120 THE TREATY OF WASHINGTON. 



How could be presume to condemn Great Britain in 

 this behalf, ignorantly, blindly, in the dark, and with 

 out assistance of the &quot; reasoning and learning &quot; of the 

 eminent Counsel in attendance on the Tribunal ? 



But even Sir Alexander Cockburn could no longer 

 resist the force of conviction, nor help admitting the 

 truth of the allegation of the United States, their 

 Agent and Counsel, imputing culpable negligence to 

 his Government. The United States had, not with 

 out cause, brought the British Government to the bar 

 of public opinion and of the Tribunal of Arbitration ; 

 himself now confessing it, their Agent arid Counsel 

 had not been engaged, as he had charged, in prefer 

 ring &quot; false accusations, unworthy of them and of 

 their Government.&quot; And if the proved and admit 

 ted truth of these accusations implies impeachment 

 of the personal honor of any British Minister or Min 

 isters, that is not the fault of the American Govern 

 ment, its Agent or Counsel, but of the British Gov 

 ernment, whose violation of neutrality is at length 

 conceded even by Sir Alexander Cockburn. 



In the ultimate judgment of all the Arbitrators, 

 the condemnation of the Alabama and the Florida 

 carried with it the condemnation of their respective 

 tenders, namely, the Tuscaloosa, the Clarence, the Ta- 

 cony, and the Archer. 



CASE OF THE &quot; SHENANDOAII &quot; DECIDED. 



There remained but three vessels as to whose re 

 sponsibility we had reason to have hopes, namely, 

 the Georgia, the JRetribution, and the Shenandoali ; 



