Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-12-17

standing the subject did not assume 1cr nls ieson e
ahape of fot NAL convention But 1t was nov oeeheo JUST
by decline the arrangement on tas ground as 1te
fairly entitled asonsble felay II ctlng on su1 Ct
view presented difficulties that perhaps, did fully
appreciate certain il that the action Of this government
on the occasion All its faithful performance of ts
gqgements been such to entitle expect the
understanding the scupuous adherence their
promises tee constrained TO inform you that in thi
epectaoa we have been ds pponed and that not only
have the governments which entered into these arrange
mens yielded the prohibition ags st commerce with
~iGh has been dcta'ed by hs United states IN dehaaSe
trail rights to detrnent has than occasion
dence Of friendly feeling towards tham few extracts
from the correspondence of Her @9jess Chef Secretary
Of State for Foreign Affairs will suffice to show marked en-
to the United persevere in it's paper
blockade ard uDiatakabe n'imati ms that Her hsjesJ
Government would not contest Its validity.
On the 2Ist May 1861, Earl Resell pointed ont to tie
United STATES Minister in London, that " the blockade
light doubt be made effective, considering he small
number h4rbors On the southern coast even though the
extent of 1000 mes vera compre heHded is terms of that
On he l4th January 1862, Her Majesty's Minister in
Washington, 20 his government that in
teEuan # the barbaous attempt to destroy the port Of
Charleston ~ snk feet il the hal ber Dir. He
ward had explained that ths government Ct the United
Sta had, last sprng with navy very little prepared
for operation undertaken TO blockade up
wards of Or miles OF The Secretary of the Navy
had reported be could stop up the Large holes" by
msas Ct m ships but thai he could not stop up thssma
ones mad been found Iecessafy therefore, 60 cose
OF the nu1esoos small Eles by sinking vessels in The
chauuel."
On the 9Th Nay 1862, Sc fer from claiming the right of
British subjects as E3utras to trade with Us az begerens
hIUCEadG ground OF his explicit
confes,on b? our enemy ct his inability to render eac
I'VE Her EJesty Sc etsiy 81 tate for Foleigq affairs
respecting il. H LCTdshp stated that he Uni ed Sta
from ppe 20 eeGen States Of he Union haze nov for
than twelve months, endeaVored TO maintain block
ads OF three Thousand Eniss Of coast This blockade kept
mp eEnar!v IN: when enforced enforced severely, las
riousY ijaed the trade ard manufactures of the United
ri edom. Ihosands ob.iged the poor
rates to- sa'ejstence 5vins this blockade Yet
j ia Government have sought take advantage
tie otVcu ms OF this blockade II order to de-
clare Ineffective They have, n les: and datrimen
OF the itish nation, upnouy observed the duties
Great Britain towards o friendly State
Again, the ga september 1892, the noble Earl
asserted ;t he Unit,d states very indeed -
from beng N "a euntan 10 ask other Lat ns 20 assume
rat every Ut Of tie coasts Of the sostyleo Confederate
states il Elective ; b!ackaded.'
When, IN view Of these facts; CT the obligation of the
British uatioc 70 adhere the pledge made by thsr gov
eminent al PARIS, 1866. and we'd to this Conedera
Rs mpSTlstIon arity ana nefioienoy of the pre-
ud=d blockade OF c0as1 directed cur issoner
LoudoH 10 call uron the British Government to redeem
tia promise and 20 withhold It's moral aid aud sanction from
MES. we:e Informed that Der Msjeseys Government
could ia" regard be blockade OF the southet ports
ruarg ls62 4ad he manner in which it has since
enrced gVee to neutral governments
ing thGT blockade he's MT boen efficiently meiu
famed" "e were further informed, when we insisted
tia. By the te u agreement, blockade to
be coBse "a effective unios3 sufficient really to
C coast THAT the declaration OF Paris was in
b, directed against blockades sustained by any
Gh Is ne oeGts'a appearance c1 nan-ct war IN the
1t wa Impossible that this mode Of constituting an ssree
m2Lt, to make its tTHs almost the reverse Of
what they plainly conveyed cand he considered otherwise
than notification OF the refusal OF the British Govern.
act t5e a. ticjes Of tia eci+sti f 1s longer 70 re-
been repeatedly denounced by British statesmen and had
been Char lctarIsed toy Earl Russell very inprudcnt
and ''mcst unsatisfactory"
IF any doubt Of the motives by which the Rrit
ISL Ministry have been actuaed their conduct would
be completely disspated by the distinct aVowas ami ex.
