Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-03

DIV" w s"' wv '''S'sph'c ABSTRACT OF
the dispatch Of Secretary Seward 10 Lord
Lyons. IN relation to the Trent affair. The
whole document ], too lous Tor our columns.
thi. week
Mr. Seward replies to Lord Lyon. by
whom he was furnished a cnpy Of Earl Rue.
sells letter. stating that the dispatch has
been submitted TO the President. SIR. ".
ward state. that the British government
rightly c.'nyre,or-d what ~ b. now my duty
to state that Capt. wIlsr- acted upon m,
own suggestions Of duty. without sny A..
rection or i-truetioas. OF even ION .noslei,,
Of IL on the part Of tn, government. y,
directions had been gwen him. or any other
naval oficer, 20 srre., the four r-r-uu.. Or
any Of tbem. on the rren,. OF any other
British vessel, there or elsewhere After
discussing the whole question A,gr,atlsngth,
in all Il. bearings. Sir. Seward ~ay.. trust
I have sAosn to che satisfaction Ol ihr Bri,.
i.h Government by a very simple and n>'a-
80 "ffs"WFht W tNb " -
srplicable 10 them. that thi. government
ha. neither msii,ated nor praciicsSi or p
proved any dsliher.ts .rons IN the ,ranac.
ton to which the, hav. called u. attention.
and on the contrary. that what has hap.
pened has been simply an inpdvertency. cou.
.is''ng in = departure by the naval otherr.
free IRON any wrongful motive, IRON a rule
uncertainty established, and probably. by
the ~vrral partie. concerned, either imper.
iee,ly understood or entirely unknown for
,hi. error the British ha. a right 10 expect
the same rcparntion that W. a. an ini-pen.
den, State should expect from Grra, Brit.
ain. or from AIRY friendly nation in a 'ini
lar csse.
. tha,s mt been unaware tia, IN examining
this question ! have fallen into an srsu.
m-nt tor What -eems 90 d. the Bft.t side
Of u. against my own country lot IN
relis,ed from all embarrassment Jn that
.uh,-c,. had hardly fallen inta that Inc
Of argument when ! discovered that sn
really deisndin. and maintaining nat NJ
exclusively British interest, hut an old hon.
Ord and cherished American cause. not
upJn British authorities. bot uTon prinri-
pies that constitute large PARTON IT tho
distinctive policy by which the United
State. have developed the rc.osrsso Of cou-
tibcnt. ami thus becomin; considerable
mara,ime puwer. have Won the respect and
confidence Of many nations. These Trinci.
pies ~ero LAID down Tor us by Jane. Mad.
ison IN 1904. when Secretary Of State ander
Jefferson. IN instruction. TO james Munrce.
our then Minister 90 England.
Sir. SssaTd Gays alter quoting ,he-s 10
,,rucuon-, II I decide thu. ca-s IN favor
Of my own Government, I must dI'aIlo~ q.
most cherished principles. and Fe'er' and
forever abandon II. e..ential policy. Tho
c5entry cannot AFFORD tho .Arrifcs II |
maintain those principles, ana adhere g
,ha, policy. mus, Surrender .he case it.''i.
IL will BE- ,e,n therefore that thl' govern
mrni could 90, deny 'be justice OF ,be clam
presented We are asked 70 30 - the Brit.
i.h nation jus, what We have Away in.st-
IL all nations ought 20 10 % u. 10 c1m'
ipg TO my conclusion, have not forgotten
that II the aleiy Of th, Union required
the detention II the captured prisoner, Il
would b. 81. right ani iu,y Of this Grv-
ernmen, 10 dstaln them. BIT the sfrrIuM
check and waning prOpari,ou' Of the cI.'''
Ing instruction. a. well ~ the cOmpsE.i.Ia
unimpOrtancg Of the captured Pyr'jn' ih'ia'
srlvv-, when di.pi--iona'cly se,sh"i, hap
ply forbid M from rv-prt,ug ~ that 30.
i,nsc, nor am unaware that American cit
iI.n. ara not IN any case 10 20 unnecessarily
surrendered ior any pGrpo-- lntn the KEEP
ibg Of foreign State only tie captured
person. however. or Others, who ar inter
e-,rl in them, cVUId justly raise 4 question:
ou that ground. IL would Tell huh tor 5ur
own claims 81 the character Oi Iu-' ,ni
masnauimou' people II w. should % az
e,n.~n, to h. gu ID W the law Of rstaln-
uou a. to lif, up buried injuries atAln'. nA'
,ional consistency aud rational con,eience.
Pui,ing behind we oil suggestions OF tbs
kind, | prefer 20 eipres NY 'l,lstAet1n
that by the Adjustment VI the present. casa
upon principle. confessed BY America, AMI
yet. r trust, mutual satisfaction - both
n,tiOp, concerned. question - finally aui
rightly settled between them, which. here.
to'ore exhausted not only all forms Of pace
fol discussion. but also tho arbi,ramri,t Il
war itself. for moro than half century
alien.,cd the two countries from each other,
and perPleIcd with fears and APProhen'Iou'
Of other nations.
The four pershn' in question are hoW held
in military en.s,Jy at Fort Warren. m the
State Of Ml.sl hu.its They will b. chc,r-
fully I,b,r,tei Ypur l.prd-hip will pls'ss
Indicate time and place for receiving them.
| renew III. assurance OF nv very high con-
sidsr,iiUu.
I fs,ncdI VA. Il. SEWARD
STRENGTH 10 CANApA AID IuI STATS oN