New-York tribune., 1867-09-16

has ndugod with regard 10 them, they st sdrcr Of the
emf lied To ask whether the TsatoIatlV, ~ insurccuts
,,t0rt arv 9uuoarance OF an intention On te 'lI y,
those insurgents 10 abandon their culS P8De ,,ti
The d dscnntuualCe Of Government plUac,u -, 90. a.
lfcd against their leaders without any HIuol t ma I'M w
evidence against those leaders was Inadequate loi n,
convention gI NOT circumstan quite n open 20 h w
favorable construction as any OF those on "nS ~ go .;
Seward has laid much stress as ~ ans III 49, 30
his Government Bat Her Majesty GoVelhueht nv ss
made no complaint Of those lloceeuhib5 noI u" ~ ~
intend 10 make any They think u 1arvr anu ,aye III
reasonable when Judging of The policy .. oineI stSFs Fs
deal with that policy as aMssoa aiI h,I V may ,1ar
rontraTv ia is general tendency. This TIc thy W. W.,
always he ready TO aIply 10 others ana 'n'0 0''-
fayipS ae9lt So far with Mr sewards argument ana
pointed out the wide discre'.%Gies % % %crtoincd by Her
views of the question and those en o consider the
Naiesty's GovCrumeut ! now pIocoou pIocoour,ntGcs ~
a1ondon lie ground which has bcch laf h,iy of this
g the claims then and now put IotTiG otTd az
Din moi mink that such llahhiy M W. ,,d tbouoh eiu
coi,t "a ~ earnestly desiring good n
the United states, they cano v concessions
NC ne ~ IT, ~ once involve a ccnsnrc o thtlI I,ICC
when Woud :" he an Acknowledgement in Their view
s0ls ~ lvNei, ~, ,fotndcd Of wronRdOing on the paft
ulS1 IN Ib tV Executive and Legislature But on lilo
,I ot ,ne I nov are fully alive 70 the inconyechcS
otie hh ni [ rom the existence Of unsettled claims o
,Tis character between two powcInil anu lohu3 wy
h cnn DO 50 consistently with justice and national
rcsDcct and with this view they VIII not pc HNliIl,u
10 adopt the principle Of arbitrator pro lueu tn.I =
attne arbitrator can be found and that an asrecmel
can he conc to to the points TO Wch arbitration hha
apply; ,,,,,, Tho fr,,cr recd mot no NJ rrcs-
cnt discussed; the latter is at once the moc important
With regard TO the ground Of complaint on which most
stress is laid in Nh S"wards dispatch W.; me aete1
premature recognition of the Confederate states ~ Dol
igercnt power is clear that no reference 10 arbitration
IS possible. The act complained Of While II bears {cy
remotely the claims now in question is one - 10 NI.
every State must be held TO he the sole Judge OF us duy
aud There is. SO far as am aware no ErcecJenl 0r any
Government COnsCntng 10 submit 10 th' judgment V u
foreign Power Of an International c"hinls'l"I ne
question whether its policy haso mas not pceh su'du' 10
The circumstance in Which IL was placed, lace
The same objection, however does not necessarily Apply
10 other questions which may bc at ISSUE uetWceh tHE Two
Governments in reference 10 the late war; ana WIN IC'
gard to these subject to such lesciN aoDs as II may mere
after bc found necessary ~ make h' 10 lsiI't S
20 ascertain from Mr. Seward whether IN, Ollttu
Government viii be prepared to accept me pnncpc oi
arbitration as ProposcI above. sao91 Inis onIi @ ,c
agreed to- il viii De Tor r seward 20 ,l'ic via, arg , ~
precise points which, n his opinion may Ice ana outh 10
bc dealt with ANY such iIopo,I mus, he, ,,,s IT. Il W,
the subject Of deliberate cons!dridl, on ili' par 81 >,
Nac-ty's Government; but they vii Dc prepare" io
entertain 1t ina friendly liii' an" N',i N,l liI - ,, l
idcrstaudu, lm,rly Existing aud thcy hopc. here,
after to exist, between Great Britain ANA the INCA
''' S'caiar5y Soro5 70 Nini,tg A6aas a.
W. '''''' WAsnI~oIo>. April 10. 1,.7.
SIR: sr Frederick W s. Brechcr annie " N3le.iy =
TO lnc rrd gave me COPY Of Dispatch vi,A was a.
dressed to- Au hy Lord eianti ou l .'I vl .',,
tl,yc t4at paper as deliberate reply 9 Ii,r Majesty
Goycumcrt O." my i~lHi'h i" N9 3 -, M ,t W =,
.. . 2. j.
, th, late tiNl war
Crtat Eltaiu lropC.ce uIiii'd reference d" "' tu
ff, il f,,.td fu Tie lo called Alabama claims, Ht .
iIi tan ly means ot mixed commission, o -'u, al
tlI.us.
You viii please mfo1u Lord stanley Chat after dHr
considerations the uitrd states adhere to thr views t'
,riuiug tlc proper way oi adjusting t.c claims It
frrr.d which have heretofore expressed ln l cor
rc-poudcHc, consequently We cannot consent to such %
-rctill and peculiar limitation Ol 4ti"ihthl u regard
10 the Alabama claims as Lord ~f l .ufEr Or. We
cannot give aIy preference tO any other fiin- over 20
NabaIna claims in ne ionn Of adjustment, which r uit-
LnfCy to Doe adopted.
Nuiir We arrcc HAT an mutual claims witch arose
during the civil between the ct1cus aud subjects ~
thc two countries uuLh To bc amchy ADJUSTED ud '4
i>fcd sooil must. lcNtrclC- Insist ui thol Doe ad
iustcd hy and the same foim ol tribunal, WIN hhc
or Tic FORMS and upon pIiu"pie, common To- wl "i
them.
Tle proposal 81 JIcr Majesty Government j. therefor,
respectfully declined hy thc President OF The United
states.
IcciprocatiuG The assurances cf friendship ana good
VIII which his Oidsip gives us We shall th'tilhA COZ"
slider any further Suggestions ou Tie subject which Her
Majesty = Government may think proper 20 onl an.
sir. ,uiir obcdituf servant. WILLIAM H. SIW sEi'.
Charles Francis Adams, esq, Ac., ~.