, 1869-02-20
TIE REvERpY JoHNsoN TREATY.

latit ms have reached the unanimous C9n-
cinslon to udVise the rejection OF the
keveldy Joh1son-S .anley tEea>y, es'ah-
.,sting commission 10 investigate 81!
cia,us between citizens OF the United |
S'a're atd OF Glest Brissin during the
LIST i rty years. 1tis id thsl Mr.. Fes-
eluen proposed that it be laid over for
tie next administration; but the iuag.
m. 1T Of The committee WAS 81 av,rse to
the treaty that they resolved 10 sdv'se ;he
Senate to reject II. We think thAt .h's
acuon cf1hc Sem committee will meet
Interpretation Of the country generally.
Ire haste ard urgency which Seward
and the British Ministry have sho~n
in pressing this treaty and iorcclosne
the incoming administrat on have not
msde friends ior il. the British Gov
e1Imeut had refused any settlement dur
| ing the war, and never becsme satisfied
that any treaty was necessary until the
domination Of Grant, since wlich time
this settlement obtained from Kcrerdy
johnson has been pressed with vigor
thr more remarkable bccsusc of the pre-
vious contemptuous Indifference.
The United States has made demand
uCon the British Government for dcv1s-
talioIs upon American commerce by
armed vessels built ard fitted out in
British waters, and msnnel by British
subjects. Great Bri ain treated this de-
mand with dcrision until the defeat OF the
Conttdcratcs brought the United States
aId Grea. Britain face to face upon
equal terms Then she took up the sub
tect, but finding Andrew johnson in
ctlice, with a renewal OF the rebellion
threatened, there was nothing done until
the certainly Of Grants election made
some kind Of action necessary. The
treaty patched up at Earl Dtrby's tablt
provides for commission to investigate
the Alabama claims, subject to arbitra-
ton By some foreign power, and also ths
claims Of nil British subjects living ir
the Confederate States during the war
Ter losses sustained by them in the inter.
rup,ion OF their business and the dcs!ruc
tion OF their properly because Of the war
The amount OF this last class OF claims i:
without limis. The British merchants
during the war held the same rels:io1
, towards the rebels that the receivers @
stolen goods do towards the ihlcve
Thty were .he agents through which III
r. trade by The blockade measures were cal
y 1ied Oh. They were the Is fences" Il,
!, owners Of all cotton or other property {
value. Whenever Union force az
n pcaE.1, or captured, or seized such prol
"a erty, British Consul, or subject, or ne.
&c chant, was always prepared with III
;. necessary papers to show that be w:
). tho owner, or that be was the fac'or I
= sgeDt Of persons 10 England who did OF
= such property. In short, these BIRTHS
= subjects, residing in the Conltdera
;, States, wire not only the most ma',gna
"a enemies OF the United States, br
~ under cover of the Britt
rc hsg, sought 10 nrn'ect t
"a Cor tcderacy and its property from Lax
~ fnl selzurc. H4d the Cnred S:ales Q
- dertd lnese men out Of the coun ~
= public enemies, no harm would Ia
III been done TO any honest trader or d eal'
Mt Reyerdy Johnson, in framing this t1ea
N placed these British Coptederatea, ths
ID e. glish partners in the rebel vcn'ur
M upon the same footing with the Auc
,ut can observation-disclosures for dam's
r. by the A'abams. As every pound
,s- cotton seized during and after the =
or by the United States ss rebel prnpe
as was claimed by some British or Frct
In res dent as his property. the amount
M the claims OF that class in the eggrtg
~ will reach An enormous sun. MI. II eve
~ johnson and Mr. Seward hare thou
~ nron.r to nroyide in she trea;y ths|
ips Tho Alshama claims are 10 be paid
~ cla;ms of thcse British rebels should 8
! nls be na;d
' auu rno no,,oa States have determined
~ 80 fna,c;ar .n., loo;s,at;vn ac,1on.
Amer,o.a n,,;1a9s ,os;aent in the r,
80 s,o,ce du-,aa 49, ,,-a- b.1o M lar
~ =. c,aim for ,o.sea 1 sne,a;nsd hv reaso
:; the war "a snnn,oss H., rohni,ior
= ,na ~ trcatv n,aces Rr,t;sh Wv nsr,,s,n.n,s In
1'1e war uncn mare 1aror,h,c term. :,
onr own cit;z+na uho tool w. 40,
-: the var The sunreue Conrt h,a ID =
80 df1 that all the residents of tho ON
luz o-s,s ststes during the var wrr
eca, ,, 1.w ,n,1ic enemies. 70 mstter vha,
WILL Ao"1 FsabAAS "A"'