Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-07-17

great evil IN the community Thess negroes they say
who ara run iato Canada By the Abolition fanatics are
the oaly panpers and pauper population they have ln
some places they are taxed pretty heavily for The sup
port Of this part of their population They ore
thrfess set some ct them starving Themselves IN their
wEeschedness rather than work. The Government has
frequently to make contributions to them The Cana
dams would rejoice to see them all packed off South
where they might be made useful The Canadians Mr.
Bramet says are really Northern men With Southern
| procvities.
Rep:y or ale Hrt,i.h Consul 20 Pscayune Euaisr.
The following pupgent letter written by Cen Coppell
British Consul at New Orleans 10 reply to one recently
published which had been addressdto him and twoi
other Cousuls by Butler the Beast viii be read with
interest by the curious:
Y0u are pleased tosay had information, the sour
ces OF which you will not expect ne to disclose" &C.
and you proceed to make allegations in regard to the
by which these sugars had been purchased with
10 justify the laying of your military hands on
them cannot think that you have refused 10 disclose
the sources of your information from any apprehension
that BARN might happen to your informer5, while your
martial Rgis is extended them but, as from your
several quotations OF Latin legal maxms, you show
some acquaintance both with the language 10 when tley
are written ard the science from which they are Dor
rowed will illustrate MY view of the information you
refer 70, by eEOher maxim Of The law touching crimes
1t is this, c"i protest. is sect y: He who profits By
/ it, is The
IN CUR HtLtf 10 you we asked 10 De placed
session OF the facts which caused such order to he
issued by you prevents the sposon of these sugars
according the visits ard fer the benefit of the own
ers, our countrymen. on reply that tie purchaser of
these sugars Mr.. Covas for cur cOunrymen " had
been engaged in buying Confederate notes. giving fer
them Sterling Exchange; thus transferring abroad the
credit OF The States in rebellion and enabling these bills
of credit to be converted into bullion to be used there
as has bcen f0r the purpose OF purchasing arms and
munitions Of war"
Ii there is any truth in that allegation it was an &C.
complShed fact totally independent of the purchase OF
the sugars which the parties resident 10 Europe had
interest. Can your legal skill show any rule by which
the misconduct (adnttiug its existence, gunaeut1
coun the interest OF his principal, in bono fde dis
tinCt transaction How far and bow long snail ner-
sonal propriety be liable to be pursyed after sale on
charges-Which may be utterly fictitious and futile
against agent? In this case your accusation ar-
pears to be rather against the rece Confederate notes.
than against the agent As well might it be said that
gold silver CON- which had once come from the hands
of thief murderer, and been used ia commerce. vi
tiated every contract in which it employed Both
agent end principal have right to make use of all the
honest means which are most advantageous to them.
/ You c0ndescendrgY remark "Wishing to treat YOU
gentlemen with every respect have set forth at length
some of the reasons which have prompted my action
on certainly were not long embarrassed BY bearing
the load OF that respect your next succeeding para
graph cvinCes, beginning with What proceedings
have you either Of you, to waive If yCu do feel
disposed so to do? What authority is vested in you by
the laws of nations of this country which gives you
the power TO such language to the representatives Of
the United States in a quasi official communication
commercial agents merely of subordinate Glass; Con
sOs have power to waive condone any proceedings
past present, of the Government under whose pro-
lection they permitted esle so long as they be-
) have wel,' and more Of the same sort.
Ii you call this resped we trust that you may re.
ceive as much OF it as your exalted station and gen
circus department merit Bat to the merits o
the matter Of your paragraph think it did not re
, quire much perepc2clty perceive that we meant
10 "waive" any demand for damages on account O
the detention OF the sugars and we thought thai
you ought to be grateful for cur consideration
I There IS a maxim in free Government that there il
. "no wrong without remedy" and although soldiers
> would exempt themselves from its operation, anC
. might remain practically exempt if their il-gOter
, accumulation OF wealth were successfully secreted
Il more substantial party, their Government, may b.
: made responsible It issFy be remembered that "com
d mericlal agents, merely, of a subordinate class
though they may IN vain make the first reclamation
account Of plumber and other violent military act
committed against The property of their fellow coun
trymen are not wanting IN good reserve tOrce euc
? as soon settled the nGUGt violence committed on th
Is Trent and il y0u turn deaf 10 the cal! 70
justice, your Government will not be allowed to d
/ so. My Government will look to them, and the
re may manage you as they for reimbursement.
Sir, you believe what you said in regard to on
Re subordinate position at the time you wrote was it mag
le 0anlm0Us III Major General, flushed with victor
and supreme above all laws we'll as the convention
ates OF society to upbaid the humble by casting int
N their teeth the inferi0rity Of their ofce The eXae
Is we're once interior. 1t would be fortunate for all
D. they Should not continue nA.cbGracer. The bes
i man is he who uses his opportunities best. a Ma
l. may reflect with satisfaction upon bis former humb
condition. after he has been raised to station rank an
O. authority Yet his feelings more sacred tha
those OF the less favored What would you have though
said aud done had you been told that you were once
h sub0rdnate agent at the bar of your native State
Connecticut and attorney allowed to write pleas an
Il otter papers, but not to within the bar, nor
IA open your mouth in any court of high Jurisdiction.
to | cannot close this letter without remarking tbs
n your insinuGtioa-I might say your allegation :
I'd " that you have been so lO0g dealing with rebel Coz
in liberation which has been supplicating you mai
le such representations to the Government whose sui
at ects you are would induce your soveregns to al
IN it in its tratorouS designs" &C. would have been ha
lis arded by you were you not Major General comman
70 ing the Department of the Cult l must content m
ut self with saying that you have not shadow
r. ground Tor that aspersiOn.
l am, sir, &c,
ed (Signed)
ZEE To Major General B. F. Butler, commanding the D
ne partment Of the Gulf, New Orleans.
les
BEUTLERIsM ST. LOUISA gentleman recently q
m rived al Knoxville from st. Louis reports tn only ALTO