New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-26


now undertaken id with the necessity of making their
effort large aud stup,Hdous in proportion. Mr. Wees
admits. with regret, that NOT only have tho Yankee
amy and navy filod hitherto to take Wilmington but
they hnyo lailed much to blockade IL against
foreign trade. Indeed he goes % far ~ to declare
that al experienced navel officers who have been
OIL That cost do not concur III tac OPINION mar ,he
port of " inington BE- en,i.ey closed by bockaco
lie Secretary may say now thar we wrta upon paper
and with iHk imported rcgL!ify through no p"ft 81
iNDingon; anu most pc, sons in Richmond eat drink
and every day articles taat Lave passed through
tho Confederate Custom Home ct thet place. not that
We could not well dispense with these FOREIGN inxures,
having all neceshaIes at ho,1e lut wi n", and
especially viii not deny Themselves English and
troBc products when thry have then. without any
difficulty In spite OF Nolcs and bis steam ma lmoths;
This is very sad from the cfcafys point OF view and
hc set himself 10 account for the untoyard TACT JIG
says proudly; The navy has been always ready To
perform its ri in such expedition 90 capurc VI
mingon but tic army has not been ape TO rhite Ia
c1njoui Increment and neither branch OF the service
can expect u be successful Independent OF lie Other
hi, seems an unkEd imru'sii0n upon the array; rs
II II a.sO not "slwais ready But IL truth the
Yankees never had armies enoggh, lG.ge enocgh,
o. do tie work tbey undertake. II Grant 10 to take
iriugton he must let g. Tat hold which De- says be
LIS upon l,ichEonds threat Sherman cannot be IN
tao places II once tie Ogceehee AID On the CaDe
[ Fear. 1Lus tho mighty comprehensive ideas of the
laasee mind are often spoiled by tle inadequaey oil
the material 20 be worked with and IL j. no wonder
tue great foarng, uHbOuldcG seu Of the nation grows
impatient no. only nj ibo ,crsty wit1 When even
nature herself sometimes Rppefig - hclglt ih l.Nalt
the Capo Fear RIycr Is not Gltobt Tier Le Ebd OK
river which M Welles could wish and which IN iGct,
MS cognrymon might have reasonably expected 10 be,
FOR tho Secretary SAYS;
Ofleans, Mobile AMI ioit Royal. either ~ iIose opera
;lons Colld have been repeated AZ thnt point but ~
r"ason Of the shoalnoss OF ihe wafer al .1cinslty
naval operation caETo be relied upon - be successful
Hence doubt, the Deccasty Tor tnat nonstrous eS
p,dion half naval and ha.g .nlsi!, which We learn
mas lust appeared of Wilmington IL Butler can once
IN l.., vi H.
worthy imp!lng merchants. Eat tic COMFORT ~ that
Eutlcr has never taken any place whatever apJ al.
though IL were Grant or stlrunl VINO lcd tue ANA
troop, OF at voLdrons expedition, tho enterprise is
orc that would tax aid test sher Iriy utmost poNess
The Confcderacy IL not, We a1prerd about to be DC
pIvcd tbs tIe o: i's chief port II entry oI foreign
conmercc ether Is II OHr 0aly one 20 usny Ee2'els
IN. even now, eatcr many nuohsr halbor Whieh the
enemy sttcied himself he rad hormesca9 sealed long
Tas brgincts q, closing tie Dnt II Wilmington, too,
s an aIlT which viii rather sols. excite nc iir!tsb
Government and commercial public. Secretary Weles
eutDrs the extent 10 which the Ene interest them.
Selves with certain dignhcd rcgrg and that oxalied
tole ~ stern roraty which 80 vel becomes tLG Yam
kec raioa. lie is paino 70 TANK ~; zen ana neT
The oupd.ty " English mercgruts. aded by their
vast rsgurc,s together wi'h tho ciyGnlgcs derived
from hosc triangular deIots Of and Of
Rebel .apples--iho i"l;s Of iiaifx i2sIrfo' ara
Nass.u pofts which vii ely ay- 10 IN sympathy With
tie encucs Of this cougiry-has Induced them to eu-
GAGE IN this trade"
. .fLtfrl Ana
refrain even j. On ocal isyvI, Iva l1qf0Tins tie
sutjoot by moral lecture Tie saNs:
lilo lci, traffic with the kebg.s who aye making
var rpon our Government belongs 10 h,i code OF com.
mcrcu moral. which proE led the smrsSing Of opium
ut. tms 'ad ,he rge e those Hho cresss IN 1t Is 10
irsie Logan. " Nloaal!.'
