Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-12-11
sgsa AND MULlEx.
An An&ry Ctaizcn Discasses the
Matter.
Ef,rToa poar-INrxrITowucRr.


I have carefully watched the state
ments In the Posr- re-
gardina the escape Of the prisonsrs,
Bush and Mullen. through the CON-
temptible, ofiicious and illegal inter-
ference of the English authorities. Mr..
McGraw made no mistake in attempting
to bring the prisoners to seattle via
Victoria, bat the English Authorities
oyerstepped their authority In their
intesfefence with him and his prisoners.
IL is claiuaod that the vessel was iu Eng
lish waters and subject to thsir juris-
dictiou. II 90, Il was certainly ahoW-
ing anything but courtesy TO Q neigh
boring and friendly power. But do
not admit the Jurisdiction Of the Eng
eiish Courts In the matter. Who win
admit tbs right Of the English aothori-
Straits Of Fuca, although being across
waters She would be no more subject
10 ths jurisdiosion Of England IN one
sase than the other. And where 10 the
OF the American authorities 10 board
an English vessel bound from an Ene-
lish port 20 Victoria had che oooasion 20
call into Neah Bay or Fort Townsend
on her vas, and take prisoners from
them under the same conditions and
liberate them Or, say the Ameriean
authorities intercepted an English ves-
eel rounding Cape Fiattery In American
waters, bound 90 Victoria With prison
ere, and with wrtts Of Aabeas corpus de-
manded prisoners held on board 20 b.
produced on shore and then liberated,
would England mot assert her rights
Her past history shows she would.
Were Bush and Mullen being conveyed
from San Francisco 20 Seattle via Vic
toria on board an American man-of-
var, would the Enalish authorities de-
mand and take them prisoners and
libesate them? Certainly not. And By
what RIGHT do they 20 on beard Of an
American merchant vessel and do that
which they would NOT dare do on board
ship Of var II snoe vessei under an
American register, manned BY American
citizens and flying the American dag. a.
much American territory % the United
States mainland isl
There was Q time, prior to the year
1s12, that the Engli1A authorities claim
Cd and praetieed ~ right to board
American voa1eIo % NE high ssas. and
prcm the seamen Into their navy under
the assumed night Of claiming English
Subjects vhsrsver found What pre-
vented them from landing on American
col aua enfoeoing the eams night
Thsjr laok Of mi9ht 20 DO %. They
claimed that alieRiaaoe Of EnRliah sub
jscss was perpetuai. no matter vhether
thsy we're eifizsns Of foreign country
or not, the boarding ofi1ser constituting
himself Judge, Jury and captof. impress
inc thoueands Of Americans into their
service. England could mot Be mAde 10
- the error Of her ways until feroed 70
do 90 after loeine several thooaAnd men
| and flftv-six var vsnsels, and strange -
| Ia may appear, the treaty Of peace dees
nos CAV enc word In referonce 10 the
| hoar11nQ Of vesuola; % u eeexna 10 II
not settled yel ThnEe ID anu1Aef cir
cuustanos America vii NOT soon forget
| When an Americas man Of vax took
| Macon and Slidsll, southern AmbAesa
dors 10 Europe, oas Of tbs EnRiish
steamer Trsns, who we're simply paasen-
( era net prisoners In the hands Of Q
snsrif, hou quick Enaisnd demanded
az The Unised states the delivery Of
thone men. and ak the sAme time hsd
~ euns shosasd and shelled ready 70
| march into H. Uuissd States h eass Of
| a refusal, and that q 3 tt9e v0oo toe
| United 6sssss hnd I'll u esaid attsod "a
win ihs civil var. trust thAt the
people Of Ssnttle. who % oonstdeeahls
expsnss and troubis bad the msn erresf-
"a. uill take The nsosesAsy ssspe % In
outrs into shs acsicn Of the E1esish A.
snorisiss and demand the delivssy Of
shoss psisoners 70 The United 6tatss an.
shogissss u coossens moro eesn ~
ueoule of ssaasls. Il eonesgne svery
| kmsrioan sisinsn. .and u b tine thas ~
United eness AageEsed hee riGhes and
maintained IL dlentsy of ~ nassco'
.rI - = spnbbed With imcanitv b
Tnciend ~ any oGhes third-raee power
TrsSsins yua vili aiys his spacs - ysai
e~i~nA1S uapsf, and thAs - nay heai
sypm eous cas e1p hsttsr able - handla
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