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FRIDAY., FEBRUARY 12,1869.
• THE .4.LABA.MA. CLAIMS.
* I •
This vexatious qneetion, which has
been so long in a e4tte of suspense, was
suPposed to be all but settled by ,the
diplomacy of Reverily Johnson.
sniceedecl in making' al with
the British Government by which the
• claims Of both 'nations would be sub-
mitted to two Commissionei-s from each.
country, these Cominissioners to have°
. the power of choosing. fifth as umpire.
The claims to 'be -subm:itted were to
inclUde -all claims on the 'part Of Eng-,
lishesubjeets upon the American Gov -
eminent, and all claims on the part of
American citizens upon the English
Government, "ineluding the so-called
2 Alabama clainas;"ewhich ma,y have been
A._
presented since July., 1853, as well as
eny othvieueh claims which may be
presented within six -months from thee
first !meeting • of the Commissioners,
"whether or not) arising:6kt of the late
• • •
" civil -War in the United gtates." From
the -arbitraineit of this Conaraission
there was to beim appeal, and all_claims
were to be settled within twee years
froM its appointment.
ft might be -supposed that a scheme
*so simple and appetelitly so Just, would
at •once receive the Ipproval, of the
United States Senate. But a difficulty:,
which at fist clid nof.appear, arose.
The Antericanti became elarmed lett the
chime which the EnglishGovernment
le-ould inake-againtt them exceeded their
own much noiSedi Alabama • claims:
From the great damages which were in-
flicted upon. British commerce: by the-
,
late -American 'ware and fecen the de-
predations which were committed upon
the Canadians by Fenian raidei's;. the
Aniericans think that -to •settle this _dif-
ficulty by a Commission, will be to them
, a losing gable, •and for: •this r.eaSon,
more than any Objection to the ilter-ms
of the Treaty, we believe they are op -
;posed to its acceptance. The N. Y.
Tribune in speaking of this matter,
lays great stress on the manner of thoos-
fing an unapiie. If the Commissioners
cannot agree ° as to whom the -umpire
should be,. a nuniber of persoes will he
nained, andlotscast for a final choice,
This, se far as we ,can see, is jest as fair
to America as it is to Btitaine Her
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-e'eance is just .as :good fdr an umpire
after her own lieut. as Britain'S. :Then
why stemble et &Mali diffieulties hi a
matter of so i'lluch importance. ^
It is aleo 'alleged .that Britain is the
OUR POSTAL SYSTEM.
- The Tmonto ,Telegrapii bas an ar ,iele
showing that the reduction iti the tiatee
of. postage has not increased the usi-
ness ,ofl post offices, and consequ tray
has prounced a_ large felling off ; the.
receipts , On this ground it mein ains
that Postmasters should e 'se, ied,
and, not paid by commission as they
now are There is no doubt that, our
-country poetmasthrs .are steery_ - adly
paid for the amount of -labor they per,
form. The returns from tiptt1e* PC .8t
office shove a profit of eilly $20 et $30
for atJending to a tri -weekly trail ice.' a
• 1
whol year. This certainly is ne ade-
quate competion. . It is not .
ii.
nSeOtt
thet ne class of public servants 8 lould
be p, d the merest , trifle, while oilers -
revel on,Ineuriens salaries. We 1now
.it is characteristic Of some lkis1 tors
ed practise economy when it ,su ts a
11.
special purpose, and at the same bele,
to iavish largely on theirsfriends. We
trust, laoever, that some scheme can
be devised whereby postmasters cin be
adequately compensated, and at the
same time the postal system beiiade
to pay for itself. ,
...
THE 'GRECIAN TROUBLE.
• Foiti.thately for Europe, the War
cloud which hung sp onanously over
her h rizon, has now passed away. The
cone' siOn arrived at by the Paris Con-
ferenc has been accepted by the Gre-
cien dovernment by a vote of four to
three. • lied the result been different,
it is hard to tell w at might have been
the co sequence.
Gr ece, theugh-
num e -s, is exceed
woulc have no hesi
•war gainst Turk
--wdulcl probably sy
ev-eak r ,party. • R
please to get a pr
ikey,
'Treat
would
the fls
mall in point of
gly sPirited, and
ation in declaring
y. Other na, -Ages
pathize with the
issia, at any time
text to attack Tur-
ight side with Geeece, ; .:by the
of '54, :Fiance and England
be t
compellicl to aid Turkey and
mes of War - thus kindled might
extend over thewhole of * ope.
Happily,.however, this has, been ayert-
ed, although it was d.ones by the voee of
a single.indivicInal. •:•
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ANN OCATION • OF HAYTI.
