New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-03-23
YORK. THURSDAY MoRNENe=, MARCH as. 1913.

becoming greater and greater manifest sha
the government of brig had been despoied ~ its moral
power Ii los; that astine; OF discipline. that ioyay
10 authority s15ordinaon OF the heart which o1n
The conservative clements in a III f- floating world
tisna ,hip. iaarey, deep aud wide SPREAD was predoa-
mart; and physical force Tad become TIC Sole asS'ue
TIE contiden, IN t strength, uIature;t IN It's
connoe ld iaGrderuls It's resolves, was now rie
action Implements OF wood and oI iron were arrays al
hand vel suited to The NAL. acors tor hasE ana
close combat Sudden accident abstrac;g the at.r!iion
OF Tie oeers The confusion incident TO squai! al
The dark nigA might At any moment have
have been the consequence. pass over the nrGef OF se
o:cers AID lailbfn OF the crew as comparatively very
little thing. The lives military whether on ahd or
sea, pgh;sd their couniry and compared TO the
honor of that county individual lie Is as oe dropot he
ocean. But the nations honor was now at STAKE. an
American vessel OF abo1t 10 become PIratca
cruiser vessel had 5een born INTO our naval tam
y, and cnsecrated defender OF her country gioy
and OF III. protectors of great commonwealth OF
civilized an, abont 10 be torn tom her sphere ans e
loose Ia TieSs aRGeTer the deep carrying a;n IN
her devious course, like comet Ioo>ehcd from lis orbit
deyastat and and death Perhaps no coua
be found Better fitted 20 become the pest OF The ocean SCI
dom su passed IN speed by any thing propelled oy di o
sufficient strsngtA 10 ovtrcome nefcaanimi - sinai anu
yond their reach and hide herself IL shoa water capable
OF supplying herself from her prizes with men, naval Stores
provisions and water she might have mace her nome on
The seas witoni ever entering port mere sw i~ NC
ructve Ike pestence by showing herself Oh the
Atlantic and thea IN the paclac and Indian oG.aS, sue
plight have been the worlds terror Tor years, "teut It's
beng known from whence the scsUrsr came or whittier
Under these circumstances what was the comnlnder OF
The do! He alone or the ocean tie could
not Invoke regular sonrt martial he asked The nel ana
only counsel within his reach he made written appta!
his officers for their Ills officers, after eiain-
iag the WITNESSES and with full deiberaon, returned nm
their written unanimous and solemn Judgement, hit Tue
execution OF the Three rngeaders OF The mutny was indls
psaby necessary for the safety OF The vessel ana he ss
Of the iilui on board. With this Judgement o! The oniy
within hi, reach, his opinion concurrsd The
high furnished learned uriSts with hon he might
ceasuli But h. bad with him volume Of Natures laws,
by The finger God the sumcn heart. In thai
volume he reai lIat necessity oIGa1S It's own conlrnlnS
canons; they who seek unlaw fully STAY may them.
OF Tie asa!lcd render. The sacrifice viaDie
And ABOVE ALL be found in that same volume, natural
el-ens CT national ursprudence ana there he read tGat
wlen on some mote sia;on, on the solitary Deep tus
comaasing officer, by land bound as II were by
an protect eap ense Of lie or hundreds OF
lives vital interests, and sacred honor OF bis Country
sa aud lhat sacred honor about
deeply ard incurasy wounded by band vi npo,aIc
that the evil cannot be averlcd hut by the death
OF those fecns, without the ormales OF law tie IS IN outy
bound pr, The ma eSy OF the occasion,
posing himself on his own m5snannnr, gasp Win
hand the sword of righteous though summary,
reirbuon The cuiiun TOOK place. Ii was ioreseen
tina, remedy w0ud be decisive for OF the macontents
there we're noae save mr. Spencer, CROMWELL and Small.
could navigate the vessel and was known that guiIt
would lisetr the broad cceaa svhon,a navsa7r
The coum.n,,er OF The emers was iphoenced by no pr
motives He had no feeling oil persosa hostty against
the prisoners To deep agony which Their tate caused
him officers bave uorne witness lie vas cohsclous thdt
The whCt he served opsiy alive 10 any Gnu.
sga eIerlipn OF power aud ai upon his return nome ne
wou! called strict account TOR the shedding OF blood
try. He unmlnaiu that the dis ngnished iather OF
chief cupr held Office OF high trust and authority
lightly be encountered But the exsency OF The Case
mpeIleh him forward e pain OF honor and Conscience
the right the Jeff by which he could escape And ne
uss la had tac chief cnp:it been Of his own blood. he
would not have faered ia the career OF dnty
Upoa h!s rsturn bome the commander learned that the
ia OF nature, which he sill studied AMI obeyed, was also
aw of his country beiieved 10 be the ID" OF le
civ ized world Perhaps no name stands hg aer ID brsn
Jurisprudence kan that OF Edward Law, afterwards Chief
January 1892 han three months before he was pro-
bench, he Conducted in bis then capacity o
Attorney General public prosecution against Joseph al
Tor an alleged murder al The lsaad OF GoFee IN atea o.
