The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-02
The Capture 81 the FiorIdn---A lib.

The Capture 81 the FiorIdn---A Lib.
erai View.
Unfortunately for Brixil, the Confede.
rate pyivateers have constantly been how.
erluc around her ports. and, while burn
inc United States vessels trading TO Brazil
off the Brazilian coast, have run into her
ports at the first sign Of danger. have got
Goals consigned to them from Liverpool
to be delivered in Brazilian harhors. and
generally have made themselves DISAGREE.
able visitors The Alabama, on one oc.
casion, burned three or four American
whaiers close to Brazilian harbor. and
the Government of tie Emperor punished
by removal Of the Governor of the island
who, after the occurrence. permitted Capt.
Semme. 70 obtain supplies.
1t IS impossible to separate the act
which has just been committed from tbe
whole circumstances which bave occurred
during The war. aud looking q, these and
The correspondence which has alreadv ia
ken place between the two Governments
We should imagine that the United States
rely for Justification upon the peculiar
and exceptional circumstance. connected
with Brazilian neutrality. On the 18th
OF July, 1868. Mr.. Seward directed the
Minister to tie Brazls to sac to the Sec
rotary for Foreign A fairs of that EN- pire.
"shat IT nat ions shall. 10 violation of our
right suffer their ports to become bases
for the operations Of pirates against us.
We shall adopt such remedies as the laws
OF self-defsnce allow. 1t is the earnest
desire Of the United States to remain AZ
peace with all nations. We have sovyb,
especially TO deserve the friendship Of
Brazil. and shall persevere in that friend
~ policy 90 long as the Emperor shall
accord to us commercial and national
rights, which are not lees essential to
Brazil and all the other American States
than to ourselves
From what has taken place, We nav
fairly infer that the United States Gov
eminent had come to the conclusi n thai
Brazil waslgiving undue protection to the
Confederate cruisers, such protection IS
amounted to an u.friendly set 70 the Uni.
ted States. thus forcing them to fall back
upon those laws of self. defence which.
after oil, must be the paramount rule for
All nations. Of the necessity for the an.
pl'cation of those abnormal rules re
United States is the proper Judge, and j,
Is righ' which no State worthy of he;ng
included IN the family of nations would
ever consent to give up at the dictatiou
either OF neutral or Of foreign powers.
II Brazil has cause of complaint, she NAV
insist on az apology or reparation, and ifI
that is refused. Withdraw her ambassador.
as she did from this country ie months
ago, as formal protest against a power
which she is not strong enough to 6gh..
One thing is very clear-it is not al
question which Eogland can touch even
with the longest possible diplomatic pole
In these days Of steam cruisers, English
'eseres's imperatively require, in the |
event OF war, the ob-ervaoee Of strict ne a.
tra'ty by neutrsls II We should ever be- |
unfortunately precipitased into war with
Tue United States, We must have no Aa.
bamas or Fioridas. from France Or Hal
land, prey'ng on our commerce, burpinp
our vessels and then sneaking into neu.
trail port whenever fricafe anpe,r. !,
tight. We must have no coaline Of mr.
sateers in French. Dutch or Sp.nish
porte; no rendezvous for coal laden ;,.k
llls At the Azores; no toleratior, 10 short
or beliikerspoy under the gssb Of sen.
rality. Then ihis wrstcbed weasel which
~ been captured NJ provided 70 the