The Portland daily press., 1870-10-15

Those Of otr readers who gave Mr.. tThetnas
Hughes lecture a careful perusal will enjoy
the pungent reioinder which "New Bedford
makes in The Boston Daily Adrertiser:
The net on come of the whole was, that
British Merchants built British ships, armed
them with British guns, danced tnem WIN
British sailors, supplied them with BRUSH
stores, coal and ammunition by Dritlsn tenoeIs
in ports of the British empire, sailed them with
British cearauces under the British flag until
alongside their victims, when, hosting the
Confederate ensign, which, at sea, was only
another form of British colors, The capture was
consummated by io0bing them of their cbro-
nometers, money and more valuable stores and
sending them home to their prize court at the
bottom of the sea. All for British objects, in
terests and ends
To destroy the merchant ships of the United
Sta'es, and transfer their tonnage to
English bottoms, this was the one controlling
motive, without which no British "Conieder-
ate, pirates would ever have ficated. Is proof
required?
France, unprecedented in Napoleon Ill, hat
| ed us and desired our annhilati0n perhaps az
| much as any nian OF any class in England, Ger
! tainly more than did the British government,
, Judging their wishes by their acts. Yet France
built and sailed no pirates TO prey on our com
| merce, because France could not hope, as Fog
| land did, to gather up the spos.
France was not Immaculate, even IN act
The pirate Georgia was reftted 10 French
port, aud became thereafter a French Confed-
crate pirate, and for all her subsequent depre-
dations we shall surely hold France response
BILE. But neither against France nor England
have we eny sentimental grievance" We are
not children crying in the market place, we
have piped unto you and ye have not danced,
we have mourned unto you and We have not
wept. We are not school girls, whining
over b!ighted friendships. We are men who
have been robbed while our house was on fire
and our children perishing in the flames. Two
of the incendaries whom we chased to the
roof escaped through the scuttle and leaped
the parapet upon our neighbours roof. We
pulled them back by their coat tails, but an
outraged neighbor, indignant at the trespass
insisted with imposing show of force that we
should let them go; and to rescue our children
and save our honor, we complied. We are sor
, ry for the trespass-not so sorry that the tug
which bore them away did not sink in the
: storm that vexed our harbor on that shameful
night,-yet we are sorry. If we broke tile
we will pay the damage Our good neigh
bors had their protection and we're Satisfied
We have no complaint to make on that score
On the whole we are glad it happened. since il
taught US truth,-whOlesome, however bitter
, that the friendship of Englishmen is one
thing, the friendship of England another y
f England we ask no friendship, as we have
learned to expect none; but we demand JUS
tice, aud expect to take it in our own time.
| To this end our government should, with the
: least possible delay, appoint commission
given to the government of Great Britain al
+ opportunity to join an equal number, but EN-
powered to proceed alone, in default of sucl
action ontheir part,to hear and adjudicate upol
all claims for depreciation upon our commerce
by British Confederate" pirates, to award tn
, amount found to be due, with int .est; and t.
pay the same in class ofpublic security bear
ing interest, to be called British Spoliatio
!, Bonds" which should be in effect, if not il
form, drafts on the Chancellor OF the Excheque
of Great Britain, to be collected, principal, in
: terests and costs, including the cost of the com
; mission, at our own convenience.