Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-19


does nos ia.en3 b Sc Us Tsd5an HP9s ~ he
ru'hl sss is We are W5aty Il aar ~
hsat81ce Las - Be t-te b oBFsvss s.rd
srua ta lss God sf eur fefhsr8, ass ear tfiaHlE 4
is sbselussiy esE.sia = aiississipgiss.
HsssrsasioEsI law a. sRsstsa ~ ths
.4EHErfeaE war
z'rsni ssssrsss.;'s sizgszias.l
Tss iassfssf assaehlng at pressas % susssisus
of inf-rassiozai law aad tbs riEsls sf bslIasf-
suts, Eih fsc0ulafs1d tAs passages o. sssze sub
4 lssss aAiek fslls1s
2 If Ell the States IA EgroBe we're ts con
I err il framing geaerri ss3s of istsTEa-
tisnal lay, 8hicA shGcd - biHdiag CO
ken sn, ana fern lha@selTes late 3
ConfodsraeY % snfarcs Is tlis Eight BE- rsesr5-
! ed Is positive iags q natozs fez EEraps
Bat Bsshiny Of this ssrt ASS aver ksan afts8ps
I e. The asz7sse aPEraaeh % such iegislaeioR is
the general fegslstisas intrsaacsd iass ;rsatiss
~ tbs great psWers Of EaraPs, which are sis5-
! ing on tns contracting parties, but not "a tho
States saAt dssIiae 70 scesde 70 thsHl
IL settle gusEtoas befWsen Ezsi0ns sn tks
4 8riueiDsR Of jlssie, rathsf than leave shsm 70
be bind arsisramsns Of war Is fks PriRarY OBJ
iGct Of the EuFopaan law Of ssfsns. Whaa
war has broken ss., it Tsgalstss sAs rights sa3
dutss OF 5siiigsFsRts snd she eoadact sf nss-
trails
A The weak siss Of tae law Of aatisns Is u
I EaRt Of a supTsuz3 executive s0Wer ts enfores
( i, smsl States ara sXp0sad 70 great dissave1-
! tsEsz IN disputes vita thsir mors Boaerful
( nsighbOrB But shs aodsTn political systsn Of
| EuroPs fer ths prsaervafiss Of she kalaHcs of
( power, teTma a strong hafrler aEsinsi us5rst
/ aggression Hhsn she power Of sns great
/ S,ats eau be balanced or kept in chesk by that
Of another, the in3spsndsBes Of Smaller States
is ia soEls osgrss ssc9rsd sgsiass both. For
neither Of the great psWeTs viii all0E i,s rival
70 sdd to is ETsugth BY ihs eoa4asst Of Ehe
snsslieT stztss.
Bv tie 5seIsrasisn IF tie lesA ApTil, 1856, the
4 Congress Of Paris. hsid aftar fhn CTi2ssa EaE,
/ adopted f9Rr sHEoiPl sl iHtsrBsti0nal laU;
lst Privateeriag Is sEs reuisiEs esaisssd-
p Tha Hsutrai Gag coEess shs sasusy's nlsr-
ehsndiss, with ths szeePtioR ef osBtrssaaa of
[ 50. Neutral msrchand5s- WitA tas sxcsRilsn
I Of cassra5and Of Ear, is sos Eable u ssizzrs
I up Yer al su0my7s hRg.
~ Rssksdss, il order 20 Be bindiaE. nzst
be effective; that il ie say, Hust Be uaintsiasd
By foxes rpsly EnfieisRs 30 PrsVeRt sDRrsaeh
/ q an enemy's cssst.
Thia aeclsgaE0n vas signsd BY tbs planiBo-
tentiaries Of re EsvsR powers whs attended ths
Congress, ana il was accepted hy nearly all the
Ssstss OF chs world. Bat ths Unissd States Of
America, SRsiB asd Mexico refused fhsir ssssHt,
1 hseAass thsy objected 20 The sbcHfsn Of FriFa-
! tserng. s. isg IS thesa powers are esnesrusd,
Therefore, pTivzfaegihg- IS, ths smDi1TRsnt
tnf private cruisers, commissioned BY ths S-s,sF
ssh fsfnsigs psTfscsly lszitmste usds Cf war
fare British sad ths osI,sr Psrsgs eh5 secass3
"a tie asclsration, ere bsese E aiEeoutirrs tbs
4 prsstics ia hostIiitiss wis sseh ether. Ba If
{ vs. sh1Hf hsve tEs Izisfarsuns % 20 20 var
faitb fas Uaitsd Ssatss, W. zhBaI3 Hos be hcuad
( rn sbstsiD from privaiserizg unless Lhs United
States should enter into silzilsT and correspond
ing engagement with IA
4 The freedom Of oo8msras 30 which Reatyal
States are entitled. dsis not extend 70 tie co.'s
( t.sband OF UsT; bar seesrding 80, ths prise pes
lsis 3swa 10 tss dselarAsisn sf Pans Of A2ul
( 1869. g may nov Be ssis fhst q SKIS at sss e. 8
( rs.r e ~ SOL II fLs cOunlry 30 waiCh IS b.
