The New York herald., 1870-11-24

pretext Of war between NO SELF and either OF her de-
Tendencies. to have our own citizons ~ out ou,
ships ~ cruisers under some ap0crypnh nag snu
thus - avenge our wrongs. The statesnanshlp OF
those who advocate such course woula seem 70 oc
70 make those right ~ doing other like wrongs 70
t. pe IN safety when our enemy -
redress DoId-s itmanlyf Nay, Is 1t not sneaKingly
LET us DsMAND OUR RIGHTS AND MAINTAIN THAT
Let US rather stand up IN the manly strength Of
cur nauonnood, and fearlessIy boldly claim the
respected, and that ali gu questions between US and
Great Britain be adjusted a once aud forever so as
two powerful nations OF tho earth. Let US say 70
,., nIea. brtan. "raus much We are wr0nged; thus
the nations loss and for that wrong and tnat loss
thus much we must have. because II is our right
anu because VIC arc able 10 maintain our right"
justlng the Alabama claims. say that her govern.
ment Was hostile, aud hes hostility was harmful
reparatOn for that harm done Ny this hostility Ihe
question Is how are We to enforce our rlghtsf ~
VIII never lightly declare war. We are not war
making government; we are only warcarrying-on
gov ,rnment when warts made upon ". | would
ildiYIdqal5 under like ciropnstances. II my neigh
6;d.s S S sdSshass q 'is is s ss
|sf AZ 4$sas y NJ Bs| Ss ~
which divides his land iroHnii ni- msns : Il
ne has put 1t one inch over may sue
OF law 70 adjust disputes between nations: II he
has put 1t QUE inch on hs own land TO crafty his Ill
declare nin, = had neigaDsr, and that win have
nothing to do with hun In the future save TO get him
out OF my neighborhood il ! can and as soon ~ I
can, either BY causing hum 10 move or BY removing
myself +g
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IS EFT
80 would DO with England. II she VIII not mako
reparation for the wrongs done as during by
her hostility, not by simply naklng good the lnilllons
the natcn has lost, would treat her as should my
Vicious neighDor, who gave vent 10 his enmity by
have nothing to "Slne0 do with her. ,Sat mat would would
neither buy nor sell with her, or after
due ne;lce hold Diplomatic Or commercial rela.
lions with her hcncel0rth until fun reparatoh Is
made. Complete, thorough and stringent non-inter-
course is the remedy. THAT'S not war. That Is not
nations. We have tho nndlsputed right to trade
with whom we please, or to refuse TO trade with
whom we please. aslN8
ENGLAND DARE NOT TREAT us AS SHE DID CHINA
True Great Britain, when the government Of
CHINA refused to nave It's suojecis poisoned by Eng
lish OPIUM sent fleet and forced the opium down
tie throat of the Chinese at the mouth OF her can.
non; but what publlcist ever dreamed that that
done under any provision of international law. but
only nn exhibition OF lorcs Besides Cana had
not been admitted iato the family OF nations When
the United States decides not to buy British goods
until sne settles the Alabama claims am wiling to
see Great Britain fshc THINKS best send her fleets 70
iron and wool.
Weknow how TO conduct defensive war; whether
by sea or land. do not deem 1t either unmanly or
Unfair to say to England that sho shall have none OF
our cotton or brea3stals untn this question is
settled, although sch deprlyac " taelc,ester,
Tn her gov rnmcnt IN six months. Nor would II be
mere unmaniy or unfair TO declare such non-inter-
coe e m aecae an1 no IS x our 81 Y nsomncn
from their exhaustion, to take from us all the SUR
plus that we have both OF cotton and food for ex
port, even II thay become sellers Of the first to Eng
land. Nor is It our fault II England's delays in
doing Us justice have postponed our de.
M gsF pu. sg e mssey w1
The saving to the country Dy non-importation Of
British goods-the Impetus Given 70 our msnufac-
dustry. would very sool quite, make good 10 us all
tnat we have lost In monsy by the Aabarna out
sumo and pay all That there is OF ascertaned loss to
tnc individual citizens because q these claims, and
sp qb ns sSu bS sa Paa 70 is ow great
For, after ALL The ri aiess injury Ana wrong /. no.
ration to this nation would be for England to remove
all Opportunity or cause 81 collision between the two
so ionc as IS Enpand has goyernnent under her
CONTROL and for the acts Of which she Is responsible
r
tween uB and our newly acquired territory,
Alaska, and while she holds her naval stations and
depOtS at jamaica Nassau and the Bermulas, from
which our commerce aud our coast can be menaced
In any future war on this side the AtlanMo. There
satisfy the people-that which would best meet the
cSigencles OF the occasion, and that which England
a desire to take away oil ground OF possT bic ur.
friendly relations In the future-wOud be that she
should withdraw her power from this Continent |
do not ask her 10 give us Canada aud her Provinces
should be wiling to assume al the Alabama
claims and settle all possible diiIercnces between
the TWO nations tomorrow II Great Britain Will leave
tue Western Continent. Simply divorce herself
nom them and permit her provinces OF Canada,
Nova Scotia, New brunswick, Prince edward Island,
Newfoundland and British Columbia euch to settle
for itself By tie action 6 its own people what shall
ns iss iature a,n asked Will me provinces vote
the risk that men and countries viii act Tor their
own oesl Interests.
to pay the Alabama claims, whatever they may be,
III money FIVE times over than to allow the present
commerclal ana political relations Of Canada. with
open for single year, to say nothing or the cost
Of the suppression o the raids Of rrepressbe
Fcnlan brethren, which seem likely to be periods.
cay repeated, at least until Ireland Is Free
THE DANGERS or WAR FROM OUR FISHERY COL
LIsIONs.
But there are other and more difficult complica-
tions arising daily which demand in the interest or
peace between the two nations the immediate settl.
clements. For tho purpose Of forcing
goa nGqh has b. Been ia e sa
years renewing its prctcnsions TO the exclusive
right oil the fisheries III the great bays and cstuares
tensions which arc only 10 be examiied Is 81 iothd
unjust; pretensiOns under which they have seized
number Of vessels belonging TO the United States
upon the nmsest pretexts. broken UP the voyages,
tarned loose the crews, VINO are part owners, and
sDb!Iectsa the owpeEs to the hardship Or defending
their claims 10 their own property before British
Ylce Admiralty Court only 10 lind their vessels, II
they sdcteed, returned t2 them strlppea Of their
90 10 waste while IN tle hadfas 81 ihe court;
With their cargoes pefished, the voyage broken up
any responsibility Tor the loss. Canada claims to
enact ldws providing for the seizure and confsca-
ton OF vessels II they fish within the lines which
her laws prescribe, and also II found taking shelter
for more than twenty-tour hours in her bays and
harDors, whatever the lnccmency Of the weather, or
even II buying provsioHs supplies therein with
which 10 iish anywhere upon tho broad expanse Of
the This condition or connicng lights and
ca ms cannot long rest without collisions winch win
severely endanger the peace OF the nations Amer
can seanen are not too patient OF wrongs from that
Power which impressed their fathers and sea cled
thSr shlps o the high seas TIL we went to war ior
saiiII2ra f,Sats, ,...,. ,..s.o.
cnsett5 alone sends more than tlteen hhLlr9d saN