Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-15

combinations against him. and perpetual defiance Of him.
while Russia Austria and Prussia, each in turn covered
or rushed into his embraces England, by giving
mp, but always fighting and melting other Powers
60 with the fght-caused his empire to down
with crash He did any thing for neutral rights
He cared any thing for them His iron grasp
at ubiquity OF dominion England stood in his way
England the barrier against which all his hatred, all
his array of power his osentatous column at Bouogne
all his bulletins all his threats in vain His efforts
for her downfall under plea of restoring the liberty Of
the seasfor this his pea--eorts that overleaped
and put all international law in his of
upon the seas ended in his downfall leaving Eng
land at the head of Europe. SO ended the great war
drama Of those days. 1t closed like mighty epic, full
of bloody grandeur-nations kings and prncpates its
characters the globe its theatre.
i But had downfall. No. ne rose. In looking
back upon share in the battles they like the
nance of real war, the consummaton Of its triumphs
upon the waves Nor can quit this part of the glow
ing theme without adding chat the martial beauty has
forever Imprinted our shield is enhinced y tho
nal courtesy with which our yctors invariably treated
| the foe when the battle over
Call to mind also, beg of you what diplomacy Lss
always been striving 10 do in other fields until Te
entered them for the interests of humanity and the rght
kind of progress among nations Besides early treaty.
with Prussia for the abolition Of prvateerng, yJu will
nd page 56 Of the book sent to you the proposals this
nation has made to all maritime nations for ApoLIsHING
ALL PRIVATE WAR OCEAN. This gees beyond
the abolition Of privateerng 1t aims at tsing up the
hands of GOVERNMENTS from becoming punderers of pri
j
the principle would be- that ships could long
er capture merchant vessels engaged in lawful trade,
though belonging to one of the belgerent parties.
/ Bear in mind also that the nation making these propo
sails to all had been able, with her national
ships and ettef marque, capture twelve thirteen
hundred British merchant vessels during short of
1872. Hence not likely in the long run to be
losing party among nations had stood upon the base
calculations OF rapacty osered by privateeng and the
capturing of merchantmen by national ships 1t is Vi
cious old principle the relic of barbarous age 1t has
not for long time been acted upon by armies land
These do make private property but the bar
barty has been kept up at in spirit little better than
that of the buccaneers BETTER ors considering the
intermediate advances in civilization and refinement Ne
ther England nor France, nor as far am informed
any other nation has yet acceded to these benefcen
proposals They originated in Mr.. Monroes tne while
Mr.. Adams was Secretary of State
On page 465 of the volume you will also find
briefly mentioned the manly homage which that eminent
English statesman Mr. Canning when Foreign Secretary
and who thought to have been friendly us
earlier periods of his fe ultimately paid in Parliament
when the war past and gone TO of neutral
doctrines. These doctrines first essentially laid
down by Mr. Jefferson in his able and rich compositions
prepared when Secretary Of State to Gen Washington
and under his sanction in regard to foreign relations
They afterwards fully maintained and extend
ed in the State papers, and always mastery
numerous from the pen of Mr. Madison during the eight
years he filed the Department of State under Mr. Jeer
They doctrines that viii probably receive
and more appreciation from all nations time goes
further melioratons to the code Of They
pete with international wisdom with American dignity
ami spirit II the perseverng resistance Of these
cent State papers the encroachmens Of England and
France; above ALL it their immsvable stand against
mpressment their noble reiteratons that flag should
sacredly protect all who sailed under IL: il these
great State papers which finally opesed path of glory
upon the ocean glory the purer it bazed up only
in defending ourselves against longconnued and enor
nous wrongs Come what may in the future, ne
be deprived Of this inheritance 1t il proud and
s,t..da to
lustrous men Of that early day Of the Republic Jeer
and Madison, who (after Washngton) the pri
mary Of it. Ii has been my lot to have known
them both but chiefly the latter Of whose Cabinet after
he became President, was the youngest humbles and
the only surviving member and fulfil CRATE
ful duty in here recalling their exalted merits linked
they must be- to the lasting fame Of this great nation
Their counses refounded the nation. Until the of
1912 still hafcoonal. Its issue conferred upon
a and commanding position. Until then, we
in danger Of losing the gores we had gained in the Revo
luton. 1t alleged that the absorbing spirit Of
commercial gain had at length broken in upon our mar
tia and other higoned characteristics Of that The
corrected the mistake Mr. Jefferson took upon him.
self reject without submitting il to the Senate
the treaty negotiated by Mr. Monroe and Mr. Pinkney in
1906 solely because contained no stipulation against I'M
pressaeRt although sufficiently satisfactory at that time
in other respects Furthermore: ministers first sent
England after the fully instructed TO let her
Government know that any attempt in future to renew H.
although the question not brought into the treaty Of
Ghenthe practice having ceased by the general peace
would Immediately be resisted. But who suppose,
after the OF that war; that unspeakabe out
rage upon would be repeated 1t that very out
rage combined with the special remembrance Of the at
tack the Chesapeake in preparation Of It, that turned
the war scale against England rather than France The
latter had done enough 10 justify going TO war with
her According TO her means she had captured more Of
our vessels than the English. She would consume
them by fire upon the cargoes and ALL fearing that
as her gotten prizes, British cruisers would intercept
them il she attempted 20 send them into her ports But
IrIn 4 aiu aak whn in lrpQrn ~ I'm
land renewing the transcendan outrage OF impress
ment on American decks Ii is impossible. In this are,
longer practise il among themselves IL The
horrors Of the presgaug gone forever and this Re
public in 1872 played its full part in helping TO destroy
them forever.
In fine, il you view this whole fertile subject at all in
the lights that do, and make up your mind 10 take
il in hand chapter Of surprising interest might be writ
ten upon It, IL is therefore that would presume
mend IL your under aspects touch upon
and others that would fully occur 70 you.
II do not at this moment remember any biography OF NJ
de Vergennes There Is good deal said OF him in
Of the volumes Of Flassans History Of French Diplomacy.
Gratefully appreciatng all do, the services had
from France Of that day and age nevertheless do not
incline TO extol NJ dc Vergennes extrsvaganty 1t has
always appeared to me that the accomplished Col John
Laurens OF South Carolina accelerated his steps in our
cause.
There is book published in 1901, mentioned in the
preface to De Pra6ts Congress Of Vienna, entitled
The Three Ages of Colonies" | have not read and do
not know the book but from its title possibly something
might be obtained from il bearing upon the review into
which would draw you dare say you know the work
entitled Diplomacy Of the United States published in
Boston in 1896 1t is well written octave OF three
four hundred pages embodyng useful facts and docu-
ments belonging To dinlnmatic history author