{"newspaper_name": "Portland gazette and Maine advertiser.", "edition": "01", "page": "p2", "byline": ""}
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that they derived afaltaace from bruih
refeurces that If an Engliih manufacturer
ormerchant fhould advance to anAmerican
citizen, upon the credit Of his integrity, or
the recommendation Of bis friends, the
means Of proteouting his bu6n1fs upon lar


ger fcale than he could have done without
it, iuch property is to be treated as Engllth


and not as American If il lhould DC pro-


we'd 10 be actually and bona fide American


property, tits, he. iays, probably injured IN


london, and therefore the American pro-


pertv may BE condemned, that Engllih
Underwriters may be obliged to pay the


lois If the property is American, and the
inlurers are likewife Americans, then it may


Be condemned becaCfe our citizens in 1877


gained 70 per cent on their capital Is
this the reaioning of an American diploma =
tic agent 1t is an unprecedented circunl-
aancc for the Minilter Of any nation to in
innate TO foreign tribunal, when the pro-
perty of his countrymen is in jeopardy by
lawlels outrage, that they need not be gov


errcd by the proofs exhibited by the claim
. ants, becauie if their property was condem-
ned, the underwriters would have to tufain


the lofs and not them. At this rate there


can be no difference between neutral pro-


perty and enemies property. But, on what


authority was this natement officially adj


vanced Was it upon the oath Of per-


fon of efpedability or of mercantile infor-


nation Was it from the Minifer's per-
! fonal'knowledge of the character and con-


nexions of the parties (? No-upon neither


but upon the mere iple dixit Of fon1e one,


who, without the fan6tion of an oath, and
probably aGuated by private rancor or fin


ilter mntivcs, damned the reputation and


property Of honef induftrious individuals,
Whole hard earnings for many years, is BY


their means, matched from them in an ia-


fant. Although the latter is the official
act Of the Minfer, and breathes fuch mar


ked hoftility AMI de.tru6tion to American
commerce, and indultry, yet we feel con-


icious that it does not contain the opinions
Of our PreGdent. He well knows the ne


ceiIity and Importance Of protecting the
, commerce of our country, and, affording to


our citizens, both at home and aboad, all
the import and aiiiltance which the homer
Of orr government is bound TO give to them.
CbarlefsT Courier.