The New York herald., 1863-02-22

lear. utterly groundcss have
ses Nv oa h sucn act Or purpose os
per u coasrse %sed the following ns
Resolved rha. he meshans o. New Yor. as part pSo "a
the In the fun maintenance OF the neutrality
Ways have regarded the act, Of the unsd for pre-
serving their w Is binding in homo, n"ss and no sos
them a. diturbe Of the of the world to be held IN
TO illustrate American practice printed correspondence
SnS d hs Se b""s a na % o" S% OF q the
ths.ms General admiral" herewith submitted,
as sos rn ns ssSma Il iSs @ u
revealed 10 tie rebel recently published and
as manifest in the active operations OF British snip
recent letter ,.s from E.ssss upon authority which Is
aa,hns fGsr 's ssa%srs ss ssa.w. wo
s @ @s "a .wS 9@es o Il, e aaSs
Inx They q. for nos ne rebel. s sam,
81 ne s . sl nS IL. s%s s a'oa a @
as,ns sst A. Ga.scs IS GeSrss i and James Thomson
the s other f !. sScsi-aioa wSrh doubts Thss
ssy one Is,a l ams win be s nn'h.d he o 80
snsled 'as. .' lie s Is, Hs sf Safes
The Glasgow win !. done before june; She Z
and no one can enter without permit, - -, rc,.o,.
bndsrs Great Britain thc OF this
Ssr. above r"is red i" ''' p'''
san. mo 10 Dc E seen wsc'hss inc hhsr o9
British subjects which your committee are unwilling wholly
fnr more recen, acts of Alabama Of cooade
and DO NJ" reaa,r" particular mcn,n Boh yss.s have.
~ ". so.s r. g. IN & The ,ss 9ns gos,s Of asss. S
bearing In ths,r hands the iassndarys torch
sr s nas oesa De-
na to Ss a sna o thu se local ps e'i m "s nns
lIsh'sd and the vessels QUITO
Your may DO permitted to recall to the notice Of
the chaber Two events that bear upon this question
A OF s sss 81 mss s sssss. ssna
ani Representative IN the American Congress and while
had sustain the constitution and the laws Of the
e back back mon he paI entered upon the "slsre of
os popsry ana ns upon aels Of secession rsS ana open
home vet these very men had barely become known to
BY foreign courts they elevated TO the condition and
III. possible on such procedure
nniorseen bat The Chembsr made no formal comp amt
by people without single war; and hence
I have neen homeless on land
From TIA, lime 70 til. ae harbrs Of Nassa. and ,, rmn
Ss' 9n wch l T. aGI. n,1..,ay re- snpes @ @ 1a.e been aa
tered an, ~usatc These pors have b en The Convenient
?, vessel" m II rSns the Sossas aa ana s
rebel as sun the Chamber o. Commerce r.
limited TO he 'ae q ams aaannon % % ana so,e,: but our
right ana ha rrason to complain, aud TO re"rae ~ COM
pant OF ~ Interpretation q N neu,,sny lay which ,s At
government, arerly sl3wt-aa Interpretation which
ships aud shis; word All the various in
o. @s srsn. a%sni ,sx r"s & o 1 ~ as ~ ~opa
psln, The bitter asn. ,,, nsiIoa claiming to be fore
dian and p"aent Of honor should
tune o%, to Sa s g ssss tis best the
action o! t.G amber Hhond BE- limited
o statement o arts as they bear UPON gigantic wrong
e our country aud Y. eo"msee - ,hs, g.o,c op,n,.n p,
fact. and q, &, s y n @ noe ss. Y
CO. A. espl.ws' 4 Low "''''' Rosr b. xrsruRS.
q fn1rStS 81 sHsinshA hafha,Hru, DEssfsc MN pUrR
Mr. lows pEE-u.
