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the United States and Great Britain linve done ])y the 

 Treaty of Washington. 



So many cxani})luH of arl)itration between Govern- 

 nienls, Avithin a recent ])eri()d, contribute to ])rove that 

 ]\r. I.Vadie': lAjdere errs in assuming that in our day 

 " oU'ers ot'arbitrati(jn nnuk' and acce])ted are becoming 

 more and more rare." On the contrary, this iiustliod 

 of terminating national dilferenees may now be re- 

 garded as permanently fixed in the international juris- 

 prudence of Euroi)e and America. 



WISDOM OF THE rRKRENT .AIIXKl) COMMISSION. 



I conclude, tlierefore, that the United States act- 

 ed wisely iu submitting the claims of British sub- 

 jects to a mixed commission by the Treaty of 

 AVas]iin2;ton. 



Some persons in the United States, with disposi- 

 tion to criticise the Treaty of Washington, have sug- 

 gested that this Commission may result in finding a 

 large balance of many millions due from the United 

 States to Great Britain. 



I think the supposition is altogether gratuitous, 

 and that no such considerable balance will l)e found 

 to be due. If it .should l)e so, however, tlie fact will 

 in no sort detract from tlie credit belonging to the 

 Treaty. If the Government of the United States, in 

 the course of its eflbrts to suppress insurrection, shall 

 have done injury to the subjects of Great Britain for 

 which we are justly resjionsible by the law of nations, 

 it is altogether proper that we .should pay whatever 

 indemnity therefor may be found due by the judg- 



