The New York Herald Newspaper, December 19, 1871, Page 4

& ~ TMPEACHMENT. Wil! the Inventor Be Tortured by It? Secretary Boutwell in a Tight Place. fhe Ways ond Means Committee Propose to Investigate the Syndicate Operations, Violations of Law Admitted---Start- ling Disclosures. A ‘Twenty-nine Million Doliar Job. Wational Bank Cortificates Received at the United States Treasury in Exchange for Bonds—Twenty-six Million Dollars from a Single Bank—Mr. Boutwell’s Defence— Our Treasury Clerks in Eurepe— The Cost, Cause and Effect— Treasury Defalcations—The Treasury “Ring” To Be Smashed. WASHINGTON, Deo. 18, 1871. Secretary Boutwell 1s becoming seriously alarmed at the strong indications of efforts for his impeach- ment, and, in view of the proposed report of the ‘Ways and Means Committee giving @ full account ot nts Synaicate operations, is preparing to answer the demands of the commitiee in reference to the matter. It ts frankly admitted by high officials at the Trea- sury Department tiat, in order to put the loan upon tho market at home or abroad, the Secretary did Step outside of we law and violate the terms of tno acts of Congress. approved July 14, 1870, and Janu- ary 29, 1371, which expressly forbid any increase of Our bonded debt or the payment of more than one- hall of one per cent commission to agents or the sate of bonds for less than their par value in coin, 4a the following words:— But nothing in this act, or in any other law now in force, shall be constried to authorize any in- one whatever of the bonded debt of the United SECTION 2.—Ana be it further enacted, That the Secretary ol the ‘Treasury is hercby authorized to seil and dispose of any of the vonds issued under this act, at not less than their par value for coin, and_o apply tbe proceeds thereo! to the redemption of any of the bonds of the United Staces outstana- ing, and known as five-twenty bonds, at their par value, or he may exchange the same for such five- twenty boads, par for par; but tue bonds herevy euthorized shail be uged for no other purpose what- soover. And a sum Dot excecdiag one-hall of one per cent of tie bouds herein authorized is kereby &ppropriated to pay the expense of preparing, issu- ihg, advertising anu disposing of tue saine. MR. BOUTWELLS VIOLATIONS OF LAW. It is absolutely neccssary bere to recapituiate the most flagrant of Mr. Boutwell’s violations of law, though the MenaLp readers must be familar win the jarger portion of them, but not with tue essea- Ual paritcuiars, waich will be found turther oa, Two hundred million dotlars of the new bonds, a Uttle over one-eighth of the amount authorized by Congress, have been put upon the market and dis- posed of; but al what cost? The answer is given in Air, Boutwell’a own organ in the following words:— Mr. Boutweil's pian of funding the national debt has vad @ pretty lair trial. The sum and substance of the Sccretary’s success 1s the tunding of $200,009, 000 at five per cout, on the payment of a bouus of one anda half per cent to the “Synal- cate” of joreizn Daukers who hive agreed to take the loan. Add to the bonus ($3,200,000) $1,000,000 more ior the aggregate cost of printiug the crew bonds, Advertising, explain.ng and commendiag the loan, and the entire cost of funaing te $200, 40,000 at Ave per cent 1s $4,000,000, I¢ must be borne in mind tuat this $4,000,000 has been paid out by 2ir. Koutweil, not for negouating $200,609,000 of bonds soid for coin, but mainly to pay favorites for handing one set o! bonds over their counters and taking back another, At this rate $80,009,000 will be expended in converting tho Amount authornzed by Vongress, At this rate $30,000,090 will bo expended in “explaining, adver- Using, commending” gud paying “bonus” to Javorites beiore te entire loan can be converted; for Conversion is wll there 13 Of tt. THE FIRST VIOAATIOS, Congress appropriated a sum not to exceed one Mullion dollars 19 pay the eatire expense of con- verting the $200,00,000 tive per ceuts put upon Lue Market last spring. itis admitted that Mr, Bout- ‘weil bas expended full four Uines the maximum al- lowed by iaw. Herein has he violated ootu the let- ter aud spirit of the law. Congress expressly pro. vided that lial the amount suved by Teduotion. of tnterest (te rst year shou.d cover the cost of con- version. It is admitted that Mr. Boutwell has ex. pended more than he cau save in two years, Congress expressly provided that the expenses of tho conversion should not increase ihe taxpayers’ burden a singie cent, ‘The burden imposed by Mr. Boutwell's Syndicace operations ts just two muon otiars greater than it Would have been if he had tet the business entirely alone! THE SECOND VIOLATION, The law of Congress expressiy forbids any increase Whatever oi the Donded debi of the nation. it 18 notorious that Secretary Boutwell issued $200,000, 000 oi the De per cent bouds beiore, mouths before, calling in a like amount of six per sents. Under the bead cf “)ebt bearing interest in coin’? io the jast monthly dept statement the secretary Gives $62,796,400 as the total amount of new five per cons vatsiauding, When it is notorious that full $200,04,000 Lave been bearing interest for mouths. THIRD VIOLATION. Congress has provided by law that the new five per cents shai not be disposed of for iess than their coin par value. it ts notorious that the Syndicate, by hook and crook, acvuaily Obtained the new Londs Irom Secre- poy Goutwell lor much less than their par vaiue in FOURTH VIOLATION —A RING JoB, The Secretary Oi the Troasury 18 authorized only to exchange the new bonds jor ola bonds or seil thom ‘ur coiv. it {s notorious that Mr. Boutwell bas taken mitiliuns apou milous of doltars of national Bank cerulicaies uf deposit In exchange for new nde On the i1th of September last the Treasury Depart- Meut heid $29,005,400 of these Datonal Lank cerud- Cates Ol deposit, received in exchange for the new bonds. Tweuty-six milkons four hundred and eighty-four thousand und jour hundred dollars of these certificates of deposits of coin were issued 0; She First National Bank of Washtagton, or which Mr. H. D. Gooke, of the frm o! Jay Cooke & Co., is Presidcat, ido not find any one who even pretends there ‘Were $26,000,000 Of coin In the First National Bank of Washingion at any time during the month of Septemver. That tmatitution, nevertheless, found Do trouble in getting Secretary Boutweil t take that