Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-09-29

i fians OF the part oi England pf.of'o 100 III
a. nnf6cation " as made under The seventh ar
4 tieles flaws treafy.--For simiar injuries on
The plrt OF France, we we're compelled 10 &C
cpl an iIlusory set.of under the Convention
q. 1900 A lew years Only elapsed before
new warfale upon our neutral rights was com
rnenced by the two powers. 00,0oo'ooo atieast
Of American property were swept from inc
seas. under the British orders IN Council. and
thu French Berlin and Milan DEGREES. These
or.iers and drcrees were at The time recipro-
cally declared 10 be in CONFIRMATION OF the Jaw
of nations 10y the two Powers themselves, each
speaking "fthe measures oil the Other party.
In 1881. after the generation ot the orglnal
sufferers had sunk under their ruined fortunes
To The grave, France acknoa dged her DEGREES
Ia have been of thn character bv late Impartial
measure Of indemnifcalion. Fol our enormous
losses under The British orders in council, We
mol only never received Naturalization, hni
tie sacrifices and suflerings Of war were added
Ia hose spoliatlons on our commefceaud lnva
sion of our neautral rights which led to lis de
claration Those orders were at the time re
garded by the Lansdowncs. the Bar.ng, the
B ous hans and The other enlightened states
men OF the school to which you belong, as
vi ,lalion Of right and justice rs well as of sound
y
Distinguished Lord Chief Justice, placed by
Yourself at The head of the tribunals of England,
has declared that "he orders in council were
gre, iously unjust to neutras. and it is now
generally allowed that they were contrary TO
The wv of nations and our own municipal aw!"
That call, my Lord, 10 borrow your ex
preston, "a melancholy avowal" for the chief
Of the jurisprudence of great Empire
Acts OF its sovereign authority, counter anced
by is parliament, rigidIy executed 10y lis fleets
on every sea, enforced in the courts Of hdm-
rally by magistrate whose earning and clio
qnence are among the modern glores of Eng
land, persisted IN II he lawful commerce Of
neuir. and kindred nation was annhilated.
and pronounced by the Ii hest legal authority
of the present day, contrary mol merely TO the
law of nations but your munici pal law
Under these CIR nmslances the government
and people of the United States, who have
never committed or sanctioned Il violation of
he law OF nations against any other, pow err ay
we'll think II out OF place, TINT lhev should he
instructed by an English minister in utility Of
those rules, which Tor centuries have been
known 10 Europe by The nane Of the Law of
Nations"
There are several other points in your des.
patch, some Of great public moment which,
II were still III Office. | should discuss on
this OCCASION have no ever, deemed IL
proper, at present, To cohfne my self to such
remarks, as seemed necessary TO vindicaie my
letter OF the 1st ot December from your stric
lures, leaving the new aspects of the case
which your despatch presents, especially in
Its opening and closing paragraphs. to those
whose official duty II rs To consider them.
You will not, hope, n isapprehcnJ the
spirit in which This letter is writron. As an
American citizen, do not covet the acquisition
OF Cuba, either pcaceably or by force Of arms.
When cast my thoughts back upon our brief
history as Il nation, Certainly am not led to
think, that the United States have reached the
htal limits OF their growth, or What comes to
very much the same thing, that representative
government, religious equality the uial by u.
~, the freedom Ut the press, and the other
great attributes Of our Anglo Norman civiliza
ton arc never 10 gain farther extension on
his continent. regard the enquiry under
what political organization this extension is TO
take place, as vain attempt 10 penetrate the
lnScrucable mysteries OF the future. 1t will,
If we are wise be under the guidance of our
example; | hope ii will be in virtue of the
peaceful arts, by which we'll governed States
extend themselves over unsettled Or partially
settled continents. My voice was heard at
the first opportunity, in the Senate of the Uni
ted States, in lavo, ofdeveIopins the almost
bonndless resources Of the territory already n
our possession, rather than seeking to enlarge
IL by aggressive wars. Still cannot think il
r"asonab le.-ha,dly respectful, = on the part of
England and France while they are daily cx
fendng themselves on every shore and in eve
~ sea, and pushing their dom Mons, by new
conqness, 10 the utermos ends of the earth
10 call upon the United States to bind them
selves 10y perpetual compact, never. under
any circu instances, to admit into tn Union an
land Which lies at their doors. and commands,
The entrance into the interior of their cont
npnt.
| remain, my Lord,w it'll the highest respect,
Faithfully sonIs
EDWARD EVERETT