The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-29

forms, why Mr.. Belmont instructed TO press the
claim at all? If we had claim, why press ts II
have just claim, and such Mr. Marcy has fully recog
nzed this to be- why shrink from enforcing 1t In this
craven manner
But is the position Of Mr. Marcy sound, that we can.
not behind the forms Of judicial oceedin g. the
enforcement Of Capt GbsoI's claim for ndematys
think not though 1t lead to similar rvilege
the part RI other governments go behind the judi
cia proceedings in courts. What have 10 fear
but what Is right, and submit o nothing that Is
wrong Should we attempt to protect our judicial
proceedings from public scrutiny, should not
rather court investigation? II courts have been
neous tyrannica cruel in their aston towards the
SUBJECTS of friendly power-if, under the cloak Of
win not our government grant proper redress and
punish the evil doersY Such IL seems to me,
S 0uS nat Be the s.s Of this
citizen subject made but to deceive. II
wishes to matreat the subjects Of another
government, il would only be to cloths the
outrage in judicial form, and then laugh with i'm.
punity at the demand for redress Such nay be
International law, in the judgment of Mr. Marcy aud
but such is not the law of humanity. Nor could Mr.
Marcy have considered It when he instructed Mr..
Belmont to s'press the matter temperatey but
lutey upon the Dutch government, urging immediate
and ample Ieparaton for the oatrages committea;''
nor did Mr.. Belmont think when he said to the
Dutch Minister 1t only remains for my govern
ment to take such for the enforcement of Nc
GlDsOns claim as IL may deem MT and In the
premises' but above all such was not the view taken
mand Tor rsdress % voa Wall placed his refusal upon
the distinct ground that Mr. Gibson himself the
author Of the ev he sought to protect his gov
ernment with the cloak Mr.. Marcy, in his charity,
would throw around it, but met the issue fairly upon
its merits remained for our Secretary of State to
discover that the Dutch Indians under judicial forms,
could arrest and imprson citizens conscate their
property, and infct upon them every ndignity with
perfect impuuity.
ooh what fall was here, my conntrymen!"
from the high tone Of the inaugural of President Pierce
in which he declared that the American ctizen could
stray far from home to be beyond the pro-
tectng power of his government Mr.. Marcy's whole
article is miserable afterthought, unworthy the man,
dsgraceful to the character OF the nation and the
offspring Of criminal shirking of official responsibility.
The report yesterday from the Committee Terri
lie land to aid in the construction Of the sub eranean
line Of telegraph from the Mississippi Missouri rivers
to the Pacific ocean, is now the topic of speculation
among the business classes This report urges the
Of the Senate b and but little aoub exists that 1t
will pass by large majority The provision: Of the bin
such to meet the views Of the Executive that
veto need not be apprehended send you copy Of
the report itself it matter Of univeral interest
tina. s
full grown Hercules which will demolish the argu-
ments OF the friends Of internal improvements by the
general government Mr.. Orr IL Of the ableet
and most forcible debaters the floor of Congress-
Correspondence OF the Pennsy lvanian1
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27, 1884.
The Proposed Medidtion-United States Senator from
Pennsytpdnia-7hc Albany.
Mr.. Clingman's mediation resolutions will pass the
House and the question Is already asked who will the
troubled waters of EuropeY Will it be commission of
two or three? The names OF Van Buren, Tyler and
Fillmore seriously mentioned here in connection
with the proposed peace commission The Presidents
of the great model republic settling the Eastern question
with loss only Of little breath and ink! What a spec
ace the old fogies Of Europe to contemplate II we
are to have commission let us have such commission
The whole country would endorse their pre-eminent
for Tho dali tn Ea1tn nff ad 10
1t is not probable that Dr. Gwinn will be 10 his seat in
the Senate during the present session The election for
United STATES Senator in California takes place on the
There Is report in this city that the Rev. Mr Tiffany
Of Carlisle, is to be supported by the Know Nothing
members Of your Legislature their candidate for Uni.
ted States Senator II he should be elected the Senate
will then be able to eight dollars day by dspens
ing With the services Of the worthy and popular
cha plain Rev. Mr.. Scer Or couldn't Mr. Tiffany make
an arrangement to exchange pulpits-I mean placess
We have report here that the United States sloop
Albany did stop at Carthagena but proceeded
| direct from Aspinwan for New York But very, very
slight hopes of her safety are now entertained at the
Navy Department.
The Rights OF Citizenship Abroad.
The following is the bill passed by the House last
sop and the Senate this session. to the right
citizenship h children of citizens of the United States
| born out Of the limits thereof
BE enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tves Of the United States of America In Congress
born out q the limits ana Jurisdiction Of the United
States whose fathers shall be at the time OF
their BIRTH citizens of the United States shall be deem
ed and considered and hereby declared to be cii
Of the United States Provided however that the
rights of citizenship shall descend persons whose
fathers never resided in the United States.
The Ocean Steam Mail Service.
By the following it will be that the Committee OF
Ways and Means have recommended that notice shall be
given the Collins line of the termination of the increased
allowance after 3Oth June, 1855 =
Mr.. HousroS from the Committee Of Ways and Means,
reported the following bill -
Making appropriations for the transportation of the
United States mall by steamers aud otherwise
during the fiscal year ending the thrteh OF June one
thousand eight hundred and ffty six.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tves Of the United States of America in Congress as
sembed, That the following be- and the same are
hereby appropriated to be paid out Of any money
the treasury not otherwise appropriated for the year
ending the thrtieh Of June thousand eight hundred
| and fifty six.
| For transporton OF the mails from New York to Ey-
erpool and back, eight hundred and thousand
Navy is hereby directed to give the notice provided
| in the first section of the act entitled g An
act act to to supply deficiencies in the appropriations
June, one thousand eight hundred and ffty-twon ap-
proved the twenty rst day OF July, thousand eight
hundred and fifty two to terminate the arrangement
for the additional allowance for the transportation OF
the United States mail between New YORK and Liverpool
in the Collins line o. ste M smers IS therein provided
Orleans Charleston, Savannah, Havana, and Chagres
and back, two hundred and xtyone thousand dollars.
For transporton OF the mails from Panama to Cafor
MIA and Oregon, and back three hundred and twenty
i eight thousand three hundred and fifty dollars.
For carrying out the contract ntefed into by the Post
Office Depar tment under the provisions Of the at ap
/ proved thrtierh August, thousand eight hundred
and fifty two, establishing trimonthly mail by steam
vessels between New Orleans and Vera Cruz, via Tam
| pco, sixty mine thousand hundred ana fifty
/ dollars.
Sec q And be it further enacted, That the following
be- and the hereby appropriated for the
service Of the Post 0ce Department for the year eniing
the thirteth of June thou and eight hundred and
nf1ra La,