The New York herald., 1865-05-31

house, which left Liver pool at two O'Clock on the after
neon OF the 18th ano Queenstown the lstA of May
arrived at this port yesterday.
BY this steamer our flies Of Furopean papers have
come to hand; bat the generally has been antci
patsd by the egraphic seminary per Belgian, pub
Hshed yesterdly
The Mfv1fsteriaI Drr1arnssons with Re-
gard to Hsgcrcnx Rights.
The following ism fua report cfthe statements mase
ny Lord Palmers'Un and Earl Eussel in the British Par
nsent oi The Sh iz,, the question OF withsEnw
ing oenigerent Fights from the southern States
nSEcH OF EARL RUSSELL,
In .he Houf srofLur1s Earl RnssmI said :Ivsry much
sSsret TWO circumstances oorncctcd with this question;
the one De g the terms inwhch my 0oblo friend has
TpEn s e @ O he s's has gae IL 70
friend gar sarl Wth regard to tho, first, my noble
men af the wich have issryoccurred in the
Sheu htes 70 withdraw the admission of beHigcrcnt
Now, fvas ne guesticn Of concession at all twas
pe sg estssi of fact HeAr) peace exists through
Unite hsEyes WILL hy trecay by the effect Of
me nv II Gratons allow merchant ships TO go into
ex lists in thai case ty wStaockade the ports and
exfcH bel geeis rights Now what the facts herep
Few arsE.go was She between Austria the
nand ana FRANCE md Italy on the other both the bG-
es 1ns issert bclligerent rights, and her Majesty pro
PER- sfes ttysreupon proclamation Of neuralil ~ IT,
ms cad n vsar, there may be sn nsurrcton That in
~ ect,n ~ hyOe trivial Oia, and carried on entS rely
= ts inen Or Of tho country; or be Of such vast
.ens As 70 .atoont really toA war Now that que ston
ghe nave een difficult one for US TO decide; bot the
gonN~ 81 ce goyernmea; really decided It ~l.en the
President SIthe United stas.s the 10th Of April 1851
tsuc reclamation by which he Gecreed that all the
Spors OF states Of tie Union should be Aockaded
se % a ans 'f ea When Ss RESIDENT Df
% .lo Sk states did that he left her Mssesy's gov
edge u blockade thus to acknowledge state Of
wtr OF fo decide that the blockade should be
sseie bogerent rights to the United sates which
wouidt5 course have led between this country
oour sosusued but in pursuing that mpos
6a. We should say tina, there was no Power with which
BE- wr which is carried on by party only In point
Of s'sfsons calling themselves the Confederate States Of
A. heyisa the one hand and the President Of the |
Uhie States the other From tho moment, then, |
acknowledged this blockade Southern ports by
he Presdert OF the United States, 1t not who
unxed himself in the possession Of
benerent rights who declared himself possessed Of the
bsgerent rights and thereby obliged us to come %
uecion one way or the other. tHear, har.) Had IL
Deem Otherwise the President Of the United States could
not have ordered the navy Of the United stop
shps of this country on the high seas No Power has
that there can be no right of search
sendins, over vessels on the high in
The ned States have exercised that right
which her Majesty acknowledged (Hear) Her Majesty
did not conccde belgeent rights but recognized the
state of facts which the President Of the United
himself declared and followed this by proclamation Of
That my noble friend stated has been carried
during four years, and l come second ohec-
tion 10 the question OF my noble rendHamey, that he
has asked it unfortunate time-hear, hear)--
because IL is very dicult TO say exactly what the
Of affairs is at the present moment My noble friend
himself evidently does not know the state OF facts be-
cause hc says that instead Of bockading the ports the
President Of the United states has closed the ports
Tie opinion Of her Maiestys law officers is that the
government OF the United states may lawfully close
the ports which in possession Of the United
thorities and that within the waters Of the United States
within three miles OF the shore they may forbid any
neutral mercbantman from entering those ports But
the authority OF the United States does not extend to
accounts have received that port still completely in
the possession OF the Confederates With regard there
States must be the OF blockade and not the power
