New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-22

this respect lie has acted with -,fc prndence and III
complete accordance with lnU rnsth,naIl. law. Whether
province L. state Of REBELLION Is ~ he treated ns
rr"1Soi ally noe 'hden power has AWAY % =" ca"
~ ereda natter OF d'<rie,,ou IL my b. sal tDal
WHERE a. in the case Of AmeIa half coniiueht "a
fisei III erms again tie oier is', aud has ln"g""
en an ihdetehdtht government-.ni"re leo",hy W.:
tie Iecular ooh AiuoD Of the Uniieo a''s i 80
eed-sceordi & Ia all precedent the Southern ''i',e-
To- NUT hs< tea;ed as an .ndeI endent power au "
euu led To seligerent rights. Bnt tbe tosoehi ~" VI
those rig Il is sep NOT 20 be taken WHOM we s,
est con- Eera,lon Of its consequences NO Low wa"
rAorr fee act according 10 the clear yes u
usti<e md humanity thgn Great Billain IN "ii'n 10
i've ,snfia. II IL apj rchended that II slii, law
Irefideni Line Ia j. stll entitled 10 treat III hore
American Subjects who adhere to HE 'anfe oi 'ei-
nt Davis as tssitois and to p"ni- he south Amei-
can uisers as yiraies. Az tits pIinul, ho"e'-nh
stricriy folloned, wonld certainly LEAD to terrible
ii odshd AID ntolerblc atroii-s II is olY ns that
he Nori and Southern conbarta VIII treat e''n
otter regular enemies, ana obrerNe, ar hr ar pssf
bic all the nssges of This however, VIII iahe
,lace without any recognition OF The only sfohiu II
which such claim could legally be bae-d: the int.-
Iendenca # the Southern Conesefoy. IL II IOli'l-
,al question worth considering, whether such de
toct eunces, ion night not be made IT, TIC SontLeri
q hoIities by III glaud an exemption from u ib'-
ti,s If pirates without acknowledging H. ihen' Tie
belig ennt iglts, with wonld give them unhe'ets'
rly "A tile 10 interfere with our cciniei'e ana
raise " league of slave Oilers 10 place alno.
tie nations oi the world. TIE recognition oil oeui-
g.rent rights IN the South would render tile rta'tli'
If bi- country 10 titter OF the American 'omta'ais
preci.elv sin liar the relations which susied ~
The Crimean War bet ween Prursia On the one hand,
and Rurria England, or France, on the other hhi,d.
IT, indeed The Decar;t Oh of TAM LAD Deeh ss GU 10y
An.i 70. tie cas-, might have been diieeni, bu' us
that Declaration only bound those Governments when
.igped it, and n America de- lined t. do 70, the Law ct
Neutrlls during remains precisely as was tef.r-
the Year ID. Tie rsnl ir that both Pf,siden LIN
coin uLd President Davis issue letter. OF nhrgne
tfose Who pectvs " acknowledge tier authority
TIE Lawfully cpmuis toned ye.-es If war of ether
power are entitled all the privileges usually aoeorid
Ia the pu lie vessels II war Ut an ltde eideIt st
,wa, the snpposi i,p that tie beiieeren' n2is 81
the Souih are know lodged. Tie night oil sesr'h,
which rotw thstandug the strange ideas oi sone
journalists who ought 10 know better, hhs
always been allowed TO exist In time OF Wa, VII
become capable of being exereisen 10y tie iuir-rr
bot Of the North and Of the Soutn lie coc-
time OF TIE English Adm iry aceo ding 10 Chanteiior
Ken, the right # vibration and search, and Oh tIe
limitation OF The rigD bas been recol niled !" liz iu
est extent by ,our,s Of Ju-iie ~ Ameiies. ana al
though II at night does nOL eniiile t,lireIrit W
search for his subjects seancn, II does enu lie DIN y"
search for property, cobIrthnh oi war, OF Tor
men in the land and naval services Oi the eneint lie
English and French merchant stiPs ana ~ re oi ai
neutrsls mur', therefore, eXpeu 10 lie s'nfcLo ny W.
armed We eelr BY =. Der OF tue two ilNa
Pretierts. Ii III the coune Of senreti Y nnonirai
friends IT ip The goods of an enemy hie dseoNeI,u
TIE ~ illl-icd law OF VIM bhth "N
La H. H. couf-caii1n. IL, therefore cargo "i Mhn-
cest4 gods tel pying TO New-fOrk merchant were
found o. board IN Erglhh slip 10y sOullein 'rurer
IA iish cont would hold that thty ougtt ~ lie
cemis aied. But in American courts tie I'snlt i
more doubtful Ac, ordmg TO Auonsnn Jnfrls TIE
rnle OF puhlc law, that the property OF ap enemy II
little cal tnre tire versel ut iheId IL 10" TO-
dared on The part oil tie American 1v''n mem 10
la We 10 fou dsou in natural iyLt, and hal T. US 30
which undoubtedly EXISTS, resis eruiely on ioi'e'
+ do er ~ere pro- oui del Wien II WINS ne OF
lect of Americans O. e trge the ngts ~ neWlhl IL
Iem.ns 'e re,n wheti er they will De upbe" ~ The
PIE. eat crir. Ii a. ey are the Lieut. al foweis may
Insist ihat the American cruircrs rhalI nO - ne ne
goods of an enemy when found on htafdh Leu'ial
friends siip. ON the other hand H. IN tie ."ise "i
eeifc ing an enemy chip, the 2,o's OF neutral
fred are fond, 1t l. he admitted l4w 81 na'io"s
tai such x, OILS not die To- lie feiled But Tie
Americans have car led TIN plindqi tiep inf"eri
fnr il recmS that tie supreme Cont oi TIC U'hen
States has twice carried tie lflnC,lc al TIC H.
muiity OF neutral properly on board III enemy
stip 10 the extent Of allowing IL ~ he lalen on
board armed helicelebt cr'nter, and tie Coat
seems to bnv. held moreover tlht the gooor Ola iH
lose er neutrai character even ~ ooue - re-
distance made 10y the armed vese.liros DID tie nei-
trail I'D aid III ouch arraID.nt OF I,thtance-and
Il j. rulr prevails Dotwit. standing the beurh al
ed the whole ves el and was boId nj tie
time Of resistance contrary decision has 10 doubt
been given by the Enelsh judge. But ii TIE Aneii-
adj ere 10 their opnioD will be competent Tor
any Enp iistIIan FreHchmAn, Other JcutfHl, 10
hiIe fleet h. the Sou b., which may he armed D., tie
eatsins, 10 loid tie slip with cotton o' any
other mere NJ die; and even although tie American
captains Of there Nessel- resist the cruisers Of the
NORTH, the merchandise belonging to the neutrlo will
be quie sale aud will he directed 10 he restored.
II II difficult to imagine that any state Of law more
favorable Neutral nations al that Which must PR,
vail if toe American Judges adLeictctle principles Of
iho,e de,i ions which have tecn Ironoonccd by the
Saprene Cour NJ Washington. Il is hardly Necessary
to remark TINT the ouly way by which nsutr.l slils
Le excluded FROM the rorls either If the North or