The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-05-18

uer states as much as II would us of tho
extreme Sonti' Hence he talks quite
sensibly. Hear him:
1t will be seen that the President has
issued his proclamation declaring a
blockade Of the port. Ia the Seeded
States. This is the first avowcd and
unmlstakable act OF war against the
Seeded States that the Administration
has yet committed.
A blockade is clearly and indisputably
a hostile measure, both IN point Of law
and poin, of fact. Viewed in this light,
there appears to be a great disproportion
between the declaration and the power
to enforce it. A blockade is no block.
AIDE at all, as against nouirals, or third
parties, unless it be cncctually maintain.
ed and NY international law, neutral
nations are not bound to respect it,
unless the blockading nation has sui.
ticient naval force ON the ground to
a,ahs them respect it, and prevent them
from violating it.
A mere paper blockade, such as the
British Orders Of Council that led to the
war Of 1872, is dsregarded 10y neutrals,
and ia not valid according To modern
law In the present case, the coast de-
clared in state Of blockade, is about
fourteen hundred miles in extent, extend.
ing from the Northern point Of the South
Carolina seaboard around the Florida
peninsula. and along the Gulf to the
Rio Grande-contnining the ports Of
Charleston. Beaufort. Savannah Darieu.
Brunswick, Fcrnandina. jacksonville. 81.
Augustine Apalachcola Pensacola. Mo.
bile, New Orleans. Galveston. Matagor.
da. lndianola, and Point Isabel.
We presume fleet of no less than $
or 10 vessels would be required TO en-.
force a blo,kadc-that is. TO prevent in
rress and cprcsg-at one port alone: and
as the Federal Government has no more
than this number of available vessels +,
snare. it might make the blockade effect.
nal at one MORT. bul the remaining norris
would be unguaraed. and could not in
any practic,i sense he considered in
blockade
If Fngl,ud and Franco and other non.
,ral ro,inrs svn,,o,hiyo ga strongly
Win tho Fedornl Goycrnmont os +, re-.
snont ,h;s hIncL,I, nf ,h3r nyn FREQ
will ,bcv viii do sn. otherwise thev
will d;sr,gayJ; il. and in the lattor rvoui
;f a nrit,sh vessels la1e, with cotton
,,oin,, t,n,, Nol,ilc ~. t,d.n ,,i,b ,,,,1s
~ ;n,o Nv Orlc,rs sb,n1I Lr
- a,,1 .o.,ssco,cd L,. ,,o Tclor,l
coyer,n,nn, tbc,c viii 10 Instantly n
,as,',t'H;L"twern ,I,o pr;,ish Gnvrrnw,,,t
on1 o,rs
w." RI, so.n,s,,hoo .;,.,,I,, ;,c,,,-,.,.
., hotu.oon ,ho p,nsiJen,'s n'Ji,, os
,.ot l., ~, so,,l,. ,bo Win, Yam.
,niss;onors onJ ,Io nrcson, blnrkadc
ura,Ion,,i,, +, ,ho r,,mor Ia ;,,ti,ro.
"a H. 1",ar,,ina,i'm =, n'lI,c, ,in ,nr.
onno '' on i,nnnrtS ;n,n ,ho cnn,bcrn n'r,s
h, Ina I,,,rr he ,ivcs notice thnt iii inn.
ports INTO 'he southern poi'S ]" bc
,r,"' ,,o,o ,'; iI h 'lta.o i'''' ~
Even il the blockade could be vigor.
ously enforced, il would be- obnoxious to
grave objections, aud It's effect hc min.
rious in quarters whore no Inquiry should
be inflicted. II would bear heavily, NOT
only on the seerdcd states, hni 900 near
~ every one al the border slave States
which export Their products, a"d receive
their goods through southern p'ri~ a"d
thus excite opposition 10 the NoNcfN-
mcnt among people whom the tNNcrn
mcnt ought hy MI means Ia conciii"te
Mr.. lincoln cnnnot aiiotd to excite thc
positive hostility oi the border slave
states. lie cannot aHoid 10 turn 'he