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are found existing in Russia, in Prussia, in Den.

are iounQ exlsting IN RUSSIA, IN fIussih, III Den
Hence in all these countries, except Great Britain
me punitive law is secondary fact the primary
wrong Committed Of sowin l tse IS LORD Russell
OF being the estabiished seat IF the military and
naval supplies OF the Confederates.
In the British case there is an elaborate arraign
ment OF the government Of the United States IN re-
spect to the manner In which, at various PERIODS OF
their public history, they have discharged their
Counsel dispute the right or the British govern
ment to discuss any such matter before the TT
Great Britain Pin is not only Of S
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can was or NAV have pa been denasn
toward some other government. Such an answer
IS not compatible with reason or justice but Il con
trary to BOTH Nothing Ia or can be on trial before
the Tribunal but the conduct OF Great Britain.
That, and that alone is submitted by the Treaty Of
Nevertheless, being challenged by the British gov
eminent, counsel presume to say that the history
OF the foreign relations of the United States In this
troversy, has such pertnency to the effect of con-
nrming the theories Of public law on which the
stand as maintained in this argument
Counsel proceed briefly to touch on such In.
stafes o. e npass Of the
4 perusai Of tho documents annexed to the case,
ana good faith with which the American govern
ment executed Its municipal laws and discharged
1t is not agreeable to friend to be compelled to
say =
All his faults observed
Set in notebook, learned and cOnned by rote,
TO cast into my teeth.
This the British case does, wantony, extensively.
II the United States to scan with like evil eye
every occasion Id which Great Britain might seem
TO have neglected her duty as neutral or to have
violated the rights OF neutrals, fearful list OF
The fifth part OF the argument embraces state
ment Of general facts pertinent to the inquiry,
both OF general nature and applicable to each
particular cruiser 1t Is demonstrated that before
the outbreak OF the instruction Her Maestys gov
eminent invited the government Of the French
Emperor to act Jointly In the anticipated rising Of
the insurgents; and that before an armed collision
had taken place Her Majestys government deter
mined to recognize the insurgents as belligerents
and before 1t had official information Of the steps
posed to take for the suppression OF the insurrec
ton.
simultaneously with the foregoing invitation the
French government was invited to obtain from the
insurgents certain advantages to British and
French commerce. These steps were taken clan
destinely, and all these unfriendy acts were sup
plemented by public speeches made by various
members OF Her Majesty's government at various
times, showing the personal sympathies towards
the insurgents and the active desire that they
OF the United States.
The counsel, therefore, go into the discussion OF
the questions of fact as to several vessels with the
fact uncOntrOverted that Her Majesty's govern
ment and the individual members repeatedly and
publicly gave 1t to be understood that it was
neither expected nor desired in the Cabinet that
the United States should succeed in averting the
destruction OF their nationality.