Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-09-15
CuuRCH AND STATE REVIEW.

IN the main addresses itself " the clergy U
;ts church. But, Ike every other periodical
Mt this ,ime, il leeis bound to devote portion
of its space 10 American affairs. Its toue
somewhat friendly " the COniederacy' pu' IL
q tinld kluu vi way; yet once lr~goes' ~ ia
as to say: We are hot TO be deferred iron
recognizing the Southern States ny our dislike
of what Is called their peculiar INSTITUTION
nor even by any consideration Ut future cohse
or.nccs 10 ourselves" Ii Lord Pallnerstol
and Lord RusseI only though, i'll this way, We
should have been Recognized BY England long
since.
The Review" has admitted, in the way OF
correspondence, letter slgued ~ Man Oi
Peace on the "Ductrlne vi blockade" We
make room tor this curious piece OF argument:
blockade, we are told, must, under the
new cauuns or international law, he 'efec-
tive" WHAT is un elective blockade!
Is il O blockade that absolutely cuts of the
entire commerce VI the biockadeu' port. <Ap-
nareutly not. For three reasons. FIRST, Tie
nIocxaue Is effective" at Charleston. 1t has
by no means cut oil the entire commerce oi
that port 1t has Increased 1t threeiold-
Secuuu, such u blockade could never, by the
whole effective" Arce ol the maritime world,
he maintained. Third, the imposslbiity OF
breach Is Il negative, AND therefore cannot bc
proved. ,...
rs to create IL Inalulese danger" " Its break
ersy 81 says Earl Russell. What says cVnl-
mon sensey FIRST, TINS was precisely Tie state
,.t, r.,
pur an end. Secondly, single proa III tue
Sunda STRAITS, Il single Alabama lii The North
Atlautlc, creates u manifest danger" 10 Tie
whole cvnmerce OF Hong honsor Afw York.
As the rates vt INSURANCE show. Are THESE
purts therefore under blockade: Thirdly, the
question vi danger can never be raised until
capture has .iluue TIA iureSvne cOnciuslUn
RcuucttO ud uOSurtium again.
81 m0cn Tor the working vi our new inter-
natlunuI code. Now lUr It's principles. 1ney
are Two. Ine first rests sample MlscVn-
ceptlun of !. phrase the second Oh an EQUALLY
s,u,plr misunderstanding u l. prInclRie.
" Z say ut CHESS, Inc hluS c;l;iLut be ia
keu." we say also, ,''Ihc Mig must not he
moved into cileck" ln both cuscS VIC talk
n,nseuse. Inc klnS can be takeu; but his
capture decides Tie game, and iur brevlty >
sax we TAKE tur Srauted the inevitable
move. Inc Hing may be muveu into CHECK;
but IL 81, LIE taken, auu tie mover luses the
game. 81 with maritime war. We say i
sup .muy not break Il blockade. We say
a btll!gcIaut MAY not capture her unless the
bIvJAaur sue Is breaking Is rcat lne CHECK .
of caess Is Tue ''DlUckaIe vi war; The one
Is TIE presence vi yucca, knight Or other
piece, III SUCH position that II cunhiuahdS the
square On wn.cn the hostile piece stands. The
Other tue prcseuce vi snip OF war, prlvaiccr
or pirate, III sucn position tnat II cJnmuhds
the water On WHICH tue hostile vessel hoatS.-
The one and the other ailke-tlIe expression
SIMPLY VI tie p0wer 10 capture TIE 0tyect to Gc
cuuJat. Ia url,lu, the warning OF Il cVurte-
GUS lue. IN RESULT, IL buSbear Vi unnecessary
laws ~ bewlluer simple ln!Lds.
The second error Is ut once more grave ana
more ABSURD. We icssen she evils vi war Ly
removing COMMERCE from their incidents. We
leave uur ballast ;tshuro Tor lear 1t should be
lost When We capsize, and tie down the safety
valve that 1t IT least may not he injured When
their boiler bursts.
Hy whom Is VAR in ulure to be ended p
By the army: 10 whom WAR Is glory anu
tortune; peace oblivion and decay. The pco-
pie? 1V.whum passion Is the only guide
Government k4istlng only Oh the POPULAR
means simply pro1it without risk? Our boast-
ed doctrine vi blockade stands on equal feet
OF folly and vice.
o. rather stood" for ut the shock they
have ciumuled under it, This "tratricldai
war" over which We So contentelly mourn,
gives the lie direct to all our h'ghtiown thco-
rles. Winch party desires peace! That "n
whose private Wealth has fallen the harm OF
war. Which maIntalns the conflict! That
whose private wealth, war-bloated and unreal.
will vanish with the return ot peace. What
has in truth kept the struggle alive? Our
own lautastic, our own-bitss the mark -
philanthroplc doctrine Of blockade"
On the tirst principles it would have been
settled long ago. What are they? Simple
enough. You damage your enemy whenever,
wherever, however, you have the chance. II
your neighbor helps him, you intercept that
help. And you do both just so far as you can
do them, not hindered by the futile consider
alton that you cannot do more. Which con-
sideration is the new doctrine Of effective
blockade ?" Does any one doubt that, if this
were done AWAIT, recognizing strictly and
always the right Of neutrals to deal with
either side IA right indisputable) we recog-
nize also strictly and always the right of bel
legerent to disturb those dealings Ia right in
disputable ALSO IF any thing going to an
enemy's port were always liable to capture
if, that is to say, the Alabama were as much
at liberty to capture English consignments Of
hardware" to New York as the Tuscarora to
capture English consignments of ''ouinine"
to Charleston, does any one doubt but that by
this time tie history Of the American war
would have been written, printed, and forgot
ten? am, sir, faithfully yours,
4 Man OF PEACE.
. sDoes the Bible sanction American slave
~ ?" is the title of volume lately published
nv the now somewhat notorious Professor Of
Oxford, Mr.. Goodwin Smith and this volume
is reviewed in the Church and State Re
view" The reviewer first puts aside the
question of recognition, which he advocates on
its own merits, as a right Of the Contederacy
by the law Of nations, and then proceeds to
discuss the question raised in Mr.. Goodwin
Smiths work. Mr. Smith answers in the ne
eative the question upon his title page, and
tae reviewer completely approves Of the views
s,t forth by the author. The Saturday Re-
view" has been arguing on the opposite sidc'
and demonstrating that American slavery IS
fully sanctioned by the Bible. An extract from
thereview in the 'Church and State Will
the state of the controversy, and will show, at
the same time, strange unacqualntanee With
the Scriptures in some ecclesiastical writer's OF
England
The identity of the existing system with
ihn Slavery Of the Jaws is IN immediate ques-
: ff;on of,GaJt-lt i he admitted, then, with MIR.
Z. Sr,;,h .,e MAY So that 'the character of the
R;SIs is threatened, and so is that of the Eng
i;sb law aud uati0uS' That the plea is utterly