118 THE TREATY OF WASHINGTON. 



In so far as regards the first point, the call for Ar 

 gument was obviously induced by a desire to put an 

 end to the unseemly importunities of Sir Alexander 

 Cockburn; for the Arbitrators had in effect again 

 and again declared that in their judgment there was 

 no occasion for elucidation or further discussion of 

 the general question of due diligence; that the Tri 

 bunal did not desire any theoretical discussions of 

 abstract questions; and that the practical question 

 of due diligence had been already discussed to satiety 

 in the several Cases and Arguments filed by the re 

 spective Governments, We shall perceive in the se 

 quel how well-founded were the objections of the Tri 

 bunal in this respect ; ; and how devoid of any useful 

 object or purpose had been the ill- digested calls of 

 Sir Alexander Cockburn. 



To the other questions propounded by the Baron 

 dTtajubd,, no objection could be made : they were fit 

 subjects of the &quot;elucidation&quot; contemplated by the 

 Treaty. 



CASE OF THE &quot;ALABAMA&quot; DECIDED. - 



The Arbitrators then proceeded to read alphabet 

 ically their opinions in the case of the Alabama, that 

 is to say, Mr. Adams, Sir Alexander Cockburn, Count 

 Sclopis, and Mr. Stsempni read argumentative state 

 ments at length, and the Baron d ltajubd expressed 

 his concurrence in the statement made by Sir Alex 

 ander Cockburn. 



In this case the Arbitrators w r ere unanimously of I 

 opinion, the British Arbitrator equally with his\l 



