, 1870-12-03

nfsratted in tho formation OF no organizI-
lion. nor has ho any sympathy for the move
msnt. |
HoN. REVERDY JOHNSON on THE
ALABAMA CLAIMS.
OF His Negotiations
win Earl Claronuon.-a1o Advises
xrtvnta claimants To settlo WAN
England Otfccsly.
Fts,. tA< Ses rost Journal u csm7na7es- 2.
John A. Parker, Esq, Prestdcat OF too
Gttat Weste1n lasut2lce Company, pas ro-
~ i, "a The folll wing 1stter from Hon IsrerdT
J1hpton, e1-Hiti.itr TO EnBtAnd:
M4DRAs slx: Tour isste. TO ne 20 ol tae ~ a, ~.
Ana NJ. FL li,xA xAu,s.p. dated respectively July
md A1xu!r. Welr daily received.
Rxfose pfleet dng 70 cons ar sne pen es,Se
p,eheusIon of them nat stA.e "a -e!netly What
1M Tho condition Of III. ne9altattoa between ne
.r1 s;ia1 e a m.aSa sas t.
SoUp after the coz neucement Of cur e.vl Eas
the b.f.lsh Government, on the lsta dat 0! Msy.
l5s. reeen'zed ne eoo!eaS H. ~ *
f2rne cna1Artes we're fton ums 70 ume onlls fn
that county for The use OF the ConfoderAses, And
n Tat s. s. vesse;s % q des:.o5ed s. American ships and
csfepea 10 sse v21ue It II Hated. IN tbs ARsfeEAA
Of thirteen millions 0f 6olfASA -
For thrte depstd1uon the Bf7'tsh Government
wss sdvtsed inst she Ma Responsible.
EEdsr tnstfucilons, Nj. Adams. our then Mil
i.,er, rua1e rne demknd, Rnd supported It WITH
xeai and sbl ~. and wi'h vtew to lis adjust
II Ut prrpceed IN aEbtsrx,tnn si:.sl1r to the cue
pEtyloed for ~ the CONVENTION ersweeo tat s#o
ceuIr.!es Ct ne sin Of Feo1uasI' l5aa. p...,.,
Earl Russell, then at Inc head o[ the Fofe1Zn
Otnce, promptlF and decidedly rejected the propo-
s't.op, maintaining tass hts government wAs 80
ttsar!J spot alba tina: It could Ios win proper
ef fh7f9r he HfbttfAttO0,
I'd The prnpostst =. and Ills Lazdshio agreed
liz, because sss had moi II died ntr neutral duty
Ia ihe prs misses, hut ftuly refused to submit tae
other Qoes1t>u If llsbiity, rum heE nAsin9 ~
cordra bell2rrency to The confedei a:es, ho:din<
tsst every nation has an aaselnte right To dec'ds
5nr i1stf aneh msl1sr.
Tn,a sppea;s IN bis Lordshtp.s despatch 70 Af.
Fnrdt thea In charge Of the British Legation st
WASHINGTON. ohte,' she 18th Of November, 1851
HIS labs oaKe u lhta: 1quots-4.T To prevent AnJ
Z, 1+inme1. thirls It cecessaty distinctly to aay.
10Th a. trRstds Tho ac~calttd Alsnazn& ciatmk
n.ouRb. forward bT citizens Of she Uaited ss1te+,
and Is leg ads the RtnerAl c1sitnr. that tneJ
nt cepalt dls GUY or lnh,.ec.l from thels refusal
70 refer 10 ! foftlfn power to determine whe:hef
ste poiiSJ Of crehsztrg ne coofedefats @ S5ases e
~ citcunstane.s OF The TINE when the nssotlar
tlnn a. E2Ee." ..-..
