The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-16
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| posed, we should have been little sanguine as
| to the rceait. Everything we have done or
omitted to do, every thing We have said or
| not said, has been subjected 10 the same
course misrepresen tation and the same an
provoked abuse. The p-ees OF the United
States has never been weary aitributin2 10 NJ
designs which we never entertained-the re-
coKnizltton OF the Southern States the har-
boring Of the prtvateers, the breaking the
blockade, and then OF announcing that ter.
rifed by their threats and insults, we had re-
iuctantiy given mp our nefariols projects
If the same measure be melted out to the En-.
peror as to US, he will receive Il very ungra.
cious acknowledgment for his we'll meant
| intervention. We are, however, sanguin.
enough 10 believe that this will not be ths
case, and that We should be doing Injustice to
tho people of the States If we should assume
that tho treatment which England receives Al
| their handsis Il fair measure of their courtesy
10 foreign nations. On the contrary,
nave reason 10 believe that We stand in tine
United States on the footing 6f the least fay
ored people on the earth
IRON the London News
lfany European counsel could have haen OF
uss 70 tho United States, 1t would have been
that of his imperial Ma jssty. Other soyer-
eigns have doubtless arG-utIy desired an or
pJrtunitF OF expressing 10 the Government
ana people OF America the concern with
which they are spectators Of their trials In
the ease OF the English Government it wns
manitestly impossible If iroru no other causa
from tue mean ard base passions Rh,cl found
- IS
the beginrins Of rae American troubles
which have provided malignant an d I'm fall
ing colnlDenL.iry on every phase of their de-
yelOpIueni. and in the hricui cf which every
official rnanif. station v Ould be Judged Han
PLY, however, good advice from any quarter
would have arrived too late ii given months
earlier than the date Of the Enperors letter
The nrol2ct OF great slave I'D pire to be built
IN dcIancc OF the conscience OF Christpndorn
has been termed, and was 10 be carried ont at
all risks. / he contest had become Inevitable.
and III. only way III which the North can now
show as respect for the Kin t-ror - in extin.
gushing once for all the institution of slave.
~. which in reading come members of the
thicn TURNER and further away from the
Inaxims OF Washington and Jefferson has
placed the freedom and indspen euce Of the
whole nation in extreInest peril.
RUSSIA AEp AMERICA cnsTISFD 80 MATCH y58
gSaLAs D..
From Ito London fo,t st,n: -oiiicia!
Prince iortschskoH Wishe, the American
pCoiic To oeI,eNs That the Russian terri tories
In the extreme northern portions of America
constitute an element OF power on the MORT,
american continent. The letter OF ETr Sew
ard shows The gratitude with which the Cab.
met at W;shingto has, IN tho hour Of its
distress, received both the patronage ard IN,
advice Of The Emperor Alexander. Svmpa-
Thy may exist between the Mited States and
Russia, btit that there can be any identity Of
interest on the North American con ineni we
utterly deny. kussia, by the ronypution ~
1925, was tooiisdIy permitted to Obtain rosses.
|
sIcn OF that strip of the coast which extend
almost down TO British Columbia. There is
however, no point at which the Russian ter
| rItory meets thar Of the United States ing.
ana in Labrador. the EuGeon's R.v terri.
| tory, the Boundaries Of which, sxcept on The
coast, hSye never been GeterInin ned. possesses
and occupies the extremity Of IN. North
American continent. 1t is therefore msre
| diplomatic false hood. 10 represent that Rus.
| sla and the United States hold - the e1tren,i.
| ties OF the TWO worlds" Knowing what the
n ,rEd flan -,
and FL Sitka, we can We'll understand the
policy OF Ia" Russian En peror. he would
| prefer to deal with Il weak and disorganiyed
ntighpor like the United States. rather than
with strong Power ike EnSland
But British North America, which stretch
| es from ocean TO ocean-the frozen regions OF
| the North, the bunting grounds OF the fur
| trnder-Rrltish Coiu.nbia, pros DerouE con
| tented and free Canada, mast be bIott.d
| from the map, and ingloriousiy sprrendered
| before PIrsia or tho l ait1d States can, with
any excuse, affect 10 hOld the balance Of Arne-
| riCan power in their hands. The letter OF the
| Emperor Of Russia may convey sound and
| friendly advice, and 81 & marx CT gratitude
/ for benefits received, mag deserve respect; hut
both politically and geographically il is not
| only an enormous olunder bur II stu pa insult
| 10 this country, which still possesses doIliG-
| ion over more than one half OF the North
/ American Continent, aAd under eKis ting cir
| Cumstlnces; auG kick any balance which
either Ku. STA or the ted States may assn Ias
| 10 hold In lheir uncertain ard unsteady
| hands.
| EUROPE AND TEE MEXICAN QCssT.uS-rE.PLI is
! TaKvgSTIoN IN MEXICO.
