New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-24
AMERICAN NEUTRALITY.

lean Doctrine OF Neutrality, in the last number OF Tut
vans Moca-iae. contains the following forcibie pas
sage:
win be appropriate here TO contrast the langnsge OF
the essential difference between the two s most marked
regards tie parties to whom the o %
tes TO he fitting ont OF SHIPS &e Tor tis bPsnnss
In the third section of the Act OF i,9i we ma ,
furnishing fitting ont or armins Of any vd ship
sha be employed in the service OF any foreign prince or
state, to cruise commit hosties upon the suDlecu
Win Whom ~ the United states are at peace The Act
Of 1878. third section reads: "be concerned III inc INT
intent that such ship vessel shall be employed IN the
service Of any foreign PS 0 or d asnt
the subjects citizens or property OF any oteie prnce
,se rtea saes are az &C. Our neutrality esis-
iaton Of s7sls formed the basis OF tic British Foreign
The latter presents so many points of similarity with that
of the former that must present few extracts from
Hansards Debates m Parliament, beginning at vol IL,
Eli: "The object OF that law one statute of George H.,
fien in force Was to prevent Lis Maje.ys subjects from
engaging ia the service OF any state at war WIN eother
STATE with which he is not at But it was important
70 te country n neutrality TO be preserved should
between States that claim TO the
Sga to net as 20 s b ~ The object Of
this bill was in o certain degree 10 amend the statute by
Introducing after The words king prince state poto
tate, &c, the words ooiony or District ~h9 40 assume
the powers Of government, .,,oaba H III purpose
edged and unac1nowledeed powers ,,.,,.
ia
10 Hansard LIST series I779 s2nIade substantially the
same statement and commended our Neutrality act He
the neutrality they protested. and passed bill
extending the provisions of the Act OF l 70 ereg ae
or not measure re, OF slniar equity MAS Mas pro
p pscd a md nhrsosd was forGdden in sec VII
Of the Act. 10 equip. furnish fit out, or arm Co. any
vessel shall be employed IN the service of any foreign
prince, State, OF potcDtate or Of any JoreJh coony
.isns or assuming to exercise any powers Of govern
meIt IN or over any ioTeg9 state colony province or
Uni within the past lS months we have not, for over
Neutrality legislation OF 1871 rs in like those WHICH
the Immediate occasions of that legislation. The
Sa,her. with such noble and American sympathy have
mot fulfilled the expectations Of their friends. Yet not
that Of Cuba her passive and degrading endurance of
The contemplate grasnGand neanly cruel rule ofspain
Of all the peoples whom spain has cursed on this CONT
nent. remained submissive until they saw what they
one Of these opportunities the revolution In Spain,
which by all logic roleeated the peoples OF all
lG domains 10 their iu9eDabie nights as men
~ choose their own form of government. The
ether was afforded by the emancipation and en-,
srsnchsement Of the hitherto servie race III the United
sovereign state OF the Union. so long Slavery re-
NAMED among there was DO possibility OF gaining the
state or that Of the south her admission Free
state Our Act OF Emancipation solved the problem as
the Cubas thought and on tile right sde for they had
long considered emancipation all inseparaDe coneot
ant Of their own freedom.
How earnestly the leaders OF the revolution there have
ionged and planned and worked for Emancipation has
OF late been frequently, Overwhelmingly, ana so
clearly proved by various statements, that the man who
s affects Ceny the fact places himself in the pitiaoe
position OF seeming incapable Of approaching evidence,
appearing too grossly preudiced 70 deserve the
compliment OF controversy.
the occasion for the enforcement OF our
neutrality laws afforded by this righteous revolution
at doors, IL haswe 10 with shame aud the
deepest rcgretfound our Government humiliatngly
equal 10 the opportunity 10 had OF executing those laws
IN accordance win their obvious meaning with the in
ttnns uf tho men Who framed them, and with the nat
Sra Instincts Cf the American people. Ihc time Will
come when The course pursued ny our Government an re-
ions 10 me Spanish gduboas will DO regarded by all
Americans with the feelings those with which
we look back upon Mr. Buchanan's onesded "Deutrali-
t" in the struggle between Freedom and Slavery in
han>is.
In sir Fishs case, his official declarations have so
committed him that IL must have required good deal Of
pee uar kind ef courage for him 10 alsfg the only
really credae part Of his Official record on the Cuban
question. GA the 1871 Of OCTOBER leo! NO vfVc 10 MT
Roberts. the Spanish Minister: .
The cicu ia Cuba nus continued for year; tHt
ssr battle has been Jougt n0nsdnGs Of treshdre been
sacrificed. and nc TCSUH is sfiH 40 Sus1lfnse."
Since Tie writing OF which memorable ana truthful bit
OF official history Spain has reinforced her army IN cuba
by At least &c 600 additional soldiers has received the
powerful and essential reinforcement of the 80 gunboas
which 3r. Fsls diplomacy allowed 10 be sent In aid OF
the war against yet struggling AMI deiant people; has
conducted a costly aud bloody Winter campaign 10
fruleks close aud Still Is pOaecorcng 10 our Pfenefs
present vision Of factscarfyng Oh the eiy war when
had RACED la Cuba for year pnor 70 Mr. fish's official
recognition Of the facti
Seeing perhaps the tsnrdlty Of his position, Mr. Fish
mas sOught 70 ecape fioui ls Official statement by
saying that The revoina 10 was such. Is virtually at
an end Unfortunately. he has since been called by
Congress "a ave such Information might Justify this
excuse LOT ~. policy hh replies 10 these demands have
been puDfstd We Rave read them very carefully aud
W. dtTy airy 10 mad ia them any iadiug
t0suppprt the hier veaA OF our Secretary of state.