The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-01
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

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THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE. /
From the London Times Dec. 1ol
The passage In President JOhnscn's
Message which especially concerns this
country ought, we think, to be accept |
ed In q friendly spirit. He could not do |
less than review the history of the Ala
bama claims and in reviewing them he
could hardly cay less, at least to an
American Congress, than he has said.
There are, however, some things which
the President did not say, and which
are, nevertheless very material. No one
can deny, for instance, that the accord
ance of erentrightsto the insurgents
was unprecedented" Lord Russell adj
mitted as much in his correspondence
with Mr.. Adams but the question is
whether the civil war was not unprece-
denied too; whether the United States
did not assert beuigerent rights with
out consulting precedents, by declaring
q blockade and whether neutral State
could do otherwise than follow their ex
ample. Further, it il perfectly true, as
a matter of fact, that England furnished
more efficient aid to the C0nfederates
than any other Power. 1t could not be
otherwise, considering that England. Of
nj .-.a,ft;,,,o oo,,,tr;as ia uooraot IN
4 a,.ric. and rossessas the largest nrI.
.n 49, ;,.tb ~ ,-nrSd. hit Il is o,,ailv
800 uvI Az ~ hast mo ~ al fcr
arms and ammunition, she contributed
more than any other nation to the sup
preston Of the rebellion. Again, 1t is
an undoubted fact that cruisers built,
though not equipped, in oun6 brts. drove
American commerce from the seas and
trAneIerred " 70 neukIAi Dot1oHs, nor
can we pe SURPRISES t.lat some cohius!oh
should nave existed IN the mlhds OF the
uerchants VINO suHercu tnereDy, De
tween this consequence hand the
motives o. our government. 1t
should have been remembered, how
ever, even by those Who were
IN this respect the interests of our ship
owners were opposed 10 those OF every
other class. In the community. Liver
pool docs not dictate our national policy,
FL the exclusion OR Munches(orSsend the
great manufacturing districts. which
| lost far more by the ontinuance of the
camille marine. we ought not. there
creation Of a Confederate nayvson self.
/ fui O0V-
n lsm e T., ,,ravant evasions ~ omr law
~ ono or fwosssses onrht not to ~ res
nrr'se l without. acme eocnition Of ifs
s,sccessf,i infervenfion On other ~ !.
sions TiaS ady063 e. of the Confed-
crate State have never ceased toprotest
acainst the oi5rreuS116 oono4ruo{ion. as
the aileee. which the 1nvQoIiic< of IL
| Crown .faseened upOg1 tho FQ6tz. En-
iistn,ent net, aud the enn1Argo laid upon
| the two lron-clad rams wa ceftaifiiy al
| arbitrary exercise or executive author.
! ilv. These considerations should moi
81 -so~gottcn eveissa. Americ, nd the
conduct of Great pr'tain during q pc
Rod of unna. difficulty should be
neaswsds i.ei u rs esses innicfed or
\ tmerican laie, bsat by the dee y q
neoirallly.a
Tho President has caniiil9 prize
ciated the reasons upon wl,tiil ,stsle ",
have declined MI =, rd's. prol,osaa:.s2 4
arbitration ouriiaoillty ot hon-ilapbi q
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