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


|, ~ ths Americans &c regard a cautrIt=ae Of
| GaY tins transport Q: dispatches. and colaa-
| ~ousst.7 10 n airtai1 that the Seizure o. tho
Trent would have been justified b7 the fact Of
its hsTIng on board dispatches OF the Couted-
.r.te Government. This claim, which hiss
s,vsyg been upheld By England, and which is
a. tno urcscnt moment svowsd by the Eog-
lsh Journals. is completely opposed 10 ai the
| principles CT international law. But the Claim
is practically ua;mpoltant in the PRESENT case,
as the 1;eRcl, Inc Trent Haa not seized, az 20
| disratahes OF tho Southern States wire taken,
| and the m.l slona woro made prisoners
THIRD QcEsTIoN.-Cau ;he Inhabitants and
tba officials Of the Southern Confederation,
a7en il locked upon rs reb=:s, according 10
President L'ac1lD'a Hiau, % seiz.d and INSIDE
prisoners il wh.ttvrr piscJ they may be i1uad,
sr3 c: ~Dociallr cn haara Il neutral 7asSel2
Prs;i2nE L;nc:ia sGirms ttist ihere is nc
S;u.herD CGa:sisrat:ha-:hat th:Te &c onif
! cit!Z:as Of 'hs United S;ates IL rebellion
against Legitimate su:toriiy {; whence ho cor.
cia:l-s ;Aas BE- is ergag@d il ches;isiug-ia
reducing tosusj e:ion-rebela bet :has ,htIe
is No wsr. /: ia 10 order to L CT ID d chsstiae-
m"1s TINT IL, the Representative Of. Legitimate
10 - DH-!Aihs 1i pOi - " = Nv = Z '
CLOSED 10 iorcign Commerce, ard lhat hs dc.
crees :ae coEf :cE,lon Of 81! vessels found
gully CT having Attempted II violate me las
mad! by ;he territorial! sovereign. Thus, il is
net !GE hs7ias .ia.s:aJ {. blockade, !: is FIR
aaeirs jiac5s5cd sccr;:2ne5 lag; th::r neutral
T~e.:a;5 hsgs bern u92drtlaea. Taeca a:e there-
far:, uo bo:iiss:*a's, bat onlyy. CO ,he ono hana,
roaals, and o. he o;h@r Eand, e legal po~tT,
--.<N-,5 b- -,-r a. - =. = - =. - .
ths;T o131!eat2. ], il IL the charse:er ii r..
bs!s :ba, Mcssis. Iasoa and 5lidell nave been
s.izei. TGia ai:rplT amnunis 10 sayins Tia:
rebels l2ay hS seized and arrested wherever
;ney shall hc found, c9sn CO beard G foreign
~'c.scl, oE, in other wo7ds, in a foreign terri
nrv.
L;us e2.mius this pretansiDa and the con.
sequences 10 which it Hvuld lead ii it vera
ouru admitted.
!: there exists uv HSf :.at@eel tie United
States and the Southern ivD:tderstes, tn- Of
legations arising lFon 8 state OF var for the
cations not actually engsgcd in it have 10 ca
S,b5ca either, nor co those rights come into
play which n siS.a q: war inparts to tnose with
arms in tG-ir hands. The freedom ard indie
PeEteacc OF s:pa:atS nations emain entire and
complete. There Gre DO oeli;.srents, and con.
seQu-n.ly there can bs DO a~cu:raif; but it
then follows that tno cruiser CT the pat!Ga
"wh en- is not IN Tar'-ths language o: inter.
national lay furnishes ~ With 10 word ~
deiIgrlte the p1si;Uu-cen neither exercise
Ihe right of searct MIR stop, nor even pull up
oy .ho a7rcsting cannon shv'. any foreign ses'
Eel encountered Oh the Tea The right OF sca'ch
hGs 20 existence ii tins Cf peace. The Amer.
cans aTe not ignorant Of this. and It wss in
defence u this principle thu. they made war
"gsinsr Enslsni in 1872 They defended it
With grca: Energy only q few years Ego, in
1853. Ttcy Fad eTen compelled England 10
reo9sn!z, and to proclaim the: the right Of
search, 50 arGe6t:J' asserted BY her So tina RICH:
CT administering: tic polite Of iko seas, did NO:
ts!3ng TO he:-:hsE IT vas ;l!7gsl The CIV
o:nIaeE Or Washington cE:avl E.ts:;5!g have
forgotten :nele iac;=, whicr @e DO lot hes!tsie
20 Teg.:i "a glorious i1r L, pr2?!ng, ss hey
d., with wis: energy i;dsisadsl rte indepen
dsrc= OF us fig.
ii. then, there BE I'll ~ar, If tie americans
u not ~av!i::rTtots, the &C; r:r9~:rated bJ tho
C0nnsreef .; tee SaU J.G!nic against an
Engl;sh Tts=:i j.: III ollrEg. Committed against
.a= independence ii ~. British h=g it 10 ar
&c. g: downright riracr. Ter whici the perpe-
iT.:3r, il he acted Without tho sreciai orAeTs
! Of hie Government, should lie mad. irapoasi-
bic 10 tbr tribunals. Su: c: which the whole
; :ofporsib lily wi!l AL OF tie Cabinet Of Wash
ns:u5 il !. ilaa Ei"e.r Instructions 10 that ei.
