The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-18

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gers eo'.ron, the principe ~ whioh they are u DC
listed so kosey oenned, snes pracucav VI nouo
use to fu Dhb preeas, whom one ~eDttng, 70 en
spie parties NJ war 70 enlarge the oonrsoNod hss q tnu
he Law Of nations - hsotefeuille ana Ortoan oaeos1
this IAwer o EXTENSION dd to1ux and the former paru
cusr COT INES the st objects ~ nst necessity Tor Ss
ara ~h'ch are exoinssey oseiu In is prosecutor, NV
Which can be direoey employed for thai porpo'S
wnbout undergoing any change-thAt Is to say, ~
ms and munitions Of war. In this absence OF sslno
Ison and OF csea- fixed pSiociplc there " No
metroo poviced oS which the disputss tnsepAraoemSn
.ns :s she1eios So osvoos sss .Sis csms s
up>p Latopal Law have proposed that cia treas De
ofmeo between nau~ns, whenever practicable 10 order
regulate there QUESTION: AMI thus o6v
in degree dangers which in war must be always
mnsnt Zoe United ssstss have adopted this policy,
effect They have entered into conventional arrange
vA est Of the other States OF Ams'i
nat ns' naa sAn salvador reru and hex'co aud WIN
of the pr'ncii al COMMERCIAL Powers OF Europe Tor
be assr reEuanon Of these Siihcat qusstoDs and az
has been tbek object o ctrcn nscribe as much
possible the Catalogue Of prohibited articles and
10 provide. by specinc enumeration, against .he re.
curteDce Of abuses which have given 10 much jnst
Of complaint But these partial arrange
merits though useful as far ~ they co. are yet IN
unhorm rule each treaty prescribing ia own reyos'ons
because they apply only 70 the parties themselves
leaving their r. atons IN this respect with Power
10 be- BY the cole which has proved itself uLs
worthy Of confidence
The ocium upon which this whole doctrine rests Is tia.
peut 81 psinD 0ngh Lot " supply be,goreut Power
with s,,ces which may terve him in the direct proeeca
ton Of hoeues II MS prohbisory declaration haa been
confined TO ar us and munitions war; there would
D, en- e difficulty in the fAir adjustment Of TIE qaes.s
Which arse under IT, But It no such tsog
ca that does lot embrace various articles a. clothing
ana MAJ add proviops which are esscutiai u the
the s ns INTO . Ss
70 ruthorz its n contrabAad OF
war, ~ question which has provoked as mucn angry
hso 10 deaf q ssiss the ocuiiy srispQ out OF the want
Of precision In the terms cd ana NIT less
out Of the absence OF Any generally yed views there
vet another which od IS further 10 The
and which requires tbe imnediss alton OF .ns
rart "a 10 the on patopr Th on.s,;on ~
X .bi,tng one as Lrd ErskSe Expressed a. embrsc,na
ne tces fro., t,ne 10 time A th.v hsrm
p, ~. wren e sw sn 70 nv
n, cans nj dee,rnct,on T,, adj, tn rs,ra oS snc, i'm
.sd the Ss; title .. tho articles ,
AZ sh;. ~ c,rr ,-ars n,ah - ' I 80, -. w 81,
by NE moat consequences the dsoussOn which al
cos and whether is pow excluded from general com.
