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general piiLlie as tliey occiiri'ed, altliougli perfectly fit 

 to be thus coiiuiiunicated to the resj)ectivc Govern- 



'lUv Tribunal reassembled on tlic 15111 of July. 

 Down to tliis time all the pi'oeccdingM of the Arbitra* 

 turs weri! in their nature i)ublie aets, or they have 

 been maile ])ubHe through the respective (Joveni- 

 ments. All sueh aets were recorded in the' protocols. 



ircrcaflcr, we shall have, in addition to the acts of 

 the Tribunal I'econled in ]>rotocols, a series of \)Vo- 

 visional opinions, which were also printed and dis- 

 tributed I or should liavc been] according to express 

 order of the Tribunal. These opinions of the Arbi- 

 trators, as well as their olVicial acts, have already been 

 made jvublic by both Govcrnir.ents. 



r>ut, incidentally to such acts and opinions, there 

 was nuich oral debate l'.*(~>m lime to time nt the suc- 

 cessive ( onferences of the '^JVibunal. At these de- 

 bates, the Agents and Counsel of both (lovermneuLS 

 ^vere riMjulred to assist, by rt'solution of the 'J'ribunal. 

 Assisting, we necessarily heard what was said by tho 

 respective Arbitratoj-s. Wc were expected to hear, 

 it is i)resiuuabh', and also to luulerstand: otherwise, 

 wliy re(iuired to attend i 



Arc these debates, which occurred in the presence 

 of so many persons, Agents, Counsel, and others, to be 

 regarded as confidential and unht to be disclosed now? 

 Forget them, Ave can not, even if copious notes of the 

 most important debates did not exist to aid and cor- 

 rect mere memory. Is it, then, improper to speak of 

 them J I think not. I conceive that any of lis, wlio 



