Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-21
The Maritime nights OF England.

From the LOpdOn Herald (Osrbyj October 81
The condemnation of the British bark Hiswaths
in Federal Prize Court Is question of great or
even greater, gravity than that Of the supply of
cotton. In the case OF cotton the stock is being
gradually diminished the production of the manu-
featured article gradually curtaed, and We let
down by easy steps to an Untoward position: But
when Judgment is passed BY q foreign tribunal on
British property, our regard for the precedents of
international law, and our dignity az a nation, at
once suggest demands for reparation, which may
be Indignantly refused. Happily the decision just
given is not final but may be reversed in the Court
of Appeals above, or in the Supreme Court of the
United States. But for that circumstance Lord
PalmeFston, we fear, would have had an ungra-
cious and unwilling duty to perform for it ia i'm
possible thst this country could submit TO decis
ion manifestly addressed to the New York mob.
By the decision Of Judge Belts the fate of sl the
other British vessels which have been sccumulating
in the hands of the Federal Government since last
April-for six months-is determined. They are
condemned and become the lawful prize of their
csptoTs unless judgment is stayed by appeal. APP
peal in the first instance may be inside TO the Dis
trict Court Judges, who form Court Of Appeal
and afterwards to the Supreme Court; or the sp-
peal may be carried to the Supreme Court at once.
But an appeal to the Supreme Court, like an appeal
to our own highest Court Of jadiesture some years
ago. may not be heard for ten years to come, and
IL the meanwhile the owners of the HlsWatha, the
Pioneer, the CrcRshaW and other British vessels
on board the condemned vessels The responsibility
of action is with Lord Pslmerston, and as to this
the Government may rest assured, that American
elected judges will not be suffered by Parliament
to do as they choose with British interests. Painful
and disastrous as rupture would be between this
country and the United States, there is limit to
endurance. and uHless hearing on appeal can be
speedily obtained for the British ships and British
properly illegally detained in the United States,
the term of honorable insctiOn will now have been
passed --.'
Speeches IA EngIand ON American Affairs.
Mr.. LINDSAY, n. P, AGAIN ADVOCATES SEPARATION.
From the London Post, October %,
Mr.. Lindsay speaks at Chertsey to the agTicultu-
rists dining there on Thursday. he thus COM
mented on the upset
1 have been asked to make some remarks on the
American question, In consequence Of my having
recently visited that country. Now, whatever our
feelings may be on other ubjscts. we cannot but
look with deep regret ct the deplOreble, the Ia
mented civil war that is now rending asunder that
mighty republic, for let the Americans anc the
newspapers say what they will, there ia 3 warm
and cordial feeling between the Americans and
ourselves (Hear, hear.) We have great respect
for the American people, because they have sprung
from ourselves. of the Anglo Saxon race, and
claim g common origin with ourselves. Hear. 4
bear) Our Shakespeare and Milton are their I
Shakespeare and Milton.
We are brothers In respect of that eharter Of lib
erty which was signed the glorious field Of Run
nvneda so near at hand. We worship the same |
God, we bow before the same altar, and cannot but
deplore the civil war which is now raging in Amer