• 1THE UNITED STATES. . .
--,
TO
, In he last Presidential message, Mr.
Johrisbn aliuded to the desirebil4 of
annex ng St. Domingo, (of which Hayti
pert) to the 'United States.'It
hat this island,' now in astabe
uption, has made overtures to
Secrete:1.T Seward,, and the matter ha.-e--
ing .be n considered by. the Committee
of Fo eign Affairs, was laid.. before
Congr ss, and the following terms of
admiss on agreed upon :
Firs —The people of the said, Repule
lic de 11 adopt & republican form of
tereito iid government by deputies in
conVe tion essembled for that purpose.
• See ncl—The a,ctioi by the people
shall be with the consent and co -opera-
• tion o the existing Government of the
tsaid Republic.
• Third—Such form of government
shall thereafter be submitted to the
CongreSs for its, approval. •
Fourth—The admission of said Ter-
ritory shall be with a view to an Ulti-
mate establishment of a State Govern-
ment, republican form, in and over 'said.
Territory, in conformity to the Constie
tier' of the United States, with the ap-
proval Of Congi.eRs.
• •
THE AME°R1CAN' STATES are becom
leg fearfully' corrupted' in their politi-
forms
seems
•of dis
- party Most anxioeS to l settle this diffi-
. _ cal operations.- For instance, it has
culiy.
This is by no means evident
, been brought out in the evidence before
,
from tie history of the case.. •The
threat'. Which Vere more than once
made 3/the Americans, and the toady-
ing and. fawning of ReverdyeJohnedn
while over in England, lead us to the
conclusion that so loi.g as.:they:.expect-
ed any profit_from -e settlement, • they.
to have a.settleinent.made ;
bat so soon as it became apparent that
Eneendre olefins wereequtilt•er perhaps
• greeter- than theirs, then, they com-
plained of injestice and partialitY. We
feel quite sur,howevier, that England,
• rid matter IhOw Ltrge her claims may be,
-can affoed to wait as 'long as Brother
• Jonathan for a settlement, ;
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A TERI:1E1;E massacre • ofewhites by - be ever , )efore 'Spring opens. It is 'ru-
the natives of New Zealand took place mored in official -circles that they will
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recently% It :seems the Beitish troops not meet till the begin.niiag of April;
were recalled ' because it W -a!-4 thought This is toe late, however it may suit
their presence eves unneceesery. ' The
a Congressional Conamitcee respecting
the Alaska, perchase thet of the $7,-
200,000 voted therefor, only $5,000,000
actually went to Russia, the- beiance
haviug been disposed of among corrapt
membill
ers, and lobbyists to get the 'b
pa.t6ed. This is but a sample of Wash-
ington legielative proceedings.
!NIP
ARE WE .going,to have another ses-
sion of the Dominion Parliament, or is
Sir John , A. McDonald tcerun the. ma-
chine himself It is time that mem-
has would now be about the business
of the counti y, so that the seSeion might
THE 1...RNCIr'IA.ith ENGLISH IN
QUEBEC).
-.-..,.--e.
'Ever _since Canada was Ceded to Bri-
tain) there has been a latent feeling of
beetility between the ..Preiach and -gng-
lish population. And sci' strongly .has
thisfeeling exhibited itself, thi4 some
, . • , ,
of the greatest politica changes; whieh
the dountry has undergone, were owing
to the " irrepresSible!conflict " of na-
tionalities. We might cite a, few in
etances. The Constitutional Act of
1791, . by 'which restrainth previously
laid upon the Lower Canadians were
removed, was *Wing to their 'dissatis-
faction :with certain terms made to
them by the Britieh Government. The
Union of the Provinces in 1841, by
which the influence of the Feena in
the Legislature of the country', was
desiginited n
to beeutralized by -91e An-
glo SaX011 "element, was partly owing to
the grumbling d Lower Canacliane.
The Confederation Act of 1867. would
never have been brought about Were it
not that thetF'rench of ' Lower . Canada,.
were united almost to a man in oppos-
ing the interests Of • Upper Canada.
And now. that they are again e sepaae
ate° Province, clifferenc.es of epinion
exist on important meeteit which may
some day culminate in seriens difficul-
ties.• •
. -
The Lower Canadians were always
opposed to an influx of Biitieh immi-
grants, anill thciri views on education
were else very di erent to those of Up-
per Canadia.ns. Those two form 'a di-
viding line betwelien the two nationali-
ties, an ci the persistence with Which
either day insist CT_ its Opinions, will
drew the line of division and thus ex -
Lite a-cenflict of Oreeds, which cannot
fail.to be injerieue,1•
IMMO
WHELAN EXECUTED!
