Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-27

,.:. A. ,,s ,n,iu.-., any W. Should IL ,sptc: e
enter Strange n!art "ith tii"'r gi"c''' ""s
ourselves novel {" make lanidi "rd iI'!u'a ="
.; Cuba. There logical Connection oc'Mrt' NC '"
and there Is something bordering upon The o hs't ~ "
association. 49,,
Consider the aneredrnts Of the powers mat
invite s disable ourselves the end oi tine from iht az.
austipn in any a" this natural nppendag. To our Con
,,ncn France within the century, Ia say nulhihs
-, the acquisition OF Louisiana, has wreslrd moety III
Europe from naivc Soyereign has possessed herself by
rc. of arms the lime greatly 10 the Lsconcn 0i
nusui of six hundred miles of the Northern coast VI Al
rca with an indefinite extension into Tie INTERIOR ana mas
herself one oi The most important inSuar
groups OF the Pacific England not TO mention her other
recent acquisitions in every part OF inc sopc mas
even since your despatch Of the 10Th OF FEBRUARY was
written annexed half of The Bufnan empire 10 mea osel
yrown Indian possessions, On gIopnds-ii Tue ~
MIR Cubdrns pamphlet 10 be relied upon coPafG, WIN
which the assigned BY Russia Tor invading
are respectable. .
The United States do no. require be advised OF the
utility of those rules for the observance rra
lions which, for centuries, have been known 70 hurop W
hr name of The law of naons They known and obey
,d nv Us under The venerable name Certain cltcn!n
nnces in our history have caused them 10 be studied more
,sr,llv and more unxunsy here than in Europe From
80 h,sot;np ou of the wars of the French revolution, the
year 1872 The United States knew the law Ut nations only
~ the victims of lis systematic violation ny hc great mai
lime powrrI of Europe. For these violations On the part Of
prior to 1894 decentralization was made under Tie
seventh article of jays treaty For similar 'nnres on Inc
art France, we were compelled 10 accept IN i"spY SCI
I'M under The Convention Oh 1900 few yeats only elapsed
hcre new warfare upon Sur neutral rights was c"'ilenc
I nv the Two powers One hundred millions al least OF
property
h orders in Council and the French. Berlin and Milan
dccrecs These DEGREES NJ the time ecipro
ray declared be in conravention OF the law OF nations
nv the two powers themselves each speaking oil me eas
@ of the other party In 1884, after the generation oil the
riona sufferers had sunk under their ruined fortunes 10
hr grave France acknowledged her DEGREES TO have been
IS mai character BY late and partial measure OF ndcmni
Goion blu! the sacrifices and sucrlnas oil war were added
r. those spou,ions commerce und INVASION OF our
rights which led TO its deefa those OtI R
nps The Brouehams and the other enlightened statesmen
If The school which you belong violation OF right nno
Justice well as Of sound policy and within very lew
nnrs the present distinguished Lord Chief Justice placed
by yourself the head OF the tribunals 81 England mas NC
carcJ thai he orders in council were eticvonsy unjust "
ncu,rals and no generally no1red that They mere con.
Irary 10 The lao OF nations and Orn municipal dn
That CALL my Lord TO borrow your expression, "a me.
lauchoy avowal for the chief oil The Jurisprudence OF
y,rat Enpirc. Acts of sovereign authority, countc-
nunced by Parliament rsdly executed by It's hnes ON
every sea- enforced in the courts of admiralty by lagis-
u,e learning and coqucnce are among inc mouen
uloes of England persisted in till the lawful commerce OIL
neutral and Kindred nation annihlated and prononnc
I'd by the highest legal authority oil The present day. cona
re mi .ely 10 the of nations but Your own municipal
law! ,
Under these circumsia nees the Government ond rcop Of
the United Sics who have never committed " sanctioned
Of The laws Of nations against any oher power
mn uri think place. ll They 3hnali he Instruct.
"a, by an English minister in hr utility Of those rules,
which centuries have heen known TO Europe ny tie name
of the Law %! Nations"
There are several other points gnur DESPATCH of
great public moment which, il were sill in nlhce should
uer al present. onne myself such remarks. as SEEM
ed necessary vmicac M letter OF the lat OF December
from ynr slriclGes leaving the aspects OF the case
hc, yU; despatch presents especially hi tic opening ana
closing paragraphs, those whose official duty II ia 10 con-
sder them
IN viii not hope, msappcieni the spirit In which
his letter is written, Az an American czen do moi CO.
vel the acquisition Of Cuba either pcacaby 10y force oil
arms When cast my thoughts back upon our btiet hisIo
~ as nation certainly not led IN think that ihe Uni
ted States reared The final limits of their growth or
what comes ycry much the thing that representa-
tive gn,fr.glcnl religious equality, The trial by jury, The
freedom OF The pres cpd the other great Attributes n our
Anglo Norman civlZalio ae na9cr To gain farther ex
tension this regard line EaGuiiy under what
political oIganZttion this estcnsJn ia 10 tkc paG? %
vain penetrate the lnscrutabn mysteries ol me
future II viii Il wse be under the guidance 6i nr
cxanp hope it Will he IN virtue of The peaceful arts by
rhich we'll governed States citcEG themselves over unset
led or partially settled continents My yni.e ;2s heard nj
the FIST opportunity in The Senate OF M United States, IN
layor e:ooing The almost buundess resources OF the
territory already IN Gl possession rather IMAM seeking 10
enlarge by aggressive sill cannot thnk u rea.
unabc-hardlf respectful! The par o: England and
Fanar while they daily extending themselves on every
shore eyay sea- and pushing their domnions by new
ronqnrss the .isTmos ends Of The cGEth 10 call upon
Inc United Stairs bind theTef!?es by perpetual conf
pact never. under circumstances, III sdn mo me
Union Island which lies their doors and commands
The Il into ihe interior OF their continent.
remain, my Lard, with the highest respect,
Faithfully yours,