, 1865-10-30
THE lNDEMNlTY QUESTION.
Comments Q? the English Press.
Singular Official Announcement Re-
tpcct1nG the Proposed Commission.
The London Tines, of The 18th Inst, con-

| epectInS the Proposed Commission.
; The London Ilnes, of The 18th inst, con-
tnius the following official statement:
In or1cr 10 guard against any misunderstanding,
requested to resate that eproposal Of Earl
| Russell u the American Government was conveyed
| Her Wsjesty's Government are rczdy to consent
to the appointment Of 4 ccmmission to which shall
be reter1ed nll the c1a,na arising during the late
| These concluding words limit the subject
OF reference, since It would be Inconsistent
with the position taken up by her Majesty g
Government, and with the Arguments which
induced 1t to decline arbitration, to permit
the claims for losses by the Alabama aud
other yesecls Of the same character to be
brought before the commission for decision.
II must be understood, therefore, that II any
such commission were agreed on these
cases would be excluded from its jurisdiction.
/ OPINIONS OF TIE PRESS.
[From the London Star, (LIbe1a1h Oct 1a1
The correspondence between Eara Russell nnd Mr..
Adams, which Inst night Was published in supple
mcnt to tho London CdsetEe. The correspondence,
although generally courteous, is not uuireqnenuy
sharp and caustie, especially on the side OF Nj.
ADKINS afr. Adams during the continuance Of the
Ya1 had task 70 r1ta such as has seldom fa11en to
able Incidents Of his position with most heroic
torttudc, which will earn for him in history place
|
man less calm, less capable Of perceriug the cno.-
| nous evils Of var with England, less assured OF
the ultimate triumph Of his ceunts's cause, and
enoc Of time 70 remove many ., the psejud!css
which clamorcd around him, 1t Is not saying too
Iuutl 10 hazard tue assertion that peace would hare
been impossible. The selections which Ms. Lincoln
mnde Of The European representatives Of the repuh-
lie in its season Of trial Is another proof of tha u-
Milling sagacty which dlsuns that great Pit
We could have wished that the conclusion to
which The Government ltas come, had bceu 10 e1-
dtscrly in understanding the fufi force and eittct
Of the lIopoeed commission. L. the Government,
while frfusfng an arbttrat,on willing 10 refer tho
sion OF English and American subjeetsY Or are We
to accept The refusal TO make 1epasauon and COM
pensaen 70, s Af epte1ss Spe aas BY ns
trusted With the subsidiary clsims, concerning
which, neither the British nor the American people
one stray, w nndesznd TIE l9ttes H., to b
far as regards the clams concerning prizes block
cdc-tuEners, compensation to HE1ish subjects In
iatea by tue Of the armies md such hse
Government proposes that these should be referred
10 Joint commission, but that the claims ot The
ihc Aiabana and esen I'll proposals II aTb,tratioa
on ibis question between The two nations, are POSI-
/ lively npEdiated.
From tic London Herald (Toryl Oct IL
The GOVERNMENT OF the United ssatca must ha7e
] min ii pence with tho world outside Of il. Con
tdcr7rg the immense difficulty o! the task which
ies before hat Il il a!sd upon to ssagnsh he
rcsults Of a conflict unprecedented ln modern
t1cs Tor its derreness; to calm the still seethlnC
elsmet1s Of dlEeoTd, which thIeateu On II The one
Violently uistocated nnd rent asundcr on the other
hand 10 substi, ute for The war Of sections morn
%ar too tbas d
% 10 thet %uttcruos 90 thas iheir oily chance Of rc-
% IL sSyse n
a1c prepared 10 set their fncss most hsiy asafnst
my Suggestions ct fresh var with foreign natlons.
ensse can sns sssna rd ato Or
| uoou Ireland. by the crazy men called Fenlans, or
any crusade Ia Mexico In behalf Of 1os1 cause It
fonr , Vears war. M Of minority Of iheir citizens a.
rnyed In arms against their, goTetnncnt; to chal-
| 1eree lust now, with any chance Of success, the
Fame o. Engian would impossible. Is to their
interest 10 sr not only at peace but on good terms
these sounEIes H. EutoPs,p poTss o. Their
eyery opportunity to America to carry out her aes
pe. II The WY that peases her best, to leaTe her
undteturbed to the Development 81 restored Polt[
uhith NAV eeeM to them but poor FrWad In ltsef
for the immense sacr1fces that have been made In
it, assertion by arus. ::
This being go, We ihtnk u much to be I re3,e@tted @
| IN between the English and American Governments
bT he proloncation Of such correspondence as
The suesst o. aeaa aRa 1ss sn
can iesd TO 10 good result Every American states-
man @ of education mnst know perfectly well that no
English minister could msisn 10 "a eam bef 50 ,oana
sat1Cn to be paia bT this county for The depEeda.
fiopt of these cruisers The thing Is simply ont Of
soht be poirtcd against the Foreign Office or years
without auy prospect ffoEcins It to surrender On
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