The Creole Case

It ia gralifying to eee Ihat at the Norlh the press generally is disposed to look at the case calmly, and with a favoring eye. Read ihe following editorial from the Albany Even ing Journal. PlBACY AND MüHDER. - The BCCOUntS which wil! be found in another column, one of which is from John F. Bacon Esq., the American Consul at INassau, and the other from the N. O. Picayune, of the revolt of 135 slaves and the capture of the brig in which they were being transported from Richmond to New Orleane, will attract general atteution. These revolting slaves ere to be treated, we euppose, as murderers and pirates ; and yet but for their complexion, they wou ld be re- garded as men who had boldly struck for and nobly won their freedom. It is a hard thing, in this age and country, that it ehould be held criminal for men lo achieve their Liberty. [A correspondent of the Journal of Cornmerce furnishes very important informa tion relative to our treaty "slipulations" with England. They are shown to havo a direct bearing in the case of the slaves on board the Creóle, Tbe writer makes it very clear that even the 19 who are im prisoned for muiiny and murder, are notto be delivered up.] Messrs. EoiTor.s. - The extracta from Southern papers, in the Journal of Ibis morning, relative to the case of the brig Creóle, are indeed "full of sound and fury signifying nothing" but the vexation of the writers. Now suppose we restrain our pnssion at least long enough to inquire on what precise grounds this big war is to bo waged. 1. Do we maintain thatGreat Britain is bound by the law of nations lo surrender fugitive slaves? By no meana. Our Government offered a treaty etipulation to surrender fugitivo slaves from the British West India lslands, provided and on condition that Great Britain would Eurrender such fugilive slaves as might take reiuge in Canada. The offer was rejected. Our Minister to Mexico, some time sincp, proposed negotiating a treaty by which that power ehould engage to surrender fugilive slaves to their owners in the United State?, but the stipulation was declined. Should a fugitive slave arrive here from one of the French West India Islanda, there is no aulhorrty, executive or judicial, authorized to surrender him. Fugitive slaves are daily resorting to Canada, and they are said now to number about 14,000. Yet we make no complaint. - Now, t is diflicult to understand why it is lawful to receive fugitives into Canuda, but not into the West Indies. 2. But some of these fugitives were murderere. Beitso; do we contend that Great Britain is bound by the law of nations to 6urrender murderers? Certainly not. We once made a treaty with her, by which we mutually agreed to surrender murderers toeach other. But the treaty expired, and we have never renewed the stipulation. We not long since refused to surrender to the British Government, at its request, two men indicted for murdering a pólice officer; and still later, we refused to surrender to the Canadian authorities a most atrocious murderer. On what Sfround, then, do we claim as a right from Great Britain, an act which we refuse to reciprócate? But these murderer; aro slaves. Doefi this affect the obligationsof Great Britain? We refuse to surrender an educated man who inurders his neigh bor and elopes wilh his wife. Oughl the British authorities to surrender, und especially to us, a poor, ignorant slave, who kills his master lo effect the liberty of himself and companions - an act which, had it been done by a white man, under similar circumstances, would be generally regarded heroic and praiseworthy ? There is no dnngor that the affair of the Creóle will bring about a "big war." Tbe North will liave some something to say about such a war for such a cause, as well as the South.