New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-11-20

Tor the most part held sacred even arnape1zt -.
oaFIahs oy seIzing our Ministers whilst aider r.,
protsctton and domains of a neutraInatos. Tbaass
seaStssa we're as much under the iurisdison Nj
me BRITISH Government, Upon tFlat shi5 ana 80
neath its flag, as If they had been on fts sss; as .
sIlEa9n the part Of the United States 10 safxe
mem u the streets Of London would haYe hee7s q
wen founded as that to apprehsnd them wh,S-s =
my we're taken Had they been ynalefaetors a,E<
cftt1eHs even of the United States they eotld SO
nave been arrested unless under The express prD-
glslons OF treaty, ahd according TO the a5rTos
5uerein provided for the extradition Of easynnaas
Dnt " Eshts the most sacred, seem to haya IsJSS
| all respect in their eyes s5~s ''@
Masn MF. Faulkner, former Minister Of fHse
United states 70 France con- nissioDaF hefczs Ese
secession OF virginia his native State Tsfurne m
good faith M to Washington to settls ht5 accouaEs
tn anu LuInt an me ooIgations into which he haa
prfsoned in New York, where he nav Il The ~.
sqspecting confidence with which he reuorted 10
ms Government was abused and his desire TO fulhl
his trust 10 them was used to his injury.
In conducting this war we have Sought no aid ssr
proposed no alliances, offensive or defensive.
abroad. We have asked for a recognized plaee IN
the family of nations, bat, in doing 80, we hare
demanded nothing for which we have not offered "A
fair equivalent. The advantages OF sntereousae
are mutual amongst nations, and in seeking d
sstan!ish diplomatic relations we were only ert-
deaEprtng to place that intercourse under the
regulation Of public law. Perhaps we had the
right, five had chosen to exercise it--to ash 10
kho~ whether the principle that blockade, 70 bs
by the eireat Powers Of Europe at Paris fs h, be
parties. .. ,s,.s = - -
When the Confederate States. al vo4,r 1as* sss-
sion, became party of the declaration reaffTEr1.
ing this principle Of international law which Ess
been recognized 80 long by pablicists and Govern
mems, We certainty supposed that it was to be
universally enforced. The customary law OF H.
ons is made up OF their practice rather than teEr
declarations, ard if such declarations are only ta,
Pc enforced n particular instances at the pleasure
|
wofld, so Tar from being placed under the regnEa-
! tions OF general law, will become subject to the
caprlce OF those who execute suspend it at viii.
sQch as 70 De the course of nations in regard
to this law it IS plain that it will thus becoTe a
rue for the weak and not for the strong Pee Firr
mat such views must be taken by the neutral ns-
tons Of the earth, have caused the evidence To
be collected which proves completely the rtter
ineficiency of the proclaimed blockade Of or
coast, and SHAH direct it to be laid before sneh
heard, But although we should be benefited by
the enforcement OF this law, so sofemniy declared
by the great powers of Europe, we are not fa-
pendent upon that enforcement for the successful
prosecution of the war as long as hostilities eDu-
tinue. @@
The Confederate States will exhibit a steadily
increasing capacity to furnish their troops Wfsa
good clothing and arms. II they should be forced
to forego many Of the uxuries and some of thu
comforts of life they will at least have the eonsoEa-
ton OF knowing that they are thus daily becoming
more and more independent of the world. If IN
be gradually diverted from those great Southern
staples which have given life to much of the con1-
merce OF mankind into other channels, so as 10
make them rival producers, instead of profitable
| customers, they will not be the only or even the
chief losers by this change in the direction of their
industry. Although it is true that the cotton snD-
ply from the Southern States could only be totally
cut off by the subversion of our social system Ygt
it s plain that long continuance of this blockade
| might, by diversion of labor and an investment
4 of capital in other employments, SO diminish fls
supply as to bring ruin upon all those interests gF
| foreign countries which are dependent on thas
| staple.
For every laborer who.is diverted from the Gaf-
ture of cotton in the South, perhaps tenr times as
many elseWheres who have found subsistence IN
the various employments growing out of its use,
| Will be forced also to change their occupation.
| While the war is waged to take from Us the right
| of selt-government though they can never obtain
| that end, it remains to be seen how far it Taay
work revolution in the industrial system of this
Eword, which may carry suffering to other lands as
| we'll as to our own
In the meantime we shall continue this atrnggle
| in humble dependence upon Providence, fTOza
| whose searching scrutiny we cannot conceal fhe
secrets of our hearts, and to whom we confidently
| submit our destines. For the rest we shall as-
pend upon ourselves Liberty is always wen
| where exists the unconquerabie will TO be free,
| and we have reason to know the strength thgt ID
given by conscious sense, not only of the rnagns
| tude, but Of the righteousness of our cause.
| JEFFERSON DAVIS.