New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-30

Foreign Enlistment act to be enforced as little
as possible. So far from taking the possibility
of any future retaliation into consideration, they
were in favor of defying the United States by
openly recognizing the Confederate States.
All these diverging views have been so often
and so deliberately set forth in the Englsh
Parliament as to have lost long ago the
attention which subject of such vast import
ance at first naturally commanded. The polltl-
cal parties in the United States are divided IN
opinion as to what course it would be best to
pursue at present in view of the conduct of the
English Government; but there Is perfect
unanimity among all that England has
not acted toward this country as a friendly
Power, that it cannot decline responsibility
for the acts of the pirates, and that it owes
us reparation for the immense losses inflicted
by the pirates upon our commerce.
The return of the priyateer GcOrgia to an En-
glish port has put the English neutrality to
new test and brought the whole subject before
Parliament and before the public in new form.
Mr. Barring, gentleman who does not appear
to be in general warm sympathizer with our
institutions, stated the new aspect Of this ques-
ton with great perspicuity lie gave a bnei
recapitulation of the history ard the depreda-
tons of the Georgia. He called attention to
the important fact that at the time of her de-
parture, she was registered a the property Of
q Liverpool merchant; that she remained the
property of this person until the 23d OF June;
and that during all this period, while still legal
" a British vessel, she was carrying on war
against the United States and destroying United
States property. Her crew continued to be
paid through the same Liverpool firm. When
she was in Cherbourg, and many Of her crew
deserted, the same Liverpool firm enlisted for
Ler some twenty seamcn and sent them to
France. Now this vessel, clandestinely built,
fraudulently leaving the port in which she was
constructed, taking ON board Euglishmen as
her crew, waging war against the United
States, and burning and committing deprcda-
tons, without ever having entered any port OF
the Power of which she assumed to be one Of
the vessels, registered as the property
Of an English merchant, had returned to
Liverpool. He was of opinion that such vessels
had 10 right to the hospitality Of the country
which they had deceived and that the English
ports ought TO be shut against them. A the
existing laws had proved to be insufficient they
ought at once to be changed.
The Attomey-General again attempted TO de-
lend the conduct of the Government. He adj
miited all the facts adduecd by Mr. Barring; he
also admitted that it is ameTe matter OF courtesy
to admit men-of-var into foreign ports and
that the Government therefore might exclude
these vessels from those OF England. But he
concluded after all that the Government could
not make any change in the law.
Mr.. Forster, Mr.. Golden. and Mr. Shaw Lee
feyrc made impressive speeches in support of
the proposition Of Mr.. Barring. Mr.. Golden,
in particular, brought his heavy artillery of
figures to bear upon the other side of the House
with powerful effect. He said:
The amount OF American property actually destroyed by the
pr,sie,rs reached cnorrBou, saoo0o Nor
i, a for tie value q he whole mercantile marine has
been reduced nearly The Of trade Ia
America H. june 1890 amounted ~, 900 600 and that
time - millions worth were carried ia American, and 20
million. IN foreign bottoms. Loot the Of things
10 June, 1913. the total amount S5oo0oo0 Of that
nj, 20 million, carried IN American and g. million.
H. foreign bottoms. Thus "a 1900 twoihri. VI the
carried in American aud IN 1868 thee iourihs
ried foreign bottoms. The appear, the In
Of the transfer Of American ships B.h
While IN 1853 only 80 transferred with unnage Of
l2eei in 1915 there transferred Ji vessel, with
mage Of 252,S79.
Mr.. Golden and Mr.. Forster interpret rightly !
the feelings Of the American people on such a
neutrality, and the danger Of the continuance
Of so unirendly policy.