The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-07-03
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Ly III -TEFS NSt1Ti 49, 49, tST GIETIT77Nl
Az ,~1iplaiHts from the latter quarters
most snisnisrous md important, since
aated that the Commander Of the BRITISH
steamer Styx had announced that tue
4 of bis Royernmet were tp examine The
.srs and cargo ot ail ships proceeding up
Or down tbe Gull. Nov, ihs collision Be
fween our public marine aud that OF The North
American republic IL one liz eserF sense III be
regretted since tile ciifeumstAuees themselves
are embarrassing md " ds'es not appeaf that
any decisSn Gun Immediately sDe arrived 81
without Compromising imam injurious degree,
one DC thegreat Powers CONCERNED. VIZ can
not abandon the right q search ~ reference to
Amsrica without abandoning n as regards the
rest Of the world we cannot recall our Gulf
cruisers without establishing ap Afrletltl squad
ron We cannot suppress our ocean police
without again licensing, practically. II not
i,vowediy, that slave traffic which has been The
curse. of one mighty continent and 1.-THE feproach
Of another. But, at the same time, Y it ne re-
ally essential, in order to maintain this pTincrs
Die. that American ships shoaldsbe treated as
We are led 10 believe hy@ reports u the
transsatlant jaurnals N sINissss7 ~ assured that
Nd na,,st give Wy IL fglitsfdnGts f 5ser1gAtlve
since, il there be 4 nation upon earth Inclined
to- suffer the Inconvenience Of such q system, Y
81 not the hardy, proud and powerful race
which. in the New World. speaks orr language
and iilherits our independence
The Supreme Court Of the United States
las laid down, III 3 memorable Judgment, that
thbes slave trade is opposed to the lawsof nature
Aail1ds Of nations, and America has entered into
treaties with Great Britain forstle suppression
az this Infamous barter, so far as the sea iseon-
cerDed.s We have d right, then. to capture md
confscate every Shaver. and even To- punish the
captains and crew but how far and i'd what
shape is that right to be asserted Does it
authorize Sussin visiting q principal port of
Cuba, boarding twelve American vessels, in
speeding their papers, ransae. their holds
and ganging their water barrels Does il
qualify our captains to fire into American ships
In the Gulf OF Mexico so as to endauger life
and property, and to be guilty Of insulting and
domineeriag behavior These questions we
ask without condemuing any one in anticipa-
It'd Of the evidence. The statements ere be-
fore us. and 1. u must be siited. The British
pnbliS has no interest whatever ID couil eenanc-
ing d Z outrage. or even excess 4 ZEN,
on he p II Of its naval officers. In the strict
Performance Of their duty they will meet with
every support but there is a very clea diff
ference between the courtesy Of q gent llan
and the swagger Of a pirate and, It the con
duct Of certain English commanders has been
such as the American papers allege, the may,
although in the literal execution oftheif orders,
have deserved the severest reprehensios. We
send our cruisers to prevent the traffic in slaves
but We do not send them out TO establish d
nautical reign On terror in The Gulf Of Mexico.
| Wa 4rnst that the ninet nnss,te and ituuartiH1
investigation will be made into the whole Of
this atfai.-, which is not one to be explained
away BY d few words 81 official ambiguity. In
reply to the question put by Mr.. Lindsay last
night on this important subject, Mr.. :. Fitz-
gerald it will be observed, on the part Of Mr..
Walpole. denied that The government had
received any official Information from Wash
lingtua,. assigning as a reason for the frequent
exercise Of the right Of search by British crnis-
erss that it was the constant practice Of slavers
10 hoist American cniors. For this mantenvre
it would be rather difficult 10 find d remedy,
though our transatlantic friends could doubt
less well dispense with SO questionable a com
fliment. MIR. Fitzgerald further intimated
TINT orders have been sent ont to the com.
manders Of our cruisers, conveying instructions
to act with greater canton as regards vessels
under the circumstances which had been made
The subject Of complaint. As usual, however
he left us in the dark as to the precise nature
az these instructions, und we are moi ia q po
siiion to iudge how far they are calculated te
answer their provisional object.