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to Lis own cicclaratloii tliat, wlillo engaged in writ- 

 ing an extra-judicial pamplilct, under the false pre- 

 tense of its Leinix tlie act of an Arbitrator, he was 

 really speaking as the Kepresentative of Great Brit- 

 ain. That was the mistake of the Chief Justice. It 

 was competent fur him, after running away from the 

 Tribunal as lie did, to publish in England tlie con- 

 tents of tlic first part of the "Keasons" as a personal 

 act. It was dishonorable in him to smuggle it into 

 the arcliives of the Tribunal, and to piddish it in the 

 London Gazette as the ofliciai act of an Arbitrator. 



In view of all these incidents, and of the extraordi- 

 nary contrast between tlie conduct of ^Mr. Adams and 

 Sir Alexander Cockburn, as admitted l)y Englishmen 

 themselves, it is easy to comprehend that, while the 

 fonner has been lionored with thi^ express ofliciai 

 commendation of loth Governments,*the latter, by 

 wantonly insulting his fellow -Arbitrators and the 

 United States, has, while receiving partisan praise in 

 Parliament, rendered it difficult, if not impossible, for 

 him to receive the hearty approval even of ' 's own 

 Government. 



OPINIONS or THE OTHER ARBITHATORS.. 



The other Arbitrators also placed on record their 

 separate opinions as finally corrected, all which de- 

 serve notice. Each of these opinions consists of an 

 affirmative exposition of the views of the Arbitrator 

 who speaks. Count Sclopis,]\Ir.St.Tmpfli,theYicomte 

 dTtajuba, and Mr. Adams, each of them states his con- 

 clusions founded on the documents and arguments be- 



