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covered in eflect all tlic points of tlic American " Case" 

 and "Argument," — that is to say, it im])li('d a com- 

 plete reargumcnt of the Avhole cause. It amounted 

 to assuming or admitting that no sufticient or proper 

 defense had yet been nnide by the British Govern- 

 ment. 



We, In behalf of the United States, proceeded to 

 prepare a re[)ly to this motion. AVe tuok it uj) 

 point by point, and showed by citation of pages that 

 every one of the proposed points had been largely 

 and amply discussed already by Great Britain in her 

 " Case," •' Counter-Case," and " Argument ;" that noth- 

 ing new could be said on these points ; and that, in 

 fact, the very object proposed was to reiterate ar- 

 guments already adduced, but to do it In the inad- 

 missible form of mere criticism of the American Ar- 

 gument. And wc cited the Treaty to show that tlie 

 discussion proposed was contrary to the explicit con- 

 tract of the two Governments. ' 



]\[eanwhiln tlie Triljunal jirocecded to decide, on 

 suggestion of Mr. Adams, that the proposed argument 

 was inadmissible, and that Counsel had no right to 

 address the Tribunal unless rerjuired by it so to do 

 for the elucidation of any point under the 5th article 

 of the Treaty. 



At the next meeting of the Tribunal, on the 2Sth, 

 Sir Alexander Cockbui'ii presented a list of eight 

 points covering in etlect the points of the rejected 

 motion of Sir lloundell Palmer, and moved that the 

 Tribunal require of the Counsel of the two Govern- 

 ments written or printed arguments on the said points; 



