Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-01

aid intendment OF public law but to other pasl
both in aid anil for the use Of the enemy. 1t may
probably be also admitted without any violation OF tac
that the ships papers simulated false tt
her real destina alton" All this is entirely and ute
quivocay denied by the parties interested il this steam
eI but when the judgment is read by the light OF that
Croydon trial impartial people must admit that at any
rate it locks very like the truth The question still re
mains-do these justify seizure and Lscation
Perhaps in right and justice they ought to operate to this
effect No nation has better tC desire that thIi
should be good international law than We English have
Ii could reduce the question 10 all prize to
of neutral good faith, it would be considerable advan
tage to people whose wars CT ought to be- always
sea We cannot take SO important matter as
this upon the authority of Mr. Belts, Of New York or
any other rough andready precedent maker in the
States The case, however, is going TO Washington
and up to this time the judges OF the Supreme Court
have sustained that reputation AWARDED TO them by d
perhaps preudiced European opinion, OF being t the
only respectable institution in America" If tie Su-
prene Court of the United States wdeliberatey turn
this judgment by Judge Bets into binding PRECEDENT
which all American Prz5 Courts will hereafter respect
we do not that nyhiug will have occurred that
ought to call forth British wrath 1t will be new
rule but by unreasonable rule, and 1t VIII
be altogether in favour of great marime Powers 1t
the Supreme Court OF the United States should decide
that the intention OF the consigrOs to the ultimate
destination Of articles conraban1 OF war must settle
the question prize no prlze then such decision, &C
qusced in by u.s. would 60 far to prevent neutral Pow
ers from becoming, it Were sleeping partners in
and making profit out of the troubles OF the world
But whatever lawyers and displomatists may find to
dispute about il this matter OF the PeterhOf it seems
evident to that there is good for any popu
lar indignation about her. The people who engage in
these speculaions play game in which the profits
enormous and the risks we'll known. They who under
take such adventures must act up to the maxim announc
ed by the plaintiff in the witness box ct CROYDON sand
"never cry after split milk" 1t would be ressona-
BILE for to set his wife down at whist table, and
then, at the erd of the rubber to FL the throat Of
the adversary who had won eight points of her, as it
would be for to lock On while our merchants play
this game of breaking blockade and then make na-
tiona quarrel about capture. The Dobson class OF
spectators do not inspire with any sympathy, nor
do they stand III netd of our COMMUNICATION. They are
generally men with plenty of money and with very
shrewd notions of the best way OF laying it out to ad
vantage: Their political symphies tor the most part
sit very loosely upon them, are they inclined to ex
anime "ery closely from which beigerent side good
profit may happen to 1t is not at all Surprising
that Judge Belts should take a broad view of such
transactions, and administer little of that Lynch law
which seems to have become prevalent in New York.
We shall see what the Supreme Court will do; but
cannot say that await the result with any grave
alarm, that have read the decision of Judge Belts
with any very vehement indignation. The trial at
Croydon came opportunely gloss upon the Yankee
Judgment,