New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-24

WIN n Scott rAlitnrB tlrhhs vi Az ih"s"N'"'
" ,n IL pass Ige aud ieiofe she az taken M on
tim,eli The iun. itns OF his Office AID las ben id-
nited TO lit repfets, talive ctauottr' Or hesss.
Marou and Shieil nay he called private pertun-i
brcarss Ire Confederate Government hos NOS yet
ieeu recognized. But on q II suIl POSITION, i1e M
Uissirles II rsbelious province, gong ABROAD u
quest OF FOREIGN tuccUrtfe .ery case md le very
circumstance ,n hi,h the " Of nations Is lOunded
itat authorizes tbo arrest Of tie enemy einbifes'
dole could never lie tsik- d. Nelther eouil teie
ever bc s1ch thing c0nirabsnd Of wal, 10 Ieier-
epce 20 SUI lies their way [" an mhure, tbafy
district. lul Nj. Jailepon Davis hlmstH swtel =
way these technical nicetes lie Goes not pretend
10 deny he oicial Character Of lis nj fieTs. He
Fie.Es os them as having heon "comu j. icued 10
NIresent the Conf deacy at certain foreign oonts,
cad b. says 'hat the United States have . violated
tie III hte Vi LDoossy iOr tie moss part heid btciel
even among larbariHs, hy stEiug cur Alhi-ere,
while under e protection and wiilin the aoninloas
Of reuual nation"
Tlis statement, by tie way, Opposes also Of the
ass ion that there il no proof that Messrt Mason
and Slidoll were bearers OF dipsrcbes. All o,ical
coumuuicaii,rs are DISPATCHES. The commission pi
a fUrtg!, AiiEter ia a circular dispac0 Iddcsstd TO
all concerned; or il this should he doubted, 40 one
can deny that Lis letter OF credentials TO the ioci N
Government is dispatch Of the highest order. III
Messre. Mason and Siidel, " commissioned 30 repre-
sen: the Coufederacy at certain foreign Coaits, "
Uuyro icud with lJtlers OF cre5eECe, tey were
at Fosd without tcm.
H. is maintained loweyer that orr Circuit Courts
have decided, IN the le,sl pFiveer cas.s, that dec
aralCn TO that eject by our Government Is eiG'ed
10 make the Secs i1ults b,lligsreLtI ~ OHtts8
states l0lr. This Is true; tie Courts OF Jnsce in
cnscs Of This Kind must follow tie executive aud Leg
tlatiyc branches OF the government, aud administer
Toe law agails piracy 40 insy wooid adm'nis er me
law q in., sllul gug. DuJ the state OF war, tie
II ,htG OF lelieeien's aud Deuiial' the character,
ui .Utl a
tie law OF nations. Municipal law did not create
item and cannot change them, except win foiefeGce
10 hose subject " its own jUradiciIon. lo great
maritime IoWeia Of EnrUpe have recognized the
CVnfcueraiss as begeienfs md m 70 dong extend
Ell TO them the privileges winch tciiigereuis enjoy BY
ne law Of nations. Iiey can cnlg he those piiv-
icgcs with thclc correct onGiug itoiljes and obi-
ito 4. Can We suppose tDese i0reigIp0wefs vii. be
70 mcOnsequent, as ell g. unjust ~ - cay 10 us-
Tue we accord them the character OF Dtlii3 erents
wien it ~ill help item, We Will .espect tueir cap
tuIes ~ lawfully mace under letters q n.arque md
repris,l aud wewll allow them 20 feft IN ports,
bnt If you tue other party 10 tho contest, presume
N your tIrn 10 exercise bel6eie.i nights against
hcm, then. PIcsi0, we change our ground, II II
cow tine Of profound peace, yOu have 10
light TO search our nential yesss'si abd once
aboard them your rebel citizens are as saie from
siieGt rs tuey wogld be In London or P.ris a
doctrine Ike this Is suiei, nily IoiI;ed IL is state
meEt; 10 Govern ueat ever iIiei upon Il; no Gov
eminent able "a assert Us rigls would ace / pc
tliOn degrading as well ~ absurd, The Ian do Of
neulrals. Tie Biid,h GoyeFun.out, Is 4 have CD
served, regarded our revolution ns rebellion. l
am rot aware that il ever de Jared war Inst tie
United S'ts-; ald Il s,nt Mr.. I2ureus o. trsitOr
70 tie lower, i've ycan after tue war commenced
and tS0 yeals after orr Independence iao been ac-
ELCwltd ,od by France, and a tIeaiv Ui aih.D,e
made with that Government. Aud yet Crest Britain
proie.s,d TO coGcuct tie contest a, ordirg 10 the
raics II CIVILIZED warfare as -rbed b Tie law Of
nations. IL hao manner, 1T tie pres id day, the
Courts of The United States hold that lie buoJ.ess
committing ielonie5 oh Tie high '-ns Hie lla'es.
