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

against the huAAlAu
1t viii be seen that the making OF me eonf
tract Of the l2th Of January, 1850 BY Lilien.
lcldt, 10 not denledi that the liability Of the
lmp6fiAl uovernmeht unaeF q, a. made, u
HAS fully compiled with hl, part % u The
sole ground Of defence alleged I. thai q suit
sssn sFS os9sa u 20 S sshs GO siS ana Gsaa
lawyer agreed to pay u, In dinchaTgo Of both
him aud the Russian GovernmenG
After 4 careful review Of the proocedlnEa
referred to by. Mr.. Tolhtoy, cannot but think
The resofd Of the sSIt IN New York aeSs DOT
i sS: Ss on @ ts si x s Ss'
ment. -.
ToSS ISS@ ahHt MT Tg,toT must have
TO the Law, but also as TO the facts Involved In
the suit against Lilisnfoldt and Its termina.
ti?n, -........ 80 .5aLL ..T,5.,-l- a.
tied IAN he Il ,p Tuis, !. vel Of he %aSlsIpsi
law Of the United States, where this contract
vas made, 90 Of the public law Of modern Eu-
rope and America, that when a ooutract IL
made BY any person In behalf Of his Govern
ment, he 10 not responsible upon ", y he DIS
closed his offiqlai relation. Aenit agnins, hin,
destroy the right o. the other patty 20 demAnd
Satisfaction o. the0oVefnmentn whose name
sna pehah we contF .,et haq 9esn mane. IN
afent nigh Pc, And on the fAee Of the thins
Moula pe, that nc Vas unaet ne naellliy Pc
S Sss,sSa ms snsI Living been o. t ~ public
sation q this doctrine might be cited from the
books OF authofity upon the subject OF ndmin-
istratiye PIastiee and law. -!,,.,
order sinsslf . ssll them e b. Government,
90 "a II ~, ~ Ain
in order, AfterwatdI, 70 cell 70 M Govern.
menH sna, 10 that eass. ne pa.rty o. when he
0uys, oeinH Iuy lnIotmed OF the Iaeu, Will
,sS 90 asse, SlAi ~ neat but
sdiT and syovsdly q = pgslHS iSsni ana he
vendor sous upon the credit and tAith o. the
,o,r, M ths snsn we eSs ~ greet
purchase
This RUE ollaw, rea.onable ~ iiaoli, u Just
,,oWard, AZ parties; u public agent wets
70 De held tespondole aluAfa for the pur-
chase ne makes In behalI Of his uovetnmsnt,
he would, "a every such ease, reader hfmssli
and his private fortune rehponalbie to suit
AZ law, which while a. reepeotn himself ~
would be intoleIaele, would be ineenvenleSt
70 h.ying its trspssetloRs drawn into eoatIo-
sSs ~ H. ps SG ,ns sna %
embarrassment Otherwise as a GoYetument.
90 the other hand, as doyernTents have to
not Of themselves competent to reSPond, Prl.
yate indiylduala need TO have, and are enu'
tied to kuow that they have, lmpllsit reliance
mont itself. No other rule ~ ptiaeipie could
mAintAln the dignity OF the public policy of
Governments, OF protect the private rights Of
in Sr.onh,n - A.,
II eonelimiycly AppeAfS, both from the
record OF the euit and from the testimony Of
MT. P',kins sttoInsyl that neither 70 Ian.
Of Lillenfeldt, In this case, q discharge OF his
uoyernments ......s...-.E
That attorney, Mt: Lowell, especially te.il.
from Lillsnfeldt, was accepted fot ths. sole
purpose o, eoYe,ieg ne expenses o. suit and
sSpt,ssay ssoia a,g ~ purposes o. its being
shove ~, expressly excluding Any ihteation
OF feoeiylng II 10 aaiiilaetlon ot Hthe demand
sEAnst the hossni ~ uoyernmenl. ~ was but
wes cay aBslnal vaptAlh liilienleldps Gov.
eIhimehtI nhl hol aEMhht htmHeli, and =
nI.In,ir ~ a,n,s 1919 n, .he so.u o. ne
70 elSi ~ that ne sun ~ ~ vas ether pro-
Gses suffered by Inc default In he soatS,st ~
reeoverabls hRaingt k9y marty " kII,5 ~, l.,
aibie ihoTefori1 5-if.'I''- - ! ~ , =.
