Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-12
nEOBPrtOss.
MRS. oRANT's RECEPTIONS.


yesterday, which we publish in full, for the
reason, that the correspondence between Mr.. |
Clay and Mr.. Catacazy seems to DO prodi. |
Gated upon our editorial Of the both Of Feb |
ruary, and We wish to suppress nothing that
the Imperial Government or lie voluAtarv |
advocate, the ex-Amerlcan Minister to tho |
Imperial Government, may have TO say on |
tho subject referred TO, The correspondence |
appears Ia the ChroHiels as follows;
''INPORTANT CORRESPONDENCE BHTwEEN IN. |
oArAoAEI, RUSSIAN MINISTER, AND the /
nos. cAssTUs n. CLAY IN RgRHRKNoh TO /
THs PERKIss CLAIM OK RUSSIA. |
/" The fol,"Wing correspondence In relation |
10 this well known "Perkins claims" will be |
read with Interest. Tue letter OF Mr.. Clay, |
late Unitsd States Minister TO Russia, should |
have great weight 10 deciding tho public |
mind In regard to the equity Of the claims Of |
Mr.. Perkins has brought aud so peralstently
urged against the Russian Government.
MR.oLAY TO Nh. cATAoAEY,
EHw YoHE orr. hAr.h !, 1870,
TIoNAL RHPuBLicAN OF February 20 ultlmp,
styled "Our Relations with Rueaia," In which
~. attempted 70 revive the Perkins elalns
has been there connected with this affair, aud
last my silence should be construed into an
9assssnse in The We've Of that writer, thlnk
thatthia claim cane oliieially before me a.
miuistsr at the Court Of 81. Petersburg, and
that have given y my deliberate aud eonhei.
whiie admit that there may be some faint
equity on the side OF the represent natives o.
p pkis apon the generosity o. the Emperor o.
Of legal claim against the Russian 9overnment
for Remuneration for any acts or losses OF Gap.
lido not hesitate to Avow that the manage
ment Of this business oa the part Of the late
been 10 10 %sy ersSitable TO tss hns,isso
fully sxprss.sd IN nv oiiei.i eSrfespoSds NEE
EVER oirissn Z intefested Ia the hoboI ~ nv.
Republic, and evsrv man o1ss iastiss 20 n.s
vs., hs -9ria , 1tes, ana thsrstoIs have no q
snh,,s "''N ny senHeh" IRON the
fs:l sure. Al n. fat, ,o,,d n. t.,,,.
GfaSs.d s,.,a. ~ anu, anu uhs psoPiS o. the
.kas,iS ~ ~ - ~ ~, M, snAt snsI
SAiioa = Iaysd lroa The di.honor Of 40 NO
de-s.sssnI - go 49,. $50 sn'Nn " W W
pssv n. " E,,sa., Whg, aione anloag nv
lSen.iv a asI AZ .fnas soos ,h
afmsd lateryennon In our eonaiet, pro,
tstte. hNAA " a'''Ai Auu 'no IVAN " 'h'
yn,M..!i.aa IssaIa 70 tn9 in!sreSt claimed AZ DUE
Z there sHn b 10 but one opiuIoa smosu honey
n ooena 70 ialhli their eo9traeta Iairly made,
Ana hny e,tempt 70 Anporuinate treaty obllgA
ttha.S ~ sSssna,s, anu 2. a
.a,ai y 81 ~ hsssr m ll the respect o.
GAbRnovn ?. w. * An, =. .loan people,
manner you may deem ses III" 70 viadleato n.
f@iSadship. i tr1st' nav be nerpsinsI' "H'''
Il have ths honor to bs' IA. yo,,r ma, oh.L
disnt ssrvHnt OAsstus n. CtkT.
P.sve.sstiSggy and ayoV assa asgaoFs tsrs
az. BsskIaSt5a, b d. ''''''S
az Nh. oATAeA5T TO Mn. CLAY.
