New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-23

bniid. ore rounded VITA hil ~ walls. and Can enter
SDc l. pracd ally the answer returned by the merchants
suG builder Of Oiet Britain to the remoAsrancc OF tni'
u~r 'ahodied IN tie proceedings OF the 2Is Ocoprf'
IL remains 20 re seen whether the Brti.h Government win
u -. OF the better hopes hitherto entertained VI British
subjects, which your Committee ara unwilling WhoJ W
tn more ,eean, Of the Alabama and Of her coT.ia.
he Florida, familiar 10 ala renders Of th' daily paPers
CUE, nnc, relne m The colonial ports Of Crest Britain
FsLc. Aua spain ana their commander Il 81 learns
n their hands the ncendiaTy's torch have oe .T,
has been Afforded these to repair damages sd 70 ie
coel aUd their desert they axe sen. pscS 'e
al. the vessels 20 out to seo 10 resume the VIOLA u
Y.1r Com,uitt. may be permitted recall to the notice
of The Chamber two events that bear upon '"' q"o'
4bo two ago the present leaders OF the rebellion
qrn b, Government Of the United States were Senators
gnd Representatives ~ tie american Cen.tes' ana my s
s,orr ca ,a,s ths Constitution and the laws Of the land
th ,yse os treason in their hearts They tutnes th1I
h 80 .rtare, mon The sei1us Of the pubic
property hsy upon act. OF secession ana ieoe
ion These things "a well snoWn abroad q. 81 noe
ys s,o very men had barely become knows to foreign
conn, . rebos a. inst friendly Government when by or
egn courts they we've elevated ~ 'ns 'on1'Vn anu '''s
The pcbie conseouences OF such procedure were not
uuorseeu but the ChSnber made no formal eel
ing hst American shp the were safe from .ttck
bS rsor without single vessel OF war sBd hence a. n'ru
less the without foreign and they would nave oeeh
I'm thar tine to this the larsors Of Nssssu and Bermuda
bsvs grts. military depois for the otao
from vhic he moe; necessary supplies have been dfAwn
and by eans Of wlich tue Rebellion fo.ered aud
sus.Aued These pOrs nave been tho convenient resort
ye.ss efnroyed la running the blockade and equally opou
80 btitsh 6os ins under tho Rebel hss SIS pva
teeI. bill .le Ch.ISeF o; Commerce re'iIea .irLt
ong a. tue ihu. Tende'ed limited 20 the SAFE ci
arms. anLunitop aid stores bat your Committee respect
y suggests that his Chamber has Tgnt anc has reason 10
conpin and reterste mplain Of iterprtatol
Of Tie mentality las which variance with both the
eory lud Tacre OF the American Government a. sTeeay
Interpretation which places at the command OF ine
tie FORCES Al,euals, tcsInh
sWed, all tie veious n'tum oi ,he 2'eseA' haS
power Of tie w.sd Chamber q COraerce may well
on TO its pa the bitter enen', that c1"hsl"
be iono ia advance eIt Of ciyii aon, and - .p'fa.
guardian and exponent OF commercial honor should t~Ae o.
attitude Tepu susi.t to tie sFni, Of the ase ..
II In conou ou your Committee believe 1t is ee' At we
present time that The action OF his Chamber should 30 IN
tied to ,t4isoent O. facts, ss trey bear uIop sgstc
wrous cous;y and 's commerce 80 hi' PuoS
et AID tie dangers they involve ~ The hope too ihs, ~
tn. issSIs the won. mg be 'eF's' Aaa 'D' '''S''
svs'tsd Hs 1PsS submitted r II MARSHALL.
ft55f6G6 6IEawIRrH. ho5 5E,t B. AalfH44E S
I'D. JONES.
! Mr.. Low then read the correspondence a.luded to
in tue report embracing "A reply by Leopold Bier
with 10 a request of Dir. Lows that tie former
would commit 10 writing such particulars OF has con-
nectOn with the purchase and hItlrg Oui o. tue
| steamsr United States Tor the German tvysfanent,
"a he mad previously communicil Ell 10 nm vcrJAiIy
IRE reply ID dated New.f0rk, Jan. . lot5. lt
refers 10 the year 1871 at which TIE Whole Of
Europe was thrown into political cJu.moIon, and
the results such connection had upon the forms Of
other countries
MR. LOWS SPEECH.
