Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-30
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POasessto,s o. 5y EagSsissis

BEOshers. Tho instructions have been earfie,
out.
The Liverpool Daily Courier anHouuees III
formal seizure By the customs authorities OF Or
Of Llird's rama at Birk8Dhead. The broad
4 STOW was aaizsd this afternoon
Frcm the London Times Get lO.l
We believe that BY order of The Government
ths bread arrow has been marse5 on one Of thi
ron ei2ds constructed by MessFs Laird BroihCrs
VISIT TO TIE RAMS.
To tho Editor of me London Star
When at Birksnhead on Monday last, through
4 the courtcsy of Mr. Lsird, ,Jr., had the oppor
| unity Of Inspecting thoroughly one of the iro1
stesm rams, the III IousssinF, now stuiding at
! their works, aud uIoTs perfect engine or de-
s.raction or one more invuinGTzhle TO any assaii-
aut think it not possible for the mind OF nan
70 conceive or mechanical Bkil to construct. Two
euch vessels, believe, might stack each other
with the grsslsst iury without either sustsiniDg
J injury The purpose fog which ths30 vessels sIa
| ksius built, no Eaae man can question While
I u, kfng survey Of the vessel | could not help
! asking myself tho qus-tioH-suppose Great
( Britain was cilcumstancsd 20 America now is
say. for instance, that Iceland was attempting
1 20 eife5t separation nom the United Kingdom,
ho1T sheald we, as 8 nation, feel if either tae
Northern or ths Southern States Of America
warfare as thsso two ships aTe
Would not every Engishman burn with lust
! indignation at tho thoHghI Of any country pro
ls5sluy to be On terms Of suity aud good WILL,
irrespective of tire obligations arising out Of iu-
transitional ls8s, so ac!iag, sRd CT eRca brand
such csuntry with ths charge Of hypocrisy and
SEEK by every mesus IN his power 10 obtain that
s5r1ss which such conduct would entiGe him
1ol And by the sane rule would dsspis5 any
American who, under similar Circuuas tsnc5s,
/ y-7vjG not have recourse 70 the ike retaliation.
This think, Is the plai1 c1mnca sense Wow
20 take of lhis ques-ian aud is "a ny opinion
thas were Earl Russell 10 allow thasa vcs. ss 60
rows on the high seas, ss the Alabama aud 9th
sF ships sZs now rowing, he would deserve 70 be
inpsacaed. EHeh g thing eould not be allowed
TO lake place without loss Of honor and danger
10 our national character aud interests and
for one desire to raise my humble protest against
it,
May I bag to be allowed space in your v-l-a-
be paper for the insertion Of this letbsT, and 81
the same tine consider myself your obliged a2d
stumble servant.
JoHE CUEEIEGTeH.
Brantford, 0ssober 8, 1863.
THE LAW or rHE CAsE-EFFECT OF TIE RUS
sIAE NAVAL VISIT.
From the London Telegraph Oct. 1Ol
Tho two stsssa rams, CONSTRUCTED by AezsTs
Laird. AZ L vcrpool, have baen seizsa by order
Of shs Government. Our correspondent ct the
pert on whom we car. clscs everY Teliaucs, in
terms rs by telegraph that the instructions were
ressivsd By the custon authorities yesterday sf-
terno0n, aud were immediately carried out
To the public generally this result viii occasion
40 surprise, for We had slrsady in.imate6 that
the subject was under close and earnest inv5s-
tiralon. and il depended, Of c0uTse, upon the
facts and upon the bearing Of the Acknowledged
public law, isEen ia relation with those iaess
what the ultimate conclusion should bs. Some
weeks have elapsed since we retorTed to the
subject; ths lsng ID Of time was in itself proof
OF the care, and, Ws may say, Of the psIns, given
to tho question, and hence those sut Of doors
could Aot sssuas the upsh0t one way or the
other. Certain inconvenience are very likely
to dow from the decision nor Is 10 10 bs expected
that lhs ir0ubious relEtieus Of neutrAis to Del
lirerenss, even NJ en- they are kept On thai-
most precise and sound fsoting, should be en-
iFely tree from embsErassmsnt We may fOr
instance, appreheDd that some among the tede
rails viii regard the processing as dictated by
tie thrests which havo been lavslled a. this
country-unefi0islly no doubt, for We ha7s sd.
mittad hat lho ten0T of tls Communication
from Washington 0ccagionod no just ground f0I
complaint.
