The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-12
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RUssfA AND THE UNIFIED srAsk&
To THE Eprroa or TIE sux-Sh, Nothing
could DO moro interesting or moro patriotic
than the light in which you put the national
and historical relations OF the American
people to the Russian empire and the dynasty
OF the Glars. Will you allow me. however. to
point out that, In admitting even for the sake
OF argument that Catherine ii. was prompted
In joining the League Of Neutrals by self-in-
terest alone" you do less than justice to one
ofthe most extraordinary sovereigns OF the
eighteenth century. With the private life and
morals OF the great Empress we have nothing
to do. History will have to be strangely re-
written II we are to go behind the public
services not Of Kings and Emperors alone. but
OF Presidents and prelates. into their private
lives. Our concern as Americans is with the
part played by Catherine IL in turning the tide
Of modern history against the insular
and piratical pretenslons Of the Gov
eminent Of George III. and in favor
Of the principles which, thanks main
" to the triumph Of the united colo
MES In 1888. now constitute the basis Of
International law.
Catherine II. did not Join the League
Of Neutrala" The League Of Neutfals
owed It's existence to Catherine II. In ITO
France and Spain were united against
Great Britain In war. In that year combined
French and Spanish feet OF fifty sail OF the
line swept the British Channel. drove the
English squadrons before them. and for
time were masters Of the narrow seas This
was the year. too. in which Paul Jones kept all
the coast Of Great Britain In terror. He ran
into the Texel on the 4th OF October; ITO.
flying the American flag at the masthead OF
bis prize. the British frigate seraIis. esptYred
tsa %h bs 6s his
Of neutral port. but the English Cioyernment,
denonncing him az pirate; .insoIentty ordered
him; These were the times in which. as Ban
croft tells us, the English Minister In Holland.
s Joseph a Hor x ed BIS to
Berckel. who resisted The pretensiona Of Eng
land They were the times too in which an
Admiralty upon prize question, mid down
The doctrine In SO many words that Great
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Judge ito avail herself Of this situation as
:, From this T followed: according to the Eng
stituted an .efiectSaI blockade Of every port,
tsrrspean. and Justified the seizure ~, any
was besieging Gibraltar.
haea IN Ike
and the that their
as lawful prizes Of war and the csrgoes sold
Spain. but when s news ' Of this p proeeedns
reached ST Petersburg the semiramis Of the
s s5s %sds"9s 9Fassss tfs1 sd
Spanish waters. The Minister OF Frederick
the Great at the Russian court instantly APP
erick tho Great who had no wish to see Rus
sie drawn nnintentioappally into position
Britain in the war then waging despatched q
courier post haste to Paris to put the French
tbs ON mis- d e
to the great northern empire; Meanwhile
Panin. urged upon his mistress the great op:
portunity thus given her for coming forward
az e. n shs sdyds q On n tSs q Maf %
doe SHsa and sh iR may fatty
American BE ss'a dsy 'he
s41Siss stsrns dSwS fSs 'soS q
freely pe to port On The
make free goods except in the case Of contra;
bard Of war; Third.Arms ammunition ,,l and
ase not. nor " are materiais Tor buiIdina and
ssn esist IL con stitute an etreetual pIoefade
Ing 70 enter the biockaded port. o ''
PHILOSOPHERS may cavil at Catherine's talk
esse Sss q s.y Ct aa! feaf
eraiities in the Declaration OF Hndepend ence.
BIT led meter e. The Of ssst shs d ses is
rights, Of neutrals, and the other to the
e tie United states IL
States issued instrSctions to all its sea officers
o IL With hs
est On on war footing t. maintan it. The
shat the Of
ess ana Madrid 81 sd
the same thing. But other powers took more
S SsSsye tsR hea what L hs sncTn the
Neutrals. was formed. Austria and Prussia
lSinsd it in 15sl Portugal in 1872 the Two
over the Russian declaration for, months.
through the family CONNECTIONS Of the Prince
81 9tSr Ora Tsh George III and through fear
coerced mto the armed Neutrality S BY Ensand
which. after seizing one rich Dutch convoy on
GT Ma aySd Ss
tit that Std merchant IN De NeTt
Henry agent C @Ro w wan
captured in the British Channel on his way
from America to the Netherlands
Think you will agree with me. in reviewing
these facts. that the community 81 interests
elnnines OF our national history. No. should S
we forget that when George III. was
negotiating for mercenaries to be employed
against the rebellious Americans. he wrote
letter with his own hand to the Empress
Catherine offering her any price she. might
teen. or twenty thousand Russian troeps.'' to to
bee BE- employed In reducing the American colo
rejected the offer, and mortaily wounded the
feelings q the British sovereign by sendinga
ing Of one OF her secretaries. Frederick the
Great Ia one OF his letters alludes to this
airy to his British cousins. Of whom he SAYS
contemptuously: They fancy that they can
do anything with guineas" v. b.
IN The 27zH SENATE DISTRICT
A New Point Upon Sherwood's Failure or
Election.