New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-02

tho Nohe, S,at4s hive intimted their Intention "t
blockaCng the whole Of tie SJutltSn ports' N""i
we know lerfectly vel that IL is rot in the rover
Of the Northern States If th,ir navy were three lcs
az powerful u il is, ciectually 10 blockade MI '"'
| porte. II Iiolada
There is no doubt they might efectually o2cksoe
this, or q az, he other port, ana that Wo H.,
bio, ksGe winch We should be bOupd 10 IecoshIe O
do think il is very important that her Majesty
eInnent should not commit themselves 70 u Ia of
thai the United States arr 10 by Gown Wv. do
universal block de, thai that mniVeiru CIV %a
would he recogIized by Ter Majesty oo'eih-
| IN ut, aud all that her Mage tys si1ec,o WIZ
might choose 10 disregard it would he baDe 10 penei
| consequences. lII,ar hear | appehend that 70
- I'm sn liable tie blockade must be one the val
idiy of which has been rc"gt'ztu oy tnei, uoVein
meIt Ii il important, Therefore, that ner hiayeey
Government should come to clear unders'ahdlngNIh
tLe Government of tie Ia itd States tht mere paper
! bIockode or bio, bade eXtenoing over space TO
which il is plysicav impossible that an ehectaal
blockade can DO applied will not be recognized 40
| valid Nv tits country. Hear, bear.
The other pont Is Que Of perhaps, si greater I'M
portance. noble aud learned lord was undertood
to cay few days sgo that by he law Of nations phi
Watering Iiraoy, aud that. consequently, the
NoheIn States wOuc be perfectly justified m carry
ing out their rcat TO all pivaecing AZ piracy,
aud visiting it with ca itil puniene nt. apprehend
that if there is thing clearer than another 1t ~
that by the law Of tatlOns pIivaleerng IL not IT,
racyiha no enactment on the part OF any one ration
make that piracy regards the subjects Of another
country wi ich IL NOT piracy by the law OF nations, or
10y the law OF that country. The Nortnefn states,
therefore, must not be allowed to entertain the
O,inion-althoDgh it may be night that we should warn
British subjects that il they should engage i'll pva-
teeng EXPEDITIONS they will not be etitled to claim
g protection of their GoveInment,hat they are at
liberty so to strain the law 10 convert pTiyateeiDg
inc piracy and vi il il with dealt.
The punishment Uuder such circumstances OF persons
entitled 10 her Msjestys protection would not he
viewed With indifference, but would receive the most
serious consideration by this cou try IL is right on
- l.. 40.t.w aA.ffll ha
warned Of It. peril Of engaging in privaeeiug under
takinGs; but il is eseutiay necessary on the other,
that the Nor herD States sh0ud not be induced TO rely
upOn our fOrbearce with regard 10 violation OF the
law of nations by visiting privaeeing with penalty
which Is not attached To il by that law. Hear 1t
is sad that the Northern States treat the Southern
Confederation, not having the nights OF behgeIents
but ia rebels hose act viii he visiled with all the
penalties If high treason inducing cal ta punishment
But that il not doctrine admit because We have
declared thst Tire Southern States are entitled to the
| rights Of belligerens.
The Nor,bern s a,es, on the one band, cannot be
eaiilled 10 claim the rights Of Deigerents for them
selves and On the other 10 trat tie Southern States,
not as belligeents, hut rebels. Thee are the two
POINTS upon Which il is most desirable that clear u-
deraaudlg should be cone To between her Malesiys
| Minister ard the Government of the United Slater
fret that we cannot recognize any except really
effective blockade, such the United States may be
able 10 enforce and Secondly that we cannot re- o.
uiZe the doctrine tlat by any proclamation or any ELL
actment the Northern States have power as agalnst
the Southern COnftder'li,n to treat priVaeeing IA
Iiracy, and to writ it with deeth.