Bu. tBe public Of tae sIarthern States is likely
enough to asoTihe the c3ncassluu1 - 70 4 iHdi.
eious reverence for American power assd ls4tAes.
sna Il. would not at Al surprise as II the evous
were associated with certain unprecedented pas-
aomsna Of lha Russian navy at New foTk. Oa
ths other hand, she Confederate STATES asy vsrF
prs5ably presume the stop 20 be disiassd By a
hostile feeling 10 them; and those among
them who can see shrough nliiisfonsa are tOisra-
bly, sura to e9npe it wiki tbs recent departure
of mr. Masgn We need scarcely gay how little
the proceeding will bear either the sne consiIuc-
ton or ,he other Mr Mas0n's reports 10 bis
Governmant were eoiored by his own disap-
Dointment, as 1t reflected the iosing Of his coan-
! jrYmsn iR Europe a. .Iis want Of personal sue
cess hare; sad ais ratIromsnE was really aB de-
void of connection with the seizure of The steam
rams at Liverpool as thst act is with hHy men
aces from red hot loyaiists Of tie North. The
sole motive that prompted the proceeding Of yes
terdaT was tho resoats determinatisn 50 abide
5y the most literal and unqualified nsasraty,
without fsvor 10 the one side or tho other, with.
1ut hostility TO elthag.
That ths necessity 0T expedieocT Of the seiz-
aTe was not self evident Is apparent ffom the
tiEle bestowed on the inquiry into the facts ;
aud il also shows clearly enough now deeply i'm
pressed sere hee Mejes.y's ministers wilh the
Dsyamount importance Of keeping ths dusies,
aud therefore he coTrelstive rg8ts Of neutFals
ciesr from any new ambiguity Independently
of the abiding considerations which would spg-
rsst that zaal0us caution-the lively interest Of
this eonntry in securing sle greatest distinctness
and tho most generous Observance OF maniine
| laa-she present condition of tha world tOIcsi
the whole class Of Subjects upon our attsHti "a
wish pecnlisr empbssis. It IS impossible 70 as
ssrs shat we Tuey not, q. very esTly dse, have
( TO aBReai 10 tao guarantees and imm1Hilies q
the intorBstioBal code; aud III would that 1laiz-
ser EoFve his sovereign or bis country Who should
/ in view OF those very contingencies, provide a
/ case 70 30 thrown in qu- tseth on tbs nexi Oeea-
/ sioa. /. sha uuwonied, anl, to say tha least oi
/ It. odd cTuiss OF s5a RHssian fee had no other
81 ct, it mgat = lesst nave reminded oug public
! seYFents NOT to forget thesase.Ves jaat now
Bat, S. We slated so long snca, trey bad
4 already appliel themselves 10 tic work with ai
honas diligence; and il did not prove TO bs
ehild's play. Tie actual law OF The ease was
not 90 rssdy cul ald dry as s0lno might sup
pose. PriaSE faeie the probabilities iay agaius
the nsed, OF even the power, Of seizure. Tha
the shipwrights Of . neuFrAl country have
right to make ships for the market Of lhs world
hat the right does not lapee on the mere opening
/ Of = war in winch their Government 1ss nC
concern that this actual kR0wlsge OF practice
sad particular demand ia he market sf0rssait
no more destroys their night than their chance o
pTOht--tbese, We bsii6va, are conclusions Whiet
esn be as little gainsaid as shsy can with regard
80 sanpowder, rifles or Sheffield cutlery. So fa
as ins facts Of the present case have been, no
khown. 5at sDrmised, it nigh. have been con
jeotHfod tlat Mossrs. Laird had every groun,
for fgeo tgads ia their business and no ar
well aware ihat certain Of The very sbiast aristl
in this eounsry-possibiy re might venture {,
guess shat sven some who were in q yet NOR,
responsible p0gitioa-as Grst inclined to lh
oPiaiou that lha international code would sfor
neither tbs requirement nor the warrant to arTes
the departure Of she vessels.
Al the same time, all who ars familiar wit
this special oralch of study, even in its scci
dence, must be aware no persons, subjects Of