Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-06-04
rhe Cause and the EGeot.

national honor. has been given in spirit
of elaboration and calmness. The move
ment wears no semblance Of Fictitious +
trick intended for party advancement
There is no violent demonstration-no
bunoombe OF any sort. But the remon
strances and protests wear the unmistake-
BILE impress of decision. The general
tone of the press. and the positions as
sumed by political leaders, deny the ne
cesity Of feyerish agitation to arouse the
people 10 action. All seem TO acknowl- |
edge with becoming moderation of ex-
preston. the presence Of great question
which must be met without hesitation and
decided without evasion of the issue
rightfully involved. This is the result Of
succession Of outrages. the reports of
which have rapidly followed each other
in the public press-each report irritating
afresh the feelings of national pride. al
ready wounded by similar and previous
recital. The following extract from the
New York Times furnishes mere sum-
mary Of the wrongs which have aroused
universal sentiment in favor of 9 prompt
and determined policy.
LIST OF AGGREssIoNs.
The following is a corrected list of the
outrages alleged to have been committed
by British cruisers upon American mer
chant vessels in the Gulf, within the last
two months.
1. Ship Topic Bird fred into and bosr>
ded; arrived at Baltimore.
r. Ship John and Albert, fred into
Eve times; arrived at New Orleans.
). Ship Grotto, overhauled at sea.
4. Ship Escort, boarded at sea; arrived
at Boston
Brig Eliza Merithew, oVerhauled at
6. Brig Rober. Wing, fred into and
boarded.
Z. Brig New Era, overhauled at sea.
8. Brig Brothers, overhauled at sea.
g.. Brig Samuel Churchman, overhaul
ed at sea.
10. Bark Clary Windsor, fred into
and boarded at sea.
II. Barque Glenburn. overhauled at
l2. Schooner Mobile, fred into and
searched at sea; arrived at New York.
49,. Schooner Wingold, fred into
and boarded; arrived at Boston.
IA. Schooner Cortez, seized and de-
tanned at 1nagua.
Is. Schooner N. B. Borden, fred into
and boarded; arrived at Savannah.
Is. Ship Clarendon, overhaulod at
Sagua la Grande.
II. Brig Martha Gilchrist, overhauled
at Sagua la Grande.
10. Brig E. G. O'Brien, overhauled at
Ssgua la Grande.
10. Brig John Taylor, overhauled at
Sagua la Grande.
90. Brig s. Thurston, overhauled at
Sagua la Grande.
81. Brig VIM. Achorn, overhauled at
SIgua la Grande.
&c. Barque w. H. Chandler. overhaul
ed at Sagua la Grande.
90. Barque John Howe, overhauled at
Sagua la Grande.
"a. Barque V. T. Martin, overhauled
at Sagua Ia Grande.
25. Barque James Cook, overhauled at
Sagua la Grande.
26. Barque Samos, overhauled at Sa
qua Ia Grande.
81. Schooner Marcia Trihou, oyerhaul>
ed at Sagua la Grande.
20. Schooner Lath Rich, overhauled
at Sagua la Grande.
Our leading statesmen have not been
slow to respond to the popular sentiment.
The orders issued Immediately by the
Executive. afford an earnest of its recog.
milton of the necessity for immediate ac-
ton. The motion of Senator Douglas of,
fered the best form of legislative CO oper-
alton. This true hearted son of Illinois
has never given a more concise exempli-
hcatIon of the great craftsmanship and
mistaken patriotism which so deservedly
maintain for him the confidence and es-
TEEN Of the nation. Nor is Virginia left
without representative to place her fore
most in the vindication of national rights
As chairman of the Committee Of For
eigu Relations, Mr.. Mason has laid be-
lore the Senate report unanimously
adopted by the committe. In another
column we publish the report. 1t is a
complete and mastery assertion of the
American doctrine on the subject of Wis
itation and search. The following reso-
lutions recommended by the committee
furnish a most favorable index of the
contents of the report.
Resolved. as the judgment of the
Senate.) That American vessels on the
high seas, in time of peace, bearing the
American flag. remain under the iuris>
dIctIon OF the country to which they be-
long; and, therefore, any visitation, mo-
lestation. or detention Of such vessels, by
the exhibition of force, on the part Of a
foreign Power, is in derogation of the
sovereignty of the United states.
Resolved, That the recent and repea>
ted violation OF this immunity, committed
by vessels of war belonging to the navy
of Great Britain in the Gulf of Mexico |
and the adjacent seas, and otherwise for
chilly OBTAINING them on their voyage,
requires, in the Judgment of the Senate