Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-28
ESGLANn.S POLICY.

The London Tnes, 10 commenting upon the postpone
ment of the motion OF Gr. Gregory, NJ r. in regard to
the recognition of the Southern Csnfederacy, says
We certainly could hardly have expected that M. Gre
carv the gallant defender Of those Southern ccmnuni-
lea whiob cut CO fccn Europe have regular cham
Dions on THO eile She Atlantic wou'a have postponed
ais motion ind hnitsy At the bidding Of legislative pru-
l.uce yet wien the prospect OF an argument on the
merits Of the hot-beaded cderations OF America was
near the Hcu.e, with one accord deprecated debate,
whether ilsrirtd by Southern hospitality NOr,hcrn
connections.
Alter loe remarks upon the position assumed by Egg
land. it proceeds:
But tho denial of en- audience to Mr. Gregory IT, per-
hans the mos, significant pcin. Of all. Tie House OF
Commons has f5: that The United States Government
vould rather there should be II, discussion on the con
test bstweea theu-s7os and the Scuherncrs. TIE Coy
eminent of the Uu;ei States takes 10 stand On dCcU-
mani 10 which al living Americans ar3 70 be bound be
cause teutn r-rt Of ti+. Elucr rcc4 10 Il -cyenty-
Eve wears ego To ,lter GtO legal O. constitution al
d.ouo1s would " 20 case only endsnser the theory
according TO ahiJa the United States sill clam the ale
Glance OF tho Southern SAFES This Claim is almost
I-u-icsl with these ruCi klugs Cardinals, soTc-
rir1 communities L.vo aC- need as often as rebellion
has broken CT. gains tncm.
Tfatt.a sou,heIuors have no right 10 assume any
movers D. those uhcs their iOreiahCrs reseryed 10
heir ro.ueciyc St4tes-in other words that authority
Z
actual desires o. the m1 5iity5 the doctrine OF tho
North aud though We conceive TO % the mort whole
some and ~ fact necessaty 70 tie existence OF sry
rCf Stat We: 10 s certain thGt II has never Obtained IL
the American U-on, aud chat the late President, LII
prcbsr.r d d net f 20 repudile IT, and 70 6CkaCa +
edge Tat t x,J gi;h,u the power of erch State 20 Sc
ceds By tie exercise o. What &c caisa re o!utioll1y
right.
In fact as is almost always the case when breaks
on. there is 10 question 10 argue. The Confederate
d f..eHf H'UstHsr hf.an
no. prov ded for because ii was held TO be impossible
When the impoverished misgoverned and almost ruin
ID original Ss,Cs combined 10 form single nationality,
there can be dcubt that they had 10 strthough aud
thai. though they batod on tBe terms ct entrance into
the Iaou, yet when o1oe there they considered them
selves lusad ito one nation. All the elaborate argu-
mont q Fre.i5sut Davis si.3 70 eiyF .t Toe Co2stiu
tou provided the Gifts own CestrJcCp and tsa
While nrocaimiug lus. L. the supreme Law Of the
land i! ogaus machinery for 5eJgngits piainest die
tales at defiance
veal know that. from an international point OF view
lie origin OF the Confederate States does appear very
cors.-t.n M with the laws Of any morality, political Or
other But on the other hand there the logic OF ac
Secession has been complete; Government has ben
organized at Montgomery 10 which less than eyen
States O. lie lu-I.-.u 'ai'l pay implicit ooed.
cuce General rule t5s .ost uCcess.ui reyJ.u iGLs
10 Europe ms. pass through phase Of anarchy. There
was ANARCHY IN Sicily and MAJ lee when G1T5ldi inTad
them cra even 10 1915 Eay De said tlat the flight o.
Louis Philippe wls followed Ly period Of violence
which mirh, lave justified The former rulers in reasseIt
! ing G. cir powr it possible.
Bus fer GCoran, j. loo case OF the seeded States
Tier. tas State governments everything: eni when
s,,t1 Carolina AID oussna broke on from the NORTH
tev carried e7-r- element o. political life With them.
With the sz option OF -ili.2.7 ic,ce, .uey I'D every
attribute aud e.ov rgE; O. independent communities.
Their President Davis bols:s, with rason hat
the course OF D. guar administration il not altered, aud
tbs. TIC preteuce Of the Nol.ls-ners 20 tld rebellion
10 sa.cs veil ordered aud content, zsoFs their icuo-
rance II the South, and the tyranny With which they
would bend IL 70 tleis wishes.
p5h these parties ready 70 avenge on us any ad-
vsntsr- which tier ad-c,s3Iis may gain rom Euro
p.an interference TIE North l. tie more poser'u OF
Lc two 10 IS nearer 70 Us, and p,ai louder than tho
-eocssiouz and consequently consider It more than
it, craoao-t when the question ct neutrality Is concern
cd But i. doe DO: follow trit the arg=f OF ;hs Con
fedora el might not also be OF much Inconvenience, It
70. dagger to England. They rot likely u threaten
", or to asslu.: W, vtho4l threat they have no
m.5is;er 20 withdraw, aud no navy to get nto con-
h.cts with. Bnt people vino control the great crop
which feeds three millions Of Eugishmen must
always BE- Of some Importance in the eyes OF an Assem-
DIV Ike the House OF Commons and not mefey TO avoid
present trouble but TO deprecte fuure hatred ae rep
ressg4iyes " the Rridh nltion wisely 'eirse3 70 dis
GUS the merits Of tn ucenssd and in lacaDle comba
! :guta.