The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-12-24

fcrent tines banded all the maritime powen
Of the world agzinst US. We have insisted
upon stopping ehe ships Of war Of neutral
nssions ssd taking British subjects out Of
them: aad an instance b given By jefferson.
in his Memoirs. in which two nephews Of
Washington were impressed by our cruisers
a. they were returning from Europe, and
placed as common seameu under the discip-
line of ships OF war. We have always been
the strenuous sserters ofthe rights Of befiig-
erents over neufrals. and the decisions 81 our
courts of law, as they must now be cited by
our Law officers, hare been In confirmation
Of thess unreasonable claims. which have
called into being considerations and arrzyed
neutrAlifies against rs, and which have
always been modified in practice when we
were not supreme in our dominion at sea.
This il the pablo opinion Of England ex-
pressed by its greatest exponent, and we yes-
terday gave the legal opinion of TIE crown
officers on the same subject There can
then be no difficulty IN negotiating a settle
menf, IL il Is approached calmly ans with
! dignity. The Times admit hat the claims Of
England have heretofors been .'unreasora-
bic" and have always been modified in
practice when she was not supreme In her
dominion AZ sea" Are We 70 deduce from
this that the admiralty and maritime laws Of
Great Britain are Of such a character that
they are TO DO enforced not in virtue of their
intrinsic right but by the power Of her naval
night II 80. this bold usurpation will re-
quire the attention Of 4 Congress Of nations,
and again there will be "arrayed neutralities'
against such n robber code. Great Britain Is
always nc war somewhere; the roll VI her
battle drum l. never silent. and the more
pacific nations must necessarily stand AZ
n~eutrsls Ia these wars. and they will never
consent to a sliding code Of belligereut pre-
rogative over ncutrals. to be waived or asser
ted just IN proportion as she may have more
or less available ships afoat-
The duty OF the people and press undeI
the circumstance 10 plain. While the dan
ger OF difficulty 10 imminent they should b'
temperate In discussion and confident IN tn
wisdom Of the Executive. Lord Palmerston
Il should be remembered. made an ample am
still a most digr.hed apology 10 our Govern
ment when A British msil steamer during th'
Mexican war. carried Paroles as a passenger
and the officer Ia command Of the vessel wa
removed NJ tho request OF the Queen
Cabinet. An apology IL not q humiliation
wrong has been committed. but IL woul' b
. deep humiliation were an, thing TO be .3u
coded 20 Great Britain IL our copese has bee
based upon a correct Interpretation OF on
rights AZ belligerenIs snd her ~resppnsibliiue
as a neutral. We believe that Capt. Wlks
had .uil warrant for the se zure OF the rebe
emissarie.. Tor the Coniederates have bee
acknowledged as belligerents by the BIRTHS
ministry. while the Queens proclamation
has ayowed the neutrality Of her Govern
ment. IL our opinion II correct. and III
sustained by our Government. why Q
The see. snrsxed. IL not half 90 deal.
Lons more confident. mountains and rocks
More ffee from motion. no. not death himself
In mortal fury half 90 perempfory,
As 90 10 keep due vantage ground or rfgM.
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