Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-03-24
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TIL RSD.iI. .h4RCH u. 1912.
RIGHT OF SEARCH-CASE OF HE Cpr
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brilliant victories asty tie sword. succeeded during H..
last year in invcgog The other great Eur pt all rw,.
into treaty guarah,, cling the mutual reLt Of search
the high seas-in which uf course II ere could lc Gulc ,
reciprocity since Great Britain is the chief naval nw.,
of the world, her sluadrons ranging every sea- while In
combaed marine Of the olhu parties to the ,pa,v
France excepted would scarcely realize on,s IDEA -
respectable fleet, The effect Of this arrangement. tl,e
FORE was 10 give to Great Britain the complete snu,,;
sion Of the seas upon which not flag. ut hy h,rnt
mission should float unds,uritd--or as a con,cmnof,,
expresses it, to constitute her he Marine High ous,n.
Lie nj the ,r,rid She was already c,ngratulatno h.
self upon the success vi this grand scheme ia so,.
her flag the undispu'cd supremacy upon the prca,
highway of nations, when obstacle unc1rccalv
presented ITSELF in the failure If the French ooycrn.
mcnl To raiify the treaty. without specific Understand
lnr that il is be appcll c only To these nations which
voluntarily make themselves ar'ics toll, & that it is M,
to be regarded Interpolation into the law Of nations
by which the RICH, Of search. even as defined iy I,rJ
Sowcll aud other English Judges, is regarded as strict
ly a beecrcm power, and MT al all applicable cAcem
hy consent subject at airy Ec To lc ryoLtd to atia If
peace. This change in the postin Of the French min
s,ry is attributable partly tie erourd assrr,d in r
ference, 10 tbs SUBJECT y tie American government
which reused the Jealousy and pride Of Tie French ma
ton and PARTLY to the ssiu ors Of ur able and
vuilant Minister at Paris, Gen Cass Who in an cl,bo
rate article, published in pamphlet f rm rour,raycd
with pencil of light the dangerous consequences Of
such concession 10 the self styled .,nistrss If the
s,as'' aud the sesbly insid,us motives in which Tho
proposition had It's origin. his gr, at scheme of securing
to Great Britain the donin,n Of the seas ,h r,re IN
der the plausible Lui decisive idea cf n,o right Of
/ scorc, may In, REGARDED asr ircy, pN,l tlcd
So far as tbs quest was Unc Of controversy htween
the Brush and American governments. have never
supp scd that any serious results could arise from it
the right Of search having been laced ly tie British
Ministry in lis corrs prudence with the American Am
lassador uIon It's er,und-,ha is. on,ifc, dis
allowed iy the law of nations in sateof sprace, and
therefore not claimed hy Great Britain oNccp, ty the
mutual consent Of the lari;ts. To tlai proposition She
is already satisfied HAT she obtain tie
of the American government, and IT will Therefore doubt
! less be abandoned.
But the case of the Creole will no, lie readily ad
uscd Although the decision Of the British Ministry
by which the mutinecrs and nurd' rrs beard Of that
vessel have been ordered to lc rel, ased does directly
embrace the other question Of mpcasaiion for the
nandor If the cow vile wtre lltrated and furnished
with facilities escape from their hy the local
authorities Nassau. vet the two questions ouS
10 De inseparal lc-h ntin,cs themselves Icing sar,,
as well as crais,as and whom therefore that govern
is dcuhly bound ON the Of equity well as
comfy surrender. not only thatho, nay be stored
to their lut that they may ic punished tr then
crimes. But if that goyernn, nj has refused 10
der ard las tyen oittr,d Htm To lie re astd, how
can expect that IT i'll make any ti1rt to rcoaptuc,
n. failing IN that, To Jay fl thuse hn ware >eluc,dor
forced Fl, IN the ,thc Captain d tie Creole
The principles a'G down, and the nmontS avoWed ty
the different Speakers in the House ot Lords. Of Roth
political parties Sin" contus;yt y hat TN this question
we have nothing To expect Iut stne and stern reiu
sal Of our demand In that event, unless are rre
pared to look with Indifference upon her contempt r tie
obligations Of good nciebCr in releasing from nrr.san-
mcnt the criminals who have n G,d llc.r LarGs IN the
blood of American ciizels. and are wiling TO admit hf
right to corfscalo Ancrc;n Itial. caIr;,d i,fals
ports against the will ct lis owners hy rec Of ss
or upon her shores the pcrils t the sca,-we
make up uds to encounter the hardshiis and
the hazards Of war To this event new look as
among the inevitable events of the neNiweye months
perhaps, indeed. at u much earlier day.
We have long loen Of orni,n, that rcl,;r urn the
pacific spirit If tie aec. aid ,l ec'rai aNIs'n 10 war
Ivy which it is cnnenily characterized, the American
government has been onr9ocliUl Ct t,se prclarahl
which essential to manly assertion and success
full vindcation Of our rights. Great Britain, on The 9TH
or hand, with rs,er aIrrccail'n I, tic dlhtuliy q
ofamicaby adjusting Tie various important subjects 81
controversy between the two nations, Las tcCn steadily
armng for the CT, iltt. and cii.2,rs Lave fallen
into the trap arifuly set for item, hy crening their ports
to the entrance Of Lcr ships, designed in hc coli
strueton for the very emergency that now about
to arise, owned ly the British government. and con-
naned by officers of her navy Who will thus procure an
accurate knowledge Of and harhors and lie
ready the frs, und Of tie iucsn ctcive On bead
the which To he used in the destruction OF gu
cities on the frontier. II is time that our oWneo
vcrnment should begin for the conflict. which,
not certain at least probable, aud apparently not vel!
remote.
The British government will very gladly, too sim
the old ground If controversy relative 10 the Norhea'
tern boundary in the issue he raised respecting
compensation for the slaves wrcs,cd FRI the (Icoh-
because she is well aware Of the hostile feeling pre'a
in large portion ofour Conicderacy to slavery i'S'
and she hopes distract and divide national scnt''"
should the question of Peace or War upon that sS
But we cannot believe Tor a moment that that hope WI"
BIZ realized to any formidable will mol sup
pose that in the Northern States there can be oui"
any large portion of the community who Will P'''"
their hostility to slavery induce them TO co7la''
with the British government in her refusal TO atone "
national outrage to which, five submit our lluel'"