Whitelaw Reid: “It is safe to assume that Christendom will henceforth treat Privateering as under international ban.”

And next, shall we not probably fare best in the end if we try to profit somewhat by the experience others have had in like cases?

The question about the slaves being self-supporting, is a question no longer.

They have covered many phases of the subject, but have preserved a singular uniformity of purpose and consistency of ideas throughout.

No matter what we wish, the old continental isolation is gone forever.