Our ecyeIrners insisting upon the submission,
AID Ibis wss conmu1icated TO Mr. Seward by
Mf. Adams Ii b1s despatch OF The 9TH Of Qecen-
btated 10 Lord starleI that he considered the ne
sosiat!on closed. Mr. sexa:d. 10 hi. despatch Of
To- 18Th ot J.ngsry. 1893: sppso'ea tnis state
eouAflcn In 1eRard 10 tie so-calIed ALABAMA
clatn Ia cow ctpgldt rtd by thi4 government 10
have ofen closed without aproapset Of Its being
This WAS the state Of thin9s when / ar11ze,l In
Lcndon 2 ths l.tn Of August, ls6S, a. the arc
NJ jnst1uctiorF. dated the eo.h OF Univ. 1888 a
to the Calma wcrr, that. before enteEb9fupou tho
subject, AhIuId nlst obtu1n satisfactory hdlust-
ME 1tst lnterystw with Lord Stanley Was On the
she .nose an
yetEis g. AID lie rrkuI WAS that We aXreed u2pu
ihe Tern Of ireit set.'eEeLs ~ sepa'sre rroto.
he i /, lioS ins iro1th. wo ihsn &c eommcncsd ,as m
consideration Of the Alabama claims, and On th
10Th Of November Agreed 70 convention for
For 1estnts Eot necessary now to be Ri7er, our
| coye11 nent Vas Let Satisfied With that conven-
/ tor Afttrwaih. an Lold Ciatendon's accession
| nt wed srd c1ucluurd 10 the sai1.facllnn OF our
! Nth Of Jaluars, 1853.
ri doubt th2t att The 1etse- BY On. citizens
r;lcted BY Alabama and OFT It vessels flstt out
as ste eas woald long siLce have oeeu iuIls ats-
| The puti!c sentiment Of the people Of Great
britain, exhibited to ne on vlsi.s by Invitation to
at' tsc la:ge tosnsin Eoelsnd aud Scaslan'l. ob:
I u Hslf faroIed such pa5mtnt Aud Is iRe az !
hHi opportunity to !ezln H. tue opinion of rarli4.
| nrrt Was y tho ssne I tfrrr.
rec, snitlon ot The sou:hs.u beixefsncs, ~ well
| L. aLy other gu. Rtion which either government
I'LL ht ink proper 10 raise before the commission,
cuuld have ceen pTeseLsch.
i his Vas 1he unde rslandIng Of both Lords Slan-
| Icy AID CIErentt aud myself No attempt on
MY part ees made 10 DELUXE them Ia this Or IN
<ff n 1YfW
oet n tGrslis foolish and iutlle. Thess statesnen
| ro:'essed great experience AID coasnmmaie
ihe 1:oss i,iendT seias,sI Gu rhs rwo .aa.
ts,eh khtuld be Established. as important IN the
| psotr cs1tY and good Lame OF raco, they ueser
Wtulc aaSe c1NAeu1cu 20. or c0hid nave teen d.
lctIee .n,c. anJ ar1aERt meut which eouId have
| IustxLdsr1d atJ materN r1ght, or injutiouslr
.rsestd In The ieaAs degree the up= aoaor ol
| England.
The convention was laid before the Senate b.
the then fIcsd. nt on the ID Or Sd OF MARCH, iSS9
~. Pos nn.z .s,1a ssq sni the Ism Of
Duri! the interval between its uartmlts!on to,
an.l Iecsiou bt tie Seuate. WAS not xcTsed BY
ntn, whss a.se H tie o,isstiops 81 10 III he csssenan,
| sr. tnst there wett any. cc''ec,es, however,
t1lm aititlck tu our pssts. ought to my not!cs Ia
vss that It did not provide lot the settlement ot
| claim. which our gtrernfuent tneu supPoied 1t
had, IN i:a own It2hf, u;'n Great nrttaio. Gp 10
thfs period h4a Lever teard that the z Casted
Stats ctnu Dr.2.cI kacn q tieMans. Ny IT,
s1uct.ons, "a did thcs. 10 M7 Al Ans. t,ot-d e1-
cln.iEety TO The \ justmcnt Of iniivsiuL claims,
/ sid To u eGGh commission or nulsslon ct the
/ Bfiish COselpMcn1. Of ner auy to the c Unlteti
Statea pending the KRr, RAs given In ally part 6f
| the c.ne:potae1re between the two sugeFE-
n'rss, ~ having any tnnEtucc upoa other man
| t1diEIcuA1 clhiue.
