The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-11

Warrington in The spiri. in which II is made
The Honorable Sir w. w. a. So B.ucs q. 4. &c, 10
Lord stanley GO Dir. Bruce.
FOREIGN OrrlcE. May "a, 1857
su-I sostained In my despatch No. 3d. oil the "a
ncaion from Mr.. 1dsas, to which that despatch re-
ferred IN the expectation that might receive from you
some tulsnsr explanation, - gwen 70 you oy AL ssT
subject
No. having heard from you, must conclude tina.
the nature OF his reply ssnt through Mr.. Adams,
70 your communication to him Of my des-
oSr bcyS Ss ,s s brief ..smsu made 10
me BY Mr. Adams TO guide me IN dealing with Mr. Sew
srds reply. In that reply NJ Seward says clearly
consent TO SPECIAL and peculiar limitation Of arbtra-
ton 10 regard 10 tho ''Alabana claims such as her
sersston i might be inferred that the Offer a. regards
arbitration made by her hajesty's government, IN my
despatch OF the OH Of March, understood 10 have
applied only to cams arising out Of the proceedings OF
the Aabsma TO the exclusion OF those arising out or
the IKE proceedings Of the FiOrids." shenandoah"
It is important to clear up this point, and You will
therefore state to Mr. Seward that the offer to 60 TO
OF the proceedings of the Alabama, but applied equally
TO those arising Of the like proceedings OF the other
vessels that have named In the words OF my des-
patch OF the 9th OF March, the matter al issue betw
the two which Great Britain ready
to so to arbitration, "whether the matters con-
nected with the vessels out Of whose depredaons the
claims Of American czens have arisen, tho pur
sued by the British government and by those who acted
under us authority was such a. would involve mora!
10 make good either In whole or In part the losses OF
american c'tizens"
stand ng this pcln put inasnuch Mr. Seward says
that the government OF the United States cannot give
70 tho form Of sbltrsmont suggested, you may inform
Mr. Seward that there intention the part
OF her hajesys government TO give any such prefer.
ence to the Alabama claims over claims IN the ike cate
CORY.
That some such msapprehension exss on the part OF
Mr. Seward may, indeed BIS further deddced from bis
statement that while the government OF tho United
STATES agree that all mutual claims wbich arose during
inc cv war between citizens aud subjects OF the Two
countries ought 70 be amcably and speedily adjusted,
they must insist that they DO adjusted by one and the
Same tribunal, with like aud the same forms and on
principles common to all.
Now, the question OF disposng OF general claims In
conradistncon 10 the specific claims arising out OF the
has not hitherto oeen ma OF controversy between tho
Two governments, but has been mooted In its present
shape by her Maestys sovernment aione and there 10
no such similarity between the two classes OF claims
would admit Of their being dealt with BY tho Same
cess
u may De, however, aud her Najesty's government
would gladly learn that case that the govern
ment OF the Uniet States agree 10 waive tho question
OF the alleged premature recognition Of beiiigerent
rights and are satisfied To 30 to arbitration the nrsI,
or Alabama, class OF claims, provided that all claims
whatever on either sde ars out Of the events OF
the war, are equally submitted to arbitration, "that
they may DO adjusted by ono and the form Of tr
ouna with Ike and the same FORMS and on principles
1omu'ou W al. .
TINS, however from The nature OF things Is impract-
cable The ono class, Tho specific claims, such
those arising out of the proceedings of the Alabama and
such We ses depends for their settlement the sou ion
Of what may be called abstract question, namely,
"whether, in the matters connected with the vessels
out Of whose depredati0ns the claims Of Amer
can citizens have arisen, tho course pursued
by the British Government, and those who acted
under its authority, such IS would
involve moral r.soonsio lily on tho part OF the British
government 70 make good, either in whole In part,
tho losses Of American cit zens tue other, general
class OF claims admits OF such restrictions
The number OF claims In THE class either side may
great, the circumstances OF less different
and the points involved IN them complicated in their
nature aud bearing; and on these grounds alone It Is
obvious that they cannot like those Of the Alabama
Class be comprised within single proposition appli-
cable ia principle 10 all, and bringing all within the
compass Of a single decision OF arbter.
The reply which Dir. seward will re.urn TO your COM
muncston OF this despatch will it may he hoped, clear
up obscurity which rests upon the
through Mr. Adams my despatch Of tho 9th OF March,