Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-01-17

ns6 0l-o LAS
would LIN the safeguards Q! !bs
kuG Of tie honor Of a! aa!lonA.
All :t@ world kuoTs, and the EaEiish them.
selves a7ow. tina: tho British Government hss
never respected ssy laH OF the seas; lis inter.
est, is =n:iticn, tcd liz cau1eIcisi eVidit5
hays 81 .s,a haon the sole rules OF lis conduct
when l. Tase bellislreHt 1t is, therefore,
possible ,nat Inc Americans mag 90 all: &c
appeal 10 some fact. analogous 10 the boarding
Of the Tram, and iha: they may thus hid en-
cycnss in tha conduct Of t.irl; " ca mother
country.
Bat let us dismiss fo. the preseE; presidents
always too tfcloiasoDs. !! VS. ME- tee
appli cation OF he rules Of international law 10
tho sc's alleged asa;nz: the AMERICAN irsate
San JsciDto, pc sbs! percsi7c hat the officer
commanding ih.: snip I'd; v!ois:ed a'@est all
the prescrip:ic"s OF international Ian. First.
Do employ eli bis ar:iilaFy sgsicst a mcIcaa IL
vessel, Is hlct pro5ahsy would have made 10
Sesis .ance &c the uuEGE by c blank shot
q! Ices. wa tsTe 10 TEAS, IN t. presume, IL the
absence Ct sEJ prcvi 10 tla contrary, tbs: i.
would haze cJac So Second, ne suInoatd
to tbs deck ths clp.sin Of ice ship ssarchel.
iniri, be i:G moi colIne ∈:li IL terrifying
b? the ships tbs Nationality Ct tie
Trent, wh!sh, az ii Has going iro!n one neutral
port 70 another, fron ussana, eel7HslGg 10
SPAN, IL 6. Thomas. belonging 10 D.nGaik,
ri quiied 10 othar lsE dco:ion thar lbs simple
fac. Of us national t.. Fourth, so called sud
CAUSED 20 b .o,j Ibis vessel, ulrraty recognise
as neutral, arln.d rltr, to oma,i rs their
means ii. ats Of iris ~iio.ion, the Mresr Ct
passengers. AID he ,ru; violated, in The mss.
e.. = ffrrtrnFJ ri tho E1~lisl-
nation, who=t Ing w.s 4 ,a,ing o'tr The vessel
ea'ch;A We Go not nov speck Of the c!4-
lance ae which the A,n,r'can tr g &c remained
fr. IN ne Trsnt; this distance was lGl too little,
: cause Verbal cu'niiaI:&a- IONS were e.
chantej Tn's circu7 sla; c, Constitutes IN
sdd.i tnsl VIII, tul,l tie :alss regulating he
right Of Search, because H.: Americans nTe
ol!g entitled 10 :rp'g their new Jurisprudence
o. this point 70 euCH nRtiors as ta7e expressly
.ccep:ed it W h ch E gland has never done.
We Aus: at he salae sine d.: miss altogether
the proposition pu: forward b. some E lgl!sh
writer's. that packet boats b.!ong to the Glass; r.
SD ps-of- war, ard are GEES lently exempted
from the T sh. ii search. This preten,iob CAL
lot b. admitted. Mil packets trade, convey
g,ads, and it rpET DC affirmed that slm9st eli
which during The lss! eight or ten months have
!ef; The po,is Of Gr,a: B'i;air, bound Tor lhe
N,rtaera Stars, ha7e been laien with a!as
and ammunition. AID c6D!rabind Q! var o!
every kind. sad ,sr"c;aiiy ri!h Sailp=:ra. They
have iargs!: !s.h ed by tho fct La. tku
SAu barn Confederate States p?ssiss TO marine,
and coUii net repress acts 30 Contrary 20 in
t2rna!ional Ia=. These i.c:s world ST ill.,. 10
prove that it you'd bs extremely imrrudeHt
., = jr,t no ,-.r.c.,In ~. G ru,-i ~ RIO
'Ti;Ds," in i:s number i NJ. %.
Steoad Qaes::yn-Cra HE Crew, XII e'psci-
ally lio pn.scrScTs. b. regarded IS conIi:Gand
cf wsr, aud ia .ha even. Of The ans0sl b=ins
aarnar 7e, has The bail;gETsH!sTisnt:o car:y
taau G rom + neutral 9e'S''. T:tT:taa.aEa-
;ng tho prof., 5: e &c c:p s;1?
Ths cs3:ai1 Of tic Aut7:G.a :T,sa:s tss.
;hrs?3Ia, violated a.! tie Iuias ~Tii.:.'c ~ Inc
righ: Of cca,ch Bat wa le at lesst entitled
tc c ns'dtr tic passengers ottht TeeEl Is c,a
t.ataad o! ~er7 Id lie the yisht 10 carry
thein e o. main i.rca, snd IN spite OF ;ho pre-
."s: CT the csp'ria # the ms;l steamer
o: these tab qr2aticrs international law
IS t5're7pcly c1Fjic;t. Z :ore We treat Of
eersons, lct 20 Asst czsniro toe principles
bgs-iug On ,hp trsGe in cortrahao& OF wa-.
