Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-18

| concluded It, labora, and when ~ was aacer
lion for the claims advanced BY the partiei
! Who had bolstersd up the fictitious preten-
.lo9, oiths .idog fsrslns, you esssus aver
cline eourteoualy, hut with 0rm0eaa, the re-
ference Of the question 10 arblirationb
Here we have the reiterated statement Of
an "lnvestigation" By a "commlttse" ap
pointed for that purpose, and It appears by
the documents in the State Department that
Mr.. CatacaEy claims 10 have been one Of
that "commlttee," and while thus acting Al
judge, Il also appears from the same SQUIRE
as stated, that Mr.. Cataessy never saw The
record aud proof ofths aelairai Of q. par.
tis' sAo Aad bothered up GAs Ji4aIops Ersisn.
lions Of ne stIov Pukias" until since his
arrival In this country. We thus see that q
claim proven according 70 our laws, care
fully examined BY the United States Gov
eminent, with all the proof before y, DO
slded to be valid, legal ard just, L By an
"Imporial ooumhtes," OF which Mr.. Gaia
easy was one, pronounced tobe : "actitlous
ptstension." We should therefore IKE 10
know upon what fasts Of pfooh NJ. oatA.
easy ventures to-nsks such Assertions 10
terIoutly fsaseslnK sithSr The ihtSliige nte
OF the Integrity 81 our. 0oyernmebtf, We
lhlSk that Mn oataSaSy oSes itto the GOV.
eminent Of the United State 10 ttat, whkl
these ffo,S are, ahd SHAT or edtstnhsut
should Fs9aitS hlm 70 d6s6ot W tsRsy bach
Ah stAssAehtf SfsntA to,Eis ,soliisnp o.
10 taaybSthAti Aotmpmlal sstomhaittoes
Of investigates sofSsdi.s opinion yAas
The Claims Of "ths widow Perkins " we're
Z" netitiousn prutensiousa ID Anticipation Of
tho secret "a Pavgs AfldaSits which Woald Be
rendered him On his arrival Ia this eOasuy,
and which 10 claims % have been favored
Nith Ia smother par, of HE loassrs awe win
SEE Prpsently., Thai The sO.eslsSs 'siapsrlsl
commlitssso t iuTea,lga,lpa 'sarrised ., the
cohYsnlant conelnslonl ahova naia.ai, Ahoui
TIE spsoSpllsd Perkins clalma," ana thor,
dispatohsda nsnb~r Of Iha. aoonmlS
NJ. ca,asasy, a. .hs imperial uin,alsr 70
thls eOEntEy 70 assurS suah proofs aud an
daSiu a. would sustain their eoaslusions.
The SAgAeiiy Of this sori Of proceeding may
be we'll enough however, little eau BE- said
10 support Of liz juaties or fAlruesa
But while Mr.. Clay Ia assumed In M. Cat
aeaHy's letter TO Be eogulnAnt Of thia deela.
ion, he ia further dssSmsd rot to DO advised
Of the broad and comprehensive principles
OF justice and sound policy In which Ii was
rendered. whoreupon, Mr.. CstacaEy pro,
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dsei.ion, Whs.svsr might be the smsunI Of
aSHsy sl.l@sa, kT ,s soHla asesS e giy
to deal ssaSrously With American eitiIshs
Tbs anssuoe .1solVsa, ho.eysS, u noi one ,y q
cannot allow ourselves 70 be Imposed uPou,
snd 70 os Re.pS,San ma sa, ~ ~ n. Z,
Interested parties. II We but Oass yield, We
woSid ~ ,ns,ns,sS ny rem M os,,s ~
, The UnitSa states" ..dlH u '.1,al
Itisto be regretted that Mr.. Clay, who Il
stated 10 be fully eoguinant OF the "scrn-
l'pulous caro- aEd fairness with which this
Imperial eoamlttos Of investigation
conducted thelr labors, was 90 shortalghted
As 10 ''igaOT', perhaps, th I'OiiSa Of tAsir
dseiSiOA," and Mr.. CAtAcAEy Is pleased to
eunghten Mr.. Clay, a. above stated. That
II was not the money Involved, because the
Imperial Govern msut "Would, rather than
otherwise, be inclined to deal generously
wish American cltlssns." But that h was
an essential principle TO DO observed, to
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