New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-12

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Goods and mail A.
Were on the rail,
kka1 mail pulled up to water;
-as Goods p.dash
Ran in-crash smash !
Ana express came tumbling after.
THE DILEMMA.
1alEssBer marry" says masculine Ann,.,,
~ ".AHzns p.ally insist upon wedding man J"
An.isk man. (for men are but human0 49,
EIAzaEsa equally nice about wedding woman !"
HnrsIea sad the Law of Nations.
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gyssnlt the London Saturday Reviewl
a7sssiA some thing peculiarly irritating IN me bad
x5sbxFahs United States. There Ia enough OF fraud
snasiaarsn in the Old World, but it is reserved for
sHasi, IRA znked and parade them before mankind
Taalbe Ana d pride in their deformity. When 1t |
Eksysfss % bigh-handed oppression 70 perpetrate,
I'm AMe5azD Government never dreams OF covering
sarxtrxl snxatlet with the siken glove When 1t Is
ii sasAlpg march on too confding foreign |
- - 8ksAins " practice that hypocrisy which at
rIDssrnss 5ssyents perfdy from being turned into
sna6sal The feelings o. Mexicans ana Cno s
AhnG - san sgitate the human breast, u we may
il5ss Jun the Indignation which its policy some
1mnsYaosnkss in Europeans, who are not In danger
% isnx 1raapefed, but only Of being overreached.
Wsap ma believe that the most treacherous States
sSJsAt GGa W0rld--not even the Venetians in the
f1sys NJ aaxr high policy"-ever endeavored to
Mn g1rss advantage by trickery as bare-taced as
Nke kg;snpasd by the American Government in some
nuss ysAsr documents. We trust that the English
axhRHign 0zife has not failed to take note OF what
Mh&Ezh sakssg would denominate the latest plant"
~ Rnnnk1s Bachanan and Gen. Cass. 1t Will be re-
TxenaRmS ibat at the close OF the Crmean war, me
SRss4nafniases at the Congress Of Paris executed
q xhk mast important and beneficial instruments
sEH51ssn tnses, under the name OF the Declaration
xnXnTalne Law. By this convention the great pow
ussH EAnps agreed, so far as they themselves were
AEweu1s se abandon among other things the right
~ ususfa ard practice Of prvateering. Each Of
HwH.tnp m interest in maintaining some and getthg
s5s aaasD, Of the international usage thus suften-
Rnsauus, Tor example, suffers greatly in time OF
~ :xR hostile pryateers, while she does serious
T1SDy ~ Ma enemy's commerce by her r1gor and
erS1ey Ia searching neutral vessels for hostile
- Tas measure, however, was essentially one
sssrskns2 sexnpensation, and everybody found his
sunm ss setting OF his gain against his Losses. Inc
Faaigis Nas 10 be the same as regards the Govern,
arssuA ssfsesented in the Congress. To the United
sAsrnG xsye9;afly the Declaration was rendered for
s51wsgsarr, 90 the express understanding that 1t
aSsdkkfe senepted or rejected in its integrity Never
swH xAs assans OF proposed bargain more clearly cary
nszsdsl T0n, said the contracting Powers, profit
EkHseyas D leligerent by the employing OF prva-
fx nj the same time you suffer grieyorsly as
sNxsns - eAe right OF search.
.fSsx zfs therefore, one advantage in exchange for
sxsAxr S5ye mp the system OF priyateering, and we
sgSE .sirre yeur ships from the obligation OF sub
zsifSrg 10 De searched in time OF war for enemy
yxSzsay- sach was the proposal, and, as everybody
sSurrs Me American Government refused it. The
Rr~yds he United States, said the President, was
ssz xziA sg them to forego the advantage of ekiDg
sssMs Inadequate public force by the services OF pri
sfxexsiHFasnsers Lest however, his country should
ysrn1zRasy be dsgraced through appearing the SOLE
sssnsx5xNss q vast improvement in the Law OF Ma
Jxs he aETed the futile suggestion that all private
zszgprsy Oh the sea should be exempted from
szEenG
yex. ssScs II legal relations produced by these over
isxs szs sstar result The Powers who had executed
sSxar1aysfion on Maritime Law had altered for tbt
gsFsxs assseiyes were entitled to take advantage
sssxsss rags The United States. on the other hand
1rsxssxS Gader the old international law. They wer
sssxsse asiyateers when at war, and to allow the,
rysss ~ be searched whenever the outbreak OF hos
aNsss sxss zen other beigerents placed them in TIL
- szaax Il ntatrals.
