Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-25

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iuA ~ hufEAH IV"A''i YIN hLON"A"H Az" A"''N'' vs.
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We cannot easily conceive Of anything more contrary
10 the dictates of than the spprehensions
hy some Of our people and Presses in regard the course
OF European Powers relative to tue action of this Gov
eminent in putting down rebellion. very little retec
ton upon the subject however, and upon the absolute
necessity based on sglpreserya'ion, which compels
Powers guard and protect IN ev ry possible manner
the right o. dealing with Traitors and Rebels without in
telreuce from outsiders should remove all tCch appre
hcusou, from the minds Of the most timd. Bu', says
the grlmbler England and France must have our cot
tou :" And if %, Is i not psplDe to both Govern
meats aud to all sensible people on both sides OF the
Atlantic that il be with the fail assent Of the Gov
eminent of the United States: Let US alone, and "e
viii insure regular, but diminished supply after SIX or
nine mont but presume 20 NEEDLE or interfere with
our domestic qulrrel aud yo1 shall not receive bale OF
cotton for years to Ia this connection the ioo"
rg well settled principles must not be Os sight Of.
L. il the right of this aud every other Government to
maintain its sovereignty is people, aud for that
purpose, adopt such measures as IN It's WISDOM may
De deemed C1pedeut
1t i, the inherent RICH. OF every Government, to pu:
down rebellion, aGd TO punish Traitors in such manner
: It may elect
II is Tie right Of every government 70 open to Foreign
Commerce such Of ts ports it may think proper aud
at us pleasure, TO c.ose them.
Il is the right of every Government 10 punish Traitors
in rebellion against its aaiul authority whether on the
land or on the water with death; aud colf-cae their
property for the benefit of the Safe.
ANY Interference with Of these rights by any other
Power IS a Casus Bell and certainly such inter
ference is attempted by England France, any OF the
nations OF thc EARTH such attempt will DC met by tie
lited States with DECLARATION Of against the party
thus latermeddling With what dc GGt concern them.
By acts of Congress- we have made the sesports on
our Southern Coast Ports Of Eltry;" aud ohie they
cont1he 10 BE- ssch have given to all the civilized
nations of the world the right trade with them sc
cordiug Treaty sipuatons BIT whenever in the cx
else Of sound disc eGa or for the purpose OF putting
down X tCcr deem It eIpCdiont OF LCsCessaEy TO
cl,se any of cur Ports it j. our uudOubed right to
d.; aud whoever attempts 10 interfere with such rig Is
guilty OF the cravcst offence az INST Sovereign
w and the puuishme for such once is the immediate
conf 4caon of the property of the party offending and
the punishment OF the offender. The closing OF oar cc''
Pots or thir blockade against the ngrss eEscss Of
all commerce. inflicted by punishment for
,' e,'s in rebellion against Government, very
fereut affair from The bocsake Of the Ports of For
n Power agsius, the commerce Of heutrals. In the
Ii er case Va ion is com jeei % make good its G5i-
u TO prevent such commerce between two Sovereign
Powers in order have its block ide respected ora We
Power ike Spain might by what is called Paper Block
aden close the Ports OF France az inst England. and v'cc
pr,d Hence when Sovereign and Independent Pow-
O. ocades the Port Ports OF another Sovereign Pow
e. arans. eli tie ether Powers OF the Morid The Law
f Nations Hires that should keep up before such
Port or Ports sufficient force TO render o.cient lis
blockade Ohe.Si8e the interests OF neutrais and third
D rites. might not be improperly rih2d with But not
So in regard a rations closing It's Dan ports or block
aiding them 70 The exclusion OF all foregl Powers Il
ins.A Of the President ordering blockade of our own
Southern ports he had simply issued his proclamation
closing those ports against the vessels Of all other nations
there exists no; tribunal in the world yhich would
Justly hare questioned the legally OF such an act as
az linst foreign Esons True, We might among our
selves have deoat. the question whether the right OF
closing he ports which belongs oaly 10 Con-
CESS CO necessarily spperains to the Executive as an
IMPORTANT part Of the power invested In him 10 SUP
press rebellion" bot with this question foreign
10 yers would have had nothing to 10. The act OF
cur Chief Executive with them, would have been
the act Of the nation. nd they would have had
NJ aerna i've but TO respect It accordingly. And
the only reason shy President Lincoln did not by pro-
cmlon close the pors Of the rebel States was the fact
that i. would haze suppressed the coasug trade, or
kent out of those ports the ships OF adventure deslg
10 trade with the rebels. He, therefore, instituted by
proclaim atom blockade and soon as Congress meets,
that BODY viii uudcgb0dy pass &C: closing, or au-
thorz ng the Presidel Ia close, the rebel fors and
then, if any vessel, mater under what Aig, ~
emp 10 enter sry port closed, she becomes al once
the property e her captor wh all on oolrc o. her ave
gItv Of usprs0n of treason u serving AID abqting
traitors and in giving material aid to persons in rebellion
aiust tn Government The closing OF cur own ports
der q circumstances is nothing more or less than the
enforcement OF necessary police regulation Tor the pun
ihment of traitors in open rebellion against the 1over-
III NJ Ali Tue foreign power, W 'Ae Ot~7us VI an ~"
eign Power who interfere with, or attempt 10 violate
sch regulation, virtually giving aid TO such traitors.
and cannot claim mption from the punishment which
| tie law il Il cts upon all such CYLINDERS.
Ous Secretary Of State w., understands the wide dt-
ference wi h obt.us between the existing blockade oil
cur rs COR the pGasnmeDt of traitors put down
rebellion aud the blockade By Of the ports OF Fo-
ego Power against neutrals. Aud doubt not be hii
long since in ormed IN. representatives of Fer ign Pow
ers al Washington, that toe Presidents proclamation q
blockade is in itself sufficient against all the nations Of
tie world while the Character Of the blockade and the
force to be employed render IL efficient are exclusive
" domestic considerations aud to be regulated by ou'
own opinions Of expedeDcy aud commerce. IL Is ou'
own por and ,he ports Of Foreign Power We are
closing and therefore, the paper blockade or procla
matcn Is our Executive is all that Il necessary as 70