Sir Low on submitting the resolutions said tho object
of rcmons,rancc show that tho subject Of
neutrality the or the American government has
been consistent that It's theory aud practice have been
Harmonious, aud that tho government and people have
law and The merchants nf the country and tho ship
builders have scrupulously observed itcarenly and
honoraby observed 1t. Now u ~ shown by the cores
pondenoe part which have read that during the ~as
between England snd France The one side ard Russil
on tho other, II our Shpbuldcrs fAr W. H. Webb
aetaly the bildng Of tho line OF battle ship
tho general admiral, vessel contracted tor before the
commencement o the war aud her construction was sus
ied during the whole continuance o the war, out of
respect 70 tho obscrvsnccs Of the government with 10
regp nations Ia regard 10 the laws d neutrality On the
other hand IL shown that whom, about 8s5, the German
government, then attempting is formation, sent here
purchase ship OF war our own government first per
mcd and countcnanced the equipment and arrangement
OF ship facilitated all the operations of the agent
OF the German government But on tbc representations
or SUPPOSE an inferior Power north of ,icrmany
Hsnn,rk) this work abandoned and dscoun teDanced
by the government. and all the facilities for the work
nrcv,o,sy granted by President Polk were withdrawn
sill, the agents and atcd the ship. and when
II about y, leave the country the government de-
manded bonds in the sun OF nine hundred thousand dol
lars-Mr Burv orth u not positive whether the
$500 900 5000 0hat " should never be used against
any country people at peace with tho United States
aud should not leave with moro on bpard than
we're required 10 take It safely the Atlantic.
This bond subsequently, cancelled by special act q
ongrcss Nos 10 contrast the conduct of our gov
eminent Win that nsiapd. What the British
do IA the OF ths Alsbanay Every body,
with the exception d the brsh government and people.
understood terccy well the character Of that vessel.
II had been pcrsscny aod ndustronsy represented 10
that intended or the service OF the Confederate
States. aud what, then did the British government dor
Did 4 arrest the departure OF the Anbams No D,d
they step all the Ircaratons thcu making 10 NJ her for
sea No. But, acknowledging tho justice OF the com.
paints when the Alibsma abosi % leave for sea
IN her trial trip II required 10 give bond
for the insignificant SUN Of $4,000 Everybody
could who not partial 10 the Confederate states
that she went h. sea on that trip never intending
10 retutn the character Of that trial trip.
It's character pretty well known aud underrtod "
,Sas thc ire og cctneers of vessel going forth 10
deyastaie burn aud destroy the Of friendly
nation. lie Alabama went to sea aof giving bonds In
$4,000 Now has been Justly observed that tho fact
ot bond bcing required sufficiently proved that the
British government not In the dark regarded the
character of the Alabama. Bonds for the amount
gwen and rs understand since paid Il 10 be hoped
. that the money has been PAID Ia The ihtercs.
, Of American Citizens. ~hdo Property has been
waniony burned and destroyed u v sad
the bouf indemnity " American citizens, Whenever
their csims 70 be proved by 6dr government as
trust 10 due time they Will 10. With reference 20 the
mode 0i warfare Of ScmInee and Maht there
rantsbc deal Of ndi.rcnce Hnusiabls indiifercrce-
manifested. 10 not know how otherB regard the rights
~ the sailor but 10 tho sailor has sacred rights
the ocen lust 40 the peaceful man On shore has rights In
hs dwelling house The sailors home the deep, his
shpi is hi- domic and when the nceudiary's hand Ia
termed against hs home the vessel think great
wrong y committed a. u tho ineondary's hand was
turned against dwelling shore. Nay. a greater
wrong; tor your dwelling shore burned
yoa take refuge IL ncighbDring house
where yon viii be clothed and cared for but not
with the sailor, when hs home In Are ha only
refuge in the chains Of the pirate and he exchanges
for his doncil at the dDnicl and chains of the
pirate. and arm sorry to say that the hand- used 10
this wicked work are British hands That the kind
refuge tie sailor finds whose home the ocean s de-
stroycd by IRE And yet sir the captain u the Aabama
and the captain Of the Orco 10 and burn ships
and ccnsgn their 10 chaius and return again INTO
colonial ports Of England, France and sran where
they always welcomed. icasied checred ~ such
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