! From tue London Post, Government Orgac.
| We are glad TO ba enabled 70 state that .he
! terms of a treaty between the Queen thu En- ..
peror OF the French, and the . ueen OF Spain ,
are in the course cf arrangement for an i.H :
| mediate in terventioD. by the com bined forces
! OF the three ooyereiEn7, in the Affairs Of Mex
! leo. The old Standing claims Of The British
ytaI TAy,rn ND sha.S CApt srl .NI.,N
| the Ne2ican Republic, have st II st brought
She loaS suffering OF these three Powers 20 an
| end.
The manner in which fha three allied Pow
! ere intend - carry out their object is at once
| the most inexpensive and the most efectuaI
| They have no intention whatever OF wasting
! powder and shot b wasing a territorial war
upon Mexico. To land 8 military force ar
advance upon the capital ID altogether ont OF
their contein piatiCn. Il would i,e iInpossi bl @
TO deal with Mexico % an organized and es
tabli5Eed Government, with a recognized
center OF authority. Tia intention Of The
allies on the cop trary. ia 70 send y com oined
| naval force into the Gulf Of Mexico. This
force will blockade, and Will, We apprehend
nporarily occupy the principal ports @: ti,.
Gull, such IS Vera Graz, Tam pieo and one
or Two others. BY these means the sliia-
viii, no doubt, bring the Mexican Govern
| mont 10 aa immediate acou!escenca In their
| terms. But whether they bring them to
! terms, or whether they do not, viii probablv
| make very little difference in the attainrneri1
of their object; for what they will do by
| treaty, II they do brino the refractory dow
eminent to terms, they viii 10 hv force il
| theyao not bring 1t to terms. tbs plan on
which they have agreed for the satisiAc ton
OF the outstanding claims is this
the Allied Powers will seGuestrats The Gus
| tom revenue OF the ports in question. They
| Will change their tonsns, or some other au
thoritias, jointly TO collect these re- enues e /;
! the dir rent ports; and these Cousuis, actin :
together. will form q sort or international
! Commjs sion- constituted for the purpose al
each port. No ship will TIA able either 10
| enter or clear ct the ports OF Hera Cruz
| Timptco, &c, without the authority of these
! Consuis, " 40 will exacJ--fnd not only exact
! bat themselves TecelFe--tie custom dues on
such entrances and ciearances. They Will
| We presume, observe the existing custom
| duties recognized by Mexican laws ana vii:
| throw The proceeds into 4 common treasury
| o. their Own at each port They then intend
10 retain a given proportion OF these proceeds
! for their respective nations and 10 nav over
| u portion to the Mexican Government w.
/ believe that the Allies will retain about fftv
per cent. of these, and VIII pay over fifty per
| cent. 10 Mexico. This is Il liberal arrange
| rnent towards Mexico, and il is one which
| will reserve 20 that Government such a Gus
toms revenue us will enable il still to dis
charge the expenses Of its own civil admins
trati"n. B"t It is also an effectual arrange
! mept Tor the Allied Powers, the stoms reye-
nue. of the Gulf being very large. Their re-
spectiye Consuis, after paying over To the
Mexican Government its share of the pro
| ceeds, quarter by quarter, viii divide the
balance, or other bait rateahly betWee;, thy
three counuiet. This arrangement vii, l,s
permanent. or will endure at least unt!i all
ciaims shall have heea discharged. i ship oi
war or TWO in the roadstsads Of ca Oh of thes.
ports viii Iaea v,hlie secure he main teuanc.
OF the authority OF the allied consuls
NGeh OF this arrangement, OF co,lree, pre-
| sumes the capitalization Of the Mexican Gov
eminent. But If, contrary 70 all proba biiity
| that Government should attempt 10 hold ou L
this (which would otherwise have been done
by arrangement with the MEXICAN agthori.