Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-06-08
uananba DaIItp Stat
CHARLESTON, TCEsIA fsNEE $, 1865.
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paper, has been flled with details Of ont.
RACES commitiedI upon American vessels
BIZ British menlof-mar. We have not
heretofore noticed these insults to the
American ms, because We thought the
mattes might BIZ exaggerated 81 some
who wished " make themselves the he
roes ofan horr. 81. .hat lie commanders
ftho British vessels, clothed III 4 littie
brief authority. wished Is show The ira:
portauce IF their epaulsttes. But, these
outsages and insults hare been Of such
frequent repetition, and been committed
By IS many different vessels, Tint no osher
opinion can bs formed, but that they were
designed, premedi;ated, aaddoae under
orders from snperiors
These insults have consisted III order
ing American vessels 10 stop. firing into
d anthem. ifthey aid npt ia,mediateiy
obey demanding their papers, &e. dso.7--
II anotller colnmD Mogiye TIE details Of
& the proceedings in one case, which al
though i soneuhat aggravated one. win
give our readers some idea ofthe annoy
ances given By Johnny Bull.
Tie osteusibls reason given for these
sioppages an 4 searches i, thatthe Amer
iean vesssls passing u Ethe proximity d
Cuba, and III The Gulf. are likely q be
engaged III the Slave trade, and may hail
! from The coast Of Africa. But has 4
7coma ID this,t that American vessels are
tobaGred into aslf searched III our own
wa.ess--iin ouF own Gulf? This same
question this right Of search this
claim that /" Britannia rules tho waves, =
led to the war Of 1912. when England
WIS tai ut thas she vas not !" mistress
Of tic seas. England needs another
such d lesson
i This right of search, 50 egotisticaHy.
arrogated b. Britain, our Government has
Inosfailed to ding Al alltimes. yet. although
frequent offence has been given, ithas
never been denied in that emphatic. proc
tiaai manner, tie dignity Of the nation r.
quires. We arc, certainly, 4 patient. for
bearing people. We were fairly driven
into tho waE "a 1912, Repeated aggres-
sions --repeated searches and impress
msnts4 -were made, before We yindicated
our rights, ana stood boldly forth, one
ii the nations Of tie world, having estab,
lished d character and 4 name. But, mott
withstanding Great Britain was . second
time forced to acknowledge our indepen-
3dence, The real question At issue tllle1
4riight Of search+-was not defnitiyely set
TIED, Under her assumed right Of police
snrvei.aEce over the merchant vessels Of
salI nations, and anderjcover Of the agree.
ARiinert entered into with this country, for
Tie suppression ofIthe slave trade, Eng
land has repeatedly given offences, in this
matter. which haze, from time 70 time,s
lbecn temporarily settled by slow, tedious,
and, too often, Intellectual diplomacy. for
we believe the matter has almost always
been arranged BY sort ofan apology, and
never by actual PREPARATION This milk
and waterpolicy has led to the present
state Of affairs.
We admit there are arguments in favor
ofthis forbearance policy, but its fallacy,
30 far as relates to England, We think il
fully proved by these repeated insults If
The annoyance of Great Britain had been
met promptly whenever she transcribed
!. the bounds Of international polity and
comfy, We iwould not now have occasion
slto complain Of her insolence. But now,
there must be no backing out on theip part
of the United States--no halfway house
for diplomacy but England must give
an unqualified denial 81 having authori-
zed her nlyrmidons to stop our vessels,
81 war must ensue. England must be
held to a strict account. and let the mat
ter be definitely settled this time either BY
treaty, Dr. at the lannon's mouth.
Upwards ofihifty American vessels have
been interfeted with BY English vessels,
and mostly by Her Majssty's vessel, the
iStyr--a fitting name, and suggestive Of
the place she WILDE sent to, if her drunk
sn commander does not stop his pranks..
We cannot believe that these officers
hare had the strict command to Z search
every vessel they found in the Gulf
/ although there must be some shadow for
such unheard ofinsolence and arrogance
4 oa their part. I'VE are glad 70 learn that
our Government is taking active meas
,res ia the matter The British Minister
ii Washington i. said To have taken TIE
responsibility Of sending orders 70 British
n waf vessels IL the Gull. 70 stay an pro-
csedings. until further orders from Eng
land. An American vessel Is also said
4s have been sent to. the Cali 70 protsct
American vessels, and thereforea collision
may be expected.