New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-08
INFORMATION WANTED.

INFORMATION WANTED.
In the uniformed and uninforned state Of DO
public mind in England in regard to affairs in
this country, various persons, Americans or If
American relations are rushing into print t.
shed such light or such darkness as mag 30
youchsafed to them either TO dspel ignorance
and uncertainty or to darken COUNSEL, as the
case may be- OF these some men know whereof
they talk. aud some are innocent Of all such
knowledge: most are well meaning, and few
are wicked; some are pertinent, and some i'm
pertinent OF this last sort, indeed of both these
last sorts, is one Mr.. Frederick Lehman Of tho
firm of Nsylor, Vickers & Co. of London.
Mr.. Frederick Lehman seems TO have bee0
devoting himself Of late to study OF the art u
priyateering, and especially to the law theres<
As the subject is not very intricate or abstruse
one, It is not TO be supposed that any desire fae
display Of erudition can have moved Mr.. Les-
mann, except, indeed, upon the suPposidon thsk
not having large store of learning. he can pas
NIT no opportunity to pass for airing his Lite
stock-a suggestion, after all. not violently I'M
probable. But in the absence Of any such mC.
tive, the only possible explanation left is, etthT
that Mr.. Lehman is going into the pm
watering lire himself or that his frlends are
about TO engage in it. At any rate, his purP0se
is, whotcyer his motive, to show BY chapter ssd
verse that JEFF. Dayis's pirates have right by
the law Of nations to take the vessels they may
steal into English ports in these seas, in Europe.
or anywhere else where the English flag il fly
ing, when they may be adiudicated upon By
prize courts in JEFF. Dayis's dominion.
With all due respect to Mr.. Lehmann's lega
learning, he will permit us to say that the first pok
10 be proved in this matter is Mr. JEFF. Dasiss right
to issue any letters of narlue whatever, and Tho
claim be has To any respect from recognized nations
as head Of State. If the Isle of Dogs--if We may
make an iIlustration-shoud rise in rebellion against
the British Government, il does not at all fosss.
because OF that rebellion, that other nations arc
bound TO recognize the national existence OF The
Confederate Dogs, and respect The letters Of marqss
which the Confederate chief may soe fit 70
issue. That point, indeed, being proved, and
il being confessed that the Dogs, having
achieved civil existence, have recognized
right TO send out pryateers then, but not I'll
W
tiops IA ascertain the rights Of her prize-mas-
ters in neutral ports Bat till tie Dogs have
attained IN acknowledged position ss State, tie
frat question for the naticns is, What shall No
de- with pirotcsl-net what are the rights
nr;ya.eersl Mi. Lehman OF the firm oi Nay
lor, NlcAers 4 Co., Of London, may he vwy
Good at an exhaustive examination OF sucject'
but his weakness, We fear, is in not being qu"e
sure of the ditfereuce between premises ana con-
chsious. If we could presume to advise him'
it would be 70 suggest careful reaaing o'
,ba,ter on the paiiio prinep;i in any elementary
work on Logic.
F.r Mr.. Iellmsnn's own sake, OF for tue saxo
Of his argument or bis law, it would he haraiy
.varth yLlle t. give him 50 much attention. Du'
in times Ike these the Repnbc must Know =.
friends f,ou, its enemies. This gentleman VINO
tb.s ,tt.uuts L, ,srsuade the British Puonc 'oss
they are obliged by the law Of nations ~ en'..
tain these pirates Of the Guli-wno 'i'u' "''0ur.
to forestsll the question which al 'ruo h''"uI y
th;s co,ntrv should urge upon England, namey'
-,,a.bor wa an. dealing with Southern kepu~
Iic or only slsyeboding rebeliion-us me-
IA,n y a member of commercial house
h,,;or , branch in this city, under the SV"
~ Nsylor 4 Co., house which has maao
an nmense fortune out Of it, American uaoe'
and which, being in iron, has oeen ch"'s
drawn from the North. How TAR Messrs' Na'"'
s. Co. here may approve of the sympathy sno"'
BY their London partner for the treason anu ~.
snrrect;on which have cost the country aiready
50 many hundreds of millions Of dollars, Oh c0a,"
wa have no means Of knowing. But the puons'
and not merely that part of it out Of which 'sey
h.rs made a fortune, would like to ano"
whether Mayor s. Co. of New.YOrk' s wen =
Nav,or yickers e. Co. Of London. are dspe's =
70 lend the influence of their house TO e1'ena -
sad comfort to the robbers and nutinos" "