Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-04-22
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ylo Of q temple wherein commerce should he
Syrneu w. Win the palm and the olive---yictory
rnu peace IL should inquire how wan mas ~
maze priei; whether Injuries 20 u-oonnha go
u Whatever trade, age, sex and condition. s.eI
make wars short. Such inouirieo 3 ponId sl,e.r
sne olspasslonate delegates IN an
Z, ounsIess' Inss wars sre prolonged BY rapine.
cruelty ana pillege. They would shcs thsfSs
var saas sacks towns, deasroys property, lsys
waste helds and infictS penalties and bsrbssI.
Ties on the inhabitants, does not hurfv. b1t ~
crastinates, peace Atrocities sfethe sSeds ~
future strlfes. They stimulate conflict, ~.
cry suco conflict 10 sure to be renewed when he
antagonists recover from their exhauatiop..
such Congress would, therefore. etop tho
connscation OF private property Of enemles
found IN the country at the commencement N
noetlnues. 1t would save cohtracts ron viola.y
lion nnd private debts from conAscstIon. sItb
would DO as franklin and other bAmehoano
Statesmen early proposed, separaie the lproduc,'
lps olssses nom Mose whose business II Il To-
30 be--the affair Of Covernn1euts5 J ana 80 -,
individuals Already these doctrines nave eoo.-
siderable sway upon the land In time .of Sysr.
why not upon the sea-Why not2 Thie briness
mo to the question Of privateeriDg. TIE con- d
mittee do notfe its abolition, exceut II be
accompanied by Mr.. Marey's, Ameudmeut. =.
With our large commerce and small uayv II
would be rulnous and seneeless to give up pfi-
vAteers unless other powers give up their cruis-
ere 10 spohatore upon private proptrty. Unieuso
puolie armed velSels arr abolished Quoad koc
mere T. no principle settled. The principle In,
yolved 70 the protection OF property at sss, not
the mode Of iEs destruction, but how n ebaII notg
be destroyed at all In war. II you exeeot tub-.
lie armed vessels from this principle, WIN not
arbitrarily say that steam. .Teasels shall be al
loved 70 prey on commerce but sailing vessels
must not be alloved7 There is lust a. much
or rather Just as little, principle In IL as to ssy
private armed vessels shall be dissliowed, but
public vessels shall be allowed to seize priyate
property. To surrender privateeriog, without
the Marcy equivalent, Is to surrender the eea 70
the nation which has the superior guns on her
cruisers: II Is to surrender tho sea again TO
England. NO wonder she detli1es The Marcy
both public and private armed vessels ie 10 free
the seas In the interests OF commeres and man.
knu, which is to the glory of the American
doctrine. DO not despair OF bringing Englapd
into the alliance FOX the free sea. Had she not
her Immense navy and her immense pride in IL.
she would accept the American doctrine, as her,
merchants urged, ia case We abolished priva-
teering. She has lively recollection, lately
refreshed by speech of Mr.. Bright, Of what
privateering did for her commerce in our late
war. In 1914 her tonnage was 3,500,OO0, and
her exports we're labout the same, ss her i'm
ports) E4O, 10000 600 During the two years Of
that war our prvateers took $500 Of her Abips.
worth E2l 100000, or $l07, ,000. .O00.fi ID t'5's
Now, With tonnage three times ae great az
then, and With imports lthe same as exportpy
to the amonut Of $l20, 600 600, and With our
commercial and prlvateering force increased
even more than her own, what might she not,
autieF from our enterprsing people, wrought 10
TO an intensity Of revenge and hate BY q war
with her2 Does she Wish to become our belliR.
eFent1 Or would she prefer, IL that even.
come, to relieve her commerce as we'll from our
private armed ships az from our vessels OF War7
If this principle Of protecting private property
-of limiting the consequences of war 70 the
making the war O duell0 be-
tween them--be good for the land, as cyiiza.
tion has confessed, why not apply it to the sea?
II, on the land, the camp and fort are the thea
tire OF ssriie; II the graces Of home, aud Of art,
and the libraries OF knowledge and the peace
ful occupations OF men are guarded in war up-
on the land, why notapply the same principles
to the seat Why, in this age, when opinion
rules, and law Is made by its teachngs, why Of.
fer up to the cupidity of men the golden freight
OF Australia and California, or the rich stsam-
ers and packets which connect Europe With
Aneflca, and both with the Oriebt7 Why
place in added petilo the peaceful craft, which
brings US the teas and spices, the sugars and,
silks of the earth7 Why noi Danish from the
sea tho ravaging belligerent. whether ha sAii
under the kings commission or letter Of
marque7 Why involve neutrRls In the hos pas
SioBs of wari Why not make law in imita-
tion Of Him, who said to the raging of tho sea,
"Pesce, be still!' I trust that the American
Congress will give it's voice for the great Amer.
lean doctrine, which would enfranehise CON-
neroe, guarantee peace, and give new impulse
10 civilization.