The Van Buren press., 1872-05-14

were iA-confercnce with many Democrat
ic Senators and members, and urged
them to influence the National Demo
cratic convention to endorse the Cncin-
natl ticket
.---. MARKED EFFECT.
The announcement nj the capitol to.
day that ex Senator Hendricks and Hon.
Geo. III. Pendleten would favor the Lib-
eral nominees in the national convention,
had marked effect on the views of Dem
ocratic members.
SOME SPECULATION.
There continues to be some specua.
ton over the recent story that Grant, in
order to reunte the Republican party,
will take q complimentary vote of the
Philadelphia convention and withdraw,
but it has few believers.
THE LATE CABINET MEETING.
-.f New YoRk, May 6.
The Herald states that Earl Gran
ville's response to the American propo
sition that if the British government
would propose to establish an interna-
tional principle covering the liability of
a neutral for consequential damages, was
considered at meeting Of the president.
cabinet, and members of the congression-
al foreign committee. The proposition
of Granville is rs follows: That the
United States withdraw the claims for
consequential damages from the Geneva
tribunal, Great Britain still maintaining
that they are outside Of the provisions Of
the treaty; that in future wars whenever
either nation is bellgcrent and the eth
er neutral the neutral shall not be held
responsible for indirect or consequential
damages in claims arising in a similar
manner and under similar circumstances
with the claims to which the treaty Of
Washington refers.
This was q surprise to the president
who, finding that diplomacy had failed,
called in the members of the foreign con-
gressional committee, to whom he stated
his anxiety to save the treaty, but not at
the sacrifice of any principle, and having
failed to obtain such proposal from
England as he expected, he was in favor
Of withdrawing Mr. Schenek's instruc-
tons and leaving the whole matter as at
the first before the Geneva tribunal.
The Republican members of the house
committee stated they thought the ques
tion of consequential damages never
should have been put into the case, but
as they were there, and the honor of the
nation thus involved, the committee were
willing to do anything consistent with
their position to strengthen thepresident
in any stand it may be necessary to make
The president said it was not for him to
say what should be the final attitude of
the country. While recognizing the au-
thorily conferred, he was anxious that
the immediate representatives Of the peo-
pie should know the true condition of
affairs and he relied on the commission
ers to stand by him in case it would be
necessary to abandon the treaty. In re
sponse to q remark as to the extraordi-
nary measure Of calling in the committee,
Secretary Fish said they had not been
called on for advice, but for support.
Nh Amber Of Ohio responded by say
ing if support was expected it was just
that the Democratic members Of the
committee should also have been invited,
and he, Amber, would not impcril the
interests Of the Republican party by ad-
vocating policy inimicai to the success
Of the party.
Mr. Willard agreed with Mr. Amber
and positively declared the mistakes Of
the administration could not be fastened
on the Republican party by any measure
of expediency Thus terminated the in
terview. After their withdrawal the pres
ident and Secretary Fish finally decided
that Granvilcs proposition was unac-
ceptabe; that we cannot recedc from
our case as presented at Geneva, and a
dispatch to that effect was telegraphed to
Minister Schcnck.
TIE IRISH PRESS
John Mtchell's Irish Citizen the Irish
Democrat and the Irish People, all Dem
ocratic, strongly indorse the Cincinnati
nominations
CONGRATULATIONS TO GREELEY.
New York, May 6,
The Sun publishes the following con.
gratnlatory kilograms to Mr.. Greeley:
WASHINGTON, May 6.
To HORACE GREELEY: Allow me to
congratulate you on being selected to
lead movement, which by the will Of
the people and by Gods blessing is to
reform and purity the government
LYMAN TRUMBuLL.
WASHINGTON, May 6.
To II. GREELEY: l warmly welcome
your nomination and predict your elec.
ton. IL. II. FENToN.
lie also received congratulatory dis
patches from Chief Justice Chase, Gar
ret Davis, Leslie Coombs, Jno. d. Def
recs and Richard Michglise
WASHINGTON, May
THE AYFRAY IN rH1 INDIAN TERRITORY.
The President to day, in response to a
Senate resolution the 23d ult,, to COM
municatc to the Senate q report from the
acting secretary Of the interior, givingin
formation relative to the affray ut the
caurt houan in Spala district Indian