New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-28
sssr Or r1rti.isy, strictly snforeed tie rigid neuzs
,sws 81 the Upised Safes.

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laws Of he Upiied Safes.
! 90 Although lswlses men have sonetimes escspedk
vigilance, 10 administration OF tas Governneat hs
rivea reasen 10 doabt ~ deter nfnsron ~ nnnsxs
nen. When tAe su,horities by scciden', have n9
b. able 70 prevent he ofspses they hsve dnisovn g
bought the offenders to trial a, the ca Test opprt
zity and such triae have ai~ gays been made Nth a
tae urgency which Is consistent ylt6 jus ICE.
1t IL due 10 country briefly 20 rec VI ne 10
lures OF our neutrality laws. They not only exJrss
The poll cs, out commeeill sentiment OF oar county.
Flst enacted In 1894, hey have ocen cooiSaed a1d
made more eftctuh by repeated subsequent easet-
meats. No laws moro widely or generally kno vu
among public ueu. They fEbii any cilzen 70 seoept
any commission 10 serve syaiIst any peo DO IN peece
with the United States. They furoid f0resner, 1sa-
silently vibin The Usiied Ssres board any vos-
Sci within is jurisdiction, 10 enlis', 10 20 aboard 70
be enlisted In the service Of any nstlon sh say
such people They forbid the fitting or aiming any
vessel OF Increasing the srmamsn ut o. any armed weasel
with meIt 10 ba employed in sny such ser gice.
" They forbid ali military expeditions against any
ton at peace with The United States, fro the BEGIN
ming TO provide mesns therefor to the sctasl dep lrtgra
OF such expeoitiobs TBey )gbd the bein. Concerned
In ftriDg out any vessel 10 COMM; hOs,ies against
any nation az pea.e with the United S.a:es
" These laws sre the gsl.kEoEn expression OF pib-
Fc opinion aud The common ssntmeat Of the country.
Ttey have been forced, Occaion red az snst
and in favor of all nations alike; against France our
earliest sly in favor Of Spain when Se hal serious
questions with Ter; against the weak aud rising Re-
p1bhcs of the Con'i5ent and nov, withou' pruAhty
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most commercial of nations having relations gth
The Chamber Of Commerce Of New. YORK, holding
these enacneots binding equ.lly in law, honor and
couscer oe claim bat common right In asserting thai
a cparge OF vioiaripg then-a charge W ilcn tne~
deem cissracefrl impeschment-saouli not be light
made without careful inquiry against any Oh 1hsaf
members
"Ihe Committee recommend 10 the Cha n5er The
sdoption OF the following resolutions:
{" Resolrsd IRA TIL ChsDbsr % Cpmmere5 o. Sf" 9f
receive and atop the Report 's eoT,et a'saisA' A-4
Re,orsd 'h.t per amends spOloo have sess
made to A. Low sro,ss FOX the ehTss Orossss .saas
the m vhe5 true, nave rendered them tnfanous ar
the merchants Of this city AID eouaty 80 falsely sud hI-
RssoSeS That tss usrcbsnts o. sswYork I. p,r.
tho body Of so of the uatsd ss.te vii uphold II.
SovenD.n. the m @an'sqs .oS o. sas
resasdd ne lcis OF the unitd sses for Prs.syns m ne
and mat We epouscs Ihose voae Them *
tn. Ofsbe world 20 20 bed IA uay'r:a ashoseaes
- All o. which ls respectful y Submitted.
"Sstc Y0rs, 27th Move Bbsr LASS
"JObr A. stev,c, Gsoss Cos Sold 2 Pert q he,s.s
H. Grinnel hoy al Phelps Robert c. Goodhss James Lse'
After long silence the PRESIDENT said ii would
be in order o move he adoption OF the report.
Mr.. ANsos G. PHELPs az ,ordingly moved that the
report OF the Committee be edOp'ed.
Mr.. BARsrOw thought that there could not be two
opinions IL regard 10 the unanimous adoption OF the
report aid resolutions pernsps he colld have wished
and the British Consul han been conveyed in sons
what milder terms; but that he would waive, a. he
thought the question required no debate.
Mr. JONI A. STEVENS, Oh airmsn OF the Com nittee,
said the prinrips object the Commit ee ha1 in view
was 10 r. move from the house of Love Co. aud
from tbis community the III as asperslons which tbs
procedure bad thrown upon them. This The Commit
tee sought 10 DO in the simplest and most direct man.
ner. He / en- proceeded 70 comment upon the spps-
rert absurdity of the whole charge. The Cunard
steamer could either run away tom or run down any
such vessel as the three mased schooner Msuy With
out difficulty; but the richest joke Of all .e the
charge that tae Maury, after taxing and manning the
Cunard steamer, wss 10 be joined by Other vessels,
and thtn proceed 20 take possession of the British
Possessions in the West Indies on behalf OF Russia
The whole stry was simply sbsurd, and carried its
refuation on its face; II ouh never to have been
given 10 The world. The love that exists between his
country arr Great Britan-and there was no dsputng
the fact thai love the British and they love ushe
vast commercial interests that unto the two naaoos,
and many other considerations, ought 10 have pre-
vented the British Consul from acting rashly ~ he
has done the meager information In his possession
Mr.. DRMIsG DUER-So far from the resontioGs be-
ing too hsrsh, do not think them severe enough.
Mr.. DEx,REsr-Mr Barclay has so obviously shut
out every circumstance that did not 90 to support hu
yews in this case and strained TO the utmost thoss
which bore at all upon it. that think we can scarcely
censuIe him too severely.
Mr.. DuER-I move that the report be referred bsck,
and the Committee be instructed TO add q resolution
calling upon the British Government To remove the
British Consul.
The motion was not seconded
inform him that stronger resolutions were fully dis.
cussec in the Committee but the present, mature
reflection were deemed most judicious.
Mr.. DUER-I would rather have had this disc asiou
in the Chamber.
Mr.. SrEyENs-Let us vote upon the report and 70.
solutions first and then consider the motion Of Mr..
Duer ii is scarcely worth wnie to entange the ques~
ton.
Mr.. DUER-As that would defeat my object, with
draw my motion.
Mr.. Moses III. GRISNELL-Mr. Barclay has beed
wanting in good faith toward these merchants Messrs.
Love- and this commercial community otherwise he
would have taken other measures 10 ASCERTAIN the truth
of the charges laid against this house before taking To-
gal steps against them and at any rate, after he had
learned the unfouDded nature Of the charges, be
should, in justice 10 Messrs Lowe and this community
have taken he earliest opportunity to make the facts
public. This, it seems to me, he has not done; and al.
though Mr.. Barclay Is my personal friend, lc,nnos re-
frain from condemning bis course In this mater.
The question then taken and the report and res
olutons were unanimously adopted.
The Chamber then adjourned.
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