Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-08
ALABAMA CLAIMS COMNIS-
=---- SION.
Great Britain Withdravvs from the
Proposed Arbitration at Gencga--Re-
ported Official Notification to Our
GOVernment--WEaati is Known of the
Matter at Washington.

LONDON, February 4-The Observ-
er 10 day states that the British Gov
ernment has sent dispatch to Wash
Ington Withdrawing from its agree
ment to submit the Alabama claims
to arbitration before the Geneva
Board, if the liability of England for
indirect damages remains an open
question. The dispatch is couched in
friendly terms, and gives expression
to an earnest desire on the part of
Her Majesty's Government to carry
out all the provisions of the Treaty at
Special Telegram to the Commercial.
WASHINGTON, January 4-The dis
patches from London, published here
to day, representing the possibility
of serious complicati ons yet to arise
between Englend and the United
States, on the subject of the treaty ar
bitration, crea te universal regret and
great interest. The Government,
however, does not regard this news
with any apprehension, and doubts
that Chief Justice Cockburn has ad
vised the Cabinet that England must
recede ftom the provisions of the
Treaty of Washington. 1t is held
that this act on the part of England
would be very serious one IN diplo-
matte usages.
As to the Daily Telegraph's report,
that negotiations looking to the with
drawal of England from the general
arbitration had already begun, it is
proper to say, on authority, that no
such negotiations have begun, and nc
such information has been received,
officially or otherwise, by the United
States Government, nor is there any
information of any dissatisfaction on
the part of England, except that re-
ceived through the newspapers, with
the treaty. The fact, however, thai
several of the leading newspapers ol
England, by concert of action, repre-
sent this state of things as existing,
creates the belief here that they were
inspired by British officials, not fo1
the purpose of creating any disturb
ance between the two Governments
but to exert an influence upon tht
English people and the Geneva arbi
! traitors.
1t is supposed here if any dissatis
faction really exists on the part G
England, which is still a subject o
doubt. that it arises from the rule
adopted in the Alabama Treaty, fol
lowing Article f. One of the rule
adopted and upon which the settle
| mont oP ,,,1V oloi Yoc ro,ct bo hoco5 no
quires neutral Government not t.
permit or suffer either belligerent t.
make use of either its ports or water
as basis of naval operations agains
the other, or for the purpose of tn
renewal or augmentation of militar,
supplies or arms, or the recruitmen
of men. Upon this rule our claim
for exemplary damages will be based
and under this rule it is held by the
person most competent to judge, nov
in this city, that it is clearly within til
powers of the arbitrato1s to aware
constructive damages to any extent to
the United States. 1t is also held, a
it can hardly be doubted, that til
course of England in protecting, fnr
nishing, fitting out, arming and as
sisting the rebel privateers, aideC
them deliberately, which, if our Gov
eminent can establish by evidenne
will go far toward accounting for thi
course at the present time.
Facts which have Just come to ligh
/ give color to a suspicion that tn
English Government may not b.
wholly satisfied with the treaty. I
is now known that a portion of tn
''case" of the United States was mad
up from rebel records and archieve
captured by the army at Richmond
and that the present English Govern
ment were wholly Ignorant of til
fact that such evidence existed.
our agents can succeed in convincin,
the arbitrators that England's action
toward the Confederates was delibeT
ate, it is probable that large construe
tive damages will be allowed tn
United States. and of this the Englis
Government is afraid. But if Grea
Britain defes the treaty, and refuse
to stand by its provisions, she will
inthe language of a Cabinet officer
''sink to lower depth of shame thai
the Carthaginians, and become tn
butt and by-word of Nations"
tits said in official circles that tn
Government has no Information
which eXcites fears that the Genev
Arbitration will fail of it's obje;t, not
withstanding the recent comments 0
= the London press respecting til
American statement of the case befor
that tribunal; and attention is calle
to the fact that, in commissioning tn
British High Commissioners, Quee
Victoria pledged her royal word tina
whatever things should be transactet
and concluded by her High Commis
sioners, should be agreed to, and &C
knowledged and regarded by her, i
the fullest manner; and that sh
would never suffer, either in whole 0
in part, any person whomsoever t
infringe the same, or act contrar
thereto, as far as lay in her power.
|
- The House of Representative
yesterday, after almost two days, di:
cussiOn, disposed of the Noble count
election case by declaring a vacanc
to exist in the House from that cour
ty, and directing the Governor to i:
sue his proclamation for sreci'
election. The result was reache
through a square party contest-th
Democrats voting solidly to keep NJ
Spriggs iii the seat which he has OF
cupied since the opening of the Sc.
sion because he pulled a longer stra
than his opponent, Mr.. McGarry. Th
resolution remanding the case to th
electors of Noble county was adopte
by vote of forty six to thirty six.
The people of Noble county, and il
deed the State at large, will fully just
fy the Republican members of til