The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-29
WASHING TON.
Admiral Semmes' Confeder-
ate Archives.
CIVILIZATION OF THE JAPS.
More Gold To Be Sold and
Bonds Bought.
Failure Of the American-Mexican Commission
The Cherokee Land Frauds-Another Phil
Farley Convention-The Treaty
Of Washington.


Of Washington.
WASHINGTON, July %, 1872.
Great Expectations from tho ssConfed-
crate Archives Revelattons-An Oncr
Of Documents from Admiral Scmmes.
While it is not expected that the publication
OF the report OF Holcombe and Clay concerning the
Peace Conference at Niagara will reveal any
thing new, the Congressional Committee have
confidence that its publication at this time will
injure Mr. Greeleys prospects to a very great
extent, It is stated that Buckaiew the democratic
candidate for Governor In Pennsylvania, first sug
gested the prOpriety OF using Horace Greeley and.
through him, gain the good will OF President
Lincoln. Cornell Jewett carried out the suggestion
of Buckalew, and Secretary Chase encouraged Mr..
Greeley to go to Niagara. Mr.. Lincoln opposed the
movement, and said that just at that time 1t was
absolutely necessary to show bold front, and he
could not sanction any compromising policy.
SO far as the report Of Jacob Thompson
Is concerned it is positively stated that JEFFERSON
Davis, Judah P. Benjamin. then Secretary of State,
James A. Seldom Secretary OF Wax of the Confede.
racy, and Jacob Thompson were the only persons
in the Confsderacy prlvy to the plan or burning the
Northern cities. A ge6tl6YnaH who was member
vi tiC NOulcucIuIc NouBIcsS thC eiihC WIG "PP'V
priation of 100000 in gold was made, said yes
terday that neither he nor any OF his associates
knew the purpose for which 1t was to be used. 1t
is the opinion of those In position to Judge that the
publication OF the records OF the Copfederacy viii
unite the South for Mr.. Greeley more enectually
than all the speeches that could be made. Admiral
Semmes now offers to the government all the
documents in his possession regarding the Ala
hama and other cruicars I ia aaid hv hos uuho
have examined them that they do not compromise
1 1@S nr,!s sGSsIR@sa Z rs sgs!as Partenlar
Sldell, not only invited the COnfederacy to build
war vessels in France, but offered slide numerous
facilities for arming and cquipping the rebel
cruisers in French ports.
The Treaty OF Washington.
The records, &C., OF the American and British
Commission organized under the Treaty of Washing
ton, will be removed to Newport, r. L. early in Sep
tember so as to be ready for the session of the Com
mission on the eleventh Of that month. The time
for filing claims terminated on the 26th of June.
The number OF British cases Is AIS, and, as here
tofore stated, the number of American cases is only
nineteen. All OF the memorials will be printed by the
middle of August. Some 0fthem make from four hun
dred to five hundred printed pages EACH The proofs
ana testimony remain to be gathered and printed.
Though the aggregate amount claimed Is large, it
does not follow that allowances will be made &C.
c0rdingy; for, OF the seventeen cases thus far de-
1nitively decided, awards i'm only three OF them
have been made, the others having been disaowed
and one dismissed.
Grave Differences Between the America
and Mexican Com missioncrs-Fa lure OF
the Negotiations.
Since the advent OF the new Mexican Commits
siOner in the Joint Commission OF the United States
and Mexico grave differences have arisen between
him and his American colleague, constituting to.
gether the board relative to the present status and
future disposition OF large class OF claims against
the United States. The following is succinct
statement of these differences: The Mexican gov
eminent laid before The Commission 3ee individual
$2,006, oN, and known as the "IndiaR DEPRECIATION
cases." These cases were argued by both goveffi.
ments before the Board OF Commissioners, and
submitted for their award The Commissioners diff.
iered, and on the Sth OF May last by an order on
their records, referred their disagreement to the
umpire for his decision, directing the Mexican
Secretary to deliver to him the papers. In the
meantime the Mexican government appointed a
new commissioner, rice the old one resigned. He
took his seat June "a last, and finding the Mexi
can Secretary had not yet executed the order of
reference to the umpire, he volunteered to his col
league to examine the cases, to see II he could not
agree with him in opinions and thus save the
necessity of executing the order OF reference
to the umpire. But the new Mexican Commissioner
reached the conclusion that neither the Board OF
nor their umpire had any authority
TO decide for or against the claims, but that they
should be suspended and the two governments ad-
vised that they could only be settled by new
treaty, and that till they were thus settled they
should he held up and kept intact, at the same
time announcing his firm resolution to take that
course with them. His colleague, the American
not being able TO agree with any
part OF his views, required the execution OF the
order OF MAY and the delivery OF the cases to the
umpire. The Mexican Commissioner explicitly re-
fused TO allow 1t to be done. His colleague then
proposed to refer their difference to his right to
rescnd the order OF the Board for any reason, and
to suspend the cases to the umpire. He rejected
this. Finally the American Commissioner announced
that he would treat this overthrow Of the authority
Of the Board and OF the umpire and this suspension
Of the cases as forced interruption OF the abors
Of the Commission until the two friendly govern
ncnts should remove the difficulty, and at once
refer the questions raised to the two governments.
rhe Convention requires every laid before the
Commission to ne decided by the Ist OF February
next, and unless this Il done nothing Is done.
The suspension OF $3.50 cases, with no right TO
lecide them Is therefore complete over
throw OF the Convention, and breaks the
treaty unless the two governments provide
remedy. So the American Commissioners viewed
the matter. Pending the solution OF the difficulty
through diplomatic channels the sessions of the
Board are suspended.
The Japanese Ambassadors.
It Is known the Japanese Embassy are satisfied
with the results OF their late mission to Washing
ton They were not empowered to conclude
treaty with the United States but to prepare the
way for one OF commerce, friendship and naviga-
ton Each government now understands the posi-.
ton OF the other, and IL in possession OF copy OF
the draft OF the treaty. which Is said to confer
many advantages on the United States. Moth
,no har ha canciudad ..u4il