Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-08-01
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fighting beyond the Chickahclnin?' ha" "et'
rc,civcd, Mcclellan had mlsscd ii:' "'!0!e
f,rcc on this side Of the Chickah"nnnF', 90"
merely executed long ccnteml'ia'e" 'i'0''-
NOV. and was now stronger than crer-So
The Northern journalists, With many 'eiiioi'
1nisriyia. on their own part, babe the English
believe. With that perspicacity which the
English press have shown throughout our
Soubles, the real truth was readily peS-
cpiyed and proclaimed; and England, appriSed
that the siege Of Richmond was raised, ana
that Mcclellan was seeking safety IN hlsh''
had no:nias else to do but await The ccntlrina-
ton and the full details.
These were carried by the steamer which
sailed, ws believe, on the llth OF July. INC
foreign mail which went out on that day, toie
of the complete repulse OF McClcllani/ OF his
flight OF .h::-ty-fvc miles; of his vast losses
"a rr.s:. and in arms, and in stores; how the
army, which was 10 spend the 18th Of July IN
Nicamord, lay far away, broken and democrat
lied, under the cover Of gunboatS. It told oithe
CONSERVATION and gloom which perraaed the
North; how Lincoln had called for three hun
DE! thousand more men, TO repair tue ia'-
ages Of mis- bootless war; how SLOWLY his cal.
was answered, and how the necessity Of a
drc.r was admitted and asserted i'll tue North
ern papers; how gold had run up to | Is AIM
foreign exchange to $50.
All this it told, and more. This news
probably reached England on the list vi
July. Allow five days for It's discussion ai'o
digestion, and we arc brought to the Goth 81
JulY. On this latter day . steamer was TO
sail f.. A,ncrica. 1t will probably reach this
continent about next Wednesday,. the 9th OF
August 1t may, perhaps, bring the decision
Of The French and English Governments Is
70 our recognition. They will probably haze
had all the time they wish, for decisions; for
the subject and the question are not he" to
them. They have been considering Il IN the
prospect, for many months.
We await the arrival of the 9th Of August
steamer with much interest and with strong
hope. The sentiment of Europe, as expressed
through the g7ca. organs Of public opinion
for some time past, indicates that McClellan'S
defeat, al this stage Of the war, would be en-
braced as the occasion for Confederate rccog-
milton. Indeed, Il IS said on credible, though
not official authority, that the Ministers Of
tie English ard French Governments had al
understanding with Lincoln ENJOYS, as early
as the first OF last February, on the subrc;
of recognition. Those ENJOYS stated TO the
Ministers the positive opini u that the 5vu.h
would be subdued and possessed b. The
North in ninety days. The Minis
tiers replied that they would give double that
rime-would wait six months to see the re-
suit. But il, at the end Of that period, the
prediction had not been verified, the Gov
ernnen, OF the United States must not con-
slider it unfrieudly if they gave the Confede-
rate States That recognition which would be
their due. With this understanding they
parted. This, zee repeat, is not otica but
i comes under better authority. than the
mere reports that find their way into the
press
A, all events 1t is perfectly we'll known
that England and France are very great aud
vsJy impatient sufferers by the war; that
their opinion as 10 the result has long ago
been made up; that the permanent division
Of VIA, was the United States, they regard
Is settled fact that the war is simply one
ot 10 l;ctr e la.h
bel!ise-ents, BIZ: the laborers and uanu-
lecturers OF Engisnd and France.
Thus viewing the contest, it is natural tina,
they s:orld tske every allowable step to bring
:. TO close, snd promote an immediate set
Element upon the inevitable basis Of Contedc-
rate independence.
Cfihe probable effect Of recognition It is
vain to speculate NJ this time Perhaps,
despite our hopes, the recognition may not
1.osr come. Bet ii it should be accorded, we
Go not think it will probably produce war.
or, II least, immediate war, between Lincoln
ana Europe. True, Seward has told his minis
ters to say It sciu, in al The principal Courts
o.! the East. But he likewise declared that to
recognize Us as 6elligercn.s would be received
N tee same manner; and the words had scarce
i escaped his pen before England and France
expressly, and in public document, declared
us belligerent, and accorded us all the rights
% warfare that Lincoln possessed, even TO
privateering, which England hates. Seward,
IN answer, roared asgently as sucking dove.
He said, in substance, that he was determined
to maintain peace with England and France:
that he had resolved to.consider himself"ne
kcked;' that England and France were good
friends 70 the United States; that the only diff
flculty was, they did not sec things in the
same light with the unitedStatea government:
that, in fac. they did practically agree, but
had different ways Of expressing themselves.
L, was thus he devoured his own words and
escaped war. The similar feat Of Lincoln's
government in the case Of the Trent needs not
be recalled.
We do not, therefore, think that Lincoln
will resent recognition by declaration Of
war. He will snbmit to it, and perhaps de-
monstrate that it is exactly right, and Seward
may en6eavoE even to be gracious. But we do
think that recognition will either bring early
peace to us. OF will 9roo into war with Europe.
Recognition will be for an object. Interest
will have rs much to do with il as county
England and France want cotton and want it
very badly Recognition is step TO it. 1t
will be followed up, if necessary, and Will be
followed up readily for it is "the .frs. STEP
that troubles. The blockade must yield, in
order to let cotton out The war must cease