Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-12-13
8ifkmoll0 EnlnNlr.
By TYLER. wISE: & JAI.LEGI ms:
THURSDAY MORNING, DEC. l2, lsGl.
Barbarian ExpcdtrIi-.

Barbarian EEpedirII"'
When nations arc at war, it is the LEGITIMATE
object of each to cripple, as muca ~ poss'o'e'
the strength OF the ether. These ''s'iie {:
,enpts are, however, among civilized n%aiio'is.-
restricted to certain aims and su!'0f"'h!'co 10
certain usages, which have obtained, By COIN
mon consent, as a part Of The law "i i'=':of1s.
! These rules are the teachings Q! humanity
and their object is 70 a'u.lio"a!s the '''"n''i''S
Of war.
The principle which regulates the I'LL c.!aA
u ~iriuries on an adversary nation, woulI az
pear to allow such as bear only on he pending
struggle, and it's legitimate ~ohjsc:s. /; is 'aF-
! full to seize or destroy an enemy 5 S:i~eS' 2"'
shops, his lock-yu:ds, his mN!s'''t .: "'-'
! his forts, e.. 1t il lawful 10 bic:Nad" h': !'2:'*
and to strange his resources h"' II IS nos
lawful to introduce diabolismS into the ciirauc'
Of war, however efficient thcy might prove III
weakening an enemy.
When the agents CT Lincoln ~":o oii@'e" :"
search the persons Of females who "e': FeF'1's-
led to rcjoiu their families in TIE oSu'a' an
| 10 take IRON them the ounce or tWc OF qu'i:.!:"
with which they had provided themselves %
aver: disease from themselves and theIr GILL
dren, and when they obcycd tie order, exc"
the yerirst caititt among them must nave .e't
tba: he was executing a dissrats'ai al" g.
| grading command. Let the wos.d Ei''' iaa-
Lincoln wars upon the health oi "on:'1 ard
children The sublime hero!
We c,ncede that it is L;nc5ia'S privilege, as
I'm enemy, to destroy our commerce Ii nc ear,
! while the war lasts. But we deny ina i
is lis right 10 destroy our ports, II ne
c.". That is an injury that ou!iasIs 7FaTs:
That is al! attack not merely upon our Dc
fences. but upon the pa:rimony Of Nature, -
which, ali the world has III Interest. -as
sinking Of masses OF stone in CIR cannes
with tire boas! and the hope anu the intention
CT nermsnrr,lv dea.rcr ing chem. is diabo!:c:!.
| Irsuch an enemy t,:.d - ?owcr,h nc woai5 dFa*
tbo sen over his ady:rs":y's ccr?!?y. Tic
would s;rk i %;Gt:.a earthquakes. 4? Sou"
consume j; Wit. a ccGn:g'as.c.:. &c would
blot L from ccGat.eN.
C;yiliz.l var ~to.c:a:cs nc slca sP.nt. Il
IS trrc TIA: The books contain nothing co2tt'i'
in. the rig!. to fill up the mcu:iis CT ports %
narmsas::, obstructions; bu:i i, IS because no
| such cas- eyer ~arcsr;ior srch a" infamous ;ieSre
prcbah!r navcr before entered L." mir . i
belligerer. since the period ri history. hii
that i. i; forbidden By the spirit and n" Tcc2s-
nizcd principles Oh civilized gar. there can %"
no Gnlb,. l. seems, also, o5Sious tlst It's .
.rcspass no less upon the rights OF otI!er III
tons t1un upon the conventionalities Of Civil
zed var. Look at toe claim set up os
Eacland and France and this country When
thcy undertook to open and did open to
commerce, the ports OF the hermit ne
tiJns Of the E,s!: the ground was man
;a;rcl that c9mincrce with other nations waSs
duty from wnici! no people have 4 right to alb
soive themselves. Now if Japan could not be
allowed. in Justice 10 other communities, e
sea! liz: t.wn poT;s, is aao;he. nation - - -
lowed % destroy them forever? las CT e.i;2.y
q larger license over property than t'i'; e";'-:'
that he may ex;ingujsh those rights AID &c
stroy those interests Of third parties, whica en-
owner nus, respect? And ifthe restriction upon
commerce. by even al ordinary blockade here-
carded as so trcaching on the general rights Of
commerce that neutral nations consent to si'H-
mi. to it at all only CT condition '%1: !: &c
made complete b. a sufficient nulG'cr d sa'iS
Of war, IS such a fleet to be substituted o; 4
few hulks Of stone, and neu;ra! n:.;on: c,a-
ceivc no curtailmsnt Of their rights?