amount of its certificates of deposit, bearing no in- terest, in exchange for United Siates bonds bearing five per cent iiterest, it was understood at tne Treasury Department hat Secretary Koulwell would hvld the certincates tree mouths; and, at the end of that time, if the bank Was pot ready to take them ap, eituer by turn- ing 10 oldLonds or paying coin, an extension would ‘not be rofusea, The transaction was bot safe and Profiiabie for the Lank managers, but ieiribly severe Ou (he lax payers. But the worst feature of tnis transaction 1s its palpavie vioration oi the law of Congress, which re- guires the new bonds to be exchanxed for the ola Or s9ld at not less than their par vaiue LN COIN, Certain tt {4 that national bank certificaies are not cotn in the measing of the law. If Congress had intended that Secretary Boutweil should exchange tue new five per cents Jor nutional bank certificates ol deposit a provision to that efect would have been Aaserted in the jaw for funding tho national uebt, OUR TREASURY OLERKS IN EUROPE. ‘The Oommitieo of Ways and Means will also in- juire how aud by What auibority of law Secretary utWeii gave some thirty-\nree Treasury clerks & deave of absence that enavied them to make a fengthy tour in Europe last suinmer aud Jali at gov- acgmenyexpenee, mauy ol tuese clerks hold responsible positions in the department, the duties Of Which during their wl im Burope were performed by tnexperienced end, iv sowe cases, incompetent subordinates. The jvoseness Of departinent business, as shown Teceus starling defaicutons, is tue natural that It was necessary to send thoze ce clei ke to Europe to carry ponds to the Syadioase, a» Do reply a4 a Peedsim the hands of dautboribed ‘D, Wa the hands of unau' Seat creates u respon jit ‘email, A contract could have readily with @ responsivie steamship or express ped RY 3 ge tthe srvoke of ee Kat row@iued Ia the department ethotalization and recent defaica- ons in ‘Treasury De} ent must be charged mainly to Mr. Boutweil ndicate account. RETAR) L's DBFRNCR. compelled w admit e anh ie i i it FEES ! i i i i ; i oe Pid Lt 28 a f i ure will be established. of any such power. ‘WILL SECRETARY BOUTWELL : é é a -} FI 2 e8eg BE effect upon public opinion that pout slow to ovacrve. ‘The ‘Treasury king—the greatest, most powerful and most us of all ri ill make @ terri- bie fight to save him, for he deen @ Bu! tool from tue first. But — have bad tacirday. The cry is now, ‘Down with the Treasury Rung.'’ AST SALE. An interesting collection of curious art work, con- sisting of carved and iolaid antique furniture, spect mens of rare glass and earthen ware, and a small number of excellent engravings afier distinguished artista, is at present on exbibition at the Somerville Gallery. I¢ will well repay those who take an interest inthe study of the art of the Middle Ages to visit this collection and examine some of the elaborate carving in oak on cabinets and tables, which dispiays considerable taste. Altnough the examples of later art are more perfect and more valuable, from the skill displayed in the execution, the ruder work of the ‘“oaken'’ period has more interest by the dim associations of aremote age which it calls up. Seated in one of the old stif-backed chatra, black with the stains of time, we can imagine ourselves back with the Tudors and Plantagenets in the old baronial halls of England. Tuis age, with its tournaments and cas- tles and rade stories of doughty mail-clad knights and fair damsels, appeals so muob more forcibly and sympathetically than the later times, when the elegance of the French Court eucouraged the skilled artizts of France to produce those WONDERS OF MARQUETRY which are evidence of the exauisite refinement of the taste of the rich in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, But while we can- not help admiring the artistic skill dus- played by the workman in those everlasting Wood paintings, we confess more reverence for the ruder and more characteristic work of the earlier age. Among these @ massive old oaken cabinet, covered with curious grotesque carving, 18 an 6x- cellent example of old English art Two oaken stools from Hampton Court Palace are also very interesting, There are numerous other specimens which we have not space to notice, One of the preaee curiosities In the gallery is an antique bracket clock, by Currington, Its date 1s 1575, and it 18 ornamented with quaint figures. ‘Though it 1s about three hundred years since It.was made it 1s claimed by the possessors that it still keeps good ume. Marquetry work is well represented in nu- merous tabies, chairs, drawers, beaulifully in- wrought with FLOWER DESIGNS, and, in some instances, with virds and animals, Nos, 79 and 186 especially display remarkable taste and skilful workmansiip. There are alsowome very food modern imitations of antique pottery, adopt- ing the forms and even the designs of the old Greek work. One terra cotta vase, imitated alter a Poin peian model, deserves special meation, from tie beauty and purity of the design. Modern house- hold art is represented by some excclient majolica ware ‘rom the best sag h mManufactories. In its peculiar department it 1s very good, but from & purely art point of view the moderns bave not yetequalied the ancient work. This re- Minds us that we have omitted to speak of that Dart of the collection which has the Mighest ciatm to be considered as “art"—a number ot old engrav- ings by Bartollozzi, after Ciriani, Kaufman and Ansell. Of these *‘The Fight of Helen and Paris, by Kautm and the four Cupids, representing t muence, erit, Hope and Vanity, deserve par- ‘ular notice. The Cupids are drawn with masterly frecdom, and are beautifully engraved. Much taste has been used 1n making the selection of the works, which tlustrate @ large art periot. They will re- main on exiubiuon at the Somerville ee ‘until tt daa when they will be disposed of by public auction. SHALLPOX IN JE&SEY. The Disease in Jersey Clty, Hoboken, New- ark and Trepton. The spread of smallpox in Jersey City has arousea the slumbering authorities, and a special hospital is to be provided for all cases of this disease. There is not a worse feature of the Bumsted administration in Jersey City than that which vesis the sanitary department in the Police Commissioncrs. During | the past summer nuisances flourished and the city physician for the Third district, Dr. Locener, called