Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-12-18


Then even the moral support Of Russia in "a
vor Of mediation depends on two contingencies,
and one or the other, perhaps either Of them,
may never happen. First, France must per
severe in her course; and, second. England
must soquiescs. Now it is not very likely that
France will perseVere if England will not
openly join in the movements: snd England,
strengthened by the reluctance of Russia, will
net be precipitsted into a position which in
wolves her interests in far higher degrea than
the interest Of the two other powers. France
has no special interest in America still less has
Russis. England has ysst interests At sake
her immense commercial relations and hor colo
nies including the Cansdies, Nova Scotia, the
West India Islands, and her possessions on the
Pacific, 10 say nothing Of her risk Of losing Ire
land before the struggle terminates She is de-
pendent on America for even the necessaries Of
life, and corn has become king instead OF cot
ton. This, therefore, is the cause of her hesita-
ton and not any decent respect for the feelings
and susceptbilities of the American people,
much less any genuine good will to the republic
or its institutions. Russia, calculating, there
fore, that Englsnd viii not venture to place
herself IN SO perilous en- attitude, gives vague
aud general pledge Of moral support should
France persevere in the mediation scheme and
! should British statesmen acqueses-consenting
once more to be dragged after the tail Of the
4 a.
| from which France derived all the glory and the
profit, while England had to pay the principal
/ part Of the expense.
! To keep the msrcurial and discontentsd French
| DeoPle employed abroad is the greatest task OF
| Napoleon. He wishes to prevent their breeding
/ over their own condition By diverting the
military enthusiasm Of the French against for
| eign nations, Napoleon saved France from
/ revolution. T.is is the game he played in the
ft~5rg7 v,1o- -~aTs Il IL
/ Mexico, and which he desires to play in the
United States. But England is impeled by no
| such necessity. The population is more patient
| and tracteble, and her statesmen will count the
cost before consenting to another degrading
alliance with Napoleon, especially where her
most vital interests must be put into tho eppO.
site scale.
But even suppose France should persevere in
the mediation project, and England should ac-
quiesce, the mere moral support of Russia would
be OF little avail. France is well aware that any
moral pressure upon the American people would
be Is futile as the idle wind. But the moment
Intervention goes beyond that point then Rus
sia will not be with France AMI Engand-per-
haps she would be wholly with the American
people. Her interests do not conflict, but hsr
mOnize with ours. In the Eastern hemisphere
the destiny Of Russia is to absorb all the minor
States around her, and she is every daY making
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be, if she is not already, the great power of
Europe and Asia. In the western world the
United States is destined to play the same part
One OF these governments is an absolute despo-
tism-tba other is = representative democracy.
But both are suited tor the regions and races
where they prevail Both are philosophical, and
viii fulfil their destiny without coming into col
lisiOu or competition with the other. Not so the
milk and water governments that stand between
nd arov fharn sba
THE DESTRUCTION oFjsr. MARY's, GEORGIA, BY
THE YANKEES
a refugee from st. Mary's communicates to
the Savannah Republican the following authentic
statement of the recent doings of the Abolition
vandals on the ST. Mary's river.
On Saturday, the 9th inst, three Yankee gun
boats came to St. Mary's, and landed upwards
of two hundred men. Our pickets having given
the alarm, Capt. Brown ordered in town all the
| force he could muster in camp, consisting of
about thirty men, to meet the vandsls. Having
arrived in town, our boys gave them battle, and
drove them on board Of their gunboats, with the
loss of one killed and three wounded The In
vaders being indignant AZ their loss, placed the
white flag upon the dwelling Of Mrs Kelly (the
only inhabited hOuse), and said they would
/ she'll the town all day. They fred about three
| hundred shells and hot shot, burning to the
| ground every store on the wharf, and the whole
of the front of the town. beginning with the
| dwelling Of Mr.. J. J. Dufour, and ending with
the workshop Of Mr.. H Groo7enstine The
/ dwelling Of Mr.. A. B. DufOur, the Catholic
church and several other buildings were rid
died with shells. Our men behaved bravely,
| but were obliged to retire when the shslling be-
gan.
On Monday, the Sd inst, the Abolition steam
/ er Darlington started from Fernandina, with q
| force of blacks, commanded by white officers,
| and proceeded up Bulls river, on the Florida
side and Landed eighteen blacks and four whites,
who destroyed the ssH works, consisting of thir-
| ty-six boilers, and carried of two negroes en-
| ployed at the works After completing this
fendish work, they passed into st. Msry's river,
and stopped before the town, where the same
number were landed, who committed depreds-
! tions Of different kinds, such as carrying OF
cattle, forcing eff three old negro women against
( their will, who resided at the yard Of Mrs. Kel-
/ ly, and two others, the property of john Bach
! lOtt also Mrs BIS piano, and two others, with
| furniture of various kinds. The fends went to
| the hosse of Mrs. B. and searched il through
for rebels. One Of the ladies (for there are only
| three lonely females residing in the de-
| serted village), wishing to pass out to de-
mand protection of the officers, e negro pre-
sented q bayOnet at her, and refused to let her
| pass. Their work being at an end for the pres
ent, they returned to the. " land Of promise"
/ Nexsday the villains destroyed the salt works
at Kings Bay.