Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-30
Caundian Opinion Of the Arrest Of H"s0H

aud sIideii.
TIuc following significant article was trans
eribed especially for the APrEsL by a gentle
man in Humboldt, who had ara opportunity OF
using, for that purpose. u late Chicago Tines,
which was ia tLe hands Of a passenger. The
article VIII be read with INTEREST,":
From the Tor5,ao Globe, lCsau3l November Isl
An event has just occurred which might, if
handled Unexpectedly, involve tue United States
and Britain in very serious complications An
! American steam higate, the San Jacint0, has
stopped a British mail steamer On the high seas
and compelled the su,s5uder Of Messrs Mason
and Siidel, diplomatic representatives Of the
/ revclted States. on their way to Europe. Had
tLe British commander been one gain less pru-
dent lad he risked the loss Of his vessel, to Sc
cure the safety Of bis passengers, and had the
san Jaciuto captain y]au-uTed 10 tita upou her.
the uSpeCtOt the matter would have been much
nOIe serious than what is how presented. Pos
5ibly the American otic r wouiJ not have pro
| creded to exremities. but the British commander
whoever he WAS, acted rightly in yielding for
jLe moment, wei, aware, as he must have been,
that his government would rcciIiy any error or
injustice which nigh, be committed,
There can be no doubt that the action of the
san Jaciut0 commander was an 0utrage ON the
British AaE, and an intractiOn Of international
law. Itfrs can Be no possible JUSTIFICATION for
4. The individuals arrested were v0ysgiUg in r
vss5el. Of a neutral pOwor-under the pTotrc-
ton Of It's tag-enRaged in no act of war
violating no law, which could be possibly APP
piled to their case. Yet the vessel COuvevisr
them was stopped upon her course, and by
threats, their surrender was secured # SU p
acts t0eTe permitted there te0aid be 10 posSibtjtg ~
actt7g q neutral PaE ia eng Vgy. y q subirctut
one of the btligcTent powers were found uu
beard Of aly ship, that ship would BE- liable 10
seizure 10y the other bsligereut till the passeu-
gers were given mp mi y utltrai SHIPS could
BE- SaarchG8, 50 cOuid atstrGi ~fcrrisrg There
are many southerne7s in Canada ut this nJmelt.
alL, q the action of tue san jaciuto were legal,
there would be 10 hindrauce 30 Americans com
ing over here and carrying them Of TO Fort La
tgytta 0T foTL Warren. The matter does NOT
admit OF dispute. The seizure Of Afessrs. slider
and AlssJu was t. gross wrong which can only Dr.
repaired By he oi.eT 0t ample apologies b. the
tHit,d >@'cs government, and the Iteration OF
taa capuTes.
In the year 1904, Sir George Run6o,d. a Brit
i-h e.arga Ga5qires in Sayony. was seized. al
his country house near hamburg, by a party gi
Iranch troops, and conveyed 70 Pans. The
Senate ot Hamburg appealed to the courts OF
Berlin, Vienna and PeJa.aJury. 70 protect tie
neutrality OF tAy-r territory, and in Obedience %
tire remOustraGg@H ~ Prlss.a. NAPOLEON, then
almost in the z,uith 81 his yraatnes5
liberated tie captive. Ihis is almost a parable
case, tho difference oslaui aad sea Not affecting
IT, The case Of the leopard and CHeslDeak.
vii occur to many as o parallel. The British
tigate Leopard demanded tha p~Ivilege %
searching die American ilga.e Chesapeake iJ
d~ssellags 1t was refused uIe British ship ira,
u Drod',slao .l-0 the other, which, being UupIe
pared Tor action, Was compelled - heu. dow
her col0rs and the deseTtors were taken from Lc-
For Jhs highly repTheusible acj, Mr. Cauuju.
offered ample apologies which were aeceptei D.
5 the United sisse- government.
{ stu later. In the yrsE I-.J. "a hungarian Ig.
B ugee-kUszs-s,agAt refuge ou beard ct a
/ American ship ~ Wariu he Mediterranean. III
surrender Was demanded by the Austrian au
t~Iorities, but the American commander refuse
e 70 give him mp. and was highly commented 10
1 50 doing Dy As government and the people a
large.
b We imagine that tie course taken by Nap1
e Icon the Eigs., wien lie was almost undispu.e
r nsss-tI OF LuTo?e-that, also, OF Ar. Canning
b acting for ghe powerful government OK Britain
viii NOT BE rejected by President Lincoln at III
G present crisis. Neither viii be disregard chs pr,
clJe4t laid down by his predecessor in ID
% EozslI cas-.
Thc seizure OF s.li.1 ana H1sol was wrong
bat il was also osya pl the most absurd and gu
u pJ acts which history records. These dipi0me
tsts were GOING t' Europe TO stir up tselu
against thu Noah. -4a secure the au6u0FIaig
UIalt g. the Southtrl luus't-a,v. Ia 5e.Lia
5 ItlHm the American officer di more 70 accom-
2 plish -He.r ruaui tlgu they could possibly hav
done themselves. We have uu 1Npe-tat.ou LEa
the British government viii deal wirE The matte
Otherwise than teuparsts,y, lat the coIlsio
viii strengthen tla bands OF the not uuiu8J
ralal parties iu ki,aiu ra0 4Uc striving 90 il
I..r.l FE. r.ga-r.sr.4rF To rr.rnH4r. .r rH. 4r-s-.
quarrel. Better have Lad ten Slids.is and AIa
SONS in Europe than permit such a cause {
U quarrel to srse. We know not what may b
i the character Of Che commando Of the san Js
e Ciu:u for loyalty, but u be intended 20 help On
p insurgents he could not Elre gone about th
work better. The American vessels have bee
Vliuiy chasing the Sumter from port 60 port
% tLay hIye allowed the Bermuda 70 enter 5avau
ugL and to leave ii-thsy have permitted tl
the cargo Of the ~Fingai-thrv have reserve,
all their courage aEd activity to 5toI
au gEarHad vessel On the seas an.
!, take from A"r tEo venerable HoA-sg1taG-
D But tOr the Port Royal uumldgimeI-. the - uy.
American naval service would sink beneath con
tempt. 1he rGreme anxiety OF the Washing
ton government % prevent the southern GIDi5
nlausts nom reaching Europe il a curious pee,
J. Of weakness IN men who profess 60 be care
, 'Hp 10 az taH NNAftAA 70 ttAtaaA AfFtl1- AEi
Z uited States have nothing 10 tear from Earoy
i jhey 90 on with the war vigorously and sue
cerd in the desired object Of preserving In
{ Mon, and it is altogether "a very small cuisines.
10 hunt a couple Of men over the ocean 4
prevent them from using their tongues 10 per
= suade the shrewd rulers Of England and Franc
% do violence Is their own interests by entering
q upon a great wal. It was Dad enough 10 seu,
q ioGr vessels after them when their departure By
. I rt. fTr-r--rf f,. r-.g. a.-Irrr..T lrA F. r. 3D.
s risk or d war with England for such an ohiec
was aE act OF mii-suEm-T madness. J. vii
add Infinitely t. TIE strength end dignity OF III
American gov. uHrut ii, without waiting 10
b urmOustrsuces flJm Great Britain, they at one
e. set free The captives and send them on their roa,
TO Europe. twill be ught-whjch is i~uhuiJrl,
i better than being exped.eut-but it will ais
E show that the Norih has confidence in tine good
. ness of its cuise, aud does not tesr The tongue
& o. traitors, Wei poised though they may be-.
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