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

mated Dy these arbitrary preiensions. American
hi IL and cargoes, while, in tie language of Lord
Russell "pursuiDg n lawful and innocent voyage
suffered from the British admiralty court Than
fruin rock or tempest. Shipwreck was less fire.
quent than contisoa,ion; and when il came It was
easier 10 bear. But the loss Of property stung less
dian the outrage % mpressuent, by which fOrei IN
lels under HE protection Of the Aueri an flag, and
also American citiLene, vii bout any form Of trial
ind at the mere mandate of q navy officer, who for
the moment ced az Judicial tribunal were dragged
AWAY from The deck winch should have beer to
Il sacred aar. This outrage, which was feebly yindi
Gated by tie municipal cuim Of Great Britain TO tie
services Of herown subjects was en- orced arrogauuy
AID lerpttually on tie high sens, where municipal
law Is tilent AID international law alone prevails
Ihe telb ent right OF search, derived from i'll
terralio al law, was employed for this purpose, and
the quarterback Of every British cEpiser was made
"a iloa'ing jn1gmcntseat. lie practice began eaily
aud was cQrtnued constantly; nor did i, oiscrimi-
na.e among its victims IL is mentioped By Sir. Jei
Iiersou and repeated by Bitish writer or intorua
,Oual law that two neQhews Of Washington, on
lLeir way home from Europe, were raciehed from
tie projection Of tie Amelicag dag, without any ju.
oital proe.tGitgP, and placed as COMMON sesmen
under tie ordinary disp ire Of British ships-of-war
The victims were COUNTED by Thousands. Lord Css
tereagh bimscf admitted, the i0or of the llou,e
Of Commons, that an inquiry instituted by the Brit
ish Government bad discovered in tie British feet
iIrCe tlOutaid five hundred men Ginning to be
imprersed Americans. At our Department OF State
Fix thousand cases were recorded, ana it was esti-
mated that at least az many more migut have
occurred, Of which no Morn alton had been re-
cciycj. Thus according 10 This OH .ial admission o.
; The british Minister, tier. vac reason to believe
n ~ The quar- e .de,h OF British man-of-war had
been made floating judgment seat three thousand
five hundred times, while, according 10 the record Of
our own State De artmeut,it had teen made ilOat-
lng iudgnen'-seAt siH thousand times uDd upwards;
and each tim American clllzen had been taken
q ff.I farfr .ff
trial Known to tie law. Ii p'etention 60 in'rn-
! i.ally lawle.s could be fanc,ioned by precedent,
Great Britain would have succecded in interpolauug
il inlo the law Of nations. Protest. argument nego-
tiaiIon. correspondence, and war ltsei-unbappiiy
the l.st reason OF republics as OF kings-weie ali
emrloyed in vain 10y the United Ststes TO procure
reuunci.,iou Of Til. infolerable pieeusion. The
ablest papers in diplomatic history are devoted
10 this pGrpose; and the only serious war III which
we have been engaged, until summoned to encounter
this rehc On was 10 overcome by arms this very pre-
tension which would not Weld 10 fCason. Beginning
IN the lst century tie coresG ondence IL at last
closed bv the recent reply Of Mr.. Seward TO Lord
Lyons. The long continued occasion Of coufict J.
now happily removed, and the prcteDsion dsap ears
foreycr-t0 ake It's place among the curiosites oil
tie past. Bot DO Lot content mysoh with asserting
the persistent opposition Of tie American Govern
ment l. hslougs to tine argument that tho1ld ex-
bib. ths Dppotiton, and the precise ground on which
IL vas uicsd-being identical with tnat now accepted
hy Great Britain. Aud here tie testimony Is COM
pleie. II you will kindly follow nc, You shall see
Il from toe beginning in The public lie If our coun-
try tnd in the authentic records Of our Government.
TIL, British preteuiipn aroused and startled The Ad-
ministrali0n If arlington, and the Zen OF Mr.. Jei-
erson Ii Secretary Of state, Wa enlisted against
H. In bitter To Thomas finckney, our Minister ~
London, dated June II, lyl, b. said:
The ru'e. rue will be that The vssel beas Anelrcan
HAL be e,i.ce that tho board her such
In another letter TO the same Minister, dated Oct.
