The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-29

United States who had suffered bv the depredations
OF the Alabama and otner Kindred vessels, tire new
treaty describes these claims as being claims Of the
government OF the United States Tor It's ctlZens
ana dennes the rules by which the arbitration snail
proceed In ascerlaining and nquidatlng those
HERALD CoRREspoNDENr-In negotiating the first
treaty was there no thought OF claiming cOmpensa-
ton for consequential damages, no demand for
their settlement 10y bxed sum IN CROSSE
Mr.. SEwARD-The administrations OF Lincoln and
Johnson, so far as L knew, never expected that
claims for redress oil the Alabama depredations
would be presented to the arbitration in the form
OF money sum Of damages TO De pad directly TO
the government OF the United States besides and
q ., the claims aims TO the injured citizens
and injustice OF the Queens proclamation requr-
ing an atonement to the wounded pride and honor
OF the United States, either by q confession an
apology, or by submission TO an arbitrating Power
All the WHILE however, holding that II was neces-
sary to the maintaining OF the ast-named damages,
that is, those due to the citizens OF the United
States that the British government should confess
or that the arbitrator should be authorized to pro-
nounce that the proceeding OF the Queens procla-
NATION and the consequent actions Of the govern
meht were uniriendly and injurious TO the United
States.
of which was a member considered that IL was
UNBECOMING THE DIGNITY AND HONOR OF THE
NATION
to demand or accept a sum of money from Great
Britain as an atonement for political wrong, or q
compensation for wounded honor while 1t was de-
termiued that the American citizens VINO had sur.
fered by those wrongs should be compensated, and
that IN the form either OF an apology q submIs-
sion to arbitration, Great Britain should bring her
RESPECT
the integrity OF the government winch they main
tanned during the war.
HERALD CORREsPONDENT-How about the present
controversy, Mr.. secretary WHAT there likely to
come OF itp
Mr.. SEWARD entertain no manner OF doubt
that considering the position and character OF the
two nations,
viii ever be declared by one against the other on
account OF any question involved the debate. ON
the other hand, 1 am equally clear that the dilh-
cultes which are agitatlng the public mind and
threaten To disturb the peace or the country arose
entirely out OF that treaty, and are TO be decided
under II, so lar as can see, absolutely and COM
bnedly, by majority OIL the arbltratOrs appointed
under the treaty.
HERALD CoRREsPoNDENT-Do you hold, sir, that
the wording Of the treaty Jusfes the claims OF the
United States for consequential Damages as coming
within the province OF the Geneva Court Of Arbi.
tratlon'
door for the United States to present claims for
direct COMPENSATION for the injury and wounded
nr,de OF the nation, besides the claims for damages
n me citizens OF United States but whether this
is lust Interpretation OF the treaty seems to belong
to the arbltrators to decide. think the British
government
CANNOT RECEDE
from the arbitration because OF the claims we are
insisting upon, nor DO Think on the other hand,
that the United states could 90 on insisting or with