Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-10
THE BLOCKADE.


LATIvE SYSTEMATICALLY STATEMENT
BY n. BILLAULr.
We Lave tie follosing report Of the debate in the
French Legislative Chamber upon the nth paragraph Of
the address to the Emperor, which Is % foIlow.:
"The civil which is desolstny America 10 srea'
source Of njlry to iustry and commerce. ana We
desire ard, ly that tho- dss SIC n, should come 10
speedy nd The leg'slst We body highly commsnos
your Mj.sy fnr hav NJ in this crisis ana ABOVE Al, ~
the reon d d nn~ between America and hnssno'
thought only Of causing the rights OF 'uras 70 % re-
spected COVE nsnt which takes right ana Jastloe
AZ s nvarati rule will become the Moiter Oh me
pesce Of The wolL" -,
NE Olivier Wis ed to give an explanation CT the
an I'm mt proposed by him an others to this
The Presid M Nogtn -Sa Il -Laurens-oesres W
o % the 6rst am II nL
a o livier said that that case he should 40 ZION
his proportion ard adopt the ann I'm NJ OF II. hor
n NORM (ds IA Dom rose 10 develop the snenc-
nsnt ovosed BY h'mself aud colleagues. De consid
cred tia, il was much to be regretted tina. the address
wh ch expressed wishes for speedy cessation Oh tos
COZ O. did not express any for the rrmph OF he srsnc
principle OF humanity for which France bad always con-
nded. Toe amendment not go bsyond the eIpree'
sion of desire for tn abolition OF slavery oo Ameri
oin continent the Southern States grown wiser BY mis-
une might perhaps proclaim abolition II not imme-
data at any rate gradu l. The result would be o.
tanned and France would applaud The honorable mem
Der vent on to give some ,up Of the horrors Of the
slave trs "a, ard Of the oruees which were the neces
ary coDs Quenccs Of slavery There was In bis option,
other question q. issue b.tveen the North and South
Tue South would have consented to every hing coil she
have Obtained gu .rantecs for an institution 30 dear TO
hs- The North had not been too rigid but on ire
contrary too moderate 10 dealing with tho South. He
ccad possible danger TO French Interests In the
adoption Of the amendment There were many quee-
tens that csu ed division Ia the House. but that before
them vas one in which all to join in common accord
II 0lliyier-Well aid.
N. CalVel Rognoit should abstain from tIors swing
sy NJ atty With eather the North the South dis
GUS On sion only with erence to ms interes OF
French commerce. which ives in state OF grsa. f,r
rg Toe working classes Of Lyons, 81 Eienne Rouen,
L. L. Gad many other cities in cruel dis BY
son Of the interruption OF their expectations 10 America
At Lyons for Ramp with produce OF sI bundred to
seven hui dNd millions the expectation bad fallen from
Ave hundtd o one bu ldred and seventy 6'e millions
Il In presence OF stress which vas beyond the
if OF the government or oil private charity that be
you'd n the commerce OF neuHals ought ontinue
70 be inied e.ed, under prei'It that there vas block
aie OF the southern por Pance had al~as supported
principles essential TO the liberty OF the seas
tha, the " oovera tie merchandise aud that inc o.
