Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-03-28


States Navy, and to the officers and men under
his command in the western tlotilla.
Resoiged Jg Tie Seaaie dad House Of Representa-
tires Of ne LHacd Stdtcs ef 1m,ricd III Congress
assembled, That the thanks of Congress aud Of
the American people are due and are hereby |
rendered to Captain A. H. Foote, Of the United
States Navy, and to the officers and men of the
western ilotilla under his command, fer the great
gallaniry exhibited by them in the attacks upon
Forts Henry nnd Donelson, for their efficiency in |
opening the Tennessee, Cumberland and Missis- |
spp rivers to the pur4uits Of lawful commerce,
aud Tor their unwayeIing devotion TO the cause
of the country in the midst Of the greatest diff
culties and dangers
Approved, March 10, 1862.
Speech of Earl Russell.
In the House of Lords, on the l2ih, Lord
Campbell called attention to the ineilciency of
the blockade OF the rebel ports, aud moved for
the correspondence on the subj,ct.
Earl Russell. quite admit the right Of the
noble lord to call in question the conduct OF the
Government with regard 10 the blockade which
has been recently instituted by the Northern
Stntes of America. Nor, indeed, should COM
plain if any Of your lordsbips should have called
in question the whole conduct of the Government
| with respect TO the unfortunate division which
has taken place iI America, for | am convinced
that the policy that We have pursued has not
only been founded upon reason and can be jusi
fled by argument, but thNt it has The general
approval Of the country. Hear hear
| With respect to this particular question, it
wAa, OF course, Il matter Of consideration for her
MnieAty's Government, from time to time, in
what mnnner this blockade should he regarded.
There are yutous queHtions :hat might be raised;
uill the frat Of theae iH, wna iheie sufficient
authority Tor nstiiuting the blockade 1t WAS
Alid hy Lord Stowel that blockade must lie the
nil i.LI I.pir,4 Al.
the act Of the President of the United States,
who issued Il proclamation last year declaring
that blockade was about To he inatituted. That
act was followed by armed ahpa Of the United
Stllra hluGLading several ports ot the South, nnd
warning vessels from thoa' p0rta Therefore,
there can he 40 question ns to the authority by
which the blockade was instituted.
Then, with regard to the means which tho
President o. the United States or the organ of
the Government employed or course, those
mems wufe very deficient at first, but think
these papers show, and everything that We have
heard shows that the Government of the United
States have bech most heAirOus 30 to augment
their squadron, and 80 to employ their shipF,
that there might be sufficient force To maintain
nm effective hloclaldc. 1t waa in fact, II matter
Of The greatest Importance to them-it was
vital point ot their policy; and, therefore, there
can he nu doubt that they used every means ia
their power. Hear We find that as carly as
the 9th July, when cumpl tna were made in
some of the newspapers oi New York that the
hlockndng squadron wns not sufficient, the
Government had sent them for that service 81
> men-or-wnr, with 72G guns and 10, l3 men The
ilrct representing tonnage of 10000. This
Z showed that that the Federal Government made
! IN effort Ia render the blockade efficient.
Have your lordships heard that the cotton
which usually comes from the southern coast Of
America has ARRIVED in its usual quantities to
the manufacturers ol Europe-Of Great Britain
and OF FrnnceY On the contrary, the ntel-
= gence We have receiyed-the intelligence that al
the world has received shows that there has
been no such uninterrupted intercourse, but that
6 great Inconvenience has been suffered by tho
l. inhabitants of the Southern States, owing TO the
y existence ot this blockade, which IL said to b'
IL quite Intellectual. But, however, thought th
r. question Of much Importance that it wai
II desirable To consult the law officers Of the Crow
y upon il; and, after consulting the law officers,
y wrote the despatch 10 Loid Lyons which th
" uObe baron htA quoted unl there say that
II although they have heard that ships hnv
N eludtd the blockade, her MajeYys uUvernmen
Is are OF opinion that, assuming that the blockade
w is duly mAlitulpd, and assuming, also that th
OF number VI ships stationed at the entrance Of III
no port are sufficient really Ia prevent 10 il
nc or to create evident danger to amy vessel enterin
Or leaving it, the fact oi ships successfully escaI
" ing as in the particular Instances referred Il
OF will not Of itself prevent the blockade from bein
nc elf, ,Gtuh according to international law" Thn
ne was The d. hheratu opinion of her Mnjesty's Go
as Verniueut upon the subject.
The noble lord who spoke second apoko wit
feeling Of his intercourse with the people lot
ol North aud South America. 1t would hay
been Il great misfortune IT, owing TO any QUAR-
. which we should have thought ourselves oblige
'Rs to take up, We should have become the partisan
9s- of either the North or the South Hear, hear
ne think Il was the object ul every member Ot Il
iof Government f,um the very beginning TO watt
the course Of events with anxiety, and with Il
re- determination to act in nm impartial spirit, nj
yH- to preserve the strict neutrality of n friend
Iay Power Hear. Sometimes our course, ms VIII
~ We acknowledged the South as II bclligere
no. Puwer, may have been considered To have IN i
'nd iurious effect upon the North, and sometimes,
ql- when We forbade the priyateers going with th'
one mica Into English porte, our course mny ha
ais heen considered nv uniayorablc To the South
Ary We did not consider this tendency Of those n'
one we considered only whether they were j.
lars in themselves aud becoming to the character
" this country.
ON nm sure We all wish that the sin and stain
anu livery my cease but there is nothing shot
~ u.t Al wlth greater horror than II sudden ins
no, rreuon uf 1000 600 OF people, the devaatatlI
they would cause and tho horrors, murdp
case AMI uinpe which In the name of liberty, mil
the have heen perpetratcd. trust, then, that WI
lion His conflict cnds il will end in such way, ii
amt although the cause Of the emancipation OF
oil negroes Will have gnined it will he an elnan
pntiun conducted gradually and by peaeea
means, and that the slaves OF America will,
time, take their place aa free aborera with
loss uf life, or the destruction oil tho property
their masters Hear hear
IAN But il we hal taken up this question OF blt
ween aie, il We had said that the vessels condem
New in the various prize courts of America had
uniustly and uulawluly condemned, and
..,t,- Federal Government had maintained that
,acs,. were Justly condemned, know no course vi
,,rr,, would have been open but war with the Un
ta,ns States Having taken different course,
ros,s trust that within three months perhaps,
,arv sooncr-we may ste the close of this civil
p1 IN in America Hear, hear.
hen have not, in any language have used
nnJer tended to have taken the part Of either the
,gs to side or tho other in this conflict. trust
ost;on the contest may end, allowing each of th'
on nf course Of happiness and freedom Hear, he
1t would, perhaps, be impossible-I belle
" would be imposabe--to renew the old fe'
between the North and the South and, ii
be SO, trust that whatever may be their
tary successes, whatever may be their naval
ody Of tories, whatever positions they may capture,
am. the North will ut last consent to the peace
,..,,,, separation of Two States which might bot
.. miahty-of two States inhabited by persOi
NJ ,he very different education and of very diff
~ AZ nature perhaps, but respecting each other
be de- caeh gong On III u " anu = =
be De- n.y. whph WV Nv p'y III, naa ~ -.
tion for centuries TO come. IL this may b
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