As fotn a. 1 disc: yered, ia the way inst sta:eh.
.hst our rresett administrator, and TIC Senate
| TT kouc Of lA members, were III opinion that the
knyert N. LII bad Claim OF tts oT1 Tor 41e2e1 pc.
/ e1n!sfJ lossef, canted directly or Indirectly bJ
10 losa peTson:i
| sad afttsnaId ln an ut1clAi note dated the a3tl
| Of March. 1859, the tfgC!ag OF supplementary
Ut The t<tn Of January TO provide tor settle
neat Of AnJ clsims that eitnsr government might
Tre answs1 M Of h,t iordsbtr, dated tho s:h o. ,ae
crsuirg m nth .Iduced me % believe tast, u TAI
| expretk'J Instructed 10 make tnch IN oaer, Il
would be accetded to-a belief winch still entsr'
tain. Feeling u ost anxious that the entire con
| t1oyersJ 6huud nc close !, telegtSphtd 70 Sfcfe
tary Fish on the 9th CT 10th Of Apl, that i.ouuh
l could obtain such modification It Instructed Il
plopoee It. But that grutaemsn instantly replied
~ telegraph that the CONT ntlpn being befcre 1ht
Senate. the President did not ItlrE It advisable x
change It. As<ssop, The force Of which did no
| then cor do 10w pc cc1Te, I! the a1un!ssfahol
really desired an amicah!e settlement Of the con
sltce,he termination Of ny mission, DO moi
ratt TO renew the neGottatton. And, Indeed. It Il
furnored TINT We will not renew Il unt,f Grea
se'st men: han Vas contained n tue fe1'csed con
| vtntloc. That no such oner Will he made Ia Up
ra1en, trorn the subsequent correspondence Be
! tween the tEc governments
| Great BsitsIn seems 70 be OF opiEion that sh
hiss yielded rs much "a her honor will permit
The Nnc1e matter, therefore, as tAr a the prlvat
claimants are concerned. 10 ende3, and wIthon
| reasonable hope that tney viii II any time Oh
t'lo Indemnity through the action OF our govern
| iLtnt.
TneI. 1ostes sre most seYere, a1d are increasing
2 q amennt as ~ delaJ. Justice demands that tae
Tic r. ties are noF Informed, and believe, ,aa
III application made ny themselves directly 10 th
British Government for sGch satlssac,ton, viii b
| srcceksfnl cur government aha1l !nIerpose d
This, Jou write me, has been made known t
the President AID Secretary Of State. and tna
they have not oaly not sanctioned Il, but said tha
cuted for = nlsde1ae amor, under the act Of Con
gEesa Of the s0sn OF January, 1sa3.
,saI he T Preslden: L. ssia tnat % sse tet:
Eno arr the holders Of the greater part, II not c
Ill. Of the claims, having the loasea 10 the osigtnt
u tneir na7,na been pud, - he conces1es. B
belong 70 he government: aId snar tue secretai
| opii.ton VIZ ~ia7Te'J eo1e1saiaed IN asnington
Se,toer Of these octecuons, In my orIuion, has
the least ;ounda:lon, II jastacet or IN Law. pr
| coed hrteay TO consider .hem:
Fi'sz. The act Of - WAS passed to eject vi.
ana co1sututlon1l purpose. It would be mi
en,esons to Permit iudistdual citizens @ ln.erpos
, c1En government To do 20 was, the4 esote. pro-
cIly nsde nlsaereanor, punishable hy due an
Tue aet, however. was passed when srssesne
admtnlttertd the government They knew wal
its legitimate powers Az, and thsS these were u
uneet Tor Es protection OF Individual nights a
They, therefore, provided that nothing In the 4.
shall e ooass.qss e sSasgs sas right Of IND
| themselves or their lawful agents to Any fueets