Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-01-11

,ul CONSIDERING n rropositipn, wlire she IN
truds to submit for the capitalization ut the
Sound Dues and the distribution u' the sum to
hn riil ns Communication an0us ~" tjT"'u.
u',nle, according to The respective rr1r"r-
tiurs Of their maritime commerce u ana
FROM the Baltic. have declined IN hruiU
of the rnitcd States t. accept hi, invitation,
fp, the most cogcnt reasons. Dnc "a, thhl
penutrk does not offer to submit to- th" 'la
ycnt,pn the question cf her right TO levy I'll"
Sound Dues \ second is, that, if the con
ventinn were allowed to tako cognlanct oi
that particular question. sliii IL would not
| be competent to deal with the great int'rd-
! national principle invcl,cl Which az 'cts the
right in other cases of navigation and com
mercial freedom, as well as that of access to
the B,ltic Abovc all, 10y the express term.
of the'propo,ition, it is contcml lated that the
constitution OF the Sound due, shall be- com
mingled with. and mldo subordinate to. 4
matter wholly cylrdncous the h'lanc" o' r'".
/ er among the governments OF Europe,
While. however rejecting thi. proposition,
and insisting on the . ,ht Of the free transit
into aud from the Baltic, ! hiyn expressed -
/ Denmark willingness, On the part OF the
/ l-niioi States. to share literally With other
powers in comprnsdtug her tor any ad'antd.
gcs, which CommcrGe shall hereafter d"rly"
/ from expenditures made by her for the lm
rrovcmcut and safety Of the navigation vt the
Sound Nv belts
/ l,y before YOU herewith, oludIy docp-
mcnts ON the subject, IN which my view. arc
moro fully disclosed. Should ~ sttsid tory
Arrangement be socn concluded, ! shall again
c,ll YOUR attention to the subject, with It,
comtucndation of such measures a, may
appear to bc required in order to assent and
! secure the rishts OF thc tuitc1 States, 80 FAR
ns thcv nrc affected by the urotcn,,on, of Den.
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;nIcmn;tv for the loss thereby inflicted mn
citi,nps If ,ho United ~tatre
In ,ur.uarcc Of his noli,.v the lave. ~
,hn .nitcl States do not forbid their citizen.
to sell to either Of the bciliLorent powers ar
ticles. contr.hand of war, or to t,ko mum.
ton. Of war or soldiers on board their mi
yate slii,,s for TRANSFORMATION and althuu.h. .
in 80 doing, the Individual citizen cxpJ,,s
hi. rrnpurtv or porsln to Some of the hll ir,ls
of war lis acts do not involve any breach ul
natl i,nu neutrality, nor Of Themselves imlli-
cate the Governments Thus, during the pro.
rrcss Of the present war in Europe, our cit-
zen, have, without national rcsnonsihilitv.
therefore. sold gunrJwder and arms to all
buycrs, regardless OF the destination OF those
articles oar merchantmen have been, and
still continue to be, largely cmy!ovcl hy
Great BritAin and 10y France, in transporting;
tro,rs, provisions and munitions of war to
the principal seat OF military operations, and
in bringing nome their sick and wounded sol
dicrs but such use of our mercantile ma
rine is not interdicted either hy the interna-
tonal or by our municipal law. and therefore
does not cumpromit our neutral rclatiOur
with Russia.
But our municipal law, IN accordance with
the law Of nations, peremptorily forbids, no,
oniy foreigners, but our citizens, t. fit uu,
within the limits of the United States. Il YES
sci to commit hostIlitIts against any state
with whi n the United states are at peace
. OF to increase tho force OF any foreign urmc.
vessel intended for such hOstIhties against ;
friendly State
Whatever concern may have been felt b,
either Of the bellgerent powers lest Irivst
armed cruisers, or other vessels. in the ser
vice of one ght he fitted out in the port
, of this country to depredate on the propert,
, of the other, all such fears have proved t,
he utterly groundless. Our citizens have
been withheld from any such act or nu,n,-
by good faith and by rrspect for the law
" hic the laws of the Union are thus Der
emptorv in their prohibition of the enuiu
mrnt or armament OF hclligcrent cruisers il
! our ports, they provide not less absolutel
: that no person shall, within the territory O
= jurisdiction of the United States, enlist q
enter himself, or hire or retain another uer
son to enter or enlist himself or to % beyon
the limits or jurisdiction of the United State
| with intent to be enlisted or entered in tn
/ service Of any foreign State, either as sol
9 der, or as a marine, or seaman on board d
+ any vessel-of war, letter of maroue. or pri
o yateer. And these enactments are also /
= strict conformity with the law Of nation,
i which declares, that no state has the rich
e to raise troops for land or sea service in nm
:, other state without it's consent. and thnt
{ whether forbidden by the muuicipal law a
e not, the very attempt to do it, withou
such consent, Is an attack on the nation.
i sovereignty.
!, Such bsinc the uublic rights and the ur
l. nicipal law Of the United states. no solic
!, tude on the subject was entertained Lv III.
!, government, when, a year since, tho Britt,
e Parliament passed an act to provide for II
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