Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-11-09
from { the ports Of her Majesty's Kingdom and

its dependencies, with the aid and co-opera-
ton Of her Majesty's subjects. 4, That dur.
ing the whole course Of the struggle in Amer
lea, of nearly four years in duration, there has
been no appearance of the insurgents as q
belligereitt iOn the ocean, excepting in the
shape Of British vessels, constructed, equipped,
supplied, manned, and armed in British ports
0. That during the same period it has been
the constant and persistent endeavor of my
Government to demonstrate in every possible
form against this abuse of the neutrality of
this Kingdom, and to call upon her Majesty
Government to exercise the necessary powers
| to put I'M effective stop to it. 6 That al
though the desire of her Majesty's Ministers
to exart,i nupI,rcaaion of these
abuses is freely. acknowledged, the efforts
which they made, proved in great degree
, ,powerless, from the ineficiency of the law on
which they relied, and from their obsolute re-
fusal when solicited, to procure additional
powers to attain the object 7. That by rea.
son Of the failure to check the fragrant abuse
ofneutrality, the issue from British ports of a
number Of British vessels, with the aid of, the
recognition Of their belligerent character in
all the ports Of her Majesty's dependencies
around the globe, has resulted in the burning
and destroying on the ocean large number
OF merchant vessels, and very large amount
Of property belonging to the people of the
United States. 8. That, in addition to this
direct injury, the action of these British.buit,
manned, and armed vessels has had the ndi.
rect effect of driving from the sea large por-
ton Of the commercial marine of the United
States, and to corresponding extent enarg-
ing those of Great Britain, thus enabling one
rt,f pf tho RriI, 10
just advantage from the wrong committed on
a friendly nation by another portion. 9. That
the injuries thus received by a country which
has meanwhile sedulously endeavored 10 per-
form all the obligations owing to the impcr-
fection of the legal means at hand to prevent
them, as well as the unwillingness to seek for
more stringent powers, are of so grave ma
ture as in reason and justice to constitute a
valid claim for reparation and indcmni6-
GATOR" .......t. ..rs ..,;....
Mr.. Adams then enters into an elaborate
statement Of the proceedings which took place
as regards the fitting out of the Alabama
contcndlng that, if there was not qrima jacic
evidence enough to justify the seizure of that
vessel there was matter to make it the bouu-
den duty of her Majcstys officers to lose no
time, and omit no effort to obtain the evidence
on their own accountto verify or disprove the
allegations respecting her. aI,
The controversy on the questions forming
the subjects of the preceding notes is continued
by Earl Russell OH the Both August, in which
he reviews the facts and circumstances which
led to the adoption Of the policy of her Ma
jesty's Government, strongly urging that there
is no reason or ground whatever to accuse
her Majesty's Government of failure in the
performance Of their International obligations
during the four years of civil war, and, conse-
quently, no valid claim can be made for re-
paration and indemnification. ..- ......
The noble Earl, in closing his communca-
ton, says: II cannot conclude without taking
this opportunity to ask you to Join with her
Majesiys Government in rejoicing that the
war has ended without any rupture between
two nations which ought to bc connected by
the closest bonds of amitv The Government
of the United States have carried on to sue
cessful issue, with great fortitudc and perse-
verance, civil war of unequaled magnitude
In the course of this war they have resolved
to abolish slavery. The British nation have
always entertained, and still entertain, the |
deepest adherence of laws by which men of
one color were made slaves of men of another
color. The efforts by which the United
States Government and Congress have shaken
off slavery have, therefore, the warmest SYM
pathies of the people of these Kingdoms. The
same sympathies will accompany the Prcsi- |
dent and Congress Of the United States in
endeavoring to recognize the Southern States
on the basis of equal freedom Nor isythcrc
any question in dispute which seems likely to
disturb the friendship of two nations which,
the one in Europe and the other in America,
are distinguished for their love Of liberty
Let our two nations therefore, instead of
captious discussions, respect the honor and
believe in the friendly intentions of each other.
In this manner we may preserve unlroken
the ties of peace, and exercise beneficial in
iluence on the future dcstinics of the nations
Of the world." -, w... r}
4 The last document in the series is "confi-
dential"r note, addressed by Mr.. Adams to
Earl Russell, dated September 18th, in which
he examines and replies to the reasons ad-
luced by the noble Earl in vindication of the
policy of the Government, concluding his LETT
Ter as follows:l @l.Gu@ C-.s xvi 5G,
Il take great satisfaction in concluding this
note by cordially responding to your lordship,'s
request to joinwith her Majesty Government
il rejoicing that the war has ended without
my rupture between two nations which ought
10 ibs connected by the closest bonds OF amltw
likewise receive with great pleasure your
ordshps assurances that the efforts by which
The iGovcrnmrnt and Congress of my country
nave shaken off slavery, have the warmest
sympnthies Of the people, Of these kingdoms,
II from painful observation ina service OK
Tended through four years cannot i'll candor
yield my entire assent to this statement as
applied to- large and too influential portion
Of her Majesty subjects, it has been my mis-
fortune to obse We, in the process of so won
lerfull a revolution, a degree Of codness and
apathy prevailing in many quarters, from
which my eountrymen had evcryright to leX-
peut warmiand earnest sympathy; IT, through
,ut this great trial, the severity Of which few
not well yersel in the nature of encourage
nent from this side Of the water has too often
,mitted,a doubtful sonnd, yet indulge the
hope that the result arrived ut will ultimately :
correct the ,basty and harsh judgments that
lowed from the lack Of inith and of confidence !
II our fidelity, to lairighteous cause, Or the
rieldly disposition in this regard of the mem
,ers Of her. Maiesty's Government, and espe- /,
Tally of your Lortship ! have never permit
ed myself to doubt And yet, a. the midst
If the gravest Of our difficulties, cannot for
rot that, even your Lorlshiip was pleased in T.
IN, official published dispatch, TO visit with h
he severity of your but too weighty censure