The "Confederate" Congress in session at Richmond, Va., adopted the following resolution this day:—
Whereas it has been found that the uncertainty of maritime law in time of war has given rise to differences of opinion between neutrals and belligerents, which may occasion serious misunderstandings, and even conflicts; and whereas the Plenipotentiaries of Great Britain, France, Austria, Prussia, Sardinia, and Russia, at the Congress of Paris of 1856, established a uniform doctrine on this subject, to which they invited the adherence of the nations of the world, which is as follows:
1. That privateering is and remains abolished.
2. That the neutral flag covers the enemy's goods, with the exception of contraband of war.
3. That neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under the enemy's flag, and
4. That blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective; that is to say, maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy.
And whereas it is desirable that the Confederate States of America shall assume a definite position on so important a point; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Congress of the Confederate States of America accept the second, third, and fourth clauses of the above-cited declaration, and decline to assent to the first clause thereof.
SOURCE: Frank Moore, Editor, The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, Vol. 2, p. 60
Whereas it has been found that the uncertainty of maritime law in time of war has given rise to differences of opinion between neutrals and belligerents, which may occasion serious misunderstandings, and even conflicts; and whereas the Plenipotentiaries of Great Britain, France, Austria, Prussia, Sardinia, and Russia, at the Congress of Paris of 1856, established a uniform doctrine on this subject, to which they invited the adherence of the nations of the world, which is as follows:
1. That privateering is and remains abolished.
2. That the neutral flag covers the enemy's goods, with the exception of contraband of war.
3. That neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under the enemy's flag, and
4. That blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective; that is to say, maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy.
And whereas it is desirable that the Confederate States of America shall assume a definite position on so important a point; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Congress of the Confederate States of America accept the second, third, and fourth clauses of the above-cited declaration, and decline to assent to the first clause thereof.
SOURCE: Frank Moore, Editor, The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, Vol. 2, p. 60
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