n'r.e as oon'i.o&nn OF "s., strxmg iIGsTstoh Oh
and Of the neoesstv Of wa,chpr i.s exercise
WITH unabated vigilance Here Ia an article, NOT exclu
Evely princHaly used in war; but which
Into gelea consumpron IN the aru OF peace, 10 ~hcn
lbfeso u now Shay necessary. II mas oecofne Also
iiol"r~pt =" o",n N'"i noN'sas Pioduct VI
nature wh ~nMh SOM regions are ooun'nauy supplied,
wpie Ohes Az oes.u'e :" IL, aoo l~ uaaspo -taoo IN
s'.ao o. metnpg WITH impeuimene, should De aaea ana
euoou osuu 1s ceMps 70 ea1e os.'ge'e"' "0ss1as 20
cal pifer has no gust clam, r supper, in Tie lac Of ma
Wns, ava nc o~ued o'~S oooo n'V "eIefm'ndao" 70 Up
P"se 80 50 -, ~, az <nss essss d.e eonce'"ea
| auos " we comPncAtous Hshe OUT Oh tue uncer'
a 10 wrcn .Is suoecs Is InvoiVeo, .nat 70 ere Us no
coa u"ua' emp'~e,ea W ascue ossween .ae laae
Pehoent pa'tee when oshgerent nston, Interested
10 the measIe' uDueI,aSeS " aoa nov ar
nee 70 me ca'hogne OF contraoand, upon
Ipe assumption Una! pss onsng'u Is cnar.
aesr rom pe.Ss.oe 10 one N oSnseauencs
OF Change 30 'ne on)ec's 70 which may DO applied
ehe' by revolution IN the mode Of pctng war, or
1he p,ete1sen Pre.yasse ." Me par q soeeretgS.
Ts ~ lsaes n a - y any sca ea % ae"1
Mese 9Ses. 1pt as Ie.o. " hesr o'en r1gns -
huoty Tspod'omo oy Me Cnuea Na,9 iney ciaim inc
iPn. oasc,s iSr .ns mse'vss wns' " ne M~ 0, nAons
rS~sfs; pr sons are assumed py Osoer Nations which
snsc S 'pssi hy ne Hsns Oh tns country, and
Soos o. ans,psaSnai law; remedy Wen DO.
NV, s.S 49, "eiN rs ulsn >, "sos. Jss oeiere ~
srse 10 se vast vr~. OF suHNos involved in the inter
sn,, ~ 1851. ~" " Ivy ivy suvu,u Nc Soosue!sa VI
o%y ard ncnU sqn.v sp,on Tsss.aoe am e sr Sa
sn SxfrSy vour obeaeit ssryant ryNIS ss.l' TO
| JON I.sss. &c. &c 49, S-~
| 49,
| NO AkM1iANT VESSEL On THE SEA sUBJkcr TO 70
RLIaf SUKIsDlcrIoN-wAR VESSELS DO 1T AT THEIR
PERIL AID Observation-Disclosures REASONS
FOR ExCUsE-A MERCHANT VESSEL MUST ExHlBI1
| IT'S FLAG on TIE APPROACH OF A VESSEL ar
| WAR
Mr. r. cas- ca. To w IonD Lyons ,..o
MY DRp-Your ao,c Of the Q b instant in rsfersncn IN
"tho irsr uc,,ons which her h.s1y government have
given to the officers Of te raw relative to TIE mnds
In which yse pat,ooy Of marchan vessels ia 70 h, rerI'
cevcd dra,t Of tnesc nstrnc.ious had been CON mn,
picaied to me by your preecessor Lord Manner unaer
date Of the l2th of Sierch lss with the hopc
by hs orsh,p hat ,bey nigh, prove "ncc.pabe ~ the
governments or France and the limited St.es Instr~c
tons similar character had peen also communicated
to this government By the Of France aud rs eT
pressing the general of the President coucernne
them inclose copy my reply 70 that Mpistsr dated
January IS 1850 Since tina: time have received from
Count Sartges from sn Official despatch Of
Count Waewsk dated april 49, which fully sustains The
doctrines Of my note Of January o6 and the interpreta
ton, which, IN conformity with those doctrines had
paced upon the French rreia. There longer re-
main any couht therefore, that the United States Great
Eritain amt France entirely agreed in rcerep oe
u the principles which they hold respectively upon
Important subject AZ sisted IN the draft Furnished by
Lord napier mo merchant vessel ndrISatngtte high
st'ct 70 anytor1sn ur.sdsesson re'sl Of war caanot