New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-02-25

No alteration of her own LEGAL laws can either
increase OF diminish OF any way affect. the duty
Of the English Government and It's colonial au-
thcritcs in such cases such duty eASts accord
ing Ia the law. the conlv. and the usuaes OF ma
tons The persons on board tie : Creole could
only have been regarded as Americans passing
from one part =ci III. United States 10 7nothcr.
within the reach OF British AUTHORITY only ton the
moncut and this only 10y force and violence .
seek to give either to persons or property thus
brosgh, within reach and English character, or to
impart 10 either English privileges, cl=t"# SUBJECT
either to English burdens OF iiabltcs, cannot. IN
the opinion OF the Government ii the United
States. be justified Suppose that by the law OF
England all blacks were slaves, and incapable OF
any other conditions if persons OF that color. tree
in the United States should, attempting To pass
from one por, To another their OWL country he
thrown bv stress Of weather. within British Iuris.
diction and there detaiGcd for an hour OF a day,
would i, be reasonable ih..t#BriSh authority should
be made to ac, upon their conditions, and to make
them slaves, Or suppose that an article OF lner,
chandi>c opium for instance, should be declared
by the laws of the United States 10 be a nuisance.
poison, thing in which no property could law
fully exist or hc asserted and suppose thai an
English ship with such cargo on board bound
trox one English port 10 another. should be driven
By sire OF weather. OF BY lnutlny OF the crew
into the ports of ,lrr United States, would II be
held lust and reasonable that such cargo should re-
ccvt lis character from american LAW, and be
,brow, overheard and DESTROYED by the American
authorities Ii !, in that any attempt is
made 10 answer these suggestions by appealing TO
general principles Of humanity. his Is point
il. regard TO which nations mu>tzbc permitted TO
act upo,, different views. they entertain different
views. under their actually existing condition, anu
Vet hold commercial intercourse with one another
or not hold any such intercourse al all. 1t may
be added that all attempts by the Government oil
ono naton 10 force the influence OF lt>laws on that
of another. for any object whatever, generally de-
feat their own purposes by producing dis>atlSiac-
ton. resentment. and cNaspera.ion =better Is H.
fax better in all respects, that each nation shou!d
+, left without interference OF ANNOYANCE direct
mr. Indirect 10 lis undoubtcd ZIG hi o exercising rs
own judgement, in regard 10 all things belonging
70 i, domestic interests and domestic duties.
Thsr are TWO general considerations, OF the
hiehes, practical importance, 10 which YOU vii; in
IN, Dron,r manner, invite the attention OF Her
Mujcsty'> Government.
The tir<, i. that. as civilization has made Pro-
sreS> in the world the intercourse OF nations mas
become more and more independent OF different
forms OF government and different systems OF iass
and religion. |, is not now, rs ], was in ancient
times, that every foreigner is considered Us there
fore enemy; and that as soon as ne come. into
the connry, he MAY c lawfully treated rs slave
nor is the modern intercourse of States carried
on mainly or at all, Tor the purpose OF nm
posing. BY nation another, new forms
of civil government, new rules of property.
or new modes of domestic regulation The