The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-13
riiH ALABAMA CLAIMS,
DIPLOMATIC trrREsrUNnESrr

lli" R'rlt'si"r !ip.t.ss has .,ycr,I ,,,,,,
f"" '''i''mr" r"pirs' "f the ,ur,rrr,,n,l,nrc In
'"'''' ina H'rc'ninct AMI TINT Of Jir,,t urif,i,
""F''"" The Httlonru. W tho .IL,,u,,,u M,
other rlIrma. Il SAWS.
~ ~ Limn that Mr.. Seward and Lord s,,nlc,
u".i't u regard 4" the utthut OF adiulicatini
| won iI" 'rtil"ncmt and that ,,,r I;,ycr,,",a,,
'h'h'''i /" ar ,It uiIcr 10 refer to nm ,rhi,n,
'h'ni tue claims arising from the dcpredntions oi
| - NM srnlt aIobaina, and to make other
,S a'ItiiS fr''in losses and damages ,jurin., fn
! WA ,N rit'zciis of hoth countries, thu smbcct ~,
.mts,Hn low ,,;,H 10y mlNcL commission Lord Sta,l.
,.,,n,"t, w 'his pr9P"Sii,on, and there the ror-
| lIari'd ability closed. "" "i''
,s,: "r , ,S"r'S,p",ninnrr was rcopcne.l in August
iS"' "h''h Nh Seward semi Il VERY long and rInhn
rat" PAPER 1" Lord Stanley and in his jctt.r ,r ~;
tmr,nnhS y" Mr. Adams, requested him To inform
,irn n,,,''h a.,;; ha,; IN tl1 Judgment Of the Prcsi-
urgently necessary To Il rc-cstabIisbn1nni nj ,m
@ ,iI.h friendly relations between the United Slutcs
~.i,',;,'n .i ,nu. ifaHu We have no ruoin fur the
h,t'anltons ,u c"'resp'nslrnce which is published.
nnt VIZ i'vr single letter Of alr. Seward, wLcI,
af''fns the Position taken by linn in the outset
MIR. SEWARD ro MI,. Ap,Ms
ptpah'H'Ni "rSrArr. W,smINoloN, Ang. IL. 1857.
~ have nav to rrcnr 10 Lord Stanicy's ,Jis.
r;ich I" Sir r',lcricL Wright Brace of tho MI, "r
May, eonrernInc the so.calicd Alabama claims -
,"iN ., Mhi'h paper l,o placed in my hands during
our recent VISIT 10 Auburn.
% %,1h ar anlh"rizrd Ia inform his Iorlship that
'i'i hoi understand his previous offer of aibiiru
, "ti'' ''",' 10 'iie ciainis arising uut ul ,iir
Hlr'lAlins "l thu Alabanla. to The exclusion mi
mos. arising out of The Lrprcaluns Of tho Fiorida
ne Hii'''an'lnah the ticorsia. and other vessels of
tlia1 tlr-ciiniun nntl. that nI the contrary ard
Htaliirfs utler nj limited arbitration wus tinJrr
st"nh ,"Ipply equally to thpse claims arIsly ont
.m .ir h,pr.'lat'"its OF the several vessels last
III the Alabama " '""
,,'s ,."rishp nov observes that thu lsrltsl,
,; Is ready to go 10 arbitration u,lnn ib,.
W, nsil"m M whether. III the matters connected with
~ -, ,',''r Vessels ont ot whose drprrtla ions I'm,
iifiis nf AMERICAN citizens have arisen tho rn,,rsn
Inrshc'l lay tho british Government nnJ rho.s |
i'll" acted upon its authority, was s,,c aa nnmII
Involve moral responsibility OH tho rari of do
.iaSii Government I" make good either il, wloip
~. ~ l"iit the losses uf the htnprIcau rii,zrns
Iir President considers these terms In l.. n,
,Sn COMPREHENSIVE and sufficiently precise tu in
t ,.a,; ~, 'nn s.nis OF American citizens for ,ol,
e,la,inils upon their commerce tlurinr Tho iato
soeiiipn winch havc been the subject of comnIa;ni
ipoii ipi ilIe purl of this Government i,nt the inii
~ 1,at', government, in this view. would deem
'l'h ~ hpPr'Yto imlist before the urbrr flat tbo
!. 'unl @ prncrcdlnGs and rea tionH Of tho Brit,sb |
@ @nSeThniGni ita officers, agents and subjects To-
n, ihn r'he tsn states an regard to the rebellion
lnn are among the matters which ara ronnncinJ | ,
n ' IL me Vessels Whose sleprelatios are cnmnIa,r
=" i, Jus' nh ~ Tho 'a,c OF general claims niIu,nJ
by Lord Stanley the actual nroreeIin". a,,I
iis"h "i her alajcSty'a Government iis oii.o, =
III mI'.n m "nn et,s ~ rrl:ar to the United States
u III iGiard Ia the rebellion and the rebcjs aro II
scessafly connected with the trnnBsctions mni nT q
men These general claim. arose "
i"" o'aii'. pmn seems to be to ,on5iiiuio
WI descriptions OF tribunas-our M .rl,;tar 10 G
sleihiinr The question Of the moral rcsunns,hiiit,
lnr nI'liHh ti",crnmcnt in respect or The ms. RI
Ima, rh,ria, Irnrgia, aud other vessels nf ibnI =
tSS ainl the other mixed commissions to nlimI; p"
II; III" h'tcalIrtl general claims on boil, sias. |
l = contingent reference to the samo mr. otbrrr J.
A'"'"i'inSr"n, to asrcri ain and ,lrtrrmiu, H..
h'uill oi damaErS Ivr III lrunitr 10 lp nwnrtj"J =
ti'o eases examined by the iirst tribunal i'm ihn
'i ni 4 derislnn upon the question of mo,nl re- 81
'WwnSthliity, W ia favor uf the United Status a,
y" ,dlsinrtinr. as To- principle between IN. tr; "" ""
liials s'lis to the United States 10 bc u
.u W every case The Unite, States agree only H. NJ
HcHtIiSted arbitration. Convenience mny r. D.
lhe mat "a" claims should he ,listributcJ hc N
ecu Two tribunals. both OF which, however n, | =,
e "l.lnoi "i the tinted States shnulI procrcI ~,
"m Inc SAINT principle, and 10 clothed will th,. ~
me lhHcrs. ' WV VII
! ne rn"-nt'nt viii hc glat,ticd If thi. .xn,,u.
~ Siai 'omintc ln rrrlnye any Of the ,lifculh,,s
t'h nav" heretofore prevented the Two (inyrrn | -
iita lrnnI coming to lIr almi,nhr and Ir;nr,Iiy
am, sir, y0lr obc,licni servant
WILLIAM II. SEWARD.
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS, Esd, &C., Sc &c.
Tho Express clnScs it's review Of tho GORE apoIl-
nee 10y saving we understand thr negotiation !
+ an arbitration to be at an end for the present. |
u all thal has been said about cpssou OF Bri- |
III ,'ouuilna had no other Iass lllan loose tall
d speculation"