The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-29

ask your pardon and that your government for my rude
ness at the time formerly ran on this roek and was
time Moasieui. Wish You very good morning
OF all papers, the Tribune is the last should have sx
pecled 70 have seen taking this narrow view OF the que
on Surely ever the law Of nations Is TO be improved
must be done by the progress Of nations themselves
There time when wrecks considered foreits 10
the king and persons shipwecked regarded his
prisoners but in the advance OF civilization, these cruel
claims abandoned. further step in improvement
would be for national vessels abandon the claim for sal
wage Believing that the reform is demanded by the spirit
OF the age, should be glad government take
the Lead and shame sister nations into initiating the
pie. This is the opinion of the Trbune's
respondent at Washington, who says
that of salvage, which seems to have been
Sa did
claim salvage, aud the French minister should have
the ssfs Il ps
and saviag sinking vessei It's quite possible that
they can legally DO ana Il upon sd EGans Sa, bse
that they should enter into some system whereby they may
be known Wreekus
The sunday Alas-an influential weekly journal pub.
lished in New Yorkholds similar opinions the subject
The editor OF the Atlas ers however, in suppong that the
claim of Carpenter was an outage on the settled law Of
nations" The American captain asked no more than his
legal right and therefore cannot justly be ccnsured but
already said hope that the law OF nations
will be reformed in this respect and more generous
duct recommended the commanders OF national armed
vessels. The Atlas saYsi
in demanding salvage outrage the settled law OF
nations and violation of all the courtesy and good feeling
that should exist between nations no one doubts and the
General admits the fact whilst he evidently disposed
the Commander Carpenter. The affair,
taken a WHOLE Is contemplate both sides and evil
dences the weakness and folly of the diplomats both
sides. .~4H
We are astonished stated that Mr. Clifford,
minister Mexico and late Attorney General of the United
States sustained the action of Commander Carpenter and
that Mr. Reverdy Johnson his successor In the latter office
takes the ground. We do not believe that Mr. Chl-
Gord nf IF anca
when the French ship Eugene went ashore the bank Of
Riso near Anton Lzardo, he had been year and up
wards out OF office. & Va Il
That ship belonging the national marine of the Uni
ted States should the character of Florida
Gulf of Mexico toreckhus disgrace the flag of the
United States violate all the settled principles of hospitals
y that held sacred by nations holding friendly inter
with each other, and outrage the compacts sane
toned by the soenity OF treaties and escape the nerteu
vengeance OF The government with impuniyis circun-
history that the world will hereafter, be unw
ling credit The commander of the American ship Iris,
the offender in this instance should be subjected to
the ordeal Of a court martial
In conclusion, may say that while the right OF sal
vage un where national vessels merchant
ships generally admitted by cotemporaries the
oriy of them recommend that in future, the claim shall
be waived by navy In this desired reform we heartily
concur