The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1863-01-28

must be effective that is to say. maintain
ed by force sufficient really to prevent
access to the coast of the enemy.
Not only did this solemn declaration an
nounce to The world the principles to when
the signing powers agreed to CONFORM 10
future wars. but it contained clause 70
which those powers gave immediate effect,
and which provided that the States, not
nart;es 10 the Congress Of Paris, should be
invited to accede to the declaration. IN
der this invitation every independent State
in Europe yielded its assent II least, no
instance is known to me Of refusal; and
the United States, while decliaing to assent
10 the proposition which prohibited prlva-
t.erinr. declared that the three remaining
nrinciples were ia entire accordance with
fheir own views Of international law.
No instance is known in history OF the
adoption Of rules of public law under cir
cumstances of like sulemnity, with like
unanimity, and pledging the faith OF nations
with 4 sanctity so peculiar.
When, therefore, this Confederacy was
formed, and when neutral powers, while
deferrins action on its demand tor admis-
sion into the family Of nations; recognized
itas belligerent power. Great Britain and
France made informal proposals about the
came time that their own rlghtsas neutrals
should be guaranteed by our seeding, as
belligerents, 10 the declaration Of princi-
pies made By the Congress Of Paris. The
REQUEST was addressed 10 our sense Of jus
tice, and, therefore. met immediate tasora-
BILE response in the resolutions Of the Pro-
yisional Congress Of the 18th August,
1861, BY which all the principles annonne !.
ed By the Congress OF Paris were adopted
as the guide OF our conduct during me
war, with The sole exception Of that relative
to priyateering. As the right 10 make use
of prlyateers was one in which neutral na-
lions had, ~ to the present war, no IN
ferest a. il was right which the United
States had refused 10 abandon. and which
they remained at liberty 10 employ sgains.
rs; as il was right Of which We were al
ready 10 actual enjoyment, and which We
could not be expected to renounce fragrant,
5elLo against an adversary possessing Al
overwhelming superiority Of naval forces
il was reserved with entire confidence tina
neutral nations could not fail 10 percels
that Just reason existed for the reservation
Nor was this confidence misplaced, tor n
Official documents published By the BIRTHS
Government, usually called Blue Books.
contain the expression of the satisfaction |
that Government with the conduct OF tn
officials who conducted successfully th
delicate business confided TO their charge
These solemn declarations 1T principle
this implied agreement between the Cor
federacy and the two powers Just name
have been suffered TO remain inoperatiS
against the menaces and outrages on nes
trial rights. committedby the United STATE
with unceasing and progressing arrogant
during the whole period Of the war. Ne
trail Europe remained passive when the
nited States, with naval force insufficls
to blockade, effectively. the coast OF 81
gle State, proclaimed paper blockade
Thousands of miles Of coast, extending frG
the capes Of the Chesapeake 70 those
Florida, and encirclin. the Gulf OF Mex
from Key West 10 the mouth Of the !
Grande. Compared with this monstrt
profession of the United States, the bloc
AIDES known in history, under the names
the Berlin and Milan DEGREES, and
British orders in Council. 10 the ye'
1906 and 1907, sink into insigniicanc
Yet those blockades we're justified BY
powers that declared them, % the :
ground that they we're retaliat"ry;
those blOcksdes have since been condeu
ed BY the publicists Of those very poweri
violations Of international law; vet III
bisckades evoked angry remonstrances 4
ncotral powers, amongst which the UNI
States were most conspicuous; yet Ii
btockades became The chief cause Of the
between Great Britain and the Udi
S<stes 10 1872; yet those blockades v
oae Of the principal motives that led to
declaration Of the Congress Of Paris,
1856, in the fond hope Of imposing an
during check on The very abuse Of mart
power, which Is nov renewed by the U
ed States in 1861 and 1862. under circ,
stances and with features Of aggravl
wrong without precedent in history.