attention, through the columns of the Heratp, to @ very aggravated case, yet his suggestions were unheeded. There 1s an employé of the Police Oommisstoners styled a Health Oficer, who draws a handsome salary, but he would not interfere to abate the Dulsance complained of, Smalipox is slowly creep- ing into the city, and even now the Police Commis. stoners migit make some atonement for the past by appointing a competent health inspector. Three Dew Cases were reporied yesterday, Within the past two weeks the ularming spread of this contagion excited general attention and alarm, not only in Hoboken, but throughout the northern part of Hudson county. catching the injection has largely increased and the disease 1s ol a very violent type. Dr. Benson fas takeo all neediul precauuons in Hoboken, where the aftiicted patients are removed vo @ hospitat on Thirteentn street. Vaccination progresses more extensively tuan at any tle pre- vious, It 18 gener: believed tbat the influx of careless Immigranis by the Bremen and Hamburg steamers has repeatedly caured the spread of the malady in Hoboken and the vicinity. Further pre- ventive measures seem necessary at present, both 48 a means of arresting the progress of the disease, a8 Well as of toning dowu popular alarm. In Newark the disease 1s on the deciine, owing to the vigorous measures adopted by the cily authori- 163, In Trenton there are not half a dozen cases, aithougi @ few montis ago the spread of the con- tagion was alarming. SMALLPOX IN BROOKLYN, The Epidemic Increasing. Reports from the physicians in various sections | White ; also to dispense with tncompetency on ac- of Brooklyn indicate that the disease is increasing, notwithstanding the efforts of tne Health authorities to check tt, Yesterday there were ten more patients removed to the hospital at Flatbush, and a num- ber of others were reported last evening to tne Health Officer. Three patients have recently been taken from St, Peter’s Hospital, two from the City Hospital and one irom the Kings County Jail, in Raymond street. All those who have irlends to take care of tuem and who are not in a position to spread the contagion are nut removed, It was expected that there would have been some action taken by.ihe Board of Aldermen yesterday, but the subjee! Was not allnded to, The Heulth Oificer is therefore tert to his owa reaponsibility, and c{ course labors uader some embarrassment, He 1s anxious to have a fund provided sufticient to defray the expenses in- curred in the work of vacciuation and care of those who are afllicted with the disease. MEETING OP THE PEDERAL COUNCIL OF THE INTERNATIONALS, Etection of Ofticers. A meeting of the Federal Council International Workingmen’s Association was held at 68 Grand street last night, Mr. Debrichez presiding. The following delegates presented their credentials and were adinitted to seate:—Mr. Bradshaw, from tne Crisplas; Mr, MoGregor, from the Jewellera’ Union, and Mr. Siee, from Typographical Union No. 6, Mr. Slee stated that his society hoped ere long to have the typographical unions in the city affiliated ith the international Typographical Union No. 6 a8 section 81 of the Iuter- national. The cries As section 32, and the Jewel- Jers as section 33. ‘The councti having bailoted for officers to be appointed during good behavior, the following were elected:—Mr. Killot, Mr, Grosse’ and Mr ‘and as Secretaries for the Engilsh, Ger mao French 8; ag portions of the council respeouvely; Mr. sive aud McGregor as Record- log Secretaries; Mr. Mubert, Treasurer, and Dr. Steibling as Archivist, ‘The following committee was appoinied to draw up bylaws and report at next meeting:—Measrs, Banka, Hubert, Debriehes, ANecGregor, Slee aud Dr, Steibling, aiter which tho ‘as then affiiated meeting ajour In Unien # Ii the number | Hile Viek to Ottawn as the Guest of the Geverner General of Canada—Pabdlic Dem- ‘The Grand Duke and bis party left their spleaJid NEW YORK HERALD, TURSDAY, DEUEMBER 19, sa se ’ THE ALABAMA CLAIMS. Meeting at Geneva—-The Tribunal of Arbitration. ayartments in tho St, Lawrence Hail this morning, | Statement, in Behalf of the and are now the guests of Lord Lisgar, the Gover- Ror General of Canada, at his oficial residence in {his olty. The day was ono onaracteristic of a Canada winter, but the falling snow did not mate- Tially impede the progress of the train, which con- sisted of four Pullman cara, and was the finest Palace or parlor car train that ever invaded the Domimion oapital. There was bul. crowd at the Montreal station to witness the departure of the imperial party, but he was met at the depot by quite a large concourse of people, who gave cheers of welcome when the imporial visitor made Lis appearance. He proceeded immediately to the residence of the Governor General, followod by a large and enthusiastic crowd, Here, as m Montreal, there will be no popular demonstration, on account of the iliness of the Prince of Wales, The only formaiity will be an address of welcome by the Mayor to-morrow alter- noon, and im the Lisgar will hold a re- Cophigie. AB: QOneE ob the dist guest, to which earn ee ae American gentlemen have been invi The coe nature of the Duke's visit-to Canada has been wholly in deterence to his owa wisies. Ex- tengive preparations had been made both here aud to Montreai ior a pom; display 98 well as [or & briliant ball in each city, but in consequence of ine ness of the heir aoparent to the Knalish throne the Duke desirea that they should be abandoned, He has, nevertheless, received informal and private courtesies, which has re lus visit very bie to himself as well as to the people with woom he has come in contact, ifthe Prince coutinues to improve, and his recovery is assured beyond @ doubt, it is probable that the Duke will hereaiter accept such demonstrations of welcome na may be accorded him during the batauce of his pare tarough tae Dominion and the United tates, ‘The party will leave here Wednesday morning for Toronto. Cost of the Ball tu Boston. Boston, Deo, 18, 1871, The Executive Committee having charge of the hiss gone for the bail given in honor of the Graud Duke Aiéxis at the Boston Theaird, on the 8th Inst., appointed an auditing committee recently, whion reports that the whole expenses amounted to 14,678; the sale of tickets yielded $8,360, and the ds from the promenade concert amounted to $660. This leit a deficit of $5,702; but as there was & guaranty fand of $11,000, the committee have assessed the subscribers ‘to this fund to the amount of flity per cent of their subscriptions to clear up the accounts, Another Ducal Gift to the Poor. Bogrow, Deo. 18, 1871, Before leaving Boston the Duké éxpressed con- siderable sympathy for the poor of the city, and Mayor Gaston was most agreeably surprised when the imperial visitor forwarded to him the sum of $1,500 for distribution among the deserving poor, with an accompanying expression of hope that they ‘would accept it to furnish some trifling comfort. A W4if FROM CHiCAGo. The Lost Girl Flore Brown—Touching Lotter from Her Mother=ircsent Whereabouts of the.Girl Unkuown. NEwsuRG, Dec. 18, 1871. The HERALD of the 9th inst. contamed an account of the finding of a partially demented young girl, Flora Brown, who was wandering about the streets of Newburg and rescued by the Chief of Polwe of that city from acrowd of young scamps, who were pursuing ber. ‘That account also gave the substance of the girl’s statement in regard to her sufierings by the Chicago. fire and her journey to Newburg in search of an aunt, The HERALD’s account reached the girl's foster-mother, Mra. Editha Brown, now residing at St Charies, Kane county, lil., and she wrote the iollowing touching letter to Chief Goodrich, of Newburg, vy whom it wag received on Mouday morning: Sr. CmaRces, Kane county, lli., Dec. 18, 1871. ME ity Sie ‘Through a friend of the family paragraph 3 Thro ni a | taken from the New Youu HERALD was banded us, ta: forming us of the destination ef the young git! Flora Brown, who is our adopted daughter. She left us four weeks ago last Saiurday morning, early—so early we coud taken. Her father not see what direction she looked tor her several days bsiore we could get any tidings of her, and then she was gque again before So Sna get where we ‘heard shestras MO samigiee uo reason, nor can weimagine why sue haslelt us. We toox her alittle babe—bave loved and cared for her as our own, and ahe was all we ha: to love. it does scem as though f should go distracted, 1 can't eat Or sleep or resi, day of night, thinking | of her. Our alnost | broken on account of it. are wf sho has gone is known only to Him who knoweth all ping Ea- Closed you will ind a letter directed to her. Will yoll be 80 kind as to give 1: to her, and also will you speak to ner gentiy and kindly, telling her you have a letter for her, aud tell her rou guess ft is from her folks? Please be very gentle with er, ae je very nervous. vise her to answer our letter, for wo feel as though we wait till we hear from her yen. It is our wish that no more be said about ber in the papers, for she is very sensitive. Her health had not been good ull within a month or two pre- vious to her going away. At the time of her going away we Cousidered her periectly well. Very respectful y. you irs. EDITHA BROWN, P. 8.—Should Fiora Brown not be there please answer by return mail, directing to Mrs. KR. B. Brown, as above, On the morning of Saturday, December 9, Chief Goodrich, at whe request of the girl's iriends in New- burg, forwarded her to Conoes, the res:dence of her aunt, Flora was put on the express train leaving Fishkill station at fity-six minutes past nine, aud the conductor promised to see that on the arrival of the train at Troy she should be placea on the street car for Cohoes. Since then nothing whatever nas been heard in Newbarg irom her, and 1t is feared that she has come to barm, ANOTHER PIRE IN CHICAGO, Carcaao, Deo, 18, 1871. The Chicago Stiver Smelting and Refluing Com- pany’s Works, on Jefferson street, weré destroyed by fire at avout hali-past five o’clock this evening. The works were owned vy Adams & Samuel surance, Three men were seen to throw some substance into a pile of débris on Eighteenth street. They then fled, and the substance was afterward ex- amined and found to be composed of an explosive material, phosphorous being one of the principal ents. On exposure to any moisture it would at once take fire aud burn fiercely, there being nothing witch would extinguish 1%. The men are doubtless the inceadiaries, and e.iorts are making for thelr arrest, LAWYERS IN COUNCIL, The Members of the Kentu ky Ear Demund a Revision of the Laws of tie Siate in iviere ence to the Giving of Evidenco in Civil and Criminal Cases. Lovisvitxe, Ky., Dec, 18, 1571. The convention of the Bar of Kentucky adjourned on Saturday after adopting resolutions recommend- ing’ the Legislature to modify the laws of eviaence 0 a8 10 admit negro testimony on an equality with count of crime ; to aliow husband ana wile to testify for and agains? each other in civil ana criminal ca: Xcent a8 to communications made by one to iner, and allow the depositions of non-resident or infirm witnesses in criminal cas Also, recom- mending an abridgment of ihe right of appeal from Justices of the Peace or Quarteriy Courts; the crea- tuon of more Chancery Courts to hear equity cases, and a general revision of the statutes, Arrangements were nade for the establishment of a permanent organization of the Bar ol Keniucky, ‘The next Convention wiil ve held in Louisville on the second Tuesday in Novewber, 1372. A banquet was given to the visiting members by the Bar of Louisville Saturday evening. THE sa chgreetge OF PRINOZ EDWARD is HALIFAX, N. 8., Dec, 18, 1872, Governor Robinson, of Prince Edward Isiand, has informed the opposition, in reply to a memorial, that though they are iu @ majority they can only five a declaration of want of confidence through @ vote in Parliament, The government snows no signs of resigning. STABBING AFFRAY, Between eleven and twelve o'clock A. M. yester- day Thomas Smith, a ‘brakeman on the Erte Rail- way, and Thomas Kerrigan, an engineer on the same road, met in Lawrence McGrath's liquor sa- Joon in Port Jarvis. Both had been drivking when they entered the saloon. Shortly after their en- with one another, and UusiVe ADA Wanted to Hight, Sinith chrew off his coat and, tt 1s sald, siruck at Kerrigan, Who very mysteriously managed to stab him without any of bystan witnessing the act. The wounded man immediately waiked out of the door and said to a friend, “1 am stabbed; let mo (0 10 the dootor’s,”” when they walked over to Dr, ‘arroltt office, who dressed the wound. The stab 1s in thd abdomen and Likely vo prove fatal, as some of the {ntestines are tn all probability