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

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i've do not permit any Intercourse with our Rebels
and having said it, there exists nowhere right TO en-
quire, show do you intend TO prevent ~! That IL
proper enquiry when nation bockades the ports OF
another independent nation and warns the commerce.
of neuras but it has nothing to do with Government
closing its ports in order to punish traitors 10 re-
beon against its authority Such, we venture 10 pre-
Dict has long since bsen the language CT Mr. Seward 10
all foreign Governments and 1t not then ne cannot TOO
soon put end to all mpertinent interference on their
part and appre them at once that it none OF their
business what force propose to employ to render our
blockade efficient Being against cur own people, the
notice OF blockade by proclamation Is all that they nave
any right TO demand.
In regard to privateers sailing under the authority OF
our rebel States that is one OF the simplest qies'ions
which ever resented itself the consideration OF states
men, Suppose jeff Davis chief traitor and acknowl-
edged leader Of this Infamous rebellion, were TO grant
authority, in writing to rob the Banks in Philadelphia
and ter reward of twenty dollars per head fer every
citizen Of the United States murdered 10 the preparation
of such robbery Would any sane man doubt our night
to punish summary by hanging such land pirates when
taken with such authority in their possession Most as
suredly not And with privateers captured at sea
with authority from the rebel Chief to capture our prop
erty the Ocean, and promise oil twenty dollars per
head for every citizen of the United States murdered in
the preparation of the robbery Can any sane man IN
Europe America question the fact. that men so en-
poyed under such authority, and with such inducements
TO rob and murder, would be pirates i'll the worst
sense Of the term and merit instant hanging at the yard
arm by their captors? Other nations may or may not
look upon them pirates and hunt them down
accordingly. So long as those pirates 90 no.
prey upon English commerce, Lord John Russell
il of opinion that il ia not his duty TO treat them "a
Pirates aud punish them accordingly That Is matter
of TASTE and dependent or less upon the friendly
or unflendly feeling which the present government oil
England may feel towards the United States. Undou0t
edly it may il unirendly shut Its eyes TO the acIs
OF these Pirates and refuse TO punish them 40 long a.
4 IL, nnl tah
merce; or disposed to act friendly part aud inclined
to sustain the Government Of friendly Power against
causeless and unjusiihablc rebellion 1t may, ana
should recognize these Pvatecrs IA Pirates ana treat
them sccoFd gly whenever met with. Inc people oil
England WILL however take this matter in their own
keeping They know that our Government Is warning
against Traitors Robbers and Pirates who are In rebel
lion agrnst its authority for no other earthly purpose
than extend aud porpeuate the institution OF African
Slavery, and in time ega'izs the African Slave trade;
and We he pred cton, that no Government can
sustain itself in Great BraiD which countenances the
Robbers and Pirates who have embarked in this neari
ous work Let Lord John lock 10 il in time, or the peo
PIE of England will relieve him from all trouoe in the
premises
As to cur being deferred from pursuing the even tenor
of our yay in dealing With our own X is after our own
fashion, by any action OF one or all OF the covers OF
Europe combined the very idea OF IT, is an absuFdiy-
Interference with u.s. will be held good cause Of war and
aud in the present temper OF our people, we viii not
b COX ntermedding from any quarter. We intend 10
close our Ports whenever ard the mode and manner,
We deem expeden and intend put down Rebellion,
hang Traitors and cOncae both their land and their
groes aud punish Pirates by hanging at the yard arm
all who caught at with letters OF marque tcm the
Rebel Government, let the Powers OF Europe think or
do whatever they please. And if our Representatives
abroad have already been instructed TO make this
fact patent to the European Governments greatly
mis- in the charcer of Sec reary Of State. On
this subject however, have no doubt He has dis
CHARGED his whole duty and there need be 10 fear that
either 7rlaud or France will interfere with dealing
with the Rebels aud Robbers of the South they so
richly meg. The people Of England vi compel their
Government to 40 It's Guly and have 1t in our power
to state upon good authority, that HAroLEoR III after
taking the necessary steps as early as January as to
make himself familiar with the whole subject OF Seces
sion and Rebellion, and the probable cons quence OF the
existing civil upon the interests OF the manutictn
rers of Europe has defnitvey resolved, that he will
not coudenance interference from any quarter, with the
right Of the American Government to deal with the Re-
belion in a manner satisfactory TO itself"