The New York herald., 1862-03-25

favor Of respecting It, (Hear. hsar.) He came 70
squeston with regard 70 which great injustice had
had been told that America would not give up the right
OF privateerng but what shs had contended for from
first to last what he contending for now that
the ship the cargo should be put upon the same foot
ing. Hear hear.l What was the statement Of Presi.
dent Pierce when the Declaration Of Paris was submitted
| TO hims II was as follows a
proposal the right employ privateerss
founded the principle hs, ps' ,B9S
from the Of But the proposed surrea
sis siSSfs
Or oy Of
rule of International law exempt private property upon
sss:a readily
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Hsar hear) Therefore it was not fair 70 say that the
United States would not give up the right Of prvaeerng
(Hsar hsar) They soud mot giue up unless the grea,
that oil private property should be FREE Hear) There was
another correspondence very appropriate letter from
which, in anticipation Of the civil which had since
broken out in America, he proposed 70 invite both
parties to act upon the principles which hsd been aid
.or Paris with respect 70 the rights Of nsutras It
seemed that ultimately America agreed to adopt the
very words Declaration Of Paris but subsequently
| letter from Lord Lyons to Lord Russell stated
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Thsn, on tho 10th Of July 1861, Mr. Adams wrote to
Lord Russell
Mr. Dayton informs me that some time since he made
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substance ,9s with that nsTe,ofers o%
nv Mr.
United States iS.. hs received answer from
proposition asans,
does not feel he ought to abandSn the
to he original plan, until he has to despair
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reasonable certainty that at.anab
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lordshp 70 signify yonr and 70 add
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fused again the Of the American % n Sa
Rutsci in Mr. Adams confirmed this representa-
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aa With ss
spp.sred That Lord Russell though. !. r. necessary
ment wiiG The United ststss:-
pndertafs any engagement, wheh .h. have any bearing
direct indirect Internal differences prevailing
He was not now saying whether the noble lord was
right wrong insisting upon these words as Lord
Cowiey had previously informed Lord Russell oy letter
Mr. DAYTON hardly concealed from NJ Thouveuel
s s e
ces Is pra.e arguing that a. the mi h
Powers far foreign Powers
Again ,on the sd Of August Mr. Adams in writing to
Lord Russell ,sa'ds- .l..
The of the United States at last psepared
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would TO he to mpy that the Of the United
not from any high purpose or durable policy
T,.n hs UNHAPPY HS struggle WIKI going on Such an
Would spoif value that nigh, be attached
confessions OF their we@kness Rather
better the declaration remain unsigned If the
parties to the Instrument are mot to sign upon terms OF
Under perfectly equa and without equivocaon or reser
proper season rncreemen, has not arrived
It much wiser to put Oh until nations can understand
He was prepared to- say that it better that the
American government did not sign The declaration with
the addition Of til proposed words because opening
was now the British government to consider this
matter in a somewhat different light from that in which
they seemed have regarded in tho OF this
respondence and in some future correspondence tho
question discussed might be that all private property
should be respected He had been anxious to state
clearly as ne could the view which he believed to be
generally entertained by the connercia community.
(issr, hsar) He was quite aware of the jealousy with
which apy motion of this kind viewed by the
tive government but ho trusted the noble lord would ex
him he ventured to refer once more TO the noble
lords speech, concluding observations Of which
stuted almost n direct invitation TO bring this subject
before the House Tho noble lord, on the occasion TO
which he had already alluded ended his speech in the
following TERMS
Gentlemen the always feels deeply indebted
to the great comm uiiis which enough
omny Of existing evils We know we that no executive
be 80 perfectly % " S Of all the e detailed
ancc devise those which be hest calculated
Developments commercial enterprise tiiear, hear
He was that in calling attention to this subject
he had discharged the task only in an imperfect manner
but trusted that the House would affirm the resolution
he intended He asked this in tho name OF the
Of the country and OF civilization. humanity
and Justice. (IIear. hesr) The honorable member
cudcd moving tho follow ing resolution:'That the
of international maritime law, cnccing beige
rents and neutrals is unsatisfactory, and Ills for the
early attention Of government
MIR CoEDRy seconded the resolution
The question having been put by the Speaker short
pause ensied during which, member presented him
self to speak tho motion. AT length
The ATTORNEY GENERAL rose and addressed the House
He said that after the able IN which the motion
had brought forward he had expected that before he
should have had occasion TO rise some further discussion
the state the law affecting the rights of neras
would have been raised The honorable member had de-
scrbed the existing state o the law to be unsatisfactory
in point o., policy, and there could be doubt that
| this question OF policy was one of great impor
| tauce; for whatever might be the opinions Of
\ members OF that House, or even OF the govern
| ment, on the policy OF the law, II was impossible
any Ssto eectuay to inerpose for an alteration
| OF tic lnw Without the OF othor States