The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-15

] pany N. The whole was Otdered To he printed on
/ the let Of June. 1854, and constitutes Executive
/ Document No. As senate. 3Sth CONGRESS. lst sos-
| SION. Later an addition was made to the qocu-
/ from Mr. savage 10 Mr. seward, In trpl, to Ger
| tain articles publ 'hed In paDers Of this city ON
! tho I3th OF the previous month ruis inhibition
! forms Exec. ID e. No. ~, part H., Senate - h
/ Congress. lst session.
The report Of MIR. Seward above referred to
DrrARrxRSr or STATE.
wAsutSaroN May 80, 1864.
resolution II the senate OF the ssih instant, regu sting
tn Presd ~ tl Inform that DO v. ~ he shall not
deem Incompatible Win ne public III crest, whether
committed = cr nt again'i spain or an OF IT, depen-
nen ana Wheer such iycry Sa. h. fn4 AMI f'r .o
SnH, 'n uhS , 81 Law or g. Ies.y u was dong
/ ment relative to tue subject Of the re-, utun.
/ AIric II slave ir Il. isdeciare to b, niracv.
nan J I stpn rS h ewpy s st 9s1 WIZ, wn Sr s
ing AL EFFORT, w, MAY BE- insde IN the cont OF rica
i"r ,uppfessihE the slave ue, nc A'iht- Ter cary-
crs nv d. irauduclt use of Il " aad OH means src
great. tao temptation, Tor pur uing II while
ma Vet ca b, found Tor say - srons a. ina the dc.
sired r. -ut may he luns delayed unless all markets no
sut against purcla-e " Afr negroes the par.
coming rcrcs NJ ions and rcnipn. frances Nth any
sno a noscr. itio whose dcmini91gs such merSet1
l' rNn the pr1pr,c aad dgS q closing such
/ iie,' be'n. o." triy OF cxt,edilion between me
INK how fu,iNst irou ji-hee ~ spanish doininion-
~ delerca uR m, ne eS IA Inc &c re-
%
by this ant 1Qpsye been made IA virtue Of the
! liw OF nations aud 10 co''''"'ion OF the united
Although there conflict Of authorizes concerning
Gcvermeni 6y surrca icrng at s request one - ia
own. subjects atgcd win the commission ui crime
that fhcr Is NO national obi CATION to make SUCH sur
fchd uion d.uani therefor unless u u acNnoMl.
edged h treaty or by stu law, yet ua on n never
bound furnish asylum tu dangerous criminals VINO
II we'd thatu In my case the comfy could with pro.
pretty rracused III one which Is understood to have
al
To Inc rrrsiptSf WILLIAM II. SEWARD.
Tue foregoing renort was accompanied by the
! documents translated above and by hers re-
Ldnc t. the Afrlc "a slave trade. aud to negou-
ouona, with steps taken hy Great Britain to put
n sop To this infamous traffic.
one Of the curious results ot these negoti L.
! tilu- was tine fact publ .hed Officially. tuHt be-
! tween ~-lieuhet ledl. aud September, 1863 be-
tween 100 and 500 African negroes were land
ed iu tuua. whereas ll.2A had ieen Introduced
In the preceding twelve months.
Lord John Russell spoke In relation to this
| matter I'm most favorable terms OF Gen. Dulce
nut said We must. however, remember that
/ this nicer may he relieved at any moment
and then the slave trade would be reopened
! more vigorously than ever"
rhe OBJECT Of enc united efforts OF this coun-
wy ana treat Britain was 70 obtain, hrst. thai
secondly that the penal law Tor the suppression
Of the trade iu'slaves in Cuba should he altered,
especially the 9Th and 18th articles u said law,
whicn. "a /, well known. virtually invaliiate ITS
| execution. The very words of the NH. " tue
origin Of the property cannot he Investigated
fortunate Africans of any possinility Of being
restored t. liberty. OF the trutn Il this in
fractIce. no clearer proof can ne auduced tnan
tn celebrated ease Of Brieadier lgueta..
However. proof. are abundant thtt all the
efforts Of Great Britain ana OF this country to
-uppre-- the trade have he n fruttles4.
The Argu"lles cas- was ilSO brought up in the
House OF REPRESENTATIVES. although the latter
was then poltctlly m unison win the Admin
istraiiun Mr. ;. :. cox then a Representative
from Oho svliled himself of discussion on
the extridition OF refugees from one state 10
another. to deliver ms celebrated speech ON tine
l3th of jane. lsdi, In whlcI he most molly DE
Tended tue right oi asylum, which had been out
ragged In this case.
