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the United States and Great Britain have done by the 
Treaty of Washington. 
So many examples of arbitration between Govern- 
ments, within a recent period, contribute to prove that 
M. Pradier Fodéré errs in assuming that in our day 
“ offers of arbitration made and accepted are becoming 
more and more rare.” On the contrary, this method 
of terminating national differences may now be re- 
garded as permanently fixed in the international juris- 
prudence of Europe and America. 
WISDOM OF THE PRESENT MIXED COMMISSION. 
I conclude, therefore, that the United States act- 
ed wisely in submitting the claims of British sub- 
jects to a mixed commission by the Treaty of 
Washington. 
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 be found 
to be due. If it should be so, however, the fact will 
in no sort detract from the credit belonging to the 
Treaty. -If the Government of the United States, in 
the course of its efforts to suppress insurrection, shall 
have done injury to the subjects of Great Britain for 
which we are justly responsible by the law of nations, 
it is altogether proper that we should pay whatever 
indemnity therefor may be found due by the judg- 