which s.a-d he had been Governor Tue act comp'anen
Of of needless aud aiIocious cruelty. onaes lhs
@ ri aa eo 9 ]
Al hand any Necessity s asns Snfnr a
soldier 10 be whipped 500 ashes whharoPe esnt
thick the ordinn cato'-nGe-tais 10 DO me
work efcciuny, lie had employed five or SIX stroAg Ne
sss ftsisa a M lis might IN be a
tired, and ihen passed The repe 10 fresh hahe anu LuS
rope went round among ihs negroes In unl
the whole number of hes had been inflicted The GOV.
had stood by to ENJOY he scene repeatedly
negroes whip harder 10 cut him 10 the vef ~ cat n
10 the Gcarn The soldier had died OF hurts, anu me
brutal GGyern,r coad smned and executed Bnteven
OCCASION the tcrreat OF righteous lncS nation
seemed bparlg all before II, the attorney oeHets'
rose above his feelings OF BIS duty as ne
Representative OF king and country, ana careiu ia
down 10 the Jury landmark for their government ue
great principle contained in The following extract from his
Speech TIC application of he extract 10 the case the
Some-s, generally and spcciay,n all lis paris aio oea'
ings, is too obvious TO need comnent:
But lei no says he. he understood on mat aSCous
nor Wall 10 snow that such circumstances M
may constitute sufficient adequate, and ul! defence Tor
military officer in the lLh cun o ponisninrE.' Witnoul
either general or esaiealu conference.-the tor II In, re
degree Of imminent necessity winch supeCeues pe
recourse any ordinary tribunal; 1t there ne actually tx.
sting thai flgran mu,iny must either be su pressed
by force, by The immediate though Irregular appica
non punishment or must be lett 10 rage uncoh
o.ed at the uuaost peril public SAFETY thai which was
just pTonouncing 10 be Irregular becomes e more
cases cannot be- resored to- itself res ula and capable oil
being Justified upon every principle OF pubic ouly ot !.
imports the public safety The means oil resisting aR
enormous and oyerbearig should lie strong sudden
and capable OF application !hr erll i.se Vi
Immediate mcueSou, effect; and II inns na, oeSh ie oase
here will carry justification with IL Oehsieneh,
upon this occasion. fore II VIII be most io
The prisoner establish That there existed IN pont OF a
muiGy When he has established IN pom VI ae. W Nv
can SOY there existed munyi II he can 20 ia lhei
and ordinary modes OF Trial could no. DC ie
and that, upon conference WIN me oulcefs' mat
witch on the emery rucy thought best 10 be DONE ~
done, and there no wanoa abue OF puwer 10 me
ntclsn OF The punishment, the prisoner WIZ Dr Entities W.
90 quit OF the charge upon him by Ibis Ind ctient
Lord chie Baron Macdcnald who prs.ea q, ms n
ratified the rule of law laid down BY he atu's"eJ
General. -. ,.;,
Tne great principe Of universal Jurisprudence thus lad
down y tie iuure Lord Eieaborough TO Tie EngsGJury
ana confirmed by English court had been previously
recognized part of The American code aud carried io
practice by Washington himself The case OF me jersey
muiiny in 7sl The following extracted ifs Mafsnas
Life 81 ashogton: .;-s.. x,h -.
concuc, both civil and military officers had 6een e1
tresey mortified al the issue the nut.ny IN lne
yapa ne and confident OF the reinc z 70 oc
placed in the nde,y the Eastern roups who were com
posed natives; determined by strong measures 70 s9p
The further progress spirit which threatened inc oe
st.rcton OF the army Ia pursuance oil this denomination
be immediately ordered detachment 10 march agaps'
the uutinees and 10 bring them 10 uncondition. suo
General How who comnduted this detachment was
instructed TO make no with the Insurgents "hie
they ibei hands were In astae oi RESISTANCE
and as ;,on a. tey should surrender r Of the
tse most and TO ezeca.e them on Se pat
The,e orders being promptly and implicit ooryeo .ne
jersey r1uneers were compelled - return 10 Their
The ve.y words used by General Washing on IN ms re-
ter 10 General howe dated 22d ja2usry 1885, axe a Isi
lows Ii you succeed in brlns ing The reVoed troops 20
yon vi rt.nty erect: of TIE most act