Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-24
II on,ninon nnd In,errentIon.

RECOGNITION aGd Intervention
Every few week ous county Is sgitAted and our PEG
pie raised 10 a high pitch oteHeiIemeot and expectation,
by runors that European Governments have recognized
our Independence as 4 %nttOn, or are about to Interfere
in this quarrel. and prevent the further tnasion otblood
This has been the Gaze ever sirco the commencement
Of the wn; AMI notvhhSsAsdinG fSrAsl 6lANsd hopes,
and FREQUENT disappointment, every neU report binds
abundant and hrm crsditorL This foolish creduhty
has done Us no little harm, and that too in more ways
than one. I. has dec aiVed Us as TO the length and char
actes OF the war, il has deprived Us Of, or impaired, thAt
complete independence Of design and 'f1rt. which We
shOuli possess, causing us to nskl les strenuous and
vigorous e~IsrtiOns for supplying our O0u wants and
n~scessidea, aad for predicting oil our munitions Ans ma
teriAs Of war.
TIE Governments generally thought most likely to
lead OF in our recognition are those Of Engllnd and
France, both on account Of their superior powers and
commanding ina lance, and Aso from their being most
deeply interested. In a matter Of such grave imPor
tAnos as our Recognition, or Intervention in our be-
hall, Ee msy evidently eGcSes thoss too great Powers to
&C, in unison aud coresrL Nov there Ase iUo Vfy CO
gent reasons, besides others Of less importArce, Why the
British Government might be expected no. only to re-
fuse 70 intervene ia this sAr, b. even to Withhold is
recognition Of our Independence and nationality. nthe
fist place, for centuries, sines the time Of King John,
there has bsen . great struggle progressing in this King
dom between the tUo opposing parties, adopting Vari
rious nance, but in reality always the Aristocratie, on
the one hand, and the Liberal on the other ssrug
gle not confined to lengthy speeches aud stormy de-
bates, to leg slatys halls and council caAIbers, but test
ed on many bloody battle fields. 1; has resulted 30 far
in a grea, though incomplete triumph to the Liberal
or DEMOCRATIC party, and the Sovereign from sD,sPoi,
as u~nsramneled As the Gar or Sultan, has become An
Executor, or Administrator, With little more real power
than our Chief Magistrate. The Aristocrats bad become
Seriously alarmed; thy feared the complete success OF
the Liberals, the overthrow Of Monarchy, ard the easab'
lIhmsnt Of Republican institutions. "a /; then 70 be
uoud red AZ. that they saw with = ,Ao1s ind enSioll
ere he unparalleled pr9gr.s s and increase II wealth and
power Of the old Uniied States, adSrdilg TO their oPPO
nsnss aud the world such positive lying evidence o.
psople's ability TO govern themselTe? Ought ne 20 he
surprised too that this party, stll s-rOrg and powerful
in the Government, should bail Win JOY any Symphonic
Of Instability or deeOmpoiIOa n the tOSnsr Am'reln
R,pubHct Can us S1pse. them TO grie'e over
is disruption, or attempt to bind together again end
rs.c,nsn, Is iniui,d segregated fragments especially
nov, Alce A1u N9EsleiL sANeo ~ 8A'N-
sklSle evidences Of their tendency towards q desPoic
form o. government, Ia matters Of this hind govern
meats have 10 Conscience AID bat little feeling, The
slaughter Of soas thousands Of strangers "a Of small in
sortanss to The British nobility, compared With the tn-
umpA Of = cherished principle and the overthrow Of .
rival power. governments are Acted aud moved Tar
m1ro BY political than mor,l or emotional causes.
IA tie second plscs, ElglAnd fslt aud besAiled her
fofmsr dependence upon the Southern Sa:Gs for q sup
ply Of cotton. U1tl this blockade Of Soutaern ports,
gland had eadssy0red IN vain TO procure any slbsii,
tu.e fer cotton, 0, ob2ia al GdCqlA.e supply from any
other q ar.er Jh.a tho South. Because We produced the
best a-,iS,c a. tis smsEess cost the manufacturers
would euJ our gooi cheap cotton instead Of the iadif-
fereu., costly material from IldiA- But nov that they
(the manufacturer are prevented from obtairiug their
usual supply from "a, they are forced TO make uae OF
this Government or India cotton, and the GoVernmsnti is
pa,iIg forth every enersImAEirs every tfJrst to produce
an adequate quantity il lDdiA, sad thus free itself offs
dependence upon u. Let u not decisive ourselves by
believing ,ha. tha scpPags Of a few tse:oHes, or a lev
thous md ulsup 'Oyei Aoorers, Tll cause the Govern
ment 70 change is policy and bsoat this b.ocksde.-
Darirg the great N,Po,sOHio vars SHs on; OF every ssteH
Inhabitants Vas supported by charity. Toe Government
il te.erniaed TO make the sFJ,s aOV, cost what Il may.
Lot u not be deceived by the toas of q fes EagIzh
papers, or TIE temper Of their town meetings, however
fIvorabls they may BE- 70 Us. We nuI: rsmemOer that
the opinions o. the press and ~pOPaaOe have not so grcA,
30 irals2cs in q uoaarsbi;ll GoVsrlmel. As With us,
AID Eagaai ia no, As ye. a Republic.
HoEevsr, this outside pressure Of public opinion may
become 80 grea. and formidable as 10 cause acton Oh
the par. Of the Governmental Whenever England
dos recognize ~ i: I'LL be from this cause, or because
compelled By he iLhIsne5 aud seton Of the French
monarch. But relianca upon The actions and intentions
Of Louis NAp0le0n is . very uncertain aud dangerous
business. And, one would think that m1nArch had
matters Of suhi1ieniv Weigh, and complication 10 demand
his undivided attention for some time 70 come in Italy
and MEXICO.
Lst ", th,n, d. card al ideas Of foreign aid or a..
sisalcs in any form whatever, hoping for nothing
Of The kind, and II nothing comes Ne gill not be dsap-
pointed. 1: Is uubecoming a proud and manly people
thus to stA1d imyiJyaHti5Hs SaaibEi. Aud Why should
Ue seek for AsiistAnce1 We al have uuuaVering faith
Ia the istiee tf our cause and our ability to conquer An
honorable peace. Then when ue alone and uHaiced have
uroush. out cur freedom, aud have eHtortsd from the
hated foe ~ unEilhrg Heknoslsdgmsnt OF our indePsn-
dsacs, 90 oil have no thaukI to OesiOV, no obligations
10 return, and no deb. Of gratitude to pay.
rae Missouri Massacre.
We are glad TO sc that the Missouri ArOcity Is not
20 pVs unnOdced BY the Government AuthoriiA. The
Pnsidsut has directed General Holmes to ascertain
through . a,g Of truce, II the facts b, As they have been