The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WAsAAbSIUS. We nay
The High Commissioners signed the
treaty At the State Dspaftment yesterday.
The Aiabams clsims and those which, arise
out Of the depredstions Of Confederate
cruisers built in Gsea. Britain are to be
ssttied BY . committee OF arbitration, to
s.'"siss or owu 10 W HpPUiu:eu oy To
United st.tes. ono by Great Britain. and
three o.hers each by,s . desigosted Seer
-ign State Of Europe or America. y This
committee may award damages in detail
orgross, or mny refer this duty 60 a board
Of sssessorsSto bs.held in the Uaited States,
For the settlement OF .ysiscellaneous C aims
botn Of the United Stated and Great Brit
ain, which arose out Of the war, mixed
commission is to bo appointed TO sit al
Washington. No chains admitted on ac-
count Of slave property. All legitimate
claims ior cotton will be considered but
those British subject, who lived in the
south must take all the risks and chances
Of war, and will not be. entitled ITO any
special protection or rather indemnity.
The San Juan question is TO be referred to
the arbitration Of a friendly power, prob
ably Brazil. We are accorded the free
navigation of the st. Lawrence river by
our vessels, and tho use Of the Canadian
canals upon. payment of the regular tolls
The fisheries, question has been, settled
quite satisfactorily to New Yngland,
and what more could the country
desire? The North western boundary limo
question IS IN BE- Submitted. directlyto the
Emperor Of Germany. A mixed commits
sion onco reported on this question, but in
stead vf referring it t., another, Il was
sgreed to abide BY the decision Ola neu-
trail power. This is very imperfect out
line of the very long treaty which to-
morrow will be submitted to the Solomons
Of our Senate The report that Judge
Nelson of the U. S. Supreme Court, one of
the High Commissioners had consulted
with Democratic Senators on the qucs.
tions rs they. arose il the Commission, is
false. Tho Radicals ere entitled to all tho
glory OF the treaty; the Democrats re
willing. 20 concedca them AL the honor
which will Aow from it; but do not wish
to be saddled with any. Hf the responsibili-
ty which the Radical reports would place
on them. 1t is not our bsntling sndiwe'll
none Of it, q
Should the Senate be full and the Dem.
ocrats oppose the treaty,it will require
OILY ten Radical votes joined to the Dem
ocrsts to dsfsst the treaty. ssnAl
So conHdent Is. General Sch hssck lof the
ratification Of, tho treaty inside OF two,
weeks, he has taken passage.al with,
the British commissioners on, the Cunard
steamer to sail for Liverpool on the cath
inst. I
He expects 10 DO the bearer OF nogotis-
tions which will bc exchanged at the
Court of St. James. iThs sction Of the
British commissioners being anslthe Rad
icai Journals are ydrys mbch eiated at the
good bargain which we have. made and
predict a very cordial, reception for Gen.
eral Schenck when he presents biz credep-
t,als Us the successor of Summers friend,
Motley, to the English court, sSit would
seem that England, oo,is pleased with tho
trade which was made on the ,giye and
! take basis Well, ! am very glad that
! both part,es have made BY the operation,
bat these kind Of SUMS are hard 70 figure