Ch. XVIII. those of the Governments which rule them; that the Government of a free people cannot be held accountable for the opinions or sentiments of its subjects; and that the only real remedy for such wounds as these is to be sought in mutual forbearance, in candour, moderation, and self-control.

INDEX.

Abbott, Mr. C. S. A., his Memorandum on Foreign Enlistment Act and
Neutrality, 410; on Law of Nationality, 454.

Alabama, the, Correspondence as to, previous to her leaving Liverpool,
338-345; Depositions as to, 362-370; her Proceedings after
leaving Liverpool, 346; her Cruise, 411, 427; her Action with the
Hatteras, 411, with the Kearsarge, 427; Question as to Survivors
saved by the Deerhound, 429.

Alabama Claims, Discussion on, 371-402.

Alabama, State of, secedes from the Union, 50.

Alexandra, the, 353.

Aliens, Domiciled or Commorant, their Rights and Obligations, 440,
443; Aliens in United States during the War, 439–457.

American Commonwealth, its Structure, 1; Separatist influences, 2;
Consolidating forces, 4.

Arbitration (International), remarks on, 494.
Arkansas secedes from the Union, 73.

Blockade, President Lincoln's Proclamations of, 79, 80; Mr. Seward's
Answers as to, 228; Blockade of Chesapeake Bay, 230; of
Charleston, 237; of Savannah and the Gulf Ports, 239; Alleged
Imperfection of, 243, 292; Character of Southern Coast, 226, 244;
Blockade respected by British Government, 245, 292; General
Remarks, 245; Effect of Blockade on the South, 286; on the
English Cotton-manufacturing Districts, 468; Doctrine of "Con-
tinuous Voyages" applied to Breaches of Blockade, 310.
Blockade-running, and Causes which promoted it, 288; Complaints of
United States as to, 295; Treatment of persons captured in
Blockade-runners, 323.

Buchanan, President, his inaction, 57.

Bullock, Captain, his employment in England, 337; orders Ships in
France, 361.

Bunch, Consul, his exequatur revoked, 185.

Carolina (North) secedes from the Union, 73.

'Carolina (South) ṣecedes from the Union, 49.

Cases referred to:

Ableman v. Booth, 43;

Admiral, The, 308;
Amy Warwick, The, 98;

Attorney-General v. Sillem, 354;
Bermuda, The, 310;

Caroline, The, 216, 219;

Catherine Elizabeth, The, 326;

Circassian, The, 308;

Commercen, The, 310;

Dashing Wave, The, 318;

Dispatch, The, 326;

Dred Scott v. Sandford, 16;
Golden Rocket, The, 121;
Hobbs v. Heming, 316;
Imina, The, 219, 317;

Labuan, The, 318;

Magicienne, The, 319;

Northcote v. Douglas (The Franciska), 231;
Orozembo, The, 219;

Peterhoff, The, 315;

Prigg v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 25;

Prize Cases (The Hiawatha and others), 90;
Savannah (Crew of the), 120;

Science, The, 318;

Semmes v. City Fire Insurance Company, 100;

Sir William Peel, The, 319;

Springbok, The, 310;

Stephen Hart, The, 310;

Teresita, The, 318;

Texas v. White, 110;

Thorington v. Smyth and Hartley, 111;

Tropic Wind, The, 98;

Volant, The, 318;

Will o' the Wisp, The, 318.

Chesapeake, the, and other vessels, seized by Confederates, 463.

Civil War, Date of Commencement, Opinions of American Courts and

Jurists, 90.

Coaling of Belligerent Cruisers, Regulations as to, 415, 416.

Congress (Confederate), Acts passed during first Session, 62; Prize
Act, 100.

Congress (Federal), its Attitude and Proceedings during the Secession
of the South, 59.

Conscription in United States, Claims for Exemption, 443–454.
Consuls, British, expelled from the South, 472.

