Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-26

personally concerned, but not TO release the
Russian uovstament tSeu record OF court
HThe foregoing summary Of The facts, drawn
from the proom % ale In this DepartmSntl
show very different stats % case from tha.
suit was advised By the counsel OF Perkins 70
| An extreme neoeHsityi that there was no tfih
onthe merits Of the oasej no proof heard BY
| law OF fact, but Vigorous effort made By
/ fe.kinu 70 get such hearing and decision OUT
vhieh vas defeated BY the opposing party.
| The Russian Government was not parry
20 that eulti ita aoveroignty was IN nowie
lmPleaded. Such being the oaae, ~ 70 dlienN
70 zee how y can claim the benont o. ais
would moi have been bound. N the Russian
QoEernmsnt had permitted its name to appear
e. d AZ, IL The suit and rendered Fer Ss
mcrita Of TIE case. tie result claimed by Mt.
Iel.toY would readily Be conceded. But, 10
manlfestly denied . trial of any sort, upon
either the lAN or facts Of the case, there seems
Y bs nothinG 70 warrant the, assumption o.
lusicd by the payment OF ta0o By Capt. Llllen.
sIa alleged LEGGED wh,iIs "a The Sonirs,E .,oB
far as Capt. Lillsnieidt vas personally con
l esrned, when he was astured By his counsel
srs HS tb so Ru.,: re 1S1y vi h
| he has since vigorously pursued.
have not failed 20 notice the statement Of
4 me .A0lAAVlI NheN NJ oNuINhl hNu luInlAnNu
his Qovsrnment ulnform alton, on the subject
OF theee olsina, What that "lufoFmation" 10
cannot be oSnaidoTodt az ~ has not been CON.
Sls ssssilensy's pleasure e make IL Sao %
here. The doeumenta aled in this Depart.
nee! show that Mr: stosekt was notified Of
copy Of all tbs evidence was furnished to him,
| With An offer TO re-exsmine the witnesses, II
sS. S.s !SSs 2 l' Is 'p 5,. :6OT I'm
81 Psisrsbuis, to present these demands to
Stoeeki was again urged 10 snbmit any re-.
butting proof he might have. (See PIP. l9s Q.
No such proofs were offered, and henso there
thiS Department but such AZ has been sub.
mIfted by the claimant. II, however, facts or
prooi. are brought 20 your attsnilon which
hi,ed BY MI. Perkins, you will ooneeds to
them all proper consideration and effect, bear
log IN mind that they must DO iutSfpreisd &C.
States jurisprudenoe, II Il also proper for
you to observe, that repeated efforts have
been msae ey nj; Petklna e have both these
| ludg ment should be final. (See pr. l2t s Se.)
Lhess modes OF AdJustmSnt were not Ae'
10 view OF the foregoing facts, and 10 con.
liberation Of the principles OF municipal aud
/ International law and comfy stated, this
l. eGJiIsi 10 q fSli ADD fsir hearing Of the the
| merits Of his demand on the Imperial QoVetn
| ment Of RusslAi which II IA not doubted will
DC conceded 70 such mode As may beat com
81 Justice Tor which IL iI distlnSuIshed amonS
ni',0o';
(signsdi1 WILLIAM II. Seward.
/ p .rHIL .r Secretary Of State.
No reply was made 10 this dispatch Of the
AaSi'an eee'esAry OF STATE only genera
T e'ses'Va ~ .ne Esounu' essun % IN tue
s',us'er' INST reP,y 70 mr. APpie'
~, ~ en-. IN, - sH~' 'uo Po"uoi SOu""e' WIN
sa.,.ss, -. uos u , rs' Suu .uo
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~ s suS' 'uo" " 'uo county, nnu
80 NJ ~ pou 49, VI our lOre,sn rela-
ter was suspended until the close OF our civil
war. -. -.-.r.r.r....r.. ...
When The as.as,Ip0tIor or P,csia,rL
Lincoln and thu murderous nssault upon
NJ. saward /. cor.od =, am s,r,ho. 80,
pouement Of ..,Ion until m. Aio,L. n,,r.
chase Wos' made and an ann,onrloIIon a
nav for /, va, acted f,or, Ca1,r1., n ,ho
4 1..n,Ir,. C.,,.I. PILL. e. it, -
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grs.. a,L,n, M, =. .nm.t.at - :,
mo,,o,, ~. ,-i,hhoI1 -, ~ s,,so.oII-,,Sa
sor IN. 49,. $500. :. - -
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sneI pat'nA % " a
|, The Counmlttee ON PorsIpn A g,Irs NJ ihe
| ~ W niA"o VI 'ue
onDIon ,S", ,ho ~, nTs ", 'ISssea soolI
] 80 " tN'N"o WIN
just, but doubted tho propriety Of making q
ioIced .ueductlon' contrary 70 the positive
obligations OF the treaty. copy OF the
ro,,,ion5 ~ ,,o nor,l 80 ~. p.I,,t.
| furpished 10 Mr.. stoeekl. the Tmpe,Ial Min.
I.,e, "a n. "A a., I,,.,,,.,. !.
utei' aha no was nouned thA1 anything ne
might vfsh 10 Ray In opDosItIon IN the claim
'..Ls-.-.. - ., =. :, .
took notlldencnt pronpd. a. ,ho.n raoa,..d
toin Mr.. sswa,A'. .hIo S,su.,aI -. ..s
forth. .a .. :
| .,-,.,
treaty TO the Department OF State. with the
request that, ky a re.eonvenIInr ho,yvsar
thstwo Governments, an Additional n,tIc,s
.hopld h. oaaaA ,,r.'t,,... -. - w
s.NU 20 "uueu' P'O'iuIhg LOT the payment
ofthe Just claims OF American citizens. To
N'oiu TINS OF some similar move, written
proposition was made, at the request OF Mr..
| RtoecL1 bg tba lo,o ,rh,a,.,,. o. -, :
- -. ' S.S."S V p"., stevens VINO
pIIaI. -. ,su =. n%s'' 70 non. a, u
i''uu,o' su' "''"'"eJ VI tue heirs OF ferkins,
"ToSAo p,nD,u,,,.,..-,
see the United States 10 fuii posse,SioB5 o az
st,Ios IssI 4Ssn yerT LalunSl0 aSqul'
inE PtopOiitlon and procure It's execution.
aho% Haa ~, w py LhS heirs Of PeTkinS, Of
yoa L9b " very strenuously TeilSted BY the
This soStfoTersy oouplls,t., the sx0,r-
n thn, o. ,ths treaty 70 some extent. IpropoSe
wIthdrSwn and they pefmi, or sia ip SassI ne
20. 'ns nP2soPsistlon 70 Pay for such plrcha,s
OUT doysrnnsni, the Russian doTSrn%s ~
on me ne Hs hn o. Perkins shall refer 20 arbIA
claimed BY the heirs OF said PerEipS on sSS
inSs &c SS, we,sa Isisrenes shall invsstighte
shall seem to them JSst, and upon fSrnIsslSs
ian I uS ~ pShS copy thereof the Rus
said Psrkins WhIleYeF Iuia shall be foGSd due
Nntult nTONlQC1 ANY nutn HhAll thus ha