ruptured, OMicer ‘Lee arrested Ker oruy aller aud galey deposited him in (he Sinitn, The loss is fou $49,000 to $50,000, No im | United States. [from the Boston Advertiser, Dec. 18) “case” in behalf of the by Mr. J. 0 B, Davis, reolting the provisions of the treaty the statement proceed3:— ward Irom the insurrection in the Southern States, that thero was on the part ol that government a studied uniriend- Inoes or fixed predisposition adverse to the Uaited States, which aished a constant motive for the several acts of ou and commission hereli complained of ag inconsistent with its duty as @ neuiral, Having adduced the evidence of this fact the United States will next endeavor to show wo: they deem to have been the duues of Great Britain toward the Utited States in respect to the several cruisers, The United States wall then endeavor to nom, ‘Gata “peaoraly and specttioaly ua teach of i {I the erasers, Sod thay such “allure invoived the iin. bility to remunetate the United States for tosses thus indistea upon them, upon thelr citizens and upon fected. by their the United others prot by fag. Lastly, ihe States will endeavor to satis y the ‘fribunal ol Arbi- tration that it cau find in the testimony ample ma- terial for estimating the amouut of such injuries, fea iy ihe Treaty of awarding a euin in gross (9 u be pata by Great Britain to the Unied Binted Dor all the claims. Under the frat head, namely, that of the uniriendiiness of the British government, tho Statement reviews the relations between Great the United ves be! in 1783 to the outbreak of the revel hon. je ates of the various evente whic marked ing of the rebellion ate i wita minut and the times at which tidings thereof reacted carefully analyzed, with reference at every: igerenoy on the ocean to the insurgents; eight 8 atter the sul ect had been rederred to the w aud five days alter the de- lcers ior their ma ceieclenatie inane aaah Wet the President's Rossng ee Crapiome can, ot Donen oo 1869, that * s December, t a, Roepe gt OY, r ple ing ree themselves from a government they velleve to be oppressive, or to independent nations at war with each other,”” But the United States deny that the facts then known to the Britisn zovernment justi- fled the recogaition of the rebels as belligerent: and still leas justified the advice to France to accor the game recognition, On the'lst of May, 1861, Mr, Dalias toid Lord John Russell that Mr. Adams had of nis intea- ang that he London about the 12:h or loth, In point of tact Mr. Adams did arrive in London on the oveuing Cf the 13tn of May. The Queen’s pro- clam ad been issued on the morning of tae same day. Otner points made in the statement under tins head are these:~—That the British goveru- mentstudously concealed from the United States the fact of ite negotiauions with France for a con- certed recognition of rebel bellizerency; that the British government entered into direct negolis- @ pose being an act that might well .be regarded au act of war, and at least ty be regarded az aa abuse of diplomatic privuleze and a vioiation by tue Queen’s Foreign Minter of tie neuiraitty eajoined: On ail her subjects by her prociamation. The history of the negotiations of 1861 for the adhesion of the Untied siaves to the Deciaratiou of Paris of 1856 is recited, to prove that the British aud French gov- ernments expected the issue of letters of marque by she rebels, and tust those goveraments in- tended to legalize such letters in the eyes of law and to countenance the bearers of them in the de- straction of the commerce of the United States. The conduct of Great Briiain in these matters is contrasted with that of the Untied states in the ‘Trent aiatr, and, finally, speeches of British states- men during tue war of the rebellion, mciuding one of Kari Russell as late as 9th June, 1864, are cited, to show the unfriendly animus toward the govern: ment of the Unton. Lord Westbury is quoted to show that these various evidences of uniriendiiness are pertinent lo the case tor the consideration of the aroitratora, The next bead of the statement is an exposition of the duties of a neutral Power as they are e@stab- lished by witernational law. Tuese are deduced {rom @ great variety of authorities, such a3 th> Queen's prociamatiod, the Foreiza Enlistment acta 01 Great Britain and tie United States, the history of both of which is investigated, including tae pro- ceedings of the british royal commission appointed in 1867, the recent act of Paritament in conformity with its recommendations, and ajudiciai opiuion by Sir Robert Putliimore as fate a3 17th January, 1371. | Emiment authorities are cited to prove that Luterna- tonal law 13 a part of the common iaw oi England, A definition of neutrality having been deduced from the authorities, the statemeut procecds to review the history of the several cases which bave arisen for the be thay of these principles. notably the action of |resident Washington in stopping .he ae out of privateers in behall of the French in 1793 and 1794, und the discussions between the United States and Portugal in 1516 ana 1322, ‘Tne new rules introduced in the ‘Treaty of Wash- ington aro neXt considered, and tas opinions of emment European publicists are clied. ‘ire case ot the Santissima ‘'rinidud is next considered, with a view to showing the phrase so viten clied trom Judge >tory’s opinion has been misunderstood, tnat the case was nol decided on that poiat, and thatthe opinion of the Court upon the whole question is only to be obtained by taking togetucr tne opinions in the case of the Santixsima ‘Irimtdad aud the Grand Para, tne latter pronounced by Cmef Jusitce Mar- shail, the two cases having been argued and cou- sidered logetber and the Opinious pronounced on successive days, it is contended tiut tuere is a joncurreuce of the pest Lnglish, American and Gontimental opinion to éstablisn the duties of ueu- trals under twelve polats, stated a9 follows:—First, that it ts the duty of a neutral to preserve strict and impartial neutrality as to both beliigerents during hostilities. Second, tnat tois Odiization is imde- pendent of municipal law. ‘Third, that a neutral i3 bound to cuforce its municipal ‘laws and its ex- ecutive proclamation, that a belligerent nas the right to ask it to do so and to ask for legisiation to lucrcase the power of the executive to this etieci. | Fourth, that a neutral is bound to exercise aue