, 1869-06-08


ter rCursln'svtessLT Famous DE-
Snatch Of Secretary ecsEard 10
Minister Adams Accompanying
tho Claims In 1sGB-Senntor sum-
ncr Declares Fills Argument In Eho |
IAxcrcst OF Peace.
WAaux0roN, June l.
Utspaseh to fhs Ma ToTk 7fuses.
When, to-day, the attention Of high Official
WIS called to recent statements relative to the
present condition Of the Alabama negotiations,
ject, Ine criticism pronounced On them vas that
they contained " much that was Imaginative, and
mech hat was unns A. ssasea Il Ys1,s tnsse as
saiar md aiizat!on trcatJ. and TO
1he' 1he vicws of fhs admiai;nadon aEe
ing Is f,rtner rom the present intention. q tue
th1n IN appeal to ar1ns. The Alabama question
WIS talked orer in the recent Interviews which
Minister Curtin nsd With the PEeadent: H
argument Of Mr, sumner and tndorssng many Of
III propositions The Views Of Minister Motley
The tie eaest,on. ~ M GeaeIai Grant, besorr tae ase q
his Inauguration, said fhas the settlement Of the
Alabama question WIS not one Of mere dollars aad
more than that which General Grant thus con
nemred Ill., Seward, a. ts ven known, Vas
seiemens Il from once, and senoe lis coasens to Tue
JohnsoL Clarendon protocol In which the question
o1he1igescncy. which has now come to the surface,
agnn was Tertytd. The late Secretary Was OF the
opinion n the time, thss .he agreement Of Eng
land 10 pay on arhltrason, was as full confession
eueet e ie male But il q 1866 be Va aa,ie a. en-
phatlc a. MI. sumner in his recent sReecn, and in
The October Of that year Nzote as follows to Nz.
Adams. then Minister 10 England:
"When tho lnsurrectson began, the United
States believed themselves TO hold = position and
prestige equal u consideration andinauenes 70
foreign Intervention In behalf Of the in8urXent1,
even to the extent Only Of recognizing them ~ q
pistely defosate nom tSs Jast aud hse1taai iaa-
| ence Of the republic. It was foreseen thai,
| should the Insurgents receive couutenancez aid
H;ssa.n. 1he lasurrecton night b npenett
under such influences to . social war, which would
a a. f q e 10 IL Hae
tJs Government that the American people could
not be expected 70 submit without Eeststance to
the meana Of any failure Of Great Britain to pre-
serve the rclatous Of peace, antsy and
eatne6t renonsi1ance1 thus u1aoe aeem 10 the
United et1tes 70 hare failed TO receive Just and
adequate consideration. While as Jet the civi
Without ny reeesazed Mi ntay " force e ~ Tres @
~ pa1 sitssr u :.nsd Zip t: q sven = : nss Is
e1 ssss aa,s eons soomRpsiaes. Rsf1s p:oei,nst & q
md 70 ,aeu he and EFT
eses q that character, and this Ea,sed them. /,
regard 10 The prosecution Of an unlawful armed
ms governnent has not denied thai it was WITH
III the aoTe1eign authority of Great Britain to IS
sume this atfttode- But on The other hand,
sisted, that the assumption Of that attitude IN
Necessarily End presrature,y, would be sn tn}ur1ou
aessss ses;s .pu untq ,a Mo1 a a
states remains Of The opinion thai. the proclama
Inn n hAA I4ff f+nz4 f-yettN An nr
ground Of either necessity or moral F1Ea:
and ttat, therefore. n Was wrongful in.es1en
sEea:tes, and without sanction of inc u. Q: =
ddnx. Upon candid rerisw ef tho history q tnt
rebellion II Is bers sed that Great ptatAn x1u , 70
kets combined themselves ana operated q ses!1s M
A!he1 with the fnsa1gcnn- a1deo fneM "lp .n'ns Il
21ss 1ss et ataPs53s1: 9rax ssa sea ncs IL
ernn,ens has made 20 this eompizat ,n IN hrins
that they apprehended neonrenteneesso son eejass
tnem,eiyes neutrsls: md fur1bef that they did u
faet phi form III The erorta to pteIenf s&on: Gss R2
! y ht...h subjects Fh'eh the h"s OF 'feA' h'''
Tha Eas the celeb.sfed desEatch which accom-,
panied the nst Of r,,aa oSr ea u ne infoFmauon
In the fnowredoe Of AF.. Seward, Waa 80 sedu
lousy Kept from the En9iiAh p1oie, and even TOT
r. Ths o1uesuon M of The accountability Of Eng
, ana 5or tssahs she pIoeiamatton of nsunality
r. pEnsa In ~
Ssre dectsrrd that had it not been for that proc
hamilton every ship built for the Confederates
; English dock Iards woold hare been \ pirate
P7re.sely how the proclamation grievance
{ 70 Be settled b At present matte
81 doubt but that 8oIne settlement Of It VII bc oe
recent leiter to ! Senator here, ssYs that Lon
sl1uIey, Tnen Alexander H. Stephens xnnounce'
! tnAS tho ain Of the South WIS the foundation OF
! ! confederation On the corneT-stcDs of BlofetJ
! | should hxte offered to the United stste4 sue
ships, men and z1uus As could be Epa,Ed as ae ~
; ! mecedenr for doing IN the c1se Of Hungary an
| P01ml Jeaix bcf1re. NJ Sumner saya bis Argu
ment TVH made In the interest Of peace, and taa
, | With Eux14nd be would hxve more than peace,
more even 1h1u CONCORD That 10 Is opposed
TIE ucqVtsttIup Of mure territory, hs. asserted
some, L absurd, In view Of hts Argument faEoI1n
!. the AlaExz purchase