New-York tribune., 1867-09-16

i, ,c1f above quoted that the proclamation of block
ue il. i-rf oItl and conclusive evidence 10 lhe court
flt "a ,.gc o Man existed which demanded and author
1cd recourse to such measure under the 'ifc9lHa ~
Jiuc ~ l.e IL ruled that the facts Of the sees5Th
Win INC assertion the right Of blockade amount 10
declaration thai civil cXsfsthdt hlOchduC l'u'i ~
baigcreut Ir ana can only legally have pice pa IN
40 Jos, 10 conceive bow the term me- @ i,,
be rcl 20 proclamation which qd no 10 more nor p,. lnsn
dqetof the United states himself, ana NI'SI Me @ %
withthe cXUrc. purpose Of warning Hct -i'J'''9 "'
iocts from any participation M ne conct - I,,i,is,
neutrality tended encourage and create clNl va,
wliJi would NOT otherwise have extended DeNonu ~
met than 10y reference 10 lhe leFai ueC.sol, iat
toned Ia opposition 10 the opinion he eA AlEtsses @ Int
One proclamation was unnecessary ana lItlna,I' & ~ ~
pr,5c m a ii.5 eeiJSc lives ana interests Of British
subjects tbesea Of war; that thcy had 10 CU @
scr the ruItr, With which events were succeeding one
ar0fhor ON C AMERICAN continent the delay which lnst
eapse before Intelligence d those SDsns qo qSirncons
them, and ti' pressing ueccsiy Tor deli,e M I % naval
10 tie authorizes in their Colonies ana Oh % d as ord
ciI l-s sated mt two courses open 10 them, on ic
ccivius itelccnce ~ the proclamation 9I iTc and
hdht E' thtt wa" oI iIr Majesty or that Of re-
pr0cannr the neutr!} oi ll,t and insisting upon
fI-uc c acknowledge tic bOchac anu I VIII the ports
of thf eonb when the Government OF the Ci'ou S'''~
could exercise 10 fiscal control a. tt "! uestion that
& ui u.s. t ,nrs,td was nj once the most just """
he most friendly TO the United hcorc the procama-
II Is 0hy ,SS of t6e states of the Union hnu He
claed their s[cGs'i@' & erg erment which carried on
d., idu raj ion in a regular niauIs fr,c ,or,s
Tc ,' te frrritorics and which had Proclaimed IT'S III
truton Of issuing letters M uarIuc, ,ao,to v Her
ef,rc the intelligence of the course Huuleu ~ ~
w,ir.ty- Government could reach America; me lesls
lares OF three NOR state hau tETs ctioIsIcd
their adhesion 10 the t"hCd'iauoh uHs @ la
inward of 100 900 militia and volunteers Aad nccn cleu
s Fad 10 rc taken for the defense Of TIE Capital mil
tary and naval preparations were hullEHE on "IEn5
Oh on ON much iut,t sys o. OIL 'nc fcr,cs was I'M
already taken place hciWctn te olloeHs lo@LCJ @ ii va"
uiucut Tie blockade Of the southern ports had aCtu3l{
ready been exercised over British vessels.
TakugtLese circumstances consideration cannot
as hcigcltni~ was premature OF WA. Sn'n a5 tot
was thereby encouraged; nor can De s'HPo-tu Ihat
states tl- n. ccfcut character which the United states
themselves implicitly 1autcd and subsequently, ahoWeu
But fNIr Seward means to base tho present claims ON
the ground that tire British Government sHouu, NIIlF
Co1F.,irIIis sl.ip Of war n British ports before adj
mt'ug 'hc.po.sC son Dy G tG i & t,cotcd ,, flc
Nm So. - H. " llSc icrn ma. scd on the ar
Srlrham1tor some months before Nr Adams l'id his
,st r'fn , .,f,,' vessels mentioned In Tie sam
,.r,. tf ,..,, n i- dti.l.t t,..c What injury the
Cu,ed states Government can "--e-e' or what I'"l'S'
si., more oeut is 10 10 understand Tie process Of
reasoning Joy Which thc aci@ az hi'.-i! sti' 'i l't &
li-lrg as>,trrcc mi supplies 10 tAe southern sttits
can he traced tuhp issue Ofthc proclamation. tn0,dh
n-s oI tlis nature. iu favor oi ether ol lAs DE - ~, -
ENGAGED H such cntoIis,. Cd -p ~ tttr own le rue
United States. whose c'nn'. .,'.i' Nih '4't, bi''.l
WAS uHhc.Ut td r,ct'td a.. -s.a.ce ol t"5 @ ''i.'i.
