Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-01-01

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bay good long sword, tae usual price OF
which guinea. suppose yOu were to
say = no, Viii sell Nou 40 sNo ord viii sell
swords 70 Rcither party am resolved 10
have NO hand la the quarrel tODoay shalt take
i SWORD from my shop 10 sell TO eitter OF the
parties. am reS0ls ed to rcnaiu quite neI-
trial. Forgive me, my dear Siri forgive me :
venerable and Vencrdted friend of freedom
forgive tne, you. who threw down NOur con-
mission IN the English NAVY, where YOU had
distinguished NCurSClf, aud where yOn were
riSinS To honor aud reno~n. BECAUSE you would
not draw your sword against tae people of
America, when they were contendin., Tor their
liberties forgive nae. IL even in the way O /
hypothesis, even in Ike way OF iiSGre OF speech.
swppOSe Snch conduct in you; Lus If in you
sach conduct were seen, would ANY man alive
call II inipartal.-No Utd tot every man fling.
with indignation, your Heitasi' and y0nr'' a.
thtr IN your face, and tell you, that 80 refuse
10 sen swords 10 tott, was, ~ fsct, 20 refuse
oniy 10 lhe undlmed n!da, and thereby . leave
nun, as far as TesteO with Xou, 10 be hacked
stabbed aud murdered.
III i perfectly notorious, that Old Spain is
amply provided with arms aud with al the ma
ittionS oil war tits equally notorious that her
oppressed Co!OnistS S;aHd IA need OF n0thiu.
oat arms and muniticus OF war 70 make them
i,ee, independent and harPy and, uni.r
tneSe clicsniSt sncCs can IL he said that that
neutral Stale observes an importioi neutrality
thst torhids its citizens ;O carry arms and ma.
nluons o. war 70 citnel. the one or me oih.r p
beSideS, At as repeat Al. Il perfect novelty in
assume 1t as dntH 20 pres eut lis subjects or
citizens trorl 'ra>.-,g in articles cUatraband of
war. II ~ we'll known to YOU, Sir that so
tar iron tdiS being the ease, neutral States
nave cOnten1Cd Most StyenuOusly iur sle JrD
tcctWe Of tleil t:EcuS aud subjects IN the sun
plying OF Deiis ereUtS with articles cuttraL.tnd
ot war. Ihat IS To say, ;hey have not only
coateUded ihut they themselves were nor ra,i.
cdupUH 10 pUu.sh their citizens and subiertA
Tor tTadinS II aInis aud munitions oi' war bar
they have cOHicnded, that one bclligprcAt had
no right 70 prevent their citizens and SUBJECTS
IRON trading win another beiiigcrent IN seye-
raj Articles, which tie former beliirarppt
deemed articles Ccntraband OF war: and II
inongst the neutral states in the world no
one mas contended this point more StuuiiV, or
more Justly, than the United States. Common
sense leaves tllis matter " here the lay; OF M
tons leaVcsit; aud thus il is: every citizen
aHd'SGbJect OF every neutral State is allowed
Dy ms own government to trade with beili"e-
rents IN all articles whatsoever ga the same
"utHeT us re did ,cAca Gicy tC,ye Ut yen-e aeih
zach O;her. Ilhe trade in articles contTahaud
oil war, the beiiigerent, who Is The adversary OF
inc natOn VITA which he trades has a rirrhtto
seize and COnGScate his goods he trade. al
his own risk and hiS country aud his Govern.
meut have nothing to dO with The matter 10
act IN any other way than this, must impose
endless duties and restraints upon neutral 80.
veinmentS abd nations aud must in the end
involve them Iii war. The safe way ; the c!lsc-
tuai way Tor nation IL preserve IT'S neutrality
IS, 10 Sutisr all things 10 remain, during wars
between their ~ shbors, ust as they we're tlHt-
ing peace. Ii this had been The case in lie
present instance, there would Have been no
ground Tor complaint. Tie maxim cflhe law
OF nations IS, that after the breaking out OF n
war between two powers no neutral nation
sn2 do any thing, the doing OF which operates
10 tue injury OF ole of the parties and not 10
tne injury OF the other and, the act winch |
have rectted above, operating, as far MS We
have gone with II, almost exclusively 10 the
injury OF the Colonies, il is, though Impartial.
~ words, partial i'll effect, and, therefore, CON
trary to the principles of the laws Of neUtra.
| Ety.
But, if this be the case with regard 10 the
| three iirst sections OF the act what shall we
say with regard 10 the remaining section
which, not oniy Ia erect, but in words; that is
TO say, in The EMISSION of words, is distinctly
partial. For, while this section 70 rbids the
| augmentation OF the force ofauy vessel he
longing to any Prince, State, Colony, District
or Eeopie, n such Prince, State, COlonv Dis
Lrict or People be a, wax with any Prince on
State, with whom the United states are ~
Peace; while this section torbids this. it does
MOI Forbid lac augmentation Of The force of
amy vessel belonging 10 any BODY who is not
| at war with Prince or Sta{e, so thai. AS Ola
| Spain IS not at war with a Prince or Sfate bat
| with Colonies, Districts or People the vessels
otionshIS 10 pI9 > pam, or 10 itGssia, or to any
| members OF the Holy Alliance NAV freely Ell
| ter The ports OF the United States there re.
ceIve augmentation Of force to any amount
anu tneH san out again To make war open the
Colonies, which Colonies are neither pyj,,r.s
nor states but the Colonies of Spanish Ame.
rlca, being at war with Prince or Sfafe can
ENJOY none OF those advantages, which are here
extensively given to the Royal aud Holy bro.
therhood is this specimen of that ;,n,r
tldt nehtrdity,' of which the Prcsideut has hecn
pleased to speak This is no cavilIinp aud
carpinS at words. This is the plain meauinr
OF inc law Ii must also have been the plain
meaning OF those who made the Law far If
would be mOnstrOuS, indeed to supDOse thot
Dill so short as this, read 50 many times as il
mus nave been, passing through committees,
ana hha'iy printed and revised il is utterly
Impossible mat this law can contain any words
| which II was meant not to contain II is utterlv
impossible that IL should leave out any thing
that was meant 10 be included or convey any
meaning winch It was not intended to convey;
ana, therefore, we must conclude that this
ueeu OF Partially was "a deed deliberately
committed.
And, what shall we say with regard TO the
Act OF 1894, as IL has been bron~ht to onpr,tn
upon the gentlemen now ntie jail of Phila-
uephla! We see that they are i'm iail ACTUALLY
imprisoned 10 take their trial liable to Il fine
eAcn OF them OF 1000 dollars, ard to an i'm.
| prisOumcnt TOR three years And for what
| Because they have cfonded against the fifth
section OF the act OF 1894; but iftbey had been
engaged M setting on foot military enter.
/ p'l2e 10 ne carried on against the Colonies of
| Spanish America, that act would not have
/ tonch"d hair Of their heads for that Act
| pnhlSbes those who set on foot expeditions
against the territories or dOminions Of forcipn
! Ffnces or states, ana not persons WHO may
| sci on foot expeditions against Colonies Di;
tricts or Peopie SO that, Old Spain. or any BODY
| on behalf OF Old Spain, may, DIS the law nov
| stands, set on foot as many expeditions as they
| please against The Colonies, and to carry them
| on against these States directly while III men,
having nothing but their arms and equip.
! nents, are, becauseayOwedIy going TO iirhf
az the cause OF the Colonies, CTan1mcd into a
! jail for having set OIL foot military expedf.
| ton
| No more needs he said upon these topics !;
! TO a"H'tOD % "OfoS can place them in a
stronger light they are clearas the noon day