, 1869-01-27
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS TREATY


I improvement, public and private. The
| existing law had better be let s.tc1e.
| -
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS TREATY.
The ;cxs OF tie treaty negotiated BE-
| tween RGycr3y JJhaSoa and L2rI Clar-
| vndan tor the settlement OF The A'a5.m.
claims docs not conIlccd It :u The Ameri-
csn people to any grca;cr drgrcr than
tbc Gis. tcicgrspLlc summsry of it
The proposed treaty authorizes tAs
British to trump up and present all the
claims agaiusI the American G srera-
mcns thcy cau find since 1855. Thu R-s-
Gfly johnson has been completely over
rtachtu is yvrJ obvious to Ordinary s2-
gscify. 1ts:tad OF Negotiating Il trtA:J
Ter the payment OF the claims the British
eve the Americans, he il clvc. has msde
g t1sa aty tor the payment Ct the lGs;cs ol
British tlCck k-ec"runntrs, smugglrrs Anu
Italcrs in contrabaud gouls whusu YES
sells or cargoes were captured by cur aruty
ard lazy Gur!us the war. Thy British
uic impuJent enough 10 want pay il they
could get it-aul they would insist on It
il We we're IL weak power that could be
tn!{icd-ior their CJntcderAle bouAs aud
every vessel and cargo caught 1uuainy
tur blockade.
Gtncral Grant, who will hr insu-
sural.d Pres. dcns in n few weeks, lakes
TIT sa,liG VIEW vi This ircAty Tint llIr Er.",
n.ass tr the p"nr!r Ln. Oar Washington
| sfWctal desratchcs ycslefd.y contained
thc I'LL ,wlag III rcgatd ~ lis ricws
uh It:
k"Hrttral Ufaht IA strongly orpustl to the
| " 1ri!tE Aiahana lltlms tr'nty. The I,uwlng
| II Ills Foriti.t nvatty III ills nwn wurts : Its
HeAiy H. nAn>l u The United tlalrs brc m-u Il
INNS IL nGattrc tIu ,ttaEy lAIllrteh mpui Thu
country ~ thc nauuy tane Ut thu ,l,,pr nctu1lly
| Ht-Irnytd: "AttuA~ tlr crit! ln,n tsu tu rum
muEcc waH trcausc uuf ships Wrta un*cu trum
iiar fcan hy Ansiu.trurt pImte.. 1T addition Ia
ihIp. thu tsmpathy c1trLAtd by th.' English tiuv-
uFninent to thu buu&h pouf t..l ttu war at fsusf
trur. HH iur uil ttsr isut tJ4t all inuty nAptna.
ed ter this tlu,e England IA tiiFtrfiy rstpersltt.
| lhriIeatY ptupuac4 IL syltlu Ill thu.a thtuEA by
pa, mcht "f .tlls paitsy yAiue Ut 4 cenpatntyciy
fcN rhiis.'
General Grant has the faculty ol going
right 10 ihu hturt ut u s:Ibjret, aud brus4-
Ing away I'll tho llp4umu:ic cuhweb7
ald tlBt-splin Eophis'lies that may tc
woscn lu cynccAl the right aud ub,culc
The truth. In this cAsc llu takus the
gr".1h'l thn: 'fle Ancrieuns urc III. ac-
tt,tytd party, ntd .as:ra,l ni M: bill b.
thg 'ur tic vtsEols uls'fo>vl by shr Brat
'ri' Fltntrs, Rul"untltg lo II ltw milling,
wittI MI lt1mls ol truulpt.i up Fat~of,t. II
ilutllh 10 is'r ihr uuhtiuttivn ni nllt tai-
'ugn c'slsule!1c 1fIstn 'run thu high hesy
~ tifa'nIt l'si'a:.tfs. jAa, the aI let"
a.srl !lr 1t'a /. is lhs lsr.sl='t pt"tnnsc'i
.hc r.l'cilH'a ycAt Ia tlnt!H Gct .ut.i, ul,s1
lbs lust years ,,nr added ouu lAu.,,a at,,,
nslnuta ~ euF uall,il;.i II, h rild L >. thv
: "vts Ut m"le tAah l5u,oou yuuug tnrn on
bt'sA hsdt,.
