New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-03-19
pRIvATEER1Ne AND RIGHTS OF BEL

PRIvATEERINs AND RIGHTS OF BEL
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We see ii stated in late foreign intelligence that
most 81 the powers Of Europe have signfed willing
ness to acquiesce in the proposition of Mr. Marcy that
upon the highseas the private property Of subjects q
citizens Of belagerent powers shall be exempt from
seizure by national armed vessels and that prvateer-
ing shall be abolished. It will be remembered that
the dignitaries assembled at the Paris Conference de-
clared on behalf of their respective countries the
abolition of privateerng, and agreed that, with the
exception of articles contraband of war an enemys
goods in neutral vessel and neutral's goods in an
enemy's vessel should be exempt from seizure. ms
country was then called upon to become party to
the compact, and Mr.. Marcy replied by bis famous
proposition which created decided sensation IN the
diplomatic circles Of Europe.
It is well settled in the mind Of every person in this
country, that only upon conditions as favorable as
these could we consent to renounce the right OF en-
blowing private armed vessels in time of war, and
many prominent writers and statesmen yehemently
denounce the policy Of doing so in any case
The continental powers Of Europe agree to the pro-
position, because they are stronger in every respect
upon land than upon sea- and desire that the theater
of their warlke operations shall be seldom as posi-
sble upon the latter element doubt they would be
willing to ignore maritime warfare altogether, in all
cases of hostties with either England or the United
States England hesitates to engage that her power
full fleets shall not plumber on the high seas but shall
permit an unarmed enemy to pass unmolested, and
thus the contempby shallow device of the Paris con-
ference resolution becomes too transparent to be mis-
understood Europe has had twoexeelent opportun
ties Of becoming acquainted with the effects of Amer
lean prvateering, and the powers who were most DO
tent in the Paris Conference have no desire to witness
repetition Of that kind of sport, which, upon the oc
casions alluded to, altogether at their expense.
\ To deprive Jonathan of his strong right arm Of
defence was undertaking that the united strength
OF Europe could not hope to accomplish openly and
forcibly. To induce him to renquish it, lay it
aside forever, by specious appeal to his humanity
and his conscience as Christian, and generous re-
pudiation themselves of weapon which would be
likely day to knock out their own brains appear
ed task much more feasible and likely to succeed
He will not improve his reputation for astuteness by
permitting himself to be entrapped SO readily by
device expected to deceive by its very simplicity.
The London Times strongly opposes the PROPOSE
ton of Mr. Marcy SO far as regards England, the
ground that twonld cover private property on the
coast and inland as well as upon the ocean, and that
Engand's strength is in her navy she would thus
be poweress against any antagonist Her adversaries
would have no need of Notifications except to pre-
vent Decentralization of troops upon their coasts to
defend their arsenas and other public buildings This
is doubt true. England, with her colonies in every
crarter IL tho clohe ryon,d he ,ssoil,he Of tbor
sand ,itare,,t no;nts and could ,raly oford - con
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