The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-16


you can have excuse for employing privs.
teers. We object to great fleets and armies. re-
garding them dangerous 10 peace and liber.
! ty; IL suddenly engaged in . WAR pri-
watering s our only resource. That Is, the European
e hSos an @asr Ss
SYSTEM makes war Tar less likely, but makes II rather
worse when 1, Goes take place Of these iva evils we
certainly regard the alternative the LESSER
But Mr.. Marcy continues with proposition which
would nltigate the horrors Of far more than any
thug winch the European nefotators have thought or
He would utterly ancl the odous aud pratica prac-
tee OF attacking unarmed Ships and pundering private
property War affair of governments: its hard.
ships TAN wholly government property and govern
meni men II Is agreed 'oa on land med men and
private p,orery he respected far physi
caliy po siie let what j. the rule by land become
ao The rue by sea- and se viii accede to the prohibition
OF priyateering
name. No, the Saturday Rerle,o. 'Mr. Marcy's
reply" tols 's ca aoelstc OF certain shool
81 American potG he VIII take all the concessions
we oBer but b. fad sg the interest Of hiE
'oenny to give .has ~e seqa're N fe,arn" We shoad
" nave thought tugi this much "charactef EtO
q a certain school American politicians as Of all
'cnoos OF poh,enns where We mad fancied that
re "boe arr ui Diplomacy Consisted In devising specous
ha a,r .e proc 81 OF asns Ms much a. you can and
giving as n,tie Not only Americans but all
oher peopl. ~! IN politics well in trade, to buy
b. cheapest market ma sel IN the dearest
The Sctmdoy htrie,o continues With o good deal
% s0us nos ct ana. anea sna good deal of viz.
position 81 Americ, Is barren and intellectual
protest" Mr Marcy documea, is smart 'smeant 40
piece OF bnneomhe for hls rymen, he il aun-
ceremomous towards the unanimous decision of Eu-
rope with vast dea over three columns
written 10 hat ooo1s jerking eneering style
people me'ase tor VII ano breathing that vulgar spris
OF ce'racon towards the American people, which Is Just
LOW supposed TO he acceptable 10 Englishmen
AZ tor tle paccr Of piras ing we do not love ie
any more thai the Sau,ddy RereW But good many
OF the harsh .ltbers eped IL belong not specailv TO
prvateerns but 10 warfare general We allow that
the crew OF privateer likely than that OF q
Queens ship 10 he gnl'y OF unwariantabe excuses.
That Is good reason for suppre-sns the practice. But
we do net zee tnat warfare carried on by pri-
va'eer unoer letters OF narade aostrscted-
operations carried BY ship which Is legally her Ma
5st!s property But what TO say 70 the practice
u fezDg upon purely private and harmless property be-
forging TO SUBJECT Of the hostile .tionS To
US seen essentially aiical and not unlikely TO be
the que.top, apo abusos Me- Marcy instead BE is
"blId;' he Is versatie' he humanity and lug
States" Mr Marcy proposes general Law which would
bent Ut the whole world he declines to accept
salment q u ~b'eo ~oala henef, other nations q the
expense Of the States We really do not this
subordineing mopoitan prejudice to the interests of
tho United States" He proposes boon to the whole
word; ,he European P"wers only propose . boon TO
The nseives IN case Palmers,ons and Bonapartes
sh' ua desire TO 90 little destruction the other side OF
the Atlantic
Only zone argument despatch" we are told by
the Saturday hetto ''cas for serious answer The
may b. osp sed Of by foolish talk ng and testing.
But Mr. Marcy has fallen the OF supposin2 the
military practice of Europe to be more humane than Is.
his - rdeed serious sccnsaton, and demands Sc
rous Mr. Marcy bad ianced that the destruc.
