The New York herald., 1862-11-09

practically exhaust the subject leaving me nothing to
say upon IT, But as have already SAID. the whole sys
tenn OF maritime law when touched, umoos al 70
pieces and yoi beg to mend IL by putting IN one
sound Joint you find that in the process you deranee an
other which so requires readjustment. When heard
the intention OF the honorable member for Liver
pool to bring forward the subject Of the exemption OF p
vate property from capture al sea immediately san
hat he was Inooting question intimately connected
,,s hat Of commercial blcckadas that the two could
not he ts apart. Mr. Horsfal who bmitted bis mo-
s,on assios. wn anr 10 his proposal any ason 10 the
svstem of commercial blockades; but my oxpe.
rience in the discussion OF suoilo anIirs ieaas me
to think that il is begin with hepe that you
will be able 70 CONCEAL any part Of yor sub. when 10
has 20 before the .bc and be discussed with n.
igst adversaries there is any part that you intend
to leave out and opponents that you consider IL
weak pont, they are sure 70 lay hold OF and press
against you. "a laugh) So i turned out in the de.
that you exempt private property from capture at sea
during war you also to give up the system
Of commercial blockades There Is no doubt IN the ,corld
To exempt cargo Of goods from capture when hap.
pens 70 be on the ocean, but to say that IL may be cap
tured hen it gets within three miles Of port-or, In
other words, to declare that cargo may be perfectly
free 10 the when out Of haroor but may
bs captured II caught before gets thrce miles from
ands 10 assert that which cannot be practically car.
ried into eject in negotiations treaties with other
countries. In addition, therefore, TO the question OF
sder the larger question Of commercial bockades say
Is the larger question: because the capture OF private
shipownes OF the countries which choose 70 20 TO war;
whereas commercial blockade Affects noutras well,
shipcwners, 5s Is edea 20 ths .cSole ,sa~sfacsmo
a0pdtion. may involve the loss OF life a. well rs the
loss Of health, dsd may ro.c ke Whale social system
disorder. (Hsar, Lear II will thus be seen that the
question Of commercial blockades OF greater i'm
porance England than that of the capture Of private
property at sea which by the way, was the principal
why ventured seek opportunity speaking
you day. In discussing the subject OF commercial
b'ockades must again refer 70 what has taken place in
0ivvrp pofi inns With
the first to perceive, after they had pro.
posed to Europe to exempt private property from
OF commercial bockades. 1t is merit tie part OF
tho United States that they have been The first to view the
question in the light in which 1t affects neuras nor Is
proof Of their disntciestedness do not mention the
their praise bame They have been tho great
neutl al Power Of the earth they came into existence and
aloof from European politics, always acting upon the
maxim from the time Of Washington that they should 70
main outside the balance OF power and every thing that
could entange them In European complications. Hence
II happened that whenever war occurred ia Europe
was their commerce. commerce Of neutrals which
suffered most They have shared the enjoyment OF
the fgh but they have always borue the hrant OF the
enforcement OF the maritime laws affecting ned
first sought TO protect their own legitimate and
honest interests oy pressing the rights OF nea-
rails in all their negotiations the subject Of inter-
national maritime law. It is curious circumstance
though wish to guard yse against being supposed TO
az a q a. o. e
rcan sent 10 all their representatives ia Eu
rope despatch the subject Of international mart me
law, in which they, for the first time, broached ia
practical form 70 the Etro,ecn goramcsts he idea Of
dbolishng altogether the system OF commercial biocades
That say is remarkable circumstance when viewed in
light OF subsequent events because doubt
that IT, in 1862 the EHalish government, ,oUoUcd
,co'd hare b by the Other governments Of Eaoe hod cc
ccpe6 cordially and e2iy IL interest 10 haze
accYd II, the proposal suggestion o, the 1nscricdn
government would hare bce, possible 10 aood all t is
concerned ,pod kare te free Iscesn Liverpool AMI Ne.c
Orleans (Chcers Tor you will bear mind thst though
IL may be said that the war Ia America Is but re-
pelloa civil the European Iowc.s RECOGNIZE tho
blockade OF the Southern ports only the blockade Of
baigerent has bsea distinctly ns;mased % America
that do rocognize their municipal right in the
ter and il they to proclaim Tor example, that
Charleston was rot q be traded with aud did not keep
Sufficient force OF shire there, should 90 trading
with the town Just as ir nothing had occur, cd IL only
upon pdon that the boc. ado shall he effectively maiu
taned IS between begcsens that the European Powers
recognize at all Hence there can be doubt that II
the proposal of the American government 1859 had been
cordially accepted By England, would have bccn wei
coined by the OF Europe and have prevented the
existing state Of things in this dstrica circumstance
which shows he extraordinary and sudden mutations 10
winch Tho rs'atSa Of the sus human families are
that in that case the American po,cipiehi pGsA
haze. been otii3r' q ccry on M .ar NTH n
Southern Sta,cs ssfhc.s limbo ing cc#mercta. boc1
ode: ar, ii they hca attempted 70 csdbitSh such
blockade in violation Q; their international engagements
neu pod hdre inroud n ,nscs in ht!,i,tes rih ne
of ne Norda ioiicy which, course rational
government would dream o. entering upon. lHcar.
