Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-09
ruy LONDON HERALD ON LrsooLNs MESSAGE
icon he Load,n Herald (Dsrby Orsan). Dec. M

IPson the Loadln Herald (Dsroy erSsn), DEC II
Az the commencement of the message tie President
-frs 10 foreign countries generally in terms which We
regard as dgniHsd and which appear to MS in
-nsable 1t first intimated that the "dsloya" cit
go Of the Union NAV have invoked foreign aid and
The term "dsoya is manitesily inappi.
cable to any Of the members oil confederation OF
States II begs the whole constitutional question at is
enc between North and South. We have next orac-
Mar statement Of the probable motives aud conduct of
fo;gn nations that might be thus invoked. Nations
tbs smned to interfere not slwaysahe to resist
the councils of seeming expedency and ungenerous am
hilton although adopted under such influences
seldom fail TO be unto tuuate and injurious TO those
sdon,np them Mr. Lincoln now makes q jump from
the Dosition that such assistance may have been asked
10 the statement that il has been asked THE disioya
citizens OF the United States, who have offered the rum
81 ou- country In return for the aid and comfort which
tsv have invoked abroad have received less patronage
and encouragement than they probably expected And
bv mott No feeling OF justice or sense OF information
al ohlgstions IL seems possibly influence the decl'
sion Of these foreign courts. All that they think oil 10
their own immediate interest. TO serve that they may
h e,neced 70 throw overheard all moral aud social OBJ
Ta,ans What else can possibly be implied in the fol-
owinp sentence in which il is amey sougnt to traqsier
80 h south the odum Of the sur that Ia cast upon the
honor Of the great European Powers" it were Just
N assume that foreign nations In this case dlscardng
ali moral social and treaty Obligation would set sorey
D5 aelSshly for the most speedy restoration OF COM
r,arcs Including especially the acquisition OF cotton,
hose raous appear yet not to have seen their way
% Seir object more directly or clearly through the de
strucon than through the preservation oil the Union
This sneeriug if not insulting language can only De
understood TO apply TO France and EngAnd. ihey may
divide the compliment between them, and we are not
therefore, surprised the indignant remarks which nave
basn elected from the press in Paris by the passages
mich We have quoted from Ar. Lncons message. Inc
mention discos by the government organ N Nc"
Vol IN nut heavy duty upon Imports from France,
= of A no DrORDeTlty NAV teel an
;,srest In sustaining is not likely TO add TO the good
-; NJ our neighbors for the Northern government
Tat Government having already far more on lis hands
than + can manage madly bent upon irriIang all
the world and driving it, whether Il Will or no, 70 es
| nop,e the Southern side in the quarrel
Thssa statements are Incorrect aud these differences
ara Unfair We do not believe that the South has petit
toned for the aid Of any foreign nation Mr.. DAVIS nss
ted the contrary and he knows that unless the NORM
| sborli determine on going TO war with EngAnd or
T,ncs any trust in either wouIi be hopeless. For our
slves we early declared neutral position, and II In
rv respect we have departed from our programme has
bsn in favor of the North We have recognized an in
of Give blockade which has crippled southern commerce
"a recognition at varilu with tue Ia" o. nations lh
msnss oasutite of r aud munitions OF war have been
bnDsd from England the North, while similar suppl'f
~ me South have been seized upon by federal crus,rs
We have not recognized the government OF the Sou'h
orn S,aes although de de0 goverrnsn It mas mac
| : ~ cIai,a TO our acknowledgement The Southern
might argue that we have departed from our neuaaiy
=; c,sss where il was difficult TO maintain it densraily
on government has acted up is gat snd been as i'm
nSrtsl as il can If the James Adger has been allowed
20 redt IN our ports in its turn has the Nashville
the Confederate captain had seized upon General Scot
lii nassenger in the Dover packet, Of course W
| should have demanded bis immediate restitu lou. NJ
her course was op.n to when we heard that iou'
Southern gentlemen had been forciby abducted from thu
nail steamer Trent Newspaper articles, votes OF Con
aud reports of the Navy DEPARTMENT notWihstasa
| ,vvilt hay N Oh DeW DrOmp
sordsr of his clp.ives and the alternative OF war
which will anuhlate America On the sea aud do her som
mischief on the land and at the same tune seiteiore'e
Tho question OF the great secession.