dii- Igence to prevent the Gtting ont, arming or equip- ping, within its jurisdiction, of any veasel which it has reasoaable greund to beileve ts in- tended to cruise or to carry oa war against a Power with which it 18 ab peace. Fifth, uat a neutral 13 Dound to use due dilizence to prevent the co isirac- ton of such a vessel. Stxth, that @ neutral ts bound to use liXe diligence to prevent the departure from 1t3 jurisdiction of any vessel intended to cruise or carry on war against any Power with which it is in Whole or in part, within 13 jurisdicuoa, to war- lixe use, Seventh, that a neutral may not permic or suffer eithor belligerent to make use O1 its ports or waters as the Vase ol naval operations agamat the other, Eighth, that a neutral 13 bound to use due diligence in its ports or waters, to pre- vent eituer belligerent from obtaiuing there a renewal or atigwentation of military supplies, or arms for belligerent vessela, or the recruitment of men. Ninth, that when a neutral fatis to use all traitty of 103 soit or waters, la aay of the foregoing respects, the neutral should make compensation for the injury resulting thereirom. Yeni, that this ob- po lee ig not discharged or arrested by ihe change of the offending vessel into a pubite man-of-war, Eleventh, tat this obligation 18 not discharged by @ fraudulent attempt of tne olending vessel to evade the provisions of @ local muatcipai law, Twelith, that the o-ence wili Lot be “deposited” so aa to releise the llapliity of the neutral even by the entry of tue oieuding Vessel an a port of the del- | Hgerent and (here Lecomiug & Mau-ol-war, i aay | re ol ng original fraud continues to haug about ne vessel, ‘The exposition of “Wherein Great Britain failed to perform its duties a4 @ neutral,” covers a vast variety of hisiorival detail. some 0: the principal pointe are tie foulowing:—The privilege Of breaking ulk and traussnipmeat was accorded to revel ves- sels ut Nassau in December, 1sl, Tho United Staies ask the tribupal to find that this act, not Wade necessary vy distress, was @ Violation of the duues of a neutral The vessels o: war of the United States were practically excluded from the harbor of Nassuu, wile it was open for free ingress aud egress to vessels Of the insurgeats purchased or built and owned by the rebel authorities, bring- ing Weir cotton to be transsbipped in British Dottoms to Liverpool and taking on board tae car. oes OL arms and munitions of War which bad been espatcued whither from Liverpool, This was no Critish commerce which had existed before the war aud wich the neutral might ciaim the right to coutluue, It was to @ large extent the comimerce Of (he rebel authorities, carried on ia their own vessels apd jor their own beneit—the export of cotton itoni (he South on account of the so-called goverumeut of the confederacy, aud the revura of tailitary stores to alroy! the United States, a nation with which Great Britain was at pe Altue suine time the government of the United States was pro- litbited from depositing coai at Nassau, except on tho express condition that it should not aed for coaling United states men-of-war during the continuance of postiliti aiuthough the Queen's eer ga made no mention ol coal, and Lord ranviile, in writing to Count Bernatorit in 1870, that coat not nocessarl'y to bo regarded as war, rhe drawings of the Alabama were signed by the Lairda, who built her, October 9, 1861. ‘The Florida Was #0 nearly completed Feuruary 4, 1862, (hat sue Waa then coaling. When she salied she Look & crew Of Gity-two 90 and some RUUA Bad Wes in every tions wita Jefferson Davis oe ni Paris Declaration oni 1866, the use of the | British legation at Washiagion for such a pur- at peace, such vessel having been specially adapted, | the means in its power to prevent a breach of neu- | be used jor the purpose of de- | Gibraitar: the contract for six more alt reat Bi tho to be bathe in. @ hosp! extended to the Samier at Trinidad in po the Ferhat of the Hota peta io rng canes Georgia an: xandra—in latter the judicial determination i Britis courts, In this copheciion it is men! construction _ a (neta 2 vessel, KNOWD 0s cost 0 three miluons steriing. This vessel was seized for an on of the Foreiga Enlistment act. On the trial, which Pop aa gg it urls Were Di to follow one in thelr lax interpretation of she Fureign abaudoned the ai- ro. as a cruiser, And ceased mn or fittiag out of ves- Enhatment acts, and the rebeis to use the Pampe: to contract for the constractio sels in Scotland, The action which six were contracted tor, is con! the benavior of the British government. Due notice y stoppage ol tho revel rams, tement closes with a repett- im Mr, Fish’s tastraciions tirat serious 8 taken before | Racca ewes “ea a : Over when Waddell recaived 18 orders th Evel. pool vo gail thence in the Laurel in order lo take command Arctic Ocean on & hostile cruise. This part of tho ‘the of the woarcely mute of uit 18 Most import- ‘ant and likely to be effective. oY pages each are Jarret lapeetpié Aad Distories of the Sumter, the jashvilie, the florida (originally the Oveto) and her vendera, the Olarence, the Tacony and tae Archer, the Alabama (at first called tue wie he foudsr, pe7eer ’he Unole Ben of, Hetributlon. thé formerly named the Virginia), ‘allan: se¢ or Oluates rigs the Al aye icka- mauga (originally Edith) and the Sea or Shen- andoab. Oficial documents establish beyond quest: the most materia! facts in all these histories, much that 18 important being found in the intercepted correspondence of the rebel authorities and Buenas while the published books describing tne voyages ome Oi the Most Dotorigus of the cruisers furmsh, ‘Wien needed, the thread of connection. The state- ment 8 to review in detatl toe conduct of the other maritime Powers of the world in matataining & genuine neutrality, showing (nat nowhere except in Great Britain did. the rebels receive the agsist- ance Which agh them to protraot their straggle against thé power tne Union. The ciauns stated vy the American Commissioners may losses Cade Bas Vhe ‘Jeatruction of vessels and thetr ourgoes D/ the insurgen! cruisers; second, the national expenditures: tn tue pursuit of thexe cruisers, third, toss in the transfer of the Amert- can commercial marine to the British flag; fourth, the enhanced paynicats of insurance; filth, the pro- longation of the war and the addition of # large j Sum