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Americans. A. cur Department OF s'ste o,ooo
eases we're recorded, and it was sstims'Su r:L
least many more might have octurreo' =
no information had been rsneivsi-
PiGte I, ar ument, negotiation, coriesPo"r
ard war ltself-unhappily the lsst resort o. T.
public. A. Of Kings-vere all employed 10 Vaih oy
h" United StsIss 10 procure a Remuneration -
this intolersb pretensiou. Tie Soie,'
cur diplomatic history are oeSot 70 - r.
pose; ami the only serious war N WHICH 49,.
been engaged, until summoned to tne0un'e' '-''
reoelli, D. was 10 overcome by arms this very pre-
tension VII ch would not yield to reason De IN
ming il thu last century, the corresponuehoe
last closed by recent reply 81 M. ceNato ~
Lord Lyons. The long CONTINUED occasion o. en-
fict is now happily moved, and the Fre'enSlSa
disappears forever-to take It's place un"nS tns
curiUsItiss Of the past.
Doubtful. doubtful AS to that last remark;
but let that pass for the pres n. OF the
many quotations from pubic documents
which Mr.. Sumner gives TO show how earn
e,tly and steadily our Government labored
with that Of Great Britain 10 di,alow this
outrageous abuse of power, we give hut one
an extract from the instructions OF Mr..
Madison. our Secretary Of State in 1904, to
Mr. Monroe, our Minister 10 LJndOn.
Taking resson and Justice for be test; IF this
prsotio-, IL p, sii4iy i,ftz iss o'eaE's II d.
prIvss ~. Gss1ss, riy4 OF Of T'gH!eT f'iaL
to which the Ino n-iuef-ble srtloie oil pro er-
~ captured the high srss IL enttieh and isaVss
thar dssfIay TO the will OF su "uo-r, sometlmea
cruel, often Ignorant, and nerslly interested BY
want OF N .riners, IN his own decisions. Wherever
property found in q neutr Il vessel Is supposed to
be liable, on any groun l, to capture and con
demnation the rule in all cases ts, that the qurs-
tion shall not bs decided by tbs captor, but be
carried before a legal tribunal, where regular
trial msy be had, ami wnels the captor himstli
| Is liable " damages for an abuse OF bis power
Gan it be reasonable, then, or just, hat oelng-
| srent evmmsndsr who is thus restricted, anu tbus
responsible in a case Of N re properly o trivial
amount, shouli b. PernIttsi NH '-f T'eHrTI7g 70
gryf ikarai rl.t 20 srans.ss fts Gee of zsa-
vsI'i Gseids fis t--Jorfasf qassfios Of fash
'eiIvs s.leyssHess, sd TO carr! that 0ec'sicn
| IutU execution By ioIo,ng every tntlTIduAl be
| may cnvoso into service sohorrent 70 bis fee
| ing, Cutting him Of IRON hIE oct tender con
neetivns, s1 posing his mind and bis person to Tue
mOst hunlisting dI-ciplIds, and ns lie ltself L
the greatest dsngeri Reason, justice, sud ~
msuity unite IN pro esting A. ah,t 20 eKtraveg ant
= processing. "-efsis PaPTs, Vol. ). ,. 81
The war of 1872 was declared by our
Government against Great Britain, mainly,
though not wholly. because Of these per,is-
tent abuses. In 1913 our Government pro-
posed an armistice, on condition that the
British Government would aban ion her
claim to search American vessels for Britis
-eamen and 20 take them away. the re y
Of the Prince r Agent-afterwaIds George ".
was:
ollie Royal Hghusss can never sdrnit that. IN
the exercise o; "a. US -ouErED and ~ icr.o azls-
paid ryh' of5f4rc1izy neural ~ rcAg-t ve- sis -
an. II 11r. RI izPrs.4rzsAf y Bytrh ss4s,.a
when found therein, eaA 81 nssssi any uloair9- a
a H,s'-ai 2 Neither can b aCmit hat the
tx NJ Of -ucd scauen from on board such vessels
r1H .. eizsi9--s9 81 nay l.srIi Nfsss a. a loshis
'7,asa-s or GJ.ailsab.s Gauss + rIT."
Peae. was declared by tie treaty at Ghent
in 1914, without oay alizsioa 10 n s prae, c.
Of search and rnpressnonA SUBJ, Q tent ef-
iJiIs we're made repeatedly by our Govern.
ment TO induce Great Britain 20 re1cuncs
her doctrine on that sulj ct but to no pun
pose. though he dIJ not continue tie , FAC
uce. 5 much god At least came from ID,
numerous captures Of British armed s>,l.
ny Amercln ones in that war. Fmal'y. IN
1912, Mr.. Webs eF. our ) cretary Of S.aty
alter vain attempt t, induce Lord Al
burton to make rem quIshment OF ID,
British claim a matter OF treaty obligation
ended the discussion by saying in substance
that our Government w1ull never admit tie
justice vi the doctrine, nor folrais Its beng
put in praeiics again and there the subject
bas rested q the present day
Mr.. SUMNER .ays the Blush Government
now uses our uan argument against u. and
that " # Cap. Wilkes rs night IN fh!, ? etsn
non. Inn 'krO ghopl al III sc nie' nanoaa
d bates r. ending a. ie00 orer flr1 ye.,rGfl .hl
ire hare ben ,0rong We d, not see THAT
The cases are widely different to our view
For an armed nava. ,ficer - enter a neutrl
merchant vessel, to pick out for himself help
less sesInen in its service, and to lorcs then
into the war service Of his own nation is on,
Aflir-to intercept on a neut al vessel the
authorized functionsries Of bsihger,n. pour,
on .0arise mission. slavery different one
ne 1t seems % US.
But Mr. SUNSEs does not admit that Com
Wil,e- C uld rgltfully Inv, brought tbe
Trent. with her contents, into port for adiu-
LcAtiOD. on [ ground Of her having C n
trabaud persons or property on board -
| Inraia ba diH. rom. ~ biz IT,. NJ 49,
ARD, who laid it down that Mas n and o..
dell-as authorized emis>aries from thu pre-
tended Confederate Gov, rnment with til.
hostile purpose they had in view-were IN
doubtedly contra5and of war. Mr. 5 admits
that according 10 European authorities
Of the highest character they were 60; nut BE-
argues, on many quotations from language
used by our authorised dirlomatsts, thar nui
G Vt hss always claimed that only SOLDER
and military etfosrf in octuai r7Iee Of n, nj
should lie held as ccntrahani Of war, ana
Jhat all oiAsr perSoai ought 10 be carried
with imPunity by neutrals in time OF
war.-ind that even hostile sI'pHches
we're not to BE- considered contraband Ma
.nn and Shdell not being soldiers or n1'iiqry
ofc IS IN actual stlvice. had therefore, says
Mir GUNNER. n night, according 10 Ameri-
an dc rinr, t proceed On their m'-chievous
I'D wicked eIrand without hludran'e in
ny way lrim uur fhccr-- Capt. WILKES.
nv c1ns,d.r', very naturally looked at Tie
Elrup=4n auJho ities, B1tisi and other>,
ior the international law On tie suhl-ct, 7
lice ,ohs were At hand the .ut'irts u
our own Government weIe less public, and
therefore were unknown OF not thought o
By him. As further evidence in favor Of his
position. Mr.. SUNNLR eieTs u many freafi' q
| which nave b en- made hesween no OHlty d
States and other vernmr.t>. In Which 1t
Is provided that only riLaGry VI n IN 'hs &C.
nal s,rV'ee Of the enemy shnll Dc liable 70 Be
] t.kan f,nt pf the neutral Vessels ,,f the GOV.