Rat ~ aooner did the war between France an'
7lzissfIs assI1aence, than the American Government
ersx Ia yurd startling proof Of the regard whic
asayssn shs equity of international transactions.
ass EssRs since the mail brought US letter az
ssssn ass Sen. Glass; the Secretary OF State, to som
gzzlhsa shipowners. The applicants had wante
Fvssssgs sSeiY vessels were liable to be searched ft
fpsEDsa or Austrian property by ships OF the othe
ss-sfp.sraNk. "Of course not" answers Gen. Cas-
a@nse yassers now at war have agreed to abando
ssse TEN Of search, and therefore the President
fss8ssgssns will support you in resisting any atteml
a1ssaxsa yoa for the purpose of exercising it," Th
ssSnszsy Of State seems to think it hardly worth b
sssazls b. saosbe his fraud with pretext.
Essussaains, boldly and markedly, that the Unite
asSs VII tsy to get the advantage rendered to the
sSsl@ Congress Of Paris, without paying the consi
seEtss,e saked for it. They refused the bargain bl
saey iresDa to appropriate the goods. They mea
sssszssSy pSiateers in their next war, hut they ha
zaaiax a submitting to the obligations Of neutra
Hsne asss contest Meantime, it is not as if the rig
ssssssts IN time of war were disputed right Mai
zsnzzazzatSes, it is true before now have shown d
egxaitx1 ID question it, and In the great war at u
AszSg1ny Of the century American statesmen new
HE.ssd " n0nrmur against 1t.
lfsls sfs reason why they did no more than mt
assz - 3 was that their own tribunals consistent
ssxssfxiDssi its legality, which is admitted by eve
nssse writer in the famous series of American pub
ssas And, as II that were not enough, the e2isten
aN AR lEfa in time of war is over and over again
fssssea,ed in the latest international controver
wash TSe Americans have been engaged in. The
bsHe tsss she right Of search could be put in for
Sxrse pace against savers involved, of COURSE th
Hrluin nos be insisted on in war against neutrals
T7As sx1n and time of this Rudacous pretensi
Bersa ash insdiously selected. Only one of the |
fsyzuas nshe war just ended was maritime pow
Ere sas strong enough to blockade every one
tSaeMg gssts OF his adversary 1t was therefore We
E1aksEsy shat American vessels would be carryi
EaaEsIna goods, or that French commanders won
S1Skesshs s1oabe of searching them, so that gu
sszsa nsssyiDg the legality Of the American cla
TMmJsxssy snre not to be brought before any co
ss<ksns s,SknDa. Moreover, the document in viii
sak aasEn Is asserted-a letter from the Secretary
2sXE 10 private applicants one OF which dig
zxrss ssa scarcely take notice. 1t is, doubtless,
aMsswssn that it has been adopted, for we see Il
sHssAs letter of the same description has just
xsarS The absolute legality of the transaction VIII
3xzsnssas has bona fde purchased a vessel fror
ess,ss4 Of one of the beligerent powers-a doctr
saaa2, seough maintained by the English courts
zssrxnIDOs3y denied by those of France. But wi
ss Ne she difficulty, it is essential that the Engl
5kmxD Office should somehow place on recor
ssfsEss against the attempt OF the United States
gsa9e sbe duties of neutral. The right of sea
Eas re aaaly maintained, not for its own value,
gRssalse rs abandonment is the one great price VIII
ssessss nS the civilized world can offer to the An
IazE IN exchange for the surrender of the private
JegSyssEm
aaa RDEToR.-The ruling passion was never n
assszszs5 illustrated than in the suboined bit Fl
a aSzsrfsom the editor of the pttsburg Chroni
Gs3sxIs naw in Cleveland. He thinks it is relic
smss from copy and g leaders," and says
Nv aags managed to avoid all this for fortnil
sass1ang to devote ourselves religionsly and ex
ssBsss ap pleasure and recreation. Our digits 5
nas ssass apon book, paper, periodical, or anytl