New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-12-04
HsuRopEAI,.N rNrnRynNTToN.

RuRoPaaAN INTERVENTION. 8
The Petersburg tva.) Express says thas II hopes
70 scene more invocasions in Southern Journals for
English and French intervention in our war with
the North. We hope SO, too, but for reason
exactly opposite to that Of the Express. Our con.
temporary thinks that these nations have done as
much for us as could be expected, by recognizing
as beliigerents, and that we ought not to look
| for anything more at present.. On the contrary,
we think their conduct towards u.s. in almost every
respect, betrays an indifference 10 our success and
lack OF sympathy with us in the struggle, which,
while we do not complain OF it, is at variance with
the whole past policy Of both these nations. Il,
It has been the custom always to recognize de
facto Governments Governments with not one.
tenth the resources, the population and the capa-
city Of selfsustenanee of the Confederate States.
II it were any longera question whether the Con-
Tolerate States were able to sustain themselves,
some excuse might be allowed, but this is point
long ago settled in Great Britain at least. Four
months ago. the press Of that country and many,
OF the statesmen of that country proclaimed that
the dissolution of the old Union was fixed event,
and reconstruction an impossihility,f and they
have been repeating the assertion ever since. The
London Times, over and over again, has affirmed
this fact; and In one OF its latest articles, which
we published few days ago, referred to the won-,
derful fact that the Confederate States had put
into the field larger proportion Of soldiers com
pared with population, than had ever been the
| case before in any other country. All of these
things are frequently admitted; and yet the same
Times drfveIs and palters, and backs and fills
Whenever it touches the question of our recogni-
ton II permits its american correspondent, Mr..
RUSSELL to tell fasehoods on US and to rdicule us.
And Palmerston and Russell and sBrougham make
speeches about US in which they are copions of
words, but never give expression to single manly
and decided idea. ", n
The Express thinks that their interests only will
decide the question. Very likely this will be the
case, though it ought not to be. There ought to
be sucha thing as national honor as well as per-
sonal, and nation ought to be more jealous Of its
honor than its interest. The subjects Of Great
Britain hold stocks and bonds Of Northern States
and corporations to an immense amount which.
they are well aware will depreciate in value if
they do not become absolutely worthless, from a
permanent disruption of the american Union. And
yet plain as the fact is that the disruption is per-
manent, and the separation of the two sections
eternal Great Britain is unwilling to admit it in an
official manner. Her conduct is unbeeoming O.
great nation, and is inconsistent with all her former
acts and professions. 5- 5%,fs
Everywhere else, iwhere there are wars among
natisns, this great power manages to have some
band in them. No two nations on the European
continent could go to war without early nterfer-
enoe, on one side or the other of Great Britain,
Nopetty dispute occurs among the se1ni-ciyilized
people Of the Central American isthmus, unless
we hear Immediately of Great Britain having a
finger in the pie. She Yaants herself the cham
pion of the right wherever the right is attempted
TO be overthrown by the wrong, and in many res
poets assumes to be the regnlator-general of the
affairs Of the world l. She admits that the Con-
federate States are in the right when they assert
their ability to maintain their independence. That
Independence is na fat aeconapti, yet she pre-
tends to look calmly and serenely on the con-
test, and ayows her Indifference to the result
The circumstances strongly show that this in
difference is affected--that she is, and has been
all the time, on the side Of our enemies that
she can view the spectacle of eight millions;
ofpeople struggling for political existence against
twenty millions, and, in sublime spirit of chival-
fry, wish success TO the latter! 5aS
So satisfied Is the North Of the submissive spirit
of this great European power, that Mr.. Seward
actually DULLES and hectors it, and the Northern
press threatens that England's recognition of the
South would be followed by declaration of war
against her. So satisfied is the North of the i'm
punity with which any outrage upon the British
flag may be committed that a Federal vessel
stops British on the high sens, and Its officers
march their marines upon its deck, and forcibly
take its passengers from under its flag, The an
Gent spirit of the British nation seems actually to
quail before the fierce though harmless threats of
people who have been whipped eight times out
of,eyery ten that they have gone into battle. ..
The South has rightt its recognition as an in
dependent power, and a refusal to allow that right
is violation of the laws of Justice and comfy. 1t
Is an exclusion of a frst.class power from the
family Of nations where heretofore fifth class pow.
ers had only to knock TO be promptly admitted
The concession of our right to place in the family
OF nations, when hereafter made, as it inevitably
Eaust be, will come SO late as to lose much of its
value. If we are to be reluctantly admitted we
will not forget the circumstance and as we shall
have more favofs to grant than to ask of the out
side world, we may 50 arrange it that we will not
be the losers from the ungracious treatment we
have received. #sE4f
II