Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1869-04-23

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IN your ietter ol oct -, 1888, you were
pioaseu 70 say that tne government Oh the
oiiiVeu suites Is reauy 10 agree 10 any lorh
vi III
"ier Maesty's Government must, there
fore decline either to make reparation and
compensation for the captures made by the
Alabama, or TO reier the question to any
iorolgn STATE"
Such was our ropulso from England, hav-
ing at least the merit oil frankness, il moth
ing else. On october 18th, 1865, our Minis
ter informed Lord Russell that the United
States had finally resolved to make no ef-
fort FOR arbitration. Again the whole ques-
ton slumbered until August 9th, 1866,
when Mr.. Seward presented list of indi-
Nldual claims ON account OF the Alabama
from 'h"' 'i,ile nesouatlon mas continued
WIN ups ana Vo"hs, untii VI iast inc pend
i"s treaty ""s sisheu' liau the curry over
turoS ol our "oVerhmeht peeh promptly
accep'eu' OF hau there been at any time
just recognition oi inc wrong uohe, doubt
i'' '"'' inns great question would nave
'00ii 9O''iOu' p"' thc IcJcctioI vi our very
i'ooor"'c propositions ana the protracted
uci'y' "hlch aiIorded an opportunity to re-
view inc case III its inherent bearings, nave
MAGNITUDE
'ho ihterosVs ihVoiNeu' ii our demands
are larger now thah at our hrst call 1t Is not
inc only tme IN history where such rise
has occurred. The story of the Sibyl is re-
peated, and England is the Roman king.
small these claims be liquidated and cancel
ieu promptly, or allowed to slumber until
calicu ga INTO actlVity by some future exigency?
i"'io 'ro ii'''hy among us VINO, taking
oou"Soi oi sense national wrong
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noiso" "' war ihere are many III ENG
,'1" "Ho' '"Ni'is c''hsei Vi " PerVerse po
ii'io"l o'so'ry' nave sPurheu them abso
iu'o'y anu 'hcre are o'hers Who' invoking
the point oi Dohor, assert that Englan'
cannot entertain them without compromis
ing her hohor' mus there Is peril iron
poth SUES II Is not dlHlcut TO lmagin
ono Vi our couhtryI'leh saying with Shaks
Peare Jew Inc Villalny you teach me
VIII execute, ana II snail go hard, but
VIII pet'er the Instruction. nor is it diff
CUT 10 imagine an Englshman firm in his
concelt that no apology can be made ant
nothing paid. l cannot sympathize will
elther SIDE. Bo the claims more or less
they are honestly presented, with the con.
Vlc'ioh that they are Just, and they should
"o 'ohsiueleu caIuiuiy, SO that they shall
ho ioiiser lo"er IKE cloud ready to bursi
upon 'wo ii"'iohs "hich' according TO theii
inoilii'''iois' ct'h uo each other such lniinltt
INJURY Vi Suol iniiiil'e good Know II Is
'oiiio'iihes s"iu thaV war petWeeh us must
come sooher OF later' 10 not believe it.
nu' IL IL must come, let IL pe later, ana then
an SURF IL Will never come. Meahwhlle
soou men must unite 10 make II lmpossi-
DC
ns"i"' say 'n>s uepa'e is not Oh my
oeAe' - 10 no. 'oiip'ins' iol II ooinpeil
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