The New York herald., 1863-09-11

ocean into furnace aDd melting pot of American
meoe ~ these ncendlares the most famous = The Aa,
pama with picked crew OF British sailors, with trained
gunners out OF her Maestys naval reserve and with
everything else from keel 10 topmast British, which, after
more IMAM year OF unlawful havoc Is stl burning the
property OF our citizens, without entering rebel
slavemonger port, but always keeping the umbica
nection with England, out OF whose womb she sprung and
never losing the original nationality stamped upon her by
origin so that at this day she s British pirate ship
Pree'sey as native born hglishman, robbing 90 the
subject.
ia bad enough that NIL this should proceed FROM Eng.
land. II Is hard 10 bear Why not stopped
One cruiser m sht perhaps eude watchful government
But - dicdlt TO SEQ how this once twice,
three times and the cry is stl they sail Two powerful
rams are now announced, like stars at theatre Win
they, too be allowed TO rerformp wish there were not
ances are sustained by prevailing British sympathy.
Frenchman who accidentally prisoner board the
Alabama at The destruction Of two American ships de-
scrDes brtsn packet IA sight whose crowded passcn.
gers made the resound wh cheers they Witnessed
the captured ships handed The Gamos. The
OF Lucretns were veritsd-.sudre diam tcla ceranird
mGGn1 fae But these same cheers were echoed IN Par
lament as the builder OF the p aical craft gloed
deed Inc verse which hlod the ancient theare with
glad applause, declared sympathy with humanity, bot
English applause is now given TO slavery and ts defend
ers; - am an Engishman, and nothing Of slavery s
foreign 70 me- Accordingly slavery helped by Ing sh
srms, English gold, EDgish ships, EnqaT speecAcs,
English cheers And yet for tho honor Of England, lot
be known that there arc Engshmen who have stood ngm
and unshaen amidst this Painful recreaucy ihor names
cannot b. forgotten. And st more for the honor OF
England, let II he spoken hat the working classes who
were called q suffer lie most have brayely 0Urao their
calamity, without joining with the q the repub-
Nc Their cheers have been ior freedom md not FOR
slavery.
Bat the cheers OF the House o Commons 10 pre-.
vail IN her Maestys government Municipal las Is vio
lated. while international law. ia Is most solemn obga
ton 10 do unto others as We Noga have them 10 uo us
is treated as v u did not exist. Eminent British func-
onares viadicaie the naval expeditions whiNh 10 the
name OF slavery, have been nneashsd against tltndy
Power. Taking advantage Of IN admitted primo PIE. that
.munilons q war may be supplied, The LORD Ihief
Baron of the Fxchcquer tells that ships OF may
be supplied also. Lord Valmerston echoes the Lord
chief raron. zach voucLcs American authority
But they are mistaken. The steel which they
strive to lmpen cannot be cathercd from our Sides
Since The earliest stage Of its existence Le natlcna gov
enment has asserted distinction between the two
and has tho Sapreuc Court, although there words
Of Story whh have been attery quoted 10 the contrary
But the authority o the Supreme Court is positive on
both the points into which the Prsh apology gied
The first OF these is That, II "ship ofwafn canuot
be furnished the offence s not complete until the
ment il put aboard tina. whcre the ship. tho gh fitted
and equipped IN British port, awaits her armament
nj she s not liable 10 arrest Such ap apology
Insult H. the understanding aud 70 common seDscas II il
not obvious that the offence begins with the laying
the keel for the hostile thp, koowinf u q 10 s0ch,
ard in tGs sprit the Supreme Court ms decided that
IL s'was not necessary 10 I'D that ship on
leaving rort was armed or In a condii 4 70
commit Lostites tor citizens restrained from such
acts a. are calculated 10 involve the country 10 a war;
The second apology assumes that, Il the armancnt
were aboa,d so that the "ship ofNar was oomiete at
all ponts SIN the cxpcdtion would be lawful, II the
jusg.e OF s1lc were adfoitly employed Bul on this
point the Supreme Court speaking by Chef justice
Marshall, has loft doubt Of is deliberate and most
tho armament on board. but cleared cargo; the
men tco we're board but enlisted for commercial
voyage; the Ship though hsied out TO cruise agsnsi
nation with which al peace rot commissioned
priv atoer and DID not attempt 10 act such until
she had reached the river la Plata. where commission
was obtained ani tho crew ccnlstei. ic., 10 face
d tbc,c eStcnuaing circumstance, vas declared
by the whsle Court that tLe neutrality ~ ihe United
States had been violated that the guilty sb could
Afterwards be rccogplycd as q legitimate ser All
these disg n purpose The Court
Then eyery ous saving thar II such sb,n cooa iawfuy
tlqre frgn IA
dssracefu IN our goycrnmcot OF which 10 nation woui
be the dIe" BIZ, a'ncuiraiity worse even tnan ,ha,
condemned IN advance by supreme CouSt ''of which
nation wod be the dupe,n rs nos seryei out 70
which nothing bu, ,he fatal spirit has has catered
the rofesn Secretary q England, truly cmirep. as
slatesman and as orator. Mr. Canning, said n tie
come IN the shape of sgtsscrn 10 BE- demanded for
Injuries cf rights 10 he asserted, Il interests toso
protected az treaties TO be fnGloi. Bat 10 Gods
let not n tho rairy. pcifogging way of Ct.
ting ~, fhips 10 our harbors 10 cruise or gam ~ all
let the couniry disdan 70 he sncased into war;
1h"se noble words we're uttered "a rcry 10 lori John
Russell and his associates ~ 1879 On tber rrooslon to
repeal tho Foreign Enlniment ret and b. ovfufn the
staute aegnards ~ prtsh neutrality. Dat they spsak
now y ~ greater force than then.
