Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-23
'Lriday, April 90, 1869.
The Rejection OF tho Johnson Claren
lon Ireaty--ow Relations With
England.

versation, in political circles, and
which is receiving its full share Of
discussion III the public Journals,
is the rejection cf the Johnson
Clarendon Treaty, Gy the Senate,
and the effect upon existing rcla-
tions with Lngland. BY a vote OF
54to l (Mr. McCrccry OF Kentucky,
alone voting in the ncgatlvcl, the
Senate VII, unparalleled unanimity
Indignantly rejected the proposed
treaty; and prominent Senators not
only indulg>d in inhanlnatory har-
angncs upon the extent Of the
wrongs which this country has
suffered from England, bnt some
OF them have even suggested "thr
. MODE and mcu*nre Of redress
Mr.. Sumner, the chairman of the
Senate Committee on Foreign Re |
latiors, las made an elaborate
speech upon tic pending issnes,
and has assigned tic prominent OBJ
iections to tie proposed treaty.
That treaty contemplated the sub
mission to joint commission on
behalf of the American ard En-
.glish Governments, claims o. Ct
gems of the respective countries
which have arisen since 1888, with
out special reference to the Alaba-
ma claims, or any acknowledgment
of error by the English Govern
mept, in her course to this country
= during the late war. This does
not go far enough for Mr. Sumner
and his brother Senators EhS-
land must in the treaty to. be ratl-
fed, admit that she was wrong IN
corceding belhgerent rights to
the late Corfederacy, and this ad-
mission must serve as the basis OF
settlement and determine the ex:
tent of the Injuries to be adjudi-
Gated. The great objection urged
to the treaty is,. that it provides Oh
]y for the settlement OF Il few indi-
yidual claims and leaves untouched,
due reparation for the outrage up
ON "the sovereignty and dignity OF
the republic.". Recognition Of the
Confederacy was 1.-The far reaching
and destructive wrong which
giving her cruisers status upon the
high aeas, and a shelter in English
ports, enabled them so long to raw
age American commerce, and al
most entirely to destroy its. carry
ing trade. These wrongs must bs
acknowledged, and atoncd for By
making compensation for them, a.
as 'sthe natural and proximatc" re
suits of the illegal act of rocogni
ton. Against that act the Unite'
States has always protested as
point vital to the whole question
aud which according to MIR. Sum
ner cannot be surrendered.
.. But does Mr.. Sumner believe 70
one moment that he could lextor
from high spirited race such a
acknowledgment Of wrong, eve
if he were able to make out muo
stronger case, than he bas don
against England, or could establis
distinctions less shadowy 'tha
i. those, which he has drawn betwee
belljgerency upon the land an
belligerency upon the ocean? I'll
United. States themselves recos
nized the Confederate States as be
. ligcrents;. aud exercising as fhe
did, all the functions OF Cover
,nent with armies in theyfeld, al
with eleven States rendering {, fl
allegiance. and due obedience.
their sway, they e extorted from Il
leading powers Europe the eco
3 milton Of their claims, and d. the 60. GO
cession of belligerent rights.
> the face q, al .l:t these 'es facts does "
o. Sumner expect England to: repue
n ,. ate her past policy .apd meek
:, confess ,hersinss lie. expects pot
- ingaof the kindaf1Aceording,so ,so b
own statement the firsti claims
.;.@theaG Goverhmentsforr redress, we
ii.lrepulsed bya ths&'English Cover
>1 faent; who ssfused,eithers to.smal
compensation,: orr or refer eff NE matt
to atbitrat ion:s liz the propaos
~" treaty England Has made t:1arg
=. eonsessiohs tie sR q i had pr previous 4 VIiitous
-. : Yielded and ag great, i tloff .ersa,
y slis II. st sI IL Sistl yista
o5 Aas 1hsssgsEsssssd sgs s,4ow tssa ,ltas ssi !.
Rakssf1otss Mr. Eufi nar,. aY1,e