- ~! he calls attention 10 case OF special out
rage, as follows:
"Iirriaie You copy o., letter nom M'',r. Blow and
.. ado uercsauts Of Virginia eorpau ,ag u ne taking
80 f,Si, ,,g,s on H. eo,.i Of Africa by the commander
nj arii.h s'lcd ,e',eL 90 many insercs, ~ nii lle
nave lslP-ed that h quite nreo'ay NAT 'Lts o9v5fa
.rt af o. 10 hr1s.vss he subject and be ted %
snd p1uish 'act oondaes"s State Papers vol '
57A
The zane Bri'ish pretension wa, put forth under
he Administration Of John Adams, and vas again
encountered. Mr. Pickering, 1T hat time Secretary
# S'at. In a let ,r TO Ruins Ming, our Minister al
Londop dated June y 1876, alter repeating the rolls
fioi o-,d by Mr. Jefferson, says:
~, twill be important point gained u on ne h'gh
&C., on afg con Tofsrf o. hatrey nlt,n rho fhnli
.a s.es, q Az Tor 10. b,m,ny A. MsH A' n'si''
And ngain, at "A later day, dnring The ZANE Admin.
i-;ratiou Mr.. Marthsll. Hnorward the venenfad
CHEF Justice Of tie United States ana at the time
Secretary OF State IN bis instrucio IONS to kulns hng
at London, dated September 20 1870, says;
The iuprsmrrt OF our sesn'h INJURY OF
oUs magnitude which arrpy ave.' tue saa LoD', .,
Bb subjects, es;1ged g. merchant service ought to Dc
r1uy upt with ciiitens Britain a. no pei'Si OF sh'
60 t.rr p-I,ol. to their services To iedT m" yr' our
ss ., az Be On iassf and an tsJwy IL 70 Al
st Of violence shicl there sEss no palliative
Papers, vol = r ~
Tie same British pretension showed itself con-
stantly under lhe Administrator OF Mr.. Jenerton'
Ihr,uthOut the eight years OF bis Presidency, The
f.pe.lrd outfapes If Brt-h cTuers never for a mo-
y eni allowed il 10 BE- forgotten. Mr. MadIson dur
ig hi, fall period Secretary OF State, ara none
Il Tie varied pr, duclionsoi his pen are more has'e
than those in which he exposed the tyranny OF this
,retersign ia the cour.e OF this discussion, ne
showed tie srecial hardship found in the fact that
the ,ailors were taken from the ship at the mere VIII
of AN officer, without any form OF Judicial proceed
ings aud thus early pnsented against the preenson
Of Great Btuin he precise objection wulcn ~ nov
hi, c,leblaied instructions TO Mr.. Monroe AZ that
time our Minister at London, dated Jan. ., loOi'
"Tllins reason ard justice for The te' Of 1L pfaee
til peculiarly ineJ'n"te zee 20 u ssp' ,h , 800
article Of property captured Oh the hish seas Gu
tiJ and ieats. ~, d,.i,sy tho viii Of an ohcr' 'oA
,,.t, N ii, avn dec,.ious Niereycg properly found
A. aL,uAl vessel 10 .Ufplsrd 70 be liable on al,
captlre coDdemr al ~ the rulr In all ches 10 snA' I
qa,. ,hsl not be decided o. Toe capi, ". % 10 1
TO-, grl tribunal where REGULAR tlai may DC al An
herc Tue ospor himself IL abo TO damag i9f an aogse o.
hi poecr ,sn u De feesonsu,u ~ ,,, = in
at commander who o tnus ftanctei aud 'hn' ~
d "A. .fOp"ftr OF UlflA sii'.t''
81 ,ttf ,t't,yg.o 4, any Tribunal rh crcr, q erlmHe
~. -, a. reuf,qf retso u decide ne iDp'y4daf Gas'oH
e ,,-fir, asgiaacrs sd 10 carry thai cecis'n ino
,i,n ~ fofcng ,vsiy individual Ire may choose INTO
'-,t bo, srt 20 hi iseiins. cu,u. him OF ron hts
- tender connections erposag b. mnd aud ms 9e'oh 20
Wv Jn,cF Reason ustce ami humanity unite In piot'ss
., .4tfayagant proceeding" State fSlefs' No'
., pa -.
Negotiations on this principle, thus distinctly de-
clsred. were in,rurted at London TO James Monroe,
n.,,yo,d Pre.Ident of the United Stltes. aud 10
W,lls,n Plnlney, the most accomplished master oil
80 -, ,.LnI nnr cnnntry hnr nroauCcd. But