Loid Broueham heartily wished that all priva'eeing
were piracy by the law of HtiODs but, unhapYy, it
was not His az inion upon lis point bad been mis-
understood. Whit lie sHld that privhteeIiug un-
deItaken by the subjects Of one country against the
trade OF another country with which their own was at
peace amounted to pirscy. PIivsteeIing,, however
much il mi hi be to be TeprebeI ded undoubtedly,
In the Gaze Of -eco~1.d fellgerets, not pray ac-
cordnR 10 the of nations that law wus at pres
ent understood aud admin ced but, II any persons,
subjects of this country, fitted out vessel against
another county with which we are at peace, that III
it's If constitute act, and he YVES clearly 81
the opinion that "a r. mons 20 acting Wouh nave niy
Themselves TO blame ~ etttr lu warning lhey ebtoIed
| upon that
Taking into account the great changes and improve
ments in Ill the APP hapces Of warfare which had OF
late years taken place be should hold that coal might
he leaked upon at amounting to CODtrabHnd Of war; II
furnished 10 one Of the teigeeI TO be used In war
fare a. tie other lie night Md that be entirely
concurred in the opinion that IL not necessary that
a blockade In order To be looked upon as effective,
should be Of such nature as TO render access TO any
part of the coat impossible but hat would DO SUI
icent to constitute it iesl oock" thai " preeuced
the existence OF any reasonable chance OF entrance
ord Cheln sford said lie wished 10 bring the opinion
10 which lis noble and learned friend had given exres-
zion TO test. The Coniederated States of Amerlca
were admitted by Her Majesty Government to be en-
titled 10 exercise the nights OF bellgerent rover.
That being So be should wish TO know IRON Ls noble
ard leaned friend whether he mesnt TO contend thai
an English chip we've commissioner oy thOee outes huu
fitted out as prvaieer against the Federal Govern
mett her crew would under such circumstances TO
puilty ofriracyl Birth subjects 20 engaged would
no coubt, he answerable to the laws OF their own
country but it perfectly clear that IN accordance
with the principles OF DterDatlonal law Lhey "oulu
not be liable TO be treated as pirates.
That warning should be given TO Euglish seanen by
means of the proclamation was, Of couToe most n'e
full and necessary step aud IT, alter that warning ibey
would engage in such expeditions as thoe to Which he
was referring, they must OF course take the ctnse-
ouences Of their conduct. IT, he might add the South
| em COufederacy had Dot been recognized Dy as ne
ting ont a privateer against the Federal Government
would. no doubt, be guilty Of piracy. The question
WIS one which arose after the abdicallon OF James H.
when he had been expelled from ireland, when ne bad
not foot Of territory there, and when, therefore, Le
was merely a sovereign claiming right de Jurf.
James II at that time commissioned cert tain persons
IL III out pIivaeers against the commerce OF TINS coun-
t.v and the question having come on before The Lords
ofbe Prvy Council they desired to have with respect
% it the opinion Of learned civilians. Several civilians
had in consequence, attended before the Council, and
a report of the proceedings IN the case was gwen by
DIR. gindal, who was one OF It's member According
the persons 10 whom the inquiry related were not p-
raie end for the following very strange reason-that
a pirate must be regarded az hOst,S human genera
but that tbOse persons were not enemies to all man
! kind and were, the efore, not pirates laugh.
! Wbereupon one of the Lords Of the Council asked
whether there could have been smell thing as pirate
IL no person could come within that category VINO Was
not actually at war with al mankind To that ques-
ton il appeared Sir T. PinfOd did not reply, but con
tented himself with repeating what be had said before
! iIaughterl TIE learned civilian was then askei
whether, suppoeing any Of their Mojesties subjects,
by virtue of commission from the hte King, should
by force seize the goods OF Their feow-snbects by
| land thew would stand excused Of being guIty at
least of robbery, and if not, why they should stand
| excused Of piracy
To that question also the learned civilian made no
answer ia laugh, and for the very good reason, as
their lordshJs would at perceive, that there as