New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-27

VIC ~ this fundamentally in onr last struggle
- th her in vindicatioD OF our pa''ime riSu,s. Ipo
.ncer;ty Of the Pas declarations IN regard III,
ss,s nr1ps,ty ON the high se@s was brought 10 tns
. s,e Mr.. Marcy's amendment, which, in fact,
S.I,d the resI purpose IN regard 10 the met
s,,nt Of tho Paris Conferences, which was 10
f.sble us Of that formidable ueahs OF oeieose
witch bad in our war OF 1917, rendered sncn ssn"'
rice. The uninterrupted peace and prosperity
,~hich lave marked our national progress since
.bis lat period had rendered tie American pnChc
mind insensble to the urgent pecetei'y OF nehn,e'
5xsd and publicly recognized international isei'M,,
zion upon tie question OF their mail'ine aho neu,a
tights until the preeeot extraordinary eon)u.c'uio
VI public affairs which now disturbes ut b. nol,,
mi conyulses and threatens tue world abfoao; 20
domestic compLc atoms rendered II necessary .na.
saould have, at an early day, csIihee ,a VorH in
ing with the CONNIE cia Powers Of the Oiu w. has
relation 10 the rights of nentgals. lie po 40, he
been pressed with all the duty ana a'iii'; nn aorIv
comes great and powerful pal. H. u ON. unnori.
period in our domesic difculties u oet 49, from
ant TO disable the unse'upuous ." prey upon the
aiding or abettiug the Rebel n's ~ ~ ~ aid the
comn,rce Of ina United States. 10 inns Gnu s"s
Secretary of state Of the United ares 49, At
circular 10 the Ministers OF .ne $50 RsIyium
C,rea, Britain Frsuce, Prussia, Aust,'a, D,s',
Eel aud Ucnnark directing each OF tneh W as.e'
tsin wbetbsr il was disposed to enter mo peeo.a
lions for the Accession OF tbe U"ito o'"'ee w ne
declaration of the Paris Congress, Nv 'eo s""'s a
.rnressjng the Presidents approval OF the NIFTY
sme ndmeEt; vet, in consideration OF tie ehdsfed
condition of public asifs and in view Of Inc ia'sng
~ the standard Of revolt, proposing q convention
IN the subject of the r.hs OF bslisefeh,s a"u
'r,trals, in which the United States e@ -
lipgness 70 become a party TO tue faiis snP"if-
,ops rnre AID simple. At as early per'oi No the
10Th o April 1861, the Department oil o'a'e Oh we
United States instructed Mr.. Adams a. LONDON
% that tia recognition of the eO-aied Confederate
na,,oSs mi he deemed equivalent TO deliberate
resolution BY her Majestys Governments mat this
Amsr,esn Governments, which has 30 long consii-
,uIed q sovereign nation shall be now permanently
dissolved, and cease TO exist forever. ine same
patel being designed TO remind the british Gov
-utoeut chat the British empire itsel Is al aegre-
gaiion Of divers communities, which cover large
~tion OF tue earth. aud embrace one-iiith OF lis
Ire population That sOrue, at leasi, OF these
amuuiiies are held 10 their places III that system
bonds rs fragile as ,he Obligations Of our own
sderal Union; that the strain viii some time core
shieh is TO tfy the stngtn Of these bonds though IT
will be Of different kind fom that whicb Is trying
The CORDS Of our confederation. ihe.e "oWonl,l'hs
OF the hostile aspect in Which re ogii II by Ora,
Iri ain Of the seceded States would be regarded BY
this Government was thus rcintediy brought home
70 the mind Of the British Minister II Foreign Al
fairs. The dispatch conveying hem bedrs GATE four
teen day before that authorizing renewal OF tie
conference on the Paris nOdlii ss.ios IN 1876 Of The
publ law. BY Dispatch on the list OF May, 1861,
from the Secretary Of STATE 10 our envoy al London,
he was i.etructed 10 " os sst jrLi al intercourse
whateyor unofficial dc Wei rs Official long as it
shall co inue intercourse Of either EiEd with the
aouesio enemies of this couD,ry and, further, that
Pritsi recognition would be British inter, eniion, TO
create within Territory, hCe lie Stale, by
THROWING tnis republic On tee 2let Of May, 1851,
our Minister opened, with due iornaliiy, to Lord
John RUSSELL the pTotonal 10 negotiate III regard TO
peutrais IN time Of war, stating tai the necessary
pow eIs Lad been transmitted 10 him, with form Of
convention, hich he prOpOsed TO pre-, en-: II there
wss any disposition TO pursue the u,s't.r The
British Foreign Secretary III cd bis Willingness to
negotiate but stated Lis deere 70 leave tits subject In
the hands OF Lord Lyons a. Washington, 10 HON,
be minated, authority had been transmitted to
ascent 10 any modification Of the only point in
Issue with the Government Of the United States.
