, 1861-12-23

WhA9 he thinks OF the MAson.Sllden
1abroGlto, and his Counsel to EURO
PeaMa and Americans.

] Peana and Americana.
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Ine letter Of Gen. Scott, published in Ii
Paris and London Journals, has been added t.
wv toteAgn o'paaenes 81 proouc1ng
gooa enect, and we give the letter beneath i
full. It WIS published through the aeency q
| MI. John R4ce1ou onr rorsn 1ot po,;s.
~ - .I.1., An
the Cd 9aaa a mpa 1ae Tt9e ght y IN @ dGaon tn
sa;z sS ea9lnet at naso1ng5on "a nag given orders t.
1F nantrs9 a1eSsfs. a mason ana sldeE, even under
cnraran cs1, nas, 4I wv Apt ~ ssen aMate !nae ID
;Jss!HAenl e;Jaea!:al nag naa tnaI polnt under con
TorI d. A. At .pe I rme & .. mR 1eaymE NeY
had rptnr nus no1 ~ ~ hrm "a. tne san 3acnI'
rener,Ii1 s.1tosa5 u sn9 4hst thse se aaa wa M
sscnnsd l. s1Ppo9sn mp In haal = tnose PERSONS nai
ins1 X 20 Gnea a9r me Rulpose el Te-emeark
the ames aas adarr and - p,s1 o. HMca @ Vesse
5;s,,ae.a 5;oea Ansel al4u otae1 CRUISERS nao oeei
DiI1 fs;14 .,n sat.o, !.
w, ~ ~ cal sa.asi5 soa IN leH words tha
ahnnt se n no eiatnH .oIeei concefnet
rnta,s @n1as ouI 1e'a4o1s WIN sneiann, H. IS he'
.correI pl9iessl t aae itas no elsposltlon to en-
IN H. tne asst n1eca y - a39et u ame5lca
80 - - ene Arss P.aEe, = y atlnost snpef4nons tt
81, a! ~ - Las wy ,nhi1nct OF pr1aence, a
co1e-1g ~1 " gouo ~ ad neisapolaooo, ~ Prompis ON
tno gre,t -. * ~ a9aea ~ aonglaole sae51nce
Of Grea Rr;ta;n Th;s ranst be w' chsin lbs IF
hn 1F
her sa1 aid.h; EHd a. p no penoa q our history haf
nen11e o4a r ueen ~; 9ga ~ 10 oni
bea5 =, sAao VI ~ Petlou nas ouI government
eions - a,a.1e ~ iaAe 1r eieatel eonces
nnited * ~ gshs Igtalaets ~ I'D 1ne tmo nations are
eia1 snc;aj noI;t;c.1 and rsi;@inEs aimas1 II
The two Ems to one hodV "a - aloss aoa e. y
50 ;onntan4 W. a. MT w ~ y' uuy' .ka4 tn4 40 one u
me nust harnha IN W o+haE hoM T., .nat "aas hnIms
decree. ~11oA - eePonelue
Fam nersnad-d that +b. p,;+,ah c
-ment can entsTta;n ~, aonht ,,asH uofetn
but If II does feel That utI ~ eis pun.
self to saT HAT the Prae;5an{ - upYa MJ
States. when ma5e aEnre ~ ~ $3.50, 80 1
lose no opportunity Of iisneIIine liz Il VIII
Nor ia fhere anyth;nr Vanfn-o
in tie seizure of tfese rsRe1 e,n;ss.sas ~ aat
nnehf r. raceivs ~, 80 sin!hs.lles, Hn1ca
from Epglands Her statesnsn tty ~ GHnstue1lon n
tion the legal ripht 1T an a1ns4t;oa7,
vessel Of war fo seareh anV nono.
me1cial Vessel Justly Suspected Of franxnort.
ing conEraband Of war; that tight has neYe1
guaranteed TO her bY the freaty Of Paris and
British guns froHning down up5n nearly evpTv
strait and inland sea mon the p]ohe ara ,o1;,
elusive evidence that she recarda this r;ybt ~
one, the efficiency of which NAV he MT vat
entirely exhausted. OF course tiere "a I'M m1e,, ~,
that is irritating and vexatious in the exercise
Of this right under the most favorable cirrnm.
stances, and it is to be hoped that the 1iaV ia
not far distant when the maritime States n
the world will agree In placing nentra1 com.
merce beyond the reach Of such yeyations
The United States Government Ias bean
striving to this end for more than f1fty years :.
to this end early in the present centufy. and
in its infancy as q nation, It embarked in n var
with the greatest naval power in the world
and it IS even NOW persistent suitor at eyery
maritime court in Europe for a more lihar:1
recognition Of the rights Of neutrals Than anT
Of the other great maritime nations have vet
been disposed to make. But till those r;phfs
are secured by proper international gnaran.
