Middletown transcript., 1872-09-21
The Geneva Award.

At last. after several years spent in
pickering and badgcring. Great Britain
and The United States hare apparently
settled the great difficulties which SO
seriously threatened the peace Of the two
nations" in regard to the Alabama
claims" The Court Of Arbitration, crca-
ted under the provisions Of the Washing
ton Treaty. has after session Of several
months awarded TO The United States the
Gum Of si5. 800 900 to pay for the dam
age done to American shipping by Con-
fedrratc cruisers; but the Court at the
same time expressly acquit Great Britain
Of the charges so bitterly brought against
her BY the Administration ut Washington.
A, however, the Administration had al
ready been compelled to re,ract those
charges in order TO gain hearing before
the Court at all, the aequi,,al amounts to
very little. From the magnificent vaunt-
ings Of the Grant officials and the Repub-
lican journals that England should pay
for all the damage done by the Rebel
p!ivateers." and that they intended to
hold her responsible for the loss Of life
and the expense Of maintaining the war
after the battle Of Gettysburg. We have
descended to the position Of humble petit
ioncrs. and meckly accept the pitifu sum
Of a few millions in satisfaction Of all de-
inands, and herald it abroad as a great
triumph. The great experiment which
was to prove so beneficial to all coming
generations. and forever shcathc the sword
and inangura,e that happy era when the
-'na,ions should not learn war any more. y
has become subject Of rilicU.e.
Tho con,sesersy ceald scarcely hav,
ended worse for US than it has. By ask.
ing too much We have gained nothing
In their anxiety to convict England, oul
sovsrameut insisted on tho employ men
Of arbitrary powers by neutral govern
nents to proven, violation Of the Nsutrali
ty Laws. Thus a precedent has been es
tablished which must necessarily rccoi
with severity upon US, for in the man.
~ars which occur among the Continents
Powers We usually occupy neutral posit
ion aud should foreign agents .purchas
vessels on our coasts which should be cm
ploycd in war against natioa will
which We are at peace. wc wosid be calle'
upon to pay far all damage donc by sue
vessels. 1t is easily to be seen with wha
advantage the weapons We have thus fool
i.hly placed in other hands may be use
sgainst us
But while the I" Alabama Claims hav
been settled 90 disastrously to us the Brit
ish claims for damage by the Fenian raid
have not yc, been settled When the
arc. the petty award to us may dwindlc q
wsy until il becomes wholly insigni6can,
The New Castle County Democrat
Convention will assemble in Now Castl
to-day for the purpose of nominating car
didstes for Representative in tho Lcgisl'
ture aud for Levy Court COMMISSIONER
II should be we'll attended; the delegate
should. as far as possible, al be psssen
The business Of these conventions 10 At q
times Of great importance; but this yes
Il u much more 30. The contest In th
Cossiy vill be very closs. and every ner,
win have 10 be strained BY the Dcmocrac
70 prevent The election from resulting
favor Of tho Republicans. The 6rst ste
10 Be taken is to nominate an unexecp.ioI
sbls ticket, one u which the most quere
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