Mr. Low said the subject Of the remembrance was
10 show that on the subject OF neutrality the course
of the American Government had bssn consistent;
that s theory and practice have been hsrmonlous,
and that the Government snd people nave acted IN
| good faith. The Government Lac maintained tue
law and tie merchants OF tho country and tue ship
/ builders have hcrupuiousy observed it-caEeiuiIy
and honorsbly observed It, Now II Is shown by the
CORES ondenCe, part Of which have read, thas,
during the war between Eugland and France Oh the
one side and Russia the other one OF onr ship
{ builders Mr. w. III. Webb actually Suspended the
buiidIpg oil tine iineofbsltle ship the General Ad-
mirsl a vssse contracted Tor before the commence
b, Insnt of the war, aud her construction was sus-
l. pended during the whole Continuance Of the wal,
out OF 10 peel TO The obServances oi The Government
( with foreign nations IN regard 70 the laws OF nou-
= tralty On the other hand 1t Is shown that wnen.
o about 1855, the German Government, then attempt
ing It's formation, sent here 10 purchase u smp-oi-
J war our own Government fret permitted and coun-
t tenaucsd the equipment ana armament OF the snip
= and facilitated all the operaIons OF the
the representations OF, 4 suppose, en inferior
Power on the north of Germany denmark
lhis work was abandoned aud discOunienanced
by tie Government, Aud all tho facilities for the
work previously granted 10y President Polk
withdrawn. Still the agents went on aud lifted ont
tue ship and when It was about TO leave tho country
I the Government demanded bonds in the sum Of
\ SJOGOJU-lIr Blerwirth is moi positive whether
20 WAS SJUU,CGU or SJOO,oOO-tLat II should
never De used against any cOuLiry or people al peace
with TIE Uui'ea States and that IL should uOi leave
with more On board than were e,ulsed 70 take
II safely across The Atlantic This bond Eubre-
quently Cancelled by SPECIAL act VI Congress. Now
10 Contrast tie conduct Of our Government with that
Of England. What docs the British Government do
IA the case If lie Alabama Everybody, wiki tls
exception OF the British Government and people,
uudelstOOd perfectly well the character Of that yes
sci. 1t lad Deen peIsstently an1 indus,rOaay rep.
resented " the British Government OT weeks before
she left port that she Intended Tor tic service Of
tue Confederate StatSs; and what, then, did the
! British Government do DID i: arrest tie depaf-
ture Of the Alabama No Did they stop all the
preparations thea making 80 Ii. her foc ssai No.
But, tx acknowledging Inc justice vi Tho complain
when the Alabams was about 10 leave Tor on her
rial trip il required the owners 10 give bond for
The insigLliicant sum OF SIOJVy. Everybody could
roe who was not partial 10 the COifedcraie States
that she went 10 sea Oh that trl tTlp never intend
iug 20 returp. What the character Of that trial
trpl It's character was picttJ wcn known and
understood; IL war the tlp q. bucc.esi, OF
sci going forth 10 deyasaie, bum and destroy The
commerce vi inendiy nation. Tie Alabama
went TO sea after giving bonds ia SSOUUO. Now,
q has been Justly observed that the fact
Of bond being eguirod sui cienly proved that tho
British Government was not III the dark lie regarded
cue character Of the Alabama. Bonds Tor the
amount we're given, and, as understand, Since paid.
II il to be hoped that the money has been PAID in
the interest Of American citizens, whose property
has been wSutouy burned and destroyed. Il 10 sLld
I that tho British Government Irs!sted on the pay
inent OF the bond indemnify 10 American Citi-
zeIs whenever their cl,ims come to be proved by
our Government Gs trust in due lime they will be.
/ With reference TO The mode Of warfare OF Semmss
and Malit there IL unwarrantabIe deal OF indliier
euce-un, uslih able indcfence-inanifested. DO not
know bow others regard tue rights Of the sailor; but
t. NE the sailor has sacred Tgh,s tho ocean, Just
as the peaceful man Oh shore has rights IN bis dwel
llpc.hoaee. The sailors home ia on the deep, bis
sim IS hi. domicil, and when the incend!aryf hand