tothe cost of the war and ine suppression of the redeliton, No summary fa figures for the claims. under either of these heads 13 prosented in the siatement, but reference 13 made to such of the papéra preseuted in evidence aa will enable the tribunal to arrive at a just catimate. The. statement adds:—To the amount thus shown should be added intereat upon the claims to the day | Wheo the award 13 payabie by the terms of the treaty—namely, twelve months after the date of the award, ‘Ihe usual logal rate of tnterest in the city of New York ts seven per cent per annum, In some of the States tt is greater: in a few of them less. ‘rho United States make a claim for interest at that rate, The, compuiation of tnierest should be irom. an_ average day to ie be determined. The United States suggest tie 1st day of duty, 1862, as the moat equitable day. Tie statement sets forth in condiusion the of a0 award by the tribunal of @ gross sum to bo paid by Great Britain to tho Untied States. The StaLement itsell ts contained tn & printe’ volume of 500 pages, aud for tae groater convenience of tie arbitrators thas been transiated into Freaca, it 1s aecompanied by seven printed volumes contain- the documents, offictal correspondence and cluer evideuce on Which tie United States rely, the right being reserved ta present hereatter aduiional documents, correspondence and evidence, Sammary of Amounts of Cinims Filed for Lo ses by tach Vessel. N. B.—In the summary o! clalins below stated the Whove amount of the claims filed in the State De- parument on aud belore October 25, 1871, for the damage doue to each pariicular vessel an. its cargo is tuciuded. Y THE A LABAMA, ze 3 BRSSTSSRSASEeSSasersKasarsese 3) 0 me ce Shee: aZOL Anna F, sebunid:, scaS_S35 PSSUESEE = ere 2, Bes Raeces! Se Fa SES Kate Cory. Kingisher. Lacayett: Se SSSLA™ Se ct Zelinaa, Mery Aivina (b @ the Ciarence).. Beeserseese Goodspeed. Total... BY THE REVRIDUTION. Emiy Fisher...,., $18.04 62 Hanover..... Total seeeee oe Betsy Ames. TH: Abigail . 244,558 20 152,178 75 | Ali 36,817 4B ‘gi9}922 0 81,400 0) 20%,387 v0 22,50) 00 73,089 43 | + 126,234 60 225,880 75 30! Aut LL 42,207 5 82,684 56 853 08 154,902 00 144,848 99 137,961 40 #914 8S 98,100 OO 241,674 G0), 70,988 WO 875,919.87 9,581 00 9:90 U9 u9,882 10 100 « wA0,Y58 44S General Pike...... | 76,183 78 General Williama., 376,475 Waverley. ...... secre GRAIG Willtamn Thomps 202,974 8) William C. Nye 86,493,520 JL BY Tii# SUMTER, Daniel trowbridge Wi, C48 8 Joseph Park... 8900 00 : : u caapaeeeset etal - sesees 81,003 88 AWASSi James Litiefleld.. $3,190 00 mont Du (outs, —63v 1K) North Aunerica 5,80) 00 Roan, amount not 8,500 09 ity 6 Joatal: Acid ‘3 James Funck. Hui 09 Total. Summary of Claims Biled tor Loaves by the Several yewisery ve Iabamn.#5,047,00) 85 ho Retrivu- By the homoms ean lo 20,304 5 By the Obicka- By tho Shenai ‘ , 320 St Tho For losses from iacreawed war proiniuma. Grand tetalysveee- of the Shenandoah, and tw visit the | be classjied as foliows:—First, the claims for direct | expediency | My } Ing how to choose their reading. Books shoul ‘Meeting Last Wight st the Cooper Institute te Glorify the Washington Treaty—The Ameri- ean Peace, Soclety Appeal to the World to Abandon War and Adopt Arbi(ra- tlon—Addremes: by Rey, J. B. Miles and) Elihn Burritt, «“ Avery small audience: gatiered last evening at the Hall of the Cooper Institute, in response to am appeal of the Boston American Peace society, et before the public “te importance of the Wash- ington Treaty, that Nas provided for a High Cours ‘made, | Of Arbitration, not Only for a pacific aiid honorable | settlement of all pending dificulties between the | United States and Great Britain, bat as a prece- jada | Gent for the settlement of all serious controversies between nations, and to impreaa on thepubilc mind ‘the bearing of this iilustrious transaction on the well-being of maukind.” The chair was taken by Chancellor Orosby, who briefly introduced the speakers of the evening, whe | were the Rev, J. B, Miles and Kuhn Burritt, There were algo on the platform Mr. W. Q. Bryant, Mr. Packard and Dr. Prime. sev. J. B, MILES said that the object of this meeting was to celebrate .&.,vio- . tory of peace; he meant ‘tho “great Wash ington Treaty recently entered into between Great Britatn and. the United States. This treaty was like a rock upon the beach, showing that the great forces of civilization had been making progress. ‘This is not the first time this principle had been recognized, In the eariy Christian days it had been acknowledged. In 1856, io France, this great prim ciple had veon practically showa.. Mr. Glad Stone, the Premier of Eugiand, then eald that wes a nodle triumph of ¢lyilization But thas statesman was determmed @ novle and a beiter triumph in. tule ; Washington Treaty. The two most powerlui ne | tons on the face of the earth, insicad of golug to ‘ war, referred their diiferences to eminent men. | (Oneora,) That was the grandest triumph inthe history of the world. In contrast with the course | France and Germany pursued, this great event ~ j.aeemed.to-show tous that we ought to fall down and glorify peace. An eminent .man in Massacha, {gets hea said that tiie Buglish isoguage— | his speech of the Anglo-Saxon race—is ouly to H by. fri a je is, Bald i Beason phildiogista €8 ba the tanaane of the work, { and if that {8 so the world 1s to be certainly at peaes. | The etfect of this treaty will be to prevent & war | Biren Mamegre case creas a | land an 5 | soctety would not be considersa, to be Utopian, (tM te -mind of the public would but Coa- sider. the prozreas of the age, and what | @ sublime thing it was to live. in tne present. The | Speaker satd iat he was ta correspondence with H — members - Soma eet ore whom reatly 10. sya: 01 } mons: ii aoe Ta en ud, forty millions of | people in America were walting in intense silence | for the result of the deliberations of those wise : men who were sitting in tne Geneva Conference. The : Reeaare pone with a glowing peroration oa. | the glories BET BURRITT was next introduced by the Cheir- man as the great speaker in the cause of peace. Mr. Barnitt gald 16 was the spirit that. got this ' treaty Ugh inl cae its virtue and benent te + maakiod, It 100) ee ae ti taole ere Wrong 18 settle i ee which oyer-reaohes thé oll ae shad ARs auvauiage therefrom. Now, the spirit that gt ‘ preath and giory to this treaty