New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-03-10
Neb 0rleans @ailp Crescent.
MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 10, 1862.
THE COURSE PURSUED BY FOREIGN
POWERS.

1t has become fashionable since the adjustment Of the Trent
difficulty and the ready acqescence England so
ungaciousy and Extensively done the surrender Of Com
m'ssioners for us Of the South to that rely
altogether upon ourselves u longer look for foreign aid
intervention and that have now and never had
any right to expect sympathy from foreign Governments
30 FAR as reliance upon ourelyes Is concerned all
agreed in opinion to its proprey and WISDOM nation
allty would be worth little Il we incapable of defending
ourseves and would fo the respect nations
and portion Of II had engage outside
"nce to help us to our liberties. But while have
needed such assistance, still insist that have had right
and still have It, to recognition independent State
Just cause of complaint shat this right has granted
us We have also bad right expect that which
springs from The nagniy of the aor and csiab
ihh for tho nhEInan purpose which has sersy failed
starving the people Of the South to dea-a blockade
which 1et ders null the right OF other nations
commerce. with nsBhsud be dsregarded by those nAo and
broSen up by their vessels Of war.
We insist that the South whe d sapponted In the
Of foreign has expected nothing of them that did
not have reasonable right TO expect Our opinion
bsen and s that their conduct towards has defensbe
by the law of nations and by the principles right justice
and unexpainabe by to that basest of all
selenerest If ENGLAND for instance, has avoided rupture
with this North for fear her hundred millions dollars
worth of Yankee bonds will be condscated she ought to be
aware by this time that people pees,ly in debt
the most of those bonds any may
arise The prospect hadowy It is allowed to outweigh
the confesedy solid benefits which derives from
the trade of the Southern States.
We hope to hear assertions indured
reasonable expectations Of foreign powers
thing Whatever of expectations have induged have
reasonable and proper and right We have asked for
favors and do not ask for them now d. expect
but we do ask that the established principles
be applied that pure and simpe justice done aud the
United States ought not to be allowed violate every
law AID every principle of national honor
ing voice be raised by those foreign powers which looking
on Is for scquiescng in this by permitting it, that we
complain of those powor and it that we have
rsnt to compla
No one can read the memorial addressed Lord John
sell last August by Messr Yancey. Rost and Manu.
admit that the Southern ConfedeIacy entitled long ago
them TO recognition the hands of Britain
cold hearted and selfish old Minister reply which dis
spaed hope Of it. The Norther people themselves al
much as they dreaded It, have been expecting and predicting
our recognition for tie last six mopthsand their eur
founded on nothing but the conviction that something
which we were justly entitled They ageeabIy disappointed
th. has not been done long These foreign hay
borne ekly all sorts Of threats and the North
have pockeed insults have quietly submitted ticient AMI
boSkadeG and tho causeess destruction valuable
and when they have occasion 10 our revou
ton childish expression of regret and
hope that the may be Those who think ta
this is n1l Just keep thinking so but WI
certainly do not agree with them