The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-11
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1ritJsh Parlt tnsutatY Debate on
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esp, cting the invasion Of our Foreign |
E iis,meit law, said that the Govern
urpt urOfes. ed it,inablli'y 10 detect and
d inish the breaches Of the law commit
90 by British subjects In building and
ending to ts, vesselS Of war 80 be en-
yl,vrd against friendly Power.
II the i,W as IL nov stood were not
.nRol-nt be memorial SITS rgy ed tOma
amendments that would give grost-r
,lwtr TO tho Government 10 eeise Ia
5rltish ports vessels that we're destined
Tor the use Of tho belligeTehts. Tie be.
lb d t1st tho additi Of single word
1ould be suliicient--- be word building"
To addition 10 the words ''iurnishing out
snd sru ing" shits. This would prevent
gerse 8 leaving cur ports 10 a partially
4, g dsbed state, and anefward being
,Iuvt rted into Vessela-Of- He was
tnf rmed d ~ there weTo 81 this moment
Two iron .clade now being built Ia shi~
ountry, aud that the Government had
crived a reclamation from the Unit-d
stes Ministrr n this country that these
=, see were intended for the Conf,d
crate Uovernmrnt. From all he observed
o the state Of public opinion 10 America,
/ 70 was convince that IL these vessels
vent ut aud began TO prey upon the
| Uniied States shipping, IL would lead e.,
War With that country. These ship,
now building At Liverpool were iron rams
Tney were mat~h for any vess, Of var
| that America now bad or toAt we our.
selves possess d, and # they we're allow
d 20 sail il WOnld probably lead to q
rup ure between this country and the
| Uri'ed ates. Tue fact was, we had
eDd red tne mercantile marine Ameri-
50 . aciic ally valte ess. Tn merle an
.hipowners found the rate vi Insurance go
atsed, that they could no longer com
lele win the ships of England and
,theT maritime powers. They had, con
,equently, been s, ling their ships TO
EngiRh shipOWners, and he asked the
House 20 consider the effect Of such 4
.tats OF things on the minds OF the ship
iwners Of New York aud B,stOn, who
asd a vays been favorable 70 pesoe with
cheat Brltisn During the recess, Hel
Ajssiy's Government might take pre-
csu'ions against these ships leaving the
ports o. this COUNTRY fir service against
! friendly Pow'r. Ia the case Of every
vessel captured by the Florida the Ala
1ams aud the Virginia, the American
iOveTl N at took d 'eiti ns on oath as
thu value of the ship and cargo, aRC
elaine ( r this smnunt were maze upOr
tie EuIl,.b Government Every vessel
eixed and bur was thus drbiIed 20 this
..,.sas OF England. aud a for
IN claim made for the amount
Her Nsjes'y's Gov rnment had re.
fuss d 70 acknoe ledge these claims, bu
- me day whtn the d, mand cOUl b
made most iuconvenientIs for the Gov
ernmeLt, tho result would probably b,
either humiliation or war. No cub
m sny persons in this couatry would pre-
Ter war; bat Was IL dee Fable that tbi
iote est, Of the whole community shOulC
he effected by the conduct OF two OF tbre,
drms In tbl. country? The honorable
member to- Buktnhead, on former Oc
cs,ion, spoke II the grea'er export o
rms and ammunition 70 the Fedora
H'a'es. Tbero was, however, great dit
ference between the export Of ships anC
ne export Of aims and ammunition
Gunppwder was = constant article 0
commerce, aud was extenaiVrly used il
he operations If iniug, Blasting, &c
, IL pTOhtii the exp,Ft OF ammunition
you'd, therefore, be injurious TO . larg
and regular Industry. There was, more
over, no lew against this export Blu
the law undertook 60 prevent the peOpi
} Of this couhtry from supplying shipa-Of
var Ia be used ageiast friendly Power
snd the m inning of such ships. Th
nun rable gentieOsn Mr. Laird) hat
I'll the q u.e that he had been spPir,
{ TO build .bip. for the Federal Govern
menr. IL that weVe So the honOTabl
memb'r v 40 quite IighE 10 E, fuse the sp
p icHtiIns But he held Ia hia hand .
III iAl contradiction TO the Stat, meDt {
tne honorable member for Bukenhead.
: The official paper was a letter fret
! Secretary Welles, which will be fOun
b Low. The Speaker refused to sllo'
the letter 10 be read
' Mr. Golden would then content bin
! selt BY Jiog that ha was iniorme
that no order had besn sent by Oh
American Government 10 Any finn l
this country TOR the building Of vessel
. of war. vertipg 20 the mt mortal b
q had p esehItd he would assert that "
= were bound by motives OF self inttrer
TO put dvwa these proceedings. The En-
Rlish oO7ernnlent bad never made
e complaint 20 America which was not ina
s meoiaitly atisnded 20, and the Rriev
b. auce, II any, Iedsesasd and this wa
the case, not only during the disturb
d anoes ia Oanads, bat also during Al
II war with Russia. The TACT WAS III,
4 public opinion 10 the United Ststes vs.
q IA tevOr Of maintaining this Deutisht
code. Tue clam Of Americans ior IA
u IDENTITY for the seizures by the ConfsC
: crate vessels built Ia England, was NJ
u der International, and not undeT mum
Il opal law aud Il was no answer 10 thti
10 cay that the law under which cut GOV
ernuirnt acted was municipal law
= Toe tact Was that tic gen iemen WI
+ bullt tn,se ships were, for their Ow
b small gains, placing this country IN
situation OF great danger aud embaTrasi
nent. lilo ttuSted That the GOvsrnMeI
b would exercise the utmost vigilauoe
@. p eVrLttng these aimed Vees,l Is irOl
a 90 sviug our chores. He thought that n
arguments bO'h Of TIE noble Earl (Ru,
y evi) ana the cOl,ciiOr General cOniainr
70 = f.iiscy because they cObfou.ded ~
D. thiugs-lbe evidence necessary 70 de
,. taln, aud that which WAS necessary
y, c.n,tct theso vess, Is. A custom hous
,hi5,E ought - have bten placed O
board TO prevent toe escape ,
q tho a absma, Whion got ava
- ulcer prst,n . Of taking par , e lA0l,
4. ano E0",lemsn GA = plcuto IL aOuid /
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