Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-16

isuFes that seem ppliCable 70 the Presen
4 condition 1t Dur relations with neutTS
4 llpdWefs. One is, 70 initiate tteu wrong O
Il whites We e0mpIains 70 retallate by th
Ideelaratiou e6f 9ae paper blockade of th
lc6asl Of the United States, aud 70 captuFi
all neutral vessels tEadidg with their pott
that our cruisers eau, Intercept on the big,
4 teas. % This measure I cannot reC0mmeud
4 Il s,ttde 4hat, ia 30 doing, we should bu
follow the precedents Get by Great BFitair
4 Ind FFshee Ia the Berlii and Milan de-
tcfeesS Gnd the British orders 10 council a
the bee egtndIug OF the lpteseut GentuEy.-
FBdFit must Dc remembered that We our.
selves protested against those very mea-
l cures as signal violations Of the law ol
thatfods, ahd declared the attempts 70 en-
stSe tHetass 6h the ground % their being
feetaiist1tys utterly Insignificant. Those
bloch kal6s are now quoted by writer's fou
public Iaisz d 4 q ding repI6aeh ION the
good 6Gnis of the nations who were be-
troyed by TEMPORARY e1aspeFation into
wrong doing, and ought to be regarded
rather as. errors % be avoided than as e1-
amPlss 70, pc followed.
cine other measure Is not open to this
objection. The second article of the dee.
laEation of Paris, which provides that the
neural, fiag covers euemy's goods, with
the exception ot contraband OF VAR was
|G new eoneession BY belIigefents In favor
Of nenttals, and not simply the enunciation
Of an acknowledged pre.existing rule like
tie fourth article, which referred 70 block.
ades. To this concession We bound our-
selves BY tue convention with Great Brit
ain and France, which took the shape Of
the resolutions adopted by your predeees-
'sofs on the 18th Of August, 1861. The
consideration rendered rs for that cOnces.
sion has been withheld. We have, there
fore, the undeniabls right % refuse loHger1
% remain bound by q compact which the
other party refuses 10 fulfill. But We should
not forget that Wat Is but temporary, and
that We desire that peace shall be pefma-
nent. The future policy of the C0ufed-
eracy must ever be 70 uphold neutral rights
to their fHll, ezteut, The pFioeiples Of the
declaration Of Paris commend themselves.
to Ourii ijudgmentfas more jnsts mOEeth thu.
name and more lcOnsonAnt with modern
than, those belligefent preten-
sious which great naval poWeFs have here
itof0Fe sOughtat0 introduce into the mari.
time code.r TO fpFego our undeniable right
to the exercise of those pretensiOns 10 q
.polieyihiener; Worthier Of us and our cause
than 10 reyoke our adhesion to principles
that we approEe4' Let oRthope for redress
rest rather on q returning sense Of fjustiee,@
which cannot AIl 10 awaken great people
TO the consciousness that the WaFlin which
We are engaged ought rather 70 be made
reason for f0fbeaFGnee of advantage than
an occasion for the unfriendIy eonduet Of
which M make just complaint fT "A
1tst41i s4aia MHxIco.
On the movements in Mexico the mes.
sags says: 80, =,
"The events Of the last year have pro-
dheed important changes In the eonditiou
81 our southern peikhbgt. This occupation
ofthe eapitato e4ieg ~ tie FFelet aFtIly
and the establishment Of 3 pr6yisioual gov-
efnmeht, followed By 5 radical change 10
cited lively interest AIthoGgR pEeferring
6ur own eovernnient and institdtiops 70
those or other countries, ne can have no
disposition % contest the exercise by them
OF the same eight OF self government vAIeh
Ee assert for ourselves. II the Mexican
people prefer monarchy 70 Q republic, It
is our plain duty Sheerf1lly 10 eequiesee ia
their decision, and 70 eytnce Q sincere and
friendly thterest ia their prosperity. II
however, the Mexicans prefer maintaining
their former institutions, we have no reason
to apprehend any obstacle to the free ex-
ercise Of their choice. The Emperor Of the
French has sOlemnly diselaimed any p4E-
pose % impose on. Mexico form Of govern
mept not acceptable 70 tbe nation, and the
eminent personage 70 whom the throne has
been rendered declines its aeeeptapee pn-
less the offer be sanctioned by the snfiFages
Of the people, In either syept1 therefore,
we may confidently expect the c6ntlnuapee1
al those peaceful relations which have
been maintatned on the frontier, aud even
Q large Development OF fElai commerce ale
ready existing 70 the mutual advantage OF
the two countries"
ft.v 1ia,i = 80 THE AMY, AR'fY, aFs 10
The rebel army, according TO the mes.
sage, Is In better condition than ever be-
fore, but men are still gtsatiy needed=
gt.In view, Of the. large couscIiption re-
ceutly ordered, blythe enemy, aud their
subsequent call for volunteers, to be fol.
lowed, if ineaeetpel, BY . still fnrthef
draft, we are admo1ished that no effort
must be spared 70 add largely 70 our ct.
feetiye force as promptly as possible. The
sOuECes of supply are to be found by ras'
storing TO, the army all who oAse Improperly
absent, putting an eud 20 substituti0u,
modifying the exemption law, restricting
details, aud placing. In the ranks such Of
the able bodied men now employed as
WagonaFs, nurses, cooks and other em-
ployees who ere doing service for which
the negroes may Be found competeut.9
The he sGgs fecpmHspds the prgauiza-
tiop Of an Invalid Corps and urges that all
new 1fecruits besassigued 20 veteran or
taaiztti0hs, instead Of being Ectmed into
distinet eompanies and fegimentss As 70
1thsordappes department il i saidit ~ -
nosThe reports ft6mSthei oednsnee and
miai1g bureaus are very gratifying and
the extension 1D6 our means sof supply Of
aims and atnhnitiods 6f war from our
home sources has been such AS 90 IN
sareDur ability soon 70 become masniy, Il
not entirely Independent of supplies from
gforsign eouut5ies. Tue heiestablishments for
abe esstioe Of eans aud pf6j jeetiIes, for the
mabgIaetaEe 0flsnall arms sand q gun.