New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-29

limited Sa,es compeed us TO recognize her existence
in 1882 and has eince, with brief ard unhappy In
serva OF three year, been on er"s oi a%y ~n nd us
less Fortune favors with more than her usual capce,
the less worthy aid weaker arm, may never nc
in position to be RECOGNIZED at all; Dat, as oeih-
gerents they are az equal In our eyes as Irclan
or Tyrian was ia the eyes Of Queen Dido: we
are bound equally to respect their blockades,
aud equally to abstain from any act when
may viol,te the conditions OF the most 'mPar-
tial and undi,crimina'ing neutrality Hence ai:es
tie necessity of the Proclamation when we puoahso
to-day. II may be said to have dooble ooJect@nrH
to wmrn empha,iealy all the subjects OF the Qneen
against any breach of the most complete ano a"spo
reutraity and secondly by proclaiining our uesei'
mnaiion TO act with the perfect fairness bet"een
the conieudipg parties to induce them to treat us
ia an exactly similar spirit. IL !, as msil,,, aan
oholy comment the past history OF England .ua. e9c
has been too constantly engaged in war herseu ever "
have hitherto cone forth with any great energy OF
effect the advocate of neutral rights The conPi4int
that In times past the Prize Courts OF England were
favorable 10 the captors, and hard judges OF she
rights of nentrao and enemies, is only too true ana
was the natural, and PERHAPS uninen'ionai result OF
the habits Of warke nation, whose sword was eel
dom in the scabbard when the swords Of It's 8bbos
were unsbeathed and which much more careful
TO secure impuniy to the strorg than to protect me
rights of the week. Bat OF er times have brought
with them other principles. England las ouved the
love Of fighting and content with ample renOwn and
more than ample territory seeks only to preserve what
sbe has and TO leave to younger aud more hare
Drained disrutauts. Hence, though our previous bic.
tory affords but few precedeDts Of Procanaions OF
Leutralty, do not doubt that in future tines we are
destined TO play no incousidenbe part in this depart
nent Of literature. The precedents upon which the
present Proclamation is framed we bslieve to he
the Proclamations Of neutrality between Turkey
and Greece, and between France and Austria. But
the prefeut Proclamation will reray q close examin-
ation for il contains deviatious from former docu-
ments which full Of evidence OF the progress Of
he of spdt tfa md
duties Which ii confeIs and exacts. We miss, on com.
parinu the document with former procamatons,
what Of the amplitude Of recital which they delight.
But th, los Is more than compensated by create. iul-
pess in other parts Of more Importance The beibge-
rent parties are described the Government OF TIE
limited States oF America and certain States styling
themselves "the Confederate States OF America.
The words appear TO be well ciiosen Ihe Govern
ment of the United States we have long recognized,
md there il nothing in recent misfortune TO make US
abste auythiuQ from the ii le by which il Is known In
diplomacy There is still Government OF the United
Ststes. though the United Sta es themselvs are no
longer 10 be found. We have not recognized the Con-
federated States and NAV recognize them, and
cannot therefore officially give them the title they
claim without qualifying il in manner 10 show that
we nse the pane for Distinctions sake only, without
any intention Of formal recognition. The proclamation
goes on to enjoin upon ali her Majestys subleets
strict lty-that s that they shall abstain from
violating the law Of the land and the law Of nsions
aud tie proclamation then proceeds 10 SGT forth what
the law of the land is.
Bat the really important part of the Proclamation is
contained in the last two paragraphs, by winch the
subjects OF the Queen Cautioned not TO enter INTO
the military or marine service Of either OF the conend-
ing parties nor 10 abroad fit out any ship to be
employed a. sbip OF war or prvateer or transport
or TO carry troops conrsband Of war; In this para
grepb IL will bo observed that the word " privateer :
4 distinctly introduced no that the G0vernu ent OF
this country is doing all in its power 10 enforce the
Of the Paris Conference, which, but Tor the
Interference Of America himself, would have botted
out prvaieerng from among the expedients OF CIVILIZED
warfare Hitherto the Proclamation has only reminded
the subjects # the Queen Of the penalties when tte
law Of this country denounces against sh inicon oi
neutrality, and points out the penalties WIN whleh
by the law of nations. But in tho last paragraph the
Proclamation seems TO go beyond this, and TO make an
announcement Of tho policy which will be adopted In
cases which provided for neither by We law OF the
Land nor by the law of nations, but which arse ont
Of the peculiar conditions oil Tie present unhappy con-
fct.
The North sees in the southern States rebels ag.nst
i,S lawful authority, aud will probably at nrst st
least decline TO recognize the validity Of letters Of
marque issued under the authority OF President Jeer-
son Davis. TIE South will not be Glow TO retaate,
and It may easily be anticipated that there VIII be
d.roson on both sides to treat those crews Of pva'
,eers who may fall into their bands pirates to whom
the license they bear gives no protection. What
would To the conduct Of the British Government under
such circumstances Suppose an Eneilrhman taken
sentence Of o Court Of Admiralty at New-Yofk-what
would be- the conduct Of the Government Of this coun'
tryf The answer Of the Procl nation 10 question
il by no means encouraging. Persona ensting in such
service will do 20 at their peril aud OF tberown wrong
and will In powse obtain any protection from US US
agsinst any liabilities penal consequences. IL Will
be observed that in this place the word "such' B
omitted The liabilities and penal consequences are
not confined to those under the act under the law OF
naious bnt are le wide and indefinite, II on pur-
pose TO embrace the very case we are supposng.
We have not tho presumption 10 suppose that any
thing which we could add would give additional force
10 the solemn admoDitions contained In the proclnma
tion of Queen who speaks TO ber subjects In
vain. We have done duty If we distinctly point
out that those Englishmen wLo, in defiance Of the
aws OF their country and the solemn warnings OF their
soyereig rush into this execrable conflict will do
with direct notice that ii they meet with enemies
rsckess and merciless Themselves, they mus. bear
tbe fate that awaits tLem without any hope that the
country whose laws they have broken will stretch forth
her arm to shield them from the consequences Of their
own Jolly and wickodness. ] In this respect America
has set us an example in the of the expedition Of
Lopez. as we'll as in the piratical enterprises Of
Walker The United States, otherwise go jealous Of
their treatment by foreign nations have In these
looked on with stoical indifference at d Wholesale
massacre of their citizens. The warning has been
given in time we hope and believe that II will prove
ee tnal and that The horrors of civil war between
brethren will not bo gravated by the nncalledfor
intervention OF the subjects pt the parent State.