Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-02
Foiiegn Interve alton.

Foiiegn Interyeuti
We perceive that our colemporarY, the Charleston
Mercury confseses itself sippointed in the course o. En
| gland towards the Confederate States The editor
Of that journsl 1t seems, counted largely on the
syupatby II not the tcve cooperation. Of gland and
expected every incidental aid and encouragement that
could be gwen in the way Of allowing our prvseers to
euer her ports with their prise recognizing our govern
ment, breaking up the blockade, H..
The Mercury Corrected England to be governed by
her interest 10 ~ darssnd what her interest i"
refe to the fa,ttts she or China TO allow the English
to >, Il tina "Oe essls" OPIUM which only benefited her
ope s5 600 600 but allows the Yankees to shut Ter
people out from the enormous and indispensable trade
ia cotton for which sic could pay in her own manua-
tures-especily as the North has q much higher tariff
than the South, g..
Waventure to suggest that able and esteemed coer
p,rsry is little impa Engand will yet be sovsrei
BY interest," and ti Inter alone and not sympathy
thai will control her conduct, it TO be expected
thu, she would defer to the last moment the action Of
wal h the Mercury too soon desponds The necessity
h,, not yet become quite r.tve. We do not doubt
t,a would be eldly escaped altogether but that is
impossible. The Government prudenty prefers not to
Ike the inevitable step until is demanded by the PEG
p and they S not fully real 10 the necessity for II
until famiue is at their doors. That day Is at
md and IL is evident that the enlightened mir ds
OF the country preparing the masses for it. TIE
,tt T. formed and il alenti' ourpL not only o.
gland but Of Fr4cce and some Of the OIL e. oopti
MAJ powers, the Montgomery Adverti'~ correctly
VS. nov opsnly take the p)sisn that OF the ultimate
recognition of the South there be no doubt, and
tbersiore the sooner the European governments take
aston ia the matter the btter for all concerned We
have copied several exracs from glsh pspars re-
Gently and in nearly all OF them the conclusions arrived
a. are the sane 10 consequence Of the fact thai
the people OF Europe have been accustomed to re.
c,ye their impressions Of Southern and Southern
ms utious through Northern sources, the state o
hi iss at tie South has been very imperfecty und
stood abroad Elgsh journalists ID it fcut TO 6's
able their minds Of the impression received fr, m
Northern Aboonists that the institution Of slavery
it exist, at the South, Il birbarous institution and
source OF positive weakness in the present contest
not easy to make them b,lieve otherwise than that
the negroes amorg US pining for their freedom,
d that a proclamation from Lincoln emancpatnz
'htm would create general Instruction There Is
thing which all understand however, and that Is that
soldiers winning Yearly all the battles, ard thus
pdy proving to the world the ability Of the Confed
erats States to maintain their own independence with
GU. asking recognition favor from any one. Ca this
latter point the London Review lately said:
thu North may be assured of one thirg which
ia that II the war lasts much longer and the South
t,nues 70 win al the battles the Kingdoms and aes Of
EuroDe-and Great Britain among the number-will be
cancelled TO recogn the Southern Confederation 80
T., A.
not Ii, ca TO debates upon the de ure when the de faco
i before them for if did. thy would be engaged
in succession OF wars Toe King OF Italy is gnzed
By Eiglani and France, cause his Kinedom isc;
and the Southern Conf ration bids fair to DO acknow
edged on the same principle"
The Rsvsv take, the position tina. the Southern States
had RICH. to secede from the Union; that the South
bad as many inherited rights as the North, and there
was no treason or diloyalty in their withdrawal II
says:
THE North may continue to talk of the rebels but
Il Is not rebellion. The word ia an assumption OF
prior well greater right which ceased 10 ex;stf
ever listed at sl at the very ment when the 81 nth
found self strorg enough deny and repuda.e H. In
fact the state Of al rs what the South truly Gala IT.
secession And, however much the North may regret
the cor summation and struggle avert H. there will be
hencsfo'wHd two Considerations, instead OF the onos
great r p4blc of the UGited Sutes."
The wors feature OF the war; Ia the estimation Of the
view is not that the North has lost nearly every
batls in which It has engaged, that the country
Is divid into two Coined racies with fair prospect Of
third bu IL is the loss OF liberty the most nestmabe
privilege of people, Such has been the bighing in.
co Of the contest uoon the Notthern pecpe, that
they seem perfectly willing TO ensave themselves II they
eau succ,e in ensaving the South. The Rsvitp ssys:
Liberty longer exs's In The Northern half Of the
Republc. Military law by stern and invincible Deces
sy rides rou 20 she'd the civil Law whenever the
two come into collision CoDgress-il panic which II
mistakes for vigor-votes asay without comment the
dearest rights Of the peool hrows by vote that
Is almost unanimous aud that would be entirely we're
tn e not few siouists still left among It's mbers
all the securities that form rly guarded the purse or
D rson Of the ciiz r. quanders money With Ieckess.
ness that has been squaed In the worsr~ari OF
The Wori; aud in all its d)ings, gslop, at such
paco as to suggsto Americans as wen as TO Efropesns
that the Gay Of dictator IA at hsnd-of dictator .no
will make permanent that deprivation OF Liberty Wnicn
alleged 70 be temporary.
Tho North will not listen TO words Of counsel Il has
not yet ~ q red enough oearu WISDOM but the day wiz
come when every man at the. North viii bitterly regret
that secfs ion was not accepted accomplished Ec
Tn, 4 shown In the article from which have quoted
and the North is told that whether corqaeeg con-
ousred will feel the grip Of the oppressor Ground Ito
neck and awake too late 70 the sorrowtul ccnsc.icn
that Il once osessed the substance Of freedom, AID let
/. Flip gu. Of its grasp when catching at ashadowthat
shadow being the sutigaou Of their tehda and bro
Tiers, separated Com them BY secession growing oas Of