The New York herald., 1850-05-18
Amer1ese Violation OF the Rights OF British
subfeets.

Prom tho London Standard of PrseSom, May
Livery day something Is occurring TO remind us
that We are n commercial nation. That our love OF
money exceeds our love Of il too often forced
upon our attention, and that in too prominent
manner 10 admit Of denial We are not yet well
out of an act Of dunning for our debts on large
scale, which has threatened 10 enbroil with
some Of the most po werful European Ssaies-and
here are we appealed to on behalf Of the actual
rights and liberties of the subject-ind take il
very coolly. We have sent out a fleet 70 collect
the debts due TO a British speculator. and Por-
,uguese consul and Jew, who hangs himself on the
peg OF our nationality, by virtue Of an abode
in Gibraltar; and we have carried the whole
thing with high hand towards Greece, protest ng
that If these two individuals not paid, we will
carry oil property by force and pay them ourselves.
On the heels Of this naughty and oyerbearing de.
lrnonstrabon comes complaint that the United
States Of America have seized British subject on
board British vessel, in the harlOr Of Charleston,
and ncarcersted him for a fortnight, for no other
offence than that he has black skin and wooily
hair. All men, women and children with black
skins and woolly hair, the Americans declare to be,
according 20 some new revelation, which they keep
TO Themselves, made by heaven for the entire use
Of the whites. Nay, they have no business to have
black skins, wooly hair, and liberty; and that who
ever prcsumes to give liberty Of that race,
without asking leave Of the United States, commits
a crime which warrants the Americans in setting
aside oil the laws Of nations in order to punish
shen. BY the treaty Of ISIS, all persons being
Engiish subjects and citizens, allowed freely to
enter the United States, freely to live there, and
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rosa as regards American citizens and England.
England observes the treaty TO the letter. Amer.
cans Of all sorts-white, black, blue, or yellow, or
Of any other imaginable color-whether their hair
be .wooly or straight-may walk from John O.
t;roat's 10 the Lands End, and nobody attempt TO
interfere with them. But America does not, on her
side, keep the treaty. The moment a black Eng
ishman approaches the coast Of Carolina or Louisi-
ana before he can set foot he land or before any
body knows whether he will set foot on II, the
Americans board the British vessel; seize the man,
I've he sailor, steward, captain and, carrying him
shore, there imprison him 20 long az the vessel
which brought him stays in the port. The captain
OF the vessel ~, moreover made chargeabe for the
keep Of the prisoner, and responsible for his being
again taken out Of the country.
Now here is cool and impudent breach OF the
wooden walls Of Old England" !" and Of the rights
of British subjects, which would not have been
borne by the Americans from us for an hour. Had
we passed al act that no yellow South Caroluisn
slave driver should dare To enter ports on pain
&C seizure ON board Of an American vessel, and OF
Incarceration for the whole time that the We ssel
which brought him should stay, no matter What
was the importance or the urgency Of his busne ~,
the American Ambassador would have received
immedisieinsiructions TO demand explanation, re-
Ircss and epoloey and there would have been n
humming and a vaporing Throughout the length and
breadth of fankecland enough to generate sultry
weather.
But wha, says my Lord Pslmerstoni He is in
foImcd that the black steward Of the British bark
MARY Anne has been seized on board that vessel Ia
thc pon Of Charleston, and committed to prison fos
a fortnpli-thai is, during the stay Of the weasel
there Ills cllvalrous ordship, who sent of flee;
20 the ardcnt Hes TO resist the at.ck on the r ht-
tf 1lungsrians, end who sen. another 70 seUe the
vessels and blockade the port of Athens Tor
ton TO the pockets Of an English sp-culatcr ant =
Portunuetc Jew in THE rcolly replies that y
70 news 10 him that IL IL an old prtc;ice with
America hut on demonstrating with that Stlte. N
fsT, On this subject, the answer y. goi W.s' tbai