lorRs With -He singls exception impG16 IN fhs
/ rieH of a he.Essraut 70 E'sres for e0ntEsbzs3-
Fasf c"us.tBlss csntEsba9d is not PEee'ss.Y
seq Z. Tas H-lts ere sqi eli hs1ately tee ssus
o. -orrs eHd Tsristiaps ce,ur il pzE-isgls1
r3tT-s bit EFss<i1E Feu2 siiv, bsiiEsrnnss
Z Have srig1s re tTsst So eoatre hsud, sud 10 cza-
ture 81 noai-isus ef uar ard oshsr sT-c!zs ds-
z r=ctiv EgEiiisrr 20 vaTikp purposes. Ias EeB
t-si earTar snraFes ia q esntrEsaad tra3s Wne-
I be eanvegs th sisi 3isUsl-hes from psTsoB In
ace sarvjoa Of ths snaEly 20 ssIa seeasY's P0s-ss
saus; bHt Is has beer decided that itis afa =.
gat 'or Esayrsl vessel % easry ais1asesss n
ts- g ais a-lll1zslsla - H- .ais ilsE-
p 1tEei cpgc-yy- TIE Psa-,zT 5f eaTTiaF csa-
eeet IS e. Eses sg pf tla. ltaEa cszss, sL.d
( s-uae sae Gel -a--- stie2 If the -sis itsa'E
( are sElir y lie TssRt West Il5la asil gave
I rice 60 - iHP1rtsa' gsss i1s 81 narilizis lay
dsepiy 81 eijug ib5 rigAss O. neEtral5. IN Ne
venlscr. 1881 Capt Wilkes, Of tAa AmsFican
( var ssesnsr Ssn Jscisso, eitcr 6rinE a round
2 shot 8p3 steli, boarded tAs Eueiigh mail pscEst
Trent ii the old Babauls casonsi, On her
Z Dasssge froEl Hauvans to Southampton, sud
3 carried oE. by fJrcs Msssers Mason aa1 Sli-
! deli two commissioners from ths ContedsEase
Z Stases, sho gezs tzksn On board as PASSENGERS
/ boand foT EagsRd- Tue eoE missisnsrs were
/ conveyed 10 America and committed 10 Prisaa
/ but after formal Tssuisi,ioR b. Britain, de-
elsring tka capture 30 Be Illegal they we're aaE-
! rendered by the Federal Government
I The seizure af the c0zmssiaasrs was atts2pt-
\ ed 10 { e justified on two gTGRRds - Amsrican
I writers: Isl That the commissioners were cox
/ trabsnd Of war, aud that ia eaTying thsm the
Trent was liable 10 condemnation fer having
/ committed breach Of neutrality. Cd That 81
4 al eveatB Cap. WIkss was entitled % ssisa
( the couan ssiessrs either as shsnlies OF rebels
& 30ta thsss PToF0stioas sEs pisialy ustsuabls.
+ In AZ able dispatch 5y tao Ffsnch Severn
mens 20 the cabiHss Of Washington, u Thou
Tsnsi sselElsa thst the saizara Of the esumis-
I siO1eFs in nsUtral shiF, trsdi1g frsm Rsural
port 70 q neutrai BoTt was nas oalV csntrarF 90
Z ths law Of nations, bus direct esutFaTent1n of
l the prIfselDtes Waica fhe Buliod States had Ep
I to that hma iRysrishlT aFgWsd azd acted upsn
/ Russia, Prussia and Austria officially insiustsd
< their coasarranca in hat ePiai0a.
] To argaa the matter sz the legal poiRts 10 sp-
/ pssi.isH to the aisiaterssts5 ana well reasoned
| dispatch Of the FrsBea minister, was s hopelsss
! task. Ia an s!ab0rsts state paFsr, Mr. Seward,
/ the American Secretary OF State, profssss5 70
rest the surrender Of tie csmEissisas7s aBoa .
mere tsehnie&lity: tkss thsrs had been ne fer
NAL eoadsmnstea Of The TreHt By prise esart;
but apart froH this peiRt Of fern, lbs ss.zzre
vas tndsfsaaole on the Rsrits. ss a Esgrsnt vio-
lauOn e the law sf nstiogs; and # fss sFineipls
4 vas not 50 fFsnkly sckaowlsSged by llr sew
! ard IS It e0Eat 30 have been, ssuns Showcases
nzRss be made tsT stssssnaa WIS was tTaE-
rasiicd By tAe T5Fort ef bis csiiszgus pr VFess,
ths S1eEefsry Of ths Navy, aPprsyIpg the eon-
dRelef Capt. Wilkss. asd still sisre 81 the as-
eess5ty Rf adopting a policy contrary 20 ths
whole current Of Popular opinion IN the North
srn States.
~Lrd McEensis's Rsaaz Law, uifA CsmparaifFs
Views OF ths lszE Of FrEass EuElaad aas Scotland ~
I'd heksnsis, enc Of thJuagsssf tas Cszrt Or ssa-
lions Ia Scotland.