This Proceedlaz - fully eKplAiRsd 10 the
TO, who repthiehted UApfSin Psrkins "a III al
suit together with the record Of the courf IN
New Yotk. A copy o. each u herSwlthf epE
From these doeuneRts 1. will be seen That
sssspt two RaadSsd doiisas ftoS Os egS,aiS
Lilienfeldt, but II was Captain LiiienfSldt's
lawyer who oIfsred 70 PERKINS 70 payj chat
sum, and that Psrklus'l agent did moi kasspi
that arnount In .dlSehArgs Of bolh LdilSnfsIdt
advised Pcfk to heccpt II, Rhd Psffinf oSiS
dtd heoapt u, so far 40 Iiifehfeldt VgaG q psys
toRdNV ooneelnFd,n ~ hut net 70 dIash afgs Ills
elalm agAlsst the Russian 'doierpuivufi that
msSt which should AFFECT the vAiiiity 81 M
elaim for danages against tho RusslNn Cow
enelosed.D n .f'TEItf - -r-I-'7 49,
10 order to preclude all dlspuso on thih I'm.
The tribunal Of New York; referred 70 By
saption' "a ps4Is9 ~ na,s1s nc S ossia,aty
court, Il reads a. fsIlowsi soa rSaSin8 and
Tor 80 wi,hout cast y ~ 10 Sgsr Q,
Jo.epb I,nysii' MI a's S,, s.S 49, ~
eepted; and on motion Of Messr,. I.sHeil4 mi
Chase, ths attoTneSs 81 me nia'n,ter y y snu
dered that Judgnsat bs entsred as.ia.a ths
ssss;:$; A.; a'is.a'n, fof The sum Of saso, Without
the question involved. p5ad1- ~
Bal there are other considerations attend.
Ing MS egg rasl tpF hr%l, ptessaiAE lhS pay.
Just oI.ed, which 30 so fGr 10 neeadSe fSs
enset claimed Ior that suit, that simple justice
20 ~: PeTklhs requires they should DO statsii,
Stances Of he asSa u ne Ss AZ 'lLiIR I:
referred to. - o." VT - -
Twill DO seen In the printed record that
tbiEoontrAet for arms Was 4 SEQUEL 10 the pro.
-osdinE contract for 20 WIDER, and that Purkfns
was about proceeding 10 Russia, when h0 mel
OAptain l.illenfeidt At Hartford on the 18th
Gay o! JAhqaryi 1888, to show him 4 sample 81
arms no had altered to take with him, I(P! 0B
ThAt Lhlenteldt, expressing himself highly
pleased with this sample OF arms, pT6posesl h
IT, ~. ~ 80
That Perkins, not feeling abs 20 supply 20
large quantity Ia III tine spool hsd, dscllned
the ouet, but A. tho Iurthnr nollcitation 81
Iillenieldt, did agfea TO supply the numboE Di
thiftlilye thouaan1 atAnd of ums fllke The
sample, 70 pc aenyerei IN kussts BY the FOL
l0wing JxhsI6 tthe price hhAlly agreed upon,
o. ~ ssSh. SF6l 70 Vt 1ill .gElE
APP iiilie nheldt lhereupon wrote the
10 sa,at,, S ~ hhe l4lh Jay % JAaqary,
49, , ~ ,iS pt,.ei Aha we AltefAtipnAt to
800 ~ lhS,,'a.ilb w Nhe haIiple which he re-
"a ~ rt III Po ,n ~ 70 .al.t
-, -. - ~, its proNe9 thAt no copied the agree.
siSnst ~ ~ thnii inehIeiil Then Was
80 ~ IL InSp''eA'e oJ tue paFtlea ln his pres.
NJ. 80 49,. ...s.t
,lms 80 49, tn e w. OF fefkins, weeks
III ~ ss, Sn tH ~, mo pAItiea 10 accept or 70.
~ M. M JsnIys hhe ntltten hGreenent Is
~ ,tIii ssa ptgtsnf " ool III Ir. gL.J
eontrast IA tbitty4ats ~, ,h enIaenSel iisl The
III s,,,ah, "a 2. Jangafy 100, was
n 49,. 49, ~ Aps'isu " EeIklnn, bnt that
y tWa, HttSS3'ss MO, Hpotn AZ AepeptAnee by Capt.
" name o. the russian
NJ, ~, aas..9 anI .nM feIkns was, IN faet,
inns aFssssi 49,, ~ "esoP"hs 'he eoptraet