They are - ~ cur laws; ~ d Triyateer htifd out
from Welfyra In Ireland IN lIss or from Cli-go"
in Scotland ~ l1f5, When thOfe folis were on tie
hqrds oi tne reb,l, wold haze teen aqjud,ed
pirates, and freqici - suci, by the Law Il BIZ
gh1d. Bgt our GO,c'umcut do.e net ~ les exel-
40 Tie night 81 ful)1,nn9 The S'nii.'n rub
(glith. ur lar ~ they Gfe able, ar tcalug forth
tlCse t.faisr prey gu cur lwlul ,Ol urr,r a. an
INTERNATIONAL blockade.
But ols would ihnk ibat - Qrs51's rrot' l-
ton puts tui- matter AZ ret. That iaiorien. cocu'
ncni, issued On the 5tI dy OF May Just ir'y cs!r,
"a hide month, iron lie AL II s1ufcr nitoi ct
ting fOgtn that " ist'iifief have unLGtlily 90 1-
ucussd between tho GOscrnatrt oi lie United
states Q! America, LGa certain states fiynng t4tn-
sciyea the Confederate eteics oil Amcnea;" ard
alter declaring tie Royal determination 70
MAINTAIN & st1ct sHd impartial neutrality H. tie
eujoiu- on al British subjects 70 stIiot ned
tu,ity in and duung the aid hoalIiiss, ald 70 ab-
s.sil from violating or tOltritci Usher he laws
sud statutes a ths realm IN ~ btirli, ~ irr II
nations relation thereto, q ey -hnii ass er Tie
same 81 tLeir l.nl.' Tho pf0,sms.ion proceeds %
rtlodTse me main pr1yi iJDs q tie Ntuirfhy "a 81
50 George III. wLich 4 nodded uai IS "a ours -
1915, ana siter waning ell bishsubiecis 20 abstain
from certain sIe,ihcd vIonious al IetfTuliy, s1cl
a. "csuyit 0in,ef- soldiers, di-rHeieri snAs, ni-
iiary stores mste.i i, OF any article 90 mleie'
qeer Ell % 10 CJntriia q ~ war ACCORDING 60 tie
law aud modern lsage 81 nations, cl'-os b' d cat
ing that all our subjects and Feisfns eyn,lgo o.
oar pfoteCti.l, VINO MAJ mis,onduCt tleleHfs "a
,te femise., VI! do ~ al their oWn uoiil siid Oi
their own wrong, and that - vii IN no Vie OBJ
tain hly protection from M, aesust my btJihN or
renal eonsequeuce- but will On tie contrary, IueDr
oar high displessure ~ such Iulscoudurt'
How then eau II be maintained that the Trent,
merchant vessel, employed fps TIE pnfpos' "a pfi-
yats gain, in Transporting gOods and passenger aud
by contract the West Iidi uHiis, was wBttRuted "a
conveying tie Confederate Eul ~ their dee
tinaiiOn, although Natel eXTrtssiy deolafes that a
stlte Of war permits you "to prevent the enemy
from sending he minister abroad 90 solicit tuccofei"
snd although sir VI ilham scot prOnounces thsi, 10y
tie law OF nations, 60 you may stop the euotsaa0r
Of your encDy on his passage
10 illustrate the uusOuud1css, not 90 sny the ab'
sifdity OF this view, IL IL sufficient 10 say, hat,
lakon in connection with tie decaraion gravely
made by Mr. Jefferson Davis, in biz liio Metssge,
ano which viii bee REQ, hOed aud reaiHrnled ly every
n, n,atbrzsr wuh SOC, tsion in Lmol., thst tho
blo kade Of tie Southern coast IL not effective Oh
the same principles Oh which IL is doui,d tina We
ncre authorized 10 arrest MssHf8. Mason aud Sidcl
Ia tie exerCi.e o. the helporeh IiBht OF ca.ch, 1t
would DO no brea,h of n,airaliiy II u Royal ices,
accompm led by n cloud oi transports, should bTeak
the blockade, rail lnto Bahliou hoads, AID convey
The whole Confederate army TO The relief Of Port
ROYAL aud ,he defence OF Savannah. According 20
this argument there ia 40 war tho Queen .foclg
nation to the contrary notwithstanding; General
Beaung.rd and iis army ae private ca lAens, nrd
they sale under the protection II toe 81 ii,sh