New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-26

! We can nos see now they DO otherwise
than as they now propose to, do-.-set up 81
tiekes of their owne and elect It # they
cano and as they can.
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The MONEY AND SOMETHING BETTER.
The award made in favor of the United
States against Great Britain by the Ee.
neva arbitrator not only reprerents a Pc
cuniary judgment IN favor of certain indi.
yiduals against a great government but it
also represents new doctrine in the law of
nations, or rather. as Mr., Sumner says. it
| represents the enforcement Of an old rule
that has not been repealed since England
obtained SO much power at sea by the de-
feat Of Van Tromp and the destruction Of
the Spanish navy by a storm, and the de-
feat of the French navy by Nelsono Ma
tons are governed by the same general
laws that regulate the relations of man.
kind the only difference being as to their
enforcement They are morally and
equitabIy bound for all injuries that occur
to Others through their negligence just as
men areo but while the latter are
governed by Acknowledged and competent
officers, the former are only Cove
erned by their own fnelinations. ex-
cept IL cases where their dis. osition is
stimulated and coerced by the argu.
ment ad h0mfasm. Great Britain injured
the United States during the late civil way
by an act Of negligence in not preventing
rebel priyateers from being fitted out in
her portso We had two paths through I
which to seek redress, one Of which was
TO appeal to her sense of justice for satise |
factions and the other was to force her to
make reparation. The United States
chose the sensible plan Of making an ap. !
peal to the honest judgment Of the Eng.
lish people. prafetring to establish its
claims by the force Of reason rather than
BY the force OF arms. which is barbarous
arbitrator il any case. The result justifes
the attempt, for the tribunal to which HE
appeaIwas referred mas given to the suf.
ferers the amour: Of money they claimed
rs damages
This matter might have BEEN Settled
months ago if the money mad been all that
the United States demanded. England !
offered to pay the!domages if the govern.
nent would only allow the claimants to
present their demands at the British treaso
lryo The PIcaq1Gas complains at the adj.
that this offer was no. &c.
,eptedo baSing its dissatisfaction Upon the
)feS that it would have been fairey to tie
uferers to have settled their claims eight.
EN- months ago than to keep them waiting
Until the present time This would be a
complaint if as the Pica9nnae
sserts, there hat been nothing but the |
laims to SETTLE But shere was something
esides money inyoIvedin the controversy.
he principle Of national responsibility for
ational delinquency was at issue. and
lille the individual sufferers looked to
ne judgment to heal their Injured pockets,
le American people looked to the e
ldgment for yeparatfop to their j.
onor, which had been insuited by Q
lie violation of its law Of equality
the rebel cruisers had been fitted j.
Ut in some small and insignificant State e
cobably our government would have Il
ken no notice of the fact; but that 1t was L
ermitted in England with whom we are o
intending for the supremacy of the seas,
Id where there is a responsibility that
most amounts to a challenger this Is I "
hat demanded that the offense should be '!
tiled as publicly as it was given. And te
ore than that it was considered time AZ
at the principle should be declared 81
eve as it always ought to ha@e BEEN Sll
zee it was violated by Great Britain, that or
lions must preserve their neutrality, az
zen they declare it, as solemnIy as indi- oC
luals are required to preserve their en- W.
gements. The British government "u
reed with the United States that pri- at
,eering should be abolished, and yet in Ga
! face Of this contract she allowed a pri- Ne
teer to escape from her ports to Frey SCI
on our commerce, by which act she IL
fitted largely. We said she must pay gu
this perfdy, and she has done it. The we
has been indicated; we have exacted
aration; the sufferers are to be made
ole; both parties are highly pleased Lo
b the result, and the world is better of {
being taught lesson in the art of OF
ping out of war. P
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