The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-07-02
S. G.
Tuesday Morning. July 2. 1872.
The Indirect Damages.


been removed. So all the advices from
Washington, London and Geneva con-
our in stating. and We presume it is tSue.
How the thing was done has mott yet
been made very clear. Like every step
in this wonderful, scheme Of arbitIation
which is to inaugurate q new era in
civilization, and do away hereafter with
the barbarouscustom Of nations resort
ing to bloody and expensive war to settle
their differences. this last happy relief is
involved in no little annoying per-
plexity. It is not made ineligible how
the question could have come up before
the tribunal for adjudication. There
was no issue made, inasmuch as England
refused to appear and plead until these
indirect, damages we're withdrawn. It
would seem that the arbitrators must
have stepped little aside from the striot
course of judicial proceedings for the
sake Of preserving the treaty, and an-
nounced theis judgment OF the non-ad-
instability OF. the claim for consequential
damages. Their aotion has simply eased
Grants sfsli little, and, substantially
sustained tie grounds which England
has all along assumed.
There has been great vexultation in
England over the decision of the arbi-
traitors, therauthorities evidently regard.
ing 1t . triumph on the part of their
Government. They are probably cor
rect, but the end OF the sauabble, how
ever gratifying to England, will doubt
less give very general Satisfaction on this
side the Atlantic, too. There has been
but precious little feeling manifested in
America in favor of the absurd claim for
indirect damages.s It'sounded big and
brave when the fact was first announced,
and the idea of mulcting old England in
the sum of several hundred millions OF
gold was. doubtless, very pleasing to
American pfids-and aelf.importance.
Bat the dsternined stand which Eng
land assupied against, such an ont
.sageous; proceeding caused our people to
calmly consider the justice Of our course.
They wets soonrconvinced that the con-
aea4entiaI bpsiness was nothing more
than a disgraOeful piece Of ohieansry,
coneooted, for political. effect by Grant or
his partisans, and founded neithet in
justioeed good .isith.- NOR good sense.
They are glad t. be lid Of them on al-
moat, any terms. They have been, a
souEce ot'great humiliation to the repub-
lilo, but the shame must mainly rest upon
Grant and his advisers. for the people
have not sustained them in their petit
foggiag work any moro than has the
board of arbitration.
As to the decision, or whatever the
action of the tribunal may be. termed,
by which the everlasting claims were
disposed Of, Earl Granville. in the House
Of Lords. spoke as follows.
"The purport of their statement is
thatfafter careful perusal Of every
thing said by the representatives of the
United States. touching the indirect
claims, the srbitrators have. individually M d u
and collectively, concluded tHss The said
AuoAf ooe oiuH4o 0v, hOI ounhelIutcs upon
principles lsh International law;S good
foundation for awards of damages be-
tween nations. and should be wholly ex-
cluded from consideration; and would
have been even II; no }disAgreemeps had
arisen as to The competency of Che tri-
bunal to decide them"
After the announcement OF this OPT
nion, Mr.. yBaucroft,>D Davis, ,hasing oom-
municated' with the authorities nt"Wash-
ington, stated to the court that "the
United States would not further insist
on thes indirect claims befere the tri-
bunal, and that they might be excluded
from all further consideration" There
is now no reason why the arbitration
should not proceed rapidly and amicably
in the adjustment of the direct damages,
and we presume it will.
The SOUTH CAROLINA RADICALS. The
Radical political family OF South Carroll.
ma is in no wise happy one. They,