Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-16
The washinston Treaty.


the United States on the disputed point (indi-
rect damages,) in the Alabama claims which
was sent TO the Senate by the President on
Monday last, covers two pages Of the New York
RcrG exclusive of a " memorandum eight
colnmns in length, accompanying one Of Ear
Graryllle's communications.
The President, in his special message TO the
Senate on the subject, requests the counsel o.
tIat body in advance of acting upon the propO-
slton of the British government for a supple
mental article to the treaty OF Washington. H.
says that in the early days OF the republic Gen
Washington asked the advice of the Senate
upon pending questiors with foreign powers.
and that the most important recent precedent
is that of the oregon boundary treaty, i'm 1916.
In the first dispatch of Lord Granville TO Mr.
Sehenck, dated February 3, lS12, he passes over
minor matters and at once proceeds to notice
what he terms "certain claims of an enorrnou.
and indefinite amount which appear to have
been put forward as matters 70 be referred 70
arbitration" meaning the claim for con sequen-
tai or indirect damages. Earl Granville argues
that this claim was not anticipated and would
not be admitted. Letter two Is n more formal
one from Mr.. Schenck TO Lord Granville, stating
that Granville's communication had been for
warded to Washington. Then follows a letter
from MT. Fish TO Mr.. Schenck, with another ad
dressed and to be delivered to Lord Granville.
In this letter of Mr.. Fish to Lord Granville the
question OF agreeing to the payment OF q gross
sum to cover all the claims, and without the
action OF third party, is referred to. Mr.. Fish
courfeously but firmly states that The President
would not have consented to a commission 10
make treaty IL he had not understood that all
claims OF whatever kind were to be the sabieci
Of settle ment that he was willing to abide bv the
decision of the arbitrators. whether any of the
claims should be admitted or rejected, and thai
the President regretted the action of the British
government i'm objecting to such a settlement
throughout 1t is apparent that our government
'nd not expect to get the " enormous damages
which Lord Granville seemed to fear were ex-
pected, and that the object in submitting the
clai m for consequential damages was more With
view OF leaving nothing unsettled, and to show
what opinion had been held of the conduct OF
England. All the dispatches that follow, ex-
eept the last one OF the British government
with the proposition submitted to the Senate.
are only reiteration of the same points and
arguments which have been published here
toiore. The despatch OF Lord Granville of the
10Th of March is very elaborate, and is a fine
specimen of special pleading. .
The last communication of Granville TO Sec
retary Fish proposes (since the United States
insist on their claim for indirect damages, and
England as strongly refuses to allow such claim
70 be arbitrated by the Geneva triJunal,) that
mere shaiI be short supplemental treaty In
addition to the Washington treaty, in which a
declaration shall be made that hereafter when
el a Great Britain or the United States a,
war, the other Power being neutral, the neutral
snail only be liable for the direct damages in
nicted upon the belligerent bv any privateer
etsscaping from its waters. 1t is understood that
TINS rule Incorporated or added to the treaty
would be so far retroactive as to DESTROY any
claim of the United States for consequential,
damages, and would relieve Great Britain OF
ner opJecuon TO arbitration before the Geneva
board.
=. The Senate committee on foreign relations a.
lts session yesterday took up and considered tn,
question relating to the supplemental treaty
but no conclusion was reached. The eommitte,
again took up the subject to- day. They are de-
srous or disposing of the subject as speedily a.
days. " . Il"
The NEW FRENCH MINIsTRR.-The appoint
ment of the Marquis de Neailles as Minister r.
in
seems to meet with favor at the hands of tn,
french republican editors. He is considered i'm
every way the superior of Jules Ferry who's,
appointment was at one time looked for as al
event sure to occur. The Courier De Franc
Is particularly well pleased that the choice n
the French government has fallen upon man
VINO, IN addition to being pronounced republi-
can, has the advantages of a noble name and a
thorough training in the art of diplomacy.
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION. the re
publican congressional convention for the fifth
district of North Carolina, held i'm Greensboro-
yesterday, Hon. Thomas Settle was Nominate,
for Congre g. bv reclamation. Gen. s. A Dong
las was unanimously nominated as district nrss
idential elector. Thomas b. KeOgh and jane
Boyd were elected delegates to the PhiladeIphis
convention, and j. Martin and G.. NJ. Arnold
alternates.
The CINCINNATI CoNvENTIoN-Gsa. StdaIe,,
Adtthcrs Rises 10 EIpldiH- What He SAID an "a.
COnUeatiOn, and What He Meant to Sdy.-In Lis
recent speech as temporary chairman OF the
Cincinnati convention, Gen. Stanley Matthew,
said that sin every department of the govern.
ment the slow poison OF corrupton-only not
snfhciently slow-seems to have pervadeG the
whoie civil and political administration of the
country from the head to the foot" A persona
friend Of Gen. NJ, connected with one of the
departments OF the government in this CITY
after reading the speech, wrote the General
letter, calling his atte DtOn to the report of hi
speech, and expressing the hope that when
he should come to look calmly at the
statement he would regret he ever made il
In his answer, Gen. Mathews is frank enough
to say that his speech was wholly impromptn.
ana that he did not suppose his remarks i'm re-
gard to corruption would be taken in literal
sense. On the contrary, he says he has nc
personally the present administration were
guilty or corrupt conduct or motives, and thai
he ought to have expressed himself so as to have
avosded any such charge. What he was striving
to say had reference to the general corruptios
OF our political life, pervading it in every de-
partment, whereby personal and party end
seemed to be substituted fer the public good
and the latest and best illustration or which, he
Is free to say, is now to be found in the actor
OIL me very convention in the presence OF which
TINS declaration was made. He adds that he /,
greatly chagrined at the whole matter his owl
participation in it included, and has conclu led.
perhaps not sufficiently soon, that as a politician
and President maker he is not a success.
GREELEY's MARRIAeE-The newspaper
biographers or Horace Greeley, and their nam,
n
Carolina lady, a Miss Cheney. This is only hal
correct. He did indeed, marry in North Caro-
Ina; but Miss Cheney was only a Temporal,
resident at Warrenton, being engaged in teach
ing at the time, and was most likely q native o.
Greeleys own town. The following is taken
from AN old fle in the possession of friend:
"Juy, 1896, married in the Episcopal cburcl
in Warrenton, N. c., by the Rev. VIM Norwood
Horace Greeley, editor, Of New York, to Mis-
Mary Cheney" -
At the time Mr.. Greeley was the editor of 8
weekly whig paper, the Neso Yorker. III.
Tribune was not established until ISL va
mington Journal.
The WORKINeMRS's DRNoHsrRATroN IN
CHICAGO thousand workingmen tool
part in the demonstration in Chicago yesterday
tvo-thirds Of whom were carpenters and brick
layers. The number turning out was much less
than was expected. The procession was yery
orderly and attracted much attention. IL was
addressed by Mayor Mediii and Richard IRE
vellick, of Detroit FEEr
The ATHANAsIAN CRERD.-Episcopalians
generally will be interested to hear that the con
test which has been going on in England Tor
some time past concerning the retention, mod
heation, or discontinuance Of the Athanasian