The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-20

ple which eoualy reouires that sucb nrivate prop
ertv sbouId not be seized or molasted nv national
@shins-of-war Should the leading movers of Eu-
zone concur in pronnsing as rnis nf International
law. to exempt private property. upon the ocean,
from seizure by public armed cruisers as we'll as
hg nrivstaers the II Uoitad Statas will readily meet
,bap, unon tbat broad ground ,,
M nstinn which has due sense of selfresppct
will allow anv other balloerant or neutral to de-
tarmina tho character of Tho forca which II may
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Iii :, act yissIr If i roInntarirr srrrandsrs the
r;bt D, rasnrt ~ o,y ,roons son,,;onad by ;ptar
asttinnal iw ,,bicb Hodo. nv c;ronn,stancss may
ha Jrsntar,orsI,, r-a5 for dofancs nr arnross;nn
~ ITn;td S,s.as oo,sidar ,la-xorF,I oaar;os 4. nd
L. tosio arris as 49, - >, as,abi;shuents
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sLf 1"a 10 L"e ~ o,;I a
iHcohSiue "o'e ueslee uPoh tneir niei e""'i'o LII"
mt dor riyynh hfFt thasn
II would bn nbi;nod ~ nbanoa -. ,nIicv and as
snna a military attitrde hafIre tho worId In re-
si<tng an attamnt tn cbanga tho ov;,ino maritime
1 ,bot ,na, nrodnoa ~ 80 ,aenit =, Inots hn
- ;ts ,o,t "a anIoa :; -, ,;a,, tho
;ta-ast of al roh ,;s a." ~ ~ o ~ it'll to he
dnminart naval nowars Tbai- sitnstinn in this
resnact 10 siiIar ~ ,bat IF tho rni,od states and
To them the nrotec,ion of commerce and the
maintenance Of i'tsrnstiona relations of pesce ar
- ~. -. - =" -. - .''.t. -. ,rr;,hst,pJ
the nronosed change in The settled law Of nations
To such nations the surrender of the right to re-
sort to privateers wouId he attended with couse-
ouences most adverse to their commercial prosper
ity without anv compensatng advantages.
Most certainly no better reasons can be given for
such a surrender, than for foregoing the right to
receive the services of volunteers; and the PROPOSE
sition to abandon the former is entitled in the
judgment of the President, to no more favor than
similar proposition in relation to the latter. This
opinion of the Importance of privateers to the COM
munity of nations, excepting only those of great
naval strength, is not only vindicated by history,
but sustained by high authority. The following
passage in the treatise maritime prizes to which
| have before referred deserves particular atten-
tlon;
whose navy is inferior to that of their enemies
Beigerents, with powerful and extensive naval
armaments, may cruise upon the with their ma
tonal navies; but should those States. whose naval
forces of less power and extent be left to their
own resources they could not hold out in mari
they succeed in inficting upon the enemy an
injury equivalent to that which they themselves
sustain. Hence governments have frequently been
known, by every possible appliance to favor pri
Watering armaments. 1t has even occurred that
sovereigns, not merely satisfied with issuing letters
of marque have also TAKEN as it were, an interest
in the armament. Thus did Louis the Fourteenth
frequently lend out his ships and som eemes re.
serve for himself share in the prizes"
3"
History throws much light upon this subject.
France, at an early period, was without a navv,
and in her wars with Great Britain and Spain,
good effect to privateering not only for protect ion
but successful aggression. She obtained many pri-
yateers from Holland and by this force gained de-
cided ADVANTAGES on the ocean over her enemy
Whilst in that condition France could hardly have
been exnected to oriuinate or concur in a proposi
tion to abolish privataerinr The condition of
ronr of tho s,naller Stotas oF tho world il now in
raIat;on tn noraI powaro not nnob nrIika tbat of
Eranco in ,ba D,;ddIa of tha sivtaen,b centurv At
later nariod durinr tba ra;En Of Jonis tba Fonr
teantb several evnad;tions ,roro fttod ont bv him
comnosad wholly af nriv.tears which we're most
ectuaIIv amnIoved in nrosecrtinr bostilitias with
naraI poyuers
tn ocson - tbo ooro,,o, ,roror,r Of all rations
ond nstood nf yieIdino IN r. rnoosura which will
ha Hit to sonra - = Nnos.ihIy =, one
an oscsndancr nver II eocb sborTd nertinacinuslv
ra,a;n oil tho MEANS - nosoassas tn dafard tho com
mon heritage
Tba ;nirrio, l;Jo,r 70 -osu1t from, surrendaring