Daily national Democrat., 1861-07-04
We know Of rebellion and of revelation. and

| We know OF rebellion and of revolution and
we recognize them a right under certain
circumstances. But what publicist, what
writer upon international law. has ever told
us when and where the right Of secession be-
gins and ends? The word. as applied to the
existing state of things in our country, is a
deusion. The facts show it wicked, cause
less Notwithstanding more, nothing less.
| Tremendous applause. The long delay and
torbearance Of the Government have led some
minds TO doubt its power but this was not
the quiet of weakness and timidity. but
rather Of conscious strength. This delay too,
was supernduced Ly the fact that the masses
of the people North and West never believed
| that the men.of the South would bring the
matter to the dreadful Issues Of civil war.
| They could not realize the fact that any con
siderable portion Of our people could wifuiy
throw off their allegiance to the Federal
Governments which they had only known, as
we thought, for its blessings.
| desire TO say now, that from the days Of
our revolution to the present hour, the couu-
try has never been stronger than at the pres
ent moment; never more able to meet any
contingency which may arise from foreign or
domestic war. The danger is, if this rebel
lion continue, that the whole country, reused
as one man by common impulse, will be-
come a military power rather than an agri-
cultural and commercial people. But in the
mean time we ask, not in the spirit of def
ance, but as n matter Of right, that the out
side world will let us alone. We DO not ig
more the sympathy of men or of nations who
think well Of Us and our principes-and |
thank God have found such during my brief
residence in Europe-but for those W no dis
trust us, who doubt our powers of self-gov-
ernment, who look upon the present condition
Of things in the United States with an i'll
concealed Joy, (if there be such,) say again,
leave us alone-hands off! Rebellion is not
revolution, and Secession, as political prn-
cirle, is something unknown. 1t is 10 be
made good only by the strong arm of that
power which avows it as u political right
Il ear, hear
1t will be no matter Of surprise, in view of
my past professional life, that my attention
should have been early called to such laws of
France as may bear upon Our rights The
commercial world have been much agitated
by the threatened issue OF letters of marque
and reprisal by the so-called Confederate
Government OF the South. ! have looked
into the French laws aa respects the rights Of
these priyateers, and il | understand them
Alright, (and I desire to speaI; with dillidence,
and subject to correction, in reference TO the
laws ola foreign couutry) France will, [
think. leave lis alone in virtue OF her own
laws Those laws hold, l think--l. That
captain who takes command ofa foreign
privateer is guilty OF a piratical act. Q That
The French citizen who shall enlist in for
eign service without the authority Of the
Emperor loses all lis rights as Q French citi
zen. 8. That TO prizes OF IA privateer can
stay in French port over twenty-four hours,
unless detained by tempest;' and that as
consequence-4 There can lee no condemna-
ton of prizes in a French port 10y Courts of
Admiralty in our Southern States. Loud
cheers. If am correct in these views Of the
laws Of Franco, there viii be little chance of
trouble AMI few points of conflict between
the government OF France and our own.
sincerely hope that we may have trouble no.
whore outside the limits OF our own country
Long continued cheering.