New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-15
Voh. XXXII.....No' 9,707.
SURRENDER TO ENGLAND.
OFFICIAL PAPERS LAID BEFORE lie
SENATE

SENAIE-
TEXT OF THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE AND lib
BRITISH DRAFT OF AN ADDITIONAL ANii0L1'
Tur srp,nrNr Is enabled TO give the fol-
lowing exact text of the message OF 'he rrcs-
ident ON the indirect damage question: sent 10
Tho Senate in Washington on Monday:
~ "A, Sc,ote of ne URi'cl States : l transmit here
,,;,h tho correspondence recently taken place re-
,,ectup tle divisions Of opinion which have arisen
ho,,veen this Government and that OF Great britain
with regard to the powers of the Tribunal OF ArDi-
,ration created under the Treaty signed at wash
ingtop. Nav 8 ISL | respectfully invite the
attention of the Senate to the proposed hUoie
submitted by the British Government Win inc
object of removing the differences when seem "
threaten the prosecution of the arbitraton ana TO-
nuest an expression by the Senate OF their dsposi-
ton in regard to advising and consenting 10 the
formal adoption Of article such as if proposed ny
the British Government The Senate is aware that
the consultation with that body in advance
of entering into agreements with foreign
States has many precedents. In the early
DAYS Of the Republic, Gen. Washington repeatedly
naked their advice upon pending questions with such
powers The most important precedent is that OF
the Oregon Boundary Treaty in 1896 The importance
Of the results hanging upon the present state OF tine
Treaty with Great Britain leads me to follow these
former prccedents and TO desire the counsel OF 'ne
Senate in advance Of agreeing to the propost'on VI
c., pritoin u. S. GRANT.
Washington, May IL, 1871
The following is the proposal referred 70;
IL is in the form of telegram from Gen.
Schenck to Secretary Fish, and is dated Lon
don, May 10, 1872:
Lord Granville, q few moments since, submitted
TO me in person the following draft of an article
which, if the Government o. the United States think
fit to adopt, will be accepted by Her Majestys Gov
eminent. / made no comment ON It, but sald "oulu
telegraph it to you Immediately:
UheTeas The Government of Her Britannia
Majesty has contended, in recent correspondence
with the Government of the United States, as fol-
lows. viz : That such indirect claims those for
the national losses stated in the presented on
the part of the Government of the United States TO
the Tribunal of Arbitration at Geneva TO have been
sustained by the loss in the transfer of the American
commercial marine to the British flag the
enhanced payments of insurance, the prolonga-
uon of the war; and the addition OF large
sum 10 the cost of the war and the suppression OF
the Rebellon-frstly were not included in the
Treaty of Washington and further and secondly,
should not be admitted in principle as growing out
of the acts committed by particular vessels alleged
to have been enabled to commit depredatiOns the
shipping of belhgerent by reason of such want of
due diligence in the performance of the neutral
obligations as that which Is imputed by the United
States to Great Britain and.
WhTeas The President of the United States, while
adherng to his contention that the said claims were
included IN the Treaty adopts for the future the
principle contained in the second of the said conten-
tons as far as to declare that it will hereafter guide
the conduct of the Government of the United States,
and the two countries are therefore agreed in this
respect
In confederation thereof the President of the United
States by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate thereof consents that he will make no claim
Oh the part of the United States in respect of ind
rect losses as aforesaid before the Tribunal of Arbi
tration at Geneva.