The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-27
Prop ,.,d Naval Coalition AsaIs.t Eara,d

The action e Crest Britain O. thu Trent AZ.
fair, has Lad tn, ef,ct O. awakening dec uasion
In Europa, on the martins e..i NJ Of that
Sticn ind has I'D 10 a. ia yo,,iss.io- Of the re-,
sons respecting he pact .ourss o. questions q
intcrtaton Law.
The Gost prominslt vito: VITO has yst ds.
cuss,d the application Of recognized principles
Of international Law e existing i-1uea ID NJ.
lIAu1Ft EutLLE tbs vel know Teach jutist.
In recent article published - a Paris jo1rnal
be plainly aocusta Log.atd G Arbitrarily taking
hor own interest, as IL, N,alard Of a-premo
law, AZ Ttcommeaila coalition Of all tie soc
ond rate laval pow srs to fssis, b. an armed
league, tho protonaions OF power whose Gains
are always ssldsh AMI unjust.
Cur limited space p oeiuGe1 "a from follow
ing NJ. HAuIAiEUuLg through LIS miH4!ly
| arguments, 10 which he isTot itrstss that the
| pretensions a EnglAG fs5s Al rsvs loon tam
| persd in exact p-cHo-iiors with hsr own
strength, and the wealt ass Of hs- nolghlo.s.
Though the imm slia,, conclusions Of tho writer
might possibly 10 si;oras to tao principles on
which our Gover1rsn. bJookAdss tho Southern
poits and 10 o. naturs from which Ano-i-
can statesmen might .opS Withheld thoir sane
ton, yot his direct p-oTc>it.ou moat nearly AZ
fec,s cur national Interest sEj will &C doubt
soon loom up in R:eats' I:opsitions.
| NJ. HA,TEFEJIl-E justly assumed ,dSt all
uoutrals have an interest q the no- Observance
tr the Law Of t,o,late5 ssps,ia'ly a mere paper
ose, which can 10 eyer rendered more oppre,
sve against LoutrAls tan against al enemy,
by Ea,ion possessed o. numerous cruisers.
He asserts that a pspe! Llookads can DO rem
dered Elective 10y sending few vessels TO a
Llccladtd coast that has lo,= previously pro-
claimed, ard then oo-Gscaing al neutrals who
may have sailed Ga that etA st, wherever they
may be found, as having :ur the blo kadc.
Though NJ. IIArrErvuutg SrPlie, this prin
ciplc, TO which he vo,y justly objects, sgains
the blockade of the southern ports. yet tho fact
do NOT warrant him il 90 doing. IL the firs
place, ,hcre WAS never any formal ,notifc itio'
! Of an in,onton TO blookAds tho cotton ports
= simply because i. was aot nscess,ry, an
y So far as foreign Goye--m5-J arc ofliciall
concerned, the oniy not!.o they received Of
y was from their own tap'airI aud ship owner
!, who were warned OF by our armed SHIPS. Wit
1 iNTItNA " Aho aiA'A44NA'iN ~ w ''NNAHNNt "
T. have the announcement Of Estl EUssELL that
is sufficiently effective.
Is For us the main interest in th6s views
= NJ. HAuTEIruILLK is ths, they may 10 take
l TO, onlyaa an expression Of European opioio
/ on tho subjec, on which he treat'. but also q
IS foreshadowiug the future policy Of Louis M
b roLEoN. The semi official relations Of II
/ writer with the French Gov eminent are we
8 understood. Hence his opon assertion tina
Judging by "ihe gloomy past, England wou
Il not abide 10y the declaration that 1.-The Il.
10 covers the cargo is peculiarly significant &C
r. fairly the prsjoc, Of uniting all the naval po,
IS ers Of the world in an Nmsd league is graz
t one pnd can have but one object. 1t m,nac
England alone. In such a confederacy Fran
y | would Justly assume the Leadership, and dire
p the assault on her ancient enemy at the on
Is point where she could hope for success.
he The proposition Of the +. eneh jurist-whi
~ is, after all but practical recognition of s.
,s. rotary SAwARD's suggestion for a Congress
ms Nations to revise the whole question Of int
al national law--paturally excites considerable
he tention and alarm in England.