The New York herald., 1869-02-23

/ upon this point the NEGOTIATIONS with MIR. seward
Went or Are we 70 understand tnal our ~ ssinssers
| nitlon OF the southern c0niederacy still excluded
| from the consideration or the comnission! lead
4 ing republican organ OF America repudiates the
convention because t does not provide FOR the dts
OF tine propriety Of recognition. Another jour
nal OF the same party declares that the offences OF
/ Mr.. Reverdy Johnson against republican feeling and
/ sympatnes should be instantly condoned, since ne
| reference that had before been refused. A treaty
1 which admits OF such opposite Interpretation u
plainly r rom but but what n = srs Isa Sa w M
convention provides that the commission shall de-
eide upon such evidence only as shan be furnished
| that the American government have agreed that
the topic OF recognition shall not be introduced,
governments which Is 70 form part Of the case laid
before the commission will contain an admission
ring 10 recognition. The Convention would then be
modlned by something like the secret articles 80
common In the diplomacy q me last century 4 y
difficulty would be raised BY the question whether
the appreciation OF the Senate Necessary 70 the va.
more tnan what lawyers call s'cOnstructlve notice.
the suggestion that the unpublished correspondence
preceding the treaty contains stipulation abrdxing
other horn Of the dilemma IS sau dcu Let
us follow the course in winch claim in respect OF
the Alabama may be advanced. The United States
representatives may, In the hrst place, Sny:-"We
charge with liability for The depredati0ns OF the
Alabama because she escaped from Liverpool
tion is liable for this neg,lgence'' In reply our
representatives deny the negligence ana the Aa-
the two issues to whlc the reiereSce should be re.
stricted-viz The issue OF negligence and the issue
Sl aw.wnetner @ neutral government m y responsl @
mitting the escape from Its ports OF vessel de-
signed to be used and IN part prepared TO be used as
United States may, 1t would seem, however in
ciude other counts in their CLAIM. They may saw
bility OF neutral negiigently permitting the
cape OF sucn vessel as the Alabama, we charge
escape was induced by the recogniuon OF the con.
federacy by the national government and II the re-
cogniton IN itself were 100 remote cause to bo
weighed under other circumstances, It must be con-
sidered here, because beng hasty and partial, it
directly provoked and encouraged subordinate neg
had 1t been for the recognition which accuse
oI haste and partiaity, the status OF the Alabama
hypothetical counts, which the United States are
pd Jncle entitled to raise we should be driven as
state can be called il question for the ex
OF Its discretion In rec0gizing condition OF
behgerercy, and whether, under the supposltlon
actual recognition were proper, the very points which
we have consistently reused to allow to be discussed.
convention we have textually quoted allows any
or the commissioners TO insist upon the reier-
head Of friendly State; but this proviso would not
from submitting the question OF recognition
to arbitration; would simply secure the privilege
OF having sovereign or republican President aS ar
it must be confessed that the convention thus an
ayzed ias very far short OF ideal perecton. There
MAY be- and doubtless are reasons which can be ad-
duced to explain and extenuate what se ems at the
first sight to be unnecessary defects. he neg0tia
ons leading up to the conventlen were tlul and IN
ternittent. IL may be added that when az length
they were steadily pursued tney were conduc,ea n
the amendment Of mistakes. But, allowing the va
lidty OF all these grounds for excuse, enough re-
60 rfy xtvrw Fhnf ha tld
states senate are reluctant to ratify the con-
vention we shall not be disposed to regret the de-
lag. III 1t were possible II might be even desirable
to revise and recast the scheme Of the treaty. Az
present we have no certainty that consequences
which no one intended may not iurk undiscovered a
any two commissioners to insist that any particular
claim shall be referred to sovereign umpire We
cannot but suppose that the gentlemen we shall
send ont 10 Washington VIII be instructed before
hand what claims must be thus reserved, and with
reference to such claims the effect OF the arrange
ment must be thar ht the end OF some months the
two governments wili be exactly as they were. The
convention Is thus reduced 10 little more than an
agreement to refer the most important points OF DIS
pute 10 sovereign not yet agreed upon. It IL
something 20 have progressed 50 far; but when we
| remember the glorifcati on OF Lord Stanley at the
Guidhal and elsewhere on the settlement OF the
| Alabama claims, we arc driven TO ask Tor defni-
| ton OF settlement.
