, 1869-04-19

on constantly eo'nx nn to se1 Chem OUTRIGHT whenihsy
is|sf S:a Il q: e. 3, r.
mere Ea9 further loss In the arrest Of cur natu
s.! McSease II this branch Of Industry, which IN
nssn2ent stadstlctan puts at per cent annually,
a.lng ~. g T. 1865 total foes Oh TINS account oi
tsSes W. IONS, Whch must be added 70 1,aaees3
tons actually lost. Tha same atatistscsan, after
e5 est5asiag tne value Of ton At forty donan gold,
snM total Of national loss on this account at
s'Tavvn; ~ tnsss .n.,,.,.,,,,,, .,o ~,..,.,
Hoani Of Trade, which, in q recent report on
American shipping, aiter setting forth the dnalnu-
ton oi our railing tonnage says thas It Is all to be
summed up IN the wo.ta, that - while the tonnage
q The natIon was rapidly disappearing by sae
fssqss. fssqss q Ae rs s :, md by sales an,oa
forward to counte1act the decline even IN patg.h
Such Is the various testimony, al tending 70 QUE
THIS Is what hare to say for the present On ~:
tionat L-s~* through the destruction Of commerce.
These are large enough; but there Is another chap
to ihe nsdonI losses Caused BY TIC psolonsasiyn
OF the war, and traceab.e directly 10 England. 40
san asi S See qeoa saa a en5 ps9
vas strengthened at once BY the concession Of
55 bsn as Z
into renewed lie With every report from tho Brit
lsh pirates, flaming anew with every burning ship;
yeution the rebellion would have soon succumbed
under the well.drected edn1ts Of the National
Government. Not Weeks or mouths, but years,
most costly sacrifice. The subsidies which, IN
other. times. England contributed to conu
mental wa5s, were less e1ectigs thsa he
rebellion It cannot be said too often that the
nara. hase Of The rebellion was not IN America, but
In England. AE. Golden boldly said Ia the House
<1f f1oIfYff0n4 thaE-E.ur}duI p
shores on the United sta1es s4Wlth an a1aonnt Of
damage to That country greater than IL many Or
conduct of EnRlanl was var; but Il must not be
forgotten that this var was carried on at our sole
cost. The United States paid for var wagel BY
England upon the national unity. -,
The sacrt1ce Of precious lie Is beToud human
compensation; but there may Re an approximate
estimate OF tho national loss in mopey the rebel
Lion Has suppressed at q cost OF mere than four
thousand million dollars, considerable portion Of
which has been al1eaatJ paid, lesyng twenty-lye
hundred 9ls lSss q nanena1 dees te Dursn the
Wns doubled tn duration, or In any Nay extended
as cannot be doubted, then IL England Justly 10
@ apGa1S e%e -. IN eas TO EhiS
the nna1 Her1ement Of these great accounts such
must be the Judgment In any chancery which con-
This plain statement without one wori1 OF cras-
geration Or agHEavatoss Is enough 10 exhibit the
magnitude Of rhe national Losses, whether from
the destruction OF our commerce OF the rrolpn9a-
! ton OF the war. The. stand before ns mountain
high, With 3 base broad Is tho nation, and mass
xse n to how III sf 10!
fu1 accumulation. tkh rel1nn upon Ossa, shall be
removed out Of sight, SO that it shal no longer
1IefahAdQW lie tMn COuptfiE4
TUE RCIE OF DAMAGES.
Perhaps ought 70 anticipate an objection from
the other Side to the enect that these national
merce or The pro1oDgation OF the war are lulirect
and remote SO as not to be Just cause OF c1auu
M This e expressed at the common law bT the rule
aa.s gaeen,caG Consequence of eto9 a9 ass' ,ns g
sxeuse ne answer IS explicit The damages
Individual and national, being In each case direct
and proximate, although III the one case the tnIl.
ytdnai suffered and in the other case the nation.
B easy 70 See that there may be occasions where
\ overopplng N lndI7idual damages, are damages
4 suffered BY the nauon. 50 that rGnaration to tai-
Flann; woqd M BE- 9susen nor can ne Claim q
or because the evidence with Fegarl to It Il duer.
ent from that IN the case Of an Individual In each
evidence snd ih Is I'll shat a Of o. reason can
I require In the case Of the nation the evidence
hiSfostc; and this Is enough. Impartial history
| venuon, and 1t Is only reasonable Tint the eyt
dence OF these losses should not be excluded from
J judgment Because the case E;wlthout precedent
because no nation ever bcforo received such tntu
y. nom friendly power, this can be no rcaso1
Why the case should not be considered on tho ell
| .ras r..sM .nS 1os " .Me sotnuuA taW furnishes no
sequence Of what was done But the rule Of thu
Roman Law, which Is the rule or International Law
.aenra n am.aaa rcatl,c " III GuMon T.. TO- N. ns
,aSraN ~ 5 d ~. est VI ignt nase oees
n +n;o esr =. .rs ta ssoes., M ~ taefaf I
French law, borrow ell from the Roman laH. Tni
rule opens Ihe door 70 ample renaEation for al
Thaze ana,har 4,ia ~ ~ " I,, !, ,,,
uony With stTct Justice, which d applicable TO tn
Sh 1ua T. y ~ .ue . ~ lGtaeilg @ ~ - nn!tanefs
rneaad,rcn n,et ~ hche,f " fn;uaf
nI,r i1 seG9nn Gatasr nsna sae Gomn
NY; ,,,t vGsioasE -psasls1s, r. aismaa.
na nus ~ na ~
ana p N NE o1her, hy Indictment, tn H.. Ihc zeason as
~ ho,ns ,Uh - q a. r. s,,i,
ese NY eo sn III ~ ~ 1ns
Jeets' 70 y nnG g asIn ~ paItlCuAS
~ 1aeS na, ~ F. s.s nua w tne ses
case VIII regalo 10 damages sastalneo " tne ia
i familiar suthortsv furnishes an additional, illus
uaSG9n, W. I'm! %Mcn ai y pfssase.y G " z po!nt
Q. i; San MI hesS tS n n aess
II 16e Enadon n, as III sdn. sna It &c n
ctpiou; whcrg prigate psIson suffers some crsaos
diaaV damage be5aad shs ress Il ths insa snblreta
Aprlstng this Tnie to tne present ease, the WAY
isceai Every Eiidsh pirate WAS ]s.tsae ''"tAanet
Ry9RS sas nh 11z Mash mnss
pave sulered, oat also 70 tne National Govern
ment, aeting as poter Jama4as lor the common
Thus 81 b ~ nns spsoRy nsoRe Of .ao law tn tn
cese Or pnnne nuisance, also pE tac strict rule .
ns RIa a Thsn hseEs h r. 50 INTO
lay relating to damages, Al losses whether INDY
1.dual ,n q national e5s ts ,ast Subject q cei
sal sun.tosai may Be- seen, not ony the losses " Il
individuals, Int ia thoso national iosses, causes
By the destruction Of our commerce and the rro
l9neston q he E.1, all Of which may be- sriaet
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