The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-11

C untry, she vas Intended. TO Interfere
with he quarrels of great Siates coul
only lead 20 mischief, aud u We now in
t@riered Ia America either by means Of
fitting out vessels Of war or by premature
recogni ion, we should only produce the
same results az fall wed our inter yention
in the affairs Of Trance, WHEELED TO ihe
extension Of the reign ct terror al over
Germany. He old not expect % live o.
see two Independent nations within The
u iied States. a great deal had been
sid In that House on contrary assump-
ton, but whatever the issue u this dread
ful war might he, let this country krep
clear OF il. lie de,ired not ling more
than that we 50 ud be silent aud sorrow.
fat until thisgreat var was over Hear ] |
Mr. Laird was prepared 20 prUve hat |
every word no bad said In tOImtr 90
bate was perfectly tue, and 70 put bis
proofs la the hands ct the nO6le Lord at |
the head Of the Government. Hear
The honorable us mber stated that tn
Alabama had never been In CUnteder
ate poIt but that was not necessary 90
long as she ca, RED the Confederat. com.
mission. If We were at war with Ameri-
ca and the Admiral on the North Ameri
can station captured vessels that we're
likely &, DO useful, the henorabl-
gentleman suppose that ne would be
Obliged 10 send them into ? rtsmt nth
| hat Dor and wait for their pcIurn2 No,
the moment vessel received commits
sion from a DO ligereni G. vernmsut she
became q recogniE vesstl-oi-wa and
must be so reg I'D d. A proof that the
| American Government admitted tue law
ia meas Of The captures made by the Ala
hama was that they had recognized the
bonds given by the officers Of The phips
seized aud LIBERATED by the Alabama
Tney thus recognized the whole. Pr octed
ing uuder whiop s. o bpcame a O,nfed r.
ate vessel and r, oeived a Coz derste
| Commission, aud thew could not back
out of IT. Hear, hesr
White the honorable gentleman, Mr.
CObdeG) was turning his attention to tie
breach OF the Foreign Enlistment act,
he could have Hish'd that no had made
inuuiries toto be enlistment Of men for
the Federal army that was nov going on
in ireland. ID be would advise With the
American minister on this point he might
do a great deal Of god 10 the people OF
ireland. Ii the honorable genil man,
however, persisted in seeing opl one
side OF the qu, siiOn. Hear, hear The
Chef Baron had given a htrOng opinion
that the Law was on the side Of those
~ho had built che Alexandria. The
Hon member had vouched for the resdi
ness Of tue Americans 70 abstain from
infringing the law in this respect He
wished, however t0 relate 20 the House
what took p ace in regard 90 lie Amtri-
ca, vessel which was built, manned,
armed aud equipped ia the Unitrd
States, and when vas taken out by
Capt. Hudson TO Pe,rOpaulowski for the
Russian Government
Capt. Hudson "expressed his deep
ohagrIn at tbe u,eypected termination
of thu war, as this America was only
one OF feet that we're preparing and
tquipping for the same government and
? pui pose, and added that in the event OF
another years war, they would have
swept the Pc &c Of Engl;sh vess, l,.p
la conf nation Of this statement be
q would read = memorandum made BY an
officer on board the S.vannahs
An officer OF the British navy stated
, !, In letter:
THE America laid in The Peiho river
tor some weeks dnring tho month al
April and May, 1865 Sac had the Dag
" Of Count Putla'ine flying at the signioa
Of the treaty Of Tien-tsin, Nav, 1868
= and was we'll known TO every naval Off
Ger present as having been built il
= America for the Ru.sisus. She had 81
: AMERICAN eagle on her oTeFn."
So far firm the American Governmer
e keeping faith with ,hatof Great Br tail
d during the war with Russia, they allow.
e ed the America to get away and CAV,
a orders TO the American Admiral TO pro
lect her against the search of EDgisi
f and French officers. (Hear, heaF)
i Lord PaImerston said Sir, I have list.
+. ened with great attention to the speech
q of my honorable friend the member iol
Roohdalt bit It appears 90 me that h,
4 and Her Mi .sty's Government, aud
n think the country ct large, start in ia,
:. confederation of tue matter TO which b,
n has directed the attention Of the Hous
% from different points Of departure. W.
!, look upon the two parties who are nov
It 10 arms against each other la Amerlc
e az each Of them bslligeren,s, and, there
z fore, alike entitled, ae far as our n, ultra
=, position is concerned, TO al the priv
Ie leges and rights which sppei tain TO bel
d ligtrents. Now, IL ST ems 70 me, that tina
d which is running in the hesd OF he hon
j. orable gel tleman, and which guides sn,
10 directs che whole Of bis reasoning, is ib
J. tt, ling, although perhaps disguised {
10 himself, that the Union is still 10 legs
" existence, that there are not in Amrric
two belligeFent parties, but lesitimAt
), Government aud rsbe on against th
"A Government Nov, that plsces he tw
parties in v,IV dlff,rsbt position frOl
I" thst Ia which Il is our duty 10 consids
tbem Now, what 10 the duty OF = n, q
A. nal in regard 20 tao beliigeFents, an
d what are the TisLts Of neuirslsP Til
ne Am, rican Government have LAID down Oh
10 position tor th.mseiveP, because the
Ii have declared that sntHiral is sc libert
DO 20 furnish belligeFent with any thin
70 that the belligerent may choose 70 bu
st whether IL be Saips, arme, ammunition
a. or any thing Use, no restriction is impos
a 90 on n UIrsl In furnishing bellIRtrer
l. even Ia those things which are mAteris
r. ingredients In the conduct Of mill ar
rs operations Therefore on no Information
D. al Law has the Federal 6overhm. at an
he night whatever 70 complain Of THE {
at any other country that may supply
~ party Ia arms agsinst the FsdsFals wit
" any thing they may choose TO buy.
Il cannot in the abstract concur with "a