I-.],, N-faf mad bJoh1
made by Her M JEST Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Ia
commenting on the remonstrances of this government
following language used " 1t is said have. contrary
= the araous Of Paris contrary the international
la 81 permitted tho blockade Of 0O9 miles of American
coast It quite true We did So and The presumab cause
OF complaint Is quite true that although the blockade is
into the Unjed states navy q hurry and are
ifued for purpose and did keep up so complete.
~ and effectively required, effective blockade"
THIS unequiy coless of violation, of agree
ment with ami International law is defended On
grounds the validity OF which submit with confidence
! to tie candid Judgment Of mankind.
These grounds thus stated: 8!l looking at the law
Of nations 1t was blockade, We great beIigerent
power ia former times, should Aave acknowled We our
selves Lad blockade OF u0ards OF coo miles, and did
to that we've bound il justice the Federal
states Of America to acknowledge that blockade But
there was another reason WINCH weighed with Our
pc suffering severely Tor the of material
which the main stan OF their industry and it was
question OF self interest whether should not break the
aocE&de Bat III LIZ opinion the mea Of England would
have been for ever Infamous it, for the sake ther own
Interest they had violated the law of nations and made
IN coIJuAc @ith these sayeA0ldpg States Of Amer
E =
In the secoai OF these lights not we'd
attACuy may o. permitted TO The couduc
o. governments has not heretofore to knowledge been
guided by the principle that il Infamous their
tho Of those rights severe
suera among taeIr people, and lRuro4sy great
INTERESTS but th5 Iat!iaFon that relations with these
would be dI3cTrdtabe because they slavehod
iag, probably have been omitted if the official De r
sOHRge who has gQDlshdd the world mad remembe req
that these states Rera when colonies made sayeho,dns
by tie direct exercise O The of Britain Whot
de enucnces they were, and whose in slave
trade we tAen supposed to require that her colo
MES shCEL be made h.aVe- holding
Bat the other grou3d stated Of very grave character
II ssseIts that location of tho law CT of Grea
5T.aI IL leU7, Wban that declared paper
blockade {" $50 miles OF ground her ion was re
ecu raj III b III. Uhned states Ia Ih6I for uhib W
be suggested AID that Great Britaln j.
pouLj, dsCe 10 I3e Federal ttates make retnrr
" mo WI eaaed 81 INST her 0Y tn United 49, is
AZ II. Fud.'ai negsi Dsockn-e OF lo6i Tna most alarm
Ii calUTe ia ths lis admission = last clam
dGSi Lis Disregard Ol he
uiode pubic law her c~1np.cts ~hepeve,
aLy qa,slpu4 dGCt OK Britain in former
iae, can he cited precedent 1t ent
" respect G8u aiTaOu for the great people whose
0VerE7,t ta9a US this warning, suggest III ii
teli history like Ii o. aab ND III general, offers excep
UuaI es Ul lhd"i6uslD6 cOGduGt former
Ind well CeUJ the morality Violating recent en-
emeuts through difference 10 tie evil prect Of the
past
fe- deieodng the just stated the course of
he Brit sh t1oyerumtn the tuO"cC of iJckaae
Ser fjsy : Foreign Secretary leave 10
Aoub u lis IJjlaT purpose OF the bIltih
pEecEt our put has, Vessels IL Great Br4iH s.
plig our enemes With titles AID OhaT
ara s'ulGs t5 iehou 10 apply TO Parliament for the
e,dnc1 0! III dt&n He gives United States the
uaEce ta5 he wi' co III their favor opy. evere
INNS aI ie ia" OF II LOIS TeQuIres, everything that the
plesen oregl. eAI> act 5qures. thst he will
ASA tie saLCoa OF Parliament 't0 measures that
Ter Mal So uul may sill add" This Language il
ahaDy ulIal rXpusnI> of the policy adopt.
ed EIif Cove IN relation to our aft lrs
he duty imposed On ms b. the CONSTITUTION Cf eyins von
1 of 1h q