The Sun.
London, England, 1869-10-13 00:00:00

Minister at the Court of SL James's, editor of
Wheaton's International Law, and, as the papers
say, one of the most eminent of living interns"
tional jurists, delivered this opinion :--
".0n the other Lauri, as far as respects the complaint
founded on the recognition of the belligerent rights of the
Confederates, I cannot use too strong language in Pre'
nouncing its utterly baseless character. No tyro in inter'
national law is ignorant that belligerency is a simple clues-
- of fact. With the late Sir Cornmeal Lewis, We 54
ask, if the array of a million of men on each side does net
constitute belligerency, what is belligerency ? But wi'3"
was the proclamation of the President, followed up by the
condemnation of your ships and cargoes for a violation
of the blockade which it established, but a recognition of
a state of war? At this moment the United States, 1°
claiming the property of the late Confederate Govern-
ment, place before your tribunals their title on the fact
of their being the successors of a de facto Government
I repeat that, however valid our claims may be ngales
you on other grounds, there is not the slightest re-
text for any claim against you based on the public a"".
mission of a notorious fact, the existence of which i'ss
been recognized by every Department of the Federal ('e'
verument."
Mr. SUMNER has helped the United States to P?'el:
into the position of the dog crossing the stream iflle
the bone in its mouth. If it drops the gene°,
article to dive after the reflection, the country Oli
lose all ; and unquestionably a point which leas no
basis in law, in the opinion of the best American 5
well as European authorities, ought not to ober°,
the tradidonal policy of the Republic. The 10°
and short of the Alabama claims is simply the old
went by England for the ships destroyed by that au,
other cruisers which never lost their English cht
racter ; that is, those which had not entered 813'9(11'
of the Confederacy and had not there been manned'
armed, and commissioned—a point which toilellet
England more nearly than the United States. 1"e,
the principle be established that no ship can be ret
cognized as the war vessel of a belligerent roof
which had not been commissioned from a Perltfor
that power, and an essential point will be gaineuie,
all maritime and established Governments. We uto
sire no better instance than that now before 11!
tie
show what poor things we all are, and how bt
6,5
we can foresee even the immediate consequenoc,
of our actions. Who could have supposed, '.bed
SUMNER was delivering his celebr3tot
speech, that he was signing the death-warllte
of thousands of Cubans. By inducing the ben.oo
to take up a false position he hampered the 0:010
of the Executive on a subject just emerging iteo
great importance. By tying its hands, the COilieg,
by Cuba for independence of Spain may be in
nitely prolonged. By prolonging the strife nbueeo
tional lives and property of the islanders We .fiea
lost, and Mr. SUMNER would be as much just' oe
in adding this to the Alabama bill as mall)" °f t of
items he did then include. The correspono

the Times says :
" American policy just now is to let the Cuban eiv11:00'
,
go on without interference, as the Government is is
dent that Spain cannot suppress the insurrectioir, °Aber
the meantime to mediate for Cuban independence:oj;° ald
this mediation be congenial to Spain or not, it Willic;eoo
plish its real purpose. It will encourage the irlrvd
get
to fight more vigorously; it will compel Spain in stes
more troops, spend more money, and m)re complete':, the
haust herself; and by thus indefinitely protractinofroas
struggle will cause Spain to ultimately abandon it
both
inability, and Cuba to turn to the United States from
gratitude and necessity." S
.11
Spain's anger and abuse of General SICK Abe'
only add to the unfriendly feeling, and make d the
ricans more arrogant in their demands ; 50 will
more Spanish anger is shown, the greater will
Americans be stirred, and the more ardellt Go'
they become in their Cuban sympathies. I:l3fe per
vernment are too well aware of the value ° oci
sistency to be frightened by diplomatic haute o'6lo ti
as America considers herself to be more thoelf
match for all Europe combined, she is noeo
to be terrified by one of the weakest of D51.1t.,
powers. The correspondent goes on to 311,000
"The support of Spain by the great Powers viib gel
little difference. America does not believe she .cs, wit;
support from all, and will not change her feeling s,llegoaa
does. The vast majority of the American people 000
—and to that the official as well as the private %otlit
of the Government must sooner or later accordnttdlf,
the freedom of Cuba from Spanish rule ; and, sec:ricil4
the ultimate incorporation of Cuba into the Al%yibli'
Union no nu Weeptniaont ouvuzoien State, -wit" I.le.
can form of Governmet." Oh°
Let any one read this letter with the light °mad
leading articles by which the Times recently Heed
Europe, and learn what reliance is to be 1)
Tlie
in the leading journal on such a subject.
so ia-
circumstancc's are exactly the reverse of the woo.
dicated by the Times,which betrayed a singul Aar loci
ranee in Printing-house-square. In the wl/00
the .11.10NitoE doctrine was involved, and we whicli
like to know what the circumstances are ,0 the
would induce Americans to abandon that; EOO
next place, rebellion almost invariably 013/, tbti°
American sympathy, even in a greater degill thlo
it does English sympathy, and there were „ by
case palpable misgovernment and oppressle'to ado
European people over an American Pont cliree,!
to their sympathy ; in the third place, t'ed,
interests of the 'United States were invelg atriotb
were stimulated by appeals from Cuban Ptbe
Thus were combined the fixed policy o sole"'
public—the national sympathies of the Poo 05-
and material and most desirable gains t' tiotlo
tion. Added to this is the overweenieg and
held by the people of the national peWehr's foe of
amount of reckless audacity. Yet, ill tgoosl' as
such facts, the Times paints a firm PO' os, e/If
oscillating from one side to another ; SlCs,goa:r,
of the most daring of soldiers as in 31% hi ¢r-
of
terror at the spirit he had aroused in SPaintiblie.sg
ryinff out his instructions ; and the 13.413000/05G
cowed by the display of Castilian wrath is slur
away from her arrogant position. ItvaroPtto
laughable to see the leading journal of
ridicti' 84
the face of its opponents, assume such 54 sticil,g,
posture, and permit itself to be caught,.l;a suKt,
attitude. The Times is, however, rig ala
ing that the American Minister to AladViisive dote, the
draw something ; but it was not the eneiutelP put.
for he left that, while taking back ab„s° veri3ol,," 0
offer of friendly mediation by his ur°daitio,vii,
This will perhaps be found to mean, the Acirecl wto
the tendered but no longer offered hhe jog onto
lions of dollars, of the expenses of ear/0,111°600
the bitter end a hopeless and futile war, a citiesde.
Spain through Spanish inability to see.
te
except through the haze of Spanish Pr' bro.
gess :00#
Our readers are aware that, before COIIOOOI-
id
up, some pleasant little "summering tours" ns t_f %NB too
pause were arranged. There were Committee ;aye lee
Means who were desirous of discovering the .lO
peak of the Colorado Mountains, and settled fort;ttsi
sury should furnish the "means." General ato 15°3,
this a " mean" proceeding, and is determine. a pie
ito
partieo,
ev, IP"
Committee over the coals. How many
were made up we do not know, but perhaPeo. f COao tat'
in the speech he is preparing fur the openino
100iittee,sice
will toll us. The various Retrenchment Ceill
to halutier!
rumoured to have been the most lavish, ani:tfor Plot , 5
licked most gaily over the country- Wrl et ore
,for°
coming speech will produce any beneficial. 0,14
th
is likely to be very personal, very sarcastic "
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en tY)
in a high degree amusing. Tjliocco_ 41!ife,
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