The New York herald., 1866-03-19
THE NEUTRALITY QUESTION.


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speech of the British Attorney General
yyt. D~fenoe of privatesraua ma Correr-
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Regard co America, Sc.
We Yesterday publshe portion Of The debate In the
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Hnk''" nou'e I" oo""0"s on 'H' - 'n'' W VIC s'l
traity question, including tho government vsS- er
prc.scd by ths Lord Adyocaas of Scotland We p,w sui
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principal law ofLcer OF The Engiish crown
The ATTORNEY Gssyn.-In addressing myself 10 this
question hopo that may avoid srposing myself 10 The
rensure Of The honorable M smber for Wck wLo com
plains that none of my profession deal with such sub
ar,s onlv .s matters az legal ngbt n .n,ssrs IN M
that there IL not much necessity for using legal argu
mspts in this discuson and that very few 10 nts Of
are involved in The question before be House Bat while
there are few loyal considerations Involved in the anes
ton IL are are many important oonsdcai ons OF public
polly and 20 these shall endeavor 10 addres ms self
IN warfare by iaad ihc nr,i viii make ON
that gubIcct H. that N the House we're Ia adopf
,he motion notion o. my honorable inend lsn oresoryl
warfare which does no, srist with regard 10 military
operations land Tho honorable gontemah's rcso.
luton proposes the adoption Of the principle thai
private property shah bc free from capture at sea I
undertake TO s~y that here q rule of that na,sru
rs,uating military warfare Tie rules which regulate
warfare by land % not rest on any code of Laws on COO
ventions they rrst leiy the moral and public
and md term character The casa % tho denmark
claim ls Of thO-s which bsr. bsen alluded " to
nshi. In that osss the s~y"rs iary and justly ali
law that when sso Power, are at var one of ~"
should cOnhscatc the private pr0pry 0f the sub.
j,cta Of the other which happened 4, ba Ia the do.
mnions o. tho hOstlle Power at the time of the brsk
iny Qua Of ths var ak the House obsefye that "a
coun.caton takes place not 10 the of actual t~
tile. bat s merely seizure Of privats pogsuy ~ tie
civil suthoritl,s AMI this private property u must
b. mhered uas brought 20 the port where n
seized only because relied the oofnty aud
iufce Of nations with reference a. war ke opsratlDnv
on land I hold that l. scAndaous outrage on tho
moral sense Of nations when want0b hief b. com
m ttcd when sets pcrsrmsd which nnici injury On
innOceni persons and al ch not done fdS for
the pu rf.s Of war agree fully with tll igfd Advo
cate who has sad that tho only IriBe Pie whoh could
be lad down n tbs subject u that the public srhsr a
MANKIND will nOt ailos any abuse of power ~ tefa0na
conducting military OPERATIONS by iAnd rhs HUase VIII
see that tse duties u committing unns,ssafy out.
rayes imposed 0u commanders of military forces ars not
laid dOwn b. any convention bat simply dules ~ "a
underlined character W be b. Judged by tho gs1sr.
sense u Dat ons The law shich the h n1rtids
gentleman fMr Gregory sought " have pasaed
H. on the other land, absolute aud hTed rLrrr -
ono great reAson Why IN commander ~ land rec ~.
desvOrs perform his military operations 18th ltfs
Injury possible " the people u county q IL hs
lnterrgt 20 do Hear, hearl " hs alourf his
soldiers commit be ~0gii nnd u f-sble
N mslnta the discipline of hs army AMI agai1 be
could No; with safety Tie ~ ta cuiiFe
popuiation among whom be wss Carrying on be slers
:9: and .ss 3" Tso ~ ps q %. S.Ses SI %
IN which the war; Il carried 90 ar generally lanp sai
persons unable 10 withdraw hemssifes ffon ite scsns
~ the oar ships have % Md bones, aud iho
oour-s of our usds y nd a matter 81 inan p.n'asl.
srlgencies % rnsnkind II q, 10 truth, n~iihsr
more nor lsss than oogrse of isAfs vhich nay D-
i1s.reepled, diverted aad nisrf rsa ~itn, Bst -hieb
follows laws entirely di1sreni from ,hoeo sho1
which followed entirely different as, uh IN dstsffutus