Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-06-21
SAlIsHlL RErvsLlclS TICKET.
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OF nv soRx.
ExrRADfrIoN DRAp.
On Monday Charles Brent. . Louis
isvills. Kentucky. foresr Who had been
arrested under The sxtraditisn treaty In
London. was rslssssd By The Enelish
Govsrnmsnt. OF eourss the Court Of
Queens Bench could not refuse liberty
to Brent. after telling winslov. . much
greater thief. 10 20 In peace. The
winslow esss beeansa precedent, and
prsesdsnts are a~ll-powsrful in dscid-
ing questions Of international Law.
Charles Brent Esq. vas turned loose
because Great Britain. in her wisdom.
came 10 the conclusion that aparlia-
msntary law was stronger than . solemn
treaty between two great nations. The
Observation-Disclosures treaty. In which pro-
vision was made for the s~xtradition Of
criminals Of q certain class. from Eng
land 70 America. and from America TO
England. may now BE- considered -
dead. Il has not been abrogatsd - .
treaty shouid be. by any special legis-
latiss oct Of either government. But
England. BY her refusal to comply with
il tsrms has virtually killed IL. OF
eosrss IL The government Of Her Imps-
rial Majesty Queen Victoria. refuses to
return to us the men Who have victim
izsd our citizens. We must. o. . matter
Of sslf-protsction. treat her with the
same nsasurs Of national courtesy. The
tvo high contracting powers have agreed
to disagree. and that Is all there 10 10 ID.
II England can stand Il. the United
States will probably manage TO survive.
We punish our criminals because we BE-
lisvs that by doing 10 We prevent crime
to . certain extent In the future. Our
criminal laws are not meant 10 provide
. means Of retaliation for wrong done.
They are simply corrective. II thief
or . forgsr escapes to . foreign country.
a selfish policy would say: LET him
60. We are we'll rid Of him." hut pru-
dsnes and . respect for the right. Of hu-
mainly says; bring him back and pun.
ish him. By bringing him back you
nave the property ofths nation 10 which
he has escaped. BY punishine his crime
you hold him up ~ an example 10 your
citizsns. and may possibly prevent some
men from becoming criminals in the fu-
ture."
That il the principle upon which our
extradition treaties with al countries are
based. We do not believe. n soms Eu-
ropsan nations 10. n the policy Of send
ing the men Who have betrayed their
trusts here. TO other nations to prey
upon the citizens there. II. however.
England In willing 10 make Of herself .
colony for American criminals. shs has
an undoubtsd right 10 do 10. and We can
only congratulate her In . friendly spirit
on the high-tonsd quality Of the popula-
ton which abe Ia likely TO acquire.
Two very great evils are likely to 70
suit from this refusal Of Great Britain
TO fulhll the siipulaiions Of strsaty into
which shs entered cordially and sol
smniy. These evils will effect both
America and England In the same de-
gree. All that 10 necessary for . dishon-
get nan in this country TO do nov. II
for him to steal all he can. and cover
his tracks for . sufficient time TO enable
him 10 board . steamer for England.
The moment he stands on the deck Of
any vessel flying the English dag. he In
safe from arrest. Dsfsultsrs. large and
smAll. will not Be- allow TO realize this
fact. Any man now. Who wishes TO
steal from his employer. can do 70 with
perfect IMMUNITY. He knows whore the
great American criminal colony lies. A
steamer leaves for England nearly every
day from New York. The man Who
cannot time his dsfalcations In such =
manner - to catch oue Of these vessels.
10 sadly lacking in that snartnsss which
should ~chAracisrizs . thief. This Ii the
first evil.
The second 10 Of even more import
ancs 10 NJ in America. We can afford
TO lose our scoundrslsif Englandis will
ing to open her arms 10 them and take
them from ~. But We cannot afford to
make an asylum in this country for
Enelish rsscals. And yet this deeision
OF the London masnatss will force US
to do this. The treaty il practically
dead. and II England will not return 10
Ms the men Who defraud our citizens. We
cannot consistently return 10 her ths
men Who have sinnsd in her Imperial
dominions. In . few months our coun-
try will BE- flooded with Enslish Grim
inals. ~ England will be with u con
victs. The prospect 10 not one pleasant
10 contemplate. but IL IL q certain to
Be- fulfilled. Il l. TO BE- hoped that an
other treaty will oon BE- made which
will be in accordance with the views Of
the High and Mighty Parliament Of
Great Britain. Such = treaty 10 all thai
can save us now from being transformed
into . colony Of English criminals.
Hon. JANA W. HArSrs. Centennial
Commissioner for Nevada. in the dis
cuasion in relation to the closing Of the
Centennial Exhibition ON Sundays. Ia
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