The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-29


Of war; regards commercial interests lay in the fact
at in every between two great maritime States all
resisted by the other, and the attempt to impose
By any departure from the received doctrines Of in
ternationala law only fresh Of the strife. At
xkis time the contvory, hare in posccr acting
cosunction NTH the United States and FTdwce to 10y
cCn Wh authority any rules Of lao to 1hich those Poo
>ss ~keher betgerets as mesara may agree; and
Ne have no doubt that the reaxations which may safely
be made in the former maritime code will be cordially
aseented to by the secondary maritime States The later
years Of the last and especially from 1907 to 18l8
witnessed exaggeration of all the measures Of rigor
before employed against commercial interests In mari
time warfare Napoleon carried his prohibitions to the
extinction Of all commercial Independence BY the CONT
mental system and to the suspension Of neutral trade by
tAe Berlin and Milan decrees The British government
&ous struggle all legitimate maritime trade nearly at
end Nobody Of course dreams Of reverting to the
extreme which had been gradually introduced
under the or the temptations of that war and in
e state of the world such interruption Of
the ordinary relations Of Europe would be ntolerable
% which have moro particularly referred, whether
they cannot agree more liberal construction of the
rights of neutras diminish much possible
ke INJURIOUS effects Of maritime warfare private pro-
pcrty There rule In tho law Of nations which may
and in entering upon hoses after 90 long an interval
Of the governments engaged In this contest have
mainly to regulate their policy by three principles to
he enemy, TO reduce within the narroweH limis the
evils inflicted by the upon their Subjects and TO
pcriIs of war by embroling them with other
Powers. Whenever a measure which might be adopted
means Of embarrassing or exhsusting the enemy Is
accompanied with large amount Of injury to our
selves and with great hardships TO other countries
not engaged in the war such measure must ut least
be considered one Of questionable character.
The neutral trade cannot be prevented except by actya
hockade without violent interference with the rights
81 other nations But the advantages of that trade
not exclusively confined TO Of the begcrents and
lessons the pressure the State assaulted It also
furnishes supplies to the assaant It may therefore, be
doubted whether the extreme measures which are
doubed sanctioned by the law Of nations for the seizure
81 an ontx,ys goods In the hands Of neuras always
srpedent snd advantageous TO those who practice them
30 again with prvatecring The injury done to the enc
ny far infe.or to the mischesous effects Of this rem
usnf OF private warfare which has hitherto been legal
ised BY maritime Powers To accept isl~s Of arqe Tos
a foreign State dSaina ne vessels f friendly country
ought eidty TO be coRdemne BY ne aics Of ali cirilised
sftons, ar Is already BY TIE osc Of the Tinted States and
b. all sound Yispydrce We cannot give our un1uaIi-
ned assent TO the principle laid down BY the elder urists
Mat the destruction Of and navigation the
sole end of maritime warfare In order 10 weaken The naval
of the enemy Great private losses and personal
nannshps may no doubt thus b caused but po cd OBJ
lscss rarely be obtained England not weakened BY
Ipe eeptpents synem nor ives Napoleon overthrown BY