The New York herald., 1862-11-09
The Right OF Search.
Mr.. 00BDES, N. r., ON FREE FLAGS, BEL LfGERENr
RIGHTS ANp BLOCK aDES.

ifroIn the London Times. oct, 25
A special meeting Of the Manchester Chamber OF Com
held to-day in the Mayors arlor for tho pnr
rose o! hearing address IN Mr. Cobden Oh the sub
Ject OF International maritime law IL was attended by
all the lcad, members ot the Chamber, as we as by
depuations from Liverpool and other p ces, and tie
speech cr the honorable gentleman was listened 10 with
marke cd interest.
Mr. corpKx 1t Is nov very nearly twenty four
years ayc-on the 20tn OF December, iSSs-,hat this
Chamber met, and after discussion OF two dys whoh
attracted The attention u the whole ingdtn put forth
lhs wcrd It's manest in OF the tota repea. OF the
Ccrn avs and ihe abolition Of all protective duties on
manu-. ctu,cd goods That qge incl ent, more ha. any
thing else mat gFcd may he Assigned the use I
the struggle which endured cig which ended ~ the
comrlete triumph Of trsio liaciples this
Try, and which viii uitim,icly extend its influence
through ut the world (Chcers) We met them urdcr
circumstances o great peri and disaster ia ccnse geaec
OF allure the harvest which inflicted great suffering
upon the whole nation We meet under circ,m
stances somewhat daercn,, bat when am afraid sill
Gre r calamity hr aers your particular d T', disinC
on, fine opefuca of c dine icon commercial u5kddc
We met then 10 discuss remedy against famine the
repeal 81 the Corn laws, wo now meet 10 discuss rem
dy against ch III afct in The consider alton
oi The question OF maritime laws ard lciorn. ls. IL
de rabe that we ae not rouscd 70 attention 10 grave
crcrs IN legislation Gni sl.erig under te evils
which lhcy entsi (liear.) II would be well II 1t
otLecNlse but II Is 10 quarrel with the constit
tion of man. We mere absl actions aud IL tho
visitation o a calamity such that which has
be(al.cn us has the effect OF leading rs DO.
wise q remedy against iis recurrence, perhaps that
Is al much as We have righ. 10 cxl ect sieia he.
man wisdom and forc,houeht Clcar. hcar.l lflcsc
arc two points Of resemblance bctwocn the old
law which v'o assembled to consider Both had their
orgin Ia barbarols and ignorant ages, and both
cd in any part they will tumble 10 pieces auder The hands
OF tho reiprmer uppn thit account we ought TO he
thankful that n the negotiation OF tho treaty OF Paris in
1855 the IienipotcntilresI do not know why fer they
wesc not ugcd at tho no to deal with tho subiectyen
tured upon an alteration IN tho syste of international
mar thine law. You that At the close OF tho
Crmcah the enpotcltiaros meeting In Congress az
Paris made meet important charqs vrdrittne iIc az
aaatino 1die.,nts and @st,ai They decided az! =
'rc ne,araiIrupery al ea during trsc Of shcais
x respected vhen N on ensmys Ssp, and Ghot enemy
properly shonid u respected Dhaa urdsy nesoi fae; ard
iched These proposition, after being accepted by al
most cvery country In Europe, with the exception
PERHAPS, of spain, were sent 10 America with request
for the adhesion CT tho American government 1he
American gave IN their adhesion that part
OF the declaration which affirmed the rights o neutrals
ana said they had always been the first proclaim those
rights but they also that they preferred carry
out the resolution which exempted private property from
capture by privatceis at little further and TO de-
clare that such property soa,d Be exempted firm crrtse
whe,hr by prpotrs by armed oops7varn shire (fIear
hear Now whether the proposal respcc, ng priva,ecr
ing had been made 10 America Or not cen,ed tha, ar
the change had been introduced affirming the rights and
privib ges Of neuras would have been much the
rTcposcd ~ 1meca, though America had set Us the
example in being tho nrst 70 do IT, (ioar, hcar) say
the question BY making il appear that the pro
posa IL American one and that asked TO take Il
:. sse. second Fas Ra@s s .r%ss a, n'r , n: cSn ss
privileges OF peutras, Engshmon had above all oiler
people IN the world onfntrsa in proposing 10 eztead the
declaration TO include the exemption 0f private pro.
pery from capture BY armed government vessels. Iear
hcar) II has been sad that the Americans we're not sn
ccre la their proposal and that their object in submitting
counter proposition was to evade the far c0ns,lc,
ton aud acceptance o. he declaration as whole Nos,
u Is probably not generally known That me ,,ry
prtosa which is Aaicricsr gosei nicnl have sahn5i
within the hst I've years mate ~ then, ~ th-
fva ,caty ~.h E'S'ioi e,ftr n: D.iq,ti,en or IA.
De- sndehce, c.J y-rs u bad IL origin with tha,
great inan pr tfsnkn, who carried Into his Diplomacy
as into his phos by, hgh and gcAal principle Of PHI.
lanthrohy 10 tho "Autobiographical Mcmors Of Thomas
Jefferson Ind the following passage .
During the negotiations peace with the British Com
missioner David Hartley at the close 6f tho War OF Ide
penderce our COMMISSIONERS proposed, the suggestion
Of Dr fankin 70 inset an article esenpnG from capture
BY the public or paae armed ships OF either egsfent all
yesiels ard their oreocs employed merely In
ryng on the commerce between nations II was refused BY
Engand aad unsisey IN yoppon For n thc case OF
wer win US her superior cynt,srce IA - nuriy moro
a, hazard on the ocean than and as henks ntound IN
proportion % game 50 OF rvaleis jui swarm ~ pro-
pcron 10 the wealth exposed 70 their prize while theirs
would be few for want Of subjects OF capture
(Iear, hesr) II IL not my intention 10 dwell further
upon the question respecting the exemption OF private
operty from capture by armed government ships
III d qucsti has been de with IN two sddresscs g.
81 nq from this Chambes and the Chamber of Lvcrp OIL
and those addresses, vubished about two ycars aso