Wsr iDpo5c= Ell extremely important 20,
e~'ric,i,a cn tic c2,nue-c'e! !rsAloGl Ct neural
peoples. Tn,y s:a prohibited rom supplying
tia he'll s,srt6is viii e?ms. CT G1nuo;;;:U, CT
insurgents 81 war ; his is s. hat is designated
IS coat'abaud oi Esr. 2u: tie tTscs o. p=ace
iui nIt,ocs oeiw:a:- CSC: o:e.sH Tc;u7ia5 GIN
p!ctsiy free; hero Is 10 such ;hirg as coa;ra.
oand Ct wcy oa,reen one lcu..s: aEd s~u3ins5;
this t:u.h requires no demonstration.
n , TIN pt5ar hand -.,cc arc ,erfr.i ahip
carrying conirapgsd OF var, and bcund for q
~boIljs=gtat po7s, is ne. und searched o. :hs
sea b. . hcs,ils ressei, TIE vessel thus a2arc:.
Ing las lie yiyt: 10 e;op retf.ndins sbir,
and 70 carry j. istc slqT GTn nsrbors, to DC
,horo aijrigad Hni cJaa5cstsd Blu. 90 has
not ;he right IL mk :ar iho c,atrahand a~.titifs,
and still Isss to raGo7a ihein fTam tao othar
vsss.l. S. all treaties it IS t1i1s DBL g.!ory that
nothing ;cua3 il :ho resssl lbus EEK Z shall oa
rrmosed M.Hv treaties, !! il trrs, su:h2Tis:
the neutral c*p;s:: 70 make 81: i : tc tie ri.
i~igsrsal Of NJ cnce tarciCs c7e7 - hin tas PIT
hiai.cd Articles, that lie 1nsT ;GG9 I'd cn:h!so
20 c~cnsi2rs hia voyage. But this r;sh: is Ell
c,u5i7tlT ~-esi:7ed 20 the neytT:! captain, The
captain wko hsE sc;scG the other vessel MAJ
refuse to take lha articles .E;ced hn! be is
:ol Irai!y in;erdjci53 :Icm &c C. upon Inc
ner:t a1dise, enc especially from carrying
cap:sin; if hs toas &c, he c0uniig Al iH:eFna-
ti2nsl crime.
Can the crew II lhe passengers pa c5ns:d*r
Cd So con!rahand 8: wa2 We have 20 heFiir-
lion IN Fepi; Ing in The negative to this q3"s-
ton.
ANY slip freighscd ezpress'; for tie l1ens-
poir e lat n sea !Ictps, Of re u!ls for tie
OF q t9l!:gc!snt, weul: Tot 10 carrying
OF 1aI; it would BE- gu lily 81 a d.
rec. participation 10 thu hcz;iiiiiss: il would
lose i,s nculr character: It would TO E o=l;;-
serenr, aud If It fill into ,iu hands o: iia al
e.rsary it w:uid shsro The fs'a res crved 50
bell gercnt We, s,is-i. wculj DO c:La.elied
with all i'e cargo,
But iso'a Cd ind:v'dn;istakirE their passage
on ;o77c g neutral vessel, rna especially oa
b3srd q Hli! steamer, c.1:c! Go considered s.
O. contT2aanI. Il vcr7 g!sat number
ienn pubic ~irss'i.s have ra'e-Ted % tie
character 81 passengers; but il ought &c b 70.
ms'k.d ,h': in nc cI:c a7e thu? @pch:n Stun
r he er:!c!s relating 80 cortTa5ipd 6! =aT.
All. without exception, ;iace tho sG9uiat!ona
;u.uch peTscas Ii tts a~7;i2ie. O. i'm
fEet:asc!T '2l!"T!hg iha srtscla, Ttgul2:inE inc
right OF thc nsu:Fa? fig e co7sT ;ie sarge.
The ~traR,ia5 o. Ctr-GGt are extremely -
pl:c.s; ;afy dscisre hat tic su;j:;3 {! 4.
caarUs d renewed ;T9a. i J:eu:rHl Y,s-
SCI: except ii ths css- 6 iaeiE aeiug n:ii'.,y
nan. End ~:c'n,l:T in re ssrF::s Of TIA sneriy,
and bJ .ileso words, lin The services OF toe
The tniit,r7 setT:o: mus! BE- uatrr.
s:0cd. Since 17Ia, ,bat is Il say, fn- c2n,u
~ and ;a!i. tee T-j,r,'y e in erns,ioneI
have 7spcs:tl ,hi: Sane clause, sud
always II ;ls SaEa.terGa. The Uaited
S:aas t1tpaeive: nass icEcr:et /; 10 & great
# ibcir ue.tice, Tiiey i&7o always
stipulated inst lis p!o!&o;icl g! go f:g ez:
tended 10 psra:H: aG g::. IS 50 a;Sds- Ejs-
avs-, England h?s na7t! eEss-e3 i1to 2aC Jtp-
-sEioo of this kind with Ito AnaIioalR.-
Tia. .: l794-95, DID &c: provide fer srcn a
c3a;iaasac2 ; ,no sa.na silence IL 1b,e77et il
the ::s.iT 81 ;nsc2 ais:sd q. Gh.nt IL 1914