Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-09-16
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Ii nay not be aniias as he reAeent time to pub lsh IL filf4sinn effssnt from MI xZAlk,eFs de- snas6h io lfE Frx. lie gsriiish tfihfAer nt Wah. inrsan. in relation b thc difficulties which fTew eus II inc CansaiaH sebeIlion ln 1887. Mir. Web- sssr bei,aa new defstnfy of Slate hodnz the sane
 r Fux. it is not psesahahble that the present aa- I,ninistfsfion d washiasson woalA he diepSscd 10 dispute ne position F. w. took oa ihat uecasion;
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 Ter AiallSsy's gotvfnnsens gre plsassd also 10 xneak of fh6se AfneFSan ei:izens who took part with pefsnns n tisnsA. ehsased. in Q insifFec- ton against the British governmental ss "Afnerican pirasesn The undersigned does notadmit the pro priety or Justice of Lis designation. ifritigeus of lhe United States fitted out. or were engaged in filing geit, a tnlifary espedisina rom the United States intended 10 at sTsislss the British Goyefn- nent in Canada they were clearly violating the laws of their country, ami exposing themselves to fhe just ecnsegnenees which might te inflicted on them if Taken within the British dornnons. But, nutwij hstahding this. they were certainly not pi- rates nor does the undersigned think ihai t can advarce the purpose of lar pnd friendly discus sicn, or hasten tlse accommodation Of national df- fcniiies. so t0 deBorinate Hem. ' selr offence, whaieyer t was had no anaiogy 10 eases Of piracy Supposiag all tba, is aledged against them 10 De true. they were taking par' in what they regard- ei as civil war, and they were taking Tart on the side Of tbe rebels. Surely England hersefhaS not regarded persons thus engagedas deserving the appe' laiion which her MaieSty's government be- slows on these citizens of the United States.
 IL IS quite botouous that, for the greatest part of the laSi two centuries, subjects of the British crown have been permitted to engage in foreign wars. both national and civil. and in Inc latter in every stage of their progTess and yet Il has no' been imagined that England has, al any time, a!- lowe3 her subjects to turn pirates, Indeed, in oar own times, not only have individual subjects Inf hot in rz but we have seen whole regiments openly recruit ed, embodied, armed and disciplined in England, with the aVowed purpose of aiding rebellion against a nation with which England was at peace; although it is true, that subSeQ Quently an act oi Parliament was passed, to preyent transactions 90 nearly approaching 10 public wal, without license from the crown.
 Ii may be said that there IS difference between the case of civil war, arising from disputed succession, or protraeted revolt ot colony against he mother country, and the case of fresh outbreak, al the commencement of a rebellion - The undersigned does not deny that such disline ton may, for certain purposes, be deemed well founded. He admits that government, called upca to consider it's own ughts interests, and du- ties, when evil wars break out in other coum res may decide on all the circumstances Of the par tIcnlar case, upon it's own existing stpualonS, or probable results, on whatii own security requires and on many other considerations IL Ipay be al d9oiaf bound. if fl chooses to assist the her, and to meet the consequences of such assistance But whether the revolt recent or long contin. ued they who joln those concerned in II, what ever may be their off nee against their own eoun
 try, or however they may be treated if taken with arms m their hands. m the territory of the govern ment against wh m the standard of revolt is raised, cannot be denomlnated pirates, without de- parting from all ordinary use of language in the ! definition of offences A cause whisn has so foul an origin as piracy cannot, in It's progress or by its success, obtain claim to any degree Of reSpecta-
 blliiy, or tolerance, among nations and civil wars, therefore, arc not understood 10 have such com mencement
 | k is well known to Mir Fox, that authorities of the highest ominenee in England, living and dead, have maintained that tkie general law of nations does not forbid the citizens or subjects of one go- vernment from taking pa1lRthe civil comnlolions I oi another. There Is sbme IeaSon. indeed, to think that such may be the opiaion of Her MajeS- tvs government at the present moment
 l The undersigned has made these remarks, from econyicilon that it IS important 10 regard estab-
 lished dlstlnctiouSe and to view the act and offen
 ees of individuals in exactly the proper light.