Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-02-27

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Mr.. Webster, II BIS correspondence Nil
Lord Aahburton, in 1872 says
Whatever duties or rllat;at,s t'.a5 lav
( (the la# q isaticnsl ercatca .et'?eGn tho
sovereign and the subject csl be cnforce.
and maintained oily witila Tie gean o.
proper possessions or territory, q. +to soye
reign
( II YOU catch tho taa'aF,,lcr. inside, tlja ID,
msy punish him.
s.'shcro may b quite Is inst 1 fvcroga
tive right 10 The property of subjects as K
/! their personal services, il III exigeaey O
the State; but no Government tii,n%s b
controlling, hy its own laws, property ofits
subjects situated abroad-nlch loss does
! any. Government think Of entering The ter
ritory ofanotheT Power fer the purpose o
seiziug such property, and applying it to its
| own uses. Ms laws, the pgetogatiYcs &
the Crown Of England have 30 Obligation
on persons or property doniciiedor situated
abroad
! Now, when citizens Of the Uuited States
ALLURE tlldir country, leave'it, change then
allegiance ana doniicil, and go to Meats
qua OF elsewhere, there is no duty whatever
resting on this Government to arrest them
or punish chem.
Mr. MONTGOMERY. That is certainly true
rs applicable to property. But would il
cover the case Of man who attacks the
Sovereignty itself! When a man goes into
another country to attack its sovereignty
can the sovereignty Of that country be Sc,
UP IS shielding and protec ting him who is
attempting to destroy il?
Mr. STEPHENS, Of Georgia ] 10 not SET
up the sovereignty Of Nicaragua. | do not
occupy that ground ! say that this Gov
crn,nent has got no right to there after
men who were citizens Of this country after
they have parted with their allegiance and
MIR. Webster says that it is not incumbent
on this country. by the law Of nations, to
creignty at this time She is the theatre Of
factions. The only legi.imately elected
President Of that Republic, by the popular
vote, is William Walker. [ assert that
without fear of contradiction. The only le-
ultimately elected President OF the country
is William Walker. He would III my judg-
fnent, have been there to-day as secure in
his place, anl in tthe Elections of the people
as our Chief Magistrate is here, if 1t had
rot been for the Illegal, unconstitutional
conduct of Commander Davis. Without
the authority of law, Commander Davis
compelled him to surrender. Gentlemen
say that he was rescued. Walker never
gave Up the Granada, his own flagship, IN
til the United States gurs we're leveled al
her. To-day, but for the imterposition Of
the officers Of this Government, Walker
would have been, in my Judgment, as Sc
'enre il the affections If the people there as
our President il d GUS
Mr.. MoyTGoMEav. The gentleman viii
have 10 objection, L.prcsume, TO a resolution
for sending Walker back, and allowing him
to test tue affections Of the people Of Near
aqua. | will vote for that
Mr.. STEPHENS, Of Georgia. Certainly
not. | want him sent back and [ stated
50 in the beginning, but it is what the
Government, am afraid, does not intend
to do. No, sir. He is first arrested. shorn
Of his arms. sent to this country, and turn
ed loose, charged as being an offender
against ouc country, and never tried. Can
lnockery upon outrage be more fnonstrous :!
| said then. and take occasion to repeat,
that the act Of Commodore Pauldiug was
robbery and kidnapping This some gen
tlemen expressed their regret at having
heard. Mat is robbery? Webster says
it is 'to take BY violence and oppression
bid not c5mMcdsre paulding take Walker
By violence AMI oppression? ''Eo strip I'M
lawfully" Did not paa!ling strip him Of
his arms aud lis property, and send him to
this country? Was it not done unlawfully :?
The President Of the United States said,
just as ! said before ! thought he would,
that it was unlawtully done. '.UnlAwfuIIy
stripped" by the definition Of your great
photographer, IN BY the definition Of every
man. il he was unlawfully stripped, then it
was robbery. And | Say that restitution
should be snado. Send him back Just as
you found him, with all his mon, With ali
his arms, and With I'LL provisions That is
all ask you to do. It is all William Walk
er asks this country to DO, and he viii show
this country whotslar ho has the affections
VI tAS pGoFiG titGiG GI GOb. 81, iti SHAME ;
sake, ask this American Congress not to
come here and assert the rinciplc that
Walker has committed violation of cur
laws, aad that he was rescued cat Of mercy.
tie feels no obligations for any such mercy.
Just IS the East Indians esd when Hast
ings offered them the mercy Of the Ir.tish
force, ''saye US from such friends" | pre-
sumo Walker would repeat the same. lie
wants more Of your sympathy.
NJ MONTGOMERY. | desire not to
interrupt the gentleman, but | wish to
kpeT # he defines this to BE robbery?
fEr. STEP HENS, Of Georgia | have
defined it to be 1obbcrT.
Dit. MONTGOMERY. I should like the
gentleman to ten he If robbery NUT not be
committed with folonioas intent, end wlo:h-
Or this act was committed with felonious in
tent?
Mr. STEPHENS, Of Georgia. What the
gentleman states is, in one sense, robbery.
It is legal robbery. J did not say legal
robbery, I SAID 'n'5siN.
Mr.. STEPHENS. Of Georgia Fo5bcr7
is the unlawful stripping OF an 'ther. That
is robbery; and all the medals that yors may
grant to Commodore Pab!iing wlt n5t
spread out wiz! coating large onolg'i in,'
broad enough to hide the enornity Of the
deed The spot will stand there as STAIN
upon the rational cScu.che6n, unless 1t 6u
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