New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-10

Captan Wilkes into the STAKE WIFI, ~ ~:
ted In the solitude of his ship he con,"rcd iah1'i
snthories ~ ha,d. ard .eli that IN toii1" ~ ei
aud Sir William SOtt, So Gu0'ei ana '."'H'u ~! /
eminent writer's, and reenforcec oy ,h' lh'e'c'S'
practice OF The iilsh Navy, ne conh h", efI. az
1uas rnistskeu There was - letter exam lsi " W"s
p,e constant ut, lorm u4pesItaung piGeHce or ~
own country on the ocean, refusing I" 'ohsi"ef us
patohe. M contr4laud Of war-raiu-ing 10 cohsiuer
persops other than soldleTsor ohicerf as conro@in
of war: and protesting always Jgai..eS an ailudl-
cation or r,if, nal rights by TIE Summary lnuG-
ment of a auar'er-decB. Had these well attested
precedeut- been in his mind, the gallant ca an
would not even for a moment nave been tedntcl
from his alleg lance 10 those principles which ConsU-
tutc a part Of orr comtrys glory Mr.. President,
lee the Rebels 90. Two wicked men, ungrateini to
their country, arc let loose with the brand 0i Yam
upon thsir ioreheads. Prison doors a7e opened bni
prmcirle- are established Which VIII hep 10 free
other men, ana 10 omen the gates OF tie sea. Never
before IL her active history has Great BI'aln I@nfeu
herself on uiIs eide. such Az event i am epo'l;
N2pUs seei1rgm uQscgtRr 0T@o. To TIC h0eHles ~
OF the sen this Power is low committed j" Ger
tain extent, this Is now under her tuiebIN
care. II the innunites Of PASSENGERS not ~ 'ne
military naval service, as we'll 10 ~ sli"Is, AZ
not directly recognized, they are al ie''' I'n''"
while the whole pretensiOa OF 1mpfessnehl' 70 "i,S
the pest of DeItfal commerce. aud Operating 3hN
through the lawless adjudication Of qu4rie-de'k IS
made abe lately LlOstIbie lu1S Is me iiee'"" -
the seas enlarged, not Only by limiting VI h"u0e'o'
persons who are o.ed 10 the renailes OF N'u'
siop that ever s,alked upon ts waves. ros1cn con-
clusioa Great Britain l. irIev0cahly pledged. Nor
treaty nor bond was needed. II il sufficient that her
late aprea can oe vindic2tG only bv a Remuneration
of earIy long-continued tyranny let her bear the
rebels back. The consideration samnc; Ter TIE eea
became Ii e. as this peDijen Power creased H. Steer
ing westward with the sun, on az GRAND o. hOtra-
ton In this SURRENDER, II aich n nay be Ct-ied, "r
Government does not even stoop 10 conquer
Ii simpiy h- itself 10 the hight IF is own original
principles The early efforts Il its best Leson-
ators-the Tatrot trials OF It's soldiers III an M
equal war--have at length prevailed, and 'de''
Britain, usually 80 naughty, invites US 10 t9'.r'
tice upon these PRINCIPLES which she baS - s'ch-
uOusly opposed. There are victories of force
Here is IA victory of truth. IL Great Britain las
gained the custody of two rebels, ne l nl,ed
States have secured the triumph OF tLe!c pm, io';
If this result be in conformity with our CHERISHED
PRINCIPLES Ii will be erUOus 70 add o'h'r CON
siderAliOns of policy; ana yet venture 10 susAes.
that estraneed sympahi5S abroad may te secured
again by open adhesion TO tbese pruCiics, winch
already have tie support oI Tie Cph'IhehSl 'uNeii
fents of Europe, slnartIrg for years ulcer blNlsh
pretensOns Oh the The 20 Serful orgdus OF uO-
lie opinion on the Continent are also wlin us. NJ.
