The New York herald., 1862-11-09

spssslator prsssd The gcvsrnmmt, saying "Yoa know
Ikas this cotton csmns, and yet you take steps 70
her prias money but ssi ths American produce enters
England" But again there came another party into the
Aaht There were petitions from Manchester, Glasgow,
stockport and the neghhorng towns praying the govern
TO do nothing 70 exclude American cotton, md the
cmseqnepce was that nothing was done This American
cotton at time when the quantity imported was
smalk and when our dependence upon " was much
lees .hsn u y now, was allowed to come IN, and the
blockade was practically imperative. (Hear, hear
And recallsct that haf az least Of an the exports
from America come in ordinary times 70 this country
ef cotton Il would be bad enough TO keep out the
cotton 70 stop your spndes and throw your wokpeope
cut OF employment But that is not all Ys get an '
tcle isspoyscn tan your cotton from IDericd
your food (iear In tho last session Of Parliament an
honorable member, himself extensive miller and corn
aeaer moved or return Of the quantity Of gram ana
Hour for human food imported into this country from The
i q spssosr Of as year % she lss o. june y the
been the eject the supplies food bro ght 70 this
sngdo% ns ;a q wss y rslsSa % e e. ,ns s,i Iea. affair
that the food imported from America between September
as yss, AND JUNE S This sSas e 70 hs srs
whole twelvem0nth and his remark 70 me wasI quote
his own wordstht II that food had not besn brought
IRON America, all the money lombard street coud not
have purchased it slsewbere because elsewhere II did
mot exit (aear, hear Wen, would ask whether
the case Of warwh America, any body would seriously
contemplate enforcing blockade in order keep out
those commodities Nobody dreams that should.
And yet we are maintaining system which hands
power starving our people deprivng then, or the
quacd statesmen who live and dream in The period Of
200 or 300 years ago. don't understand the and cir
cnms.ances Of sAs pfsssn. age. Hear hear hold IN
truly to the pen OF functionars employed the Board
Of Trade They both take the largest and
sense aud bera views OF this question, thereby adding
another to that Afforded in tho case Of the corn
laws that there has always existed in the atmosphere Of
shtened And advanced appreciation OF our commercial
policy. From one Of those pamphlets will read ex
authorities international la which Lord Russell has
been quoting IN his dispatches to America within the
few months. The writer says
The days vaea Grotius Pnnsndorf and Bynkershotk
S nsr r Sess fy %sy have Ss e
* ass " sniSss IN e e
Sai
sa
an,sua,ea A. laws Of osron the tossS,ss hamas Bar
easy in medicine % the doctrines or ,en and 70
A.. e, wsess y c nsgs in
Yet. gentcmen, II rs uroa these cogmas TINT you will
continue to be governed unless you bring your
Of those no are at the head OF Affairs was SO before
We have fought the battle with governing class,
and you viii have 70 nght that battle agan tbs only
way Of obtaining such change maritime law as viii
put 10 harmony with the spirit and the exigencies Of
cur age. tlheers) Still. We come back 70 this vague
yespopse.Oh but you ipure yourselves by the sys-
tem OF commercial bockade you may injurc your enemy
great ueai lnOTe.t want 10 KNOW. the wide
Of The world what conceivable injury you do to any
people on earth that will equal the mischief which
mus. be inflicted upon this region Of lancashire
another six months. For, recollect that If you
blockade the commercial ports Of foreign Power like
receiving comparative Injuries into their pprts--your
manufactured goods, colonial produce and the like.
People can live tocrabiy well they have lived with
out these things But you inlict commercial block
adc that stops the exports from as wen the imports
ipto this country, while you only depriving your
enemy Ol comparative injuries You deriving
selves both Of the material Of the industry by which
people lve and also Of the very food for
their subsistence. (Iear hear.) have thought much
upon this subject and can conceive Of no in which
while carrying with other Powers you could in
6ct up them the amount of injury as you would
mfc On yourselves by efficient system OF blockade
and the blockade is not TO be effective the whole thing
Halls TO the ground as mischieveus deluson But
make effective, and repeat there Is great country
with which You could be at war without nfciiug
tourfold the injury upon yourselves that You could
pnict upon your enemy. Is that right way TO
Strengthen beligerent Power, to deprive ts pec,ie
6 the raw material OF their industry, and ut The
same time 70 starve them by shutting cut their
food, reducing their physical condition at the very
v,gor Aght their country batcss say on the con
rary that is In times ~ war above all Others that
countries. 10 yo1 who are entirely dependent upon
these countries for yonr raw materials and your food
% even more necessary N war than IN peace that you
strength, II can by any means be obtained without let
o nndrsnee an, can understand any great manufaetrras
Of keeping its doors open for the supply OF that food
Ad those raw materials bnt by what perversity OF
Sonng any statesman be brought TO think that
vsr be interest to employ feet to prevent these
Indispensable commodities from reaching our shores
Cheers There is another point which ! do not
very great importance should seek 10 establish as
spncple IN the intercourse of nations that they shoGd
cot resort TO the prohibition OF exports pegerent
sct When engaged in arranging tho treaty Of com
with France, put in clause which in its effect
ntcrdiced the right Of prohibiting the expectation Of
S,a. But according to my idea our diplomacy to BE
sarred in the interest Of these vast
communities. should seek by
power in the case OF war prevent belgeent States
tenance or the employment OF mankind With the gene
raj spread Of free trade principcsby which mean
the whole word-one part Of the earth become
and dependep, upon another for the supply
sr its material and its food. Instead Of formerly
sounty sending it's produce to another county,
enc nation sending its raw material TO another
nation we shall be In the way Of having
tsrial required for the manufacturing communities
Of another hemisphere IL is interest TO prevent,
Dependence and therefore would suggest 1t as most
desirable thing be done In all by government
ihes should seek n their negotiations q treaties 70 bind
the PARTIES respectively moi as be|igerent act to pre-
vent tho expo ration OF any thing unless Il be the mum
Nous Of war don't think the govorpmen, sh nd inter
ere 10 prevent the manuiactner from sending out any
article that he makes The Governmen, has nothing 70
the surveillance d commerce at all. or u
snoud not allow an enemy 70 oo.ne here and n,
out ships armaments 70 DO used In fighting against
Bit mean that for all articles Of legitimate com.
mnrce there ought 70 be per ect frsed'm in time
U war. To what I am urging II may be said,
.sBut you won't got people % observe those inter.
national obligations, even IL they entered into
That remerk mado In the House o. Commons by
Minister who. think, ought not 20 have uttered such
prediction. Why are any international Obligations
d,rtaken unless they 10 ba Observed (Hear hear
But we have this guarantee that international rules
advocating will be respected, that they arc not
contemplated 10 be merely article in treaty between
any two Powers, hut as h the case u the exemption Of
private property om capture a. TO be Fundamental
laws regulating the natons and having the
m i.
In the world (iear hear) Let us suppose two countries
q be at and that u them has entered into
engagement not 20 stsp tho cxporation OF grain Well
fancy the emptationto be great that thinking
starvc its opponent would wish 70 stop this exporia
ton IN spite OF the treaty Why That would bring down
them Instantly the annosity indeed the hostility OF
All tho other Powers who parties the syscu The