The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-04

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addsess mysess 20 The nsss sAqslsy. nance
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thsir sappeses Sisrsschss eonsrs sADal
ntTttinse law 40 e~asfasly dealn. ~ ats pro.
seesoys Say, II ves~-that In with pgon riy.
sndso sa buUm with psfeone--tnA ~ &c So ms q
stralhtne Of the tesm Coat ses band 10 appsy is
- tsefni hnr persons a. wssi - rroprrty
Nay soseomss eontxaoand.s sfAeas the word
msars brosdfY - Goa srs.sy 10 psoetAma ation.
pfohshated, n1egaL aalaWfat. sa.s ssa
All wrisslsaRd @Gdkxs pronoGnce naval or
military rersuns, ia ths ssxvlee OF The enemy,
c0Htrsoana. VstseA says, wer ali6ws ns 10
cat en- from an ene my all has resources, and
70 70 ntaaer hirn ffoE. >. ndsD 3 aEinlstsSs So
tftAt assistance anu Sir William Scott Gays
you may sso3 tue sTahssss dor ca yon enemy
on MS psssa&e.z Dispatchsa asv not less
eaen1t " CON " aeaed, and the beaseyA " c0uri-
eIss MNo uAoestske to carry shsns aSs all
under the same condemns ,ios. a.sF =
A saeIiety liighl - rs.isxsa whesh~r pre-
tented FstnSstsrS Of u 0surpinx no wsr not
recognized ~ legal oy si,hsr the sslii.sr.ns
or thS ksutfa3, could be held 20 b. esatra.
! sabd. Dutit wouid disnppsxr on kea.s suh-
jrc ted 10 WHIST 10 tine srus s.ss la All cn.ss-
namely, the spirit Of the law. s,,e n m.
Scots, speaking oIeiyil nag gistraes wGo we're
e Il appears TO ma, ON trinclpie. 70 Dr. but
reaaounoie that Wxasn - - OF aunlcient Inn.
poEtaac5 10 the eneu,y y that such persof sh all
o. seat cus 0a tho pu etlc rvice, ~ the pub.
forftitufe against the vessel tRat may bs Let
out tor y purpose so ultimately sUnasc.sd
-wtsa the AessiIa opeEatio..a' -
ss trust thxt j AAave shown that the fusr
u'apsata wilkes, alad their oispatchss. wsgs
com rabanu of war. Egz - a
Jshe secoaa iaquiry II, whstner Captain
Wilkes nad'a right, by the law VI sons, 20
dstain aAu scarf d the frenty
% Tue froE {, tho Cs d she carEies tho mails.
wus ntrect or merchant ysasel---ss com
inon carriersfor hire MasitjIne law kno ws
oniy threS classes of vessxlo we sss ls-vf War,
reSea ne yesseis, and merchant vessels ihs
Trent tails with ia tie latter ciaSx what.
ever dis ,sutes have exisesd concerninG the
right OF visitanon or search Ia tane OF peace.
zone, IL II Supposed, has +xisttd In naousru
,imes abou. tn. right OF . bsiaiEerent IN tune
OF wnr TO capture consrapaEd ~ EsUtral and
even friendly ni-rcn ans vrsseiA, aHd Of Ight
" visi xAtion and searcn, In . ta8r to dc .er.
mi inc whsther they are neutral aud ara uvc-
omentsd ss such according 70 the law Of
datioas. 5Hs@
: assusns 9 in the prt sent case what, 81 read
British aatLories, Is r,g1rdeu by 0rsat Bri-
.sin herself, as true ursriume law, that me
circumstances that tho Trent WAS trouse Ing
from Il sutraI port to another Eeutrai port
4 iie; not Ii odiIy tbs riga. Of the bstlixe, sat
captor.
I aae third gu stien Is, whstp er Capt. Wilkes
sx.rc' sod th- righ. OF search IN lawful AID
proper N snneri
IL ..ny uouo, i,uns over this psiat as the cass
vas pr.sea ed in the state ment o 4 1t aucrtAd
-oy the British Government. I think 1t must
have already passed away before the rnool0
cations Of tnat statement viii b have alrss.
dy submitted.
procekE % the fourth enquiry, namely. -
having feund the expected contyabapd on
board of tho Trent, had Captaia Wi Les q
right &c capture the same?
Such {, capture is the chief, II no. the only
recognized biect OF The PEI mitted vista tiof.
aud search. The principle OF The law Is. hat
beiIigefents exposed to tanger may prevent
the contr b sad person or thing from apply
ing themselves or being applied to the nos
tile usSs or purposes designed. The law is SO
iibe .al IN this respect that when contrahald
is found On board n neutral vessel, n OF only
is the contr.,bGnd forfeited, but the vessel
which is the veaicle OF It's passag, or trans-
yortatiOn being Ain ted, also becomes con.
