The New York herald., 1863-10-14

Ii IL IA OAUEIs
oounteract the superiority OF the enemy The Eomans
though exclusively military nati'o and 50 snafaaa On
nautical matters that they erned to construct saiiey
by lhs accidental Possession OF Carthseenian Mrsch
boldly entered the lists with hose lords OF the ocean nc
not only rivalied but defeated them why shond
not the conoderscy muchi The attempt was nlie
We found the galley at Norfolk and Manufactured thc
Virginia whose brilliant dobnt seeaed ,o'
our infant navy. But, ortunaoly TINS orilnh pro
mise was stfied IN its birth. The country has oceh
tantazcd ever since with tho predietohs OF mon
sfer rams, and Ivuncrable shps on the poh9 o ooui
pstion, which would, dopb: have eutirey caankeu
the character OF the war. they not nyaraoS suo
Jeoted 10 adverse Calamity They destroyed, as
al New Orelps alpg nto the hauds of the eae
my or they aground, did tbs Atlanta, III actuai
conhct, and become uomanagaabo thus far certanFy'
our march las rot been "O'er the mountain wave"
an obvious and natural mode OF correctiae our domestic
failures was resort to the Industry and skill OF Grega
natons when horely pressed at all points aud labor
Ing uhuer greatly augmented diticultios, 1t WIS de
tefaed 70 do what proper foresight would have required
70 DO donc at an earlier stage OF aGars IL the pnch OF
the war II decided to bu d 4 nayy in foroea ports
he iinpedimehts legal and Otherwise greater far
,an .asy woaa have been originally and many disas
naval io1co might h-sc prevented u is however the
destiny and the nature Of some individuals and perhaps
OF come nations, TO DC always little lao. The
pandng horizon of the gavo ground for tho belief
that there was ample time to navy before Its
termination Measures, accordingly we're taken to effect
that object
or course the vigilance OF enomy was drawn to this
fact. Our previous limited attempts IN that way had n-
nioted such serious damage upon him render him
alive to their Importance aud like ourselves, he had be
convinced that the duration Of the war ample
scope long aud extensive preparation Every engine
OF bribery, intimidation, or diplomacy was naturally
used to defeat purpose. The legal point, it was
of the Alexandra lhe Court. in that case, Used
the drgnnaenum dd hor,incm II relied almost
rT esd Pn o oeeaans Of se
opinion orcbe everywhere, would have double weight
against the United States The decisions OF American
judges and the practice OF the government and people,
were both shown to sanction the furnishing 6egerents
with arms or vessels
After SO explicit an exposition Of the law II will natu
rally excite feelings OF SURPRISE az well as Of disap
pontment that the iron cas in course Of construction
English IL eem with srcos
their construction as an act OF aagant hostility to the
United States Has any new light been shed upon the
racy weakened the LOGIC OF its lawyers as well as the
arms Of its generalsS
pensity Of the human mind has produced the change
Principles often admitted in their simplicity from the
& we ba. are sba
attended with unforeseen consequences In seeking "
avoid the Inconvenience OF the logical deduction We labor
to find an exception to tho principle Thus the sales Of
man-or-war Of fty rest upon the same basis as
that OF ton thousand Of nifty thousand musSets So
too, said the American authorities quoted. In the
the sale Of arms. however, tho etroct Is broken
by division and rendered and Il imposs
agency Of that special sarge OF muskes. With shps on
tho other band it can at once be known that srch eet
tured q Yankee cruiser, bomharded town raised
siege The results visible and tangible, the
the present case 10 consequence o the utter naval
destitution of the coufederacy, all that 1t accom-.
phshed by sen can be distinctly. traced to iore!gn
aid. With illogical, but very usual. Inconsistency
the organs Of opinion 10 England seem disposed
quail before the grand results, While they regard
with Indifference the number OF minor e6ects Lake the
indlscrest damsel who pleaded in extenuaton 0! hor
fauz pas Z" that The child such very small one"
they regard the eale OF the FLORIDA tho Alabama with
out compuncton bn. shrink aghsst At tho thought OF
equppinG whole feet Of iron clads. They like timd
practitioners and aer IN topical treatment instead of
striking boldly at tho root Of tho disease
Tho magnitude o: the benefits flowing 70 the South from
stic: adherapce 10 tho principles of international law
aro, a. the time. main cause OF this inconsistency
to the South. In ordinary war the advantages would
probably be almost equally shared between the
two parties, and hence consistency would he
easier AS in the present they principally, as re-
strike the English conscience enormous. Tho sales OF
arms, which the decisions place in the samo category
ships arc decidedly favorable to tho United states,
aud yet the Ecgiish 20 be of inequality
injustice shown the South 80 and ope-sidcd
frequently the judgments of mon though there
may be 10 in.er ional unfairEess.
If inte-patioual law be indeed Q science, aud
not mere varying system bending 70 tho con.
venicucc OF the aour, the British courts and
British nation should take pride 10 enforcing
ts mandates. The circumstance urged most strongly
against this obedience is when anayzed nothing more
than it makes favour Of the weaker party. Is that
for the action OF generous people! The argu.
used solely those OF and derive
their rom the fear that Great Britain future
belgcrent DO injured by tho rigid application Of the
principles invoked by the South. Against such argu.
nens IL Is useless 20 contend by considerations OF JUS
tice let US hope that Chckamauga Will plead with
power favor. Such arguments will 60 pari
p1ssu with the cotton loan. II Rosecrans be annih
lated the to a handsome premium, and the
other the StrGngth OF conviction.