Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-06-22
Erginndse Position toward the UNI
ted states.

The last arrival from Liverpool seems 10 con-
Arm the idea that the British Government WILL
for the present at least, remain infe1ibls on TWO
poipts-tirst, not to permit privateers 70 pring
.beir urIzes into British ports; and secondly, not
to recognize the Southern Rebel Confederacy as
an independent and sovereign power.
This introduction of ptivateers from entering
British ports Is in accordance with the principle
adopted by the Great Powersin the Paris Peace
Congress, in 1856 At the opening OF the kus-
sian war, In 1854, England and France, the two
great naval powers who might be considered
most interested IN continuing the practice pro-
claimed their purpose to issue no letters OF
maroue during the war. At the close OF the
war, the Great Powers Of Europe, by their rep
resentatives in the Peace Congress at Paris de-
clared the abolition Of privateering. ltwouid,
therefore, be gross inconsistency for England,
France, or any other Of the Great European
Powers, to recognize as lawful tue privateering
of Confederacy in open rebellion and in arms
against the authority Of Government with
which those Powers have treaties Of amity and
commerce.
But It would be still more inconsistent ana
lmpolidc for any Of these Powers. especially Tor
England, to recognize the Southern Confederacy
as an independent and sovereign power. This
would require her to enter into treaty with,
aud become the ally of our Rebels. 1t would
be Just cause Of war against her on the part OF
the United States. Besides, 1t would be IA
srant violation of the principle ofnon'interven
tion which, it was insisted on by the English
press aud people, shOuld be applied In the case
Of Italy, and was proclaimed as the policy OF
she Government. r.. G, .-rF.r-
England has taken the only position she
could take with safety in regard to our national
and domestic controversy. She has declared
her purpose to remain neutral and to interfere
on neither side. But neutrality implies the
recognition of two belligerent parties in rela-
tion to whom the neutral position Ia taken.
While, therefore, England recognizes the Con-
federate Rebels as belligerent, or as party
to an actual war, she does not decide either as
TO the justness of their cause or their ability to
maintain IL. Her neutrality relieves her from
the embarrassment Of being required, on the
one hand, to treat the Rebel buccaneers as
friends, and open her ports to their piratcal
crews, or on the other, to try and execute them
as robbers and pirates.
It is gratifying announcement that Mr.
GREeoRY's motion in the British House Of Com.
mons, in reference to prompt recognition OF
the Southern ConfederacY, has been postponed
sine die, or as we would say, "indefnitely."
Mr.. GREGORY apologized for making the motion,
by saying that no merely brought 1t forward
that the Southern side might be heard as well
as the Northern. Bat 1t appears to have been
the unanimous wish of the House that the sub
ject should be no further agita.ed
While our country should never relax Its Wig.
ilance toward foreign powers, it may, we think,
safely rest in the assurance that there is no
present danger Of interference from any of
those powers. While this is the case, the
whole energies Of the Government and of ell
loyal citizens should be devoted to making short
and decisive work of this civil war, or at least,
to putting our cause in such condition that no
foreign government will ever venture to init
mate disposition to side with the Rebels