The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-01-03

are conflicting claims, involving personal hD
erty, life, honor, and duty. Here are con
aicting national claims, involving welfare
safety. honor. and empire. They require a ,ri
barai and trial Tie captors and captured
are equals; the neutral and the be.igeren
state are equals.
While the law authorities were found 81
lent. it was suggested at an early day by tins
government that YOU should take the captur
ed persons into convenient port. and insti
1ute judicial proceedings, there to try the
controversy But only courts of admiralty
have jurisdiction in maritime eases, and these
courts have formulas TO try only claims to
contraband chattelS, but none to try t'@im'
concerning contrablGd persons. TIE c';.ri'
can entertain no proceedings and render IL
Judgment in favor Of Oh against the alleged
contrahand men. II was replied. all this L
true: out You can reach in those courts de-
cision which will have the mora! weight OF I
judicial one by a circultous proceeding. Con
vpy the suspected men. together with the S'iS
pected vessel, into port, and try there ti'
question whether the vessel is contraband.-
| You can prove it to be- so by proving the sus
pected men II De contrabant, and tn court
must then determine the vessel to be contra
band. II the men are not con;rahand tht
vessel will escape condemnation. Still there
is no judgement for or against the captured
persons. Rur II vi, ASSUMED that there
would result from the determination O; 'ilt
court concerning the vessel a legal certaint,
concerning the character Of the men. ih!,
course vi proceeding seemed Open 20 man,
objections. II cie:ates the incidental infer
or private interest into the proper place o
the main paramount public one, and posSibl,
II MAY make the fortunes, the SAFETY or III,
existence "t 4 nation depend OF the accicnt.
Of mere! :, personal and pecuniary litigaton
Moreover, when the alignment Of the priz,
court upon the lawtliness of the capture ot
the vessel is rendered. i: really concludes no
thing. and binds neither the beiliSerent state
nor the neutral upon the great ones
ton Of the disposition TO be made OF the cap
tn.sd contrabaad persons. That question !;
still. 'c oe really determined. if at all. BY di
pIunat!c arrangement OF by war.
One may well express his surprise whei
told tia, til" law OF nations has furnished l.,
more reasonable, practical and perfect MOI,
than this g: determining quc>:ior> of >.ci
grave import between sovereign powers. Tn,
rrgI"i We may Tel on the occasion j. never
th'lc>> 'n"G.t.r~ ~ The reflection that the di
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