The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-11

SIhoNG CAEk~
The distinguished senator from Louisiana Mr. Sidel)
presented 70 the Senate Thursday last which
taks in eonhenon with the doctrines advanced with such
vgo and BY the Secretary Of sSte In his letter
the Austrian charge and with The Laws o. neutrality,
which il interest 70 establish for The protection u
arinf presents the student II national comfy
and lass some features interssting-we Annde 70
The ease q the brig General Armstrong sort q nA-
val enigma which has stood for solution upon
eeaise records sinoe 1914 II viii be remembered that
Martin kosza, Hungarian Ny birth ranking under
American rroieeton was ia the neai port q smyrna
Ia The dominions Of Turkey, seized and otherwise mai
treated b. Austrian authorities in bre&eh q national
LAW aud Ia ooniempt Of hs American protection. Had
been with Austrs doubtless il would have
been necessary bold the Porte responsible However
a with Austria, and the Porte
weak snd had ts hands iu already il bccame pass
The ncspsty Of The Turkish AUTHORITIES and bold
AAssrA herself responsible Ii is question whether il
strict law Turkey just responsible a. her enemy
Bnteren fe Law has been Laid down and received
the sanction 81 the whole world that in neutral port
power earth shall touch anything American Its this
point 81 natienA sw which We nov direct
ton II the Of foreigner by birth alone and with
special legal mission from the Exectire Of the United
States drnsadcd and Justly bad the protection Of that
Executive crrtnaAy the Of American ship
Eaandsa by Av~~esn officers egalisea is BY the
warrant o. - Americnn government beaten cruelty and
ing British Force have recently ths Russians
marsh 70 the massacre Of snope demands
ton, and careful and generous attenon fro the Aeri
Senate
The Of tbe General Armstrong which Mr.. Sidell
has gnianily espoused Is just this She priyaeer
brig In the war Of lsla-l4 when needed and had
that volunteer militia which the bold independence
Of citizens and letters Of aarque can al moment
create II i not questioned or denied that she
legally commissioned A then young and galant officer
OF our merchant marine previously midshipnan in
navy, Captain Reid, took command On certain day
in September 1914 he threw anchor the port Of Faya
in the Azores possession the house Of Portugal The
British feet had been ordered concentrate at jamaica
for the purpose o. attacking New Orleans and this
action OF Reds prevented that arrangement At thai
time snd long before and since, everybody
knows the Braganza dynasty o. Portugal and the Bruns
wick dynasty o. England In strict and cordial al
hanceshai i to say the British government have made
kept up and hold this Portuguese government Shortly
after captain keid drew up under protection of the fort
Of Fsya in neutral territory British squadron entered
in secret that 10 them friendly port After some time ts
threw ont their boats in the night attacked him
The action OF the memorable in history He
defended himself against overwhelming force for ten
hoars-resisfing successfully boat attacks and one
by English brig Of eighteen guns and ended by scut-
uing the ship to keep her from falling into the hands Of
the enemy, who afterwards her fire and thus de-
soyed her The slaughter OF the British unprece
denied in military naval annals The LAND rang from
end 10 end with praises OF the noble Corporate
bodies voted him swords, and resolutions and
Generals Scott and Gaines received their swords for the
Niagara campaign the time with Reid for tina,
gallan, FsyA action Men then felt thar our citizen ma
rire just good citizen soldierr But in all
this time and since the claim which the Of
the brig General Armstrong have Justly against Great
Britain and Portugal has been settled And among
the owners was the gallant young sailor who fought the
ship He has since become distinguished i'm other points
The present United States flag, which FIRST hoafed
the House OF Representatives in 1878 of his sole de-
sign, and made in his house The telegraph signals
from Staten island. in New York harbor--and we be-
here In consequence NOT all others in the
try-come from his hands Our most active Statesmen
such Webster and Clay whose son James B. Clay,
ally @ook his papers and left Portugal the ground Of
this being acoeed at once and afterwards that
distinguished jursoonsalt and dromatis J. NJ Cayion
endorsed the justice of his claim The United States took
upon themselves settle first by sending feet In
the Tagns and then by acoedng arbitration be-
and Portugal q which the President Of France
Louis Napoleon Bonsparte, selected, by mutual
OF government and the Portuguese govern
fnent arbitrator and totally, as Mr. Slide states
agasns I1 gssAes and niom ne Of Tie claim
anisu Meantime Louis Napoleon became Emperor and
in that capacity dictated reply which naturally
TO be expected against government for
government plaintiff in The matter aud in favor Of Por-
fagal We do wish characterize severe terms
this decision Of the Emperor Of the French With the
highest respect for that ustrous person look it
altogether calculated obtain for him the bonnet
Of The Sorbonne indeed, any other logical Judicial
honor Bat this does alter the matter in THE least
If government has been led into false predicaent
must abide by regards Portugal and France but
the very fact OF Submitting arbitration decides the fact
that government stands in the position Of Portu
gal that acknowledges and endorses the claim OF Cap
tain Reid that il has undertaken settle 1t and IL is
Mr. Sideils honor that be in the Senate the
lief Of the Executive in Of gevoas personal a-
justice The sailor il no longer in the field
applicant 10 that flag be formed and noby defended
The disappointment Of fortyoid years enough for him
but bis family have deeper interest in these matters and
proceed through Mr. Sids and Sam G. Reid jr- the
petitioner.
Some thoughts arise like the gorge Of honest men
these plain facts We have various times adjusted all
sorts cf schemes and claims and several govern
De1s hare allowed spectators put their cspaeous
gripe n,c the pubic pocket snd the public land Here
Is solitary sailor whose action whose wrongs whose
neglect and whose fate without precedent in history
and be deserves al least justice
PhosFpcT a AAKASsAS--The Fort Smith
(Arksnsas1 Herald OF the 10th nit says.
WeleArn from gentleman in Scott county that q
mountain about Eve miles from Waldron has exploded
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