Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-23
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The steamer Persia, which araiyed at Rev YORK
a few days ago, brings the correspondence IN 2
series Of letters between HENRY ". HATHAE, Esap
on the part Of the Cotton importing interest Of Eng
Land, and Lord yoHN RsssEE1s on the part OF the
Governments.
NJ HAyN1N informs Lord JOHN RUSSELL thas n
o,niuuction with other merchants, he hsd in con
formulation the fitting out number Of ships for the
,,,,rnose of trading with tIew Orleans and ether
soutberrf ports, and asks that the perfection Of
Her Msiesty,s cruisers in the Ncsi Indies may be
Given 70 the ships Of the intended expedition, or
e,se tat the ships may be permitted end suthoEiz-
ed 60 defend themselves unrestricted.
We have already published the reply Of Lord
TOM Russz11, stating that her Majeztyis Govern
msnt cannot afford the slightest protection or coun-
tenance to such All enterprise.
Mr.. HAYMAE in reply, after acknowledging the
receipt Of bis LordshiPs answer, says;
rcSunot but regret to perceive the determination
~ her Ma ustyse Government to withhold that pro.
lection and conutenance which had hoped might
have been afforded for my projected enterprise.
without the sanction Of her MaJesty's Govern
nent, and with the foTcibly expressed opinion Of
your LGrdfhip before me, that the fitting out of
Commercial expedition for the purpose that have
spoken Of swotild be considered by the law and
usrges of nations as an act Of uDjustabe hostllls
ty" must Of course, pause IN the carrying out Of
my intentions.
The following letter closes the correspondence
LIvERpooI, September rs, 1861.
Mn Lcrd:AThe opinion gains ground here that
we shall be, this year, without cotton from the
Southern States Of america. 1t is that Of intell-
gent men Of business, and unless vigorous move
1nent be made at once on the part Of the Execu-
tive TO cause some modification Of that opinion. and
should after facts confirm the correctness Of that
opinion. an alarming future certainly from this
neighborhood- be apprehended.
Your lordship will, therefore, trust, pardon me
If t the absence Of reply to my letter Of the 2lst
inst) again place my view of the legalty of the
blockade Of the Southern ports before you, in the
hope that your lordship may yet possibly be ndue~
ed to adopt some energetic method Of preventing q
prospective famine of cotton and its results.
Recurring to your lordship's letter Of the 18th
inst, i would suggest that whatever may be the
recognition Of external nations Of the present
state of things in America, in geference to the
civil war in which the United States and the So
called Confederate States are engaged, there can
be no doubt, my lord, that the present Govern
ment of the United States is zealOusly determined
TO preserve the Wilderness of the Union in its in
tegrity.
Tie rebellion. therefore, until it has become sue
cessful, cannot, apprehend, affect the question to
which have taken the liberty of drawing your lord
ships attention.
And them my lord, it must surely be cor. dered
in contrsvention of the Law and usage of nations,
that the United States viewing that Government as
they view themselves, de JactO and de jUe the Gov
eminent of the United Ststes) should TO the great
and pslpable injury the trade of this country,
with whom the most amicable relations EXIST have
recourse to the unprecedented act of blockading
their own ports against the ingress and egress OF
shiIs of this country engaged in legitimate traffic
OF course, my lord, were the so-called Confede>
rate States separate and acknowledged Govern
ment. with whom the United States were at war
the blockade, as atpresent existing, would admit
tedly be no infracton of the broad principles and
rule of international law; and longer could there
be any excuse for demonstrating with your lord
ship for Withholding protection from the mercan
tile expedition which had contemplated dispatch
ing to the Southern ports Of North America.
As it is, would again trespass for one moment
upon your lordship's time, and respectfully and
earnestly ask for the further consideration of the
point of my communications For, if might hops
that some modification in the determination of heI
Maiesty's Government would be msde-fayorablt
to my Yiews-upon this vitality interesting question
do sincerely believe that all alarm would shortly
cease, and that within period of four months am
pie supplies of the great staple would be within
the reach Of our manufacturing districts. / havI
the honor to be, my lord, your Obedient servant,
HENRY W. HAYMAN.
The Right Hon Earl RUSSELL.