Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-17
England and Franee-Conniet OF Policy.

That the prir c'pls involved, ana inc iu'u'o 49,
opanoss of the pending American war are noe ~Pp'e
c,ted In Europe Is not to US surprising rna'
go a.. r.ilroad communication with the Pacnc
L..,,h Canada and the Northwestern States OF the
T;,.S s,,ss il APPARENT and that with the Fed
al Government will endange. that project or, at least
da,v IL for come years, unlsI Ohio, Indiana and Hi
pos and the other States and Territories of the North
West shall form separate Government, and leave Penn
sylvania, ,and New York, and New England the ola
Government and war debt, is also apparent We are
therefore, not surprised that England hesitates to take
DIR. with the South We Leave out Of view the idea
that Eugand desires to obtain supplies OF cotton and
tobacco elsewhere We look the fact that the move
snt of Russia to the NOrt CT China has ven greatly
Increased value 10 the British Possessions on the Pacific
and that the opening Of China to British commerce has
rendered railroad to the Pacific necessity, ard there
fore We can readily see that so long Francs does not
nterpose England prefers to maintain her neutral posi-
ton, and accepts the chances Of the future
Bat France is the rival as well as the Ally, oil Eng'
land She is the rival in manufactures, and IN com
merce and having but few colonies anywhere ana none
in North America if France were to avail herself oil the
present cor ct and take pArs with the South, france
might obtain better route to the Pacific than that
through Canada and the Northwestern States, and
thus compete with England for the trade with Ohina;
and che might, in with the Confederate States
monopozs the carrying trade Of the Southern States
aud shus create navy greater in strength and num-
bers than the navy of England.
But this is not all Feance, by completing her sys-
TEN Of rawsys may make Brest the depot OF much she
greater part Of the foreign trade Of the continent oil Ea
rope and Paris the financial centre Of Europe Ii is in the
rover Of the Confederate States to transfer large part
OF the trade of Liverpool to Brsst The effect upon the
commerce and manufactures of England, an arrange
meut by which the cotton, rice tobacco, naval stores
and lumber Of the South may be carried TO Bress In
Fench ships cannot be resE ny any one Who has not
studied the questions connected with the extent OF our
territory the probable increase Of population the
character and quantity Of surplus products and the
relative Increase of commerce, and OF our consun
don Of foreign manufactures. We have territory
nearly EQUAL to all of Europe, except Russia aud Tur
KEY capable of sustaining population Of two hundred
millions of people, and the same relative increase Wil
in the mex, seventy years give US nearly, or quite, one
hundred Millions
There never vas . people more united-conquest CT
sibugation il impossible. But il il were possible con-
quest or sutugaton would put end to the culture Of
cotton It supposed by some that there are persons
in England who desire this, under belief that then
gland could mouopol;zs the product and thus
uopopolr, the manufacture There persons In the
Confederate States who believe that such are the
wishes and policy of England. If this were SC,
il IA apparent ,ha! such are not the wishes the
policy Of France, and 1t is obvious to US thG,
France VII; not permit the contamination OF measures
50 fatal to her welfare aud prosperity. The aid OF Frei ee
no, requisite to prevent the subugsou Of the sout,
bat the aid Of France Il A that IL required to put
soeedv termination to the Will England quietly
surrender TO France the advantages and bsrts Sich
viii accrue TO France If EjgAnd maintains her neutral
position and France e1ers her power and influence 10
aid of the Sou,hs Can England complain, If France,
by interpretation, obtains a monopoly OF the carrying
trade OF the Scuht-Can Eogland complain, if France
obtains monopoly of the cotton and tobacco trade Of
the Confederate States WIN France having it in her
power to mOnopOEs the carrying trade of the oOnfed
crate States and with it, the trade in cotton and tobacco
fail 10 avail herself Of that opportunity, because EGG.
and fears that, by taking part for the South, che may
eudAnger the early extension OF the grand trunk railroad
Of Canada to the Pacific? These seem to US to be
questions which address themselves to the earnest consd
GRAFTON Of English Statesmen The foreign commerce q
| the north Of Europe passes through tho British
channel what will be the SHec. Of concentration OF
the trade of the Southern States Brest aud system
Of railways connecting Breast with Berlin, Veara, Mos
CIV and S.. PetersburgH France and the Confederate
States can do hs and venture to predict that 1t vi
soon be cone il England doss not awaken to PrOpsr
seuse of her own interests and take active for
heir protection.