The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-08
Isd psRdsncs and necagufsien.

lid psHasncs and necagai,ien.
Recognition by Europe is not necessity
10 the Confederate States. aud il no furt her
desirable than Us prelude TO peace. The
word il Interested In the trade OF the Sonth
30 the extent of its purchases from Il and Its
sales TO ue. II ia not only thus materially in
reres.ed Id the restoration Of peace, 20 the
extent Of from seven to eight hundred mii-
lions of dollars per aUDun: but 1t Id morally
interested in suppre ssips the thousand and
one evils thai result 20 al Christendom from
the vars Of great nations, ana II 10 politically
Interested 10 putting an early stop to CON
n;ct which, aa all conflicts dc. sndausers thu
p1aoe of Heairai nations.
The natons Of tho earth constitute great
family aud erioy q community OF intsrests-
Thia Is tte case in fast, however obstinstely
some 0. them may deny The great trata and
zertd the consequences Of it. The sices Of
one nation indirectly ad'c: the moral health
of al othors and the r0afaii 81 losses OK Two
f.ell;gerent powers are Losses IN which all
nations must more or less participate. These
truths arc recognized and inczoated ny thu
law of nations, Std that law, therefore,
authorizes neutral powers, aftsr decent
period Of abstainment from the quarrel, 10
interfere for the separation Of coubatsnts
and the paciica;ion Of their disputes. The
right of byelanders to aeparats tbs beIiser-
ants in a fraess between individuals, IS recos-
niged hy ell eitizens. snt 1t ID on tie same
principle that nations interfere TO eettie the
quarrel Of hostile pogsrs engaged IL
war The recognition Of the Southern Con.
f-deracy as iiF'inct nationality Of the earth
Try European pove era, will be but the prelude
70 tie further step OF interfering for the paci
hcgtiou OF North au1 SoUth. In this point
If view, recognition ia desired by the Con
fsderacy IN any other point OF view, not
nueh Of direct aad Immediate benefit is ex
pected from il
That the South is = power possessing all
the elements Of independence is seit.sviient.
Considered with reference 10 the political
structure of the late Federal Government,
II. South il legally and eonstitutionally ia.
dependent This view Of the snhiect an! TIE
facts and arguments 30 damonstrate it, have
not been suss ciently presented to the Euro.
ptan MUD. Oar Government has sent over
men TO argue the abstract question OF very,
and 70 exhibit the commercial resources Of
the South; bnt the great fact of the legal
and constitutional independence OF the Srrth
has no, been exhibited in Europe. Doubtless,
Messrs. slidell and Mason, thoroughly CONVEX.
SAINT with tho whole argument as ,!.5y are,
viii present 1. sna L, axe it plain TO the cab.
uets Of Europe; bat il would havs greatly sd
ysncsd our cause abroad, if the arglmenthad
been popularity aud Familiarity presented 10
the popular mind through their public Jour.
nails We have loax the advantage, Of the fac:
OF our legal and constitutional Independence,
upon Soc European mind; and are driven to
rely exclusively upon the conviction that may
have been established there, this, In material
resources and 20 YER oar Confsderacy pre-
gents indlspu'abls claims to recognition.
Happily for our Cause, there are great lead
Ing facts conclusive on this subject, thas are
apparent 10 the European MUD. We are no
longer obliged to go iuto painful and care
full enumeration Of our agricultural produc-
ftons, and our mineral, masufac uring, and
commercial. resources. Thees have been ex.
hibised in coaspicu 'u' and imposing Ssures-
nsnts Is, that although it has been necessary
70 brig AN army OF seven hundred thou saudi
men Into the field, TO create navy of many
hundred Vessels, to incur an expe ndl;urs 0. u
thouand millions Of dollars, and although
this immense force has been employ cd against
us for the creator part o: year, still we nsVe
beaten the enemy, with Int one or two ex-
ceptions, on every field, and are az far from
snjusslion now as we were at the beginning.
III. stup* ndUus etar which the .nemy has
found 1t necessary to put forth for cur subju
i'm, affords tue best svid nes shst could
possibly be sddussd Of the sialwart energy
and the selfren.nt pre- wsss Of our nsw Re-
public
The case is clearly msds out; the enemy
himself 10 our witness AMI the fact Of re.
oosnaaon. if there be Just purposs, . mag
n ,aimous senitusa., ana fair dealing spirit
sctu ting the naiion., Il III sd, determined, aud
Couelutcd.
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