Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-01-09

litigation Moreover, when the judgment
of the prize court upon the lawlulness Of the
capture OF the vessel is rendered. it really
concludes nothing, and binds neither tie
bcliigerent State nor the neutral upon the
great question OF the di,poition 20 be made
OF the captured ccntraband persons. That
question is still 10 nc really determined, if
at all, by diplomatic arrangement or by war
II One may well express his surprise when
told that the law Of nations has furnished
no more reasonable. practical. and perfect
mode than this of determining questions Of
such grave import between sovereign Pow.
ers. The regret we may feel on the occa, sion
is nevertheless modified by the rensstion
that the difficulty is not altogether aroma.
lous. Similar and equal deficiencies are
found in every system Of municipal law,
especially in the system which exists in the
lgreater portions Of Great Britain and the
VI United States. The title to personal pro-
i pertv eau hardly eyerbe resolved BY cour,
without fesorting to the fiction that the
claimant has lost and the possessor has found
it, and the title to real estate is disputed by
real lltigants under the names of imaginary
persons. 1t must be confessed however
that while all aggrieved nations demand and
all impartial ones c5ncele, the need OF some
form of judicial process in determining the
characters Of contraband persons, no other
|, form than the illogical and crcuitous one
thus described exists, nor has any other yet
BEEN suggested Practically, therefore, the
E choice is between that judicial remedy or no
judicial remedy whatever.
If there be no judicial remedy, the result
, is that the question must be determined by
tlie csp'or hlnnseli, on tne deck OF the prize
'oahei ,el! srTtc o,yeclloh: arlse against
!. suoa , 'ou,se nc Tnp.'r aiiheh, tne
5 nSo.'a, .,'l1 10 "na nJ cap'or IL ln,e'e,'-
GU plT;leeiceu, apu perhaps .ioiehI' ehe
uenirai' truY neulrai; r., S 9isihtercsteu'
saDuuea, ana he!piess' Inc triDuhai Is IRE
sponsipie. wniie It's luu,agment Is carried into
instant execution. Inc captured party Il
co'nPeleu 70 Submit though oound by no
legal moral or treaty obllgat'on to acqul'
eSce' heparatlon Is distant anu problemat'
ica', anu uepeh1S at iast on the justice, mag
nah'nlity, or weaSness OF tpe Staie In whose
Dehai ana Dy whose autnority the capture
was lnaue' Out ., these disputes reprlsaiS
anu wars necessary arise ana these are SC
irequeh, anu ueS'rnctee that IL may Wen De
uouD.eu wnetiier ms iorm OF remedy Is n9'
greatIr social IA. evll .han an .hat could 1oi'
low IL ''ie oeh'gerent rlent oi searcn were
nnIVerS,llly !. Tenounceu anu aoollshed forever
ID Dut carry .he case one s'Gp iar'her. ma
= 'he .Ith'e t.la. mas maui Tue captuie uh
: Ieaso,'aoIy 'eItso VI ileai 'ne fouipiaIh' o
.ie neuo'ai Vi " leules' II tla' case
the very ACT Il capture ~ouiu pe an ACT
i VA war uesun wi'nout ho!ice' anu pos
S siply en.,reiy wl.nou. proyocatloh.
!, .,, 'hi,,a 1 an unpreJuulteu aialas VIII agre
.lia', inpoiiec. as .n1 eis'ing JuuiGia
remedy may pe supposed 10 Dei IL wonid De
as gehcrai prac''ce, petUer 70 i3uowlt ina
u 70 odopt tne summary one OF leaving tn
9ecislon WIN lhe cap'or, ana reiylng upo
t1m,p@uAiuc nv ueph.es ~ reyleT, ms aeeisioh.- :
rac,Gst; ~ nsa Question Oh ed c5o,se Ss oe."ee
e. law' WIN ~ ilnPHrlec,'9ns anu ueiays' an
ever ~ 'e iorsotten 'l't hGueraHty' non
e:.y any lus'! pless, ,teu, a'"ays tne hai
oihser vi peace' anu .nereiore Is the con-
mon Lli.ete:t 9I 'ia.Iois, wfl'cn ony say
lug .'i'iI IL Is 'he ''i.e,c:t Vi hu'iu'y i'seii
II AZ tHe san'e .l'le IL Is iioI W De uchis
=, .hs! u may sonleiiines :Ii me- h'pPeh tna, I'll
u }uuielai Ienieny WIZ oecolne ilnpossiple,
oy tile snipwiec" o, 'he prlze vessel OF otn
y er circu'hnta"cos "uicn eAcu:e Tue capto
y llon; e se.u.ns t'i .aALns ner Ln'o Porl 10
J. conn>ca'loi,' III suc,l caIe 'iic risuI Vi III
81 cup.pr " .ne E ruSs's VI uhe 'aPluIeu pei
u sonS anu W uispo'c vi 'neh; IL ,hey ar
reaily con'rapatu, 10 Us 10 ueIeat thelr ul
aMlul MM purp11ei, Gannot rea,?haoy 1e oeh'eo
81 w ha1 RUE s'iai pe appilou 10 sucli case
% GleariS, the capt9r ought 10 pe required !
r snow that the failure OF the Judicial remei
r results from circumstances beyond his cor
troll, ana without MS fauit' otherwise, h
10 wouiu pe aiioWed 20 derive advantage froi
: wrongful ACT OF MS own u,.r
1t In tne present case capt wilkes, afte
r, capturing tie Z, con,raoaiu persons ana max
'r ing prize OF tne Trent IN what seems to u
perlec.ly lawful manner; instead OF send
s ing her lh.o port, Released ner ron tne cal
tGrei anu peruiit.ea ner 10 proceed win ne
1t @noie cargo upon her voyage ne tnus el
e. lec!uaiiy pre'eh1eu the (uucial eAam,nauo
l. WHICH h'lehS o'her"ise nave occurred
At II, now, the capture OF .he contrapah
o persons anu inc capture ol tue contraDan
Is Vessel are 70 oe regarded not as TWO sepa'
1t aoie OF distinct transactions unuer the law
e natlons, Du! as one transaction, one capt9:
IS only the9 Il loliows 'hat the capture IN TN
Is case M was ielt Innhisneu, OF was aoanu9hec
lg Whether the United States nave a right
Or retain the chei puDlc pehehs OF IT, namely
al the custody OF the captured persons on prov
ID ing them 70 De contraoan9, VIII depend ~
IL oh 'ho Pehn"a'y iuc''io" w-ot"0, VI