Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-04-15
A4|!lblmon0 Enlnlrlr.
uOyDAx MORNING. APRIL IA, 1869
our Foreign Policy.
BY TYLER, WISE & ALLEGRE.

our Foreign Policy.
Iuch disappointment seems to persado ;he
ygilic mind because the great powers Of
Sstern Europe have not promptly rccog'
r.zed cur independence as nation, and that
;ae blockade of our sea ports has not been re-
moved by them. These two questions, which
h.7c been thus coupled together, have no ne
ccsssry or practices: connection. The s@'"g
.l,ea of our Independence is simply the
.;know!eds sment eli an existing or known fact.
TIE removal OF the blockade may, and probably
vculd bring on war between tho power or
rowe:s demanding it, and the United States.
That IS The great question: We are strong
enough Tor our enemy on land. What wc
.sqarc IS IL open sea for our commercial sx,
>bances Thissecured, We can contend sue.
sessfuiv with our adversary. Ii We can cx-
.asnse our three hundred millions Of exports
ioy munitions of war, supplies for the people
snd specie 70 sustain our currency, we shall
ts much stronger than the Northern States,
,oaded. as they Will be, with two thousand
million OF pubic debt But the construction
ci navy sufficiently strong to cope with theirs
requires ;:ne which is more important to us
iasn moaey. What We require is some
,renp: measure which will supply this naval
irrcc. The question is how can it be procured
aai w:al v.l j: cost? Without pretending
20 snsIeT these questions precisely, "e may
,cnilre 10 present some views and suggestions
~!ieh lhaY indicate reply. Il is not to DC
is1,li 9r questioned that France aud Great
3r.aia a1c the powers 70 which our eyes have
t.en ,j:rned 1t was supposed the latter, con-
si;>:ing aer great cotton manufacturing intc-
Fes!, S0uli be certain TO move in Cur favor
:4o,e .ho entertained these ideas overlook
heT traditional anti.slavery or East India
E1lie: She has destroyed her West lniia
c2ooiss or the purpose of propagaiing With
noIe success ter ami slavery doctrines in the
United States, In this scheme she has enlisted,
mos; successfully, the fanstical ideas and tariff
po.icy Of the Northern S.atcs.
llaI objcc! has been to destroy the cotton
culture IN the Southern States, for the purpose
di forcing manufactures throughout the world
!op:ocurs their supply Of that staple irom
Ini.a It's not necessary to show here, though
:. nigh; readily be d5ne, how ruinous to ber
interests this policy, if i. could be successful,
.vait ultimately prove; it is sufficient to say
la': nc, Ministry believe in and pursue it
las:si1re .hey will not take any step that clay
hci,:a,e :he establishment OF our iadepca
t=ace, ard consequently the preservation OF
o.: Gvuts.ic Institutions. This is showu IN
every speech from the Ministerial benches III
'4!ia'act.t and especially in the negotiations
tOr the delivery of Messrs. Mason and Slidoli.
lserslora xhle the present Ministry remain
"a oHioo it is,not probable that policy will Dc
a5andoncd. If Lord Derby CONES into power
ais l""c; E,ay and PROBABLY will sivo place
70 ii9lc y ise and liberal views. Tho true lns
ieres;S OF France ID not accord with tic policy
.: ;he present Ministry Of Great Britain. BIT.
ars sntssonistic to it. France has no colonies
d".aia'l or su'.ju.ation Of tho C5nfoleTste
States, or even pTolongation vi Que struggle
io' independence. France canuot desire to be
l"dcr the necessity Of resorting to a British
COLBY Tor her supply Of coiton and tobacon,
"say nothing Of naval stores. No market
III any othec quarter CT tha GLOBE could CT
Souid receive and consume one fourth part Of
a"r products and manufactures that will be
required to supply the Confederate States.-
The anti slavery sentiment in France is mere
abstraction, and has really no political force OF
power. 1t does not influence the policy Of the
NoTsTamsnt. The policy Of the Emperor
Is 70 encourage, facilitate ana extend com
mefce. The world has never before presented
ne'd ofsring such oaa: commercial a,l-
T"i'hseS as ihe Confederate States now
oo' we 10, only possess all the es
Por'S "A'cu haze hitherto supported the
commerce OF the uaitcd States; bu: we can
cifer free trade to Two or three hundred mil
lions os1mports, not only to supply our own
wants. but which will And their wav in vast
quantities into the Northwestern States in
spite OF tho Cuatom House ofcsrs and revenue
Laws Of the tariff>riddsn Es,. W. ,lso have
repealed all tonnage duties auo ooens1 the
coastiug tradsto foreign shipping. 1t is true
these measures are now general but thew NAV
very readily be@restrieted as national poiicy
Or ezaeyGencp 7anD Te0lfrs The nn};.