Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-04-03
The Trca'y of Washington.

We are confident that all our readers will re-
juice to learn Of the continued progress toward
complete recovery of Mr.. Dorman q Eaton.
the able and upright New York Lawyer. the
brutal outrage upon whom at the hands Of the
paid assassins Of the recently deposcd Eiie Ring
they will well remember. Mr. Eaton. who by
the way is a Washington County boy, has re-
Gently written letter to the London Tiqcs upon
the Treaty of Washington, from which we are
permitted to make the following extracts
The plain. stern facts, to be accepted and
acted upon, are that the two nations appear
to have in good faith signed treaty, with
different Understandings OF its meaning in a
material particular.
la respect Of the peculiarly elements Of
the controversy, am sure the policy Of the
United States is not guided by greedy hope.
Of gain and | must freely say that | see 10
evidence that England refuses to proceed in
the arbitration by reason Of any mean spirit
OF economy. Forgetting and iorgiyng the
one duty Of the hour is to preserve the aim
aud the spirit Of the treaty, aud not to d1ell
upon the letter, or upon attributed motives,
which are very likely to be misconceiyed.
In fact the substitution OF the indefinite
language Of the treaty for the fixed rules Of
I'd" auu equity as 10 the measure OF DANA
gas common 70 the TWO countries has caused
rng'1nu 10 De''eVe tnat America wishes to
ie . compensation Glfproporiioned to the
injury, and has caused America to believe
that England is unwilling to compensate
more than 4 small part OF the rea injury
sue may De proven TO nave caused. II the
'e1tf neu proV'ued mat the question OF
'no '.o'S',ou 81 neu.rA''Iy should hrst be de-
vi" neu i''ouua'' ana that then the
question Of the measure OF damages, that l.
'ue a'nount OIL compensation should be liked,
ucSoru'ng 10 tue familiar, legal aud equitable
ru'cs anu pr'n''plos which the common Jurs-
p'uueI0v % Tue TWO countries supplies, 1t
may, INNS ne conhuently believed there
w9u'u nave oeeh no rear Of injustice on either
I,ue' auu no interruption OF the proceedings
iuo more tue treaty Is examined, the more
reason 'here Is 10 regret the absence OF any
provision as 10 the rule OF compensation. 1t
% "V' AZ al lnProoaoe mat II the hearing
eua.i plooeeu unuer inc treaty without modi-
uOa'ou' ,'o Nro'ira'ors themselves will be
Ill ~ W OiNoS' ."ae 'uiS ueiect DC sup
p'Ta ~ ,ur'ner negotiations,
~ Is no' more Important Tor Increasing
soou 'eellng between inc two nations tuan ii
- as Il mater mater oil principle mat the entire
o'a''us suou'1 DC referred Inc feeling OF
Iyus''Se a'tacnes 70 an parts OF the wrong
ah's'u " hato peen uone' ana II Is ONLY
"nsn 'ue wno'e CAIN Is referred examined
4u Ie0 T 'naI pup,'c sentiment will be sat
~ 'suSu' lpe sense Oh INJURY ana injustice on
.u' PR % tue AlnerlcanS Is lar more diiheull
Ia'y sna' uuy peou",ary greed
49,, T nus therefore, that the
,;cn,sr a,a 0 ,S.. !" an essen'la, par
nn;,o ""u 'na' Tue parties should now
1ho'il - supplying tnat defect They
Tenn. '",o'm sno arol'ra'orS thet IN de-
Jn,n shaT, uP .; %.y sums 70 DC PAID II that
-. A. 10, :. "as 'u'enu,u ,nat inc prln'
~ ~ oanso Na p ,IS anu inc lega' rues
ouide5 ara 70 bo 49, ~ %a'Vn 'uey are 70 De
inrisnrndenoo Of Eo oa' "a 'ne common
Sta,Gs ,hat ,hoi. n"s'auu anu 'ne United
10 he arbitrary hr, ,ha, ;s was not Intended
made md ,hc,sb n.y. Ina, '"a' !, ue,aull had been
Ger COMPENSATION y "As OSeu uone' pro-
ment can be oJindgeds T e., ana 1 mat no pay