The New York herald., 1869-04-15

ury e the npnal soysreleaty Alter years MssS Of
s'9 under asse ,sres o the dis
avowal Of the nnan'noraea set snv Would
e,n, or sea man eerciv taken from the Chesa
Pein', ot '"e nvi ioio,vy s" ,arniarv nrov,san
peahe; ana .nlruy, sui.ne pS .ha ai,act nm tae
~, .ae sune'e eas nii ~ 1h bese Words.
onesapeaho' conoiuuns VIZ" 'no'e
These honorable propositions are male with the sincere
desire that they may prove satisfactory 20 hs % % Oh
ne @ ned Sib an er nature entities them TO-
need .aoy aSd how eoray oin with yom in wish
thai they prove removal OF all the az.
Papers, Foreign Affairs, vol I'LL, y. boo.
adduce this historic instance 10 illustrate partly
the different forms Of reparaion neie. o. oouISe,
reparatlon to the nation whose sovereignty had
been outraged. There Is another Instance winch ~
not without authority. In 1857 armed force from
Upper Canada crossed the river lust above the Falls
OF Niagara aud burned an American vessel, the
States. Mr.. Webster IN ms negotiation with Lord
Ashburton, characterized this act as ''of itseI q
wrong aud offence 70 the sovereignty and dignity OF
the United STATES, for which to this day no atone
niept or even apology has been made by her MaJe5-
pllcable to the present case. Lord AshDurtOn, in
reply after recapitulating some mitigating circum-
stances and expressing regret "that some expla-
nation and apology for this occurrence was not in
mediately made - proceeds to say:--
Her Majesty's goyernmeut earnestly desire thai re-
rsspees lor e ana aano &
, a. ~ M @ NAV yd ~ % % t 1as sbs @
of regret thsS fss that the exent Sch am trsstins
should have disturbed the harmony hey 40 xousy wish to
maintain with the American people aud goyernmsni (Web-
ster's Works. vol VI, p. 5000
uaro o,.,r ,,.s ror.-o.,or ,or urorc doro IN tho
,,a.s. "s"AA !" 10 ASFN'A"soAA AZ "AS-~ ~>AS ~ ~
nnr, a, bo, a. a,a 70 ,,s an ,,e rresert occa
.,a a. a. hht - auo " os st On rv pIov ansr no
~ - In W sr;nS have naan
burned "r snnk 10 nniv small mart nr what we nav
s.lS @ W suA oy sa Ra.' s ~ wy nh"ra & nay
yrar,one - % ,ns,isa, tnSro sbond ne
an Observation-Disclosures ~ wronS nr at ,eSse of i"hi,,ty W
~ ~ rm ~ ~, 1s ~ u 20 ~ ,sr, M 20 ta
M " 'iaS , tnv se' y, % un
ao ,;n ne ov noW nncsS9 ~ ya, s S, rot pi9os
ana and struck at our our unity ss u, nation, iol-
ivmcu @ ~ nloaos1 , upVa S n Dsvoso. Sinxras ,vns
IN character 70 tnNSe asria, SI~w,. and vhen we
.ons;Jar tSa, - a os 9n "a f .,ve INV :, NC. Sr =" ",
Ing our Commerce. its direct and CONSTANT influence
was TO encoSrage M N the rebellion and to pr1iong the
ana blood. Il was a terrssle mistake which / can
not doupt tnat goou Engnsnmen must regret And
sides to find remedy, complete, Just and concIlia
tory 30 that the deep sense of wrong and the deu-
per satisfaction when nation loving justice cannot
hesitate to ofier.
, Individual losses may be estimated with reasona-
BILE accuracy. Ships burned or sunk with their car
goes may be counted and their value dete rmined;
but this leaves without recognitl the vaster
damage to commerce driven from the ocean, and
that other damage immense and Infinite, caused by
the 2rolongation Of the war. all Of which may be
Our national losses have been frankly conceded by
eminent Englishmcn. have already quoted Mr.
Coblen, who did not hesitate to call them 'cruei
lossesn During the same debate which lie let drop
this testimony, he used other words. which show
how Justly he comdrehended the case. "You have
been," said he, carrying on from these shores
with the United States and have been fnnlcting an
Would be produced by many ordinary wars IL is
estimated that the loss sustained by the capture and
burning Of american vessels sse has been a0oq e teen
ling But this Is small part OF the inJlry which
has been inflicted ON the American marine we have
useless" Tnus by the testimony OF Mr.. Cooden
were those Individual losses, winch are alone recog-
nized Dy the pending treaty, only "a small part oI
the injury inflicted" After coniessing his lears with
regard 10 tne heaplng up oi gsantic haeeriai
grievance sucn as WAS tnen rearihy'" he aadS' Ia
memorape worus:-
you b,ve aeaav aone vour ,vorst thu Anerican
mercantile marine What with the high rate Of Insurance
what with these captures, and what with the OF
damage have done 70 that which Is s. you have vir
my mane va ueseSs .nas sas. piopiyi mpy Il yeu naa
as % ns awes M ascS W aw ys ~ Ss
been lo wh,cn as Il M have not been sacri6ccd but you
could hardly injury In the way destroying
property than you have done oy Aeas few cruisers Hear
With that clearness of vision which he possessed
In such rare degree this statesman saw that Eng
land mad virtually made yalueiess vast property,n
much as II this Power had bomDarded "all The
accessible seaport towns or America" so strong
and complete 10 this statement that's further cta
ton seeins superinous; put l cannot iorbear ad-
ducing pointed remark In the saIv doea.s ~ that
able gentleman, Mr. William Il Forster There
damage which had been done " the American trade
by these cruisers Than the TACT that SO completely
tine Georgia on her second cruise did not meet a
single american vessel IN Six weeks, tnousn sue
saw no less than seventy vesselsin very lew days"
This is most suggestive. SO entirely was our COM
nerce driven from the OCEAN th'it ior sx weeks not
an American vessel was seen. Another knglisl-
man, in an elaborate pampniet bears similar test
Ineny. refer u tne pampniet OF MT. bage, pup,
iisnea IN Lonaon Dy hidgwAy IN lSSs ana cntitieu
Zine DESTRUCTION OF the American carrying Irade.
After setting lorh ~ leash the obstruction o. Our
commerce. Dy brilisn pirates Inns writer LINUS
oeshadows the damaxes:-"Were We" says
he, "the sufferers, we should certainly demand con-
desroyedfor the interest OF tae capital invested In
the vessels and their carg0es, aad, may DC, u iaI
compensation IN addtion ior an ana any injury NC
cruig to our business interests from the depreda-
tions upon our shipping. me remuneration NAV
reach high Dgure III tile present case but IL would
be simple act Of justice and might prevent an In-