"Alu9st sy,yv vessel fur,.rsi "a ,olaiag the block
ade La. been constructed ~ England with ggoa' skiH
rcgsrecs ~ cosi and with yoe reference 10 engaging
Ia this ct trade. tic profits ~ which &C almost q,
rcmrueraiiye O. those attending the slave trnde and
Kindred ,rfHl 49, al Chii.cnl m Gi'oolr,enancc''
10 bring ia and sc To- - NOES beer or co'h OF shoes
"a an ouo.aitv which Mr. Giles lien 10 nothing
bu. the Opium tIa ne which po!soas China OF tie slave
trade. which ,lTisirEacm 1'sconi"nanoes AND theh
think Of abs yillnny ni bundtg tlc shls 10! ih,s
trade with great skill aIi regardless 90 cost D.
they bad icea uit 90 bns crs. AKA o. ia!oior power
and t.rna{r Me.es would Lo' htyo th0n.ht 90 hardly
oil .gch behavior 10 We lie seems Ia admit almost
10 tue rG!le breath TIA; tLe TnEh Nc .t.'o rCt q
tlade sih ~ - long q, por, j. opon md 1oys'
Ill the trade be- Illegal Il II The business OF the
Americans 90 prevent IT,
,Iu.i 20 and 80 The sad American, Asye never pre-
V.aicd H. these Eng.sh being "a b. '-lous AID enter
pri-ing people, hLiiag p9r' "O'n vl"re cotton "
known 10 ice lying leady peeo AZ oH'i ior shipment,
will cOmciti, Weak man 1iure-ant VIII feI Their
usftl vRrr~ and Inv the s-id rJi,on. inieed az We
cnrr rte publications u statistics ia Ensland. tie
supply =. cotton from Confederate port 'hougn 'eiy
~ Indeed from is ancient amounts, nIs Dcen ncises
ing and doe, sctuslly keep certain n-Tber o. the
Lancashire hll, g'Hg AID the'f hlnds'ni VI 'hs"oik
house.
tho yankees dispatch Air a,t feet sud Amy 10 close
an mi. tort oi WIoingop, and cJi Of even the mod
crate plg 81 cotton irjm England iio '1re YANKEES
It. was ruired nut tbs oihrE da,--r- opening The
blockade uT their own pscuiIar and exclusive behcor
sud PRINTING not only ecttvn blt toDncco also 10 o.
shipped from Confederate vOrts 20 TIE North There Is
noIi!,g which according 10 ell tie LAYS NJ Isiions 50
comrce., ,ltcs bioehaCc nld di penscs Ell foreign
row Ts recognizing H. a. lie very act oil usDG II
prcteIi fcr securing monopoly 70 tLs boekatins
pOWrr Itself Documents frHlslcd . lew days rgo 10
he Confederate Congress contain correspondence be
tween our Commissioners VI Exchange aud Zen. lee
on one side and Gn,ni sad stanton on the otner,
Whereby !rnngeineat, ale concluded foI ship 20
begln with 10 70 laden ~ Mobile With Loo bales 81
cotton worth hall n million IN god, 10 DO CARED
Though the blockade irto a'kec po.. Among tho
articles which Tor the future NAV Do sent under the same
Arrangement 10 Any OF our prisoners he'd at the North
ia tobacco sud in ono II ne lctfDFs Gen. Grant,
with charming courtesy Expresses himself rcitecty
wiling receive ~ any place held by leaera troops
all such articles NcNdii8 ui r"uTst' l"phe'' We Oc
ieyc lim well.
or Object ~ il pnor prisoners (~ho are turned i'm
porting ueTchan,s wiz one vay or another. get some
ronu,t ~ Bu as il affects England and France. II
nav become ,a ions. Legally ana Technically, 1t IS al
Odd to the blockade; aud a. ErFsld I. i,Dishlng for
want OF cotton rhd France pning UT tohGccoi ana ~
the Yan.ce nation Ii making gigantic cnort IL
close 90 from Tho cupdiiy OF those wicked European
me chants almost Ito ony pOt which has been hitherto
open 10 them o;e cannot butb.gir 20 think Tie hollow
aud .raudlcI. character OF this pretended blockade Will
soon hs admitted all hans The very port OF MODle
wIicA is now opened &c let the North have fine cargo
Of cotton l. the port which was MOI permitted tn be
use .o. me kiHce TO send % Elgland 'he money We
owed them. II may be difficult, aud We know II will
be- To maze England resent anything he tnitcd states
NAV do bnt where her trsds aud profits arc directly
struck at anu where France has common cause, per
hap. she may be capable OF being kicked up into some
activity!