New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-06-14
By THE MIDNIGHT SOITHERA NAIL
Neutral Obligations Steamer United states.



A Yl-natured article sppes-s M the hmm %
or Yesterday accusing President Tsyors Aduini'trs
u0u oi .ympsthlEng with The ucspoH q Europe
ani ci'ing and commenting upon fnr case 90 the var
Steamer United states, recently ntied oli 10 New
YORK hy and i0r the C the Central Government %
Germ .fv IA - war with Denmark an attempt un
der cover OF neutrality. 10 All the cause OF the Mon
arch. o Europe against the People and hepIbicanlsm
When ste Administration gave is sanction 70 the
htng o. the steamer referred 70, the Central Pow
OF Germany was a. pesce with every European
country except Denmark and with her there had
been concluded ~ srmisuce.
When Gen Taylor entered upon the Executive duties,
10 had become perfectly clear that the prospect Of
pscacsflon between Ce rmsuy and Denmark entire
is usorv ami that the steamer United Ststss which
hal been purchased Ia NeN-lork and whose armlng
snd ecuppIng was stiN proceeding in our port snd
under the sanction we're OF The Government would
necessarily be- employed by Germany against the treble
power Of Denmark. with which the United states Gov
eminent was AZ peace
Under these circumstances 10 that President Tay
Tor found himself bound 20 countermand the orders
that had been gwen. and 20 enforce the provisions q
the set % Congress # 2Oth APRIL Isis And t i for
dischargng ths high snd imperative duty 20 the coun
try thst President Taylor and his Cabinet a-ssed
by the tsi71 War. a. j. vel known. is now hssrsnt
between Germany and Denmark anf IN the painful
and desperate polite. strls gles which sii sAiict the
former the Central Power j. slrrady eNtlnsushed
or approaching rapidly It, DISSOLUTION
u j. thus har the present Administration has
thought 20 most iudicious TO dispose OF most per
picking question: which 10 lay the east Was le As an
embarrassing .r-acy by 10 predecessor
Following the above the iai,aiSeacv publishes the
dispatch % Mr. Secretary CLAYTON 20 BARoN NoN Ro
ENNE Envoy Extraordinary. &c OF the German En-
pirc in which e review. the connected with the
steamer United States and the German Government
All remarks
The enlightened Minister of Germany cannot be *
nOraut ~ the of the act o Congress ~ the
2Ith April Isis. entitled An Act IN addition to the
act Tor the puui-hnent of certain crimes against the
the nted St,tes sud repeal the acts therein men
TONED To ne stringent provisions OF that statute
the undr yned Is now instructed by the President 90
invite your ENceencys speca attention It's lltn sec
ton requires tue fOrcbe detention of vessels 20 the
character described. land within its purview comes
Internationally the steamer nrcd states when about
depart under circumstances which render IL proos
bic that they intended 20 commit hOstliries against
a friendly Another section. the 3D. imposes
hnc and Imprisonment on al persons engaged IN such
enterprises and also the forfeiture 0i said vessels And
IT, 10Th section makes 10 obligatory on the owners SC
of such vessels 10 enter into bond 10 the United
States commit hostiiies against any nation with
which the United states are At pcsce By the -th sec
ton II the the President Is fully empowered and re-
qured the law by carrying all its provisions
into effect
We learn from the Tqicligsacar that the German
Government has given the bonds required by law and
that our neutrality mas been maintained without ofcnse
70 any party except the Washington Union for says
the Tnfeeaccr we have the qualification state that
cur Government has received assurances from not
only the Government Of Denmark but from the Gov.
Of Prussia and the Germanic Power Of their
entire satisfaction with the course pursued by the
President IN the affair