The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1862-03-28
Prom Europe.
American .A1alr.,n : nglana and rrnnos


American Afiairsin y nglana and France
In the British House Of Lords on IN.
nth ult, tbe Earl Of stanhope made
speech in relation to the distinctions o
daAitts Channel, in Charleston harbor
md put several objections to Earl Russell
the Foreign Score larry, touching the S, on,
blockade. In con tlusion he said
The permanent destruction Of harbn,
was not justified b : the law. Of war. fHeat
near. War undoubtedly sanctioned ma.
ny grevous acts PIT il did not sanction
my act OF this kihd. Hear The per
hanent destruction Of harL0r wa. mo-.
IN act Of war Of man against man. or o
nation against nation, b1't it wa. an act q.
var against the bounty of Providence
winch had youctsaied har bors for tic ad
vantage OF conmcFce ano ior tho civil
zlng Influences Of intercourse betwecl
me people and another. Hear hear l.
On this ground we were 9Sl entitled ana
we're oound 10 enter a protest. against such
Gets. liehr, hear. He wished 10 hear
rom the noble Earl whether these reports
we're well founded. and. If 40, whether h,
nad taken, or designed 10 take, any step.
IN the matter. He should also wish t.
know whether the noble Earl h,'d iecciv-
ed any communication Gom the Govern
mentor France on the subject. and wheth
or The Government OF France, 10 b Is Off
cal knowledge, bud made any silr lar rep
resehtations to the Government OF the
Uhlled states with respect to the desti"uc
tion OF the port of Charleston.
Earl Rafsel said the Government ba 4
no official information on 5his subject sub
sequeDb to that which had already been
iald on tho table Of the House. However
the.slnking Of vessels at the mouth Of q |
harbor- was an operation of so much i'm |
poptance that he could not but believe |
mat the reports which had appeared must |
have soma Foundations He was happy TO |
hear the noble Earl's protest against the |
permanent destruction of any harbor.- |
Considering that these were commercial |
larbors, and that in times of peace, when |
here was severe weather. vessels of al /
nations, eTen those not ultimately destip |
1d for them, ran there to find refuge. to /
destroy them was undoubtedly an act of \
"rbH'ity-. Tho noble Earl would have
.eon that the reply of the American Gov I
'rnmcnt vas that these stone vessels were
Intended TO be an obstruction in the chan
lel TO aitl the blockade but that they
we're not intended for thepermanent DIES
ruetiOn of the harhors. IN convqrs;nc
With the American Minister tthis Court
hat was the view which he took. He
aid that the permanent destruction of
harbor was impossible; that
he two rivers which formed the harbor
would be- sure to make a channel and
hat it WIS impossible, even if it had been
ntendee TO effect the permanent deslrue-
ion Of the halhor. That he said. howev- .
r, was not The intention The intention
vas only to make n temporary obstruc
ion, and when peace was restored that .
bsiructian would be removed That he .
elieyed, was the view taken by the Amer a
IAN Government There had been some !
between Her Maiestvs >
government and that Of France on this G
lbiect with regard to which the Govern g
lent OF the Emperor took the same view u
: that Of Her Majesty, But whether .
rance hnd made any official representa-. q
on on the matter to the Federal Govern y
lent, he was not able to say. "