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Mr Eyerett's reply to Lord John Rns1ou.
Hon. Edward Everett, the late Secretary of
State, has written letter in reply to Lord John
RusselPs letter which appeared in many of the
papers few weeks ago. Whilst Mr. Everett was
Sec'y of State the celebrated proposal form tri-
fssFtst eosvvcntion made - thiee< 1s.kxz
which was rejected, and the reasons therefor
set forth at length by Mr. Everett. This docu-
ment brought forth, in response, a letter from
Lord John Russell to the British Minister-Mr
Crampton-which was communicated to our
Government, published throughout the country
and became the object of general criticism and
censure. AS this letter Of Lord Russcl's is to
some extent rejoinder to Mr. Everett's first
letter declining the proposal of tripartite con-
vention, that gentleman has thought proper to
reply in the communication to which we have
alluded in the first part of this article Some
are disposed to consider this last production of
Mr. Everett's as ill-timed, and savoring of dis
position to perpetuate his official position of
Secretary of State. We are not of that number
Mr. Everett carefully abstains from following
Lord John into any new matter and confines
himself strictly to the business of defending
the positions of his former letter In this we
think he has done nothing contrary to good taste
and good sense. If man is not to be per
mitted to take care of his own reputation, We
1t l. II E,l o4Lor Il - for
The letter in question is characterized by a
thorough knowledge of the subject in hand, as
we'll as a profound acquaintance with the politics
and history of the present century. If Lord
] ohm Russell does not, after reading it, feel like
used up man, it will be because he does not
feel at all BY way of showing the character
of the document, we append an extract from it,
in reply to that portion of Lord John Russells
letter in which he undertakes to read the Gov
ernment of this country a lecture upon the mora
lity Of observing the law of nations:
''The United States do not require be advised o.:
1.-the utility of those rules for the observance of
national relations which for been known
to Europe by the OF the law of nations' They
known and obeyed by us under the venerable
game. Certain circumstances in our history have
ttte.1 f heE.e til
French revolution to the year 1872 the United ates
knew the law of nations only the victims lis
tematic violation the great maritime of
rope. For these violations the part of En- land
to 1874. indcmnfcaton was made under the seventh
article of Jays treaty. For similar injuries the
part of France compelled to accept iusory
set-of under the convention of 1900 \ few only
elapsed before warfare upon neutral rights
commenced by the two powers One hundred mil
lions of American property were swept form the
under the British orders in council, and the French
Berlin and Milan decrees These orders and decree,
at the time recprOcaly declared to be in contra
vention of the law of nations by the two powers item
selves each speaking of the of the other party
In 1891 after the generation of the original sufferers
had sunk under their ruined fortunes the grave
France acknowledged her DEGREES to have been of
character by late and partial measure Of ndemnic:,
ton For enormous under the British ortcr
in council not only received intemnicaton
but the sacrifices and suffcrngs of added t.
those soliatons on our commerce. and invasion of ou
neutral rights, which led to its declaration. Thos,
orders We're at the time regarded by the LanslowneS
the Barngs the Broughams. and the other enlightene,
statesmen of the school to which you belong vio
iatiOn of right and justice well of sound policy
and within very few years the present distny
the tribunals of England has declared that the ORDER
in council were grevousy unjust to neuras and it il
generally allowed that they contrary tn.
law of nations and our own municipal law.'
That call, my Lord, to borrow your expression, ''a
melancholy avowa for the chief of the Jurisprudence
of great empire. Acts of its sovereign authority
countenanccd by it's parliament rigidly executed b.,
its fleets every enforced in the courts of adj
miraltv bv ma gisratc whose learning and elouucnc,
among the modern glOries of En land persisted i'll
till the lawful commerce of neutral and kindred
ton annhilated and pronounced by the gllest
legal authority of the present day contrary merely
to the law of nations, but your own munc pal law!
Under these circumstances. the government and 'eO
pie of the United States, who have comm tied OF
sanctioned violation of the law OF nations agans
any other power, we'll think it out of place tina
they should be instructed by an English minister il
the utility of those rules which for centuries hav.
been known to Europe by the of the law of ma
tiOns.'
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Ingraham Demonstration.
a mass meeting held in New York, a
Metropolitan Hall, for the purpose of signifyine
approval of Capt. Ingrahams conduct in tn,
Kosta affair. The meeting was very large, ant
| speeches were delivered in French, German
| Spanish and Sclavonan 4 letter from Hon
Edward Everett, of Mass, was read from whicl