Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-09-06

Among the question, which sand at present deliberate
y aside Tor the arbramen Of blood-the main difficult
" in the which is by far the urgent Of them ALL
proceeds on 'ne isct that an English and
hem from each other What are we TO think OF human
naue-wha Of the bsrbarty Of those who hold in their
ron hands the happiness OF natons,if that simple state
ment does not bring the Statesmen Of both countries
once aud instantly TO terms Of compromise and peace.
The most valuable part Of Mr. Rushs volume Is his mar
auve oil the course which taken in the conference
oi ISIS, upon this subject Our readers will have snic
aed that we alludug 10 the fearful question Of the
of supposed British seaen from Anne
vessels Iii the more fearful in such case ought TO
be, since, in our opinion decidedly in the wrong
with respect both TO the general question and the conduct
OF the conference Mr. Rush explains the principles which
were admitted on both sides the point which the nego-
'iaon reached and the miserable objection upon
part OH which 1t ultimately went OIL. The termination is
the more strange, since the American Ministers and Lord
Cascreagh appear TO have been equally DESTROYS Of
ing to an understanding. The arrangement, Shough
vocable in form, being limited to years was Of
tnie 10 slide INTO pernanence, and 10 have taught
true interest before were aware With this view il
was proposed to exclude the natural born subjects and
ezens OF either party (persons already na,urazed ex-
cePe) from serving in the public or private marine
OF the other This was the principle agreed upon
he PeniPotentaries, however could not egree the
mode by which the persons entitled to the exec p,ioD
should be identified, and OH the period from which the
operative exclusion under the treaty should begin TO
run The reader will perceive from this statement,
'at the negotiaoTs differed only the included in
the exception. Lord Rpon and Mr.. Goulburn insisted
on the part OF Great Britain that list OF persons entitled
exception should be made both Sides and
eFchanged within twelve months, specify the place Of
their birth, and the dates OF their naturalization. Mr.
Rush and Mr.. Gallan, the part OF America, showed
That ii would he quite impracticabc in many cases for
their government TO comply with the proposed conditions
ihcy submitted, therefore, that natural born British
subject whose name might not appear the list, sond
nave the beneht oil the exception, in he should
DC able to produce proof OF his having been duly
iSed PRIOR to the exchange of tho rattle cations OF the
treaty The British Penpo,enaiies insisted further,
ha' Tue oeneh oil naturalization for this purpose should
not attach unless the naturalization had become com.
pete previous TO the signature of the treay.-The
American Plenpoentiaries replied that according to
their constitutions treaty binding until exchange
~ rdfJfcafions; and that consequently, il impossible
excude from any OF the rights Of citizens, Qhe right
'oowhg INC seas among tho rcst subjects already ma
Wralized although between the signature and its ex
change 1t will be observed that the pointed
out by the representatives OF America objections OF
principle such as pains their part could possibly get
RIO OIL On the other hand the exception was
1--WE only IL was TO include but persons rho should
be already naturazed when the rattle atoms came 10 bs
exchanged; and there could be fraudulent rush made
Tor naturalization during the interval; SINCE by the Ame-
rican law previous residence for five years ndis.
pensabie condition. How lew, therefore, under these re.
scons could have frauduen,y ere ut in under the Anne
ncan amendment, who would have been shut out by the
ogina BRUSH propositions and in how few years, short
as Is sailor HE, must every naturaiZed British seaman
nave disappeared from the service OF the United States
We readily admit that in the present state of the world
Ia very important that civilized nations should
TO- approximate within reasonable limits tho rules by which
allegiance is created, suspended, determined In the
meantime, every country entitled its own dcre
HOW III VIII loose It's hold An
English merchant is allowed during war, by domicie
within neutral territory TO put the character of
neutral The claim OF an English sailor on board
neutral vessel, would be greater Inconsistency with
or Limitation or the old common law doctrine that M one
can lay aside his allegiance However, any modification
OF our general doctrine of allegiance, any
OF me English seamen from the specific liabilities to which
he Is al present bound by the unjust anomaly of the Eng
ish law against him, is strict municipal question IN bc
discussed between the English people aud their egisla
lure alone AT the time il is clear from hundred
reasons that by far the satisfactory way in which inn.
