Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-01-10
,,,e,vs. R,,t re obtain No such need We

an Intervention OF Tecognltlcn OF tav $3.50 'e
would be contrary 20 our intes,s, an': laat }:
ws have not acisd iii a directly untrlendiy W&y
to the Governucut IF the United States, Il u
simply because we are not such ioo'S "
knock our heads against & brick wall 'fp-
eign nations, says Mr.. Lincoln, can reach
their aim more readily AN easily oy a'"t's 70
crush Ibis rebellion than by giving encouF-
agement to il" That is, OF course, on tue
snnnos;t;on al Mv. L;ncolu's wild theory Of the
FederalfG Government yet rulings nation OF two
hundred and 6f;y millions being susceptible
of ver;ica.ion. The truth is that every SEN
s;b,e man in Europe looks upon Inc sutjuga-
tion Of the South us 2 tried and proved lupos'
sibility, and if he cannot keep thirty millions
together now, what hope is there 0 rthc young
est Of the existing generations, living, as ne
says. to witness a united federation vi hun.
dred and fifty millionsY
In some ten or twelve days, in all probaolii'
ty, we shall know tho issue Of cur dcmand
That demand is simple, aid in ITSELF .JnaE.
There is no ultimatum, AS some Of our cote.n'
poraries have alleged, 10 succeed It. me
original demand will be an ultimstuui in itself.
Neither is there any possible opening for me-
distiou or arbitration. AL that Lord Lyons
| will wait for will DO the usual interval allowed
| for reply to . diplomatic communication,
namely, a few days. Indeed, it il possible
that the intelligence nc shall look forscon after
Christmas NAV be conveyed 10 those Shores
| either Lp Messrs. Mason and Slidell themselves
on the one hand, or by Lord Lyous himself,
on the other.
OPINION or THE ARlsrocRArs AND oLIGARcuIsTs.
IErclu the London Herald, Opposition ossaul Dec. l+l
At the commencement Of the message the
President refers to foreign countries generally
iNtterms which we cannot regard nsd:gnihed,
and which appears 10 us inexcusaoie. III
first ~intirncted that tho "disloysl citizens o.,
the Union may have Invoked foreign AID ana
intervention" The tcrm "disloJaf' Is mari-
testify inapplica5lc to any Of the members OF q
confederation Of States. It beEs the Whsle
constitutions! question at issue between Norm
and South. We have next en- orecuiar STATE.
ment of the probable motives and conduct OF
foreign nations that might BE- thus iEvSkso'-
Nations thus tempted to interfere are not al
WAYS able to resist the COUNCILS OF seeming
expediency and ungenerouS AMBITION, al'housn
measures adopted under such Influences, sci.
dom fail to be unfortunate and Injurious 10 them
| adopting them. DIR. Lincoln now makes aJuihp
from the position that such assistance may
have been asked, to the statetsent that II mas
been asked. The diSloyal citizens Of the
United States, who have offered tho rum OF
our country i'll return ioT the aid ana c0t'ifori
which they have Invoked abroad. have re-
celved less patronage and encouragement tlan
they probably expected" And wsy not!-
No feeling Of justice Or ssas' OF in!erns!'onai'
obligations it Seems, can possibly Influence
the decision Of these foreign courts. All ina!
they think Of is their own inmed'ate interest,"
To serve that they may be expected 10 'hfo"
overheard all moral and social obligations =
What else can pcssihl7 be ~implied ~ The iCi-
lowing sentence, i'll which it Is lane'y s"ught
to transfer 10 the Snuth the od:um u! thesiur
that is cast upon tue honor of the great Faro
pean Powers. "lf it we're just to assume tina!
| foreign %pations, 10 this case, discaTding oil mo-
ral, social and treat: obligations, would set
sorely ard seihshly fer the most speedy rcSto.
ration Of commerce, Including especially Inc
acquisition Of cotton, these nations sppear IS
vet not to have seen their wav TO their object
more directly or clearly through the desiiuc'
ton than through Tho preservation o' tas
Union"
This sneerriug ii not Insulting language can
only be understood to apply 10 France and
England They may divide tho compliment
between them, and We arc 10. therefore. sdr-
prised ut the indignant Tcn,'ks which haze
been elected from the press IN Paris IS tie
passages which We hive quoted from Sir. IN
coins message. The ~ir'sation disclosed BY
the government organ in NV YORK 10 put G
heavy duty upon imports from France, that
the providence Of American prosperity l:a5
feel an interest in suS.atu;:ls II, y noti lkely 10
add to the good feeling oioul r:eigaScrSi Tor the
Northern government. TIA. government hay.
ing already far more on its hands than II can
manage, Gems rnadiv bent upon Irritating all
the world, and driving II, whether i: will c.
no, to espouSe the Southern s:do III tie
quarrel.
These statements aIe incorrect, and these
differences are Unfair. He do no: bslisce that
tho South has petitioned for the aid IF any
foreign nation Mr.. Davis has stated ti'r con-
trary, and he knows tina: unless the North
should determine on going 10 war with EaG.-
land or France any trust III either would &c
hopeless. For ourselves, We carly declared ouf
neutral position, aud if in any respec; we have
departed from our programme it has
been i'll favor Of The >cr,h. He maze
recognized an ineIfte:tre o!ecHaac, which las
crippled Southern comInerce-0 recognition
at r~ariance rtth the iar al nations. immense
| quantities Of rifles anu munitions OF war have
been shipped from England 10 the North, while
| similar supplies to the Stu;h have been seized
upon by Federal cruisers. We have not re.
| coguized the government OF the Southern
States, although as Il 40 Jaeto government
it has had a fitir claim 20 our ackmor!e7g
msnt. The Southern might argue that so have
departed from Cur neutrality III cases where 1t
was difficult to maintain it. Generally our
government has acted up 70 - lghT, and hstn
as impartial IS it can. II the JAMES Edgar
has been allowed to rett IN our ports, So in It's
turn has the Nashville. Ii The Con!.derat"
captain had seized upon Geheral Scntt while
a passenger in the D0yer packet. =. cru.fse We
| should have demanded MS immediate resiitu-
ton. No other course was open 20 Us Thcn
we heard thar four Souihcra gentlemen had
boon forcibly abducted from the mail
steamer Trent. Newspaper articles, votes
of Congress, :Ed reports OF tie Ma
w Department notwithstanding, Mr. Lin.
coin will have to choose between a prompt
surrender Of his captircs aud :he alternative OF
a war, which will ann;hilatc America Oh Inc
sea and do her some mischief on the land. md
at the same time settle forever The question Of
the great secession.
che Permanent Congress.
In lne ilht u l"c!noefa ol tDe Two A1uSsa Vi
the Confederate Congress, published ycs,er-
day, tho Senators frcm Florida we're The Sub
jec: Of q typographical erro:. We aow pre-
| sent their names .correc!i:. al ~E,;iow5:
JAMES NJ. BAKER,
A. f. maxwell.
The uamr OF Robert W. Barnwe,i s:ould
also hasc been gwen AS Oae of ihr S.Iniots
from South Carolina. instead Vi thar OF p.
Barnwcll Rhett.
iCorrc spcndsnce of Richmond "Enquirer."l
WINcnesTER. Jaa. S:h, 1862.