Hon. CasstHI n. Clay, BsV TorE;
-, ~, -, si -. n,, sksmsy oeisea y
.ESsfsl9 you sonTey to me the spontSnsoa.
yah.S,tu 1 ~ Hou oPlhioh IN feiAton 70 ihs
1919 ,i.,i..laa. e q. ~ ,.,-.
nLoei tsa.eny u thn matter ~ enhaneed
ngn t9 1s i.es tnst, AZ me late representatts I
-. S -. Set =. NJ ~ H1uLt o. oL -
sovK. y9h h. nave Rs 1i onieisiy CONTESTED
IsM mSI lou eertsiny KNOW with wnas
.9aXsssma,tess nro..sisd A. ~ ',asn,Siss
tloa ofthis claim, as well as it, determInHiion
psI eNeIy Mtnins Ahegei 20 90 aue' "
ionna eonsonant 10 the principles u Law or
equty.
After the committee Of investigation -had
eoneIeaea W. lAoors and when u HAa Asoef-
,an ~ Ihs there was not The tonada
ho hae ooihteIea mp Ihe neuhous Prnten-
hons o. the widow Perkins, you beasne
decline sSaitsoSsiy, but viii SrSSsss S'S sSS
rvterenee Of the question TO ArbltsAIloA.
oe lgnSre, pernap., the noAlvea OF thli
noney siai@ed, R9ssia ryshid Aaotd 70 pay it
s nyniei LatsI thHsa othe rUtSe, be inclined
" asl keoetousIS with American oitlzons
M luesnea -roIVed, hOweyer, IL mol one pf
pesunists nAtafe, but one Of prnolpls, We
sas -ilow ourselves 20 be Imposed upon,
go % Be peTpstuAlly hAIassoa oy private
s.aims baasd solely upon the aIlsgAhons Of
intsrssted parties. IL We bat once yield, We
would be oTsrWhslmsd with elAint 81 .liAi.
rs9 ,s,,ss sIsinSipE up ron ~ pA'iA o
al Isai1idnsI iaIiSiins that ~ dogsEnnsut
10 boaAd % purchase ron him YEN ihoesaad
traVeifnE IAtsly IN this country, had exhmlugd
them, add expressed the opinion that, 70 ease
A vido,S, Another oaS-WidoWs are gsaeraiiyi
engaged ~ these mAttets-elAl ms 800, 300 for
Atofpedo invented BY her late iAmented nus
SShf6itsd 10 a Rasaiaa nav al Onicer;
Oan the idea be nationally entettained Tor a
moment that AoeysInnset mks isa u 81 hs ~
such description 70 srniuAnoh, 49,, A, .
In eonnSeion VIVA thA mater aesm "
duty g state tnS. ~ Sa s9s osS hI me- s,.
on the otnsf' many i,. s,st sSI 9so,,
Psneh ,nseais,lnns' ana VINO somooT
tksSssIvsa In ouits 4 dInefent uanner.
In addition 70 your kind sad vaiaabls letter
sneet,bi. sentieman residing in The StAfo Q
Kssssohaistii, who ha, Volunteered y pro
dles fal evisshss thu. this sislH, AneGatln
byPsrkins 20 be disposed Of Tor 900, OF 20
tsnpefats habiia, and had AvOw cd that he n ,
WEifsoa ls,tsrs aendsAyaI,ag 90 eutIap M.
sian agents In this county" THIS slAi.mea
a. well Is others OF a similAr character, ! haV
in ~ pesss.slen "a The Torn o. aiaa"' L.,
and both Ia pfitats and ofieial circles IN
Psrkins elAin IL discussed, and too often IL
eIded upon from the e1parSs depositioRs Of to
manaeSrs and AbsttofB Of that stipend gu
scheme alone. H
As YOU very kindly and pertlnsntly remArh
Rursia has AWAY been good and fatthIu
friend OF YOUR eountry In eirmonmstauoe
both OF great aud small import her aympAthle
for America have been revealed not only 1
WSSsSs, but T. Decd. ,,,,v... ,,,,o,, 80.
as SstIssa indivIdasiS, real friendship HS.
% sasse gRS1 mutual TsrS5a snS ss a.
fron supportlag any private olSiT.s Sssial
SSSr m Ew na nSI .s1dh mere onss many isG,
RuasIan Subjeotn, han the Perl s,nsisIsi n,