Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-12-13
European intervention.

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--s--ss European Intervention OIL
The tone Of English sentiment mas gradually but
surely Travelled towards recognition CT the Con-
federa:a States, rs an independent nation. The
latest extracts from English papers published here
indicate hostility Or contempt almost unanimous
to the pretensions of the Yankees and favor to-
wards the Confederate States. Why lie this? A
careful reading of these extracts evinees that the
successes of our army and the failure Of LINCOLN
to realize his boasts Of suhjugation have generated
in the minds Of Eaglishmsn hearty respect for the
people of the South and high confidence in their
resources, unahimity, courage and endurance that
augurs certainty of our fIal success Il does
not follow from this however, that we are to be
recognized &C once and that the blockade Is to be
broken. Nor would such recognition and raising
of the blockade, though it ceDu0t be disguised that
it would sford much relief 70 or financial affsirs
and would be grsteful testimony to our sue ess
settle the question and terminate the war It must
come home to Us, that the peace We desire must be
conquered by ourselves. While we are all ready
to admit this fact, yet it is feared that we have
been too much disposed to depend upon the favor
of the wsrld, and the intervention of foreign Pow>
to settle oar difficulties II is neither desirable
or probable that this shosd be so It is not desir
able, because nominal independence thus achieved
would want the essen ial elements of & real inde.
pendsnce, IL would create an obligation which
would, for many years to come, embarrass the free
scope Of legislation clog our progress, or present
the alternative OF bsirg fathless 70 allies neither
of which would suit the genius, sentiments taste
OF the Southern people lis not probable, because
the Powers Of Europe are very sverse to inviting
ridiculs and mourning enmities by acknowledging
the independence Of q government until il ia rem
dared perfectly clear that the nation recognized will
surely maintain Its independence. Hence, when
such shall take place, it will simply be
evidence coBclp sive of the fact that independence
has been positively and certainly achieved and
not mere expression of friendship favor, the
pErt Of the Government 40 recognizing Il has
been obviously the interest Of the Western Powers
of Europe to ItcCgpze cur independence ard es
t2bhsh CONNER tial relations with the ConfeceTsge
States, as soon as the fact could be made indubi-
t2bly clesr that We have the capacity to maintain
our sovereignty.
This fact cannot be established save by the prov
esq of our soldiers, the skill Of cur Generals
and the endurance CT our couutrymen, thus
throwing upon ourselves the burthen CT the con-
test, ard not allowing US weakly to turn our
eyes to foreign Intervention to halp US out OF our
difficulties. Happily the South has proved her
proves in the feld her ststesnsnship in the
Cabinet, her patriotism throughout her domains,
TO the present period and has thus won the regard
and confidence Of the Intelligence of Europe. But
It remains for US to prosecute ou7 osuse with the
zeal and courage with which we have begun, awhile
Kilt h,-o -.
which must result in complete success that must
bring with it universal recognition Of our sover-
eIgnly.
In the high confidence snd good opinion that We
hsve already won abroad, we have much to en-
courage rs. AL Europe sees, and expreSses;tbe
conviction thst the LINCOLN Government has utter
y failed to make good its empty boasts. Instead
Of being on the offensive, its forces are hard press
ed by cur armies in every quarter. 1t hAs been
defeated in every engagement when 1t could rot
command overwhelming ODDS. re should neither
flag nor fail II cur earnest efforts and un-
clnQuereble courage, and We shall coon win
the nestimsble boon which will secure glory
and prosperity 20 our country, down to
the latest generations. We should svoid di5orgSni
cation and wrangling and press forward with all
our energies and coursge, ready to make shy sac
rIices, rather than yield. The seeds discsrd sre
sown in the ranks of our enemIes. Corruption
and so unjust are dividing their counsels srd
preparing the way for their final failure. We have
but TO continue. wth the uncoDquer&ble energy
that has exhibited taef in the previous history Of
our struggle, and triumph viii be ss certain as the
return Of the seasons.
How glorious will be such a triumph to every
true son OF the South 1t will be the hour for jul
bilee in every pstrioss hOme-the hour for dse1-
tbraIment from one of the most odIous despotisms
that the warld has geen-the hour for triumph Of
SoutherR ststeamsnshiP Southern Taior and South.
ern patriotism Let US keep our eyes steadily fixed
upon this glorious contamination amid the sRcri-
fees and suf .rings Of The struggle.