New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-20
T,ssjS MARITIME LAW

The Peace CONGRESS at Paris, after arranging
matters and things 10 their liking IN Europe and
AHA concluded To enter upon the domains of Father
Neptune and sgulate the mode and manner il which
pr5yateerng and ckadng should he conducted in
future. We need not express our belief that they
have Undertaken a harder job than they anticipated.
4 The following is the Declaration respecting
maritime law signed blythe penipo Of Great
Britain, AUSTRIA, France, Prussia Russia, Sardinia
and Turkey assembled in Congress at Paris, April
lS,s 1866
MARCH, sssslablea in Conference eonsderng Il
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hat ne the and Of The duties in such
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The reflection is a very comfortable one that the
foregoing E declaration y shall not be binding y
exceptupon powers that agree and accede toit Gov
ernments Of countries not represented in the Paris
Congress, are allowed breathing pellnot expected
to come into the arrangement all at once. We ought
all to throw up our hats and shout with delight over
the fact that four exhausted nationsthe controllers
of the Paris Congress have permitted outsiders o
chance. for decent deberation, without compelling
them to come into their terms, ,aolens uolens.
The GOODNESS Of the Declaration 7 is quite refresh
ing It is one of the coolest specimens Of diplomatic
assurance on record. The plenipotentaries decree
that privateering is and remains abolshed.n The
practically of this declaration remains to be estab
3lished. 1T is possiblewe may be engaged in a war
with Great Britain before the lapse Of many months.
u such unhappiIy prove the case, we don't think the
foregoing part of the Declaration would be worth
the paper it is printed upon We Ggliess, in less
than three months after declaration Of war there
would be at least one thousand American priyateers
afloat in search Of British merchantmen and rich
prizes; and we furthermore G guess Z 6that number
would be continually augmenting until Ra-~British
commercial vessel would be safe unless under cover
Of the guns Of some British war ship. These
A guesses, although Yankeeisms, pretty well sus-
tanned by the events of the past. We can point to
the history Of the last war as an illustration Of their
probable verify in future.
All Of the nations, parties to tile Paris Peace
Congress, would find it the hardest thing they ever
undertook to abolish American privateerng, if
they should all, en- naasse, declare war against the
United States Ourprivateers would swarm like hor
nets on every ocean, and would sting to the death
everywhere.
Blockades in order to be binding, must be effect
i've etc, saith the renowned Congress Of Paris. We
shall see whether the unrepresented world will pay
much attention to this delicious morse of assumption
In the litte3and insignificant country known as the
United States, I'VE don't believe it will exercise the
smallest influence. ne shall probably insist upon
being Judges Of the G bindng or efectiven nature
Of any blockade onr government may proclaim, just
as we shall in the matter of privateering.
The foregoing declaration was an artful 11.se Of
generous old mother England to bring the moral
influence Of Europe to bear against in the event of
war. Knowing that our navy is comparatively weak,
end her navy overwhelmingly strong, she seeks to
enforce new law Of nations that would release her
from the risk, and deprive Of the benefit of our
spriyateers She would fight US war Vessel with war
vessel when she knows we have not one war vessel
to her five, which would give her vast advantage at
the announcement ola conflict! The attempt is a
Sahrewd one, but the game will not win. @r