The New York herald., 1851-09-28
The Neutrality Laws.

OPINION OF JUDGE CATION, or TENNESSEE.
From the Nashville Tenn Union Sept. Ia
Hon !'hn Cstron. Associate Justice Of the Supreme
Court OF the United States holding court Of his
circuit the middle dstiic Of TenDessee in this cry
ou Monisy sdd,.ssed the Grand Jury follows We
Will TAKE occasion 20 gentlemen Of the Grand
jury that the idea held out through portion Of the
pubic pfrss, that the Of 1918 provision Of
rhat asie and intended to suppress hordes con
eiegsied at Amelia Island, in East Florida aud at
the purpose Of committing deprcdations on com
msrcs. sc. But, ss the present object was 10 aid
war ihs act did not apely nor Wa n in,epdsd 70
app 70 csses Of revots against oppressive xovernmen
toe gerius of our people sanctioned the idea that
sstsDcc might be rendered 10 the party revolt by in
dvisns. exsEtions- This Il altogether mistake Ours
s government Of the majority-sod Of tha. majority
nfutrsJ srd peace has be the uniform policy throu III
oct rational existence, s apparent by our
neutrality scts under consideration In l's3 President
Masa ne;on In HIS annual message TO Congress rrprr.
ssncd that he had issued proclamation forbddng our
cltiSenf snd Foreigners residing ron commit.
ns hostile acts against foreign nations contrary to the
laws Of nations and treaty stipuations that H 20
sJ hon entering into the contest then existing between
Bur opeua nstions consequent the French revolution
aIy sh- lie rec oJnmeDdsd tba; copgr-ss should pro-
v1e p ppt and dscisivs remedies " for the punish.
ment Of those Who might. within the United States
say t5entcVss In hostility against any Of the powers
al Who should enter up N military expedition,
cr enei sgainst any foreign At peace with
tbe United States. On this pdstion the act of
JI9s chap 20 vs pased Is hith sectisn IL copied into
the at Cf lSis-and s the the sixth section Of
he ster act given you IN charge lat Tuesday The
vas rzorotsy enforced by G-ns raj Washington during
his rsnaniog administrsfoo IL through ths,
tf his successor Mr. Adams Mr. Jefferson experienced
cone ihcuy In maintaining neutral rcstions In his
mrrsge 20 Congress October 1903. he recommend
tat there fhoud be established In harbors such
police may maintain law ani order; 70 restrain our
citizeos from embsrkipg individually In In which
op1 ccrntry take- no part In 1906, Mr.. yeferson
esuei Aaron Burr 10 be indicted and tried under the
fth sectcn q the act Of 1894 for hting out military
suerp-;se against Mexico then DEPEND ncy Of spain
quit. O. rrs for revolt Uuba s Judging fon
cent d noBstfstc In that island Although Burr
essea 7vui.hnent because could no, be proved that
te hai done anything IN viostion Of the act of l7ei
.hin &c district q virginia where he tried; yet
hs eesosied tsl brought the act q Congress gene
r. notce snd public opinion gsv. sanctor O. the DO
iiey eonnsnced By President ss.hngton and continued
~ Mr Jtferson, that borr DOM all opposition 70 the
tsv flt many yesrs. Bars charastsr vas crushed by
sht q odium slmost exceeding beiirf at this day
Many q hls deludei fllow-fs had o. skulk Se out
law; sbd many (from New YORK. 10 NV Orlssns)
led 20 comprUms their integrity and honor
~ denying all tno sledEe who sere generally supposed
a. b guilty Of participate in tae enterprise Tne his
tory q Dsr ard his e0Ufesrses aud deaded folowers
vout b. useful tudy 20 thee seeking TO set st
fhry too may have ntsnd 9iih tublc opinion aai
fhe odium II IN Hics ell IN Who are chsrzed
vh ieirg criminals At large uupunished OF justice
No Il cuty was ex xperienced in maintaining neutrality
until Che Mexican provinces showed symptoms q revolt
asssast spsin ny his message Of December lsl7.
Prsidrnt Monroe muDicat. TO Congress that hores
sd-, consregafed at Amelia tssad aud a.
Gaveston Bay protesting tc b. pers In revolt to the
poFtrof spain which project had been ed with
incon petent force, rlisrce being placed what
m zht be drawn In defiance OF our laws from within our
hniis On this informstion Congress- at hat session
T.
ltl5 nov IN force aud alret dy you In charge The
pocJ q the country aud the Oh c q the lag vas that
81 PsiVst mtsry enterprise which might tnvove the
colnry N foreign var should b. arrested In their
esrnet mcipent ,tsges that ali those sho furnised
noney OF m, ans q any Kind with the intention and 10
Ine enc q iher employme % carry such military
tnterpt.fs ana al persons sh0 enlisted soldiers and
tnoe rho enlisted them should b. arrested At and
ptnhnta-not h'ghtJ but ruinousy. In almost every
tnstsnce ss fine Of three thousand dollars and i'm or
scnnent t.r thr,e yssrs would 70 most sod sssur
ed, put u out Of the power of those convicted 70 a. i
rhief Tor three years This s the policy of the a Nor
has Congress been 80 unwse the powers az he
Tresdest doubtful In s execution lie has the power
90 cell In aid the militia and the army aui navv az
the United States 70 seize both aud vessels snd
desin them for tris he may empower any other per-
eon 10 do in the nsme Of the United states Ana
fhls Re has done AZ NeE Orleans as We informef
Ard - iheviee the United States Judges and courts
av hs process order arrfsts aud thereby empower
msrshsi 20 employ the militia a. posse to execute The
prit fIe usy aud srrsy them st oiscrrtiou, aud
rse al the force neces-evy to execute the writ IT. nay
a.so ra n ala by order of the President the
orses n the United States AID cannot De rctdsod
AZ sta q Congress punish the Feia'ai n mannrt'