Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-01-01

affair as announced and explained IN the
Iucid despatcb of Mr.. Seward.'' saws the
National LatelLiqencet, g has the approval of
every member of the Cabinet.
Mr.. Seward in conclusion SAYS If l de
eide this case in favor Of my own Governs
mert, must dfsavov its most cherished
r,rincipIes. and reverse and forever abandon
its essential policy. The country cannot
afford such a sacrifice. III maintain those
PRINCIPLES and adhere to that policy. must
surrender the case Itself. 1t will be seen,
therefore. that this Government could not
dcnv the Justice Of the claim presented To us
in this respect unua its merfs.
=. We are asked to do to the Br itish nation
first. what we have always insisted that all
nations ought to do to us. The claim of the
British Government Is not made in dis
corteous manner. This Government since
its first organization has never used more
guarded language in similar case. In com
ing to my conclusion have not forgotten
that if the safety of this Union required the
detention Of the capturcI persons. it would
be the right and duty of this Government
fl, detain them. but the effectual check and
waning proportions Of the existing insurrec-
ton. as well As the comparative uuimport
ance of the captured persons themselves,
when dispassionately weighed, happily for
bid me from restoring to 5hat defence
:" Nor am aware that American citizen
are not in any case TO be unnecessarily SUR
rendered, for any purpose into the keeping
Of foreign States. Only the captured persons
however, and others who are interested in
them, could Justly raise question on that
ground, Nor have been tempted at all by
the suggestions that cases might be found
in history where Great Britain refused to
yield to other nat lions, and even to ourselves
claims ike that which is now before US.
Those cases occurred when Great Britain
as well as the United States, was the home
Of generations which, with all their peculiar
interests and passions have passed away
She could. in no other way, 81 chectually
disavow any such injury as we think she
has done us by assuming. As her own, the
ground upon which we then stood. 1t would
tell little for our own claims to character of
Just and magnanimous people, If we should
50 far consent TO be guided by the law Of
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