, 1870-11-28

and her hostility Vas harmful 10 the United
States, aod vas 40 intended. We claim rapa~
ration for that harm done by this hostility
Tue question Is how are We to enforce oas
Tie ULited States vii never lightly dselaro
var. Wo sre not q war.mAking governnent
We are only wsr-c1n5ing-on government
when xAy is made upon us.
woald applr tho sauas doctrine TO nationa
etAnces. II nv ne,ghbor takes advantage Of
the fact that his lfne lee clo.4 under ny aiu-
doWs, to build \ high fence to shut out tho
light and ar from my dwelling, in order to
rhox biz hostility to mysalf and family, do
stop to Inquire whether he has put that fance
one inch over or one inch Hiihia the linc3Uhich
divides his land from mlnes II he hzs put it
ore inch over, may rue hin In the court. Of
law. But there are no courts OF l4w to Adjust
disputes between nstions. II he has put i
one inch on his oHn land to G1ahfy his i'll will
and inture me, what is my remedy? Simply
10 declare him b1d neishbor, and that will
bave nothing to do with h.m in tbs future.
eave to get him out Of my neigh5oFhood II
csn, and as soon ns can, either By causing
Lini to more. or by moving mysef.
So wou1d I do with England. II shs will
during the Wat by her hostility. not By simply
milking good tho millions that our merchants
lctt, but by making good ali that tho nation
has lost, would trent her as I would my
vicious nelShto1, who gave vent to his ertni-
ty by dsrkeniDg my windows-deelare tha:
would have rnthiDg to do With her that I
would neither buy nor sci! withher, nor, after
due notice, hold diplomatic or commercial re-
latlons with her henceforth until full Iepars-
tion Ii made. Complete, thorough, and strin-
geLt non-intercou1ae ia the remedy. That ia
not war- That ia net cus7.s belH under any
suggestion of the Law ct nations. We have
tue uudisputed night to trade with whom We
please, or TO refuse to trade with whom We
please.
True, Great Britain, when the Government
Of China refused to have its subjects poisoned
By ErglitA opium, sent feet &ud forced the
at,lutn down ihe throats Of the Chinese 1t the
mouth OF her cannon; but what publicist
ever dreamed that that Was done under any
prnyirion Of international Law, but only an e1-
hibit;ou o! force: Besides. China had not
becn admitted into the family ct nations.
Wl!eu the United States decides not to buy
British goods nstil ehs settles the Alabama
claire, am willing 10 sea Great Britain, II
she tlinEa best. send her fleets to our ports
to force us to take her manufactures of iron
ard wool.
We know how to conduct defensive war
whether hy SEA or land.
do NOT deem it either unrnauly or unfair
to say TO England that she shall have mono Of
o1,r cotton OF breadstuffs nntil this question
IL settled, although Buch deprivation to Man.
chester, birmingham And Bradford might
work revolution in her government in ak
months.
| declare ssSh nou-intercou,se. because now ia
| our opportusity. insomuch a Prussia mi
FIarce will b ready, in recovering from their
that We have both Of cotton and food for ex-
| port, eyen it they become sellers OF the first
in England Nor ia it our fault il EngIsod'e
| delayn in doing us justice haye postooned orr
/ demand for it TIL her complications with rus
| mercy.
The saving to the country by uon-import,-
ton Of Butish goods-the impetus given to
| our mauufactotiea-tha nrotectiou fms A.
fo:ded TO American Industry would vary soon
quite make good to ua ali tint we have loet in
money by the Alabama ousrages-
The United States Government ought 10 as
sumo and nav ali that there Ia Of ascstt .iued
lo.a to the irdiy7juat c;tizsns betause Of tbpne
clalus.