Ev.' v Il te admitted that "sLips y war = Ike 'manli
toas Wtr. may bo sold 70 n herefrnt. u ascre
Nv ths psltlsh rrme Nalsier echonr the frrd chi
ara i e obvous thni y can tc cniy With tho d,sinc
tI6n as " IN have already sllefei tn I tho sale "A a
4ere,at Transaction pure and yirru,e ana not n ary
Ffa = hostile expedition ffted ln In9'ani Tie
-ss ea r. eoxporftlu a. an sri!cle X inaesee ara
UU#t cot fNe such ur IN arrival a. t1f hci.ercrt
aff whore alone II te fftcf oat AMI oued
" stia X var Il whcr - hostc character VI,
moroc 10y niicmlt IF fnr M. % imlhrt a. i hos
s chareet or r. cus Nord ~ r4&e ENrIsad ~ naval
b+ea wust ~ crm.na. b. tbs Z pre0re.y whai H.
ae. d.gc Ana h'rc arc tie conl.e footprints which
rar, NJ, badly.
Ptr6, eneni win ~ searsrrrg tie dereions d onr
supreme Court 20 ofder 60 mtFo feR .~gcf for naval
cNptliione - dcpredaie ~ oar commerce. or Whole
h.t rs III forgotten rt#rcgreNerts1 Il j. srrctirn
th,t early isaa urdcr The drnstra - q wtsb.
frlou byfro ary ee' d NoHgress ttc subject the IN
tfi government recognized tg liability, tnfcr thr
~ laaus GU ers fei op' "a liF p"rts 20 deprefae
rr ID coniaer,o. that Washineton 10 4 sage r. (0a
eress d.srrb sreh fhtpe vofysia 1rod or
cuiprcd 10 warlso form within tho limits or the nted
~'ate." am alg1 ~ uilnary espsdiucns enter
fttae anl tfat jefferson IN Srdscat ~ thw paley ~
repfees1n raid. n letter 70 tue wrench Minister ihsi
ous wi-h 70 preserve tto mcrtaof orr r.f.gans
f-m tcng slliated by cgrecs n la9'csq rlund nd
r3cg thfi ~ thi- occsan ,the haian.l Fntet moot
u8 fe me dstlrctDn between "muritiofs Il VIZ ubah
"a nertra ~ rtt Tirply n NE way IL commerce r.
re egcreH. AID .hips y wnr whi.h nf atfal sas 80
t0tfa to FNtp'y " even % a4rmtnt VII arms, tbat
by liammend, 10 Irsn iicnip-'euiarv Il ha' tlmr.
tY f eifer n sh Nag tTo3 after fisnlug n tW1
Ffsrah rrtaiefrs fttoi out at Charleston T. crnlse
aH9ni Brush e'nmefeo, 'spre'.y declares thai
te INSIDERS ts1'n treatbrs a iht neufrat Ellch
tte iuftrd states rrrfe* " ehacrve ami street eaira
feHii uB . thc rrer amatra vhirh the rfo dent b a
m1 ara u al vrrg sffu there were r-p. nat fccfsd
.~. "a British instraton o. acecati n fGcre tr'va.
'H#f in which n wsg rfHtf by TIE court thaf such
.las eonN noi ~ n'tcl oaf na rer'al rort viili.
cation ~ luofnatofnl flisaf5e. thgf rr tHFt.
~ 'ncrtu efyarig, ~ thn arslelfen II t'e hsiia
-rert statute was enacted u hsrnany .ih ne
{
a NJ st " 1873. ccrg-tre enacted another fat4te u
ha tafrro IL a Foreign risttrent ART wt.eh va MO
tteef pvaInn- Nv f0rd faeflerersh wheu nrerr
similar eaiae upou Parliament tat ID ts1 the Cnta. ft
tHe riied states ths whole head IN p.sn FRI
tu ~ rnrie 10 tho British Parliament ~ ~ fnrrIrv
haf 1871. fwriug tho rebellion ~ fnnaaa ~ Az
tIttftnn ~ the Briyh rovcrument, ana " sfee an
stItfastWn. ~ was aunonnced N Parliament ~ ltd
futnrrticn who was "a ttc time rureNu eerre.
l#ff orr government promptly fcc AIRED pnrgorr Is
utntsn the alremacy u those laws whith ~ ri
e - futhl ticuhgninrs - The Irlief ~taies l
aN aaficns which should he engsrcd 0rolEn Aore
tc warfare' md, roi sasfsd with ~ cxistrg fe~rrF
undertook 10 ak additional iegflstqu from corwos
t8t GchgfMs pforNHfei NJ ofce ~ ne rGarttn ~ Cr
another statute tnlcula'c g. meet ihc irr1ffse ~
Ftnv vhcrcin u was provided Mat ro ecters. arehsls
fer 0ccrp fhni AID dcain ary vsssoi wtch
uay ta provided ~ prefarcd for any nilary etge ~
cricrflve aralnst the terrorcs ~ e0r H0ns = 10y
fro ~ lrnce ~ Iowcr II ssgreihlDg y ~gci thfts
III lsg tat CONVENIENT 10 forget gi1 further tat the
trcakirg cnt q. tho rrimenn 1854 ne nrrh ruv
errtNfn niry with lrsrcc fnafc spother gnhs u tHn
urred states, ,lat eltrena nfh7ud f-Yrus'y 8t ID
fr lsklus 1aYt n afmsY.shls ~ Aa.gan Tflvsfe ~
III my 1iber nenyurc cpg0sei % The dates ~ tifet
reatsa'lty aad hia appeal, which 1eclaftA y the
fftsh govern mcnt ~ be IN tte spirit just rtf prtc.
- x IN mr. nv a ~ 0NNt mYA