Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-08-22
Tbe 8Iockade Dodeed at Last.
from the New Orleans Picsyuns, August ls.


Mr. Lincoln has, as was fOretOld Of him that he
would be compelled to d. lodged his blockade. The
proclamation of non-intercOurse is a withdrawal Of
the blockade proclamation. SO long as the war
measure existed there was no need to advise the
world that vessels going in or out OF the ports or
the seeded States would be subject to conhsca-
tiou. ifhe could catch them. But there certain
international rules which foreign governments ex>
act vvhen belligerents undertake 70 stop neutral
trade and these began to make Mr.. Lineoln's Gov
ernment very unessy. The war measure IS theFe~
fore practically withdrawn BY formal notification
to the world that the ports from which they are 70
be totally excluded not enemy ports but those
of the Federal Government. over which il is exer-
cising only lawful municipal power, IN laying an
absolute embargo. The rules IN regard to an eiee-
tive or non-efective blockade to be thus aVoi-
ded altogether and foreign commerce Is to be pro
hibited without the cost Of any more SHIPS than
may be conveniently spared to execute revenue
laws. r.-,-,- o.
ernment or the existing laws, authorize TINS, may
very well be disputed, but we do not imagine that
he troubles his thoughts on that head -
Ii NAV be seriously doubted too, whether foreign
Governments are obliged to accept this substitute
which changes their own position go naterlaiy ioF
the worse by changing without their assent, an IN
ternatioual status deliberately announced and act
ed upon toward them and they may inquire, too,
hpther sueb acts arc consistent with the ussges OF
nations or in conformity with subsisung treaties
But they need not press those questions, because
there ia a direct mode OF fredress open 70 tnem.
through which they can, go at once to the end OF
defeating LincOlns projects against commerce.
they desire it .s
nations than this rule, that no Government IN
state of conflict with any portion Of is people rev
outiouists or iasurreetOnists, Is competent 10 ex>
clude cOmmel from any ports not actually IN Us
Dossession. The rule will be more certainly ap-
piled to the ports of new State which has declared
and is maintainng its independence BY successful
battles.
An embargo laid upon the commerce Of the Con-
tederat States need not therefore, be respected by
foreign Governments, if they have any desire OF IN
terest in disrcgarding it and the Lincoln Govern
ment would have no lawful cause OF eOhpiAlh. II
II should be disregarded. If they should resent it
by war. they would under the ussges OF nations,
be the aggressors. ,,,.-...
Again sneh in conclusive measures and vaseihating
policy viii be very apt to preeptate that other Tor
egn act which would Gt once cur on al e0nIrOvef-
ses upon the international rights of the COnfedeF-
ate States in regard to commerce with Europe. A
recoOpitiou Of cur independence would be the short,
natural and expedient way, Of compelling the Fed
eral Governments to take q definite position, and
that its only tenable stand Of enforcing the rights
of belligerent, and excluding commSrce Dy the
war power, if 1t can.
The marine embargo is, therefore, but poor
substitute for the marine blockade, and Lincoln
ism will find it. very speedily.
The nen-intereourse by land we can stand, If ne
can and stand it better if he had made it complete
The exception in favor Of such trade with Us as ms
Secretary of the Treasury may license, LOOKS EeIy
much like eOntrivance to favor some OF ms SUI
ieets1 who are grOaning under the privatons 2. :
total lose of Southern trade, and provision Ior -
special profit of favOrite Abotionists, VINO Whyi Sy
licensed to carry on good trade with the o
But as he won't make his nonIntercou Ill bsIr,
Lutte we hope the Confederate GoVernhnemn' m 80,
him opt. a LITTLE more than he wants: BY IsymS
total prohibition on every thing which Z = rTs Ii;so IN
or comes through any State which Is NOS iI, N ales
with or in peace with the Confedsrasss sr.ctiv and
=, WI 10, :; tLst h shall be complete, and 80 adj
:, a. ,;,;,fsred As 10 be absolutely inviola0le.