!DARTIAL CONFE
( ecial TeleggYym, to the ElepoSitor.)
OTTAWA, Feb, lith 1869. .
• Whelan -made a statement on Tues-
day night to Mr. Lees, County Attor-
ney, and Mr. O'Gara, Police , Magis-
trate, that he was present when Mr.
itleGee was killed, but did not fire the
shot. There were two ethers eiresent,
whom he refnses .to name, but states
they were neither Buckler nor Doyle.
This is a, confession sufficient j ustify
his execution, being an. acknowledge-
ment that he was an accessory. •
McGee gave instructions to
convey Co Whelan her forgiveness, as
she believed he was ..to be sufficiently
punisleell, He accepte d it with thanks,
but said it was out of place, as he did
not kill Mr. McGee. --
• Mrs. Whelan was. much dejeoted in
taking leave of her husband, which elle
'did yeaterday, after an. hour's interview.
The Clergy *ere attentive to him to
the last, and the various riles of his
'church were performed for him.
•" This, morning dawned with a
dark, murky atmosphere, • mem-
panied with a blinding snow drift
icon, the east, sleigh loade of people
began to arrive at an early- hour, and at
once set about. securing standing. room
around the scaffold, to hear the last
Words anticipat&l. to fall from the lips
of Whalen. At 9 o'clock, there were
about 300 on the east side of the -
eagerly wataing the drOp, and the
slightest movement from withie,, At
10 o'clock there were about 2,000 peo-
ple gathered ; but all orderly • and
quiet. The military, under command
of Lord Russel, kept -the crowd tback.
The orison physician made his_last visit
• to -Whalen at 10 o'clock, and -reported
him in good nerve, there being no agi-
tation nor flurry perceptible. At - 10
o'clock the members of the press' and
.numbers of medical men were admitted
at the main door of the jail—none but
those who !ad written passes were al-
lowed to enter.: .
- After delay. .of a few minutes, the
Sheriff, 'retired in his official robes
entered and • announced that all was
ready. By this time the crowd had
increased to about. 6,000 people. • At
11 o'clock Whelan was pinioeed and
lea from the jail, accompanied by the
Sheriff and three . Priests, in. white sur-
plices He ' lOoked very pale .and ex-
cited, but moved along with firm step
and mounted the stairway to the scaf-
fold, responding distinctly to ,the pray -
ere. • After the Patre Nostre had been
repeated, • he said "1 beg Pardon for
any offencel may have cominetted ; I
forgive all parties who have injured
me; I ask forgiveness from ally one I
may have injured.. God save Ireland,
and God save my soul." The en.
xecutio-
er thelfitted on the .white cap, and
drew it ovee his face, adjueted the r6pe,
and in a few -minutes the chop fell, and
• °Whelan - hung' by the neck for four
minutes, .suffering intensely, and then
thew. his last gasp. ••
The execution took 'place at 11:15 a.
m., precisely. He' did not make a long
the convenience of niiins- IGers who pay speech, as was expected, bet. it is said
iritir,res"took. t.tdva,nt-is..-;e ei this circum- m01-0 attentton to the quality of he be left a written. document with the .day predicts that the Alabama treit
I
,
LATEST FOAEIG
EUROPEAN•
1:11adeid, Feb. 3.---e-Five of the .pri-
soners ed in the assassinaion
"ef.the G.crvernor 45V -the Burgos Itiive
confessed their guilt. e -
Paris, Feb. 3.—A formida,ble ur-
rection has broken out in Algeria.
Paris, Feb. revert h.as brie en
out among .the natives at Algeria,1'4on-
tined- to the wild tribes in a clistri re -
Mote from .the: French settlement. e he
Duke of Magenta has been orderal to
Algeria. •
Second Despatc,h—News receiv to-
night.frOM Algeri4, tuat the insurknts
have been defeated and the revolt - up -
pressed. ,
A despatch from Algeria anno4ces
that the insurgents were met by; :the
troops, and after a brief engagerOnt,
were routed and dispersed.
, -Madrid, Feb. 4.L ---.Bands of Ca lets
have made their appearance in Cai4O-
nia. They came from the valle0 of
Andorra, and seek to produce a raiteng.