was the priuciple \ boat recognized the golden rwe of the Gospel. It sumed that there wero concessions to make, ‘and that both Rt? might bo satistied with the + imperial justi its provisions. treaty ; dlsttuguished by the fairness of ne provisions, has by parallel in any prevous treaty, for it mak anow departure for the seitiement of grievances between the two vations. He never heard or read su h sublime sentiments a3 those uttered 1m thie city by Sir Stadord Northcote. This treaty uplilte and entiirones law, for tt makes right Phe ee requirement, Law is right ii dott , therelore, 13 the armor the: Almighty in the wore, ‘This treaty 13 the first step towards that inl Uonal tribunal which shall do the game for all the ‘States and nations ia the world. Then, and not until Lhen, shall jaw sit upon its highest throne 4 side the bar of {ndnite justice. This urpaty, 1! / fore, augutated an era of law and justide which no | sword could intimidate or gold corrupt. He wished | that there were on the platform a few, Englishmen *o represent the great and venerated Angio-Saxoo mother of our own gpunteys ‘Who would 8a the two greatest iiations O' ue oar, bad ; treaty rejected ail the parbarisin of 2 0 stupendous fanaticism of the armed peace ayaiece | go on and on while this great treaty is teen fer: jetters of light? Can these civilized Powers go'om {crushing the lives of their people out for j the purpose of settling - their differencest | To lead them away from this destructive course into a glorious new departure was the-grand object of this treaiy, if the great Powers could be induced * totake this first step in this “new departure” they would go On into greater and nobler heights. For this war system, this foe of God and maa, pursues { Poor, patient labor through every lane, and uw once does loso the track. ‘The annual war tax ' England aad America was $2,600,000,000 per ear. Tits was against $20,010,000 for Curis tuanity; $2,600,909,000 ior Mars and $20,000,000 for | ‘This was in these bright years of Christianity, Is there any wonder that ‘labor te crying out for “help?” No help could bo given them except by the lifting from thetr neoks Une leaden load of these bloated armainents. The work- ingen throughout the civilized worid are Diug to see this, They are beginning to shake hands ag one universal brotherhood. They are nnipg: to hold taternatioual paritaments in Central Europe. Que of the frst planks in their platforms | 13 to organize @ movenient against war in every shape, Yet tis organization is htentng the crowned heads and governments of Kurope, whick were completely powerless to break itdown. Had it not been for this war system the world would never have heard of these “internatonais.” Thia, too, Was a woman's question. In one o: the sorties trom Metz, in the course of one hour, four hundred widows were made, aud more than a thousand culidren were made half orphans. If any + one doubted tt let him go to F aud Germany and ask the wiiows orphans of those unhappy creatures, Let Christ's | Yeligion ead the van in the new and glorious Gos- pel; let His spirit be seen by all eyes descend | over the raulon of the world—the parliament ; Man. Rev, Dr. Prrag moved resolntions, which were Unanimously adopied, expressing a hope that the | Negotiations for the Washington Treaty might bea precedent by which all future national differences may be adjusted and the uuivergal reign of peace secured, aud that the present «i Merences in refer- iL | eee to Spain may be adjusted in ike manner, The meeting then adjourned. ASSOCIATION. TEACHERS Address ty Mr. Henry Kiddle. Yesterday afiernoon, at four o'clock, the halt of the Young Men’s Christian Association was | well filled with a very Interesting audionoe— | the public “school teachers of New Yorm | city, The octasion was the reception of the Pubic School Teachers’ Association | Tue President of the association is Mr, Haggerty, of | No. 2; the Vico President, Miss Mary Simms, of —— | No, 66, aud the Executive Committee is composed | Of the officers and (wo teachers irom each ward im the city. | The exercises opened with an organ voluntary by ' Professor Charles B, Schuyler, This was followed | by asong finely rendered by Miss C. V. Wale, | OLNo. & After the reading of @ poem by Browning | by Professor Charies Roverts and music on the vio- lin and piano by J. Slattery and Professor £. Eber- hard, the City Superintendent made an address, | He gald that it was not claimed for the present | systesa of public schools that it was perfect, and he then weat on to point out the many im; clions wiich arise from the injudicious use of text books. | fo the teachers he would attribute the fault whea | the text books were mferior, and on vnis point the iufuence of the Teachers’ Association } ought to be telt, ‘There was not enough jaagmemt w) | used Im the selection of text boone At a reyult of Unis was that youths left our schools without know. so used as to tucrease and not extinguish mental In the present method the book was everything. ‘Ine child should feel that ne (got \his knowledge irom his teacher. Ohit~ dren should be made to feel that (here was mo sacred authority in books. They should sce: that | the author was human and a proper subject for ernicisin. Iu spelling t was uch tnjudicious use of books, The pupils should be made to under- stand the words, and this want how was as abhorrent abuse. ‘ney should be taugut to observe facts—to get a stock of words and then they should Le given the simple definitions. The object ive method was now getting tO be used, and the wonder was that any other process was over used. In mental arithmetic questions from the teachers wero votter than those found in vooks,. Giving lessons in mental ariliimetic to be learned at Was au abuse of text books. In analysts the pu; should use lis OWN Words, AN abuse text books in geography was that pupils should bo asked to commit to memory the descriptive paria The teacher should discrimmate in ftstory what the pan should learn. Instruction directly rom the eacher was, Without doubt, iar more eective iam activity. any other, ne address was followed by @ song by Mise Walsh, a reading by Professor Roberts, aud musts On Viol wad pind by Messrs. and Kuer- hard, Jamos W. Gerard, Commissioners Wood and Vem Vora, Professor Schlegel and many othors inte @al0d Iu Luo association were vitizaulon, » > ~~ ood 1 j sy ————