New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-01-06

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ming, no army worth speaking Of taking into consit
Grafton the tremendous odds array against US
I'VE had no prestige--no nationality nothing bu
our indomitable hearts and strong arms. How
lii now Armies Of hundreds of thousands. cor
front the ruthless invader wherever he presumes I
show himseH--we have whipped him onsevery feel
| where he has dared to appear in force-we def
Ehims to dvance on any line, and he takes our de
fanee Ikea dog takes a kiek-we have a suffeien
Icredit to supply all our wants-Heaven has blesse
oarpeopie with health and abundance a
sure as the sun will ever shine again, the day tina
Is to chronicle our admission into the famly Of ma
tions is near at hand if it has not already arrived
Indeed, we think il quite likely the next steam
ers will bring the news Of our unqualified recog
milton by England and France. The worse thai
beastly cowardice the Gorilla Government has dis
played in strrendering Messrs. Mason and, Slidel
with an abjeet apology, after their wariike an
boastful manifestations, can only disgust those
was Intended to propitiate. The lions hide hay
/ Ing been stripped OFF the calf, the aot Of forma
sreeoguiaon cannot be much longer delayed, no,
Withstanding Secretary Seward Instructed his Min
isters tosay 70 foreign Governments that simpl
recognition would be considered equivalent to
declaration Of war ,t ~ u, *! q. ..I' i
We should not be surprised if we were duly re
eognized at the present writing. We think it yer,
probable. The London Herald Opposition organ
has declared that might shortly become the dut.
Of all civilized nations to suppress the Fedora
Government altogether as " scourge to humanity
and o disgrace to civilization; y and the Londor
Post Government organ in its Issue Of the I'll
nit, uses the following unmista kable language a;
Z With q view Of observing strict neutrality be
tween the consepdiDg States, we have carefully
refrained from officially recognizing the South
but the time has certainly arrived at which We
altogether to believe in the possible reunion
Fef fhe States, and at ,oics nsas III all epenss
roeognize TIE independent e,tedefdcy Of tts South
as an actual fact.
s Further long, the Post disposes of the stone
Heet 2 blockade in this wise i - Il q; n. ,lsS
q But there is another statement, in our present
Amefican Intelligence, which threatens to put the
blockade question in light altogether new. Its
announced that tRenty live vessels have get sail,
apparently from New York, heavily loaded with
stones, with the, view of their being sunk atthe
mouth OF q Southern harbor. Now, in alkproba-
Southern port, with fge-and twenty sunken yes
sells IN front of the harbor as it was at Sebastapol
where the Russians sunk several OF their ships,
With the view Of preventing the entrance Of the
English and 4Erench vessels OF war. But if the
Fedora. Government desire BY this expedientto
relieve their own ships by thus blocking up South
ern ports, they g,astbe pe,Jactly ateare Rat there
as at o,ae amend of blockade every Instance
In s1ltieh their 9seos plan lis To- dppl. Sunken
vessels will not constitute blockade, let them be
az :" effective" as they may; and wherever the
Federal Government shalt thus substitute snnken
vessels for its ships Of war; then the blockade is at
o',oe Terminated 6y the consent Of az nations.
II other evidence was needed the following from
the London Star of the 7th ult conclusively shows
that there is q clear understanding between France
and England nreIation to american affairs at Is
an extract of a letter from an eminent member OF
Parliament, referring to Gen. Scotts publication,
prior to his leaving England: = 5tt+is sss3sss
II lis utterly absurd to suppose that the American
Government will not make any reasonable ansessdei
and reparatien for the act of Captain Wilkes. But
believe this is the last thing our Goeeysss,ent
acants Itwoud prefer that all redress and repara.
lion should be obstnately denied. This is no rash
assertion but is legitimate deduction from facts
patent to all For ills sce h,sotcis That for some
siae past ne Emperor oftte FRENCH has urged ON
our Gore1ntae,st The eIpedercy OF a. josnt recog-
aatoa Of The shtoe Conf dsratioa.
The London Time, ef the 7th ult,, after speaking
% high terms Of President Davis message, and dis
playing anything but friendly spirit to the North
says; 4 IL itabe 1.-THE Southern Confederacy) de
faeaQ asnation,l progedt can maintain its own
then ether Governments are justi-
iedln Indicating with it automatically, and
reatlng aa member Of the family of nations.i'
a Later news is TO- the same effect, and the Trent
attair and Il stone feet outrage, are represented
Y having excited the indignationsof all Europe
The Asia's dispatches. published last Saturday,
which are up to the I'D, indicate Enthusiastically
nat England and France will act together cordi-
lily iR reference to American affairs. ..458 ~
z We have submitted sufficient proof to show
hat the recognition of the Confederate States,
q not an already accomplished fact, shortly
Eil be. That England and France Will unite
q Tie Recognition, We have not q scintilla of /
Loubt: The Lincoln Government has officially dc.
Jared TO the powers of the Old World that recog
lition win be deemed cause Of war: # war en-.
mes, our ports will be opened, the GoriIla,s fleets
the Northern ports closed by an iron
,lockade, and we will all hs4 In the nidst of |
ngniy prosperous commerce. Trade will revive; |
money viii become plenty; che planting interest,
instead Of requiring relief viii be In positton to
id others to thesextent Of millions on deaart |
aents Of industry will be in the full flow Of thriving
experiment.; and the multifarious businesses and
Avocasionss from the highest to the hunblest, |
8 Z make up nations wealth and greatness
Sait the genial and refreshing effects Of
peace and prosperity, esenif the Northern border
'emaans menaoed BY the enemy. gqas s 5s ~
\ bnt,s should the Gorilla Administration of Fin.
,olnf sneak out of its threat to declare war nm
iccount of the recognition OF the Southern c,,n.
ederacy, BY the European powers, the result vii,
% substantially the same. Those gGoyernmsnts
VII, in al human probability, raise the blocka.s
anyhow. y is inefficient, contrayenes the law ~ |
lations, and interferes with their commerce ana
manufactures TO an extent that is becoming abso.
ately uncomfortable. With national law on THAR
ide, with vital necessities pressing upon them
ID their highest interests, If not peaceable exist
nse xnperilied II Is not probable they viii abide
10 regslations the Assb among the Governments
rocialmsl he has established, but which he has
gnAlig failed to- enforce.
ln either asent then. II seems clear, from the in
,rmation We have spread before our readers, that
10 blockade NIL soon be raised. We can't tell |
reeisely how il will be dene. but our confidence |
the premises is strong { Il recognition leads TO |
ar then war will dsu But, If recognition does
y lead to war, the iiIesslity ard Notorious inefi
eney of tie bleckade will bring about the same
enlt, 70 us of the South, Who win have had
aihsf aas noe part ID the matter, Ii maksa uosor.