Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-04-05
~ rxcttsH PROTEST AGAINST
SOIrTHERN RECOGNITION.
From the London News, March l2.I

From the London News, March IL
Mr.. Gregory has given notice that on an
early day he will call the attention OF her
Maiesty's government TO the expedieney OF a
nrompt recognition of the Southern Comic
deracy Of America. There i. no occasion TOR
Mr.. GREGORY or any ore else to be anrious 10
oct our government 10 acknowledge me SO
ealied Southern Confederaey Of 4mer'ean
States. The practice OF the British govern,
ment in such cases is firmly established ana
well understood, viz, to recognize all ae
facto governments, irrespective oil OPINIONS,
origin, or any circumstance but the TACT OF
being the actually established ruling power.
If ever and whenever that happens with the
southern States, which now profess to be
confederacy, there can be no doubt about
their being recognized by all the Euroyean
Powers and by England, with the utmost
certainty and distinctness. But the case has
not yet reached The stage =; and IT'S rery jar
from reaching IT, the secession leaders who
have assumed Office do not pretend &c be
| more than provisiOral body; no appeal has
been made 10 the people Of thar states
none of the constitutional conditions OF repuo-
Iican organization shave az yet been complied
with and none of the autecedents which
were specified by the founders OF the Republic
az iustifyirc rebellion have occurred. The
movers in the case have begged the question
| in regard to the right of secession; and
there has as yet benin opportunity OF reply
on the other SIDE. The whole matter remains
for treatment; and, in the most democratic
country iu the world, the great body OF the
people has been silent during a whole winter
Of crisis, frern actual want oil opportunity to
declare their opinion and will. There can be
no recognition from without OF any new claims
nut forth in such an interval; and The Amer
icar nation has NIGHT 10 erpect from ats
foreiqn oLhes patience 10 Wait hill the people
hare spoken and taken their course Of action
The Inauguration address of the Provis-
ional President of the South was intended to
produce lust such an effect as it seems to have
produced on Mr.. Gregory's mind iHis oA-
aacfous PARODY on the Declaration Of hide
pendence it was evidentlythought would catch
the ear of Americans, to whom that Declar-
alton is Us familiar rs the lords Prayer 4;
and it might entrap the Imagination OF for
eiguers who might not have paid sufficient
attention to the course of American affairs to
detect its inapplicab lily. One does not look
for extreme accuracy or for any imPartlallty
in 20 iIical maniteStoes issued by revolution
people they have raised but u may be DOUBT
cd tchetbH' IN any European confid ctfh'n
This revolutionary century any document mas
appeared more UHpudently false than M JJ-
feTSgn Darts, Address. 1t is so incredible
that he and any hearers qualified tor polite
al action can be self-dece!ved to such point
a to believe what be was saying, that we can
only suppose the object to be To LEAD the y
= J. I ~
familiar and yanerated words trusting tU
their inability 10 perceive the blsele~Sn $ Of
the thoughts. Ii the poor whites VI the
southern section, who c0ushtGt" nearly
three-iourths of the white pJpulatlon, can
really be led by such az address as tins u
fancy themselves resisting oppression and es-
Publishing free government under tho special
blessing Of heaven, in imitation Of their faith
ers ninety years age, they are indeed BIT only
for such subIectIon to oliEarchical government
as has long been, and 'tiii will be required OF
| them.
In citing the familiar and venerable state
ment OF the Declaration Of Independence, as
to the causes which Justify rebellion, and the
principles On which the resulting p0lity
should be framed and organized, Mr.. Jefar-
son Davis pronounced the most crushing
condemnation of his own case, in terms Of
the keenest irony. The staunchest Republi-
can Of the North might have taken up the
same parable as the aptest speech he could
make, The Philadelphia patriots exhibited
the long course of expressions the colonie;
had endured before they lost patience, and
the actual exlremities OF injury they under
went before they raisel hostile flag. In the
present case the southern party has enjoyed
so years possession Of the Federal Govern
ment-36 years OF domination over the
whole Union-during which they have al
tered the laws, undermined the Constitution,
carved out Territory, restricted liberty and
created license, for their own sectional OBJ
jects and interests. So much for the long
oppression which has driven them to resist
ance And what outrage reused the reluct
ant men Of peace at last What was the
Stamp Act OF the present occasion II wa:
the loss Of an electon--a constitutional cleo
ton conducted in a regular and orderly way