The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1862-04-26
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We perceive with pleasure On ,nerseslax DIAM,
a'sioa on The psss Of The Southern people 70 ,ras,
exclusivsiy " themssvea foe The soco4 pisshmeus
9! thn objects 'cs vheca they are nov Struggling
u has taken much time md many pregnant facts
to convince our coant,ymen that they must sin
their own hastles, u they would emerge victcrf
ously from The soatcst Not withou, maay fond
and lingering look Acruaa tho broad Atlantic have
they slowly and reluctantly abandoned the once
sasGsiae hopes Of speedy Interference Of on. or
morc European power Ia their behalf They had
so long nd 70 warmly embraced the pleasing de.
fusion they had cherished such lofty conceptions
OF the sbso'ntr supremacy OF cotton they had
imagined England and France 70 utterly dcpen
dent upon the agricultural products Of the South
ern State. for their prosperity. tina, To disabasc
their minds Of their error and to bring them back
10 the regions Of sober truth, WAS no easy task
IL has however. been nearly accomplished. Eng
land and France themselves have aided nate rally
IN unseAlins We vision Of the South oac N VIC.
toras speech At the opening Of farb .ment WAS
the first potent revelation 81 Britain Indifference
AMI L has been followed by Manifestations which
none an mlsconstruc.
The corespondcnce between Earl Rnsaell and
Lord Lyons the speers at the South INDUCED in
by the latter the cool eynieism OF tho former ,
the quasi defensr al the blockade the tone Of the
London Times. and Of s.mo-t the entire press save
a lev organs q! oonsr. vAtism all touch the same
unwelcome lcs.on. Nor are the indications from
France less significant. Louis Napoleon's open
, huetNnfq
delivered by Aessrs. Bissy and Billaud the Ian.
suage Of the S'ess the Dstafs, the OPINION " q.
s0Nalf, and other journals are snri~nt 10 satisfy
every rejecting mind that Frs-. is ~ little dis
posed AS England TO depart from al established
principle Jf rigid ncutra ity.
II Ia we'll for ns To take these things for granted
and TO act precisely as " England and France did
not exist. Had We siA months ago recognized as
plainly c1r position IA W. now do. most of the re.
vF-scs re have suffered would have been avoided
because. instead Of strAining our gaze aeros. the
Atlantic IN the vain expectation OF an aid which
In firmly withheld, we should have appreciated the
gigantic propor rs OF the war and shou d have
made our preparations on scale OF corresponding
magnitude.
Unhsppily We we're sef.deoeived, and have con.
scqucn,y wasted much rcoious time. 3a, the
errors OF the past, though they carry With them
An inevitable and painful expiaton serve ~ bea-
con ghts 10 warn u 10 the future, We have
ceased 10 annoy ourselves with perpetual ankle
ties respecting the policy OF Eagiand and France.
u the subjcct Is ever brosched. Il is simply ~ a
speculation. II ia pretty generally conceded tia,
the powers Of Europe will never intervene either
70 raise the blockade or TO force peace. until
they find themselves mpclled 10 do so by ,rfczi-t-
ihle considerations connected with their own tran
guilty and safety. We may reasonably conclude
that they would not willingly witness. and nigh,
not therefore permit the absolute subjagaton Of
the Aouth because such an event might render the
North so formidable ~ 10 he a chronic terror 60
EUROPE On III" otnef h.hd, II Il clearly ~ the
advantage OF England and France that this tori.
bic conflict should 60 on, "a every day adds 70 the
enormous burdens Il inevitably entails, and re.
mors~ler'iy threatening N the end 10 ongulf the
North in financial ruin.
We hsvc no doubt whatever that the British
and French Governments have weighed with de.
liberation and without thought OF the human
tartan aspect. all the arguments In favor OF anu
opposed TO foreign Intervention. and have deci-
dcd TO maintain their neutrality long ~ they
can do 80 without material dotriment ~ their IN.
tercsts rhcy will never incur the risk OF broi
with the United states, unless that danger shall
seem to them less rcdoubtablo than the peril OF
starving working class aud disconsented and
rcbelhous population.
with these couvictiops our duty is clear and
well defined. We have 10 ssofk out our own de
liyerance. We have once for all utterly 10 put
aside the hope u European Intervention. ii u
should ever come, 30 much the better for u.s. In,
We have no earthly right To trust 10 50 uncertain
contingency let us ooBiiie rather on our own
resources In the ndomil,ble resolution and nn.
conquershlc valor Of cur soldiers in The ds,erm.
nation never % yield and in the protection Of
that Providence which rarely suffers evil p.rria
ncntly 10 triumph ". o. be.