England, Relations with United States before the War, 122; Attitude
of the Government, 123; Anxiety at Outbreak of War, 128;
Division of Opinion in England as to the War 465; Freedom of
Speech in England, 505.

Esperson, Professor, his Observations on the American Claims, 495.

Florida, the, despatched from Liverpool, 338; seized at Nassau, 350;
receives Guns at Green Key, 351; enters Mobile, ibid; begins
to cruise, 430; enters Brest Harbour, ibid; seized at Bahia, 433;
her end, ibid.

Florida, State of, secedes from the Union, 50.

Georgia, the, 355; at Cherbourg, 431; dismantled at Liverpool, 359,
433.

Georgia, State of, secedes from the Union, 50.

Habeas Corpus, Suspension of, in United States, 441.

Hiawatha, the, 90, 233.

Harper's Ferry seized by the Confederates, 74.

Iron-clads, the, at Liverpool, 356.

Levies of Troops (Confederate), 76, 87; (Federal), 85, 87, 475.
Lincoln, Mr., his Election to the Presidency, 40; his Accession, 65; his
Character and Policy, 66; his Assassination, 477; Correspondence
on it, ibid.

Louisiana secedes from the Union, 50.

Mails, Neutral Vessels carrying, Correspondence and Instructions.
319.

Maritime Law, Negotiations respecting, 171-185.

Mason, Mr., his Mission to England, 187; captured in the Trent, 189;
released, 213; solicits the British Government to declare
Blockade ineffective, 292; recalled, 471.

Matamoros, Trade with, and Questions which arose, 313.

Mediation, fruitless proposal of, by France, 467.

Merchant-ships, Confederate, Treatment of, in Neutral Ports, 247.

Middle States, their Indecision, 72; how terminated, 73.

Military Operations, at Commencement of War, 85; Subsequent, 458,

474.

Mississippi, State of, secedes from the Union, 50.

Munitions of War, Export of, from England to North and South, 330.

Nassau, a Station for Blockade-running, 299; Restrictions imposed by
American Government on Nassau Trade, 300.

Nationality, American Law of, 444.

Naval Resources of United States at Commencement of War, 80; of
Confederacy, 82.

Negligence, Remarks on, as a ground of Complaint between Nations,
385.

Neutral Rights and Duties, Observations on, 112, 133, 164, 223, 245,
266, 273, 290, 310, 390, 402, 412, 429; Earlier American Pre-
cedents, 408.

Neutrality, Declarations and Regulations by Neutral Powers, 132,
134-150, 265, 415, 425.

Neutrality Laws, British and American, 403; Changes proposed in
England, 405; in America, 406.

Norfolk Navy Yard seized by Confederates, 74.

Oreto, the (sce Florida, the).

Pampero, the, 357.

Parties in United States, 32; Disorganization of Parties caused by the
Slavery Question, 34; Conflict of Parties on this Question, 36.
Piracy, what is and what is not, 118.

Presidency, Contest for, in 1860, 39.

Privateering, Confederate Government offers Letters of Marque, 78;
Confederate Privateers, 83; Negotiations as to Privateering, 171.
Prizes, Practice of Destroying, 419.

Prosecutions in England under Foreign Enlistment Act, 361.

Rappahannock, the, 357.

Recognition of Independence, what it is, 107; of Belligerency, 114; of
the Confederates as Belligerents, Complaints of the United States,
151-166.

Rescue, Case of the Emily St. Pierre, 325.

Revolt of the Southern States from the Union, its Completeness, its
Character and Magnitude, 52, 87.

Rule of Twenty-four Hours, 273; the Nashville and Tuscarora at
Southampton, 267; the Sumter and Iroquois at Martinique, 275;
the Alabama and San Jacinto at Martinique, 411; the Florida
and Kearsarge at Brest, 432.

St. Albans Raid, 464.

Saxon, Case of the, 421.

Secession, its Legal Aspects, 41; Pleas for it, 45; Motives which led to
it, 46.