The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-21

Tvr Sslzpsy OF MEssRs Mason AND Sill,
nft4.--We believe we hazard nothing II,
saving that the capture of our envoys urou
Ii. high seas, in a British vessel, and their re.
ynoval therefrom, was the most extraordinary
outrage ever perretrated IN modern times
We have run over every Case which come
up in our memory, but we can recall nothing
IN the least resembling II. The whole woiiG
j. acquainted with the circumstances attend
ina, the death Of the pcke d Enghien at th,
he.iuniag Of the present century Tie W.,
,e,ked upon the neutral territory of Baden,
on d charge of conspiring aga inst tho life OF
the First Consul Bopaparte, ana shot without
trad. and, a. has been alc ged, without the
knowledge Of Bonaparre Be this Allegation
true or flse, the whole world STOOD aghaS
st tie asdaeitv o! tho crime, aIaongl
i: was perpotrated by the most power
isl ruler at that time living, against the
territory OF the fsebleet S;4.e in Europe
Il powerfully stimulated tho luminosity a..
Europe against the pegpetrayor, aud duubiesa
contributed 20 deepen The abyss Of uiserN
.ato which be afterwards tel, If il Gti not
,.c.uhily 81, the p,t for him. Tie Leopard
and Chesapeake affair was another ease O.
violated neutrality, BAL enough ia lss a4s4jli ia
elaeuls, oat nos by Any means 90 outrageous
as tbs. Tue CAvs4pea !, VIII toe Gec.4-
IycteJ, w~s pur.aed by TIE Lepr.g1, which
was Is ng \, ;tA tie rec, Of tie BRITISH f-ci,
'.,ber admiral BetAeiy, IN LynGayea BAY.
u heu e4e had gotten outside Of TIE cayes Il c
was ovelAaulei aud spoken by the Leopard,
aud boat was eeut on board o. her t. uo-
n,and certain men of her cr>w .-4rsed 70 yo
Il seTlers from tie BRITISH squadron. Upon Il
refusal to give them up, several bro..isld-e
we're fired into her, Waea she struck her
cplors. The Ken we're taken ga. OF uer aid
several OF item hung. This outrage produced
the most vlUIept excitea4eu, III ,ac UaiteQ
BATES.
Ihe Bclliea Government dis.vOwed .le a..
ANA PROMISED to remove Admiral I}os@loy
- ho had ordered ii. 4Gt Captain Hum. hreys,
of The Leopard, VIC hs.d perPetratoa IL tals
y ia done, aller fashion, thag q Ia say. Han.
phgeys wls promoted and sent somewhere
...s, a4a Berlloy Was removed - q 4iolc hon
on. be station Bat tie iR5alt offered t. tAr
fas L III IAuGlra III the bosom .. ,ho nation,
ANA laid the Foundation OF tie val, y Lit2
othor asgress.04s, continued from Year t.
yoar, brought about tive Yeats After.
AelJher oI these cases, however, exactly fo-
seu4oloa this. 1lo Acta III question concerned
TIE neutrality Of TWO feeble ua.ions, asJhe IN
ted States AMI Baden then y ere, ..!.Q tL.ey Were
tho acts OF the t"o most formidable io0eFa
ttne ole on land the other Oh sea- then i. ~
la.chce Now Great Britain Continues ~ uo
ole oi the most pOwe. tai nations on eAiin, 4la
lie On4iel States -ro the s>oln ala Tie inoeA,
cry vi tHe whole civilized world. How TIE
lhtter could have mustered t.ie courage - ls.Ac
ale Ola Lion ~ tho beard Is al-a1IA4, e5pey--
:.lls when We consider tie irgeAitu.,, crir-!n,,.
TINE serving disposition oi Sc s,!, ,vo Is ry.tl
iy the Sovereign al this moment, Tie people
having surrendered al their rights. Can it be
true that Lee il always balfseas over,
as has been said, and was this 4 mere
spree Or If an opinion winch seems
10 be very prey&leut-sut which we
hesitate to adopt--tbat he sees he utter l. liy
Of the present struggle with tile Southern
Confederacy and, desPating Of success.
wishes to win them back 10y engaging n u
war with Euglaud-a1ter all correct? |, he
Is actuated by tbs lasr named motive, he had
IA well save himself any fHrthcg trouble The
people Of the So4,hern Coffejelacy would,
with the greatest comp,acencv, s-e The cities
81 New York and Beaten reduced ID he coi..
dition Of ancient Tyre. They would see them
burnt 10 the ground. th-.- -t"ne5 aud their
brick and mortar enptled l4to their harbor, ~
~ to destroy navigation forever ana the sites
rhey occupy converted into places Tor fisher
men to dry their nets, before they >vouid
stretch forth hand % arert their doom
Nay! they would ra'Ler assist 70 render /; lie
more absolutely overwhelming.
Great Britain contended Eor the right Of
search for nearly two centuries. The a.ser
ton OF that supposed right gave life &c the
armed neutrality Of the Northern Powers dur
ing our revolutionary Har, involved her in
war W tn Holland, and had the treaty Of
peace which sealed our independence net 10.
etored the tranquility Of the world. would
have occasloned war between her, Denmark
and Russia The exercise 0! this right ga-
always subject of bitter jcalousv to every
other civilized nation Of the world Il was
that, fully IS much as the sword of NAPOLEON
that e. one time united the continent against
her. II cost her the war of 1912 against the
United States. She has not TO thia day. We
believe, formally abandoned the claim lu1 Of
late years she has formally waived it when
ever the occasion demanded j. She has
been particularly careful not to exercise it
against vessels of the United Sta,es. even
When they were known 10 he slavers.-
The Government OF the United States, On
the contrary, has constantly con;ended a2ains;
tie exnaence Of any such right They lenv
II WHOM 1t makes In favor Of Great Britain
They exercise 1t when it makes III favor OF
themselves. VIII Great Britain submit 10 81 rule
winch WORKS only one way We neither
know nor care; but we know what she would
have done sixty years ago, when William Pitt
the younger was Prime Minister Of England,
and Nelson was Britannas God of War"
IL the present instance, not only the general
la* OF neutrality, but Il positive treaty has
boon palpably violated BY the extradi,ion
treaty, the contracting parties stipulato in pos
'tfFe terms that no person charged with DO
hheal offence shall be given up. The offence
OF Mss-rs. Sliaell and Mason, if offence j. be,
a wholly political
fhE kssaY's PROGRAMS ON IHE SEA