The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-05-17
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The High Commiysioner ers signed the
] treaty at the State Department yester-
day. The Alabama claims and those
which arise out of the depfaaations Of
Confederate cruisers built in Great
Britian, are to be settled by a'commitsee
Of arbitration, to consist of one to be
appointed by the United States; one By
Great Britain, and three others each by
designated sovereign State of Europe
or America. This committee may award
damages in detail or gross, or may refer
this duty to board of assessors to be
held in the United States. For the
settlement Of miscellaneous claims both
of the United States and Great Britain,
which arose out of the war, mixed
commission is to be appointed to sit at
Washington. No claims admitted on
account of slave property. All legiti-
mate claims for cotton will be consider
ed, but all those British subjects who
lived ia the South must take all the
risks aud chances of war, and will not
be entitled to any special protection or
rather indemnity. The San Juan ques-
ton is to be referred to the arbitration
of friendly power, probably Brazil.--
We are accorded the free navigation OF
| the St. Lawrence River by our vessels,
aud the use of the canadian canals upon
payment Of the regular tolls. The
fisheries question has been settled quite
satisfactorily to New England, aud what
more could this country desire? The
northwestern boundery line question is
to be submitted directly to the Emperor
of Germany. A mized commission once
reported on this..questiop, but instead of
referring it to another it was agreed to
abide by the decision of neutral pow.
er. This is very imperfect outline of
the very long treaty, which tomorrow
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 ques-
tions as they arose in the commission,
is false. The Radicals are entitled to all
the glory of the treaty; the Democrats
are willing to concede to them all the
honor which will fov from it, but do
not wish to be saddled with any Of the
responsibility which these Radical re-
ports would place on them. 1t is not
our bantling and we'll none O. it.
Should the Senate be full and the
Democrats oppose the treaty, it will
reqnire only teu Radical votes Joined to
the Democrats to defeat the treaty.
So confident is General Scbeuck Of
the ratification Of the treaty inside of
t.o weeks, he has taken passage, along
with the British Commissioners, on the
canard steamer to sail for Liverpool on
the 9th inst. He expects to be the
bearer of negotiations which will be
exchanged at the Court of Saint James,
the action Of the British Commissioners
being fual. The Radica! journals are
very much elated at the good bargain
which we have made and predict very
cordial reception for Genera! Scheuck,
when he -csents his credentials, as the
successor Of Summers friend-Motley-
to the English Court So it would seem
that England too, is pleased with the
trade which was made on the "sive aud
take" basis. WE'LL aw very glad that
both parties have made by the opera
tion, but these kind Of sums are hard
to figure out on slate ; the result is not
yet summed up.
The New York World complains that
journals outside of New York insist on
charging tha. Tammany Hall controls
the National Democracy. The Repab.
lican, the Grant organ here, not only
re iterates the charge but adds that the
Withdrawal Of Governor Hofman's name
from the list of Democratic candidates
for the Presidency in 1872, blythe Tam
many organs, sis all pure humbug, in
tended to deceive the masses of the
Democratic party" This is weak
device of the enemy to create discord
aud jealousy iu the Democratic ranks,
but it wont do, its too thin, it bears
Radical meanness on its face. The
hypocracy aud can't is too evident. The
Radicals had better stick to force, the
bayonet and the Ku -Klu1 bill, it will
serve them better than caring for the
democratic masses" who don't humbug
worth a cent. / opino when Tammauy
withdrew the name Of their able Gov
ernor from the Presidential field for
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