London, Feb. 4.—Still later desp00-
es frofn Athens announce °the prOl4ble
adherence of Greece to the protoc4 of
The Powers participating on; 'the
Paris Conference- have granted a t.tief
b
space of time for Greece to decide' Poe
their proposals. Sing George has
turned to Athens, and is engage(.' in-
forming a, new Cabinet. He . *ids
great difficulty in completing the Min-
istry, owing to the hostility oft ithe
(*reeks to the Conference ; but it War -
ranged that Jaimez has consentai to
act as Premier, and Dalijannis as
ister.of Foreign Affairs—both of w, m
are favorable, to the Conference ,
that the other seat; in the Ca,binet Nave
also been filled with Ministers whoj*ill
'consent to sign the protOcol. M. Rul-
eares the retiring Prime Ministeii
z
is
immensely popular,. and extensive de-
monstrations Of syiipathy are mad- in
his favor 't by tl-c citizens.
Madrid, Feb. 5.—The erection a
synagugue in this city' has _been 14n -
i I •
the Paris Conference. -
sed by the aethorities:
Espertero has refused to accept a eat
in the Cortes, to which he was rec
elected
London, Feb. 5. -The preparafik ns
for the meeting of Parliament are
ly completed. In the House, the em.
Henry F. Cowper will move and lir.
Nundella will second the address ofetbe
Queen.
Late advices from -Australia,. a -
name, •and Ha,vana, state that a large.
extent of first-class country has re4Ont-
ly been discovered about 200 milesgast
of Campion Bay. Red rust had gOat-
ly damaged the crops.•
Lord Clarenclon'e health is much 6 -
paired, a,nd it is expected that he ese'
be obliged to retire from the For'ts'en
Offi ce. • • -
Athens, Feb. 6. ---The new Min -try
is a failure.. Bulgares, the forinef
ister, has been recalled. The Kin. is
firm. for adhei enee to the Protocol.
London, Feb: 6.— The ,Goverm rit
has resolved on the abolition °feline r-
_sitv tests. • . •
Paris, Feb. G. --The yearly -pay.. t
of one instalment of the T.Lexican bt
is promised
' The namouncementts made oflk al
authority that late advices from A s
give the Freech Gov-ernment gee .a.-
sOn to bopetthat the pacific polic'y of
King George will triumph over the: x-
citement of the hour. Great agiteei
still preiraile in -Athens.
London, Feb. 8.—The news
Athens is contradicted; The
despatches mention that Za.ini had
ceeded in forming a Cabinet, • and
Peace was thereby aSsured.
Madrid, Feb. 6.—The Pope has:
bidden the prelates recently elwte.
take seats in the Cortes.
tion will not get such fav rable terms
for the settlement of the cpleetioei.
t
Paris, Feb. 8.* ---A dee ateh from
Athens says, King Geoege , es dock -eyed
that Greece tenet eitheirateNot the pro-
tocol of the Pari Co4erencie or receive
hisresignation of, the Crowh.
Florence, Feb. 8. ---A sli lit sbock of
earthquake was felt here .ye terday, No
damage eves donet•• . .
Madrid, Feb. -.8.—Excitling rumore
have been circuleting in regard to the
movements of the Carlist . 0,•ne •of
these reports is to the effe t that the
°stylists aitadeed Santona in the-Pro-
vii3ce of Santander, but ve re repulsed
after a sharp fight
Madrid, Feb. 9,—In tep y to further
solicitations of his fellow itizene,Es
.partero again declines the seat in the
,Consiituent Cortes, to w icle ne was
eleeted. •Among the chanes contem-
plated in the adminietra ion of the
Government 'is the adopti n of ,the -
Colonial Ministey as a dist- et ' depart,
ment . _
- Constantinople, Feb; .9..-- he Sultan:.
has appointed, Hussein B- ,tha to BIM,:
ceed Namik .kasha as Minis •-er of 'oar.
Houssein Pasha has occupi d a seat in,
'8 as Min !
. .
r
the Cabinet since March, 18
ister of Pollee.
• Athens, Feb. 9,—The
the, new, C.abinet now u
agree with the Paris Confer
4
'AMERICAN..
- • t
einbers of
tinimously
uce,
Havana, Feb, 3.'e -City niete A
riot a day or two since, oscuireil at
Bejticae between Spaniard,
•bans. Several wounded.
The Herald's Port -au -Pr"
Jan. says,—President
still in the So nth, euperiet
military operations. ° Jacm
and Aesea Veau were expe
render into his hande it an
-It was reported that France
tiating with the iebel leadei
interest on the debt due her.
Havana, Feb. 4,•= -The -r
• the . Revolutionary General
and Aguilera, have surrender
Valreaseda proves Untrne.
can papers accuse Preside
and Minister Rosecrans, of
annexation • in their public
Washington, Feb.