ton OF private property by aud was against the practice
OF modern times, hs wished to extend the ruie
surrender any right Of destruction either by land
II asserts the ren OF taxing aud burning whatever you
he the ircirect Of actual suffering to the
invading army" It points with delight to the
by the savage havoc carried on in the sea Of
Azon, the wholesale destruction OF grauaries fish,
ing stations over which tho Saturday Reeiec sloats
IT, ssk us u surrender rights. What would become
OF the sea captain he may enrich himself ct the
pense OF The hostie merchinty What would become Of
the land SOLDIER II be might not indemnify himself for
bis labor by an coca iona Fevery In demonac license at
kertch, or Bacajcz, or Washington
From the low oil ipaenuous abuse OF tho Saturday
Refo IS pleasan, 70 turn 20 grave and temperate
Gle ID the SftctoOr date. The difference
throughout king one remarkable point is, that
me saturday Rr1'o !, purely European IN It's view,
niue me srMolr Is 'eesmapos'An." The Sasarday
despo's rs the Law OF the universe; 1t Is highly
impairment IN . distant de mocracy to think OF
PARIS declaration 'coy attempt legslste for
the cvihzeo world" and that dsr Of the Ameri-
mspt" Depend upon II, II ministers like Lord Palmer
ston and newspapers like the Saturday Rerieo. conrivo
Western coesIs rather tougher customers than they
hpk Tor Tbs rktts OF iuvao. may perhaps, not be
exercised on ore tide excasv.iy, and army need
lot spare private properly, obvious with whose pri-
vaie property an american army would most appropri-
ouy sns &C.. Ss 1ss S w once tine me
Saturday Re'7eo follow the example Of III cheftain?
From tho Loudon times, Sept. 81
IN aquesilon Of profit and oss IL best 10 facts
possible and VIII. discussing M. Mar
oys proposal Nth regard 70 merchant vessels In time Of
var, ihs Admiralty has furnished with return which
10 the very thing want. IL Is lst Of tho Russian
prz,s captura In hf war, comprising account OF
tie tcLn,ge OF each vessel the nature Of IFS cargo and
the place where u ~as seized. There are 205 vessels
nsrtonsd IN this Vet either captured destroyed. %
these however 90 have be- resored TO the owners aud
have lot YET been hn. ad.udged go that Ia ALL the
vessels amount ies and Of these Al had
M and IS bad the restored that only
los oarfoes were forfeited The tze OF these vessels Is
giyip according 10 various measurements, sometimes
N Englah, sometimes In Dutch, sometimes IN Tuscan
tons, tome,res In 'as,s sometimes In p)uds, aud
chutoL hee'of a. gance give 40 accurate IDEA OF inc
average burden. not pot far from the marx In
fay,g nat he total tonnage o. these vessels II about
third part q The tom O all toe Rasssn vessels that
cleared ports Va 1883 the year which
ule orteurse with The Muscovtc q, Us height. la
,ta, year Russ ~ amounting 70 900 tons
burden sn eur shores white about double that amount
~ Rnsttan tonnage were cnteren inwnrds We make
rough calculation ha, IN the returns before ~ there IL
fai,eDt Of the destruction coDDscaton Of vessels "
The ,mount u socC0 tons pcctive OF the property
contained II hem which was often valuable, consulting
Of such articles wheat and other grain, tobacco oye
oil, iinSe', coal, and manufactures.
Now. IN bringing such statement into com ,arsor
with The amc,r; 81 damage which would be inflicted on
Brush american shippi by the chances OF 1t -
pCcHsGEy bear In md that the returns here Published
extent q ,bo injury nrlc,,a on the ercanue marine Of
Rrfsa We 90 not simply refer TO the fact ba, the da
Baltic AMI Beck Seas and which probably was much
seaer than any Losses that resu,d from capture 70 not
included In these ID mus, also be remembered
thai returns ct which 70 have given summary cou.
tain TO the words OF the Admra ~ Registrar, but
all portion Of The veGscis witch were capared from
The enemy Many captured both In the Baltic and the
Back Sea- Y continues the Registrar, {" OF which have
no particulars, ss they we're ut once destroyed,
otbeTwse drpostd Of and proceedings Va
ken ains' them IN the Court q admiralty. II would
be almost impossible 10 obtain any correct return OF srch
vessels, except ptrhaps by careful examination Of the
loe boo 81 her Majesty ships OF war which III ia
my Tusrescn under my conroln II therefore appears
that the o Of these 80 COO tons is but fraction OF the
los a slipping actually sustained, aud that tue blow
thus ceali 70 tho mercantile marine OF Russia Ia bat
siasis h.m Of tho injury actually inflicted. The harm
done IN this way, however, 70 the OF nation
scarcely Cm,rgtd from bsrhari.m ard taking not very
knsiy 10 the sea, is rs rolbnr compared 10 The ruin
that would all upon naiuu an enormous portion o.
wh1e wealth Is upon the ocean, and Is there not less
exoscd TO the rapacty Of an cnemy than the beets
Of burden In African settlement To the beasts
OF prey. We know that we could inlict ncilculablo
injury American commerce. but, on the other hand,
the rt,aa ion would be equally severe; and there not
ere The Powers that Iart ia the Partisan Confs
lercts 70 whom II not object at the pressn; moment
10 foster commerce much a. possible, and 70 whom,