Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-10-08

der There ipstgaton aud 10 advance their pretenson
IedtiOhs. identical in motive with the present bellon,
let loose in the Gulf of Mexico twice against Cuba
sud twice also ghinst Nicaragua breaking the peace of
the uued States and threatening the repose of the world
that Lopez aud Walker worthy predecessors of Beau
regard and Jefferson Davis And yet the candidate pro-
ceed although it is obvious that the recognition which
urged will be nothing less than solemn sanction by the
Christian Powers of slavery every where throughout the
Jurisdiction, whether land SO that every
ship which part of the floating territory wilt be slave
territory And yet with the phantasy that man can hold
property in shooting from bis lips, with the shacke
rnd lash his hands with barbarsn his forehead with
lbnsterism in his recorded life and with slavery flying
ia his flag wherever floats on land or the candidate
camors for Christian recognition IL IS cad to think that
there has been delay in repeDg the nsuerahe
Is thy COG that he should do this thng2 1t
is net necessary 10 be Christian 1T is sufficient 10 be
order tn detest and combat such accursed
tension.
Ii The recognition Of de facto Power duty i'm
posed upon other nations by international law there
would be opportunity for objections founded prnc
Pile policy. But there is no such duty. International
aw leaves to each nation, precisely the municipal law
leaves t. each citizen what company to keep or what CO.
partnership to form No company and no copaftaership
can be forced upon nation 1T all question OF free
choice and acceptance international law this head is
like the Constitution of the United States which declares
new States may be admitted by the Congress into this
Union Not must. but may, it being IN the discretion OF
Congress- to determine whether The ATE shall he admit
ted Accordingly in the exercise OF this discretion Con-
gress for long time refused to admit Missouri as Save
State And the old Missouri question, 10 more out
rageons form, grander theatre, with monarchs to
behold the swelling scene is presented to the Christian
Powers of the world If It were right to exclude Mis-
souri,, having few slaves only and regarding slavery
merely temporary condition, it must be right to ex
cude pretended nation which not only boasts its millions
of slaves, but passonatey procams the perpetiy and
propagation of slavery the cause and object OF its sepa
| rate existence,
Practical statesmen have always reated the question of
recognition of policy-to BIO determined on the
facts of the where the Power was de tacO
tabsbed appears amply in the debates Of the British
Parliament the recognition OF Spanish America II we
90 behind the practical statesmen and consult the earliest
0racrs Of international law, shall lind that according
their most approved words not only may recognition
be refused but there considerations of duty this way
which cannot be eyaded 1t is not enough that pre-
tender has the form Of Commonwealth. g A people"
says Cicero definition copied by most ursts, not
body howsoever congregated butts gathered
multitude, associated under the sanction OF justice aud
for the common good "-Jms ct utiiitats
Socidtas And again he goes far to say, in
the republic, when the king is unjust or the arsocracy
the people itself the Commonwealth s not vicious. but
null" OF course commonwealth that was null would
not be recognised But Grotius, who speaks always with
the magstra of learning and genius has given the
just conclusion when he presents the distinction between
body Of men, who being already recognised Common
wealth. guilty of systematic crime, for instance OF
piracy aud another body OF wh not yet recognised
Commonwealth, banded together for the sake Of
systematic crimeseeeris coeunt. The latter by
happy discrimination be places beyond the pale OF honor
or fel0wsh p--hdm hi crinins S0cianar But
when before all history have creatures wearing the
human form proclaimed the criminal principle of their
i
IL might be argued the grounds of and
thory even that The declared principle Of the pretended
! Power violation Of international law. Eminent una
gstraes have solemny ruled that IN the development of
cYzatiuu The slave trade has become illegal by law
higher than any statute Sir William Grant, of the
ornaments of the British bench whore elegant mind was
governed always by practical sense adjudged that this
trade cannot abtractedy speaking have any legitimate
existence and cue own great authority, Mr.. Justice
Story in rema kable Judgment declared himself con
strained to consider the trade against the universal law
~ he
any recognition # the slave trade strong also against
| any recognition Of slavery itself
1t is Ror Lsweyr nee ssary, in the determination of
present duty that slavery the slave trade is
positively forbidden by existing nterustiana law It's
enough 10 show that according t. the prt Of that sogT
eign law which sits empress GROWING good repressng
ill.," and according sso IL those commanding principles Of
Justice and humanity which cannot be- set at naught with
shock 10 human nature Itself foul wrong say-
ery receive no voluntary support from the comnon
wealth Of naOHs Ii - MI question of law, but ques
ton morality The rule ~ Law is sometimes less com-
prehensye than the rue II morality, go that the latter
may positively condemn what the former Ell 'ny t0rraies
But within its domain the rule Of morality cannot
hc less authoritative than the rule oi law itself 1t is in
deed nothing ss than the law o nature and also the law
Of God IL We listen Ia heather teacher shall
less It, binding power Law, says Cicero, the high
est reason implanted in nature which prescrbes those
things which ought to be- done aud tDrbds the courarS
This law essentia part Of international law a. is s-O
Christianity itse and where treaties fail aad usage is
silent, it the only law between nations Jurisis Of all
ages aud countries have delighted t. Acknowledge it,
thuTity IL spoke Oly in the small still voice Of cansc
ence celebrated professor Of Germany IN own day
SayignyWhUse honured by the students OF jurs
prudence every where, touches upon this monitor Oi
lions when he declares that there may exist between diff
-rebt nations consciousness 81 right similar 10
that which engenders the positive law II particular ma
toms. But this common consciousness O right is dens
teal with that Law which, according to Cicero, IS the
highest Implanted IN nature Such is the rnle Of
morality"
The rule of morality ners from the rule Of law in this
respect TINT the former uds ts support ia the human
eence; the latter IN the sanctions Of public force.
But moral power prevails with good much if
Il were physical know different rule for a good
| ton than Tor good | that good nation
will not do what good man would scOTn to do.
But there IL rule ." prud nee superadded IT, the rule
~ morality GrOtus discussing treaties, does not Tor
get the wisdom Of solomon who, IL not few places,
warns against with the wicked although he adds
that These msxns Of prudence aud not OF law And
he reminds Of tbs saying Of Alexander, that those
greyOusy offend who enter the service ~ barbarian
Bat better st the words the wise historian Of
scal antiquity who eujpns upon commonwealth the
duty 0 considering carefully when sued for assistance,
whether what IL sought Is sufficiently pjous safe, go-
or the other hand unbecomng;" aud also those
words Of Scripture winch after rrbuking alliance with
Ahab ask with scorn SbOuldt thou help the ungodly ~,
IL the claim for recognition be brought 10 the touch
stone If these incpes It will BE- easy 10 decide IL.
Vain il is to urge the practice o nations IN its behalf
Nve before in history has such candidacy been put for
ward in the Of slavery aud the terrible outrage
aggravated by tho Christian light which surrounds IT, This
not the age Of darkness But even IN the Dark Ages
when the slavemongers Of AlRers had reduced them.
seyea 10 government Of Stae the renowned Louis TX.
treated them nest OF wasps. Afterward, but
slowly they obtaired the rights Of legation" and the
reputation q Government = but at sst Of their