Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-05-24
our RRcoGNrTIoNs BY THE FOREIGN
"a @sHSh POWERS. NJ


southern Confederasy by the European pow
sers, tasfor some time passnbesu one of alb.
'sor6ingsnterest TO our Statesmen, md has of
late been receiving much attention 10 the pub.
lilo joarnals North and South. To effect so de.
Stable an object. 'Commls sAoRsrs were early
senetS Europe by tho Govefna,e entE EaE Mont
'gomery, who we're Instructed fosfresent In a
proper point of view. the char acts; extent and
permanense'ofN the great secession movement
our % wssnnd resources ns GoveEnmen,; and
our olsihisao place in Thea Community of
Nations. On the other hand st,s Uaited States
Government has spared no pains' Is countsrsst
there efforts. They ,huv . instructed thsirsfoss
eigp hinistsrs 10 protest; ;sgsiqst sueh resS9has
iion sand Seward in his recent lsttsf to''
DAYTON. ths, Mipister to France and bidshlm
Q,ssktelex lseisyS Sthat-this Government hassno
sidse1 ssf feriags dissolution of.the Union.
tstbe most Sigoroas means will be adop
led; 70 restore the ,seceded States to theirsfor-
nser. allegiance. IN addition il issesid that
foreign powers have heen notified tina, the
recognition of tile Southern Con federapy. 81
anyone Of them ,wilLlead to an inte, ruption
|sofsits frlsndy relations WITH tliss Gov vernmsnt
| and the dismissal f'its ministefs '7;i.aE
!tis not ;the policy of Efaness Or Englsnndso %
somplisate its RELATIONS with foreign nations
by any .hasty onilladrised. Action ip matte 81
this kind England especially " istvery careful
to avoid any interference in the.internal affaire
of any foreign power. aud sto withhold her
|countenahee to revolution untifeit- -i,as become
an accoEpIished' fact, and has established a
Perihapent government. Instbe present scrsis,
however, the sympathes o fStte foreign powers,
as the RepublicapjoWnals.the themselves concede,
are clearly with; the South, with whom their
Interests afe so much identified sand tho pros
PecEof 5obtaining fuvagabre commercial treatS
les by SO doing may'l lead to,an early. recogni.
tion. Those Governments are fully9ihformed
as to the progress of events here, and he abilS
ity aud thorough knowledge with which their
journals exhibit in the discussion of American
affairs. afford an a,npls guarantee that the
weakness apd vaeiIlatiep of .ths I5ne coin Gov.
erument, and the power and energy Of the new
Cohfaieracy will eProperly contrasted, and
thedolly Of Mr.. Seward exposed in attempt
ingsto hood wink the European Govern,nenta
astosthe character of The great secession move
ment. - sH.,-f % 3s.k -
We have no. set heard from oinmis-
sionsrs e.of the question ,df :rseog 4f6n;, bat
the recent declaration of Lord. John -Russell
in: Parliament that the English Govssuuen,
would recognize the Confederate States rs n
belltgerent, power is the first 'sssstep to such n
fesult, andas sYoh has fallen like q thunder.
fbolt upon the.Repnblieans of.the North. Such
% declaration auiountsSto this, that the right OF
| the Confederate States Ito issue letters sol
marque and reprisal n,istsbe recognised that
their priva.eers must be regarded! ms legitimate
combatants. and that the English overnment
will protect them; in holding and selling their
;prizes when brought into an English port
Such a declaration manifests the design of a
great maritime pdwersto invest uswitti the es
sentiai. attribut.sa OF nationality, to raise us
! from the category of insurrectionlsts, aud to
repud Lincoln's proclapatiou which would
affect TO treat US as pirates. This is the first
ssep to1a fnll recognition. .. ~
To this aet upon the part Of the, foreign
powers. the Lintolp Governmeht cannot with
any eensistepey object. since it's own deelafa
tiop Of blockade against cur ports is 81 taci,
! recognition that We are a sovereign and bel.
ligssent powers Otherwise she would be in
x5lysa in Che position Of disregarding heii
treaty stipulstions with foreign powers. and
England and; Francs would havs tho righESta
|,examine Baw far q patton who had stipulated
ITO ALLOW free acssssto their vesseis could ~.
pend tin privilege BY Tie adoption s6f rises-
Eures ~hish eoq.d only be used.by QUE. bsiliger
ent sgeinst euothsr. We are then bslligsrents
and witssthat fact conceded. the Lmcol1 Coz
.ernment cannot repudiate the long ishefisbed
aud well settled rishr ofsPrivateering. :,
Our Privateers, "tbe militia Of the seas,
duly commissioned and saihnasundcr a gSher-
ally recognised Tag. will sweep Yankee 9aS6p.
merce from the ocean. and derive & prof table
trade in the sale of Yankee ships. to :Bri.isb
ship.owners.