The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-13
Comm ms of III. Northern Press.

Northern press. We have before II, some TT .
| tracts upon the subject from the leading
journals which we reproduce below. The
| New York Commrrcici Aaeey'iser, n leading and
Influential Republican paper. says
The report. made public this forenoon, of
| the cartnre OF Messre. Mason and Sl:deil, The
reoei Commissioners 70 Europe, has very ma l.
nTaiiy Cdnesd great excitement. From the
telegraThic statement, we think il C1aar that
| Captain Wiikes has violated International
right, ard this act must re disay owed b. the
Government, they being on their European
voyage, and an apology be made to the Brit
ush Government. National honor, Justice
and Consistency would seam To demand fhIs OF
as. tapttin wilkes has aoLe the very thing,
| IN principle for which went to war wi / b
England I : doing. Il is true that the rig h
| of search exists in a time of war and vests in
| fha te!iigerent; tut This for. ible seizure OF
political prison ers when under the protection
| OF neutral nag, is unlustjtahie, and ough
| 10 be repud.qted by the United States Gov
eminent. We speak Ci The case only As the
telegraph representsit.
The Albany IN. \ Areos aat 4a5s, al allie
DEMOCRATIC paper, expressed these views
These prisoners were Passengers on a Rri
| tish mai steamer, bound irCm Bermuda to
England An american man Of war over
hauis the vessel, ana demands the rlrht
| of visit end search, and prepares 10 enforce 4
III III" fashion o1 men -oi- -WaT-a shot ahead,
shot over. aud, Il those are not beedad. =
shot through u. She, neutral vessel is
boarded by an armed force, and the two mi
SoneTS ana their secretaries Sc r. and carried
Oh. and brought home for impr, syuIuant
I1e BHuSh ing gives 10 Il Briush yesse
| under sucn circumstances, all the unn unt.
ties ana sacred character Of British soil
That country prideS itself on being the refuge
OF the political ertIes of eVerg land II has
never surrendered Oue-not even tne conspi-
rators who plotted the ASSASSINATION of the
M NtFoteOus. y or has any other nation in tn.
rope ever VeDtUred 10 demand OF her such
der h-lT h.Ak k'frgY
leon and his present successor nave ls<ea,
his BEEN that England would try within IT'S
jurisdiction the plUtters OF conspiracy and
assassination within is bOr, erS We 100
have helt the same tone III regard to the soy
ereigaty OF our soil aud OF our vessels. In
deed, our whole history Ii - b-en Il long Or0.
test and struggle tor }he lnviol1hllijy OF our
SOIL and Nag. and against the pTvtnnSiOus OF
the right Of visitation aud searcD, aud of the
seizure OF SUBJECTS or board OF neutraI snirs.
We fought Tor seventy years the battle iii
favor OF neutral rights, III! &t las they have
hetn ii -iGeu TO us. " nat wound We have
S.tld II An AUSTRIA vessel hnd attenpteG 20
EIIh kOssuth on board of Il Doiiil~' steamer
VIVA. would l1Gland have said TO Il similar
a"l of authority on board OF = Gunaru-r -
Neutral >oil has been ny,ded by the great
powers, III the case OF Duc u /. Chem.
seed by : Aapole0O. aud execute I0l alleged
PARTICIPATION III pIuts Of assassination biil
We recoIiect of no case III any degree p.I,.llel
/ 10 this,
1t declares thai the United States Govern
.nent must prevent q rupture with tie British
Government at al! hazards, and concludes
thus:
| w know how easy il i 10 sneer al foreign
| 70 -ers, ana y boast OF car ability 70 cal ry
| On contest with all Europe. Bat we can
not AFFORD. N this instance, 10 ba rong. nor
| 10 belle iii our own declarations Of national
| law ana east contem pt on the MOBILES: CHAP.
! teIs OF Onr history We believe thai ca;
| own Government @lu disclaiIn All grounds
! of OF -Aca IN tins act, aEd 90 II promptly anG
| At once, and without NvIiIug tor tie recl4.
| NATION Ul the offended power. Il nav uo'
he usces-iry to tore the ssatz r5.v LY rr.
| leasing tue prisoners, but 1t w:iI ne TO dis
| claim frankly all pretenston& to a right O
! search and SECURE suca Is this.
| The s'ittsblrs tPenn.) Po.,-also Demo
! cratic, aud strongly tor 1 vigorous prosecu.
ton Of the war-af1er arguing against tLe
| policy OF tAeir seizure, says;
| Tae whole country viii applaud the zaa,
and piUCk OF Captain Wilkes in this transs.r
! uCn tut coOi and sober minded Iarn laUst
! rcv"rtAeieSs condemn u. lie ha- bTougEt
! the country into bad ,-Tape, ard The sooner
! We get oH5 Of II, he more gracefully v.s can
| do -. u VIII never DO to RUSH wrong ana
| foremost in quarrel With Il rcat Britain
| for The sake OF brace OF traitors. We sqy
| Ills not bectt~8 Great Britain il powerful
| 6ut because We cannot afford, especially at q
| time like this, 10 per- list III wrong Thi.
| were 10 strike down al =. blow all interua.
cionai 'aw aud comfy, eai throw The whole
| world iat0 anarchy.
! Sapposa we hold on 20 Nessrs Mason and
| S,idrlI. ,Te must not, cannot treat them rs
! traitors, after arTeSLiug them in the manner
| Ee did Well, then, we ~AGii send them tC
| Fort Lafayette. s. We have done OrGeIs equ qual.
| ly guilty. What then Why, y.e should in
| that way do more u >tIcuE Ethei. their eau % III
| Europe than IA tnCNsiui NIlsDrs ana SiiiaU' :
| could 90 Wera thev there II would he lu=
| strongest possible 4cliur VFlrcymeur that 1.e
| fe2rtC th9m--fe.red them 10 SEch n A-4agrgc
! GaAonal rights. and risk 3 rupture with the
mes, powerful nr'iQn on earth, rather than
| !et tAeil CEoss The Atlantic. Rely upon -
! those despCCal G4pICn ttic adyeu turers-tor
| at besI, they aye nothing less C0uid accom-.
! p4ish more, q thousand fo,d. in Fort i.aI;ly.
| slte than they sou'i % a. the courts u 81
/ james ard = Ci0Ud- Let them 90. Pat them
| on to.-rd The urst stea" ~ tnat seil- and senC
! after them shout OF .erisiye defiance. il
| taat WY, and in ,nat way only, can Qve GU
| their claws 4 vi extract Their fang. Nc mar
| '-9oWs better hoU-tQ- make a courteous auC
! di&nillct apIlCgy than Hr. Seward, and ",
| hope Ae VIII DO 1t promptly.
| 70 hold these men as prisoners would m.
/ der fhr circumstances, d us 40 good, bUt. a.
| We haze endaaVored 70 show, jDcalculabIe in.
| jury. Fortunately, The outrage on the b.iti4L
dag wa > Ht@Tant that it dts1TGwl can
! never o. ltt cutrd 20 any other impulse lbaN
| lhar CT honor aud fair dealing. But should
| there De the slightest hesitation about III *
| Iag ;Ic Gfe lJt h'47Faass we snail lose ali Ii.
| ;td .ntaZeS that We might derive from our
! maguanlNity and almost scoTnfui inG;fsr-
| enCe is 10 the whereabouts OF tins brace 0!
! rebels ana mischief makers Il our Govern
| ment should restore them - liberty, and send
| laeIn on their way, The srmp pathy 0t LUIopt
would ne changed 10 laughter.