The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-11-27

L A.. ..r.sS ~ A~sOs and saAosAa.
Ma even, Of the campaign has caused more
uo;vrrss, Satisfaction, than the arrest Of these
.,;s,,cratc leaders Of the rebellion. Botb. tor
many years - United States senators. aud IL
other public poss,ous, have been plotting tee
destruction Of the country they had sworn 70
serve and protect. Evsding the blockade, they
were on their way 70 Europe, - Commissioners
of the southern Confederacy, 70 obtain, II pos
dble. the recognition Of Southern desposism BY
foreign powsra
Commodore Wilkes, well known 70 oil Amer.
ie.os - the commander OF Wilkes Exploring
Expedition, on bis way from the Coast OF Africa,
stoooed the Blush Nail Steamer Trent, When
ouly twenty tour hours outward bound from
Havana, and made the arrest. This act Vas
done on ma own responsibility. II the Britain
government should consider It . violation OF ILL.,
ternAiioual lag, the administration wll tender
such Apologies IS may be neediul, but the srAi
tore wlil remain in our hands, AID Ne hope VIII
be hung as an example. Let these Williams no
longer be handled with silk gioves-heUP rope
vas made Tor pirates AMI rebels.
Our aoirsl statesmen argue that internstionsi
Law has hot oesn violated ~ thus arrest, but
that We haa a right. Dos only u TIC priso"sis,
but to the steamers upon WHICH they were pAs-
ssngsrs. Tue to.lo~,nx sracis trom tie B~ssou
Daily Adoeytissr, sad 70 be the production Vi
EdsArd Everett, disPosss Of the question saI,s-
fscsosiy:
Some doubt has been expressed whether the
arrest vi Messss. Mason suu oLdsil On Al Eng-
lish vessel may n0g 10 made u ground vi cow-
plant by Great Britain. La Recognizing the reb-
els As Ue..igersnIs, however, that Poser has ac-
corded " Uoth paTues The Tree eXefcise vi every
belligerenl right. Among these rights ho Que 10
better established tuA the lua.e rig0s vi Wis
itAIion snd search. We speak nov vi the right
OF visitation and search IA une Ut war-u0t vi
the Claim which has been the subject OF uisA
greement between this county ANU Great Brit
am ~ visit our Vessels Tor slaves VI alleged de-
ssrters. % veil recognized - this rignt that
the reiussi u suouiis " il by . vessel 9TH
erwIse innocent u Cause vi c0nhscati0n AID Tor
fixture.
The detention and examination Of the Trent,
upon winch Aersrs. Mason and Slidsii we're
found, furnishes, then, NO cause 0f complaint.
IL Is also clear that ANY vessel Engaged Ia the
service Cf one Ut Ihe belligsnI parties parties v
subject u forfeiture At the nAnas vi the other.
Amosg the scts whicn authorize seizure and
conhscAIion, common violation Of neulrailsy IN
the IrAnsportAuux munitions of war " Los the
most hehIous. =" The convey abce Of dispatches,
Says chancellor Kent, - Tie most Injurious
aud deened ~ be The most hostile CHAR acIer
is IL alone sufficient 70 Justify seizure aud cOn
6scaIion. 4 f0Tts0rs would transportation Vi
az smoAssajvr-xn embodied d,spAtch-bs \
violation vi Neutrality.
SIR Wilil4n ocolI neld the carrying by . neu-
tSal Ut dispatches ir0m the Governor OF Al enc
my's colony u the Government at home ground
OF couhscatI0n. IL would seem, indeed, AL s0
surd Inconsistency that Vessel might Transport
with impunity al accredited messenger provided
with authority and with meAns " obtain mum
ti0us Of var, aud 70 intrigue aud negotiate, while
IL might De seized aud cvutscAIeu Tor returning
with these very munitions, purctased by tic
same messenger, or Tor transporting tie dispatch
60 announcing ms success. Nor - there ally
thing IN the posiuOn vi these Pseudo-embAssA
doris " faru,sn protection. 50 tar ~ Great
Britain ia coucerued, these persons did not occu
p the position vi Eu bAssAd0rs, aud wi,kou,
violating her own proclamation, her Msies,v'.
GOvern.nent could hot accord II 70 them. Ths,
we're Merely messengers OF agents Of the rebel.
seeking =, ';nltlon embsssadors
Again 'e see 10 ground for supposing that
the course vi Capt Wilkes could be considered
- violation OF the right of asylum upon Eng.
lish soil represented by an English vessel. These
persons we're not seeking refuge. They we're
enyAo ed in acts tor which they would be subject
By our laws 70 capital punishment. The officers
OF the Trent and their vessel were openly and
knowingly engaged in aiding them in these acts
in violation Of the neutrality proclaimed by the
Queens proclamation aud Of the Law Of nations
Private Vessels. moreover" says Mr. Whea
ton, Storm no part Of the neutral territory"
The owners Of the Trent should lind cause OF
gratitude rather than complaint, that their yes
Del has not been subjected to the forfeiture tU
which il might we'll be argued she was properly
subject.