New-York tribune., 1869-04-15

In attribung TO that bad 1 ,e law Lords OF
inhnence / follow authority OF tno Ia" "ornonnced
England who according 10 authesac P IN EnrIond TO
t9Ss aSap me United would have been an
OF piracy. This conclusion tie was S Tor Himself and
sthes Sne sdS.IS re Ccr, been recognized Ss,i
poy be agreed bis noble and learned aepa Lu n9 M.
Cha. usdsE tAsss y any ons. s sD, No
srn States you'd b, sHuy Qptracg . atoces OF law
IL is criminal for British subjects TO forge b0 manu-
grenades 20 DO employed M s Fsgshd ss wer Bernard
Supplied from England the missile missiles En-
ssaSst !. the ,1,t5oSoa iT by Lord Campbell in
Ss charge 10 the Jury on tne ~ iord i5buirst % Lord
apS Truro and at an Sarier day by Lord
Eilenoro IN case OF beI sds 0 roxSs Is,s ives
sr1 drawn from all these opinions. when he says
oro. & GGST G @ ss:D Of T.y..Os sr 'ol from
aSsSs eSs nay collects. sSd prepared ~ wholly 9dspDdes,
Of tSs iOr ad character o. WA. S''ss" 10" E"T"d p'E'
every Government y constrained by this rule. 90
every Goyernens entitled 10 its safeguardS M Ihere p
can no reason the life Of our Republic snOriu ~ "r
les sac sr' nan the hfe oil d An Rrifsb iaWi
Tlat, England STS i became an arsenal -. for the
Reoe we know but this could NOS haTS oceh ttinca @
bas have I heard for this extraordinary cOncesson
which S%SSle sGth with tso ries Of rebellion at
ta, Prsiden lincoln undertook TO proclaim otoekgGS
Of the Keoe pTr' yudcaed Had President Lin.
coin proclaimed closing Of the Rebel p0rs tSee SeS
on this sharp point England hsngs nes Se Sere the
ve duties Of friendly Power are In question en-
act iTansat n s%GP In this debate there no
FOR rtechnieay on either side We lnust oos az tne sno
Secess,ty war cannot be justified merely on tecnn
cay nor the concession OF ocenn b W
ike war itself must be at the peril OF the nation mesng
it. The British assumption. esSGe S Se is
Tdbe Prasldent taken whole, which, while appoint
ing re,SntD Tins putting foreign Powers their
guard ngaas any premature CONCESSION Aiter deciahg
tneon Of the laws the collection Of the revenue as
the for scsSn the President @ not Sn nS T1e
in further assertion Of the national sovereignty declares
s;dD Rebel e@s' %ss S 0s aEan S Whole and its
different provisions so interpreted as a, 10
as5S stand oSt5e then is the blockade which
must be modified by the national soyeTegpty ana not
have been the interpretation of friendly Power, es
pecay when 1t is considered that there are numerous
calls pacific blockade blockade without concession
as m sss case 81 aSSs assn
Mexico, is87-SS; France and Greas Britain against
the cTesssisns 1851 ihSstraSed BY the seizure q the
XIs. IN ", Ses 1S css ike 6ese @
Hetner TO lay down the rule that blockade does not
SssS 1s s xsS q aHSgT%ed SS the Brsh
proclamation even IN the face OF positive words by
apSsans 70 tSs laws Of tie United sstes The exist
ence Of such was ike notice g the British GOV.
allsnfHcent warning. which tins Power disregerded.
apology II is 'neutralltyy which, 1t is ead, was pro
claimed between Two 6egsEeats NSta9s SS9d Ss
did not begin with concession to party without
h 3 be SORS naspnd
between Russia and France, there may be neu
and the prOcla%soH roc @ would be precisely equal on
GRAFTON But where one party 6on an
EeSe the %GSS unequal q IN s 10
Of
SSshSl se here sword - MISE & . To Ss
nOmer 1t was proclamation On Of equality between i III
Ss obs5 ana mo- plausible word can oSscSrs this
tnctvs character Then the building Of tho prat
became that she srT was o PtsSde TEND.
at Liverpool esered themselves for her arrest and d
te1t9D They we're Put Of from day to day on tn
accompanied by an OplnCgR from the em1e1 aa
Sn sS;,r@s M e eOs pSn 1s ssrTiFa c hc BS ST
HST nssas a%Iss S asqS promptly By n
last too tardiy the necessary order was dspateheG
%ssnwhs the pirate ship escaped from the port Of IIy
and froIe Here 6eyOnd ali question was Sessence, o.
aSS9Rns 70 6ne
gland justly responsible for all that e5sued
Ih wsR 60Sn 6SsS as aersy Bay aa ossGs ss
July about rss oeoeS a. @ s ST. beng i;p upSaTt v St
Of tSryx hOI5s ana during this time shs sppPleS
lowed her from Liverpool Those 96 hours allowed
nss s dss xsO o any %Ri s HS EG
negligence IN allowing the building proceed
n SLOWING no the Da 0@ escape rom ana the
coast Lord Russell while trying to yindieate his Gov.
States more than once admitted that The escape the
mind. is very like confession Language could not be
stronger. Surely such an act caDnos be blameless
Power for injuries received il ia dinicult to see
where they could be more strenuously claimed
offending Power did not hesitate to characterize 50
hoxiOus than the building of the ship
explicit Not occupy too much time refer only 20 the
engaged with the express SndeTsSnG1s that the ship
10 fight Cor the Governments of the Confederate
BirEcnhesd near Liverpool Remaining there several
days that he found about 80 old man-otw wars
gong as privateer the Government
TO fight under commission FROM Mr.. Jefferson Davis
Der said to be from the Royal naval might
add to this testimony The more the Is examded,
transaction. The dedication OF the ship to tile
Rebel service, from the very laying of the keel
paraI base. from which she drew munitions OF war and
mem made her denertare as much hostile spedOn Il
was In no Just sense commercial Transaction but
Of war The ease Is not vet complete Mark now "
reach OF British cruisers, and from time time within
the shelter Of British ports For six days unlnolested
Kingston, In Jamaica, obtaining freely the
rOa and other supplies g necessary to her vocation But
the offending ship, whose voyage was continuing
S anG TePr93ash to the Brtsa
Ity as technioality could avail in this at any
ry Sir seo sSs i ssd N that S
snip Geposlted her original sin at the conclusion Of
less Bnt the Alabama never concluded her
voyage un she sank under the guns Of the Kearsage
be than the Flying DGeSan Ie ana 50 long as sRS
sailed was liable for that original Elm which had impreg.
cruiser could allow her 10 proceed no British mort cond