New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-09-18

=, o.h,;s,eJ Covcrnmcnts The Confederate Gov.
eminent il permitted 70 grant commissions "nnu,
this permission INC hihphhhs "iu 'i'''""' WYNN" ~
Rn The richt thus granted ought TO be exercised in
thc ordinary way What other nation has eyer got te
Whole of its navy built armed, and manned IN neutral
biding wards and been allow ed 10 commission them on
lie high yeas, What other nation has been permitted
10 burn ipdiscrninatcy AL the prizes taken by thcir
cruisers thus illegally fitted ont and thus to determine
whether the property captured belongs to neutral
or TO an euemyf The Confederates are the first who
have been permitted To exercise these unheardoi ply
ieres and this they have succeeded in doing by boldly
violating the territorial sovereignty OF tins country III
Lord Russell had known .he career marked out for the
Alabama before she left The port of Liverpool she would
certainly have been arrested. But her owners and
builders ha,in by NIL sorts Of ingenious devices sue.
ceedcd in Guiding the Government officers there is good
ground for remonsfrance.
the purpose for which these sieamrams ARE intended,
and therefore the Foreign office finds difficulty in in
tcrf,riug Lord Russell must have been of this
difficulty long before the rising of Parliament and he
light have applied to Parliament to strengthen his
hands Bat ifihe Ministers are really Of opinion that
The reace of the country IN endangered by the proceed
inrs of Mr. Laird-ifthey think that tho Americans
have reason 10 be- ritacd with these violations OF ncu
irnity their il clear. There is power in the
Crown 10 prohibit the export Of arms by AN Order in
Co,Acn and tis power exercised in the ease of
,nrhur and lead Thin the last two years u If impos
sibc TO doubt that the two powerful iron.plac rams
described by Lord Russell come within the dohniOn Oh
arms and therefore that hey may be STOPPED.
As things at rresout stand pat Of the Queens sub
octs are in alliance with the touiedelhtfs ana hrc
making war against she North. Such Is the interpe-
tion which according TO the doctrine Of lntefnhilohai
w ought 10 be put upon the conduct OF MT LARD ana
the Confederate agents in tins country. AS Ar uou
win smith SAYS" The Confederates arr abusing our
uorfs corruuting our seamcn, dsh0nOrng our nag,
compromising neutrality and designody exposing
~ to tie risk Of wall" And shall IT be said that the
Cox crnmcnt cannot prevent thisf Is nation 70 De
involved in without being consulted, and even
is INV subject to be permitted carry war on lis
l II 1ivrlv urfpOscrOus. Nor Is there
any difficulty in putting stop TO sueh nnSariehta"e
Proceedings. y distinct inmaiion should be 1ohy'!ed
10 the C0nfcdcraics that any armed vessel pun or
equipped in the ports Of THO country WIZ not We recoE
nllet ~ regularly commissioned ship or mat beilg
crcu rights will no longer be accorded To the 'onied
crate Go,ernmout. But. beside this. measures ought
t he taken under tie Customs Act TO prohibit TIE eX'
port II armed vessels Of except upon such con
diions Ms may be- approved b. The Custom-lionse
! ANOTHER LETTER IRON PROFESSOR GOODWIN SMITH.
! HE SHIPS or WAR FoE THE CoNFtpLAAIks
! To The Ednor of The Daily rctr'.
Sic: The case of the Confederate war-ships j.,
as the Tina says urgent The Americans nave NJ
rady II Il. true one their hands, but, a. expert
encc shows IL j. mistake Ia tAik that they VIII not u
prp, oh cd 20 into another. pacific nation Is not cis
y reused TO war pitch but beng r@n'cd II Is 'sI! a
- become yo.cn'y Wal.ikc. and - q! ~ the trrh'h
Republic did. without calculating the odd at the throat
az nation after nation The fancy In which The Giseii
Of the Tfrfs have been HssidG0usy nur,ed thai lie
Americans were Lcrd Of po.iroons fighting their bat
ics with hired Irish and Germans. and dl-n,ced Ia
tie dcspo,ic government which forced them into var,
hls vanished n may % presumed, WIN i' Hi"h' ~
NicsbuTg and Gets shuEg. Wes'c at mot That ta'te
people are nation with our blood in thor veins and no
nation vh blood ks ours h. their veins ever Do'eeeh
, m extremity such onirngcs ~ ih.-e.