Foreign. Relations Committ
yet taken up the cTisidera -ion. of the
protocol to the Alabama. trel
day has been decided on for
• sion. The question., 'he
coine up, rets entirely. -1,vitn
man of the Committee, and
yet mentioned a word on. t e subject,
The indications are now tha
be no action.. taken on it ev
inittee, during the present
Congress. 'The best opini
subject is that the Clommitt
sent an adverse report cai
report at all.
The President, to -day. dir
don to, issue for Dr. Mudd,
nation conspirator now con
Dry Tertueus: Efforts are
to secure the pardon- of
Spangler.
Washington, Fele' 5.—Th e project of
• a- convention Detween t e 'United
States and --North German Union for
the better _protection of e igrants .to
the United States is unde considera-
tion.. °
Havana, Feb. 5.—Advice, from Mex. -
leo state that,Guirago, and. other Gen-
• erals have pronounced in fa or of Santa
lent is pro -
de Armee
the Iusurt-
been.une
ation from
• statement
ssassinated
iew of their -
ands made
by the '41turgents, it is eer 'lin that he
-War win continue: The fa e of th
land can only be decided y arna
the Government cannot gr thede-
mands of, the inSurgents.
•and . On. -
tee letter,
leevve was
ndiug° the
1 Jeremie
ted to sur-
f, moment.
as negO-
. fore the
miler' that
.Cespedee
d to Count
t je 0.3h Inesx0in-
inting at
rtterancee.
e Senate
e has not
ty, and no
its &ems-
_ it• shall
the Chair -
he has no
there wilt
ri in Come
eession -of
u 'on the
e will pre -
it, if they
cted a par- ...
he •assaesi-
'ned the
• eing made-
rnold and-.
- •
n Anna, and that the Govern
° gressinge.
•
Havana, Nb.
the Peace ,CommissiOner to
gents, has returned -4=v'
successful. Reliable infer
Puerto Principe denies j th
that General •Arango was
by order of Qaesada... In
retierri to arms, and of de
Madrid, Feb. 7. --The nathe of Pitisi e
Girgenti has been stricken from , e
rolls of the Spanish army. The
lists are very active, and there are
cations that they are laboring t�
-duce an insurrection, -Which may tb
out at any inoment. It is rumored
the llth inSt has been fixed upoie
them for open demonstrations ag
the Provisional Government.
Queen Isabella has issued ano
manifesto denouncing the revolutice4i. ri
Spain, au.d. asserting her right to ti e
throne.
• lt is eaid that Prince Ferdinandi
consented to be a candidate, for
throne of Spain.
Orders have been received for e
executions of, the assassins of the COb
ernor ol Burgos.
Tt is generally conceded that .S�r
Olozaga will be chosen th preside
the Constituent 'Cortes. Many rumb s
prevail about the propose(' three e
Some assert that the members are te: e
elected for five years.
. Many political arrests have lately
been made. All the prisoners :,*.re
eharged with being engaged in the.Cu
list movement.
• London; Feb. '.8.—The StanClard
•
stance and butchthed a (Teat 'many of chameagne tlrey drink than they do to .Sheriff; the purport of which is not yet I -will be rejecthd bv die Ainited Stats
,
land is sure that the next Admin. is**6-i-
tlie wLite popalation. I the business of the country. le_nown.
e. tfr
' -
Washington, Feb.- O. he public
debt statement up to F b•ritary °Ise
shows the total debt, ltss cash in the
Treasury to be $2;566,205, 58.
Havana, Feb. 6.—The insurgents
have burned eighteen large plantations,
irkbe Eastern department.. The cholera
has broken out in the ins rreetiOiettry
elistrictei among citizens a d belliger-
ents oil both sides. Cespe es, one of
Peace Coinnaissioners; has s iled for the
United.. States disgusted 14 th the state
of Ware in Cuba. Wee thy Cuban
faeniliestympathizing with Revolution-
,iste'Sat-erieemiary:atieg to Ne York. or
.,iwo
New York, Feb. 8,— 0 Penes'
special says t—Jt is pi opo ed to -night
to bring up the St,. Dorain o Annexa-
tion project In the House a ain to mole
row, provided some one f vorable can
get thebiisanaftrocosro;Bliatitinone8rcall
. Th i:taojeteetshtr,
gathered strength during t e e week. Ait
official despaten. was reeeved here' on
Friday zeirii Baez, Presi ent of the
Repuolic, giving the most positive es-
surrance that the Govern ent and peo-
• (Cot nu,ecion. sevent
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