cqnce 70 our mecliag. grca, opportunities
crsson Of this aucslsn ba. do not oss upon i in tho
Nay OF blame To any one. diplomatic arrangements,
es ccia.y when they involve city, arc made
t. such way unless when asnatc,r dsplomatst inter
ieres(ch and hughier)as to warrant us 10 hoTc
LII, IN International uarue lsg as The ore proposed
by the American government coald have beca accom-
plisrsd. | mer!'oa the circumstance. NOT by way
OF b,am5 10 an for the past, but to draw a
10 st sero. s aud soiemn inference from It Tor the
future (Haar, hear wo are now suffering from
tho operat,oa or commercial b,ocklde--solicg
ina in uhic
other cllamity conceivable 10 the course q n;!gre
tho revolutions tf icn. mo, "nseye anything that
c1uld have bo'a!cn lancashire ca'i.i,hss, TN
manageable, utterly betord Ne postts reyasdg TIE
i0ss !ayof Os,nl oa'aed that which las hap
peaed N the case q hs present commercial olockadcs
You have been trading City sixty years with region
OF tho en tn vii cii duriuc The Whole OF tina; time has
been instantly Increasing its production o raw fibre ior
your Yoa haze Jc Increasing your Investments Of
capital training s,sillci wcrkuen preparing in every
way Tor the manufacture and manipulation that
m,tcfia The cotton was intended Tor yo not or the
people by whom 1t grown Yos have been making
provision for it's use, and at az once, VI port
cul,s wcro let do,sa al the entrance OF castle this
great stream which has been coas,alty ealarsng
lefod cf more than halt century. Is shut Of and yoa
deprived OF the means % which ynu have bccn
calculating for the cmpoycu anu subsistence Of your
people. Nothing bet commercial blockade could
have produced such calnmitaus things II has
ns1s Ssea q aspses qa5 Sr %
ton from one particular country We have spcoulited
g. thc possibility natural s,frili,y sezag upon teri
trs So sa! In space ard we have alo Spccnlacd
thc possibility OK negro insurrcco that might destroy
,n,t social system rl,.n which have sometimes re
s.etcd this vast ind sry based (llear, hear.) Bat
yoa reflect for moment you will gd that In the
OF things neither Of thse would have
likely 20 happen, II loft tho operator OF natnrai laws,
With tho suddcnness of the calamity which has
fallen The slaves might havo emancira,ed but,
generally speaking, when slaves cmsnc,patod in
The case Of the Wci India isrrds, " fcrca deuem s
inoucsd me tvunsisor from ioryy Sn'c ~ frcet,c,a
10 dccri ifishcd uitn comparatively itL
lenoe; and II Is nos likely that from such
an Ryent 30 great pyvution ot the
material OF our industry would have arisen
wc might have Ind perturbation for year or so
e serEg prod and diminishing your supplies 10 the
oxtrat Of few thousand baless deficiency which would
yo5ably have boon made up In the following year ba,
HE Whole world would have been looking event
which might have bcon thought 10 b,d1 Tor the future no
good for that region IN The way OF the production cot
tun and eors would have been instantly made In every
direction 10 insure for you sufficient supply OF
eral Now the contrary with the 900 bales Of
cotton which will exist In the Southern states Christ
mas, and with the prevailing uncertainty TO the result
of tho war there Is no renoiio, ,cch be ur