Shocking Accident to Hunfsmcn In Yorkshire.
From the London Herald, Feb. 81
n The hounds met on Thursday morning, at eleven
SasGk Snssk n .inley, midway between iarrogate and
Monkon WHIP and Lad df5sM Capital run s'ex q In aour
across inc country 20 zoe vre. opposite Newby Hall,
much swollen through the iaie rssSs. ierrySoar at
cham. the lrst up were slr Charles siinss6y, Sir
Captain Lloyd York) Mr. Robinson tYork, fosneriy r1err
Of Thorpe Green HAN, OuseDurn) the Runismais,
william Ingleby Ripley Castie,, Mr.. Dashborough.
Mr.. Bartram, Mr.. Roper. &C.
The ferryboat. manned BY two men father ana
|
ready, and Sir Charles Shngsby, Captain and Mr.. O.
vyner, Sir George wombweiI, Mr.. Lloyd, Mr. Robin
son and the hunfsTnan, two officers from York, and.
II Is supposed, some others, entered the boat with
their horses, and commenced to cross tie river.
After going lev yards tne horse belonging to Sir
Charles SIingsby commenced punging and kicked
| that OF Sir George Wombweii. Tins made the other
| horses restive and by that they swerved to one
side and capslxed The boat throwing its q occn
| pants into the water several gentlemen and horses
were imprisoned under ,he boat which remained
| bottom upwards. Among those under the boat were
| Sir George Wombwei and M siicer from York
whose name Is not known, bat VINO was very badly
| kicked by The horses wie under the boat. SIR
Charles SIingsby was by the spectators on the
bank 10 strike out for the opposite bank but when
nearing t he threw UP his HANDS and the last seen
OF nm was his body noaGiag down the river with
his head and legs uader the water. Mono OF the
Others drowned were seen at al. Sir George
| Wombwell Captain Vyner and the two onicers
from YORK got upon the bottom Of the boat and were
afterwards got ashore. One Of the horses also
| horses, believed 10 be eleven IN number were
drowned. a bride has also been found bear
1 Vs.
belonged TO the horse or another gentleman VINO was
IA front on approaching the river. but who has not
since been seen. Every effort was made by those
upon the bank 20 rescue the unfortunate gentlemen.
Mr. W. lngiby threw on his coat and plunged inso
Tue rlyer ana made desperate e1ort 70 reach Sir
Y. Slngsby. but n tbs he unhappily failed and with
great difficulty and IN q state OF complete exnaus.
ton reached the shore. Lord Downe, VINO was one
q me earliest up, seeing the boat so crowded drew
back aud declined 10 cross. Captains yyncr ana
Preston also plunged into the river In the hope or
rendering assistance MIR. Bastram. OF iIarruratc.
mid mi
succeeded la assisting 10 the shore OF those who
had been thrown into the nvcr and had cung 10 the
chain OF the ferry. Tho body OF Sir Charles snrsy
was discoN cred 800 yards below the scene OF thc
accident by lr. Denison, OK Ripon, and Mr Wood. OF
the same city. about haif-past Iour O'Clock. Inc
| bodies OF Captain Lloyd and Dir. Robinson were
Afterwards taken out OF the river, and all were CON
| yejed 10 NewDy Halt.
The following Is list OF the drowned:--sir Charles
| Slngsby, Bari, OF Scriven Park; Mr. r. Lloyd II
| LingrEoit near York; Mr. Edmund Robinson, OF
YORK; William Oyls. first whip; Warmer. gar
| dener az NeMbY Han: - Warriunr nm ~ rinn