Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-06-01

HE TREATY hATlFIED.--1 lie L rex
ty of Washington has been ratified
by the Senate, by vote of 30 to 12
The Cleveland Herald concludes its
of this result in the
following language:
Our country has done its part in
attempting to mend the breach be-
tween the two great English speaking
nations. The overture came in the
first place from our side; our Com
missio ners evinced throughout dis
position to discuss the disputed points
in friendly spirit and with an honest
endeavor to arrive at satisfactory
agreement; the ratification by the
Senate has been as prompt and hearty
as could possibly have been expected.
If the negotiations happily begun,
and happily carried on thus far. are
not as happily concluded, the respon-
sibility will not lie with the United
States. Our part is done Here we
rest, waiting for the others to perform
their portion of the agreement. IF
this adjustment of difficulties should
fail through the hesitancy of England,
or .he stupidity of the Provincial
marplots, there can be no other set
tlement short of the sword, and war
under such circumstances would be
as popular with our people as is the
desire for peace general now.
HoN. REvERDr JOHNSON, one of the
authors of the Treaty which was So
unanimously rejected by the Senate,
has written letter, expressive of his
views on the Washington Treaty,
which has been published snd the
conclusion of which thus reads:
The Treaty, in deed. is one of con
citation. The several controversies
embraced by it have been of long du
ration, and at times have threatened
serious consequences. The opinion
entertained by the British Govern
ment upon them is doubtless, as sim
cere as that held by our own. That
the prosperity and honor Of both
nations demand their settlement no
man can doubt How, then, are they
to be settled if not by friendly arbi-
tration, by Beard so constituted as to
give assurance that its award will be
wisely and impartially made! What
apprehensions need be felt that the
Board which shall decide upon the
responsibility of Great Britain for
the depredations upon our commerce
by the Alabama and kindred vessels,
will not perform its duty impartially
and with ability? What doubt can
there be that the decision will be IA
vorable to the United States? The
several governments of Brazil, Switz
erland, and Italy. which are to select
three Of the Board, will take care to
mama their ablest jurists-and the
opinion of Continental jurists we al
ready know Several of the most
eminent of them have announced and
have sustained thatview with ability
that Great Britain is responsible to
the United States. In the absence OF
an arbitration only two remedies. il
remedies they can be called, are left
to us, and these are continued sub
to the wrongs done us, or
war. Whilst the first would be on
abandonment of duty to our suffer
ing countrymen. and, consequently,
a disgraceful surrender of our honor,
the last would. under the circum
stances of an arbitration proposed
and rejected. justly subject us to the
of Christendom. I con
clude in the language of Mr.. Jay, in
his mote Of November 10, 1884,
communicating to our Government
the Treaty with England ofthat year,
by saying of this Treaty as he said Of
that: ''The door CT cancellation is
fairly and widely opened by the es-
sential justice done and the convent
ences granted to each other.'