/ II uar with America comes II VIII trirR d'Vns'h
ton and misery bp,h -ide-. IL viii stop The outlet e"
emigration which j. alike ncedfl % thi. moment 10 re
lrl America AID - relieve ~ gland IL ~ swcl
i he commerce II England from the seas which WI
swarm with ITivaiccfs under TIE ath precedent Nch
we have ourselves established and u VIII deprive
America 81 Der beet cu,iomer i vii carry ter INTO
American fealeris and havoc into the homes OF fuf'
.h eolanis- u vii prevent America from puths 9u'
che lasf h4cs II the Rebellion and VIZ perhaps u'
90, f, ,ul.d lirdle similar fires In Ireland But 10
m g. worse than IN this In The eye II those VIZ" no'
rded p, the passions % the hour look forward 10 tie
future sf,ur race. !,
/ u.iuurdo ara much more than undo the work u
-rronr silon II allrh the shroon-.oT II - n some
ding de'psr than ,niLn'i ~Aeh W. An.i
,as received bot tic other day tie De. c'hdnAt ana
frr rIfrgt III. VS. fne pledge nnd ~" EXPRESSION
f. a. frt rnriit fpf another bitter century l"tsc'n
ir fs fsrfols ~ ~ Anglo saxon race ono ~ t.ooc
uft.,. nav o. tic orip AID forms - their rec irst
tu,s and one ln itrr defined action on the future
gguss,ss 81 r.anilld And 70 viii DO tbs ut TIE very
uoacft sisn itAl flc. t sec @As ~ 'Ic1 'Atsl! 20
grs ~ plant ihc foot II despo'l-m and ssc"rdoi alsn IN
Mcaoo and b. about 8" b" aided in That attempt by the
frn-ssdcr 80 Angie saxon hhrrii fnd sr'"in's- Nh"
have gone forth u land q freedom o found nation
co., Sllrrry iu TO- southern states.
Tao rr,erf0ns there nl De- g. tho general calamity
.r ih r.iss u itc Alfntlc Tie rfcat builders #
Ist,.t rrs I'LL p'y hllsA trade and o." great jour
i.sft glu.c fcfu ols Elriicr hhs go-ded thr iNo
II
h. The passions Of VAs. The people. as usual. vii
i.esd and fur.r-nirlffnu,h.scd mute. and helpless
Itley an bleed ard .uicf - usual f"r The gain Of
gra.if illhlsfsfs and ~ thc l1Hsi'ns ~ ci1s-.
=. fn TO- gltff JON n ls.ur there a. lrrhal- little 10
Ii,,.f vlich was foi sal and sGid better ard with
more authority han can say u iFc ss months $50,
bot whai then treason and nlfuldiy is now ai be-
Isnuls paff4oiiafl AID sense And perhaps thos" Who
amor lr'dar ilr nation into faal error are jet
nwalrrf o. fr tf4f not fcTy Ak'y g. state that
truth !ih AL tne breadth aud ifHiess which lie en-
|ffrfUt1 require.
sraer ne ilcn nr.' 20 rrrcn, i'e trusn--no irusm.
~ rreins o. irmr minister and icadihF NurnlNst
lft.t Goo iDr,I. 30 Enlistment nr oT otlsr municipal lR
pl ,rslrc To measure - our duties toward foreign
lnafiora II car bo''rlmehi does not postess. under
Oh pfsfrt law Sufficient luwrr 60 rcrtgHn - sui yccts
from violating tlr public faith and exposing the nation
o. the penalties - sar - "ur business To- give IL fr
Ircr paer And further power would probably be- now
ralFht n laf.4nn, nt were sitht, Dat "hch fhThh
lurit WIS sitting the North Lot victorious. ard
t.cn u scented ,aie ard profitable Ia indulge IN igno.
ulflnus uiufi'r about sfurhns foreign dctaton aud
s.ornlur Co. change the low IL j. fair 10 admit that tie
/ American Minister iu some degree counicnanccd The
fac, B., making himself too active In the detection OF
prnclirra sd ,h being onrns"s hlnrt our laws Il
| pAs the province ~ our o0Ncfnilcnt 20 rrp1css.
lie would have lui us casc ON better ground and
iafsd more Gl,iicd part IT, after calling the nttcn
oa Of Government 10 ne criminal practices hich
we're gong on De- had LEFT IL to them 90 take the roper
mrasuror iof maintaining The good NTH Of the nation.
No, thnr our municipal Ia" has been carried into
ef,rt The Foreign Enlistment act provides rot only
that the shall be- prevented but tina, the criminal
shall be- brought Ia Justice. The wealthy and powerful
eruinnl trlUmphnuty his crime IN full pnr.in
U.uf Tie Government covers. and the House up
ulaud. Has there ever. in the history Of tie English
Parliament been more dirernc.iu scene than the de-
hate ON the Alahnmaf And Enclnhmen doubt that
the report Of that debate must have gone 10 the hear, Of
the wiue American I"opcf
lENcat let once moro sgbmitthat this Is not mere
=. II the sHlo of contgnbnud Il war. aud that the
question does not merely lhc difference between
slips and other ,ouraband. Let al non clad steamer
M her steel Prov aud turret and all the appnItcn
nnccs Of a man II wnr. be- exported 10 Confederate
port let her there De- manned with Confederate. scamcn
nAd thence go forth against the Federal commerce. and
though may put the men who carry on such irndc
IL rsnunlly ON level with smuggicrs. there will be- 10
=. ound hr complaint on the part u America that In
gland IL violating the right II nations hut these