tees upon comprehensive and endnrinS has;a
Of course England cannes comnlain ~ an ~
for which, in III it's material bearineg. her own
naval history affords such nnmeTons r,rene-
dents. F~
Whether the captiyes from the Trant uaro
coutraband Of war or not, is q question v1,ich
the TWO Governments can have no serious t. tiif.
fcultJ in agreeing upon. If Mr. Seward can
not satisfy Earl Russell that thev vcre + ha1e rn
no doubt Earl Russell viii be AHA IN sat;sf,
Mr. Seward that they were not. # thew Wers
es all the authorities concur in admitfino -
agents of tho rebellion, it will be dftficnit =
satisfy impartial minds that theY Eere anv iose ~ -
coRtraband than file of rebel soldiers or -
battery Of hostile cannon. 4oi' " q
But even ehould there he = d;ffarenoa ~
opinion upon tIis point. IL il vcr1 c;sar t3,ot ~
our Government had 5nfiicient Gronnd, ~
presuminr itgeT In tha riobt to eue aeca,a ~ tp
Suspicion Of haying Wanfnnlv v;n1.teJ X .no ~
1ations Of amity which tbo twn conntr;ao s ,>-o
fess desire to preserve and c,,sirata pfo-
The nrrtensep thst wa sA14u nneht chstsass: ~ L.
the Trent into nort and baI h.,soanSasa saAe9
by nrize cnnrt i, nr3ar - 1 instif sonuen1neo
Of four Of her 1asec0uera - our selzare
TOW basis on which t1fYa serious co,+-ca.a., -.
between two ureat nat;ona Gtate9 ~. o.t1te5 t1
vnrda -, nsa6aa -a,,1a - otateu u otaef
.+- "N-~A4~S IL
n... ~ neSu sleatei. IAe wrong done to the
nFltlsh nag would have been mitigated If, in
slead OF 6elzlng the four rebels, VIC had seized
The ship, detained all her passcnrera for v%et.
and confiscated her cargo. Tan not snmrisoi au,
that Cant Wilkes tont d;faran4 ~; -.
duty aid Of what was due to the Iend1 9% 7, ps
ernmenta. The renowned common sense Of
~ tHe sneIlsn people, beheTc, will approve Of
1.,s! ,s snott ~ mahe tne discharge OF very un-
n ;nan Wy 10 LILLE TeSations as possible to
~ r. tHnJIuhs un,Inrp plTsss. 4haa. o,r.,,a.
;u;1natie,, 9een :; nel outy u the interest Of
ihs,on tha nsna 70 mslst upon the restoration Of
tI tae men taken from under the protection Of
derh der hae, II VI 6e rom conviction, without
eifts lug aaN o1 nations IN regard to the
ia65;s !e ~ VI. l!eu'fAls Wh3ch she has taken the
and Etl aft snGteS1 ~ eSiomsnn requires revision,
anu h sul'a9!e disposition on her part to
es tnose tights upon Just, humane,
zee an ;nt;1!a4;s o;s. y, ln9eso' am happy to
nn1;1a, ia,,,aa's ~ oe VI Iae leaa1nE5 metro
s,ta.an tnMs Mnlen goes laT 10 justify this
Fro,;s1s 1a,1;.a1tn " tuc decisions Of the
\ an - ~ CoaIes no" quoted In de-
bosI the Trnt tbe 81 Inc rebsls
vcmhe- 1stn NJ esrs .ts' tne Aonoon s"es o1 NO
mso t.r 80 49, a.,..
;,s, ns lac g9, me testimony Of
eerent Tar crniser bas th r@st gn9 y s4as @ pei
gisit, and search any merchant sin mon the hiah &
sens. But it must DO remembered that
these desisions were given under circumstances
sta..,o.a o.aeient =, from taose which now occur.
ressc3s ca1qvfn d,a no1 e1st and mai
o world have meia,e f. rcre sns na0 o.
Ee were fighting for existence, and we G"H did in
'thera to do, nor expect ourselves to be allowed
% do IN these days."
# England, as NC arc encouraged to hone.
s disposed to do her part in stripping war Of
half its horrors By accepting the polIcY 1onr
md persistently urged upon her by our Coz,
and commended by eyery Drinejnie
If justice and humanity. she wifi find m
5round, in the Eisit Of tile Trent. for contro-
ier6y with our Government I am sure tho
President and people Of the United States
you'd he but too happy to let these mon 20
rec, unnatural and objectionable as their
offences have been, if by it they would cman-
;ipate the commerce of tue world. Greatly
Is it would be to our disadvantage at this
present crisis to surrender any Of those mari
ionei hv 71a r.,rs Is nat:a,, snsa "nien, sauc
cd ststes ';y P;11 ~ e;thf ~ 5a{lug enas tae oni
oolcy mon f1,;s sniIect ana tbe s,r,t ~ ha
,olitica1 ins4;t,,4;ar 1', ~" '3' 'f''4s =: LIZ!
On the other banJ abou1d Eno,.ra In
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