The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-11-02

90 additional link Of twenty-five miles
from Washington. the southwes'ern ter
misus Of the Mississippi and Missouri
road to Fairfield. or forty miles 20 Ottum.
~ - rsach g.. Louis BY rail. The con.
fesescss Of these gentlemen have been
satisfactory, and they have received assn.
RANGES thss, when their road shall have
been put 10 eoudi ion for the rails, they
will have no difficulty 10 obtaining, BY
mortgage, the means to pat II in opera
ton. At present our citizens arc com
plstely absorbed in efforts to place the
North Missouri Railroad, which We are
now assured will be put in . positive
train Of sscomp lishment in couple Of
weeks, when they will Be 10 condition
to give their attention and aid TO the i'm.
portant links bsned.-& Louis Rep.
European Ne ws--The Adams. Russell Cor.
respondence.
The English papers generally have
articles on, the correspondence between
Mr. Adams, tho American minister, and
Earr ftussef, Just puDI1sneo, ano regard II
Is most important. The London Times
says that 1T is the most important dis
cussion in reference to the rights and
duties of neu'ra's that has been carried
on for macy years between the represen-
tatives Of two great maratime powers"
Tho Times can hardly doubt that Earl
Russel's proposal for commission will
ultimately be accepted, as the most salts
factory method Of adjusting the claims
outstanding between the two nations.
No foreign sovereign or state could enter
into oil tho details Of each speci6c claim
and counter claim; for it must not BE-
forgotten thst We, too, have long bills
against the United States for damsges
incurred by British subjects duriug the
war. Still less could We have consented,
as EarI Russell points out, to submit the
bona tides Of our govern ment, or the legal
competency Of our law officers to st..
judgment Of any foreign government
The best, il not the only solution Of the
difficulty, therefore. wss that suggested
by Earl Russell; and We earnestly hope
it will Do the means for the termination
Of controversy which but for the for
bearancs shown by both parties, would
certainly have tended to a rupture be
tween Great Britain and tho United
States. The candid and friendly tone of
the argument SO deliberately set forth BY
Earl Russell and Minister Adams just.
fcs this expectation. The Times winds
up its article by pointing to the FeL ian
movsm ut in America as threatening a
breach Of the foreign enlistment act, and
says that 'this helps us to look at such
proceedings from IN Americas point of
view, and will help our critics to look At
them tro~ o~- point of view " %h>
meantime, lot US sgree TO differ sn,icsbly,
and not allow . transient feeling Of jssl-
eusy or resentment to prejudice shc per.
manent settlement Of = que ton in which
all the msratime nations are equally con.
cerned" The Times, in another article
that, 'if England chooses to b.
angry or insonsiderate, she would have
greater reason to complain Of Americas
position a. a neutral 10 the Fenian move.
msnt than ever America had in regard
to ErglaDd's attitude toward the South,
As the Fenian po. WAS formed
in America by American citizens, al
though the couspirators may have been
mostly Of Irish extraction" The Times
however, admits that "he American
government has act d in regard to the
movements of the Fenians with all hon.
orsbla opennrss, notwithstanding the Sc.
crst hilibusterine plots Of its citizens"
The Aorniny Post thinks Earl Rus
sells proposition to the American Gov
ernmcnt will most probably be accepted
The Daily Neps says: ut is clear that
thu discussion Of the question is exhaust
ed. The British minister has distinct.
lively declared the question i., has her
msjssty's government acted with good
faith and honesty? aud, if this be 50.
the public will rgree with the foreign
misister thst il cannot be entertained or
referred to any potentate or body what
ever The Ne,es continues. "If it be
absolutely necessary TO British honor and
dignity thst the claims be met By neg
alive. Parliament and the people mus,
tbs. position" Il hopes, how
'SS'' '"so 'H0 Soou ssOh6 NI mO0eTn
Statesmen may before long find solution
for diff ulsies which may be serious, but
are surely not irreparable F"
The Times Of The l4sh ult. contains
tho following official stateme Mt: "In
order to guard against any misunder-
standing. we are requested to restate that
the proposal Of Earl Russell TO the Amer.
lean Government was conveyed in the
words: Her majes.y's govern
ment arc ready to consent to the appoint
nent Of commission, to which shall be
referred oil the claims arising during the
late civil war which the two powers shall
agree to refer to the com mission These
canc'ssing words limit the subjects of
reference, since it would DO inconsistent
with the position taken up by her males.
ty's governments, aud with the arguments
which induced it to decline arbitration.
to decide the claims for losses by the
AL bama, and other vessels of like char
ar,er, to he brought before the conmis-
sion for decision II must be understood.