The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-26

am, sir, your obedent servant
II. q. ADDINGTOS
the first place let us consider the declaration of the
Qucen ana what does III amount To Does
OF England coneede thing here for which been
eontending since the formation Of government2 No
will say that We have endeayored 10 Obtain not a
favor but recognition Of right involving the interests Of
our Immense commerce afoat upon the ocean and what
has England here done? Why when in her anxious de-
sire Tor the interests of her merchants commerce
which q late years especially has been the pivot upon
which all her actions turnto whose influence both the
sovereign and the statesman have turns to this
country ana looks for the goodwill of the people Of the
United States IN the She has begun against Russia
then II s that she IL graciousy pleased TO WAIVE the riq
OF seilng enemy property laden board neutral YES
sci unless AZ be conrdband W aay" The waiver of a right
That's the term right that she viii resume on any f,l-
ture OCCASION when is for her to do SO That's
the yeries rng with words this declaration Of the SOW
eregn OF England and than tring to attempt TO
deducc from II anything either honorable beneficial
this country.
The ministry OF Louis Napoleon copied almost YER
batim this declaration OF English concession OF free
tray and adopted it their own was surprised to sec
what cnnot but characterize this mistake or blunder of
the French Emperor have here upon my desk the me-
mors Of his uncle the great Napoleon written ST. Hee-
captytya French work Whoever will take the trouble to
read the chapter the rights of neuras will satis
himself that free ships free goods fayorite doc
ne with Napoleon for he shows in this chapter that
France always asserted the right not conceded II against
England as the natural and American rule give you Tin
imperfect trasaton the close of this chapter from which
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what Engands claim to lay down maritime law would re-
suit In, Napoleon says
Thus is at time when the property Of the private in
diyduai is respected in conducted land
nag OF the enemy but under that of the and hence
conclude that England had been in land
warfare she would have established the that she
has IN sea warfare and Europe would fallen back into
and the goods Of the individual would have been
seized as public property"
And now, Mr. Chairman, come to consider that other
rema *
able document explaining the first and both together
poisonous draugh the less fatal to interests be-
cause offered with the smile and hand Of royalty.
have read over this document again and again. and
can come but to conclusion in regard to t-which is
that England means to act towards neutra just she
chooses at the protesting that she has deep regard
their interests In the way she protested her love
the American colonies and assured them of her kind
teconsuch protection said the men of the revolution
as yultures give to lambs covering devourng them
Does she "wave even her fright" stop and search
American vessels? Not bit Of il she it even
One of the New York journals gives the meaning OF these
two declarations" in nutshell:
This is the principlesfree ships make free poodscou
ceded most graciousy at rate the practice of sezng
the goods to be, under certain circumstances waived
Waive her right stop and search vessels She never
viii until she is made to- Why, sir as late as the year
1899 bill introduced into the Parliament Of Great
Britain enforcing this right of hers against independ
ent State IN tune Of peace act says Wheaton, in
cent work. which must appear the more extraordinary
the complete exemption of the merchant vessels of
nation from species and purpose of search by the
armed and commissioned cruisers of another the high
seas in time Of peace independent of special compact had
Heoer been druwt an question, since" &c.
The proceedings (witbin comparatively late eriod of
the British cruisers the of Africa in sezng
lean vessels between whose nation and their there
was profound peace may also be mentioned in this con-
nexonases fragrant that they Justly described by
Mr. Stevenson minister at London in his correspond
with Lord Pamerston, "as wanting nothing give
them the cha Of most fragrant and daring outrage
and very little If anything, TO sink them into act of
open and erect piracy
e she claims the right visit nd search now
in the beginning of the warbeore gun has been fired
viii not be long before she will exercise that right Of
hers what will for this win probably
be of short duration2 viii tell youhe exercise Of her
right Of 1pressmeat First the right visit then the
right TO search then the right to impress and
brought back to the position in during her long
with France which shook the whole civilized world
TO its centre; when every nation but fed the
when to borrow fron the language OF English states
man. no search the cry that from the sailor
to the merchant from the merchant TO the Congress and
from Congress to the presidential chair"
Vis-search--mpress That will be the story Suffer
the exercise of of these rights and the rest will fol-
low naturally the river TO the sea Has it
iousy been thought Of by gentlemen where all this will
find commerce and the men who navigate vessels
There those before who remember its condition be-
fore the of lsl2-before my day. But
1 then by what il is to-day; nor were our
ships then navigaed by crews wothirds Of whom
! naturalized citizens Of the United States
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