of closing the ports Then comes the other question
namely whether the United states stl continue TO
maintain the right of search merchant vessels upon
the high seas The United States authorities during the
respect, and have exercised them with very great
verify GIear, hear DO not know any case in which
ment OF crews has been exercised with greater severity
By beigerent than has been exercised by the United
ktatesperhaps not with at severity Hear hear)
AZ u the question of what about ~ do and who
ther this beilgerent night Oh the of the United
States is 20 continue or not, II will be impossible
for her Majesty 10 consent THAI vessels belong
ing 20 British subjects and bearing the British |
nag, should be searched upon the high seas the
same time that We should admit that no war is going
piear hcar) II IL impossible that We should allow the
tited states to exercise belgerent right and at the
sne Zine allow that state Of complete exists and
shut eyeryth else TO with regard The
United States. My noble friend knows thai one Of the
earliest international text books is work "De Je Buta
IGls There s the et and there is also the paris
They two distinct things and you have both existing
together We are anxious TO ascertain and have
asked the government Of the United states what Is the
present state Of he case. little while ago the United
States government proposed that federal sh war
should be allowed TO her Maj stys ports hour re-
Btrtcon. We have answered that with regard to the
rquson that vessel-oi war should leave her Ma
y's ports either In the colonies United Kingdom
within twenty -four hours, II not ssary keep
M that restriction; but, before anything further
detemined with regard to Confederate vessels war,
wished 10 know whether the States intend to
maintain and exercise their begerent rights whether
they give up altogether the right o searching and exam
fing, Of dcaning and capturing British merchant
sells ON the high sess (icar, henr) Until that ques.
tion s answered do not feel competent 10 give any
answer TO my noble friend (Hear.) We must first
ascertain whether The Cnted States Is at with any
Power whatever Let them retain the bcigercnt right
continues but II there Is and peace cxsls
Vet them abandon that rsht. Qioar hear) When OBJ
san an anHwer on This point rom the government the
United states shall probably think necessary to apply
again 70 tho law Officers Of the crown; but mean
while do not know that ] can give any better nm
twer than has boen gwen by the Spanish govern.
naent 70 Tue Catsd states ne spanish govern
I1ent was asked hy the United States to G age 10
allow bclhgerent rights o. the COncderacs, md thcr
a wer was that these benigcient rights were consequent
spon the eSsng state OF iacisi That while war con
anuod the Powers oi Europe generally had agreed to
SSSnoNiedge IN nghie 9l Doth parties but hat when
She war ceased those rights would cease Of themselves
sd that y was not 10 give any fdrhcr
This = my reply my noble friend cannot f,e him
shy lur'aT answer for TIC present; but rejoice SIN
ccrcy al the Termination OF the war, so FAR has VT
tfmnaed, and trust that the United States viii
Itam unl ~ WI long ENJOY the blessings Of profound
Lord Roualras-fm to undcrstand that II by some
snd the concession Of hellgrrn shts to tho socacd
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formal net OF her NPiesiy g0ycrumpntg !
Eafl RCssEL-All can soy Ills; that when The cnFe
arises her Majesty government will ake Che orinon OF
the laS officers OF the crown upon t. tIoar hearl
sPBEcH OF LORD PAfMErsror.
In the House OF C0mmonsIoId PlIyFrsloy who cor.
r.ed his right In sing, but otherwise looked re-
4rkubly well after his recent Illness sna .o course
OF transactions with regard TO bcllgcrcu feLs tf the
two taues has been this: tho IT sdcnt the Uniicd
aees issuod proclamation declaring strict blockade
oI on hc and certain ports Ia the Southern con.
tedscy, in accordance, he stated with Tie law OF
ions Row blockade s, according to the law Of
DoDs bell gercnt right which only accrue TO State
wth az war; Tho fact OF The President Of the Tn ted
E.at.. o--lul nE Lockndn IN accordance with ihe law