The Sun. — 1842-04-04 (London, England)

AMERICAN NEWS.  We have received by the ship Hibernia, Capt. Wilson, which arrived at Liverpool on Saturday, New York papers to the 17th ; they are one day later than those brought by the Sheffield. The Hibernia, a quick vessel, made the present passage in sixteen days. The Acadia had carried out the debates in the House of Lords, or rather the observations of the Law Lords, on the case of the Creole, which - had called forth numerous commentaries from the American journalists. They seem to care little or nothii-ig—for a Noble and Learned Lord, and very flatly contradict the law of Lord Denman, and the international law of Lord Brougham. The New York Courier and Inquirer says— It must then be perfectly clear " to every sound mind," that these great men of Engb.nd have intentionally placed the question between the two countries up. n a to se issue, and have attained to this point by the moderate sacrifices of national honour—by disavowing the law of nations, and of one of the highest lumineries that ever adoi tied her judiciary—by repudiating and casting otl't•ffl upon the whole current of his greatest decisions. Having by such means located these slave murderers in English territory (where, the other day, according to Mash law, they were " Res positce in Commercio,") they are styled American " subjects seeking refuge, whom it is unfair for our Government to demand," since to comply with such requisition night render liable to condign punishment the high functionary upon w hom such duty might devolve—conclusions perfectly consistent with the false issue, to sustain hich they are put forth. .  - These were not American citizens or subjects, but the property, the chattels of American citizens and subjects, lawfully such under the law of nations and the-Constitution of the United States. This is the true issue between the countries—from this we will not he driven. The law of Westminster hall must yield to the law of nations, as vindicated by Daniel Webster, %Illicit law, as we have; already seen, protects this property upon principles equally applicable to it as to Ell other subjects of merchandise. The true issue being, whether the. -United States has recognised property in slaves ; and whether that recognition is sustained by the law of nations ; and this appearing most satisfactorily, it fOlows that the perfect and full right to all the privileges am! immunities belonging to merchandise under that law, must be conceded to this property while lawfully on board an American vessel. And that among the most notor:ous of these rights and immunities, is the equittar!e•ext•eption of necessity," by which, when undesigr.edly within foreign jurisdiction, it is exempted ;font being meddled with by foreign laws, and entitled to their friendly aid in being restored to its original condition. It will be seen from this brief extract, that the Erglish and Americans proceed upon opposite principles. The former refuse to acknowledge it as a question of international law, and treat it as one of municipal law ;-the latter treat it exclusively as a question of international law—England considers✓ the slaves as men, the Americans as merchandise. While the latter appeal to the laws of nations, they violate the laws of humanity, on which all international law is founded. To settle the question men mu.,t go to the fountain head of all human law, and that bursts out against the Americans. It is the having slaves which puts them in the wrong. A letter from Washington of March 14 says A dinner is given to Mil Charles Dickens this evening by some thirty citizens and members of Congress. The tariff memorial front citizens of Virginia, presented by Mr Stuart this morning, is a subject of .deep and interesting reflection.  It must be —evident to all that the interests,of the Southern States tire sustaining a vast modification, and differ very essentially in their aspects from those which they assumed when the Compromise Act was passed. The discovery which Great Britain has made, that she can raise nearly all the cotton which she requires for her own consumption in her colonies, of itself makes a most material change in the interests of the South.  Again, the recent impulse that has been given to manufactures in the Southern States, has already wrought much, and will work more, to produce a different class of feelings, institutions, and interests.  If Virginia, in the infancy of her manufactures, is already send;ng the products of her looms to the banks of'the Connecticut, what may be expected when 'enterprise, capital, and energy shall be fully embarked in a country possessing her vast water powers and other natural advantages.