The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-12
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a. not rrssoss ~ ssnch ssv political saays-t;
I preros " sp~ak ~ he hsiory q the Ala.
hama 40 v'ewcd 10 shs nzha - history ard
NY hume endeascrag n restore cur her place
IN the feaenA rn'pn wsheat larnshlng her homer. a
llue while bask All engaged heoE and sosi. 10
= inlgly ~ar; noe we arr eassTed ~ila sarm earnest.
ness ~ The pnrsaA q pesce. Tbs area tocis Ia oar
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hsgy y say 4 the course az ~ our progssni esdes
stns with saes and talent IA Al the walks Il hOnoat
labor.
Men q eae Esasrsiss make his,ory. nsa u .se,ser
dieaDAiiaed tom hriax ~ hleioriAnA II - 10 put
record some facts esFdax The Alabama thai sreak
pirate privaser baossnecr, bar IN recognized
saip, wtsrag the eeon 81 sate. by the Laws ~
x,hsu, ses,.oy,ra n,iss,e rr"csry pss,re,,se ny
proper land "a forbidden. Not ~ the sea
The ecssruesioa q oommsre IN snossst times was !.
SOW process The war between the tonfetefate and
tie United States the hrsf between maritime Powers
since the introduction ~ steam.
The Alabama had warrant for what she did both In the
laws Of nations and Of the United states She has
abroad Tho United states hs, made tho British origin
OF Tho Alabama . constant SQUIRE % complaint sbs
built by the Lasrds The United states government
endeavord 20 contract with tins sm 10 build ships
Tor them. lslr semmes here read extracts from Mr.
Lairds speech In the Houss Of ConmsIs already pub
shed and we'll known.l From this speech Il appears
that before they undertook 20 build the Alabama the
The Messrs Laird 20 build zunbcsis and monitors We
offered better terms-hence the Alabama became
Confederate ship instead OF federal vessel She lsf
mission read and her proper Gag unfurled ON the
high seas where the Confederate had much authority
ns pas 90 is.
sonincaton OF the sovereign. Even ~ ship be built
in neutral territory she q porsed Of that wrong Is
built In violation Of the Neutrality law that
q question between the United States and England
From the moment the confederafes recognized
beieerents they had full right 20 make war 10 every
particular The United states acknowledacd this In the
nrs months Of tbs war In support Of this proposition
that the United States could buy ships the Confederate
States could do the Tho speaker then quoted jus
uCe IN pfSe 'Afc~s relsffu -Ico--
ond Black Reports laying great the passage
it is not necessary thar the saae should be reccs
nized.'
Mr. Semmes entered largely into the history Of the
South American States claiming that their cruisers
tured prizes and carried them into American pcrta In
illustration Of the fact that the Confederate states
recognized and entitled 20 all the sovereign rights Of
Generals Grant and sherman treated Generals lee
and johnson As generals Of an army Au.on was here
to tho fact that hc was described both a. IN
admiral and general johnson and sherman
sl.x~ VI Ill
down our consdsraton that the safety Of our
persons should bo guaranteed when General Grant
hi: letter 70 General Lee he recognised As SOL
ders under de taco governments
The speaker here drew parallel between the rsvolu.
ton and the Confederate states n what The Colonies
did was rgh. when they did u, what The Confederate
States did right when they did L. The aoknowleds-
ment Of American Independence by ENGLAND made no
de jwe.
Naval History the exploits OF Paul Jones and other
American privnteer asserting that the colonial priva.
teers destroyed their prizes at and arguing that they
had less warrant than he had. The whole coast was
bockaded, and the burning OF prizes a necessity
that he could not avoid The colonies less than
tury ago, did those very things which they now charge
Passing TO the commissioners appointed by the colo
nies-Siias Dean, Dr. Franklin aud John Adams-the
speaker drew parallel between them and nessnl s-
the career Of the Surprise, Captain cuupingham, .
colonial cruiser wasthen quoted ~ precedent Of the
Charles Francis Adams complained that the Confsde-
rate States had commissioners In England carrying
naval bureau Tine Colonial Commissioners had naval
bureau in France. In this manner were the Revenge,
Reprisn, Lexington and Dolphin obtained.
But has been charged that the Alabama had foreign
Notwithstanding that this was valid objection.
since Paul Jones had motley crew ON board the Bon
Homme Richard
The speaker concluded thus:-rhs Alabama wxs not
anew construction, save that she steam vessel Dr.
Franklin and bis compccrs constructed aud manned
good many Alabamas In their day. What sircs
did their do. In other generations the history
oil the North will be the history Of the South BY the
philosophical histow am willing 10 DO judged II tho
philosophy Of history cmbalms the struggles Of the
colonial States will II emham the struggles Of the
Confederate Staes n IL records approyingly the
plos OF the Surprise and the Revenge, viii record
the exploits OF the Alabama