The magnitude Of tho clains by this couu-
try. Is nas,on, upon England, md tho claims
offnd;yidusls al indiyidusls upon either roy-
e1ument, il very different. when the iadi-
ridual clsims upon the government, he can
not mike geod his claim il. being insured, Le
l,ns been paid ins nsurapce, because il his claim
il SLOWED lie Will receive his pay twice. Nor
| can the insurer, even il ho has paid the insue-
anee, make any CHIN, because the w.s-pssm-
iums which be demanded for his inaurinC
were equal to the LOSSES which he paid. Such
il the very theory Of insurance; 20 that il be
were paid BY the government too, be would
be twi:e paid: The loss has fallen upon the
merchants, who paid the w.E-pEcmiuola and
bad their commerce crippled BY British inter
ference, who arc too scattered and too num-
s'fnAi c!s!ms, ana upon the nation whose
: sovereignty ana nono1 were oened aud In
sn,zeo- .---.. .-.-..-,.,.
4g1Ieio5s u soe'ns 70 ne pnt proper Nna'
the cnNea nss1es sAonld unuelsake 70 femu
neta1e nnaA anaouh!s que me ioolslaoa
c5atmAnte, and then add the amounts 80 past
to ts o*n great claim to be adjusted by Grea
britain e whole.
, fof, altef al, tne great injury and Efoos II
, not 10 20 compensated IN money. The bette
. repa1ation to thls nation would be for Eng
,, land to remove all opportunity Or CAUSE o
collision between the TWO countries in tho fu
, ttIre: Dot tlose must Always exist 80 long q
EaEiAnd haa government under her control
ana toF tue acte OF WHICH, sae Is feeponsloie
st1etehinE irom ocean to ocean, across GU
. Northern border, Aud tor many hundred m,le
intervening bet"een Us aqd o9r ne"i5-ac
anired Territory. Alaska, and while aho hold
her naval stations and depots st Jauaics
. Nassau, and tho neruudas, from which on
. commerce and our coast can be rnenaeed Il
, any future war on this side the Atlantic.
Therefore would | suggest that that whicl
would best satisfy the teople-that whic
, would best meet tho e1igeucies Of the ocoa
sion, and that which England could part Nit
hertelf in most honor, by showing desire I
take away Ill ground Of possible unfneudl
relations III the future, would be that sh
should withdraw her power from this COZ
! sinent.
, provinces. I should Be willing to assuue a
ibe Alabana clains and settle all possibl
. differences between the two nations to-morTo
il 01est Britain will leave the Western cont
!, ncnt Simply divorce herself from them, a.
. permit her provinces Of Cauada, Nova Scott,
New B.unsHick. Prince Edvard'a Island. New
!, fo,,udlapd, and British Columbia each to &C.
tie for f:sclf. b, the sctipp of its own peonl,
what shall be its future. I a,u asked, Will th
= PROVINCES vote for annexation to this country
= counties Vii act for their own best interests
II is objected, wby nav the millions due 3
! for the Ai.b.ma lcasca to Great Britain for tt
); proyinces 1hirb abe IS ready to cige up Will
= onr money md y;thout prica. A. coon ss c.,
ada ssks ior separation
matter only "a monty nuestion. So long ,
= Grnat Hritsin does not ssv to her colouies
= s.Yuu ire quite 1t liberty, and it would be .
:. adyantaee 10 botb. to have YOU separate fro
= ua.r go lrpg epitit OF LOYALTY, :fostered I
) the social relations Of the ruling el.sses
: thcv ha<e 4 r;rht to call UPON British rrote
q t;nr3 Al ali tjmee for their territorv. and eyt
: for British indemnify aet;net my loss in d
= Tending #, will exist in ihe provinces, whis
vii l,oli then, to tLe mother country again
their battcr interests. .and 40 long win the pro
e rass,n3 annexation which Is At last me,
70 ,abe he s1oxs and lie period at which Cam,
e and h. .Iioin;nc nrnvinces viii CONG to
/ h. de1aved
= ]T.:.:s,. avn ,,s;nr ro;1,;ona mn,
i;a.sa .e' a rrs'oe- W. un ''s .nd tho a1nsnsa l'
y tnGos .; ~ ~ s'Is i;as ~ ~ oIH thons,nd m;es
ID seel tns W Ino ~, ~ - o1t.1,., Ho.ao,
u Eua,t sn.a',;.h ;n'5ecd nrs rnxer1ssa "a nreTe
t. III su'.,;s ~" .,,a tha ron.a,nant inmensc il