Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-07-11
MR.. EvERErT's GRAFTON.
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:. have time for few words only on the "un-
scrupulous and 0verbea,ing tone' which il said
BY Lord Grey TO mark our intercourse with for
eign nations"
.If arv one European nation" he observes, "
were 10 act in the same manner il could MT esrape
war for single year. We ourselves have been re.
peatedly on the verge ola quarrel with the United
States, With nosdivergcnco Of interest. but the
strongest possible interest both sides to main.
tain the closest friendship. hav" more than
once been on the eve Of q quarrel and that great
calamity has not only been avoided, because tho
government ot this country has had the good sense
to trcat the government If the United States much
az we should trent spoiled children, md though
the right was clearly on our side. has yielded to
the unreasonable pretensions 81 tho United States.
There Ia danger that this may be pushed ton far.
and that n aur-tion may arise on which our honor
n nd our interests will moke concession on part
impossible"
No ono |. mn impartial Judge in his own
IF we should meet The rather indiscreet sugges'
tions In the only way in which charge without
specifications can BIO met, by denial rs broad
n The assertion the matter would he lett pre-
cisely as it stood before that is. each party in
its nationn. controversies thinks itself right and
it's opponent wrong, which is m, IN uncommon
case 10 human affairs, public and private. This
nj least NAV he added. without fcar Of contrndic-
ton that the United States, in fh"ir intercourse
with foreign governments, have nbstnin"d from all
inte ference in European politics, and have con-
fined themselves to the profession OF their own
rights aud interests. As fns concerns Theoretical
doctrines IN The subjects usually controvcrted be
tween governments. n distinguished English ma.
gistrate and civilian rronounes The authority oi
the United States ".n be always great npon all
ouestons of Intcrnniionnl Law" tR phIllimore'-
International Law vol. ILL.,. y. 252) Many of
the questions which have a,lsen hetwern thu.
country and England. have been such IA most
keenly touch the national susccptlhilities. Tint
in discussing these questions TT h. me and abroad
no despatch has been written, ~ word uttered, in
a warmer tone than might he wished. is not to b"
expected mud is n little likely /" have harprucd
on one side of the water NJ the other. But That
/ the intercourse Of the United States with Great
Britain has in the main, been conducted, earnest
ly indeed ,ns becomes powerful States treating inn
Iportant subjects, but courteously, gravelv, and
temperntelv, no one we'll acquainted with III facts
will think. deny.
| II would not he difficult 10 pass in review
principal controversies with England and to shaw
that when sho has conceded any portion Of our de-
mands, it has not been because they wero urged
IN "nn unscru punus ind overbearing tome" IAN
idea not very complimentary to her-ef. hut b..
canse they we're founded in justice and sustained
by argsment. This is not the occasion for such
review, In n public address, which ! had the
honor of delivering in this hall last September,
INDICATED the negotiations relative TO the North
Eastern Bundary from the gross md persistent
misrepresentation Of which they have been sub.
Iject; and will now only briefly nllule t" by lar
tho most important chapter in diplomatic his
tory. It will show. by a very striking example,
whether, in her intercourse with toteign nations,
America has been In the habit &c assuming an
unscrupulous and overbcarng tones or whether
she hns been the victim of those qualities, on the
Part VI others.
Afer the .bortlvea peace Of Amiens. n new
war OF truly Titanic proportions broke out he.
tween France and England. In tho progress Of
this tremendous struggle and for tho purpose nj
mutual destruction. succession Of Imperial de-
crees and orders in council WIRE issued by the
two powers. by which all neutral commerce was
annihilated Eacn of.the great belligcran.s main
tanned that his adversary's decree was n violation
lof International Law; ench justified hisown cdic
on the ground of retaliation: and between these
grent conflicting forces the rights OF neutrals were
crushed. Under these orders and dccrses. II i,
estm atsd that one hundred millions Of American
property swept from the ocenn:--oi the losses
and suferings Of our citizens. in weary dstentior
for years at Courts Of Admiralty and Vics-Admi
rally eli round the globe, there can be no es,i
mate. Bot peace returned to tho world; time war,
away; and after one generation of the originu
sufferers had sunk. many of them sorrow-stricker
! land ruihed into the grave. the government q
King L0ais Philippe, in France, acknowl edges
the wrong Of the Imperial regime, by late nnt
: partial measure Of Naturalization, England
lin addition 70 the capture Of our ships and th
coufiscation OF their cargoes. had subjected tn
tUpited States to the indignity OF taking her sea
: Imen by inpreasmens from her vessels--a practie
+. which. in addition to its illegally and cruelty
Ioften led to the impressment of our own citizenr
both naturalized and native. For this intoierabi
wrong (which England herself would not hay
lendured . day, from any foreign power,) and fa
!, 1.-The enormous losses accruing under the orders i
Council. the United States not only never receive
lany indsnuifcation' but the losses and su 8ering
iof war Of two years and half duration wcr
lsuperaddsd. These orIers ut the time rcgai
lded by the liberal school Of British statesmen a
UNJUST and oppressive towards neutrAls; an
= Though the eminent civilian, Sir William SCOT
. l-aftArwards Lord Stowel, who presided in III
I, British Court Of Admiralty. and who had laid tn
!. foundations of princey fortune by fees accr,
ling in prise causes.t deemed it "extrsue ind,
Icency" TO admit the possibility that the orders j
Council could lie in contravenii,n Of the publ
lsv, il l. Dow the almost universal admission I
The texs-writers. that such was the case IA late
llv ~ l847, tho present lord chancellor, the
Lord Chief Justice Of England used this r.
I rnarkah.s language. "Of these orders in Cour
Z lcil, Napoleon had no right to complain; bt
!. lthey were grissously unjust IN neutrals: AN
it 70 nsg gperaity aRoved, that thy uers CONTRA,
: to the iass Of all aetions. and 10 m1'cp
= isWg e . III - e. . ~ a
= These liberal ndn,issions have come too iate
lrepair the ruined fortunes. ~ heal the broke
hearts Of the sufferers; they will not recall to Ill
4 the thousands who fell on hardtought battle fel
a lin defence Of their country's right.. But thoy
. nst csnae too late to rebuks the Lowry with whie
is now infimnsed. that the United States star
4, at the august bar Of Public Law, not as reaso
Il ling men. but as spoiled children; too late
] me-
!. tRives $3.50
IN sketch q The 1--we. OF Lord stowel and Eldon by W
no Edward suFssss, d. C. l., "a rela'ive) p. IS.