Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-12-31


Of what wss due to the friaDdly relations WHICH
subsisted between the two governments. ffe
noRned common sense Of the Enghsh people b.
liaqe will sppEo7e Of His faors 20 make lie iiI-
cnarge Of very un9laasast duty IS liEtle Ts1sters
as possible % al innocent parties.
II. undsr these eircnmstarees, EHslsra sSohld
deem Il her dufy. 10 the interest Of cisizfn. %
iaslst upon the restoration Of the men take1 from
underfhe protection 0f her tlgs y VII - srau
a conviction without doubt, that ne lAH q HE<
tons in regard 70 tie rie1.s q nsg,ss -, 49,.
has taken a Leading psrt in establishing, xsqalres
revision, and via sniiabie disposition On her
parg t,ssrahlish tlIese rights upon la8t. suarci
and philosorhic hiss. Indeed, an happy g SEC 81
iuination in one Ct the leading rstropoiftan Jolr~
nais whieh g1es far 70 Justify Lnis iHierence -
ferirg 10 Tbs decisian Ct the English EiUiiFE.gg
courts now quoted N defsase CT tie seizure of tae
American r. oeIs &C board ths Treot. TIE L011oa
Kinlss Of ths 18th Of November szys;
$50 far ~ tie authorities %, the testimony 0f Is
ternaticual lar writer's is al enc way tAas b-l-
hgerens war cruiser his the right to stop aa3 visit
aud search any merchsnt ship upon tue kigh seas.
But il must be remembered that theze de-
cisions were given undsr circunlstsnses very Diff
I fpreut from those which now occur. Stsamsrs IN
those DAYS did net exist and n2il vessels. earTy~
ing letters wherein all tbs nations Of the wlrti
have immediate Interest, were unknoNn- hQ
! were fzhlfrg for sxiAtencs, sud We did ii these
days WAT We should neither DO nor allow otasIs
TO &c, nor sxpees ourselves to be slloHee % soan
/ these dsysn
( II England, IS We are hsee encourages % ases.
Is DISPOSED u Do her par. IN stripping war Of htf
1 its horrors By accepting The policy long sud per
sistently urged upon her By cue GlverHnens es-
commended By every principle Of Jasiiee 80 q.
t,,,srrr sgfa - ina fiail 1i
( frens fer contr0Vsrsy VITA our G0TsFrHienL
an sure the President and The people OF The Gated
states would be DIT TOO happy to let these 80
free. unnatural and unp1rl1nab.s as their cEersef
have been. il BY isthey ceald emancipsts theeoh-
meree Of the world Greatly Is il W0nla BE- o
Disadvantage a this present crisis to surrenier any
Of those martins privileges Of teingeFel1f Whica
are sanctioned BY the laws Of cations. tieel that
take no resDOrss bilitY iu~SsyiDg that The Juited
S.ases will Be faithful 70 hsr radto1sl policy UPON
this subject and TO the spir.t Of hsr Q0lites IN
stiintiouss
On the ether hard, should EneiEnd be unprepar-
ed 70 make corresponding sacrihc; shsu.d sns
fesi that she could not yes St5rd % surrender The
advantages which the present maritime cc1e gives
20 a dominant naval power Of course she y IN n5t
pus herself in falss position BY aang as = Do =
E Il either csss, therefore, l do not see hoE tha
friendly relations Of the Two G5veruDienls are IN
Z any immediate danger OF being disturbed
That the over prompt reecEliton, IS bssligs-
rents Of body Of men, however large, 90 f,nE es
+ they constituted = manifest minority OF tie nation,
wounded the feelings Of my country nee deeply, j
T will not secs 70 deny nor taat hst aet with sefa
OF itg lOgical consequences NGch HAYS already &C.
II Cured las planted ia the breasts Of zny the sEs
peion that tAeir kin1red ia Englsnd wish hsn evil
s rather than good but the Statesmen 60 whom she
3 political interests Of these two great Paegla are
conhled, act apon hish her responsibilities snd WIN
better lights. and you msy rest Essurei Eaet an
= event 90 mutually disastrous - var o4tResl
10 England and America ClnRJ- occur Titaoa- sons
other and graver provcc ~ n -slaa has YET been
" given By either nation WlSFi-lD ecorf.
b PARIS, December 2, lS6L
l. To Esq.