The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-10

/ contribution. But If a sufficient bo
gained in this manner, then resort must he had n
assessment We must onen an iron s,,oo, ;. o.
lans.s .nd ,no,bsr ~ Jackson and ,,,a " Ope
A., ~. ,,ou ,.,onn;,.d n,;noi,,,o .r 49,.
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our Neutrai RELATIONS.
Inc Dei'a persists IN attempting to draw aside
the Puoc attention from the true question In issue,
and with all the desperation OF drowning man,
would seek to save itself even at the expense of
those whom 1t was principal means of leading
astray Our duty, however, painful it may be,
| requires that we should take from it even this
straw, and leave it to sink alone in the whelmins
tide Of that whirlpool Of lawessness and acobinical
principles, into which it has voluntarily cast itself
In the strictest construction of law these Young
men have been guilty OF the crime which it imputes
to them but the whole weight of moral renrobaton
mpst fall unon those who led Thorn astray and who
cannot NOW make a shield of their vrtpe This i
a dst;nct;on which ia sanctioned .Eks h,, l.,,, h.
| morals and bv coumop ssns. Tba bshI
| ;nstrumsn,s If tho nlo,ino sobem;rr ,,.;,or
never involved in the full measure nj
| moral condemp,i;o, which 10 dsso,vadI h,,.ol
unon him. The re,so, 10 evident a,a = ,,.,
which We have 90 f,llv ,roe5 and ;lI,s,,,a; -
| ,,ev;ons article tho, !, : ,,o,.s.. L.. =.
,ars,t; i,
We leave this mart of the subject then and wa
come to the startling doctrne of international ,,u
| which that ournal nromplyes on tho ,r,bor;,, IF
Pipheiro Ferreira viz that we sbould undertake. 70
right the wrongs of every oppressed neonle or of
| all whom we NAV deem such We m;oht remsrL
that the passage appears to refer to national and
not tn individual nterpos,;on Int ,ys tab. b;nh.
ground. and saw that il ia mt law and ,h,, !, i;
repudiated alike bv all the authorities and bv tho
| reason which runs through the whole SYSTEM
In approaching a subject of such VAST magni
tude, and one so intimately connected with tn,
civilization of man, we cannot but feel the made
y ouaov of the columns of newsn,ner as ,ysll \,
our own want of ability to treat it in a manne,
wortbv IF ito inheritance Rut orr ros;,o, ,s
5 ;o,,n.ls,s ;,nno.s. uno. ne a.. dr,n IF oo,,,ar
f~.:..~.r - - ~ 70 :" W.. ~ "
| douhs as Ai"ch as mes III our power ooctrine
which we conceive to be so dangerous and pernl-
cious, as that which we have quoted above. As
| we are necessarily limited in space we must cop
fine ourselves IN the decisions Of orr o,,n Cor,,s
...l;.L -.
"hoh present 'he must ehi's "'eheo views Oh 'he
subject and carry with them an authority which
can never attach to the speculatons OF mere essay
sts however much the intrinsic value OF the latter
may commend them to our attention. During the
war OF Mexico and the South American States for
, their independence the right OF our citizens to
equip vessels IN our ports Tor their service, came
frequently oe'ofe 'n0se tribunals, and they uni
'orlhiy oecioeo mat such an outht was IN contra
Vehuoh o. our heu'faty' as well as oil International
iaw' ana mat any property captured by these ves-
seis, anu subsequently coming within our Jurisdlc-
ton, should be restored to its original owners.
Turning to the case of the Bello Corunnes G
Whoa, ,5o we snd tho Court ooro,,a,,;,,, 49,,
,h., ,ha ,,..,,, iii g.. -.
| - e. .' 80. ~, ~p"' ""'," p'o,'e'
u'a' "s"y Peisoi vi either hatloh snail take
commission or letter OF marque, for armng any shiI
or vessel to act as privateers against the other he
shall he nun;sbed as a nitrate, !, tho fol,o,,,;no
terms
= uUL.. En,.:
lnstltuuons oil TINS country, IN giving ful efhcac,
to'the provisions OF this treaty, by Furnishing sucl
aggressons as acts oil piracy 1t is not to be CUES
u TONED that 'hey are prohoted acts, anu intended
b. 10 De stamped with the character OF piracy; an,
to permit the persons engaged in the open prosecu
uon Oh such course OF conduct, to appear, ant
~ claim OF this Court the prizes they have seized
nc would De 10 countenance Paipabe intracton O
rue OF conduct declared to be the supreme Law
in OF the iand.
g. The same doctrine received the sanction of thu
n Court in the following cases. la Conceno;o,
What o25 Th O.. D.. WI. -, ~,
y s.. NJ. WI. ,on a., -. - :"
oa''a -'a', 1,,, neat 1'o Inc Arrogahte bar
e oe,o"es' neat 400 ana the fanny' wheat
uo9' In 'he case Oh the "fah fara, we md Che
IS Sus'ce Mafsnah speaking mus OIL that miserable
VIZ na"ey s'''efuse. wlich was successfully re-
'oi nIs =" ;" 'ne ia'e 'f'a':
i ~. -. sn's were 20 pe aolltted IN such case as
would be comnleelv endsd so far ~ ot ,ha
ment depends on the restitution of prizes made in
violation of them, Vessels completely fitted in our
IN ports Tor military operations. need only sail to
mission 90 pp b anu mere, a,ter obtaining COM
10 ~ w - ,hiougn tue ceremony oil dlscharging
- legitimate cruisers, purified from the tain, con'
'racted at the place where all their real force and
:. eaPac,'y Tor annoyance were acquired. This would
avn uouernmsm, na neutrality dlsgraceful to our
g the dune Il is imnoss;h AMEN zen no nation would be