l4es us l"k lille ut The PROVISIONS i,
liz 'ica,y. Tue nEst hElcir l>I,y.u.>:
"cte Gun. aIt.-utI,cis 81 IL thu, INA us,or,
ir*t' t"I's t aAJ "II"E Aa=Iuce=, Ii rJ!l!
ahy tnsG nr Cast. IN I'll tue, my tu"l. -rIyc
tll.cI III upaL1on. II t1sy shuusa nvt BE- u L.. Il
A;,fec up"a sl:c Aaa-t II tucL taisu I,=,euu liz,
shSll taIh lai.c lAs-u:.. ahd IN tacs EII ever,
r c~se IL whlcn 'ee so:au-s!uic1n may u1I7F u
'ihulun II - tue GtclsoI nh1eh they ought I.
tive, It Il all h4 .:.te-AIru ny ~! wLica VI tn,
tWu pcfeuns sp E-lIed -n1I! be the " ulIatpl d
'nEplzc l: ttat parss.ut71 Casc."
The s.cuud ari1cic OF the treaty pEo
yides hist II tic Columlsslone.s sAuul.
iail ioaglte!n op1n1on upon ELY CLAIM
y Ibis art'ltcr er nnp'sc shall ucc..e tiuali,
a1u "itAtut aPIcas. bu: Inc ar;lci'
: alLs:
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n two u 1tsla, s-all tl.Lk ~ ucs.r-uic tnlI ~
rseiEu. 'r he4t OF u iF'.-d!y s'a:e, should b. ii
at ~ - @ :, III 81 st - " tn 5 :. .ta
- 80 ,. ~, ,,',,,.S - u!| - - ,' -, y, u" -, .
..st M r., stne M ~ ~ uu.es, W. eLa. suet
tItA, n A.A!n ga s4'ot.1'' ..'s~ o''. e'4.e -
= e:c4:t. =. hesc y. !; !t.ca y sta.es Tne saan "
4L@lso ~ Gttiae luz eAaim.
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= t3ostSAona Alas not oe oo''"as 10 Ill
G | r,.sttrr ut frs. ulanr i tS,t.n,t, ri,
a..
y thns eEpl*t1s IItiN
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- 1r1r{c,, ,,ar,y Au;,,yay htos. 1t.- e-,ta. ....
s t:r bs,.lsn lio."--."suL 1nsteAo Vi uur safl IN
IF l'sh tIrai.s, a:huu.tiss to eLlj ter ot twill
hiaioh: o! uul'aEe, i. rhoulo lie ior 1Au value
9, ouf entire coumerle which tiae-: ptIvaf= :
~ t"spt ltoin the tras. II ElgiaId pays r4e:ely i
Luz >Gssts1 nrsns''', III -1su aAa sctat-s II
u r.. ,1,n en n,t1t eI.u!eu ~ atN1tE
re ~ rr,na,s,, 49, pultens, Aldstltg
- ~. ,,ns,,,1 ..t,, hn us r,,,ns ~, up
u 80. r;I tt!s, sae ~ptAss WI VI kae entire
,e laa Mn Ess Pon. W. IN y. nIatIta. ~ fhi ioLs
uu.'as. au"s -" W.! Al. hcS'fdy Jo9Ison
&c | uetts notht ING eom mnisrtoa fs af-t dlft
1T. !ee4 easl RUS ~ tte "hettef ths nfhltra:
a. oA lAts th.n Full IT fh4 one Selected " Il
= ! 1t'u:A toMm!:sl"Leis ou:y. VI tue uae cao5s
ii ~ outs oEiy. ~ iht .ot oCclots IN thslE !aFu
us y sden' ~ ~ o1 co sov'y 70 ons hI..sa I.r
re !b.Iatss o' Io .settr st QUESTION On whc! !:
c, | ~ recover. 1Ic nssff' n:Is IT,