Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-16
Palmer Crosses the RubIcoD.
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
The Terms of Gen. Grants Surrender
Alternate Truculence and Trucking.

NEW YORK, May 15.--The important
portion of the Treaty correspondence is
published this morning, making eleven col
umns of the Herald. Accompanying Gran
ville's letter to Schenck of March 20, is a
memorandum which would make about 8
columns, merely celebrating Granville's ar
gument. All the dispatches except that of
Schenck, communicating Granville's draft
on the 10th inst, are c-ly reiterations of
the same points and arguments which were
published and discussed already, and al
though in diplomatic phraseology, contain
nothing new, The proposition embodied
in Granville's draft seems to have been
suggested in telegram of the 7th inst.
from
Secretary Fish to schenck
in the following terms:
gThe President is anxious to exhaust all
proper efforts to reach settlement of the
| important quest ions and vast interests of
the two States submitted to the tribunal Of
arbitration, if can be done without sacri-
fee of principles and consistently with the
dignity and honor of the government. BE
viii, therefore, be willing to consider, andf
possible, will present for consideration of
| the Senate any new article which may be
proposed by the British Government,
which, while it settles the principle invOlv-
| ed in the present action, on what are called
! indirect claims, will remove the differences
| which have arisen between the two govern
ments in their construction of the treaty."
The correspondence includes the draft of
| the article for supplement- to the treaty
presented by Granville and submitted to
| Minister Schenck on the 10th inst. for ap-
proval by the United States Government.
The following is ~
GranvIIIe's Proposition,
as telegraphed by Minister Schenek:
sWhereas, The Government Of Her
Britannia MajestyAhas contended in the re-
cent correspondence with the Government
of the United States viz: That such Indi-
rect claims as those for national losses
stated in the case 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 ma
rine to the British flag, enhanced payments
of insurance, the prolongation Of the war,
and the addition of large sum to the cost
of the war and the suppression OF rebellion,
firstly were not included in the treaty
of Washington; and further and secondly
should not be admitted by the particular
vessels alleged to have been enabled to
commit depredations upon the shipping OF
a belligerent, by reason of such want OF
diligence in the performance of neutral OBJ
legations as that which is imputed by the
United States to Great Britain; and where
: as the government of her Britannia Majesty
has also declared that the principle involved
: in the second of the contentious herein
! before set forth, will guide their conduct il
future; and whereas, the President OF the
United States while adhering to nis con
: tention that said claims were included IN
: the treaty, adopts for the future, the prin
> ciple containedin the second of said cOnten
. tions, SO far as to declare thatIt will here
: after guide the conduct of the government
of the United States, and the two cOuntrie
: are therefore agreed in this respect; and II
:, consideration thereof, the President OF tn
. United States by and with the advice anC
consent of the Senate thereof, consents tha
,, he win make no claim on the part OF tn
. United States in respect of indirect losses
: as laid before the tribunal of arbitration a
j. Geneva. "SCHENCK'"
s Views of the New York Tribune.
" The Tribune this morning in an articl
i headed "The terms of surrender says "
\ publish this morning the details OF the cap
70 tulation upon which the Pres
dent asks the approval Of Il
Senate. 1t is a time when he feel
, as Thiers said of Emperor Napoleon, TIL
there are no faults left to commit. Ever
es step of this negotiation having bee
a, misunderstood by both sides, the Presidel
% and Secretary of State have taken the Il
Te dicrous resolution of not rendering theI
III selves responsible for any more blundel
They have therefore reversed the natur
and LOGICAL course of all our diplomatic pr
ceeduTe. and asked an expression in advan
NJ as to what the Senate will do when Il
ed supplementary treaty shall come before
lip Instead of sending the treaty to the Sena
ee, for ratification, the President sends q rou
att draft of it and asks the Senate what III
en- think about il. The case had gotten III
SIN such discreditable snarl through the
in ternate turbulence and trucking OF the &C
III ernment that the treaty was sure to 1
lth unless some last effort at comproml
les should succeed. 1t is worse than 81
OF reports have made it. In sp
ley of all shuffiing, evasiOns and denials, 1t
7as a square withdrawal of our claims for
M tional damages. England makes no &C
DO cessiOn, no pretense OF concession Wn
lth ever. She simply haughtily admits Il
dr. the principle which she is contending
in against us may be used in similar circu
ed stances against her. She admits nothi
on which would not have been as stronl
the found against her if there never had be
ee- treaty or conference. This is the mess
na- what our English friends would call hu
ore HE ME. which the government is too dt
fol- cate about sending it back to the done
al and SO ask in the Senate to help eat
cin- Let us see with what appetite they will
lln- proach the banquet.
de Grants Wall street Cabinet
llLl- The Chamber of Commerce to-day, "
ma ma but one dissenting voice, adopted resC
'ne ton approving the supplementary article
the treaty of Washington.
ma Senatorial COunsellOrs.
e. WASHINGTON, May 15.-Senate G
,urz mittee on Foreign Relations held anot
are meeting to-day on the proposed new ART