Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-10-28

The Adams R0soelD CorresDons
. fHE LONDON rAEsb. vi

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The English pspers generally have anti.
clss On tie ess1espsad SscS 1stvssS n.
Adams, the American minister, and Earl
Rs,sscil, Just Published, and regard Il q
most important. ne Londch Tina says
that 1T il the most important Discussion
In fsfcfeace ~ Tie rights and. duties ol
neutrals that has been carried on for many
years between the representative Of tso
great marAtime powerAi TAs 7ymss can
hardly doubt that Earl Russelfs PROPOSE
for a.cOnmiasi0n will ultitnnApls bes4Wpn
ed, AZ the most satisfactory method Of ad
justng thss essiSAt o,,tstAAtIlng between
the two nations. No foreign sovereign or
state could enter into all the details Of each
specific claim and counter claim; for it
plyst NIT tle fif0ott<A that We, too, shaue
long bills against the United States for
damages incurred by British subjects dur
ing the war. Still less could we have con.
sented, IS Earl Russell points ont, 70
submit the bona .fides Of onr governmest,
or the legal COMPETENCY nf our law
officers 10 the judgment Of any foreign
Government. The best, if not the only
solution of the difficulty, therefore, was
that sugges6ed by Earl RUSSELL: ana Vt
earnestly hope it will be the means for the
termination Of q controversy which but
for the forbearance shown by both parties,
would certainly have tended to rupture
between 0seat Britain nnd the United
States. The candid and friendly tone of
the argument 50 cinbonteiy set forth by
Earl Russell and Minister Adams justiiies
this expectation. The Times winds up its
article by pointing to the Fenian move
nlcnt in America rs threatening breach
Of the foreign enlistment act, and gays
that "this helps us to look ats,ich proceed
ings from an American point of view, and
will help our critics to look ut them from
our point of view. In the meantime, let
US agne to differ amicably, and not allow
a transient feeling Of jealousy or resent
mcnt to prejudice the permanent settle
ment Of question in which all the mara
time nations are equally concerned. The
Times, 10 another article contends that,
"if England chooses to he angry or incon-
sidcrate, she would have greater reason to
complain Of Americas position as neutral
in the Fenian movement than ever America
had in regard to England's attitude toward
the South, inasmuch as the Fenian plot
was formed in America by American citi-
zens although the conspirators may have
been mostly Of Irish extraction" The
Times. howevc admits that The Ameri-
can Government has acted in regard 10 the
movements Of the Fenians with all honor.
able opcnness, notwithstanding the secret
fillibusterinY plots Of its citizens"
The Morning Post thinks Earl Russell's
proposition to the American Government
4, ,t<.1
THE Daily Nees says: ut is clear that
the discussion of the question is exhausted.
The British minister has distinctivcly de-
clared the question is Has her majesty's
government acted with good faith and
honesty? and, ifthis be so, the public will
agree with the foreign minister that it can
not be entertained or referred to any po-
tcntate or body whatever" The Daily
Mfrs continues: If it be absolutely nee
essary to British honor and dignity that
the claims be met by negative Paria-
mcnt and the people must maintain that
position 1t hopes, however, that :" the
good sense of modern statesmen may be-
fore long lind u solution for difficulties
which may be serious, but are surely not
irrcparablc.'
The Times of the 14th instant contains
the following official statement lin or
der to guard against any misunderstand-
ing, we are requested to restatc that the
proposal Of Earl Russell to the American
was conveyed in the follow
ing words Her majesty's government are
ready to consent to the appointment Of a
commission, to which shall be referred all
the claims arising during the late civil war
which the two powers shall agree to refer
to the commission These concluding
words limit the subjects of reference, since
it would be inconsistent with the position
taken up by her majcsty's government, and
with the arguments which induced it to
decline arbitration, to decide the claims
for losses by the Allah, ma, and other yes.
sells oflike character, tn be brought before
the commission for decision. 1t must he
understood, Therefore, that, if any such
were agreed on, these cases
would be excluded from its jurisdiction
Tie london Herald congratulatcs Earl
Russell upon the tone and spirit of his dis
patch to the American minister.
THE New York Herald says that there is
division Of opinion among the
Mississippi and Missouri bondholdcrs re
speeding the proposed arrangement for sell
ing the road to the Rock Island Company,
n MI a pavy ocbomo ia an foot IN coll tho rood