Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-15
Interesting from Europe.
The Lar If Blockade end De Faeto
s Indepeu,lenccs of tie Soxth--Lord
Palmerston' Opinion Of the Actiom
Of tie Federal Cabinet.
From the London Post, Sept. 10.

fact for the Federal Government
+, can no more exercise authority in the
seeding States than it can affect to
regulate the Government OF Canada
or of this country. In support OF il
Union which does not survive, it not
only wages costly and unsuccessful
war, but it destroys every vestiSe OF
that freedom which once was the
pride and the boast of the Anglo
Saxon race in America.
! 1t is said that the Confederate
States have announced their inten-
ton to prohibit the expectation Of
cotton so long as foreign powers ad-
NIT the validity of the Federal block
ads. They hope by this threat to
cosrce England and France into the
recognition of their national indepen-
dence and sovereignty. Questions Of
blockade cam only be determined by
thu. law and practice Of nations. No
case calling for decision has yet arls-
en-, but when it does arise little doubt
can be entertained that every tribu-
nal, except, perhaps. III America.
would determine the question accord
ing to the declaration of the treaty OF
Paris. The recognition OF de facto
| |independence, as in the case OF the
Spanish American provinces, Greece
and Belgium. rests upon an entirely
different basis !; and, when the proper
occasion arises. We have as little
doubt that it will be met and decided
III strict conformity with the modern
public law of Europe. But the South
ern States have reccntly announced
that, with the exception OF the artl-
cl relating to privateers, they Will,
with regard to neutral grounds, con-
traband of war, and the validity of
the blockade, scrupulouslv V adhere to
the declaration of the Congress OF
Paris. In other words. they are will
ing to act in concert with the more
humane views Of European nations
so long as they can preserve and eN-
ercise the right Of commissioning
privateers.
We regret that the Southern States
should, form a mistaken view of
interest. adhere to this harbarous rel
ic ef the middle ages. 1t is Il weap-
on more formidable against s'lch
innocent CONNER cc than against the
enemy s trade; but it is based upon
that principle OF a militia navy which
until lately, both sections of public
men in America concurred in suppor-
ting. We believe that il is a useless
and dangerous eXpedient, and tslat,
the temporary sue
cess OF the Sumter and ether corsairS.
it will lead to no practical or beneti
cial result. But, whilst we see the
South in regard to at ke0~ three lrr"nt
pri~cipI,ss nt maritime wrstarc, "ctt",s
im concert >citA tie Ioo,rcrs Of E".oVe,
we see that reign of terror has been
| inaugurated at the North. Not only
is the press silenced, but a system. OF
espionage has been established which
has sent the Mayor OF Washington to
Fort LAFAYETTE, and has actually sub
! iested women to its savage and arb
trarv r,le. The passport system, Ia
its most odious form, has been intro.
duced in the North. The spies oi
the Federal Government are on board
every steamer which arrives at New
\ ork or Boston An American gen.
tleman, VITO recent V returned to
America, after Il visit to this country.
solely on mercantile business, was
:. seized immediately upon landing
from the Persia, and his property was
confiscated The excuse was that h,
had been in England engaged in tho
task OF negotiatin" Il loan for the Sc
cession States. We allude to the
case of Mr.. Ser..ill. whose liberty lia:
been cocrced and his property conti-
Gated upon the information Of FEEDER
al spies. #