Mr.. Cox SID:
Assi II the Constitution. without law, without treaty
wluou information by executive power, usurping tne
Ad.lin ,trNl3A d-lycrcd % spain whlte reius',
aud ut congress. with crinsing ooscquiou.Aess,
I'M. nan. surrendered TO spain Wa. chirscc with
Pap e ~ SAT- Sd O So T Poo f sn4 he
sgy q 1ai ne hAd ne!ain- Ia TT!ins but me re;
cJnnd n.ture based tue OF spaAarJ
son rpS 1hS rears u Tsss af he spaas
Wa iskan if, t@ privacy Il HE own room without
IN kn9~e 9l M Miis |ho - N me mex cham,
dec Il CRIME when defend he risit Of asylum.
II has ue.n >aia mat Cot Arsueue. Wa enssgea il
W., INN H. d h W., sot rnys III in ' fsi IA
sye- ha4 landed ln the district Co on IN "a
Va aliesed E hsi sold after they wtre landed and
sc, 6 yo,on ~ X. dsfy ns n 90 %, 'ns eSu
try. prnuf Of All ths. II the only allie
he charge Is simply that Of breach q he municps
sea- r seSsrI an snss he
face ne was not fatf N agS sial or moral sense
be delivered TO spain unaer treaty sstltute' nc
iGrk,S oaeS projected H. iiu i;arian pitriot Kos
suth; swk rand protects al pc ilea reiusees IN h,
M IN Ar. an h, b o. 1nI Sy.asd n ir9 -
represent u ~ our tore gn anars, ak William NJ
Marcy. spno her'el, yaNe a, lesson IN TINS REGARD
a. - Ii an uf uOfTp n
i ~ spaln tue spanish Minister aiuselt tue Mar
a. prerequisite 10 ne d,liyery. llc piled to NJ
se~a' demand IN he 70 ow'ls %o.:s The ri.n
manner roq,ed ia ne haolt.,i IN sgch sort inter
erous, ami bucnccnl spl lcations IN ihe eatr,or
w. HE in, thsi incrc Is no na,ion ia he World wci
a' a' can rSoau si 1ec 49, Hnd The S ny SS
Of washington Wishes g. "cque perfect and positive
.ht 60 lAr delivery u uo.e suAu OF ordA - crmes
moa. 10 he Inclusion II Snicn The sptl.n GSyerr
nSa' %Su .nc RV M 6 Ss u. nae not refused
II masses my American blood Jingle to read THE ella
ne he pa o, Spani,n Mlnstsr 1'' 1' '
In spite OF Mr.. C1x's eloquent Grafton, moth
Ing was done. Arguelles was put to hard labo
IN S1lln, where ne renamed until the pruci A
hbert,. As NJ. Cox saii, Arguelles had tn
right to sue Mr. sew ard or the Marshal %
New York for false Imprisonment because 0
the bsenee Of all las aud ali treaty In relation
10 the matter.
Uuquc-unnably. MIR. Tweed or his heirs vii
. have like legal claim against spain for TIE con
sequences 81 her oh-cuutJua ness To Mf. Fish Il
irre-tins him and delivering him to the cap
tain OF the franNiiu.
Ne nave an eXtradition treaty wi Ia Mexico
and the Government of this country has pres -et
"a claim Of 300 made 10y j imes HUI who wa
arrested IA Mexico. Ia com pance with an OIL Ia
demand Tor III tx tradition, and sent 10 th
United States in due form, on charge q
homicide.
, As - mater OF international law there is II,
| room for the slightest doubt that the tctiOn %
! our Government III the surrender of Arguelle
was exceptional and contrary to the principle
spain herself go regarded II, for she confesse,
| ia 1 she had no right TO make the demand, an'
classified the action which she asks us to I Az
= a. ,Lc, ptiOnu
, II the Government OF this country l. one il
I ! which the Secrefar " state can, whenever n
. chooses, commit acts OF tnie nature. and adop
% | a puhcy IN direct opposition 10 our tradition
aud doctrines, without any law and withou
Treaties the Is hardly worth exnmlnil ~
p Bat even II he mas the power TO commit sucl
acts and u COncede the ext addition Of q refu
gee, even in such a case there can 90 no doub
- that certain formaities must lie required for
malities which are indispensable even when Al
q cXtradtiOn treaty exists. IL may pe doubtful
e and questionable point, Hs wheaton SAYS
whether Il sovereign state Is Obliged, or not, L
surrender the persons Of criminals, either alien
l. " subjects OF cltlZens OF 3 own, lCcused q
crimes committed IN foreign countries at IL