We do not believe that L;ncoln's s~chc"1aw lii
succeed. The rivers and the occ&a can,2: &c
damned from caca other. Tic cuT-c2.s al
the waves will force for thc:nsriT:; c;laar'S*.
| Lincoln, as Satan's agent, will fail. hn: tic
intent and effort would stamp another badge Of
inia!ny upon his bro~, except that the table;
it already full.
The following we copy from the B'!titao!e
News Sheet" on this scheme of dca!rnyin;
our hg-bcrs for want .: ability "a "~i>ct&'le
! ,hem otherwise. II treats the s.'ja:i V:'5
cautiously, but very forcibly:
fcoMMUSiCArED.
stone Blockade.
Tn. peoule of Franco ard Easl,ui "a. &C
r.s;iye under tbs effects Of the hiu9sads OF TIC
secession ports. L. il possible tnat tiis d .Scnn.
tent ray become sill greater when the? learn
mat the intcrdicr, instead OF bein. io,np0F@:-.
is 10 be perpetual. In: s:2aa il.G4 - Il /,
termed, is on its way. :Gr 10. y.I:nnsa ui -i,k-
ing vessels loaded VITA r9ci.S i, =: ~i!a:a"r2
and channels Leading :" ,i!o;D; - TIA. 9H"a
the blockade is raised. ,i.5:er b. ,u~Glcs' u
agreement, access 20 ih4s- POI 81 .. :ef >
lung time, if NO: permanently. "a completely
debarrrd as if they had never cN!si.':. Tt'i:,
when the merchant Vessels arrive. to bear
away to Europe the C1;,2n and '"bacco, or
other great p~1oiG2.S Of lie GlCt!:, ::'"v viii
fnd themselves excluded ron tho ~or.e1 r-"G"
by ali irprac;;cabic barrier. ais. co:.p':i'a -
rotrace their voyages IN -! Il s.pH1:a:,"s"'.
to say nothing vi :hc f:u.;:csS cr,: vi ;!.c,: *
ped;,,ons. Tn2y wi, he2- h,c.> w:.h :aG,l It's
intelligence Lhat 4 rcE'":: 81 coGn:TS OF IN
bounded prodGc;i7cT2@G - c''1fn"@:.ie: 80 s.
sent;al to the wants uf man, Is Iu2n::i - s.i.er
It's rich harTcsts 10 p%riSa IL tire tee, 81 ~ re-
linquish :heir cas:uie.
1t is certainly a. norcI raGdc G. ll"cA"0r, u|-
know. to other nations, BIZ, l. m.s. - 40
mitted, uI signal cAice"c.;. We a:c Z 3tai!2
Of remarkably ingenuity an =: w2adcrfu! IT,
ventive genius. From. rt,no:r antiquity to the
present day, none Of 'ee cc"": maci'inac States
had wit enough se make l2is American; dis
coyery. No British Minister seems TO aaTc
ever dreamt OF thu3 aEnih!la;ing tie harhcrs
Of Holland, Belgium or Franc, ia the !oag and
terrible conflicts c: EaEiana w::a these
powers. Nor has France, or Holland, CT Spai?,
entertained at any lrcma"' 'he tN:nusa. o; suc:.
au cxpetient.
As We are about to do Ills unique aad cf!tc-
tual deed, it is no do,:5triSh:. IL is rro5ahia.
also, that the volumes on the law OF nations
have not a paragraph on the subject, as there
is no anterior practice Of this device. Prom
the remote date of the laws OF Obcron I'D thr