Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-01
rHE ELO~E 5Dg-IaPOATANr DEBATE IN TIE
oeI-',u uUUsE OF CO MONS

the House Of G nUcns on the Ia ul'., Mr. Gre
,!cs, called tie attention Of tie
/ ~. 70 NJ blockade o. the Southern pots ard NOV.
cd Tor copy o. any rsspJLte-es on the SUBJECT sub
s.gut - tie vapsrs already before the House He sX-
rteS bis ssrou: SrnpS hy ior he struggle oiC
- -.rt u tie Conf, dcfAe States, aud declared THAT
s.plrs ion o. he South from the North and rccol'
zruc.io1 OF tle UaioJ we're he only neans by Whcl
eIuI hoDe 10 zee slavery aools ed IL America.
Ii. consera ed that the fi;iercy Of the blockade o.
tle Southern Eors question Ct great impoytlrte
. gland aud - Elrcpe aud ne asserted EtLt eus re
c,gnSon Of IT, j. ;s present state had exposed US to
eve-e critic sn on the part Of foreign l-iss Amongst
,tHsr- " D. HAutcy wills, of the most emiuelt OF
ro.er EsSach writer's. lad charged Sih niVing
& ~ Illegal block,d AID hat did $500 from any
ferdly feeling toEAds the Uuited Saes, but in order
nat might make il the basis Tor enforcing our OF
arrogant pre- customs uh n, having becoms bslligeTeIt
ourselves II might interests TO set aside a
yriUil e. Of international tu. Our let &C aud mpar
illty IN fact, were involved in this matter.
II the blockade is ire n eus cOnniving At the
., Of a weapon OF warfare by oEe belgsrent which l.
e. lot in the power Of tie other to employ and We
nus &C ing urIu4ty to fair traders by making
matter OF smuggling, gambling and Fp 'culItion. We
r. also depryilg the manufacturers OF the country o.
that raw material by the manuscure Of which so many
1,ve bitlerto obtsned livelihood The Triya'ioi
sLicH have resulted quence Of this, have fr
been bore pa;eatly but no one couli say how much
,rg,r bsy would be eLdlred, When the impression
dily gaining grou that they were forced upon the
,out bv illegal acts he Ger: CORY bad desire TO
tR the q vtrnmen. for the they had takor.-
rasy had di,ult put to play, aud they had payei i
sell Though resolved 20 vnd'ca:e 20 the utmost CI
co, tie honor OF toe country they had been Sciuated
throughout by spiri. Of ioroeaIauce and Cancellation,
out s,i they might so too far.
T eopjl ions of Tfe neuIr2Pouers we're almost unan
mors'7 ag,nt the l,gsHy Of the blockade Hitherto
re dicks e rad not iu e led my OF the conditions
which could constitute It lgaI aud sfi ;ent. On the
contrary STEAMERS OF light draugh have continually
rln t. and daily plying between the various ports
D the Southern STATS Ia conclusion, he urged that
the country conuu ID 20 conniVe AZ an illegal ard in
ficient blockade, Ia order 10 concilAte the UEited
.tep the Declaration Il Paris WoUll b., 'sr as il
y,r,sd the Confederate SateF mockery, as REGARDED
International Law dSlusion-srd With respect TO the
T. lde ard commerce Of The gorll, snare.
NJ Geor e Bsu,il,k ldei the motion He thcglbt
h ,uorabe friend had cssblshed clear case IS to
thu cieucy OF be bloekada The oJ propcCt OF biinG-
ne about conclusion Of ths vas the recognition
on the prt OF the country aud The gsa: European Pow
Of ~ 4 psnderce Of Tue Southern States The re
lo1 e. the Northern ant Sou ern States be REGARDED
= A. u ter iupossbiy TIE Northern St-ts could no
co pa Of the rreog on o. the Southern Confederscy
"a he. remember ShS. ID derived their orsi from
-uccssfCl secession from tbs Government otthis
tsy.
NJ. W. F. Foster denied that the blockade was met
fectrs .ud sgaud that the u e up.Rd Of three hun
d-ed vessls vhcl had been handed in ty Mr.. Mason
txsmnl sion dsu1led down - nineteen, ard mos, of
.Se-e had Csap.d dark and stormy nights hrs eyin
cling the sTingcpcy rather han the ia, asency OF the
nCoS-5r Il slso =, minded the House hat curing h.
var het cen Grts i,an I'D her r-vo ed colonies in
America 10 $50 ,han ye tuHdr d pryat ssc,scd
in g..n, out o. Amer can pors H. warmly eUlOg z'd
con ucl OF Her MAJ s,v' G1y,r-m snt IN reference
America and sid O. IT fostcaranee sad d.mntss had
been hs uesrs Of - serving Us from olc Of the most
isTl5ra l. war IN which IL vsSrOs+i.s We could be en-
st-~i He uu' cd that no trmp'sjon, no! even tn
sui r q OF portion OF the population, would induce
IN ~ y,grrnsrt GrPsr. from tbs strict neutrality
hi 1,r % s-rvvl.
5 N. Fsrgu'on c9ntondel that vithou! decla
RI len %. ar tsse could b, no lsgsl bl'ckadc aud
c.f.d or Ter sty'i Government 70 iEterf &c in The
"a c. B arc ou'ng tho ,on,iluarcs Ct az il.g'l
20! Ss'c, .L.y 90, vruaiy par. from she rreies-
s.Jrs Of reItsLty 81 a-fivio he r'ron-sr Power.
Yr Nir oyud 20. bel I've 70 tie hra dirs luon #
gas a g Aurrc,n U. on IN 20 long a it oIft'd g
10 c..c any active in.tTfrerCc ~ Tie British Gov
e. iaert 10 t.e r-rugclc nov taking plsce
~ Lladay qIlrd from 7tv'Jal letters be had re-
esvsi r.m An,1- in p.o1 Of his assertion 'ba: th'
block si vs. url pa tljck1i' aud 1bAt il bal b5tn
.fck.n navy o1e hus5re. times by Vtssls trading rg
u ,-ly be- uraa tie Southern States md Cuba.
The Sc.e,icr Geuecal iol,Sed IN lengthy argument
% bow tht5 he block Ne ~Ss I'll rent.
Ih moton VS. Esty5G WrhOut division.
EscAPTD Psls MFRS TIL -ough the ,ineNcrSGhe n6gE.
geuGy O a. Of tho military prison gt Mount Jack