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OUT laws, tUzs vac ptivtsSS~a Why 1850
nntte construed 70 naslisate sgasnst prior
s,eats aud duties. THIS must be thsir
conssrecsiou, so long as we admit the
priucipic TIA, citizeo canaot exFa'fia'e
himself by his owa scs.
But .tlo' person caonot by hss ozs''' act
exnatriase himself. ycs every nas'on may
relino uish the allegiance ct lis SUBJECTS
ssis is alvey. done on a severance OF en :
pire, las sy the ssesty Of i7s3. 9 Sf'ta'n |,
resinquished hes claim to the alleg'ance OF
the ci.isens Of these ssates): 1hey may
also asosifTIfg sha, claim by sseaty.
So ,ha. bosf the principles aivsoccd by
the atoscase fer syar, zig. that there IS al,
.ep1osition OF fundamental principles. sud
that thar opposition is iasurmoua'a5fs ex-
ccps by ,ae sub5uga,ion Of one or the other
Of the opposing nstions. age utterly ground
less,
That Wsshins'ou, OF any other respec'
table federalist ever imagined that snere
was aoy such insurmouutahle opposition,
has 40 better liquidation. On this s06Iecs
the error ot the war advocate arose from
ais'akiag 40 argument fot principle.
OuGHT WE TO GxFEcT THAE GREAT
britain WILL GIVE UP THIS Ri0Hf: Que
may consens to modify 1t.
The existence of ,nas nation depends %
her uavy; and the existence OF :es navY
depends on her power 10 resasn ner san
ors.
If the rieht were abandoned by Great
Britain, her sailors would desert slmost en-
usasse, She cauld not send vessel sbroad.N
The temptation of higher wages would al
ways induce dcsertion.
To give up the right, IN toto, would De
to give up her very ex'steace. Oogat We
20 expece zach sacr'hce.
Is TT FOR OUR INTEREST THAT GREAT
RRITAIs SHOULD GIVE. UP THIS RIGHT, or
euen consent to a modification q H2 This
is 40 impur.aos question. We ought not
20 90 10 war, 10 Obtain a sword tor uur own
destruction. Let us examine this saes
zion.
If Great Britain abandos the right, she
British sailors would desert as above star.
ed.
They would engageiu OUT service fnr
less wages than her Own, Tor engage they
must, there beirguo other way TOR '!aen
10 se, livslihood) cur native American
sailors of course would Dc thrown CD. OF
employ. Which oeqh, zue to encourage, }o-
reign sailors or 01tr os0sS Sailors, as ob
se,ysG, are class Of mec, who eau scs
likelihood only on the sea, it is their ele>
meat. 7hs want of employ is a serious
calamity 10 hem, and 30 their coIntTy.
Ia case Of a war hereafter no reliance
could be placed 90 foreign sailors. And
: should 10 few years have no oa.ive
sailors. Where would b7 our safety: Our
whole commerce, our ships both mercantile
and naval 10 the haods of foreign sailors.
You'd this be good poAcy2
Agalp, is i. good policy 20 encourage c.
migrants of aoy description, especially
whose morals and habits are corrupt. Mr..
Jefr erson, many years ago, warned US q
csiust this policy.
Blu. of the abuse of the right we ought
10 complain; Britain also takes our own
sailors sometimes from cur merchant ships
as well as hers.
This abuse arises, as the advocate for war
verv Justly observes, from the similarity Of
features, manners, language and dress. But
let il be remembered that right ana IT'S
abuse are s7vo things. The christian reli-
g,on is one thing, but the abuse of it is
Quite difereus thing.
Agains, the abuse # this RICH, we have
remons,ra,ed and Nth effect; and Great
Britain 90 proof OF ciazenship invariably
discharges our sa'ioFs.
Blu, Is is said she gives no credit to Anne
rican protectlons
lis notorious fac. that foreigner
NAV get his protection within .hree days