This apparently clear, explicit ana frauk understand
ing has most remarkable sequel, which is poiDtedy
ok. tched in our MiDisei & dispatch Of the I2tn VI
July, 1861 stating tina, his "prevailing feeling has
beer Of profound surprise at the course Of he
Brish Government throughou the present sficrlty,
tOwn: first-l prepares Ia the form OF Instructions
70 Lord Lyons, paper 10 be presented 10 The Secre-
tary of State of the United States, among other
things virtually sskog him 20 con,.de the princi-
pies laid down in the derlarati, IL OF Congress OF
Paris in 1856. Second-Wben III obrdienee to MIR.
Adams's instructions he proposes 10 oer pr1,i to
Lord John Russell, actually designed 10 do the very
thing desired he is told hsi dIrcciDs have alread
been sent out to Lord Lyons 10 arrange the matter
on the basis propose by tie AmeIiiBn Government,
of the three articles, emitting the fourth altogether
Third-Iord Lyons expresses the opinion to the Sec
rotary Of Of the United States that his iDsIuc
tons do not suthorze bin 10 enter into convention
r,nty with these events, Mr. Dayton, at pars, pro-
poses 70 uegotia,e the sane busi"e,s With France,
Mr. Albums ia Informed tnat tbe proposal has been
communicated 10 the Ministry In London, ond that
no definite conclusion tss been arrived at. Mr.. Ad-
anna III the courIy language Of diplomacy, observes
"tbst more rena kADe series OF Gisund rstandiigs
as seldom come within his ObervaiiOn;' he might
- salt in strict truth, taat more remarkable ter
,vs,sailCD on the part OF Great Britain, never
r' in the records of di louacy. Mr. Adams was
O. 10 understand that tho Marcy proposition
ipsdmissible bat rs lie was insirn Ell not to
mon il, Lord Russell proposed to take q copy
DrOict OF the convention for the onsd.ratlon
colleagues. The result OF that e0nsid Iaron il
known IN Lord Russ, lis Communications dated
DO 81, 1851, twelve days after tie battle OF Bull
b. m Which lie expresses his reaciiess "to carry
o. ne gOt.,iOls soou as the neces airy arrange
n.eA. be peri, cted in London and Paris ~ that
ihe conventions may be til.lied sihul aneously at
these two capi.als." Yet coupling with ,lai ,i.e.
nent The fol owing Ienai kable parssre: 81 need
scsrceiy add that, the part Of Gseat Britain tue
enga epent will be rospective, and will not iuvnl
tdste any biDg already doue.' Here Ia the fist
slnnellng iniimsiirn Of the ulte10r PURPOSES Of
Gree Britain, by the assumption OF pcblli n un-
friendly 70 the dignity and Interests If The Uniled
Staes Dir. Adams in reference 10 tbs sentence in
his disi4sch Of Augutt g 1851 states tn, l.. must
ing Ills last paragraph. Our Inleer however.
IL Lot suffered long 10 remain IN Ignorance o. the re- i
) pur, ose II the British Secretary. Tue un orlunie
oocu ''necs Of July Il, ic0l, ia tire Witty Of
.. va sae, had Iipeued The purpose Of he bitter
y rear, rs we fId in lis note OF August A., 1901.
he Foreign Ofie', 10 Sir Adams IT, wiich he
q, spOu sighiDg tie convention according ~
~ s's draft, embodying tie arlclrs Of the
De- aiicn OF Paris, to ap, Una the following extra
O. declaration,
s!,.ing n. ssasaro 70 ihe convention Of this day
~N. ht'sJ ne (lnfen Il CIcht Biitair AZ q esnd
M u ed Set OF America. the EaI HJ.se declares