nature tOa yey much larger extent Iah tAtH aLI"e'H
Mr Seward goes ou 10 say. that when the Hurc pal
laws of Great Brtai. proved in practical alpira.i"n I"
nc Hadcquatco 20 the cnei iscnt'' li' i,.l.sh ~,
tcd dIorNaIloIs reasons W urL cHcd 10 'ic Oii''"
iusi1,cci.t 90 revise those iiU-'' ~
To this statement simple aHsvcrWaf oe EiNeh' ma
th Foreign Enlistment fr hhr eLei! UIr, ~ . & '
j, liable feb evasion, Wd uat II We VI @ IlU ,,, ,i I
occasion successfully CvadCd 40 Cc Las ever attempted
t0 fcly But looking al the nature Of the cIdsohs
which actually occurred 10 must be asked, whethc' these
incnt Of Tho awl il was not nom want OF any legal
Iowcr in lie a.thoIiiie n.r id" men f - 10 ,Se
that the Florida was not detained lh Ent,ahu aNd
rasod by The authorities there In Tho the she
naudoah and Georgia. no steps could hc taken because
cscaped from British jurisdiction. rs regards the Ala
bama the case viewed IN this respect appears rtil
stronger The law would m ,he opinion OF lier m NQ9s\
Government. have justified her detention. That dtt'r-
tion iras actually dtcided upo and il was only IL con.
sequence Of unexpected s'reagem that so sMeccdTi
jn escaping before orders for that purpose arrived I9
whatever cause her escape may be attIbuiae IL dd
not take place in consequence oil any want OF slhs'hcy
Nor after the unfortunate occurrence, the British
Government unwilling to respond 10 MI ADAMS appeal
for effective measures 10 prevent such )ocedir@
vision Of the .ag both cOantIics. As the opinion o
the United States Govcluincnt expressed intepy was
mct i !. 70 be presumed iiat G9mig'e assi,iioH
or desired Yet the British law i- substantially identical
With that Of ia, United states, with the exception o two
ploy ous the insertion Of which, whatever NAV be their
value m other respects. would have been wholly lucf
lcctNc 10 prevent tie particular iuiacuOns ot neutrality
tie OWLc!s or ooI-gccs OF armed vessels SAILING Of
tie ports o the United States aud belonging In whole or
in part TO citizens thereof shall give security 70 double
tie value of the vessel ana that such vessel shall
not bc employed boy them 10 cruise or commit hosic-
against any power with which the United eatcs are 80
peace. Tie second empowers the collectors u customs
10 detn any ',ssd maYicsty on ioT "aIIiLe p"lo'cs
and about 10 depart tie um'td state, Of winch tie
cargo shaI pihcll CONSIST or arms ana munitions 0l
Wlu ne employed against q h'Hdly power uhiu q DER
Htc decision can bc come To- on the case, or security
given as above. X d. sufficiently evident thdt these
Two articles W"ad nj lhe utmost only nave served 10
enhance the Icc ~ any vessel AGAINST WHICH they might
nave btch enforced b"t, ID "0lOh 10 tlIs, lJ may hC
Eb1tNCH uat lIc ieIlIH M WH,iI lhey 4e IIam'd Woud
have rendered them iuapuiCaie 10 the vessels Whose
Cut oi Bitsh p2iis as armed vessels, on had on board
carg0es principally consisting Of AIMS on munitions ~
against the ships which furnished the armament. coup.
mt nt andrews 10 those vessels, but which not
States sspOang even that the scope OF these pIO, sions
ad been So enlarged rs 10 include the cases in question,
for OF to oreer the detention Of vessels which no sus
pcion had achcd. such the Shenandoah and Ceorga;
Alabama, which had already escaped before Mr. Annmss
3ItHi ana thc subsequent Negotiation took place. II Is
| hutlcss to argue whether nugatOry and nG!tous
amendment Of our law wold have been accepted ly the
United States - a satisfactory proof of the wilncnFs "f
Great Britain - meet their wishes In an respects Vhlth
concern The present controversy the law Of the na
tries is Identical! and the Government of the United
States declare t0r law Sufficient To meet the oiga
tOns imposed unDnthem by international duty it il ,ol
easy 10 understand why they should consider that Of in
gland inadequate FOR the purpose. II is sufficient
10 ray that c actual circumstances do not warrant AIr
Seward iu founding The claims brought forward on
any defect Of the Foreign Enlistment Act.
There is another STAT ment made by Mr. Seward which
cannot be here passed He draws contrast be-
tween the conduct % the British Government during fhe
&c cnt Amcr elll and that OF Ia: United States
GGcrnmcnt in dealing with the Eenan projects oi az
gression against Canada II cannot he admitted that
u contrast s Justified by The facts Of either case. The
Brill 10 Government ready anxious, and determined
thfo ehoui the whole course Of the civil war to exert all
the conferred upon the Queen Ia the law of the
land g. prevent British subjects from taking parl in that
But the law could not he put in force against
Offenders unless oi the production Of evidence rot that