Client blockade must 10; be recogpiE d Th6s, priDci
pies bad been d'tni ely consecrat by art cis four
Of the TsIty OF Pals. From the date Of the Treaty
OF Wsstph-liA down 10 1885, there had been many
treaties Of commerce, AID twenty two Of them
gSve = defli!ioI Of the blockade TO the eff ct
that port vas net block ded unless there real
pger % slips attempting 10 ent,r Article four Of tie
4
there might yet be dip :os the SUI CT when be found
NJ Marcy tbs American Secretary OF State, writing on
the ~ h ct ~ 1885 10 TIE French Minister at Ws,h
iJgon that tie gJvernmel gave its AGENT TO article
four but that tie hculGr would alsays b,to h0d out
tls qlantum Of force requisite itue I.cve
90 ,k,de Now blockade, continued the honorable
member t. evidently Ineffective when there s OILY
vessel before the port This Is what 10 calsd psp'r
rlockAdt; sort OF blo,k ,de that maintained By
EIglnd ard imposed on u, after the rupture OF the
peace OF Anxious In 1903 Bu' between paper block
Ade aud blockade enforced BY co effective hoia there
arc many latermedists onos which without absolutely
preventing entrance 10 & port, may yet oon-
stIuts q danger TO thcss Who Atteupi IT, Now
Uish 10 CIlmire whether the blockade Of tie
Southern pors il maintained by a force respectable
enough to co stitue this danger. assert said the
speaker that 1t i' ro and think thsI conclu
sve proof Of M Ton can be giyen than the very
loag clslOsue o. ship, 81 al sorts which have entered
quilted those ports stree III, 10 scton oftSe block
sie. Aulhsn'ic accounts letters from honorable
ohar and shp ovners, hoN that soy alps leaving for
South AmHici can b, tsured by premium Of Z! 10 Is
pr cert The hopoisble nsu bsr vent on TO say that
Eul Russsl had written dspNch TO Admiral Lyons 20
the e.fsct that, Gkoaeh many ships bad forced q pas
sage, still tho blockade Of the port Of Charfs bad
bsca pRrltrly ANNOUNCED; aud that, as ships Of the
the American navy had been oharg with its msoten
Luoe hers WIS grOuud 10 regard il IS elective 10 that
dispatch Lord Ra-sel departed widely from the decara
tons Of the Paris Treaty and from the language OF the
dScIla ioa o. Ihe ench Minister Of Commerce Without
Wishing 10 reviv any antagoum, be he speske, could
but remark that the principles OF the nations 10
the blGeEado preston Rad always been divergent
England had accepted the Treaty Of Paris; but how
lid she interpret the fourth arch, Only few DAYS
ago Ihe solicitor general repuds,sd with dsdAin the
dI,trines concerning the blockade, and Mr. Gregory
tod the House OF Commons that the non.ob evston Of
b, eatJ e Paris deception Tor the Oonfeden
ates and smbufosde for the inters Of commerce
tAToue hou TIE world Earl Rusell had declared in the
House VI 'rdS that the blockade OF the American ports
had been Ell Give from the heenh OF August while the
dispa ches OF Mr. Buoch the Elglsh Contul at Charles
tor sAd tina, 1t not Under such circumstances,
Worll net be the right and duty Of Frarce to resume
Commercial relations with the ports Of the United States
Wthcu. however, reoouncing her neutrality No one
could ecogrss the odi0ls plan Of blockade BY the de-
sructon Of tbs entrances to the port which mi bt for
lure Important source Of prosperity Tor the
whole world.
Y Cr.n6r de- CAsggnsc, az member CT the committee,
Wsled TO say q few words en- the amendment The
nee or tbs abolition OF slavery question
OF tduns uG:ion or Of internal policy, and il Fnn,e
- express 81 ttA slavery should be suppress ed
in Amsrc, it would be Of interfer with the
GGllrs OF foreign country. After having done so In
America Ira might rtIt do the same for the Span.
ish p;slefsons, next for the Dutch, tni ID Erazi,
Sian and 10 short for every part OF the world whore
slavery sill existed FrSn had ncipated her
col, ner and to other were free to initiate her
il they choa" but she could no! interfere with hem-
Hea', hear
vi count In .tols l. Eercier observed that In pre-
ssnny the im u und,r discussion the autbos Of
slrous OF respte ing the sentiments expressed
n the tddrcss aud they mfrey aided wish which they
Thought 10 tie that Ct the ~noe Chamber. They now
dstd 10 sdi Ite7 the words SPEEDY termn ton" the
following: And tia, the grSs: prircip, OF the abel.
ton OF tlvery may cut vicorou, from the strug-
gle entered into on the subject" by doog they only
expressed their sbhoInce # tivery aud the Chambr
would do well to G1ppt u amendment