164: THE TREATY OF WASHINGTON. 



that the signature is but authentication, and the body 

 of the Decision sets forth all the differences of opinion 

 existing among the Arbitrators. Thus, Mr. Adams 

 and Mr. Steempfli were overruled on two questions; 

 and yet they signed the Act. So the Viconite d lta- 

 jub was overruled on the great question of the lia 

 bility of Great Britain for the SJienandoah, ; and yet 

 he signed the Act. In separating himself from his 

 colleagues in this respect, the British Arbitrator ex 

 hibited himself as what he was, as most of his ac 

 tions in the Tribunal demonstrated, as his subse 

 quent avowal established, not so much a Judge, or 

 an Arbitrator, as the volunteer and officious attor 

 ney of the British Government. 



EFFECT OF THE AWARD. 



In reflecting on this Award, and seeking to deter 

 mine its true construction, let us see, in the first place, 

 what it actually expresses either by inclusion or ex 

 clusion. 



The Award is to the United States, in conformity 

 with the letter of the Treaty, which has for its well- 

 defined object to remove and adjust complaints and 

 claims &quot;on the part of the United States.&quot; 



But the history of the Treaty and of the Arbitra 

 tion shows that the United States recover, not for the 

 benefit of the American Government as such, but of 

 such individual citizens of the United States as shall 

 appear to have suffered loss by the acts or neglects 

 of the British Government. It is, however, not a spe- \ 

 cial trust legally affected to any particular claim or I 



