New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-27
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.

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tracts: 80, ,,r,,. Johnson In
the United obtained blythe Correction 81 &sii IN
oil that hare ercr 0skea aN9wn I'm ~ FEBRUARY
last but hch has but recently found lts lrnlaed 10
laton ON ms slde OF me wa farmer negotiations with
England and disparage American isI mon as
an advocate American rights and Aht h fair
ness and proprieiy Of the senaes repGdatins alike Mr.
JGnsops wors "T io Mr. Reycrdy Johnsous assertion
thai We obtnincd by lis conventios-one or boh an
that ever asked" hope to SHOW oy UfS
l. That he himself was not ORIGINALLY 1 at one
ask for SnyiIS With Lord Stanley Ge pay
nient OF lump sum OF money, or some eesSion VI
That starting thus with asking money or tern,9py
10 which Amounted TO snch total Abandonment OF the
American claims. national ana lndvldmai, lnat WI Nh
TboTnt"ns recount of the reception Of the treaty ut
Washington unanimously OF the opinion tnas III
tocon Of the senate and ats contents not In &C
cordance the instructions which had Oeeh gwen 20
3 Thai Mr. Revcrdy johnson and Mr. Seward united
total oblivion or Ignoring Of Mr. Stewards long record Of
complaints about bclgerent recognition ana the hal0na
The necotaiors were well that any convention to
which they might put their names or give tser epp9He
was subject the HuRl sanction OF that senate WhSh
had within one vote OF Opposing Win Gsgiage hS S
q Tint While tho consideration of the Convention Of
January IA pending before the senate ana aiIe 'o
administration Ul Andrew johnson had given way 10
Johnson knew that the new President about recall
ing HIM. and hal gwen Linn no shadow OF authority Ior
Revery J"hnson. Of III. own head Officially" proposed
90 Lord Clarendon 10 amend the yehilon tEeh pee9
before the Senate by adding To its terms consideration
naIioRGi claims Which the United States as Gov
eminent might have against tie Government 3f Great
decry Ia this lately published letter OF February ~ as
Government lihc Britishl or countenanced By other
s. Aud that finally. when Lord Clarendon begins to be
dstrustfui OF NJ Reycrdy Johnsons attempt 10 repre-
sent or present the Unite States aud demands OF
him 10y what authority he undertakes 10 ask for so ma
teIa al ac4@n Of ms previous Sa nroosS mr.
dei the ample authority conferred upon me when came
To- tins ANA sef 1a 1n Sded thus dis
iucty affirming that he had ample authority to negotiate
he world now make it appear had beer put for
ward during the war or since by any DrShch Oh 'ne
From sHch muddle Of mistakes misrecollectiOns on
the part The American Minister as seems to DO involved
an e foregoing statement, which promise presently to
duly verify by official documents tho reader Will doubt
Of Mr.. Johnsous original instructions themselves. ~
thirdly II yoa shs sd reason to expect
s be- prepared to 's. the two questions as1a! y S
tera proposed aud satisfactory both parties you Will Then St ss
countries against the Governments Of each other respect
diligently n this h,, ..r S o.. . e S1r claims s .b S Ire
fS"p sea 1 T eminent no" ony denied a, obi
ssto1 to irdna eIens Of the United states O these claims bat
even refused to entertain for discussion Subsequently Her
Mssys Government reconsideration proposed 20 saier,an
S asi ri 6 ss P he eo, special Tg ION =. sfI
s o AID fair dsssinstOa Of claims The
United States declined ths sPeea exception and exclusion AID thus Tue
President that adjustment nigh, no" be I.scHsa
uTn Es adjustment Of q. claim. q citizens Of the
ects britain 1e United States upon the model Of Tho
yGR' 50 oO nsS p sd settled so satisfactorily ali The
h @ The United S,s' I'D SIs; sG S1e1ao the
While yon authorized commit this Government distinctly ~
1 1SSa III. R sS o Sf Satisfactory s1Dss.
sSaI1ii tie Indicated I;dIsS'
servant WILLIAM H. SEWARD
" na from NJ Revcrdy JohnsOn incapacity to
understand official functions to consider the truth of
bis reelection upon his countys cause that his diplomacy
bad gained for his all that had ever asked
and that It never had claim Of its own to present
Here must again S9 Minister Johnson r as d s
Dealings with the American envoy. as before alnded TO-
Gets down tho particulars of one OF MS earnest inter
IN eoo5so9 shcb took the Persgu Once on tt. 2;,S Of
ston passed the sOesld Asbima claims 10 ibis con.
vesuon iucoss extracted from ny notes
the u,eryeg Mr. Johnson sr suggested as means o. settlement
Britain eSs Of sS, p % s,, denied b. u, AID f.mssd
SpSerded-(Psrl BiSs BOOK sap p Ia
think Mr Johason can hardly eontenG tnas ms Two
inmp sum money" or the cesson of territory How,
,hen S S a1 we have ever Sskedf" Had mot the Amer
lean Minister heard from source or other before
modes Of settlement was expecedt Or was the sngges
ton entirely spontaneous, and (may not be added n
authorised, with HIMSELF Then does not oeSsOn OF Ter
Titory" imply the satisfaction Of national denaDdi Or
was Mr. johnson imagining all the while, that each one
take township IN Canada as an indemnity for the loss
OF mis- shp The idea OF cession OF territory In sat
faeon Of these claims crops ont IN tue course
Lord Clarendon under date Of April 10 tb p b3) says
hisl mode OF settlement that is by cesson OF terri
But am dttainng the reader long from the text Of
the Convention Of November TO- Here are Us ahree I'M
portant articles so lar as they ouGh me Aaoana con
Only reference to the claims throughout the
document Indeed. but for these II would not appear
that the existence Of an Alabama or an Alabama grey
nce had so much as been heard OF before by the
Ar w The Commissioner poSer adSdloak upon
Of claims referred 70 the os eorepondense between the
consideration by them the t~o hh contracting parties shan
bE upon sns 80 .nes Go - sisj sbsij Ls ed Ia
shall be unable 10 come 70 auuaHtnoui decision
1sf v decision the claims @eptonsd
article being arrived BY the arbitrator involving
yon Of PAID the Of such compensation
shall referred back the Commissioners fr sud@Pi or the
ed ppnt BY them sbo shall have been deter
mined 81 lot according 70 the provisions Of Article l.
Az vi With regard Alabama class Of
sms neither shall make out case In support Of
% eoTSr.posdsHcs which already he
IssDsE zoe p @ 9ss event ihsiT not e"miss To
sBsBaus decision provided 10 Are' w. hee NE lo
t,,Is si,sost sSsIS'f "f's' Of s0A' SUI '0 " p'N''"'N
TS. C"%missoners unanimously arbitrator shall bowsvsr
he liberty argument further evidence they or be shall
The reader will have taken notice Of tho phrase nsed in
The frs line of Article w. "he commissioners shall haze
soouer 20 ddjudledte" which have taken the liberty 10
italciEe While la the previous articles 10 Is stipulated
that ali other claims embraced IN the arbitration are TO
laid unreServedly before the commissioners or arDl
TRAITOR and II business to hear rhem the so
called Alabama claims only 10 be permitted an
auditing, as were, by special grace WINE blockade
breakers aud Confederate bOndbOlders may claim the
COMMISSIONER and enforce the most unlimited
audience, the sufferers by the Alabama may think
ant mn moi Ou call