The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-05-19

xr.u.. n.r Casa wac Minister TO france,
a-,...a,. Treaty wss aceeded 10 by England,
- In.tr;a. Russia aud Prussia, which in
-. mutual right Of search. General Cas-
,,ro,s a powerful protect against this treaty, and
,he Uoited States rejected II, as involving the sur
r.nasr Of a principle we were bound TO maintaii,
hnt In lieu thereof, agreed 10 maintain force on
.h. African coast utcieas 70 prevent the American
nss from being abused. The principle Of the Uni
ted States that the flag covers the ship wherever
she goes II vas precisely this British assumption
Of the right Of search and visitation, and the refu
ssl of the United States 20 Acknowledge or IN any
var submit 70 IL, which led to the last war with
Great Britain We had at that time scarcely DO
zen ships Of war, but the national spirit took no
counsel OF prudence in tho vndeation OF ito honor
and the result was the most astonishing series OF
naval victories that the world has ever seen
There was scareely contest on the seas, siosy
or ia aausdrons, 10 WHICH the Americans ala not
.nnibi,ate their enemies wherever they met them
The principle then fought for, they are ready TO
maintain again, and IL forty years have added TO
the power, population and maritime capacity OF
Great Britain, In none Of these particulars have
the United States been standing still. II we have
now small navy. we have boundless materials 'or
building, inexhaustibie naval stores, ana 4oo'ooo
mefehant ssamen who can be transferred TO the
decks of our ships of war and to those myriads OF
privateers which would swarm on every tea
We do not. however, anticipate war. The go
vernment of Lord Derby will probably apoiog"'
and countermand the orders issued by Pa'merstoi
But that will be poor satisfaction and will not en-
sure ns against a future repetition IT the offence
The order of the day--Stopping and Searching
American vessels aud Apologies Afterwards"
becoming too monotonous. Let us try stopping
and Searching English vessels. aud Apologiesa al
forwards If our government should order h'
vessels in the Gulf to FIRE into and sink the Sty1
wherever they meet her, the American people
would highly approve its conduct, and Great Bril-
tain might charge u. with that much 10 the gene
raj settlement by negotiation hereafter
1t is worthy OF observation, that whilst British
cruisers are picking up peaceful merchant vessels
on our own coast, under the pretence of suppre'
sing the African slave trade they sham eesri!
oounivs 1T the bold and Systematic African slave
traffic now carried on by the Emperor of the
French One Of these French slavers, the steamer
Stella, a vessel of only three hundred and eighty
three TONS lately left the African coast, having on
board cargo Of mine hundred and fy africans. and
tits said the crew boasted of having carried off their
cargo under the very guns of an English cruiser
Why was she not searched and visited, OF thi.
vast multitude. crowded into hot little steamer
not capable Of com taby accommodating hun
dred men. one-third persisted before the vessel ar
rived at her destination. Yet this vessel, anG
others OF like character. are permitted to pass on
their way unmolested, whilst American vessels,
loaded with sugar. machinery, and the products OF
lawful and peaceful industry, are daily outraged
and abused. under the pretence of preventing she
traffic in African slaves.