The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1864-01-12


merly accredited to tina, Court. and
the cores p"nd-hcc on the subject il
submitted Ia YOU.
1t is due to you and to our coum-
try that this full Statement, should be
made of the u-t Grounds which cN-
list for dissatisfaction with the CON
duct of the British Government. l
am well aware that We are unfortun-
atcly without adequate remedy for
the injustice under which we have
suffered A the hands of a powerful
nation. ut Il juucturc when our entire
resources are absorbed in the offences
OF our lives, liberties and indcpcu-
drncr, against an enemy possessed
of greatly superior numbers and ma
tcrinl resources. Ginning no favor,
, desiring no aid. conscious of our own
ability to defend oar own rights
against the utmost efforts of an iuiu-
riafr foe, we had thought it not cN
trava~ant 10 expect that assistance
would h4 withheld from our enemies
and that the conduct of turciS. ma
tiouS would be marked by Il genuine
! impar,;alitr between the brlligcrents
1t i not supposed a protessed neu-
! traltv would be 50 conducted as TO
Justify the foreign Secretary of the
British nation, iii explaining, i'll cor
rr>p"nlcucr with our enemies, how
the impartial Observance of neutral
-obliga,io,> hy Her Mnj"sty's Gov
eminent has thus been exceedingly
advantageous to the cause of the
more powerful of the NV" contrnding
parties. The British Government
may deem TIL, war Il favorable occa
>."u for establishing. by the tempo
rarv sacrifice. Of .llrir neutral rights,
"A precedent which shall justify the
future exercise of those extreme bel
li@crcnt prctcn-ion~ that their naval
power renders 80 formidable. The
opportunity for obtaining the tacit
assent Of European Governments to
4 line of conduct which ignores the
obligations Of the declarations al
Paris. aud treat that instrument ratl.-
~ rs theoretical "Npos',iou"t prin-
cipl,.s than n Lindin. agreement may
be considered l.. the British Minis
try IA ,iustt,viiry them in seeking a
great advantage for their own coun-
Try ~ the expense Of ours. Bat We
cannot pcrmi, without protest, ting
assertion that internal; ional law q,
morals regard as ''imrartial neutral
itv' conduct avowvd to be exceed
ii!-lv advantageous" to one OF tho
i,"iiI GcrcntS.
hnv, stated that sc are without
. adcnnHj" remedy against ia" injuS-
tic" Under which We s;itt I. Ihrra
al. but two measures tina, ~.eln applj-
cable to the prr-ci; condition "f =
. rclat.o.r~ wiki nr',trh lr.ror-. pn,'
. is 10 initiate the wrong ct which So
com plain. ,o rr'1!jatr hv. til" ,ir,iar.-
; ,ion of :, paper blockade Of the coast
of tn 'uitrd Stats. and - c"p;urr
3 all neutral vessels tll.n| with ;hri:
> port tlat oar cruisers can intercept.
. On tn, li.h sous. This rIrasur" i
= cannot rrromInrud. It j. rr.;,. ;hai.
ia - doing NJ. should but follow the
Pc ur.rrlr.,,S ,ni ly Gr,a; Britain nud
France IN The B,.iin and Ml!"n de-
cr,,.s. AND lir Iirt.i-h n.,i, - il couu-
. eli ~ lee lr-iua.u. of ia, present
ro.lv... W. :. mas: l." Remember
~ dat wp, our-,l-..~, protested
i =a:n~t thv-,. >"r> measures 81 signal
e violations of TIA" law OF nations, and
declared the ATTEMPTS t. r;cu-c thrn
!. Oh the ground of their being rr'aI'n-
=, tory. utterly insuirici.ur Those
F., blockade are now luu'rG by writers
Il on public law as standing rcproach
on the good nam" Of the nations
= who w,r, betrayed by temporary "X-
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