The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-23

ND the same ground, or will she force
the Khedive to pay his tribute to the |
Porte? This ID the question which will |
have to be solved, all resolutions Of I
neutrality Notwithstanding.
English Opposition to Any war.
tLondon Correspondent of the N. 7. Times.1 |
What the opinion OF the country Is on |
the point Is plain enough from the
mass meetings, oil which reports come |
from all quarters. Once more the ooun- |
try ID awake to the fact that It's honor is
| imperiled Within the last two days
more than fifty meetings have been held
| in favor of peace. While Greenwich
| instantly offers its support to Mr.. Glad i
stone, its own member. rebukes to his |
opponents begin to come In from their
constituencies and fellow-eitizens. The
| Liberal Association Of bradford. the
borough for which Mrs Fgtaf
have sent wora to MI hlm aaatansya sa5 shsy
resolutions. The Reform Association
of Roohdale, where Mr.. Bright
| lives. have unanimously expressed
their hope that all Liberals will
give Mr. Gladstone q hearty support.
Meetings in dozen different parts OF
the metropolis pass similar resolutions,
which may be commended alike to Mr.
Gosehen, who sits for the city. and TO
i
gity of London. The meetings are OF
every description; meetings OF citizens
summoned by the Mayor, meetings OF
Liberals called by their local commit
fees. meetings OF Liberal associations
and councils which represent the &C.
tive. energetic, working element OF
the party. The st. James Conferences
is once more called together. nnder
the presidency OF the Duke OF West
| ha rnn
in addition to those already
named In such important towns as Bath,
Birkenhead, Brighton, Cam bridge.
Coventry, Darlington, Hartlepool, Hull,
Ipswich, Leicester, MiddlesboTou4h,
: Norwich, Hastings, Worcester, Siam
ford, York, Nottingham, Reading, Sun
derland and Dundee. There have been,
besides all these. q considerable mum
Der OF unusual expressions OF opinion
trades and workingmen's associations.
All these within two days, and almost
without notice, for 1t was only on Tues
day that the resolutions were published.
and on Wednesday that the refusal OF
The Liberal leaders TO support them was
known. and the meetings began On the
very next day.
thus far there has not been d single
: Tories nor the Liberals who oppose Mr..
Gladstone have yet heard q word OF en-
eouragement from the people.
The general conviction that the situa-
9 ton is serions-that something far more
: serious even than the break k-up OF the
l Liberal party is In the air-is strength
= ened by Mr.. Carlyle's letter. Il Ia. well
there should be somebody who is not
I afraid to use plain language. Mr.. Giad.
Il a ~ at
asgp gripicai moment Il II Id could bring l1il
+ self TO say what he thinks. For he t1n.
i doubtedly thinks what Mr.. Carlyle says,
+ that there ID danger "lest In lev
n weeks the maddest and most criminal
thing that British government eoulC
0 do should be done, and all Europe KIN
die into flames Of war. That II beyone
u dispute what will be done II Iord bea
!, constield has his way.
searcl, mt sea.
en-. Y. Times1
o WASHINGTON, May 16.-As there Ii
= much comment In regard to the proba
Z bility of the Russian fleet now at New
- York going to sea for the purpose oil in
y tercepting vessels suspected OF having
!. arms and munitions Of war on board TO
~ the Turks, it may be proper to state tina
!. our treaties with France, Brazil. Sweden
Il Netherlands, United States Of COLON
/ Ii,
nations. clearly define the manner O
/ searching vessel on the high seas; an
$ in all of these treaties it Is stipulated
in effect. that the examining vessel sinai
=, remain out OF gun shot OF the vessel &
w be searched, and send onetor two small
boats with q few men only u
board the vessel suspected ,.,, Q
= having contraband on board. IN
= proof with respect to the cargo must D
mir hu mar
~ lars of the cargo, the place sailed from
~ where bound, etc, but the matches ar
ls not to be opened nor any OF the pack
10 ages. unless the vessel Is brough
~ ashore, and then in the presence Q
OF competent officers. The master Of an
q suspected vessel cannot be required +
VI, VI, leave his ship. Our treaties with Gfea
w Britain and Russia are silent as to tn
"a whole proceeding. Under the treatie
's- with the other nations first mentione
" everything ID left to depend upon tn
u honesty OF the ships papers. Contrs
. band may be beneath every hatch, ur
IT. der the guise Of hardware on the man
~ fest, and cannot be examined except b
te q vessel Of either Great Britain or Ru
81 sia, which vessels are not bound by tn
~ treaties above cited. Russia has alwaJ
90 been strenuous In supporting the arme
neutrality declaration Of 1880, asl
a ing no mOEe III ItBdlu W Souohs
es band OR the treatment of her trade
70, than the common law confers, and ha
" therefore, bound herself by no treat
We with this or any other country.
rs. most OF the arms and munitions of WI
an for Turkey have been shipped from tn
no country In English vessels, 1t can
Is stated that under the laws Of Gre
ne Britain the following articles are reco
ed nized as cantraband OF war and subje
= ,o,u pI roY tQr mr. Yfc lar
)st inc for the nurnoses of war bv land
all sea, such as cannon, muskets, gunpo,
erI, der, pixies, swords, horse furnitur
III belts, etc. as also ship timber, resin
Is tar, copper in sheets, and general
Is whatever may serve directly to tt
,to equipment of vessels, unwrought ir'
III and fir planks only excepted. The tire
en- ties Of the United States generally co
,ry fscate contraband, leaving the veess