Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-12-28

American rebels on board the Trent. the
london Times Of the 26th Of November
ssYsi
80 far as tie authorities go. the tesiifaar-
OF international law writer's is ail one
that belligereht var cruiser has the rigt, ta
stop, and visit. and search any merchant sblp
upon the high seas.
But it must be remembered that these dpci.
sions were given under circnmstepces very
different from those which now occur.
Steamers ia those days did not exist and
mail vessels carrying letters, wherein oil the
nations Of the world have immediate interest,
were unknown. We were iijbting for exist.
ente. and we did in those days what We
should neither do nor allow Others to do,
! nor expect ourselves to be allowed to DO in
these days"
If England, as we ere here encouraged to
hope. is disposed TO do her part in stripping
war ol half its horrors by accepting the
policy long and persstentiy urged upon hrr
by our government and commended by every
principle Of justice and humanity. sha will
| bud 10 ground in the visit Of The Trep. for
controversy with orr government am
sure the President AMI people ot the United
States would he bot too happy to let these
tnen go free, unnatural aud unpardouabiu as
| their offences have been, il by it they could
q,
Greatly Us il would be 10 our disadvantage.
ut this present crisis. TO surrender any Of
those maritime privileges Of belligerents
which arc saEctioped by the laps OF nations,
! feel ibat take no responsibility in saying
that he United States will he faithful TO he r
traditional pole? open this subject, aud to
III" spirit OF her political institutions.
On the other hand, should England be
urprepsred to make correspnad:ng sacrifice
shnnli she feel ibai she could not yet oiiurl
I" Surrender iha advantages which the pre-
sent maritime code gives to n DONNA rL naval
Power, Of course she "i!l not pm; herself in Il
'a'7' position by asHin: us to DO it. In
either case, therefore. ! do cot saa Aow
the fI:clc!y relations of tie two governments
are in any immediate Danger Of being dis.
turbad.
That the over prompt recognition, as beii.
gereDis, OF o body OF meu however large so
long as they constituted e manifest minority
Of the nation, wouUdth lhe feelings Of nv
corn!'rnen deeply will not affect to deny
nor that that act, WIKI some Of its logical
consequences which have already occurred,
has planted IL the breasts of innuy the suspi.
cion that their kindred ia Eue,apd wish the.r
evil rather than coed, but the Statesmen to
whom the politica! interest Of these two great
p"opie are cUGtii"d to act upon nigher
responsibilities and with better lights, and
you 'haT rest assured hat an evrnt so mutu.
ally disastrous as war between England aui
America cannot occur without sUme other
and Graver rrovocation than has yet been
given ny either Dati0n.
WIyErELD Scorr
HOTEL WESTMINSTER, Paris Dec 2. lcGl
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