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find justification for tlie acts of ncfrli^ronce of Briti^li 

 Colonial authorities in tlie matter of the SJienandoali 

 or that of the Reirihid'wn. And, as might have been 

 anticipated, his conception of the duties of a State 

 suppose a higher standard of national morality than 

 that recognized ])y the British Arbitrator. 



j\Ir. Stu'm]){li's opinions arc also of considerable 

 length, but differ from those of Mr. Adams, especially 

 in the form, Avhich is that customary among tin; jurists 

 of the Continent. lie also, while confining himself to 

 the most rigorous deductions of international law, in 

 discussing the acts of the inculpated Confederate cruis- 

 ers, yet writes like a statesman, habituated to breathe 

 the air of that "climate" of "the impartiality of a 

 jurist and the delicate honor of a gentleman" which 

 was not the "climate" of the British Arljitrator. 



The opinions of the Yicomte d'ltajubu are very 

 brief, but in the same form of analysis as the opinions 

 of i\Ir. St;\3mpfli. It is to be noted, however, that, be- 

 yond stating his reasoning and conclusion as to each 

 of the inculpated cruisers, he speaks of only one of the 

 special fpiestions argued, namely, that of the effect to 

 be given in British ports to the Confederate cruisers 

 exhibiting commissions. As to this point he con- 

 cludes as follows : 



"La coniniission Jont \\\\ tcl navirc est poiu'vn, nc sufKt pns 

 ■j/our Ic couvrir vis-a-vis ilu ncutro tlont-il a viole la ncutralilo. 

 ^.♦, comment Ic bcfligorant sc plaindrait-il do rapjilicatiou do 

 «'c principo? En saisissant ou dotcnant Ic navirc, lo noiitrc nc 

 iait cpi'ompoclicr Ic bclligorant dc tircr profit do lafrandc com- 

 inisc 8ur son tcrritoirc par cc memo bclligorant; tandis que, 

 en nc procodant point centre Ic navirc coupablc, Ic noutre 



