The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-04-20
Rngllsh Reoognitlon Of the Southern
COnl06eTocY.

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CODleaeracy.
Considerable SPECULATION 10 abroad % to the
policy Of the British Government towards the
Confederate States. and many Of our contempt
nriss favorable to the unhappy rupture predict
that it will not be long before Southern agents are
received at St. Janea There are only two con.
ditions ON which such an expectation can ever
BE- fulfilled. The 6rst-that the seeded States
are previously recognized ~ an independent
Government by the present or some other Ad.
ninistration-ths second, - diplomatic expe.
. diency.
OF the first condition it would be premature
70 speak, 20 many contingencies attend the slow
steps Of war. Atpresent nothing appears more
improbable than that the friends of Republican
government on this continent will ever consent to
the existence Of rival whose proclivides are in
favor of an oligarchy, OF despotim.
A . diplomatic expediency there IL far more
chance for the recognition Of the South. There
10 no greater contrast than that which sometimes
exists between the English people and their Gov
eminent, and nothing presents greater contra
dictions than the public opinion Of England ex
pressed in meetings and papers, and the official
action taken, in relation to subjects of moment.
The Government ID aristocrstic, anxious to get
over difficulties in the shortest way, and very
sensitive to motives not palpable to the common
mind. Within the last few years these CONTRA
dictions have been numerous. England suffered
Poland to be quartered, Rome to be occupied by
French troops, smiling Lombardy to be convert
cd into . valley Of the shadow Of death, and
Hungary with all her nobleness and valor to
fight alone and fall. She lifted Louis Philippe
to the throne of France only to see him hurled
from il again, allowed Austria to take, try, whip
and shoot refugees, who only loved liberty bet
ter than serfdom-so that, in the language of
Kossuth, 1.-THE people who love liberty most
often employ their great power to withhold that
blessing from other nations" The present head
of the Government was the FIRST to salute the
hero Of December the I'd, As sovereign of France,
to sanction the outrages which provoked the
mutiny in India, and force upon the Chinese
opium or war. 1t is possible therefore for JEFF
Davis and his associates to gain notice from the
Government Their bluster may gain it. Cot
ton may do it-their damning treason, their
shameless thefts, their destruction of the Union
nothing they have done, or may do, however
deep the guilt, will necessarily prevent their re-
cognition BY the British Government. But Of
one thing We are confident, that no moral weight
will be attached to that recognition. The people
win not be behind it. Upon the question of
slavery alone. they will remain the infexible
enemies of the South. There will be no cordial
ity in intercourse, no confidence in trade, cotton
will be procured from new sources, and other
articles Of commerce discouraged until the blot
of human bondage shall be removed. On Mm
result we can confidently calculate There is moth
Ing more abhorrent to the English mind than
slavery.-upon that question there is perfect
oneness Of sentiment-the rankest Abolitionism
here is dwartish compared with the feeling there
and with this overwhelming moral condemna.
tion coming from one of the greatest nations
Of the earth, We envy not the governmental re.
cognition of the Soulful they gaa.