Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-05-02
THURSDAY. MAY 2, 1872.
The Indirect CLAIMS.

THURSDAY. NAY 2, 1872.
The Indirect CLAIMS.
The shadowy claim of our government
for Indirect Damages viii have to he
abandoned anG the sooner the better for
all parties. No doubt Il the English press
people and Niui>tery had not commenced
the discussion with so much of vehcmance.
aud in such bad temper. that oar govern
inent would have iound II easier to have
Welded. Governments act very mach like
individuals. aud are often influenced hy
the same causes. II seems to every fair
mind that AFTER Great Britain made the
apology il did that it Was not called upon.
or should not be asked to pay. also. for
the iauciful claims. which We might pat
into the case a. an establishment Il j.
demanding OF the English that they shall
plead guilty and then suffer the full penal
". We must remember that the war l.
over. that this damage ceased 10 operate
directly at it, close aud that for seven years
this question has been discussed. aud been
source Of trouble and anxiety. aud now
having gone SO far. the best thing the
government can do is to cease urging
doubtful aud irritating claims, and have
final and full settlement, upon the ha>i,
agreed upon last year
We print below the letter OF Hon. Elihu
Burritt addres sed to Mr.. Peters only
adding that We surrendered Mason 4
~lidell. when We had them -air IN orr
custody. because We had no night 10 take
them as we did, or because W. were ia
the wrong ard now ii We arr wrong in
this matter It j. better 10 WELD tho. point -
LETTER FROM ILluU Bt RRIrI.
INV BRITAIN. Conn. April -. l>.2
Hon. NJ. Paers, ". C.:
DEAR SIR.-h, one OF the manv thou
sand, OF unpolitical but thought, hil men IN
this country who feel that he honor and
dignity OF our great nation are seriously
compromised by the attitude in which Ger
tain features of our Case" present "a be-
fore the world, / feel constrained 10 thank
you mos; heartily Tor the resolutions YOU
have submitted TO the Committee on For
s4-n hSAas'oHN- NINA no H"' AA1IiHul"
10 other, only what | feel ns -clf Nh,.u
express the belief thai thousand. of intrlif-
gent and patriotic Americans are AT thi,
moment deeply afflicted 10y the sentiment
that the immediate jewel of cur honor r.
latlon had been impcrrllcd ht the
presentation % those consequential
claims which Your resolutions propose To
wtHdraw- 90 nos ihluh u J. gong too
iIf 10 >dN that the whole thinking mud of
I'M country regard them a, fictitious.
Grouuiics.. aud hopeless They present.
both al HON" aud abroad no aspect of
fairness or sincerity.
No Intelligent mind could believe IL oar
CO.'S Sdpivnt Cont at W ashinSt"u were
SUBSTITUTED Tor The tenesa Tribunal h
wbIid a*Arl a dollar OF th->r am
iathomAblr ianciiui claims No one rN-
pec's a dollar ol award by tue Court of
Arbitration AL Geneva. u They 80 L. Hs bar
As you have pat Il most clearly ia Your
Resolutions. no country ia the world could
have sIeGrf rra~on Tor ah-iaiuiug from
RAISING iAe question OF the consequential
Ie>i'oh>ibnHir- ~ neutral nations than
our iSF ""f past history shows that no
people on carr are moe susceptible ct
Ac'Ne sympathy "ilh l"r'i-u struggle nr
ienp' cd 4" ciAhdr>il-Iv "r tl"GHinlJi' GU
irrPfl>c, ni iAi> sind by ihc very romance
a Wen a profit 81 coniraband commerce.
think 1t l. iiot TOO much L" -at That thcse
consequential Claims are co>iia2 the tao
nations s2O.UoO "e' KY ia then effect upon
trade stock. and ail those sensitive inter
esis that dra" their lie from permanent
Puo!ic confidence
The erection OF The High Court Of Arhi-
trAuon at Geneva i 10 my mind the grand
est acl thar Wa ever contaminated by two
great nations. All the circumstances OF
the times enhanced II >ubinnits. Ia 4
sense the whole civilized world must have
felt this court Of reason. humanity. aud
justice Mas erected IN sight Of a million OF
fresh graves that bloody war had iu,t
filled with IL victims ID France and Ger
many Il was noble and lofty rcmon-
II llff.-l he 4 ~ 81.