Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-07


: has not yet suffered enough 70 learn wisdom b
: the day viii come when every man at the Mort
viii bitterly regret that secession was not aecepte
as an accomplished fact This is shown in the Al
ticle from which We have quoted, ana the North
tod thst whether conquerine or conquered, i wi
feel the grip Of the oppressor around its neck an
. awake too late to the sorrowful conviction that
0 once possessed the substance Of freedom, and als
slip out Of its grasp when catching at shadow
th&t shadow beirg the subjugation Of their friend
. and brothers separated from them by secession
growing out Of climate, character, aad material IN
terests, and not out of ambition or desire Of onnn
lion" .--'sF1-l i'sn sac aaf sbsH7
Such language As this, from Journal holding hi
position Of the ReUts,0 can have no ether effect ant
has no other object, than to prepare the minds o
tie people for that governmental action which d
foreseen as inevitable. It Is true that it only hint
az recognition Of the Confederate States az d
lfacto Government but that, we spprehend would
be only preliminary step, to make more distinctly
applicable the law Of nations, under which the
fright to disregard an illegal and ineffective blockade
might be caimed and enforced 1t will not be long
before we understand more fully why SEWARD sent
his alarm circular to the Governors Of the Sea-
board and Lake States R.'1 h'H''
In addition to what has been cited from the Lon
don Reoie,c, the London Post, the Government or
gan, has more significantly shadowed forth the in
tentions Of the British Government, in connection
with its well known policy in regard to govern
ments occupying the positions we do The Posi-
says: --zr-i 1a7 .-s'2 --E 2. b'Ta9
to the present time the Confsderstes have Been
successful in every 1ield--at Ball Run, Springfield
and Lexington How is the question Of Secession
TO be decided According TO The modern theory of
European nations as exhibited 10 the cases Of the
revoIted American colonies, Of Spain, Greece and
Belgium de fdet0 independence must be recognized
The time, perhaps, has not arrived whea hiI Ques
on can be put 10 any foreign State but the fact of
UirtLdt fadSpsadeRcs nsUsrLieeSS e1sts and ths ps
Cd Of decision cannot be long posFOned But why are
the American people to continue an Hanneeesi,
sary and fFateidal war, which all experience, upr
to the present time, shows is unlikely to be accom-
plished by any lasting triumph, On the Pl4inest
grounds Of humanity, eompfomise would be infn1
itely preferable to 4 continuance Of hOstilIties.
The North no " hopes, by its successful naval ex,
pedtons to seize the Cotton crops of the South and
TO provid for the necessities Of European manu-
ffacture But ae are ct loss TO know B. what pro
cess the free traders Of the South aa be Feconesd
n the prohibtory and exclusive tariffs oftns North
We lament the unhappy differences which now sp-
pear to be almost irreeoneilable we admit the i'm
possibility of expecting the South to eonribuset0
the expenses Of a war waged for its conquest and
suhiugation; but we still have a CLEAN of hope
when, considering the pretracted and mutual hesi
tatoh and delay of the beIigert nts We see in uhe
not distant horizon the Acknowledgment Of that
principle Of separation and OF individual State
ereignty which Is equally valid and true as il
was when the United States first acnieved their in
de7endenos. Fore gu nstoas have only to keep
al0sf from the contest. PFematu recognition !
wonld be both upjust and inexpedient; bat the |
course Of events appears to be forcing some action
ia this direction upon foreign Governments Wise /
and timely cofnprOmiss, accompanied BY the amica
ble Hal Of political and mmercal relati ms
ought to be the policy Of the Federal Gavernment;
but whether this lesson has been uSht is a prob
lem which must be left to future history; st pres
ent 1t is speculation not sufficiently illustrated by
the small sklrmishes which TOR sOme tina past have
LAarked the progress of ISe American civil war.s71
Still later. we have in the New York RtpsrS Of
the 23d ult the following of the synopsis Of Shs
news brought BY the steamer Africa, which left
Liverpool on the l2;h Of Oatober :---.-'..+
1t is reported that the principle Chambers of
Commerce in France have nlsmOrdhzsd NE E1lDsrOr
3 Yec0ghizs the SJtthsrn C0nfsdf1cy and raise the
'leekuds of the Southern po5H tf-,7T .r-i--5
Its again reported that the Emperor NEpoIeout
recognition Of the Southern COnfed-
sraey.
The london Daily Esos siysL that the reports
hat the Emperor Napoleon -cOutemplstes' a recoq
li0n Of The SlerH Coptsde-0cy frsBl trustworthy
O1lrces The l0IH of cotton being ssUTsly tek F-ltt
The London bhiDpiHJ Gdzstts SAYS that France and
1agland must act t0gether and argues thst te re-
Ognition of the SspIhern Coafsder-cy would car
y an amount of weight snd moral iEh Iance which
would set up the Confedera,y. -., --'3
is evident that the period is rapidly approachs4
lg when Englan 4 and France VIII be impelIed By !
10 acknowledge our independence We
le rapidly reaching that point, as the Azegry ad-
lits where we will be heard and understood. And +
nee understood, the cause. may be considered as '
ecided; for, carrying out our legal phraseology,
re have brought our within the stricteat pre-
edents Of International Law, In the fOIle wing =
espatches of Lord JoHS RUSSELL. the prigeipfe q
pom which We claim recognition viii be found laid =
own in the strongest and most emphstic manner, ii
nd our readers have only to substitute the word II
South" for Italy, and Southern statesp for the r
'ecial Italian Powers namsd, to see how eonplete
the aPPiieauon' 90 r--i ~-ui iis7 -rf lr1 IL 1.
. LORD JOHS RUSSELL TO EARL ,eoELEY lFRAkCE
FoEEIGE OFFICE, Nov. .l5,l Is59,-Atir Lord: It
sy be useful se the present mOnent, to recall to
ind the conduct which Great Britain has pursued 4
rce the peace Of 1875 both when she positively s1
from and when she actively participated b.
T. European affairs. p .r---st .r-=. = d..u Z
In 1878, pretensions were put forward by some
the Great Pc wers to regulate and direct the inS
Fnal AIRS OF OLueF countries. 1tt 4
10 1871; these pretensions were put in practice at
le Congress es OF TrOPpau and Lxybach. "A lsrgeii
ustrisn army was sent TO Naples, IN order to 81
laDge the internal government of the Tive Sciliess
nd 40 600 Austrian troops were stationed there In
rder to suppress free institutions in that kingdom
Against the principle, upon which this Suggestion
as based. Lord Castereagh in the name OF Great5
ritsin, protested.
In 1923 another interference was sanctioned by
le Congrlss of Yersns. in the case OF Spain; whose
rm of internal government was not agreeable to
le theories Of the Great POwe w
The Duke Of Wellington went to Verona, but re Z
Mr.. Canning declared that the prins sx
pies laid down by the allies struck at the root Of
e British Constitution. - ,-.s,-...-.. - Yst,S
Thus far England did not concur and protested lie
ut il 1925, England acknowledged two or more Of 81
e Republics of South America, and7the Northern =
wers in their turn, protested o. "a % aff 81 2
In 1927 was signed the treaty between Great E
-itain France and Russis, which led very speedily
the independence Of Greece. l1'' y 7'-'<s
In 1880 Belgium rose against Holland, and Great
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