The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-05-13
General Statement Of the Results reach
ed by the Joint HIGH Commission.

Inc following Telegram from W h5hIngtonJ OF /
date May sth, is an official statement of tho re-
suit ofthe labors Of the Joint High Commission
The treaty is to be known as tho treaty. of
Washington for the adjustment of claims for iniu-
ry alleged by the United States account of the
escape Of Confederate cruisers from British ports
and depredations committed by those vessels |
during the late rebellion in this country; the |
tribunal of arbitration constituted to consist of
five arbitrators.- one appointed by the United
States, one by Great britain, and the other three
each By a designated sovereign of n state of Eu-
rope or America. The treaty establishes special
rules as to neutrals duties and obligations in ad-
ditons to generally received public law; whichi
rules, although not admitted by the British Com
nissioners 70 hare been in force at the time, yet
it is agreed to let them govern the decisions of
the Tribunal of Arbitration.
Tho Tribunal may either award damages in
this duty sto a Board Of Assessors sitting in the
United States. who also shall report from time to
time, and payment is to be made accordingly.
The British Government frankly expresses its re-
grets for the occurrence of incidents complained
I of by the United States. For the adjudicaton of
all other claims of citizens of the United States
against Great Britain and against the United
States during the same period (from April, 1861,
to April, 1865, an ordinary mixed Commission
is provided, to sit at Washington with umpire
to be nominated if necessary by Q designated
friendly power. This limitation OF time il mate
| rial, for it confines reclamation against the
! United States to incidents of actuaf wnr accom-
panied also with declaration ofthe British Com
on account of slave property Great Britain does
recognize the claims of subjects for seizure of
/ cotton in cases where they took up their abode
1 in the South, as they became subject to tho con-
/ tin9encies of war.
| In regard to fisheries in addition to the liberty
| already secured to them by the treaty of 1918,
fishermen of the United States shall have lioerty
to take sea fish on the sea coast and snores, ahu
I in the BAYS. harbors and rivers of the Prcvinces
of Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, ana
| the Colony of Prince Edward Island ana ISLANDS
adjacent, without being rest, ;ctcd 70 any as
tanee from shore, with permission TO land upon
such coasts, shores and islands, and also OF Mag
dalen islands for the purpose of drying nets ana
curing fish, subjec, of course, IN this respect 10
local rights and private property. The same iio-
erty is granted to British subjects on Eastern sea
| coasts and shores of the United States north of
| the 39th parallel of latitude This liberty is not
to include on either side shell fish or salmon and
shad fisheries other fisheries in rivers aud
mouths of rivers. It is further agreed that fish
oil of all kinds, except fish of inland lakes and
their rivers. and except fish preserved in oil, the
produce of the fisheries of the United States, or of
| the dominion of Canada. or of Prince Edwards
Island, shall be admitted into each country res
peetively free of duty.
| Privileges thus conceded to the United States
| are most important ones. 1t is asserted by the
| British Government, but not admitted by the
J United States, that the privileges accorded to
the United States of greater value than those
accorded to the subjects of Great Britain, and to
prevent or avoid controversy this point, it is
agreed that a mixed Commission with an Umpire,
| shall determine whether any compensation for
such alleged excess of privileges, and how much
ought to be paid by the United States.
| Various questions of navigation and transit
disposed of by declaring the navigation Of the
river St. Lawrence. and the rivers of Yueatan, the
Porcupine and Stilline forever free and open to
citizens and subjects of both countries; by pro-
yiding for the equal use Of the st. Lawrence and
| other canals in the Don,inion the one hand,
and of Lake Michigan and the st. Clair Flats and
canal on the other; by providing for free transit
10 xatl tfelS
Possessions in the United States. and abolish
ing the provisional export duty on American
lumber on the river St. John.
These provisions concerning the fisheries and
! the commercial transit are, of course, made con-
tingert upon their being approved by the Congress
1 OF thc United States and the British Parliament
| of Canada, and the Legislature of Prince Ed
| wards Island By these various stipulations, all
the privileges of the fishery, navigation and tram
sit, accorded to the United States by the treaty of
1854, once more obtained, and in better form
and without the burdensome conditions of that
| treaty in tie matter of reciprocal inportotons.
Pending the subjects of controversy between
the two Goyernmenss, there remains to pc con-
sidered the ques tion of the northwestern boundary
line. That line, by the treaty of 1916, runs by
the middle channel, which separates the continent
from yancouver's Island. But several such
channels exist. Great Britain contends that the
channel of that treaty IS Rosario Straits ; the
United States contends that it is the Canal de
Haro-the two channels being separated by the
Island of San Juan. This question having once
been reported on by mixed Commission, for a
survey of the line, the United States is not cons
tent to refer it to another such Commission, nor
has it been deemed convenient, even though such
tribunal he appointed by friendly sovereign
power. Instead of this, it has been agreed to
refer the matter to a friendly power. The En-
pc:or of Germany has been selected for the pur-
pose. The Government of the United States has
in its hands much documentary eyidence. in sup
port of its prctensions not heretofore made of
and on these grounds is confident that the better
reason is its side to to THE United States
the possession of the island of San Juan.
Such are the outlines of the provisions of the
present treaty, and such are some of the consid
eraiions which have commended it to tho appro-
baton Of the President.
Gen. Ames, Senator from Mississippi,
is making it warm for Frank Blair. In
arecent speech he reminded Blair that if
4 Mississippi bad sent a Major General he
did not occupy seat in Congress and
hold Major Generals commission at
the same time, as Frank Blair did while
member of the House. In answering
Blair's sneer against Senator Revels, he
said NThe gentleman from Miss, uri
says Mississippi sent a vagrant negro to
this Senate, As to this insult to my
colleague, / have only to say that in all
those attributes which constitute the
honorable, high-minded, Christian gentle.
man, Dir. Revels is in no degree the hon
orable Senator S inferior. Forced to a
comparison, I by no means intend q
4 com mpliment to Mr.. Reyels.n Which was
a pretty good for high.
/ The Sacramento Reporter says that
the astanford horse" was recently driven
twice around the mile track at the Park
The first half mile was trotted over at Q
moderate speed, but on the last half his
s. driver let him SO, and he crossed The