Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-01-17

Of our loyal American people; though
with shrugs Of the -houldsr and a knitting
Of the brows from a great many and by open
dissent from some. We cannot avoid utter
ing our belief, however, that in the breasts
of large portion Of those who accept the
conelHnOn, and give foil credit to the ability
and patriotism Of both these Statesmen,
there is a feeling, more or less distinct, that
neither Of their presentations Of the subject
is altogether satislactory,-t each has
left out OF the case some things which in
reality belonged to it. or has 50 distributed
the light and shade on the different parts Of
it as to produce iallaoious effsct in some
degree.
We have not space TO discuss Mr.. sun
NERs Quotations and arguments to establish
his dIc rine, that nothing but soldieTs and
nihiGry officers IN actual ssTBies Of NE Enemy
Is to be 'nsldered by US cOntraband Of war.
The fact that our government has made
treaties with many nations 10 that effect,
shows that such a doctrine is not IN accorc-
ance with international law; for II 1t were,
there would be no need Of treaties about 1t.
Moreover Great Britain has steadily refused
to make any such treaty with US. Then our
dealings with her shou be NOT according -
- bat we may have desired her to agree to for
the mutual b,nsfl oi both, .he refusing 10 So
agree but aosuIdIng to the law which all
nations agree T., where there has been Do
express sipulations to the contrary. To
say that when Acknowledged international
law would decide case IN her favor she j,
10 have the benefit of IL. and # that would
decide the case eganst her, she Is stall u = .In
it by a formerly proposed ugreemen, II her
antagonist which she had firmly refused 20
make. seems 70 Us to be laying oovn y,ry
one-sidsd sort OF justice for nations o go hy.
Such justice might work well for the strong
The weak would fare b.dl, 10y jt.
We cannot omit 70 notice, thst
Mr. Sumner, IN is ruestn. s. 10 euilrce has
view ct 90 e.7., hos 7iaae a POINT for The
Britsh G ye. nm .nt waIch tha. q lyernm,ul
GiI not make rr itself Notwithstanding
the caution With which Z al Resell avoided
d, Nj. Sumner ssys "speci ying the Irec,se
ground On which The act Is presented as a
violation Of international law, " Mr.. Sumner
s,ys W know well enough what that precise
ground was ~, that the U ). vessel,
! thong -le III snt rightfllly der the Cit
cumstancss. have captured the Trent and
carried Ter &. had ''no right 10 remove t..e
eui-sarlcs, Nho lgers MT oPparenty 6ov,
an he M nary or naUsi srUils und cary
IN II f As prisoners. leaving tHe chip 10
Tursus her voyage" There Is not hint 90
Earl Russ lis dep.tch about officers IN
the military or naval service 10 o..ls
them simply "esrtslz indiu.elal,"
Nh SrwSlR enlarG.s eI queutIy on the
benefHent consequences whio he thinks VI
follow from this Accession, As be c1n-iiers it,
Of the B itish G vernment to our side Of the
Joctr ue Of neutral n zhts on the high -eas. W.
cannot sec that that G,v't las eoassS.s coy
Ting ,rsafep.-. which sic ever demanded.
Sc did not demand the surrender Of Mason
ard SId,li On any peculiar An T.caa doctrine.
hut n the doctrines Of IsfsrEaa0rai t1lc, and
she receives them On that ground and she
p,l care ms ht.le Tor any peculi notions.
a. she wall term them. Of ours. hereafter. s-
she has csred her, toiyrs. The ground ou
which tie cry Of late put the surrender
OF Mason and Sldsil ems to as both more
deien-i5e ard safe, than that on which Ma
Suu>Es would have surrendered them, had
he been tile one 10 10 &c.
But in reference u Mp. SEwasD's treat
meut OF JHe case. 1t t a surjyot is looked at
ia gomFrrh. u,ive way. d, mus. be reg,1 d
90, detective To one boxing 40 J., IN d
plain o,mn,n scenes view, the inquiry arise.
Why was not e -olIeot treated s- "a whole
Why DID be u.. begin at ,br D..
ginning We see plainly en- Ugh why.
E.- Russell lcfs oui al mention e the me-
toriJus fact that the Tr.H. was violating
Acknowledged rules of international i4w -
She was cargyiug-k, 0r.agy roa-vhi,
protesting 10 be neutril-ta, ambassador,
and dispatches Of what her government BE- I'd
declared tn be q bsilgerent p,,eer pn d. s.I-
ike misaIou-tLat to-. ben her own IS o..
eigp had forbidden her sulj-,s TO all or.
eide or tae other. % carry dispatches lr ..ny
thing else -ontr4h4ud. and ...a o.nusd them
that ii ttey d'd -, thy in..-t abide taa ..us4
q',nc.- 6 i,cu TOM u- uct-, joy tiny -d1- Z
.r. o., yrrt. ,i, O. 90 al Der. Il leIt.Lt ..I
ui,u,ion ri tu,s, lac,- b.,alsc is ~ shed r
lI,~ent our G,verum-ut a. i5b,iy DO 10.
Srong. Bur WY d. Nc. SEWARD nd
y all tiis = , gently? Why did be not pref
thrre pune. nd -sy.-e ct - laok a, IN,
tnars fr4nsl -tI,n let Us discuss tht
matter as "a ,7io s-ferinp there Vas wrong
or ,rr"r Oh hotn ,id,f. II ilcrt Vas. 1t L,
mutual . d. what i 'quiu,hle and fan, an.
der all the circumstances Of tie csse. II.
might have dIns 60, ami na ohje,ii uio
have been made To such discussion by ih,
British Government.
OF course he c'uid NJ, be unuindful o.
these points. We suppose the controlling
Tea -ons Tor bis omission 20 urge them must
have been 10 sub-t4ncc, the following. Our
Governmrnt Is IN no condition, just nov, for
a long, exciting, and possibly argry discuss
ion with Great Britain. # 1t can honoraJ '
he av nd d On the particular p int, On
which Great Br.ta II has brought her action,
the ruling of court probably would result IL
h'r lavor aud though, II We we're 10 lTe-s
"ur own rights On otLcr puints connected it'll
II Which 1e ULV,tus u,L,l. VT c, uld tuId-
ly iail TO estab.ish stronger vl.im to con-
c scion finn her. than she contend, Tor from
us. it is mot I-.liiic for Us 10 consume time &
t,mVer hy bringing them iorWard IuW. We