The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-13
TIE CONSEQUENCES or THE BLOCKADE OF
ASkCEDED STATE.

Ii South Carona shoud ne, and the President
bis duty 10 wage the ceded state he night
meiia.oly order three small vessels Of 10
stationed N ihe outer haroo OF Charleston, which csud
eieesaay stop all direct navigation between the cry and
the ocean This, undoubtedly, woad be az hesvy
oss 10 the mercantile interests of the city But, after
IKE closing OF the other deep and important ports Of
the STATE las Beaufort snd Georgetown) would cause
bat little ipterrepticr 70 The general export or
Charleston aud other good but iess c,nven,ent ard
therefore, rarely used scaports, South carons has
cry shallow passages 10 the ocean, which are COZ
necied with natural system and network OF shallow In
ternai navfahle waters OF which navgablc branches
and counecirs passages permeste ell the low lntry
to the ssore, These interna! waterways cx
tend With mt few and short interruptions NORTH ward
into Virginia. snd southwark 90 Florida Win the aid Of
the cxepg railroads. and rarely few miles Of other aud
carriage the products q all SOUTH Carolina be easily
transported 70 any place for Interior emoskaiion, either
IL ~n territory or 10 the adjacent States There
many shallow nlets or communications with the ocean
aad thess land locked waters, besides tho great ryers
trading vessels Of light draught, and which may
navigate all the interior waters, bal which
hostile vesse would venture % enter, or could lie oil
the entrances 70 blockade then Owing 10 there
1aurs features Of tho country Az the pre- pavy Of
The uniied states suprospg al 70 be retained BY the
sne ca. on the trade Of south Carons alone The
usae OF south Carolina with the adjoining States Norta
Carolina 5ecrfa they r,M 70 nanin 10 the preseu,
Uniop) through thetr errcry could dot be excluded
except by establishing buadre1s N federal custom hoases
sronpd ald ao5g ths inland frontiers aguth Carolina
lfhis ade e1ecr.iy OF II 10 OBVIOUS
both The export aud import trade Of the State cead
Of Transportation va Ter al forerr and ,ea cen ,ssde
there would be sur better facatoa
One among the earliest enscenis " the sc,ccei state
should be &c perfectly free tr,d aod nsvigaloa 10
al the II len ty sgt.cns Of ae Thus the merchants
o. All Ea,oItan nalons ana al o'nsIs txc"p OF the hos
ssId their vetels and 70 eel exchange their cargos u
foreign omnodss snd 20 tsys ia carso. q c,oa and
other producer OF the country free " duties tayss VI
every knc IT, under these circumstances the Northern
power shous attempt 30 block sde rrts AMI zen II
the Legality end force Of sEh blockade xhoGl rccog.
nilea % feropcas powers stu TIE blccksie Eafb,
Graded a. shown above, and soon e. well b. small
sars v .ssssh a any Ss's raTopa
shallow draft, could enter any inlet len m
Inc ana w.sr az 2,
would be here,a secure lfon attack, ~ tie yoay iv
dfncul, scce-, 70 epemy, sud tire soiIftlci
their ccTgus wcuii be secuTcs tier nss;olsy from
capture The only dangcr 10 be incurred from the
power, vscic be FOR foress on N. sh,rs aud
not more tnen three rnies ont u
ing Cor d proven, the nl.rcssrts q Europe proalns
uy y ths new advantages ofs.ed 70 tier vessels aud
vicrs and present charges Of fu,es their argos add
aiecrinir sting iaxes on tncir ve,sclt
But tbs condition Of ihpgs wcuif rot be Nil The
net t.tc:ive relief from ITO burden IL cohtnaog at
temp; . 6icosde. Eoresga povers woglc Got long SUB
INIT 70 bsve their trade osrruc,ei ard TIER satjox
]; tree TRAIT England di3 euforcc sUSa pretended o.
psp- Eocs ade oar c0se. Ia the Var q lsie--anf
rvch ieEser CO the mart oai arc ~ surppe BIT the
right, cr legality &C, then rcogrlxsi by other "a
tors esd would no. have eeen submitted TO- bat for thu
fac ,b@' al ttcr ships were then shit M m their
harbnrs by the Britain navy VIII eli thea pJsc..
| fI hen ~ the c'nsr pavifs es Europe
Atttai tine the "gccr blsctaic' system was pro
tested sgAiDsi ~ NaloIbn, who reniainod that tree
trad contsshand o. sgrl Nth torn or fortress
Goals ss Iz.t IN Of acsaa rCge aai isyes,ni
to'r ~ Lad arf water, With tire tesgr % attack aud
oapgr. t.c place bOcadof. Nov, whcn the Interest Of
dortess Mould also refuse schlat 10 besas shal c1l
irnm most impoTta7s place ft,ae by ahoGe country
w0frl could merely srnf enough o. naval force watch
the ports. ana that bat fesuhy Without ths power
sven setting az tae retc1ce o. peag aoe u beexe
INJECT the town Even prschsse ~ the co.loa ami
rice q souin Caroline aod farsish.ng nanracnros dn'y
Tree 70 that srsi STATE wDrid D., too vstrabc
60 England for her 70 consent ~ be dsosrcd Dy
pretended blockade IL the soceed and block adef ga
prcdrcef large proportion ~ the sgrpy ~ cotton
gpiFsd by Earopc, nether Slsnns france wond sr
MI; IN gipfe 9th 70 the u fN restriction. fhe
refu'a % eithcr OF tsase coun.res 10 sub ,ba
bsscxsde, would ncceessruy destroy lts gncd t~t
on the vtssels o. evtry fricray power me only 70
pe would be II The trade All vcsss II The Nortnern
stsS as berg thea the oy nason Jsl u unlI sry
10 sic seeded STATE States
Wtet1er South carcl1a alone ~ 0thrs saies, also
rrts.nt chief porte AMI mnrts Criy void sair fag.e
rally, srd that for but sshDr tins the country gene
rally weald ose % sa-AA actoass of Tie expt 90 n
trras.orfAtlo1 srd The whole ruty, war,
sound lose les BY The ctnst ectcy 81 zach block
ado iaD nos anu has loag been -ct every year, w
the a-es ard bcuntics dcrt rnd Indirect fad o. iog
the tafin and other fecerl laws, or fosten1 sue
rortT- be m.aufarturcF, ard navigation
terts5 and sSehr AZ no cust oi TIE kouth -.
profi6 u the Ncfthera ssktes