, 1877-05-25

twelfth article of that treaty ftipuiase. .hat
cycn arms, ammunition, and military stores of
every kind should not be deemed contrallaud.
vessels ard articles, and to t,etatn them for
such length Of time az the captors may think
necessary TO prevent the tnconvcnicnce OF dam
ngc TINT may en.ue from their proceeding, pay
loss such nrrcst shall ocrastsm to the roprctors,
nt II ttnIl be further allowed to n.c In inc serv.
trc OF tho captors tic whole or my part OF the
s,' sa tei mi 20 v.a s''nf' o Tho pay'nS !s es9 20
place oi ia dcstiuatlon." When this trcaty
had expired, IN 17od, By It's owq limitation, the
American Plcnipotontiary, J; q s, htiams, .Sas Was
nstIrlc In the new treaty to be negotiated. And
IN tic new treaty Of l7t1 shas nrt!clc was omit.
tei md only s rsstorc'l In tho latest treaty Of
III tho tlcc1arntfon Of Paris Of 1850 tho prin-
ctples stipulated In Tho above cited treaties Of
tle Unttc,i States, towft: that tho neutral t1ag
covers encmics' goods seih the exception Of con-
traSal o. ar ana ttnt Neutral Goods ,m Us
cnemy'a iIng dulles and 81, arc established as
interim attonai1aw. tits truo tho Uni'cd State:
did mot ncecdc. to the Paris, declaration, h,1t
on on necoust Of Rule I, By vhlch pSivateering
was abolished, nnd Eng'and insisted upon
the ndissib!llty of tho four ru1es. Mr. Marcy,
In lis note of JnlF II, 1850. to Count snrtlges
on tho ,proposcd, adhesion Of tho United States,
said, F." that due regard 10 the fair claims Of
neutra1s would sccm to require some ino1ftlca-
t'on, II not abandonment, of tho doctrine ~ re.
lation to contrnha,d tra.}c. but ilc concluaed
not proposc to cmbar,ass tho other pending nc"
gotlattons rclastro tn the rights OF neutrals By
pressing this change in the law Of contrahnnd,
thc5 will he ready to give IL their sanction
reception reception by 5 otder maritime Powers"
Tic consequence Of oAr not having acecdcd
10 tile Paris declaration was very disastrous
The Rcbcls sent out thctr, ,ptivatccrs, and En-
gland and Franco refused to treat those pri-
II, therefore. tic cot.1cn Club now tries to
tntlucc the United States to ncccdc 10 tie dec.
,%5at9n ot a, they DO 9ag n W v fs' ILL.,
urging, with expressions Of tho wnrmcst sym
pal!ly for the welfare Of tho Ua!on, our Gov
crnnlcnt to embrace the occasion TO announce
its adhesion to the Paris declaration.
Mr.. starcY's views In regard 70 articles con-
tratand Of war arc shown tn his dispatel, to Mr.
Seymour, Minister Of the United statcs at Ct.
Petersburg, May Z, 1s5l, (which ho says; " "fou q
S a!s sptssEs asi ass Il s ana ?e f.
gsh Ministerial for q convention OF the
principal maritime nnttons to unitc in tho
declaration TINT frcs ships make r free
Doctrine has had heretofore tho sanction Of
Russia, and no reluctance is apprc!lcndcd on lcr
part to becoming party 70 such 90 arrange-
tncnt. Great Britain ts tho only considerable
sttlon to 1t. Having yielded Il for the present,
In tic existing waT, she hereby recognizes the
justice and fairness Of the principle, ana would
hardly be consistent II alc. would withhold her
consent to M agreement to have It hcroaftcr re-
gnrdcd as rule Of International law. have
thrown out tho suggestion to Great britain and
France to adopt this as rule to DC observed! iii
all future wnrs. From the earliest period Of
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