The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-20

tie which induced hs predecessor on the eve of an eec
fa 70 oo for renewal or his oios by the dismissal OF
10 redeeming feature but 1t the same time m an
Doying peculiarly, IN these periodical quarres that
pugnacisy, generally succeed IN hitting an undenable
blot Instead Of resentng attacks which certainly
Of mssons,ruction and MISREPRESENTATION, 70 reps,
the uDinte ntoDA rregularity which has called forth
supcrueusy menacng and patriotic Pres
dents naturally claim "a tribute 70 tnef power the
concessiops which we're really imposed upon by
strict letter Of the Law. is extremely 70
be connected with htgious peishbor but there
curly against his asacss except in The exercise Of me
utmost caution. The best answer TO blus erng
plant Of uespass ~ tender Of the damages In
CURED by . thoughtless deviation from the foot
path, for If the innocent wrongdoer puts himself on
his defence the magistrate will be compelled to vndcase
charge and pr baby carry ing COSTS ali lnsernsi ,uai
transactions critic with equal severity no State
would ever be- dsentaoged from some threatening cor
Tespopdence but the question for The Eaglsh govern
Kaent 10 conHder not whether General Casa language
coDcaioyy but whether American navgssors any
legal ground OF complaint will probAoy appear that
the cruisers the Cuff Of Mexico have or
instances, visited ships under The sg the Union with
out sufficient justification The monstroos allsgaAons Of
the Individual complanants canoot be held dgprove
~ the statements which tsey have made, although 70
certain that NO Eogsh officer boarded a suspected
boats crew took the opportunity 70 com nit
theft, and even that the description Of officers
ingenuity Of the angry merchantmen IL u highly
probable that the noseet companants interested IN
the slave trade carried almost entirely the
American flag but their manners and their moral cha
rscter concern their countymen aone and any Of the
alleged facts positively proved the Engleh cruisers
will probably be found to have exceeded the law.
The slave trade treaties, by creating mixed relation
between and peace have introduced uuex pected
difficulty into maritime law. Bslgerent ships Of
for the purpose Of verifying their right OF exemption
from capture; and, - right Of SEIZURE has been
in thee case .vs1s follows h
vessels of those countries are Also liable to ve
ta.on. II il agreed on all hands that such liability
exists the part Of the United States and American
SLAYER might safely pass through English squadron
with her cargo deck, doubt existed 70 her
posed to be rauduenty hoisted that the cruiser can
pretend 70 visit vessel which suspected 70 be Spa
nsh Portuguese vol a. 70 be engaged in the slave
trade. II 10 true that several American vessels have
been stopped this ground Of suspicion; cannot be
denied that OF offensive mistakes may require
papasioD and possibly redress General Cass TO
be justified in saying that the case analogous 70 the
arrest Of q suspected criminal by policeman, who Is
personally responsible in case Of error II instances
Of fase Imprisonment occurred in rapid succession,
further question would probably arise rs 10 the
gooa faith discretion Of the officers and is barely pos
sioe that the commanders Of the English cruisers may
their Indignation against the American savers have
understood the extent Of their powers but neither Lord
Malmeeoury nor Admiral Stewart win venture to justify
support any attempt TO claim for England the nvidous
right Of exercising general mai thine police.
The beet excuse for the presence Of the squadron Off the
Cuba 10 DO found In the of the
government that the blockade should transferred
from Africa to the West Indies; yet 1t might have been
foreseen that the vicinity OF the unpopular flag would
serve . for irritation In the
Union. A Russian fleet In the North Sea would not
put an end 10 all suspicion by explaining that
Il wss engaged under some treaty in suppressmg the
conrabsnd trade Of the Norwegian fishermen The police
exercised by the in the Gulf impartial and
tualy legal, but still il carried on in American waters
and IL police. II cannot be withdrawn at once, in
immediate Difference to menacng complaints the present
state OF affairs ought to compel carly termination
tuitous provocaton TO foreigners. II is peculiarly
unfortunate that the ntislsvery crusade should
ALLEVIATE from England t the portion Of the American
to us by interest and by inclination. During the
enlistment dispute the only temperate friendly an-
guage used towards England from the southern
sena.ors and the journals Of the Slave States proclaimed
with amusing extravaganza the superiority OF the
S n the s0op North soSs Sy
ficting orators and sections principally because 1t
lis supposed TO involve sentiment OF unanimous suspicion
OF the slave agitation le 70 the natural opera
ton Of their sympsthes with the cotton buyers quarres
stead Of farpisning common fund Of f popularity
10 conflicting demsgoguee. IL will be highly de
The a.Sed 4ny Of the
policy OF America In regard 70 the slave trade will only
give Improbable offence Is certain that the existing
treaty has not been vigorously executed and still
certain thai American President will offend the most
uenta portion Of his sttuens by emuAng the zeal Of
the English cruisers toe coasts OF Arcao Of Cba but
prudent governments, like OF sense private lfs
look for no efforts Of extraordinary zeal from those who
IRON The London times (csy Ar,cle), June 81
Athough the intelligence from New York by the Persia
not calculated TO any increased dsquies regard
ing the prospects Of the Cuban question: the Of the
most respectable journals being conciiatory, and the
American public having already discovered thas many Of
the alleged outrages were simply the faoricons Of spe
culaors, the English Iundsell one egh but rallied again.
from the London Times (editorAl), Of June 8
Tho treaties both with France and America have ex-
pred, and Ia madness for US 70 asserting protein
sous 70 which strong and independent Power likely
10 submit The good done by the searches OF foreign
vessels as nothing, compared with the bad blood they
cause and though called "outrsgeev OF the British
cruisers have oeen no doubt, exaggerated by political
and commercial speculstors enough s known 70 prove
that the practice Of searching peseis under the american
flag orgH TO be brought at once 10 an end
The American Dimculty.
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