Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-04-03
nNCHBURG VIRGINIAN.
MONDAY MORNING. APRIL B 1854.


cal adjustment several unadjudicated and dls
uuted points of international law and CONNER
cial equity The right Of search and impress
ment, never surrendered by England, and neve
admitted by this country, stands PROMINENT,
forward among these grave contingencies, as
question the definite settlement Of which vii
hardly admit Of further postponemeIii. The sub
iccts of reprsals and priyateering have already
engaged the serious attention Of European WI
tiers and statesmen. The London Times thinks
that England France AMI the 5nited States have
the power, and ought to exercise II, OF laying
down rules of law by which they are willing to
abide in peace or war--and thus give code to
other maritime powers. We have always re-
gar,led priyateering as but system of tolerated
piracy. The moral code which forbids the APP
preparation Of another's goods is as binding when
the restraints of Legislative enaciments or inter
national usage arc removed, a. when they are in
force. Buoeaneering is a relet Of barbarism'
and wants none of the essential deprnYiiy oil
murder aud robbery. We are gratiiie TO believe
TINT neither the moral sense nor the laws of tins
country will look with any degree Of allowance
upon such outlawed and atrocious PRACTICES as,
in lis ruder daysthe world has looked quietly up
on Russia herself, we see il stated by the New
Orleans Picaynne. among the earliest oil ma
tons in attempting TO circumference the prac-
lice of priyateering, and in several wars gave
evidence of her sincerity by refusing to issue
letters of marque; and on several occasions has
proposed to other governments 10 unite ~ aooi-
ishing the practice as II the legitimate means
of carr wing on public warfare. Tho sentiment
of all modern nations, snys the si.De authority,
is against IT, although few decline using it when
ever they are at war; aud most nations have Gre
ated penalties against such OF their Own subjects
or citizens as take commissions from another
government TO prey upon the subjects Of q state
with which their Is at peace An act OF
Congress prohibits To accept, within the juris-
dic,ioa 81 the United States, commission. or
for any person not trAnsiently within the United
States q consent 10 BE- retained or enlisted TO
serys foreign State in war against govern
msnt IN amiiy with us. 1t prohibits too, under
severe penalii =. any American citizen from be-
ing cea.oerned without the bounds 81 the United
siaies N fitting cat OF otherwise assisting any
priYAiesE 10 cruise Agains; friendly Powers, no
matter under what commission oiher maritime
finite + Dalties 10 these Offences: and such Is the
common sblorrence II The whole system Of pri-
watering, as merely license Il plumber thu de-
fenceless. on the high seas. there will undoubt
edly be rigidly interpreted AMI administered by
tie maritime powers in The present war. They
viii command every and sea port; and as it
Is their interest AT this time 10 mehorate some of
tie lawful practices of maritime war, we may
hope that they will not only extirpate the priya-
teers who may venture to accept Russian COM
missions, but succeed in establishing for future
time more humane and civilized code OF mari
time warfare England and France at war. with
the concurrence of the United States at peace,
have noble opportunity of entering into inter
national agreements, to which the assent of most
European governments could be dnlg anticipa-
ted, by which the lcentious and hnrbarous prac.
tiee of authorizing private warfare upon COM
meree will be eleotually and finally abolish,
The occasion il worthy of the best efforts of the
statesmen Of both continents and the time for a
successful result singularly favorable
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Tue DINNER OF Ex-CoNslL SANDERS the
Evening Post says has been prolific of the usual
result of such joyiai occasions, IA plentiful out
pouring of oquacity. There was first Kossuth's
address, next sanders's long letter and now to-
day we have a Russians talk, in the shape of IN
epistlo addressed TO the non-eonfirned consul -
This letter has been generously bestowed upon
the public, with the taking introduction of a
"Russan exhortaton 10 America, TO join her a
gainst England and France"
The writer of the letter is said 10 be. on the
authority of George Sanders. "a distinguished
Russian diplomatist." In the course of what is
written, the distinguished dipomatist SAYS, Rus
STA might do great many things-among others.
regeneratc Europe and free the oppressed from
thraldom. The master OF the knout and the Jail
er of Siberia, revolutionary hero aud friend
of liberty, is exhibiting the Russian Gar in new
character.
The Russian diplomatist, however. shows
shrewdness enough for Wall street, when h,
comes TO the subject of finance. Russia will
no doubt, be glad" he says, 'to borrow money a
the rate of SIR per seat" Here is an extrac
from the letter:
Russia is the best friend America has at thi.
moment. and America can help her in the work
of regeneration. America has money, and Rus
STA is in want of it and no doubt Russia will be
glad To contract debt with America, at the rate
of six per cent.--not by obtaining cash. but for
cash north in ships, and the means Of keeping up
the ioar NTH those who oppose her. America car
build her ships to any extent large and small
and American ships can take out Russian seamer
for them as passengers, aud which neither
France nor England can prevent"
The Baltimore American states that reliabl,
information has reached Washington relative t.
the Black Warrior. The Court had agreed to