Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-12-11
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Negotiations entered inlU fot Che purpose 0
relieving oar commercial iplsreOutis With The
I.laaa o. Cuba Of some offs burdens. and pro
viding for The more speedy settlement Of lOea
disputes growing out oflbat intercourse. have
aOl jet bssa attended With any result
Soon afsr tbe commencement oflhe late wsl
80 EuEOps, this government submitted 70 The
consideration Of al marsiime nations. two prin.
eiples Tor The security Of neutral commerce
.Oas. that the neutru, Gag should cover enc
miss goods. except articles eonIrAbahd for war
and the other. that neutral properly on board
merchant vessels or belligerenls shOull be ex-
empt from condemnation. with the exception Of
.sonlrnband articles These are not presented
ss new rules Of International law; having been
generally claimed By neulrsls, though not al
wsys admitted BY belEgertnts. One the par.
ties to the War-RussA as well as several neu-
trAl powers, promptly Gceeded to these prOpO-
AtiOn':and the two other principal belligerents'
Great Britain and France. having consented 10
observe them tor the present occasion. a favor
able opportunity seemed to be presented for
obtaining general recognition Of them both in
Europe and America.
But Great Britain and France, 10 common
with most Of the States Of Europe, while for.
bearing to reject. did not afirmitiveIy &C! upon
the ovsrtures Of The United States.
whiIs the question was in this position, the
representatives Of Russia. France. Great Brit
ain. austria, Prussia, Sardinia. and Turkey,
assembled at Paris. took into consideration
Ghe subject Of marAtime rights, and put forth
.declarAtiau containing the two principles which
this government had submitted, nearly two
years before, TO the consideration Of maratime
covers. and adding thereto the following prop
osilion sF ,.
"Prvaterring is and remains abolished
and Block ades, ia order 10 be binding must
be effective. thstis 10 say, maintained by
force, snficien: really, 10 prel ent access TO the
coast Of the enemy" and to declaration thus
composed Of four points, two Of which had Il |
ready been proposed by the United States, this
government has been invited to acceds to by
all the pl~sr' represented as .ri', eSep.G slt ~
ain aud Turkey. To the last. two propn-itiOns-that
in relation bl ,ekAdssthere certaniy be no OF.
jtction IL merrly The de6liIiOn nf what shall con-
,ttute the efJctus Investment uf a tbckade place
definition for which this government has always con.
Isnds claiming indemnity for losses where pract cal
viola ion OF the RUE thus defined has been inidous to
Jour As To the remaining artice OF dec.
laaton Of Oh conference Of ParIs THAT pvateeing
and r mains abolished" certainly cannot ascri5a
powers represented in the conference Of ris any
hut beAl and phil mthropic views in the attenp! to
change ths unqle.tM ab' rule OF mlrat law in re-
gard to priv Ieerng. Their proposition Doubt
intended imply approval Of the principle that private
= oparty upIp the although it might belong To
th, ciiiz Of bcgerent State should be exempted
.from cipture aud ,he. propos IN been framed as
to give II effect to Ahe principle woulI have receive
ed my ready ssassst behalf Of the United States r.
Bat, the measure proposed is in adequate to that spe d
cife purpO,e Il is tpe, hit il aloped private op c
g " upon the Ocetn woull be Withdrawn from one a
mode Of punder, but left exposed meanwhile 60 an
other mode which could be psed witL inereaseI ,c.
tiveness The aggressive capacity OF the great naval r,
,puser would be thereby augmented while the Def nsiye
ability Of others w0ul be reduced Though the sur. y
rsnder OF the Of prosecuting hostllites by EN-
yiag prVleers, as proposed by the conference u j,
Paris |, mutual in terms yet in practical efet a. IA
uld b. the reinqushment If right Of little value 10 o.
cle ca' Of States but Of esJeuil Importance to an al
other aud faI larger elass Il ought no: to have "a
been anticipated that measure 50 inadequate to the nj
mpshmeut Of the proposed object aud uneqna tF
In its operation would receive the asselt OF all
81 ne powers. Private property would be still left to eV
the depredsdons Of the public armed crusiers th
have expEes ed readiness on the part Of ths gov
Srnnea 20 1eseas 70 ~ Tue principles contained N the
atlng 10 the abandonment Of prva.eeng can be 50 a. til
mended as 70 escs e olgett!r "qIch As is presam ae
on tie can from hostile capture To effect this o. :
Isc. p.oposei % add 70 tSe declaration that pr
menment and that the private property Of subjects IN
Ane cieas q eelSesns on the high seas shall be ca
other fOsuixeeot except il be SonGaband" rais "a
has been pretensd not only 10 the powers
whR have asked our assent 10 the declaration TO Abo pr