Hauteieuile, whose work on the Law VI Nallols
L. the arsenal Of Arguments for neutrals has entered
Into this debate with q dre proposition for the re-
lease of these emissaries testimony 10 the True
INTERPRETATION Of international law. And journal,
which OF itself an authority, the Rfae des ~ iF
Mogdfs hopes that the United States VIII let the
OF the rights OF neutrils TO apply them Tor TIE
advantage of nation which has ever opposed anu
violated thegi' But This triumph il not enough'
The sea. god will in future use bis triCen, less; but
the same principle which led TO The rre-ent renun-
chiffon Of early preersi0Ds, naturally eondult 10
vet further einanc patton Of the sea. Inc Wolk OF
maritime civilization is not flushed. And here the
two nations, equally endowed by commerce, and
matchiug each other, while they surpas. I'll oiLer
nations IN lege full sbige. may gOriOa-ly uniie III
"a 4.
umrhs rendering the ocean a highway Of peace, m
stead Of field of blood. The Congress Of Paris, in
1856, where were assembled the pIeuipoieutares Of
Great Britain, France, Austria, Prussia, Russia,
SARDINIA, and Turkey, has already led the way. /
Adopting to early policy of the United States, Often
proposed 70 forein natiols, this Congress las ai.
tbenticaied two important changes IN restraint ot
belliaerent rights; inst that the neutral nag shall
protect enenys goods exc-p, eoh'raoahd 81 VAR
and secondly, thai neutral goods EXCEPT contraaGnd
OF war; are not liable 10 capture uEdcs ain .,ny's
flag. This Ia much. Another proposition, that
uivatecring should be abolished, was defective in
two respects FIRST because left natl ns free to eI-
ploy private ships under public commission as Sill
OF tie navy, GDd, therefore, nugstory; and sec
ondly because ii not nu3atory, II was 100 o3yiou'y
the special interest Of eat BIltalu, which, imn.sh
her commanding navy, would thus be left at Will 70 |
rule the sea, No change can be practicable which y
not equal in Its advantages to all natOnsi iOr tue
Equality OF Nations is not merely dry dogma oil
International law but vital national sentiment COM
mon 10 al nations. This cannot be iorgoiten aud
eyerv uroposilion must be brought sincerely ~ tins
equitable test. But there is a way III which pm
watering can be effectively abolished without any
abock TO the Equality Of Nations. simple propose
ton that private property shall enjoy the sne ~
muDity on the ocean which 1t now enjoys on LAND,
Will at once abolish privsteerpg, and relieve the
commerce Of the ocean from it's greatest penis, 80
that, like commerce on llud, IL shall be ulois-
turbed except by illegal robbery and thar. Sssb
proposition will operate equally for tue advanAgs OF
all nations. On this account, and in the k>Hsy OF
peace which our Government has Away sculnvaIed,
Il has been already presented 10 foreign Governments
by the United States. You have not forgotten Inc
important paper in which Mr. Marcy did this serYice,
or the recent efforts of Mr.. Seward in the same di-
rection. La order 10 complete the efficacy Of tins
proposition and sill further to Danish bellgerent
pIeien.ions contrabaDd Of war should lie abolished,
10 that all ships NAV freely navigate the ocean with
ont being exposed to any question as TO the eha-
rscter of Iersons things on board The hight
of Search, which, the occurrence OF war be-
comes ar omuipiesent tyranny sublectng every neu-
tral ship 20 the arbitrary invasion OF every b:lllg
erent cruiser, would then disappear. IL would drop
as the chains drop from an emancipated slave or
rather it would only exist az an occasional agent
under solemn treaties, in the waged by civil
izaion against the slave trade; and then II would
be proudly recognized as an honorable surrender
to the best interests OF humanity, goiying tile ia8
which made 1t. With the cOnsummation OF these
reforms in maritime law, not forgetting tloc kades
under international law would be despolled OF
ats most vexatous prerogativee, while Innocent neu
trails wOuii be exempt from It's TORRENTS The stat
utes OF the sea, thus refined and elevated viii be
the agents Of peace instead OF the agents OF war;
Ships and cGr0Oes will pass nnchalenged IRON shore
90 shore and those terrible belgeren rights. under
which the commerce OF the world has ong SUI
60. 81 f,t., In. l,se N.r.r ~