Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-06-03
RECOGNITION AND INTERVIEW
TON,

TON.
Amid the present discussions con-
corning Cuba, the question is often
asked What is the Law Of Nations
touching these points of Recognition
and Intervention? We present briefly
the answer to this question. When a
province or colony rerolts from the
authority of the parent State, it"s the
duty Of all neutral nations 10 take no
part whatever in the contest. Indeed,
as far MS possible, TO ignore ii. When,
however, the revolted colony shows its
power to maintain itself against the
oppressivc parent State, and displays
the insignia, strength and appliances OF
m independent sovereignty. and as
such offers to neutral nations advan-
taces in friendly alliance, the i%ndepend-
ence of such a colony may be reeog-
uized by other nations without giving
cause of war to the mother country ;
such a recognition merely treats the
new State as a belligerent while the
war lasts, and holds it on m equal
footing with its enemy. The recogni-
ton must come from u supreme power
in a State, and when made it does not
permit the revolted colony TO procure
munitions of war or fit out expeditions
in our country. Before such II recogni-
ton in the present case, we have n
right, by the law of nations, to assist
Spain TO put down the Cuban rebellion,
but not to help the Cubans. or course
it is far the best rule not to help either
party, but to remain passive spectators
until the matter is fairly fought out
and settled. When the South Ameri-
can Republics tore themselves away
from the weak hands OF. Spanish mis-
government, the United States acknowl-
edged their independence long before
Spain consented 10 give them up.
When Texas ran up the standard of the
Lone Star, the same policy was
promptly followed. So much for recog.
milton ; it may produce a bitter feeling,
and this may lead to war ;'but it is in
itself no just cause of war.
The law of Intervention, with mate
rial assistance, is quito another matter.
| Public law is very clear that no nation
| should interfere in the Internal affairs Of
another, except where its W security
or important interests are compromises
aud this phraseology opens a large field,
and one very liable to abuse. But, in
any case, intervention is war, and pre-
para,ion for the latter should be made
before i~udulging in the former. We need
cite no examples-history is full of them.
Acting upon positive law, our Govern
ment,.as early rs 1918, determined to
deter her citizens from any impartial
interference, and, by Act Of Congress,
exac,ed from them a s%crupulous obscrv-
auce of neutrality, and proper conduct
to all nations with which we were in
| friendly alliance. No citizen, and no
foreigner within our borders, mhy un-
dertake any unfriend'y act towards such
powers. No citizen, while here, is
allowed to receive u commission to
serve n foreign prince, nor may any
enlistments be made here for foreign
service. England has tried that more
than once, and her agents have come to
grief through attempting it. No expe-
dition shall be set on foot here against
a foreign power at amity with US. Fill
libustering expeditions, like that Of
Lopez, are piratical rs against II foreign
State.
By the same act, the President is
vested with the power to use armed
force to put down such parties, and the
Collectors Of the Ports are required to
| detaiu them from sailing. Where the
| law is so clear there should be neither
collision nor co%nnivancc. England
| ~connived ut the Alabama piracy, and
there is, in all such cases, danger from
popular sentiment and ~partizauship.
The impertincnce Of Minister Genet is
not forgotten. The clarion voice of
Henry Clay could not cmbroil us in the
cause of Grecian liberty the eloquence
of KosSn,h could not force us to aid
Hungary against Austria, and yet the
sympathies of our people were, in
these several instances, strongly in
favor Of France, Greece and Hungary,
lust rs our generous masses are now
hoping that the Cubans will be sue
cessful. Indeed, the case Of Cuba is a
very peculiar one. She has neither
ethuic nor geographic sympathy with
Spain. Cuba is colonial-America,
cosmopolitan. All that was Spanish
in her was in the form of an oppressive
government, n pompous Captain-Gen-
eral, and a watching garrison. Spain
has herself changed her government,
and thrown of her rulers, and the last
link that bound Cuba to Spain is like
wise broken. There are few il any
similar instances in the history Of colo
NAL rebcllions it presents q new study
for the publicist, and gives Cuba n
strong argument in the eyes Of the
world.
ALLEGED ABDucrIoY.-It is alleged
that Il man named Flanagan disap-
pearcd from this city on Saturday, in
company with two little girls, fourteen
and nine years of age. The name of the
eldest is Temeyer; the other is named