Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-12-18

than The liberation Of such enterprises IN Vi.
olation oi the law of nations.
IL is one % the FIRST and highest duties NJ
any indrpoudrnt State, In IL, relations with
the members of the great family of nations,
o. restrain H. people lrum act. Of hostile ny
grcssion against their citizens ur subjects.
The most eminent writers on public law do
not hesitate 90 odrnouncc such hostile acts Ms
robbery aud murder
Wetk and lrtble States. Ike those of Csn-
trail America, may not icrl themselves able
10 assert and yiudicatc their rsht-. The
case would h' far different II expeditions
were 1T On foot within our own territories
o. make private war against a powerful ma
tion. | such expeditions were ttt~i out
abroad against any portion oi our own
country, % burn down our cities. murder
and plundor our people. and u'urp Our GOV.
eminent, we should call uuy power on earth
a. the .irictcst account iOr not preventing
such ruormItias.
Ever since ;ur administration oi General
Washington, act. of Congrs. have brru In
iurr' o. punish severely the crime ut setting
uu foot military expedition within the
limit. Ui the United States o. proceed from
tN.urr against nation or state with whom
wcng' 40 peace The present neutrality
acc ul Apri. 20, l,l,, Is but llitlr more tlln
% collection of ofVre.nNi.uus law. Under this
net thc President i, empowered - employ
OH. land aui naval forces, and the militia
''lUr tho purpose n preventing tho carrying
1000 ul any such expedition ur enterprise lr1m
tla t.ruiour- and Jurisdiction Di ihr United
state, aurthr collector, or customs lr'
s.tH.r.f.I aul r.IuIr.i tu lUfltr any vessel
iu IIrt when there D. reason u believe sIr
BE- about o. take part in such hwl.,' eut.r.
prizes.
When 10 was fr.t rendered probable that
au attgmp; would hc malf tu 80 up ano,h.
rr un.W'l. expedition against Nllusun,
lIa Secretary Ht state issued Instructions %
,Ir mlr.IlIs anil district attorneys, which
were directed hy thr S.crrnrI., Ui War aui
,hr Navy iD thr appropriate army auI navy
uhrr', rvnrIug tllm 90 h' ylsi.Ant, and
tI UsH f.rir h.st ryHTi.uus in cIrryIu. into
r.i'ri ih. provision, ui che act 10 isis. Not
WIt.HuHIug th~w precautions, lh' ryT.iI.
iinn hls escaped from uursh1r~. Such ou-
'.rIrIss .,U dn up possible god Oh thr
country. hUi have plrlIy inflicted much Iu-
jury both 900 it, interests lui it- character.
They have prevented peaceful emigration
irHu 'Hu uitri States o. tHr state ui t.u-
frJI America. which cIuIl uHt iuI o. Trls'
H.urI.ui o. alI tHr parties concerned. lu
Ir.Iryry rYiut of view alone. uur citff.U,
have sustained heavy losses from fIr ."if.us
aud tHH closing Yi tlr transit route hy tur
~tu Juan between 'hH twp oceans.
Tie leader ui tHr recent expedition wls
arrested I' N.v Or'.au.. hIt wa. lIsr.urs-
60 ou giving bail irr Doc. appearance Boo tlr
insufficient sum w 5000
crmm.uI tIr whole subject tp tic -rri-
u4s attention ul Congress. believing thntuur
duis luI 4f interest. ls Hri. 4s Uurult.1u-
90 character. require that vr should adopt
such u.suus asWi.l Nr ,ae'ull 900 r'-
.iuGHug ulr ,.,.fus ir.m committing such
Uutue.-
! r-r i1 inform yuI t'Hi t.H President
u. Paraguay ias r.iu.I o. rau.y t.r 'raly
h.tvHHu tur United states IuI Coos state l.
amended Hy tuH >nHf., tHr signature uI
uIirr Nl- lu r'.lu.I BOO iI' m..-lsfu ms
TT.|.#.-..r fH tHuErHs 90 t.H Yruu- Hl
ORA, session u D.rmr.r. lsI3 l.rr...IH.
ru.rulu.. herewith submitted
lf ..us desirable 90 riau i.r l.In 81,
H' tI.r.1nr 10 Plata anil If. tr,.uur..- inr
Navigation Ig -...H, tH imHi Stats
steamer Water Nf.a va. -.rt tH.."l hr
t..t Iurrr-- iu I~lj. lU.. ,ntrrr.,r vp.
...r.-U..y ou.l 900 mu, February,
i-l'. vU.u,wUi.stIu t.r p"a.rIu. I....ru.
iHa 10 U.s t.sU-. .p t.H nruu ut.r, t.r
steamer ul. iua .Iuu lya Pu-HENn
ilI. l.. irH $50. returned, Iu' l. l.H
Nbtr Witch Vas OF .ml.l nrr., luI nos
designed nr .Iu.Il. operations, ,.n rourri
irHu tHr conflict Ilr uutaXt upon which
i.H attack was made was o H.rr.H ~ tIr
ra.I.ut ul Paraguay, .u.'n."r, l,'l
Ir.uHuu- foreign vessels ul war 'rpu nave
I.ltU. tI. u,.g,u' tII' stat. ~ I.u.
..Hr. however MAS 'IH owner ul Ngt uu'
.UE Hi tHe T.s"g1, t.at name, tHr other
....u..rs o. CHfr..u' s. 70 state ui ;hr AZ.
..ut.u. Confederation, tNc ri-it OF H. gIy'
rum.ut o. expect '.yt such 20 DECREE would
hrUh.gI cannot hr Acknowledged. But
thr Water Witch wa. NOT, property sI.as-
Ius. . vessel u' war. She was small
steamer engaged boo s...atl'r enterprise
m,auId iur trr advantage Ul commercial
>.lt generally Under these cirtum.an-
e,s. am constrained o. consider che attack
upon her a, uulu.,.lnb.r. and 90, calling iur
satisfaction from tNr Pamrupy,n govern.
mont.
C.,.trus nc iar Du''l Su'r,. also, who
were established iu hu.lu-s iu Paraguay,
have Iai their property ,.IlJ and usrn
from them, aud have Jther0i.' Ie.n treated
hy the HptIIr.ur, u an insulting and aIbl'
lmry manner, which require, rr.rss.
4 demand Tor tnr,' rurpp,r, will HmlI'
iu 10 trm bot c1urilntury spirit. Iuis will
,hr NOR, probably Boz granted If the cXecu.
uy. shall have authority % us' other mean,
iu tlr event of r.iu.ll Thi' Is accord.
ugly recommended.
ON KANSAS AFFAIRS.
II 4, unnecessary 70 state On detail the
alarming condition of the Territory oi Kan
20, 40 thc time of INV Inauguration. The
uprJsin. Ilriir, then stood 90 hostile array
against each other. and ans accident might
have rrIi.htcl the flame, o, civil war. BE-.
sides. 10 this critical moment, Kama, Wa
lrlt without Governor by the resignation
OF Gov. Grlry.
On the lj,h Of February previous, the