Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-03
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EebeIE5sa7 - aad g Civil WaF.'
From shs Richmond Wing
TIE British authorities, nOtTi. .hsiandigg the
unausWerahis demonstrations g the contrary
IN tho message Of President Davis, and In Va
risus dispatches, documents and speeches OF
our public men, and tbs frequent sZpOsiHGua Of
the press, and notwithstanding the practical in
Justice and injgTy which results 70 US rom
countensneing the enemy in so sbsHrd 8 pre-
tension, persist in styling and treating as as
arabals7 The lsst Parliament was opened by s.
speseh from tae Queen, in which she referred 70
he "eivil war" IA America Aud ia his lat
BIsIrgoHrio address, Earl Russsl used ths fol-
loving LANGUAGE: d" am not saving whether
the present rebellion In the Southern States is a
iusafshls iBsurrcc;ion, OF a greater crime" II
% accept war forced upon US by the Yankees,
makes as EsDeis, tnsn va must have owed aiie-
Zisnce 90 the ] ankees-an idea too absurd for
svea an English politician 20 entertain. This,
then, is no rebellion. Is it in5urTsetioa CT
re7olu50nf Clearly ROTOR re are not seek
ing 70 overthrow ths S0verument Of the United
States-to inIoduco any new form of govern
msnt there, or 70 take possession o. that now ia
existence. We are perfectly content tAas the
people Of Che United States snail have and en-
Joy thsir present governmental system, or
change it for suy other they prefer.
We have netting 60 do vita tae matter, and
il Is ridieuiuus, therefore, lOr 70 say t1at We
are revOiuhoni-ts or insurgents. is It HciFi
war 2" That Is could not be, without being
revolution for no war can exist within a gov
eminent without the government being q party
20 il; snd those opposing the government would
necessarily 5s in q state of revelation or rebel
lien "Ciyil war; is that state Of hoshlites In
which men subject to the same auth8Iity iyht
sgainst each oth1r. L is war within the State
and, as we have already said, is is as 20 oRs of
the parties necessarily war against the State
Bat here States hght against each other, and
people, the subjects Of different 5lats jurisdic-
lions and sOvoreigntes, are the beligersuss. Il
ID mere nensense 30 use such terms Is ''rebel-
li9D, I" ''insuueeh0n" aad civil war ia eonnec.
iion With this contest, snd she grossest injustice
ss seek to spPly 70 as the principles and penal
ties attaching By public Law t9 violations of duty
and fsalty 10 soveTsigns.
In Al article exposing the injustice Of the
British authorities IN this particular the Charles
ton Mercury says: Our flst c0mplaintagHinsi
Crest Britain was, that she should have suB
ported the Yankees in this unjust pretsnsioR-
In the archives Of the foreign 0tice. IN London,
there stood tls irIeiragable proof of the fsisity
/ rs his pratensi0n, BY the solama act Of Great
I Britain herself in tbe tresty Of peace closing
/ ths var of '76, Great Britain acknowledged and
( declared the separate colOnies, which had d.
clured themselves States, % be frsa, SOVEREIGN
I and independent States. Protesting so-bs s9v-
! ereign States, she fought sgsinsi lhen during
the seven yearB' War-as sovereign States. trea5.
ed with tac@s aud hasily recognized and a.
/ knoHledged them, by solemn treaty. 70 be sav.
/ eIeign States. Nov, 81 that we asked Of c.
/ BIilAin was, that she should respect her s,gr
records and sets, and acknowledge us 20 h
/ what she had deolsled 70 the whole world ",
were. If tho States comprising the CoafsFer,i,
| States mad surrendered their sovereignty to th,
Yankees, the proof ought 70 have been clearly
Shown kight principle and self-rsspect re
gairad 5feal Britain 10 say snow Us thsi StaEa,