges, or insinuates, that the American yachtsmen, anticipating a defeat by the Livonia, altered their time allowance for the purpose of discriminating against her. Is there any possible foundation for this singular assertion? Its absurdity is made evident at once from the fact that the time allowance now regulating the New York Yacht Club races was arranged before the Club knew any- thing of the measurement, quality or intended visit of the Livonia. But, aside from this, from the first trial of his new vessel down to her departure from England for New York, it was as well known to our yachtsmen as to Commodore Ashbury himself that the Livonia was an inferior vessel even to the Cambria, which had already been de- feated in a contest for the Queen’s Cup under the old time allowance, and had in other tests satisfactorily established her inferiority to all the principal yachts io the New York squad- ron. Neither do the results of the Livonia’s races strengthen her owner's theory that the New York time allowance was altered ia anticipation of her visit. Commodore Ash- bury says ‘‘the fact of such a large and power- ful schooner as the Sappho only allowing the Livonia fifty-five seconds certuinly causes that impression to be very general.” . But the fur- ther facts that the Columbia, which was en- titled by her size to a time allowance from the Livonia, beat that vessel once by ten minutes and thirty-three seconds, and once by twenty-seven minutes and four seconds; that the Sappho, although only bound to allow the Livonia fifty-five seconda, beat her twice by over half that number of minutes, and that the Livonia was finally beaten by the Dauntless under the old time allowance by between eleven and twelve mioutes, must certainly cause that im- pression to be very absurd. Every person who has taken an interest in these interna- tional contests knows that the Livonia was fairly ‘outsatled on every point and in all weathers by every American yacht against which she contended, as was the Cambria in her matches with the Sappho in English waters, in 1869, by more than the time allowance ex- acted under the arbitrary and inequitable rule of the English clubs. This does not at all detract from the credit due to Commodore Ashbury for the spirit and enterprise that prompted him to invite the contest—a credit only impaired by his refusal to accept defeat with that frankness and manliness characteristic of the true Eng- lish yachtsman. It proves, however, that he has never yet owned a boat able to compete successfully with our fast American yachts under any conceivable circumstances. Whether he will have better fortune in the future remains to be seen. His present com- munication certainly will not tend to increase any desire our yachtsmen and other citizens may have entertained for a repetition of his visits. He gives us fair notice that, should he decide to enter again as a contestant for the Cup of 51, he “‘shall not take an equitable sportsmanlike interpretation” of the Deed of Trust, but ‘‘shall take a purely legal constrac- tion of the document referred to.” He will “decline to take the opinion of the New York Yacht Club as final in any judgment” they may give against him, and will fall back upon the courts, ‘‘eminent Queen’s counsel,” and his legal rights. oii ‘Twice has he crossed the stormy To sail ; but when he comes He comes with counsel, courts and book, Resoived to jb the gallant Commodore is bent inane a revolution in the d%ails of yachting in bis fature international contests, and yachtsmen who are disposed to raise his gauntlet must need prepare themselves for the novel contest. A ‘‘Queen’s counsel” will be more needed on board than a sailing A War wits Enaranp would settle the fishery question. Joy to. Ben Butler and Cape Cod. Our fishermen would man the privateers. That would abolish the three- mile limit, Coneress.—We are now in the third month of the session, and yet there are no signs of any hopetal approach to a reduction of the tariff or the abolition of the income tax and other superfluous internal taxes, according to the President’s suggestions. ‘‘How not to do it” seems to be the ruling idea of the dominant party and of the minority party in Congress, Even the General Amnesty billin the Senate appears to depend upon Mr. Sumner’s equal rights to colored folks in hotels, schools, rail- way cars, &c.—a subject which properly has no more connection with amnesty than an amendment for the repairing of the Long Bridge over the Potomac. But the fact is that thisis the year of the Presidential elec- tion, and so, beyond the annual appropriation bills, shaved down for public inspection, we have no right to expect much from this session of Congress. Russta Looks Hunarity at Inpia.—The Muscovite would gobble up Hindostan while we held England’s hands at home. Her ships in the Eastern seas, with golden cargoes,, would be, as Cromwell said, ‘‘worth fighting for.” A QUESTION FoR THE GENEVA CONFER- ENCE. —Is the loss of the American commercial marine not worth considering? Tue Crvomsatt Enquirer calls Chandler, of Michigan, the ‘‘phlebotomist of the Sen- ate.” If bleeding the public Treasury be re- garded as a branch of phlebotomy there are more persons in Washington worthy of the title than are to be found in the United States Senate Chamber. Ovr Late SNow Storm.—The storm of Friday and Saturday last, which was rain from the latitude of Charleston up to the neighborhood of Fortress Monroe, was snow north of that point to and into the New Dominion ; and, from the Canadas to Charles- ton and icdefinitely below, it covered all the country between the Atlantic coast and the great Plains. It appears to have come in from the Gulf of Mexico by way of Texas and Louisiana, and was most fully developed in Northern New York and the New England States. The general and beautiful clearing up of yesterday was by the dry wind from the Rocky Mountains, which invariably sweeps the sky like a ‘brand new broom.” Tue Battie or Dorkine would be an American, not a Prussian victory, in case of a war with England. The Cockney prophet made a mistake. Wat PasstvisM Mzans.—The St. Louis Republican, the great expounder of “Pas- sivism,” explains that new-fangled political notion to mean that the democratic party shall not nominate candidates for President and Vice President, and nothing more. That's about enough, democrats generally will think. If the democrats do not nominate candidates for the Presidential race this year they might as well hang up their fiddles forever and aye, for they are not likely to carry a town con- stable in the whole country unless they put a straight ticket in the field. Tue Rorren Fanrio or tas MomaRony would tumble in a war with England. We should plant republican institutions at the gate of Europe. Is Ir Nor about time the list of candidates for Vice President on the Grant ticket were closed? It has already reached fearful di- mensions, and now there are two Wilsons in the fleld—Brigadier Henry, of Massachusetts, and ex-Representative James F., of Iowa. We Covtp Drive Exe1isH ComMERcE from the seas in three months if we had a war with England. We should then solve the question of American shipbuilding without Congress tinkering the tariff, Tae Onto LeowstaTure hes invited s lady to deliver a lecture on the subject of ‘Civil Service Reform.” Are there not brains enough among that body of “congregated wisdom” to do their own talking on political of greater utility than the first and second mates, Blackstone will take the place of charts, and Ashbury, on a Deed of Trust, will be higher authority than Coke upon Littleton. Long bills of costs will be added to the ordi- nary luxuries of yachting, and portable law Mbraries will supersede silver cups as regatta prines. Simultaneously with the appearance of Commodore Ashbury’s singular letter the Committee of the New York Yacht Club, yrhone orovince it waa to agranzo the regent master; the first and second solicitors will be | ' \