Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-06-04
Outrages and Redresses.

Outrages and Redresses
The great topic of excitement at the present time is
found in the British outrages upon American vessels in
the Gulf These outrages consist not simply in the ex
erce of the exploded right of search but also in the in
soent mode and manner in what right has been exer
cised or asserted
We need not recapitulate these things. They have
been given to the public before and will be easily recall
ed to the mind. Vessels have been boarded by the
boats of British Cruisers while lying in the Spanish
harbor of Sagua la Grande the mouth of the river
of the name the North coast of the Island of
Cuba. Vessels going their way in the pursuit OF their
legitimate business, on the common highway of nations
have been fired at brought to, and subjected to deen
ton and search The number Of these acts Of asserted
jurisdiction by British Cruisers American merchant
men quite large and the reprehensbness of the acts
of said Cruisers in some of the cases. at least beyond
question
Naturally our people and public authorities are
excited Both houses of Congress have taken the matter
in hand The Executive has taken vigorous measures
to obtain indemnity for the past and security for the
future The bill introduced by Senator Douglas-the
report from the Committee Foreign Relations in the
Senate the tone of the members of the Senate and Of
the House. the aroused sentiment Of the country, all
show that these outrages persisted in unatoned for
will be regarded by the United States as cos's 6e
So is that we are in the enjoyment of very con-
siderable excitement and very reasonable and proper
one too An excitement with just enough war in it to
give it piquancy, and enough guarantee for peace to
prevent any serious anxiety the part of those who
would regret the necessity of resorting to hosties
The British Minister at Washington, Lord Napier, is
understood as deprecating the aggressive acts of the
"Styx and the Buzzard as freely as our own Cab
met Ministers. new Administration is in power in
England, who will find difficulty in disavowng the
acts of the officers of these vessels even if they did act
under the authority of Lord Pamerstons Government
which is somewhat questionable. We can really enter.
tain little doubt of the peaceful and satisfactory adjust
ment of the whole matter being promptly effected, the
there is every reason to point to such settle
ment and every motive to induce it, And we trust and
believe, that the settlement when effected will be
patching up Of past difficulty, but such full
understanding as will remove all chance of such con-
tngency arising in the future. We cannot afford to be
worried and bothered have been. Our dignity
nation forbidS longer submitting to the existence
of state of things which renders the osuch
things chronic and periodical This last remnant of the
arrogant assumptions of England must be finally aban
dOned and all entang arising out Of treaties
for the suppression of the slave trade must be put an
end to. 1t is time that they were.
1t is little remarkable that all, nearly all our
fuses about slavery, real suppostious, occur with
vessels owned at the North, and commanded by North
ern Captains-that much of this trade is really in the
hands of the holy reesoiers of New York. Boston and
Providence and it is wrong that section which con-
sders itself bound in conscience array itself against the
vested rights and established institutions of the South
should take the lead in carrying a trade in slaves
which is contrary to the laws of their country We
have remarked this. Some papers at the South, chiefly
in New Orleans put out the story that slaves be-
ing brought into Louisiana and that the depot for them
was on Pearl River. Instantly Greedy and Company
were in arms. 1t was awful that labor of this kind
should be brought into portion of their own country
where it is really needed But it not at all awful
that nearly all the slavers bringing cargoes to
Cuba andBrazil should be built, and, in fact if not
in form, owned by the cities Of the North, whence
Greely and company illuminate these anathemGs. We
are puritans about such things but truly it would not
Erieve bit if every Northern reesoi vessel en-
gagged the conscated tomorrow EVENT.
it resulted in the ruin of the owners. There be men
who go to Church and pray oStentatousy against the
awful institutions of the South-men who spread them
selves for Fremont and swear by Seward and sympa-
thise with Sumner and admire Banks and reverence Gid
dngs who yet reap large profits from interests they hold
in Slave ventures-men who howl the hoax of this
New Orleans Delta with its Slave depot on Pearl River
who nevertheless deep into the mysteries of the Gu
ban slave trade. With these people we have SYM
pathy and if they alone could suffer would almost be
inclined to waive the principle that demands for
flag immunity from interference. But they cannot be
thus singled out and thence it that the principle
so dear to pride and independence must be rigid
~ indicated and its policy enforced.
The commerce of the world has passed through ter
rbe ordeal The crises of the disease is over but we
still suffering under the prostration which has been
its natural result Quiet, peace, confidence stability
all necessary to enable the commercial world to &C
quire heathful vgor, and to permit the functions of
trade to have a healthfu development No gov
eminent is disposed reckessy needessy to nterpose
obstacles to this recuperave process process in which
every man. woman child has an interest here and in
England Therefore we foresee that there will be no war;
and that all fears and excitements tending that way and
thus mpairing public confidence will shortly be dspos-
ed Of
OUsTED.-At last the protraeted contest between
Messrs Campbell and Vallandigham of Ohio for seat
in Congress from of the Districts of that State has
been decided in favour of Vaandigham the contestant
and against Campbell, the sitting member. Mr.. Camp
bell is gentleman of some prominence member of the
"order," and claimed at one time as National "
American but soon showing that his claim to national
ity was little if at all better than that of his friend
Speaker Banks by whom he was placed at the head