The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-10-08
NEUTR NIFTY LAWS OF rar u. STATES,
OPINION OF Jl;D6E CATRON.

NEUTRALITY LAws OF rar U. STATES
OPINION OF Jt;DGE cATRON.
n Hon. John t'airs,n. Associate Justice
al the Supreme couIi Of the United
States. now hnlding roud n his rirrnii
far the ,lldile District at Tennessee ia
the city IT Nashville. "i, Monday. the Ssh
instant. addressed The Grand Jury as f"l-
lows:
I'VE will take nrcr~lnn 10 rrmark. gen.
llemen OF HE Grand Jury. that The i,ira
is held ON through pnrinn IL The public
press that The aci Of 1918 was a new pro-
vision of that da,c. AN ! intended In sup
press hnr,les Of m'n rongrrga'ed Anne,
, ia Island. in East Florida. and al CALVES.
ton Bay. an on then western border. fnr
The pnrpose Of committing depre,laiions
an commerce. &r. But. rs The present
objerI was To aid an oppressed parry
ag.i $, the oaprrssnr. in an open war. the
act did not apply; nnr was /, intended 10
apply 10 rasrs Of revolIs against oppres-
sive Governments. as the genius of our
institutions. our early history. and ihs
character Of nur people sanctioned the idea
that assistance might he rendered 10 the
party in revolt by individual cxcrlions.
THIS is altogether a mistake. thurs is q
Government, Of the majnri,,; and 81 thai,
mainriiy neutrality and peace has beri
lh. un form poliry throughout our nalion.
nj exl>tencr. a, j. most appa'e ni by our
neutrality arls under consideration. In
1893 Presid III Washington. in his annu.
al message 10 Congress. represented that
he hal issrd proclamation Enbi,l.ling
our citizens anil foreigners residing am ny
US from committing hottie acts against
foreign nations, contrary to The laws Of
nations and nuI treaty s,ipul liions; that
i To say, from entering into Tie contest
then existing between European Nations
consequent on the French revolution ary
wars. lie Recommended that Congress
should prnviile prompt and decisive re-
me'iles' for The punishment Of lhose AIN
-'sAishi ,.i.i4s,s- LA unued Silics-rarray
themselves 10 hostility az inst any Of lhs
Powers al war. or who should eater upon
m liiary expeditions or enterprises against
any fircign p ,wcr At peace with the Unit
ed States. 0n this recon- npndalion the
act Of 1904. h. 50. was passed. u. fifth
scc,iun il copied into The aci Of 1873. and
is the game a. the sixth section of the
Latter act given ynu in charge las, Tues.
day. The aci was vigorously enforced by
Gen. Wa.hingt N during his remaining
n I'm nj .trl,i ~. aud 50 i, was Ihroagl, that
of ifs successor. Mr.. Adams. Mr. JEFF
f.r$on experienced sumo difficulty III
mahiaining our neutral rel .t;ons. liz his
message III Gnner IS of Orloher. 1909. he
recon nriilrd that there shorlif be rsiah-
lished IN nr haIhuis . such a police as
NAV mainlaim Law and order: 10 rpsiraii
eur seis from einha king i,iiridurily
in war IN Mhieli cnr snisnlfs takes no
part
Gin 1866 iir. Jrf.tsnitii canstd Alarm
Burr To be induced and llird. under the
5;li section Of The ari of 1874. for fitting
ON military enterprise against Mexico.
then a ,lercndearv of Sraln--quir az
ripe for revolt as Cuba nov is. jadging
f,otii recent demonstrations in iha! island.
Although Burr escaped punishment. be-
cause u could n Il be proved that he had
don" anv thing ~ violation Of the act II
1921. within TIE district az Virginia.
where he was tried, vel his celebrated
Trial brought lie act Of congress Il, genes
raj notice: and public opinion gave sane.
tim 10 the policy commenced b., PEST
den, Washington. aud continued rs Mr..
j tlrrson. that bore dnwn III. n?posiii N 10
the law tnr mlny yets. isni,'s character
was crushed by wright of n,lium almo
exceeding b lief al this day. Many Of
his deIn,lrd followers had Ia skulk like
outlaws: and m,ny more from New York
70 NV Oilrans) were compelled 10 com.
promu their integrity aud honor by deny
ing al knawle,!g.. WHO were generally
supposed L. he guilty Of participation in
the enterprise. The history of Burr and
his coiI..tlrratcs and tIeludtd followers
would b. useful study 10 those n " OK
Ing 10 sci al defiance The act Of 1921. a.
copied inln The ari of 1873; as iiieS TOO
my have To contend will, public opinion.
and the h''ghlng odIum il nffcls ON all
those who are charged With being crimi-
nails al large, unpublished Of Justice.
mo difficulty was experienced III main
aiming neitralItv until ll,c Mexican pro
rinces showed symptoms Of revolt against
Sl ,in... By his message Of ID crmer 9.
I8l7, President nj .nrne communicated 10
congress thai hnrdes of adventures were 1
At A nclia Island and IT Gal
esi"n By. protesting 10 be persons in
evnls 10 The power Of Spain; " which pro
,ct had been commenced with an lincoln
ctcnt force, reliance being pIlced On what