Pessmen from American vessels could possibly be set at
rest, would be by putting end domestic
from our own The British sailor be placed on lie.
vel with his fellow subjects The time il, we hope arrived
when justice will be done 10 the arguments in his beha
which have been already stated in Il is jour nal mo 81
p ls4) The shpowners Of London. in 1918, condemned
me practice ct imrrsss"on., aud e'i.
SIR Murray Maxwell, have long and zealousy laboured fol
rs abolition 10 the Misunderstanding tha', again.
the British sailor England has legal right to his servce
RICH, WEchre as ne syans, he found
ies' can be only exercised in subo dna,on TO thei ~
dependence and their honor. The greater the probahi
~ ihat America is getting up schedule of
demands against us, The greater the
ing, heore that evil day, such demands az She ia %
iering, which really backed by reason II is evdn
on me cations proved by Mr. Ruth on The authors,
Ehehsh documents that the right cannot be enforced
against American vesse except under circumstance NJ
able Injustice. N """'o'u'
ship at sea is part Of The soil of the country to which
belongs 10 this principle single pon has been
TO which ship from its movable character NAV he abn
ed. Beyond that, the ship of nation is az inyioi.h "
It's SOIL The right Of abelIgeren, enter neutral
"nu sedIeh ior conraband OF war; has no come xou
WIN me right TO enter and search for men, The order.
ing up an American crew, on an American decL h., On
T"gish Lieutenant cannot be peaceable operaton &C.
pec'a''y where mistake is so easily made and where
when once made, it is revolving in itself and so fatal in
~ In point OF fact. il turns that the
number Of British seamen whom we have thus reoained
ia"s Tar short OF the number of Americans whom ve
nave wfongiuily carried off, Our newspapers would
nave gI"d,y gone 10 war for Ambriser and Arbulh.
no'' TWO BRUSH subjects, executed by General Jack
SON fet they were but two men-wrong doors and
clearly amenable 10 the law by which tbev ,nG.r
so, oh Tue other hand, the two lists made out in
i0oi ana lSl2 oil Impressed Americans can be but a
small part OF the American case against us Fran h
traction OF their case we may, however form some on
mon on the extent to which freemen who would be a
scandal to their English ancestors unless liberty was as
ued as me- must have wrhed under practice OF i'm
Pessheht Prior 10 Septe nber 1901 and
naive American sailors set at liberty bv
Tue Ehgish government, as having been wronpfuv i'm
pressed oD the war with America in 1872 another divi.
s'on OF fourteen hundred and twenty-five native Amer.
cans every one OF them having been so taken were
leIreu OUT oil our men OF into prsons This ia
proved from English documents. Here are nearly two
SIX hundred suherers,-viciims Of greater out
rage IMAM one Tree nation assumed the privilege of
h'cng on anotheran outrage which no nation ,asasu
rug me name oil nauon and solsmnly bound to protect
Tvs heanest members, can be expected patientv IN en-
uure The temptation TO all this ronp 10, tr;v;I a., b.
"epuonen III exists only during AT that period tbe
number oil foreigners in the American navy s we beieya
pnney Iess man In our own, where Gas we then ans
penn he navigation acts has been calculated al third
oil The whole. The OF the Franklin which bro,,h
over over MIR. Rush, amounted to seven bmnJrsd -
ne LONDON prints would have that third of them
EDghshmen In point OF fact, twenty FIVE only vero fo
reghefs and oil the twenty 6ve half belonged 10 o,e,
parts OF Europe. " '''e'
MT husn ends The narrative Of his unsuccessfu nego
uaion on this subject iollows look bscI viii gu
iegned regret, on the failure it records psrLan, u