Daily national Republican., 1863-08-26

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taianAsf rsoel privsteers htted out In Esgiish
pssts By English Subjects, have clea csss for
danags agalnst thoss Individuals In Great
Britain Who have thus lsai thsmsslyss 70 the
tslgns oftAs so-eslls1 Cosfsderatss. The case
10 sss invested wisA grsaser dinlculsy II Is
rstAsr raAasA sasler-frou the fact Of such
seasoss for sanses lying against the individ-
usas ths0ss,vss snd ns't against the Govern.
msh. TIE cosrts Of law In England arc far
rsasvsl frua ths so1ioss isduencs of politics,
ho0s Or foreign, asd cssss prossnted for their
decision ere Aiscussed and decided upon &C.
eordi.g 70 rsass, prseesienf, and above all, as
svaHm iss
j. 1Ss latter, thst b, tie snttsn lar, Is incon-
,rovsribly In favor Of the ssyrisvcd parties
I'D ~ tasys . fer sxseSss rsssoa fAsa lac,
ysssdsss ssd ssses eessstsss, Jor Ne decision
bstsS ds'tvsrsd n .Jsvsr IF GAs p'onti6s. It may
not ct ths prsssus time b opportune or expe.
dent for ths subject TO BE- forthwith discussei,
but when Tie proper moment arrives, there
cIlsts DO reasonable doubt whatever Of the dc.
eision being given In favor Of the sufferers, and
full damages being awarded for the value
Fira'y. OF the property captured or de-
siroyed.
Secondly. OF the interest of the capital In.
vested In the vessols and their cargocs.
TAirdlp. A fair compensation 10 the owners
for oil and any injury accruing TO their busi.
ness concerns BY the action of British subjects
This IL English law, as 1t Is American; and
English jurists and juries must, in tho very
nature Of ths case, % resdsr their decision.
Lord Palmsrsson's late hippant observation,
In the House Of Commons, that hc could soc
no difference whstsvrr between furnishing
ships-of-war TO the Coniederstes, and arms to
the. United etates, was unworthy OF . village
attorney. With the lat-cr, Great Britain has
entered into many treaties; whilst not merely
hss Great Britain refused such engagements
with the so-cslled Confederacy, but she like
wise denies its existence by continuing to &C.
credit her consuls in Southern ports 10 the
Unitsd States. In article 81 Of the Treaty OF
smity, commerce and navigation, between his
Britannia majesty and the United ststes Of
America, doas ct London this nineteenth day
Of November, one thousand seven hundred and
ninsty.four," (the Treaty was signed by Lord
Granville and John Jay,) we thus read:
"t 10 likewise agreed, that the subjects and
cltssps OF the two nations shall not do any acts
Of hostility or violence against each other, nor
aeospt emnmsssio"s or tHsfruefions 10 Sef from.
6nb (ors0~ Sctses 0r Ssts, enemies TO tie otAsr
psrts; nor shall the enemies Of one of the par
uss be permitted to invite, or cndeavor to en-
list In their military service, any Of the subjects
or citisens Of the other party; and tho laws
be punctually executed. And if any subjec.
or citizen Of the said parties respectively shall
accept any foreign commission, or letters Of
marque, for srming any yessd to act as pri.
vateer against the other party, and be taken
BY the Other party, Il Ia hereby declared To be
Lawful! for the said party to treat and punish
the said subject or citizen having such com
mission, or letters Of msrque, as pirate"
The twenty fourth article In the Treaty i,
still more pertinent to the present case:
article "a. "It shall not be lawful for an,
foreign priyatecrs (not being subjects or citi
sans OF either OF the said parties) who have
commissions from any othsI prin,e or state In
snmity with either nation, 70 arm Asir ships In
he porfs Of ether of TIC s:.d pdrtiss, nor 70 sell
what they have taken, nor In any other manner
to exchange the same; nor sAau 1.sy b permit
tsd 10 prrehase more provislo~s NIss ihau b.
nsessssry for their goiSg to tA HSarest port Of tha
0 n,missions."
The infractions Of the sbove-cited articles o.
the Treaty by the subjects Of Great Britain hav,
been indisputabls and continuous. "Commis
sions and Instructions " have been received b,
Esgiisb ship-builders and othes from Confsd
srats principsls; English sailors shave beel
enlisted 10 their military SERVICE" and that to-
In England ITSELF ships-of-wsr have beel
EARNED In tho ports OF Great Britain; an,
the msrsudsrs have consssntly, In the British
West Indies, "been permitted to purchase NOR
provisions than was necessary for their going t,
the nearostport ofthst prince or state from whom
they obtained their commissions" Again
We hnd In
Article IS. "Tte ships-of-war Of each of til
eoatrsctlng parties shall, al all time, be hospl
ta6ly rscsived In the ports Of the other. III
on1csrs shall be treated with that respect whic
10 due 10 the commissions which they bear, an
II any insult should be offered TO them by an
Of tho inhsbitants, all offenders In this rcspe,
shall be punished ~ disturbers of the peac
ssd smity between the two countries" &c.
II ID patent 10 all, that the above Article la
bssa constantly infringsd by the West Indi
Islands owing fealty to Great Britain; but theI
10 no evidence OF any Of the offenders haviu
bssn punished, or even warned. Yet We hn'
In Article 81, that tho laws against oil sue
o6snces aud sggrcssious shall he punctusl
executed" The laws exist for the purpos
and Il b tho bounden duty Of both the col
tracing parties to tho Treaty 10 carry thel
loso execution agsinst their own subjects {
eitissus who infringe thon. II 10 pcrfectl
Hdiculous for Lord PAlmsrston, or any oth'
Eeglish statesman, lsgist, or lawyer 10 ssse
thai relief for damage sustained by America
eitissns cannot, st present, bo obtained In th
ordinary process Of law; for the Treaty NEE,
~ .ht In, ha