&c.
Eat :,ad .A!c Trs.: committed r ,untla7eo-
tiDE G! any ~cns:c!2s rHLai..:cns7 lisd ste
c!s1ceycd -: t5TeTe.gG o:taIz e Nr. L!Ec;;E-
E7zl ci:n!ric:. EaT 4 II :meE:, tho nGas;7Cas
r.e,svs:cn &C the pr:?i;:a! 0f ;he Nor;haF3
S.s.es, &c haze 20 aesita.i3n in I~pl: iHg ia
TIE Negative, Cuzsoois las. shea trey cua.
mats really iloru the so9rrsi n g inc rUup;ry
in which The; ere - to c1s:tsed, aan o7ly ss
valid i. -" i~-rritor: suffice! 10 tEa lts:ais:er
-:iat Is 10 Say; @iii!:a :ae land provinces CT
| :er-'t3:is! seas o., a. ;-'cst, within what ia
:2rnot tie cus:o:as :.G!is, 81 tTs:7s IN i.a,
or :er leagues, az 8 mr1!mrta. 81: tee ireEr
wa5 sailing k.t~rer !iaiaas nl1 IL. Tbo;aas ;
Il hal near: reached :hb latter 7ot@t, h:a Ta:
consequently Ia o>..ca NJ. An.c"icaa :erEi-
torla: ses-sny cua,cCos .ai;as Of aGY
7roTircc ~iorTne:!! t:io:Etng u ih7 uaiied
S!n;es.
Laaii7, /. II pos:in!o 70 ~-a,:"tsia dat SUI
iecia 5rte!iirg see'rs: ;Deil stve7sisn, evsu
ain;t!;rz rs ii. ~: q Mr. L,ncola- nay 5a
81 * aid sr:assad vaarc9sr ;lev RS !ouad,
even Oh b,ard f,.eizn V=5.s::. l.: enough
70 state such n pretenGinn in nr1:: % 6sntn.
Strata !!s total #sut ii tcandsiior. We hGSc
; n-oscd that a ship OF lie high seaaE regard.
"a by ail coaiis.e* al a. integral PARTON OF
the territory {! tnn rA!!nH uadA: Ybos" Sag u
! legally sails NrH, : :nS6: guilty .: assl .i.o
! greatest crime. canno: pc sIr:Et"d 1n = for
cign TERRITORY; his Is d p?incic!s watch no
human beng CO dang. |! is a!tssscd bg the
iuu4ler7u; ~!Ta.'ia:, coacla!ed Of la;e years. &c.
; :Teon l!me.: =! civilized E~s:ioIs, 20 secure
tho ez!ratit:on .: criminals. All thee acts,
sithcu. :sc:2::ar, cha'ga to sovereign Ct
the p!ace " T-:cn the pursued criminal IL
found. E:,h rs duty nf se;z ne :ul a~iTss,:ag
tie pers Il ;rGs ?iaef; G1Gsr MS txclu2iSe
irT;sd :.iGn. i: c. rs 70 a:tss@iss 10 lis
case oi .2ai i.
What w3uia Tie cyr:rEn.:a; 81 :he rGits1
s!.;:s ass ( F!:"es or ar ot,aT ai4.s s;,oc O
th'lk 81 s~aiziaS and aTres;;ag, e: New YoEs,
or on bard G T:ssei Du. 4: Ga, Desring tho
Un!Gn Gig. one OF GrTs .! tl5ae EiGn, Hia.
aftsr iIsring ~Ca::iEi Eu;n and iao1der !aio re
bart oi talir o~-1 cnuoES. fave a5Ggh! T4fags
o1 8 flraigga spj:! A5sI!ca.y suca az &c: ~au!d
be c:GE:a=TeG -: ~ OUTRAGE j i:h Tbs a"saEsikn.
= and !naaJ:a:aas II ;hc t;.!:=d Safes. It
WaulG iR!lll.bly lead 10 i "hr /! it wefa &c.
d:sn=:we1; srA even Satisfaction given by the
cEsHaiGg people. Hitherto a~ati3ca ha7e Con-
s;der:c D~a.;;!c:! nr!rr : ami consequently r..
hellinr, gs relative crimes, and deserving me:tl
Ejo-e :nIn'eemc& :hau crimes Esiias: yeisprs
OF p;a?e7;y, and i. $ ~ ihis "cc7uas thai 10
ratiHa les greed 20 lbs rl!rS3:iina OF persons
accused III ~.lfvrc-S CT ibis kind. AID mir.
Lincala would cstah;sn = q f..snt rule iu7 the
c!I'z:ns # ,L1so S;s!cs which hare ~Taso!7-d
On wl:bi-asjn: ffcm ;hs American CuBisders.
t:oa. There S &c rGaa9I wGT this strange
p?sszaa;ci, sA9&:i &C. admitted Is oiV!iis3 na
t:t1ls
Therefore, h"n III. Ey,;as Of v;eg. IS ":E
as fi1r. othu-=. ;aa nct ccrn!itiai " the r,Iu-
rsnjcs u tte American lTisat>, tie San j.