, 1869-12-27
IHE. ALABAMA CLAIMS

The Question Di.cuAxru ucForo shc
5uxsdacal ~ocic.y-f.msnentJ Juxlsry
o. Foreign States snDu.d be Con,
&n,ssd- - ahorou<h CO. operation
he6esssFT ts SecRrc q Settfcsuent,
ffuM The Lofdoa 7tm<s De, 10.
4 few private iarnka have a4ke,l tborn>eiyes
wtether 4 stafeEteut OF lnb tar.s j. d,snnts ~.
.+ttu The TERED Kingdom Apa tho uats1 it.tea
tghs not he dfa1n up for s13h'stton to c0nnsrI
lie enptksl 10 b COMPUTED bang *ach fa1st1 81
foft'9n Ss2rea a. h&re teFoted Eaemeelsen IN x1c
ttuui Of International 1a*+ the Idea .eena 10
Pst<fent GraptA Message, fr 1t had b.en 70 tae
presented that on Wesne~da, eseotp9 atauaht
net.ae M q 70 s'ae, 59a;e., "ss s;. ss q ~
sesder. Sur Geo &c Young. de.efip.d 1hs
nature o. tae paees sub r.'ted 10 tho
nj a. tne tAcss OF lhr RELATIONS between Z r;sad
and Az erica throughout tue war nn',er Ioar Of
i've htadt q tht*e The principal wrre Inc f4cts
hroclsnAtlon ; the II IL concetn1nx tn4 trAde il
aE1ns ii Inurnions Of var carried on VITA b2th
bel l9esenis tte es1ahlshmens OF tae faontelera'e
and nef consott&, AID khstr 1abseaneut pr,cext-
inEr 1ht psper close, ~ IN ordinary c4se lot 1e-
too nsere auonn jss cons atted Noejd O. sa'e s,xe
TO &nswe NJ 10 Be fek1e.s<d s1zs tue conssrta-
ton which folio ea "a odersd thto d.sc1s,tnn of
c1ttaa OF tne mode OF rnat- nsllIrF aud ure.aps.
LIZ lhe tscSA Of me ss4tenent- 1t seeus cens,o
ta.s so0e q the circumstances ara stased
Trs proper urasassf q vesaeis wh.cp. 100 =
noe ffiendfY port pxIu~lIY equipped. suo4e-
4aentlJ complete tfeT equipment elsewhere and
a.snne seo Dag N nat1on tuIo whote port tnrJ
hAd nesef entered, might be 4dvanta2e3usjt ppt
~ t1tstt.t e uts.iou tor corslderatiop Il Il d.
Fsa1s we Ets se Wholly nre~poostoa4 for the a.
cape OF tue A. .baus, ant yet hzys been c7lpsp {
IN resptct of the euuEtec ance atIon14 10 her suo
st9oets e1ssez u Il MI! scarcely be cened that
rome fresn col Ftctou Of lote1pa1anaI u u nec
canary % FrtEent the sagurdts{% now po+atnIe OF
naf7tiu Nsr earned OF b. ssttxeIiaud or Ho4e.
! un, hitherto credited b. shak.pea1e alo1e with
fts posats ttpn OF ! seapMt Asosns1 potn: oi
great dI,colty y tusc1sed Ia the Measurement Of
damages Tor International o1tuces 4p "a Intf sne
as,enton Of the consQisause 1u1sss might oe uss-
We navt nxnesto eesn s,.eas o. the p,,.cr os
the rove3 achere tloseted before tbe torfdics
secefT, and ve copIess III o4f sttw II essrptlsl
| tn orttE inat y may psodaco enJ usefal couso.
laKsers lhoo1d be solicited tn seltl1pz the c4.e
| pe'ort Euhn1t'lra T. ior opinion. II tnls wese
J done-ns f1t example, socn zen ~ ". EraFts
Apd |ofxt Cufua Felt asked to revive tha atRa-.
oa he paSt d pefsoas specially quzlded 10 infos1o
! pebac 1pinioa On 10th sadeA OF the AuAn.lc on
the na'nre Of TIC question At i.sue, 2nu .e can
nafFly believe th!1 Noaid nat be fol oHed " oene-
end y doubtful We rDn.S remember tue ternpef
SID habns Of thbu2hl Of the American pr4epie- II
LEibh l1tlAs A1ouc drew up c&se, and Obtained
!ae optnions o. tcEr zrt1a Of cu'nenc+ upor II.
a. It proved favorable 10 f'elTea As Gct,tp q
q II EuSre, II tol n ohe Of n1sbe1y Act teeer
P2es'otAte cnalkes aud rrcrminnA'out ntRnt nor
tse beEtrnita> Tia 1,sk Of sun4ian.t11 damage
Kru;a xrr1tef thAn the ch4rce of uAkfuj Aastst-
a1c. apd ucest tae tn1asts of tie Enion .eA1ly
bsp3, Be better 70 1est eoatent via ths d,sxtna
% ot tnA Preliminary Et41tuoEu4,