.raband, and Is subjected to capt tors anu c,n.
flsca.ion.
t,ni, tie Gf.h question remains, namely:
Did .laps Wilkes exercise The right ~ cap
tur;tg the cclir band, IN conformity with
the .ssp OF n;stions?
h y iust ners that the difiicu,ty of the case
beg tns, what 10 the manaar which the lev II
uaiiOls prescibes .or dispOsing Of lie cor ira
oand, " ben you have found and ssiz II 4 on
board OF u Neutral yesEi?
The answer weutd be easily found II the
question We're what yeu saeaid an, with the
5ontraband vessel You must take Or So I'D
her intp u convenient ptrt, nd en- tJ-et her
to q judicial prosecution there in so1miVaity,
which wall Try aad decide the CUES ,lans or
oelhgerehey, neutr slity. eontra oa,u sra
capture. SO, sg in, yca woMd ironp iy
tind t.se same answer Ii tau qn-sto weTs
What is the manner Of pro- See.stIg prescribed
by tie law or naiicns in issa ri 80 tn Goa.
traband, ii 1t be property or things of ma.
tsri1l or pecnoiary vainet kutehs gus zen
here coacerns the mode of proceedu' An re-
Ard, not IL the vessel that Was carrying
IN Q con,rt band nor yet 10 contr b ma chi &c
which worBed the forfeiture OF the vessoI
but 10 contra band perScAA -et
The boots OF Lave are dumb, yet ts O. ones.
tirn is Ms important as II is dif!tcult First.
the bs lliyereut ca ptor has r ghtt TO prsyeu
the contra ana officer, SO !diar, eailGr, mi MS.
ter, messenger, OF courier, from proceediug
in his unlawful voyage and reacilsAg the
destined scene OF his Injurious service. But
on the other hand, the persons captured m a. =
be innoceot-thia II. he may nor bc cent n. !.
band. He therefore bas q right to n faiy
trial OF the accusation against him. The
neutral State that hes taken him under Its
flag l. bound to protect him il he Is Hpt con.
trab.n nd, and Is therefore entitied 10 be sails
fed upon that ira portan Q4es,ipn he IA IN
OF the State - Pls4g-t to his safety,
II innccert, 8. It's justice - pisdgea TO
his surrender IL he is really contrsb md -
Here are con affecting claims. iBvoiyiDk psr.
sonaf liberty, life, honor, and duty Here
are conhl citing paticnal cIaime, inyoivnx
welfare. safety, honor, and empirs, Tn. y
req uira 8 tribunal aud trial. The capiu sd
balligerent States ere tquals. Whii. the l1w
authorizes were found silent, IL was sug-
gested 1T an early day by this Govern men
that you shoaid take the captured persons
into n conyenien part, and institute jadi~ial
proceedings there to Try tho cor troyrrsy -
But only courts nf Admiralty have iuris-
dtciion 10 malttlme cases, and ths 80 courts
have form las 10 try anay claims. to contra
band chatisis, bat none 20 try cttims cons
csrEirg rontraband persops. The Us,ug's can
entertain no proceeding aid gender ho lidg.
ments In favor ef or against the atl<gsa con.
traband man. esesss.
1t was replied. .aI this is true; bat you car
reach in those courts dtcisioA ukIch viii
have the moral weight of . judicial oEe by q
eirco,tons pro oeeediUg. convey the snspsc Ted
msn, together with the suspected vessel
into pcrt. aud Try the question whether 'h'
so by proving the suspsct ed men to- be con
| traband. If the nlsn are not cOntraband, th'
men Will escape eonee euan saion. Stiil shcr.
- no Suds ment for or ag rsE - ths cap uret
persons. But IL was answered thag thar,
would result from the e.teymtn a ton OF hi
| court CONCERNING the vessel, i~aal Ger
tainty concerning the characla OF ths men.
This course Of proceeding seemed ep-n y
Dany objsa ions 1t ejevaies 1hs ias!den
inferior private interest into the tropsr pis;
| Of the main var amount pn bile eAs. ahd pess
| bly, il iaay make the fvs3anoa, She safety o.
the existence Of q na tfon, depend on the scei
| dents Of . merely personal and f,reuptar, lit
| igaticn. Moreover, when the indAmept O
/ the prize coort upon the aa1 fnans e. OF IN
| capture OF the vessel IL teadsx~si, II ras ,ly
concludes roahaHg. and binds psssAer tn. bel
ligrEf nj Ssa,c sor the ns u,ral upen thu srva
| questtops OF the dispesit.oH To be nssie OF sh
| captured eon,rnesai a persens. That qses.io,
10 still to bs really deseffnlnsd, IL aS al, B.
diplomatic aTsangemest or hy ysr.
One may we'll express his sueprias whel
told that the law OF nasions has psvseli; O.
no moro reasonable, practicrl nd ss Ytsc
mode than this OF 0<tsrmtniA4 Que oeiols @
sueh grave import between overeigu Eowsi.
i 1hA rAsTaf SRa NAY feel on The -acc0ai1n 1