New-York tribune., 1870-12-20

vent war since in case Constitution framed esrc
isv 10 Keep constituent states OF the Union IN per
etusl peace with each other did not prevent thir en-
Sagnr in one Of the bloc Hest wars in history; h tnt
not likely he repeated for generations oI lnGceu
al memory and tradition oft nhave vanished nom rue
1nds of men. Tie point Ia which desire L. eau your
at enton this whether there he any sufficient reason
WHY the system of America should not IN some lor Oo
applied 10 Europe.
HIGH COURT OF ARBITRATION.
This system is Arbitration or permanent Htgh court
tttng to judge between sovereign States or states
Ssthcrwise sovereign. We began with srhitratoh NO
sooner was the independence Of the American COLONIES
declared than they set about forming Articles Q CON
,,d>roton one feature 81 which that disputes be
tween the states should I've decided by commissioners or
tndes selected by the dsputng States or. they faeo
-I rec 10 be named ny Congress from eaeh stare euu
sa9pe mi the nur,Ser was reduced rs; and from
these than nine nor less than seven. a, a.
constitute the commission. Under tnIs ms, IPennsvi
~yauis determined Ten wears a' L,oei' .ha
snore perfect system was established uhoet S Sno
Sen& & created as the Ultimate arber between
E.ntending States. Controversies between Ihem nave
EaS-aShusetts and between Iowa and Missouri in which
she Court fixed the boundary between them and enjoDed
.ssch state from exercising jurisdieiOn beyond It,
suit was begun by NewSersey against New-York upon
he matter OF hea6dy on Sre ~ is wiSn sntoTss
mo between the states, and sanctioned by Congress-
Wats have also been brought by New-lOrk against Con-
@ctcnt bv Alabama and Florida each against Georgia.
ard between Maryland and Virginia, aud New-Jersey
and DSiaware What is there in condition, in the
condition of Europe, which would make 1t impossible
nso apply. either the plan of the Articles OF
between the different states of Europe
nere upon that continent IS independents states
EOnscO and AndorTe. and considering Sweden and Nor
Fl Sps province Ten Ony Of these states exceed
wealth and population the richest and most popuOus OF
sbur state These ten the United Kingdom OF Great
raln and Ireland France. Germany Russia in Europe,
Austria, Italy Spain, Turkey In Europe, Sweden win
gal Switzerland Denmark and Greece each less In
Population than New-York Even Belgium has OILY
MORE and Sweden and Norway together have al the
sznOst oly little more than million OF people more
Their surely can ne no sufc,ent reason why Holland
Portugal Switzerland, Denmark, and Greece should not
5nt theiT dierepees to arbitration or supreme %e H
ny OF these ye European states should Re made 70 o
0Iy reason, II there be, Ia that France and Ger
1naDy are more powerful that they would no consent
nd that n cas of refusal they could coerced To
&As it may well be answered that the rights
-sf France and Germany sacred than those
f Switzerland and Portugal that the constraint upon
tSher independence and freedom OF action by VOiun
ary compact submit their differences 10 arbtrament
'sr iudgmat NOT derogstory 10 their true honor
gDd not more dangerous 70 ther 30 ts "
~ thero b difference IN that respect tne Weahr
stae in greater danger than the stronger And 1t may
ere be observed that in our own case The states when
90Dgost held out against the confederation anu he oO1
tution were the smallest Rhode Island actually stand
8p& 0Vs " tAelsst
sHl1y. kxEE1cA TAKE The NIT1ATvBi :
TrnfIln and Frederick If not the greatest
sssoverer and philosopher and the other the greatest
ssazsn and lawgver Of his age the epulatons OF the
yeaty made the interests Of the human race and
4andt.x ss model for all bne. would assure their Inn
erta fame her days society has passed through
nary revolutions; power and law have osciated be-
gvoen liberty desposn, TIN after the greatest
war which the countIymen OF Frankhn have ever
kne1n and that other greatest which the cOuntrymen
sf Frederick passing through we seem to have
been bought to period when these principles OF that
sDoos treaty may De nsraited upon the genera % law Of
ssderaf1on may be applied to Europe This
ssost bes ncent changes in the law Of nations II seizns
Ets opportunity when the hearts OF men are nXed
bzp0a sotS eo0Rds TO dynasuc ambition, and imposing
E7>sratnts cfes waThke passions, TINS country always
econmonaig federation by its example. would take the
nitAative in proposing arbitration for its own dispute
anA Coda IN the interests peace and commerce and
povtzatOn bsw she would entte herself 10 the praise
anl gratitude of coming genersOns What could 80 re-
0nd ~ the glory Administration have been
s<e instrument Of such c0usulnlnanOni Let US nope
sat 0verruling Providence from seeming evil ttll
<ons hsw pubic law, suited to that new TINE when 1t
ks.an De truly said that .
- Ger and elo-es eae
s. Empervr eroWIins good, eIrsssing NJ
Al III. conclusion Of the address the subject wss ds
uusvod by Judge PlerrepOnt and the Rev. Drs Vnton
sosrdge and Prime and resolution OF thanks to the
teotrer az adopted The following officers were elected
y tho Association for the ensuing year Presiden-the
1rv. DR.. s. Ireusus Prime Vice-PresGents-the Hon.
George Opdyke the Rev. DR.. Ferris the Rev. Nathan
THROWN the Rev. Dr. L. i. I.oque; 5ecetary-DT. W H.
Rtqrln5 Foreign Corresponding Seeretary-the Eev D.
y De Costa Domestic Corresponding secretary Dr. u
u Co tom TrcasureT-JOhn COlvlle; Ubririan-A kan
<cr J. Davis Trustees-Dr. j. II. GIiscoIl, the Hon 4.
IL Williams, the Rev. Dr. NJ. d. AacAhei - O-SlUthebi
ana Gsosge O. Meyer