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Show Uy Telegraph. TlIUUN'l'CI.V OS THE TREATY OP WASHlMiTOX. New York, :M. At the celebration of St. George's society, last eveniog, Sir Edward Thornton iu responding to : a toast alluded to the Alabama difficulty, diffi-culty, as follows: '"L was much gratified grati-fied in having the honor of being otic of the signers of the treaty of Wa-h , ington. 1 had the firmest la.ic.li in the principle of arbitration involved; I ; have it still. No one, I believe, sup- poses that the British commissioners , had any idea the slightest idea that I iudirect damages were included in that I treaty. Subsequent and thorough examination ex-amination of the treaty, and of its i wording, has not persuaded them to the contrary, but has rather confirmed them in their original and publicly-proclaimed publicly-proclaimed belief. The government of the United States think otherwise; and have so declared, and they have an i undoubted right to their opinion. 1 1 cannot, however, but hope that the present attempt to apply the great principle of arbitration may not fail on account of this misunderstanding, and that a solution seems to be pos sible; for while between two great nations na-tions of equal power, it is easy, digni-tied, digni-tied, generous and magnanimous to waive a claim tor a payment to which one of them thinks herself entitled, it is impossible tor the other to be bound by a decision which renders her debtor for a claim which she does not admit she ever agreed to submit to arbitration. arbitra-tion. I can sec sieh a solution, and am convinced su-'h a solution would be applied by all nation of the world, and would do honor to the great republic of the United States.'' |