Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-01-10
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rr,ianS has not failed to see tie policy
sbich her iateres. suggests, III reference to the
s,u,herr Coutederacy.
1tsss natural however, that she should be
,j.v to interfere In the war wsging here, and,
Si,h the attempt made BY the authority which
claims the name and prestige Of the old govern.
aert 10 suppress to what it chooses to call q
r-bs;hon. She has submitted 10 the blockade
>: uo:ts which, according to the prstens'ons
ii the Lincoln government her ships were en-
Tiled under treaty stipulations, to enter as
oa,,s of the United States. She has submitted
% TINS blockade, when, according to the rules
vo:a regulate the rights Of belligerents, it
vas Invalid. because Inefficient She has thus
;,,;ni,,ed u her own injury, and under pro-
rocaucus, aud to the extent of compromising
her hoaoc
The foil: OF Lincoln has o. hst terminated
.t;s traction. LIT the case Of Mason and Sli
del ,ermn.:c a. it may, the reserve Of the
Easi:sh Go.errment is. gone The inertia has
5-su destroyed, and Eogli.h policy is now mo-
Bile. Nav. inertia Itself Is beneeforth ON the
side ot roose:ncnt-
We eject, therefore, to see Epglsnd speed
,i- s:cY, those measures which her interests
and du,iss CONCUR 10 demand. We expect to
See let s! once recognjss, as government ds
tIs,c, q r9~=r tina. has so long sustained it.
sell !r s,ps We expect to sec her give their
,ogica! importance to the many fields where
Southern s1na have been victorious, and to
.he lI.ar. OF thc North 10 make any impress
sion upon cur strength after enormous exp'o-
3;,n.ss sn3 he!culean efforts. We e,'ece 70
SO be. :rsors;.ize the fact that the soutn mas
.spsi,=d Tie onse, and the Rhock, ,a.d stands this
day sers:v. SELF poised and c.nhdent SaeS
iaut will pint TO these tbngS ano say our
independence IS demonsrateo-
We sexpcct bsr next 70 declare that hsr lucra-
tive ,rs6r With srie,dly ports is mott be Inter
,rp,ed or snroy yes by the inefficient blockade
da oea,.d beil;serent We expect her to de-
noupos tie atpnpt, BY stone fleets, to destroy
zaa: our e1;ny can neither posseas nor block.
sde Is crus against mankind We expect
ner :, ST tha. her four millions Of operatives
;ac,ion are no: tc starve that Lincoln may
p:o3og bis mad attempt
faesr things We expect, aud speedily. We
.1pec. them, because England sees her Into
rests aud the way to them, and Lincoln has
dse:nbafrassed her wi Il, and removed her re-
licaoce and reserve.
H,~ such declarations In London viii be
responded to In Washington, ne will eonjso-
t1rs. IN toe l:snt of his recent miserable dis.
grace, we sroud judge that Lincoln will sub
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n anJ event. prosperous termination OF
Ibis var could not long delay. The people OF
iae North would see in this judgment Of the
world, that the game was lost End would no
.onse: submit TO the heavy burdens Of the
hopeless and inslorious struggle.
Filth these reasonable expectations TO en-
couiag us, let us however relax no single e.
tr, As long as our enemy is in the field, We
should fell upon him in our full streDgth--
Ca,i.~, save by Heavens favor, we have tri-
saphed thus far; snd unaided, save by Hes
vso's iivor, we can triumph to the end And
victory will DO bu. the more glorious, and peace
:he mora substantial for having beea won by
ourselves Who would be free, depasstsfs
Hcst strike the blow