St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1862-03-27

ate the ttntttst ~tatcS, ths '>
Paris would b.. so far rs it regard 'ha
Confederate States. mocker!y-as re-
esrdcd International law. dclusion --''nd
with re,pec: t. the trade and commerce oil
the world a snare.
Mr.. George Brniinck seconded the mo,
ton. lie thought his honorable tr'"n''
had established clear case a. I" tn"
iurficicncy of the Blockade. The only
prospect Of bringing abon, conclusion
Of the war was the recognition on the
Part Of this country and the great E"-
ropean Powers Of the Independence OF
he Southern States. The reunion OF
the Northern ard Southern States he
regarded rs an utter irnpossibillity. The
North ri. S; ties could not complain OF
the rec cui,ion Of he Southern Culfcd-
er: CIV VII, they remember that they de-
rived their origin from successful sccrs-
sion from the Government of this coun-
try.
/ Mr.. ~. F.. Foster denied that the
blockade was incffrc,ual. and stated that
that the list OF upwards of three hum
drrd vessels which had been handed III
b, Mr.. Mason as list Of the vessel
which h I'd broken the blockade, had. on
examination. divided down to nineteen. and
most, f these had escaped OF. dark and >to .
my nights. thus cvincilg the stsimsency
rather than the incfiicieucy o: the block
ade. IL. also reminded the House that
dr.ing the war between Great Britain
aid h,r reynlr,d col"ni.s in Am'ri-
CT, 10 less than FIVE hundred privatrers
succeeded in getting ont of American
ports. He warmly ru:"gizcd the eon-
'.nct of her Maitsty's Government in
! reference to America, and said their for
barancc and ir,nncss had becn the
IN. ans Of preserving us from one of the
most lepTorahlc wars in which 1t Was pos
| sjhle We could be engaged.
He trusted that uo temptation. not
even the suftrings Of Il portion o.! the
/ population. would induce the Govern
ne,t to depart from the strict neutrality
hitherto observed.
Sir james F,ruson contcndci that
! without u declaration Of war there could
| be 80 legal blockade, aud called On her
/ Maiesty's Government to interfere in the
ma,tcr BY sanctiJning the continuance
! of an Illegal blockade, they were vTrtu-
; ally parting from the professions of neu-
trai,y and assisting the stronger Pow
er.
! Mr.. Miner coull not believe in The
dissolution "i the Great American Tn
! ion. and SO long rs !, existed he deprc-
Gated any active interference by the
British Government in the struggle now
taking place.
Mr.. I;insday quoted from several let
trr- he had received from America IN
proof cf Lis assertion that the blockade.
was null paper bl,ckade. and tina. it
! had been broken nearly one hundred
times by vessels trading regularly between
: the Southern States and Cuba
, The So.icitnr-G"ncral was If tn. npin-
ion that il was the duty of the t;"vrrn-
nent to maintain. as they hal hithr,t"
! Gone. strict and impartial neutrality be-
tween the contcn!iny parties with regard
tn the blockade. Its efficiency must be-
juH.cd hY Great Britain hy those prin-
cirlrs Of international law which had
been laid dawn by the most distinguish
cd jurists, and which hal invariably been
acted on when questions of bl.ckale had
arisen. England had as strong IN in
t"re>t as any country in thu world in
maintaining the rights of b"ckair BY u
! t'cllig"rcnt Power. and she was bound
to exercise the greatest caution before
she took 9ny course which might uli-
! ma.cly destroy the value nf maritime
supremacy that great arm ON which in
dependence aud strength had been cs-
tablishcd
The Hen. gentleman entered into a
lengthy argument. in the course If which
he quoted numerous presidents to show
that tn" present blockade was As efficient
as other hi"ckades had been in former
years. and that it would be 4 violation,
both Of international law, and of the pin
ciI'l"> of neutrality. to break it, In 1893
public notification was issued hy the Brit
ish Government that there would be rig
"rous blockade nf Uavrc. \ force was
sent out t. establish the blockade, but the
Commander was So rem,iss in the execution
! OF his duty. chat he habi,ually allowed
ships to run in. so that practically it might
DC sail thri there was NJ blorkmle q. all
! Yet il was nevertheless held that so
long "a furce remained, and the no,ifica.
ti"n was not ignored, the blockade was
considered 90 be in existence, and any
neutral vessel breaking it was liable 10
capture. That was. he considered, case
strictly analogous to that of the blockade
of tic South -rn ports with this exception.
that the duties Of the blockade. in for, in
the latter Instance had been more rigorous.
ly executed liz compliment: II the speech
OF MIR. Trasher, asserting that the facts
the honorable member had lail bcfyrv tn.
House were wholly unanswerable. The
returns received by the Government fully
established abe accuracy Of his statistics 49,
He proved convinc:ngly that there had
only been one or two instances, and these
too. under cover Of night. in which the
blockade had been successfully run
| lie had ftilel to gather from the Hon
member from Galway what the precise
end hc wished TO attain. DID he wish
this country to dictate to the United Stats