Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-04-03

s2,O00,GG0 per Cay. tho necessities OF tho
treasury, and the falling duo OF dslt csrtiG-
cates, compel Mr.. Chase to nss nor only all
taia money, but abcrt a million CT dollars
Of new pspsr mnney hsgides, which the
bank nnts companies arc Dolly producing.
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For The Eaqa!rsr.
On rglvAIEsaIHe-a VOL.
UHTEER EIyY-Eo. III:
This concludes my se1ies Of articles ca this
subject. 1t see.s 70 me to be the duty of
the Southern Confederacy, not cnly for her
aelf, but for other nations, to FAVE privat.er-
ing, or the principle of naval volunteering, as
necessity of the Western hemisphere. II
should be preserved and consccrat-d in the
international law of the now world, which
must always differ in some important IS
spccts, from that Of the old. And our Go
vernment ehould act now, because Of the pro
spcctive leadership Of Western nations, and
because, owing to its position in time-as
belligerent just after the Paris declara.icn-
it is bound to avoid sny yielding or ccncea-
sion, to that pragmstical announcement,
which msJ prove detrimental hereafter to us,
and all .imi arly situated States. And IF We
let the whole war psss cf without privateer-
ing Of any sort, the tffect probably lci!I oe
deIrincnta'; We nay lose too iostitution,
though 1t IL indispensable to all minor lnsre-
time powers, who dare to msiatain their
rights, and rcpel aggressioD, come from wha:
50 rec it may. 1t will, to certain exter!,
be proved that priva:eering is unnecessary,
and has been giTen ur; and hence tao moral
opinion Of the world, judging of it by old
and nspposite fscta, snd on the ct Dartsaf-
euments of England, vii! settle aga,n,s 1t -
For these reasons, if nc otkerc, We snoud
orgar ize ct once volunteers usvy, especially
as It will be free Of most OF the gra7est
objections 70 priT.tee,ing, Esds BY adverse
writer's.
England; becsusu het tI1io EIH red SO se-
Terely By American Pri7atecrS il bath OF
he, wars with Ame,ica; because boz vast
COMMERCE was liable to g!es: damage f'om
privaseering; snd because her immense navy
made them unnecessary to hcr, irdnced he
European powors to "sboli,h" priTs,eeling.
This abolition, if sgeeed to by sill would
leave her commerce comPsrsnvely unnolest'
ed ic war-giY!dg alimenr TO her power
while, with said uncqualled navy, see could
sweep the seas and davas:sta cousts, cs with
tho bescn Of destruction. Hacqueen, ono OF
her ablen. writer's. gays: Great Egitain Is
supposed to have gained uuch by the aooii'
ton OF p:iyateeIipg." The French journal
lists ailege that il wse Cor this resson that she
accedeJ to it; and Lord Clarendon whc signed
the Convention for her, says she gained much
Ly il. Lard Ps.msrs!na makes the same de-
cia-.lisn
But oiher S!strs-;dr in8s-ncr, omT a l,nf'
icur ones-must do one of three iEinEs: So
| 10 the wall at once, in all contests with great
maritime powers, or ketp uP Formidable nsvea
which ale incompatible with light taxation
cheap republican government and purity O.
sdminiatrs,iop; or, thirdly, they must 'csor
to privateeriug, when OCCASION requires, tt
| remedy naval dispsrities, and protect Them
eslves sgsinst aggression: d"nial o. nights
end perhaps destruction. Prtserr!ag thli
institution, ami holiing It ns ? rod in ter
rorem is tho bes. security for peace, ant
lhuir rights, The Wsslesn ro#cfs can have
But in oI dor to observe our intsrnsuons
duties, and at the eans time save the institu
ton from odium, and perhaps destruction v
must elevate ond MAKE it respectable sDd IT
offensive to cyutrsls. This must bc done b.
nskingit governmental; ny requiring props
character In the officers, and by wise ant
rigid iurisdictional rules and regulations.
This brings me to consider the main Oh
iectious to the cid ki1d Of pii7atee'inG
couched in the language Of Eoghsh and PIE
JUDGED opponents. have had those coJec
tions in vi.w from tho first, and my pfopos:
ton aims to modify and reform tae inslitu
ton. 90 as to 1ako it out Of their scope.
It Is characterized as "tho private war 9
barbarous ages," which disappears as civil
zation ADVANCES.
: It is said that prlyatsc:s dc net rct as
public force, coping with naval ships, but VS.
solely for pr,vste gain.
But tho pIiooipal objection is that incy NJ
} not fctupul: us to keep within tho pale .
tho law, but injure chips Of neutral powett
: 1t Is finally conceded that systsm Ct Uni
sort is useful to nations of little trade TN
small nayies.
The reply CT avoidance OF these objet
tons is easy and conclusive. We in
teud to avoid or remedy these evils IN ID
system proposed. We shall use ths2o SHY
as public means in q public war for ou
country, acting under regular commission
t and naval organization and rules; attackin
, tho enemy's ships-of-war or merchantmen,
our yalor and discretion shall prompt, beir
governed by the Same desire { + gain as otht
, wsr-ships are; sacredly respecting neutr
, rights, being bound thereunto by law an
! penal sanctions; and, fioslly, furnishing m
csssary aid to our beloved ccuntry-s n;
9 ton OF little trsde and small navy"
Macqueen, the able Eogllsh w'"fi'e
above quoted, admits as follows:
uEncIand has s greet mercantil: marin
md also n great navy. She, therefore, r
quire, no prirateers and IS ner 'n;sres' IN
other nations should dspsnse wih taen'.-
Aus,ic. Oh tho other hand has great mo
: camille ns,ioe, but small navy. Ains'i
Z consequently encourages invidual entsrpri'
in var. and is in fact, obliged 10 rety r2(
il. 1t may be said that hostilitl'
:. conducted by buccanes:ing companies arc nj
likely 70 furnish odifyiDs examples OF 10
bsarance. Bu. thy can only Ptnd"r CT
=. initiate successfully nor Msjesty's cruiser
1 Both are stimulated By booty. The con
psralive degrees Of eassrness we need fos II
vsatignte." =,
9 This admits away the whole case Tor I'm
# land. and would leave fair impression but
8 the hard ords-so frequently invoked to 81
: strength for weak arguments, and so oitt
4 decspuve-tsrm. applicable to buccanee7!n
but handed down BY tradition, and unjust
applied by pr'judics and self-interss :,
modern privstesrtng. I: is thorough d
: fercs Of the institution as mode7nIy used, 81
g which the United States preserved and f1lf
illustrated. beicg equally willing to give IL d
= as she more than once proposed, proTneo
= concomitsnt, tbs belligerent right to csptu
private property 1t see we're abandon'
: s'so.
= If the former sys.e'n can bs thus d.c'sl7s
r Vindicatsd By an opponent tort:or'' no o
s jsctions can be made to the plan OIL pro,
B s;oncl navy Of pol.snteer ships, Furnished
private capital, tie eommenders and o6:et
!. being regularly commissioned, As is done
r volunteers On land, and these and their ress
!. 91xa suGessdsta regular naras 7.a!ss, nak1
Il psrh.pa .Hf atakss'
psnaadon and faak.